Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-07-20

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1922 of massacre was felt little in
| Elizabeth City, because of remote
ness. Not one OF 347 inhabitants per.
ished.
The Inhabitants.
| Mr.. Heffelfnger named each inhabi-
! tant, as follows: John and Anne Lay
den, three daughters, Virginia, Alice
and Katherine. 1924, and in 1925 baby
Marguerite came. With second sup
| LILY came Mistress Forest, wife of
Thomas Forest, and her maid Anne
Buras, of Burrows, the first woman
TO arrive in the colony, John Layden
was the successful sutton of the many
men who sought her hand. They
we're married the Christmas follow
ing her arrival. William Caps came
| in 1924. Edward Waters listed as
servant Adam Thorogood. aged Is.
Francis Chamberlin listed William
Worlidge. aged 10, as servant. Botn
became prominent in affairs of coun-
| ty. Others listed are Capt. Raleigh
Greashaw, Capt. Francis West, Capt.
William Tucker, each of whom was
assigned a land patent and made repu-
tations for themselves.
Rev. Jones Stockton was living in
The parish in 1924 and 1925 and was
listed in the census for three years.
| In these years there seems to have
been two ministers residing in the
parish. Rev. Jones Stockton and Rev.
George Keith, the name Mr.. Keith.
| minister. appearing in the muster OF
1925 on list of Mr.. Cisse, minister.
Rev. Mr.. Fenton died in the parish
| in September, 1925.
A summary of 1926 gives total of
443 inhabitants, 80 of whom were
,andholders, 80 dwellings, Il stores.
90 hogs, IA cattle and 10 goats, 1865
bushels of corn, besides green and
dried fish and other provisions. No
horses, only two reported in colony.
No church report.
First Educational Donation.
In 1884 there were in county, 1853
men, women and children. In 1885
Benjamin Symes gave two hundred
acres of land with milk and increase
OF eight cows for the maintenance of
learned and honest man to keep on
the said ground a free school for the
education and instruction of the chill
dren of the adjoining parishes of
Elizabeth City and Kiqoutan."
This is the first legacy of an Eng
| lsh colonist in America for cause OF
education, antedating the John Har-
ward. of Massachusetts, by four years.
Symes bequest was acknowledged bv
assembly in March. 1913.
| Thomas Eaton followed the example
CT Symes in 1850 by the gift OF 4
similar site near the Symes proper
~.
Tire Old Church.
In January, 1887, Governor John
Harvey. st beginning of his second
administration, came ashore at Eliza
beth City and read his commission
IN church. This church, foundation
which was uneartbed this year was
apparently the first church OF the
parish. Church. which is 50 feet. s
inches in length and % feet wide, was
erected on Glebe land, now owned by
Tabb estate.
Date Of erection OF old church OF
| Kcoughtan Is not known, but appar.
emily abandoned in 1867, about which
time church at Pembroke was erect.
cd. First church seems 10 have
stood until 1868 when Walter Bailey
was given 400 pounds Of tobacco for
pulling down We old church and set
ting NJ ye seats in ye court house
In 17e4 Rev. George Keith, one
tine Quaker and HIS companion. Mr.
Talbot. preached in the church oi
Kecoughtan. Discovered records IN
dictate that the old Kecouehtsn Ihurcf
vas used from the time o. It's cree
lion until 1867. That about 1T2S tho
| present Saint Johns church was
erected. Its original walls still stand
ing. and is third church in parish
In 1914 Rev. william Wilkinson
seems 10 have been the minister. II,
probably was minister as early n
1895.
Tn some of the list Rev. Phillip Nal
lory appears as minister under date o
1854. lie died IN England before Jul.
lzI, 1861, when his viii vas probated
One BLACK Sheep
Next minister was Rev. Jeremiah
lTaylor. who began bis work IN 1861
the one black sheep" in the list o
twenty ministers who resided IN par
lish IN colonial days. Re was charges
|, -lfh drunkenness and was insolen
20 civil authorities.
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