Old churches, ministers and families of Virginia . ght of tobacco for preaching at the mother-church, (, in Norfolk) and four thousand for each of the three cha-pels,—that at the Great Bridge, where the first battle of the Revo-lution was fought, that at Tanners Creek, and the Southern BranchChapel. In the year 1753, a Western Branch Chapel is also spokenof. There are, I believe, some remains of one or more of thesechapels to this day. In regard to St. Pauls; in the year 1750,we have an account of some of the interior of the same. It isordered that Captain John Cook, Captain John Shrif
Old churches, ministers and families of Virginia . ght of tobacco for preaching at the mother-church, (, in Norfolk) and four thousand for each of the three cha-pels,—that at the Great Bridge, where the first battle of the Revo-lution was fought, that at Tanners Creek, and the Southern BranchChapel. In the year 1753, a Western Branch Chapel is also spokenof. There are, I believe, some remains of one or more of thesechapels to this day. In regard to St. Pauls; in the year 1750,we have an account of some of the interior of the same. It isordered that Captain John Cook, Captain John Shrifi, CaptainJohn Calvert, and Mr. Charles Sweny be allowed to build a gal-lery in the church in Norfolk, reaching from the gallery of Taylor to the school-boys gallery, to be theirs and their heirsforever. Also, that Mr. Mathew Godfrey, Mr. William Nash,Captain Trimagan Tatum, and Mr. William Ashley have leave tobuild a gallery from the pulpit to the school-boys gallery, to betheirs and their heirs forever. The whole church in each member. FAMILIES OF VIRGINIA. 277 of the cross was, therefore, galleried by private individuals, exceptthat set apart for the school-boys. It appears from the foregoingextracts that there was one church (St. Pauls) and four chapels,with one minister and three readers. The readers were Chamber-laine, Granbury, and Nash. One-half of the glebe rented for thirty-six shillings; but therewere parish servants, and a parsonage which cost X131 10s. Afterthe building of the new church (Christ Church) in 1800, St. Paulswas for a time loaned to the Baptist denomination, and was usedfirst by the white and afterward by the coloured portion of thatdenomination. But in the year 1832 it was resumed and repairedby the Episcopalians and solemnly consecrated by Bishop must not be omitted on our record that, during the war, all thecombustible materials of St. Pauls were consumed by the fire whichlaid the town in ashes. The well-built walls, however, not
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