Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-12-01
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Early Eastern shore History.

Early Eastern Shore History.
Nix. EDIToR-Thinklng these CLEAN
irgs from the Virginia Carolorum" of
Rev. Edward ID. Nell may be of inter-
est to your readers, send them.
Mr.. Neil. who will he rem, Numbered
hy many rs II teacher at Onancock some
forty Ave years ago, has made patient
and diligeiit search of the muSty records
of early Virginia history, with most
interesting results. Giving short &C
count of the early ministers of the
Church of England in the lower parish
on the Eastern Shore he says:
The first minister, about 1923.
WAS Rev. Francis Bolton. His salary
WAS ordered to be paid as follows
"Whc, cas-. it is ordered 10y The Govern
or and Council that Mr.. Bolton shall
receive for his salary this year through
out all the plantations of the Eastern
Shore, ten pound of tobacco, and one
bushel OF corn for every planter and
tradesman. above the age of sixteen
years, alive at the crop. These are to
require Captain William Fps, comman-
der OF the said plantation, to raise the
said ten pounds OF tobacco. one busliel
of corn, TO be levied accordingly through
out the said plantation. charging all
persons.lhcre residing, to yield ready
obedience and to I've aiding and assist
ing unto the said Captain William Fps
in the execution of he warrant as they
will answer to the contlaryat their peril.
Given at James City, November 81,
1928" Francis Wyatt"
The next of whom We have any ac-
count is William Cotton brother
in.law OF William Stone, the first Pro-
testant Governor of Maryland. He had
great trouble in collecting his tythes,
and in proceedings Instituted in court
in 1854. recover thcm. IS the follow
ing: John Waltham aged %, Randall
Reutll p yeares IL JOHN Ford . yeares
thercal outs, sworn and examined say
that they heard Henry Clisrleton say
that if had had Mr.. Cotton without the
church yeard lie woulh haze kict him
ouer the Pallysados calling Of him, black
cotted raskoll. Upon the Complaint OF
Mr.. Cotton ac'st the sgd Ci:arleton,
and the dispositions aboue ex-
pressed it is ordered that Che sgd
Cl.arleton shall for the sgd offense byuld
q pare OF stocks. and slit in them three
seueral Sabouth days in time Of DIVINE
Scrubs, and then ask Mr.. Cotton for
gineness. The same year babbllng
woman was dragged in Kings Creek
behind IL caroe. and then obliged to 20
to MI. Cotton's church. and confess her
sin. There was no formal organization
of vestry in Accomack until 1885, and
in September parsonage was ordered
10 bc erected of wood, 40 feet wide and
Is feet deep. and feet to the valley.
with chimney at each end, and upon
each side room, one for Il study and
the other for a 'buttery.
Cotton died in 1910, and his successor
was John Rozier, Nathaniel Eaton, the
first principal OF Harvard, where he fed
from Cambridge, Massachusetts, came
to Acccmack, and for time assisted
RoZler in ministerial duties. Thomas
Palmer succeeded RoZirr, aid John Ar
mourire was thu next minister of the
parish, aid he was followed us eally as
1861, by Thomas Highly, who married
the widow of John Wilkins, vestryman
Before 1865, Highly died, and Francis
Doughty, a brother in-aw Of Governor
Stone AMI ron cUnforinist is called in
1856, in the will of Ann, tile widow of
Col. Nathaniel Littleton, minister and
preacher OF ye word. in this parish now
in Nol Hampton county. On Jun s,
1861 Doughty issued the tollawing: To
all Atian people to whome this present
wriShtinge shall come. Knowe zee that
whereas here is marriage TO lee hid
and solcmniZed between NEE francis
Doughty Of Mort h a m p To ii
County in Virginia Il Ann Eaton of ye
same County, and vt the sd francis
Dou, hty may ky virtue of marriage
haue or expect to llane right or inter.
est i'll her estate, do disowne and dis
charge all right TO her estate and to her
Children 1t is thought that the widow
was the ST eond wife of Natl.anltl Ea-
ton whom he had deserted, Wien he
went to England" Following Doughty
came Daniel richardson. who for