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to worship until the death of the Rev. Mr. Waugh, after which time the church had no minister and the building, like many others in Virginia, was destroyed and the materials devoted to secular purposes. Colonel Baylor held several commissions, one of which, constituting him Lieutenant of the county of Orange, signed by Robert Dinwiddie at Williamsburg in 1752, is in the possession of the family. He too, like his father, was a man of great energy. New Market was in his time celebrated for a large and generous hospitality. John, the eldest son of Colonel Baylor, fourth of the name herein mentioned, was born at New Market on the 4th of September, 1750; was sent at twelve years of age to Putney GrammarSchool, from which he was removed to Cambridge, and was a classmate and associate of Mr. Wilberforce. While in Europe, the Letters of Junius appeared, and, for some reason, he felt so deep an interest, either in the subject, style, or authorship, as to transcribe them as they were published,the manuscript being now in a perfect state of preservation. The performance of a task so laborious as that involved in the copying of these famous letters from the Public Advertiser as they appeared, the num bers of which could have been as well preserved, presents a puzzle which has exercised the minds of his descendants to this day. This John Bay. lor the fourth was married, while in England, to Fanny, his cousin, only daughter of John and Courtenay Norton, of Gould Square, London, and returned to Virginia. They were followed by the brothers of Mrs. Baylor, John Hatley, George, and Daniel Norton, who married in Virginia, leaving issue. Several of their descendants have devoted their lives to the ministry. The Rev. John H. Norton, of Fauquier, is one of them. George, the second son of Colonel Baylor and Fanny Walker, was born at New Market the 12th of January, 1752. He was aid to General Washington at the battle of Trenton, and enjoyed the honour of presenting the colours then taken to the Congress at Philadelphia, and would doubtless have filled a large space in the stirring history of the times, had not a bayonetwound through the chest, in a night-skirmish a short time after, disabled him so as to unfit him for the service. He died of pulmonary disease, from this injury, in Barbadoes in 1784. The regiment of horse which bore his name sprung into existence from his patriotic exertions and from the pecuniary aid of his elder brother, which was freely given.

Colonel George Baylor married, at Mansfield, Lucy Page, daughter of Mann Page, Esq., by whom he had one son,-John W. Baylor. Mrs. Baylor, widow of Colonel George Baylor, was married a second time, to Colonel N. Burwell, of Millwood, Frederick county, Virginia. Walker, fourth son of Colonel Baylor, was a captain in the Revolutionary army. He was also disabled, by a spent ball, which crushed his instep, at Germantown or Brandywine, which made him a cripple for life. He married Miss Bledand left several sons and daughters, one of whom-Judge R. E. B Baylor-is now alive and is a prominent citizen of Texas. Robert, fourth son of Colonel Baylor, married Miss Gwinn, of Gwinn's Island.

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third daughter of Colonel Baylor, was married to Colonel John Armistead, 17th of March, 1764. The sons by this marriage were all endued with martial spirit. Lewis was killed in battle in Canada; George defended Baltimore when attacked by the British in the war of 1812; and two other brothers occupied distinguished rank in the army of their country. John and Fanny Norton resided at New Market, and were the parents of two sons and five daughters, who intermarried with the Claytons, Upshaws, Foxes, Roys, &c. John Walker Baylor also left children. The Brents and Horners belong to this branch.

JOHN ROY BAYLOR, of New Market, Caroline county.

No. XIV.

THE PEYTON FAMILY.

[THE following limited account of this family has been sent me by a friend. In the civil and ecclesiastical lists the name may be found at an early day.]

JOHN PEYTON, Esq., of Stafford county, Virginia, who died in 1760, was twice married. By his first wife his children were Yelverton, Henry, and Ann Waye. By the second wife they were John Rowzee, and Valentine.

1. Yelverton had four sons and four daughters. One of the daughters— Elizabeth-married her cousin, John Peyton Harrison; and Catherine married Captain William Bronaugh, of Stafford, who moved to Kanawha and is the father of a numerous family, the most of whom now live in Missouri.

Of the sons of Yelverton, Henry was a pious Methodist preacher, and married a Miss Brent, of Fauquier; and another of his sons-Colonel Samuel Peyton-was the father of Yelverton, William, and Henry, all of whom were talented and pious ministers of the Methodist Church, and died young, leaving each one child.

2. Henry, the second son of John Peyton, married a Miss Fowke, and resided near the Plains, in Fauquier county. He was a pious member of the Episcopal Church. One of his sons-Dr. Chandler Peyton-married Eliza B. Scott, the eldest daughter of the Rev. John Scott; and another son-Yelverton-married Margaret, the youngest daughter of the Rev. Mr. Scott. She, after his death, married Mr. Charles Lee, and then Mr. Glassell.

3. Ann Waye, the Harrison, of Stafford

daughter of John Peyton, married Mr. Thomas She had a son named John Peyton Harrison, who

married his cousin, Elizabeth Peyton, and has left many descendants; and another son-Thomas-who was an Episcopal minister and the father of Philip Harrison, Esq., late of Richmond.

4. John Rowzee, the third son of John Peyton, was the father of John Howard Peyton, of Staunton, of General Bernard Peyton, of Richmond, and of Mr. Rowzee Peyton, who has moved to the State of New York.

5. Doctor Valentine Peyton, the fourth son of John Peyton, resided at the family seat, Tusculum, in Stafford, and was the father of Mrs. John Conway, of Stafford Court-House, and Mrs. Chichester, who resides near the Falls Church, in Fairfax county, and of many others.

No. XV.

MINISTERS AND VESTRYMEN OF ST. STEPHEN'S AND WICOMICO PARISHES, NORTHUMBERLAND.

[To the diligence of the Rev. Edmund Withers, minister of Lancaster county, I am indebted for the following lists, taken from an old vestrybook recently discovered by him.]

MINISTERS OF ST. STEPHEN'S (CALLED UPPER AND LOWER) PARISH,

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VESTRYMEN OF ST. STEPHEN'S PARISH, (UPPER AND LOWER,)

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY.

1712. Col. Peter Hack,

Capt. Christopher Neale,
Capt. John Cralle,
Mr. John Clughton,
Mr. Richard Hull,
Capt. Richard Hews,
Capt. Francis Kenner,
Mr. Edward Coles.

1714. Mr. Griffin Fantleroy,
Capt. Richard Span,
Mr. John Opie,

Mr. David Straughan. 1716. Col. Peter Presley. 1720. Capt. Edward Sanders, Mr. Thomas Hughlett,

Mr. Thomas Cralle. 1721. Capt. Richard Kenner. 1724. Mr. John Sharpleigh, Mr. Samuel Bonom, Mr. John Lewis, Capt. Samuel Blackwell.

1728. Mr. Robert Clark,

Capt. John Waughop.

1731. Mr. John Foushee,
Mr. Thomas Gill,
Mr. Matthew Kenner,
Capt. John Hack.

1738. Mr. Travers Colston,
Mr. Spencer Ball

1742. Capt. Cuthbert Span,

Mr. Ellis Gill,

Capt. William Taite.

1749. Col. Presley Thornton.

1752. Mr. Newton Keane.

1754. Wynder Kenner. 1758. Parrish Garner,

Samuel Blackwell, Jr., Capt. Spencer Mottram Ball 1763. Mr. Kenner Cralle, Mr. Thomas Jones.. 1770. Mr. Rodham Kenner, John Williams,

Joseph Ball,
Edward Nelmes.

1772. James Ball.
1778. Matthew Neale,
William Eskridge.
1779. Joseph Williams,
Henry Boggess,
Elisha Harcum,

John Rogers,

Abram Beacham,

James Claughton, Pemberton Claughton, John Anderson. 1781. Walter Jones, John Cottrell,

William Nelmes,

Peter Cox,

Thomas Hudnall,

Lindsey Opie,

Daniel Muse,

Hudson Muse,

Joseph Hudnall.

1794. Catesby Jones.

MINISTERS FOR WICOMICO PARISH, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY

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VESTRYMEN OF WICOMICO PARISH, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY.

1770. John Eustace,

Col. Thos. Gaskins,

Capt. David Ball, Sr.,
Capt. John Heath,
Capt. David Ball, Jr.,
Capt. Thos. Gaskins,
Mr. Geo. Dameron,
Mr. Wm. Taylor.

1772. Mr. Chas. Coppedge,
Col. Chas. Lee.

1775. Mr. John Lawson,
1777. Mr. Kendall Lee.

Capt. Wm. Nutt,
Mr. Thos. Edwards,
Capt. Wm. Davenport.

1784. Mr. Wm. Lee,
Capt. Geo. Ingram,
Mr. Isaac Baysie,

1784. Mr. Thos, Hurst,

Capt. John H. Fallin,

Mr. Mosley Nutt,
Onesiphorus Harvey,
Hopkins Harding,
David Ball,

Richard Hudnall,

James Sutton,

Chas. Lattimore,
Capt. Geo. Ball.

1794. Thos. Hurst, Jr.,
David Palmer.

1796. Henry L. Gaskins,
Wm. Blackerby,

Cyrus Harding,

Henry Cundiff,

Thos. W. Hughlett,

Thos. Harvey.

No. XVI.

EXTRACTS FROM RALPHE HAMOR.

DITION PRINTED AT LONDON BY JOHN BEALE, FOR WILLIAM WESLEY DWELLING AT THE SIGNE OF THE SWANNE, IN PAUL'S CHURCHYARD, 1615.

[MR. HAMOR was a man of high standing in the Colony. His residence was at Bermuda Hundred, a few miles only from Henricopolis, where Sir Thomas Dale and the Rev. Alexander Whittaker lived. He appears to have been intimate with them both and to have partaken of their pious spirit. It is one evidence of the estimation in which he was held, that the severest punishment ever inflicted in the Colony was on a man who uttered slanderous words against Mr. Hamor. Mr. Hamor's work, from which we take the following extracts, was obtained by Mr. Conway Robinson, of Richmond, on a late visit to England, and presented to the Historical Society of Virginia. It is the most reliable and authentic work on the early history of Virginia.

His religious character, and that of the age, is seen in the following introductory passage.]

Sure, young though in years and knowledge, I may be said to be, yet let me remember, to thee perhaps much knowing Reader, what the wisest

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