. Historic Virginia homes and churches . d Hungars Episcopal is beautifully located on the north side of Hungarscreek at the head of navigation for small craft, and nearby is the old village of Bridgetown, at which in the earlyyears of the settlement the courts were held. Hungars Church is one of the oldest church edifices inthe State, and has been in use for over two hundred years,for the tradition is that it was built about 1690 to 95, andthere are evidences that this is the actual fact, though theexact record is unfortunately lost. 49G VIRGINIA HOMP:S AND CHURCHES Iliingars parish
. Historic Virginia homes and churches . d Hungars Episcopal is beautifully located on the north side of Hungarscreek at the head of navigation for small craft, and nearby is the old village of Bridgetown, at which in the earlyyears of the settlement the courts were held. Hungars Church is one of the oldest church edifices inthe State, and has been in use for over two hundred years,for the tradition is that it was built about 1690 to 95, andthere are evidences that this is the actual fact, though theexact record is unfortunately lost. 49G VIRGINIA HOMP:S AND CHURCHES Iliingars parish was made soon after the county wasestal)Hshe{I and the first minister was Rev. Wm. Cotton,and tlie first vestry was appointed in 1635. The followingis the order made at that time: At a court holden in Accawmacke the 14th day ofSept. 1(); (Northampton being then called Accomack.) At this court Mr. Wm. Cotton, minister, presentedan order of the court from James City, for the buildingof a Parsonage house upon the Glebe land which is by. 111 N(,AI!> ( lirU( II. NORTHAMPTON COUNTY this board referred to be ordered by the vestry and becausethere have heretofore been no formal vestry nor vestry-men appointed, we have from this present day appointedto be vestrymen those whose names are underwritten: Wm. Cotton, minister, Capt. Thos. Graves, Robins, ]Mr. John Howe, ISIr. Wm. Stone, , ]Mr. Wm. Andrews, ^Mr. John Wilkins, Sir. , Mr. Edw. Drew, Mr. Wm. Beniman, Charlton. And further we do order that the first meeting of the THE EASTERN SHORE 497 syd, vestrymen shall be upon the feast day of St. jNIichaeltiie Arch-Angel, being the iUth day of September. In accordance with that order of the court the vestrymeetinff was held and record entered of the same as follows: A vestry heald, 29th day of Sept. 1635. PRESENT Capt. Thomas Graves, Mr. John Howe, Mr. EdwardDrew, JMr. Obedience Robins, INIr. Alex. Mountjoy, Mr.\Vm. Burdett, Mr. Wm. Andre
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