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endeavorins to secure tne church. and
had sent forward the whole OF my pro-

endeavoring to secure tins church. and
had sent forward the whole OF my pro-
| ceedlngs to q person who would have
the hest counsel In order to secure
| the property to the church, which was,
and Is still. my intention; and as those
threats were thrown out against me,
to any proposition whatever after my
original one was rejected. which, II
you recollect, was that tho business
| should remain In a state of suspense
TIL we could have the best counsel"
| had sent forward for counsel In
behalf OF the church, which will bo
made appear to the vestry. Now, PUP
pose there had been a proper mode
proposed2 Tho question Is whether
you would on that day have agreed to
It, Had I agreed to any proposition
on that day. II would have been imme-
diately said that, although was about
to chouse the parish out OF their G1ebe,
tho vcstry had caught me at It, and
that Mr.. Halls threats and tho ves-
try's exertions had forced mo to do
right
That the business might have re-
NAMED in state OF suspense for
many months Is certain. True It Is
SopehAh clCi y. w iIlbluR 1IllOLiiSu liz
vestry, that Mr.. Blair informed him.
that a. patent would ISSUE in favor OF
one In Six months unless caveat was
kentered. But the plain state OF the
business is this: A patent will ISSUE
after the entry, survey, etc. have been
returned to tho land Office and re-
NAMED theirs six months unless a ca
veat is entered and prosecuted; but
not within six months after the sur.
very Is made Tho papers are in the
hands Of Mr.. Duvall. and In order to
have placed the business in a state OF
suspense till the board could have been
fully satisfied, would have put them
In tho hands OF a member OF vestry.
apparent jealousy OF some and the
ing to set Captain whiting right and
making a proposition.
The situation OF this Globe Uf I'm
patented) required q survey which ]
mentioned to three members OF the
vestry, to-wit: Captain whiting. Mr..
BaYnham and yourself, and should
have mentioned It to Mr.. Pryor. as
went to his house moro than once for
that purpose, but he happened to be
from home. With respect to the land
law, I know a number Of the upland
farmers understand It better than tho
lowland lawyers. and perhaps your
land Is In a tlcklish situation. may
be counted fool for throwing out
this idea. but certain am that Cary's
and Anderson's representatives had as
good a title to our land In Cumberland
as Ware Parish has to Ware Glebe.
and many other men in Gloucester have
TO the land they hold. Nevertheless.
we have lost ours In Cumberla nd-fol
what? For want OF patent With re-
spect to the caveat the vestry are
about to enter. etc. Can they sue OF
he sued? II the land was patented by
Brown, II I mistake not. ] am init
mately acquainted with his legal heir
have mentioned my intention to
three members of tho vestry. After
fixing the business I was pleased and
mentioned It to n few OF my acquaint-
ances how completely I had speculated
on and disappointed the dissenters
How my intentions have been SO much
| misrepresented I cannot say. I am
! your friend and servant,
ELK'H TALLEy.
| To Captain Thomas Baytop.
In 1888. upon ST. Johns Day, he adj
dressed the Masons in Richmond. The
year 1Ies was his last at Ware Church.
In 1899 Thomas Baytop paid $50. "his
subscription In full for Ware Parish
to John Robins. vestryman. who re-
| ceipted for same for Rev krmlsteat
| Smith" (old family papers).
In 17a7--a survey OF Ware Glebe Yol
Rev. Elkanah Talley-"By virtue OF q
| land office treasury warrant. No. 21S0
dated May IA. 1907. end surveyed DC,
tober II, 1872, for 400 acres. which
survey con.aineth 352 acres on Ware
River. 217 poles on the river back tc
spring on Back Creek, $50 poles
Gold Gloucester survey book).
The assignees of Rev. Elkanah Tai
ley. April %. 1900. for 352 acres, com
Glebe of Ware Parish: Philip, Tabb.
Thomas Baytop, C christopher Pryor.
Matthew Anderson, Richard Baynham.
Morgan Tomlsies. Mordecai Cooke,
George Wythe Booth, Peter Beverly
Whiting. Philip Sansum, William Hall.
John Dixon, trustees of the church
property in tho parish OF Ware and
county of Gloucester Gloucester land
books)
The following recalls some names
OF ancient worthless:
END March, 1909. Thomas Baytop
Esq: Dear Sr,-Mr. Lewis told me
that you had been kind enough to
promise to apply to Mr.. Randolph for
the money on Mr. Berkeley's draft. II
you have received 1t. will be much
obliged II you will send 1t by my son,
Baylor, who will deliver you this.
With many thanks for the trouble you
have taken for me, remain, with real
esteem, your oh't serv't Jasper S.
Clayton"
"Received of Mr.. Baytop the sum of
s1lT by order OF my father, End
March, 1908. John B(aylor) Clay
tom
Obituary OF Col. Thomas Raytop in
Alexandria Herald, 1879:
And Old Relic.
Tho subject of the following obitu-
airy has a large number OF relations in
this county and In other parts of this
and other States, where your paper
has circulation. Your readers would
be generally gratifled by the publica-
ton of this old relic. which has been
copied from an Alexandria Herald,
published in the year 1912 He was Il
Revolutionary officer Of merit and dis
tinction. was the son of Sarah Smith,
u daughter Of John Smith, and OF CO.
lonial fame, and a man Sans peur.
Sans repoche. Captain James Baytop
(son Of tho above named Thomas Bay
top, served through the War of 1922,
VIM. j. Baytop, his grandson, volun-
feeraa nd Seryel throlIph the NTeNiCan