James Trotters
St. Paul's Episcopal Church Minutes
Edenton, North Carolina-FHL #0259399
- At a Vestry at Constants Chappel on Saturday The 24 of
April 1756
- According to Appointment~~~~~when was Present Demsey
Sumner. Churchwarden
- Vestry Men
- Mr. Henry King
Jethro Benton
- Luke Sumner
Peter Parker
- Richard Bond
William Walton
- The Vestry Proceeds To The Choice of Churchwardens for The
Ensuing Year and
- accordingly chose Mr Josiah Granbery and Mr Timothy Walton
who are
- accordingly Appointed Church wardens Ordered That They the
said Church
- wardens or Either of Them do Imploy an Attorney to bring
Suits against The
- Executors of Peter Payne The Executors of James Trotter deceased and
Joseph
- Herron & The Exors or Admrs. of Abraham Blackall for a
Settlement of Their
- Several Respective Parish Accompts And also for the Penalty
by Law
- Inflicted against Joseph Herron for Refusing To settle his
Parish Accompts
- with The Vestry when Summoned for That Purpose
- Orderd That William Umphlet be Appointed Reader at The
Knotty Pine Chappel
- in The Room and stead of John Skiner and That he be Allowed
forty Shillings
- pr. Annum for ye Same and That The several Other Readers be
Continued at
- the Same Rate and That each of The Respective Readers in
This Parish may
- Read at Some Convenient House From Their Chappels which may
be The Most for
- The Ease of The people not Exceeding every Third Sunday
according to the
- Like Order of Vestry made Last year
- William Hunter Produced a Certificate according to Law for
a Wolfs Scalp
- killed in This Parish. Ordered That he be Allowed Ten
Shillings for the
- same out of The Next Levey & ye Certificate Destroyed
- Mr Demsey Sumner One of the Late Churchwardens Produced his
Account with
- the parish for The Last year which was read Examined and
Allowed by which
- it appears That The ballance is Three Pounds. Twelve
Shillings and a half
- Penney due from That parish Ordered. That the said Acct be
Entered in The
- Vestry book
-
- Saint Pauls Parish in Acct with John Gordon Church Warden
- To proc Bills paid Wm Jackson Exrs. to Clement Hall June
26th...60.8.0
- To Ditto paid Ditto...0.19.0
- To Proc Bills pd. John Walter...2.10.0
- To do. paid John Wiliamson per Demsey Sumner...6.6.0
- To Do. paid John Parrish...6.0.0
- To Proc. Bills pd. Ann McGuire...2.0.0
- To Do pd. Ditto for Clothing...0.10.10
- To Do pd. Evorard Garret for Reading...2.0.0
- To Do. paid Sarah Rutter for Keeping her her
Daughter...2.0.0
- To Bread & Wine for the Sacrament...0.6.0
- To 40/ prod paid Wm. Umphlet per Jethro Benton ye 25th May
1759 for
- Reading...2.0.0
- To 20/ pd. Elizabeth Henton pr. Jethro Benton The 15th June
1759...1.0.0
- To #5. paid Willis Riddick per Do for Sarah Rutter ye 22 of
June 1759...5.0.0
- To 18/ proc pd. Elisha Hunter...0.18.0
- To 7 yds Ches? & thread pr. John Williamson...0.18.9
- To pd. Demsey Sumner Churchwarden...3.19.8 1/2
- 1759 June By proc Bills Recd of Jacob Hunter former
Churchwarden..104.18.
- By Proc Bills Received from
The Exrs of James Trotter...9.0.0
- #113:18:3
October 20th 1760 Sworn to before me Demsey Sumner