History of the First Congregational church, Stonington, Conn., 1674-1874. With the report of bi-centennial proceedings, June 3, 1874. With appendix containing statistics of the church, Part 21

Author: Wheeler, Richard Anson, b. 1817
Publication date: 1875
Publisher: Norwich, Conn., T. H. Davis & co.
Number of Pages: 330


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Feb. 16, 1707, Amie, daughter of Moses Palmer.


March 16, 1707, Zebulon, son of Francis West.


March 23, 1707, Mrs. Sarah Fitch, owned the Covenant.


The same day, Judith and Sarah, daughters of Joseph Fitch, baptized.


April 6, 1707, Mrs. Daniel Eldredge, wife of Capt. Daniel Eldredge, owned the Covenant, and was baptized.


The same day, James, Thomas, Freelove, Hannah, and Sarah, children of Capt. Daniel Eldredge.


April 27, 1707, Ann, daughter of Samuel Chesebrough.


The same day, Sarah, daughter of Joseph Stanton.


The same day, Daniel, son of Samuel Church.


The same day, Tamzon, wife of Edward Willcocks, of Westerly, owned the Covenant, and baptized.


May 18, 1707, Nehemiah, son of Nehemiah Palmer.


The same day, Abigail, daughter of Gershom Lambert.


The same day, Sarah, daughter of William Parke.


The same day, Stephen, son of Joseph Bennet.


May 25, 1707, Jonathan Wiat, and his son Jonathan.


June 15, 1707, Mellison, daughter of John Yeomans.


June 22, 1707, Ebenezer Billings, Jr., and his wife Phebey owned the Cove- nant.


The same day, Abigail, daughter of Ebenezer Billings.


July 13, 1707, John, son of James Dean.


July 27, 1707, Benjamin Ellis, and Susanna Hoals, adults.


The same day, Samuell, son of Daniel Palmer.


The same day, Mary, daughter of Henry Cobb.


Aug. 3, 1707, Sarah Packer, an adult person.


Aug. 17, 1707, Samuell, son of Capt. John Mason.


Aug. 30, 1707, Lydia, daughter of Samuel Utley.


Sept. 7, 1707, Nathan, son of Capt. Nathaniel Chesebrough.


Sept. 30, 1707, Ann, daughter of Nathaniel Ayres.


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Oct. 5, 1707, Ann, daughter of Isaac Thompson.


Oct. 13, 1707, Joseph Gard, an adult.


Oct. 26, 1707, Richard Chapman, an adult.


vThe same day, Amie, daughter of Jonathan Copp. Nov. 9, 1707, Daniel Gard, an adult.


The same day, William, son of William Bently.


Dec. 1707, Mary, wife of John Wells, and Mary, wife of Richard Ellis, and Mary Eldridge, adult.


Feb. 9, 1703, Rebecca, daughter of Elisha Chesebrough.


The same day, Ann, daughter of Daniel Palmetor.


March 21, 1708, Daniel, son of Daniel Denison.


The same day, Ann, daughter of Robart Denison.


April 8, 1708, Joanna, wife of David Hilliard.


The same day, Deborah, William, Priscilla, and John, children of David Hil- liard.


The same day, Content, daughter of Benjamin Hewitt.


May 2, 1708, James, son of Docter James Noyes.


The same day, Jonathan, son of Richard Wheeler.


The same day, Grace, daughter of Joseph Minor, Jun. The same day, Abigail, daughter of Samuell Frink. May 16, 1708, Judith, daughter of Jonathan Palmer. The same day, Sarah, daughter of John Randall. June 6, 1708, Joseph, son of John Frink.


The same day, Mary and Joanna, daughters of Christopher Miner.


June 26, 1708, Simeon, son of Lieut. Ephraim Minor.


The same day, Bartholomew, son of Robart Coats.


The same day, Hannah and Patience, daughters of Eleazer Brown. July 11, 1708, Lucretia, daughter of Samuell Rogers. July 18, 1708, Jeremiah, son of Jeremiah Main.


July 25, 1708, Joseplı, son of Robert Parks. Aug. 1, 1708, James Babcock, an adult.


The same day, James, son of James Babcock.


The same day, Dorothy, daughter of Thomas Noyes.


Aug. 8, 1708, Elizabeth, daughter of William Davenport.


Aug. 1, 1708, William Sanford of Newport, an adult. The same day, Thankfull, daughter of William Sanford.


Jan. 2, 1709, Joseph, son of John Breed. Jan. 1709, Mary, daughter of William Willocks. Feb. 27, 1709, Robert, son of Daniel Shaw.


April 10, 1709, Sarah, daughter of William Stanton.


The same day, Prudence, daughter of Peter Randall. April, 1709, John, son of Ebenezer Billings.


April 24, 1709, Amos, son of Samuell Chesebrough.


May 8, 1709, Elias, son of Isaac Thompson.


The same day, Mary, daughter of Jonathan Palmer. May 15, 1709, Thomas Bellan, an adult. The same day, Judith, daughter of Joseph Gard.


|May 22, 1709, Elijah, son of Jonathan Wiat. June 19, 1709, Christopher, son of Francis West. July 10, 1709, Alithea, daughter of - Cogsill, of Saybrook.


July 31, 1709, Dorothy and Amie, daughters of Gershom Cottrell. The same day, Daniel, son of Daniel Badger. Aug. 7, 1709, Hannah, wife of Henry Jones. The same day, Stephen, son of Nehemiah Palmer, Jun. The same day, Elijah, Mary, and Samuell, children of Henry Jones. - 1709, Jemima, daughter of Captain John Mason. The same day, James, son of William Parks. The same day, Sarah, daughter of Joseph Bennet. Sept. 4, 1709, Richard, son of Richard Ellis.


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STATISTICS OF THE CHURCH.


The same day, Nathan, son of John Randall.


The same day, Katherine Dodge, of Block Island, an adult.


Sept. 25, 1709, William, an illegitimate son of Sarah Ellis. .


Oct. 30, 1709, Abigail, daughter of Moses Palmer.


Nov. 28, 1709, Oliver, son of David Hilliard.


Dec. 4, 1709, Thomas, son of Robert Denison.


The same day, John, son of Jonathan Copp.


Dec. 18, 1709, Daniel, son of Ichabod Palmer.


Jan. 22, 1710, Charles, son of James Miner.


The same day, Patience, daughter of Samuel Rogers.


Feb. 13, 1710, William Steward, an adult person.


March 13, 1710, George Plumb and his wife Prudence, and Lemuell Richard- son owned the Covenant.


The same day, Prudence, daughter of George Plumb, baptized.


March 26, 1710, Beebee, son of Daniel Denison.


The same day, Mehitabel, wife of Lemuel Richardson owned ye Covenant.


The same day, Mehitabel, daughter of Lemuel Richardson baptized.


April 9, 1710, John Bennit, and Mary Parke, widow, owned the Covenant in publick, and both baptized.


The same day, John Bennit, Jun. and Samuel Bennit, owned the covenant in publick, and were baptized, all adults.


The same day, John Parke, Jun., an adult.


The same day, Thomas, Joseph, Elizabeth, Isaac, and Nathan, children of John Bennit.


The same day, Nathaniel, son of Capt. John Swan.


The same day, Nathaniel, son of James Babcock, Jun.


April 16, 1710, Thomas, son of Thomas Noyes.


May 7, 1710, Deborah, daughter of Robart Parke.


The same day, Lydia, daughter of Elihu Chesebrough.


May 14, 1710, Thomas, son of Lieut. John Jackson, of Newtown.


The same day, Lieut. John Jackson's wife owned the Covenant.


The same day, Abigail, daughter of William Chesebrough, baptized.


May 21, 1710, Benajah, son of James Dean.


May 28, 1710, Henry, son of Henry Cobb.


The same day, Mary, daughter of Isaac Thompson.


The same day, Walter, son of Benjamin Hewitt, Jun.


The same day, John Dow owned the Covenant in publick


June 18, 1710, John, son of John Dow, baptized.


June 25, 1710, Peter, son of Richard Ellis.


The same day, Ichabod, son of Ezekiel Main.


The same day was the Sacrament.


July 2, 1710, Benjamin, son of John Frinke.


The same day, Sarah, daughter of Samuel Denison.


July 16, 1710, Joannah, daughter of Benjamin Miner.


July 23, 1710, Joseph, and Prudence, children of Joseph Denison.


July 30, 1710, Bridget, daughter of James Noyes.


The same day, Rebecca, daughter of Daniel Palmeter.


Aug. 13, 1710, Dorothy, daughter of Joseph Stanton.


The same day, Jeremiah, son of Samuel Utley.


Aug. 20, 1710, Jonathan, son of Samuel Church.


Sept. 3, 1710, Richard, son of Richard Wheeler.


The same day, Mary, daughter of Richard Stevens.


The same day, Mary, daughter of Thomas Hollioak.


Oct. 22, 1710, Mary, daughter of Samuel Chesebrough.


Nov. 19, 1710, John, son of Samuel Hinckley.


The same day, Samuel, son of, and Martha, Joanah, and Mary, daughters of Samuel Hinckley.


Nov. 26, 1710, John, son of Joseph Hunt, the glazier.


Dec. 2, 1710, William, Ann, Lucy, and Abigail, children of William Denison.


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STATISTICS OF THE CHURCH.


Dec. 10, 1710, Marcy, daughter of Samuel Parks. Jan. 21, 1711, Jedediah, son of Elisha Chesebrough. March 5, 1711, Thomas, son of Thomas Miner. The same day, Silvanus, and Hannah, children of Thomas Miner. March 12, 1711, Stephen, son of Ephraim Minor. March 19, 1711, Bethia, daughter of John Breed. The same day, Hannah, daughter of Jonathan Palmer. The same day, Sarah, daughter of Ephraim Fellows. The same day, Jemima, daughter of Daniel Shaw. March 26, 1711, Bridget, daughter of Joseph Miner, Sen. April 22, 1711, Joseph, son of Joseph Fitch.


May 6, 1711, Abigail, daughter of Jonathan Wiat. May 20, 1711, Richard, son of John Kegwin. The same day, Hephzabeth, daughter of Jeremiah Main. The same day, Sarah, daughter of Richard Chapman. May 27, 1711, Wait, son of William Palmer. The same day, Samuel, son of Lemuell Richardson. The same day, Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer Billings, Jun. The same day, Gershom, son of Gershom Holdredge. June 3, 1711, Thankfull, daughter of Benjamin Hewitt. The same day, Elizabeth, daughter of Young Werden. June 10, 1711, Daniel, son of Joseph Gard. July 1, 1711, Joseph, son of Cyprian Whipple. The same day, Mary, daughter of Cyprian Whipple. The same day, Prudence, daughter of William Stanton. July 22, 1711, David, son of James Dean. The same day, Enoch, son of Daniel Badger.


Aug. 12, 1711, Lucy, daughter of Lieutenant Robert Denison. The same day, Joseph, son of David Hilliard. The same day, John, son of Theophilus Baldwin. Aug. 19, 1711, Mary, daughter of Nicholas Cottrell.


Aug. 26, 1711, Amie, daughter of William Willcocks.


Sept. 9, 1711, Marcy, daughter of William Denison, Jun. The same day, William Denison, owned the Covenant publickly. Sept. 30, 1711, Pelathiah, son of Frances West baptized. The same day, Samuel, son of William Parks.


Nov. 11, 1711, Mary, daughter of John Yeomans.


Nov. 18, 1711, Abijah, son of Nehemiah Palmer, Jun.


Nov. 25, 1711, Dorothy, daughter of Moses Palmer. Dec. 2, 1711, Peter, son of Peter Randall. Jan. 6, 1712, Lydia Anderson, an adult person. March 16, 1712, Daniel, son of James Miner.


March 23, 1712, Benjamin, son of Robert Parks.


April 13, 1712, Samuel, son of Samuel Rogers, of Westerly.


The same day, Mary, daughter of Thomas Noyes.


The same day, Barrandal, daughter of Joseph Denison.


The same day, Zerviah, daughter of John Miner. The same day, John Miner owned the Covenant in publick.


The same day, Sarah, daughter of Joseph Palmer, baptized. May 8, 1712, Rebecca, daughter of Elihu Chesebrough. May 11, 1712, Rachell, daughter of Daniel Denison. May 18, 1712, Elias, son of James Babcock. June 2, 1712, Mary, wife of Samuel Yeomans. The same day, Mehitabel, daughter of John Brown.


The same day, Thankfull, daughter of Samuel Hinckley. The same day, Mary, daughter of Samuel Yeomans. June 22, 1712, Joseph, son of Joseph Stanton. June 29, 1712, Ichabod, son of John Randall. July 13, 1712, Barrandal, daughter of Samuel Stanton, Jun.


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STATISTICS OF THE CHURCH.


The same day, Nathan, son of Benjamin Hewitt, Jun. July 19, 1712, Zebulon, son of Elisha Chesebrough.


The same day, Joseph, son of Joseph Miner.


July 27, 1712, Asa, son of John Swan.


The same day, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Holioak.


The same day, John, son of William Bently, of Lebanon.


Aug. 3, 1712, Thomas, son of John Kegwin.


Aug. 24, 1712, Ann, daughter of Samuel Chesebrough.


Oct. 5, 1712, Mercy Dunbar's children were baptized, she having owned ye Covenant, the same day. Her children were Thankful, and Mary.


Oct. 26, 1712, Joanah, daughter of Samuel Parker.


Nov. 2, 1712, Minor, son of Josiah Grant.


Dec. 7, 1712, Prudence, daughter of Richard Wheeler.


Dec. 22, 1712, Dorothy, daughter of James Noyes.


Feb. 8, 1713, Hannah, daughter of Ephraim Miner. March 1, 1713, Abigail, daughter of Daniel Palmeter.


May 3, 1713, Richard, son of Daniel Eldredge. May 10, 1713, Abigail, daughter of Samuel Gustin. May 17, 1713, James, son of Captain John Mason.


7 The same day, Tabitha, daughter of Daniel Badger.


. May 24, 1713, Dorothy, daughter of William Holdredge. The same day, Dorothy, daughter of David Hilliard. The same day, Hannah, daughter of William Wheeler. May 31, 1713, Peter, son of Peter Randall.


June 14, 1713, Samuell, son of Samuell Denison.


June 21, 1713, Bridgit, and Susanna, daughters of Isaac Thompson.


June 28, 1713, Ann Bell, an adult person. July 6, 1713, Alice Amos, an adult person.


The same day, Patience Stuart, an adult person.


July 26, 1713, Hannah, daughter of Jonathan Palmer.


Aug. 2, 1712, Mary, daughter of Moses Palmer.


Aug. 23, 1713, Thomas, son of William Stanton.


Sept. 6, 1713, William, son of Cyprian Whipple.


The same day, Nathaniel, son of Ephraim Fellows.


Oct. 11, 1713, Rufus, son of Daniel Palmer.


Oct. 24, 1713, Deborah, daughter of John Ellis.


The same day, Thankful, daughter of Henry Jones. The same day, Hannah, and Phebe, daughters of Joseph Bennet. Nov. 15, 1713, Sarah, daughter of William Willcocks. Nov. 29, 1713, Martha, daughter of Jonathan Wiat.


Jan. 17, 1714, Priscilla, daughter of Theophilus Baldwin.


Feb. 7, 1714, John Gustin, an adult person, was baptized, owning the Cove- nant in publick.


Feb. 14, 1714, Elizabeth, daughter of John Gustin.


March 21, 1714, Mary, daughter of Joseph Palmer. The same day, William, son of John Frink.


March 28, 1714, Thrustum, son of Margaret Billings. April 4, 1714, Isaac, son of William Wheeler. The same day, Abigail, daughter of John Ford.


The same day, Jonathan, son of Thomas Miner.


May 9, 1714, Thankful, daughter of James Dean. May 16, 1714, Thomas Shaw, owned the Covenant in publick.


The same day, Joseph, son of Thomas Shaw, baptized.


The same day, Thankful, daughter of John Frink.


The same day, Sarah, daughter of John Randall. The same day, Mary, daughter of John Clark. May 23, 1714, Thankfull, daughter of Samuel Rogers, of Westerly.


May 30, 1714, Joseph Page and Mary, his wife, owned the Covenant in pub- lick.


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STATISTICS OF THE CHURCH.


The same day, Hannah, daughter of Joseph Page. June 6, 1714, James, son of Thomas Noyes.


The same day, Amos, son of Joseph Denison.


The same day, Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Denison.


The same day, Phebe, daughter of Ebenezer Billings. July 10, 1714, Thankfull, daughter of Nehemiah Palmer. The same day, Mary, daughter of John Jamison. July 11, 1714, Sarah, daughter of James Babcock, Jun.


July 25, 1714, Ebenezer, son of John Yeomans.


Aug. 8, 1714, Elisha, son of Elihu Chesebrough.


Aug. 28, 1714, Benjamin Palmer's confession was publickly read.


Sept. 5, 1714, Allin, son of John Breed, baptized.


Nov. 7, 1714, Samuel Parker and David Badger were dismissed unto the Coventry church.


Nov. 21, 1714, Samuel, son of Samuel Yeomans, baptized.


Jan. 9, 1715, Mary, daughter of William Chesebrough. Feb. 20, 1715, John, son of Joseph Stanton.


" The same day, Lucy, daughter of Daniel Denison. April 3, 1715, Samuel Frink owned the Covenant in publick. The same day, Samuel, son of Samuel Frink, baptized. April 10, 1715, Samuel, son of Ephraim Miner.


April 17, 1715, Robert, son of Gershom Holdredge. April 2, 1715, Sarah, daughter of James Noyes. The same day, John, son of John Lambart. May 1, 1715, Esther, daughter of William Denison. May 15, 1715, Abigail, daughter of James Minor. The same day, Elias, son of Ichabod Palmer. The same day, Irena, daughter of Jonathan Palmer. June 12, 1715, Abijah, son of Captain John Mason.


The same day, Sarah, daughter of Samuell Stanton, Jun.


The same day, Elizabeth, daughter of John Swan. The same day, Elioner, daughter of Nicholas Cotrell. July 10, 1715, William Billings and his wife made a public confession.


The same day, Stephen, son of Stephen Richardson baptized.


The same day, Gershom, son of Benjamin Hewitt, Jun. July 17, 1715, Moses, son of Moses Palmer.


The same day, Benajah, son of William Billings, Jun.


July 31, 1715, Joshua, son of Isaac Thompson.


The same day, Nathaniel, son of Ebenezer Williams.


Aug. 14, 1715, Benjamin, son of John Randall. Aug. 21, 1715, Nathaniel, son of Jeremiah Main. The same day, Anna, daughter of Jeremiah Main.


The same day, Hannah, daughter of Richard Stevens.


The same day, Elizabeth, daughter of John Kegwin.


Aug. 28, 1715, Elizabeth, daughter of James Babcock, Jun. Sept. 11, 1715, John, son of John Clarke.


The same day, Elizabeth, daughter of Hannah and Jno Gifford of Norwich.


Sept. 18, 1715, Rachell, daughter of William Davenport.


Oct. 9, 1715, Sarah, daughter of Samuell Chesebrough. Nov. 6, 1715, Abigail, daughter of Robert Denison. The same day, Sarah, daughter of John Ellis. The same day, Hezekiah, son of Shadrach Lampher.


Nov. 20, 1715, Hulda, daughter of Daniel Palmer. Feb. 12, 1716, Sanford, son of Thomas Noyes. March 16, 1716, Joanna, daughter of Samuel Denison. April 22, 1716, William, son of John Noyes. The same day, Benoni, son of David Hilliard.


The same day, Ann, daughter of William Wheeler.


The same day, Sarah, and Martha, daughters of Isaac Williams.


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STATISTICS OF THE CHURCH.


The same day, Isaac Williams, and his wife Sarah owned the Covenant. April 29, 1716, Mary, daughter of Samuell Rogers, of Westerly, baptized. May 20, 1716, John, son of Jeremiah Main.


June 3, 1716, Joseph, son of Elisha Avery.


June 24, 1716, Thankfull, daughter of William Billings.


July 15, 1716, John, son of John Minor.


Aug. 5, 1716, Grace, daughter of Ebenezer Billings, Jun.


Aug. 12, 1716, Jedediah, son of Henry Stevens, Jun.


The same day, Nathan, son of Joseph Denison.


Sept. 9, 1716, Nathaniel, son of Joseph Stanton.


The same day, Prudence, daughter of Elisha Chesebrough.


Sept. 17, 1716, Daniel Eldredge owned the Covenant, and his children Abi- gail, and Zerviah, were baptized.


The same day, Freelove, daughter of James Minor. Sept. 30, 1716, Gershom, son of John Breed.


Oct. 7, 1716, Mercy, daughter of Samuell Hinckly.


The same day, Elizabeth, wife John Jamison, owned the Covenant.


The same day, Margrett, daughter of John Jamison, baptized.


Oct. 21, 1716, Zipporah, daughter of James Billings. The same day, Priscilla, daughter of John Peirson.


Nov. 12, 1716, Patience, daughter of Richard Stevens.


Nov. 14, 1716, Robert, son of Thomas Stanton, Jun.


Nov. 25, 1716, Amie, daughter of Israel Hewitt.


Dec. 30, 1716, Theophilus, son of Theophilus Baldwin.


April 28, 1717, Benadam Gallup, and his wife, owned the Covenant in pub- lick.


The same day, Benadam, son of Benadam Gallup, baptized.


The same day, Elizabeth, daughter of Mordecai and Mercy Dunbar.


May 12, 1717, John, son of Daniel Denison.


The same day, William, and Nathan, sons of William Willcocks.


The same day, Gershom, son of John Lambert, and Prudence, daughter of Isaac Thompson.


May 19, 1717, Sanford, son of Thomas Noyes.


The same day, Daniel, son of Joseph Bennett.


June 2, 1717, Martha, daughter of William Wheeler.


The same day, Love, daughter of Jonathan Palmer.


The same day, William, son of William Denison.


June 23, 1717, Elipha, daughter of James Noyes, Jun.


June 30, 1717, Esther, daughter of John Frink.


July 7, 1717, Benjamin Hewitt, son of Benjamin Hewitt, Jun.


The same day, Nicholas, son of Nicholas Cotrell. The same day, Samuell, son of John Clarke. The same day, Mary, daughter of Samuell Stanton, Jun.


The same day, Joanna, daughter of William Stanton.


July 24, 1717, William, son of Samuell Yeomans.


July 31, 1717, Rebecca, daughter of John Randall.


The same day, Mary, daughter of John Kegwin.


July 28, 1717, Hannah, wife of George Palmer owned the Covenant, and her children Christopher, and Zebulon, were baptized.


Aug. 4, 1717, Jonathan Rood, and his wife Mary, made publick confession, and Jonathan was baptized, (an adult person).


Sept. 1, 1717, Joseph, son of George Palmer. The same day, Mary, daughter of John Brown.


The same day, Nathan, son of William Stuart.


Sept. 29, 1717, Grace, daughter of Samuel Rogers of Westerly.


The same day, Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Page.


Oct. 13, 1717, George, son of Captain Robart Denison.


The same day, - daughter of John Ellis.


Nov. 17, 1717, Abigail, daughter of Elisha Chesebrough.


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Nov. 24, 1717, Phebe, daughter of Joseph Palmer.


Feb. 9, 1718, Jabez Rood, and his son Asa.


Feb. 2, 1718, Elisha, son of Ebenezer Williams.


Feb. 9, 1718, Jabez Rood, an adult person, owned the Covenant.


-March 2, 1718, Mary, daughter of Jonathan Wiat, baptized.


March 23, 1718, Isaac, son of Samuell Frinke.


The same day, Isaac, son of Isaac Williams.


May 5, 1718, Submit, daughter of Moses Palmer.


The same day, Rachell, ye daughter of William Davenport.


May 25, 1718, John, William, Desire, and Thankfull, children of John Wil- liams.


The same day, Richardson, son of William Avery.


The same day, William Avery and his wife owned the Covenant.


The same day, Elisha, son of Elisha Avery, baptized.


June 1, 1718, William Coats and his wife owned the Covenant, and Expe- rience, their daughter, baptized.


June 22, 1718, Samuell, son of Samuell Gustin.


The same day, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Shaw.


The same day, Israel, son of Thomas Shaw.


July 6, 1718, John, son of John Noyes.


July 13, 1718, David, son of Nehemiah Palmer.


The same day, Mary, daughter of Nehemiah Palmer.


July 20, 1718, Miriam, daughter of Ezekiel Main, Jun., deceased, now brought up by Mr. Fish.


The same day, Nathaniel Gallup and his wife owned the Covenant publickly. July 27, 1718, Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel Gallup, baptized.


The same day, was the Sacrament.


The same day, Abigail Hilliard, an adult person, owned the Covenant, and was baptized.


Aug. 3, 1718, Joanna, daughter of Joseph Denison.


Aug. 17, 1718, Lydia, daughter of Daniel Palmer.


Aug. 24, 1718, Thankfull, daughter of Thomas Stanton, Jun.


Aug. 31, 1718, Walter, son of Walter Palmer.


The same day, Mary, daughter of Shadrach Lampher. 1 Sept. 28, 1718, Mary, daughter of William Billings.


The same day, Elizabeth, daughter of Jonathan Roads.


Oct. 12, 1718, Jeremiah, son of John Peirson.


The same day, Ann, daughter of James Minor.


Oct. 19, 1718, Gideon, son of Gideon Cobb.


Nov. 2, 1718, Ann, daughter of Ebenezer Billings, Jun.


The same day, George Denison, and his wife Lucy, owned ye Covenant.


The same day, Ann, daughter of George Denison baptized.


Feb. 1, 1719, Isaiah, son of James Babcock, Jun.


March 29, 1719, Silvester, son of Theophilus Baldwin. April 5, 1719, Prudence, daughter of Daniel Denison. April 12, 1719, Esther, daughter of Benadam Gallup.


April 19, 1719, Hannah, daughter of William Denison 2nd.


The same day, Amnos Hallam owned ye Covenant. April 26, 1719, Was the Sacrament administered. The same day, Mr. Joseph Noyes preacht from 1 Peter ii. 7. May 3, 1719, Abigail, daughter of John Lambert baptized. The same day, Abijah, son of Benjamin Hewitt.


The same day, Zerviah, daughter of Israel Hewitt.


The same day, Bridget, daughter of William Stanton.


May 17, 1719, Rebecca, daughter of Thomas Noyes. The same day, Mabel, daughter of John Yeomans. May 24, 1719, Prudence, daughter of Jonathan Palmer.


May, 1719, Content, daughter of John Jamison.


May, 1719, Tamer, an adult woman, owned ye Covenant, and was baptized.


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June 21, 1719, Richard, son of Richard Stevens.


July 5, 1719, Hallit, son of Henry Cobb.


July 12, 1719, Samuel, son of Samuel Stanton.


July 19, 1719, Esther, daughter of John Clarke.


Aug. 16, 1719, Isaac, son of Ephraim Fellows.


Aug. 23, 1719, John, son of Daniel Shaw.


Aug. 30, 1719, George, son of George Palmer.


Oct. 25, 1719, Peter, son of Jeremiah Main.


The same day, Oliver, son of William Stuart.


The same day, Was the Sacrament.


Nov. 1, 1719, Rufus, son of Jabez Rood.


Nov. 22, 1719, Joseph, son of Joseph Palmer.


The 18th day of December, 1719, The Reverend Mr. James Noyes was taken sick and so continued until the 30th day of the same month, (he dyed) he having served in the publick ministry in this place fifty-five years and six months. He lived much desired, and dyed much lamented. Rev. James Noyes' baptisms, 1176.


BAPTISMS AFTER THE DEATH OF REVEREND MR. NOYES, AND BEFORE THE ORDINATION OF REVEREND EBENEZER ROSSETER.


Feb. 28, 1720, Elizabeth, daughter of William Steall, was baptized, by Rev- erend Mr. Samuell Eastorbrooks, Pastor at Canterbury.


June 19, 1720, Mr. Eliphalet Adams, Pastor of ye Church of Christ at New London, being desired of this Church to come, & baptized John, son of Nathanael Gallup, Rebecca, daughter of Moses Palmer, Prudence, daugh- ter of Thomas Miner, Mercy, daughter of John Williams, Thomas, son of Thomas Shaw, and Daniel, and Mary, children of Richard Ellis. The same day, He administered the Sacrament.


May 21, 1721, Mr. John Prentice, Pastor at Lancaster was at Stonington, and Preacht in ye afternoon and with leave of ye Church administered the Sacrament, and baptized Joseph, son of John Noyes, and David, son of Samuel Frinke.


June 23, 1721, Mr. Samuel Whiting, Pastor of ye Church of Christ at Wind- ham Preacht. A Lecture, and baptized Daniel, son of Daniel Denison, Oliver, son of James Babcock, and Benadam, son of William Denison. Nov. 12, 1721, The Reverend Mr. Salmon Treat, Pastor of ye Church at Preston Preacht at Stonington, and baptized Abigail, daughter of Thomas Noyes.


Jan. 30, 1722, By a vote of ye Church was ye day for Humiliation and Prayer, ye Elders present, was Mr. Samuel Wells, Mr. Joseph Coyte, and Mr. Ephraim Woodbridge.


Mr. Ephraim Woodbridge, Pastor of ye Church in Groton, baptized Jabez, son of James Chesebrough, Lucy, daughter of Elisha Chesebrough, Na- than, son of Isaac Williams, and Lucy, daughter of George Denison. < April 26, 1722, Being a day of General Fast in this Collony, Mr. Stephen Williams, Pastor of a Church in, - baptized Lois, daughter of Moses Palmer, Frances, daughter of Joseph Palmer, Mary, daughter of Thomas Stanton.




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