USA > Connecticut > Contributions to the ecclesiastical history of Connecticut > Part 26
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50
302
Fairfield West Association.
The churches are directed to " collect a stock by free contributions for benevolent purposes, and particularly for the assistance of their indigent members."
The means adopted by "the Missionary Society of Connecticut " are heartily approved.
1804, May 29th .- The Association decided "that the ministers should take a tour of preaching within the bounds of the district," "and that they go forth two and two." Four days were to be spent in this tour, and two rotations of this service to be performed during the year.
1808 .- The report of the state of religion is such that the Association think " the friends of Zion have reason to thank God and take courage."
1812 .- It was "voted to recommend the formation of a Foreign Mission- ary Society in this district." A society was accordingly formed which is now auxiliary to " The American Board."
Voted, also, "wholly to discontinue the use of ardent spirits at all future meetings of this body, except in cases of real necessity." Messrs. Roswell R. Swan, of Norwalk, Heman Humphrey, of Fairfield, and Wm. Bonney, of Canaan, were appointed a committee to prepare and lay before the Consoci- ation " an address respecting the use of ardent spirits." This was the first decided movement on the subject of temperance made by any ecclesiastical body, and the address prepared by Messrs. Swan and Humphrey was one of unusual power.
1813 .- Voted, that once a quarter the ministers and churches of three or more neighboring societies meet in rotation at their respective places of worship to unite in the monthly concert.
1814 .- It was recommended that the ministers and churches hold meet- ings for extraordinary prayer. This is supposed to refer to the state of the country, then engaged in war with Great Britain.
In compliance with the recommendation of General Association, it was voted to use all practicable means for the formation of female charitable so- cieties for the education of indigent and pious youth for the gospel ministry.
1817 .- In view of furnishing a supply of future laborers in the vineyard of Christ, the Association resolved to pay special attention to the subject of providing means for the education of pious youth.
1819 .- The members of the Association were desired to read publicly in all their churches the tract entitled "The Claims of Six Hundred Millions, or the Conversion of the World," and to make a new effort to increase the charitable contributions for the support of foreign missions.
1820 .- It was recommended that extraordinary exertions on the subject of foreign missions should be continued. Notice was taken of the "alarming degree " to which "the intemperate use of ardent spirits prevailed."
1822 .- The Association cordially approved of the efforts then being made to extend the theological department of Yale College, inasmuch as it was an important part of the design of the founders of that institution that it should be a school for the church.
1827 .- Sabbath schools were found to be very generally established, and many of them very flourishing.
303
Fairfield West Associatiou.
1828, May 27th .- A general interest in all the churches on the subject of religion prevailed. The delegates to General Association were directed to use their influence to have means taken to have the Missionary Society of Connecticut become auxiliary to "The American Home Missionary Society."
1829 .- The Association noticed that the cause of temperance was gaining ground, and that the number of those who espoused the doctrine of entire abstinence had considerably increased. The efforts of "The Connecticut Sabbath School Union " were highly approved.
1830 .- The cause of temperance is observed to be rapidly advancing. The monthly concert of prayer for the conversion of the world is generally observed, and Bible classes and Sabbath schools exist generally and are in a flourishing condition.
1831 .- The Association took notice of "the signal outpouring of the Spirit " in many of the churches.
1832 .- Revivals are reported as in nearly all the churches to an extent never before experienced.
1835 .- Auxiliary Home Missionary Society formed.
1836 .- Certain measures were recommended to Association to be used for the revival of religion within its bounds.
1839 .- Certain doctrinal errors alleged by the Pastoral Union's Protest are not held in this body.
1849 .- It is believed that doctrinal errors concerning the Trinity, the In- carnation and the Atonement are extensively propagated in the state, and its delegates are to request action of General Association in the matter.
LICENCIATES.
NAMES.
WHEN LICENSED.
NAMES.
John Noyes,
Oct. 14, 1783 Oet. 12, 1784
Dennis Platt,
WHEN LICENSED. Oet. 10, 1826
James Noyes,
Henry Dean,
Oct. 10, 1826
William Brintnal Ripley,
Charles G. Selleck, Mar. 2, 1830
Samuel Sturges,
May 26, 1789 May 26, 1789 May 26, 1793 Oct. 8, 1798 Oct. 8, 1793 Oct. 8, 1793
Frederick II. Ayres,
Oet. 12, 1831
James Richards,
Wm. B. Sherwood,
June 24, 1834
Jonathan Law Pomeroy.
Samuel B. S. Bissell,
Oct. 15, 1834
Jonathan Bartlett,
Alexander H. Bishop, May 26, 1835
David IIill,
Gilbert L. Smith, May 26, 1835
Oct. 14, 1835
Isaac Lewis, Jr.,
Oct. 12, 1796
Hiram Doane,
Mar. 22, 1836
Andrew Eliot, Jr.,
Oct. 12, 1796
Aaron M. Colton,
May 30, 1838
Daniel C. Banks,
Oct. 8, 1805
May 31, 1842
Daniel Banks,
Oet. 9, 1810 May 28, 1816 Oct. 28, 1816
Daniel March, Abel B. Burke, Samuel G. Coc, Bronson C. Beardsley, David M. Elwood,
Oet. 11, 1848
Nathan Burton,
Dee. 26, 1820
May 29, 1849
Richard V. Dey,
Aug. 27, 1822 Talmon C. Perry,
Oct. 9. 1850
Benaiah Y. Morse,
May 25, 1824
Benjamin Parsons,
May 31, 1853
Henry Benedict.
May 31, 1825 Edwin Hall, Jr.,
May 31, 1853
Zachary Lewis,
Oct. 12. 1796
Benjamin L. Swan,
May 31, 1842
Isaac Reed,
Sep. 20, 1842
Orrin Fowler.
HARTFORD CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.
BY REV. NOAH PORTER, D. D.
Hartford Central Association was constituted October 10, 1843. At that time the old Hartford North Association had become inconveniently large in the number of its members, as it had before been in territory, and a division was agreed on by a line across the county from east to west, ma- king the two parts, as nearly as could be, equal. In A. D., 1852, Hart- ford Fourth Association was formed by members seceding from this Associa- tion, on account of a difference of sentiment, growing out of certain publica- tions of Dr. Bushnell, and uniting themselves with others from Hartford North and Hartford South Associations. This has made it difficult to de- scribe the present local boundaries of this Association.
Its annual meeting is on the first Tuesday in June, when its officers for the year are chosen, except the register, whose office is permanent. It also meets on the first Tuesdays of September, December, and March for critical reading of the Greek Scriptures, discussion of subjects, and reading of dissertations, sermons, and plans of sermons, previously assigned, and for prayer. The meetings are ordinarily opened at 10 o'clock, A. M., and closed before sun-set. They are uniformly fraternal and highly useful. The churches whose pastors originally constituted this Association, except Hartford Fourth and the churches of Collinsville and Unionville, had be- longed to Hartford North Consociation. In September, 1854, they obtained leave of the Consociation to form themselves into a distinct body, by the name of Hartford Central Consociation. But at a convention of the pastors and delegates of these churches, called for the purpose of forming either a consociation or a conference, as might be agreed on, it appeared that a majority of the churches preferred the latter. A conference was accordingly formed, incuding all the churches within the bounds of Hartford Central Association, except one or two, which afterwards joined it. The Conference meets statedly twice a year, and at other times on invitation of the churches and at the call of the moderator. Its exercises are not ecclesiastical, but consist of prayer, preaching, and conference on subjects pertaining to the spiritual state, and improvement of the churches. They have been found highly useful.
The writer will take occasion to say that he has been a member of HARTFORD CONSOCIATION more than fifty years, and its doings, so far as he has observed, have been salutary only. It has deposed one bad minister, who disowned its jurisdiction and refused submission of his case, on complaint of a deacon of his church, to the judgment of Consociation. It has dismissed another minister from his pastoral relation
305
Hartford Central Association.
to the church, although both he and a majority of the church refused to sub- mit the case, either to the Consociation or a select council, on complaint of a minority of aggrieved members. In another case, on application of a minority in a church, it has formed them into a distinct church against the will and without the consent of the majority and the pastor. On application of two members of another church, it has thrown out a complaint on which they were convicted by the church and restored them to good standing withont confession, the case having been mutually submitted. I have men- tioned only some of the extreme cases which have come before us within these fifty years. In all these cases the judgment of Consociation has terminated the quarrels, and the result in all, except one, which is too recent for the full and final effect to be seen, has been peuce. And I know not how the same happy effect could have been secured in any other way. Of course I believe that Consociation ought to have the power of judi- cial and final determination-although, where mutual submission can be gained, it should be advisory only. Nor does it seem to me contrary to the principles of Congregationalism, for a church, having in itself the power of self-government, to constitute the Consociation a standing council for ultimate decision in those extreme cases which require it. Churches are liable to be rent into parties-to be biased in their judgment -- to pass censures wrongfully-and their is need of some standing body to which the injured may appeal, with consent of the churches where it can be had, and without it when it is refused. Ministers too, sad experience shows, may come under charge of heresy or scandal, on which their churches cannot arraign them for trial, and which they will not consent to refer to select councils. And what can be done in such a case without Consociation ? An ex parte council, indeed, may be called, but how inadequate this is to meet the exigencies of the case, especially if it be a doubtful one, and strong parties are enlisted, is manifest. You see, then, that I am strongly in favor of Consociation, and I believe that the excellent Dr. Bacon himself, had he lived in Thomas Hooker's time, would have been so also.
LICENTIATES.
Henry M. Goodwin, George Bushnell, Isaac M. Ely, Josiah T. King, Charles K. MeHarg, George W. Colman,
S. Dwight Pitkin, Stephen H. Bumond, William U. Colt, Pearl S. Cossit, Joseph M. Smith.
40
HARTFORD FOURTH ASSOCIATION.
This Association was formed October, 18, 1852. Until this time the principle of the formation of Associations in the state had been with local and territorial bounds .- New Haven Central also departing from that rule, in May, 1853, both were received to the General Association at their next annual meeting.
This Association meets on the third Tuesday in every month, at 10 o'clock, and adjourns about 4 P. M. The ordinary exercises are of a social, literary and religious nature, designed for the mutual improvement of all the mem- bers. These meetings have, from the first, proved exceedingly pleasant, harmonious and profitable. The compact of the Hartford South Association of 1811, of individual amenability to the body, is assented to by each member.
LICENTIATES.
Henry Pratt,
Samuel B. Forbes,
Edwin Goodell,
Frederick Alvord,
Henry M. Adams,
Thomas S. Potwin,
Edward W. Bentley,
Lemuel S. Potwin,
Henry M. Parsons,
Elijah Robbins,
Henry Kies,
Ezra Haskell,
Edward H. Pratt,
Edward M. Pease,
Erskine J. Hawes,
William A. Hallock,
Charles B. Ball,
George A. Miller.
George H. White,
HARTFORD NORTH ASSOCIATION.
The Hartford North Association was organized at Hartford, March 9th, 1709, according to an agreement entered into by the assembled ministers of the county, at the same place, February 2d, 1709. This agreement provided that all the ministers of the county should form two Associations, the first consisting of the ministers of Hartford, Windsor, Farmington and Simsbury, and the second, (Hartford South Association) consisting of the ministers of Wethersfield, Middletown, Haddam, Waterbury, Windham, Glastenbury and Colchester.
The original members of the Association were
Timothy Woodbridge, minister of the First Church, Hartford,
Thomas Buckingham,
Second [Windsor, )
Timothy Edwards,
East Windsor, (now 1st Ch., South
Dudley Woodbridge,
Symsbury,
Samuel Whitman,
Farmington,
Samuel Woodbridge,
East Hartford.
Jonathan Marsh, pastor of the church in Windsor was settled probably subsequently to the organization of the Association, but was present at its next meeting, two months later. The seven churches here mentioned were all that then existed within the northern half of the county, including the greater part of the present counties of Tolland and Litchfield. Hartford South Association embraced the same number of churches at first, the whole number of churches in the state at that time being thirty-nine. Two other churches, Enfield First and Suffield First, now connected with this Associa- tion, were organized before this date, but were then included within the limits of Massachusetts colony:
The existing records of the Association cover the whole period since its formation, except a hiatus of eighteen years between 1765 and 1783, and several other periods in the first half century, viz. : 1710-13, 1715-16, 1718, 1729, 1733,1736, 1739 and 1752. In many cases however we have the record of only one or two of the three regular sessions of the body each year, and the records which remain of the earlier years contain frequently little more than the names of the members present, always arranged according to seniority, and the appointment of meetings and preachers for the ensuing year. The Association undoubtedly maintained three sessions each year regularly, February, June and October, until 1801, when the October session was omitted, and semi-annual sessions were held until 1850. Since the last mentioned date the Association has held quarterly sessions.
The records first notice the great revival of 1740 in June 1741, when the Association advised a large increase of ministerial labor, frequent lectures, &c., neighboring ministers assisting each other. It is evident that all the churches were deeply moved, and the many disorders incident brought
308
Hartford North Association.
many questions of interest into the Association. In 1845 the Association adopted a "testimony against Mr. Whitefield," which is referred to, but not recorded.
October 7, 1788, the Association adopted " a plan for sending a missionary into the new countries (probably Vermont) for ten weeks," and appointed Rev. Mr. Perkins of West Hartford to the work, who accepted. This is, probably, the beginning of the modern missionary work by the churches of this country. The work thus begun seems to have been continued, and in October, 1797, the Association "resolved themselves into a missionary society," which was merged in the general society, subsequently formed in October of the following year.
In October, 1794, the Association established or recommended a " concert of prayer for the revival of religion," to be observed by their churches once a fortnight, and issued a circular on the subject to the other associations of the state. The churches of this Association seem to have shared largely in the revivals which marked the closing years of the last century.
Like all the other original Associations, Hartford North has been reduced in numbers from time to time, by the formation of new Associations. Five of the fifteen Associations in the state have come out of the original Hart- ford North Association ; and 88 of the 284 churches in the state have grown from the churches originally connected with it, if we include Enfield and Suffield among them.
The whole number of churches which have been in connection with the Association from the beginning is forty-nine.
The meetings of the Association are quarterly, on the first Monday and Tuesday of March, June, September and December. The proceedings embrace public worship, reading of essays or reviews, sermons and plans of sermons for criticism, critical reading of Greek Testament, discussion of doctrinal and practical questions, and miscellaneous business.
The moderator and scribe are chosen at each session.
The Hartford North Consociation had the same bounds as the Association till the division of the latter in 1844. Subsequently it embraced the churches of the two Associations, Hartford North and Hartford Central. It now embraces all the churches of Ilartford North Association, except two, and a portion of those of the Central and Fourth Associations.
LICENTIATES.
NAME.
DATE. NAME. Aslıbel Pitkin,
DATE.
Daniel Newell,
Aug. 19, 1719
Feb. 7, 1758
Daniel Edwards,
May 9, 1723 George Colton,
Oet. 3, 1758
Jonathan Arnold,
June 2, 1724 Levi Hart,
June 2, 1761
Nehemiah Bull,
June 1, 1725
Seth Lee,
Oct. 6,1761
Timothy Woodbridge, Jr.,
June 3,1735
Jedediah Strong,
Oet. 4,1763
Isaac Baldwin,
Oct. 4, 1737
Jesse Goodell,
Oct. 4, 1763
Joshua Belden,
Oct. 1, 1745
Simeon Miller,
June
5, 1764
Elijah Mason,
Oct. 6, 1747 Ebenezer Kingsbury,
June 6, 1786
Aaron Brown,
June 5. 1750 Abiel Jones,
June 2, 1789
Benjamin Griswold, Jr.,
Oct. 2, 1750 Calvin Chapin,
Oct. 6,1791
Abel Newell,
Feb. 5, 1754 Gordon Johnson,
Oet. 1, 1799
Nathaniel Hooker, Jr.,
Feb. 1, 1757 Jonathan Belden,
Oet. 1, 1799
309
Hartford North Association.
NAME.
DATE.
NAMF.
DATE.
Nathaniel Dwight, Oet. 7, 1801
Mark Ives.
June 7, 1536
James Wheeloek Woodward, Oct. 7, 1801
George W. Bassett,
Dee. 14, 1836 Dee. 14, 1836
Baneroft Fowler,
June 1, 1802
Rufus C. Clapp,
Oliver Wetmore,
Feb. 15, 1803
Ansel Dewey,
Dee. 14, 1836
Elisha Yale,
Feb. 15, 1803
Cushing Eells,
Dec. 14, 1836
Jeremiah Osborn,
Feb. 15, 1803
John F. Norton,
Dee. 14, 1836
Thomas Adams,
Feb. 7. 1804
Royal Reed,
Dee. 14, 1856
Nathan Strong, Jr.,
Feb. 7, 1804
Ezra Adams, Jr.,
Dee. 19, 1837
Cornelius Adams,
June, 1804 David Bancroft, Jr.,
Dec. 19, 1837
Silas Higley,
Feb. 6, 1805
Lumas H. Pease,
Dee. 19, 1837
Nathan Johnson,
Feb. 6, 1805 Lemuel Pomercy,
Dee. 19, 1837
Roswell Swan,
Feb. 6, 1805 James P. Terry,
Dec. 19, 1837
Henry Chapman,
June 3, 1806
Augustus C. Thompson,
Dec. 19, 1837
Elijah G. Welles,
June 3, 1806
George Butterfield,
Dee. 19, 1837
Reuben Chapin,
Feb. 4, 1807
James A. 'Hazen,
Dee. 19, 1837
Chester Colton,
June 8, 1808
Benjamin B. Parsons,
Dee. 19, 1837
Gilbert R. Livingston,
June 8, 1808
Amos G. Beman, (African)
June 5, 1838
Nathaniel G. Huntington,
June 6, 1809
James A. Hawley,
June 4, 1839
Nathan Perkins, Jr.
Feb. 7, 1810
Charles B. McLean,
June 4, 1840
John Bartlett, Jr.,
Feb. 7,1810
Collins Stone,
June 4, 1840
Amasa Loomis, Jr.,
Feb. 6,1811
David F. Robertson,
Nov. 5, 1840
Cornelius B. Everest,
Feb. 3, 1813
Nahum Gale,
June 1, 1841 Y
V Cyrus Yale,
Feb. 3, 1813
Thomes O. Riee,
July 11, 1843
Royal Robbins,
Feb. 2, 1814
Charles F. Gleason,
July 11, 1843
Joseph Mix,
Feb. 2, 1814
Melzar Montague,
July 11, 1843
George Allyn,
Feb. 4, 1818
Alexander Yerrington,
July 11, 1843
Austin Diekinson,
Feb. 4. 1819
Samuel H. Galpin,
June 3, 1845
Anson Hubbard,
Feb. 4, 1819
John C. Strong,
June 3, 1845
Wm. C. Woodbridge,
Feb. 4, 1819
W. A. Benton,
Feb. 3, 1846 June 5, 1849
Amzi Francis,
June 4, 1822
Andrew C. Denison,
June 5, 1849
Flavel S. Gaylord,
June 4, 1822
Isaae N. Lincoln,
June 5, 1849
Elnathan Gridley,
June 4, 1823
Charles II. Norton,
June 5, 1849
Chester Isham,
June 4, 1823
Ira Case,
June 4, 1850
Charles Wadsworth,
June 4, 1823
Frederick H. Brewster,
June 4, 1850
Alpheus Ferry,
Feb. 3, 1924
Francis F. Williams,
June 4, 1550
John Richards,
June 1, 1824
David Breed,
June 4, 1851
Horatio M. Brinsmade,
June 1, 1824
Charles Hartwell,
June 4, 1851
Joseph Foot,
June 1, 1824
Robert D. Miller,
June 4, 1851
Reuben Porter,
June 1, 1824
Wm. R. Palmer,
June 4, 1851
Walter Colton,
June 7, 1825
George J. Stearns,
June 4, 1851
Horatio N. Ilubbell,
Feb. 7,1826
Joseph D. Strong,
June 4, 1851
Bennett Roberts,
Feb. 7,1826
John M. Franeis, Oscar P. Bissell,
June 1, 1852
Algernon L. Kennedy,
June 3, 1828
George W. Connitt,
June 1, 1852
Joel Taleott,
June 3,1828
Timothy A. Hazen,
June 1, 1852
Lemuel Foster,
June 1,1830
William B. Lee,
June 1, 1852
Elijah P. Barrows,
June 7, 1831
Mareus M. Carlton,
June 7,1853
John L. Bartlett,
June 7, 1831
J. W. Mareussohn (Jew),
March 7, 1854
Abel L. Barber,
June 4, 1833
O. W. Merrill,
June 6, 1855
Noah Porter, Jr.,
June 2, 1835
* J. K. Nutting,
June 6, 1855
Wm. E. Dixon, Jr.,
Sept. 17, 1835
* Lieense withdrawn from Mr. Nutting, September 2, 1856.
Sept. 3, 1851
Justin Marsh,
Feb. 6, 1827
Epaphras Goodman,
June 6, 1820
Iliram N. Gates,
HARTFORD SOUTH ASSOCIATION.
In 1811, the following "associational compact " was adopted and signed by the members, and is the compact of the Association at this time :
" We the subscribers, who constitute the South Association of Hartford county, do engage and covenant to watch over each other in things pertain- ing to our Christian and ministerial conduct, and to consider ourselves indi- vidually as amenable to the said Association, whenever it shall call us to an account."
"We further agree that a subscription to this covenant shall constitute membership of the Association."
At the time this "compact" was adopted it was signed by twenty-four ministers.
In October, 1823,
Resolved, That the members of this Association will abstain in their per- sons and families from the use of ardent spirits; and also that they will not give such spirits either to those who labor for them or to those who enjoy hospitality at their houses.
On the subject of Domestic Missions the following passed October 6, 1829:
Resolved, That the members of this Association do cordially approve the object of the Domestic Missionary Society, and that we will exert ourselves in aid of such Society.
1832, the Association declare, with regard to religious charities, that they consider the most important objects to be Home and Foreign Missions, the Bible Society and the American Education Society. They assume the whole responsibility of raising funds, considering each minister to be an agent in his own parish ; but in any special emergency, and at least once in four years, the Association will appoint one of their number to act as agent for each of these objects.
1845. Resolved, That the Association be an Auxiliary Home Missionary Society.
1856, June 3d, A resolution was passed " That it is competent for an As- sociation to ordain a candidate to the work of the gospel ministry."
The Association regards with disapprobation the too common asperity in the tone and language of religious newspapers, and desires the General Asso- ciation to give the weight of its influence against it.
311
Hartford South Association.
LICENTIATES. DATE.
NAME.
DATE.
Josiah Wolcott,
Oct., 1744 Sylvester Sage,
June, 1788
Samuel Fisk,
Feb., 1745 Gad Newell,
June, 1789
Aaron Hutchinson,
Oct., 1747 Joseph E. Camp,
Oct., 1789
Samuel Lockwood,
66 Asahel Hooker,
Joseph Clark,
Feb., 1748
Silas Churchill,
Feb., 1790
Samuel Lankton,
Oct., 1749
Isaac Porter,
June, 1790
Izrahiah Wetmore,
June, 1750
Whitefield Cowles,
Oct., 1790
Joseph Fowler,
June, 1751
James K. Garnsey,
Noadiah Russel,
Oct., 1753 Israel B. Woodward,
June, 1791
Jesse Root,
June, 1757
Stephen Fenn,
Oliver Noble,
Feb., 1758
Asahel S. Norton,
June, 1792
John Eells,
Oct.,
1758
Bezaleel Pinneo,
Oct., 1793
Benj. Boardman,
Fcb.,
1760
Ebenezer Porter, Samuel Shepard,
June, 1794
Caleb Fuller,
June, 1761
Joseph Washburn,
66
Night Saxton, Jr.,
William Hart,
June, 1800
Thomas Niles,
Oct.,
1761
Mark Mead, Eli Hyde,
June, 1804 ¥
Robert Robbins,
June, 1763 Samuel Whittlesey,
Jedidiah Chapman,
June, 1764
Hosea Beckley,
June, 1805
Daniel Fuller,
Elijah Mason,
66
Samuel Rich, Jonathan Bird,
June, 1807
Samuel Woodbridge,
Oct., 1765
John Chester, Jr.,
Oct., 1807
Salmon Hurlbutt,
June, 1766 John Marsh, Jr.,
June, 1809
Chauncey Whittlesey,
June 1767 Charles A. Goodrich,
June, 1815
Sterling Graves,
Oct., 1767
William Chester,
Oct.,
1817
Samuel Eells,
Feb., 1768
William Williams,
June,
1820
James Eells,
Oet., 1768
Joseph Goodrich,
June, 1822
Oliver Deming,
Oct., 1769
Edward Robinson,
Oct., 1822
Nathaniel Emmons,
Sammuel HI Cowles,
Oct. 1824
Robert Hubbard, Jr.,
Oct., 1771
Timothy Stillman, 2d,
Oct. 1829
Joseph Kirby, Jr.
Harvey R. Hitchcock,
Oct. 1830
Gershom Bulkley,
June, 1772
Judalı Ely, (revoked June 5, 1832),
June 1831
Wm. Lockwood,
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.