Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-03
yoGFOI5 QUAEERS.
..,rury WfRESsRsEcUTED IN TRs
~ rGRLY COLONIAL DAYS.
.,.-t,Eia ofthc Ancestors Of Tho
aud NhtTh Were -Sys-
...,,tic Warfas Upon Them.

-...-TlI VAlDsceqbcr I, 1895.
r-or o.. The pispath;
1rJe m 'ae Nrfolk County
-l. ogice. whirh date back to
.,t.io -,any batters Of in
.. SCI, STUDENT @ history ana
r.I.-at!e light ipon the man
...t.ms ot the early colonial
...,uat OF &c transactions
.t.l has cvcrbcen published.
~ my attcatln, ana. as the
odcal socief IS engaged in
-,..a,ng foia Oblivion every
.... ~ bistort interest con-
re bceiniing OF our ola
h ,crhaps 3 would not be
ts rcurre. from the old
~ tho r.6t an account Of
....r ,,,-s made 60 suppress
Norat county. which. at
.-r-a,cl he present Norfolk
.- rr--rssIApne also.
... .ro & who has read the
n IHeniug's Statutes.
rls af tho Established
.. h.elr lowest ebb in
.c. tlr Berkeley was COM
r. niIty Of the preachers
enc .- Me colony, the House
...-lI a reformation. ana
D. 4. strictest kind Of
... "a the morals Of the
&. salvation upon the
4 law WAS passed
il,s upon such persons
.3 divine worship or
.-i choir children baptiscd
p their children TO the
afternoon Catcchisings
a III obligatory upon the
penalty OK loss OF their
fues. imprisonment and
on. THE colony were I'm
who were not willing 90
only road 90 Heaven the
which were prOmul-
O. d. the home govern
.r.r Berkeley. in reply 20
.r... submitted 10y the
.l.rs ~ Foreign planta-
other things. said: Il
r.r. owe no free schools
. Elrr.nal. and l hope we
..se hundred years, for
brought 1isrhelicnce and
s into the world, and
fi them.
DRIVEN OFT.
SCARS previous 70 that date
.t.re. OF nOn-couformisis,
u.-r the Quakers. The
who came 90 Virginia
... driven out by se-
statutes of the colony
.f .o pounds Of tobacco
..l,r meeting; 60 pounds
o1enca. and for the
.r.r-uor,afiou from the
place as the Governor
.. entertain q quaker, or
..r meeting 10 De held on
.ectsl the offender TO
s1 a.I 800 pounds
congregation OF
Norfolk county, and
..ur forty Of them are
county records AS
.v as well as for the
t.,lr descendants. II they
their names might be
were. Frank Baton,
rs Barn. by. William
chichester. Ann Colby.
Emperor. Mrs Nicholas
...r. Nicholas Freeman.
g,-s Torby. Joseph Gil
..I.uith. Mrs Goldsmith,
Thomas Holloway, Mrs.
Johnson. Mrs. Johnson,
.... tr- Ann Jones. MirhaTtt
rr.v Nichols. Thomas
e.. porter. Jr. Mrs, Porter,
r.r. William Robinson.
... .hl Robinson. Richard
I..s,u. Robert Spring,
..s &icholas Seaborne.
... ..t. Richard Whltehurst,
,.rs. Yates. ana Mrs.
~ 1915.
.-.. . .cv commenced holding
n.t definite, but some
were in the county as
and some OF them were
81. .... nee. Mrs. Mary En-
%. willow az Colonel Francis
-.. ~ many years was one
81. 10 the quorum Of the
.~ Lr. John Porter. u"
r. e.. tne justices OF the
was High Sheriff Of the
...I other responsible posi-
from the records, TO
20 ~ large means Tor
.... .I .. have enjoyed the con-
o.. community ~ very
$3.50. iar John Porter living IN
.. ..a same time. known as
HIs VIII. which was re-
Uta OF February l''''
f.rtsr. Jr.. as his brother
Was a brother To fact as We
.... ihat term. or a brother III
....l 90 the old Bible days
E..b his brother-that is'
rf.t. not been able T. ascer-
.r. sr. Was the member
T-rs,sges from Norfolk
vas .Npsl,l from that body
.... TENDER. 1863, for being
H. ..4k.rs." Second volume
..t... page 1851 lie was not
~ the sect. though he
I t.I. liberal IN his religious
r.. Considered orthodox 10y
Church. and ne appears 10
.....t ~ Car Of their NEE ungs
....u from the House %
-. r.e appointed one Of the
...r'v Court on the 18TH
r held the position untl
The House Of Burgesscs.
tfril 1872, he was again
... u.icial bench az one or
o.. Quorum. SO that he
.lrvived the taint or
20 70 descendants.
I.EY MARRIED.
. may bc OF interest to
f.- present day 10 learn
t-.rtat- RTsudmothers were
more years ago. John
".ill his wife IN 1858 and
lc5. leaving his widow
.rE ia April. 1876, she was
iorE- Lawson. who died
".t year. leaving her one
property absolutely and the
f-r NE In the spring OF
i Ilomas Fenwlck and died
HI .4 recorded and IS dated
t lu 10 she gives al OF her
.r fall husband. Fenwick,
.I 60 h's death II was to go
.i. brother, John Por-
appears that IN the early
Virginia a married woman
| DIR property by VIII as
f-e sole.
berkeley was also the hap
'.r.e husbands. Her first
|- samuel stevens. and
shc married Sir william
a husband was Colonel
Governor Berkley left no
'. return % the Quakers.
d hND EDUCATED.
s' The sect I'm Norfolk
'.Ifty set OF people, and
'.ucated FOR the times.
amy a. them, were not able
"... As Is proved by their
..ls and wills. as many Of
'.r wills themselves. There
fN..f having Hagu fnOlogtQl