Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Richmond Co, VA Records , Beverly Fleet, Baltimore, MD, 1961
Vol 16, 1692-1704, p 81
Mis. Records, 1699-1704, p 11-A
Power of Atty. Dated Virginia June 9, 1701. Geo. Foxcroft of Liverpool, Mercht., to Capt John Tarpley to collect debts in VA. Wit: Charles Barber, Geo. Glascock, Raw. Doleman (Downman)
Vol 17, 1704-1724,
. p 1, Richmond County, Miscellaneous Records, Book 1, p 25
"In obedience to the within order we the subscribers have met and have to the best of our judgement layd out an acre of land on the within mentioned land on the south side of the runn within mentioned beginning at a beach by the swamp side thence down the swamp which said acre of land we have valued to 200 pounds of tobacco witness our hands this 30th day of October 1704, Will Barber, James Tarpley and Edward Jones Recorded November 3, 1704.
Note: Richmond County Order Book No. 3, p 367, October 4, 1704, George Glasscock petitions that he might be admitted to build a mill according to above. Also, on the same page Capt. John Tarpley ditto.
. p 98, Fines, etc., p 12 at a court held June 1, 1715 John Tarpley one of the Justices of this Court
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Virginia Colonial Militia, 1651-1776, William Armstrong Crozier, Baltimore, Southern Book Co., 1954, p 100
Richmond County Order Book, applications for pay for services rendered by the Militia, under date of
March 6, 1704-5, lists Captain John Tarpley
October 2, 1713, lists Captain John Tarpley, Jr
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The Washington Ancestry, Edward Lee McClain, Greenfield, Ohio: Privately Printed 1932, Vol 1, p 354
Clerk's office, Richmond County, Virginia, Order Book No 3 , court date October 5, 1704 lists John Tarpley present on the jury.
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The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, The Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, VA, for the year ending December 31, 1927, Vol 35, p 417
Charles Barber's wife Frances is the sister of John's wife Anne. In the will of James Tarpley, of Richmond county, dated Dec. 12, 1711, who makes his "brothers", John Tarpley, William Barber and Charles Barber, executors. James is John's brother. Charles is John's wife's sister's husband and William is Charles brother.
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Richmond County VIrginia, A review commorating the BIcentennial 1776-1976, edited by Elizabeth Lowell Ryland, 1976,
. p 63, Tarpley Point, the most southeasterly point of land in the county, at the west side of the confluence of Lancaster Creek with the Rappahannock River. Doubtless named for John Tarpley, Colonial land owner there, beginning in 1704.
. p 89, County records show that William Tayloe, colonel and commander-in chief of the county, applied March 6, 1704-5 for pay for himself and militia of the county. Payments were asked "for Captain Thomas Beale, Captain John Craske, Captain WIlliam Barber and Captain Henry Brereton for their companies on duty 33 days. And Captain Tarpley and Captain Charles Barber who sent out two squadrons of ten men each under quartermasters."
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The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, The Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, VA, for the year ending December 31, 1929, Vol 37, p 271
John Tarpley, the brother of James Tarpley seems to have been more of a public man, participating in the public affairs of the county and the state. In his will he left some 300 acres of land to the church at Farnham as glebe. That has been sold in the memory of the present citizens.
He was one of two justices in RIchmond County in 1704 (William and Mary College Quarterly Vol 3, p 177) and a member of Virginia Assembly Session of October 25, 1710 from RIchmond County (Colonial Virginia Register page 98)
Known as Col. John Tarpley
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Marriages of Richmond County Virginia 1668-1853, compiled and published by George H.S. King
Will written November 23, 1738 proved May 17, 1739, Richmond Co, VA, WB 5, p 338, Names wife Anne; youngest grson. John Tarpley plant. whereon I now dwell, if he has no heirs, then to grson. James Tarpley; grson. Travers Tarpley my mill called the New Mill standing on Constable's Run at the head of Farnham Creek; eld. dau. of grson. Travers Tarpley, Betty; grson. [Fortius] QUintus Tarpley; wife to live in my dwelling house with my grson. John during her widowhood or otherwise if she should think fit, she should have my plant. at the head of Moratico which I bought of Mr. Lawson; desires est. to be div. by Col. Chjarles Grimes and Capt. Leroy Giffin; ex: grsons. Travers and John Tarpley; wits: Thomas Bluett, Elanor Bluett, Rebecca Closington.
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The Glas(s)cock - Glassco Saga, Lawrence A. Glassco, privately printed by Edwards Brothers, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1974, p. 13
Anne married Col. John Tarpley who was High Sheriff of Richmond Co. from 1699 to 1705. (The Tarpleys were a prosperous family and their grandson, James, was a prominent merchant of Williamsburg in 1761 who gave the historic bell to Bruton Parish Church which still swings in the steeple.)
