Records of the society or parish of Turkey Hills, now the town of East Granby, Connecticut, 1737-1791, Part 6

Author: Turkey Hills Parish (Conn.). 4n; Bates, Albert Carlos, 1865- 4n
Publication date: 1901
Publisher: Hartford : Albert Carlos Bates
Number of Pages: 92


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Also Voted to Reconsider a vote of Jan" IIth 1786 wherein Regular Congregational & Baptifts minifters might Preach in ye meeting house which they Now Difallow


Also voted to Difolve ye meeting


[68] Turkey hills Society


Nov" 3d 1788 at an annual Society meeting held at ye meet- ing house in Sª Society when met


Voted That Major Andrew Hillyer be a moderator of This meeting


also Voted That Elijah Owen be Clerk for ye year Insuing


also Voted That Asahel Holcomb Esq" David Bernard & David Goold be a Prudential Comtt for ye year Insuing


also Voted That David Goold be Treasurer for ye year In- suing


also Voted That Majr Andrew Hillier be a Collector for ye year Insuing


also Voted That Elijah Owen Rofwell Skinner & Ezekiel be a Scholl Comtt & be Joined with Nath11 winchel to call in or Settle it in ye Beft manner Pofsible


also Voted to Disolve


Turkey hills Society


Decr 3ª 1788 at a Society meeting held at the meeting house in Sª Society when met


Voted That Asahel Holcomb Esq' be moderator of this meeting


also Voted to Raise ye Sum of Three Pounds ten Shillings to be Paid in Grain wheat at 58 Rie 3 Shillings & Indian Corn at 28/6ª Pr Bushel To be Laid out to Repair ye meeting house ye Soct Comtt to be a Comtt for That Purpose


Also Voted to abate Joseph Griswolds Rate of If 108 5ª 3qr Jefse Clarks Rate of 108 6ª 2qr ye above Rates are in Richard Gay Jun' hands


Also Voted to Raise the Sum of Four Pounds in order to Pay up Some Arearages in ye Society To be Paid as ye above 3ª Ios by ye First Day of Jar 1789


Also Voted to Seat ye meeting house


Also Voted That Capt Lemuel Bates L' Elisha Winchel m" Asahel Holcomb Jur Capt Matthew Griswold mr David Bernerd Capt Micah Griffen mr David Goold mr Jofeph Forward Jr Ens Sam11 Clark m' Rofwell Skinner m' Luke Thrall & m" Rofwell Phelps be a Comtt for That Purpose also Voted That this meeting be adjourned to be held at ye meeting house in This Society on ye First Day of Jan" 1789 at 2 O Clock after noon


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[69] Turkey hills Society


July 3ª 1788 at a Society meeting held at ye meeting house in Sd Society when met


Voted That Capt Matthew Griswold be a moderator of Sd meeting


also Voted to Raise ye sum of Twenty one Pound in order to hire ye Revd m" Elam Potter to Preach ye Gospel amongst us & to be Paid in wheat at five Shillings Pr Bushel Rie at 3 shillings & Indian Corn at 28 6ª Pr Bushel Sª Tax to be Paid by ye first of Jan" 1789


also Voted to Disolve


The above Votes on this Page Ought to have been Recorded before the two Last meeting Votes


Turkey hills Society


Jan' Ist 1789 at an adjourned Society meeting held at ye meeting house in Sª Society when met Voted to Establish ye Seating Done by ye Seaters That were Chosen ye 3ª Day of Decr Last


als Voted to Defolve This meeting


Turkey hills Society Nov 2ª 1789


at an Annual Society meeting held at ye meeting the meet- ing house in Said Society when met Voted That Asahel Hol- comb Esq' be moderator of Sd meeting


Also Voted that Elijah Owen be Society Clerk for the year Insuing


also Voted that Asahel Holcomb Esqr David Bernard and Joseph Cornish be a Prudential Comtte for the year Insuing


also Voted that David Goold be a Society Treasurer for year Insuing


also Voted that David Bernard be a Collector for ye year Insuing


also Voted that Elijah Owen Rofwel Skinner and Ezekiel Phelps be a School Comtt for ye year Insuing


Also Voted that ye Prudential Comt be Impowered to [70] Appropriate the three Pound ten Shillings Raisd to Repair the meeting house to Pay m' Zophar Bates also Voted to Disolve the meeting


Turkey hills Society Febr 4th 1790


at a Society meeting held at ye meeting house in Sª Society when met Voted That Thomas Hawley be moderator of Said meeting


Also Voted to hire Preaching for Six months out of twelve or one half ye time


also Voted That Capt Joseph Forward m' Richard Gay & Elijah Owen be a Comtte to See if ye Society of West Suffield or Poquonook will agree to Join with this Society to hire Preaching together for one year


also Voted to Disolve ye meeting


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Turkey hills Society march 29th 1790


at a Society meeting held at ye meeting house in Sª Society when met


Voted that Asahel Holcomb Esqr be moderator of Sd meeting


Voted That David Goold & Elijah Owen be a Comtt To Settle with Micah Moor


also Voted to adjourn this meeting to ye 6th of April Next to this Place at 2 O Clock in ye afternoon


Turkey hills Society April 6th 1790


Met according to adjournment when met Voted That nir David Goold Settle with Micah Moor & get his Discharg


Also Voted that ye Treasurer & m" Joseph Cornifh Settle with mr Zophar Bates Respecting Jefse Clarks Rate and other things


also Voted that ye Comtte make abatements as they Shall Think Proper on major Hillyers Rates Bills


[71] Turkey hills Society Nov" Ist 1790


at an Annual Society meeting held at the meeting house in Sª Society when met


Voted That Asahel Holcomb Esqr be moderator of said meeting


also Voted that Elijah Owen be a Society Clerk for ye year Insuing


also Voted that m' David Goold m' David Bernard & m" Joseph Cornish be a Society Comtt for ye year Insuing


also Voted That mr David Goold be Treasurer for ye year Insuing


Also Voted That David Barnard be a Collector for the year Insuing


also Voted that Elijah Owen Rofwell Skinner & Richard Gay J' be a School Comt for ye year Insuing


Also Voted to Disolve this meeting


Turkey hills Society Nov 27th 1790


at a Society meeting held at ye meeting house in Sd Society when met


Voted that Asahel Holcomb Esq' be moderator of Sd meeting


also Voted to adjourn this meeting to this Place to ye first Tuesday of Decr Next at 2 O Clock after noon


Turkey hills Society Decr 7th 1790


The meeting met according to adjournment When met Voted to adjourn this meeting to Capt Joel Clarks to be opened Immediately


met according to adjournment at Sd Clarks when met Voted That ye Prudential Comtte are Impowerd to Lay out what money is in ye Collectors hands to Repair ye meeting house


also Voted to Difsolve


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[72] Turkey hills Society may 23ª 1791


at a Society meeting held at ye meeting house on Sd Day according to ye warning When met


Voted That Asahel Holcomb Esq' be moderator of Sa meeting


also Voted to hire a Gofpel minifter or minifters for Such a time as a Committee to be Chofen for That Purpofe Shall Think fit


also Voted to Raise ye Sum of Thirty Pounds to Defray ye Charges of hireing a Preacher or Preachers & to Pay for his Board & horse keeping as Long as Sd money Shall Last


also Voted That ye Society Comtte Procure two Reccord Books one for ye Treasurer and one for The Clerk if ye affore said Sum be big Enough to Defray ye Same


also Voted that ye Prudential Comtte be a Comtte for ye above Said Purpofefs


alfo Voted to Difsolve Sd meeting


[88] Symfbury December 20th 1785


Reccond with the Society" Committe of the Society of tur- key Hills and found in my hands in behalf of Sd Society twenty four Pounds and Seven Pence one fathing


Richard Gay treafurer


Symfbury Jan' 11 1786


Reckned with ye Society Comt of Turkeyhills and found in my hands in behalf of Sd Society Seventeen Pounds Seven Shillings and Two Pence Exclusive of m' Richard Gay Jur Rate bill Richard Gay Treaf"


[90] Jan 4th 1785 an order of 128 Elijah Owen


Febr 4th 1785 an order of 4€ IIs o Rofwel Skiner


Dec" 28th 1785 to an order to Alezander Griswold he being over chargd in windsor List of 108 2ª


Dec" 28th 1785 to an order to Eli Strong he being over chargd in ye Rate bill in Zophar Bates hands 28 Id


June 7th 1787 abated Aaron Lyon Jabez Gillet & Eli Hol- combs Rates of I£ - 138 -5d - 2qr


[91] october 28th : 1743 Then Deliverd to Isaac Gillet Juner [collector] a [Rate] Bill with an Excution on the Same for the Sociaty of turkey [hills] to gather of Sd Sociaty ye Sume of three Hundred & thirty Sev[en] pounds : and Seven pence money of the olde tener to Defray Sd Sociaty Charges Deliverd by John Thrall Isaac owen two of the Comety : Test


Isaac Owen Sociaty Clerk


September : ye 7th 1745 Then Delivered to martin winchell Colectorer of our Sosioty of Turkey hills In Simsbury a Rate Bill to gather with an Exection on the Same of the Sume of Tow hundred & Seventy Seven pounds fourteen Shillings money of the old tener To defray Sd Sosiotey minesteral Charges Delivered by me


Abel Forward Sosioty Clark


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november ye 7th day 1746 then delivered to John thrall Col- ectorer of our Sosioty of Turkey hills In Simsbury a rate bill to gether with a Execution on the Same of the Sum of two hundred & thurty Seven pounds two Shillings & three pens money of the old tener to defray the Sosioty minesteral charges deliverd by me


Abel Forward Clark


Desembor ye I day : 1747 then Delivered to Ensign Joseph Cornish Colecteror for the Sosiotey of turkey hills a Rate bill with an Execution on the Same to the Sume of two hundred & ninetey pounds & Six pence money of the old tener to defray our Sosiotey and minesterall charges delivered by me


Abel Forward Sosiotey Clarke


Defember 1748 then Delivered to John Drake Collector for the Sociaty of turkey hills a Rate bill with an Execution the totle Sum of Said Rate bill is three hundred & ninety Eight pounds & Eighteen Shillings & four pence money of the old tener to Defray our Sociaty ministeral Charges Delivered by me


Sam11 Owen Sociaty Clark


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To the Society Clerk of Turkey hiles Sir.


This may certify that M' Eleazar Rice is and hath been ever since March 1774 a Profefsor of the episcopal Church and you are desired to enter his Name on your Records accordingly Test.


Benja Farnham Clerk


Theafe are to warn all the inhabitants of the Society of Tir- key Hills that are lawfull voters in Society metings to meet at the meeting Hous in faid fociety on the 8th Day of may next poucifely at three of the Clock in the after noon : firs to Chufe a moderator and fecondly to fea if the fociety will Give mr Aaron Jurden Boge an invitation to preach the Gofpel any Longer amog us as a probationer or to fettle In the work of a Gofpel minifter with us : or Give the Comittee further Direc- tions whom they fhall apply to to fupply the Pulpet and to Dow any other bufinefs that fhall be Thought propper when met Dated in fimfbury this 29th Day of April 1776


Afahel Holcomb John Thrall Committ


Thomas Hawley men


LS đ


Paid to m' Booge for Preaching before Settlement 42-5-6


Turky Hills March roth 1780


Gentlemen, having confidered your Vote of ye 20th of Dec" laft refpecting myfelf, I would by this inform you that I de- cline accepting it; & do defire & expect that the Society, as Soon as conveniently may be, will pay me what is my due according to Covenant. yours


To Capt Andr Hillyer ) Parifh Aaron Jordan Booge


Capt Jos. Forward Mr Elija Owen Comttee


Turkeyhills in Simsbury June ye 5th 1780 Thefe Prefents witnes That where as the Society of Turkey hills By their Comtt Did Covenant By their Comtt to and with the Reverant Aaron Jordan Booge and Did Enter in a Ritten obligation as within mentioned for to pay the Sd mr Booge Serten Sumbs as within mentioned : That is to Say two Hundred Pounds Law- full money as a Settlement & fifty pounds Like money pr year as a Salleray : and whereas it was found By Expereance By the Sª M' Booge & Sd Sociaty that many Disadvantages a Rose to them By Sª Covenant the Said Sociaty Did on the 25th of may 1780 in a Sociaty meatin Vote and Impoure Cpt Lemuel Bates Joseph Forward Cpt andrew Helyor & m' Elijah Owen a Com- mittee to Difolve all Covenant obligations Relative to the Set-


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tle ment and Salleray and we the Said Sociaty's Committee in ther Name and Behalf of Sd Sociaty for Sd Sociaty & the Revd m' Booge for Him Self Do this Day Difsolve and finally Difsa- nul all and Everray Part of Sª Covenant as within mentioned and we Do By thefe presents Dis Charge Each other : Viz : the Sd m' Booge Discharges the Said Sociaty from all Dufes & De- mands that She has or may Be Suppofed to have againft Sd Sociaty By Virtue of Sd Covanant : and the Said Comitte in Behalf of Sª Sociaty Do Discharge the Sd m' Booge from any Demands that the Sd Sociaty have or may be Suppofed to have By Virtue of Sd Covenant againft m" Booge and it is Hereby underftood By us that the Said Covenant is to Be finally Dis- annulled and is not Never here after to Be in any forfe in Con- firmation here of we hereunto Set our Hands in presents of


Nath11 Lomifs Aaron J. Booge } for himfelf


Benj Hutchens Daniel Humphry


Joseph Forward r


Lemuel Bates


Andrew Hillyer Elijah Owen


Sociatys Comitte


this may Sartifie all whom it may Confarn that Jeffe Clark of granby Joined him felf to the Epifcopal Church of Symf- buary and is Eccepted as fuch this furft Day of may ad 1782


teft Jofeph alderman fociety Clark


Simfbury the 17th Day of July A. D. 1784


To M' Samuel Forward Collector for the Society of Turky Hills in Simsbury Sir


PLEASE to Difcharge Mr Asa Moore a Profeffor of the Episco- pal Church, and acknowledged as fuch, and attending upon the fervice of faid Church, and belonging to my Mission, from the minifterial Rate for which you are Collector. And this fhall be your Difcharge (for the fame) from your fincere friend and humble fervent


Roger Viets Miffionary.


this may Sertifie all whom it concarn that M' Eli holcomb Joined to the Episcopal church Society in october 30th ad 1784 under the mifion of ye Rvd mr Roger Viets


test Jofeph alderman Society Clark.


Inasmuch as it is expected that I return an anfwer to the procedings & Vote of ye Society of Turkey Hills yefterday refpecting provifion for my Support in ye miniftry in this Place I would reply as follows


I think it is so far commendable in ye Society that they have paid the attention & refpect they have to ye Advice of ye ven- erable Council lately holden in this Place : I truly entertain ye higheft veneration & refpect for the difintereftednefs, difcern- ment, wifdom & Benevolence of the Council, & verily believe


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their Advice to be very excellent & good : But notwithftand- ing the profeffed good Will of ye Society towards myfelf & not- withftanding my own hearty wifhes to Subferve ye Interefts of this People in all things reafonable, when ye Society have come to act upon ye Advice of Council, they have, in a number of particulars & Some of them capital ones too, fallen So far Short of a compliance that I cannot give my confent to comply with ye propofals of ye Society. likewife I do by this Signify my de- fire and expectation that my difmiffion may proceed & take place upon ye principles I at firft laid down before ye Council. Wifhing that this Society & myfelf may be led in ye path of duty by ye unerring hand of Infinite Wisdom and Goodnefs


Dated Turkey Hills Aaron Jordon Booge


Janry 14 1785


To ye Committee of ye Society appointed to acquaint me with ye Vote and receive my anfwer.


P. S. My moft Sincere Thanks wait on the Society for their generous propofal of affifting to defend me in the Action that I am Sued at Law by Mr E. Griffin.


This may Cartafy for Reafons Beft known to my felf And may Bee known to others that I with Draw my Self And Sup- port from the Prspaterin Church And Sociaty in tirky Hills And Subscribe my Self to the Sociaty of qukars in Enfield Granby Arch the 28 day 1785


Worthy Thrall


To the Society of Turkey Hills


Gentlemen & Friends


By your late Vote prefented by your Committee I have be- come acquainted with your propofals for my encouragment & Support on condition of my entering into an agreement Sta- tedly to Serve this People in ye work of ye Evangelical Miniftry.


You are doubtlefs Senfible that this is a Matter that has long been under Confideration both by this People & Myfelf; I hope our deliberations on both Sides have centered on this great point that what is really for ye beft might take place.


I am gratefully Senfible of ye refpect shewn me by this Peo- ple & in return can tell them I am truly their Friend & am ready, So far as my little abilities admit, to Serve them in all things that are duty & that are for ye beft.


That I might rightly return an anfwer to your Propofals I truft I have candidly & faithfully examined both my own & ye circumftances of ye people & hope I have with Submiffion & humble & hearty prayer refigned ye Matter up to ye Difpofal of Him that difpofes of all things in ye Kingdoms Nature, Prov- idence & Grace for his own glory and ye good of his people and on the whole, with due diffidence & diftruft of myfelf, I muft honeftly Say, according to ye light I have & ye best opinion I can form that I does not appear beft to accept ye propofals or


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enter into a permanent agreement with this people Statedly to Serve them in ye Work of ye Gofpel Miniftery : & of courfe Should take it kindly if ye people would confent to ye calling the Small Council recommended by ye late venerable ecclefiaf- tical Council convened in this place : for ye purpofe of declare- ing publicly ye deffolution of ye Paftoral relation as already agreed upon between this people & myfelf in ye tranfactions of this people & myfelf on ye 5th of June 1780 & So declared in ye Refult late venerable Council above mentioned.


Your friend & Servant for Chrifts Sake


Afahel Holcomb Efq™ - Society


Aaron Jordan Booge


Mr Richard Gay


Comt


Turkey Hills


To be communicated


Nov 12th 1785


The total Sum of Each mans Lift in the Society of Turkey Hills for the year 1785 (Viz)


Seth Vietts


48


7


6


Simeon Lewis


62


I8


Oliver Winchel


40


Eleazer Rice


2


I6


Wd Mary Winchel


28


3


Jofeph Phelps


2I


Nathan11 Phelps


79


II


Richard Gay


II2


I8


James Moor


36


15


Rofwell Moor


33


IO


Luke Thrall


I4


3


x Jonth Vietts


18


8


6


James Vietts


53


I8


6


Job Moor


49


15


Rofwell Skinner


54


I3


Nathan11 Griffen


19


I2


Martin Griffin


28


Jefse Forward


40


IO


Edward Tomfon


52


12


Tho& Hawley


83


I


Micah Griffen


48


7


6


Lemuel Bates


II3


5


Ezekiel Phelps


52


6


Wd Elifabeth Booth


29


9


David Clark Jur


23


Joel Clark


77


15


Hez: Lewis


44


16


Abner Vietts


70


5


x Jofeph Grifwold


66


IO


x Aaron Lyon


19


£


S


d


-


15


Lt Matth Grifwold


67


Richard Gay Ju"


64


5


x Joel Perkins


37


8


Jofhua Holcomb


40


9


6


Wd Martha Holcomb


23


15


Jofeph Rice


47


2


Alexander Grifwold


59


II


Benja Thrall


27


x Joel Moor 2nd


47


16


Elifha Griffen


37


I


Jofiah Alford


46


19


6


Abel Forward


27


5


Abel Holcomb


41


Benº Griffen


90


16


6


Seth Griffen


45


13


Hez : Holcomb


71


5


Leonard Holcomb


14


3


Caleb Holcomb


35


I


6


Adonijh Ford


35


19


David Higley Jr


26


David Higley


IO


I4


Benja Wright


2I


16


Phins Stevens


44


4


John Howe


36


12


Dan Winchel


47


5


Nath11 Winchel


46


I6


Silvs Griswold


IO


7


Phins Sheldon


6


14


Benja Sheldon


3


IO


Elifha Winchel


74


18


Elijah Phelps


74


I


Luke Veitts


62


IO


Hannah Stevens


47


5


Alv" Owen Jr


2I


Afahel Holcomb


70


5


David Gould


35


8


8


Lt Elijah Owen


I 2


II


Nahum Moor


14


7


Jonah Moor


16


8


David Clark


82


9


Edd Tomfon Jr


19


Alfon Hafkins


2I


Abner Phelps


2


16


Jefse Clark


23


Thos Griffen Jr


2I


Thos Griffen


40


3


Jonª Dexter


18


Jofeph Alderman


41


16


Jofeph Alderman Jr


23


68


x Benja Cook 23


14


Elnathan Alderman


47


x Jabez Gillet 31


Reuben Phelps


37


9


6


John Piney


I


Henry Edwards


19


IO


Stephen Griffen 2ud


40


Jefse Holcomb


40


6


Afahel Holcomb Jr


68


Dan11 Halladay J'


18


Eli Halladay


18


Thos Stevens


33


18


Ebenz' Phelps


83


19


Dan11 Halladay


23


Elifha Winchel Jr


28


I


Wd Lydia Clark


4


Capt Andrew Hillyer


5I


3


Zophar Bates


41


18


Jofeph Strickland


60


3


6


Rofwell Phelps


39


7


Eli Holcomb


23


Rufus Sheldon


2


IO


David Bernard


42


Elijah Woolworth


30


Sam11 Clark


64


15


Jonº Higley


30


2


Joel Phelps


36


9


Ifaac Owen


2


16


Gad Alderman


17


4


Nath11 Phelps


19


14


Jofeph Forward


70


I


6


;


Jofeph Forward Jr


30


IO


Reuben Forward


24


IO


Eber Phelps


18


9


Elizabeth Thrall


IO


IO


Hez : Chaffe


5


II


Thos Grifwold


6


14


Jofeph Cornifh


5 I


I 2


Hez : Holcomb Jr


65


IO


Sam11 Forward


60


Elijah Hill


26


x Jehial Hurlburt


2I


Wd Rachel Salter


6


4


Extracted from the Original Society Lift bill for the ufe of Sd Society this 2nd Day of December 1785 By me


Jonathan Higley Symfbury Hartford County


State of Connecticut.


6


Eli Strong


2I


14


69


S


Midle w. m


IO


7


2


South. w. m


9


II


3


North E m


I


O


10


I


2 South E m


8


4


3


midle Eaft m


J9


2


2


S : E : ovr m : half mile


7


I


O


16


3


3


North w m


8


5


O


5 O


IO


2


This may Certify that the bearer Aaron Lyon of Simsbury has been an attender on the Baptis meeting for these two years paft and has Contributed to my Support


february the 18 day 1786


John Hafting Baptis Elder


thefe are to Sertifi all people and in pertickular the fefors or Commite men of Simsbury that Elijah Phelps of turky hils Atends the worfhip of the Baptis Church at fuffeild and is a member of Sª Church


teft by me Joseph Haftings Elder Mofes Spear Clark


To the Gentlemen Committee of the Society of Turky Hill In the Town of Simfbury. the Petiton of us the Subfcribers In- habitants of Sª Socity Sheweth that there is a Leagal Warning out for a Town Meeting, in order to Try the minds of Sd Town Inhabitents to See whether or not they will Divide Sd Town. Now your pettioners Move to you to Have you Ifue out a Lea- gle Warning in order to Try the Minds of Sd Society to See Whether or not They Will pafs a Vote in Sd Socity meeting to Remain With the old Town of Simfbury in Cafe the Town Should Vote to Devide, as is propofed in Sd Warning for sd Town Meeting, and alfo to See Whether the Socity Will Recon- sider Some former Votes that have bin paft in Sd Socity Re- fpecting the School Money.


Dated February the 23rd Day 1786


Hez Holcomb


Henry Edwards Hez Holcomb Jr Gad Alderman Jefse Holcomb Jofeph Alderman


Thomas Griffen


octor gth Ad 1786 this is to Cartify that Jonathan Viets of Simfbury Doth Profeff the Baptift principle and Doth ordinarily attend the Baptift meeting in Suffield on the Sabath and hath


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Contributed his Due proportion to the Support of the worfhip and minifftry Signed By order of the Church


John Haftings


Elder


Simsbury 7th April 1787.


To the Society Clerk of Turky hills & all others whom it may concern.


Gentlemen.


Mr Eli Holcomb the Bearer, has been baptized and educated in the Church, and has always been reckoned with Us, and been in our Rate Bill ever since he has had a List; and had a Certificate some Time past and has paid the Rate for the Year 1785 to the Support of the Church. And we think it un- reasonable as well as unlawful to oblige him to pay Rates among you, especially as he attends with Us and has his Chil- dren Christned here. Roger Viets Mifsionary.


This may Certify all whom it may Concern that Jefse Clark of Granby Joined himfelf to ye Episcopal Church of Symsbury and is Excepted as Such This first Day of may ad 1782 Test Joseph Alderman Soct Clerk


Turkey hills Society June 25th 1787 This is a true Copy of ye original Certificate


Test Elijah Owen Soct Clerk


This may Certify that Joseph Swan of Tirky hills has for Sum time Past attended the Baptist worfhip in wintonbury and has this first day of April 1789 Joind him Self to the Baptist Society in Said wintonbyry and the Poor have the Gospel Preached to them


Signd by order of the Church


Ashbel Gillet Baptist elder


To Lieut Elijah Owen Clerk of the Society of Turkey Hills in Granby this will Certify that Lieut Samuel Forward Now Living within the Location of the Said Society of turkey Hills has for a Confiderable Length of time attended Publick wor- fhip at and with the appispacal Church of Saint Andrews in Simsbury and Granby and Does Live So Near to Said Appifca- pal Church as that he Can Ordinarily attend Publick worfhip on the Same upon the Sabbath and Now is inroled in the Lift of Said Apiscapal Church as a member of the Same and is Ac- cepted by Said Apifcapal Church and Congregation as Such Signed by order of Said Church this 31st Day of March 1790


Sartified by Jofeph alderman Epifcopal Church Clerk


To Lut Elijah owen Clerk of the Society of turkey hills in Granby these will certify that Dan Winchel now Living within the Location of the sd Society of turkey hills has for a Confid- rable Length of time attended publick worfhip at and with the Episcopal Church of St andrews in Simfbuary and granby and does Live So near to Sª Epifcopal Church as that he Can ordi-


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narily attend publick worfhip on the Same upon the Sabbaths and now is Inroled in the List of Said Epifcopal Church as a member of the Same and is accepted By Sª Epifcopal Church and Congregation as Such this 3rd day of April ad 1790 Sartified by Jofeph alderman Epifcopal Clerk Signed By order of Said Church.


April 25th Ad 1791 this is to Certify that Jonathan Viets of Granby Doth Profeff the Baptift principle and Doth ordinarily attend the Baptis meeting in Suffield on the Sabbath and hath Contributed his Due proportion to the Suport of the worfhip & miniftry


Signed by Order of the Church Eph™ Robins ) Chh Thomas Remington § Comte


Simsbury february 20 1770


a memorandom thefe may Sertify that we the Subscribers the Society Comity have agreed and taken a deed of En Isaac owen for a buring yard Containing ten Rods Squair and haue further agreed that the Society is to fence the whole of Said Land as witness our hand


Jofeph Phelps - Comtt Richard Gay men Joseph Cornifh


the Conditon of fencen the buring yard


INDEX.


Abatements voted, 58. Account allowed, 55.


Adams, Benjamin (Capt.), 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 23.




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