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ST. JAMES' CHURCH RECORDS.
GREAT BARRINGTON, MASS.
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THE EARLIEST RECORDS OF SAINT JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH, GREAT BARRINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS. WITH BRIEF NOTES OF THE TOWN, CHURCH, AND FIRST RECTOR. BY L. HASBROUCK VON SAHLER.
In May, 1722, one hundred and seventy-seven inhabitants of Hampshire County petitioned to the General Court of Massachusetts for two tracts of land on the Housatonic river, and in June the Upper and Lower Housatonic Townships, each seven miles square, with the Connecticut line for the southern boundary, was granted. For the purpose of pur_ chasing from the Indians, dividing the tracts, admitting set- tlers, and so forth, a committee consisting of John Stoddard and Henry Dwight, of Northampton, Luke Hitchcock, of Springfield, John Ashley, of Westfield, and Samuel Porter, of Hadley, was appointed, and later Capt. Ebenezer Pomeroy was added. They employed Conraet Borghghardt (Burghardt), a prominent citizen of Kinderhook, New York, and fur dealer along the New England Path, to negotiate with Indians, with whom he was friendly, and with whose language and customs he was familiar, and to perform other important duties.
The Indian deed, given at Westfield in April, 1724, convey. ed a territory that later was the whole of Sheffield, Great Barrington, Mount Washington and Egremont, the greater part of Alford, and large parts of Stockbridge, West Stock_ bridge and Lee, but the two townships only included the pres. ent towns of Sheffield and Great Barrington, a large part of Stockbridge, West Stockbridge and Lee, and a small part of Alford. A tract south of the present Great Barrington line, called Skatehook, was reserved by the Indians.
In January, 1733, the Lower Township, of five divisions, was incorporated as the town of Sheffield, and in March, 1743,
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the two northern portions were added to the Upper Township, and formed into the Upper, or North Parish of Sheffield, and included in that town. In June, 1761, the Upper Parish was incorporated as the town of Great Barrington. Barrington for John Shute, Viscount Barrington of Ardglass in Ireland, a brother of Samuel Shute, Governor of Massachusetts, and Great, to distinguish it from Barrington, Rhode Island, as the line between Massachusetts and Rhode Island had not been settled and Barrington was near the supposed line.
The first known historical fact connected with what is now Great Barrington was the victorious attack of Maj. John Tal_ cott, with soldiers and Indians of Connecticut, on a body of fleeing Indians, at Hooestennuc, in 1676, during King Philip's War. Shortly after Maj. Talcott reached Westfield, their trail, tending toward the Hudson river, was discovered and pursued. At an early date there was an Indian settlement with a "Great Wigwam" there and possibly there was at that time. In 1694 the Rev. Benjamin Wadsworth of Boston, later President of Harvard College, accompanied the commis- sioners of Massachusetts and Connecticut, who went to Albany for a treaty with the Commissioners of Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey and the "Five Nations," and in his journal, under date of August 10th, said: "Took up our lodg- ings about sundown in ye woods, at a place called Onsetonuck, formerly inhabited by Indians. (Some think that Maj. Talcot's attack on the fleeing Indians frightened the Indian settlers away.)
In 1734 the famous Stockbridge Indian School was started at Great Barrington, but was removed to Stockbridge in 1736, after the General Court had taken 9,240 acres from the Upper Township for the formation of Indian Town, later called Stock- bridge. At that time the Indians relinquished their lands in the Lower Township. In January, 1742, the General Court granted limited parish privileges to the Upper Township, and in March the proprietors held their first meeting at Daniel
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Nash's house, near the Great Bridge. Ephraim Williams, of Stockbridge, was chosen moderator, and David Ingersoll, clerk. It was then decided to build a meetinghouse on the east side of the river, near the Great Bridge, and Conraet Borghghardt, David Ingersoll, Joseph Pixley, Daniel Nash and Joseph Noble were chosen a committee to decide on a site, take charge of the building, and see that all was completed. Daniel Nash, John Williams and David Ingersoll were chosen assessors to raise the necessary amount; John Pixley and Joshua Root were chosen collectors, and Moses Ingersoll, treas- urer. Conraet Borghghardt, Daniel Nash and David Ingersoll were appointed a committee to take charge of the Minister's Right of Land, and Joseph Noble, John Pixley and David Ingersoll, a committee to provide some suitable person to preach. David Ingersoll gave the land.
The meeting-house was ready for occupancy the next fall, although not fully completed for many years. It was a plain, two-story building, unpainted, about thirty-five by forty-five feet, with galleries. In March, 1746, Isaac van Deusen, John Williams and Josiah Phelps, Jun., were appointed to call the old "committee to build the meeting-house," and settle their accounts. The pews for the landed-gentry, or proprietors, were sold at auction in April, 1746. The first regular pastor was the Rev. Samuel Hopkins, afterwards widely known as a theologist, and it was his first charge. His first sermon was preached in July, 1743; in September he was asked to settle, and in December he was ordained, with the following ministers present :- Rev. Samuel Hopkins, of West Springfield, his uncle; Rev. John Ballentine. of Westfield; Rev. Jonathan Judd, of Northampton, his cousin; Rev. Jonathan Hubbard, of Sheffield, and Rev, John Sergeant, of Stockbridge. At this service five persons were admitted to membership. The Rev. Mr. Hopkins for many years lived peaceably with his parish- ioners, although his private journal shows that he did not come to them with the interested feeling that he should.
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The Dutch settlers from New York State were of prominent families there, were the wealthiest of the settlers, and occupied a prominent position among them-in fact, Conraet Borgh- ghardt, who was the wealthiest and most influential of the set- tlers, has been called the "Founder of the Housatonic Colony." After a time the Dutch, who, of course, had helped to build the meeting-house, and who were helping to support the min- ister, asked to have Dutch preaching in the meeting-house, occasionally, on week-days, and at their own expense, but the Rev. Mr. Hopkins, showing a spirit of intolerance not expect- ed in a christian, assured them that there should never be any Dutch preaching there. Coming from New York State, where the Dutch were such a power, where Dutch influences made a decided mark, and where they had affiliated with the English to quite an extent, their feelings were outraged, and they doubted the sincerity of the pastor. Their position was not that of recent emigrants, for the family of one of the settlers, Isaac van Deusen, "the first" of the New England branch, had lived in New York State for over a hundred years, and his great grandfather, Pieter Abrahamsen van Deusen, had been one of the most prominent men officially in New Amsterdam. All things considered the Dutch 'decided to absent themselves from the Rev. Mr. Hopkins' preaching, which angered him into threatening the titheing-men from the pulpit,
And consequently they entered a complaint with the magis- trate. Conraet Borghghardt had recently died, but his son- in-law, Isaac van Deusen, who was one of the offenders, was a man whose wealth. personality, friends and good deeds, as well as his family, commanded respect. Three of his brothers- in-law, Peter, John and Garret Burghardt, were also involved. Of course the magistrate was powerless to do anything but fine them, or commit them to the stocks. Isaac van Deusen and one or two others then went to a personal friend of the former, Hon. Timothy Woodbridge, of Stockbridge, (first school-master to the Indians) for his advice, which was to go
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to the stocks as a quicker and surer means of victory, and the day of intended humiliation was turned into one of rejoicing, with Judge Woodbridge present as their friend and legal protector.
After this they performed their legal attendance at meet- ings, until one Sunday Dr. Hopkins made during his sermon an assertion, in consequence of the before mentioned trouble, which Mr. Van Deusen could and would not overlook, and so he decided to see what could be done for religious liberty in the town. At first they had Dutch preachers from New York State, although they were still taxed for Congregational meet- ings. However, finally they were successful ;in throwing off the yoke. Uniting with some of the Episcopal English set- tlers, they called an Episcopal minister, the Rev. Solomon Palmer, a missionary in western Connecticut, who came and preached and performed other clerical duties in 1761-2, but his successor, in September, 1761, the Rev. Thomas Davies, formed the congregation into a church September 21, 1762, and they chose John Westover to read prayers in the minister's absence.
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THE EARLIEST RECORDS OF SAINT JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH, GREAT BARRINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS.
WITH BRIEF NOTES OF THE TOWN, CHURCH, AND FIRST RECTOR. BY L. HASBROUCK VON SAHLER.
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In 1763 John Burghardt, son of Conraet Borghghardt, gave a piece of land, opposite the family mansion, for a church, and Isaac van Deusen, the first, and his six sons, the Burgh- ardts, John Williams, David Ingersoll, Robert Noble, all prominent men, and others, gave very generously for a church edifice. John Burghardt, John Williams and Samuel Lee were chosen a building committee. It was erected, in the spring and summer of 1764, and was first opened for public worship on Christmas Day, when there was a large congrega- tion, and the communion and baptism were administered. It was forty by fifty feet, while the chancel and porch extension increased the depth to seventy-one feet. The steeple, one hun- dred and ten feet high, was surmounted by a gilded, copper cock, and the first public bell in the region hung in the belfry. The small panes of glass for the large Gothic windows and the especially large and projecting chancel window, were a gift from an English gentleman. Above the pulpit there was a 'sounding board. Pews were built by the "gentry" at their own expense. It was some years before all was completed. The Rev. Mr. Davies said that it was "a very elegant and large church, built at great expense." At first it was called Christ Church, but later it was named for St. James. This edifice continued in use until 1833, when a stone one was erected in the centre of the village, and this was sold when the present handsome stone church was built in 1857.
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The first settled rector was the Rev. Gideon Bostwick, who was born in New Milford, Connecticut, in 1742, and was graduated from Yale in 1762. He lived in Great Barrington as early as 1764, and shortly became Lay-reader and com- menced ministerial studies. In 1769 he went to England, when he was ordained a deacon and a priest by the Bishop of London, and returned to Great Barrington in 1770, when he became a missionary of the Society for Propagating the Gos- pel in Foreign Parts, with Great Barrington for the head. His church records which follow this prefatory and conse- quently brief sketch, are most interesting and far-spreading, and I doubt if there is a more valuable little volume of such a nature in this country. It is said that in his ministry of twenty-three years that he baptized 2274 children and 81 adults, married 127 couples, and buried 84 persons. He per- formed religious duties at Great Barrington, Lanesboro, Williamstown, Sandisfield, Sheffield, Stockbridge, West Stock- bridge, Tyringham, Egremont, Partridgefield (now Peru), Lenox, New Ashford, Hartwood (now Washington), Alford, Adams, Taconick Mountain (now Mount. Washington), New Marlboro, Pittsfield, Bethlehem (now a part of Otis), and Lee, all in Massachusetts; Nobletown (now Hillsdale), New Con- cord, New Canaan, Spencertown. Stephentown, Burnetfield, New Lebanon, Stone Arabia (in Palatine), Kings District, Albany, Kinderhook, Hudson, Claverack, Catskill, Ballstown, Pine Plains, and Kingsbury, all in New York; Canaan, Litch- field, New Milford, Norfolk, Cornwall, and Salisbury, all in Connecticut; and Manchester, Arlington, Tinmouth, Paulet, and Bennington, all in Vermont. In those days, the constant travelling from place to place, with his parochial duties at Great Barrington, could not have been other than very wearing. Mr. Bostwick wrote in one of his letters: "My work obliges me to ride a vast deal (more, perhaps, by considerable than any one missionary in America). But I thank God that through the strength of a good constitution and the pleasing
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prospect of being the instrument of some good to my fellow creatures, I am enabled cheerfully to perform it." I regret that this brief sketch cannot tell more of the results of the labors of this most remarkable man.
Mr. Bostwick officiated for the last time in St. James Church, June 2nd, 1793, and on the 4th he attended the Diocesan Convention of Connecticut, at Middletown, where he presented to Bishop Seabury Daniel Burhans, a candidate for Holy Orders, who became a noted clergyman. At New Mil- ford, on the homeward journey, he was taken sick, and died on the 13th, and was buried at Great Barrington. Of him Isaac van Deusen, the third, said, in his history of St. James Church, written in 1829 :- "He is said to have been a faithful and pious minister, indefatigable in his labors, devout in his religious affections, humane and benevolent in his feelings, of cheerful, facetious humor, plain, courteous and affable in his manners, and was much endeared to his people." Mr. Bost- wick married previous to his ordination journey Gesie, daugh- ter of John Burghardt, one of the founders of the church, and grand-daughter of Conraet Borghghardt, the founder of the Housatonic Colony.
The following inscriptions were copied from the Bostwick monument in the Mahaiwe cemetery:
"To the memory of the Rev. Gideon Bostwick, A. M., later Rector of St. James Church, Great Barrington, who died at New Milford, June 13, 1793, aged 50 years. His remains were removed and placed here February 9, 1794."
"This monument is erected as a testimonial of respect, affec- tion and gratitude for the virtues and the services of the man whose name it bears, by an association of his sorrowing friends, in the year 1795."
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"The sculptured stone in vain essays Thy worth, dear Bostwick, to impart, An epitapth of noble praise Is written on the feeling heart. Yet, Oh! accept this marble's aid Thy virtues memory to save, For soon that record must be laid Beside thee in the silent grave."
"His amiable wife, Mrs. Gesie Bostwick, who died May 16, 1787, aged 39 years, lies buried at his side, not without a fair portion of the sentiment which produced this tribute." To be continued.)
EARLIEST RECORDS OF ST. JAMES' EPISCOPAL CHURCH, GREAT BARRINGTON, MASS.
NOBLETOWN, June 17, 1770.
Mrss. Moses Gilbert and Ebenezar Green, chosen ch. wardens. Mr. Robert Meaker, clerk.
Baptized the following children (viz.) :- William, son of Eleazar Williams and Mary, his wife. Sarah, dau. of David Weller and Hepsaba, his wife. Christenc, dau. of John Warn and Lucretia, his wife. Phebe, dau. of Wm. Taylor and Jemima, his wife. Christene, dau. of Matthew Bunt and Elena, his wife. Mariche, dau. of Ephraim Bunt and Mariche, his wife. Sarah, dau. of Elijah Pixley and Charity, his wife. Elizabeth, dau. of John Mc Farlis and Eva, his wife. John, son of Jehoiakim Van Valckenburgh and Elizth. his wife. Henry, son of John Smith and Charity, his wife. James, son of Joseph Edminster and Lydia, his wife.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Monday 55th June, 1770.
Baptized Aner, dau. of Zadok Bostwick and Dorckas, his wife.
LANESBOROUGH, June 1770. Led the church in the choice of church officers. Chose Mr. William Bradley (and) Mr. Ascl Beach, church wardens; Mr. Abraham Bristol, clerk; Mr. Wm. Jervies (and) Mr. Reuben Garlick, choresters.
NEW CONCORD, July 1, A. D. 1770.
Baptized the following children: Mindwell, dau. of Moses Woster and Mindwell, his wife. Abraham and John, sons of John Savage and Ann, his wife. Sarah, dau. of David Woodward and Christian, his wife. Abraham, son of Edward Savage and Mary, his wife. Charles, son of John McArthur and Elizabeth, his wife.
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Thursday, July 5, A. D. 1770. Led the church at G. Bar- rington to choice of church officers. Chose :- David Ingersoll, Jun., Esq. and John Vandusen, church wardens. Ensign John Burghardt, clerk; Moses Pixley and Nathan Scrivner, chores- ters. (NOTE. The names of Isaac Vandusen, Nehemiah Mes senger, and one or more others, were recorded in connection with this meeting, but the bottom of the page is badly torn and worn. L. H. v. S.)
July 8th, 1770, at G. Barrington, baptized:
Jacob, son of Isaac Vandusen, Jun. and Catherine, his wife. . Geese, dau. of Matthew Vandusen and Elizabeth, his wife.
NOBLETOWN, July 15, 1770. Baptized:
Ann ann Elizabeth, daus. of John Crane and Hannah, his wife. Wineson, son of Uriah Louk and Cornelia, his wife.
Anne and Elizabeth, daus. of Edward Vaughn and Anne, his wife.
Joel and Perseus, sons of Moses Carley and Olive, his wife.
GREAT BARRINGTON, July 22, 1770. Baptized: Anne, wife of Daniel Bailey.
Also Elizabeth and Mary, daus. of the above Daniel Bailey and Ame, his wife.
SANDERSFIELD, July 29th, 1770. Baptized:
Josiah and Sarah, son and dau. of John Hubbard and Hannah, his wife.
LANESBOROUGH, August 5th, 1770. Baptized:
Phebe, dau. of Asahel Beach and Kezia, his wife. Chloe, dau. of William Jervies and Mary, his wife. Philo, son of Giles Barnes and Rachel, his wife. Joseph, son of Uzziel Darrin and Mary, his wife. Joseph, son of Wm. Bradley and Lois, his wife. Ephraim, son of Azur Curtise and Margery, his wife.
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NEW CONCORD, August 19, 1770. Baptized: James, son of James Savage and Ann, his wife. Catherine, dau. of James Peterson and Elizabeth, his wife. Elizabeth, dau. of Hendrick Winter and Catherine, his wife.
NEW CANAAN, August 21, 1770. Baptized: Abraham and Jacob, sons of Isaac Searls and Hannah, his wife. Abigail, dau. of Dan1. Hawley and Hannah, his wife. William, son of Wm. Noyes and Elizabeth, his wife.
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EARLIEST RECORDS OF ST. JAMES' EPISCOPAL CHURCH, GREAT BARRINGTON, MASS .*
August 22, baptized :
Wm., Elijah and Sarah, sons and dau. of Elijah Bostwick and Rebecca, his wife.
Elizabeth, dau. of Asa Warner, deceased, and Sarah, his wife. Thankful, dau. of Joel Curtiss and Thankful, his wife.
NOBLETOWN, August 26, 1770. Baptized :
Eghe, dau. of Benj. Fray and Elizabeth, his wife. Jonah, son of Lemuel Cleveland and Margret, his wife. Molly, dau. of Francis Wolcot and Lydia, his wife. Margret, dau. of James Smith and Susannah, his wife. Robert, son of Peter Scism and Rachel, his wife. Peter, son of Robert Roropough and Hannah, his wife. Rhoda, dau. of John Bagley and Prudence, his wife. Lois, dau. of Isaac Frimes and Margret, his wife. Elizabeth, dau. of Joseph Lockwood and Nancy, his wife.
NOBLETOWN, Aug. 27, 1770. Baptized :
Margret, wife of Isaac Grimes.
Henry and Philander, sons of the above Isaac and Margret Grimes.
Benjamin and Hannah, son and dau. of John Bagley and Pru- dence, his wife.
LANESBOROUGH, Sept. 9, 1770. Baptized : Mary, wife of Uzziel Darrin.
*Copied by L. HASBROUCK VON SAHLER.
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GREAT BARRINGTON, Sept. 16, 1770. Baptized : David, son of Deodat Ingersoll and Christian, his wife. Christian, dau. of Michael Holenbeck and Elizabeth, his wife. Molly, dau. of Abraham Vandusen and Geese, his wife. Elizabeth, dau. of Peter Goud and Catherine, his wife.
SHEFFIELD, Sept. 20. Baptized :
Joseph, adopted son of Jona. Plastage.
Rachel, dau. of Job Westover and Rachel, his wife. Matthew, son of James Lindsey and Abigail, his wife. Elizabeth, dau. of Zachariah Spaldin and Rachel, his wife. Silence, dau. of Jona. Nichols and Joannah, his wife.
NOBLETOWN, Sept. 23, 1770. Baptized :
Catherine and Hannah, twin daus. of Gabriel Burzee and Sa- rah, his wife.
Anne, dau. of Aaron Pixley and Sarah, his wife.
. Benjamin, son of Hannah Mallery. Margery, dau. of Charles Duro.
LANESBOROUGH, Oct. 7th, 1770. Baptized : Stephan, son of Jacob Bacon and Ruth, his wife.
Emlen, dau. of Reuben Garlick and Lucy, his wife.
NOBLETOWN, Oct. 14, 1770. Baptized : Mary, dau. of Nell McAarthur and Hannah, his wife.
NEW CONCORD, Oct. 21, 1770. Baptized :
Ezekiel and William, sons of James Lockwood and Sarah, his wife.
GREAT BARRINGTON, Oct. 28, 1770. Baptized : Sarah, dau. of Nicholas Spoor and Sarah, his wife. Gerrectt, son of Charles Persons and Catherine, his wife.
LANESBORO, Novbr. 4, 1770. Baptized. : Mary, dau. of Joshua Lobdell and Sarah, his wife.
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STOCK BRIDGE, Novbr. 6, 1770. Baptized :
Olive, dau. of Charles Stone and Triphena, his wife. Jacob and Sibbel, son and dau. of Titus Curtiss and Hannah, his wife.
Justice, son of Eliphalet Fowler and Thankful, his wife.
NOBLETOWN, Nov. 18, 1770. Baptized :
Ann Head, an adult. Lydia, dau. of Samll. Mallery and Mary, his wife.
Jemime, dau. of Isaac Nokes and Deliverance, his wife.
GREAT BARRINGTON, Decbr. 2, 1770. Baptized : David, son of David Arnold and Mary, his wife.
NOBLETOWN, Decbr. 10, 1770. Baptized :
Zechariah and Sarah, son and dau. of David Munrow and Rachel, his wife.
GREAT BARRINGTON, Decbr. 13, 1770. Joined in marriage, Lent Doud and Abigal Orton of Terringham.
NEW CONCORD, Decbr. 23, 1770. Baptized : Josiah Woodward, an adult.
Anno Domini, 1771.
Janu'ry 3, 1771. Baptized at TERRINGHAM. John, son of John Hubbard and Hannah, his wife. Ann, dau. of Cornelious Doud and Thankful, his wife.
Jan'ry 13. Baptized at NOBLETOWN. Robert, son of Levi Seeley and Annah, his wife.
GREAT BARRINGTON, January 20. Baptized : Peter, son of Coonroet Sharp and Sarah, his wife.
NOBLETOWN, Feb'ry 3. Baptized : Cornelius, son of Nathll. Pixley and Sarah, his wife. Joanna, dau. of Oliver Mallery and Margret, his wife.
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GREAT BARRINGTON, Feb'ry 10. Baptized :
Sarah, dau. of John Hiekox and Anna, his wife. Buried, Anna, wife of John Hiekox.
EGREMONT, Feb'ry 13. Baptized :
Margret Harvey, an adult. Phebe Chubb, an adult. Mary Bullis, an adult. Mary Chubb, daughter of Jemima Wilson.
NEW CANAAN, Feb'ry 19. Baptized :
Elizabeth, Mary, Jonathan, Abraham, Mehittable and Cyntha, sons and daus. of Samll. Russell and Hester, his wife.
Amos, Rachel, David and John, sons and dau. of Amos Toles and Elizabeth, his wife.
NEW CANAAN, Feb. 20, 1771. Baptized :
Asahel, Matthew, Hannah and Elizabeth, sons and daus. of William Warner and Abigail, his wife.
GREAT BARRINGTON, Feb'ry 24, 1771. Baptized : Gese, dau. of Stiles Stevens and Elizabeth, his wife.
LANESBORO, March 3d, 1771. Baptized :
Martin, Aseneth, Henry and Gilbert, sons and dau. of Gilbert Everts and Rebeca, his wife. Phebe, dau. of John Towsley and Sarah, his wife. Joseph Wheler, son of Theophilus Allen and Joanna, his wife. Josiah, son of Abel Sherman and Luey, his wife.
G. BARRINGTON, March 7. Baptized : Warner, son of John Hickox and Eunice, his wife.
NOBLETOWN, March 9th. Baptized : Esther, dau. of Robert Warner and Jane, his wife.
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NOBLETOWN, March 10th. Baptized :
Sarah, dau. of Wm. Mallery and Mary, his wife. March 13, 1771. Joined in marriage : David Crossman, of Great Barrington, and Cornelia Spoor, of Egremont.
GREAT BARRINGTON, March 17, 1771. Baptized : Israel, son of Joseph Dwight and Lydia, his wife.
LANESBORO, March 24, 1771. Baptized : Jonathan, son of Jonathan Fulford and Thankful, his wife. Phebe, dau. of Gideon Kent and Lois, his wife.
GREAT BARRINGTON, April 1st.
Had a Vestry meeting, chose Ensign John Burghardt, John Hicox, Ensign John Burghardt, church wardens.
NEW CONCORD, April 8. Had a Vestry meeting. Chose Moses Woster clerk, Benjm. In- gram, James Savage, church wardens.
NEW CONCORD, April 8, 1771. Married : Benjamin Ingram, Junr., and Jerusha Barrett.
NEW CONCORD, April 9th. Baptized :
Cornelius, Deborah, Lois and Ruth, son and daughters of the widow Henry, Relict of the late Cornelius Henry, deceased.
NOBLETOWN, April 14. Baptized : Benjamin, son of Ebenezer Green and Elizabeth, his wife. Peter, son of Jacob Shewfell and Lydia, his wife. Samuel, son of John Lewis and Phebe, his wife. William, son of Benjn. Earl and Phebe, his wife.
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