Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-01-04

signed. His will was admitted to
record on the Goth day of October
1864. There were three children,
Richard and Peter Flynt and Mary,
who married Thomas Smith. In
1865 the following order was en-
tered. 81, is ordered gtye Exors. of
Mr.. Ri: Fiynt pay unto Tho. Mathew
three hundred and ninety pounds of
tobacco it being for Phissick adj
ministere6 to ye Ed Flynt in We time
of his sickness. In 1870 Thomas
Flynt, son of Richard Flynt and
grandson of the clerk, was bound
apprentice to Thos. White, carpenter,
"to serve ye full term of six years. !"
In 1657~it was ordered by the
court, "that the limits of the prison
for this county and the bounds there
of shall extend from the house of
Jas. McGreggor aud Hugh Foush,
to the house of Mr.. Jno. Hull and
half mile into the woods"
At this time there were five congre-
cations in the county, the names of
which, together with a list Of the
vestry, are given.
In 1866 the market" places for
the county were appointed, and same
year later on "the court doth order
that Mr.. Jno. haynie shall be clerk
of the market for Great Wicoromoco
and Little Wicoromoco."
The names of all persona trans
ported into the colony are given.
Fifty acres of land was given for
each person 30 transported, and
Thomas Reade received so acres for
his own transportation.
In 1856 the court ordered that
Sarah Kipgwell shall have her bed
and wearing apparel, she being left
in very sad condition, with great
charge of children"
In the same year the court ordered
"thst an case of non payment, every
church warden within their several
limits shall have power to distreyne
for the minister's salary, it being
53 lbs. of tobacco per poll" In
1866 Mr.. Hugh Lee obtained a
super sedais from Col. Juo. Trussell
bearing date on the 20th day of July
1866 "to forbeare ard surceasse the
executing of an execution"
In 1860 Geo. Goldsborough was
paid so much tobacco for sending an
Indian to James City upon the
counties services" In another entry
20 pounds of tobacco was paid for
"fetching powder and shott for the
counties use." In 1857 there were
34S tithables, in 1861 5S3, in 1862
700, and in 1868 $40.
In 1864 1t was ordered that Mr..
David Lindsay minister ''be desired
to preach in the courthouse upon
Ascension day next and the people
to have notice thereof" The Rev.
Lindsay had very unruly wife aud
he once remarked to q friend that be
was so troubled "he couldn't pray
his prayers"
In this year there were 81 horses
in the county. There is on record 8
list of the owners, together with the
number each owned. immediately
following was this entry: "It is
ordered by the court that the 34OO
pounds of tobacco due by Act of AS
sembly for IL wolves heads and salary,
be payed by the owners of these
horses, given with lyst and that the
sheriff levy it accordingly" About
this time the respective counties aud
parishes were authorized by Act of
Assembly to make laws for them
selves. In the Inventory of Edward
Tempest, deceased, was found this
entry: "One piece of mildewed
damnyfied blue linnon."
Tho. Hobson was the next clerk as
evidenced by this entry in levy for
1863: "ro Tho. Hobson clerk for
writing public business 0050O pounds
tobacco" He entered upon his duties
as such the latter part of 1864 or first
part of '65. On November 1858 Tho.
Hobson, jr., was sworn clerk and same
day Tho. Hobson, sr., was sworn
sheriff. There is therefore some dou bit
as to which of the Hobsons served as
clerk up to the time the younger
Hobson qualified. No will was left
by either. In 1862 the courts were
held for the first time by Justices of
the Peace. There were now besides
the regular or county courts, orphans
courts and quarterly courts. These
latter were held at "James CITY,
and the proceedings of all three
entered in the same order book,
These Justices seemed to think that
the business of the county was OF
sufficient Importance now to justify
a courthouse, for in the frat levy
laid by them provision was made fol
this purpose. In 1868 is the follow.
ing entry: "It is ordered BY tn.
court that the house lately built ir
ffaire.field at the county charge, b.
the courthouse and prison for the
county of Northumberland"
No further mention wss made -oi
this matter until at a conrt helC
November 10, 1879, it was ordered
"That new courthouse be built ai
soon as may be in Mr.. Hughlett
Indian fieDd;" and on March IL, 1850
the following order was entered
"This day the Justices did agree will
Jno. Hughlett to build courthous
for this county which is to be 2:
foote wide within the wall. TIE,
foote of pitch to the plates and thirty
five foote long, which house is to b
sealed with boards and arched a