Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-10
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sir" said Il must obey your ex-
ccllency: bat think your exceilency
would do better TO turn me ous OF
the parish and indeed. out of your
go' eminent, than to command me not
TO. do that which is my duty ID DIS.
namely, TO visit the sick of my parish.
and seeing the case in such light. let
me tell your excellency, II you please
TO have little patience with me. I
viii assure your eXcelleScy that l
will go out OF the country with this
fleet and so obey your commands most
encctually."
He told me he would be glad 20
see II.
In-feeling continued between the
Governor and the reverend gentleman
until they met again on the roadway
and another quarrel ensued. and the
reverend gentleman says: He gave
me over again the base names Of ras-
and four several times ran with his
horse towards me. to lay hold of me.
rs | thought, threatening 20 lash and
drub me AS villain and rogue, as he
said ! was. took care. being well
mounted, to prevent his laying hold
Of me. but being frightened by his
threateninGs, and considering that we
were alone in the night. and that he
had his pistols and swords and having
often heard that he killed Il man,
whether II be true or no do not say.
ran away from him as fast as my
cial care afterwards never to meet or
be alone with him again
After further trouble with the Gov
ernor. who tried to prevent his leaving
the colony, the pastor of York Hamp-
ton Parish zecreted himself aboard n
"cssel and sailed for England. never
t. return. He had his revenge, how
ever, for In a few years Sir Francis
Nicholson lost the governorship of the
colony, as he had lost his lady love
before.
AS TO the two other ministers who
were trustees. tho Rev. John Farnifold
and the Rev. Samuel Gray, doubtless
intelligent and cody men. associated
as trustees with tho college, We have
been able to find nothing In the colo
NAL history OF Virginia. except that
Of tho Rev. John Farnifold. minister
OF Fairfield Parish northumberland
County. In 1880, left 100 acres for ye
use OF q free school In that county at
his death, which occurred before 171o.
and that Rev. Samuel Gray was min
istcr of Christ Church. Middlesex
County. from 1893 to 1899. and mar
ried Ann, widow of Oswald Cary. about
1894.
Firs. among the list oil gentlemen
comes Lieut.-Colonel Thomas Miner,
who was Speaker OF the House OF
Burgesses in 1928. He. with his
wife, Mary, had a beautiful homo in
Nansemond County. He had inherited
tho elegant manners and piety OF his
father who was one of the richest and
most prominent of the early settlers in
the county, and he took pride in
claiming close kin to William Pitt.
FIRST earl OF Chatham. His stables
were filed with rich blooded stock i'm
ported from England. He was a
steadfaSt friend OF the college.
Charles Scarborough. eldest son of
Colonel Edmund Scarborough Of Ac-
comac County, commenced early in life
to obtain land grants both in Accomac
and Northampton: and at his death
was one OF the largest land owners
in the colony.
Colonel Charles Sea thorough was a
man OF decided opinions and was per-
fectly fearless in expressing them. He
was lover OF home rule and was an
ardent friend and supporter of Nath-
aniel Bacon. the patriot, In his strug-
giles for colonial liberty. In this re-
spect he has a more brilliant record
than any Of the other trustees.
saw recently copy of the "Vir