▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 7 2 3 , ▁served ▁for ▁three ▁weeks ▁as ▁cur ate ▁of ▁St ▁Mary ' s . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁travel led ▁to ▁America ▁to ▁teach ▁at ▁The ▁College ▁of ▁William ▁& ▁Mary , ▁Virginia , ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁Virginia ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁and ▁f itt ings ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁is ▁built ▁from ▁rub ble ▁m ason ry , ▁with ▁but tr esses ▁at ▁the ▁eastern ▁ends ▁of ▁the ▁nave ▁and ▁ch an cel , ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁sl ate ▁roof . ▁ ▁The ▁tim bers ▁of ▁the ▁roof ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁from ▁inside ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁bell c ote ▁at ▁the ▁west ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁roof , ▁containing ▁one ▁bell ▁dated ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁The ▁church ▁has ▁a ▁gallery ▁at ▁the ▁west ▁end , ▁reached ▁by ▁clim bing ▁a ▁spir al ▁st air case . ▁The ▁nave ▁is ▁longer ▁and ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁ch an cel , ▁with ▁one ▁step ▁and ▁a ▁simple ▁ 1 5 th - century ▁ch an cel ▁arch ▁between ▁them . ▁The ▁nave ▁measures ▁about ▁ 5 2   fe et ▁ 6   in ches ▁by ▁ 1 6   fe et ▁ 3   in ches ▁( about ▁ 1 6 ▁by ▁ 5   m ), ▁and ▁the ▁ch an cel ▁measures ▁about ▁ 1 8   fe et ▁ 6   in ches ▁by ▁ 1 3   fe