libraries in colonial virginia

Libraries in Colonial VirginiaAuthor(s): Lyon G. TylerSource: The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 3, No. 3 (Jan., 1895), pp. 180-182Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and CultureStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1914772 .

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180 WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE QUARTERLY.

Thomas Beale. 1686-Martin Gardner. 1694-Hon. Edmund Jenings, John Dormar, William Pinkeithman, Hugh Norvell, Henry Tyler, John Kendall, Robert Crawley, Baldwin Mathews. 1697- John Owens, Philip, Ludwell, Jr., Timothy Pinkethman. 1704- William Hansford, Joseph White, William Timson. 1705- Frederick Jones, John Page. 1710-Richard Kendall, Ambrose Cobbs, Richard Bland, David Bray. 1721-Mathew Pierce, John Holloway, John Custis, Michael Archer, Robert Cobbs, Jr., Henry Cary, Dr. Archibald Blair. 1725-Lewis Burwell. 1727-Sir John Randolph. 1744-James Wray, Hon. John Blair, Sr., John Harmer, Benjamin Waller. 1747-Hon. Peyton Randolph. 1750- John Holt. 1754-Robert Carter Nicholas. 1761-Frederick Bryan. 1769-Thomas Everard, John Pierce, William Eaton, George Wythe, John Prentis, William Graves.

Thy following names are taken from Meade's Old Churches, as occurring in the old vestry book which ended in 1769: Hon. Thomas Ludwell, Hon. Thomas Ballard, James Vaulx, William Corker, Thomas Whaley, Capt. Thomas Williams, Daniel Wyld, Thomas Taylor, Christopher Pearson, Gideon Macon, Robert Spring, Abraham Vincler, Samuel Tiinson, Thomas Pettus, Col. Thomas Ballard, Ralph Graves, Capt. James Archer, George Nor- ,vell, Edward Jones, Capt. Thomas Thorpe, Daniel Park, Jr., James Whaley, James Bray, James Hubard, Nathaniel Crawley, John ,Clayton, David Bray, Jr., Thomas Jones, Samuel Turner, George Nicholas, William Robertson, Thomas Cobbs, Ralph Graves, Ed- ward Barradall, James Barber, Daniel Needler, James Bray, Jr-, Edward Barradall, Jr., Henry Tyler, Jr., Mathew Pierce, William Parks, William Prentis, William Timson, Jr., Armistead Burwell, John Palmer, Pinkethman Eaton, Nathaniel Shields, John Power.

LIBRARIES IN COLONIAL VIRGINIA. SELECTIONS1 FROM THE RECORDS OF YORK COUNTY, BY THE EDITOR.

XXI. The following inventory represents the total estate of Richard Winne, deceased (1645):

lb. Tob. Imprmis. A fixt-musket & shot bag-. 200 One owld suite of clothes, a babers case 4 verry owid Bookes, 2 owld fishing lines &)

a hooke, 6 Jurat in cur. vicessimo die Dec. 1645

teste me Ro: Bouth.

The county record books show a constant development literary, intellec- tual, and material. The wills and inventories of many of the more wealthy people were recorded in the General Court, and the records destroyed.



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XXII. Inventory of " Ralph Watson, Clarke," taken 22th January, 1645, mentions cows, heifers, calves, hogs, pigs, dishes, a silke gowne, one black serge sute &c.; "Bookes that these prsers will not prayse, but Mr Grymes according as it was ordered: Thirty greate bookes in folio, most of them * * * and old authors; about fifty bookes in quarto most of them being lattin bookes."

XXIII. Inventory of George Hopkins, minister dec. taken the last day of October 1645:

"His library of old bookes in a little smale * * * " Among debts paid by the administrator, Elizabeth Hopkins relict, is " To- bacco due Capt John West, Esq., for diett 3 yeares-one yeare for Mr Hopkins & one yeare for himself, wife and two servants."

XXIV. Inventory of Mr. William Kellaway (1645): "Itm sixe little bookes" -0100

[Total inventory, 3530 lb. tob., money due the estate ?181.16s.08d, and three servants.]

XXV. Inventory of Thomas Deacon, "late of the psh of Yorke, deced.," taken by MIr. Robert Kinsey, Henry Lodie, Wm. Light & Lawrence Hulett. (1648.)

A Bible, ye practice of piety, a testament & a small peell of other bookes all old at-0060.

[Total Inventory, 19343 lb of tobacco.] XXVI. Will of Doctor Henry Waldron (1657): Bequeaths " all my Library and Bookes whatsoever in this coun-

try and my horse together with my chests of physicall means" to Capt [Doctor] Robert Ellyson of James City Co.

XXVII. Inventory of Major John Broadnax (1657): "14 bookes." His inventory, which is a very interesting one,

amounted in tobacco to 6,361 lbs., and consisted chiefly of articles of wardrobe-3 pr gloves, 3 broadcloth suits, perriwig, rapier, rib- bon, slippers, cuffs, &c. He was probably a royalist, who had fig- ured in the civil wars in England. His will mentions his eldest son Thomas, living in England on "Fair Church street" (London!), and son John living on " Gracious street," and gives " my Bible- booke also my Eare-Ring with a diamond in itt" to daughter Elizabeth Broadnax.

XXVIII. Inventory of Lieut-Coll Thomas Ludlow (1660): "The bookes" worth 250 lbs. tobacco, "a picture of Judge Rich-

ardson to the Waist," " one little chest wt' some French bookes in it. [Total inventory-some articles not entered- C449. 6s. 5d and 113,686 lbs of tobacco.]

XXIX. Inventory of Rev. Edward Johnson, deced. (1665): ffoure small pictures 6 pence; " The Bookes belonging to Ed-

ward Johnson son & heir,-Mrs Mallory for Mrs Johnson I of them, ye rest 3U."

XXX. Paul Johnson's Inventory (1671): " One new bible and 17 old bookes."



182 WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE QUARTERLY.

XXXI. Inventory of John Baskervyle, clerk of York Co (1674-5): "A peell of English Bookes ?3"; "a pcell of Latine Bookes

?1."

XXXII. Appraisement of the Estate of Capt. francis Mathews, Oct. 26, 1675:

" 32 Bookes " valued at 1? 10s. [Total inventory, ?220. 19s. 02, exclusive of 45 cattle, 3 horses, tobacco claims making 10445 pds and ?6. 12s. in money.]

XXXIII. Inventory of Dr. Henry Winter (1679): "New bookes" worth 300 pds tobacco. Total inventory 4045

pds tobacco, and bills due the estate 4804 pds.

XXXIV. An appraisement of the Estate of Mr Jonathan Newell (1679): " Bookes-63 Bookes of several sortes, 6 pay Bookes, some large." Among the servants were " 4 Turkes at ?95."

XXXV. "An acet of what Goods were left at Lawrence Hides at the time of his death &c." (1679) " 1 new Bible, 7s. 6d.; 10 Bookes 3s."

XXXVI. Inventory of Edward Phelpes' Estate (1679): ?455, 17s, 5d. and claims amounting to 28124 pds tobacco, including " 2 Bookes entituled pennance for sin 5S. 3 Bookes Bishop Loviday and Norwood 6s."

OLD TOMBSTONES IN GLOUCESTER COUNTY.

COLLECTED BY THE EDITOR.

[ Continued from October Number.1 WARE CHURCH.

XVIII.

[Arms 2.]

Here lyeth the body of Mr" Ann Willis the wife of Coll' Francis

Willis who departed this life ye

10th of June, 1727 in the 32d year of her age Also the Body of Ann Willis

Daughter of ye above said aged 7 days

Underneath this Stone Lieth Interred the Body of

Amy Richards the most Dearly Beloved wife of John Richards minister

of the Parish who



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