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on tliis occasion only repaired, and that a new jail was erected, 

 the latter occupying the site, it is believed, of the building last 

 used as a jail in Chester, and may have been part of that build- 

 ing. It will be seen hereafter, that at this period there was 

 still a building known as the "old Court house." 



Several roads were laid out this year. Among the number 

 was one from ''Limestone Hill to Springfield meeting House." 



Among tlie numerous presentments made by the Giand Jury, 

 there are several for neglecting to keep the roads in repair. 

 Thus, the townships of Chester, Ridley and Darby are presented 

 "for neglecting to repair the Great road between Chester and 

 the Philadelphia County line, k for want of convenient bridges 

 over the creeks." They also request that care be taken for a 

 bridge "over 3Iill Creek, that parts this County from Philadel- 

 phia. In respect to the width of roads, the Court made the 

 following order which does not ;ippear to have been enforced : 



'• Ordered, that all Cart roads, laid out by order of Court, 

 and sillowed, shall be fifty feet broad, as the two roads laid out 

 from Upper and Nether Providence to Darby and Caleb's mill,' 

 and all others." 



An Episcopal church was established this year on the site 

 now occupied by St. Martin's church at Marcus Hook. Walter 

 Martin, a well known inhabitant of Chichester, by a singular 

 deed of gift, in the year 1699 conveyed to the inhabitants of 

 Chichester an acre of ground for a church or free burying place ; 

 the inhabitants to build a church, chapel, or meeting-house, to 

 the honor and service of God, " Quakers or reputed Quakers 

 only excepted." 



The privilege of securing the lot by the erection of a church 

 edifice, was confined to such as owned "the two ordinances of the 

 Sacraments of baptism, and the Lord's Supper, viz : water 

 baptism, that is by sprinkling or dipping ; and the Lord's 

 Supper of bread and wine ; and such as own the resurrection of 

 the bodies of the dead, and own the ordinances of singing of 

 psalms in the praise of God in the Congregation or in their 

 families, and such as own the taking an oath on the Bible 

 according to the laws of England, if lawfull}- called thereto for 

 the confirmation of the truth, "^ 



A record in the vestry- book of St. Martin's church shows 

 that the lot was secured to the Episcopalians by " Sundry 

 persons, adventurers from England, Scotland, and Ireland, into 

 the Province of Pennsylvania, being well principled in and 

 affected to the pure Apostolick and primitive doctrine and disci- 



1 That is, Caleb Pusey's mill or Chester mill. It is frequently called Caleb's mill in 

 the Court Record. 



* Recorder's office, West Chester, Book A, No. 1. 



