Early records of the church in Topsfield, Part 1

Author: Gould, John H. (John Hood), 1824-1895
Publication date: 1888
Publisher: [Salem, Mass. : s.n.
Number of Pages: 40


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Part 1


F 74 .T666


1800


EARLY RECORDS OF THE CHURCH


IN TOPSFIELD.


COMMUNICATED BY JOHN H. GOULD.


From the HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF THE ESSEX ISATITUTE, VOL. XXIV. p. 181.


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EARLY RECORDS OF THE CHURCH IN TOPSFIELD.


COMMUNICATED BY JOHN H. GOULD.


At a Lawfull Town meeting ye 7 May 1680, The Towne Manifested by voat that thay ware not willing Mr Hub- bard Should Continare in ye work of ye ministry here at Topsfield without Mr Hubbard and ye Towne can agree in a More Christian way than thay bee in at present. the Towne by vote doe declare that if mr hobard desire a town meeting he may disare with the towne if hee apopint a day the next weeke thay will meet with him if he give notis on Saboth day next 7 May 1680.


" At a lawfull town meeting the forth of May 1681 En- signe Goold and Sargen John Redington ar chosen to go to mr apes at Salem to see if he will apcapt of a call to the menestre here.


At a lawfull towne meeting the 17 of June 1681 Ensigne Goold and Isack este are chosen to goo to Mester danel apes to se if he will com to help us in Respact of the men- istri everi other Saboth or oftener if he can in order to a forther axperianc of ech other Voted.


At a Lawfull Town Meeting ye 29 of July 1681, Thomas Perkins jur and Joseph Bixby Jun' are chosen to goe to Cambrig to pilot mr Capen to Topsfield to Lieut Pebodys house.


Lieut Pebody Deckon perkins Sargt Redington Jame How Sen mr Tho Baker John Gould Sargt Pebody Sam- uel Busell Senr John Wilds John How Joche (Joshua ?)


(3)


4


EARLY RECORDS OF THE


Estey Clerke are chosen a Commitey to discorse with mr Capen to Stay and preach here with us at Topsfield a while.


At a lawfull towne meeting the fift of Sapember 1681 Sargen Redington Jacob towne Senr and John how or ani two of them ar chosen to acompeni mr Capen to dorches- ter when hee goes to viset his frendes and to bring him agane if tha can with his frends Consent to Contene with us in the ministri 20 June 1682 Town granted to Mr Capen twelve acres of upland & medow if he settle amongst us.


At a Lawfull meeting of ye Selectmen y® 20 of decem- ber 1681, Ensigne John Gould and Isaac Easty Sener are chosen to go to mr Jerymyah Hobbard to demand the key of the parsonidge house. Voted.


mr Capen answer to ye Church & Towne & neiaghdr of ye viliag & Ipswich. In Answer to ye motion of ye Church & Towne of Topsfield and ye Neighbors of Rowly village & Ipswich Sept 18 : An do 1682


Having taken into serious Consideration ye motion which hath been made by your selves to me in order to ye work of ye ministry among you having also to ye utmost of my understanding & abillity eyed & observed both ye word & ye providences of God in order thereunto : and Although I am greatly Sensible of my inabillity and Insufficiency to so great a worke, yet Seeing it is God who hath by his providence brought mee into ye Same & not seeing my way Clear to break of from that worke, Considering also ye Continuance of yor Love & good Affection to mee having also been Earnest with that God & wich directeth his in all their wayes & Setteth bounds to ye habitations of all men for guidance, Counsell & Direction in this great Affair : Waighing all these things together I do Intend if God shall continue mee in this worke by Assitting & inabling mce there unto to Continue with you in the worke of ye Gos- pell in order to a farther Settlement in God own time un-


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CHURCH IN TOPSFIELD.


less anything Shall Intervene which Shall bee accounted by Indiffarant & Import all Judgments to bee Just ground & Sufficient Reason to obstruct any proceedings of that Na- ture


Joseph Capen.


16 May 1684 The Towne did manifest by voat that they war willing to proseed to ordanation with mr Joseph Capen.


1684.


A LIST OF YE MEMBERS IN FULL COMMUNION AT TOPSFIELD WHEN WAS FIRST ORDAIND, OR YT WERE ADMITTED AFTERWARDS.


Francis Pabody


Lieftenant (John) Goulds wife Tho Dormans wife


John Reddington


Abraham Reddington Senr


Isaak Esties


Joseph Bixby Senr John Gould Senr


Jacob Towns


Joseph Towns


Thomas Baker


Widdow Mary Towne


Thomas Perkins Deacon died May Ephraim Dormans wife 7th 86 John Wilds his James How John Pabody Thomas Dorman


Michael Dunnels 66


Ephraim Dorman


John Nichols


Samuel Howlett


Daniell Bormans 66


William Howlett


Isaak Cummins 66


Isaak Cumins John French Isaak Estie


William Howletts Abraham Reddingtons wife


James How Senr


John Pabodys Samuell Simons his wife


Nehemiah Abbot


Robert Smiths


66


John Cummins Decem 7, 85 was William Smith


dismissd to ye church at Dun- Widdow Andrews stable


Nehemiah Abbots wife Widdow Perley


William Watson his wife


Robert Stiles Thomas Perkins Junr Daniell Hovey Deacon Perkins wife


John French


John Cummins


Sen


Joseph Bixbys wife


Samuell Perley


6


EARLY RECORDS OF THE


BAPTISMS.


his Rebecka May 6 1688 Jun. 24


John Curtiss Samuell Stanley Thomas Towne


his Experience


eodem die


his Jacob


July 29


Samuell Stanley


Samuell


Aug. 6


Samuel Stanley


Jacob &


66 Abagail


66 66


Zacheus Curtis


66 Zechariah


Sept. 9


Goodwife Nichols


her Margaret


16


Thomas Reddington


66


Lilburn


Oct. 7


Thomas Perkins


66


Thomas


Dec.


9


John Stiles


66 John


16


My own (Capen)


Mary


Feb. 17 1688


Daniell Redington


Mary


Mar. 17 89


Goodwif Dunnell


her Tryphena


Apr. 7


John Towne


his Ephraim


22


Joanna Stanley


ye wife of Samuell


28


Mr. Tobijah Perkins


his Priscella


66


Samuell Howlet


66 Meriam


May 5


Joseph Estie


Joseph


Caleb Jackson


Samuell


66


Mr. Bradstreets


Mercy


June 2


William Pebodys


Ephraim


66


Benjamen Bixbys


Samuell


66


66


Joseph Pebodys


Jonathan 66


16


Mr. Timothy Perkins


his Nathaniell


Sept. 22


Timothy Dorman


66


Timothy


29


Abraham How


66 Abijah


Oct. 6


Jacob Foster


66 Benjamin 66


66


27


John Gould jun.


Mary


Nov. 3


Jacob Pebody


66 Jacob


Dec. 15


William Smith


Rebecka


66 22


John Cummins


66 Joseph


Jan. 26


Zacheus Curtis


Prudence


Feb. 16


John Curtis


Pheobe


Mar. 2 1690


66


his John


66


66


Joseph Andrew


66 Rebeka


23


Thomas Andrews


66 Elits


66


Lydia


Thomas


66


Lieft. Ephraim Dorman


Daniell Wood


66 Mercy


7


CHURCH IN TOPSFIELD.


Thomas Andrews


his Patience


Apr. 6


John Andrews


66 Sarah


66


Capt. How


Hannah


27


Samuell Stanley


Thomas Hazen


Thomas


May 4


Isaac Cummins Jun.


Lydia


Jun. 8


Joseph Bixby Timothy Perkins


68 Timothy


July 6


Ephraim Wilds


66 John


Aug. 10


Elisha Perkins


Phebe


Sept. 14


Mr. Baker


66


John


Jan. 11


Daniell Clarke


66


Samuell


18


Daniell Reddington


66


Sarah


Feb.


8


Isaac Estie


Mary


William Pebody


Richard


Apr. 5 1691


Mr. Zerubbabell Endicot


Grace


12


John Town


Jonathan


66


19


My own (Capen)


Elizabeth


William Smith


Martha


26


Nehemiah Abbot


Dorothie


66


Goodman Esties


grandchild Sarah Gill


May


Joseph Estie


Samnel


66


Jacob Foster


Mary


66


17


Goodman Knight


his


Phillip


24


& at ye same time


Rebecka


66


66


Mary Hobbes was baptized on her own account entring into Covenant.


Elizabetlı


66


Abigail


66


Mary


Joseph


Mary Hobbes 66


Thomas Reddington


66 Hannah


Jun. 21


Joseph Andrews


66 Hephzibah July 5


Daniell Wood


Jacob


Aug. 30


Goodwife Gill


her Benjamin


Sept. 27


Samuell Wallis


his Samuel


Ensign (Amos) Dorman


Joseph


Oct. 18


Thomas Towne


Thomas


Mr. Bradstreet


Dorothee


25


Jolın Gould


Nathaniell


25


Mr. Tobijah Perkins


Mary


Phebe


Hannah


Matthew


66


15


66


Margaret


Margere


66


8


EARLY RECORDS OF THE


Caleb Jackson


his Mercy


Nov. 15 Feb. 7 1691-2


Josia Wood


Margarett


14


Daniell Reddington


William


Mar. 13


Joseph Estie


Elisabeth


Ephraim Wilds


Mary


4 6


John Andrews


Rebecka


27


Zacheus Curtis


66 Joseph


Apr. 17 6


Thomas Hazen


66 Jacob


24


200 Mr. Capen's number.


Isaac Cummins


his Isaac 66


Timothy Dorman


Elizabeth


May 15


John Nichols


Edward


Jun. 26


John Cummins


John


July 17


John Estie


Mary


31


Philip Knight


Benjamin


Aug. 21


Joseph Bixby


John


28


John Curtis


Ephraim


66


Capt (John) How


Abigail


Sept.


4 1692.


Mr Timothy Perkins


John


Oct. 16


Mrs. Hannah Buckman


her Joses


30


Elisha Perkins


his Jacob


Nov. 13


Mr Tobijah Perkins


66 Tobijah


Jan.


8 1692-3


Isaac Estie Jun


Abigaill


66


Timothy Perkins


Jonathan


.€


29


Abraham How


Israell


Mar. 12


Thomas Perkins


Hannah


Thomas Andrews


Esther


26


Daniell Clarke


Elijah


Apr.


2


Samuell Howlet


66


Samuell


9


Lucy Wood wife of Nathaniel &


Sarah Waters


30


Zerubbabell Endicot


his Zerubbabell


May


28


Joseph Estie


Edward


July 16


George Bixby


Nathaniell


William Foster


Sarah


My own (Capen)


Joseph


Aug. 6


William Pebody


66


Hannah


66


Daniell Reddington


Phebe


66


13


John Hovey Jun


66


Dorcas


20


Ephraim Wilds


66 Ephraim


Sept. 3


Lucy Wood


her Nathaniell


Joseph Haile


his Joseph


17


1


-Benjamin Bixby


George


Samuell Stanley


Joseph


9


CHURCH IN TOPSFIELD.


Mr Baker


his Elizabeth


Sept. 24


Jonathan Foster Phillip Knight


Jonathan 66


(Rebecka?)


66


Michael Dunnel


(Thomas?) Oct. 66


John Towne


David


29


Nehemiah Abbot


66


Mary


Nov. 5


John Estie


Hannah Dec. 24


Mr John Bradstreet


66 John


Feb. 4 1693-4


Goodwife Willis


her Sarah


Apr. 29 1694


JJonathan Bixby


his Lydia


May 6


Goodwife Eames


her Anna


66


TJhomas Towne


his Sarah


13


Timothy Dorman


Mary


66


27


Thomas Reddington


66


Thomas


June 3


Joseph Bixby


Mary


66


Ephraim Curtis


60


Elizabeth


24


Daniell Clarke


Mary


Aug. 19


TJhomas Hazen


66


( Mary


Sept. 9


twins


Lydia


66


Hannah Putnam once Hanna


"Borman" or " Dorman"


her Hannah


Sept. 16


W ]illiam Smith


his William


23


Mr] Timothy Perkins


Richard 66 30


66


Sarah


Oct. 7


Jo]hn Gould


66


Sarah


66


14


B]enjamin Bixby


66


Nathan


Nov. 4


Elizabeth Upham of Mauldin her Thomas


18


Isaac Pebody


his Francis


Dec. 2


John Stiles


Marcy


66


66


John Curtis


Hephzibah


Jan. 6


Thomas Andrews


66


Thomas


Feb. 24 94-5


Samuell Stanley


66 Sarah


Mar. 10 95


Tobijah Perkins


66


Joseph


Apr.


7


John Andrew


Anne


66


66


Abraham How


66


Mark


May


5


Elisha Perkins


Ruth


June


9


Timothy Perkins


Abigail


Thomas Perkins


66


Martha


30


Daniell Clarke


66 Daniell


July 7


Joseph Hail


66


Jacob


Aug. 11


S]amuel Perly Jun


Abigail


Ephraim Smith


Mary


Sept. 1


DanJiel Reddington


66 Jacob


66


8


2


William Averill


Elizabeth


66


IsJaac Estie


10


EARLY RECORDS OF THE


John Estie


his Susanna


Sept. 29


Ephraim Wilds


66 Jonathan


Oct. 27


Samuel Smith


Phebe


Josiah Wood


Mary


Dec. 8


W ]illiam Pebody


John


22


Nehemia Abbot


Elizabeth


66


66


Ja]cob Pebody


66


Mary


Feb. 9 95-6.


John Curtic Jun


66


Priscella


Mar. 22 96


JJohn Towne


Samuell


Apr. 5


JJohn French


Elizabeth


12


Timo ]thy Dorman


John


May


31


Jo]nathan Bixby


JJohn Cummins


66


Elizabeth


July


5


Ab]raham Foster Jun


Abraham


66


12


E]phraim Curtis


Ephraim


26


Zjacheus Curtis


66 Deborah


Aug.


9


JJoseph Bixby


66


Thomas


66


66


Elea]zer Putman


66


Katharine


23


Caleb Jackson


66


Joshua


66 30


Thomas Nichols


Anna


Joseph Estie


66 Lydia


Sept. 20


Thomas Robinson


Hannah


Oct.


4


300


Mr Timothy Perkins


Jacob


66


18


John How


66 James


66


66


Goodwife Wood


John Hovey Jun


his Mary


15


Isaac Estie Jun


66


Lydia


29


Mr (John) Bradstreet


Margarett


Jan.


3 96


Thomas Perkins


Robart


Mar. 7 97


John Estie


Isaac Pebody


Isaac


21


William Averill


Joseph


66


28


Daniell Clark


Jacob


Joseph


Apr.


4


Joseph Pebody Jun


.€


Elizabeth


11


Ephraim Smith


twins


Hannah


66


66


Martha


Nov.


1


Saralı


66


22


Ensign Dorman


Isaac


Dec. 6


Thomas Towne


66 Edna


Jemima


66


her Obadia


66


Jonathan


Isaac


Jun. 14


Phillip Knight Jun


Eleazer


Dan]iell Foster


66


66


1


11


CHURCH IN TOPSFIELD.


Isaac Cummins Jun


his Allice


May 9


Johnn Averell


16


Nathaniell


Job


66


Ebenezer 66


66


Paul


66


Isaac


66


66


Hannah


66


Abigaill 66


66


66


Thomas Hazen


his Hephzebah


Robart Willit


Robert


23


John Curtis


" John


66


66


Sarah Smith


her Sarah 66


John Andrews


his John


30


Samuell Porter


66 Ellenor 66


Thomas Reddington


Margarett Jun. 13


Thomas Perley


entred into


2(0)


Nathaniell


Covenant


Isaac


2 on thar fathers


Jeremiah


acount at ye


66


Mary 66


same time


Sarah 66


Allice


Mr. Tobijah Perkins


his Daniell


& Thomas Perley


66 John at ye Same time


Nathaniell July 4


Samuell Stanley


Sarah


Nathan 11


66


Nathannell 14


(my own (Capen) erased John Gould


Hannah


18


Joseph Andrews


Lydia Sept. 5


Thomas Perley


Mary


60


Capt How


Joseph


Oct. 3


Joseph Hale


66


John


10


Daniell Reddington


Phineas


66


24


Ephraim Wilds


Susanna


66


“ 1697


No more baptisms till


Ephraim Wilds


his Dorothee


Dec. 22 1700


John Howlett


John


‹‹


RJobart Stiles


" Jemima


Mar. 9 1701


JJacob Foster


" Isaac


16


1


Joseph Estie


Mary


Michaell Dunnel Jun


Abraham Smith


66


Mary 60


Thomas 66


12


EARLY RECORDS OF THE


JJames Waters


his Elizabeth Apr. 6


Sjamuell Gould


Samuell


66


DJaniell Reddington


66 Nathaniell


May 11 25


Jo]hın How


66 Mark


Jo]hn Perkins


William


66


Jo]hın Curtis


Lydia


E]phraim Curtis


66


Jacob


Jun. 1


IsJaac Pebody


" William


A]bigail Bishop


her Abigail


66


Timothy Dorman


his Sarah


6


W]illiam Averell


Stephen


66


Timothy Foster


66 Jeremiah 66 66


Lu]ke Hovey


Darcas


July 20


W ]illiam Hobbes


66 Susanna


Aug. 2


his wife had ben baptizd o her own account & then did ow ye covenant.


Jo]hn Esty


his Nathaniell


Aug. 24


Thomas Gould


Thomas


Sept. 14


Jo]hn Kenney Jun


66


Mary


21


DJaniell Clark


Israel


Oct. 5


Timothy Perkins


Hephziba


66


12


DJaniell Foster


Mehetabel


19


E]benezer Sherwin


his Susanna


Nov. 9


S]amuell Smith Jho Perley


66


Moses


Dec. 21


JJohn Cummins


Susanna


Jan. 11


1701-2


JJohn Gould


David


Feb. 22


Jose]ph Hale


Moses


Mar. 1


1702


Jojhn Andrews


66 Susanna


15


JJohn Perley


66


John


66


Jo]seph Towne 3d


Joseph


Apr. 19


Thom ]as Perley


Lois


66


26


Sjamuell Porter


66


Elizabeth


66


Th]o Hazen


Jeremiah


May


3


B]enjamin Foster


Amos


66


10


M]ichaell Dunnel


66


Mary


66


PJeter Shumway


Oliver


66


$6


El]isha Perkins 500


66


Joseph


17


I]saac Esty


66


Hanna


B]enjamin Smith


66


John


Jun. 21


JJonathan Bixby


Mary


28


JJohn French


66


Kezia


July 12


16


Samuell


26


LJucy Wood


her Margaret


29


24


13


CHURCH IN TOPSFIELD.


Jo]hn Bussel his Lydia July 19


daughter of J Curtis


Sa]rah Smith Th]omas Dunnell


her Mary


Aug. 2


his Jonathan


16


I]saac Burton Sen wt his whole family Sons.


John


23


Isaac


66


Jacob


Henry


Hannah


66


Lydia


66


66


Elizabeth


66


66


& ye wife of Joseph Esty, & ther


Nathaneel Avery


his


Jacob


66


wife of William Towne,


Margaret


66


Hannah & John children by her lst Husband, John Willard.


Mary


William


Isaac


66


in all Baptisd 17


Ephraim Wilds


bis Jacob


Sept. 7


Richard Kymballs


Hannah


60


Jacob Foster


John


13


Ephraim Smith


Priscella


20


Isaac Pebody


Esties


Oct. 4


John Perkins


John


Samuell Towne


Samuell


William Hobbs


66


Dina


Daniell Reddington


Dorcas


N 22


Nathaniell Porter


Mehitabell


John Howlett


Mary


Dec. 27


John Pritchett


66


Elizabeth


Tho Gould


Jacob


Jan. 31 1702-3.


John Dunnel


Kezia


Mar. 7


Benjamin Bixby


Jemima


66


14


William Chapman &


21


Elizabeth Chapmau (Adults) Zacheus Gould


Elizabeth


66


66


Samuel Smith


Susanna


Peter Shumway


Jeremiah


William Averell


66 James


Apr.


11


Jane Esty


Benjamin


&] her children,


Hannah


John


66


66


14


EARLY RECORDS OF THE


Anne Perkins


Apr. 11


William Towne


his Ichabod


"


18


John Curtis


Mary


Ebenezer Averell


66 Mehetabel


May 2


Caleb Foster Joseph Towne


Joseph


66


30


66


Benjamin


66


66


Daniell


66


66


Ephraim Curtis


66


Isaac


66


John How


66


Mary


Benjamin


Jun.


6


John Kenney Jun


John Hovey Jun


66


Mercy


66


18 1703


Timothy Perley


Joseph


25


Daniell Foster


Phineas


Timothy Perkins


60


Esther


Aug. 22


Joseph Borman


6€


Hannah


66


Elizabeth Chapman


Sept. 19


ye wife of W. Chapman


Joseph Towne 3d


Archilaus


Oct. 3


Amos Dorman


66


Dorothee


24


Sammell Porter


Eliezer


31


Mr Timothy Perkins


Hannah


Nov. 21


Thus far in old meeting hous 572


Samuell Stanley


his


John


Dec. 11


Daniel Clarke


Humphry


19


Ebenezer Shurwin


Jonatha


Jan. 9 1703-4.


Thomas Dorman


66


Deborah


Feb. 13


Nathaniell Porter


Nathaniell


27


Tho Robinson


Daniel


Mar. 12


Joseph Towne


Amy


26


Daniell Reddington


66


Martha


May


7


Tho Perley


66


Asa


66


21


Benjamin Bixby Jun


66


Benjamin


66


Tho Dunnell


Mary


28


Ephraim Smith


Hephzeba


June 11


Isaac Pebody


Joseph


18


Ephraim Wild


66 Priscella


66


60


66


Nathaneell


Benjamin Esty


Elisha


27


Joseph


July 11


Tho Towne


Jesse


Nathan


Lydia


16


Benjamin Foster


66


Deborah


15


CHURCH IN TOPSFIELD.


John Perkins


his Elizabeth


June 18


Nathaniell Averill


Abigail


July 16


Ebenezer Averill


66 Susanna


22


John Andrews


66 Joshua


30


Corpral Curtis his daughter Smiths


Hanna


Aug. 6


John Pritchet


his


Mary


13


Isaac Cummins


Jemima


20


John Perley


Martha


66


27


N : W wife


Goodwife Wood


her


Abigail


Nov. 5


John French


his


John


26


Thomas Gould


66


Deborah


Dec. 3


Caleb Foster


Jonathan


66


66


600


Jacob Foster


Ezekiel


31


Zacheus Gould


60


Mary


Apr. 8, 1705.


Abraham Foster


Daniell


66


15


Samuell Smith


66


Solomon


66


Daniell Foster


Hannah


May 6


Margaret Towne ye wife of Joseph Towne 3d


& her


Israell


May 13


David Shepley


66


27


& a child of Tho Audrew his daughter Swett Lydia "


John Howlett


his William


Jun. 17


Deborah Perley wife of Timothy P


William Towne


his Jeremiah


24


- Benjamin Bixby


Martha


July 1


William Averil


66 Rebecka


66


15


David Shepley


66 David


Aug. 26


Mr Joseph Andrews


Nathaniel


Sept. 23


John Curtis


Sarah 66


30


Samuel Porter


Hephzebah


Oct. 7


Peter Shumway


David


Dec. 23


John Dunnell


Tryphena


66 30


Daniell Clarke


Sarah


Jan. 6 1705-6


Michael Dunnel


יר


Michael


66


13


Nathaniell Porter


Mercy


20


Daniell Waters


66


27


Eliezer Foster


his Elizabeth Feb. 17


Ephraim Wild


Priscella


Mar. 10


Isaac Pebody


66 Sarah


24


Daniel Waters


Mary


31 1706.


John Stanley


Apr. 7


24


16


EARLY RECORDS OF THE


Isaac Esty


his Richard


Apr. 7


John How


Sarah


Amos Dorman


Judeth


May 5 26


John Chapman


Anne Chapman


66 Ebenezer


Ebenezer Averill


66 Ruth


Jun.


16


Thos Caves


66


66


Hannah Dunnel &


Ann Caves


Tho Dorman


his Eleanoer


Jun (30)


Samuel Towne


66 Phillip


Samuell Smith Son-in-law of John Curtis


66 Samuell


(July)


Tho Cummins


Samuell


Aug. 4


John Cummins


Stebbins


18


Tho Robinson


Stephen


Sept. 1


John Perkins


Mary


[8


Jolın Burton


6


Isaac


66 15


John French


Mary


Oct. 27


Ephraim Smith


66


John


Nov.


Samuel Potter


66


Esther


Jan. [1706-7.


Ebenezer Foster


66


Jemima


Feb.


Nathaniell Aver:l


66 Sarah


John Perley


66 Jane


Mar. 2


Jacob Foster


66


Richard


Apr. 6


Daniell Waters


66


Hannah


20


John Esty


66 S David


May 4


Jonathan


Kezia


4,1707


Benjamin Foster


his Kezia 3


Thomas Dunnell


Ruth S


Samuel Stanley


Hannah


66


Benjamin Bixby


66


Mary


Isaac Pebody


66


Anne Jun.


8


John Gould


66 Lydia


William Averell


66 Jabez


15


Isaac Cummins


66 Pelatiah


Daniell Foster


66 Jeremiah


66 66


John Andrews


James ?


July


Joseph Robinson


66 Mercy


66


66


Benjamin Estie


66


23


Caleb Foster


Sarah


John


Dec.


John Priteliet


Israell


David Shapley


17


CHURCH IN TOPSFIELD.


Ephraim Curtis Job Averel Daniell Clark


his Ebenezer


Job


Aug.


Dan


Sept.


William Towne


Debora


Lucy Wood


her Hephzeba


66


Zacheus Gould


his Priscella


66


Joseph Shumwa


Dec. 7


Doreas Shumwa


66


66


Samuell Smith


Joseph


Jan. 4


Eliazer Foster


Habijah


Ebenezer Averill


Hannah


Feb.


Ephraim Wilds


Samuell


Michaell Dunnell


66 Stephen


Mar. 14 1707-8


William Porter


66 Ruth


Ap


John Dunnell


Susanna


A


Thomas Perley


66


Abigail


Paul Averill


Ezekiel


M 9


Peter Shumway


66 Mary


Thomas Dorman


Thomas


Caleb Foster


66


Caleb


Jun.


Thomas Perley Short Tho


M


66


1708


John Perkins


66


Jemima


July


Mary Wood Daughter of N Woods


18


1708


Thomas Curtis


his Thomas


July


Joseph Bixby


Lydia


Luke Hovey


Luke


Aug. 8 66


Joseph Towne


66 Elisha


Oct.


Ephraim Smith


Sarah


N


Daniell Waters


66 David


Samuell Smith


Elizabet


Jan. 9 1708-9


JJohn How


66


John


Mar. 6 1708-9 66 13 1708-9


JJohn Burton


66 Benjamin


Apr. 10 1709


Nathaniell Porter


Abigail


66


17


Samuell Porter


66


Samuel


24


TJhomas Dunuell


66 David


May 15


Nath Janiell Foster


Hannah


Jun. 5


W]illiam Hobbs


William


Daniell


Joseph


I]saac Pebody


Hephzebah July 10 1709


Nathaniell Averell


66 Meriam


17


Benjamin Bixby Jun


66 John


3


Isaac Esty


Rebecka


S]amuell Stanley Jun


Samuell


Samuell Smith


Phebe


18


EARLY RECORDS OF THE


JJacob Foster JJohn French JJoseph Towne S]amuell Gould


&


Patience


66


JJohn Dunnell


66


Tryphosa


25


E]phraim Wilds


66


Hannah


Oct.


9


Benjamin Foster


66


Gideon


16


Paul Averell


Hephzeba


Nov. 13


Benjamin Foster


Benjamin


27


John Gould


Martha


Dec.


Timothy Perkins


Elizabeth


Jan. 15


Phillip Squire


Ebenezer Foster


Ruth


Feb. 5


Jacob Robinson


Jacob


"


12


William Averil


66


Moses


66


26


Michaell Dunnel


Hannah


Mar. 19


Thomas Curtis


66


John


26 1710


John Towne


66


Jolın


Apr. 9


Daniell Waters


Jemima


John Pritchett


66


William


66


16


Caleb Foster


66


Stephen


30


William Towne


Mercy


May 14


Jesse Dorman


66


Philemon


21


Samuell Potter


66


Lydia


Juue 4


Job Averell


66


Judith


18


John Perkins


66


Kezia


66


Ebenezer Averell


66


Mary


Aug. 20


John Hovey


Susanna


Sept. 24


My son John (Capen)


Joseph


Dec. 24


Daniell Foster


Asa


Jan. 21 1710-11


John French


Samuel


Feb. 4


John Perley


66


Jonathan


66


John Gould


66


Mary


66


Samuell Shumway


66


Thomas


Apr.


1


Jacob Robinson


66


Amos


8 1711


Samuell Smith


John


15


twins “


Mercy


66


Nathaniell Borman


66


Nathaniell


66


66


his Martha


July 24


Joseph


Aug. 14


66


Amos


Sept. 4


Jonathan


66


10


Joseph Towne


$6


Bartholomew


Nathaniell Wood


Zeruah


66


William Porter


Judith


66


Jacob Esty


Jacob


Mar. 11


Nathaniell Porter


Ivory Hovey


66 Anne


22


19


CHURCH IN TOPSFIELD.


Peter Shumwa


his Samuell


Apr. 22


John Averill


John


29


John Dunnell


John


66


Jacob Foster


David


Jun. 3


Samuell Stanley


66


Jonathan


66


Samuell Smith


Margaret


66


Ephraim Wilds


Amos


July 1


Ephraim Dorman


Ephraim


66


Samuell Smith


66


Mary


Aug. 19


Thomas Hunkins


Lydia


Sept. 2


Nathaniell Averill


Daniell


16


Ebenezer Nichols


Joseph


Oct. 14


Benjamin Bixby


Kezia


Nov. 4


Caleb Foster


Mary


Dec. 30


Ivory Hovey


Dorcas


66


Thomas Gould


Mercy


Jan. 27


Samuell Porter


Jerusha


Feb. 3


Amos Dorman


66 Amos


Mar. 9


Thomas Curtis


Phebe


66


23


Joseph Towne


Mary


30 1712


John Towne


Elizabeth


William Porter


Benjamin


Apr.


6


Benjamin How


Benjamin


20


John Perkins


66


Susanna


27


Jesse Dorman


Ruth


Zachens Gould


66


Sarah


May


4


John Burton


John


Daniell Waters


Mary


66


11


Paul Averill


66 Paul


Jun.


1


Thomas Buzzell


Thomas


July


6


Jacob Stanley


Miriam


13


John Curtis


Sarah


Aug. 24


twins


Hannah


Simon Bradstreet


his


Elizabeth


31


Isaac Esty


Moses


Sept. 6


ye widdo Benjamin Smith owned ye covenant & had 4 children


Benjamin


28


Stephen


Rebaka


Sarah


66


William Hobbs


Humphrey


66


Joseph Knight


Abigail


John Gould


Anna


20


EARLY RECORDS OF THE


Ephraim Dorman


his Mary


Nov. 23


800


Ebenezer Averell


66 Lydia


Dec. 14


Samuell Stanley


66


Abigail


Jacob Pebody


66 Jacob


Mar. 1 1713


John Perley


Samuell 66


15


Jacob Robinson


John


Apr. 19


John Towne


Bartholomew May 17


31


Caleb Foster


his Philemon


Jun. 6


Job Averill


Paul Averill


66


Lydia


Aug. 2


Joseph Cummins


Joseph


.€


9


Peter Shumway


66


John


16


Samuell Smith


66


Abigail


30


John Nichols


John


Sept. 6


Samuell Potter


Abigail


66


Nathaniell Porter


66


Elijah


Oct. 18


John Cummins


Rebecka


Nov. 1


Joseph Knight


66


Hannah


66


66


Hannah Clarke


Dec.


6


Samuell Smith


66


Joanna


Feb. 14


John Averill


66 Thomas


Mar. 7


Abraham How


Mercy


66


Benjamin How


66


Mary


14


Thomas Gould


66


Yeates


Apr.


4 1714


Joseph Gould


Priscella


66


William Towne


66


Kezia


William Porter


66


Seth


25


Simon Bradstreet


66


Simon


66


John Perkins


66


Ruth


May


9


Amos Dorman


Thomas


Jun. 13


John Gould


John


20


Ivory Hovey


66


David


11


Nathaniell Averill


66 Jeremiah


66


25


Thomas Curtis


66 Hannah


Aug.


1


David Balch


David


15


Timothy Perkins


Ruth


29


Israell


66


21


Sarah


July 5


Ephraim Wilds


66 Nathan


Samuell


Jan.


3 1713-4


Jacob Stanley


Sarah


66


Samuell Potter


Joseph Towne


66


David


66


Samuell Porter


Ivory


July


4


1


Dorcas Butler


her Mary


Jacob Esty


21


CHURCH IN TOPSFIELD.


Nathaniell Borman Samuell Stanley John Howlett


his Abigail


Sept. 5


Mathew


Oct. 10


Thomas 66 23


John Perkius


Elisha


Jan. 2


Michaell Dunnell


his Jacob


Feb.


6 1714-5


Jacob Pebody


Rebecka


66


William Hobbs


Benjamin


May 1 1715


Ebenezer Averill


66


Jemima


John How


66 Zerriah


15


John Averil


Emma


Job Averil


66


Samuell


Aug. 14


Jacob Estie


66


Isaac


66


28


Samuell Potter


66


Mary


Sept. 4


John Dunnell


66


Sarah


11


Caleb Foster


66


Sarah


66


25


Zacheus Gould


66 Abigail


66


2


Thomas Potter


Jerusha


Samuell Smith


Rebecka


9


Samuell Smith


Priscella


66


Ebenezer Nichols


Rachell


23


Jacob Robinson


Elizabeth


Nov. 6


John Perley


66 Ruth


20


Samuell Stanley


66


Ruth


Dec.


4


John Abbot


Remember


66


66


John Capen


Mary


Feb. 5 1715-6


Abraham How


Jemima


12


Israell How


66 Israell


66


66


Ephraim Wilds


Juliana


19


Stephen Perley


66


Deborah


66


66


Nathaniell Porter


66


Joseph


ye wife of Phillip Nealand upon


her owning ye covenant.


her Phillip


Jacob Stanley John Jeffors


his Rebecka


Hannah


William Porter


66 Anna


22


Son Baker (Thomas)


6


Joseph


May


6


Joseph Towne


Abigail


Ivory Hovey


66 Abigail


66


66


Joseplı Knight


Phillip


Francis Pebody


Francis


Joseph Gould


Joseph


Oct.


Kezia


John Nichols


66


Jonathan


Timothy Perkins


846 in all thus far.


Apr. 15 1716 66 66


22


EARLY RECORDS OF THE


Simon Bradstreet


his Dudley Jun. 3


Tho Gould


Benjamin 66


John Wilds


John


66


10


Isaac Cummins


Jerusha


17


Phillip Nealan


“ Sarah


Dorcas Butler


her Valentine


24


Joseph Cummins


his Thomas July 15


John Perkins


Dorethee


Nov. 4


David Balch


John


Nathan Towne


Phebe


Feb.


3 1716-7


John Wilds


Katherine


10


John Clarke


Joseph Gould


Amos


Mar.


2


John Averill


Katherine


Apr.


Jacob Pebody


Abigail


Samuell Killum


66


Samuell


21


Joseph Cummins


Jacob


May


19


Tobijah Perkins


66 Elizabeth


66


26


Samuell Potter


Elizabeth


Jun. 30


Joshua Towne


all baptizd on ye


Jolın Towne


owning of ye covenant


Gideon Towne


& all ye families


Eliezer Lake


Jacob Towne


Abigail Ramsdel


Phebe Gould


Stephen Towne


Jabez Towne


Elisha Towne


his Samuell


John Towne


Timothy Ramsdel


& “ John


John Gould


Phebe


July 21 1717 Aug.


Joseph Knight


Josiah


Eliezer Lake


Lydia


Priscella


John Perkins


Isaac


Sept. 22


Timothy Perkins


Timothy


Margaret Willard owned ye covenant was baptizd also


Benjamin How


his son Benjamin


Oct. 6


Ebenezer Nichols


his Kezia


66


60


&


Katherine


John Cummins jun.


John


Abigail


1


23


CHURCH IN TOPSFIELD.


Samuel Stanley


his David


Nov. 3


James Jetton


66 Hanna


66


66


John Abbot


John


Caleb Foster


66 John


10


Ebenezer Averill


66 Phebe


24


Thomas Perkins


Robert


66


66


Thomas Potter


66 Thomas


Dec.


Son John Capen


66


Mary


66


15


Ephraim Wilds


66


Elijah


Jan.


Zacheus Gould


Zacheus


Feb.


Thomas Goodhall


Thomas


Abraham How


Hephzeba


Mar.


Son (Simon) Bradstreet


John


16


Nathaniell Porter


66


Eleanour


Apr.


Son (Thomas) Baker


Priscella


May 4


Stephen Perley


Allen


11


Widdow Hobbs


Mary


66


18


Samuell Smith


66 Rebecka


Nathan Towne


Joseph


66


John Gould


66


Kezia


Jun. 22


Joseph Towne


66


Phebe


July 6


Samuell Smith


Elizabeth


66


20


John Burton


66 Samuell


John Perkins


Rebecka


Ivory Hovey


Aaron


Sept.


John Averill


66 Ebenezer


Oct.


Timothy Ramsdell


Katharine


N


Thomas Gould


Nathaniell


66


Thomas Dunnel


66 Abigail


John Wilds


Zebulon


S Dec. 21 1718


John Cummins


Hannah


idem


Jacob Peabody


Nathaniell


Mar. 1 1719


Joseph Gould


Ruth


Apr. 5


John Abbot


Mercy


19


Jacob Estys


66 Anna


May


3


Abraham Foster


Abraham


66


10


Tobijah Perkins


66


Joseph


24


965 so far


66


Mary


Jun.


7


Thomas Curtis


66


Israell


14


Samuell Potter


Samuell


28


Philip Nealand


66 Samuell


Amos Dorman


Francis Pebody


Mary


24


EARLY RECORDS OF THE


John Towne


his Jonathan


July 19


Benjamin How


James


26


Isaac Cummins jun


Abigail


Aug. 2


Patience Bennit


Sept. 13


- "Eliezer Lake


Abigail


20


Samuell Stanley


66


Jacob


Oct. 4


Michael Dunnell


Abigail


11


Charity Dunnell


Dec. 13


Thomas Baker


66


John


20


John How


66


Joseph


66


27


Stephen Perley


Sarah


Ja.


Abraham How


Sarah


Feb.


John Perkins


John


28 1719-20


Joseph Towne


Hannah


Mar. 27 1720


Thomas Potter


66


Martha


66


Francis Pebody


Dorothee


Apr.


Thomas Perkins


Thomas


24


Simon Bradstreet


Margarett


Widdow Ann Averil


her Abiel


Thomas Dunnell


his


Esther


May 8


John Gould


Ebenezer Nichols


66


Aquilla


10


Zacheus Gould


Eliezer


66


17


John Chapman


Rebecka


William Porter


66


Jonathan


24


David Balch


Joshua


66


Timothy Ramsdell


Timothy


Aug. 7


Job Averil


68


Samuel


66


21


Elizabeth Iles


her Elizabeth


28


John Abbot


his Jacob


66


Ivory Hovey


66 Ann


Sept. 25


John Wilds


66


Mary


Oct.


2


Nathaniell Porter


Mary


66


23


Robert Knolton


66


Hannah


Nov. 20


Lieut Joseph Gould


66 Mary


Jan. 1


Jacob Esty


66


Mary


Feb. 12 1721


Mr Conant


William


Mar. 12


John Cummins jun.


Mercy


66


19


John


July


3


Joseph Robinson


66 Martha


14


Joseph Cummings


Sarah


Elisha


Isaac Cummins jun


9


Sarah Merrifield


& Elisha


25


CHURCH IN TOPSFIELD.


Jacob Towne jun.


his Ruth


Mar. 26


Jacob Pebody


Priscella


Apr. 2


Robert Andrews


James


23


Abraham Foster jun


Sarah


ma


Thomas Perkins Secund


66


Judi


m


Benjamin Knight


Ruth


Thomas Potter


Ezekiel


May 21


Phillip Nealand


Mary


66


Jacob Towne


Joshua


Sept.


Ephraim Kymball


Ephraim


Joseph Cummins


Abigail J


John Towne


Abigail


Feb.


Tho Curtis


David


Mar. 11 1722


Samuel Boyd


Eliezer


Francis Pebody


Samuell


18


John Abbot


Abigail


66


Tho Baker


Elizabeth


" 25


John Curtis


John


Apr. 1


Tim Ramsdell


66 Joseph


66


William Isles


William


66


Abraham How


Ruth


Isaac Cummins jun


Joseph


Samuell Smith


66 Hephzibah


May 20


John Wilds


Ezra


27


John Gould


Richard


Jun 10


Nathan Towne


66


Solomon


Samuell Stanley


66


Elizabeth


Daniell Towne


Daniell


Job Averell


Susanna


Sep.


Samuell Curtis


Hannah


Simon Bradstreet


Thomas Dunnel


66 Susanna


Sept. 30 1722


Joseph Towne


Martha


Lieut (Joseph) Gould


Anna


Nov. 4


Robert Andrews


Robert


11


Benjamin Knight


Margarett


Nathan Bixby


¥ Amos


Timothy Perkins


66 William


Daniell Redington


Daniell


John Chapman


Mary


Mar


Jacob Perkins


Catharine


Apr.


4


Jacob


Amos


Priscella


26


EARLY RECORDS OF THE


Zachens Gould


his Susanna


Apr. 20


John Wilds


Sarah


May 19


Benjamin Towne


Benjamin


Thomas Stevens


Mary


William Porter


66


Jabez


June 9 1723


Francis Pebody


Nathaniell


Jun. 23 1723


Jacob Pebody


66


Thomas


Aug. 25


William Redington


Elizabeth


Sep.


Tobijah Perkins


Tobijah


Oct. 6


Thomas Potter


¥


Joanna


20


Mark How


66


Hannah


Dec. 1


Jonathan Perkins


66


Jonathan


Jan.


5 1723


Aaron Esty


66


Isaac


26


John Perkins


Thomas


Mar.


8


Isaac How


John Abbot


Nehemia


66


2(9)


Samuell Curtis


Rebecca


Apr.


Samuell Smith


66


Robert


Nathaniell Towne


Jemima


Jun. 7


Jacob Perkins


66


Hannah )


Daniell Towne


66


Amos


Gideon Towne


& Gideon


Thomas Perkins Ensign


Thomas


16


28


John Burton


David


July


5


Jacob Towne


Jacob


60


66


Samnell Towne


Mary


16


66


Jacob Dorman


16


Elizabeth


66


66


Ephraim Kymball


66


Eunice


66


William Iles


John


26


Ebenezer Nichols


Elizabeth


Aug. 9


Capt Tho Baker


Priscella


Jacob Reddington


66


Dorcas


66


Abraham Foster


16


Thomas


66 16


Jacob Peabody


Martha


66


23


John Gould


Stephen


Sept. 20


Thomas Curtis


16


Benjamin


Oct. 25


Eliezer Lake


Eliezer


66


66


Daniell Reddington


Thomas


64


Samuell Bradstreet


Ann


66


66


Mercy


12


Nathaniell Ramsdell


Hannah


Samuell Potter


Abner


22 1724


Robert Perkins


Elizabeth


27


CHURCH IN TOPSFIELD.


Thomas Potter


his Anthony


Nov. 15


Nathan Towne


Jonathan


22


Simon Bradstreet


Lucy


29


Noah Dodge


Abigail


Capt Joseph Gould


66


Sarah


Dec. 20


Joseph Cummins


66


Daniell


66


Mark How


66


Love


Abraham How


Abraham


Jan. 3


Samuell Howlett


66


Martha


Aaron Esty


Aaron


31


Dorcas Whittingham


her Anna


Feb.


7


Francis Peabody


his


William


May


9 1725


Paul Averill


Joseph


66


23


Jacob Dorman


66 Ruth


66


30


Isaac Cummins


66 Hannah


66


66


Timothy Perkins twins


Timothy


Jun. 20


Kezia


66


Samuell Perkins


Thomas


Rev. Joseph Capen died 30 June 1725


Joseph Capen His Book Ex Dono Reverendissimi Magistri Josiah Flint 30 Aug. An Dom 1679


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