Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-07-27
The old Parrish Church Of Augusta

from the proprietor Of the Beverley Manor:
"To all ,rhorn it may concern
81 do hereby give free Liberty to the Persons
who shall undertake to build ye Church, Prison
| and Court House, in or near the Town Of Staun-
ton TO take as much stone as they shall have &C.
casion for towards Completing the sd Buildings or
any of them from of my Tract of Land Land Ly-
ing Round We sd. Town commonly called my
Mill Tract and also give the sd. Builders leaye
to get Timber from of Of my other Lands not vet
claim'd or laid off for any other Person. as wit
ness my hand this second Day of March l749.
OWN. BEVERLEY"
The next notice on the Records is nearly five
years later, at Vestry held November 25th'
1854
>'"Ordered that the Church Wardens Provide
| Ornaments for the Church not exceeding the Val
! lue of Ten Pounds and bring in their Charge at
the Laying the next Levy"
The "Ornaments' purchased were doubtless
satisfactory, as we hear nothing more on the sub
;ect. At subsequent meeting held 9th Novem-
Der, 1855
"Ordered that the Revd Mr.. John Jones then
Minister Preach at James Neely'son Roam Oke,
at John Mathews sen. in the Forks Of James
River, at AUGUSTA Court House, at Capt Daniel
Harrison's and at any Place Contiguous to MIR.
Madison's at such times as said Jones shall'thlnk
Proper"
We continue the extracts in the order they ap-
pear on the Record Book -
November 2lst, 175S--"On the motion of
James Lockart for Laying Levy for Building a
Church the motion is set aside by the majority OF
the Vestry-votes as foilows:-
..Mr. Lockart Mr.. John Mathews, MIR. Archer
Mr. Sampson Archer were for Church-and
! Col. Buchanon, John Buchanen, John Christian,
Robert Breckenridge and John Smith were a
gainst it."
The same motion was made with precisely
| the same result one year later, November 9th,
l759, each member Of Vestry voting as above
Finally
Alta Vestry held ye Goth Day of May 1860
"Iti is unanimously agreed by the Vestry that
Church be Built in the Town of Stanton on the
Ground laid off for that Purpose to be Az IT, Long
and Is fl. wide and objectionable Hight, to be
Ruilt Of Brjck laid in Lime and the whole work
to be done in Fashionable and Workmanllke
manner at the Discretion of Sampson Archer,
James Lockart, John Christian John Buchanan
and Robert Breckenridge or any three of them
who are hereby appointed and empowered to a
gree with Workrnen and Garry on the said Work
and oct what Money is now in the Hands OF the
Collector belonging to this Parish as also to Dor
row any Sum under flO0 at Common Interest TO
enable them to Garry on said Work and the same
shall be Paid at the laying of the next Parish
Levy" =,
November Goth, l760-"Francs Smith, Gent
of Hanover county undertook the Contract tor
building the Church; terms, flOO payable IN
) MAY l76l, 1900 payable in November l76l, and
sl9l payable in November 1852 or when the
} Jobb is Finished"
June 25th, l763-"The Vestry met in Order
to View and Receive the Church off the Hands Of
the Undertakes. Upon Viewing the Jobb and
comparing every Part thereof with the condition
of the obligation &c-it appears that the same Is
completely Finished &c." Balance due ordered
to be paid.
sampson Mathews and John Poage Gent
Dissent to the above order Surprising the BRICK III
the Church to be Insufficient"
The brick in the old church, it is said, were
very small, but good they answered the pur,
pose for nearly seventy years, when that building
was taken down and the present Episcopal Church
erected in its place.
The Rey.John Hindman was the first Minis
: ter. Besides "sf20 per annum allowed him fol
Board until the Glebe House be completed" the
Parish levied for him. 100000 pounds Tobacco
at 8 Earthings per pound, without any Deduction
making his entire allowance about 1888 50 pei
annum.
In August I750, the Vestry passed an order tc
"employ any Minister that may be sufficient
supply, at the rate of ESQ pr. ann. for the time
that he officiates."
On the 18th of November, 1852, a letter was
read to the Vesry from Gov. Dinwiddie recon-.
mending the Rev. John Jones, and on motion he
was unanimously received as the Rector of The
Parish, at .fl00 per annum.
At the same session he was ''allowed to choose
Reader for the Parish at Salary of &c IS. PEI
ann" He chose as Reader for the first year Sam
uel Bell, and afterwards VIM. Christian.
In l772 the "Rev John Jones Being Incapable
of the Ministerial Function Through Age and In
frmiteys Agreed in open Vestry to Accept of ESQ
and the Perquisets In full of his Salary For the
Ensuing year and To allow the Residue Levied
For Hin By agreement To Hire Citrate to OF
ficiate In his Stead"
: At Vestry held, &C., November 18th, l773-
cord. That the Revd. John Jones Rector of this
Parish, be allowed for his Salary this present
year by agreement with Robt McClenahan his
Attorney ESQ, Of which sum .elO0 be payd. tt
the Revd. Alexander Belmain, filed as Curate ac-
cepted by the sd Rector, the Revd. John Jones
pr. note of Agreement for the term ofone year &C.
After this, the Establishment appears to have
died ont, as there is no recorded evidence offs
further existence.