The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-02

| tombs in black marble OF Admiral
Neville, erected in 1897; Of Thomas
/ turle. 1900: If Peter Ha}inan, 1900,
and OF the Rev. Andrew Thompson.
1913. This church was new in the
year 1861, while the old church on
the site of ancient keeoughtan was
] stu standing. 1t wis Quilt of wood,
the brick foundation III which was
+ Thoroughly identified under the lead
ership of the Rev. John &. McCabe
/ III 1876. II may be 81 interest to
+ states that the site of this church.
! together with II plot OF ground adj
/ Joining and surrounding it of about
nine acres in extent, is now owned by
Elizabeth City parish.
The name kecoughtau does not APP
! pear aud MIR. John Lourg were APP
pointed to lay off an acre and Il half
IF ground at The upper cad Of Queen
street for the building II a church
i thereon. 'fnts land joined the lot
81 one ProsWells. and Il the same lot
upon which the present etarch build
ing stands. fao minister aud church
! WHrdens of he parish, together with
! the aforesaid court. entered into
! contract VITA IA Mr.. Henry Cary To
! furnish him with wood from the
! school grounds at the rate of six-
pence per load to burn bricks fer the
church. The tricks wets - be Eng
lish bricks; chat is t. say. of the
shape and character of those made
IN England Hence we suppose arose
the letion loag INDUCED IN that the
church and other carly colonial huilG-
lngs were huilt Of bricks brought
from England Until few years
ago there WAS II large hole In the
+ ehurehyard. wherein II Is said the
bricks were made and burned.
The parish heneeforth increased
gradually In strength and numoer-
until the war Of thu Revolution, when
the church met viii such irreyerer
+ use as hefeli MANY al our buildings
1 during that sad tIae But after. il
short intcrva! the selviees were re-
new ed, and the sound Of the church
going bell was heart in the place
with few inteElniAHians. until the war
nf 1912. The bell J1st mentioned was
purchased for the church from funds
received from the safe of lands given
by Mr.. Alexander X anedy, IN Iaso
the parish having entered into the
conditions made hS Mr. Kennedy that
the Nostry and churen Wardens should
build Il suitable beIfry after his de-
cease. This helfrF was struck by
/ lightning during the period of the
Revolution AMI the ROYAL coat Of arms
: was hurled to the ground. Happily,
+ -
themselves With stce over what many
gathered to be an act Of dis inc APP
proYai II their causo eut the tower
was again struck tS lightning in 1871
Was tha' TO- Si@HiH Hht " haAet
tNeut9 " h@h f'aH.ttnh vas saen'u
a.a pfni''t 80 ~ ny i,'N ,iiti7n
Hhoer -auhiirai cNnefii, the chhrch
: ,NaN otSecla'su Aha tufheo INTO
T bafrAFk. Great IUdlEIif< WAS offered
] % 'he ihhapitah,s u lhe troops, Whlie
i the most "nsoe" haf3 ie crimes were
"rrusht IN IN. SiftH'F.
Ahiti SuN @sSt9t ~ Worihs iDiiils-
'eIs my ruuicn h,tt9t'.rea untn isni'
Wht,' IL "sai'' - 'f eNii aags' me
'Nii WIT M" nFeVtl. %heH, on me
nisn' ~. a ~ '"f IN anu sun. 90,
9 e t'i., ~ - y, .hs reaerHl
lorVts, the tnhap11tA's. hhaer the
! enih nlahd ol ',t}ttoi Masrnder. SCI
~ ,h ~ ~" ~, IN atsestatioin
W 49, ios,a's ~ ~" state anu 1nef
fsa4r,,,. I'D go go. !. :. III, "a. -,
49,, 49, 49, ~ -, I'M - aa'''',s ~
~ lis'i"4 - Nn'tt VH"ihieN' ~ 'Ht
kefterat c"hiaEfati"n the church was
t tHrncd-~only tho ats were lest
standing when again il became a
refuge for the az Is and the bats.
Sguatters, who d1ifois teizcd upon me
fana 4,n,l, th.i,. I'LL, -. 49,
walls and used ,ha Interior rnac..s -.
sheiter their caift Dnit- "a reH
/; houses In Tho town ,.s,.a,,.s ne dr.
ana Of those only afa Stands to-tlav
! but So altered an Ia IN. .,,,rrcopn,zabla
AS noon as the ueof3l4 Ire ablo after
E.. the reminding 81 thor ,yn boras In
their ,.aVertS tct ia choir faith thry
set about the reginr4tieu OF the fire.
sea rfed church. Th.. wallis were in
tact. though the rnot md tower were
gone. In 1869. 4under mo ,niniatrat,on
OF the Rev. Mr.. McCartby a retired
chaplain ot thu t'nifea states army