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| Name | Richard de Port-St. John | |
| Prefix | Reverend | |
| Suffix | Sr., of Beaufort, South Carolina, USA | |
| Birth | 14 Feb 1715 | Barnby-Upon-Don, York, England, U.K.  |
| Gender | Male | |
| Education | 1739 | Dublin, Ireland, U.K. |
| Got degree at Trinity College | ||
| Immigration | 1 Oct 1745 | Bahamas |
| Left Bahamas as minister of parish Name : Richard St. John Destination : Bahamas Date : 01 Oct 1745 Source : Money Book, 42-52 | ||
| Immigration | Nov 1745 | USA |
| U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Name Richard Saint John Arrival Year 1745 Arrival Place America Source Publication Code 2144 Primary Immigrant Saint John, Richard Annotation Ministers and schoolmasters of the Church of England who went to western colonies in return for a bounty from the King. From the Rawlinson MSS. Receipt Book of Secret Service Money, April 20, 1689, to June 1691, in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, England, a Source Bibliography FOTHERGILL, GERALD. A List of Emigrant Ministers to America, 1690-1811. London: Elliot Stock, 1904. 65p. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1965. Page 53 Citation Information Detail Place: America; Year: 1745; Page Number: 53 | ||
| Immigration | 7 Dec 1747 | St. Helena's, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA |
| arrived at parish as new minister | ||
| Fact | 28 Jan 1748 | St. Helena\'s, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA |
| 1748 Jan. 28: Richard St. John, St. Helen?s Parish, Port Royal, to the Society (SPG series B, volume XV, page 185) He is pleased with \"the place and the people\" at his new parish, St. Helen\'s. Every third Sunday he officiates at the island church. He hopes to raise enough money by the end of the summer to enlarge the church there. He has paid his debt to Mr. Madden, and begs that the Society not listen to Madden\'s slander. He has drawn his half-year\'s salary, as well as a halfyear\'s advance. http://speccoll.cofc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Letters-from-the-Clergy-of-the-Anglican-Church-in-SC.pdf pg. 504 | ||
| Fact | 4 May 1748 | St. Helena\'s, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA |
| 1748 May 4: Alexander Garden, Charles Town, to the Society (SPG series B, volume XVI, page 137) Boschi fears capture by the Spaniards, and refuses to go to Ratton unless he is transported in a Man of War. Rev. St. John continues his duties at Port Royal. Col. Blake (Barker?) informs him that Rev. Thompson is returning to N.C. Neither Gouberbuller nor Orr is a suitable replacement for the vacancy left by the death of Rev. Dwight. pg. 505 | ||
| Fact | 4 Jul 1748 | St. Helena\'s, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA |
| 1748 Jul. 4: ?P. B.? [Rev. Dr. Philip Bearcroft], Charterhouse, to Alexander Garden, Charles Town (SPG series B, volume XV, page 247) Hopes that Boschi has taken his post as Chaplain at the Ratlan Garrison. At Garden\'s recommendation, Rev. Costs has been appointed to St. George\'s Parish, and Rev. St. John to St. Helen\'s Parish. Lists Books sent. Informs him that Millechamp is now rector of Coleshrine Gloucestershire and must be replaced as minister in Goosecreek and as executor of the Ludlam estate. pg. 505 | ||
| Fact | 4 Jul 1748 | St. Helena\'s, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA |
| 1748 Jul. 4: ?P. B.? [Rev. Dr. Philip Bearcroft], Charterhouse, to Richard St. John (SPG series B, volume XV, page 248) Appointment to St. Helen\'s parish at a salary of £30 per year. He will instruct the Vestry to fence in the glebe. His bill has been paid to Mr. Madden. | ||
| Fact | 14 Feb 1749 | St. Helena\'s, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA |
| 1749 Feb. 14: Richard St. John, Charles Town, to the Society (SPG series B, volume XVI, page 150) The General Assembly has granted £250 for the enlargement of the church at St. Helen?s Parish; he hopes to complete construction by the end of the summer. He has been so sick, as a result of his travels to preach at the Prince William and St. Helen parishes, that he has been unable to perform any duties for the past two months. On the advice of his doctor, he requests two months leave to go to Providence. He has drawn his salary. pg. 508 | ||
| Fact | 14 Aug 1749 | St. Helena\'s, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA |
| 1749 Aug. 14: Richard St. John, Charles Town, to the Society (SPG series B, volume XVII, page 191) He has recovered his health, but lost his voice. His physicians advise that he must pass the winter in a colder climate if his voice is to return. Requests permission to return to England. Snow\'s death was seen as a blessing by his parish, though they are unhappy about Tinker\'s suggestion that Carter replace him. | ||
| Fact | 2 Oct 1749 | St. Helena\'s, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA |
| 1749 Oct. 2: Alexander Garden, Charlestown, to the Bishop of London (Sherlock; Fulham Palace Manuscripts volume X, leaves 128-129. As printed in ?Letters to the Bishop of London from the Commissaries in South Carolina? ed. by George W. Williams; South Carolina Historical Magazine, volume 78 [1977], letter 54.) South Carolina, Charlestown, October 2, 1749 My Lord, I take leave to trouble your Lordship with these few Lines by the Rev. Mr. St. John, Missionary to the Parish of St. Hellen\'s in this Province, to acquaint your Lordship, that he is oblig\'d to take a Voyage to England, to try if he can recover his Voice (which he lost by a great Cold many Months ago) either by the change of Climate, or the advice of abler Physicians than this Country affords. He has behaved himself very well in that Parish, & his Parishoners are much concern\'d at the unhappy Event, & are very willing to wait a Twelve Month for his recovery & return to them. My late Assistant left me about the beginning of July, so that I have been ever since distress\'d with the whole Duty of this Parish; but am in daily hopes of being relieved by another from your Lordship, by the first Ships from England. Meantime, humbly craving your Lordships blessing, I remain, My Lord, Your Lordship\'s most dutiful & Obedient, Humble Servant A. Garden | ||
| Fact | 23 Oct 1749 | St. Helena\'s, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA |
| 1749 Oct. 23: Alexander Garden, Charlestown, to the Bishop of London (Sherlock; Fulham Palace Manuscripts volume X, leaves 130-131. ) As printed in ?Letters to the Bishop of London from the Commissaries in South Carolina? ed. by George W. Williams; South Carolina Historical Magazine, volume 78 [1977], letter 55.) South Carolina, Charlestown, October 23, 1749 My Lord, I lately gave your Lordship the Trouble of a few Lines by the Reverend Mr. St. John, in which I acquainted your Lordship of my Distress for want of an Assistant, my former having left me last July, and expressed my hopes of being reliev\'d by one from your Lordship by the first Vessel from London. But as the Reverend Mr. Stone is since arriv\'d here for the Parish of Goose Creek without a Line from your Lordship to me or the least Notice of any Person\'s being appointed for this Place gives me a very sensible concern; and makes me to give your Lordship the farther Trouble of this earnestly to request your Lordship wou\'d be pleas\'d to send over some \\_ 0 511 worthy Clergy Man as soon as possible, for the said Assistant\'s Place, to prevent this important Parish\'s becoming entirely vacant. Here as it is now impossible for me to Discharge all the Ministerial Offices in so large a Parish, and in so bad a state of health as I now am, so shall I be obliged to depart the Province next Summer (please God that I hold it till then) for my Recovery. I am very sorry that I\'m obliged to give your Lordship this repeated trouble, which I by no means wou\'d chuse to do, if it was not unavoidable. I humbly crave your Lordship\'s Blessing, and remain, My Lord, Your Lordships most dutiful and obedient, humble Servant A. Garden | ||
| Occupation | 1747-1750 | St. Helena's, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA |
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| Possessions | 14 Feb 1801 | Caswell, North Carolina, USA |
| [pg 221][Deed Book M] 1o8 James St John of CC to James Birk of same, for $200, 2 A with mill on Panther Cr adj John Warren. 14 Feb 1801. Wit: Wm. Mansfield, Thornton Bays, Richar St John. Proved on oath of Thornton Bayns. Caswell County North Carolina Deed Books 1777-1817 Caswell County North Carolina Deed Books 1777-1817 | ||
| Misc | 1802 | Caswell, North Carolina, USA [1] |
| Caswell County North Carolina Books 1802 • Caswell County, North Carolina, USA 38 Insolvents in Caswell County in 1802 Richard St. John White Polls 1 | ||
| Death | abt. 1802 | Caswell, North Carolina, USA |
| Person ID | I12178 | St. John Origin and Ancestry DNA Database |
| Last Modified | 6 Jun 2024 | |
DNA Tests |
7 DNA tests are associated with Reverend Richard de Port-St. John, Sr., of Beaufort, South Carolina, USA  | |||
| Family | Elizabeth Bryan, b. abt. 1734 | |||||||||
| Marriage | 1754 | Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, UK |
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| Family ID | F5016 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
| Last Modified | 22 May 2021 | |||||||||
| DNA Evidence |  | Media (Log in) |
| Notes |  Notes (Log in) |
| Reference | Suzanne St. John. "Reverend Richard de Port-St. John, Sr., of Beaufort, South Carolina, USA". The St. John Genealogy Project. https://stjohngenealogy.com/getperson.php?personID=I12178&tree=OSA0001 (accessed April 24, 2025). |
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