PLYMOUTH CHURCH RECORDS

    VOLUME II

    PLYMOUTH CHURCH RECORDS

    VOLUME II1017

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    Votes & Transactions of ye Chh recorded in Page 1 & on

     

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    Baptisms1019 by Mr Leonard page

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    Baptisms1021 by Chandler Robbins

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    Names of Chh Members alphetically disposd

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    Chh Members admitted1024 by C. Robbins

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    Marriages1026—by C. Robbins

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    Owning ye Covenant — by Mr Leonard

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    Owning &c C. Robbins

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    Dismissions1030 — Mr L

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    Catalogue of Chh Members — Mr L

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    Dismissions — by C. Robbins

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    Confessions &c

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    Deaths, Account of — since my Settlemt in 1760

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    Confession of Faith, accordg to the Scriptures, adoptd

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    Account of a glors Revival of Religion, in 1792 & 93

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    p 881038 1794 Proposed Separation

    2181039 card Playing

    381040 character of Nathl Leonard1041

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    1745 May 23d Recd of Mr Return Wait 10/ for the use of the Land [ ] & his Wood House &c Stands1043 on the Parsonage for last year:

    N Leonard

    • 1746 Apl 13 Recd of Mr Return Wait 10/ ditto [ ]
    • 1747 May 18 Recd Ditto 10/ old tenor
    • 1748 Apl 20 Recd ditto 10/ old tenor
    • 1750 Apl 24 Recd ditto for the Two last Years 2/8 Lawful Mony
    • 1752 Apl 7 Recd of Mrs Wait for ye Two last Years 2/8 Lawful Mony
    • 1754 Sepr 11 Recd of Mrs Martha Wait Widw 1 Penny Lawfull Mony for the use of that Corner of the Ministry Lot at the South West Corner of her House.1044

    Plimo Novr 1771.1045 As it has been a Matter of Question with some, whither publick Confession of scandelous Sins, should be recorded; as the recording of them transmits the Memory of their Sin to posterity & may be a Disadvantage some way to ye Children of those that have fallen into Sin—& some other Reasons — I have maturely considered the Matter, & am fully of opinion that ’tis proper & best that such Confessions be recorded for the following Reasons

    Chandler Robbins

    1. There are sundry Accounts of ye Falls of some Eminent Saints tha[t] are recorded in Scripture, & of their Repentance, which a[ handed down to all posterity — & no doubt for wise & good End[s]

    2. The recording publick Manifestations of Repentance may [tend] to encourage others to hope for that Mercy of God in Chris[t] which has brôt to Repentance those who have grievously fallen

    “For this Cause I obtaind Mercy — that in me first — &c

    3. The falling into Sin is just Cause of Shame — but ’tis no Shame to confess it but a lasting shame not to confess it. nor can it properly operate to the Disadvantage of posterity to have it known, that my Ancestor who fell in[to] Sin was brôt to Repentance & restored as we hope to ye favor of God & M[en]

    4. It has been the common practice of many Chh’s to have suc[h] Confessions put upon Record & even of this Chh in some Instances. And

    5. It seems very expeedient & in some Cases quite needful they sh[ ] as we have very lately had occasion to observe — A person [was] propounded to Communion, who had many Years before f[allen] into Scandal—& had also made publick Confession—but [not] being recorded, it was not known, nor rememberd by a[ny of] ye Chh at this Distance of Time,1046 and as in her [ ] she made no Confession of her Sin (& it was known she had fallen)—great Uneasiness almost Universally till Satisfaction was gain[ ] personal, particular Enquiry — Therefore for these & other Reasons [ it

    my Duty to record Confessions as in Page 79.1047

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    A Continuation of the Records of the First Church of Christ in Plymouth began July 9th Anno Dom: 1732.

    Vol: II.1050

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    July 3d 1744 The first Precinct in Plymouth took down the Old Meeting House. The three following Lords Days the Congregation Met for religious Worship at the Court House

    July 17th Began to Raise the New Meeting House, before we began the raising We Sang togeather in Psalms 127th 1 verse & in Psalm 122 the 6, 7, 8, 9, verse I then Prayed with the People. We finished the Raiseing July 20th Each Day we sang some part of a Psalm in the Morning & I Prayed. I also Prayed with the People Each Evening.1054 When the Frame was Erected the People were Dismist with singing the 115 Psalm 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15–17. 18vs & with Prayer.

    July 29th 1744 The Congregation Met in the New Meeting House (Lords Day) After Prayer We Sang the 122d Psalm & I Preached from the first 4 verses of sd Psalm.

    O that the Glory of this House may be greater than the former.

    Nathanael Leonard1055

    Third Meetinghouse, Plymouth 1744–1831

    Engraved for The Colonial Society of Massachusetts from a drawing of unknown date

    [1] Church Record

    July 9 1732 A Letter from Edwd Winslow Esqr a member of the Chh of Christ in Rochester being read to this Chh wherein he complained that that Chh had suspended him from special ordinances without sufficient cause desireing the Presence of this Chh by the Pastor and Messengers to Set in Council on that affair (with some other Chhs he had apply’d to) on the 18 Curt This Chh comply’d with the Request of sd Winslow, and made Choice of Elder Thomas Faunce, Coll Isaac Lothrop and Deacon Haviland Torry to attend with the Pastor Nathanael Leonard on yt affair.

    July 18 the Council met viz the first Chh of Middleboro the Chh of Plymouth and the Chh of Dartmouth and the case being submitted to the Descition of this Council by both parties; the Council after a full hearing of the Case and earnest supplication for Direction gave in such a Result as was readily comply’d with both by the Chh and said Winslow and both parties embraced each other with mutual forgiveness. The Lord confirm their Peace and build them up in Holyness and Comfort unto Salvation.

    Anno Dom: 1733

    May 3 Lords Day Evening a Letter from the Chh of Kingston was read Desireing the Presence of this Chh by yr Elders and one Messenger to set in Council on the case of Seth Chipman whom they had suspend[ed] from special ordinances the Church1056 made Choice of Brother Stephen Churchil to attend with the Elders the Council met there on May 15 — and adjourned to June the 20 and then gave in a Result Justifying the Chh and exhorting said Chipman to a Penitent Humiliation.

    June 3 Lords Day Evening a Letter from the South Chh in Plympton was Read Desireing the Presence of this Chh by the Pastor and Messengers to Assist in the Ordination of Mr Othniel Campbel to the work of the Gospel Ministry there on the 13th Curt the Chh made choice of Elder Faunce Nathaniel Thomas Esqr Capt Warren and the Three Deacons to attend with the Pastor. The Revd Mr Campbell was ordained on Said Da[y] The Revd Mr Thatcher of Middleboro’ gave the Char[ge] The Pastor preached from Acts 16. 17. the Lord make him a wise Faithful & Successful Servant. [2] Church Records

    1733/4 Janry 13 (Lords Day) The Pastor Stayed the Chh and Appointed them to meet to morrow at 11 of the Clock to consider what is proper to be further done to reclaim our Brother John Sparhawk from his Intemperate Drinking in wch he still Continues The Chh met and He being very Desirous of some further Forbearance Promising Amendment, the Chh then Voted

    1 That the Chh wait upon Brother John Sparhawk a little Longer, But upon the first Offence he shall be guilty of from this time that he be Publickly Admonished.

    2 The Deacons made a motion to the Chh that they would Appoint a Comtee to Examine ye1057 Chh Stock &c and the Church Voted that the Deacons are Desired to lay their Accts before the Chh at the next meeting.

    the Meeting was then concluded with Prayer

    1733/4 Janry 31. After Lecture the Pastor Stayed the Chh and Moved that the Deacons may be Desired to Chatechise the Children between Meetings as soon as the Days are sufficiently Lengthened for a Convenient Intermission. To Ask them 4 or 5 Questions a time till they have Learnd the Chatechism1058 The Chh voted to Desire them &c with a unanamous Voice

    1733/4 Feb: 10 Lords Day Sister Lydia Cushman made Publick Confession of Intemperate Drinking and was Restored to Comunion.

    1733/4 Feb: 17th (Lords Day,) Brother John Sparhawk was Publickly Admonished for Scandalous Drunkenness. Você Ecclesia1059

    1734 (Lords Day) Octo: 13. a Letter from Sundry Brethren in Halifax was read Desireing the Presence of this Chh by its Elders and Messengers to Joyn with other Chhs on the 16th curt to embody the breathren Living in that Town members of Several Chhs into a Distinct Chh. We made Choice of Deacon Atwood & Coll Lothrop to attend with the elders and Pastor on that Affair. Accordingly Octo: 16 1734 a Chh was Imbodyed in Halifax which we hope God will Dwell and grant Light Peace, Holyness and Prosperity throout all Generations.

    Mr Ignatius Cushing a Member of ys Chh was at this time Dismist from us and Joyned with them. [3] Church Records

    1734/5 Feb 23 Lords Day P. M. The Pastor with the Concurance of the Elder notified the Brethren of this Chh to meet togeather Tomorrow at the meeting house 11060 a Clock P. M. to consider of some affairs they had to lay before them.

    at a Chh meeting held at this Meeting house Feb 24 1734/5 After Prayer to Almighty God

    1. Voted to Thank the Deacons for their good service in Chatechising the Children the Last Year

    2. Voted That the Deacons are Desired to continue the same good Services and to begin the first Sabbath after the 10th day of March

    3. The Pastor then read to the Chh the Report of the Council that Sat at Sandwich in Octo: last wherein they take off the sentence of Non com̄union that had been laid upon that Chh and Pasto[r] &c Mr Fessendens confession was also read — Also a Letter from the Dissatisfied Breathren Requesting the Pastor of this Chh by their Elder and one Messenger to assist in Embodying them into a Distinct Chh and in ordaining Mr Francis Woster over them &c After some1061 debate the Question was put wheather this Chh will grant the Request of these Dissatisfied Brethren and send Delegates upon these affairs — It passed in the Negative a minor part only were willing to send.

    4. Then the Pastor com̄unicated a Narrative of the proceedings of the Council lately held at Salem wch Council was called in the Third way of Com̄union mentioned in the Platf: and have declared non com̄union with that Chh & Pastor (Mr Samuel Fisk) for obstinatly persisting in Scandalous Division & contention without using the means of Peace. the Chh did not proceed to any act upon that affair leaving it under consideration.

    The1062 Meeting was concluded with Prayer1063

    July 27 1735 Jane the wife of Ebenezer Finny of Middleborough haveing Desired a Dismission from us to put herself under the Instruction1064 of that Chh. twas Granted.

    Sep 14 1735 A Letter from the Chh lately embodied at Halifax was Read Desireing the Presence of this Chh by their Elders & Messengers to Assist in the Ordination of Mr John Cotton on the 1st Day of Octor Next the Chh Made Choice of Deacon Foster and [ Thomas to attend with the elders and Pastor. At the same time Voted that Mr John Cotton the Pastor to be ordained be Dismissed from us and Recom̄ended to them The Revd Mr John Cotton was Ordained at Halifax Octo 1st 1735. Whom we hope and Pray May be a Rich gift of our asscended Lord unto that Chh and pple [4] Church Records

    1736 July 25 Lords Day (P:M:) a Letter was read to this Chh from a number of Brethren in the Mattapoyset Precinct in Rochester Desireing the Presence1065 of this Chh by their Elder and Messengers, to assist the sd Brethren in their Embodying in to a Distinct Chh on the 28 instant. The Chh made Choice1066 of Nathl Thomas Esqr and Deacon Haviland Torrey to attend with the Pastor on sd Affair.

    July 28 the Pastor and Delegates of three Chhs viz Rochester, Plymouth & Dartmouth Met at Mr John Hammonds at Rochester abovesd and Embodied Eight Brethren there into a Distinct Chh. May they be inriched with Divine and spiritual Blessing, and increased with the Increases of God.

    This Year (1736) there has been Added in full Com̄union 11 Males & 31 Females. I Bless God for this Increase. O that God would go on to add unto us Dayly of such as shall be Saved. Amen.

    1738 June This Chh attended by their Pastor & Delegates at a Council at Rochester (in the Second Precinct) relating to the Settlemt of Mr Elisha Tupper. the Council Advised the Chh & Precinct to Dismiss sd Tupper

    1738 June 27 This Chh Attended by their Pastor & Delegates at a Council at Eastham First Chh relating to the Revd Mr Samuel Osburn. they complained of his Preaching & venting Erronious Doctrines. the Council suspended him till Octo 25.1067 & then advised to a separation.

    1738 Octo 29 Letters were read to this Chh from our Brethren at Monument viz Elisha Holmes, Thomas Harlow, Joseph Bartlet, Solomon Silvester, Samuel Ellis, Robert Harlow and Elisha Holmes Junr Desireing Dismission & Recomendatory Letters in order to their Embodying into a Distinct Chh: which was Granted. The Chh also Granted a Dismission to the Women in full comunion Inhabitants in sd Precinct Viz Lydia Ryder, Elizabeth Bartlet, Sarah Blackmar, Sarah Johnson, Abigail Witherhead, Elizabeth Silvester, Hannah Ryder, Mary Clark, Hannah Ellis, Remember Witherhead Hannah Silvester, Susannah Cornish, Sarah Sturtevant Jedidah Harlow, Susannah1068 Holmes, Ann Clark, Ann May & Experience. and also Voted that our particular Relation to the Baptized Persons or the Children of the Chh in sd Precinct be transferred to that Chh when Embodied.

    A Letter was also read Desireing the Presence of the Elders and Delegates of this Chh to Assist at their embodying and at the Ordination of Mr Jonathan Ellis whom they have Chosen for their Pastor, on the Eight of Novr next which was Granted. & Deacons Foster & Atwood [51069] were chosen to attend with the Pastor.

    They were accordingly embodied into a Distinct Chh on Novr 8 1738 & Mr Jonathan Ellis Ordained to the Pastoral Office over them by Prayer and Imposition Hands whom we Hope & Pray may prove a Pastor after Gods own heart & that God will Establish & Build up that Chh & Bless it for ever. Amen.

    1740 Octo 19 a Letter was Read from the Second Chh of Rochester Desireing the Presence of this Chh by1070 the Elder & Messengers to Assist at the Ordination of Mr Ivory Hovey the 29 Curt. Deacon Atwood & Brother John Faunce were Chosen to Attend with the Pastor

    1740 Octo 20 at a Chh Meeting Voted that the Deacons Discourse with our Brother John Sparhawk our Brother Ebenezer Cobb & our Sister Rebekah Staff concerning the Several things complain’d of in them & make Report at the next Chh meeting.

    Brother Cobbs case was Dismist June 23 1741

    1741 May 11 at a Chh Meeting Voted that if any Person in relation to this Chh shall be guilty of any Scandalous Offence & do not within six months from the time of their Offence make their Peace with the Chh; then the Chh will call upon them.

    1741 June 23 At a Chh Meeting Voted That those Persons that stand related to this Chh that have been guilty of scandalous Offences if they do not make their Peace with the Chh in the usual Method, being duely notified, within three months after such Notification, this Chh is Determined to proceed with them.

    Voted also That the Deacons be a Com̄ittee to notify those Persons as soon as Convenienly & return an Account when each Person was notified to the Pastor. [6] Chh Records

    1740/1 March. The Revd Mr Gilbert Tennent came hither & Preached Eight Sermons to great Acceptance which by the Blessing of God greatly awakened this People.1071 — After this Several Ministeres of the County & others Visited us & Preached with us. We often Spent whole Days in Prayer Singing & Preaching & had frequently three Exercises in them. I often Preached Three times on the Lords Day my self & Sometimes three or four times in the week besides.

    The Subjects chiefly Insisted on were these following the Sin & Apostacy of Mankind in Adam. the blindness of the Natural man in the things of God, the Enmity of the Carnal Mind, the evil of Sin, the Desert of it & the utter inability of the fallen Creature to Relieve it Selfe. the Sovereignty of God, his Knowledge Justice, Holiness, Truth, Power, & Eternity. & the dreadfulness of his Wrath Also his Grace & Mercy in Christ Jesus. the way of Redemption by †; Justification thro his Imputed Righteousness, recieved by Faith, this Faith the Gift of God, & a living Principle that works by Love. Loyal & Evangelical Repentance: the Nature & Necessity of Regeneration and that without Holiness no man can see God. All Persons were put upon Examining themselves, warned against trusting in their own righteousness which is as filthy Raggs, & resting in the form of Godliness without the Power &c These together with pathetical Invitations to come Now & Embrace the Lord Jesus † as freely offered in the Gospel made a wonderful impression on the minds of all Sorts of ꝑple & Men Women & Children were much awaken’d & some (we Believe) were converted.

    Janr 7, 1741/2. The Revd Mr Croswel came hither & continued in the Town about a Fortnight. Preaching in this & Sometimes in the other Parish. At this time I think I may say as Paul Doth 1 Thess: 1.5 — & 2 Ch: 13 — Hundreds of Souls were at one time in the Meeting House Feb. 13th Crying out in the utmost concern What they should do to be saved? & many others rejoyceing in the Lord in the sweet sense of his Redeeming Grace & Love in † Jesus as they declared. This Day & at some other times conversions were so open & Public that we Seemed to see Souls Dead in trespasses & Sins Revive & Stand up monuments of divine Grace. It appeared to be a Day of Great Grace.

    After this for a considerable time the Taverns were much Reformed & the Children forsake their Plays in the Streets and Persons of all Denominations Except a few gave themselves to Reading the Word of God & other Books of Devotion, to Meditation Prayer Conference & other Religious Exercises & refrained from their customary Vices & great Additions were made to the Chh of Such as we hope will be Saved.

    A violent Opposition presently arose & prevailed so far that a number [71072] of this Congregation went out from us into a Distinct Society & Nine of the Brethren asked a Dismission from us which was readily granted.

    Janry 5 Thursday 1743/4 The Revd Mr Nathanael Eells Preached the First Sermon in the New Meeting House to those that have separated from us.

    Febry 2d 1743/4 The Pastor Stayed the Chh after Lecture. & the Chh Voted that Deacons Atwood & Torrey Notify Nero a Negro Man belonging to Mr John Barnes & Boston a Negro Man belonging to Mr Thomas Foster that this Chh suspend them from Com̄union at Present. they having been convicted of Scandalous Offenses before the Civil Magistrate.

    Janry 6 1744/5 Boston a Negro Man belonging to Mr Thomas Foster made Publick confession of his Offense & was Restored. [8] Chh Records

    May 4 1744. Lords Day. The Brethren of the Chh were Stayed. & a Letter was Read from 9 of our Brethren of the New Society The Chh Voted. That what followeth should be sent in Answer to their Request.

    That Whereas a number of Brethren of the New Society in Fellowship with this Chh Viz Benjamin Warren, Ebenezer Cobb, Samuel Nelson, Nathaniel Holmes, Josiah Carver, Ebenezer Curtis, Judah West, John Nelson, Elisha Doten, have requested us to give our Consent that they may Embody into a Distinct Chh that so they may regularly Proceed to take & settle a Pastor over them in the Lord. These are to Signify that we do give our Consent to sd Request. Praying that the God of all Grace may Enrich them with all Spiritual Blessings & give them a Pastor after his own heart.

    We Subscribe your Brethren in the Faith & fellowship of the Gospel

    N L Pastor

    in the Name & with consent of ye Chh

    March 28 1745 The Revd Mr Silvanus Conant was ordained to the Pastoral Office over the First Chh in Middleborough. O that He may be a Pastor after God’s own Heart!

    Apl 28 1745 Lords Day. The Chh was Stayed after Public Service & the Pastor Notified the Chh to Meet at the Meeting House the Next Thusday at Two o Clock P:M: To know their Minds, weather they would Chose One or More Deacons. & if the Chh should incline to Chuse one or more to that office, & should so cause to proceed then to come to a Choice.

    May the great Head of the Chh Direct us in this affair to his Glory.

    May 2d the Chh met at the Time & Place appointed. the Meeting was Opened with Prayer. & this Qury was Proposed wheather the Chh see cause to Proceed at this time to the Choice of One or More Suitable Persons to the Office of Deacons in this Chh.

    1 The Chh voted unanimously to Proceed

    2. Voted to Chuse two Suitable Persons to the Office of Deacons at this Time The Brethren were then Desired to bring in their Votes & Brother Thomas Foster & Brother Joseph Bartlet were chosen to the Office of Deacons in this Chh. Which Choice the Pastor Declared his Consent to & Requested these our Beloved Brethren to Accept of said office. They Each of them Desired some time of Consideration &c [9] Chh Records

    3. The Deacons were Desired to Discourse with Sister Staff in order to bring her to Repentance & Reformation in Reference to her Intemperance The Chh was then Dismist with Prayer

    May 12. Lords Day The Pastor Stayed the Congregation in the fore noon & informed them that the Chh had lately Elected two of our Brethren to the Office of Deacons in this Chh Viz Mr Thomas Foster & Mr Joseph Bartlett. The Pastor also requested these our Brethren to Accept of said office & that in token of their Acceptance they would take their Places in the same Seat with the other Deacons & they did so in the After Noon.

    May God make them great Blessings to this Chh & Congregation. Febry 27th 174⅚ This Day departed this Life the the Aged & godly Mr Thomas Faunce ruling Elder of this Chh. in the 47th year of his Office & in the 99th year of his Age. [10] Church Records March 2d 174⅚ Lords Day the Pastor Desired the Brethren of the Church to meet togeather to morrow Morning at Nine of the Clock at this Place

    March 3d The Chh Met togeather accordingly & Voted

    1. That out of Respect & Honour to the Deceased Elder they will do Something towards his Funeral

    2. That the Chh in convenient time have a Contrabution among themselves for this Purpose.

    The meeting was then Concluded with Prayer

    The Chh accordingly made a Contrabution among them selves for the aforesaid Purpose.

    Apl 27 1746: Lords Day Nero a Negro man Made Confession of his Sin & was Restored. & Dismist from us to the first Chh in Marshfield where he now Dwells.

    A Memorandum Of Several Ecclesiastical Councils that the Pastor & Delegates from this Chh have been Sent for & have Assisted in Viz

    • At Rehoboth first Parish Octo 26 1743. Since that time
    • At Plimton Second Parish Four times
    • At Middleborough first Chh Two times
    • At Duxbury Two times.
    • At Dorchester Three times
    • At Sandwich Second Chh once
    • At Farmingham once
    • At Hopkington once
    • At Abbington once
    • At Tiverton the Instalment of ye Revd Mr Campbell
    • At Easton ye Instalment of the Revd Mr Prentice
    • At Boston Octor 7 1748 the Instalmt1073 of ye Revd Mr Croswel
    • At Attleborough Novr 30 1748 the Ordination of the Revd Mr Peter Thacher
    • At Abington Augst 29 1749 the Dismission of ye Revd Mr Brown.

    [11] Church Records

    Augst 3d 1749 The Chh was Stayed after Lecture & they made Choice of the Deacons to be a Comitee for the Chh to Discourse with those Persons that Stand i[n] Relation to this Chh who have for some time Absen[ed] themselves from our Com̄union. Also with Brothe[r] Samuel Kempton & Sister Rebecca Staffe. & also to call upon Persons that are in Relation to this Chh that have fallen into Scandalous Sins to Make their Peace with God & with the Chh.

    Octo 31 1749 The Second Chh in this Town (at Monument Ponds) having Sent Letters to this Chh to advise & Assist them relating to the Dismission of their Revere[d] & beloved Pastor Mr Jonathan Ellis because of the Divisions among them & their inability to Support Him longer. the Elder & Messengers Joyned in Council with the Elders & Messengers of Two other Chhs viz the first Chh in Plimton & the Chh of Hallifax. After Prayer & Hearing the Case the Council Advised the Revd Mr Ellis to ask a Dismisn & the Chh to Grant it. Which was accordingly done thô with much Reluctance the far greater part of the[m] yeilding to it only on the Account of their inability to Maintain Him in the Work of the Ministry. freely Rcommending Him to the Work of the Ministry & to Communion with other Chhs.

    Novr 26 A Letter was Read from the Chh in Little Compt[on] desireing the Assistance of this Chh at the intended I[n]stallmt of the Revd Mr Jonathan Ellis the 29th of this M[onth] The Pastor could not go, & the Chh Voted that Broth[er] Samuel Bartlett & Brother Nathanael Foster attend on that Affair as Messengers from this Chh.

    March 29 1750 This Day Died (Much Lamented) Deacon Haviland Torry a man of great Piety & Faithfulness Etatis 67.1074 O that God, with whom is the Residue of the Spirit, may repair this great breach & raise us faithf[ul] officers from time to time.

    Apl 15 A Letter was read to this Chh from the Pastor & Chh of Duxbury desireing the assistance of this Chh by the Pastor & one Delegate to1075 Joyn with a Council of Chhs in order for the Dismission of the Revd Mr Samuel Veazie from h[is] Pastoral Relation to them. The Chh Chose Deacon Atwood to attend with ye Pastor. The Council met on Apl 18 which consisted of Four Chhs Viz of Hanover Halifax the first of Marsfeild & this Chh. The Town [121076] of Duxbury being rent with Divisions & having Refused to Support the Pastor for some years past the Council advised them to ask a Dismission & the Chh to Grant it with Recom̄endation for his further Servicableness in the Ministry They readily granted the Recom̄endation but1077 with Reluctance parted with their Pastor. the Council united with the Chh in Recom̄ending Mr Veazie to further Service in the Ministry where God should call Him & Faulted the Town for Denying Him a Support & Suffering the House of God to Lay wast.

    The remove of many faithful Ministers of late from from the neighbouring Chhs Looks as thô God is departing from us. O Lord God forsake us not but Return & visit the Vines which thine own right hand hath planted, & Pardon the Sins of thy People for thy Name Sake.

    [1]751 Apl 4 This Day was observed by this Chh & Congregation in Humiliation & Prayer that God would give us Repentance & turn us from all our Sins, Revive the Languishing State of Religion and Stay the very mortal Fever Now prevailing among us of which many have Died

    After Public Worship the Chh was Stay’d & Voted that the Deacons Are Desired to Discourse with those Persons (in Relation to this Chh) that have fallen into Sin & Call upon them to make their Peace with God & the Chh.

    Sepr 15 the Chh was Stayed & our Brother John Torrey was Chosen a Messenger from this Chh to a Council at Easton [13] Chh Records 1752 Decemr 31 Lords Day the Chh was Stayed & a Letter was Read from the first Chh of Norton Desireing the Assistance of this Chh by the Revd Elder & Messengers at the Ordination of Mr Joseph Palmer whom they have Chosen to be their Pastor. This Chh Chose Deacon Thomas Foster & Deacon Joseph Bartlett to Attend with the Pastor.

    On Janry 3d 1753 A Council of Twelve Chhs Convened at Norton & the Revd Mr Palmer was Ordained to the Pastoral Charge of sd Chh & Congregation by1078 Prayer & Imposition of Hands. the Pastor of this Chh gave the Charge

    O that God may fill Him with his Spirit & Grace and render him a Wise Faithful & Successful Labourer in his Vineyard! Amen.

    1753 Sepr 30 Lords Day the Chh was Stayed & the Pastor informed that He being attended with many Infirmities had tho’t of taking a Journey whic He hoped might be a Means by God Blessings towards the recovery1079 of his Health. The Chh consented to it, & by a Vote Desired the Deacons to get the Pulpit Supply’d by some suitable Person in the Mean while.

    The Text this Afternoon was Ps 122.7 Peace be within thy walls & Prosperity within thy Pallaces. [14] Chh Records

    1753 Decemr 16 Lords Day P M. A Letter was Read to ye Chh from our Brethren of the Second Chh in this Town Desireing our Presence & Assistance by the Pastor & Messengers At the Ordination of Mr Elijah Packard on the 26th Current. The Chh Voted that ye Deacons Viz Atwood, Foster, Bartlet &. Doctor Le Baron attend with the Pastor on this Affair

    Decernr 26th Day A Council of Chhs Met in the Second Precinct Viz the 1st & 3d of Bridgwater & the 1st & 2d of Plimouth & did unanimously Assist in the Ordination of Mr Elijah Packard to the work of the Gospel Ministry & Pastor over the Flock of Christ in that Place The Revd Mr Bacon began with Prayer, the Revd Mr Perkins Preached. the Pastor of this Chh gave the Charge & the Revd Mr Anger the Right Hand of Fellowship & Mr Packard Blessed the Congregation

    May the God & Father of our Lord Jesus Christ make Him a Pastor after his own Heart. Amen.

    17541080 Sepr 15 Lords Day P:M: the Chh was Stayed & the Pastor Appointed a Chh Meeting to be in the Meeting House on Thursday the 3d of Octr next after Lecture. in order to Chuse One or more Deacons as the Chh shall see cause.

    The Chh Met on Octo 3 1754. & Voted they were content that but one Deacon should be chosen at this time. they gave their Votes & Brother John Torrey was Elected to the Deacons office by a great Majority. the Meeting was began & Concluded with Prayer. May the God of all Grace fill this his Servant with his Spirit & with wisdom & make Him in all things Faithful. Amen.

    1754 Novr 16 Ther came hither again the Revd Mr George Whitefield & Preached in the Evening it being Saturday 1 Sermon

    17 The next Day being Lords Day Three Sermons

    18 & the next Day viz Monday Morning 1 Sermon

    I waited upon1081 him to Middleborô where he Preachd again1082 on sd Day May God make him more & more a great Blessing in his Generation & long Preserve his Life & usefulness to1083 these & other Chhs

    July 13 1755 A Letter was Read from the Chh of Duxbury Desireing the Presence & Assistance of this Chh by the Pastor & Delegates to Join with Other Chhs in the Ordination of Mr Charles Turner. The Chh Chose the 3 Deacons Viz Poster, Bartlet & Torey to attend with the Pastor.

    The Council Met at Duxbury July 23. consisting of 8 Chhs & Four Ministers & Seven Delegates Dissented from the Ordination1084 yet the Council Proceeded to the Ordination there being a Majority of the Delegates for it. The Ministers were Equally Divided. [15] Church Records

    1755 Decem 7 Lords Day a Letter from the Pastor & Chh of Halifax was read Desireing the Assistance of this Chh by the Pastor & a Delegate to met with other Chhs there on the 24 Instant in order in order Regularly to Dissolve the Pastoral Relation between the Revd Mr John Cotton & them He being by the Providence of God incapatated from further carrying on the Work of the Ministry among them & the1085 Town having come to an Agreemt with Him. This Chh Chose Deacon Torrey to go upon this Affair with the Pastor. On the Day abovesd Viz Decem 24 1755 A Council of Four Chhs met at Halifax viz the Is Chh of Plimouth the 1st of Plimton the 2d of Bridgewater & the 1st of Middleborô & Did Approve of & consent to the Dismission of the Revd Mr John Cotton from his Pastoral Relation to that Flock & if God should Restore his bodily Strenth1086 did Recom̄end Him to the Work of the Ministry else where (if God should call him) as a man well Qualified with Gifts & Grace for sd Work.

    July 4 1756 Lords Day P:M: the Pastor Notified the Brethren to Attend a Chh Meeting tomorrow at 3 Clock at the meeting House

    July 5 The Chh accordingly meet. The Meeting was opened with Prayer

    1 The Chh Chose a Comittee to1087 Enquire in to Affair of our Sister Lydia Barnes it being supposed that she was married to Jonathan Samson one that had been husband to her neice and Deacons Foster Bartlet & Torrey were the Comtee

    2 The Pastor then Delivered a Paper Directed the Chh & Precinct wch was as followeth.

    To the First Chh & Precinct of Plimouth Honoured & Beloved

    I find my Strength so much Impaired yt I need an Assistant in the great & good work of the Gospel Ministry in this Place where I have Laboured many years & where I Desire to finish my Life if it be the wish of God. It is Desired that you would speedily Provide help for the Pulpit that I May not be obliged to Preach Constantly under Present Infirmity. It is also Proposed to your Consideration that you Settle a Colleague with Me in the Ministry. & that we Humble ourselves before God for our Sins & Look to the Lord of the Harvest to send forth a Laborer into this part of his Vineyard that may be a man after his own heart

    Desireing your Prayers for me I am your Affectionate Pastor

    N Leonard

    Deacon Bartlet & Deacon Torry were Desired to carry sd Paper & lay it before the Precinct & the Chh was Dismist with Prayer. [16] Chh Records

    1756 Octo. 10 Lords Day P:M. The Pastor Notified the Brethren & Desired them to Attend a Chh Meeting tomorrow at 2 o Clock P:M: in the Meeting House.

    Octo 11. the Chh Met. & the Chh Meeting was Opened with Prayer Then the Pastor Read the Coppy of the Letter He Sent to the Chh & Precinct in July last past.

    1 And the Question was Put Whether the Chh is willing to Come into some Measures for Settling a Person in the Work of the Ministry in this Place with Revd Mr Leonard, Provided the Precinct shall Agree thereto, Also Provided the Precinct shall come to an Agreement with the Revd Mr Leonard Relating to his Support for the Future Voted in the Affirmative

    2ly The Question was put Whether it be the mind of ys Chh Provided the Precinct shall Consent thereto That Application be Made to Mr Joseph Jackson to Supply the Pulpit for a Month longer than the time already Agreed for Voted in the Affirmative the Meeting Concluded with Prayer

    Janry 30 1757 Lords Day the Chh was Stayed & the Pastor Appointed a Chh Meeting to be next Thursday after Lecture to Consider further the Case of Sister Lydia Barnes

    Feb 3 After Lecture the Chh Stayed & the Meeting being Opened with Prayer Sister Lydia Barnes Appeared & Acknowledged her Contempt of †s, Authority in the Chh & the Chh forgave Her in that Matter. & then they Voted to make a further Enquiry into the Case of Lydia Barnes & that Brother Samll Donham be of the Com̄ittee instead of Deacon Foster to Enquire as in the former Vote [17] Chh Records

    Feb 20 1757 Lords Day the Pastor Appointed a Chh Meeting to be in the Meeting House to Morrow at 2 of the Clock P:M:

    Feb 21 The Chh Attended the Meeting which was opened with Prayer & it was Proposed to the Brethren That they having already Heard a Number of Candidates wheather they see Cause to come to a Choice? They Declined coming to a Choice at Present. It was Further Proposed to the Chh what further Steps they would take towards the calling & Settleing a Minister with the Revd Mr Leonard.

    & After Consideration & the Brethren had Spoken their Minds in the Affair. Voted That it is the Mind of this Chh that Application be made to the Revd Mr James Sprout of Gilford in the Colony of Connecticut to come & Preach to us in order to a Settlement with us Provided that the Precinct shall Consent thereto & Chuse some Person to go to Gilford to Invite Mr Sprout to Come to this Place for that Purpose.

    2 Voted that it is the Mind of the Chh if the Precinct shall Chuse a Person to Make Application to the Revd Mr Sprout, & if Mr Sprout Declines coming to make further Enquiry after Some Suitable Person to Preach to us upon Probation & to use Endeavours to obtain one.

    3 Voted that the Revd Mr John Cotton be Desired to Preach to us in the Mean time

    These Votes Passed Unanimously.1088 The Meeting was Concluded with Prayer.

    March 20th 1757 Lords Day P:M: After Sermon the Pastor Appointed a Chh Meeting to be held in the Meeting House Next Wendsday at 3 o’Clock P:M:

    March 23d Wendsday1089 The Chh Met & Many Members being absent by Reason of a Severe Storm Adjourned to Friday next at 3 o’Clock PM:

    March 25th Friday. The Chh Met according to the Adjournmt& after Prayer The Pastor made the Following Request to the Church Viz

    Beloved Brethren

    God in his Providence having in a great Measure taken me off from my Ministerial Labours [181090] among you by Reason of my many bodily Infirmities I now Move to you to Consent that my Pastoral Relation to you might be Dissolved at such time as the Chh shall think Convenient, and that it may be done by the Advice of an Eccelsiastical Council & with Propper Recommendation from you to the Work of the Ministry if God should Restore my Health again & to the Communion of the Chhs or any particular Chh I shall Desire to be Recom̄ended to

    Your Affectionate Pastor

    Nathanael Leonard

    This was Voted in the affirmative.

    2ly Voted That the Actual Dismission of the Revd Mr Leonard from the Work of the Ministry in this Place shall be Defered till the Settleing another Minister in this Chh; & the Same Council that shall be Here on that Occasion shall also Assist in the Dismission of the Revd Leonard.

    3ly The Question was put, Whether the Chh would Chuse a Com̄ittee for the Calling of Chh Meetings in Mr Leonards Absence? Voted in the Affermative & that the Number should Consist of Three Viz Deacon Thos Foster, Deacon Joseph Bartlet & Deacon John Torrey. Then the Chh Moved to the Revd Pastor, That when such Meeting shall be1091 Called in his Absence They should have full Power to Chuse a Moderator to Regulate said Meeting? And the Pastor in the Presence of the Chh Consented

    4ly Voted that the Revd Mr Leonard May if He Thinks Propper Remove with his Family from this Town before his Pastoral Relation be Dissolved.

    And then the Pastor Concluded the Meeting with Prayer & Benediction The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with this Flock & Bless us & our Children forever. Amen.1092 [19]

    17571093 The Precinct having concurred with the Chhs vote to make application to the Revd Mr Sprout as in P. 17.1094 — Deacon Torrey was sent to invite him. — Accordingly Mr Sprout came, and preacht to us. 3. Sabbath in May Viz. the 8th 15th & 22d

    On the 22d The Committee chosen to call Church Meetings in the Pastor’s absence, warned the Chh to meet on the morrow at 1. aclock PM in the meeting House in order to proceed to the Choice of a Pastor if they tho’t proper.

    May. 23. The Chh met at the meeting House according to warning, and chose Mr John Cotton Moderator. — After Prayers for Direction, A free Conference followed, in which (to satisfy one or two objecting Brethren) both the Lawfulness & expediency of Mr Sprout’s Removal was urged. — That all the reformed Chhs held, that it was lawful to remove minister’s for the greater good of the Chh, for want of due support &c. and they practised accordingly. —Severall Instances of this Nature occur in the Chhes of New-England even from the beginning, which are the strictest of all upon this Head.

    And the expediency of Mr Sprout’s Removal was urged from the peculiar Circumstances of the People in this Place, as well as that of his own Flock; which (according to the accounts we had) might be better accom̄odated by being reunited to the old Parish of Guilford— from which they had before departed — than continuing as a distinct Society — The Cause of their offence & secession from that Church being in a great measure, removed. — &c. &c.

    After Discourse, The Chh Voted to proceed im̄ediately to the Choice of a Pastor. — And bringing in their Votes in writing, upon counting them It appeared that every Vote was for the Revd Mr James Sprout Viz. 44.

    Next, The Church chose Dr Le Baron, Colll Watson, Mr Spooner, Mr Mayhew & their former Committee to present these Votes to the Precinct and also to the Revd Mr Sprout in Case the Precinct concur with the Choice.

    Finally, the Church Voted to request Mr John Cotton to supply the Pulpit, till they hear further from the Revd Mr Sprout.

    Att. JnO Cotton Modr

    The Precinct having concurred with the Chh in the Call by a general Vote, The same was preferred by the Chh & Precinct-Committee to Mr Sprout, who took the affair into Consideration & returned home to Guilford. — Sometime after He informed us by Letters, that his Church refused to dismiss him and likewise wholly declined joyning with him in Council to ask Advice & Direction in the Affair. Upon which after some months, he called a Council himself. — of which he apprised this Church — upon which the Chh Com̄ittee Oct. 9, called a Chh-Meeting to be on the next Day, to chuse some persons to represent them before said Council.

    October. 10. 1757. The Chh met at the Meeting House — and chose Mr John Cotton moderator. — The Meeting was opened with Prayer. — And after Consideration the following Vote past.

    Inasmuch as the Revd Mr James Sprout has sent for a Council [20] to meet the 3d Tuesday of this Instant October, in order to advise him with respect to the Call this Church have given him to take the pastoral Charge over them, It was Voted by the Church (that in case the Precinct concur) To send Thomas Foster Esqr & Dr Lazarus LeBaron to represent them before said Council and to do & act all & every Thing that they may think proper in the affair for the regular obtaining the said Mr Sprout. — And if they fail of success, then to apply to some Candidate for the ministry to come & preach among us upon Probation.

    Test. JnO Cotton Modr

    The Committee above (being likewise chosen by the Precinct) attended the Council at Guilford Oct. 18. And after laying the Affair before them, the Council came to a Result, as follows.1095

    At1096 a Meeting of an Ecclesiastical Council convend at Guilford Octr 18. 1757. at ye Desire of the Revd Mr James Sproutt to hear & consider a Call to the pastoral Charge of ye first Chh in Plymouth, to him from thence, & to look into the whole Affair & advise him what to do.

    Present
      Elders Messengers Churches

    Revd Messrs

    Jedediah Mills

    Mr Saml De’Forest

    Ripton

     

    Philemon Robbins

    Dn Edwd Barker

    Branford

     

    William Gaylord

     

    Wilton

     

    Danl Humphrey

    Dn Danl Holbrook Esqr

    Derby

     

    Eleazar Wheelock

    Mr Josiah Finney

    Lebanon

     

    Joseph Bellamy

    Danll Everett Esqr

    Bethlem

     

    Mark Leavenworth

    Thos Brownson Esqr

    Waterbury

    The Revd Mr Mills was chosen Moderator — & the Revd Mr Bellamy Scribe —After Solemn Prayr to God for Wisdom & Direction the Council adjournd till tomorrow Morning 7 O’Clock.

    Octr 19th The Council met according to Adjournment — The Revd Mr Sproutt appeard before ye Council, & gave a Narrative of ye State of his people at Guilford, & his Conduct relating to his Call at Plymo from ye Beginning of the Affair to ye present Time. — Two Gentle a Com̄ittee from the first Church & Society at Plymo viz Thoms Foster Esqr & Doct Larazus LeBaron appeard also before ye Council, & urged the Lawfulness of removing Ministers & ye great Necessity of one being removd for them — & ye particular Reasons why Mr Sproutt shd be the Man. — The Chh in ye 4th Society in Guilford also appeard before ye Council, & offerd their Reasons why Mr Sprout ought not to be removd— The whole was taken into Consideration, And after mature Deliberation, the Council came into ye following Resolves —

    1. That notwithstanding ye Covt Relation between Ministers & their People, a Minister may when ye greater Good of Christ’s Chh evidently calls for it be lawfully removd to another Church & Congregation.

    2. That such an important Affair ought to be1097 referrd to an Ecclesiastical Council by ye Parties concernd

    The Council adjournd till tomorrow at 7 O Clock in ye Morning

    Octr 20 — Met according to Adjournment & resolvd

    3. That althô ye Necessities of ye first Chh & Congregation in Plymouth, appear so great, that we cannot say but that it is best some Ministers be removd for them, and though we well approve the steps they have taken [21] Yet the 4th Society in Guilford is so situate, and attended with such peculiar Difficulties, that we cannot be satisfyd that ’tis best Mr Sproutt be removd — but advise him to continue in his present Station; heartily wishing the great Head of ye Chh may Yet lead his1098 People at Plymouth to a Pastor after his own Heart. — And in a Sense of their piteous Case, as represented to Us, we recommend it to them still to persevere in ye Use of all proper Means to obtain a faithful Minister, not withstanding ye great Discouragements they have hitherto met with

    A True Copy Test

    Joseph Bellamy Scribe

    Upon this Result, the Com̄ittee returnd to Plymouth & some Days after, came the following Letter from ye Revd Mr Sproutt to ye Chh & Congregation in Plymo directed to Thomas Foster Esqr. — Viz

    Guilford Octobr 25. 1757.

    To ye first Chh of Christ in Plymouth & ye Congregation

    Dearly Beloved Brethren & Friends!

    I have frequently set down to write with an aking Heart & trembling Hands on many Occasions; but don’t remember ever more than at this Time, when I am constraind in Point of Honour, Gratitude & Duty to write to a people for whom I have had so much Concern, who have been so peculiarly dear to me & to whom (I must confess) I had some pleasing Expectations of standing in a nearer Relation. My Heart & Affections are much with You: & if you thought my poor Labours might have been for Soul Advantage to You & your Children, & are sad at ye Tydings which you doubtless have receivd before this Time, by your Dear & faithful Representatives — I may say, In all your Afflictions I am afflicted. — I firmly believe a Universal Providence — and trust I can say with some Sincerity, am inwardly pleasd that ye Lord God omnipotent reigneth; And acquiesce in the Disposing Will of the great Redeemer who is Head over all Things for his Church. — As to the Affair of my Removal to Plymouth, which has for Months past lain so heavy on my Mind, I feel satisfyd that I have taken such Steps to know ye Mind of God, as are not only approvd by my Revd Fathers & Brethren, but also by my own Conscience, & therefore rest in the Council’s Result as a Declaration of ye Mind of God1099 at present. — I freely acknowledge myself unworthy of ye Respect you have manifested for me at Plymouth —Yet since my Labours have been acceptable to You, & you have manifested such Regard for them, I as freely own, my heart is affected that I may not spend my Life among so Dear a People, in so pleasant a Place, & where I might have pleasing Prospects of extensive Usefulness. — Your dear Agents have acted here, in the most faithful, pressing genteel but yet Engaging Manner: — By their truly Christian & affecting Representation of the Circumstances of Plymo, they gaind1100 Esteem & Honor to themselves, & the most tender Love & Concern for the Church they represented; both in the Council & in the Hearts of all By-Standers. — I trust the Chh at Plymo is founded on ye Everlasting Rock of Ages, & that the Gates of Hell shall never prevail agst it. —& Dr Brethren, Sisters & Children, my Ht is open towds You, & let me yet tell you the Redeemer reigns, is ye great Shephd of the Sheep, & has as tender Regard for them, Yea, & for the Lambs of ye Flock as ever. — In my poor Requests at ye Throne of Grace (before wch I trust youll often be found bowing ye Knee in humble Supplications) Plymouth’s Destitute Circumstances shall be rememberd by me till indulgent Heaven grants them one of Christ’s Ascension Gifts, even a Pastor after Gods own Heart. — Let me suppose I had a few Minutes to spend1101 wth You.— I wd fill them up in Exhorting You to stand fast in ye Faith, in the Name of ye Lord to erect your Spiritual Banners, & watch against all false Principles & Doctrines: for the Redeemers Sake maintain the Unity of ye Spt in the Bond of Peace. — On one Hand, take heed, & do not Encourage those Doctrines which are Derogatory to sovereign Grace in Christ — On the other, cautiously avoid Enthusiastick & Seperating Principles wch have provd of such fatal & pernicious Consequence in many flourishing Churches in New England.

    It seems by ye Providence of God my Station is fixd for the present: & though I love my little Flock here, & hope I may do something for Gd in these Parts, yet my Heart is much with You, & I grtly rejoice that Christ hath so great an Interest in Plymouth; & hope you will have prevailing Power at ye Throne of Grace. [22] If Providence shod give me Opportunity to visit my Friends in that Part of ye Country, I purpose as Paul said in another Case, to Visit the Brethren at Plymouth & see how they do. — This I think I can say gives me no small Comfort, that I hope to meet many of you, in a little Time (thrô the Riches of Redeeming Love) in a better World, where there will be no sad Hearts.—May Almighty God bless you & shed abroad his Love in your Hearts by the holy Ghost, preserve you in Peace & Unity — shower down plentifully upon you converting & sanctifying Grace, & in his Own Way & Time supplie you with a Pastor after his own Heart; wth one yt shall be constraind from the Love he has to ye Great Shepherd, to feed his Sheep & tender Lambs. — I commend you all to ye Mercy of God in Christ to ye good Word of his Grace, wch is able to make you wise unto Eternl Salvation thro’ Faith wch is in Jesus Christ our Lord.

    The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all Amen.

    I am your Affectionate Servt in the Gospel of Jesus Christ

    James Sproutt.1102

    Thus1103 this poor Chh being disappointed in their Hopes of obtaining Mr Sprout (altho’ as we have been informed above one Half of the ministers in the Council favoured his Removal, but were over-voted by the Messengers) They agreed upon a Day of Fasting & Prayer for Direction under their present Difficulties; which was accordingly attended on the 9th of November — several neighbouring Ministers being present. — And at the Close of it, the Com̄ittee warned a Church Meeting to be the next Day at 1. a clock “to consider what further steps were proper to be taken for the calling & settling a minister or supplying the Pulpit at present.” — [For the Com̄ittee that went to Connecticut had not procured any Candidate — as they were comissioned to do in case of Mr Sprout’s Failure— They not hearing of any suitable one, altho’ they had asked the advice & Direction of the Council.]1104

    November. 10. 1757. The Chh met at the Meeting House — and Mr John Cotton was chosen Moderator. — After Prayers &c. The Church Voted

    1. That they would hear. 4. Candidates for the ministry on Probation each for the space of 4. Sabbaths at least.

    2. Voted that the Chhs present Com̄ittee Viz Deacon Foster Deacon Bartlett & Deacon Torrey (Together with such as the Precinct shall joyn with them) should be a Com̄ittee to look out for said Candidates as speedily as may be.

    Attest John Cotton Modr

    The Precinct having concurred and joyned 4. to the Church Com̄ittee, They first procured Mr Stephen Minot, who preach’d from November .20. to the middle of December. — Then Mr Livermore, who preach’d from Jany. 15. to Feby.6.1758. — The 3d Candidate was Mr Stephen West, who preached his month from Feby. 26.— and continued preaching two months longer at the Request of the Precinct to May.12.

    [During which Term Viz. April.9. The Revd Mr Patten of Hallifax at the Request of the Chh administred the ordinance of the Lord’s Supper to them — as also did the Revd Mr Wheelock of Lebanon some months after August.20.]1105

    Lastly, Mr Locke was procured, who preach’d May. 28. June. 4. & 11. three Sabbaths — Being then obliged to leave us, because of his engagements at College. [23]

    At a Meeting of the 1st Chh of Christ in Plymouth (duely warned by the Chh Com̄ittee) at the Meeting House June.27.1758.

    1. Mr John Cotton chosen Moderator, who opened the Meeting with Prayer.

    2. Voted that the Church will not at this Time proceed to the Choice of a Pastor.

    3. Voted to make further Application to Mr Samuel Lock to supply the Pulpit for 4. Sabbaths as soon as he conveniently can.

    4. Voted That the former Church Com̄ittee Viz. Deacon Foster, Deacon Bartlett & Deacon Torrey should lay the Votes of the Church before the Precinct for their Consideration & Concurrence.

    5. Voted that Mr John Cotton should be applied to, to supply the pulpit till we hear further from Mr Lock.

    Attest John Cotton Modr.

    Pursuant to this (and the Precinct’s) Vote, Mr Lock was again invited — and preach’d at Plymo Aug. 20. PM. & 27. Sept. 3. 10. & 14. on the general Thanksgiving for taking Cape-Breton.

    At a Church Meeting of the first Church of Christ in Plymo duely warned & met together in the Meeting House in the first Precinct in said Plymouth upon Friday the 15th of September 1758.

    Thomas Foster Esqr was chosen Moderator. — And after Prayer to God for Direction.

    1st The Question was put, whether the Chh would at this Time come to the Choice of a Pastor? It passed in the negative.

    2d Voted that application be made to Mr Lock to preach four Sabbaths more upon Probation with us.

    3d Voted that George Watson Esqr be chosen to joyn with a Com̄tee of the Precinct to make application to Mr Lock to preach with us agreeable to said Vote.

    4th Voted that this Meeting be adjourned to Monday the 25th of this month at two a’clock in the Afternoon to meet at this Place.— And said Meeting was accordingly adjourned.

    Thomas Foster Moderator.

    Mr Lock being applied to agreeable to the Vote above, refused to preach further upon Probation with us. — And the Pulpit was chiefly supplied by Mr Cotton, till the 17th of December.

    [The Candidates that preacht before Mr Leonard’s Removal, from July 1756. to May 1757. were Mr Solomon Reed — Mr Joseph Jackson — Mr Smith of Casco-Bay — Mr Dana — Mr Jonas Meriam — Revd Josiah Cotton — Mr Thomas Brown.]1106

    Novr 17581107 at a Church meeting of ye first Chh in ye meeting house duly warnd Thos Foster Esqr moderator Voted yt a Com̄tee be Chosen to Joyn with ye Precinct to procure some suitable person to Preach for two months Voted that the Deacons be ye Com̄tee for that purpose ye Vote was Layd before the Precinct & the Precinct Concurred on the Vote. [24]

    1758 Decr 17th Mr Job Whitney began to Preach amongst us and to good acceptance Till the 22d of Jany 1759 upon which day the Church being duly warned met in ye meeting house in the first Precinct Thomas Foster Esqre was Chosen moderator & then Voted that application be made to Mr Job Whitney to Preach to us four Sabbaths more before we Come to a Choice then Voted yt Deacon Foster Deacon Bartlett & deacon Torrey be a Comtee to make application to Mr Whitney to supply ye Pulpit agreable to ye Vote and then Voted that these Votes be laid before the Precinct for their Concurrence. which was accordingly done and the Precinct Concured with ye Church, and Mr Whitney Preached four Sabbaths Longer. Saving that upon the 21st day of Jany in ye forenoon, Mr Sprout Preached and administred the Sacrament.

    February 19th 1759 At a Church meeting duely warned In order to Come to the Choice of a Pastor if the Church should Incline to it, The Church mett in the meeting house in the First Precinct. and Thomas Foster Esqr was Chosen moderator the meeting being opened with Prayer and there being thirty four members Present

    The Question was first put whether the Church were now Determined to Come to the Choice of a Pastor Voted in the affirmative and Mr Job Whitney was Chosen by a Considerable majority, and ye Vote Draughted in The Following Form Viz after as a Church Bewailing the Frowns of Divine Providence in taking away ye usefulness of our Dear Pastor ye Revd Mr Nathaniel Leonard from us by Bodily Infirmities, For whom we have a sincere Love and shall not cease to Pray For, as Long as God shall spare his life, Lamenting also our Great Barreness and unfruitfulness under his Soul Searching ministry, who while with us Break ye Bread of life to us & Nourished us up in the words of faith and sound Doctrine, and Doubt not but he has had many Seals of his ministry, and many that at the Great day will be his Crown & Joy, Beleiving this flock over which ye holy Ghost made & Continued him So long an overseer will yet be dear to him & always be Interested in his prayers So long as God Continues him in this vale of Tears Though his Pastoral Relation to us shall be Dissolved—and after serious Consideration and earnest applications to the Great head of the Church to bestow on us a Precious [25] Ascension Gift of our ascended Lord & Divine Redeemer even a Pastor after Gods own heart; & having had Tryal of the ministerial Gifts & Pulpit Abillities of Mr Job Whitney For ten Sabbaths Past, and being in a Good measure Satisfyed with them. The Votes of ye Church were Called for by the moderator to be brought In in writing which when sorted & Counted it appeared that Mr Job Whitney was Chosen to the Pastoral office in this Church there being 28 Votes for him one for Mr Sprout and five yt Did not Vote

    Then the Question was put whither it be the mind of this Church if the Precinct Concur their Choice that before Mr Whitney Gives his answer (in case he accept the Call) he should Give his assent & Consent to the New England Conffession of faith Commonly Received in these Churches or Exhibit one to the Chhs in writing to their satisfaction. It Passed in ye Affirmative.

    Then the Church Voted That Thomas Foster Joseph Bartlett and John Torrey be a Comtee to Lay the Votes of the Church before the first Precinct in Plymouth at a meeting Called for that purpose, for their Concurrence

    Then the Church Voted that Joseph Bartlett George Watson and Lazarus LeBaron be a Comtee to Joyn with a Comtee of the Precinct (if they Concur the Churches Choice) of Mr Job Whitney To the1108 Pastoral office in this Church & Congregation, To Cause the Votes of Church & Precinct in some suitable manner to be laid before Mr Whitney for his acceptance Praying that the Great head of the Church would Incline his heart to accept of ye Call and take upon him the Charge of this Flock if it may be for ye Glory of God & Good of this People, and that he may Come to us in the fulness of the blessing of the Gospel of Christ Jesus our Lord & prove a Rich Blessing To us and our families and to the Children that are yet to be born, that so he that Sows & they that Reap may at Last Rejoyce together Amen

    A meeting of the Precinct was Called accordingly and Concurred with the Churches Choice of Mr Job Whitney and Voted him a Sallary & Chose a Comtee to Joyn ye Churches Comtee in Laying ye Votes of Church & Precinct before Mr Whitney for his Consideration and answer, which was done Mr Whitney then went out of Town & Sent Mr Potter the minister of Brookline who Preached with us two Sabbaths Viz March the 11th & March the 18th [26] and upon the Last Sabbath administred the Sacrament and then Mr Whitney Came & Preached to us one Sabbath and Gave his answer as Follows, Viz

    To Messrs Thomas Foster Esqr George Watson Esqr Deacon Joseph Bartlett Deacon John Torrey Doctr Larazus LeBaron Thomas Spooner Thomas Mayhew & Barnabas Hodge a Comtee Chosen by the First Church & Precinct in Plymouth To Present me with a Call From Said Chh & Precinct to Settle in the work of the Gospel ministry with them

    Gentlemen Please to Communicate the Following to Said Church & Precinct

    To the First Church & Precinct in Plymouth

    Dearly beloved in our Lord Jesus Christ, after Returning you my Greatfull acknowledgments, for the Civil and Christian Like Treatment you have shewn me during the time of our acquaintance, as also for your kind and generous Invitation to me to Settle with you in the work of the Gospel ministry; I would Inform you that I have taken your Invitation into Consideration; and having Seriously and maturely Considered the Same, and likewise asked advice of those whom I apprehend by their wisdom and Experience to be well Qualifyed to Give advice; as well as of him who is able to direct us in the most Difficult and Intricate1109 Cases. I beleive it to be my duty to Refuse a Compliance with your Invitation. — and Give me leave to assure you that this my Refusal does not arise from a Disregard to you or to your Interest — It is with Tender Concern I Veiw your Present unsettled Broken & Divided State. And Had I Just Grounds to beleive it was in my power by a Common Blessing of heaven to Render you a United and happy people I assure you that a will to Perform it would not be wanting, Peace & unanimity are great Blessings both in Chh & State. I would by no means willingly be accessory to the making or1110 Increasing Divisions and annamosities amongst any of my Christian Brethren, which I apprehend would Inevitably be the Case (without a Remarkable Interposition of Divine Providence) should I accept of your Invitation when such a number of the people are so averse to my Settling [27] That more than twenty of them have by a Letter directed to me declared that they Cannot be easy with my Settling but will do every thing that lyes in their Power (in Case their be occasion for it) to prevent it, while this is the Disposition of So Large a number of the People towards me, The Consequences of my Settling with you will in all Probability be very unhappy both for you & for me, and as these Gentlemen who are so averse to my Settling with you declare that it is not from an Dislike to my Doctrine or moral Character that they oppose my Settling, but because they have a great desire to obtain the Revd Mr Sprout, I apprehend it would be Intirely in Vain for me to attempt to Reconcile them to a thing to which they are So very averse, this opposition1111 maturely Considered will appear I beleive to every unpreJudiced person a very sufficient Reason for my Refusing a Compliance with your Invitation

    And Now my Christian freinds & Brethren, wishing that the God of all grace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ that Great head of the Church would be Pleased to shower down upon this his Chh & people the best of Blessings Temporal & Spiritual, that he wo’d Indow you with every Christian grace & Virtue, and afford you all that wisdom from on high which is Profitable to direct you, that he would Inspire your minds with Sentiments of Love towards Each other of Brotherly kindness & Charity, and in due time bestow upon you a Pastor after his own heart,

    I subscribe my self your affectionate and Sincere Freind & very humble Servant in our Common Lord and Redeemer

    Job Whitney.

    The above named Mr Whitney died Since and1112 was Never Settled in the ministry any where; tho’ he had a Call from the first Chh in Marblehead.1113

    Then after Mr Whittney went away Mr Samuel West of Barnstable & Mr Cotton Supplyed the Pulpit for some time. Till Mr Potter of Brookline was dismist from his people & application was made to him Saving Mr Livermore preachd to us one Sabbath [28]

    Upon the fifth of April 1759 was held a meeting of the first Church in Plymouth in their meeting house in the first Precinct the Church being duly Notifyed1114 to Consider what steps might be Proper to be taken Relative to our ministerial affairs

    The meeting was opened with prayer and first Voted that Thomas Foster George Watson Doctor LeBaron Joseph Bartlett John Torrey Thomas Mayhew and Thomas Spooner be a Comtee to Consider what Steps may be proper for the Church to take under our present Difficulties Relative to the settling a minister and what steps may be best to be taken as to Supplying the Pulpit. and Report their opinions to the Church at their meeting upon the adjournment,

    Then Voted that the meeting be adjourned to Monday the 23d of April Instant at two aClock in the afternoon at which time the meeting was adjourned to meet in ye Said meeting house

    This Comtee mett & Considered1115 affairs severall times and our having accounts that Mr Potter of Brookline & his people were like to part & hearing nothing there against Mr Potters moral Character and finding So many of our people Inclined to give him a Call in Case of his being fairly Dismissed from his Pastoral office at Brookline tho’t it much best to wait & See how affairs went at Brookline before we made any further attempts to Settle, but still made no written Report to the Church but verbally Informed them of our [29] Opinion and that we thôt it best to wait and See if Mr Potter & his people should part. which seemed Satisfactory, but hearing nothing further upon Lorday day ye 22 of April ye Chh was Stayed & Voted ye meeting be further adjourned to monday ye 27th of April,1116 at two aClock in the afternoon, still hearing nothing from Brookline nothing further was done only the meeting was adjourned a week Longer and if nothing was further heard ye meeting not be attended accordingly it fell thro — but hearing Mr Potter & his people were parted application was made to him — and he Came the 28th of June following Turn over [30]

    the 28th of June 1759 Mr Potter preached to us upon a fast day & upon the Sabbaths of July ye first & July the 8th

    July 9th 17511117 At a Church meeting duly Notifyed the Church mett at the meeting house in the first Precinct and Thomas Foster was Chosen Moderator

    Then the meeting being opened with prayer The Question was put whether the Chh would now proceed to the Choice of a Pastor Voted in the affirmative, thirty members being present Sixteen members Voted to Come to a Choice Then the members were Called upon to bring in their Votes for a Pastor there being then 31 members Present and upon Sorting & Counting the Votes it appeared that The Revd Mr Nathaniel Potter was Chosen to the Pastoral Office over this Church he having Nineteen Votes out of 31 Voters there being no more present

    Then the Church Voted to Chose George Watson Larazus LeBaron & Thomas Mayhew A1118 Comtee to cause the Votes of the Church & Precinct (in Case the Precinct Concur the Churches Choice) to be laid before Mr Potter for his acceptance as also to Lay the Votes of the Church before the Precinct for their Concurrence, which was done at a meeting Called for that purpose & the Precinct Concured the Churches Choice. Mr Potter while he had The Call under Consideration sent Mr Baily who preacht three Sabbaths & Mr Livermore who preached two Sabbaths, in which time some melancholy things opened with Respect to Mr Potters moral Charecter and then he Sent us his answer as Follows

    Brookline August 16th 1759

    Dearly Beloved

    It will be sufficient to Inform you that such is the state and Posture of things with Regard to me as will not Permit me to accept your Invitation. I do therefore by these give you a Denial wishing you a Pastor after Gods own heart and all Spiritual Prosperity. I beg your prayers for me, now I have left the Sacred work, and for my family

    I am your very humble Servant

    Nathaniel Potter

    Thus this poor Church seemed to be saved from Ruine. [31]

    Then the Church appointed August the 23 to be kept as a day of fasting and prayer and to seek diretion from God with Respect to our ministerial affairs.1119 Passed the following Vote, to be Read to ye Congregation upon ye Lords day which was accordingly Read & the Congregation1120 very unanimously attendd the fast the Vote is as follows Viz This Church Considering the many Frowns of Divine providence upon them & Especially Their1121 Disapointments with Regard to the Resetling the Gospel and ordinances of Christ among them have agreed to Sett apart1122 Thursday the 23: of August currant as1123 a day of fasting and prayer to humble themselves before God for their Sins and to Seek of him the great Blessing of a faithful minister of Jesus Christ, and they earnestly desire the Congregation to Joyn with them in observing and keeping the day & Pleading with God for this Blessing, and the Blessings of Love & Peace that the God of Love & peace may yet dwell with us & bless us. — and the day was kept by Chh & Congregation the ministers Called in to assist us upon ye Fast were1124 Messrs Angier Shaw Parker & Conant, Mr Angier & Shaw Preached Mr Parker & Mr Conant also prayed Application was made to ye above named ministers to Recommend some Candidate to us but they Could not Recommend any that they had any good degree of acquaintance with, at Least were not United in any to advise us to.

    Monday the 27th of August at a Church meeting duly Notifyed Thos Foster was Chosen moderator, the meeting was opened with Prayer and then held a Considerable Conference Relating to what steps were proper for ye Church to take under our Difficulties but Considering there were so few Brethren at the meeting the meeting was adjourned to Monday ye 3d of September Next to meet at ye meeting house in the first Precinct at three aClock in ye afternoon. The Chh mett at the adjournment ye meeting was opened with prayer

    1 Voted that some Person be Chosen to go to Connecticutt and there to Confer with those ministers that were at the Councell at Guilford when this Church & Congregation made application to the Revd Mr Sprout to settle with us in the ministry and take their & other ministers [32] Advice with Regard to making a second application to ye Revd Mr Sprout to settle with us and to Confer with the Revd Mr Sprout & with his Church and see if there be any opening or grounds to hope that Mr Sproute may be peaceably obtained if this Church and Congregation should Renew1125 their Call and application to him and to make Report to this Church & Congregation Also if there be no encouragement of Mr Sprouts being obtained to See if a Candidate maynt be obtained to Come and preach to us for two or three months, or if their should be Encouragement of obtaining Mr Sproute to Endeavor to procure a Candidate to preach to us for some time at least So long as ye Church & Congregation shall have Determined whether they will make another application to ye Revd Mr Sprout or not

    2 Voted that Thomas Foster Esqr be the person to go to Conecticutt & make application to the ministers &c agreable to the Vote of the Church

    3 Voted that Deacon Bartlett George Watson Esqr & Thomas Mayhew be a Comtee to Joyn with a Comtee of the Precinct to procure some proper Person to Supply ye Pulpit for the three Coming Sabbaths

    4 Voted that ye moderator Lay these Votes before the Precinct for their Concurrence and for the Precinct if they See Cause to Chose Some proper person to go to Connecticutt with Deacon Foster upon ye Business mentiond in the Votes of the Church

    These Votes were Laid before the Precinct ye Precinct Concurred them Chose a Comtee to Joyn ye Churchs in providing Some proper person to Supply ye pulpit. & Deacon Foster to go to Conecticut.

    Accordingly Mr Williamson of Philadelphia who was in these parts was obtained to Preach the three Sabbaths, & Deacon Foster went to New haven it being their Commencement, advised with ye former Councell & a number of other ministers who advised yt Mr Bellamy1126 should go with him to Guilford and Confer with Mr Sprouts Chh & Congregation about Mr Sprouts Removal to Plymouth and1127 [33] See if they Cod not be pravaild with to Consent yt Mr Sprout should go to Plymouth or Joyn with the Chh of Plymouth In Calling another Councell to advse them in ye affair. Mr Bellamy1128 accordingly went and spent several days there & took a great deal of pains with the people to bring them to one or the other of ye forementioned proposals but they would Consent to nothing nor Condesend in the Least to any proposals Relatave to Mr Sprouts Removal, when all hopes as to Mr Sprout faild Mr Chandler Robbins was advised to as a Candidate who then had a Call under his Consideration from ye Church & Society in Middlefeild in Connecticutt accordingly I applyed to him who after some time of Consideration & taking advice Concluded to Give a Negative Answer to middlefeild & Come to Plymouth. I Returned to Plymo a Saturday night before the Last day of Mr Williamsons Preaching Expired the Chh & Congregation was stayed aftr Service was over at Night & I Reported what I had done and the Next Sabbath Mr Robbins Came and began to Preach with us and Continued to Preach to us, to the 30th of October 1759, when the Church had a meeting in the meeting house in the First Precinct upon Tuseday1129 of ye sd 30th of October at two aClock in the afternoon The Church being duly Notifyed Thomas Foster was Chosen Moderator and the meeting was opened with prayer

    The Question was first put whether the Chh wod now Come to ye

    Choice of a Pastor it Passed in the affirmative there being only 2 Votes to the Contrary Then the moderator Called upon the Brethren to bring in their Votes for a Pastor in writing (there being 36 Votes present) and aftr Serious Consideration & Earnest application to the throne of grace for Direction and that God wo’d favor this Chh with a rich ascension Gift of our ascended Lord & Redeemer the Votes being brought in upon Sorting & Numbring the Same it appeared that Mr Chandler Robbins had 33 Votes Mr Hugh Williamson two & one member yt did not Vote [34]

    Then the Church Voted to Chose five Persons a Comtee to Lay ye Vote of ye Church Chosing Mr Chandler Robbins For their Pastor before the Precinct for their Concurrence Viz Thomas Foster Coll Watson Thos Spoonr Deacon Bartlett & Deacon torry

    Then the Question was Put whether it be the mind of this Church in Case the Precinct concur the Churchs Choice of Mr Chandler Robbins for their Pastor that before Mr Robbins Gives his answer he should declare his assent & Consent to the New England Confession of faith Commonly Received in these Churches, or Exhibit one in writing to the Satisfaction of the Church, it Passed in the affirmative.

    Then the Church Voted That Thos Foster Doctr LeBaron, Deacon Bartlett Thomas Mayhew & Deacon Torrey be a Comtee to Joyn with a Comtee of the Precinct (provided the Precinct Concur the Churches Choice) to Cause the Votes of the Church & Precinct in some Suitable manner to be Laid before Mr Robbins for his acceptance. Praying that God wo’d Incline his heart to accept the Call and that he may prove a great Blesing to us and ours that at last both he that sows and we that Reap may Rejoice together.

    The Votes of the Church were accordingly Laid before the Precinct at a meeting of the first Precinct Called & duly warned for that Purpose and the Precinct Concurred the Churches Choice and Joyned a Comtee to Lay ye Votes of Church and Precinct before Mr Robbins which was accordingly done, and after some time of Consideration & advice Mr Robbins gave his answer, after Publickly declaring before the Church & Congregation his assent & Consent to the New England Confession of1130 faith agreable to the Vote afore mentioned and the answer is as follows1131 [35]

    Mr Robbins’s Answer to the Call &c1132

    To the first Church & Congregation in Plymouth

    Dearly beloved Friends,

    Inasmuch as God has in his wise, overuling Providence disposd your Hearts in such a Manner, as that you have given me a Call & an Invitation to settle with you in the Work of ye Gospel Ministry; It appearing to me an Affair of very great Consequence & Importance, I have not dard to rush on hastily in any Conclusions about it. I have therefore, (together with the deliberate Advice of pious & judicious Friends) I trust made serious & earnest Application to the Throne of Grace, to beg Direction of ye great Fountain of Wisdom, & Head of all divine Influences in the important Matter before me. And reflecting upon the kind & generous Disposition which you have manifested towards me, & seriously considering all the various Steps of divine Providence, relative to my coming among you, & your calling me to settle with You, I have — (I would speak it with the profoundest Sense of my Unworthiness & Insufficiency for a Work so important & arduous, & wth humble Reliance & hearty Dependance on God for his needed Spirit & Presence thrô the whole of the Work) — concluded to Accept of your Call & to settle in the Work of the Gospel-Ministry with You. — Now earnestly requesting your joint & fervent Prayers, that God would in great Mercy follow this Conclusion with his Blessing; that the future Relation, which, by the Leave of Providence, we may sustain to Each other may not be in Judgment to either of us. And that God would grant to a very weak Instrument, all that Wisdom, Grace, Knowledge, Prudence & the special Aids & assisting Influences of his holy Spirit, so absolutely necessary for the right & faithful Discharge of so important and momentous a Trust. And that my Labours among you may not be in vain in the Lord; but that we may be mutually serviceable to, & instrumental in building one another up in Holiness & Comfort thrô Faith to Salvation, and that at last, both You & I, he that sowes & they that reap, may of Gods free & rich Grace thrô our Lord Jesus Christ, be admitted to rejoice together in a World of Eternal & glorious Rewards.

    I am Yours in the dearest Bonds of Love & Christian Fellowship

    Chandler Robbins

    N B. This Answer was read Decr 23d 1759.1133

    Consequent1134 upon this Answer, a Church & Precinct Meeting was called.

    The Precinct met first, and sent in the following Request to the Church.

    At a Precinct Meeting of the first Precinct in the Town of Plymo on the 31st Day of Decr 1759. The Precinct Voted, that the Church be desired to fix the Time of the ordination of the Revd Mr Chandler Robbins and sent for an ecclesiastical Council for that Purpose; And that this Vote be laid before the Church by the Moderator.

    A true Copy Attest Samƚƚ Bartlett Precinct Cler

    At a Chh Meeting duely notified to consider what steps were proper to be taken relating to the ordination of Mr Chandler Robbins met in the [36] meeting House upon Monday the 31st of December. 1759.

    Thos Foster Esqr was chosen Moderator, who opened the meeting with Prayer.

    1. The Church unanimously voted to proceed to the Ordination of Mr Robbins upon the last Wednes-Day of January next, agreeable to the foregoing Vote of the Precinct.

    2. Then voted to Send to 20. Churches Viz Mr Robbins’s in Branford & Mr Sprout’s in Guilford in Connecticut, The 4. Churches in Bridgwater, Two in Middleboro, one in Taunton, The Chh in Berkley, The Chh in Raynham, The Two Churches in Rochester, The first Chh in Plympton, The Chh in Hallifax, The Chh in Abington, The two Churches in Attleborough, The Church in Milton, The Chh in Bristol. To which was afterwards added Mr Wheelock’s Chh in Lebanon — Connecticut, which made 21.

    3. The three Deacons were appointed a Com̄itee to sign the Letters-Missive to the several Churches.

    4. Voted that the Revd Mr Nathanael Leonard the Pastor of this Church be sent to and desired to attend the ordination before his Dismission from his pastoral Relation to us.

    January 27. 1760. Lords Day PM The Pastor the Revd Nathanael Leonard notified the Brethren to attend in the Meeting House the next Wednesday by nine of the Clock A Chh Meeting to consider & do what shall be thought proper respecting the ordination of Mr Robbins and also the Dismission of the Pastor.

    January 30. 1760. The Church met according to warning, and after the Revd Mr Leonard had prayed, past the following Vote

    That Mr John Cotton & the 3. Deacons be a Com̄ittee to wait upon the Council now convened in this Place to desire them to proceed to the ordination and also to ask their advice respecting the Revd Mr Leonard’s Dismission agreeable to a former Vote and also authoriz’d said Com̄ittee to sign Mr Leonard’s Dismission & Recom̄endation in the Chhs behalf in case the Council advise to his Dismission.

    Nathanael Leonard Pastor

    The Deacons having sent out Letters-Missive to 21. Churches pursuant to the vote above, on the 30th of January 1760. 14. Churches convened (12. of them by their Pastors & Delegates and 2. of them by their Delegates only) Viz The 1st 3d & 4th of Bridgwater, The first of Rochester, The first of Plimpton, The first of Middleborô, Abington, Hallifax, Bristol, Taunton, Raynham, Berkley, Milton, and Branford in Connecticut Colony. — They having formed into a Council, the Com̄ittee of the Chh waited on them & desired them to proceed to the ordination and also asked their advice respecting the Dismission of their former Pastor.

    The Council having advised to the Dismission of the Pastor agreeable to his Request, They then proceeded to the ordination — The Revd Mr Wales of Raynham begun the solemnity with Prayer, Mr Robbins1135 [37] of Branford preach’d from John XXI. 15. 16. 17. and then after the Chh had renewed their Call of Mr Robbins to the work of the Gospel ministry among us, Mr Perkins of Bridgwater gave the Charge, and He & Messrs Leonard, Angier, Parker, Wales & Robbins assisted in laying on of Hands: Mr Angier gave the right Hand of Fellowship. — The Council then assisted in Mr Leonard’s Dismission — And the Church voted to dismiss & recom̄end bim in the Terms following.

    Whereas we have for many Years enjoyed the learned, orthodox & godly Ministry of the Revd Mr Nathanael Leonard, and he thro’ bodily Indisposition being incapacitated from further carrying on said Work, and he now desiring a Dismission from his Pastoral Relation to us, and we having the Advice of an ecclesiastical Council now convened in this Place, to grant his Request; we hereby signify our Compliance, and accordingly dismiss him from his Pastorate over us. — At the same Time acknowledging it as a great Favour of Heaven, that we have enjoyed his Labours So long. Viz. For near three & thirty Years: In this Time we have found him a diligent, zealous, faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, and have great Reason to be humbled before GOD for our own Unfruitfulness, and for GOD’s correcting Rod in removing him from us. — And we do freely & heartily recommend him to the work of the Ministry, if GOD should restore his Health; and also to the Communion of the Churches, Particularly to the Com̄union of the first Church of Christ in Norton. — We desire still an Interest in his Prayers, wishing him & his Family all Blessings, temporal, spiritual & eternal.

    [This was afterwards signed by John Cotton, Thomas Foster & John Torrey in the name & behalf of the Chh, Deacon Bartlett one of the Com̄ittee chosen for this Service being absent.]1136

    The Dismission being compleated, Mr Parker of Plimpton made the concluding Prayer. — And after singing a Psalm sutable to the occasion, The Revd Mr Chandler Robbins (our Pastor) gave the Blessing. — Whom, we humbly hope, GOD will make a rich & lasting Blessing to us & ours.

    After Mr Leonard’s Decease, the following account was given of him in the public Prints. —

    June .11. 1761. Dyed the Revd Mr Nathanael Leonard at Norton in the 62d year of his Age, and was decently interr’d on Saturday the 13th, His Funeral being attended by a considerable Concourse of People from that & other Towns in Token of Respect & Regard. — He was settled in the work of the ministry in Plymouth July .29.1724. and continued labouring in word & Doctrine among them, till he was taken off from his work by his [38] growing Infirmities — He was Subject from his Youth to an hereditary Ptisick & Head-Ache, which many Times prevented his publick Labours — But these & other Disorders were all at last Swallowed up in a parylitic Distemper, which Seized him as he was preaching on the Sabbath November .9. 1755. — After this he desisted from his work for some months, his Flock providing him an Assistant: But in the Spring of the Year 1756 being Somewhat recruited, he preached again, and followed it constantly till the 22d of July — But his Infirmities of Body increasing, he was again obliged to desist. — And after he had rested some months, not seeing any Prospect of recovering his Health and so of discharging his work, He tho’t it best to ask a Dismission, which his Flock with Regret & Concern consented to — And then removing with his Family to Norton his native Place & where his estate lay, he remaind in a weak & declining Condition (tho’ not confined to his House) to the Day of his Death; which happened very suddenly — A repeated Shock (’t is tho’t) of his former Distemper carried him out of the world in a moment, after he made some little Complaints of a Pain in his Stomach and a Numbness in one of his Arms. — But we have the utmost Reason to think, that Death was no surprize to him. — He at times Seemed to long for its Approch — and no doubt was habitually ready for the awful summons. — He was a Man of considerable natural Abilities (as well as of acquired Accomplishments,) of a clear Head, Solid judgment, penetrating Tho’t, Excelling in Conference and in giving Council & Advice in difficult Cases. — He had made great Improvements in Philosophy, but especially Divinity — was a clear & sound Gospel Preacher, making Christ his Alpha & Omega in his preaching — He Seemed to be carried above all his natural Infirmities in the late Time of remarkable Awakenings, and was in Labours more abundant; and GOD was pleased to bless him with considerable success. — He was of a mild pleasant affable Disposition, prudent, hospitable, generous & liberal to the Poor— A loving Husband, a tender Parent, a kind & obliging Friend, A faithful Reprover even to those that were dear to him when he apprehended there was occasion for it, And ever couragious & bold in the Cause of his Master & in promoting the Interest of vital Piety. — In Short, He excelled in the graces and Duties of the Christian Life: — And now he is no more, we that survive have Reason to arise & call him blessed: — For blessed are the Dead that dye in the Lord &c. Rev.XIV.13.1137 [39]1138

    Votes & Transactions1139 of the Chh since my Ordination to the pastoral Office over it.

    Chandler Robbins

    June 12.1763. Lords Day — I read to the Chh in Presence of the Congregation, a Letter missive from the 1st Chh in Woodstock in Connecticutt, desiring the Assistance of this Chh by their Pastor & Delegates, at the Ordination of Mr Abiel Leonard to ye pastoral Charge & Office over them, on the1140 23d of instant June, ye Day fixd upon for his Seperation to that Office. After I had communicated the Letter to them, I signifyd to the1141 Chh that as I have but just come off from a long Journey to Connecticutt, I could not attend myself — however proposd to them whither they would vote to send Delegates to attend the Council — Voted in the Negative — The Reason of which was (as the Chh declard after) because the Pastor could not go.

    1764. March 25th I this Day propounded to ye Chh the Desire of Lydia Cornish of Ponds to join in full Communn wth this Chh — she being sick & unable to come to the public Worship.

    April 1. Lords Day— Read before the Church & Congregation the Relation & Confessn of Lydia Cornish — then stayd the Church to know their minds with Regard to admitting her to full Communion, out of the ordinary Method, she being confind to her House by sickness & tis not probable will ever be able to go abroad again. The Church upon the whole thot it best, as it was a singular Case, to have a Chh Meeting on a Week Day on Purpose to considr further & determine upon it — Accordingly I notifyd the Brethren to meet on Monday the 9th Day of this Month at 3 o’Clock P.M in the Meeting House. The Chh voted at this Time to accept her Confession & restore her to Charity.

    April 9th The Church met accordingly ye Meeting opend with Prayer & after long Debate & Consultation as there were but few at the Meeting & they not fully prepard to act upon the Affair, It was concluded to refer it to Thursday next viz, The Fast Day, & so adjournd witht acting upon ye Case.

    April 12’th Thursday. I Stayd the Church after public Exercise, & desired them to considr & determine upon the Case above mentioned — It was urged, that, such a Method of admitting Members to full Communion, in a Private house, that were confined by Sickness, Old Age or other Infirmities, would be going out of ye Practice this Church as well as others have always been in, & it was apprehended, woud be of dangerous Tendency on many Accounts — & therefore, althô they have Charity for the aforesd Person, & are disposd to deal in all possible Tenderness wth her, yet they could not think it best to deviate from the standing & ordinary Method of recieving Persons to full Communion, which they must do shod they grant the Request. Upon the whole therfore the Chh came to the following Vote — viz Verte [40] Church Votes & Transactions1142

    Voted. — “That the Church are so far satisfyed, that they are willing to recieve the aforementiond Person Lydia Cornish to their Communion, in Case God shall in his Providence, restore her so that she is able to come to his House & renew her baptismal Covenant in the Presence of all the People. But that at present, they do not see Light to proceed in the Manner that has been proposed.” So ye Chh1143 was dismissd

    July. 9th 1764. At a Meeting of the Chh (duly notifyd) at ye Request of a Number of the Brethren, to confer together on some Matters relative to Singing in public Worship, & also to considr the Cases of some of the Chh who withdraw from our Communion without giving the Reasons of it— The Brethren met generally, & after some considerable Conference, came to ye following Votes.

    1 Voted that our Brother John May be desird to set the Tune in Concert in order for the better, more regular & Decent Carrying on of that heavenly part of ye Worship of God, viz Singing in the House of God.

    2. Voted that ye Deacons Foster, Bartlett & Torrey be a Com̄itee of this Chh to go & Enquire of the Persons referd to above, into the Reasons of their Withdrawing from our Com̄union, & make Report to the Church. — The Meeting was opend & concluded with Prayer, singing a Psm & ye Blessing.

    Novr — I stayd the Brethren after public Worship on Lords Day, & read to them a Letter I recievd from our Sister Esther Jackson, desiring the Priviledge of Baptism for an Orphan Child of abt 2 Years old, under her Care. Some Talk was had upon it, & ’twas thot best to defer it for further Consideration. After some Time, of a few Weeks, Stayd & conversd further upon it; But as it was a New Thing in many Respects, many were not sufficiently satisfyd to grant her Request, And upon the whole, it was determind not to proceed any further in the Affair for the present.

    1765. Febr 28. After public Lecture stayd the Brethren, & informd them of the Desire of John Cornish, that his Children, by his Wife Lydia Cornish, deceasd, (whose Case is recorded in the foregoing Page) might be admitted to be baptizd upon her Right, & considering what she had done before her Death, & also wt the Chh had acted upon it, The Church now

    Voted That they think it proper, and are therefore willing that her Children be admitted to Baptism, on ye Right of their decd Mother. [41] 1767 Church Votes & Transactions

    Lords Day. April 19. 1767. Read to ye Chh a Letter Missive from the Chh of Christ in Hallifax desiring the Presence And Assistance of this Chh on the 29th Instant, with their Pastor & Delegate or Delegates, to form, with several other Chh’s, into an Ecclesiastical Council for the Ordination of Mr Ephraim Briggs of Norton to ye pastoral Office over them: Whereon the Chh Voted

    1. That they would comply with the Desire of the Chh in Hallifax mentioned in their Letter to this Chh.

    2. That our Brethren John Cotton Esqr & Col George Watson attend with the Pastor, as Delegates from this Chh on ye Occasion aforementd.

    April 29. The Pastor with the aforementioned Delegates attended the Ordination this Day, when, after Mr Briggs had given answer to some Questions proposd & exhibited a full & satisfactory Confession of his Faith in writing The Council, consisting of seven Chhs proceeded to his Ordination — Revd Mess Conant made the first Prayer, Porter preached, Angier gave the Charge, Green prayd after ye Charge & Shaw the Right Hand of Fellowship — the whole was conducted with Decency & Order.

    May he long continue, with that Chh & People, a faithful & successful Minister!

    Novr 8th Seth Barnes, a Member of this Chh, tho’ now livg in Nova Scotia made a public Confession of the Sin of Fornication, & the Chh voted to restore him to Charity & recieve him to their Communion, as Providence may give him Opportunity.

    1768. Janry 31. Read to ye Chh & Congregation a Memorial from the Revd Mr Silas Brett of Freetown setting forth his needy & distressd State with Regard to Temporals, praying for Charity &c Whereupon Febry 7th viz ye next Lords Day was collected for him by free Contribution of ye Chh & Congregatn ye Sum of £63.10. O Tenr which was sent him by ye hand of Mr Elkanah Watson, who bro’t back a Receipt of Mr Brett for the above Sum.

    July 31. 1768. Read to ye Chh a Letter missive from ye 2d Chh in Rochester (of which ye Revd Mr Ivory Hovey is Pastor) desireing the Presence & Assistance of this Chh by yr Elder & Delegate or Delegates, at a mutual Council, to meet on Tuesday ye 23d of Augst next, to give Advice under their present broken, divided Circumstances, by Reason of some Difficulties & Contentions that have unhappily subsisted for some time among them, & between the Pastor & a Number of ye Chh & Society — After which ye Chh Voted

    1. That they are willing to comply with their Desire — &

    Voted

    2. That Deacon Thomas Foster & Deacn John Torrey be the Delegates to1144 attend the Pastor at ye sd Council, as Representatives of the Church. [42] 1768 Transactions of the Chh

    Augt 23d This Chh with 3 others viz. ye 3d in Bridgwater — 1st in Middleborô & the Chh in Sandwich met in ye 2d Parish in Rochester to hear, & consider & advise on ye aforementioned Difficulties between ye Revd Mr Hovey & his People — and after spending the Week upon it, came to a Result on ye 27th, in which ye Council advisd to mutual Forgiveness & Forbearance, & that ye Complaints exhibited against Mr Hovey are not of so great weight in their Opinion as that ye Pastoral Relation between him & his ppl ought to be dissolved, &c Read the Result to this Chh on ye Sabbath after viz Augt 28. — May the Lord be their Healer of Breaches, & restore Peace & Love to yt unhappy Chh & Ppl.

    1769. Mar.12. Stayd ye Chh, being Lords Day, Evening, & acquainted them with ye renewed Request of our Sister Esther Jackson to have the orphan Child under her Care admitted to Baptism on her Right, as mentd in Novr1764. And after a little Conference upon it, the Chh unanimously Voted to grant her Request, — & the Child was accordingly baptizd ye next Lords Day.

    Voted.

    1769 Octr 15th Stayd ye Brethren of ye Chh after ye Blessing was given, at ye Desire of our Sister Lydia Samson (once Barns) to lay her Case before them, being many Years ago suspended from Communion for ye Supposd Marrying Jonathan Samson, whose1145 first Wife was her Niece — Said a few Things on it, but referd ye full & further Consideration of it to Wednesday after next — viz ye 25th of this Month — And Accordingly notifyd ye Chh to meet at this Place on sd Wednesday at 3 Clock P M.

    October 25th This was ye Day appointed for ye Chh to meet & consider further the Case of our Sister Lydia Samson alias Barnes, but there were so few of the Brethren who met, that, partly on that Account, but principally because twas judged best for her sake that the Affair should be entirely drop’d, as ye Consequence might otherwise be greatly to her Prejudice & Hurt, it appearing also that the Members of ye Chh were, the greater Part of them, by no means satisfyd of ye Lawfulness of such a Marriage, but of the contrary Opinion, The Affair was accordingly dropd without so much as the Formallity of a Chh Meeting.

    Novr 26th Flora, a Member of this Chh, sometime since ye Negro Servant of Mr John Bartlett, now living at Middlborough, having for many Years absented herself from the Communion, being notoriously guilty of scandalous Drunkenness, Profaness, & Disobedience, made a public Confession of these Sins, & the Chh thereupon voted to restore her to their Christian Charity & Communion.

    Novr 30th Stayd ye Chh after Lecture, & proposd to them to choose one or more Persons (since our dear Brother John May is taken from us by death who was our former Chorister) to lead in singing in the [431146] publick Worship. & after some Conference upon it, the Chh chose four Persons, viz our Brethren William Crombie, Deacon Torrey, Amaziah Churchill & Robert Bartlett, to be mutually assisting in that Business as they shall choose & Occasion call for.

    1770 Lords Day Janury 28. Notifyd the Brethren of the Chh to meet on Thursday next, immediately after the Lecture, to consider & determine the Affair of changing the Version of ye Psalms sung in publik Worship, as we have had Dr Watts’s & Tate & Brady’s upon Trial for 3 Years past, once a Day — & many were desirous of coming to a Determination, it being thôt the Church should take ye Lead in such an Affair.

    Febry 1st After Lecture the Church accordingly stayd, but it being an extreme cold Day, it was moved that the Consideration of ye affair of ye Version of ye Psalms should be postponed to a more convenient & comfortable Season. So ye Matter rested, without adjourning to any particular Day.

    Febr 11th Being desired, I notifyd the Brethren of ye Chh to meet on Tuesday next at ye Meeting house in order to conclude upon Something relative to ye Version of ye Psalms.

    Febr 13th The Brethren met, in Number 23. (it being a very rainy Day) and after some considerable Discourse upon the Affair — The Question was put seperately to Each Member, whither they were1147 for exchanging the Old Version for any other — & it appeard that twelve of ye Brethren were for continuing ye Old Version & Eleven for Tate & Brady. The Pastor afterwards signify’d his Choice for Tate & Brady. So that there being a Tie, the Matter remained yet undetermin’d. It was manifest, in the Course of ye Conversation, that several of ye Brethren rather preferd Dr Watts’s, but as this was more particularly obnoxious to some others of ye Brethren, they were willing to condescend to vote for Tate & Brady, that is to be understood, with the Hymns annexed to it, as we have used it in Time past.

    After this, it appearing that a respectable Number of ye Church were not easy with continuing ye Old Version, It was moved, that altho’ that Version be not laid aside, yet that a Vote be called whither Tate & Brady, with ye Hymns, should be sung in publick, wholly,

    (with ye Approbation of the Congregation) for Six Months to come, in order that we might be [441148] be more thoroughly & universally acquainted with it, & the Vote being calld, it passed in the Affirmative unanimously

    The Meeting was carryd on with a very agreable Unity & a Condescending Spirit — & was both begun & concluded with Prayer — & then ye Blessing given.

    April 8th Read a Letter missive from the 2d Chh in this Town, desireing the presence and Assistance of this Chh by their Pastor & Delegates to convene with 6 other Chh’s on the 18th of this Month, for the Instalment of ye Revd Mr Ivory Hovey over the Chh & Congregation in ye 2d Precinct in this Town. The Church voted a Compliance with the Request, & chose Deacon Bartlett & Doctr Le Baron to go as Delegates on the Occasion.

    April 18. The Pastor, with ye Delegates chosen, attended with ye other several Chhs upon ye Instalment, & ye Revd Mr Hovey was peaceably installd over ye 2d Chh in this Town — whom we pray God would make a rich & Lasting Blessing to ym & their Children.

    Augst 12th Lords Day — The Chh, at the Request of Mrs Trenholm (Wife of Mr William Trenholm) a regular Member of the Church of England, who has lived in this Town near a twelvemonth & is a Person of sober Life & Conversation, Voted

    Voted

    That whereas Mrs Trenholm was admitted to occasional Communion with this Chh ye last Lords Day at ye Sacrament of ye Lords

    Supper, & now desires Baptism for her Infant Child, that her Request be granted, & that she may hereafter be admitted to occasional Communion with us in special Ordinances. — Voted Unanimously.

    This Vote was passed professedly with a View that it may seen by after Generations, that this Chh do not renounce, but are very willing to hold Communion with regular Members of ye Chh of England.

    Memo

    Lords Day Decr 16. At Evening Notifyd ye Brethren of the Church to meet in the meeting house next Wednesday little after 2 Clock P M, to consider some Matters of Importce then to be laid before them, relative, in general to Chh Discipline; I had been preaching a Number of Sermons on ye Subject before — from 2 Tim.2.19. “Let ym yt name ye name of Christ depart &c” — wherein I endeavourd among sundry other Things more particularly to show that ye Practice of admittg Persons to own yr baptismal Covenant & so enjoyg Baptism for yr Children, without coming into full Communion, which this Church have been [451149] in for about 40 Years past, (introduced by Mr Leonard) is not a Practice warranted by Scripture & therefore ought not, as I apprehend, to be persisted in.

    Decr 19th The Church met accordingly, but it not being a very full Meeting, & several of ye Brethren manifesting a Desire to have the several Articles read, which they were to consider of, & then to have some time to think of ’em, before we come to a Determination on them, being Matters of great Importce, the Pastor readily consented to ye Motion — & accordingly read ye several Articles, & then adjournd ye Meetg, to no particular Day, but ye Day to be mentiond hereafter in public by ye Pastor.

    The Meeting was began & concluded with Prayr & a Blessg.

    The Articles proposd to ye Chh for their Consideration, were ye following

    1. To consider ye Cases of two scandalous Members, viz Patience Burgiss & Lydia Phillips — guilty of Fornication, the first being a Widow & yet having a Child of late — the other having a Child also, her Husband being a long time absent, if not dead.

    2. To considr ye Cases of several other Members, walking disorderly in absenting ymselves for a long time from Communion, & some of them reported to be otherways disorderly.

    3. Also ye Case of Jane Tinkham (who is an occassional Communnicant, being a Member of Middlebo Chh — but lives in this Town), whither her Conduct be not such, from universal Report, as to deserve, that she be suspended from occassional Communion.

    4. Whither ye Chh will consider & determine any Thing relating to ye Children of ye Chh who have or may fall into Scandal.

    5. Whither it be the Opinion of this Chh, that a Person who is the Head of a Family, living in ye Neglect of Family Prayer, be not guilty of a Censureable Evil.

    6. Whither it be the Opinion of this Chh that the half way Practice of owning or entering into Covenant, which has of late years, been adopted by this Chh, be a scriptural Method — or a practice warranted by sd Word of God, & so to be persisted in.

    7. Whither it be not ye Opinion of this Chh, that Members of Chhs moving into this Town & becoming Inhabitants, & desireing & expectg Communion with us in special Ordinances, should, as soon as may be, remove their special Relation from ye Chh they came from, to this, & incorporate with us. & so of ye Members of this, removing to other Chhs &c

    8. Whither the Chh will not come to a Resolution & solemnly agree & covenant with each other, to be hereafter more particularly careful in watching over one another according to ye Rules of ye Gospel & our own express Covenant Engagements — & this from a Sense of our Shameful & Sinful Neglect hereof in times past.

    9. Settle the Version of ye Psalms to be usd in publick Worship, which has for sometime past been under Consideration. [46] 1771 Records of Chh Transactions.

    Janry 6th Lords Day Evening — The Pastor notifyd ye Brethren to meet in ye Meetinghouse next Tuesday, to consider further & determine those Things that were laid before them ye last Chh Meeting, [see ye precedg Page.]1150 to meet at 2 Clock in ye Afternoon.

    Tuesday Jany 8. The Church met accordingly — & after Prayer, the Pastor read over ye several Articles again, yt are proposd for their Consideration And they concluded to go upon ye 9th Article in ye foregoing Page first. And after some little Conversation, (as it is an Affair that has before sundry times been under our Consideration), came to ye following Votes.

    1. Voted that Tate & Brady’s Version of ye Psalms, be hereafter sung in ye public Worship, in ye Room of ye Old New England1151 Version, provided ye Congregation consent to it.

    2. Voted that the Hymns also that are annexed to this Version (whereof there are now a hundred & three) chiefly of Dr Watt’s Collection, be made use of likewise with the Psalms, promiscuously.

    3. Voted, with Respect to ye 1st Article in ye proceeding Page, That ye Pastor be desired to discourse wflth or write to Patience Burgiss & Lydia Phillips & let them know that this Chh expect they forthwith make their Peace with God & the Chh by a humble, penitent Confession of their Sin, or that ye Chh will, otherwise, proceed to admonish them.

    4. Voted that the 3 Deacons, Foster, Bartlett & Torrey, be desired to go & talk with those Members (referd to in ye 2d Article) who have absented themselves from Communion for some time, or otherwise walked disorderly, & endeavr to bring them to a Sense both of their Sin & Duty.

    5. Voted — respecting Article 3d, that the Pastor be desired to discourse wth sd Jane Tinkham, & inform her that her Conduct has been such, on many accounts & her Behavior so contrary to ye Gospel, that it has caused such Grief & Offence to several of this Chh, as that they cannot comfortably set down with her at ye holy Ordinance of ye Lords Supper, & therefore she is desired by ye Chh to withdraw from attendg yt Ordinance untill she gives Christian Satisfaction, or there appears an evident Reformation in her.

    As to the 4th Article, concerning the Children of ye Church falling into Scandal, no Vote passed at this Time relative to ye Matter, tho’ it seemd to be ye Opinion of ye Chh that somthing ought to be done upon it. We all, at ye same time acknowledge that we have been very criminally negligent & slack in the Matter of Chh Discipline. And yet alas, how strangely backward, (as a Chh) to actual & immediate reformation! The Lord give us all a heart to repent & reform in this Thing particularly, which I believe, is one awful provoking Cause of the mellancholly Withdraw of ye Spirit & comforting presence of Christ!

    As to the 5th Article — no Vote passd — but it seemd clearly yo Opinion of ye Chh that a person, i.e. Head of a Family living in the allowed Neglect of Family Prayer, is guilty of a Censureable Evil. [47] Records of Chh Transactions

    As to the 7th Article — The Chh were not agreed as to the Expediency & Duty of immediately insisting upon Members getting proper Dismissions & Recommendations, when they remove from other Churches to this, & from this Church to others. — Thô N.B. There is such a Vote upon Record, In Mr Little’s Day — or ye beginning of Mr Leonards, which has never been repealed — & no Vote passed on ye Affair at this Time

    As to ye 8th Article — Thô no Vote passed, Yet it seemd to be generally agreed & consented to, that we will for ye future, be more watchful over one another, & endeavour to be more careful & faithful to God & one another, particularly relating to Chh Discipline — & act more agreable to our solemn Covenant & Engagements.

    The 6th Article, being of great Importance, was left for Consideration at another Meeting — began & concluded with Prayer — Adjourned to Tuesday next.

    Tuesday, Janry 15th. The Chh met, and after Prayer to God, moved the Chh, by reason of ye Cold, to remove into ye School house — which being done, we entered upon ye Consideration of ye 6th Article in the 45th page,1152 — A long Conference was had upon it — On ye one Side it was urged, that Children born of Visible Believers & baptizd in Infancy were properly & truly Members of ye Visible Chh & therefore might claim the Priviledges of Chh members, when they arrivd at adult Age, & so by owning the Covt we are not to understand their qualifying themselves hereby for ye Priviledges of ye Covenant — they had a right to these before — but that tis needful they should acknowledge wt their Parents did for them — &c &c

    On the other hand it was urgd, That Baptism & the Lords Supper are both Seals of One Covenant, viz, ye Covenant of Grace — And that consequently they that had a right to one Seal had a right also to ye other — & yt we had no right from ye Word of God to make a Distinction betwn ye 2 Seals, as if one was more holy than ye other — that it would be of dangerous Tendency to put asunder what God hath joind together.

    It was also observed, that no Person can with Safety or a good Conscience say what is said in ye form used by them yt own ye Covenant, while at the same Time he knows himself unconverted, or has at least reason to think that he does not in his Heart avouch & choose ye Lord for his God & Christ for his Savior — That therefore the Continuing of this Practice in ye Church, must have a manifest Tendency to encourage Persons in solemn Dissimulation with ye Almighty — which must be a very great Sin. — On ye other hand again it was urged that as by their Baptism they were initiated into ye Chh & so became Members, No one had a Right to deny or refuse them ye Priviledges of Chh Members, & so Baptism for yr Children. [48] 1771 Records of Chh Transactions

    To this it was answerd That Baptism in Infancy does not make Persons so Members as to entitle them to ye Special Ordinances & Privs

    1. of ye Covenant of Grace — because 1. Infants are baptizd not on their own but their Parents Right — Therefore before they are admitted to special Priviledges for themselves, it is necessary & reasonable that something should appear to ye Chh in them, that should be ye Ground of their being judgd qualifyd for ye Sacraments. & this must be their open Profession of Faith & Repentance — For 2dly

    2. In order to enjoy the Priviledges of the Covenant of Grace, there must be a Compliance with the Terms or Conditions of ye Covenant, but saving Faith alone is ye Condition of ye Covt of Grace — therefore there must be a Profession or Visibility of this Faith in persons in order to their being admitted to ye visible Seals & priviledges of the Covenant— For that which is the Condition of any Covenant, is the Condition of all the Priviledges of yt Covent.

    Now if we allow Persons to own the Covent & have Baptism for their Children who dont so much as look upon themselves regenerate or to have true Faith, we do then either give up ye Covenant of Grace, as to its requiring saving Grace, & say yt a Person may comply with it, & yet remain in Unbelief — Or else, that Baptism is not a Seal of ye Covenant of Grace, Or else that1153 Persons may lawfully be admitted to ye special Priviledges of Gods Covenant while they remain obstinate Enemies to God, to his Covenant, to Jesus Christ & Enemies to all Holiness, wch is ye true Charactr of all ye unregenerate. All which must be absurd, unscriptural & irrational, & even shocking to admit.

    These, & many more Arguments were used on both Sides, for & against ye Practice;

    On ye whole, the Pastor expressd his Mind freely that from the most deliberate & serious Consideration, Reading & Prayer, he was fully of ye Opinion, that the Method was no where warranted by Scripture — that not one Text in ye whole Bible could be produced to justify it, & therefore that he could not in Conscience persist in ye Practice of admittg Persons to own1154 ye Covenant & come1155 to one Ordinance & not ye other, which, as it has been practicd here & in other Places of late years, he tho’t did appear in many to be little else besides a Formality to get their Children baptizd— without any proper Sense of ye awful Import of Covenanting with God.

    And as it was askd why the Pastor had gone on till now contentedly in the Practice since his Settlement? He acknowledged yt it had been for some time a matter of Doubt with him — but yt of late he has endeavored [491156] more critically & carefully to examine ye Word of God & other Books on ye Subject, reading many Tracts wrote on both Sides, the Result of all which was a full Conviction in his own mind that the Customary practice aforesd is not grounded on Scripture Warrant.

    On the other hand, tho’ there were a Number of ye Chh of ye same Opinion with ye Pastor, Yet the major Part continued to be of ye Opinion that ye Old Practice, as tis calld was right— (Which by ye Way was a Practice never known in this Chh till ye Days of my immediate Venerable Predcessor; & then not till after many Years Consideration & Trial.)

    Thus upon the whole, the Chh came to no Vote upon the Affair — but dismissd the Matter for ye present, just in ye Circumstances above recited. Mention was made, indeed of resuming the Consideration of it again sometime hence — but no Time specified.

    Oh that ye alwise & infinitely merciful Father of Lights, would lead & direct this Chh in ye Way that is pleasing to him, ye way of Truth, peace & holiness, for his dear Son’s Sake!

    Thus this Affair remains at this Time.

    After this at ye same Meeting, the Chh — proceeded & Voted — That our Brethren Nathl Morton & Silas Morton be cited to appear at our next Chh Meeting to answer to some things alledged agst them.

    The Meeting was concluded with Prayer & ye Blessing.

    See Page 71.1157 for ye Reason of this Erasement.1158

    [50] 1771 & 1772. Chh Records

    1772 Jany 5th Lords Day Evening Read to ye Church & Congregation a Letter Missive from the 2d Church of Christ in Rochester, to this Church, desireing their Presence & Assistance at ye proposed Ordination of Mr Lemuel Le Baron to ye pastoral Office over them on ye 29th Instant — Whereupon the Church Voted 1

    Vote 1. That they were willing to grant ye Request in sd Letter Missive,

    2. That our Brethren Doctr Lazarus L. Baron & Theophilus Cotton should be Delegates from this Chh to accompany the Pastor on that Occasion, God willing.

    Jany 29th The pastor & aforementiond Delegates attended at the sd Ordination this Day, in Council with 10 other Chhs, with their pastors. The Solemnity was began with prayer by ye Revd Mr Roland Thacher, of Warham — Then the Pastor of this Chh preached from 2 Tim.2.4. “That he may please him who hath chosen him to be a Soldier”1159 — The Revd Mr Hovey of this Town prayd before ye Charge — Revd Mr Bacon of ye 3d Chh in this town gave ye Charge — Revd Mr West of Rochester gave ye Right hand of fellowship, & Revd Mr Robbins of Norfolk in Connecticutt made ye concluding Prayer. The whole attended with great Decency & Solemnity. May God make ye ordained, a rich & lasting Blessg to them & theirs, & a pastor accordg to his own heart!

    Febr 16th Lords Day Evening, Notifyd the Brethren of ye Chh, (at ye special Desire of the 2 Deacons F & T.) to meet in the Meeting-house on Tuesday next at 2 Clock in the Afternoon, in order to consider some Matters of Importance, more particularly relating to the Subject of Baptism, which Affair was under Consideration last Winter — See Page 471160 [51] 1772 Church Records.

    Febr 17. Agreable to a Vote of ye Church, in Page 49.1161 I this Day sent a Citation to our Brethren Nathll & Silas Morton to appear at ye Chh Meeting to be held on ye Morrow in the Meeting-house.

    Febry 18th The Church met according to ye Notification, when, after Prayer to God for his presence & Direction in ye important affair before us, there was a free Conference held relating to the Subject of Baptism, owning ye Covenant &c as in Jany 1771. Great Numbers of the Congregation & others were present. Finally ye Church (who were mostly present, ie, ye males) came to no Conclusion, it appearing that some were for, others against ye practice as before— So the Meeting was adjourned by Desire to ye last Tuesday in March next, at 2 Clock P M which will be ye 31st Day. — The Meeting was Concluded with Prayer & ye Blessing.

    March 31st Tuesday PM — The Chh met according to Adjournment — and after prayer, enterd upon ye Consideration of the Affair relative to ye owning Covenant &c several Things were read 2 Tracts drawn up by our Brother John Cotton1162 & one by the Pastor, on different Sides the Question in debate. & unhappily, there was more warmth in the debate at this than at ye former meeting — but nothing finally settled. — it lasted till in ye Evening — when some were for dissolving ye Meeting, others for adjourning — finally, there was just a majority for adjourning — most of ye members were withdrawn by reason of Night & Cold — Accordingly the meeting was adjourned to ye last Tuesday in June next. The Meeting was then concluded with Prayer & ye Blessing.

    Oh yt God of his infinite Mercy would compassionate this Chh under its present divided State, & graciously lead & direct to such Measures & Conclusions as shall be most for his Glory & ye real Interest & Welfare of this dear Chh & People — for Jesus Christs Sake, Amen.

    Lords day April 19th Read a Letter missive from ye Committee of ye Church of Christ in New Yarmouth or Toboge in Nova Scotia, desireing ye Presence & Assistance of this Chh by their Pastor & Delegate, at ye proposed Ordination of Mr Jonathan Scott to ye Pastoral Office over that Chh & people on Tuesday ye 28th inst at Middlborô first Precinct — The Chh voted to send & Chose Col Watson Delegate &c. [52] 1772 Church Records

    April 28th Tuesday — The Ordination Council of 6 Churches having met at Middleboro first Precinct, last Evening, they Embodied, & having read & heard from the Committees of ye Chh & Precinct of Yarmouth in Nova Scotia, Matters relative to their calling Mr Jonathan Scott to the Work of ye Ministry & Pastoral Office among them, & Mr Scott exhibiting a Confession of his Faith to the great Satisfaction of all ye Council, & being examind as to his Qualifications for the Ministry, the Council Voted they were ready & willing to assist in setting him apart by Ordination to that office & work. Accordingly this Day he was solemnly, in ye Presence of a numerous & serious assembly of People of this & neighboring towns ordained to the pastoral Charge of ye Chh & people in Yarmouth Nova Scotia. The Revd Mr Reed began with Prayer. Revd Mr Porter preached from Acts 17.2.3.4. — Revd Mr Shaw prayd & gave the Charge— The Pastor of this Church, prayed after the Charge, & Revd Mr Conant the Right hand of fellowship. May God make him a rich & lasting Blessing to that Chh & people!

    June 30th Tuesday — PM. The Chh met according to an Adjournment, on the affair of ye Subjects of Baptism. After Prayer, a Paper was handed to the Pastor, to be read to ye Church — but before it was1163 read, Deacon Foster rose & spoke for a considerable time, the purport of which was, that every one should have free & full liberty to speak further on the affair &c &c After which the aforesd Paper was read, which, as it was afterwards voted, ye whole of it, I shall here record — ’Twas as follows. — Viz —

    We the Subscribers Brethren of the first Chh of Christ in Plimouth, taking into our serious Consideration, the unhappy Difficulties, subsisting in said Church, relative to the Subjects of Baptism, and being of opinion, that the most effectual Method to restore Peace & Harmony to said Church, would be to drop the affair for the Present, We would therefore, hereby signify our earnest Desire, that the Chh Meeting, which stands adjourned to Tuesday the 30th Instant June, be dissolved without entering into any further Debate on the Affair; The Church to reassume the further Consideration thereof, when they shall think it proper or necessary.1164 May the great Head of the Church lead and guide us in this, & all our other [531165] Affairs, so as shall tend most for his Glory and our good, and at last bring us all to that blessed State, where Love Peace and Unity reign in Perfection.

    Signed

    Lazarus LeBaron

    Benjamin Churchill

    Eleazar Churchill

    Joshua Swift

    William Crombie

    John Harlow

    EbenezR Bartlett

    William Sergeant

    Thomas Mayhew

    Ebenezer Cobb Junr

    BenjA King

    Jonathan Churchill

    Thomas Spooner

    John King

    Thomas Faunce

    Robert Bartlett

    Nathaniel Donham

    Ichabod Morton

    Timothy Burbank

    Joseph Bartlett

    John Kempton

     

    Lemuel Bartlett

     

    When the above Paper was read, with the Names of the Brethren who signed it, (which were by far the greater Part of the Male Members then in Town) a Motion was made & seconded, that it might be put to vote — But1166 opposition was made to it by 2 or 3 of the Brethren— Mr John Cotton having drawn up something, which he intended to communicate at this Meeting — It was insisted by them that he should have Liberty to read it — &c &c On the other hand, the Brethren replyd that he & others had had opportunities again & again, at former Meetings to speak & read abundantly, & they thot sufficiently on the Subject — & they apprehended the Chh in general were weary of Dispute & Controversy about it, & thôt the Continuance of these Meetings & further Debates, only tended to encrease Animosities & Difficulties among us, & would in the Issue be dishonouring to God, & Religion, & hurtful to our Souls best Interest &c & therefore urged that the Vote be put.

    After considerable Debate, (attended with too much warmth, for which we have cause to be humbled before God) the following Question was put, by Desire — viz — Whither the Chh incline to hear any thing further at this time, on ye affair under consideration, respecting the Subjects of Baptism, agreable to the Desire of three of the Brethren? — It passd in the Negative, (turn over [54] 1772 Church Records

    Questn

    Voted

    The Brethren aforesd being very uneasy at the Determination of the Chh, & saying many Things upon it, of the Unreasonableness of not being allowed to say all they had to offer upon such an important Affair, &c &c It was answered, by the Brethren on the other hand, that it would only open a Door for a Reply to it — & that for another Reply — & so would be endless, & only tend to keep the Chh & Town involvd in miserable Dissention & Division.

    It was then observed by one of the Brethren, that he doubted in his mind, whither there was a majority of hands held up in the foregoing Vote — & moved that the Vote might be calld again, & that the Brethren might divide into two Bodies, to determine with more Exactness, upon ye Question.

    Accordingly the Question was put a 2d Time, & a Division was made agreably to their Desire — & it passd again in ye Negative.

    Vote 2d

    The Brethren on the other Side being still vehemently engagd against1167 the Vote, & insisting on Mr Cotton’s Piece being read, as they said it containd somthing new, & that after he had read it, then they would be willing the Chh shod pass the above Vote, if they saw fit, — The Chh, for peace Sake & in Condescention to ye importunity of the former 3 Brethren

    Voted to Reconsider the former Vote, & gave Liberty that it should be read. — Accordingly Mr Cotton read a long Piece on the Subject aforesaid — The former Part of which attempted to prove that Infants baptized in Infancy, did retain their Membership, & not cease to be Members, when they grew up — contrary, as he said, to the Opinion of ye Pastor; Tho’ the Truth is, he misapprehended the Pastor egregiously— The Pastor never denyd nor thot of denying they were Members in any Sense, when grown up — but denyd & still denies that that they are Members in the full & compleat Sense in which Mr Cotton asserts their Membership.

    Voted 3

    The latter Part of the Piece containd, — as the Pastor thôt, many hard & injurious Reflections upon him — & was utterd with much Warmth & Agitation of Spirit. But in such a Day of Difficulty & Temptation, all possible, Christian Allowances are to be made for human1168 Frailities & Imperfections, which are & will be found in those yt are ye real Children of God.

    After he had finished reading, which lasted above an hour, near 2 The Question was desired to be put again, whither the Desire of ye Brethren mentd in ye aforsd Paper shd be granted & ye Meetg dissolvd It passd by a very great Majority & ye Meets was accordgly Dissolved. [551169] After which it was concluded with Prayer & ye Blessing. — May God of his infinite Mercy, behold & visit this Vine — & grant us his holy Spirit, to sanctify our Hearts, mortify our1170 Corruptions subdue every thing in us that is contrary to ye Gospel, & give us Hearts to love ye Lord Jesus Christ in Sincerity, & to love one another with pure heart’s fervently — for his great Name’s Sake Amen.

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    1775. Febr 5th Read a Letter missive from the first Chh in Plimpton desireing the Assistance of this Chh by their Pastor & Delegates at ye Ordination of Mr Ezra Samson to ye colleague pastoral office over them on ye 15th instant. The Chh voted to comply with ye Request, & chose Deacon Bartlett Deacon Torrey & Mr Mayhew to represent the Chh on ye occasion.

    Febr 15th Met accordingly at Plimpton with a Council of Pastors & Delegates of several Churches, & after usual Enquiries into ye Proceedings of ye Chh relative to Mr Samsons Call &c & after hearing a full Confession of ye sd Candidates Faith, & his Answers to several Questions thereon, The Council manifesting their full Approbation thereof, proceeded solemnly to ordain him — as follows, The Pastor of this Chh opend the Solemnity with Prayer, Revd Mr Conant preached the Sermon, Revd Mr Shaw of Bridgewater gave ye Charge, Revd Mr Turner of Middleboro’ prayd after ye Charge, & Revd Mr Howland of Plimpton gave ye righthand of Fellowship — ye whole conducted with Seriousness & Decency. May God make their Pastor a rich & lasting Blessing to them & theirs, as well as a great Comfort to the Revd Mr Parker his aged & worthy Colleague.

    1775. March 12th Lords Day Eveng — Stayd the Chh (upon having recieved a request signd by Six of the Brethren, that a Chh Meeting might be calld to consider some matters of Grievance Relative1171 to Deacon Foster) to advise with them about ye Matter containd in sd Paper of Request. — The Chh thot it would be proper to defer calling a Chh Meeting in order that ye private Steps, be first taken for a Reconciliation, according to ye Rule of ye Gospel — & advised that said agrieved proceed accordingly.

    March 26th1172 Lords day— Having recieved a 2d Request, signd by five Brethren that a Chh Meeting might be calld to consider as above, they also having in their request mentiond, severall articles of their Grievance relative to Dn Foster, & also intimating that the previous first & second Steps had been taken, & to no satisfactory purpose, I notifyd the Chh to meet to consider on said affair, next Tuesday at ye meeting hs.

    March 28th Tuesday P M. The Church met accordingly, & after Prayer, The Design of ye Meeting being mentiond, Deacon Foster read a paper containing his objections & Reasons against the [561173] the Churche’s going on to a hearing of the articles exhibited against him by the aggrieved Brethren — & requesting that the meeting be dissolved. — The Church voted Not to dissolve the meeting — & then, upon Deacon Foster’s Request, aggreed to adjourn the Meeting to the first Wednesday in May next, the meeting was accordingly adjourned to the 3d of next May.

    1775 May 3d The Church met according to adjournment, but there being but few of the1174 members present, Deacon Foster also being absent, the Meeting was further adjournd to the 2d Wednesday in June next.

    June 14th The Church met agreable to adjournment, Deacon Foster sent in a paper to be read, signifying the reasons why he did not attend this Meeting, & objecting against the Chh’s proceeding on the affair, & again desired the Meeting may be dissolved — One of his Reasons being this, that he thought the previous Gospel Steps had not been taken, Twas moved by ye Chh that an Account might be given what Steps the offeneded Brethren had taken, that the Church might judge thereon — Which being done, A Vote was desired to be calld to know Whither the aggrieved had taken the Steps required by Christ

    Voted unanimously that the proper Steps had been taken.

    Voted — Therefore 2dly that this Meeting be not dissolved.

    Whereupon the Church thôt it, nevertheless, adviseable to use all Christian Tenderness & Forbearance with our Brother Deacon Foster, and, inasmuch as he was not present,) to adjourn this Meeting for a Week, & notify him what the Church had done. Accordingly adjourned to Wednesday next.

    At the Desire of Deacon Bartlett & Deacon Torrey it was proposed to the Chh, to take into Consideration the choosing of another Deacon, especially on account of the growing Infirmities of our aged & worthy Dn Bartlett, — which oblige him necessarily to be absent from public Worship great part of the Time, especially in ye cold Season.

    The Meeting was opened & concluded with Prayer.

    June 21st The Church met by Adjournment. Deacon Foster appearing & desireing the articles of Grievance against him might be more particularly specifyd & he have opportunity to make his Defence, produce Evidences &c the Meeting was by Consent of ye Chh adjourned to the 3d Wednesday in August next. — Opend & concluded with prayer — & Blessing [57] 1775 Church Records

    Augt 16th The Church met according to Adjournment — Deacon Foster brot an Evidence (viz his Wife) in order to prove the previous Steps in a more private way, as mentiond in the Gospel, had not been taken with him. The Chh heard ye Evidence — & the Question was put Whither the Steps had been taken — 22 Members present of whom 11 Voted in ye affirmative — which being but just half, the former Vote of ye Church on this Question stands in force, viz that past June 14th in ye foregoing page. — Next, it was moved & seconded that the Charges be read — which were accordingly read, both ye General Heads, & the particulars explanatory of them, which latter had been sent to Deacon Foster previous to this meeting, agreable to ye vote June 21

    Hereupon Deacon Foster begun to answer to sd Charges, but had considered only those under ye first general Head before Evening came on which made it necessary to adjourn — accordingly, by Desire, ye Meeting was adjourned a fortnight from this Day — viz to Augt 30th instant. — The Church were of opinion that, of those Charges he answerd to, at this time, some of ’em were of such a Nature, that ye Chh could not settle or determine absolutely upon them — & that the others, then spoke to, were not such as amounted to consurable Evils — or a just Ground of Withdraw.

    The Meeting was opend with prayer, & concluded also, & wth a Blessing.

    Augt 30. The Church met according to adjournment, but it being a very stormy Day, few met, & voted therefore to adjourn a fortnight, viz to Sepr 13th Wednesday 2 Clock PM. — Prayd together, & parted.

    Sepr 13th Met according to adjournment, &1175 the Pastor, being confined by sickness, the church made Choice of Deacon Torrey moderator for the present meeting, & by reason of a few members being present, voted to adjourn the meeting to Wednesday ye 27th of September instant.

    attest John Torrey moderator

    Sepr 27th Met according to adjournment, the pastor being yet detaind by bodily indisposition, & few Members present voted to adjourn the meeting again for a fortnight viz to October 11th ensuing.

    attest John Torrey. Modr

    Octr 11th Met accordingly — & there being but few Members present voted to adjourn to meet again in 4 Weeks, viz Novr 8th

    Att: C. Robbins.

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    Novr 8th The Church met agreable to ye Adjournment but there being yet very few members present, & it being a stormy, uncomfortable day, voted to adjourn ye Meeting a fortnight — viz to ye 22d instant.

    Lords day Novr 19th Stayd the Church, & proposed to their Considern whither, (since the public Thanksgiving was to be the present week on Thursday, & also that I must necessarily be absent the whole week, being engagd to act as Chaplain in the Army at Roxbury for a week) it would be expedient or necessary that the Chh shd meet according to the Adjournment next Wednesday— The Church were unanimously of opinion, that it would not be necessary nor expedient, & therefore agreed that the Chh meeting which was to have been on Wednesday next, be further adjournd three Weeks from sd Wednesday — viz to 13th of Decr next.

    Lords Day Decr 10th Stayd ye Church & after some Consultation about the Chh Meeting which is adjournd to next Wednesday, The Church aggreed, (considering it is Court Week this week, a public Time, & Deacon Foster uneasy at the Meeting being at such a Time) to postpone the Meeting till next Wednesday Week, viz ye 20th Decr

    Decr 20th The Church met, but several of the Members & particularly the Accusers being absent, out of town &c The Church concluded to adjourn, at Dn Foster’s Desire, a Month — to meet ye 17th of Jany next — prayd & dismissd

    Jany 17th Met agreable to Adjournment, but there1176 still being so few of ye Brethren present, by Dn Foster’s Desire the Meeting was further adjournd to the first Wednesday in March next, at 10 Clock in ye Forenoon, Of which public Notice is to be given to ye Church on the Sabbath preceeding ye sd 6th of March, & that tis ye Design of ye Church then, by ye Leave of Providence, without fail to proceed to ye Consideration of the Articles alledgd against our Brother Deacon Foster. — As it may well seem surprizing to many, in after times, to see an Account of so many Adjournments one after another for such a long space of Time, on acct of ye Brethren not attending ye Meetings — I think it proper to say, That I know not what else to attribute it to, but to ye public Distresses of this Land, involved in ye Calamities of Civil War, [591177] which so much engrosses the Minds & Concern of every one that they scarce know how to attend, even upon an affair of such1178 Importance as this is, However we must acknowledge, we are guilty of a sad & criminal Neglect — as no public or private Troubles ought ever to prevent attending on those Duties, in which ye Honor of Christ, of this Church, & ye good of the Delinquent, are so much concerned. The Lord heal & save our Land, & give peace & prosperity to this Chh!

    Wednesday Mar. 6th The Chh met according to Adjournment, & would have proceeded to ye Business of ye Meeting, but the minds of the Brethren & every one being so exceedingly agitated & concerned on Aced of News that our Army are now actually engaged in Battle with ye Enemy at Dorchester, Cambrg &c agreed to adjourn still further, (at Dn Foster’s Desire) to ye first Wednesday in May next. — Concluded with Prayer.

    Wedn. May 1st 1776. The Chh met by Adjournment, & after Prayer proceeded to ye Business before them, relative to ye Charges brot against Dn Foster, which were containd under these 4 General heads — viz

    1. His Falseness & Prevarication, affirming at one time wt at other times he will deny, with Affirmations and Asseverations.

    2. His frequent violent Passions & Extravagant Expressions, & wicked Wishes, bordering upon Profaness, if not actual breaches of yo 3d Com̄and.

    3. When desired by our Pastor, at our Request, not to attend upon ye next Sacrament, & to abstain untill ye Objections against him should be settled in a Christian manner to our Satisfaction, He, notwithstanding would attend, & thereby obliged a Number of us to absent ourselves, as we could not with peace of mind join with him any longer therein.

    4. His Political Conduct & Practices are, we think, just matter of Offence, as therein he discovers a Willingness to have this Country enslaved — & is frequently found to be an Advocate for ye Destructive Doctrines of Passive Obedience & Non Resistance.

    Signed by 5 of the Brethren

    Six Particular Charges under the first General Head were considered & acted upon at ye Meeting in Augt 16. 1775. — See Page 57.1179

    Now proceeded to ye 2d Genl Head & ye particulars under it — The five first of which, being not supported by Sufficient Evidence, the Chh dismissd them. — The 6th particular — “his calling John Churchills Wife a cursed, murderous Bitch — The Church, 1. Voted it proved. Upon which Deacon Foster, saying that thô he had no Remembrance of it, yet that if he did say it, he was sorry for it, & condemd ye Expression The Chh Voted satisfied. [60] 1776 Church Records

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    The seventh particular under this head, viz “his frequently giving people ye Lye —treating them with Roughness & in an unchristn manner,” was thus dismissd — viz — That altho several of them had met with what they thôt rough & unkind usage &c yet they could forgive him & had no objection against him at present on that head.

    As to ye 8th — viz “his saying that when Dr Watts composed his Hymns, he was under the Influence of ye Devil. The Chh voted That it was sufficiently proved that he said so, with respect to his Psalms, tho not Hymns — & that tis justly offensive. — Upon which Deacon Foster saying he was sorry he used such an Expression, if he did say it — the Church Voted To forgive him.

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    Then proceeded to ye 3d genl head— Upon which ye Chh voted it not a censureable Evil.

    Then went on to ye 4th & Last gent Head — as in ye last page.1180 Upon which The Brethren manifested such Uneasiness, as his Principles were so very opposite to almost ye whole Chh, & had a Tendency, in their opinion, utterly to sap ye Foundation of our Churches, as well as our State — that finally The Church Voted not to determine at present, in a decisive manner, upon this Article — but to adjourn for further Deliberation. — Accordingly the Meeting was adjourned to ye 2d Wednesday in July next, 3 Clock P M.

    The Meeting concluded with Prayer & ye Blessing.

    July 7th Lords Day. Stayd the Church, at Dn Fosters Desire, to let them know, that, as he thought the Chh meeting by Adjournment was to have been last week, he was under Necessity by an engagement, to go out of town this week, & coud not attend ye Meeting, & desired the Chh would adjourn the meeting to the Wednesday after next — Which the Chh consented to — & accordingly the Church is to meet on Wednesday ye 17th instant, at 3 of Clock in ye Afternoon.

    Wednesday. July 17th The Church met according to adjournment, & proceeded to ye consideration of the last general Article of Charge against Dn Foster— It being urged, that he looked upon the Brethren, who were opposite to him in political Sentiments, to be Rebels, & of Consequence deserving ye Punishment of such; & he not denying or retracting his former Sentimts & declaring that he did not think it expedient to tell wt his Thôts were on yt head,—& not being willing to make any recantation, The Church Voted almost unanimously (20 Members present, all but 2 Voted) that they could not contentedly communicate with him at ye Lords Table. [61] 1776 Church Records

    Whereupon Deacon Foster desireing further time to think upon the affair, & that there might be an Opportunity for a fuller Meeting, the Church readily consented that the meeting be adjournd for further time for mutual Deliberation, without proceeding to any formal Suspension of him from Communion. Accordingly ye meeting was adjournd by Agreement, to the 2d Wednesday in October next ye 9th day. to meet in ye Meeting house at 2 Clock P M. The meeting was opened with Prayer, & concluded wth prayer & ye Blessing.

    N. B. The Pastor being necessarily absent, on a Journey, upon ye said 9th of October, (to which time ye Church Meeting was adjournd) the Church did not meet on said Day. Thus the Affair remains to be concluded if Providence permit, at some future Meeting, to be appointed or warnd anew.

    ☞ Decr 17th This Day died, greatly lamented, Deacon John Toney, of the Smallpox Aged 59 Years. A man of Goodness, singular Integrity & Uprightness — an Ornament to the Church, a great Blessing to ye Town, & a most able, zealous Friend to the Liberties of this distressd & bleeding Country. May God sanctify such a sore Bereavement to this people, & especially to this Church!

    1777. Janry 5th Lords Day Evening, Notifyd the Brethren of ye Chh to meet on Wednesday next, to consider of ye Expediency of choosing one or more persons to the office of Deacons in this Church, — To meet in the Meeting house at 2 Clock P M.

    Janr 8th Wednesday. The Church met according to Notification — And after Prayer — The Question was put whither the Chh will now proceed to the Choice of one or more Deacons — Whereupon

    1. Voted unanimously to proceed.

    2. Voted, (that by reason of ye Death of our dear Brother Deacon Torrey, & ye Age & Infirmities of our worthy Brother Dn Bartlett) to choose two Deacons.

    The Brethren were then desired to bring in their written Votes — When our Brethren Silvanus Bartlett & William Crombie were chosen by a great Majority — whereupon, the Chh made ye Choice unanimous, by a following Vote. — The Brethren chosen, requested some time to consider of ye Affair. The Meeting conducted wth entire Love & harmony, & concludd wth Prayr

    Lord’s Day Janry 19th At Noon, informd the Congregation of the Choice the Chh had made of ye above persons to ye Office of Deacons, & that our Brother Silvs Bartlett desired to be excused from sd Office, purely & only on Acct of bodily Infirmity & Loss of Voice, in a grt Measure. Our Brother William Crombie consenting, was then publickly desired that he would, in Token of his Acceptance, take his Place in ye Deacon’s Seat in the Afternoon, which he did. The Chh was notifyd to meet again on Tuesday next, in ye meetinghouse for the Choice of another Deacon. [621181] 1777 Church Records

    Janr 21st Tuesday.1182 The Church met according to Notification & the question being put whither the Chh would at this time proceed, to ye choice of a Deacon, Voted in ye Affirmative. Then the Brethren brôt in their written Votes, & our Brother Lemuel Bartlett was chosen by a majority of Votes. He thôt it his duty to excuse himself, on account of his Years, &c but was desired to take the matter under Consideration for a while, which he yielded to. — Then the Chinch noted, that as Beacon Crombie, our former Chorister, had left ye usual Singer’s Seat, on account of his being Chosen a Deacon, that our brother Jesse Churchill, & Messrs Andrew Crosswell, Saml Sherman & William Bartlett ye 3d be desired to act as Choristers in ye publick worship, as occasion shall require.

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    The Meeting was adjourned to next Wednesday fortnight, viz the 5th of February ensuing, to meet in ye meetghouse, at 2 Clock P M.

    The Meeting was opened & concluded wth Prayer, & the Blessing.

    Janr 23d This day, died Deacon Thomas Foster, of the Small Pox aged 71183 & was buryd by the Hospital, near to Deacon Torrey. A surprizing Providence,! two Deacons of this Church have dyd within a Month, of this terrible Disease. The first, viz Dn Torrey, was innoculated, but twas thôt he had previously taken it, ye natural way. The other catched it, but had no knowledge how or when.

    May this Church be enabled wisely to improve such a mysterious Dispensation.

    Febr 5th Wednesday. The Church met according to Adjournment for the Purpose of choosing another Deacon, our Brother Lemuel Bartlett having previously declined accepting ye Choice, on Account of his Age & frequent Infirmities, especially a Deafness which he is often affected with. The Church therefore, after ye meeting was opened by Prayer,

    Voted1184 To proceed at this Time to ye Choice of another Deacon. —And upon bringing in their Votes, it appeared they were much divided — & after a 2d & 3d Trial, no one being chosen, it was moved that ye Meeting be adjournd some time, for further Consideration, in hopes, by Conferring together, ye Brethren may be more united at ye next meeting. Accordingly The meeting was, by Vote, adjournd 3 Weeks —to meet again in the meetg house on Wednesday ye 26th instant, at 2 Clock P M [63] 1777 &c Church Records

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    At the same Meeting the Church chose Deacon Crombie for their Treasurer, & desired him, by Vote, to recieve the Church Vessels Account book &c &c and to provide for the Sacrament in future.

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    The Meeting was then concluded with Prayer & ye Blessing. May ye good Spirit of God give Wisdom & Unity to this Church to direct & govern them in ye important affair now under their Consideration, & in his merciful Providence lead us to the Choice of such a person for ye Office of a Deacon, as shall be an Ornament to the Church, & act in that Capacity to ye Glory of God & ye Edification of this Church!

    Febr 23d Lord’s day. Stayd the Chh after Meeting, when it was unanimously aggreed that the Chh Meeting, which was to have been next Wednesday, should be adjourned without Day, on account of the difficulty of coming to any Choice of a Deacon, at present. And it was accordingly adjournd without Day.1185

    1780 Febr 6th Lords Day. Stayd ye Chh at Night, & informed them that Complaint had been made to me of several Members of this Chh walking very disorderly in absenting themselves habitually from publick Worship, as well as from ye Ordinance of ye holy Supper —which has given great Occasion of Reproach & brôt a Scandal on ye Chh — Whereupon ye Church voted that Bro Thomas Mayhew & Deacon Crornby, with the Pastor be a Com̄ittee of ye Chh to go & discourse with those Members who walk not according to gospel Rule, & endeavor to bring them to a Sense of yr Sin1186 & Duty — & make Report to ye Church.

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    March. 30th Being Lecture Day, Stayd ye Chh after Service, reported to them ye Reasons which ye several delinquent Members gave to ye above Committee, for their absenting themselves &c all of whom, except Benjamin Churchill promised to use ye Gospel Method for ye Removal of ye Difficulties yt were in yr Minds, & to return to their Duty. — which ye Chh was satisfyd with for ye Present. — With respect to Benja Churchill, the Church Voted, That Our Brethren Daniel Diman & John Cobb be a Comittee to go & discourse further with him, endeavouring to bring him to a Sense of his Sin & Duty; he having absented for more than a twelve Month, both from Meeting & from ye Ordinance of ye Supper — upon no other Reason (as he informd ye other Com̄ittee) than because the people of ye Town in general treated him with Contempt — calling him a Tory &c If this Com̄ittee shod be1187 unsuccessful in their Endeavors with him — the Church then Voted that the Pastor be desired to send him a written Citation, or Summons to appear before ye Church at yr next Meeting, & answer for his Conduct.

    Lords Day Noon — Aprl 23. Stayd ye Chh to know yr Minds concerning ye Request of our Sister Mercy Foster, that her Grandchild, (whose Mother Priscilla Foster is deceased) now under her sole Care, may be baptizd — As it has been done before in like Cases there was no Objection, & Silence was taken for their Consent, & ye Child to be baptizd accordingly this Afternoon Turn over [64] 1780 Church Records

    Lords Day June 18.1780. Notifyd the Brethren to meet tomorrow 10 Clock A M to consider ye Cases of those delinquent Members, mentiond in ye preceedg page & also, of ye Expediency of choosing one or more Deacons, as Deacon Bartlett thrô bodily Indisposition rarely attends, & Dn Crombie, infirm of late — The Chh met accordingly June 19th & after Consultation, Voted a Com̄ittee be chosen to go & discourse once more with ye offending Brethren, & endeavr to bring them to a Sense of their Sin & Duty — when The Pastor, with Lemuel Bartlett & Saml Battles were chosen for ys purpose. The Choice of Deacons, with ye Request of John Goodwins Wife, desiring Baptism for her Husbands Children, were postponed to ye next Meetg, which was voted to be on Tuesday the 11th of July next at 3 Clock P M so adjournd to yt time. Opend & concluded with Prayer.

    Chh met on June 19th

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    Lords Day Evg July 9th Notifyd the Brethren of ye Chh meetg which was proposed to be on Tuesday next, but as the Pastor was engagd on a Journey the beginning of this Week, he requested them to meet tomorrow, July 10th, for ye aforesd Purposes.

    July 10th The Church met, generally — & with respect to the Cases of those Members who have walkd disorderly, the Committe chosen reported that they had discoursed with them, & some seemed to be sensible of their Error & promised to reform — But Benjamin Churchill appearing still obstinate the Church Voted, that the Pastor be desired once more to cite him to appear at the next Church Meetg, & let him know that if he refuses, they shall proceed according to the Rules of Cx against obstinate Offenders. With regard to Nathl Morton’s Case of Difference between him & Amaziah Churchill, the Chh chose our Brethren John Cotton, Leml Bartlett with the Pastor, a Com̄ittee to endeavour the Healing of that Breach, by getting ye Parties together, & such Evidences as may be procured, & so attempt to bring about a Reconciliation.

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    The Church did not see Light yet to come to the Choice of a Deacon — but expressd that it is their Desire, for ye present that Deacon Biman of the 3d Church, who constantly meets with us, would assist occasionally in that Office, as Need may require.

    Adjournd this Meetg without Day, to be calld by ye Pastor anew when it shall appear requisite, for ye purposes aforesd Began & concluded with Prayer, & ye Blessing.

    Octobr 8. Lords Day Evg, Stayd ye Chh & proposd to them, a Meetg of ye Chh this Week on ye Above Affairs — Bro Cotton, being necessarily engaged desired another might be added to ye Committee — Accordgly chose Deacon Cromby to join wth ye above Com̄ittee in discoursing with ye Brethren aforementioned, & notifyd ye Chh to meet on Thursday next.

    October 12th The Chh met, very generally, & taking ye proposed Matters into their Serious Consideration, (after Prayer to God), they came to ye following Votes —

    Vote 1. Whereas there has been an unchristian Animosity & Quarrel between our Brethren Nathl Morton & Amaziah Churchill, & the Chh have taken Several Measures to accommodate ye Difference, but to no purpose, Voted that unless the Parties shall make up the Breach before the [651188] the next Chh Meeting, they be both suspended from special Ordinances untill they do.

    Vote 2d The Church also voted, that whereas our Brother Benja Churchill in Addition to his other Sins, of long & habitual Absenting himself from all the Ordinances of ye Gospel, evil Carriage in divers other Respects, treating the Committees of ye Chh who have been sent to discourse with & try to bring him to Repentance &c &c has now, twice cast Contempt upon the Authority of Christ in his house, by refusing when able, to attend upon the Chh at their Meetings, when cited regularly to appear before them, he be, herefor suspended from all special Ordinances & Communion with ye Chh & publickly admonished.

    Vote 3d Voted that ye Chh cannot consent to accept of a private Confession before ye Chh only, from our Brother Silas Morton, as the Sin he stands charged with, of Drunkenness, & other bad behavior, is public — that he therefore be allowed time to consider of ye Matter, of a public Confession till ye next Meeting of ye Church.

    Vote 4. That the Reasons alledged by our Brother Jesse Churchill, against Brother Theophs Cotton, for his uneasiness with him, in the Discharge of his Military Office towards him, sometime past, are not well grounded or satisfactory to ye Church. Therefore, upon a Motion, Voted

    Vote 5. That our Brethren Thomas Mayhew, Deacon Crombie, Ebenr Cobb, Saml Battles & Daniel Diman, be a Com̄ittee of ye Chh to discourse with sd Churchill to endeavor to convince him of ye unjustifiableness of his absenting himself on ye above Account. —Then adjourned the Meeting to Monday the 30th instant. 2 Clock P M. Concluded with Prayer & the1189 Blessing.

    NB. The Pastor being necessarily absent out of Town on ye Day to which ye Chh Meeting was adjourned, they did not meet, as was proposed.

    1781. Janr 7th Lords Day Evening Notifyd ye Chh to meet at ye Meetg house Tuesday next at 2, Afternoon, to consider further of the Matters abovementioned.

    Tuesday Janr 9th The Church met, but so few, on account of ye bad Weather that they concluded not to act upon ye Affairs before them, but postpone them to a future Meeting, which is to be notifyd by ye Pastor.

    Lords day. Janr 28. Notifyd ye Brethren to meet on Wednesday next, at the Pastor’s house, (by Reason of the Season) to consider of the matters lying before them.

    Wednesday Janr 31. The Church met, generally, at the Pastors house; & after Prayer, & Consultation upon the Matters lying before them, came to the following Determinations —

    Vote 1. — Voted, that inasmuch as our Brother Benjamin Churchill has to the Grief & Astonishment of all ye Chh, added Contempt & Obstinacy to all his other Sins, not only by refusing, when cited several times, to appear before ye Church, but of late contemptuously refusing, when warned, to attend an Admonition in public, That ye Pastor send him a written Admonition, & make the same known to the Congregation in publick together with his Behavior, & ye Grounds & Reasons of the Churche’s Procedure against him.

    Vote 2. Voted to choose a Committee to acquaint our Brother Silas Morton, that ye Church still adhere to their last Vote respectg him, & that they expect he will make a public Confession, or must be suspended from Com̄union. Voted — That our Brethren Theô Cotton & John Cobb be said Committee.

    With regard to our Brother Jesse Churchill, he being present, after much Conversation, he engages to return to his Duty & attend on all Ordinances upon which the Church were satisfyed. [661190] 1781 Church Records

    Voted 3. Also, considering the Case of Amaziah Churchill, he declaring his Adherence to what he did at a late Conference before the Churches Committee, viz, that he was willing to make up ye Matter with Nathl Morton, upon the Terms then aggreed on, which were thôt satisfactory by ye Committee at that Time — And Nathl Morton alone appearing to fall from the Aggrement— The Chh voted to reconsider their Vote of ye Octr 12th last so far as it respects sd Churchill & that he be not suspended from Communion for ye present.

    Vote. 4. Whereas our Sisters Sarah Withrell (formerly Jackson) & Fear Goodwin Wife of John Goodwin, have requested Leave to bring the Children of their Husbands, not their own, to Baptism their Husbands not being Members in full Communion — the Church having repeatedly for Months past had the same under Consideration, & Advice being had, by their Desire, of a Number of the Ministers of ye Churches of Christ around us, occasionally, who all gave it as their Opinion, that the Persons in Question had an undoubted Eight to bring these Children to Baptism, — The Church Voted, very harmoniously, that their Request be granted & that the said Children be baptizd on Acct of their sd Mothers in Law.

    The Meeting adjourned to no particular Day. — then Prayer & ye Blessing.

    Lords Day March 4th 1781. Agreable to the Vote of ye Chh at their last Meeting, the Pastor sent to our Brother Benja Churchill, “a written Admonition,” & this Day, at the Close of public Worship, (conformably to their Vote) acquainted the Congregation with his unchristian Conduct & the Grounds of the Church’s Proceeding to admonish & suspend him from special Ordinances, & read to them the Admonition that was sent him, at which there appeared great Solemnity & much Affection in the Congregation. O that it may be blessed as a Means of Good to him & Others!

    Novr 25th Lords Day Evening. Read to the Church, a Letter Missive from the first Chh in Middleborô, desiring the Presence & Assistance of this Chh by their Pastor & Delegates, at ye Ordination of Mr Joseph Barker on the 5th of next Month— & the Chh voted to comply — & chose Thomas Mayhew, Deacon Crombie & Ebenezer Cobb ye first, Delegates to represent ye Church.

    Voted.

    Decr 5th The Ordination Council met at ye Precinct House in Middlebo first Precinct, & after Examination of ye Candidate, ye Council unanimously voted to proceed to ye Ordination. Revd Mr Turner1191 of Middleboro1192 began with Prayer, the Pastor of this Chh preachd from John 15.5. “Without me ye can do Nothing.” Revd Mr Shaw of Bridgwr prayd & gave ye Charge, Revd Mr Le Baron of Rochester prayd after ye Charge, & Revd Mr Judson of Taunton gave the Right Hand of Fellowship — a great Solemnity & becoming Decency was apparent thro ye whole Transaction. May God make their Pastor a rich & lasting Blessg to ym & yr Children. [67] 1782 Church Records.

    Janry 13. Lords Day Evening, Notifyd the Brethren to meet at the Pastor’s House next Wednesday, at 2 Clock P M. in order to consider & determine what further Steps are to be taken with Several Members that walk disorderly.

    Wednesd. Janr 16th The Chh met, & after Prayer to God, entered upon ye Consideration of Benja Churchills Case, who still absents himself wholly, & for Years, from all Ordinances, & treats the Church with Contempt &c as before mentioned — The Chh sent for him to attend at this Meeting, but he refused, under pretext that he had not had sufficient Notice — but engaged that if the Chh wod appoint another Time, he would attend — to which the Chh, (that they might manifest Long suffering towards him before they proceed to extremity) consented. — Then proceeded to Silas Mortons Case, who had been previously notifyd to appear at this Meeting, but neglected to come. And as he still persists in refusing to make a public Confession of his Sins, & has for many Months past wholly neglected to attend the public Worship of God, & been repeatedly seen intoxicated wth strong Drink, of late The Chh unanimously gave their Voice that he should be suspended from all special Ordinances & publickly admonished.

    Vote

    Voted. That Brother Nathl Shurtleff & Deacon Crombie be a Comittee to go & discourse wth our Sister Patience Burgiss, & know yo Cause of her long absenting herself from ye house of God, & other Conduct disorderly, which is reported of her, viz Spending her Earnings by labor, to intemperate purposes.

    Voted. Also that the Pastor, with Bro Thos Mayhew & Dn Crombie be a Comittee to endeavor the healing of the Difficulty that subsists between our Brethren Nathll Morton & Amaziah Churchill, which is not yet made up.

    The Pastor, with Brn Thos Mayhew, Dn Crombie & David Lothrop are again desired to hear & endeavr to heal the Uneasiness that also subsists between our Bro Amazh & Jesse Churchill—As Jesse Cha still complains of hard treatment from sd Amaziah Churchill.

    Then voted to adjourn this Meeting to Tuesday ye 5th of Febr next to meet at ye same place. — Concluded wth Prayer & the Blessing.

    Febr 5th 1782. The Church met (in a full Chh meeting) according to Adjournment, & proceeded to consider first the Case of our Brother Benjamin Churchill who had promised the last Meeting, to attend at this, being previously notifyd to attend at this time, but did not come, nor give any sufficient reason in ye Churches Mind, for not coming — Whereupon the Church unanimously came to the following solemn Vote, expressd, not by lifting up ye hand, as in other Cases, but by each Member giving his Voice singulatim, “That whereas our Brother Benjamin Churchill, has for a long time even several Years wilfully & habitually neglected ye public Worship & all the Ordinances of Gods house, & the Church have used every Method of gentle Expostulation, Advice & Entreaty, both by private Members & Com̄ittees frequently chosen for that purpose, to endeavr to bring him to a Sense of his Sin & to recover him to his Duty, & all to no purpose, but he has added Contempt of ye Church & ye authority of J Christ in his house, by constantly refusing to attend at Chh Meetings when desired, Whereupon yo Church were constraind to proceed to a formal Vote to publickly admonish him & to suspend him from special Ordinances, in hopes he might hereby be brot to Repentance [681193] but he still remains incorrigible & refuses to return, Wherefore this Church, as bound in Duty, & by the Laws of Jesus Christ, do solemnly Vote & Declare, in Manner beforementiond, that “Unless the sd Benja Churchill shall manifest his Repentance by public Confession of his Sins, within three Months from this Time, he shall then, in ye Name & by the Authority of Jesus Christ in his Church, be publickly Excommunicated & declared to be no longer in Visible Relation to the Church & Visible Kingdom of Christ.”

    Voted — Also that Whereas our Brother Silas Morton has refused to attend in public Worship, when notifyd regularly thereto, in order to recieve public Admonition, agreable to ye Vote of the Chh at their last Meetg, the Pastor be desired to send him a written Admonition.

    The Committees chosen ye last Meeting, then reported, that our Sister Patience Burgiss acknowledges her fault in absenting herself from Ordinances, pleads Poverty & Want of suitable Clothes, & promises to use her Endeavrs to provide herself with them, & speedily to attend her Duty. That the Differences between the several Brethren mentiond were, by the Blessing of God on the Endeavors of ye Com̄ittees, very happily accommodated, & each promised to live in brotherly Love.1194

    N. B. See Page 711195 for ye reason of this Erasement.1196

    The Church also, at this time, Voted that the Suspension be taken off from Brother Nathaniel Morton, which was Voted at a former Church Meeting, on Octobr 12.1780. the Cause thereof happily ceasing.

    Vote

    Lords Day April 21st 1782. At the Close of the publick Worship our Brother Benjamin Churchill appeard & in a public Manner humbled himself before God & his people by a Confession of his Sins & his disorderly Walking (as recorded heretofore) — Whereupon The Church Voted that the Sentence of Suspension be removed & he be restored to Charity & to ye Communion of his Brethren in all Ordinances, a Word of Exhortation was then given him to walk humbly, penitently & softly before God all his Days — then Prayer — & ye Blessing. The Lord accept of & pardon & save him for Cxs sake

    Vote

    Octr 6th Lords Day— Read a Letter Missive from ye Chh in Wareham desiring ye Assistance of this Chh by their Pastor & Delegates, at ye Ordination of Mr Noble Everitt to ye Pastoral Office over them, on ye 16th of this Month. The Chh Voted to comply — & chose Deacon Crombie & Silvanus Bartlett to represent ye Church on ye occasion.

    Octr 16. The Council met & ordaind Mr Everitt. Revd Mr Robbins of Norfolk in Connecticutt began with Prayer — Mr Knap of Winchester preachd fr. 2. Tim. 4.6.7.8. Mr Howland of Plimton prayd & gave ye Charge — Mr Le Baron prayd after ye Charge, & ye Pastor of this Chh gave ye Right Hand of Fellowship. [69] 1783 Church Records

    N. B. See Page 71.1197 ye Reason of this Erasement.1198

    N. B. May 30th This day died, much lamented, that eminently godly Servant of the Lord, Deacon Joseph Bartlett, Aged 80 Years; & who has used the Office of a Deacon well in this Chh 38 Years & Month. “Help Lord, for the godly man ceaseth, ye faithful fail from among ye Children of Men” !

    Novr 2d 1783. Stayd the Chh at Noon, & proposed to them, the keeping a Day of Fasting & Prayer, on account of ye mellencholly Decay of Religion, & to supplicate the Outpouring of ye Holy Spirit upon us, for ye Revival of it, agreable to the antient, laudable Practice of this Chh, in times of Degeneracy, & of other Chhs & Congregations of late, especially in Connecticutt, where God has, in a remarkable manner, shown himself to be a hearer of Prayer, in pouring out his blessed Spirit on many Congregations there in which many hundreds of Souls have hopefully been brot into ye Kingdm of Christ at this Day. — Glory be to his Name! — The Chh, together with ye Brethren of ye 3d Chh,1199 unanimously Voted to observe Thursday next for ye purposes beforementioned. And at ye Close of Worship at Night ye Congregation were informd of what ye Chh had agreed on, & requested to join wth us on sd Day — And they accordingly did, very generally, had a full meeting, & ye Day was kept wth Solemnity — 3 Neighbouring Ministers attended — of which, preachd, viz Messrs Niles & Barker May ye good Lord hear ye Prayers of his people & send an Answer of Peace! [70] 1784 Records of Chh Transactions continued

    Vote

    April 4th Lords Day Evening, Stayd ye Church after ye Blessing, & communicated to them a Request & Proposal, exhibited in Writing, from the Members of the 3d Church in this Town, to reunite & incorporate with the first Chh & left the Matter for their serious Deliberation, till next Lords Day.

    April 11th Lords Day P M. This Church having considerd of ye Proposal of the 3d Chh as aforsd, & no Objections being offerd against it, The Pastor, at the Close of public Worship, notifyd the Affair to the whole Congregation — as a very affecting & remarkable Dispensation of Divine Providence — observing to them, that after 40 Years Seperation, (ye 4th of next Month) there should be brot about a Reunion of the Chhs. The paper was then read, as follows.

    Wheras, in the Course1200 of divine Providence, is brought about a Reunion of the first & third Parishes in the Town of Plimouth, which Union has been ratifyd by the Act of the General Court of this Com̄onwealth at the joint Request of both Parishes, — We therefore, Members of the third Church of Christ in Plimouth aforsd, wishing to cultivate that harmony & brotherly Love which the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ inculcates, do propose an Incorporation of both the first & third Churches into One, hoping that ye Interest of the great Head of the Church may be promoted thereby. At the same time, praying1201 the God & Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the Union may be productive of ye happiest Consequences — that we may join our united Endeavors to promote the Interest & Kingdom of our divine Lord & Master in general, & among ourselves in particular — that we may all of us be Ornaments to the holy Religion which we profess, & after being faithful to the Death, may be admitted into the Church triumphant in Heaven never to seperate any more.

    Also —

    We the subscribers members of other Churches, having usually com̄unicated with the 3d Chh in Plimouth, desire to communicate with ye first Chh in sd town in all the ordinances of the Gospel.

       

    Also —

    Signed

     

    Elizabeth Watson

    Mary Thomas

    Jonathan Diman

    Males

    Sarah Morton

    Lydia Holmes

    William Watson

    Mehitable Payn

    Sarah Smith

    Josiah Morton

    Mary Warren

    Martha LeBaron

    John Nelson

     

    Sarah Tilson

    Ephraim Spooner

     

    Bethiah Dyer

    Melatiah Morton

    Females

     

    Mary Doten

    (wife of Josiah)

         

    Elizabeth Spooner

         

    Elizabeth Nelson

         

    Hannah White ye 2d

         

    Mary Cobb

         

    Sarah Cobb

         

    Elizabeth Drew

         

    Elizabeth Howland

         

    Patience Cobb

         

    Lydia Mason

    On Lords Day April, 11th 1784, the above being presented, (as aforsd) to ye first Church in Plymo in public, was accepted, & the Union of the two Churches solemnly ratifyd by a formal Vote of ye Church.

    Attest. Ch: Robbins.

    May God smile upon, & bless this Transaction for ye Glory of his Name & ye Edification of this Church! — The Texts preachd from, this Day, on the Occasion, were, In ye Forenoon Psal.133.1. “Behold how good & how pleasant for Brethren to dwell &c.” In ye Afternoon Gal.8.28. — “For ye are all One in Christ Jesus” [71] 1784 & 1785 Chh Records continued

    May 23d Lords Day, At the Close of divine Worship Notifyd the Brethren of the Church to meet in the Meeting house next Tuesday, the 25th instant at 2 Clock P M, for the purpose of choosing one or more Deacons.

    May 25th Tuesday. The Church met very generally, & after Prayer for Direction in the Affair before us, the Church unanimously voted to proceed to choose two Persons to the Office of Deacons. And upon bringing in the Votes, it appeared that Brother Jonathan Diman, & Bro Ephraim Spooner were chosen to that Office, by a very great Majority. Upon which, on a Motion made, the Church unanimously voted their Concurrence in the Choice — Both of whom, after some Conversation on the Subject, agreed to take the Matter under Serious Consideration, & to give an Answer in due Time.

    2 Deacns chose

    At the same Meeting, Brother Benja Rider, moved to the Church, whither those Passages in these Records, which relate to a Charge formerly bro’t against him, might not be wholly erased, as he apprehends they tend to give an unfavorable Idea of him, & ye Charge being unsupported — Whereupon the Church voted to have those Passages which relate to their Transactions on this head, be erased & made illegible. The Passages are recorded in Page 49, 50, & 68, 69.1202 On which said Brother Ryder declares himself satisfyd & will attend his Duty as before.

    B. Rider’s Case.

    The Meeting was conducted with ye greatest Love & Harmony, & concluded with Prayer & the Blessing.

    1785. March 20th Lords day PM — Stayd the Chh & read a Complaint of our Brother Jesse Churchill against Brother Samll Battles for breach of Promise in a Matter wherein they had Dispute. — After conferring a while upon it, the Church thôt proper there shd be a Meetg of ye Church to consider upon proper Steps for a Reconcilation of ye parties— Whereupon a Church Meeting was notifyd to be at the Pastors house tomorrow Evening the 21st instant.

    March 21st The Chh met at the Pastors house this Evening, agreable to Notification; & after Prayer, enterd into Consultation with ye Parties, heard what Brother Battles had to say to the Complaint against him by Brother Jesse Churchill, he urged that he had not exhibited before the Referees (chosen to settle ye Matter) all ye Evidence he could produce, in his Justificatn, therefore wishd for another hearing before them, & he doubted not their Award wd be different from wt they gave before. The Chh advised Bro Churchill to consent to another hearing before ye same Referees, he consented — & ye Affair finally was settled between ym by sd Reference. [72] 1786 Records &c

    As the Use of Tate & Brady’s Version of the Psalms, with some Hymns annexd, has obtaind, in our publick Worship, for some time past, viz since January 8th 1771. at which time it was voted by the Church, to be used instead of the Old N England Version It may not be thôt improper, on a Subject of this kind, to record in this place, that by the Desire of numbers, in Church & Congregation, Doctr Watts’s Version of the Psalms, with his Book of Hymns, was proposed to be sung in public for a Season on Tryal, & then, that the Minds of the Congregation should be expressed, whither they would, in future, sing Tate & Brady’s as before, or Doctr Watts’s. — After a Tryal of each, for several Months, it was agreed that the matter be determined at a public Meeting of the Inhabitants of this first Precinct, in their annual Precinct Meeting, & In consequence of proper Notice previously given, on

    On March 21 1786 At a very full meeting of sd Precinct,1203 the Vote was called, which of the two versions they will use, & Voted, that Doctr Watts’s Version of the Psalms, & Hymns united, be sung in future, in our public Worship, viz, 17 Votes for Tate & Brady, & 38 for Doctr Watts’s, to which the rest amicably agreed. May God bless the Use of said Evangelical Psalms & Hymns, for the spiritual Edification of his people, that we may be prepared to join the Song of Moses & the Lamb, in the heavenly World!

    Dr Wattes Psalms & Hymns voted.

    1787. Octr 18th At a Sacramental Lecture, the Chh were desired to tarry after the Blessing, & the Pastor communicated to them the Request of our Brother William Curtiss, (now living in Pembroke) viz, “That since, by the providence of God, he is removed from us, & not being satisfyd with the Preaching of1204 the Minister of that Place, & becoming acquainted with a Baptist Society, among whom he thinks the Gospel is preached in Purity, & as he has no prospect of returning to this Place to live again, he requests a Dismission from this Chh, & to be recom̄ended to the Baptist Chh, of which Mr Robinson is the minister.” — The Chh took the matter into Consideration & were, finally, of Opinion, that our Brother Curtiss has been too hasty in this Affair, not having consulted either the Pastor or his Brethren on the Subject, before he had come to a fixd conclusion, that our Chhs were wrong as to the Mode & Subjects of Baptism — & had determind to join them before he made Application to have any Objections answd, or Difficulties [731205] Difficulties solved, which he laboured under. The Chh therefore Voted

    Voted, That the Pastor be desired to write to our Brother Curtiss, & inform him of the Sentiments of his Brethren respecting this Matter, & his Conduct aforesd — & also voted to choose a Committee of five, beside the Pastor, to discourse with Him, & endeavor yet to answer the Objections he has against our Practice in Regard to Baptism, & to convince him of his Error, in that he would by his Conduct, in joining them & being rebaptizd, virtually declare this Chh, (with1206 whom he declares1207 himself to be in the fullest Charity) to be no Church — & in fact, would implicitly unchurch all the Chhs in the Land, that are not Baptists.

    The Brethren chosen, to be of this Com̄ittee, in conjunction with the Pastor, were, John Cotton, Deacons Diman, Crombie & Spooner, & William Watson.

    1790. Decr 26th Lords Day. Stayd the Brethren of the Chh, after the Blessing at Night, & proposed to them the Case & Request of Clark, wife of Benjamin Clark, as follows. She is sick & supposd far gone in a Consumption — has lately recieved great Peace & Satisfaction of Mind, respecting an Interest in the favor of God thro Christ, thô before, has been in great distress on account of her Soul, & tho’tless life she lived, The Pastor informd the Chh, he had conversed with her, & was much satisfyd & tho’t there was sufficient reason to hope she had met with a real Change of Heart. Several of ye Brethren had done ye same. She is earnestly desirous to give herself up to God, & his Chh, & if consistent, to join the Lord’s Visible people, & our Christ before ye World, & that her Children might be baptizd.

    Benja Clark’s Wife’s Case

    The Pastor informd the Brethren, that there was one Precedent, or Instance of a similar Case, before this Chh in March, 1764, of Lydia Cornish After conversing a while on the Case, it appearing that there was no Opposition to the following Vote, (similar to that in Page 401208) it was put, &

    Voted That the Chh are so far satisfied with the Account given of Clark, wife of Benja Clark, & of her Profession & Desire, that they are willing to recieve her to their1209 Fellowship & Communion, provided her health should be so far restored, as to enable her to come to the House of God, & renew her Covenant in the usual way — & also willing, in Consequence of her present Profession & Desire, that (considering her peculiar Circumstances) his Children may, on her Right, be baptizd. (She is a baptizd Person.)

    1791. Lords day, Janr 2d. Stayd ye Chh at Noon, & mentiond to them, a proposal which hath been made by some of the Chh, that Benja Clarks Wife, (the person mentiond in the foregoing Article) be recieved into our Communion in her own house, in Consequence of her being apprehended near her End first as it was thôt this wod not be inconsistent with ye former Vote, but agreable to the Spirit of it. Also, because it seemeth more agreable to Propriety that the [741210] that before she partakes of the special Priviledges of the Chh, & the Seal of the Covenant, viz Baptism for her Children on her Right, that she should first acknowledge & own that Covenant, by her own Act & Deed.

    And thirdly, because it would take away any Occasion of Stumbling to others without, who, tis said have objected the Impropriety & Inconsistency of the Church’s Conduct — in this Instance to baptize Children, without ye Parents assenting to any Covenant at all — when, in other Cases a solemn Covenant must be owned, & the person recieved into ye Fellowship of the Church, by a public Transaction, before the Benefit of Baptism for their Children can be enjoyd — &

    Lastly, Because we find, by credible Information, that it has been the Practice of other Churches, on such special Occasions, to admit Persons into Chh fellowship at a private House, the Church being notifyd to be present for that purpose.

    After free consultation, the Brethren were satisfyd with the proposal & accordingly were notifyd to appear at the house of Benja Clark this Evening at Six o Clock, for the purpose above mentiond.

    Lords day Evening, Janr 2d 1791. The Church met according to Notification & a Number of the Congregation also, at the house of Mr Benjamin Clark, & after some discourse with Phebe Clark his Wife, in which she manifested much of the Spirit of a Christian, & also renewed her Request to be admitted into the Fellowship & Communion of this Chh — The Pastor proceeded to tender the Covenant to her, to which she openly signifyd her Consent, & so was solemnly recieved & declared a Member in full Communion with this Church, and her two young Children were then baptized. Concluded the whole with Prayer — & the Chh were dismissd

    The Grounds & reasons of this Procedure, (being out of the usual Mode in this Church) are given in the preceeding Articles of Record — in this & ye foregoing Page.

    Octr 23d Lords day Evening, read a Letter Missive from the Pastor, the Church and a number of aggrieved of the Chh in ye first Parish in Rochester, desireing the presence & assistance of this Chh, by their pastor & Delegates, to hear & advise (in concurrence with 4 other Chhs) on some uncomfortable Differences that subsist among them especially between ye Pastor, ye Revd Mr Moore & Majr Earl Clap, &c the council were to meet Novr 1st ensuing, i e, ye Evening before. The Chh complyd & chose Deacons Crombie & Spooner for Delegates. [75] 1791 1792 Records continued

    Octr 31st Accordingly the pastor with the deacons aforsd, attended this Evening at ye house of Mr Lot Haskell in Rochester — the other Churches sent to also came — & the Council formed this Evening — chose ye Pastor of this Chh Moderator, & Revd Mr Sanger Scribe — The Council consisted of Revd Messrs Turner, of Middlebo — Niles of Abbington— Sanger of South Bridgwater — Barker of Middlebo & the pastor of this Chh, with their Delegates. —13 in all.

    Nov 1st The Council met, by Desire, in ye Meetinghouse, & proceeded to a public hearing of ye Charges, Complaints &c exhibited by ye Parties — their Witnesses, Depositions &c &c which lasted by adjournments, from Day to day (in public) till Tuesday Novr 8th Then the Council adjourn’d to the house of Entertainment, Mr Lot Haskells, where they sat till Fryday P M — then, went to ye Meeting house, (& after a pertinent & excellent sermon preached by ye Revd Mr Niles,) the Modr read ye Result of ye Council, to a very numerous & anxiously expecting Assembly—which Result was left, with1211 them, & a copy of it read to this Chh, in presence of ye Congregation, as is customary. May that God in whose hands1212 are the hearts of all, by this Result, promote his own Glory, the Cause of Truth & Righteousness, & the best Good of that poor, divided Chh & people, & their pastor!

    1792 Lords Day Jany 22d 1792. Notifyd the Brethren of ye Chh to meet at the Pastor’s house on Tuesday P M. next — to consider several Matters then to be laid before them, at the request of several of ye Church.

    Tuesday Janr 24th The Chh met agreable to Notification — when, after Prayer, the Pastor mentioned the Subject for Consideration — which had also been discoursed upon about 2 Months before, by the greater part of the Chh, at a private Conference at Deacon Crombie’s— 1st Whither the Chh will now agree to meet statedly twice in a year for the express purpose of attending more specially to the Matter of Discipline — & to examine into the conduct of its Members —& take suitable measures for reclaimg those who walk disorderly & thereby bring a Scandal on Religion. 2 Whither the Chh will take some proper Steps to raise a Fund for the purpose of relieving the poor, distressd members of it, as often suitable objects shall appear — & 3dly (Turn over [761213] & 3dly To know the minds of1214 the brethren, respecting the insisting on written Relations, being read in public,1215 as a necessary term of admission into this Chh, as has been practised in1216 time past. — The Brethren conversed some time on the foregoing Subjects, particularly, the last mentiond And finally, without coming to any Vote on this Article, it appeared to be the minds of the Chh, not to recede from, but continue the former practice, with respect to Relations.

    1.

    With regard to the other two Articles — The Church Voted unanimously — 1st That they will meet in Chh Conference twice a year, viz, some time in the Month of April & in ye month of October annually, for the purpose mentioned in the first article on the other Side — viz Chh Discipline &c. Also Voted unanimously that this Chh will comply with the proposal mentioned in the 2d Article — relating to a Fund for the relief of poor Members — & that the Chh shall, accordingly, be notifyd to come prepared to contribute for this purpose, on the Sabbath next following the Chh’s Conference in April & October, annually. The meetg concluded with Prayer.

    1792. April 15th Lords day Evening, Notified the Members of ye Chh, that, agreably to the late Vote, next Sabbath the Collection for the poor of the Chh would take place — & previously to it, the Brethren1217 were desired to meet on Wednesday next, at the Pastors house, at 3 Clock PM — it being the semiannual Meeting on the Subjt of Discipline — & to enquire into the Conduct of ye Members of the Chh, who walk disorderly.

    Wednesday. April 18. The Chh met according to notification, After Prayer, entered into a free Conversation on ye Subject proposed — & came to ye following Votes —

    Voted That the three Deacons, Diman, Crombie & Spooner, be a Com̄ittee to go & discourse with ye Members of ye Chh who are reported to have walkd in a disordrly manner, particularly in absenting themselves from Ordinances. Voted [771218] Voted, also, That the Pastor be desired, &1219 is chosen to recieve, the Collections that may be made at the half yearly Contributions for the poor of ye Chh, & to distribute them to those whom he shall find to be proper Objects of this Charity. The Meeting was concluded with Prayer, as usual.

    Lord’s day, April 22d The collection was made accordingly, after the Evening Service was ended — in which some of the Congregation also joined. The public discourses of ye Day were from Math. 25. 40.

    Septr 23d Lord’s Day Evg. Stayd the Chh, in order to a more easy & free Conversation with them, on the Subject of a Letter missive, recd from a Number of dissatisfied Brethren of the Chh at Wrentham under ye Care of ye Revd Mr Avery requesting the Assistance of this Chh, at a Council of 9 Chhs — to meet the 2d of October. Being at a Loss about going myself, from Indisposition partly — & also from its being an Exparte Council, I wanted a more free Communication on the Subject, with ye Chh than I could have, (for want of bodily strength) before the whole Congregation — it being otherwise always customary to read such Letters missive, before the Congregation. — After discoursing a while, however, such Reasons were suggested, as that the Chh, on ye whole, — voted to comply with the Request — & chose Deacons Crombie, Spooner, & Bro Daniel Diman, (in case either of ye others shod fail) as Delegates.

    Votes.

    Memo We did not go to sd Council, by reason of a violent Storm of Rain.

    Lord’s day Octr 14th, Notifyd the Semiannual Contribution for the Poor of the Chh, to be next Lords day, at the Close of Worship in the Afternoon, — Also the Chh Conference, to be next Thursday 2 Cl. P M, at ye Pastor’s house, both, in conformity to the Vote of this Chh passed in January last.

    Thursday, Octr 18th The Chh met according to appointment, but it being very rainy, & but few attended, it was thought best to adjourn, & accordingly the meeting was adjourned to Novr 1st, on Thursday, i e a fortnight from this time. The Deacons, (a Com̄ittee) to notify & warn our Brother Benja Churchill, to appear at sd meeting, & give his Reasons for absenting himself so long, from all Ordinances.

    Lords day Octr 28th Notifyd ye Chh to meet this week, on Fryday at 2 Clock P M, instead of Thursday, (to which ye Meeting was adjourned) by reason the Pastor would probably be necessarily absent on Thursday at an Association of Ministers this week.

    Fryday. Novr 2d 1792. The Chh met accordingly at the Pastor’s house — & after Prayer, conversed on Several Subjects proper to ye Occasion, with respect to Discipline — Particularly ye Case of Bro Benjamin Churchill, [781220] whom the Com̄ittee before mentioned had notified to attend this Meeting, but he refuses, not giving any sufficient reason. Whereupon the Chh came to the following Vote — That1221 Whereas our Brother Benjamin Churchill has for a long time absented himself from all Ordinances of Gods house, & thô much pains has been taken by ye Chh to convince & reclaim him, by private conversation, & by Com̄ittees of ye Chh, he still refuses to reform, & has also refused to attend the Meeting of ye Chh, when warned to attend & give his reasons.

    Novr 2d

    Voted — That the Pastor, in the Name of the Chh, send him a written Admonition — & at ye same time let him know that if he doth not make his Peace wfith the Chh. by a suitable Confession before ye Church of his Sin & unchristian behavior before the1222 Expiration of two Months, viz before ye first Thursday in January next, the Church will then proceed according to the Rule in such cases, to suspend, & (unless he repent) to excommunicate him from this Church.

    Voted. Also, that the Pastor be desired to furnish our Sister Patience Burgiss, out of the Chh’s Contribution, with such articles of Clothing as she may stand in need of to enable her to attend, with Decency, the publick Worship & Ordinances — She being very poor.

    The meeting was attended with great Unanimity, Solemnity & Brotherly Affection, & concluded with Prayer.

    Janry 6th Lords Day. — After divine Service at Night the Chh was Stayd, & after some Conversation, respecting the Affair of our Brother Benjamin Churchill, (whose Case is mentiond above) — the Chh was notifyd to meet at the Pastor’s house on Thursday next 2 Clock P M. to consider what is further to be done respecting him — See next page but two.1223

    [79] Confessions

    Aprl 1. 1764. — Lydia Cornish Wife of John — Confessd Fornicatn — & was restord to Charity. See page 391224

    Novr 8th 1767. Seth Barnes a Member, now living in New Yarmth in Nova Scotia, made public Confession of ye Sin of Fornication, & was restored to Charity & Communion wth this Chh.

    March 19.1769. Abigail Holmes, Wife of Lemuel Holmes, made publick Confession of the breach of ye 7th Commd — i e Fornication, as also breach of her Covenant, in so long neglects to come to ye Ordinances, & was restored to Communion.

    April 2d 1769. John King made public Confession of the Sin of Profaness, as well as long absenting from ye Ordinance of ye Lords Supper, (being a Member of the1225 2d Chh in Plimpton) & was restored to occasional Communion with this Chh — & afterwards recommended to & recieved into this Chh.

    Novr 26.1769. Flora, formerly Servant to John Bartlett, now living in Middleboro, a member of this Chh, made publick Confession of Intemperance & other bad Conduct, and was restored to Charity & Communion.

    May 20. 1770. Lucia Watson, Wife of John Watson, made Confession of the Sin of Fornication, & was recieved into full Communion with this Chh.

    Novr 10. 1771. Patience Burgess made publick Confession of ye Sin of Fornication & was restored to Communion.

    Novr 29. 1778. David Bacon & Abigail his Wife, of ye Sin of Fornication & were recieved to Christian Charity.

    June 13th 1779. Hannah Winslow, (formerly Torrey) of ye Sin of Fornication & was restored to Christian Charity & Com̄union.

    April 23d 1780. Sarah Barnes, Wife of Leml — of Fornication, & recd to full Communion.

    April 30. 1780. Rebecca Bartlett, Widow of Wm Decd of Fornication & recd to Communion.

    July 30. 1780. Desire Goodwin, Wife of Thomas Goodn — of Fornicatn & recd to Communion.

    Augt 12. 1781. Hannah Cooper Wife of Richard Cooper — of Fornicatn & recd to Com̄union.

    Novr 11. 1781. Richard Cooper — of Fornication & reed to Communion.

    Do Zilpah Bramhall Wife of George Bramhall of Fornicatn & recd to Commn

    Decr 16. Deborah Atwood — of Fornication & recd to Commn

    1788 Decr 28. Ruth Morton — of Fornication & recd to Commn [801226] [81] 1793 Chh Records continued from page 781227

    Janr 10th Thursday. The Chh met accordingly, at ye pastor’s house, after some Conversation, the Chh came to ye following Votes Unanimously — viz

    That our Brother Benjamin Churchill’s offence is of such a public Nature, viz his long continued Absence from all Ordinances, & refusing to return, or to give Satisfaction to the Church thô frequently requested by one com̄ittee after another — that it is the Opinion and is unanimously voted that he should make his Confession in public, before the Congregation, in order to his being restored to the Charity & Com̄union of the Church.

    Vote 1.

    Voted that Deacon Diman & Deacon Crombie be a Comittee to go & inform him of the determination of the Chh respecting him & to desire him to attend at their next Chh meeting.

    —2d

    Voted that this Meeting be adjourned a fortnight to meet again at the Pastor’s house.

    —3d

    This adjournment, & the Chh’s forbearing to suspend our Brother Churchill from Comunion, at this time agreable to their Vote at their last Meeting was expressly in Condescention to his bodily Infirmity & to manifest all possible Tenderness towards him, as he declared to one of the Brethren his Indisposition of body was the only thing that prevented his coming this day to the Chh Meeting,

    & that it was his purpose to attend his Duty, & conform to the Rules of the Gospel, by a Christian Behavior.

    The Meeting was begun & concluded with Prayer.

    Janr 24. 1793. Thursday. — The Chh met — but a small Number, (on acct of the public civil Rejoicing this day, in this town, for ya Successes which divine Providence has given to France, against the1228 combined Enemies of their freedom1229) therefore adjournd to next Thursday, ye 31st instant, to meet at ye pastor’s house.

    Jany 31st The Chh met—but it being stormy, & but few attended, the Meeting was adjournd to next Tuesday, ye 5th of Febry to meet at the Pastors house.

    Febr 5th The Chh met accordingly, our Brother Benja Churchill attended & after Prayer, a conversation was had with him — & he confessed his faults, in those matters charged against him, as above & begd forgiveness of God & his Brethren, & hoped that wherein he had done iniquity, he should, by divine grace enabling, do so no more. The Church appeared satisfied, so far, & were ready to restore him to their Charity, but did not vote, at this time, to dispense with his making a public confession, before the Congregation, agreable to their Vote passd ye 10th Jany. See Vote 1st1230

    The Meeting was opened & concluded with Prayer. — Turn over [82] 1793 Chh Records continued

    Febr 17th Lords day Evening, Stayd the Chh, & the Pastor having recieved a written Confession, from Bro. Benja Churchill, of his former unchristian conduct, with a Request that the Church would accept of it, without making it before the Congregation, it was laid before them &1231 for reasons mentioned, after some conversation, the Church, in consideration of some circumstances relative to his case, which were not so particularly attended to, or known when the matter was before them, did Vote to reconsider the vote of the 10th Jany last, & to accept of his Confession made before the Church.

    Vote,

    April 21. Notifyd the Chh to meet at ye Pastor’s house tomorrow P M being the Semiannual Conference, accorde to usage & Vote — & the Semiannual Contribution also to be ye next Sabbath.

    April 22d The Chh met accordingly, After prayer, conversed on several matters proper to the Occasion — & it being mentiond that several of the Congregation, as well as Chh, wishd to assist in ye Contribution, but were desirous it might be extended, in the distribution of it, to the distressd of ye Congregation as well as of the Chh, & twas apprehended the first Object, viz ye Relief of the Chh’s poor, would be more likely to be attained by thus altering & extending the plan of Contribution, it was now Voted, That ye above plan shod be adopted, at least for ye present Also, It being moved, it was agreed by the Chh, that, for ye benefit & Convenience of those of the Congregation, who wish to tarry as Spectators, at ye Sacrament, the Wall Pews round the Meeting house, be appropriated for that purpose, the Members of Chh occupying them, moving, at Sacrament time, into other Seats.

    Octr 6th Lords Day Eveng — Read to the Chh, in presence of ye Congregation, a Letter Missive from a Church in Rochester, desiring the presence & Assistance of this Chh, by their Pastor & De- Delegates, at ye Ordination of Mr Calvin Chaddock to the work of yo

    Ministry on ye 10th instant — Whereupon ye Chh

    Voted to comply with the Request of sd Chh — & also

    Voted That Deacon Cromby & Deacon Spooner, be ye Delegates.

    Octr 10th Attended on sd Ordination, Dn Spooner with the Pasr & 9 other Chlis [83] 1793 Chh Records continued

    Novr 9th Memo After the Example of my venerable & pious Predecessor, ye Rev. Mr Leonard, I think it may be for the Glory of God, the honor of the Redeemer, the Comfort of his Children & the Benefit of Posterity, to mention here, & leave upon Record, the wonderful Displays of Gods rich & sovereign Grace towards this Place, in a remarkable Revival of Religion by the blessed Outpouring of the Spirit of God, this Year, which first began to appear the latter part of December &1232 beginning of January last. No uncommon Dispensation of Providence, no public Calamity, or any thing of that nature, had taken place, which might be assignd as a Cause of it — It seemed apparently to be by the Still small Voice of ye Spirit of God, and his secret but powerful Operation upon the hearts of one & another, untill it became more & more extensive — & a general Solemnity & Serious Concern seemd to prevail thrô the Town. Besides our public Assemblies on Lords Days, we1233 had frequent Lectures in public & private, on Week Days — & religious Meetings for Conference & social Worship in private houses, several Evenings in the week, in different parts of the Town. — Among which, it is remarkable, that the young Children, from 7 to 15 & 16 Years old, voluntarily agreed to meet once or twice a week, (under the patronage, & with the Leave of their Parents & Guardians) in which they prayed, sang & read & conversed upon the great Things of another World, & behaved with great Decency, order & Solemnity — several of these, we have reason to hope, have, in this time, met with a saving Change. — Many Scores, I may say, I believe hundreds of Persons, of different Ages in the Town have been seriously impressed with the infinitely important Concerns1234 of their Souls & Eternity — & we have reason humbly to hope, a goodly Number have been made the happy Subjects of the free, saving Grace of God, & have witnessed a good Confession, & hitherto walk agreably to their profession. More than fifty have already been added to the Chh — & many more, are expected to join, who have expressd their Desire, & who entertain a hope of being savingly converted. [84] 1793 Chh Records continued. Of ye Revival &c continud

    Acct of Revival of Religion, this year

    It is also to be remarked, with Satisfaction & Gratitude, that during this wonderful Work of Gods Power & Grace here, it has been free from those Irregularities, Disorders, & corrupt mixtures, which have, in times past, been the unhappy occasion of opposition, & of great Reproach being brot upon Religion. And altho’ it is not to be expected (while ye world stands, & while ye Chh of Christ is in its militant State), but that the Enemies of Christ & Religion will be opposed to ye Truths & Cause of God — yet we have reason to be thankful, there hath been less visible Opposition to this work, than has1235 been usual. — Thanks to ye almighty Power & restraing grace of God!

    Acct of the Revival of Relign contind

    And it is pleasing & beautiful to see many who are quite young, engaged in religion, devoting themselves to his service in the days of their youth, & crying Hosanna to the Son of David. “Out of ye mouths of Babes & Children God hath ordained Praise” — has been verified among us.

    It is likewise a pleasing Sight, to behold, the Love & unity & sweet Com̄union that subsists among Christians, who often meet together, & “speak often and to another,” to1236 mutual Edification, comfort & quickening.

    And, I would speak of it with thankfulness; we have found unspeakable Benefit from such private Conferences, & have reason to believe they have been remarkably own’d of God, as a means of keeping alive a sense of God & Eternal Things — even “as Iron sharpneth Iron.” & we have been often constrain’d to say at such times, “Surely God is in this place” — & that “It is good to be here.”

    And blessed be the name of God, that we have still the Tokens of God’s Presence among us, now, when it is more than 10 Months since the Awakening began — &

    I have cause to remark, with humble Gratitude to God his goodness to an unworthy Creature, in strengthening & supporting him under arduous1237 labors, (naturally of a very feeble Constitution) for so long a time — in preaching, visiting, conversing with persons under Soul Concern — Conferences &c &c

    To God be all, all the Praise & Glory, thro Jesus Christ. And may his name be magnified, & his work be still carryd on here, & prevail thro ye Land & World — till it is filld with his Glory, Amen.

    This is recorded for a memorial, to the honor of ye blessed Redeemer, & may ye generations to come see it, & praise the name of ye Lord.

    Chr Robbins

    [85] 1793 Chh Records Contind

    Octr 27th Lords day Evening — Notifyd ye Chh to meet at the Pastors house next Fryday, being the semiannual Meeting, according to a former Vote of ye Chh, (See Page 761238), & also the Contribution as usual, to be the Sabbath following.

    Novr 1st The Chh met at the Pastors house, accordingly.— And after Prayer to God — had a free & friendly Conference on Subjects proper for ye Occasion — And came to the following Votes. — viz

    Vote 1. Whereas our Sister Elizabeth Morton (wife of Elisha), has for a long time, neglected to bring her Children to Baptism, & it is also reported that she has attempted to dissuade others from bringing their Children that it is the unanimous Opinion of the Chh, that such a Conduct is very irregular & reprehensible, & contrary to her Covent Engagement.

    Voted 2d That a Com̄ittee be chosen to discourse with her on the Premises.

    Vote 3d That three be chosen for ye Purpose aforesaid. —&

    Vote 4. That ye Pastor, Deacns Crombie & Spooner, be this Comittee.

    And on Information that there was just reason to apprehend that our Sister Patience Burgiss has been guilty of Intemperance — Voted

    Vote 5. That the Pastor, with some or any one of the Brethren, be desired to discourse with her & enquire into the Occasion of such Report. &c & to report her Answer, at the Adjournment of this meeting.

    And whereas our Bro Amaziah Churchill represented to the Church, that he is aggrieved with our Sister Mercy Bramhall, on Account of money which he thinks is justly due to him, from her late husband’s Estate, & thinks she ought, in Justice & Conscience, to repay him her third part, of the sd debt, it being a difficulty of long standing, & intricate, the Chh, (agreably to his offer & proposal, to have the matter left to 3 judicious, disinterested Persons, & he promising to be easy with & abide by their Determination) ye Chh thôt it reasonable, & therefore

    Voted, 6th That the Pastor, Deacon Cromby & Brother James Prince, be be a Com̄ittee, who are desired to go & converse with Mn Bramhall & inform her that the Chh think the Proposal to be reasonable & Christian like, & that she ought to comply with it.

    Adjourned to next Monday week, ye 11th instant 2 Clock.—closd wth Prayer.

    Novr 11th Monday.— Met at ye Pastor’s house agreable to Adjournment— After Prayer, ye committees above, reported to ye Chh, on ye Several Cases1239 before mentioned.

    On yt of our Sister Elizabeth Morton, The Chh Voted they are satisfyd as it appears her1240 Neglect to offer her Children in Baptism, arose from some Conscientious Scruples she then had in her mind, about infant Baptism — & not from contempt of ye Ordinance. — As to her disswading others, she has no Remembrance of it, But if she did she acknowledges it was wrong, & asks forgiveness.

    Vote.

    Again [861241] Also, with Regard to our Sister Patience Burgiss — ye Committee who discoursed with her, were, by no means satisfyd, which they reported to ye Chh — Whereupon the Church

    Voted, That our Brethren Silvanus Bartlett, Daniel Diman & Deacon Spooner be a Com̄ittee to go & inform her that unless she shall make her peace with ye Chh, agreable to Gospel rule, before, or at ye next Meeting of the Church, for her disorderly Conduct, she will be suspended from Communion. — Also

    Voted, That Deacon Crombie & Spooner & Bro James Prince be a Com̄ittee to go & discourse further with our Sister Mercy Bramhall, respecting ye Complaint of Brother Amaziah Churchill, & endeavor to persuade her to execute her proposal, & ye Churche’s Desire, of having that matter left to be decided by three impartial, judicious Men.

    Concluded the Meeting with Prayer, & adjourned to this Day fortnight, viz, to ye 25th inst, to meet at Dn Spooner’s.

    Monday, Novr 25th Met according to Adjournment at Dn Spooners — but there being very few Members, Adjourned to Thursday this week, ye 28th inst, to meet at ye Pastor’s house.

    Novr 28th Met accordingly — but a very few being there, adjourned again to Monday next Decr 2d to meet at ye Pastors house, at 2 Clock P M.

    Dect 2d Monday. Met accordingly— After prayer, & conversation on ye Subjects before them, The Chh Voted — That as our Sister Burgiss has not complyd with the Vote of ye Chh passd ye 11th inst that she be suspended from our Com̄union, agreable to yt Vote.

    voted.

    Voted That Brother William Watson & Dn Spooner be a Comittee to endeavor (if occasion call) by discoursing with Benjamin, ye Son of our Sister Mercy Bramhall, to have the affair between her & our Bro. Amaziah Churchill, settled amicably & justly, without giving further trouble to Mrs Bramhall — as she appears greatly agitated about it, & is far advanced in Life, & ignorant of business of yt kind, & depends on her Children to settle all Matters relative to ye Estate of her late Husband. [871242] 1793 Decr 2d Chh Records contind

    Then adjourned to this day fortnight, to meet, if necessary at Deacon Diman’s — to be mentioned to ye Chh ye Sabbath Evening before — & if not necessary, then no mention made, & ye Meeting dissolvd.

    Lord’s Day Evening. Decr 8th Stayd the Church, & related to them the following transaction — viz. That on Fryday last, the Pastor was called to see Priscilla Thomas, Wife of Nathl Thomas Junr, who was very sick, & appeared near her End — he had often seen & discoursd with her in her Sickness before; at which times, she manifested no good hope of her being prepared to die — was in much distress of Mind in ye View of her sin, & miserable State — But at this time gave such an Acct of ye State of her mind & ye Views she had of Christ & ye Way of Salvation, & of her hope in him, & the sweet Peace she had enjoyd ye night preceeding, from those Words Mat.11.28. “Come unto me all ye yt labor & are heavy laden, & I will give you rest” — That induced a charitable hope that she had really experiencd a saving Change — And now signifyd to ye pastor, that it was her earnest desire, if it might be, to give herself up to God in Covenant, & recieve Baptism, before she died — In consequence of which, the pastor knowing that there had been precedents of 2 Cases before in this Chh, of a similar Nature, for Substance, viz, that of Lydia Cornish (recorded Page 391243)—& that of Phebe Clark — (Page 731244) — the Pastor did in her house, in the presence of a Number of this Chh, & some of ye Congregation, propound to her the Covenant (as used in the Admission of Members) to which she solemnly gave her Consent — upon which the Pastor baptiz’d her — with Prayers &c. She dy’d soon after. — After giving this full Relation, The Chh came to ye following Votes —

    Case of N. Thomas’s Wife recd to communion

    1. That, considering the peculiar Circumstances of ye Case—this Chh consider that transaction as right, & as comprehending the Essentials of joining her self to the visible Chh of Christ, & that she thereby be Viewd in that transaction as uniting with this Chh as a Member.

    Vote 1.

    Vote 2. That in consequence hereof, her Children are entitled to the priviledge of Baptism, in common with all other Members in Communion with this Church. [88] 1794 Church Records continued

    Febr 12th Elizabeth Lanman, widow of Sam Lanman, late member of ys Chh deed was this day recieved in the Communion in her own house, having been confined by bodily weakness for a great many Years — Her Case, & her Desire, were laid before ye Chh in Decr last, when the Pastor gave a brief Acct or relation of her religious Experience as he recieved it from her — upon which ye Chh Voted that they were satisfy’d to recieve her, as above — Her admission was delayd to this time, (longer than is usual) from no other Cause than her husband’s intervening Sickness & Death, after she was propounded (before ye Chh only.) — On Occasion of her Admission The Pastor preached to a very full house, & solemn Audience from Jer. 50.5. “Come & let us join ourselves to ye Lord in a perpetual Covenant, that shall not be forgotten.” — We trust ye Presence of God was there!

    Voted

    March 30th Lords day Evening. Notifyd the Semiannual Contribution to be the next Sabbath, & the previous Conference of ye Chh, on Thursday next both, agreable to the Vote of this Chh — See Pages 76, & 821245

    April 3d Thursday— The Chh met accordingly, in the School house — Conversd on various things, agreably to ye Desires of yo Meeting

    Memo. The Precinct, at a Meeting, having chosen a Committee of seven, (thrô the influence & desire of a Number of Men who have, of late, talk’d of a Seperation & buildg another Meeting house) to confer with a Com̄ittee of this Chh & their Pastor, on certain Propositions made by a Number of dissatisfyd Individuals, relating to the “baptizing the Children of such as have been themselves baptiz’d & not immoral, & professing a Belief of ye Christian Religion” — with 2 or 3 other Matters, of lesser Importance, as they acknowledged — The Chh accordingly did Vote, & chose seven Members, together with the Pastor, to confer with sd Com̄ittee then appointed by ye Precinct — viz — The Pastor, & our Brethren Deacons Diman & Crombie, Willm Watson, James Prince John Cobb, Doctr Rosseter Cotton & Lemuel Drew, begun & concluded with Prayer.

    Octr 2d The above Comittee met, this Evening, with yo gentlemen chosen by ye Precinct, who were Messrs Joshua ThomasDeacon SpoonerJohn Davis John Cotton — & William Le BaronThos Jackson Esqr another chosen, now dead — & Saml Jackson absent. — After a lengthy & amicable Conference, it was at length agree’d, that the two Chairmen, Viz the Pastor, & Major Thomas, be requested to draw up a form of Admission into a Christian Chh, & Confession of faith, & present them at ye next Meeting of these Comittees, for them to deliberate & converse upon

    The Object with the Gentlemen abovenamed, appearing to be, to have some Mode adopted by this Chh, of admitting Members, (& having their Offspring baptizd) different from that Covenant now in Use, which, they say, they can not clearly & conscientiously make. So adjd ye Conference a fortnight. [89] 1794 Chh Records continued

    Octr 19th Lords Day Evening — Notifyd the Semiannual Contribution to be next Sabbath & the Chh Conference, as usual previous to it, to be on on Thursday next.

    Octr 21st The Committees of the Chh & Precinct, (mentiond in the foregoing page) met, this Evening, at Deacon Diman’s, had a long, & free Conference on the Subject of Admission to sealing Ordinances — & the forms mentiond before, Page 88.1246 For, it is proper to mention here, that none of the Gentlemen of ye Prect Committee desired or wish’d to have the antient Method of owning the Convt, revived.

    At this Meeting Mr Thomas, the Chairman of ye Precinct’s Committee, produced a Form, (as was agreed) viz, a Confession of Faith, & a Chh Covenant — being the same, (as he informed us) that is used in the Chh in Plimpton since the Settlement of their present Pastor, Revd Mr Samson, & drawn up by him) To this it was. objected, by the Com̄ittee of ye Chh, that the Confession, was of so very general a Nature, that any Denomination of Men calld Christian except Deists, could & would readily subscribe such a Confessn & Covent. That it would therefore introduce great Confusion into the Chh, & lay a foundation for sad Dissention, Animosities & Dicord among Brethren of the same Communion, who, being so exceedingly different in their Ideas of what they deem fundamental Doctrines of ye Gospel, cannot maintain that cordial, friendly fellowship, so becoming & necessary in a Christian Chh — for “How can two walk together, except they be agreed?” — Particularly, the great & glorious, scriptural Doctrine of the Divinity or true & proper Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, was insisted on, by the Committee of this Chh, as a doctrine which this Chh, (as well as others) have, from the beginning, held as a foundation Doctrine of ye Bible, & which we can never give up, as we view it to be the great Ground of all our hope here, & happiness hereafter — This, therefore, it was much insisted, ought expressly & unreservedly to be acknowledged, by those who wish for Admission into this Chh — to which some of the Precinct’s Comittee wd not agree —together with wth Other important Doctrines, which, as it appears to us, are equally clearly held up in the Word of God, ye only Rule of our Faith & Practice.

    Agreably to this, The Pastor also, (as was before desired) produced & read a Form of Confession of Faith, & Chh Covenant — which he had drawn up, exhibiting a general View of the great Protestant Doctrines, call’d Calvanistic, which have been held by this & the Protestant Chhes in general, ever since the Reformation from Popery

    To this form, of Confessn of faith, & Covenant, the Committee of this Chh, now present, manifested their hearty concurrence, & doubted not it was conformable to ye Minds of this Chh universally. — But To the same, some Gentlemen of ye other Com̄ittee, signified, they could not agree, — And thus, after a long & friendly Conversation, (not agreeing in any particular plan or Mode, different from that already in use in this Chh) the two Committees, in a friendly manner, broke up, & parted. [90] 1794 Chh Records continued

    Octr 23d Thursday. P M, the Church met, according to Notification, (See top of last Page1247) at the house of Doctr Cotton, & after Prayer, there being a full Meeting, entered on ye consideration of several Subjects, agreable to ye design of ye Meeting, viz, Chh Discipline — And at this time, as was desired, A Report of ye proceedings of the Chh’s Committee, in their Conference with the Precincts Comittee, (See two last Pages1248) was given to the Chh — On which, they unanimously manifested & express’d their Approbation of the Conduct of their Committee, on that Occasion — & also of the forms of Confession of faith & Covenant,1249 exhibited by the Pastor at the aforsd Conference, & which were also now read to the Chh. In special, they unanimously agreed in their Opinion of the Truth & Importance of that great & fundamental Doctrine of the Divinity of our blessed Savior Jesus Christ, & also That they could not, in Conscience, admit any person into our Communion, who was of a contrary Opinion, particularly on account of the practical tendency of such an Error, in promoting Dissension, & Discord in the Chh, & preventing that cordial fellowship & Love, which ought always to subsist among Brethren of the same Church, “that there may be no Schism in the Bodyof Christ.

    The Chh, likewise Voted, that inasmuch as some Members of the Congregation, have manifested a Dislike of Relations being read publickly, (when persons are propounded to the Church) before the congregation are dismiss’d, (Voted) that this Chh, not willing to retain any, contrary to their minds, on such an Occasion, are willing that such Relations be read, in future, after the Blessing is given — Notice being given to the Congregation, of this Change, that those only may stay, who incline.

    Vote.

    Voted Also to choose a Com̄ittee to join with the Pastor, in drawing up a Confession of faith for this Chh to deliberate upon, at their next meeting, & see if it be agreable to them to adopt it, as1250 their belief1251 & to1252 be acknowledged by all who do now belong to, or may hereafter join themselves to, this Chh — for ye reasons before mentiond, to promote Union & fellowship among Brethren in this Church &c [911253] This Committee thus chosen, consisted of our Brethren William Watson—Deacon Crombie, Deacon Spooner & John Cobb, wth ye Pastor. The greatest Unanimity, & cordial, brotherly Affection were apparent at this meeting, which, as it was begun, so was concluded by Prayer.— May such ever be the Character & ye Glory of this Chh!

    1795. March. 22d Stayed the Chh, Lords day Evening, after public Worship, & from the Consideration of ye inconveniency of having the Semiannual Contributions on the Months of April & Octr (agreably to ye present Custom, & a Vote past Jany 24th 1792: Page 76th1254) on Acct of the Fast in the Spring, & the Thanksgiving in the Fall, being usually so near those Months — The Chh

    Voted. 1st To reconsider the Votes abovesd, past in Jany 24th 1792. — & then

    Voted 2d That in future, the Chh Meeting or Conference on the Subject of Discipline, & also the1255 Semiannual Contribution, be in the Months of June & January, yearly.

    The Pastor then com̄unicated a Proposal, from a great Number of Ministers, of1256 different Denominations, to unite in carrying into Execution, the Late President Edwards’s “Humble Attempt to promote explicit Agreement & Visible Union of God’s people in extraordinary Prayer to God, for the Revival of Religion & Advancement of Christ’s Kingdom on Earth agreable to Scripture Promises & Prophecies concerning the last times — founded on Zech 8.20.21.22” &c A Part of the first printed circular Letter was read to the Church, relating to this Subject — the remaining part, with the 2d letter, already recieved, (giving account of the Success of the proposed plan, & the Approbation of various Ministers, of different Denominations, & AssociationsPresybteries & Synods, in Various1257 parts of the United States) is1258 reserved, to be com̄unicated, by divine Leave, to the whole Congregation the next Lord’s Day. —The Chh having thus a knowledge of ye general Plan & Design of the Concert — Did

    Vote 3d their unanimous & hearty concurrence in it — & agreed, according to the Proposal, to meet on the first Tuesday of the four Quarters of the year, viz in January, April, July & October, at 2 Clock in the Afternoon, for Prayer & to attend on such religious Instruction as may be suited to that Subject & Occasion.

    Vote respecting Quarterly Meetings

    June 17th Agreably to the Vote of the Chh, (2d Vote above) altering the time of the Semiannual Meeting or Conference, from April to June &c the Chh met this day at the Pastor’s house 3 Clock P M, (being notifyd the Sabbath before) & after Prayer to God, [921259] conversed on Subjects relative to the Kingdom of Christ & the Peace & Order of this Chh — And the Comittee, Chosen at their last Meeting (in October. See page 90th1260) to prepare a Confession of Faith for the Church’s Consideration, & Adoption if they see fit, in Conformity to the Practice of almost all other Churches in the Land, did lay before the Chh, at this time, a short Summary of the principal Articles of the1261 Christian Faith, drawn from the Holy Scriptures — which, after due deliberation & free Conversation thereon, the Chh did unanimously Vote to accept and adopt the same, as expressive of their Belief of those great & fundamental doctrines of Religion, as revealed in the Holy Word of God, & that1262 the same be acknowledged by all who now belong to, or may hereafter join themselves to this Chh, with a View to preserve Order, Unity, Peace & Christian Fellowship in this antient Chh — being the same Doctrines on which this Chh was at first founded, & which have ever been acknowledged by it, from the days of their Forefathers — as well as by Protestant Churches in general since the Reformation from Popery.

    Vote 1.

    The Confession of Faith, thus adopted, is as follows.

    I believe in one only living & true God, the great Creator and Governor of all things.

    I believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, as “God manifest in ye flesh,” who came into the world to seek & save lost Sinners, and who is the only Mediator between God & Man.

    I believe in the Holy Ghost, who by his divine Power doth renew & sanctify the Souls of his People.1263

    I believe the Scriptures of the Old & New Testament to be the Word of God, & the only Rule of Faith & Practice.

    I believe that “God made Man upright,” but that “being in honor, he abode not,” but fell from a State of Innocency, by transgressing the Law of God — & I believe, that he, thereby lost the Image of God, consisting in Righteousness & true Holiness, & that, in Consequence hereof, the whole human race became subject to that Death which was threatned in the Law, & so, “are by Nature Children of Wrath.”

    I believe, therefore, the absolute Necessity of Regeneration by the Holy Spirit, & that “Except a Man be born again, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.”

    [93] 1795 Chh Records continued

    I believe a Sinner is “justified freely by the Grace of God, thro faith in Jesus Christ — & that the Righteousness wrought out by Christ, by his obedience unto Death, is the only Foundation of a Sinner’s Hope.

    I believe that a true “Faith is the Gift of God,” & that it always purifieth the heart, & is productive of Good Works.

    I believe the Necessity of Evangelical Repentance, & New Obedience, and that “Without Holiness, no man shall see the Lord.”

    I believe that “the Righteous,” or true Believer, “shall hold on his way,” & “shall endure to the End,” and that, thrô the Promise of God & the Intercession of Christ, he shall be “kept by the Power of God,” & shall never finally fall from a State of Grace but shall persevere in holiness, unto Eternal Life, & that “Christ having loved his own, he loveth them unto the End.”

    I believe “there will be a Resurrection of the Dead, both of the Just & the Unjust.”

    I believe in a Judgment to come, & that “Jesus Christ will be the Judge, both of the quick & the Dead.”

    I believe, that the Righteous will, at the great Day, be openly acquitted & adjudged to Everlasting Life. — And

    I believe that the Wicked will, at that Day, be sentenced to “Everlasting Destruction from the presence of the Lord & the Glory of his Power.” Amen.

    Voted, 2d The Church then Voted unanimously, that, at some proper Time, shortly, (when there shall be a prospect of the Members being able to attend as universally as may be) the Members of this Chh will publickly, in a solemn Manner, declare their Assent to the above Confession of Faith, as expressive of their Sense of the Holy Scriptures, relative to the articles herein mentioned. — At the same time —

    Voted. 3. The Chh voted also, that, agreably to the frequent Practice of this antient Chh, in former times, this Chh will, on the same Occasion, in a publick & solemn Manner, openly renew their Covenant with God & one another — hoping it may be a means of animating & exerting one another to walk more, as becometh Saints, & agreably to the solemn Vows of God that lie upon us.

    The utmost harmony & Unanimity prevailed in all our Deliberations & Acts, at this Meeting — which was concluded (as it was begun) with Prayer. See Page 1861264

    [94] An Account of ye Deaths in this Town, beginning with the year 1760 — in January — on the 30th of wch Month I was ordained.

    C. Robbins

    1760

    Janr

    4th

    Joanna Howland

     

    8th

    Ichabd Holme’s Child

    Feb

    2d

    Elizabeth Curtiss

    Apl

    7th

    Saml Shermans Child

    12

    Benja Barnes

     

    23

    Sarah Little, Widow of Revd Mr Little formr Pastor here

     

    23d

    Benja Bartlett

     

    24

    Ebenr1265 Silvesters Child

    May

    7th

    Mary Little &

    John Nelsons Child

     

    24th

    Barnabas Churchill

    Ebenr Donham Junrs Child

       

    An Indn Child of Seth Barns

    June

    6th

    Jonathn Churchlls1266 Child

     

    11th

    Negro Girl of Ths Spoonl Junr

     

    14th

    Ebenezr Spooners Son

     

    15

    Jonathan Eames

     

    19th

    Lois Holmes

     

    23d

    William Drew

     

    25th

    Samll Kemptons Wife

     

    29

    Mary King

    July

    7th

    Robt Hosea’s Child

     

    8th

    Saml Sherman’s Wife

     

    22

    Ephm Holme’s Child

     

    28

    Nathl Torrey’s Child

    Augt

    3d

    Jabez Cobb’s Child

     

    5

    Richard Durfys Child

     

    6

    Cornels Holmes Junrs Child

     

    7

    Jno Goddards Child

     

    9

    Jeremh Holme’s Child

    A Negro at Capt Jacksns fr Bost

     

    11th

    John Goddard’s Child

     

    12

    Ebenr Churchills Child

     

    15

    John Kemptons Child

     

    15

    Wm Westons Child

     

    23

    Ebenr Churchll Junrs Child

     

    25

    Benj. Mortons Child

    HANDWRITING OF CHANDLER ROBBINS

    engraved for the colonial society of massachusetts

     

    26

    Seled Lander’s Child

     

    30

    Amos Donham’s Child

    Sept

    4

    Dennis Sturmy’s Child

     

    7

    Capt Hammatts Child

     

    8

    Jos. Ryder Junrs Child

     

    9

    Ebenr Churchills Child

     

    13

    John May’s Child

     

    19

    Hezekh Tinkam’s1267 Child

     

    19

    Jno Withrells Child

     

    21

    Isaac Doten’s Child

    Octr

    7th

    Josiah Morton Junrs Child

     

    8

    Jno Washburn’s Child

     

    Do

    Jno Churchills Widow

     

    10

    Solomon Atwoods Child

     

    13.

    John Jones’s Child

    1760 & 17611268

    Octr

    15

    Toby, a Negro Man

     

    19

    Zephaniah Morton

    Novr

    10

    Levi Drews Child

     

    21st

    Gershom Holmes’ Wife

    Decr

    3d

    Thomas Ward, a Stranger

     

    4

    Ebenezer Holmes

     

    7th

    John Cooper

     

    10th

    Isaac Kings Wife

     

    18

    Lemuel Barne’s Child

     

    21

    Willm Donham (lame Man)

       

    62

    1761

    Janr

    22d

    Capt Jabez Shurtleff

     

    28

    Ebenr Nelsons Child

     

    31

    Joanna Drew

    Febr

    16th

    Saml West of Small Pox

    Mar.

    yth

    Dennis Sturmys Wife Smallpox

     

    Do

    Wido Mercy Barnes’ Child

     

    26

    Samuel Donham

     

    Do

    Negro Child of Deacn Foster

    Apl

    18

    Thos Spooner Junrs Child

     

    27

    Ichabd Holmes’s Indian boy

    May

    14

    Rebecca Easdell

     

    18

    Doct Joseph Le Baron

     

    19

    Capt Josiah Morton

     

    21

    Josiah Whittemores Child

    June

    8th

    Job Cobb

    N.B:

    11th

    Revd Nathanl Leonard at Nortn late Pastor of this Church

    June

    12

    Ichabod Bartletts Child

    June

    15

    Elizabeth Holmes maiden

     

    27

    Doctr Thomas’s Child Still born

     

    29th

    John Lothrop

     

    30th

    Wido of Thomas Holmes

    July

    20

    Nathl Torrey’s Child

    Augt

    17

    Ichabd Bartlett Junrs Child

     

    21st

    John May’s Child

     

    30th

    Saml Kemptons Negro

    Sept

    4th

    Edward Lanman’s Child

     

    5th

    Ebenezr Samson’s Child

     

    22d

    Hezekiah Tinkams Child

     

    26

    Thomas Davy’s Wife

    Octr

    17th

    John Hall drowned fr. Capt Dotys brig

    Nov

    7th

    Zachs Churchills Child

    Dec

    2d

    Joseph Sylvestrs Child

     

    5th

    Nathl Goodwins Child

     

    11th

    General Whittemore drowned at Saquish

     

    12th

    Sue Peage an Indian

     

    21

    Job Morton suddenly in bed

       

    36

    1762

    Jany

    11

    A Stranger found Dead on beech Point

     

    18th

    Capt Barnabas Hedge

    Feb

    24

    Nathl Holmes’s Child

     

    28

    Wido Sarah Shurtleff

    March

    4th

    Capt Fulgham’s Child

     

    14th

    Thos Hinckleys Child

     

    16

    Saml Marshalls Child

    1762 3 & 41269

    March

    22d

    Seth Barnes

    April

    14

    Experience Atwood

     

    20th

    Capt Jno Billings of Bostn

    May

    27

    Wido Eliza Tinkham

    June

    28

    Col Watsons Child Anons

    July

    4th

    Capt Samll Harlow’s Wife

     

    28

    Barnabs Churchills Child

    Augt

    6th

    Saml Barrows Child

     

    7th

    John Cobb

     

    8th

    Benja Bartletts Child

     

    21st

    Benja Mortons Child

     

    30th

    Charles Morton’s Child

    Octr

    27

    Thos Spoonr Junrs Wife

     

    27

    Mathew LeMote

     

    30

    Jno Atwood’s Wife

    Novr

    3d

    Corban Barn’s Wife

    Decr

    19th

    Mr Thomas Spooner Etat: 68

     

    20th

    Timo Burbank Junrs Wife

       

    25

    1763

    1763

     

    Janr

    21

    Mr Josha Bramhall

    Febr

    19

    Samuel Marshall

     

    24

    Capt Jno Douglass

    March

    1

    Asa Beal’s Wife, Rhoda

     

    5th

    John King’s Wife

     

    14

    Hannah Cooper, Jnos Widw

     

    24

    Capt Josiah Mortns Widw

     

    30

    Doct LeBarons Negro Child

    Apl

    2d

    Saml Clark Aged 76

     

    12th

    James Howard

    May

    29

    Levi Drew’s1270 Child

    June

    29

    Widw Hannah Jackson 82

    July

    6th

    Deacn Torreys Child

     

    31

    Saml Jacksons Child

    Augt

    19

    Ebenr Ryders Child

     

    25

    Revd Alexd Cumming of Bostn Pastor of ye Old South Aged 37

    Sept

    6

    Benj. Bartletts Child

     

    12

    Nathl Donham Sadler

     

    16

    A French Man

     

    18

    Patience Harlow

     

    29

    Thos Silvesters Wife

     

    30

    Elisha Mortons Child

    Octr

    5

    Ths Trasks Child

     

    15

    Barns Hedge’s Child

     

    19

    Esqr Winslow’s Negr. Child

     

    20

    Wido Eleanor Holmes 84

     

    28

    Wife1271 of Eleazr Stephens1272

    Novr

    15

    Widow Mercy Tinkam

    Decr

    9th

    Abigail Hedge Maidn

     

    29

    James Thomas’s Child

       

    29

    1764

    1764

     

    Febr

    3d

    Elkanah Churchill

     

    27

    Richd Kimbal’s Child

    Mar:

    29

    Ths Spooner’s Child

    Aprl

    2d

    Ephm Spooner’s Child

     

    6th

    Nicolas Sever Esqr Kingston 86

     

    21

    Benj. Barne’s Child

    May

    22d

    Eliza Quytes Child

    June

    1

    Thomas Rogers

     

    Do

    Robert Finney

     

    7th

    Pomp. Mr Brown’s Negr boy

     

    13

    Capt Joseph Fulgham

     

    24

    Willm Westons Child

    July

    7

    Wm Thomas of Middlboro killd by a Cart

    [95] 1764 5 & 6 Account of Deaths continued

    1764

    July

    16th

    Silvans Howe’s Child

    Augt

    6th

    Benja Cole wth Small pox

    Sepr

    8th

    Thos Savery Junrs Child

     

    14

    Coll Watsons Child

    Octr

    3d

    Ichabd Bartlett’s Child

     

    6th

    Silvs Arre drownd at Saquish

     

    6th

    Jno Sturtevant of Ponds

     

    10th

    Thos Rogers’ Widow

     

    16

    Willm Rickards Child

    Novr

    11

    Benja Mortons Child

     

    16

    Zachs Churchills Child

    Decr

    1st

    Thos Norrington Baker

     

    7th

    Nathan Ward Aged 95

       

    26

    1765

    Janry

    30th

    Benja Warrens Child Still born

    Febr

    11

    Joanna Ward’s Child

    Mar:

    1st

    Kate Wido Murdochs Negro

     

    11

    Thos Trasks Child

     

    12

    Abigl Bartlett Wido of Thos

     

    28

    Andrew Thomson’s Indn Child

     

    19

    Abner Sylvesters Son

    Apl

    6th

    John Morton of Eelriver

     

    27

    Margret Eames Widw

    May

    6

    Wido Sarah Holmes

     

    16

    Ths Robinsons Child Anons

     

    23

    Jonathan Ward

     

    27

    Bristol David Turner’s Negro

    June

    6th

    Ebenr Gorham’s Negro Child

     

    7th

    Hope Gorham

     

    29th

    Mrs Fulgham’s Child

    July

    1st

    Silvans Bartletts Child

     

    11

    Joanna Wards Child

    Augt

    25

    Capt Epm Gould’s Child

    Sept

    24

    Silvs Howe’s Child

     

    30

    Mary Clark Wido Aged 74

    Novr

    5

    Zepha Holmes Junrs Child

     

    24

    Deacn Foster’s Negro Child

     

    26

    Benja Churchills Child

    Decr

    1st

    John Cobb’s Wife

       

    Charles Morton’s Wife

       

    26

    1766

    Janr

    1st

    Jonathn Diman’s Negro

     

    4th

    Hannah Jackson Samls Widow

     

    Do

    Prudence Weston Wido

     

    11th

    Barzillai Stetson

     

    21st

    David Turner’s Wife Rebecca

    Feby

    12th

    Rebecca Peake

     

    4

    Elijah Daman’s Child

    March

    19th

    John Faunce aged 87

     

    22d

    Simeon Samson’s Child

    Apl

    17th

    Saml Kempton 85

     

    25

    Isaac King 75

    May

    10

    Jabez Harlow’s Child

     

    18

    Jin Molatto of Capt White

    June

    14

    Nathl Leonards Child

     

    19

    Ebenezer Robbins’s Child

     

    21.

    Deacn Foster’s Child Susa

     

    24th

    John Goddards Child

     

    26

    Alexdr Robinson’s Child

    July

    6th

    Natl Leonards Child

    9th

    Ebenr Fuller’s Child

     

    14

    Nathl Goodwins Child

    17661273

    July

    17th

    Hannah Robbins Daught of Revd Chandler Robbins

     

    28th

    Robert Hosea’s Child

    Augt

    5

    Sarah Bartlett’s Child

     

    7th

    Thomas Mayhew’s Child

     

    18th

    Thos Faunce’s Child

     

    19

    Leml Fish’s Child

     

    20

    Benja Bame’s Child

     

    20th

    William Rickard

     

    21

    Thos Mortons Child

     

    30

    Thos Faunce’s Child

     

    31

    Wm Sergeant’s Child

    Sept

    17

    James Shurtleff aged 70

     

    25

    Doct Le Baron’s Negro Child

    Octr

    14

    Thos Davis’s Child

     

    20

    Widw Joanna Clark

     

    24

    John Russell’s Child

     

    31

    Sarah King

    Novr

    28

    Paul Doten’s Child

    Decr

    5th

    Abigail Ryder 66

     

    13

    Simeon Samsons Child

     

    17

    Wido Mary Rider 81

     

    29th1274

    Josiah Waterman’s Wife

     

    29

    Joseph Rider aged 94

     

    30

    Eleazar Stephen’s Wife

       

    45

    1767

    Janr

    15

    Josiah Doten

     

    15th

    Capt James Curtiss

     

    19

    Wido Hannah Doten Elisha’s

     

    25

    Wido Sarah Spoonr (Thoss) Aged 73

    Febr

    1

    Josiah Johnson’s Wife

     

    2d

    Andrew Crosswells Child

     

    3d

    Elizabeth Hill

     

    19th

    Eliza Watson Col’s Wife

     

    26

    Deacn Nathl Warren

    Mar.

    3d

    Revd Chr Robbins’ Child Geo

     

    13

    Josiah Waterman’s Child

    Apl

    3d

    Wido Han: Barne’s Child

     

    17

    Ephm Spoonrs Child

     

    20th

    Elks Watson’s Wife Patce

     

    28

    Capt Jno Stevenson

    May

    4

    Jno Waterman’s Wife 54

     

    23d

    Willm Donham’s Wife

    June

    12th

    Ths Jackson Jun’s Child

     

    Do

    Richd Durfy’s Child

     

    17th

    Capt Saml Harlow

     

    18

    Nicolas Drew’s Wife

     

    29

    Moses Readings Child

    July

    4th

    Josiah Torrey a lad killd by a Cart

    Augt

    4

    Capt James Nicolson 64

     

    9

    Abrm Tisdell’s Child

     

    23

    Silvs Harlows Child

    Sept

    3d

    Perez Tilson

    Octr

    8

    Saml Jacksons Child

     

    11

    Isaac Morton’s Child anons

     

    11th

    Ichabod Bartlett Aged 74

     

    26

    Wm Savely’s Child

     

    29

    James House in Goal

    Novr

    1

    Isaac Symmes Child

     

    16

    Ebenr Donham’s Wife

     

    29

    Eben.1275 Riders Child

    Decr

    23d

    John Bartlett’s Wife drowned herself in a hogshd of Water being deprivd of Reason

       

    36

    1768

    Janr

    16

    Barns Donham’s Child

    17681276

    Janr

    25

    Wido Hannah Faunce Aged 63

    Febr

    6th

    Capt Hezekh Jackson

     

    20

    Mary Norrington

     

    27

    Wido Ruth Stetson

    Mar.

    13

    John Bacon’s Child

     

    22d

    Eliz: Quite’s Child

     

    29

    Benja Drew’s Child

    Apl

    23

    Mercy Stephen’s Aged 71

     

    28

    Ths Howard’s Child anons

    March

    7

    Wido Susana Bartlett 66

    May

    15

    Eliza Morton1277 Aged 83

     

    22

    John Washburn 69

     

    27

    Wido Rebecca Cole 64

    June

    6

    Saml Sherman’s Child

     

    10th

    Willm Torrey at Scituate

     

    11

    Ebenr Fuller’s Wife

     

    21

    Ths Spoonr Son to Thoms

    all drownd at Saquish

     

    Rous Bourn &

     

    Zattu1278 Cushing

    July

    11th

    Daniel Dimans Wife

    Augr

    16

    Amos Donham’s Wife

     

    10

    Olivr Kemptons Child

    Sepr

    10

    Ebenr Holmes’ Child

    Octr

    12

    Thos Torrey’s Child

     

    28

    Isaac Mackay’s Child

    Novr

    21

    Bartlett LeBaron’s Child Son

    27th

    Revd Ward Cotton formr Minr of Hampton dropd down dead going to Meeting on Sabb. A M.

    Decr

    5th

    Elizabeth Fisher

     

    15th

    Robert Bartlett’s Wife

     

    20th

    Ebenr Harlow’s Child

     

    21

    Deacon Torrey’s Child anons

     

    21

    Wido Sarah Nelson suddenly

     

    27

    James Lenman. Aged 76. The memory of ye Just is blessed

       

    No 341279

    1769

    Janr

    19th

    David Turner Aged 76

     

    31

    William Westons1280 Child

    Feb

    16

    Joseph Fulgham a Lad

     

    18

    Wm Lucas’s Wife 78

    Mar.

    11

    Ephraim Holmes 50

     

    25

    Samll Bartlett Esqr 71

    Apl

    27

    Ephm Spooners Child Anons

    May

    16

    Zachs Holmes drownd

     

    24

    Thos Watsons Child

    June

    22d

    Revd Jos. Sewall Boston 81

    July

    18

    Joseph Bent’s Child

     

    25

    Eleazar Rogers at Sea

     

    27

    Wm Hall Jacksons Child

    Augt

    3d

    Doctr Wm Thomas’s Wife

     

    6

    Thos Farmer’s Child

     

    14

    Widw Jerusha Marshall

     

    24

    Nathl Shurtleffs Child1281

     

    26

    Samll Sherman’s Wife Betty

     

    28

    Saml Marson a Stranger

    Sept

    4

    John May 481282

     

    17

    Expce Harlow Jabez’s Daughtl

     

    20

    Jno Waterman’s Daughtr

     

    Do

    James Stells1283 an Indian

     

    27

    Brace1284 Jones

    Octr

    7

    Jno Washburns Child

     

    10

    Jos. Bents Child

    [96] Account of Deaths continued

    1769

    Octr

    16

    Richd Durfy’s Wife

     

    25

    Jno Holmes’s Negro Girl

     

    28

    Ebenr Churchills Wife

    Novr

    4th

    Barzillai Stetson’s Child

     

    20

    Richd Durfy’s Child

    Decr

    4th

    Ephm Spooners Child

     

    11

    Geo. Bachellor of Marblehd

     

    25

    Judah Bartletts Child

     

    26

    Geo: Holmes’s Child

       

    35

    1770

    Jany

    2d

    Alexandr Dow’s Wife

     

    14th

    Joseph Bents Child

     

    17th

    Alex. Dow’s Child

     

    26

    Rebecca Warren Wms Wife

    Feb.

    8th

    Rebecca Sherman

     

    18

    Widw Donham Eleazrs

     

    23

    Sarah Kempton Jno Daughr

    Mar.

    4th

    Josiah Mortons Daugr

     

    4

    Philip Washbns Child

     

    19

    Widow Sarah Barn’s Seth’s

    Apl

    6

    Wm Savery’s Child

     

    7th

    Widow Abigail Faunce

    May

    7th

    Capt Isaac Doten 61

     

    12th

    Solo Silvesters Child

     

    20

    Bathsheba May Jnos Wido

     

    29

    Hannah Potter Wido

    June

    2d

    James Stells Wife

     

    14

    Saml Morton’s Wife

    July

    17th

    John Harlows Wife

    Augt

    3d

    Joseph Warren

     

    24

    Leml Harlow’s Child

     

    30

    Nanny Negro Woman

    Sepr

    1

    Wm Crombie’s Child

     

    5

    Olivr Kemptons Child

     

    8th

    Seth Morton’s Child

     

    8th

    Thos Withrells Child

     

    15

    John Jone’s Child

     

    15

    Simn Samsons Child Anons

     

    16

    Barns Churchills Wife

     

    18

    Jno Roger’s Child

     

    20

    Wido Abigl Thomas Son John

     

    21

    Deacn Jno Torrey’s Child

    Octr

    2d

    Richd Durfy’s Child

     

    10

    James Thomas’s Child

     

    25

    Saml Pearce’s Child

    Novr

    1

    Wido Esther Warren 89

    Decr

    12

    Mercy Warren Jos’ Widow

     

    24

    Ephm Kempton

     

    Do

    Wid: Rebecca Jacksn 74

     

    27

    Issac Mackey’s Child

       

    40

    1771

    1771

       

    Janr

    21st

    Ebenr Donham 73

     

    24th

    Thos Torrey’s Child

     

    27th

    Timo Burbank’s Wife 63

     

    31

    Jno Harlow 86

    Febr

    5

    Jno Totmans Wife

     

    13

    Wm Bartlett Junrs Child

     

    23

    James Hovey Esqrs Wife Lyda

    Mar.

    7th

    Caleb Riders Child

    Apl

    26

    Thos Davy’s Child

    May

    1

    Epm Holmes Child

     

    23

    Nathl Goodwin

     

    23

    Wm Poldens Child

    June

    9

    Elijah Harlows Chd

     

    13

    Wm Poldns Child

     

    Do

    Nat. Holmes Chd

     

    15

    Isaac Bartletts Child

    1771 & 17721285

    July

    6th

    Melatiah Lothrop

     

    19

    Jos. Burbanks Child

    Augt

    5

    Ths Spooners Child

     

    18

    Geo. Bramhalls Chd

     

    19

    Ths Totman a Lad by a fall from a Cart

     

    21

    Revd Chandr Robbins’ Child Deborah

     

    26

    Eleazr Churchill Junrs Chd

     

    27

    Benj. Drew’s Child

    Sept

    1

    Danl Dimans Child

    10

    Joshua Shaw’s Child

     

    25

    Danl Hoseas Child

     

    27

    Wid. Eliz. Clark

    Oct.

    10

    Barns Donhms Chd Anon

    Novr

    27

    Jno Cooprs Child

     

    30

    Jacob Decost’s Child

    Dect

    1

    Leml Cobbs Chd

     

    1

    Richd Holmes’s Chd

     

    17

    Geo. LeMotes Chd

     

    19

    David Lothrops Chd

     

    23

    Anna Campbell at Col Warrens

       

    36

    1772

    Janr

    2d

    Solo Bartletts Daughtr

     

    3r

    Ebenzr1286 Harlows Child

     

    9th

    Jno Bartlett Junrs Chd

     

    16

    Ths Whittemore drownd

     

    20

    Wid. Mercy Harlow suddnly

    Feb.

    7

    Sol Bartletts Child

     

    9

    Expce Rich Walter’s Wife

    Apl

    2d

    Sarah Marston Maidn

    6

    Ichabd Bartletts Chd

     

    10

    Hannah Wilds 75

     

    17

    Saml Pearce’s Chd

     

    25

    Abigail Hatch

    May

    5

    Nathl Goodwins Chd

     

    12

    Ebenr Robins’s Child

    June

    18

    Olivr Kemptns Chd

     

    22

    Robt Bartletts Wife Jane

     

    29

    Wm Rider

    July

    151287

    Benj. Smiths Chd

     

    24

    James Drew’s Chd

     

    27

    Elkanh Churchlls Daugr

    Augt

    lst

    Jonno Negro Man

     

    8

    Jos: Bartletts Chd

     

    10

    James Poldains1288 Chd

    Sepr

    1

    Jno Howards Daugh’

     

    7

    Jno Russells Child Jenny

     

    9

    Ichabd Shaws Chd

     

    9th

    Jno Atwood drowned

     

    13

    Moses Readings Chd

     

    14

    Nat. Barne’s Wife

     

    17

    Ellis Churchills Wife

     

    22

    Robt Hoseas Chd Anons

    Octr

    8

    Isaac Mackys Chd

     

    13

    Ebenr Wards Wife

     

    17

    Ebenr Holmes Child

    Novr

    13

    Jesse Churchills Chd

     

    Do

    Benja Barns Chd

     

    17

    Revd Jacob Bacon’s Wife

     

    18

    Jno Churchll 3ds Wife

     

    20

    Jane Allen

    Decr

    12

    Ebenr Sylvestrs Wife

    1772 17731289

    Decr

    17th

    Joanna Holmes Aged 77

     

    26

    Jno Fuller’s Child

       

    42

    1773

    Jany

    7th

    Capt Waits Wife suddn 71

     

    22

    Willm Sutton’s Child

    Feb.

    2d

    Wm Straffens1290 Chd

     

    6

    Ephm Holmes Chd

     

    6

    John Bartlett 77

     

    17

    Silva Doct LeBns Negro

     

    24

    Asa Beal 84

     

    28

    Lydia Pege Indn

    Mar.

    7th

    Revd Ch. Robbins’s Chd Anons

     

    8

    Capt Jabez Harlow

     

    17

    Danl Hosea’s Wife

     

    26

    Jos. Bartlett Junr Chd

     

    30

    Capt Richd Wait 78

    Apl

    5

    Walter Rich

     

    16

    Doctr Thos’s Negro Cuff

    May

    17

    Jno Kempton Junrs Chd

     

    23

    Epm Bartletts Chd

     

    29

    Eleazr Churchlls Wife

    June

    5th

    Thankful Ryder

     

    16

    Ths Hackmen’s Cha

     

    20.

    Richd Holmes Chd anon

    Augt

    2d

    James Thomss Chd

     

    5

    Ichabod Tinkhms Chd

     

    7

    Joanna Shurtleff

     

    11th

    Deacon Cornelius Holmes 77

     

    15

    Silvs Howe’s Daugr

     

    21

    Richd Fuller’s Chd

     

    251291

    Jno Bishops Chd

     

    30

    Andrew Croswells Wife

    Sepr

    2d

    Doct Lazs LeBaron 75

     

    6

    Geo. Donhams Chd

     

    11

    Zachs Curtiss

     

    13

    Ephm Bartlett’s Wife

     

    25

    Eleazr Chlls Junr Child

    Octr

    1

    Isaac Symm’s Wife

     

    2d

    Jno Donham’s Chd

     

    24

    Richd Nuttings Chd

     

    29

    Jno Donhms Child

    Novr

    5

    Jno Watsons Child

     

    10

    Solo Atwoods Wife found drownd in a Pond

     

    14

    Lydia Bartlett

     

    16

    Wm Savery’s Child

     

    Do

    Wm Green’s Child

    Decr

    8

    Jno Harlow Junrs Chd

     

    10

    David1292 Turner’s Child

     

    12

    Solo Bartletts Wife

     

    16

    Leml Goddds Chd

       

    Revd Ch. Robbins Chd twin

       

    48

    1774

    Janr

    1st

    Deacn Torrey’s Wife

     

    3d

    Jno Bishops Child

     

    5th

    Revd C. Robbins Child Twin

     

    9

    Nathl Cole Smallpox

     

    12

    Jno Bishops Child

    Mar

    5

    Jonathn Samsons Wife

    [97] 1774 & 1775 An Account of Deaths continued

    Mar.

    24th

    Zephaniah Holmes

     

    26

    John King

    Apl

    2d

    Jno Faunce’s Wife

     

    5

    Benja Goddard

     

    (17

    General Winslow 71)

     

    18

    Rufus Robbins’s Child

    May

    14

    Rebecca Morton Nathl Wife

     

    Do

    Jno Faunce’s Child

    June

    24

    Mary Hovey Wife of James Esqr

     

    21st

    A Child fr. a Brig in ye harbr

     

    23d

    Capt Abrm Hammatt

    July

    9th

    Nathl Torrey’s Wife1293

     

    18

    Mary More

     

    23

    Patience Howland

    Augt

    13

    Wm Hall Jacksons Wife

    Sepr

    1

    Isc Macky’s Chd

     

    7

    Jno Butt a Stranger

     

    10

    James Poldens Chd

     

    12

    James Thomss Chd

     

    25

    Widw Mary Shurtleff 81

    Octr

    15

    Richd Coopers Chd

     

    17

    Ebenr Bartletts Wife

     

    Do

    Jno Fosters Chd

     

    18

    Jane Adams of Boston

    Novr

    19

    Widow Fobes

     

    Do

    Stephn Samsons Chd

     

    20

    Jno Atwoods Chd

     

    20

    James Saverys Chd Anon

     

    29

    Elizabeth Lee

    Decr

    24

    Ebenr Tinkam

     

    29

    Marget Eames’ Chd

       

    37

    1775

    Janr

    11

    Ruth Howland Aged 66

     

    12

    Geo. LeMotes Wife Kathn

     

    14

    Saml Bryants Chd

     

    21

    Robt Brown Esqr 96

     

    23d1294

    Revd Chr Robbins Chd Anons

    Feby

    3d1295

    Ebenr Nelsons Chd

     

    20

    Eleazr Chll Junrs Wife

     

    22d

    Ichabod Tinkam

     

    26

    Josi. Mortons Daughr Martha

    Apl

    3d

    Nicolas Spinks Wife

     

    4

    Solo Bartlett Junrs Chd

     

    11

    Lyda Curtiss Zachs Wido

     

    25

    Nehemh Ripley 75

    May

    3

    Martha Curtiss 82

     

    7th

    Nathl Cobbs Chd

     

    15

    Abiel Morton

     

    28

    Barns Donhms Chd

     

    31

    Jno Harlow Junr

    June

    6

    Thos Hackman’s Wife

     

    12

    Jos: Ridr ye 3ds Child

     

    23d

    Saml Harlows Chd

    July

    10

    Capt Ths Jackson 72

     

    Do

    Geo. Lewis’s Chd

     

    11

    Eliza Highton

     

    15

    Richd Durfy’s Chd

     

    22d

    Wido Else Barns 75

    Augt

    3d

    Josi. Mortons Daugr

     

    9

    Stephen Pains Chd

     

    21

    Priscilla Fostr Thos Daugr

     

    28

    Joshua Spooner Soldier

     

    29

    Lyda Goddard

    Sept

    4

    James Watermans Chd

     

    5

    Levi Harlows Child

    1775 & 17761296

    Sepr

    6th

    Ephraim Cobb

     

    Do

    Saml Glover

     

    Do

    Thos Finney’s Child

     

    8

    Jno Jone’s Chd

     

    9

    Thos Finney’s Child

     

    10

    Stephn Samsons Chd

     

    12

    Silvanus Harlows Chd

     

    13

    Moses Readings Chd

     

    Do

    Benja Balstons Chd

     

    17

    Wido Thankfl Williams Chd

     

    19

    Elka Dilano

     

    24

    Epm Spooner’s Chd

     

    27

    Elka Churchill & his Son Elka Junr drownd by ye beech

     

    27

    Jos. Treble’s Chd

     

    28

    Jno Howards Chd

     

    Do

    Jos. Bartlett Junrs Chd

    Octr

    1

    Ebenr Holmes’ Chd

     

    3

    James Howards Chd

     

    4th

    David Turner by a broken leg

     

    Do

    Isaac Symm’s Child

     

    9

    Jno Nelson’s Wife

     

    10

    Reuben Washburn

     

    12

    Thos Faunce’s Daugr

     

    14

    David Drew’s Chd

     

    17

    Elizabth Pearce 75

     

    18

    Joanna Lenman 83

     

    19

    Deborah Turner’s Chd

     

    20

    William Savery

     

    Do

    Seth Harlow’s Son

     

    Do

    Eliza Jackson Nathls Wife

     

    23

    Joshua Wood Smallpox

     

    27

    Jona Holmes’ Son

     

    29

    Mr Hunts Chd

    Novr

    1

    Pelham Winslows Chd

     

    8

    Saml Drew’s Chd

     

    10

    Nathl Shurtleffs Daugr

     

    15

    Moses Readings Wife

     

    17

    Willm LeBaron’s Child

     

    21

    Saml Harlow’s Child

     

    Do

    Geo. Hugens a Soldier

     

    22d

    Ansel Holmes’ Chd

     

    25

    Jno Fuller’s Child

     

    Do

    Wido Meriah Washbns Son

     

    26

    Nathl Shurtleff s Wife

    Decr

    2d

    Mary Nicolson Burnt &c.

     

    7

    Jos. Crosswells Chd

     

    11

    Meriah Washburns Chd

     

    19

    Frances LeBaron Maiden

     

    22

    Wm Watson’s Negro Child

     

    25

    Wm Harlow Jurs Chd

       

    84

    1776

    Jany

    8th

    Wm Barne’s Child

     

    11

    Thos Polden

     

    11

    Nathll Shurtleff Junr

     

    12

    Revd Ch. Robbins’ Chd Anons

       

    James Doten Junrs Chd

     

    26

    Wido Reb. Riders Daugr

     

    27

    Ebenr Donham’s Chd

    Feb.

    7th

    Han: Barns. Zachs Wife

       

    Geo. Price’s Chd

     

    8

    Thos Hackmans Child

     

    19

    Nathl Churchills Wife

     

    23

    Jno Fordery Edmonds Doct

    Mar.

    1

    Ebenr Harlows Chd

     

    4

    Sar. Robert’s Chd

     

    16

    Thos Howards’ Child

    17761297

    March

    23d

    Ebenr Doggett

     

    28

    Wido Edmond’s Indn1298 Child

    April

    2d

    Jno Bartletts Child

    2d1299

    Jno Russell at Middlbo

     

    7th

    Joseph Holmes

     

    24th

    Nathl Jacksrs Negro’ Chd

     

    25

    Ebenr Shurtleffs Chd Small pox

     

    26

    Benja King

     

    30

    Reuben Tower’s Smallpox

    May

    11

    Margrt Albertson Wido

     

    12

    Mary Weston maidn young

     

    19

    James Barnes

    June

    2d

    James Hovey’s Negro Chd

     

    4

    Margrt Shaw’s Chd

     

    6th

    Cornelius Holmes Chd

     

    22

    Wm Watson’s Negro boyt

    July

    6

    Wm Coy’s Chd

     

    8

    Wm Coy’s Chd

     

    10

    Nathl Sayward drownd

     

    15

    David Burbank in Army

     

    20

    Nathl Donham’s Wife

    Augt

    2d

    Willm Holland’s Child

    9

    Oliver Kempton’s Chd

     

    11

    Jno Samson’s Child

     

    13

    Josiah Whittemore’s Ghd

     

    23

    Thos Doten’s Child

    Sepr

    3d

    Mary Mayhew Smallpox

     

    10

    Benja Smiths Child

     

    11

    Stephen Samsons Chd

     

    13

    Silvs Bartletts Negro Womn

     

    24

    Capt Benja Rider’s Wife’s Child

    Octr

    8

    James Coad’s Child

     

    13

    Jonathn Morton Smallpox

     

    15

    Lucy Foster Smallpox

     

    18

    Richd Coopers Child

     

    22

    A Negro Man Stranger

     

    27

    Priscilla Calderwood Sm:pox

     

    30

    Nicols Drew Junr Sm:pox

    Novr

    5

    Jno Holmes Small pox

     

    7

    A Stranger

     

    20

    Nathl Morton Junr

     

    21

    Saml Ellis

     

    22

    Jno Samson’s Child

    Decr

    2d

    Hannah Dyer 69 Sm:pox

     

    2d

    Meriah Howes effects of Sm:pox

     

    4

    William Samson Stns Son

     

    12

    Jona Kings Daugrs Child

    17th

    Deacn Jno Torrey Smallpox

     

    63

    1777

    Janr

    2d

    Juba Esqr Mayhews Negro

     

    8

    Stephn Samsons Wife Sm:pox

     

    22

    Job Foster Smallpox

     

    25

    Deacn Ths Fostr Sm.pox 75

     

    30

    Mercy Thomas Doctrs Daur

     

    Do

    Wido Mary Tinkam

    Febr

    2d

    Jno Coopers Chd

     

    15

    Joshua Swift

     

    19

    Wm Doten 2 Childrn twins

     

    20

    Soln Davis’s Wife!

    Mar.

    8th

    Hannah Goodwin Johns Wife

     

    25

    Simeon Samson’s Negro

    Apl

    24

    Thos Doten’s Wife Jerusha

     

    26

    Josiah Bradford

    May

    1

    Isaac Holmess Wife

     

    6

    Lydia Phillips’ Child

     

    20

    Joseph Smiths Wife

    June

    26

    Wid. Eliz. Edmonds

     

    Do

    James Beating

    July

    21

    Corban Barns Child

    [98] Acct of Deaths continued

    1777 & 1778

    July

    26

    Ebenr Harlow’s Child

     

    27

    James Thomas’s Chd

    Augt

    17

    Jno Watsons Child

     

    31

    Stephen Pain’s Chd

    Sepr

    10

    Andrew Crosswells Chd

     

    15

    Jno Howards Chd

     

    16

    Anna Torrey Nathl Daugr

     

    16

    Thankful King

     

    20

    A Negro Child

    Octr

    2d

    Simeon Samsons Child

     

    2d

    Saml Robbins’ Child

     

    3d

    Amos Riders Chd

     

    5th

    Ebenezer Harlow

     

    11

    Joseph Bartlett’s Chd yo Mason

     

    13

    Jona Kings Daugr

     

    Do

    Saml Bryentt Chd

     

    25

    Richd Bagnalls Chd

    Novr

    19

    Timo Goodwins Chd

     

    21

    Gershom Holmes Sexton

     

    23

    Danl Thrasher

     

    29

    Josha Bartlett killd at Boston by ye fallg of a block &c

    Decr

    24

    Josiah Drews Child

    1778

    Janr

    21

    Hannah Jackson Widw

    Febr

    6

    Willm Bartlett Junrs Chd

    Do

    26

    Jos. Green a Strangr brot in dead from Sea

    Mar.

    20

    Geo: Price’s Child

     

    22

    Jno Withred Sm:Pox

     

    begg1300

    Nathl Curtis drownd at Marshfd

     

    30

    Abigail Price

    April

    2d

    Stephn Doten’s Wife Ponds

     

    10

    Negro Child of Esqr Winslow

     

    11

    Ebenezr Robins’s Child

     

    14

    Wm Watsons Negro Womn & Chd

     

    25

    Benj. Drew’s Child

    May

    3

    Sarah Turner young

     

    17

    Elisha Doten

     

    Do

    Cesar Negro at Esqr Wws

     

    25

    Nathl Leonard

     

    31

    Wido Jerusha Doten’s Chd

    June

    6th

    Thos Lothrops Indn boy

     

    9th

    Abiel Shurtleff

     

    24

    Jacob Albertsons Chd

     

    29

    Deacn Wm Crombie’s Chd

    July

    2d

    Josiah Finney Jurs Wife

     

    6

    Jonathn Diman’s Wife

     

    29

    Nathl Goodwins Chd

     

    30

    Nathl Donham’s Daur

    Augt

    4

    James Shurtleffs Chd

     

    7

    Margt Eame’s Child

     

    30

    Josiah Finneys Chd

    Sept

    3d

    Simn Harlows Chd

     

    6

    Jesse Churchills Child

     

    12

    Widw Lyda Morton

     

    Do

    Anna Withrell Thss Wife

     

    16

    Thos Ward’s Wife & Child

     

    18

    Jno Bishops Chd

     

    24

    Jona Belcher’s Chd

     

    29

    Wilson Churchills Chd

     

    30

    Ehz: Hooten Widw

    Octr

    3d

    Geo. Bartlett’s Chd

     

    7

    David Holmes Chd

     

    9

    Epm Bartlett’s Chd

    1778 1779 & 17801301

    Octr

    17

    Wido Patience Holmes

     

    24

    Esqr Cotton’s Negro Womn

    Novr

    4

    Thos Holmes

     

    8

    Thomas Dogget

     

    14

    Widw Lorana Fulgham

     

    19

    Widw Sarah Bramhall 95

    Decr

    5

    Jona Darlings Wife

     

    30

    Eliza Churchill Maidn

    30

    74 Persons froze to Death Cast away in ye Harbor in a Privateer brig Capt Mcgee

       

    No 48 besides ye drowned persons

    1779

    Janr

     

    Widw Hannah Fuller

     

    6th

    Mary Sutton young woman

     

    26

    Lemuel Morton 75

    Febr

    2d

    Thos Davy

     

    19

    Jos. Bramhalls Chd

     

    24

    Wid. Eliz. Thomson 74

    Mar.

    6

    Capt Gidn White suddenly

     

    11

    Widw Jane Bartlett

     

    13

    Silvs Bramhall

     

    12

    Jos. Trasks Son

    Aprl

    2d

    John Harlows Wife

    May

    13

    Joseph Ryder

     

    22

    Richd Holmes’ Wife

     

    25

    Willm Barns’s Wife

    June

    29

    Enoch Randall

    July

    1st

    George Samson’s Child

    Augt

    5th

    Nathl Donham 84

    Sepr

    20

    Mercy Davis Thoss Wife & still bom Child

     

    20

    Betty Bartlett Thoss Wife

    Octr

    5

    George LeMotes Child

     

    6

    John Torrey’s Chd

     

    15

    Thos Southworth Howland

     

    20

    Barnabas Churchill

     

    22

    Molly Goodwin Nathls Wife

    Novr

    5

    Crosby Luce’s Child

     

    18

    Nathl Rider

     

    22d

    Capt Ezra Allen

    Decr

     

    James Collins’ Child

       

    No 29

    1780

    Jan

    3d

    Sol Bartletts Chd

     

    11

    Wm Donhams Wife

     

    17

    Jno Goodwins Child suddn

     

    19

    Reliance King

     

    22d

    John Churchill

     

    26

    Hannah Howland

    Feb.

    4

    Jos. Croswells Child

     

    18

    Abrm Hammats Chd

    Mar.

    8

    Mary Donham 94

     

    10

    John Harlow 73

    Apl

    7th

    Saml Bartlett

    May

    3

    Willm Clarke

    June1302

    1

    Doct N. Lothrops Wife Ellen

     

    23

    Crosby Luce’s Child Anons

    July

    16

    Rebecca Harlows Child

    Augt

    2

    Wm Davy’s Chd

    Sepr

    1

    Revd Ch. Robbinss Child

    3d

    Ch. Robbins’s Chd Twins

     

    18

    Widow of Saml Ellis

     

    Do

    Saml Drews’s Chd anon.

     

    24

    Wid. Hannah Nicolson

     

    26

    Simn Samson Chd

     

    27

    James Saverys Chd

    1780 17811303

    Octr

    27

    Amos Donham’s Wife Abigl

     

    28

    Geo. LeMotes Chd

    Nov

    2d

    Mary Gamble

     

    14

    Ebenr Churchill

    Decr

    23

    Ebenr Rider

       

    28

    1781

    Janry

    7th

    James Hovey Esqr

     

    13th

    Eliza Doggett

     

    15

    Jos. Jenning’s Chd

     

    19

    Mercy Balston Benjs Wife

     

    26

    Benja Bagnall

     

    29

    Wid. Lois Harlow

    Mar.

    4th

    Willm Watson Junr

    Apl

    14

    Bartlett LeBarons Chd

     

    22d

    his Wife Mary LBn

     

    26

    Margrett Keen Widw

    May

    7

    Zacheus Curtis

    11

    Nathl Carvers Chd

     

    28

    Nathl Barnes

    June

    4th

    Ebenr Robbins Wife Eunce

     

    7th

    Joshua Swift

     

    18

    Mary Foster Deacns Wid.

     

    21

    Nero Is. LBns Negro

     

    24

    Benja Watson

     

    29

    Olive Churchill

    July

    20

    Jos. Bramhalls Chd

    Augt

    9

    Thos Savery 71

     

    13th

    Nathl Morton Junr

    13th

    Revd Philemon Robbins of Branford Connecticutt Father to ye Pastor of ys Chh

     

    31

    Francis Howards Chd

     

    Do

    James Carvers Child

    Sepr

    12

    Willm Bartletts Child

     

    13

    Sarah Dilano

     

    18

    Elka Bartletts Child

     

    23

    Dolphins Child

    Octr

    15

    John Waterman

     

    23

    Epm Luce’s Chd

    Novr

    8

    Deacn Diman’s Negro Womn

     

    16

    Barzilla Stetsons Chd

       

    32

    1782

    Janr

    2d

    Saml Rogerss Child

     

    3d

    John Cobb’s Child

     

    9

    Eliza Foster Jnos Widw

     

    13

    Nathl Donhams Daugr

     

    21

    A Stranger fr. a Ship

     

    30

    Corns Holmes’s Widow

    Febr

    5

    Richd Holmes’ Daugr

     

    18

    Col Theo: Cotton suddenly

    Mar

    7th

    Nathl Mortons Wife

     

    30th

    Wid. Mercy Douglass

    Apl

    23

    Jonathn King

    May

    12

    Lydia Washbn Jnos Wife

    July

    6th

    Ebenr Bartlett

     

    18

    Wm Coy’s Child

     

    20

    John Torrey’s Wife

    Augd

    1

    Jos: Bartlett Junr Chd

    31

    Jno Watsons Chd

    Sepr

    6th

    Isaac Harlows Chd

    9

    Jacob Albertsons Chd

     

    Do

    Saml Jacksons Child

     

    14

    Amos Donham

     

    21

    Thomas Mayhew Esqr suddn

     

    24

    Josi: Drew’s Child

     

    Do

    Wido Abigl Washbn

     

    27

    Robt Browns Child Polly

    [99] Acct of Deaths continued

    1782 1783

    Sepr

    28

    Andrew Croswells Child

    30

    Robt Donhams Chd

    Octr

    1

    James Collins’s Child

     

    6

    Josiah Bartletts Chd

     

    14

    Willard Sear’s Chd

     

    30

    Silas Morton

    Novr

    2d

    Charles Morton

     

    20

    Revd Ch. Robbins Chd

     

    29

    Isaac Samson Simns Son killd in an instt by a Cart

    Decr

    1st

    Barzilla Stetson drownd at Bostn

     

    6th

    Widw Sarah Swift 80

     

    12th

    Silas Morton’s Widw

     

    31

    John Nelson’s Wife

       

    No 38

    N.B. 822 Persons have died at this time since I began this List, at my Ordination, exclusive of ye 74 drownd together Decr 1778

    1783

    Janr

    10th

    Capt Nathan Dilano Etats 81

     

    10th

    Desire Frazier Widow

     

    19th

    Judah Bartlett

     

    20th

    Revd Josiah Cottons Child Anons

    Febr

    4th

    Deborah King Widw of Jonathn

     

    14

    Abiel Gardner Strangr Smallpox

     

    25

    John Thomas’s Wife Abigl

     

    26th

    Abrm Hammat’s Child Anons

    Mar:

    1st

    James Collins’ Wife Lois

     

    Do

    His infant Child Anons

     

    15

    Capt Taylor’s Wife

    Apl

    2

    Francis Howard’s Wife

     

    29

    Job Brewster

    May

    2d

    Isaac Symmes’s Child

     

    29

    Charles Morton

     

    30

    Deacn Joseph Bartlett Aged 80

    June

    15th

    Nicolas Drew

     

    27th1304

    Hannah Rickard Aged 84

    July

    1

    Benja Bartlett’s Child

     

    5th

    William Doten’s Wife

     

    9th

    Zachs Harlows Child

     

    14th

    Jeremiah Howes Aged 80

     

    Do

    Richard Cooper’s Child

     

    22d

    Margrett Shaw Joshas Widow

     

    22d

    Barnabs Otis’s Child

     

    24th

    David Drew’s Child

     

    24th

    Jesse Churchills Child

     

    30th

    Andrew Churchill Et. 21

    Augt

    6

    Jos. Burbanks Child

     

    7

    Jenny Pool’s Child

     

    Do

    Josiah Drew

     

    9th

    Robert Brown’s Child

     

    11

    John May’s Child

     

    12

    Jabez Doten’s Child

     

    4th

    James Saverys Child (forgot in its Place

     

    23d

    Richard Holmes Junr Child

    Sept

    2

    Joseph Jinnings Child anons

     

    5

    Judah Dilano’s Child

     

    7

    Josiah Finney aged 84

     

    9

    Amaziah Churchill’s Child

     

    13

    James Prince’s Child

     

    12

    Eliza1305 Bartlett Widw of Samuel

     

    22

    Saml Bryants Child

     

    22

    Samuel Robbins’s Child

     

    29

    Joseph Crosswells Child

    Octr

    9th

    Nymphas Marston’s Child

     

    24th

    Revd Chandr Robbins’s Child anons

    Novr

    21

    Thos Jackson Junrs Child

     

    24

    Mercy Abbot

     

    28

    Ansel Faunce’s Child

    Decr

    14

    83 Isaac Symme’s Wife1306

    Decr

    16

    Mercy Barnes

    52

    1784

    1784

    N.B. Worthy of thankful Remembrance yt this is yt longest Space of time, in which yre has been no Death, that has been known for 40 Years, tis sd, or more, abv 3 Months since ye last Death in ys Place.

    March

    28

    Michl Poor dyd in yt Woods by Drunkeness

    Apl

    10

    Judah Dilano’s Child

    May

    23

    James Carver’s Child

     

    28

    Timo Goodwins Child

    Capt Thos Doten’s Child

    June

    24

    Josha Totmans Child

     

    Do

    Mr Clarks Child

     

    27

    Benja Barnes Junrs Child

    Augt

    4th

    Rebecca Harlow dyd in Triumph!

     

    17

    Lemuel Robins’s Child

    Sept

    8

    Caleb Howland’s Wife

     

    11

    Eln: Holmes Daughter

    Novr

    4th

    Thoms Clark’s Wife

     

    5

    Else Scarrott

     

    10th

    Hannah Thomas James’s Wido

     

    14

    Lazs LeBaron

    Decr

    2d

    James Savery fell fr. a house & killd himself

     

    19

    Benja Barnes Junr’s Child

     

    27th

    Lemuel Holmes of a Cancer

       

    19

    1785

    Janr

    20th

    Mary Allen

     

    Do

    John Morton

     

    30th

    George Bartlett’s Child

    Febr

    2d

    Wait Atwood’s Wife in Child birth

     

    Do

    Wait Atwood’s Child

     

    3d

    Judah Delano’s Child

     

    4th

    Nathl Holmes’ Son killd by a log fallg on him broke his Neck

     

    17

    Job Cobb’s Child

    Mar:

    7th

    Capt Thomas Davis

     

    8th

    Widow Doten Paul’s Wido

     

    21

    Ezra Rider of Smallpox fr. W. Indies

    Apl

    1st

    William Goodwin’s Child

    3d

    Leml Morton’s Child

     

    17

    Leml Morton’s Wife Sarah

     

    12th

    Revd Andrew Croswell Boston Æt. 77

    Samuel Doty’s Child

    May

    18th

    John Washburns Wife

    June

    2d

    Stephen Pain’s Wife

    July

    5th

    John Thomas Aged 87 abt

     

    16th

    Willm Bartlett’s Wife

     

    28

    Jos. Jennings’ Child

    Augt

    7

    Ichabod Holmes Junrs Child

     

    24

    Wid: Mary Ryder Aged abt 70

    Thoms Lanman drownd in ye harbr

    Sept

    5

    Eleazar Stephens

    Nathl Shurtleff

     

    14

    Barnabs Churchill’s Child

     

    15

    Richard Holmes’s Child

     

    30

    Samll Robbins’s Child

    Octr

    12th

    Bartlett Sylvester’s Child

     

    13th

    William Cuffs

     

    27

    Hannah Ryder Maidn 70

     

    Do

    Jacob Albertson’s Child

     

    31

    Roland Cobb’s Child

    Novr

    9

    Jona Churchill 65

     

    12th

    Susanna Smith

     

    18

    David Gorham

    Decr

    23

    Sarah Bartlett Deacns Wido 80

     

    30

    Barns Faunce’s Child

       

    38

    N.B. Ebenr Luce began to be Sexton, Decr 1785. Sar. Bartlett’s funl

    17861307

    Janr

    5th

    Saml Donhams Child

     

    11th1308

    Richard Bagnalls Child

     

    12

    Jonathn Tufts’s Wife Elizabeth

    Feb.

    9th

    Silvanus Howes Junr

    March

    22d

    Gilbert Holmes Child

    March

    5th

    Leml Drew’s Child

     

    29

    Wido Mercy Savery James’s

    April

    1

    Joseph Robbins’s Child

     

    3d

    Capt Gamall Collins of Hardwick

     

    Do

    Daniel Diman’s Wife

     

    21

    Thomas Sylvester

    May

    6

    Ichabod Bartlett’s Wife1309

     

    14

    Isaac Holmes’s Wife

    June

    10

    An Indian Child overld by its Mothr

     

    11th

    Saml Churchill Jrs Child

    July

    25

    Capt James Doten

     

    30

    Saml Cole Junr

    Augst

    1st

    Widow Debo Polden near 80

     

    26th

    Thomas Morton’s Wife

    Sepr

    5

    Thomas Wright Joss Son

       

    John Francis Strangr of Mistick

       

    Simeon Harlow’s Child

    Octr

    16th

    Nicolas Spinks

     

    22d

    Capt Standish (of Hallifax) drownd here

    Decr

    5th1310

    Jonathn Bartlett’s Child

     

    12

    Willm Weston’s Child

     

    28

    Richard Cooper’s Child

       

    27

    1787

    Jany

    22d

    David Bacon’s Child

    Feb.

    11

    Ann Sheppard

     

    18

    Dolphin’s Child

     

    19

    Abraham Howland

     

    22

    Andw Crosswells Child

    Mar.

    3d

    George Bartlett’s Child

     

    29

    —Waterman’s Child of ye Eastwd

    Apl

    30

    Wm Parson’s Child So Ponds

    May

    5

    John Cotton’s 3ds Child

     

    14

    Willm Holmes Jun’s Child

     

    15

    Wido Mary Drew Levi’s Wido

    June

    5th

    Richard Holmes

    July

    7

    Judah Hall’s Child

     

    19

    Epm Bartltts Son Lazs drownd fishing

    Augt

    1

    Wido Sarah Drew Josiah’s

     

    5

    Crosby Luce’s Child

     

    14

    Warren Fisk1311 (Strangr) drownd fr. Vessell

     

    26

    Peleg Faunce Junrs Child

    Sepr

    15

    Eben Robbins’s Child

     

    22

    Corns Dunham’s Child

     

    30

    Mercy Taylor-Bryant’s Daugr

    Oct.

    3

    Bartlett Marshalls Child

    Novr

    1

    Mrs Cotton, Josiah Esqrs Wife

     

    3

    Mercy Bartlett Ben’s Daugr

     

    16

    Wm Bradfords Child

     

    23

    Ichabd Holmes Junrs Child

       

    26

    1788

    Janr

    11th

    Jesse Churchills Child

    Feb

    5

    Cornels Holmes’s Wife

     

    9

    Lewis Weston’s Child

     

    14

    Amos Ryder’s Child

     

    20

    Willm Morton’s Child

     

    22

    Jane Tinkham near 80

    Mar.

    1

    Thomas Bartlett Junrs Child

     

    4

    Thomas Bartletts Junr Child

     

    15

    Thomas Jackson Junrs Child

    Apr

    5

    Wm Barnes’s Child

    8

    Edward Stephens

    May

    2d

    Capt Jacob Taylor

     

    3d

    Thaddeus Churchills Wife

     

    5th

    James Drew

    [100] Acct of Deaths, continued

    1788

    June

    12th

    Thos Faunce

    July

    16

    Jesse Harlow Jrs Child

    Aug

    27

    Cuff1312 Negro of Col Watson

    Sepr

    1

    Bartlett L Baron’s Child

     

    4

    James Polden Jrs Child

     

    10

    David Drew’s Child

     

    11

    Solo Bartletts Jrs Wife

     

    19

    Samll Morton’s Junr Child

     

    20

    Wm Coy’s Child1313

    Oct

    5

    Peter Lanman’s Child

     

    20

    Wm L Barons Child

     

    24

    Sarah Nicolson (Capts)

       

    Peleg1314 Faunce Jrs Child Mo ago

    Novr

    12

    Edw Mortons Child

     

    28

    Francis Goodwin’s Child

    Decr

    25

    Thos Jackson ye 3ds Child

       

    30

    1789

    Janr

    22d

    Jno Watson’s Child

    Febr

    8th1315

    Caleb Fish’s Child

    Apl

    5

    Capt Geo. Dunham’s Wife

     

    14

    Rebecca Sears Maiden

     

    17

    Seth Morton

     

    22

    Silvester Holmes

    June

    18

    Silvr Holmes’ Wife wth a Cancer

     

    22d

    Capt Simn Samson at Plimptn suddn

    July

    13

    Benj. Washburn’s Wife wth Lock Jaw

    Augt

    17

    Lothrop Turner’s Wife

     

    23d

    Cornelius Holmes 70

     

    29

    Thoms Jackson Junrs Child

    Sepr

    9

    Rebecca Morton

       

    Benja Clark’s Child

    Octr

    23d

    Thankfl Ryder Widw (Poldn once)

    Novr

    3d

    John Cotton Esqr 77 yrs

     

    191316

    Kimbal Crombie’s Wife

     

    23d

    Patience Warren Maidn 73

     

    24th

    George Ellis’s Wife

     

    15th

    John Edwards’ Child

    Decr

    8th

    Barns Churchills Child

     

    24

    Isaac Symm’s Child

     

    31

    Stephens Mason

       

    23

    1790

    Janr

    20th

    Widow Abigl Bartlett. Benja 87

    Febr

    4th

    Eleazar Churchill 76

     

    15

    Capt Saml Hovey’s Wife

     

    28

    Capt Geo: Dunham’s Child

    Apl

    2

    Jona Tuft’s Child

     

    5th

    Thomas Burgiss’ Child anon1317

     

    10th

    Willm Coy’s Wife.

     

    20

    Thos Jackson 3ds Child

     

    27

    John Bartlett

     

    29

    Lazs Harlow’s Child

    May

    5th

    Willm Barnes’s Wife

     

    15th

    Amazh Churchill Junr killd himself

     

    18

    Bartlett Sylvester’s Wife

     

    19

    Widw Hannah Bradford

     

    21

    Betsy Morton yg Maidn

     

    Do

    Wido Silvester’s Son Solomon’s

     

    21

    Zachs Bartletts Child

     

    22

    Joseph Mitchells Wife

     

    29

    Nathl Lewis’s Wife

    June

     

    Rufus Robbins’s Child

    July

    18

    Lemuel Fish

    Augt

    6

    Leml Cobb’s Child

    30

    Phillip Negro Col Watson’s

    Sepr

    8

    Silas Hathaway

     

    18

    Osbm Morton’s Child

    17901318

    Octr

    14

    Capt Saml Hovey’s Child

     

    16

    Doctr Mercy’s Child

     

    18

    Thomas Withrell’s Child

    Novr

    11

    Benj. Bramhall’s Child

     

    22d

    Geo. Lemote’s Child

     

    14

    Judah Dilano’s Child

       

    Haze’s1319 Child Negro

    Decr

    9

    Doctr Thachers Child

     

    12

    Doctr Thachers Child

     

    12

    Eliza Raymond Jer. Holmes Dr

     

    20

    Leml Bradford’s Wife

     

    24

    Ebenr Robbins’s Child

       

    37

    1791

    Janr

    6th

    Thomas Finney

     

    12

    Ephm Holmes drownd

     

    13

    Josiah Bradford’s Child

     

    14

    Benja Clark’s Wife

     

    19

    Polly Morton Daugr of Seth decd

     

    22

    Joseph Morton Son of Ezekl

    Febr

     

    Peter Holmes’s Child

     

    14

    Polly Rider Daughr of Ebenr decsd

    Mar.

    17

    Isachar Howland’s Child

     

    18

    Capt Jno Finney 91 yrs

       

    John Otis’s Wife

       

    Josiah Morton abt this time abt 80

    May

    1

    Andrew Morton

     

    27

    Judah Bartlett

    June

    7

    Saml Doty’s Child

     

    8

    David Drews Child drowned

     

    18

    Benj. Ryder Junrs Wife

    May

    18

    Deborah Atwood Wido of Jno

    June

    5th

    James Doty Junrs Child

     

    23d

    Ebenr Robins’s Child

     

    24

    Diman Bartlett’s Child

     

    26

    Saml Churchill’s Wife Anne’s Sistr

    July

    23d

    Kimbal Crombie

     

    24

    Bartlett Marshall’s Wife

     

    26

    Seth Luce’s Wife

    Augt

    7

    Thos Goodwins Child

     

    10

    Willm Goodwins Child

    July

     

    Ebenr Howard’s Child forgot in place

    Augt

    20

    John Bacon’s Child

     

    25

    Doctr Rosseter Cotton’s Child

     

    27

    Isaac Symme’s

    Sepr

    2d

    Saml Robbins’s Child

     

    Do

    Dolphin Gatler’s1320 Child

       

    Seth Churchills Child

       

    Zachs Harlows Child

     

    6

    Jabez Doten’s Child

     

    21

    Charles Holmes

     

    Do

    Peleg Faunce’s Child

     

    22

    Zacheus Bartletts Child

     

    25

    Thomas Torrys Junr Child

     

    30

    Seth Churchills Child

    Octr

    19

    Seth Ryder’s Child

     

    28

    Jno Douglass’s Child

    Novr

    4

    Osborn Mortons Child

     

    6

    John Russell’s Child

     

    17

    Joshua Holmes

     

    16

    Edward Mortons Child

     

    201321

    Osborn Morton’s Child 2d

     

    25

    Castle’s Child

    Dec

    13

    Nanny Negro of Rob. Brown

     

    20

    Widw Mary Doty Samls Wid

     

    24

    Mercy Hedge Aged 83

     

    30

    Jos[eph Mitchell]

       

    53

    17921322

    Janr

    19th

    Priamus1323 Negro of Saml Jacksn’s

     

    22

    Barnabs Holmes’s Child

    Febr

    1

    Joseph Smith 81

     

    8

    Rebeca Campbell (pauper)

     

    15

    Daniel Diman’s Wife

     

    17

    Hannah Dunham (Wido of Nathl) 80

    Mar.

    6

    Willm Barns Junrs Child

     

    20

    Lucia Watson dyd at Freetown

     

    14

    Rebecca Ryder 70

    April

    23

    Wido Mary LeBaron 73

    May

    8

    John Stephens’s Child

     

    11

    Joseph Kings Child

     

    13

    Ebenr Samson’s Wife aged Midwife

     

    29

    Lemuel Bartlett 76

    June

    17

    Abiel Washburn’s Child

     

    28

    Diman Bartlett’s Child

       

    Patience Cobb Widow

       

    Saml Robbins’s Child

    Augt

    7

    Saml Holmes’s Child

     

    Josiah Finney’s Child

     

    25

    Samuel Morton’s Wife

    Sepr

    22d

    Wido Mary Ryder Ebenr’s

     

    26

    James Prince’s Child

     

    28

    Capt James Russell aftr long Distractn

    Octr

    3d

    Capt Stephen Churchill’s Child

     

    8th

    Dolphin Hobarts Child

    Novr

    3d

    Lewis Weston’s Child

     

    18

    Widow Eglahd1324 Washburn

     

    26

    James Doten’s Child

     

    27

    Willm Morton 3d’s Wife

    Decr

    27

    Deacn Warren’s Widow Aged 731325

       

    31

    1793

    Janr

    24th

    John Bartlett Child of Dorothy Bt

     

    31

    Widow Dorcas Barnes 87

    Mar.

    4th

    Wido Sarah Dowe1326 75

     

    23

    William Harlow abt 761327

     

    241328

    Zenas1329 Sturtevants Child

     

    29

    Wido Elizabth Bartlett, abt 76

    Apl

    11

    James Stetson

     

    13

    Seth Doggetts Child

     

    18

    Wido Susanna Churchill 73

     

    20

    Tony Negro of Mrs1330 Burr

     

    21

    Benj. Barnes’s Child1331

     

    29

    Doctr Thachers Child

    June

    1

    William Warren

     

    11

    Wido Sarah Ripley abt 84

     

    14

    Wido Hannah Howes 76

    May

    15

    William Nelson’s Child

    forgot before

     

    21

    Benja Barnes’s Child

    June

    18

    John Doten’s Child

    July

    4th

    Benja Whiting’s Child

    July

    10

    Isaac Barne’s Child

     

    Do

    Samuel Robbins’s Child

     

    13

    Crosby Luce’s Child

    June

    26th

    Ichabod Morton’s Child (forgot in place)

    July

    3d

    Saml Rickards Child

     

    17

    Dorcas Burr Negro

    Augt

    3

    Jos. Jennings’ Wife

       

    Zachs Bartlett Junrs Child

     

    11

    John Paty’s Child

     

    Do

    Thos Torrey Junrs Child

     

    25

    Solo Churchill’s Child

    Sept

    2

    Lazarus Harlow’s Child

    [101] Acct of Deaths continued

    1793

    Sept

    5

    Wm Rogers’s Child

     

    13

    Silvs Paty’s Child

     

    14

    Benja Goddards Child

     

    Do

    Saml Jacksn Jrs Child

     

    24

    Dr Rosstr Cotton’s Child

     

    16

    Ebenr Howard’s Child

    Oct.

    9

    Wid. Lyda Coles Child Sammy

     

    10

    Thos Morton’s Child (Junr)

     

    12

    Nathan Reed’s Wife

     

    13

    Timo Burbank 90

     

    16

    Saml Mortn Jrs Child

     

    21

    Capt Jno Paty’s Child

     

    25

    Thomas Clark

     

    26

    Capt Nelson’s Wife

     

    Do

    John Watson’s Wife

    Novr

    151332

    Nathl Foster of Middo a member of ye Chh 83

       

    Benja Kings Child

     

    14th1333

    Abigail Morton Ichds Daur

     

    301334

    Henry Richmond’s Wife

     

    8th1335

    Geo: Manter’s Wife forgot before

    Decr

    6

    Nathl Thomas Junrs Wife

     

    12

    Wido Sarah Faunce Thoss

     

    16

    Amasa Morton’s Wife

     

    21

    John Nelson 83

     

    23

    Willm Bams suddnly

    55

    1794

    Janr

    3d

    Wido Abigail Gorham

     

    3

    George Thrasher’s Child

     

    18

    Samuel Lanman 73

     

    19

    Mrs McLathly’s Child

     

    23d1336

    Col. Thomas Lothrop1337

     

    14

    Willm Bradford at Roxbury dyd fr. Operatn for ye Stone

       

    Zachels Stephens dyd at West Indies in Decr or begg Janr

     

    15th

    Alden Clark’s Wife

    Febr

    4th

    Diman Bartlett’s Child

     

    17

    Benj. Barnes’s Child

     

    19

    Hez. Nelsons Child

     

    28

    Capt Thomas Doten

    Mar.

    5th

    Isaac Holmes

     

    31

    Joseph Ryder

     

    4th

    Wido Sarah Holmes (Zephs)

       

    Nathl Bartlett dyd in W. Indies

     

    15

    Nathl Churchill 82

       

    George Edwards in W. Indies

     

    28

    Saml Roger’s Child

     

    30

    —Brooks’s Child

       

    Rufus Robbins Jr at W. Indies

    May

    21

    Peabody Bartlett’s Child

     

    22

    Hannah Symmes

     

    31

    Seth Dogget’s Wife suddenly

    June

    6

    James Doten Junr very sudden

     

    13

    Mrs McCarter1338 suddenly

     

    17

    Priscilla Warren near 90

     

    18

    Wm Sturtevant’s Child

     

    Do

    Charles Jackson’s Child

    July

    3d

    Joseph Holmes Wife suddenly

     

    20

    Willm Jackson’s Wife

     

    27

    Zachs Barletts Child

       

    See next Column

    Augst

    1st

    Joseph Plaskett1339

     

    23d

    Benjamn Washburn

       

    Nathl Barnes at W. Indies

       

    Amos Bradford at Do

       

    Isaac Cole at Do

       

    Stephen Pain Nova Scotia

    Sept

    1

    Prince’s Negro Child

     

    13th

    Rebecca Samson a youth

     

    19

    Thomas Jackson Esqr

     

    21

    Elnathan Holmes’ Child

     

    28

    Wido Joanna Samson 87

     

    Do

    Barns Hedge’s Child

    Octr

    14

    Abiel Washburn’s Wife sudden

     

    27

    Capt Robbins’s Child

     

    30

    Thomas Wethrell’s Wife & Child infant

    Novr

    21

    Jenny Price

       

    Peter Holmes dyd in W Indies

       

    Corban Barnes 3d Do

    51

    1795

    Janr

    8th

    Mary Pope (once Mitchl)

     

    20

    David Turner’s Child

    Febr

    1

    Thos Burgis’ Child

    twins

    Thos Burgis’ Child

    Febr

    1

    Wido Abigl Washburn’s Child

     

    4th

    Mary Warren Maidn in 89th year

    William Boice dyd in W. Indies

    Mar.

    2d

    Widow Elizh Finney Thoss Wido

    9th

    Madm Jane Gilman (my Mothr in law) at Newby

    April

    2

    Mr Hatch’s Child Ellrivr stranger

     

    19

    Benja Whitings Child

       

    Joseph Barn’s dyd in W. Indies

       

    Joseph Balston in Africa

       

    Alden Clark Rivr Gambia Africa

     

    15th

    Saml Brooks’ Child

     

    26

    Esqr Jon. Cotton’s Child

    June1340

    2d

    John Goddard

     

    7th

    John Edwards

     

    16

    Peleg Faunce

     

    27

    Lazarus Goodwin

    July

    4th

    Robert Davy

     

    18

    Silvanus Rogers’s Child stillborn

       

    Samuel Rogers

    all dyd in & returng from ye West Indies in Capt Carver Junr

       

    William Morton

       

    Lewis Bartlett

       

    William Coad

    August

    1st

    William Weston’s Child

    Do

    Silvanus Rogers’ Wife

     

    Do

    William Davees1341 Junr Child

     

    5th

    Lewis Holmes’ Child

     

    6th

    Bartlett Le Baron’s Child

       

    Patience Churchill young womn

       

    William Keen’s Child

    Sepr

    16

    Eleazr Holmes Junrs Wife

    19

    Capt Croswell a Strangr fr W. Indies

     

    22d

    Patience Burgis suddnly abt 75

     

    24

    Seth Churchills Child

     

    30th

    Wido Eliza Churchill (of Amazh Junr)

       

    George Mortons Child

    Octr

    16

    Thomas Faunce’s Wife

     

    17

    Elnathan Holmes’s Child

     

    18

    Barns Hedge’s Child

     

    28

    Southworth Barn’s Benja Son

    Novr

    6

    Judah Bartlett’s Widow’s Child

       

    Joseph Cooper’s Child

     

    10

    Josiah Harlow Son of Zephh Harlo

     

    12

    Osborn Morton’s Child

     

    16

    Nathl Ellis’s Child

     

    15

    Mary Hill Jonathns Wife

     

    18

    Joseph Treble’s Child

     

    30

    Prince Washburn’s Child

    1795 continued1342

    Decr

    4th

    Eleazr Holmes Junrs Child

     

    5th

    Leml Morton’s Child

     

    10

    Lemuel Morton’s Child again

     

    14

    Amasa Morton

     

    15

    Ichabod Shaws Son Saml

     

    161343

    Benja Barnes’s Child

     

    181344

    Moses Nichols’s Child

     

    Do

    Lansing Hatheway’s Child

       

    Barns Holmes’s Child some weeks ago

       

    Stephen Churchill Junrs Child weeks ago

    Decr

    9

    Nathl Holmes Junrs Child

     

    23d

    James Prince’s Child

     

    24th

    Caleb Leach’s Child

     

    26

    Ichabod Shaw Junrs Wife

     

    27

    Lewis Weston’s Child

     

    28

    Capt Nathl Spooner’s Child

       

    67

    1796

    Jan

    2d

    Geoge Bramhall

     

    10th

    Capt Coomer Weston at ye Vinyd comg fr. West Indies

     

    12th

    Joseph Barne’s Child

     

    12th

    Capt Wm Shermn retg Jr. West lnds buryd at ye Vineyard

     

    16th

    Solo Ingly’s Child

     

    26

    Wido Hanh Bartlett’s (once Paty) Child

     

    29

    James Polden’s Wife

     

    30

    Docr Rosseter Cotton’s Child

     

    31

    Caleb Leach’s Child Son

    Febr

    1st

    Barnabas Hedge’s Child Zacheus Bartlett in W. Indies

    Febr

    111345

    Ebenr Luce’s Son Seth dyd in Triumph

     

    26

    Wido Margret Cobb 85

    March

    1

    Wido Sussa Dutch

     

    6

    Amaziah Harlow’s Wife

     

    8

    Richard Holmes’s Junr Child

     

    15

    Jonathan Polden’s Wife

     

    22

    Zepha Bartletts Child

    Apl

    1

    Elijah Dunhams Child drownd

     

    8th

    [Honbl Thomas Russell of Bostn 56 pubc Loss!]1346

     

    7th

    Martha Cotton Wido of Cot Cottn 79

     

    26

    Nathl Thomas’s Child

    May

    5th

    Naaman Holbrook

     

    8th

    Elisha Negro of Jona Samson abt 90

     

    11

    David Finney Son of Jno Finney

     

    23d

    Willard Sears Junr

     

    24

    Ezekl Morton abt 70

     

    27

    Ezekl Morton Junrs Wife

    June

    6th

    Patrick Morris’s Wife

    Augt

    7

    Benja Morton’s Child

     

    8

    Ichabod Shaw Junrs Child

     

    10

    Joseph Whiting’s Wife

     

    20

    Solo Ingley’s Child

     

    21

    Ebenr Holmes’s Wife

     

    Do

    Amasa Bartlett’s Child

     

    14

    Widow Eunice Morton

     

    15

    William Jacksons Child

     

    24

    —Bishop a pauper 80 yrs

     

    25

    Jno Doten’s Child

     

    30

    Charles Jacksons Child

    Sepr

    4th

    —Perkins’ Wife (Sils Dnhms Daur)

     

    10

    Andrew Croswell Esqr

     

    Do

    Thomas Jackson’s Child

     

    9

    Eunice Morton deceasds Child

     

    10

    Isaac Jackson Junr (Isaac’s Son)

     

    11

    Nancy Bartletts Child

     

    Do

    Dolly Bartlett (wido Doros Daugr)

     

    18

    Charles Churchill Junrs Child

       

    George Churchill at Sea1347 in Virginia

       

    Mercy Foster Wido dyd at Vermt at her Daugr

    Octr

    7

    Roland Holmes’s Child

     

    Do

    Eleazr Mortons Child

     

    8

    Sylvanus Harlows Wife

     

    13

    Richard Holme’s Child

    [102] Accounts of Deaths continued

    1796

    Octr

    16th

    Sylvs Paty’s Child

     

    23d1348

    Thos Paty’s Child

    Benja Wright at W. Indies

    Rufus Holmes Do

     

    20th

    Elijah Sherman Suddn

     

    29th

    Willm L’Baron’s Wife

     

    30

    Israel Bradford’s Child

     

    31

    Rufus Robbins

    Novr

    14

    Sarah Davy yg womn Robts1349

     

    17

    Ansel Lucas’s Child

     

    30

    David Drew’s Child

    Decr

    10th

    Jno Virgin’s Child

    Epm Everson’s Child

     

    14

    Jno Bartlett Junrs Child

    Otis Churchill in W. Indies

     

    25

    Sylvanus Holmes 80 yrs old

       

    Perkins at Sea, last Septr

       

    70

    1797

    1797

    Janry

    5th

    Nancy Churchill 16 yrs

     

    17th

    Lucy Shurtleff abt 70

     

    25

    Sarah Merop Jnos Wife

    Febr

    11

    Wido Eliza Davy Robts Wido

     

    25

    Deacon Jona Diman 85

     

    27

    Majr Benja Warren’s Wife

    Mar.

    3d

    David Diman’s Child

     

    4th

    Thomas Holme’s Wife

    buryd in one grave

     

    5th

    Thomas Holmes himsf

     

    Do

    Ezekl Raymond’s Daug’

     

    14th

    James Churchill

       

    Charles Jacksons Child abt ys time

    Apl

    6th

    Thomas Davie

     

    14

    Dn Bishop’s Child chokd a bean

     

    15

    Wm Richmond

     

    16

    Mercy Bramhall’s Child

     

    13

    Ths Holme’s decsds Child

    May

    30

    Willard Sears’s Child

    May

    26

    Thaddeus Faunce’s Child

    June

    8

    Elka Bartlett Junrs Child

     

    14

    John Burbank’s Child

     

    22

    Ezekl Morton’s Child

     

    26

    Joseph Samson’s Wife

    July

    28th1350

    James Coad’s Wife

    July

    17th

    Elka Bartlett Junrs Wife

    Augt

    10

    Jno Russells Child suddn

     

    12

    Elijah Donham’s Child still bn

       

    Jabez Leach Son to Leml in W. Inds

    Sepr

    21st

    Stn Doten Jr Son 15 yrs

       

    Bartlett Finney Son of Wid. Lyda also at West Inds

    Sepr

    22d

    Barns Hedge Jn Child

     

    27

    Stephn Doten Jn Wife

     

    28

    Thos Jackson Jrs Child only 21351

    Octr

    6

    Elisha Nelson Ebenr Son

     

    9

    David Sturtevant drownd (in Kingstn bounds)

     

    13

    Capt Abraham Hammatt

     

    20

    Betsy Doten, Stephns Daur

     

    25

    Wido Zilpah Bramhall

    Willm Straffen’s Child

     

    30th

    Dr Haywards Child

    Novr

    10

    Capt Jno Paty’s Child

     

    15

    Ebenr Howards’s Child

     

    27

    Lewis Holmes Child Twin

     

    29

    Diman Bartlett’s Child

    Decr

    1st

    Sophia Hammatt Ets 14

     

    4

    Wido Eliz. Sylvester

     

    15

    Daniel Diman

       

    Patrick Morris — forgot

       

    47

    17981352

    Janr

    13th

    Wido Lydia Sutton abt 70

     

    141353

    Nathaniel Burgess

     

    15

    Seth Churchill

     

    5th

    Barnaby Faunce’s Child

     

    26.

    Wm Clark Junrs Wife drownd hersf

    Feb.

    21

    Eleazar Holmes 841354

    Mar.

    3d

    Caleb Howland’s (only) Son 5 yrs old

     

    Thomas Leonds Child twin

    Thos Leonard’s othr twin (last mo)

     

    12th

    A Negro Man Strangr died in Jail

     

    Capt Thoms Nicolson dyd in W. Indies on Febr 9th A worthy man Et. 49

    Mar:

    20th

    Caleb Morton

     

    21

    Wido Mercy Bramhall 78

    Apl

    2d

    George Douglas Thomson 24

     

    4th

    Jno Merop’s Child

    May

    6

    James Thurston 24

     

    13

    Geo. Bartlett’s Wife

    June

    7th

    Wm Brewster’s Child

     

    30th

    Madam Priscilla Hobart 89

    July

    27

    Lewis Holmes’ Wife

     

    28

    Saml Mortn Junrs decsds Child

    Augt

    6th

    Richd Holmes Jrs Child

     

    7th

    Capt Saml Nicols Nelson 77

     

    15

    —Macomber’s Child1355

     

    20

    Capt Benja Churchills Wife

     

    241356

    Ths Goodn of Bevrly’s Chid buryd here

     

    25

    Hannah Donham Maiden

     

    30

    Wm Goodwins Child

     

    31

    George Finney’s Child

    Sept

    2d

    Willm Waston’s Wife

       

    Joshua Holmes in W. Indies

     

    11

    Wm Coy’s Wife

     

    13

    Jno Virgin’s Child

     

    14

    Edwd Taylor’s Chd

     

    15

    Capt Bagnals Child

     

    Do

    Capt Lewis Holmes’ Chd

     

    16

    Josiah Diman’s Chd

     

    22d

    William Goddard’s Chd

     

    Do

    Do

    David Holme’s Jr Chd

    David Holme’s Jrs Child

    Twins

     

    23d

    Polly Convers once Fish

     

    Do

    Capt Carver Junrs Child

     

    27

    Jacob Howland

     

    28

    Lewis Weston

     

    Do

    Wm Goodwins Child

     

    29

    David Turner’s Child

     

    30

    Nathl Bartlett’s Child

    Octr

    2d

    Saml Ryder’s Child

     

    7th

    Thos May Youth abt 17 yrs1357

     

    16

    Nancy Raymond’s Child

     

    Do

    Leml Robbins s Child

     

    17

    Wido Howland Abrms

     

    Do

    Willm Goodwin’s Child

     

    Do

    George Rogers’s Child

     

    8

    Wm Roger’s’s Child (forgot)

     

    24

    Josiah Diman’s Wife

     

    25

    Prince Washbns Child

     

    Do

    Thomas Rogers’s Child

    Novr

    3d

    James Read’s Child

     

    5

    Ephm Luce, young man

     

    8

    Jabez Doten’s Child

    24

    Capt Edward Taylor who was drownd comg ashore on ye Islands boat filled

    17981358

    1798

    Novr

    27th

    Polly Glover Maid at Bs Hedge’s

    Decr

    6th

    Benja Drew’s Wife

     

    Do

    Mrs Convers (Polly fish) decds Child

     

    8

    Widow Bathsheba Rickard

     

    Thomas Paty’s Child twin

     

    Thomas Paty’s Child Do

     

    18

    Osborn Morton’s Child

     

    Do

    Ansel Bartlett’s Child

     

    20

    Hannah Nelson Maidn Ebenrs 28

     

    20

    —Lumber a new Comr found Dead So Ponds

     

    25

    Lincoln’s Wife sudden 2 days fr. Childbirth

       

    Abbot Drew West Indies

       

    74

    17991359

    [103–1061360] [1171361] Church Records 17321362

    Baptisms

    July

    30

    1732

    Four Children of Lydia Polden the wife of John Polden were Baptized viz. Hannah, Benjamin, Thankful & William

    Children of Thomas Withrel & Rebecca his Wife

    Augst

    6

    1732

    Hannah

    Children of Samuel Bartlet & Hannah his Wife

    August

    6

    1732

    Judah

    Children of John Thomas and Abigail his Wife

    Augst

    20

    1732

    John & James

    May

    18

    1735

    Nathanael

    Apl

    5

    1741

    Susannah

    Children of Mr John Sparhawk & Hannah his Wife

    Augst

    30

    1732

    Hannah

    Janry

    21

    1738/9

    John

    Children of Josiah Cotton Esqr & Hannah his Wife

    Sepr

    17

    1732

    Rouland

    Children of Sarah Howard the Wife of Jams Howd

    Sepr

    24

    1732

    John, Mary, James, & Francis1363

    Feb:

    24

    1734/4

    Sarah

    [118] Baptisms

    Children of Solomon Silvester & his wife

    Octo

    29

    1732

    Joseph

    May

    12

    1734

    Solomon

    Apl

    9

    1738

    another Baptizd

    Children of Lazarus Sampson

    Novr

    12

    1732

    Jemima

    April

    20

    1735

    Susannah

    Janry

    2

    1736/7

    Ephraim

    Janry

    22

    1737/8

    Lazarus

    Feb

    3

    1739/40

    Mary

    Children of Hilkiah Tinkham & Elizabeth his Wife

    Novr

    12

    1732

    Isaac, Zedekiah, Ebenezer, Sarah, Martha Ruth & Mary

    April

    20

    1735

    Lydia

    Children of Marcy the wife of Edward Stephens

    Novr

    26

    1732

    Sarah, Joseph

    Children of Thomas Ward & Johannah his Wife

    Novr

    26

    1732

    Ebenezar

    Sepr

    2

    1733

    Jonathan

    Decemr

    10

    1733

    Elizabeth

    Janry

    18

    173⅚

    Ebenezar1364

    Octor

    16

    1737

    Johanna

    June

    25

    1738

    Mary

    Feb

    24

    1739/40

    Mary

    Children of John Harlow Junr &

    Novr

    26

    1732

    Jabez

    March

    17

    1733/4

    John

    Janry

    18

    173⅚

    Ebenezar

    June

    18

    1738

    Silvanus

    Feb

    10

    1739/40

    Jesse

    [119] Baptisms

    Children Seth Barnes & his wife Sarah

    Decemr

    3

    1732

    William

    Feb:

    13

    1736

    Twins Joseph & Benjamin

    Children of Rebecca Morton Widw

    Decemr

    3

    1732

    Zephaniah, William, George & Rebeckah

    Children of Nathan Ward & Elizabeth his Wife

    Decemr

    3

    1732

    Hannah, Ephraim & John

    Children of Judah West & his Wife

    Janry

    14

    1732/3

    Joshua

    May

    19

    1734

    Josiah

    Children of Deborah Sampson — Widw of Micah Sampson

    May

    24 1741

    Micah

    Children of Samuel Holmes & his Wife

    Janry

    28

    1732/3

    Samuel

    July

    28

    1734

    Sarah

    Children of Nicholas Drew & Lydia1365 his Wife

    Feb:

    4

    1732/3

    Lydia

    [120] Baptisms

    Children of John Finney & his Wife

    Feb

    28

    1732/31366

    James

    Feb:

    9

    1734/5

    Elizabeth

    Children of Saml & Marcy Doten

    Feb

    25

    1732/3

    Marcy

    April

    6

    1735

    Hannah

    Sep

    41367 1737

    Sarah

    Children of Thomas Jackson & his Wife

    Feb:

    25

    1732/3

    Ruth

    Jan:

    12

    1734/5

    Naomi

    July

    31

    1737

    Hezekiah

    July

    13

    1746

    Hannah

    Children of Deacon Haviland Torrey & Elizabeth his wife

    March

    18 1732/3

    Deborah

    Decemr

    22

    1734

    Haviland

    Feb

    27

    1736/7

    Samuel

    Children of Nathanal Dunham

    March

    18

    1732/3

    Hannah

    June

    29

    1735

    Elizabeth

    [121] Baptisms

    Children of Joseph Ryder Junr & Abigail his wife

    April

    8

    1733

    William, Abigail & Joseph

    Feb

    8

    173⅚

    Tilden

    Children of Nathl Holmes 3tius & Priscilla his wife

    Apl

    15

    1733

    Joannah

    May

    13

    1739

    David

    Children of Benja Ellis & his wife

    May

    6

    1733

    Benjamin

    Children of Robert Harlow & wife

    May

    6

    1733

    James

    Children of Samuel Ellis & wife

    May

    6

    1733

    Marcy

    [122] Baptisms

    Children of Deacon John Atwood & Experiance his wife

    May

    13

    1733

    Elizabeth

    March

    2

    1734/5

    Experiance

    Sep

    25

    1737

    George

    March

    4

    1738/9

    George

    Decem. 20

    1740

    Priscilla

    Children of Barnabas Churchill & his wife

    May

    20th 1733

    Ebenezar

    May

    11

    1735

    Lydia

    June

    17

    1739

    John

    Children of Mr Thomas Gardner & Hanna his wife

    Octo

    29

    1738

    Mary

    Children of William Lucas & his Wife

    May

    20

    1733

    Isaac

    Children of Eliakim & Mary Tupper

    June1368

    9

    1739

    Mary

    Children of James Warren Esqr & Penelope his Wife

    May

    27

    1733

    Winslow

    March

    14

    173⅚

    Josiah

    Children of Robert Brown and Priscilla his Wife

    July

    15

    1733

    Rebekah

    Augst

    3d 1735

    William

    May

    22

    1737

    Margaret

    Octo

    7

    1739

    Marget

    [123] Baptisms

    Children of John Blackmar & Sarah his wife

    Augst

    12

    1733

    Branch

    lune

    6

    1736

    Sarah

    Apl

    9

    1738

    another of yr Children Baptized

    Children of Elkanah Delano & Mary his wife

    Augst

    26

    1733

    Elkanah, Hannah, Mary

    Sep

    18

    1737

    Barzellai

    Children of Thos Scarrot & Alse his wife

    Sepr

    2

    1733

    Nathan, Johannah

    Augst

    4

    1734

    Elizabeth

    Children of Elizabeth Bagnal Widw Since ye wife of Wm Davis

    Octor

    7

    1733

    Hannah

    Sepr

    8

    1734

    Benjamin

    Her Children by Davis

    June

    15

    1735

    Samuel

    July

    16

    1737

    William

    June

    18

    1738

    Lemuel

    Augt

    12

    1739

    William

    Children of Joseph Churchill & wife

    Octor

    14

    1733

    Marcy

    Decem

    28

    1735/

    6 Marcy

    [124] Baptisms

    Children of James Landman & wife

    Octor

    28

    1733

    Edward

    Children of Ebenezar Bartlet & wife

    Decem

    10

    1733

    James

    Octor

    12

    1735

    Cloe

    May

    22

    1737

    Thomas

    July

    9

    1738

    Rebekah

    Octo

    12

    1740

    Phebe

    Children of Timothy Burbank & wife

    Decem

    23

    1733

    Isaac

    Feb

    26

    1737/

    8 Ezra

    Children of Abiel Pulcipher & Bethiah his Wife

    Decem

    23

    1733

    Joseph

    Nov:

    3

    1734

    Abiel

    Children of William & Hannah Gammons

    June

    25

    1738

    Johannah

    June

    9

    1739

    Lydia

    [125] Baptisms

    Children of Nathanael Leonard (ye Pasr) and Priscilla his Wife

    Janry

    13

    1733/4

    Daniel

    April

    6

    1735

    Mary

    July

    4

    1736

    Elizabeth

    Sepr

    11

    1737

    Ephraim

    Sepr

    17

    1738

    Mary

    Novr

    9

    1740

    Abiel

    Novr

    22

    1741

    Marget

    Decemr

    4

    1742

    George

    Apl

    29

    1744

    Thomas

    Decemr

    1

    1745

    Phebe

    Children of Ebenezar Holmes Ju: & his wife

    Janry

    20

    1733/4

    John

    July

    13

    1735

    Elizabeth

    July

    16

    1737

    Nathanael

    June

    17

    1739

    Joseph

    Children of Elisha Barrow & wife

    Feb:

    24

    1733/4

    Susannah

    April

    6

    1735

    Deliverance

    Children of Micahel Burns & wife

    Decem

    3

    1738

    Elizabeth

    Octo

    12

    1740

    Samuel

    Children of Ebenezer Tinkham & Elizabeth his wife

    Feb:

    24

    1733/4

    Sarah

    April

    18

    1736

    Ebenezar

    Children of Thomas Holmes Junr & Elizabeth his wife

    Decemr

    4

    1742

    Thomas, Jemima & Elizabeth

    [126] Baptisms

    Children of Ebenezar Dunham & wife

    March

    17

    1733/4

    Barnabas

    Augst

    15

    1736

    William

    Children of Cornelius Holmes & wife

    March

    17

    1733/4

    Ebenezar

    Feb

    1

    173⅚

    Lydia

    Janry

    7

    1738/9

    Priscilla

    April

    14

    1734

    This Day I Preached at Freetown and there Baptized Rhoda the Daughter of Mr Israel Nicols

    Children of Josiah Sturtevant & Hannah his Wife

    April

    21

    1734

    Josiah, Charles, Zadoc, William, Hannah, Church, Marcy

    July

    7

    1734

    John

    Children of Jacob Johnson & his wife

    May

    12

    1734

    Jacob

    Octo

    8

    1738

    Mary

    [127] Baptisms

    Children Elkanah Totman & Elizabeth his wife

    June

    2

    1734

    Elkanah

    Jan:

    4

    173⅚

    Sarah

    Apl

    16

    1738

    Elizabeth

    June

    16

    1734

    the Widw Ester Gibbs

    June

    30

    1734

    Rebeckah the wife of John Case

    Children of John Case & Rebeckah his wife

    June

    30

    1734

    John

    Children of Thomas Rogers & wife

    Sepr

    15

    1734

    Hannah

    April

    18

    1736

    Eliazar

    Feb

    25

    1738

    Priscilla

    Chidren of Archibald Fisher & Elizabeth his wife

    Sep

    21

     

    Jean

    Octo

    15

    1738

    John

    [128] Baptisms

    Children of Nehemiah Riply & Sarah his wife

    Sepr

    21

    1734

    Nehemiah

    Decemr

    15

    1734

    Levvit

    March

    27

    1737

    Levvit

    May

    20

    1739

    Sarah

    Feb

    22

    1740/1

    Ezra

    Children of Caleb Stetson & wife

    Nov:

     

    1734

    Caleb

    Janry

    15

    1737/8

    John

    Children of John Clark & Rebeckah his wife

    Jan:

    12

    1734/5

    Abigail

    Octo

    10

    1736

    Willbore

    Apl

    21

    1739

    Mary

    Children of John Washburn & wife

    Feb

    9

    1734/6

    Mary

    Sep

    5

    17361369

    Mercy

    May

    21

    1738

    Seth

    Novr

    4

    1739

    Phillip

    [129] Baptisms

    Children of Eliazar Faunce & his wife

    April

    6

    1735

    Abigail

    Children of Benj. Hanks & wife

    April

    20

    1735

    Richard White

    Augst

    22

    1736

    Uriah

    Nov

    5

    1738

    Benjamin

    Children of Capn John Dyer & Hannah his Wife

    May

    11

    1735

    John

    Children of Deacon Thomas Foster & his wife

    June

    15

    1735

    Lois

    March

    20

    1736/7

    Deborah

    Feb

    4

    1738/9

    John

    Augst

     

    1745

    Mary

    Children of John & Anna May

    Augst

    17

    1737

    John

    [130] Baptisms

    Children of Samuel Ryder & his wife

    June

    29

    1735

    Samuel

    March

    19

    1737/8

    Martha

    Children of ye Widw Mary Conant

    Sep

    21

    1735

    Charles, & George

    Children of Eleazar Holmes & his Wife

    Sep

    21

    1735

    Joshua

    Children of Thomas Polden & his Wife

    Octo

    5

    1735

    Thomas

    Sep

    24

     

    William

    Children of Timothy Barnabe &] wife

    Sep:

    24

    1738

    Ruth

    Children of John Bartlet & Sarah his wife

    Nov:

    16

    1735

    Jerusha

    March

    5

    1737/8

    John

    Decem

    1

    1745

    Abigail

    [131] Baptisms

    Decemr

    14

    1735

    Baptized Eleven Children of Benjamin & Hannah Ryder viz.

    Children of Mr Isaac Lathrop Junr & Priscilla his Wife

    Janry1370

    4

    173⅚

    Isaac

    Decemr

    4

    1737

    Nathanael

    Feb

    17

    1739/40

    Thomas

    Novr

    28

    1742

    Caleb

    Children of Thomas Spooner & wife

    Jan1371

    4

    173⅚

    Ephraim

    Children of William1372 Harlow1373 & wife

    Sep1374

    12

    1736

    Seth

    Children of Thomas Sears & Elizabeth his wife

    Janry

    18

    173⅚

    Bettey

    March

    5

    1737/8

    Rebekah

    May

    4

    1746

    Thomas

    [132] Baptisms

    Children of John Case & Rebekah his wife

    March

    14

    173⅚

    John

    Augst

    28

    1737

    William

    Children of Nathanael Thomas Esqr & Elizabeth his wife

    Sepr

    29

    1745

    John

    Children of Lemuel and Lydia Barns

    April

    11

    1736

    Hannah

    Sepr

    11

    1737

    Lydia

    Children of Silas and Mary West

    April

    11

    1736

    Sarah

    Feb:

    5

    1737/8

    Silas

    Children of Ansel Lothrop & Mary his wife

    Sepr

    29

    1745

    Joseph

    Children of Joshua and Hannah Finney

    April

    11

    1736

    Joshua, Josiah, Nathanael

    May

    13

    1739

    Elkanah

    Children of Jacob and Fear Curtis

    April

    11

    1736

    Elizabeth &

    July

    16

    1737

    Caleb

    [133] Baptisms

    Children of John and Mary Ryder

    April

    11

    1736

    Micah

    March

    26

    1738

    Hannah

    Children of Nicholas and Mary Spinks

    April

    18

    1736

    Nicholas

    Children of Lemuel Jackson & Ester his wife

    Augst

    13

    1738

    Lemuel

    Children of Lazarus and Lydia Le Baron

    May

    16

    1736

    Lazarus, Joseph, Lydia, Mary, Hannah

    June

    26

    1736

    Terris

    Apl

    30

    1738

    Bartlet

         

    (By a Second Wife Lydia)

    Janry

    29

    1743/4

    Isaac

    Children of Nathanael Dunham Junr

    May

    16

    1736

    Elijah

    Apl

    1

    1739

    Elizabeth

    [134] Baptisms

    Children of Nathanael Foster and Marcy his Wife

    May

    30

    1736

    Mary

    Decem

    4

    1737

    Marcy

    Augst

    12

    1739

    Nathanael

    Novr

    16

    1740

    John

    May

    30

    1736

    Two Grandchildren of Eleazar & Ammi Rogers by their Daughter Lewin Deceased John & Mariah

    May

    30

    1736

    The Child of Bridget McCabe

    Children of Francis & Jane Allen

    June

    6

    1736

    Francis &1375 Jenny

    Children of Francis & Elizabeth Curtis Junr

    July

    11

    1736

    two Children viz

    Augst

    12

    1739

    Elizabeth

    The Child of Sarah Faunce Deceasd

    July

    11

    1736

    Jabez

    Children of Benjamin and Pheobe Rogers

    July

    11

    1736

    Two Children viz: John &

    [135] Baptisms

    Children of Richd and Mary Wait

    July

    18

    1736

     

    Apr

    8

    1739

    Thomas

    Children of Walter & Rebekah Rich

    July

    18

    1736

     

    July

    31

    1737

    Mary

    Augst

    12

    1739

    Rebekah

    Children of Thomas & Priscilla Savory

    Augst

    15

    1736

    Thomas

    May

    13

    1739

    Priscilla

    Children of John and Lydia Godard

    Augst

    15

    1736

    John

    May

    21

    1738

    Sarah

    Sep

    29

    1745

    Benjamin

    Children of John Barnes Junr & Dorcas his Wife

    Sep

    5

    1736

    John, Lemuel, Corban & Mary

    [136] Baptisms

    Children of John Murdock1376 Esqr & Pheobe his wife

    Sepr

    12

    1736

    Pheobe

    Children of Josiah Carver & Marcy his wife

    Sepr

    12

    1736

    Dorothy

    Augst

    6

    1738

    Mercy

    Sep

    28

    1740

    Nathanael

    Children of John & Remembrance Withred

    Sep

    18

    1736

     

    Apl

    9

    1738

    another of yr Children Baptized

    Children of Joseph Bartlet Tertius &

    Sepr

    18

    1736

     

    Sep

    10

    1738

    Mercy

    Children of Joshua Sherman & Deborah his wife

    Octo

    31377

    1736

    Joshua

    Sepr

    9

    1737

    Ephraim

    Augst

    20

    1738

    Nathanael

    Children of Robert & Rebekah Bartlet

    Octo:

    3

    1736

    Robert

    Children of James and Hannah Rickard

    Octo:

    3

    1736

    James, John, Benjamin, Lothrop, & William

    March

    13

    1736/7

    Hannah

    [137] Baptisms

    Children of Benjamin and Experiance Lothrop

    Octo

    3

    1736

    John & Benjamin

    May

    15

    1737

    Thomas

    Decem

    31

    1738/9

    Nathanael

    Feb

    8

    1740/1

    Joseph

    Children of Flora a Negro woman belonging to Mr Isaac Lothrop Junr

    Octo

    3

    1736

    Dan & Nanne

    March

    19

    1737/8

    Jenne

    Children of Elisha Cob & Priscilla his wife

    Octo

    10

    1736

     

    Decem

    4

    1737

    Lydia

    Children of Nathan & Johanna Cob

    Octo:

    17

    1736

    William

    May

    15

    1737

    Elizabeth

    Apli

    21

    1739

    Deborah

    Children of Jabez & Holmes

    Octo:

    31

    1736

    Rebekah

    July

    2

    1738

    Jabez

    [138] Baptisms

    Two Children of Mrs Hannah Dyer (Wife of Capt John Dyer) by her first Husband Mr Thomas Morton ter: Baptized Decem: 19 1736 viz Bathsheba & Sarah

    Janry

    2

    1736/7

    Four Children of Samuel & Sarah Nelson viz Bathsheba,

         

    Samuel Nichols, Ebenezar & Patiance

    Children of Michael Burns & his wife

    Feb

    6

    1736/7

    Margeret

    Children of Ephraim & Priscilla Churchill

    Feb:

    27

    1736/7

    Mary, Charles & Zacheus

    July

    31

    1737

    Ephraim

    Janry

    27

    1739/40

    Priscilla

    Apl

    7

    1745

    Ansel

    Children of Joseph Bartlet Junr & his Wife

    March

    20

    1736/7

    Sarah

    Nov

    19

    1738

    Joseph

    Children of Samuel Bartlet Esqr & Elizabeth his wife

    Apl

    17

    1737

    Margaret

    Children of Samuel & Mary King Junr

    May

    15

    1737

    Seth

    Apl

    1

    1739

    Marcy & Mary

    [139] Baptisms

    Children of Jonathan & Pheobe Barnes

    May

    22

    1737

    Margaret & Jonathan

    Decemr 15

    1745

    John

    Children of John Atwood Junr& John

    July

    3d

    1737

     

    Augst

    12

    1739

     

    Children of Samuel & Lydia Morton

    July

    3d

    1737

     

    March

    26

    1738

    Sarah1378

    July

    3d

    1737

    the Grand Child of Mr John Faunce & Faunce the Son of Mr Jabez Hammond of Rochester were Baptized

    Children of Nathanael & Churchill

    July

    31

    1737

    Eleazar

    Janry

       

    Mary

    Children of Ebenezar & Jane Tinkham

    Decem

    4

    1737

    Mary

    May

    20

    1739

    Mary

    [140] Church Records. Baptisms

    Children of Benjamin & Experiance Cornish

    1738

    April

    9

    Four Children Baptized viz Benjamin &c

    1738

    Api

    30

    Four Children of Rebekah Holmes Widw

    Children of James & Nanne Negroes

    1738

    May

    7

    Jamme

    Sep

    28

    1740

    Flora

    Children of Elisha Holmes Junr1379

    1738

    Augst

    13

    Susannah, the other1380 of his Children I Baptized at Monument

    Children of Charles & Luce Dyre

    1738

    Augst

    28

    Charles1381

    Apl

    5

    1741

    Luce

    1745

    Decemr

    15

    Barrot

    Children of John Kempton & his wife

    1738

    Sepr

    3

    Jerusha

    1740

    July

    27

    John

    Children of William & Hannah Dyre

    1738

    Sep

    10

    Hannah

    Children of Joseph & Sarah Swift

    1738

    Sepr

    10

    Marcy

    [141] Baptisms

    Children of Simion & Sarah Totman

    May

    13

    1739

    Isaac

    Children of Thos Withrel junr & Elizabeth his Wife

    May

    27

    1739

    Hannah

    Decem

    4

    1742

    Thomas

    Children of Nathanael & Lydia Bosworth

    June

    17

    1739

    Lydia

    Children of Nathanael & Martha Freeman

    July

    1

    1739

    Anna

    Children of Nathanael & Lydia Shurtleff

    Novr

    25

    1739

    Nathanael

    Children of Benja & Elizabeth Carter

    1739/40 March 9

    Benjamin

    [142] Church Records

    Children of James & Hannah Cushman

    1740

    Apl

    2d

    James

    1741

    Sepr

    27

    A Child of David Sturtevant

    1741

    Novr

    22

    A Child of James Cook viz Elisha

    Children of Elkanah & Elizabeth1382 Morton

    1740

    Augst

    10

    Elkanah, Betty & Pheobe

    Children of Joseph Ryder Junr & Elizabeth

    1740

    Augst

    10

    Hannah

    Children of Benjamin & Elizabeth Harlow

    1740

    Augst

    10

    Keziah

    Children of Samuel & Experiance Totman

    1740

    Novr

    9

    Experiance

    Children of Jonathan & Thankful Bartlet

    174

    Novr

    23

    James & Sarah

    Children of1383 Nathanael Jackson Junr

    Janry

    11

    Mary

    Children of Mr Edward & Hannah Winslow

    Sepr

    27

    1741

    John

    Decem

    20

    1741

    Nanne a Negro Girl of Deacon Fosters

    [143] Chh Records

    Children of Isaac & Mary Doten

    Octo

    11

    3 Children

    Children of John Nelson

    May

    23

    1742

    Children of Content Merifield

    June

    6

    1742

    Children of Asa Beal

    June

    1742

    Children of Theophilus Cotton & Martha his Wife

    1744

    July

    15 Theophilus. John

    Children of Jonathan Churchil

    1744/5

    March

    24

    Jonathan

    1745

    Apl

    7

    Edward the Son of Edward & Jerusha Sparrow

    [144] Baptisms

    Children of Jonathan Bishop & Mary his Wife

    Octo

    27

    1745

    Jonathan

    Children of Thomas Faunce 3tius & Sarah his Wife

    Octo

    27

    1745

    Thomas

    Children of Josiah Churchil & his Wife

    Decemr

    1

    1745

    Thaddeus

    Children of Mr John Watson & Elizabeth his Wife

    Decemr

    15

    1745

    Elizabeth

    [145] Baptisms

    Anno 1747

    Apl

    5

    Joseph the Son of Joseph & Rebecca Fulgham

     

    26

    Micah the Son of John Atwood Junr & wife

    May

    3

    Joshua ye Son of Robert Bartlet

    Martha ye Daughr of Martha Swinnerton

     

    10

    Hannah ye Daughr of Levi Stephens

     

    Priscilla ye Daughr of Silvanus Cob

     

    24

    Caleb ye Son of Amaziah Churchil

     

    31

    William the son of Wm German

     

    Priscilla ye Daughter of Chs Morton

     

    Hannah ye Daughter of Jacob Curtis

    June

    21

    Luce Daughr of Zephh Holmes

    Zadoc Son of Stephen Churchil Junr

    July

    26

    Isaac Son of Isaac Atwood & wife

    Augst

    2d

    Priscilla the Daūter of Isaac Lothrop Esqr & wife

    Nathanael the Son of John Ryder & wife

     

    30

    John ye Son of Mr John Watson & Elizabeth his Wife

     

    Elizabeth the Daūter1384 of Benjamin Harlow & wife

    Sepr

    6

    Lemuel ye Son of Doc: Lazarus LeBaron & Lydia his Wife

     

    13

    Elizabeth ye Dauter of Jo[na]than Eames & wife

     

    20

    Joseph ye Son of John Waterman & wife

     

    27

    Ester ye Daûter of Ebenezar Holmes & wife

    Octor

    4

    Mary ye Daûter of William Swift & Wife Membrs of ye Second

       

    Chh in Sandwich

    Novr

    1

    Rebekah ye Daûter of William Churehil & wife

     

    29

    a Child of Josiah Churehil & wife

    Decem

    13

    Nathanael ye Son of Nathanael Churchill & Wife

    Anno 1748

    Janry

    24

    Joseph ye Son of Joseph & Sarah LeBaron

    March

    6

    Elizabeth ye Daughter of Nathl & Anna Torrey

    Hannah ye Daughter of Gideon White

    March

    13

    Nathanael & Anna Twins of Thomas Spooner Junr & wife

     

    20

    Lucy ye Daughter of Charles Dyre & Wife

     

    Mercy ye Daughter of Timothy Burbank & Wife

     

    Hannah ye Daughter Jireh Fish & Wife

     

    27

    John ye Son of John Howard & Eunice his Wife

     

    Ebenezar ye Son of Thomas Ward & wife

    Apl

    10

    Maria ye Daughter of John Bartlet & wife

    John ye Son of Edward Doten & wife

       

    Nanne the Daughter of James & Nanne (Negros)

     

    17

    William the Son of Ansel Lothrop & wife

     

    4

    James ye Son of Samuel King Junr & Wife

    [146] 1748 Baptisms

    May

    8

    Marget the Daughter of Abraham Jackson & wife

    Nathanael ye Son of Nathanael Morton & wife

    Rowland ye Son of Theophilus Cotton & wife

    June

    19

    Lydia ye Daughter of John Harlow Junr & wife

    July

    10

    the Son of Azariah Wilten & Rebekah his Wife

     

    17

    John ye Son of Ephraim Churehil & Wife

     

    24

    Thadeus ye Son of Thomas Faunce Junr & Wife

     

    Joseph ye Son of Joseph Churehil & wife

     

    Ichabod ye Son of John Thomas & wife

     

    31

    Sarah ye Daughter of Thomas & Abijah Wright

     

    Nathanael ye Son of Nathanael Bradford & Wife

    Augst

    7

    Willard ye Son of Thomas Sears & wife

    Willis ye Son of Samuel Barrow & wife

     

    14

    Thomas the Son of Thomas Burgess & wife

     

    21

    Charles ye Son of Eliakim Tupper & wife

     

    28

    George ye Ebenezar Samson & wife

    Sepr

    11

    Samuel ye Son of Thomas Holmes & Elizabeth his wife

     

    18

    John ye Son of Lemuel Bams & wife

    Octo

    3

    Mary ye Daughter of John Kempton & wife

    Mary ye Daughter of Wm German & wife

    Novr

    6

    Susanna ye Daughter of Ebenr Tinkham & wife

    Edward ye Son of Edw Stephens Junr & wife

     

    20

    Asenah ye Daûter of Benjamin Delano & wife

    Decem

    18

    Molly ye Daûter of Thos Jackson & wife

     

    25

    Asa ye Son of Eleazar Churchill junr & wife

    1749

    Janry

    181385

    Robert1386 & Anne1387 Children of Amos Dunham & Anne his wife

    Febry

    5

    Thankful ye Daûter of Nathl Shurtleff & wife

     

    12

    Abner ye Son of Nathanael Dunham & wife

    Elizabeth ye Daûter of Amaziah Churchill & wife

     

    191388

    Elizabeth ye Daûter of Thomas Mayhew & wife

     

    26

    Sarah1389 ye Daughter of Joseph & Sarah Le baron

    March

    5

    William ye Son of John Atwood Junr & wife

     

    19

    Susannah ye Daūter of Joshua Swift & wife

     

    26

    Jonathan ye Son of Elkanah Delano & wife

    Apl

    16

    Jean ye Daûter of Isaac Doten & Mary his Wife

    [147] Baptisms 1749

    Apl

    30

    Mordecai the Son of Wm Churchill & Wife

    May

    28

    Salome ye Daughter of Deacon Foster

    June

    11

    Ruth ye Daûter of Thomas Savery & wife

    Caleb ye Son of Stephen Churchill junr & wife

     

    18

    Hannah ye Daûter of Nathanael Foster & wife

    Ester ye Dauter of John Waterman & wife

    Charles the Son of Joseph Foulgham & wife

    July

    2d1390

    Ebenezar the Son of Ebenezar Churchill & wife

    Augst

    20

    Hannah ye Dailgter of Silas Morton & wife

    Samuel ye Son of Samuel Bartlet Esqr & wife

    Sepr

    10

    Francis the Son of Doc. Lazs Lebarron & wife

    Daniel the Son of Capt John Watson & wife

     

    17

    James ye Son of Robert Bartlet & wife

     

    Dorcas ye Daûter of Joseph Bishop & wife

     

    24

    George ye Son of G: Watson & Wife

    Octo

    1

    Patiance ye Dauter of John Howland & wife

     

    29

    Mary ye Daûter of William Torrey & wife

    Novr

    5

    William ye Son of Josiah Bradford & wife

     

    12

    Joseph ye Son of Nathl Jackson & wife

     

    Elizabeth ye Daûter of Ebenr Dogget & wife

     

    26

    William ye Son of William & Johanah Foster

    Decemr

    3

    Hannah ye Daughter of Deacon Jos: Bartlet & wife

     

    10

    Mary ye Daûter of Lemuel Bartlet & wife

     

    17

    Jonathan & Zacheus Sons of Jireh Fish & wife

    Ring ye Son of Caleb Sherman & wife

     

    24

    Waite ye Son of Isaac Atwood & wife

    Janry

    21

    Phebe ye Daûter of Edward Stevens1391 Junr & wife

    Samuel ye Son of Jonathan Churchill & wife

    Febry

    3

    Josiah ye Son of Josiah Churchill & wife

     

    18

    Bethiah ye Daughter of Theophilus Cotton & wife

    March

    21

    Thomas ye Son of Thomas Ewer & wife

    1750

    Apl

    1

    David ye Son of Timothy Burbank & wife

    Rebecca ye Daûter of Jonathan Eames Junr & wife

     

    15

    Deborah ye Daughter of Zeph: Holmes & wife

     

    Amaziah ye Son of Amaziah Churchill & wife

     

    22

    Thankful the Dauter of Jonathan Bartlet & wife

    May

    6

    Isaac ye Son of Lemuel Barnes & wife

    June

    24

    Elizabeth Daûter of Robens & wife

     

    25

    Experiance ye Daûter of John Blackmar & wife

    July

    8

    Salvanus ye Son of Eleazr Churchill Junr & wife

    Deborah ye Daughter of John Kempton & wife

     

    22

    Lydia ye Daûter of Ansel Lothrop & wife

     

    David ye Son of Jabez Holmes & wife

     

    Samuel the Son of Samuel Marshal Junr & wife

    [148] Baptisms Anno Dom 1750

    Augt

    5

    Nathanael ye Son of Nathl Morton & wife

    John ye Son of Edwd Doten & wife

     

    19

    Benjamin & William ye Children of Benja Churchill

     

    the Child of John Ryder & wife

     

    James a Negro Child of Mr Brown’s Negro Woman Flora

     

    26

    Michael the Son of John Bartlet & wife

     

    Luce ye Daughter of Joseph Churchil & Wife

    Sepr

    16

    Sarah ye Daughter of N Foster & wife

    Octo

    7

    Susanna ye Daughter of Saml Marshal Junr & wife

     

    14

    Nathaniel the Son of Nathl Torrey & wife

     

    Abner ye Son of Benja Churchill & wife

    Novr

    18

    James ye Son of John Howard & wife

    Decemr

    2

    Flora ye Daughter of Dolphin & Flora (Negroes)

    1751

    Janry

    6th

    Lydia ye Daughter of Thomas Faunce & wife Amos ye Son of Amos Dunham & wife

     

    27

    Joshua ye Son of Willm Thomas & wife

    Febry

    3

    Mary ye Daûter of Deacon Thos Foster & wife

    William ye Son of Wm Churchill & wife

     

    10

    Eliphaz ye Son of Josiah Churchil & wife

     

    24

    Daughter of Robert Bartlet & wife

     

    Lemuel ye Son of Nathll Bradford & wife

    Apl

    14

    Sarah ye Daûter of John Atwood Junr & wife

     

    21

    Samuel ye Son of Samuel Bartlet Esqr & wife

    May

    12

    Susanna ye Daughter of Deacon Robt Harlow & Wife

     

    19

    John ye Son of Eias Trask & wife

     

    26

    Sarah ye Daûter of Ebenzr Samson & wife

    June

    16

    Sarah ye Daûter of Jeremiah Hows & wife William the Son of Isaac Doten & wife

     

    30

    Nathanael ye Son of Nathanael Shurtleff & wife

    July

    7

    Priscilla ye Daughter of Saml Rogers & Wife

     

    14

    Joannah1392 ye Daughter of Joshua Swift & wife

     

    21

    Hannah ye Daûter of Josiah Bradford & wife

     

    28

    Levi the Son of Mary Stevens Widw

    George the Son of John Bartlet & wife

    Augst

    11

    William the Son of Doc Lazarus Lebaron & wife

    Timothy the Son of James Swinnerton & wife

    Bathshebah ye Daûghter of Ebenr Dogget & wife

     

    17

    Abigail & Hannah Children of Thos Torry & Wife

     

    24

    Abigail ye granddaughter of Saml Kempton & wife

     

    the Child of Ebenr Bartlet & wife

    [149] Baptisms

    1751

    Sepr

    29

    Nathanael the Son Nathll Foster & wife

    Novr1393

    3

    Bethiah ye Daughter of John Waterman & wife

    William ye Son of Wm Torrey & wife

    Elizabeth ye Daûter of Amaziah Churchill & wife

    Hannah ye Daughter of Caleb Sherman & wife

    Nov

    17

    Hannah ye Daûter of Thoe Ewer & wife

    Decem

    1

    Samuel ye Son of John Foster & wife

     

    8

    William ye Son of Thomas Mayhew & Wife

     

    15

    William Crow ye Son of Theophilus Cotton & wife

    James ye Son of Thos Savery & wife

     

    211394

    Branch ye Son of Ebenr Churchill & wife

    January 1752

    Janry

    19

    William the Son of Thomas Holmes Junr & wife

    Zacheus the Son of Isaac Atwood & wife

    Huldah the Daughter of Delano & wife

    Feb

    16

    Samuel ye Son of John Kempton & wife

     

    23

    Grace ye Daûter of Jonathan Eames Junr & wife

    March

    8

    Amaziah ye Son of John King junr & wife

    Apl

    5

    Lydia ye Daûter of Jireh Fish & wife

     

    19

    Lemuel ye Son of Lemuel Jackson & wife

    Elkanah ye Son of Elkanah Delano & wife

    May

    10

    Sarah ye Daûter of Eleazer Robins & wife

     

    31

    Bashebath ye Daûter of Joseph Shurtleii & wife

    June

    28

    Abigail the Daughter of Abigail Harlow wife of Eleazar Harlow

    July

    12

    Silas ye Son of Silas Morton & wife

     

    26

    Haviland ye Son of John Torrey & wife

    Augst

    9

    Ephraim ye Son of John Thomas & wife

    Sepr

    24

    Micah ye Son of John Rider & wife

    Abigail the Daughter Benja Churchill & wife

    Octo

    15

    Margaret ye Daûter of Alse Scarrot

    Novr

    5

    Samuel ye Son of Samuel Rogers & wife

       

    53

    Janry

    21

    Sarah ye Daûter of Thomas Mayhew

    Samuel ye Son of John Waterman

     

    28

    Martha ye Daûter of John Howard

    Feb

    18

    Seth ye Son of Deacon Thomas Foster Esq

    Josiah ye Son of Robt Bartlet

    Ruth ye Daughter of Amos Donham

    March

    4

    Bartlet the Son of Samuel Marshall

     

    11

    Abigail the Daûter of Nathanael Foster

     

    18

    Margeret the Daûter of Willim Thomas

     

    Hannah the Daûter Abijah Write

    [150] 1753 Baptisms

    Apl

    1

    Rebecca ye Dauter of Wm Gammons

    Raynham

    Elizabeth ye Daûter of Timothy Fales Esqr & Elizabeth his wife

    Apl

    8

    Prudence ye Daûter of John Robinson & wife

    Apl

    15

    Faith ye Daûter of Amaziah Churchill & wife

     

    22

    Sarah ye Daûter of Thos Faunce & wife

    May

    6

    Elijah ye Son of Benja Delano & wife

     

    31

    Abigail ye Daûter of Silvanus Morton & wife

    June

    30.

    Alpheus ye Son of Josiah Churchill & wife

    July

    15

    Huldah ye Daughter of Jabez Holmes & wife

    Zacheus ye Son of John Harlow Junr & wife

    Sarah ye Daûter of Thomas Holmes Junr

    Abigail the Daûter Thos Harlow & wife

       

    Mary & Susannah (Twins) ye Daûters of Wm Churchil & wife

     

    29

    Lydia ye Daûter of Ebenr Samson & wife

     

    Sarah ye Daûter of Caleb Sherman & wife

    Aug

    5

    Priscilla ye Daûter of Doc Lazarus Lebarqn & wife

    Mary ye Daûter of Nathl Churchil & wife

    Nanne ye Daûter of Dolphin & Flora Negro’s

     

    19

    Elizabeth ye Daûter of Samuel Bartlet Esqr & wife

     

    Lemuel ye Son of Edw Doten & wife

    Nov

    23

    The Widw Sarah Bramhall Baptized at her own House with her

    Children Edmund & Joseph

     

    25

    Barnabas ye Son of Nahl Jackson & wife

    Decmr

    9

    Josiah ye Son of Theophilus Cotton & wife

    Zacheus ye Son of John Kempton & wife

    Anne ye Daûter of Wm Torrey & wife

     

    16

    William the Son of Nathl Shurtleff & wife

     

    30

    Samuel ye Son of Elias Trask & wife

     

    Marcy ye Daûter of Josiah Torrey & wife

    1754

    Janry

    12

    Thomas ye Son of John Waterman & wife

    Lydia ye Daûter of Isaac Atwood & wife

     

    10

    Josiah ye Son of Samuel Harlow & wife

    Febry

    Jabez ye Son of Jabez Harlow1395 & wife

     

    John ye Son of Charles Morton & wife

     

    17

    Anna ye Daûter of John May & wife

    March

    Bathsheba ye Daûter of Barow & wife

    April

    4

    Sarah ye Daûter of Thoe Spooner Junr

     

    14

    Isaac ye Son of Jonathan Eames junr & wife

     

    21

    Mary ye Daûter of Majr George Watson & wife

     

    28

    John ye Son of John King & wife

    [151] 1754 Baptisms

    May

    12

    Rebekah ye Daûter of Isaac Doten & wife

    June

    30

    Jean ye Daûter of Lemuel Bartlet & wife

    July

    7

    Gershom ye Son of Nathl Foster & wife

    Marcy ye Daûter of Joshua Swift & wife

     

    21

    Hannah ye Daûter of Samuel Rogers & wife

     

    Nathan ye Son of David Curtis & wife

     

    28

    Luce ye Daûter of Thos Torrey & wife

    Augst

    4

    Samuel ye Son of Josiah Churchill & wife

    Elizabeth ye Daûter of John Philips & wife

    Sepr

    11396

    Joanna ye Daûter of John Atwood & wife

    Ansel ye Son of Thos Holmes & wife

    Ebenezar ye Son of Ebenzr Dagget & wife

    Timothy & Son of Silas Morton & wife

     

    15

    Joseph ye Son of Josiah Torrey & wife

     

    22

    John ye Son of John Torrey & wife

     

    Ebenezar the Son of Jonathan Bishop & wife

    Octo

    6

    Priscilla ye Daûter of Nathl Torrey & wife

     

    201397

    Stephen ye Son of Benjamin Churchil & wife

    Novr

    24

    Charles & Priscilla ye Children of John Bartlet & wife

    Bethiah ye Daûter of Ebenezar Churchil & wife

    1755

    Janry

    5

    Pheobe the Daûter of John Ryder & Wife

     

    19

    Joseph ye Son of William Thomas & Wife

     

    Ebenzr ye Son of John Howard & Wife

    Febr

    16

    Priscilla ye Daûter of Thos Wright & Wife

    March

    23

    Mary ye Daûter of Amos Donham & Wife

     

    30

    Sarah ye Dauter of Elieazar Churchill & Wife

     

    Ruth ye Bail ter of Thos Savery & Wife

    Apl

    20

    Caleb ye Son of Robert Bartlet & Wife

    Elizabeth ye Daûter of Amaziah Churchill & Wife

    Josiah & Patience Children of Josiah Johnson & Wife

    May

    4

    Job ye Son of Deacon Foster & Wife

     

    25

    Sarah ye Daûter of John Kempton & Wife

    June

    8

    Mary the Daûter of Ebenezar Samson & Wife

     

    22

    William the Son of Harlow & Wife

    July

    13

    Margeret ye Daûter of Mr Lazarus Lebaron & Wife

    Hannah ye Dauter of Benjamin Delano & Wife

     

    20

    Pompey ye Son of James & Nanne Negroes

    Augst

    3

    Priscilla ye Daûter of Ebenr Tinkham & Wife

     

    10

    Lothrop ye Son of Samuel Bartlet Esqr & Wife

    William ye Son of Thomas Mayhew & Wife

    Ansel the Son of Thomas Faunce & Wife

    John ye of John Phillips & Wife

    [152] 1755 Baptisms

    Augst

    17

    Priscilla ye Dad ter of Samuel Marshall junr & Wife

    Elizabeth ye Daûter of Caleb Shearman & Wife

    Sepr

    7

    Lazarus ye Son of John Harlow junr & Wife

     

    14

    Lemuel ye Son of Edwd Doten1398 & Wife

    Octo

    5

    Hannah ye Daûter of Nathl Foster & Wife

    Novr

    16

    James ye Son of Silvanus Morton & Wife

     

    23

    Joseph ye Son of Wm Torrey & Wife

     

    30

    Sarah ye Daûter of Nathll Shurtleff & Wife

    Decmr

    7

    Eleazar ye Son of Josiah Johnson & Wife

     

    14

    Ebenezar ye Son of Ebenezar Spooner & Wife

    1756

    Janry

    4

    Jabez ye Son of Isaac Doten & Wife

    Feb

    29

    Josiah ye Son of Josiah Torrey & Wife

    March

    28

    Stephen1399 ye Son of Benja Churchil & Wife

    May

    2

    Experiance1400 ye Daûter of Jabez Harlow & Wife

    Jabez

    Susannah

     

    23d

    Samuel & Elizabeth the Children of Samuel Landman

       

    John Son of John & Bathsheba May1401

     

    30

    Marston1402 the Son of Mr Elkanah Watson & Wife Baptized by the Revd Mr Dodge

    June

    20

    Betty, Salvanus, Molly & Abner, 4 Children of Salvanus Bartlet & Wife Baptized by the Revt Mr Conant1403

     

    28

    Elizabeth ye Daûter of Deacon John Torrey & Wife

    Joseph ye Son of John King & Wife

    July

    4

    Thomas ye Son of Thomas Spooner Junr & Wife

     

    11

    Anne ye Daûter of Nathanael Torrey & Wife

    Augst

    29

    Charles the Son of Josiah Bradford & Wife

    Nov

    14

    The Children of Mr Thomas Foster junr & Mercy his Wife Luce Thomas Priscilla & George

    Rebekah the Daughter of Ebenr Churchill & Wife

    Decemr

    26

    Sarah the Dâter of Samll Rogers & Wife

    Janry

    23 1757

    Joshua the son of Joshua Swift & Wife

    Feb

    20

    Priscilla the Daughter of Charles Morton & Wife

    Luce the Daughter of Amaziah Churchill & Wife

    [153] Baptisms 1757

    March

    6

    Betty the Daughter of Thomas Mayhew & wife

    March

    13

    Eunice the Daughter of Deacon Foster & wife

    March

    27

    Priscilla the Daughter of John Kempton & wife

    Apl

    10

    Betty the Daûter of Nathl Foster & Wife

     

    17

    Hannah Daûter of Samuel Bartlet Esqr & Wife

    After the Pastor Removed to Norton Anno 1757 At Sundry times when he Visited this Church & People He Baptized their Children, sometimes Administred the Lords Supper & once preached to them

    Janry 27 1760 Baptized Deborah the Daughter of William Torry & wife

    O that all these Children may find their names written in the Lambs Book of Life Amen1404

    Since1405 there were many Children baptiz’d after Mr Leonds Removal — ye are not before recorded — I shall record ym here thò not in their due Order — & the above1406 that were baptizd by me I shall insert hereafter1407 — C. Robbins.

    April 9th 1758

    Rosseter Son to Mr John & Mrs Hannah Cotton

    Seth Son to Dean Thomas Foster & Mary his Wife (See below.)1408

    by Revd Mr Patten

    May

    8th

    1757

    Thomas Son to Ebenezr & Abigail Barttlet by Revd Mr Sproutt

       

    1758

    Sarah Daughter of John & Bathsheba May by Revd Mr Stone

    Enos the Son of Josiah & Patience Churchill

    Apl

    9

    58

    Benja Son to Ebenr & Mary Sampson — Mr Patten

    Aug.

    27

    1757

    Mary — Daugr to John & Eunice Howard — Mr Howland

    Nov.

    18

    59

    Eunice Daugr of John & Eunice Howard — Mr Bacon

    July

    31

    1757

    George Son of Coll George & Eliz. Watson, baptd ⅌ Mr Bacon

    March

    15

    1759

    Sarah Daughtr of Coll George & Eliz. Watson— Mr Bacon

    [1541409] [155] An Account of Baptisms as follows pr me Chandler Robbins

    Feb

    3d

    1760

    Diman Son to Ebenr & Abigail Bartlett

    Hannah Daughtr of Jonathan & Hannah Churchill

    Feb.

    10th

    Rebecca Daughter of Jabez & Experience Harlowe

    Febr

    24th

    Rebecca Daughtr of Joshua & Jane Swift

    John & James Children of John & Mary Russell

    March

    9th

    Philemon Son To Dn Thos & Mary Foster

    April

    20

    Rebecca Daughter of Lemuel & Marah Bartlett

    April

    27

    Mary Daughter of Amaziah & Elisabeth Churchill

    May

    4th

    Zeuba Daughter of Elisha & Esther Vaughn

    Middleborough

    Samuel Son to Zechariah & Mercy Eddy

    May

    25th

     

    Benjamin Son to Ebenezer & Hannah1410 Sampson

    June

    15

     

    {Deborah & Katherine} Daughters of Samuel & Deborah Dagget

    June

    22d

     

    Leonard Son to Nathaniel & Anna Torrey

    July

    6

     

    Silvanus Son to Silvanus & Mary Morton

    July

    13

    Job Son to Silas & Martha Morton

    Rebecca

    Danl &

    David

    Children of Daniel & Elizth Diman

    Augst

    3d

    Lucy Mayhew Daughter of Thos & Mary Mayhew

    Augst

    17

    Churchill Mindall Son of Amazh & Elisabth Churchill

    Marshall Betty Daughter of Samll & Susannah Marshall

    Augst

    31

    Diman Elizabeth Daughtr of Daniel & Elizth Diman

    Sepr

    28

    Atwood Mary Daughter of John & Joanna Atwood

    Octr

    5th

    Watson Priscilla Daughr of Elkh & Patience Watson

    N. B. Augst

    10

    Young Samll Son to John & Eunice Young

    at Bridgewater

    Harris James Son to Benj. & Sarah Harris

    Robinson Isaac Son to Joseph & Hannah Robinson

    Octr

    12th

    Cotton Joanna Daughter of Mr John & Mrs Hannah Cotton

       

    by Mr Patten

    Octr

    26th

    Tobey Mehitable Daughtr of John & Mary Tobey at Sandwich

    Novr

    16

    Faunce Stephen Son to Thomas & Sarah Faunce

    Novr

    23d

    Torrey Isaac Son to Thomas & Abigail Torrey

    Decr

    28

    Churchill Nathan Son to Benjamin & Churchill

    1761

    1761

    March

    29

    Fuller Asa Son to Abiel Fuller & Wife

    Plympton

    Fuller Amos Son to Amos Fuller & his Wife.

    April

    19

    Churchil George Son to Ebenr & Churchill

    May

    3d

    Morton Mercy Daughtr of Nathl & Morton

    Nathl Morton

    Children of Nathll Morton Junr & Rebecca his Wife

    Meriah Morton

    May

    19

    Stevens

    Children of Benjn & Betty Rider

    at Mont Ponds

    Betty

    Mary

    Priscilla

    Jesse

    Anne Daughr of James & Hannah Clark

    Lydia Daughr of Ebenr & Meriah Harlowe.

    June

    7th

    Churchill Francis Son to Jonath & Hannah Churchill

    [156] 1761 Baptisms

    July

    26

    1761

    Hinckley Thomas Son to Thomas & Phebe Hinckley

    Augst

    9th

    May William Son to Jno & Bathsheba May

    Sept

    13th

    Goodwin

    Nathl

    Lydia

    John

    Lazarus

    William

    Thomas

    Mercy

    Robie

    Children of Nathll & Lydia Goodwin

    Sept

    25th

    Davie Sarah Wife of Thoms Davie baptizd on a Sick Bed upon entrg into Covt

    October

    18th

    Russell Thomas Son of John & Mercy Russell

    Octobr

    25

    Spooner Bethiah Daughter of Ebenr & Mary Spooner

    Novr

    1st

    Davie

    Betsy

    Joseph

    Solomon &

    John

    Children of Thomas Davie

    Decr

    20th

    Bartlett Joseph Son to Silvanus & Bartlett

    A.D. 1762

    Janr

    31

    Shurtleff Patience Daughtr of Nathll &     Shurtleff

    Febr

    7th

    Howes Mariah Daughter of Jeremh &     Howes

    Febr

    21st

    Foster Susannah Daughtr of Deacon Thoms & Mary Foster

    March

    28

    Barrow Samuel Son to Saml & Desire Barrow

    April

    4th

    Doten Rebecca Daughter of Isaac & Mary Doten

    April

    18

    Harlowe John Son to Jabez & Experience Harlowe

    May

    30

    Samson Caleb Son to Ebenezer & Hannahl Samson

    June

    6th

    Kempton Nathaniel Son to Jno & Sarah Kempton

    July

    7th

    Torrey Joseph Son to Tho’s & Abigl Torrey

    July

    18

    Spooner John Son to Thos Spooner Junr & Wife

    Augst

    1

    Churchill Solomon Son to Amaziah & Elisabeth Churchill

    Morton Mercy Daught of Seth & Mercy Morton

    Augt

    22d

    Chandler Robbins Son to Revd Chandler & Mra Jane Robbins

    Morton Elizabeth Daughtr of Charles & Elizabth Morton

    Bartlett Rufus Son to Lemuel & Marah Bartlett

    Octr

    10th

    Goodwin Francis LeBaron Son to Nathl & Lydia Goodwin

    Octobr

    17

    Watson Patty Daughtr of Elkanah & Patience Watson

    Cobb Mercy Daughtr of Ebenezr Junr & Jerusha Cobb

    Octr

    24

    Sherman John Son to John & Elizth Sherman — provident1411 Inhabitants

    Decr

    26

    Torrey Elizabeth Daughtr of Deacn John & Mary Torrey

    1763

    Janr

    2d

    Morton Rebecca Daugr of Nathl Junr & Rebecca Morton

    Janr

    30

    May Sarah Daughter of John & Bathsheba May

    Feb

    6

    Donham Abigail Daugr of Amos & Donham

    [157] 1763 Baptisms

    March

    20th

    Bartlett Abigl Daughtr of Eber & Abigail Bartlett

    Aprill

    3d

    Cotton Sarah Daughtr of Mr John & Mrs Hannah Cotton

    Churchill Hannah Dr of Jonathan & Hannah Churchill

    June

    19th

    Russell Mercy Daughtr of John & Mercy Russell

    Faunce Jerusha Daughtr of Thomas & Sarah Faunce

    July

    3d

    Torrey Daniel Son to Nathl & Anne Torrey

    Augst

    21

    Churchill Baths Daugr to Benja & Ruth Churchill

    Sepr

    11th

    Morton Oliver Son to Silas & Martha Morton

    Novr

    13th

    Churchill Mercy Daughtr of Ebenr & Churchill

    Decr

    11th

    Sproutt Samuel Son to Ebenezr Sproutt & Wife — Middleborô

    Decr

    25

    Harlow Allice Daughtr of Jabez & Experce Harlow

    1764

    Jan.

    1

    Lanman Thomas Son to Saml & Lanman

    Febr

    5th

    Jenny Robbins Daughter of Revd Chandler & Mrs Jane Robbins

    March

    11th

    Morton Job Son to Charles & Elizabeth Morton

    April

    8th

    Samson Ebenezer Son to Ebenr & Hannah Samson

    April

    15

    Foster Eunice Daughtr of Deacn Thos & Mary Foster1412

    Mr Conant

    May

    27

    Bartlett Jerusha Daughtr of Silvanus & Bartlett

    Crombie William Son to William & Zerviah Crombie

    Augt

    26

    Holmes Joseph Son to Joseph & Phebe Holmes

    Septr

    2d

    Watson Elizabeth Daughtr to George Watson Esq & Elizabeth his Wife

    Septr

    16

    Hedge Barnabas Son to Barnabas & Hannah Hedge

    Novr

    4th

    Cobb William Son to Ebenezer Cobb & Wife

    Morton

    Ichabod &

    Children of Ichabod Morton & Wife

    Hannah

    1765

    Febr

    3d

    Howard Sarah Daughtr of John & Eunice Howard

    March

    10th

    Cornish

    Hannah

    Daughters of John Cornish by his Wife Lydia Deceasd

    Mary &

    Lydia

    July

    7th

    Cotton Elizabeth Daughter of Mr John & Mrs Hannah Cotton by Mr Conant

     

    Do

    Reading Jonathan Son of Reading & Wife a Middleboro

    May

    5

    Russell Abigail Daughter of John & Mercy Russell by Mr Angier

    July

    21

    Carver James Son to Hope Gorham decd baptzd on ye Right of its Grandmothr Mary Doten

     

    28

    Churchill Reuben Son to Jonathan & Hannah Churchill

    Augst

    11

    Bramhall Benjamin Son to Silvans & Mercy Bramhall1413

    Augt

    18

    Goodwin Anna Daughtr to Nathanl & Lydia Goodwin by Mr Parker

    Septr

    1st

    Warren Joseph Son to Joseph & Mercy Warren

    Morton Elizabeth Daughter of Seth & Mercy Morton

    Sepr

    29

    Hannah Robbins Daughtr of ye Revd Chandler & Mrs Jane Robbins

    Octr

    13th

    Faunee George Son to Thomas & Sarah Faunce (by Mr Patten)

    Novr

    3d

    Morton Thomas Son to Silas & Martha Morton

    Novr

    17th

    Watson Lucia Daughtr to Mr Elkanah & Mrs Patience Watson

    Novr

    24

    Torrey George Son to Deacon John & Mrs Mary Torrey

    [158] 1766 Baptisms

    Febr

    9th

    Churchill Sarah Daughter of Amaziah & Eliza Churchill

    Febr

    16

    Harlow Lucy Daughter to Jabez & Experience Harlow

    June

    1

    Bartlett Francis Son to Silvanus & Bartlett

    June

    15

    Eddy Hannah Daughtr to Nathan Eddy & Wife at Middleborô

    June

    22d

    Tisdell Samuel Son to Abraham & Experience Tisdale

    July

    20

    Morton Sarah Daughter of Ichabod Morton & Wife

    Augst

    17th

    Bartlett Samuel Adult 71 years old admitted into ye Chh & baptizd at ye same Time

    Octr

    5th

    Cobb Fear Daughtr of Ebenr Cobb & Wife

    Octr

    19

    Holmes Lewis Son to Joseph & Phebe Holmes

    Novr

    2d

    Diman Josiah Son to Danl & Elizabeth Diman

    1767

    Janr

    18

    Goodwin George Son to Nathl & Lydia Goodwin

    Feb.

    1

    Churchill Joanna Daughter of Benja & Ruth Churchill

    Feb.

    22

    Watson Elizabeth Daughter of George Watson Esqr a motherless Babe

    Mar.

    8th

    George Robbins Son to Revd Chandler & Mrs Jane Robbins

    Mar.

    15

    Torrey Joshua Son to Thomas & Abigail Torrey

    Symms Hannah Daughter of Isaac & Hannah Symms

    May

    24

    Russell Nancy Daughter of John & Mercy Russell

    June

    7th

    Symmes Isaac Son to Isaac & Hannah Symmes

    July

    19

    Crombie Kimball Son to Willm & Zerviah Crombie

    July

    26th

    Torrey Martha Daughter of Deacn John & Mary Torrey

    Augst

    2

    Jackson Sarah Wife of Thomas Jackson Junr Enterd into Covt

    Augst

    9

    Jackson

    Sarah

    Children of Thomas & Sarah Jackson

    Hannah

    Thomas

    Lucy

    Daniel

    William

    Priscilla

    August

    23

    Churchill Silvanus Son to Josiah & Patience Churchill

    Sepr

    6

    Davis Mercy Wife of Thomas Davis Enterd into Covt

    Septr

    13

    Davis

    Sarah

    Children of Thomas & Mercy Davis

    Thomas

    William

    John & Samuel

    Octobr

    3d

    Jackson Deborah Daughtr of Saml & Experce Jackson at yr house sick

    Octobr

    4 a.m.

    Mathews Desire Wife of Thomas Mathews recd at Communion

       

    King

    Betty

    Children of Benja & Betty King

     

    P.M.

    Rebecca

       

    Benjamin

    Octr

    25th

    Jackson

    Thomas

    Children of Saml & Experience Jackson

    Samuel

    Experience

    Molly &

    Elizabeth

     

    25th

    Churchill Charles Son to Charles & Sarah Churchill

    [169] 1767 1768 Baptisms

    Octobr

    8th

    White Leonard Son to Mr John & Mrs Sarah White of Haverhill —She being a Membr of this Chh ye formr Pastor’s Daughtr

    1768

    Janry

    24

    Morton Ezra Son to Silas & Martha Morton

    Febr

    14

    Cotton Lucy Daughtr to Mr John Cotton & Hannah his Wife Jackson Elizabeth Daughter of Eliza Jackson — Hez. decd

    Sergeant

    Experience

    Children of William &     Sergeant

    Ruth

    Mary

    Lydia

    Elizabeth Sarah &

    Hannah

    March

    27

    Bacon Nathan Son to Nathan & Mary Bacon

    Apl

    10th

    Jackson Lydia Daughter of Thos Junr & Wife1414 Sarah

    May

    lst

    Sergeant Priscilla Daugter of William &1415 Sergeant

    June

    5th

    Sherman Andrew Son to Saml & Betty Sherman baptd in yr own house sick

    June

    12th

    Torrey Deborah Daughter of Thomas & Abigl Torrey

    Cobb Joseph Son to Ebenezer Cobb & Wife

    Sherman

    Thomas & William

    Children of Samuel & Betty Sherman

    Jackson Deborah Daughter of Saml & Experience Jackson

    Augt

    28th

    Symmes Grace Daughter of Isaac1416 & Hannah Symmes

    Sepr

    l8th

    Barnes James an Orphan Son of James & Grandson to Sarah

    Barnes baptizd being abt 12 yrs old upon it’s Grand Mother’s Acct ye aforsd Sarah B

    Octr

    2d

    Hannah Robbins Daughter of Revd Chandler & Mrs Jane

    Robbins

     

    Morton Zilpah Daughter of Ichabod Morton & Wife

    Tisdall

    Abraham & 1

    Twin Sons of Abraham & Experience Tisdall

    Isaac

    1769

    March

    12th

    Harlow

    Rebecca

    Children of Ebenr & Rebecca Harlow

    Mary &

    David J

    Mar.

    19

    Harlow Silvanus an orphan Child illegitmt on Esther Jacksons Right wth whom he lives

    Sherman Betty Daughter of Saml & Betty Sherman

    April

    9th

    Russell Nathaniel Son to John & Mercy Russell

    April

    16

    Barnes

    Elizabeth &

    Children of Seth Barnes & Wife living now in Nova Scotia

    Mary

    May

    7th

    Faunce Lucy Daughter of Thomas & Sarah Faunce

    June

    18

    King Susanna Daughter of Benja & Betty King

    June

    25

    Crombie Anna Daughter of William & Zerviah Crombie

    Augt

    13

    Atwood Hannah Daughtr of Ezkl Rider’s Wife by her late

       

    Husbd a Membr Isaac Atwood

    Augt

    27

    Harlow Rebecca Daughter of Jabez & Experience Harlow

    Sepr

    3d

    Holmes

    Martha

    Children of Lemuel & Abigail Holmes

    Priscilla

    Joseph

    Lydia

    Sepr

    20th

    White Henrietta Daughter of Mr John & Sarah White at

       

    Haverhill See ye Top of this Page1417

    [160] 1769 Baptisms

    Octr

    8th

    Holmes Phebe Daughter of Joseph & Phebe Holmes

     

    15th

    Johnson Bathsheba Daughter of Josiah & Batha Johnson

     

    29th

    Morton Josiah Son to Seth & Mercy Morton

    Novr

    5th

    Turner

    Ruth

    Children of David & Deborah Turner

    Deborah

    Sarah

    Rebecca

    Lothrop

    Hannah

    Molly &

    David

     

    26

    Churchill Joseph Son to Charles & Sarah Churchill

    1770

    Jany

    22

    Warren Rebecca Wife of Willm who entd into Covt on a sick bed & baptizd

    Febr

    4

    Warren

    Rebecca

    Children of William Warren

    Allethea

    Molly J

    March

    11th

    Diman Susanna Daughter of Daniel & Susanna Diman

    Jackson Charles Son to Thomas & Sarah Jackson

     

    18th

    Harlow Ebenezer Son to Ebenezer & Rebecca Harlow

     

    25

    Cotton Ward Son to John Cotton Esqr & Hannah his Wife

    Aprl

    15

    Totman

    Sarah

    Children of Joseph & Eliz. Totman

    Hannah

    Joseph

     

    29

    Torrey William Son to Deacon John & Mary Torrey

    May

    13

    Symmes Patty Daughter of Mr Isaac & Mrs Hannah Symmes

    June

    24

    Isaac Robbins Son to ye Revd Chandler & Mrs Jane Robbins

    Torrey Josiah Son to Thomas & Abigail Torrey

    July

    1st

    Drew Lemuel Son to Lemuel & Elizabeth Drew

     

    8th

    Watson John Son to Mr John & Mrs Lucia Watson

    Augt

    12

    Trenholm Desire Daughter of Mr Willm Trenholm & Wife Membrs of ye Chh of England

     

    19

    Jackson Mercy Daughter of Saml & Experience Jackson

    Sepr

    30

    Morton Betty Daughter of Nathl & Rebecca Morton

    Decr

    23

    Sergeant William Son to William & Experience Sergeant

    1771

    Janry

    13

    Morton Susanna Daughtr of Ichabod & Zilpah Morton

     

    20

    Bacon Molly Daughter of Nathan & Mary Bacon

    Feb

    24th

    Harlow Abner Son to Jabez & Experience Harlow

    Tisdall Susanna Daughter of Abrahm & Experience Tisdall

    Mar

    17

    Russell Jenny Daughter of John & Mercy Russell

     

    24th

    Burbank

    Ezra

    Children of Ezra & Priscilla Burbank

    Priscilla

    Thomas

    John

    [161] 1771 Baptisms

    Aprl

    7th

    Turner Lucy Daughter of David and Deborah Turner

     

    28

    Watson George Son to Mr John & Mrs Lucia Watson

    June

    16

    Drew Seth Son to Lemuel & Elizabeth Drew

    July

    14

    Deborah Robbins Daughter of Revd Chandler & Mrs Jane Robbins

    Johnson Seth Son to Josiah & Bathsheba Johnson

     

    28

    Spooner Deborah Daughter of Thomas & Mary Spooner

    Octr

    6

    Crombie Anne1418 Daughter of William & Zerviah Crombie

     

    13

    Davis Isaac Son to Thomas & Mercy Davis

    Novr

    17

    Symmes Isaac Son to Isaac & Hannah Symmes

    Decr

    1

    Harlow Bartlett Son to Ebenezer & Rebecca Harlow

    1772

    Janry

    12

    Morton Mary Daughter of Seth & Mercy Morton

    Febr

    281419

    Jackson Rebecca Daughter of Thomas Junr & Sarah Jackson

    March

    15

    Doten

    Hope

    Children of James & Elizabeth Doten

    James

    Isaac

    John &

    Elizabeth

    April

    19th

    Cobb of Ebenezer & Cobb

    Trenholm William Son to William & Esther Trenholm

    May

    3d

    Churchill Rufus Son to Charles & Sarah Churchill

     

    31

    Burbank Mary Daughter of Ezra & Priscilla Burbank

    Octr

    4

    Sergeant Lemuel Son to William & Sergeant

    Doten Daniel Son to James & Elizabeth Doten

     

    11th

    Holmes John Son to Nehemiah & Holmes

    Novr

    8

    Watson Sarah Marston Daughter of Mr John & Mrs Lucia

       

    Watson

     
     

    15

    Holmes James Son to Joseph & Phebe Holmes

    Decr

    27

    Stephens Sarah1420 Daughter of Eleazar & Elize Stephens

    Jackson George Son to Samuel & Experience Jackson

    1773

    April

    18

    Drew Lemuel an adult who was this day recievd to full Communion

    May

    2d

    Lewis Thomas Son to Thomas &     Lewis

     

    23

    Morton Abigail Daughter of Ichabod &     Morton

    June

    20

    Totman Elizabeth Daughter of Joseph & Eliza Totman

    June

    27th

    Washburn

    John

    Children of John & Lydia Washburn

    Abiel

    Benjamin

    Prince

    Thomas

    Lydia

    Ruth

     

    27th

    Drew Elizabeth Daughter of Lemuel & Elizabeth Drew

    July

    18

    Turner Patience, Daughter to David & Deborah Turner

    Augt

    8th

    Lothrop Bathsheba May Daughter to David & Bathsheba Lothrop

    Russell Jenny Daughter of John & Mercy Russell

     

    15th

    Curtiss

    William

    Children of William & Hannah Curtiss

    Lydia

       

    See next Page.

    [162] 1773 & 1774 Baptisms

    Augt

    22d

    Cobb

    Hannah

    Children of John Cobb, by 2 Wives

    Patience

    Joanna

    Lydia

    Sarah

    Abigail

    William

    Elizabeth

    Eleanor

    John

    Augt

    29

    Bacon George Son to Nathan & Mary Bacon

    Sepr 5th

    Drew James Junr (Adult Son of James Drew) received into Communion ys day

    Crombie Calvin Son to William & Zerviah Crombie

    Do

    Octobr

    3d

    Symmes Elizabeth Daughter of Isaac Symms1421 his Wife now lying dead

     

    31

    Tisdall Sally Daughter of Abraham & Experience Tisdale

    Novr

    21

    Churchill Jesse Son to Jesse & Churchill

     

    28

    Curtiss James Son to William & Hannah Curtiss

    Decr

    29

    Sarah Robbins

    Twin Children of ye Revd Chandler & Mrs Jane Robbins both baptizd at home being sickly. Susanna P. is ye Eldest

    Janr

    1

    Susanna Pemberton Robbins

    1774

    Febr

    27th

    Jackson Woodworth Son to Thomas Jackson Junr & Sarah his Wife

    June

    5th

    Burbank Samuel Son to Ezra & Priscilla Burbank

    June

    12

    Morton Abiel Son to Abiel & Rebecca Morton

    July

    24

    Harlow Amaziah Son to Ebenezer & Rebecca Harlow

    Washburn James Son to John & Lydia Washburn

    Doten Mary Daughter of James & Elizab Doten

    Augt

    21

    Trenholm John Son to William & Esther Trenholm

    Morton Seth Son to Seth & Mercy Morton

    Octr

    2d

    Hutchinson Margret Daughter of Elisha & Mary Hutchinson

    Churchill Samuel Son to Charles & Sarah Churchill

     

    23d

    Holmes Lois Daughter of Nehemiah & Fear Holmes

    Novr

    13 th

    Drew

    William

    Children of James & Mary Drew

    Sarah

    Priscilla

    Lydia

    Novr

    20th

    Watson Benja Marston Son to John & Lucia Watson

    Decr

    4th

    Drew Mary Daughter of (ye above) James & Mary Drew Aged abt 17

    Decr

    18th

    Turner Patience Colman Daughter of David & Deborah Turner

    Decr

    18th

    Faunce

    Eleazar

    Children of Peleg & Mary Faunce

    Peleg

    Joseph

    Barnaby

    Hannah

    Abigail

    [163] 1775 & 1776, 7, 8 Baptisms

    1775

    March

    26th

    Rider

    Samuel

    Children of Samuel & Jane Rider

    George &

    Jenny

    April

    16th

    Jackson Naomi Daughter of Samll & Experience Jackson

    Morton Ephraim Son to Ichabod Morton & Wife

    July

    23

    Griffith of Ephrm Griffith & Wife — at So Meadows, new Meetg ha

    July

    30th

    Atwood Joè Daughter of Joseph & Martha Atwood of Boston now resident here

    Octobr

    8

    Drew Margret James Daughter of Lemuel & Eliza Drew

    Novr

    19th

    Cobb

    Daughter of John & Cobb

    Decr

    10th

    Churchill Lemuel Son to Jesse &     Churchill

     

    17th

    Curtiss Stoddard Son to William & Hanah Curtiss

    1776

    Jany

    21st

    Russell George Son to John & Mercy Russell

    Febr

    18

    Davis Wendell1422 Son to Thomas & Mercy Davis

    April

    21st

    Battles

    Elizabeth

    Children of Samuel Battles & Wife

    Mary

    Samuel &

    Sarah

    July

    21

    Ripley Hannah Robbins adult-Daughtr of Wm of Duxbo now resident here

    Augst

    11th

    Croswell Andrew Son to Andrew Croswell Junr & Wife

    Sepr

    22d

    Drew Desire Daughter of Benja Drew & Wife — of ye other Chh

    Decr

    1st

    Doten Thomas Son to James & Eliza Doten

    1777

    Febr

    9th

    Stephens Hannah Daughter of Eleazar & Elizabeth Stephens

    Febr

    23

    Spooner James Son to Ephraim & Eliza Spooner

    Mar.

    16

    Churchill Elkanah Son to Charles & Sarah Churchill

    March

    23d

    LeBaron Son to Isaac & Martha LeBaron

    Mar.

    30th

    Philemon Robbins Son to Revd Chandler & Mrs Jane Robbins

    April

    6th

    Burbank Nehemiah Son to Ezra & Priscila Burbank

    June

    8th

    Harlow Caleb Son to Ebenezer & Rebecca Harlow

    June

    15th

    Washburn Solomon Son to John & Rebecca Washburn

    Sampson Mercy Daughter of Simeon & Deborah Samson (of yo 3d Chh)

    Augt

    24th

    Drew George Son to Lemuel & Elizabeth Drew

    Augst

    31st

    Cromby James Son to Deacon William & Zerviah Crombie

    Jackson Hannah Daughter of Saml & Experience Jackson

    Donham

    William &

    Sons to William Donham & Wife

    Joseph

    Sepr

    14th

    Rider Joshua Son to Samuel & Jenny Rider

    Sepr

    21

    Howland Lucia Crocker Dqugr of Daniel Howland & Wife

     

    28th

    Morton Mary Daughf of Ichabod & Morton

    Octr

    26th

    Holmes Patience an Adult Orphan recievd to Communion at ye same time

    Novr

    23d

    Symmes Peggy Daughter of Isaac & Hannah Symmes

    1778

    Febr

    15

    Lothrop Polly Daughter of David & Bathsheba Lothrop

    April

    12

    Croswell Andrew Son to Andrew Croswell & his Wife

    [164] 1778, 79, 80, 81 Baptisms continued

    April

    26th

    Samuel-Prince-Robbins Son to Mr Chandler & Mrs Jane Robbins

    May

    17th

    Watson Lucia Daughter of John & Lucia Watson

    May

    31

    Cobb Persis Daughter of John & Cobb

    June

    7

    Doten Elizabeth Daughter of James & Elizabeth Doten

     

    21

    LeBaron Martha Daughter of Isaac & Martha L Baron

    1779

    Janry

    31

    Spooner Ebenezer Son to Ephraim & Eliz. Spooner

    April

    25

    Battles John Son to Samll & Battles

    Symmes Sally Daughter of Isaac & Hannah Symmes

    Septr

    5th

    Samson Martha Washington Daugtr of Simeon & Deborh Samson

    Sepr

    26

    Drew William Son to Lemuel & Eliza Drew

    Novr

    21

    Churchill Sarah Daughter of Charles & Sarah Churchill

    Decr

    12

    Watson Daniel Son to Mr John & Mrs Lucia Watson

    Decr

    26

    Churchill Joseph Son to Jesse Churchill & Wife

    1780

    Janry

    16

    Lothrop

    Harriot

    Children of Thomas & Lydia Lothrop

    Caleb

    Croswell Samuel Palmer Son to Andrew & Sarah Croswell

    Febr

    20

    Crombie Mary Daughtr of Deacn Wm Crombie & his Wife

    Dyar Mary Daughtr of Charles & Bethiah Dyar

    April

    16

    Croswell

    Abigail &

    Children of Jos. & Lucy Croswell — by Mr Sangar

    Lucy

    Aprl

    23d

    Doten Lucy Daughter of James & Eliza Doten

    LeBaron

    Sarah

    Children of William & Sarah LeBaron

    Mary

    Lucy

    Bartlett Esther Daughter of William & Mercy Bartlett

    Samuel ye Grandson of Mercy Foster

    May

    28th

    Morton Josiah Son of Seth & Mercy Morton

    Drew     of Benjamin Drew & his Wife

    July

    2d

    Barnes

    Hannah&

    Children of Lemuel & Sarah Barnes

    Elkanah

    Bartlett

    Rebecca

    Children of the Widow Rebecca Bartlett, Wm’s Widow

    Rufus

    Augt

    13

    Hosea

    William &

    Grand Children of Deacon Bartlett & Wife

    Hannah

    Sepr

    2d

    Deborah Robbins

    a Twin Daughtr of Chandler & Jane Robbins baptd in prive being sick. The other, nama Susan Pemberton, not baptizd, I being absent wn it died

    Sepr

    10th

    Whitman

    John

    Children of Mary Whitman, widow of Danl decd

    Daniel &

    Mary

    Septr

    17

    Bartlett Stephen Son to William & Mercy Bartlett

    Goodwin Elizabeth Daughter of Thomas & Desire Goodwin

    Octr

    22d

    Morton Henry Son to Ichabod Morton & Wife

    Novr

    11

    Crosswell Joseph Son to Joseph & Lucy Croswell

    Decr

    17

    Cobb Josiah Son to John Cobb & Wife

    Bartlett

    Dorothy

    Children of John & Dorothy Bartlett

    John &

    Henry

    1781

    Febr

    25

    Goodwin

    Hannah Jackson

    Children of John & Fear Goodwin

    Sally

    Symms Lazarus Son to Isaac & Hannah Symmes

    March

    11th

    LeBaron Priscilla Daughtr of Willm & Sarah L Baron

    [165] 1781 Baptisms

    March

    25

    Wethrell

    Anna May

    Children of Thomas & Sarah Wethrell viz the 3 first by his former; ye last by this Wife

    Thomas

    Elizabeth &

    William

    Do

    Rider Ezekiel Son to Samuel & Jenny Rider

    April

    8th

    Smith Susanna Wife of Nicolas Smith recieved to Communion

    May

    6th

    LeBaron Francis Son to Isaac & Martha L Baron

    May

    13th

    Bramhall Remember Wife to Joseph Bramhall & recd to Communion ye same time

    May

    20

    Smith

    Hannah

    Children of Nicolas & Susanna Smith

    Mary

    Nicolas

    May

    27

    Spooner Mary Wife of Thomas Spooner & recd to Communion

    June

    17

    Bramhall

    Mercy Warren

    Children of Joseph & Remember Bramhall

    Elizabeth &

    Marry Bennet

    July

    22d

    Goodwin Mercy Daughter of Thomas & Desire Goodwin

     

    29th

    Darling Polly maiden recieved to Communion at ye same time

    Auge

    12th

    Doten Mercy (Widow of E     Doten decd) recieved to Communion at ye Time

    Do

    26th

    Cuffs

    William

    Children of William & Hannah Coofs

    Hannah

    Sepr

    2d

    Bartlett Mercy Wife of Willm Bartlett Junr when recd to Communion

    Wadsworth John Son to Peleg Wadsworth Esqr & Elizabeth his Wife

    Drew Sarah Daughter of Lemuel & Elizabeth Drew

    Sepe

    30th

    Goodwin Nancy Daughter of John & Fear Goodwin

    Octobr

    14

    Watson William Son to John & Lucia Watson

    Novr

    11

    Richard Cooper & recieved to Communion

    Bramhall Zilpah Wife of George Bramhall & recievd to Commn

    Decr

    9th

    Doten

    Mercy &

    Children of Mercy Robbins Ebenrs Wife formerly Doten

    Jerusha

     

    16th

    Peter Gilman Robbins Son to Revd Chandler & Mrs Jane Robbins

     

    23d

    Bartlett Jerusha Maidn Daughtr of Ichabod & Hannah Bartlett & recieved to Communion

     

    30th

    Samson George Washington Son to Simeon & Deborah Samson

    1782

    Janry

    13th

    Battles Experience Daughter of Saml Battles & Wife

    Febr

    24

    Dyer Bethiah Daughter of Charles & Bethiah Dyar

    March

    17

    Holmes Richard Adult Recieved to Communion at ye same time

       

    Churchill Abigail Daughter of Jesse & Abigail Churchill

    Aprl

    14

    Doten Lois Daughter of James & Elizabeth Doten

    June

    2d

    Churchill Ephraim Son to Charles & Sarah Churchill

    June

    30th

    Bramhall Mary Bennett Daughter of Joseph & Remember Bramhall

    July

    7th

    Cooper Lucia Samson Daughter of Richard & Hannah Cooper

    Robbins Ebenezar Son to Ebenezar & Mercy Robbins

    Bramhall

    Polly

    Children of George & Zilpah Bramhall

    Zilpah

    George

    Silvanus &

    Sarah

    July

    14th

    Atwood

    Deborah

    Children of Deborah Widow of John Atwood Junr Decd

    Sarah &

    John

    July

    28

    Crosswell David Son to Joseph & Lucy Crosswell

    Augt

    18

    Sears Rebecca Wife of Thomas Sears & recd to Communion

    Sept

    1

    Curtiss Hannah Daughter of William & Hannah Curtiss

     

    14th

    Jackson John Atwood Son to Saml & Experience Jackson, baptd in privt being sick

    [166] 1782 1783 Baptisms continued

    Sept

    15th

    Pain Mehitable Daughter of Stephen Pain & Wife

    Tufts Elizabeth Daughter of Jonathan & Elizabeth Tufts

    Octr

    13th

    Sears

    Thomas

    Children of Thomas & Rebecca Sears

    Bartlett &

    Daniel

    Novr

    10th

    Symmes Lucy Daughter of Isaac & Hannah Symmes

    Novr

    16th

    George Robbins Son to Chandler & Jane Robbins (in private being sick)

    Novr

    24th

    Holmes

    Richard

    Children of Richard holmes

    William

    Lydia &

    Polly

    Decr

    8th

    Holmes Elizabeth maidn Daugr of Jeremh Holmes & recd to Communion

    1783

    Jany

    19

    Crosswell Mary Daughter of Andrew Crosswell & Wife

    Febr

    9

    Smith John Son to Nicolas & Susanna Smith

    Mar.

    2d

    Shurtleff Lucy (Widow of Abiel) & recieved to Communion

    Holmes Abigail maiden Daughter of Jeremiah & Wife & recd to Comn

    May

    11th

    Goodwin Lewis Son to Thos & Desire Goodwin

    June

    1st

    Bartlett Stephen Son to William & Mercy Bartlett

     

    15th

    Wadsworth Lucia Daughter of Peleg & Elizabeth Wadsworth

     

    22d

    Clark Consider Son to Thomas & Deborah Clark

    July

    20th

    Cobb Persia Daughter of John Cobb & his Wife

    Auge

    3

    Balaton Anna Niece to Mary Spooner taken by her to be as her own Child

    Bramhall Martha Daughter of George & Zilpah Bramhall

     

    31st

    Goodwin Elizabeth Daugr of John & Fear Goodwin

    Octr

    5th

    Watson William Son to John & Lucia Watson

    Octr

    12th

    Paty

    Hannah

    Children of Margrett Paty

    Margrett

    Thomas

    Novr

    16th

    Drew Joseph Son to Lemuel & Elizabeth Drew

    Holmes

    Thomas

    Children of Nathaniel & Cloe Holmes

    John

    Ebenezer

    Rebecca

    Patience &

    Nathaniel

    Decr

    7th

    Withrell Isaac Son to Thomas & Sarah Withrell

    1784

    April

    25

    Winslow Isaac Son to Thomas & Hannah Winslow

    Rider Susanna Swift Daughter of Samll & Jenny Ryder

    May

    23

    Bartlett James Son to Solo & Abigail Bartlett

    July

    4th

    Sears Rebecca Daughter of Thoms & Rebecca Sears bapizd by Mr Everitt

    Augt

    1st

    Robins

    George Harlow &

    Twin Children of Ebenr & Mercy Robbins

    Elizabeth

    Churchill David the Son of Jesse & Abigail Churchill

    Octr

    3

    Doten Eleanor Daughter of James & Elizabeth Doten

     

    17

    Curtiss Jacob Son to William & Hannah Curtiss (in meo Domo)

    Novr

    21

    Dyar Peggy Daughter of Charles & Bethiah Dyar

    1785

    Jany

    23

    Cooper Nancy Daugr of Richard & Hannah Cooper

    [167] 1785 1786 Baptisms

    Febr

    20th1423

    Bramhall Joseph Son to Joseph & Remembr Bramhall

    Mar.

    13th

    Luce Ruth Wife of Ephm Luce & recieved to Communion

    April

    10th

    Croswell William Allen Son to Andrew Croswell & Wife

    April

    24th

    Cotton Lydia Daughter of Josiah Cotton Esqr & Lydia his Wife

    Luce

    Hannah &

    Children of Ephraim & Ruth Luce

    Ephraim

    May

    22d

    LeBaron Elizabeth Daughter of Willm & Sarah L Baron

    Collins

    Sarah

    Children of James & mary Collins

    Bathsheba &

    Mary

    June

    19th

    Cobb Rebecca Daughter of Rowland & Jerusha Cobb

    July

    17th

    Cuffs Molly Williams Daughter of Willm & Hannah Cuffs

    Octobr

    16th

    Symmes Joanna Daughtr of Isaac & Joanna Symms

    1786

    Febr

     

    Bartlett Amelia Daughter of Willm & Mercy Bartlett

    March

    26th

    Atwood

    Phebe

    Children of Wait Atwood by his first Wife

    Wait

    Susanna

    Isaac

    April

    16th

    Watson Winslow Son to John & Lucia Watson

    May

    21st

    LeBaron Mary Howland Daugr of Isaac & Martha LeBaron

    June

    4th

    Howland Molly Sylvester Daughtr of Caleb & Howland

     

    11th

    Thacher Betsy Hayward Daugr of Doct James & Susanna Thacher

    July

    9th

    Churchill Simeon Son to Jesse & Abigail Churchill

       

    Goodwin John Son to Thomas & Desire Goodwin

    Augt

    6

    Bramhall Lydia Daugr of George & Zilpah Bramhall

    Crosswell Rebecca Daugr of Joseph & Lucy Crosswell

    Octr

    1

    Robins Levi Son to Ebenezer & Mercy Robins

     

    15

    Ripley Abigail Daughter of Isaiah Ripley & Wife

    both at Plimpton, North

    Bradford Abigail Daughter of Gideon Bradford Junr & Wife.

    Novr

    5th

    Symmes Nancy Holland Daugr of Isaac & Joanna Symmes

    1787

    Jan

    14th

    Cobb Jerusha Daugr of Roland & Jerusha Cobb

     

    28

    Taft Henry Son to Mr Eleazer Taft (Schoolmaster) & Wife

    Mar.

    11

    Crosswell Sarah Daughter of Andrew Crosswell & Wife

    April

    29

    Withrell Sarah Daughter of Thomas & Sarah Withrell

    May

    6th

    Finney Susanna Daughter of Ephraim & Mary Finney

     

    20th

    LeBaron William Son to William & Sarah L Baron

     

    27th

    Collins Lois Daughtr of James Collings & Wife

    June

    3d

    Cotton Thomas Smith Son to Mr Josiah Cotton & Wife

    Augt

    5

    Howland Deborah Daugr of Caleb Howland & Wife

     

    27

    Chandler Caleb Son to Elijah Chandler & Wife baptizd in privt being sick

    Sepr

    16

    Bramhall Gracey Daugr of Joseph & Remember Bramhall

    Winslow James Son of Thomas & Hannah Winslow

       

    Baptisms are continued in Page 1781424

    [168] The following are the Names of those yt were Members of this Chh when I was ordained which was Jany 30. 1760.

    C. Robbins.

    signifies removd to othr Chhs or living in other parishes1425

      Alphabettically disposed
    Males Females
    A A
     

    Experience Atwood

     

    Mercy Abbot

     

    Mary Allen

    B B

    Thomas Bartlett

    Abigail Bartlett Thos Wife

    Joseph Bartlett Deacn1426

    Sarah Bramhall Joshs

    Ebenezer Bartlett

    Sarah Barnes Seth’s

    Lemuel Bartlett

    Sarah Bartlett Dn’s

    Timothy Burbank

    Lydia Barnes alias Samson

    Seth Barns Junr

    Rebeckah Bartlett Robt

    Robart Bartlett

    Sarah Bartlett Jna’s

    Silvanus Bartlett

    Abigail Bartlett Ebenrs

    Joshua Bramhall

    Elizabth Bartlett Esqr’s

    Josiah Bradford

    Rhoda Beal Asa’s

     

    Sarah Bradford Widw

    C

    Dorcas Barnes

    Mr John Cotton

    Desire Barrow

    Elkanah Churchill

    Mary Bartlett Lemls

    Eleazr Churchill

    Patience Burgis

    Benjn Churchill

    Hannah Bartlett Benjs

    Jonathan Churchill Amaziah Churchill

    C

    Josiah Carver

    Mercy Churchill Nathls

    Ebenr Cobb Junr

    Sarah Churchill Eleazr’s

    Ebenr Churchill

    Elizabth Cobb Silvs

    D

    Hannah Churchill Jona’s1427

    Jerusha Carver Josiah’s

    Samuel Dunham

    Eunice Curtiss

    Ebenezr Dunham Nathaniel Dunham

    D
    E

    Mary Donham Maiden

    Elizabeth Donham Widw of Micajah

    Mary Dilano Elks

    F

    Hannah Dyar

    John Faunce

    Lucy Dyar

    Thomas Foster Deacon1428

    Mary Doten Isaac’s

    Nathaniel Foster

    Sarah Dowe

    Thomas Faunce

    Abigail Doten Lydia Dilano1429

    G

    Eliz. Doggett

    Martha Dexter Novr 15 1771430 Dismissd to Rochester

     

    Phebe Doten Edwds

    H

    John Harlow John Harlow Junr

    E

    Margret Eames

    Jabez Harlow

    38

    N. B. Markd thus removed from us, or livg in other Parishes. See at ye top.1431

    [169] The List continued from ye foregoing Page

    Males Females
    J F

    Abraham Jackson

    Abigail Faunce Jno’s Wife

    Patience Faunce Maidn

    Josiah Johnson (31)

    Mary Foster Dn’s

    K

    Hannah Faunce Tho’ss1432 Plymton

    Isaac King

    Mercy Foster Thos Junr

    Samuel Kempton

    Sarah Faunce Thoss

    John Kempton

    Hannah Faunce Eliezrs

    Eleazar King

    Flora Negro Jno Bartletts

    L G

    Lazarus LeBaron James Lanman

    Lydia Goddard wid.

    Saml Lanman

    H
    M

    Mercy Harlow Widow Mary Harlow Jno Junr

    Thomas Mayhew

    Sarah Holmes Zeph

    Silas Morton

    Patience Howland Wid.

    Nathanl Morton

    Experience Harlow Jabezs

    John May

    Mercy Howard James Hannah Howes Jerh

    N

    Abigail Holmes Lemls

    Eunice Howard Jnos

    Hannah Negro of Esqr Hovey

    O

    Patience Holmes Ebrs

    P

    R

    J
     

    Hannah Jackson Thos

    Esther Jackson Lemls

    Patience Johnson Josih1433

      K

    Thomas Rogers Nehemiah Ripley

    Eliza Kempton Jnos

    Thankful King or Holmes

    N. B. The rest are set down not in

    S

    alphl Order

    Jabez Shurtleff

    Abigail Thomas Jnos Wife

    Nathl Shurtleff

    Mercy Stephens Edwds

    Thomas Spooner

    Abigail Ryder Joss Widw

    Edward Stephens A Sept Baptist

    Mary Ryder Jnos Widow

    James Shurtleff

    Priscilla Savery Thss

    Thomas Spooner Junr

    Joanna Ward

    Joshua Swift

    Hannah Rickard

     

    Joanna Shurtleff James’s

    T

    Lydia Morton Widw

    John Torrey Deacn1434

    Jane Swift Joshas

    Willm Torrey

    Rebecca Holmes

    Nathanl Torrey

    Hannah Winslow Esqrs Wife Hannah Waterman John’s Thankful Rider Abigail Samson Lazrs Wid Desire Rogers Thos Wife

    [170] Members in full Com̄union when I was ordaind The List Continued from ye former Page

    Males

    Females

    W

    Mary LeBaron Lazs Wife Joanna White Gidns

    John Washburn

    Joanna Lanman Jamess Wife

    John Waterman

    Elizabeth Tinkham Wid

    George Watson Esqr

    Widow Pearce

    Deborah Spooner Thos Junr’s

    Experience Rich Walter’s

    Wife Sarah Spooner Thoss Wife

     

    Shurtleff Capt Jabez’s Wife

    Donham Ebenrs

    Donham Nathlls

     

    Rebecca Sherman

    Sarah Ripley Nehhs Wife

    Sarah Swift Widow

    Hanna Potter Widow

    Elizabeth Watson’s Col Geos Wife

    Abigail Washburn Jnos 96