Vestrymen of Elizabeth River Parish, Virginia; 1779

     Edward W. James

     William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Papers, Vol.
     1, No. 3. (Jan., 1893), p. 162.


               VESTRYMEN OF ELIZABETH RIVER PARISH
                  
                  Transcribed by Edward W. James.
                                         Norfolk County, Virginia.
     "To a true List of the Members of the Vestry Elected by the
Voters in Elizabeth River Parish To wit: Mathew Godfrey James
Taylor (2) Matt: Phripp Thos Newton Jr; (3) Paul Loyall (4) George
Abyvon (5) Bassett Moseley  Arthur Boush John Tabb John Wil-
longbby Goodrich Boush and Presson Bowdoin.
                                         Saml Portlock,
March 11th 1779.                          Dey Sherif."
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(2)James Taylor was Mayor of Norfolk, 1766, 1778, 1782, 1790.
(3) Thos. Newton, Jr. was Mayor of Norfolk, 1780, 1786, 1792, 1794.
(4) Paul Loyall, was Mayor of Norfolk, 1762, 1772, 1775, 1781.
(5) George Abyvon, was Mayor of Norfolk, 1754, 1767, 1771, 1774, 1779




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