Charles City County, VA - Early Records as published by Wm. and Mary Quarterly, V.4, No.3 Transcribed by Paul Schrank for the USGenWeb Archives Special Collections Project ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Early Records of Charles City County VA William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol., 4, No. 3, (Jan., 1896) pp. 167-169 Early Records of Charles City county. 167 Garlick. There is a beautiful silver bowl, now owned by Mrs. John B. Minor, of the University of Virginia (nee Miss Ellen Hill), of which I have a photograph from one side. It bears on the rim a bird pecking at a leek, and on the side the words: "The gift of Edward Garlick Senr Esqr to the Eldest Branch of His Family." I am told that there is a drawing of the arms on the other side of the bowl, but I have no description. EARLY RECORDS OF CHARLES CITY COUNTY (1) County Commissioners or Justices of the Peace June 4, 1655 Collo Edd. Hill, Esq. Capt. Henry Perry, Esq. Mason Abm. Wood Ca.. John Bishopp Mr Thomas Drewe Capt. John Epes. Mr. Antho. Wyatt Mr. John Gibbs Mr. Rice Hoe. Capt. Daniel Peibles Aug. 3, 1655, Capt Richard Tye Sept. 17, 1655, Mr. War. Horsemanden Mch 3, 1655 [1656], Mr. Charles Sparrow Sept. 1, 1656, Capt Tho. Stegge Oct. 3, 1656, Capt Robert Wynne Feb, 3, 1657, Capt Abra Wood April 20, 1658, Mr. James Barber Aug.3, 1658, Mr. Steph. Hamlin Feb.3, 1658, Mr. John Holmwood April 1, 1657 (8?)-- Mr. Richd Cock Mr. Xtofer Branch Mr. Richd Ware Capt Wm Farrarr. Mr. Henry Isham Mr. Wm Worsham June 1, 1687 Maj Wm Harris Aug 1, 1657, Mr Wm Baugh. Mr. Thos Ligon Aug. 3, 1659, Collo Edwd Hill Esqr Mr. Edward Hill Jan'y 2, 1659 Mr. Frances Epes April 3, 1660 Capt Edward Hill June 3, 1660 Capt ffranc Gray June 3, 1663, Capt Otho Southcott Aug.3, 1663 Mr. Wm Byrd August 3, 1664, Theodrick Bland Esq _________________________________________________________ (1) Kindly furnished by Mr. R. A. Brock 168 William and Mary College Quarterly. Feb. 2, 1665 Capt John Barker. Militia, Sept 17, 1655-- Collo Edd Hill Esqr Lt Coll Walter Aston Ca Richd Tye Ca Daniel Peibles Capt Wm Harris Capt Daniel Lewellin Militia, July 3, 1661 - Coll Abraham Wood Esq. Capt. Edward Hill Lt. Coll thomas Drewe Capt ffrancis Grey Major Miller Harris (Capt Thomas Stegge Capt John Epes (Commander of Horse Vestry held at Westover and for that parish June 4th 1655 Messrs Hill, Perry, Drewe, Hooe, Bishop, Peibles, as above and Mr. John Waradine Mr. Joseph Parsons Lt John Banister Mr. Edd. Mosby Children Baptized in the P'ish of Martins Brandon in Ao 1660. Maurice ye son of Richd Hamlet.........................................Apr. 4. Mary ye daughter of Walter Housworthy..........................May 16. Wm the son of Walter Lucas............................................. " 26. Elias the son of Benjamin Waid........................................Aug. 12. Sara the daughter of Thomas Stevenson...........................Sept. 29. ffrancis the son of ffrancis Hogwood................................9ber. 14. Elizab. the daughter of Thomas Mudgett.......................January 9. Mary, the daughter of Theophilus Beddingfield...................ffeb. 6. Marriages of Anno 1660. John Cunliffe & John[sic] Mountain.......................................Aug. 7. [May 2000 Transcriber's note: LDS has the name as Jane Mountain] Daniel Kigan & Phebe Banks...............................................Aug. 8. Wm Rawlinson & Jane Sparrow................................September 16. Walter Horldsworthy & Naomie Davis..........................October 11. Burials in Anno 1660. Lawrence the son of Lawrence Seares...................................May 7. Mary the wife of Walter Horldsworthy................................May 11. Charles Sparrow..........................................................September 11. Margaret Bottle....................................................................Aug. 11. Ellinor the daughter of Ralph Poole.................................October 19. Naomie the wife of Ben. Waid........................................October 22. Hugh Grubbins................................................................October 11. Wm Doelittle...........................................................................May 1. Letters Extracted from the county Record Books. 169 John Cunliffe........................................................................May 14. Ellinor the wife of thomas Mudgett.....................................May 15. Mary Minter.........................................................................May 15. record: May 3, 1661 LETTERS EXTRACTED FROM THE COUNTY RECORD BOOKS. (1) 1. Lower Norfolk County, formed in 1637 from Elizabeth City County. Mrs. Yardley's Jewells and Tombstone. Recorded 10 day of November Anno: 1652. Worthy Sr: My husband having some business down ye river was gone from home two howers before your servants came soe I findinge what ye contents of your letter did import, have in my husband's absence made bould to answer it and withall I know he refers ye sale of them to me. Sir in regard you cannot mis out of your stocke no more than fower younge cowes and one elder and fower oxen I will not pres you beyond what you are willing to doe, but will accept of your proffer by reason of my great want of cattle and withall I had rayther your wife should weare them then any gentlewoman I yet know in ye county, but good Sir have no scruple concerning theire rightness for I went mySelf from Rotterdam to ye haugh, to inquire of ye gouldsmiths and found yt they weare all Right, therefore thats without question, and for ye hatbane yt alone cost five hundred gilders as my husband knows verry well and will tell you soe when he sees you; for ye Iuell, and ye ringe they weare made for me at Rotterdam and I paid in good Rix dollares for these: sixtey gilders, for the Iuell and twenty and two gilders for ye Ringe: which comes to in English monney Eleaven pounds fower shillings I have sent the sute and Ringe by your servant, and I wish Mrs. Yardley health and prosperity to weare them in, and give you both thanks for you kinde token When my husband comes home we will see to gett ye cattle home in ye meantime I present my Love and Service to yourselfe and wife, Mr. Chandler and his wife and ye younge Gentlewomen and old Capt and commit you all to god, and remaine you frend and servant Susan Moseley Elizabeth River this last July 1650