EXTRACTS FROM THE RECORDS OF SURRY COUNTY; Wm. and Mary Qrtly., Vol. 11, No. 2 Transcribed by Kathy Merrill 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 *********************************************************************** EXTRACTS FROM THE RECORDS OF SURRY COUNTY HOW MRS. MILLS(1) ILL-TREATED MR. DENNIS. 1663 Worthy ffriend Mr Dennis my Respects prsented to you Sr I would entreate you to doe me the favour as to come down to me & doe me a little worke for my occassions are very urgent at present & for your paines I will requite you wth it along wth you. Hopeing you will not fayle in comeing wth what expedition you can I remaine your very Loveing friend, in expectation of your good compa. July 1663 Signed FORTUNE MILLS(1) Record: 7th July, 1663. Hee went upon this note & was by her & others Miserably whipt, Anoynted wth stinkeing palm oyle all over his Body &c. SUBMISSION OF BACON'S FOLLOWERS. Wee whose names are hereunto subscribed haveing heard & read his Majties Gracious & most surpassing acts of Pardon & mercy extended by his Royall & most compassionate favour to us his distressed subjects of this late disloyall & Rebellious colony, whose Genll destructions have in soe great a measure Involved the most parte of ye seduced People of this country with the guilt of it that wee in a right true & humble sense & acknowledgmt. of our owne Demeritts & his Majties Royall Pitty & Compassion offered & declared to his subjects soe repenting & submitting themselves as by his Majties is most Justly enjoyned them Doe wth all humilitie & earnestness Implore & lay hold on to his Majties most gracious acts of Pardon aforesaid, And being heartily ready to comply with & Pform those most due & resonable Condicons wch may and doe Intitle us to the benefitt thereof, Page 80. Doe most humbly & submissively through ourselves at his Majties & ye Rt. Honoble. Sr. Wm. Berkeleys feete for Mercy and Pardon. And humbly pray yt this our said submission and conformity to his Majties Royall Instructions may be entered on Record. Surry county ffebruary 6th 1676. Signed, Walter V. Vahan Robt X Evans Tho: Pittman Sen Ja: Forbes Tho X Gibbons Jno. Hunnicutt Jno X Skinner Hen: H Baker Jno Clements Thomas Senior Robert Judkins Wm. H. Heath Geo. Williams Wm Pettway Jno. Pulestone Mathew M Magnus Geo X Harris Jno Skelton William Rugbye Ni: X Johnson Edw: Pettway Fra: X Every Stephen Lewis Samuel Pearce Edmund Howell Wm: N Newitt Wm. W Blunt Jonas X Bennett George Proctor Alex A Spencer William X Jones Jno: X Phillips Cor: X Cardenpaine Richard True Edw: X Davis Samll X Judkins Thomas K King Stephen Allen Tho X High Jno: X Tarvett Vera recordr Xbr 1st, 1677 P W. E. Cl Cur. It was delivered me to be Recorded by Capt Spencer 9br 14, 1677. W. E. Cl Cur. COL. SWANN(2) IN BACON'S REBELLION. The Deposicon of Alice Marriott aged 32 years or thereabouts sworne saith That about ye middle of febry last had yor depont being at ye house of Wm Foreman, in ye company of Wm fforeman & his wife, Lawrence Meazle, Kaherine Witherington & Thomas High, ye said Thomas High began a discourse about ye late Rebellion & plundering, Katherine Witherington made answere the great ones went all away & left ye poor ones & they were forced to doe what they did, noe said Thomas High ye great Toad tarried behinde & one of ye company asked ye sd Thomas High who he meant by ye great Toad, he replied he meant Coll Swann yt old Rebell or Traytor yor depont knows not chich, to yt yor Depont made Answere yt shee never heard ye Coll Swann did medle or Page 81. make in ye late troubles, noe said he when Coll Swann sent a note to Mr Busby by Christopher ffoster to rase men & come down wth them to stop ye Governors men, & yt ye Horses bridles & sadles of ours had not beene taken, had it not bin for Coll Swann, Katherine Witherington made answere againe that hee might hold his tongue for his sadle was saved by her sister & further yor depont did heare ye said Thomas High say yt ye sd Col Swann did send for a boate loade of Apples from mr masons for that he thought Mr Mason would never come again, with severall other base expressions wch yor depont cannot remember, further yor depont doe very well call to remembrance yt ye sd Thomas High did say yt Coll Swann did sitt in ye council of war bor burneing ye town & when ye Governr went away from towne he sent to Coll Swann but he would not come to him, but as soone Bacon came to towne he could take a boate & goe over to him & yt he hoped & believed yt Coll Swann would be pulled bare. Her Signed Alice A Marriott mark. Sworne before us Thomas High being present 9ber 1677. Will: Brone Ni: Meriwether. Katherine Witherington aged about 31 years Sworne saith ye same wth Alice Marriott in very pticular signed Kate K. Witherington. Sworne before us Thomas High being present 9br 15th 1677 Will Browne Ni: Meriwether. Lawrence Meazle aged 26 years or thereabouts sworne saith ye same wth ye above said Alice Marriott & Katherine Witherington in every pticular signed Lawrence I M Meazle. Vera record Xber 1st 1677. MILITIA IN 1687. At a meeting of his Majties Justices of the Peace for the county of Surry Xber 19, 1687. Prest Major Samll Swann Mr Robert Ruffin Mr Francis Mason Mr Robert Randall. In obedience to an ordr of Councell dated 8br ye 24th 1687 requireing that the Collonells & Justices of every county doe Page 82. take an accot of all the ablest Freeholders and Inhabitants in their respective counties that are Quallified either in Estate of pson to finde & maintaine a Man & Horse to be Listed in a Troope for that country or go themselves when occation shall require, and likewise an accot of all other Freeholders & Inhabitants that are fitt to be Listed per ffoot and returne the same to his Excellency with all convenient speede. This Court having considered the Capacitie & abilities of the severall Freeholders and Inhabitants of this county doe most humbly present his Excellency the following persons for horse and ffoott as they are here severall set downe (vizt) For Horse. Col: Phill: Ludwell Wm. Rose a man and horse Tho: Bage 2 John Thompson Xto Foster Tho: Collier 4 Ni: Meriwether Walter Flood Antho. Hardwicke Tho Flood Tho: Busby John Watkins Jos: Ford Capt: Roger Potter Hen: Tucker Wm. Foreman Tho: Drew Tho: Binns Robert Lancaster Tho: Warren Tho: Jarrett Geo: Williams Tim: Walker Tho: High Ni: Sessorms Samll: Thompson Wm: Gwathney Jno: Edwards Math: Swann James Jordan Wm: Chambers River Jordan Wm: Gray Jno: King Wm: Newsume Wm: Simons Wm: Newit Tim: Essell junr: Jno. Holt Tho: Bentley junr. Wm. Hancock Tho: Jolly Rogr. Delke Wm: Carpinter Charles Jarret Jno: Barker Wm. Seward a Quaker Tho: Tias Tho: Partridge a Quaker 23 Wm Hunt Walter Bartlet a Quaker 23 Jno. Barnes a Quaker Page 83. 2 4 23 23 _______ In all 52 Horse For Foot. Sion Hill Tho. Kersey Danll: Regan Tho: Andrews junr Rogr. Williams Robt. Andrews Law: Fleming Bat: Andrews Ja: Byneham Cha: Digby Geo: Blow Fra: Regan John Byneham Edwd Booky David Beard John Higgs Jno. Golledge Jonah Bennett Fra: Sowerby Daniel Andrews 11 Cha: Merrett Tho: Ironmonger Wm: Draper Wm. Nash Jno. Steward 13 Law: Meazle Rich: Judkins Junr Humphrey Felps Joshua Proctor Robt Dolling Robert Owen Tho: Sidway Wm. Rogers Patrick Lashly Jno. Drew Geo: Jordan Wm. Foster Jno. Allen Wm. Howell Peter Bayley Jno. Lathar Jno. Middleton Wm. Gray Geo Nichollson Jno. Spitless Jno Wilkinson Wm: Crews Wm Tillinsworth Walter Tompkins Adam Heath Wm. Wray Wm: Harvy Wm. Petway Cha: Briggs Jno. Fiveash Jno. Roberts Robt. Warren Wm. Dennis Allen Warren Richard Greene Peter Deberry Tho: Wiggins Jno. Clarke Rich: Hyde Wm. Rivers Tho: Hayward Page 84. Noah Barefoot Rich: Smith Jno: Pulesson Wm. Harrington Geo: Huson Ja: Porch Robt. Judkins Tho: Farmer Blewit Beamont Ja: Morish Cha: Judkins Owen Mirick Tho: Forbush Jno Garner Samll Judkins Jno: Sharpe Jno. Cowood Robt: Austin Ja: Ellis Tho: Battle Ni: Witherington Jno Warpool Ja: Omoone Wm Houlford Robt House junr: Tho: Hux Tho: Davis Tho: Adkins Samll. Cooke Rich: Adkins Jno. Phillips Junr. Ja: Jolly Tho Horton Robt. Nichollson Hen: Hart Hen: Wych Jno Myles Walter Cotten Jno Clements Joell Barker Jno. Casse Tho: Blunt Jno. Warren 42 Henry Briggs Nat: Dennis Wm. Horniford 46 Tho: Presson Jos: Wall Jethro Barker Robt. Littlebery Hincha Gillum Jno. Brown Cha: Gillum Ja: Kilpatrick Jno. Rankins Tho: Ward Jno. Collier Jno. Gray Wm. Blackborne Rogr. Nicholls Jer: Ellis Junr Richd Jackson Wm Wheeler Jno Rodwell Tho: Peddington Wm. Jackson Jno. Battle Daniel Rich Ja: Watkins Robert Craford Max. Mansell Jonah Hickman Jno. Rogers Jno Kindred Robt. Nathan Rich: Moonk Jno. Wallis Austin Hunnicutt Jarvis Newton Jno. Berryman Page 85. Wm Also Tho: Lane Junr. Nathan Joyce Bray Hargrave Daniell Harryson Tho: Futrill Jeoffry Busby Jno. Clarke Nathl: Hales Wm. Rugsbee Bat: Figgus Rogr. Gilbert David Phillips Jno. Phillips Rich: Jones Wm. Creede Hez: Bunnell Ja: Hugate Hen: Norton Tho: Browne Tho: Peirce Robt. Hart Cha: Savage Rich: Shaw Tho: Mathars Rich: Peirce Rogr Squier Edwd. Nubee Hen: Baker Michael Essell Geo. Morrell a Quaker Geo: Essell Edwd Napkin Edw. Tayler Wm. Rowland Robert Inman Wm. Hooker 37 Tho: Edwards Hog Island Ja: Cooke Edwd. Runee Wm. Pittman Tho: Cockerham 36 Tho: Pittman Tho: Cooke Nath: Cornish Tho: Cotten Tho: Clary Edwd. Grantum Wm: Clary Tho: Sowersby Wm. Harris Cha: White Jno Finley Luke Mizle Ch: Williams Rich: Jordan Senr. Tho: Forver Wm. Knott Joseph Seate Edwd. Greene Tho: Wright Tho: Blunt Ja: Ely Jer. Ellis Senr. Wm. Cockerham Tho: Deerkin Tho: Wolves a Quaker Rich: Beighton Jno. Shugar Robt. Flake junr Tho: Waller Jos. Richardson Ja: Bruton Ar: Davies Senr. Wm. Bruton Wm. Holt Jno. Page Wm. Goodman Wm. Blith Phill: Shelley Page 86. Jos: Thorpe junr. Tho: Lane Sen Dennis Rethden Jno. Dunfeild Robt. Lacy a Quaker Ja: Reddick Robert Renolls Walter Tayler Michael Upchurch Jno. Vincent Tho: Harebottle Hen: Francis Ja: Griffin Rich: Washington Jno. Greene Wm. Lucas Ar: Davis junr. Ni: Pasfeild Jos: Lane 31 Antho: Evans John Little Jno. Procter 11 Jno. Davies 13 Wm. Cocke 46 Robert Reddick 42 Cha: Goodrich 38 Josias Wood 37 Ja: Horsnell 44 Wm. Crouch 31 Wm. Peacock ____ Robt. Fellows In all 262 Foot. Evan Humphrey Edwd. Drew Tho: White Anselm Bayley 44 Tho: Hart NICHOLSON'S PROCLAMATION ABOUT THE COLLEGE AND ORDERS FOR PRIZE GAMES FOR BACHELORS, ETC. By the Rt: Honoble their ma;s Lieut. Govr. Whereas it is Judged by myselfe & their Mas. Honoble: Councill of this colony for their Mas: and this countrys service that a Genll. Assembly be held at James City to begin the first day of aprill next to ye end ye Election (where occation shall be) be duely Pformed, & the people have a convenience of Psenting their Just Grievances (if any) I doe hereby ordr. you to take especial care that the Laws relating to both be duely observed. And I doe alsoe ordr: that you make returne to the Secry office of yor: publishing all Proclamacons, orders from myselfe & orders of Councill sent you since the first day of Aprill last & Page 87. that you acquaint the court vestreys Coronrs: & militia officers of yor county. I expect they severally make due Return to the sd. office by the sixth day of the next Genll. Court of all things enjoyned by them since the aforesd: first day of Aprill and that the Briefs I sent out at the Request of the Rt. Worp:ll the house of burgesses for donations towards the erecting a free School or Colledge be returned to the sixth day of the next Genll: Court hopeing that all to whom they were directed have taken such care thereof as is due to soe pious & good a designe. In the doeing of what I hereby ordr: you will all manifest yor: Complyance with what is required for the Mas: and this Countrey's service. Given under my hand this 19th: day of Febry 1691. To the Sheriffe of Surry County I desire that you give public notice that I will give first and second prizes to be shott for, wrastled, played at backswords, & Run for hy Horse and foott, to begin on the 22d. day of Aprill next set. Georges day being Satterday all which prizes are to be shott for &c by the better sort of Virginians onely who are Batchelers. And I hereby ordr. you to give Publick notice that their Mas: Quitrents of this Collony will be sold the sixth day of the next Gen:ll Court for ready money on bills of Exchange and that he that bids most shall certainly have them. The reason for selling them in Aprill being that the Purchasers may have time to procure freight or otherwise dispose of them as they shall see fitt. FFR. NICHOLSON. NOTES. 1. Mrs. Mills was a sister of Lieut.-Col. George Jordan, and married (1) Col. John Flood, interpreter for the colony, by whom she had issue Christopher Flood and Walter Flood. (2) James Mills, a prominent merchant of London and Surry county. 2. Colonel Swann was Col. Thomas Swann. He was son of William Swann, of Surry, and lived at Swann Point, nearly opposite to Jamestown. His position in Bacon's Rebellion was rather equivocal, being one of the four councillors that signed Bacon's call for a General Assembly at Middle Plantation. His son Samuel, who moved to North Carolina and was Speaker of the Assembly of that colony, married Sarah, daughter of William Drummond, one of Bacon's leading friends. day being