Groton historical series. A collection of papers relating to the history of the town of Groton, Massachusetts, Vol IV, Part 6

Author: Green, Samuel A. (Samuel Abbott), 1830-1918
Publication date: 1887
Publisher: Groton
Number of Pages: 1078


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August 9, 1826. The church met agreeably to adjournment at the house of the Pastor. The meeting was opened by prayer & reading the Scriptures. The minutes of the last meeting were read, & also copies of letters sent by the Pastor to Dea. J. Sawtell, &


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to Br. Caleb Butler, summoning them in the name of the chh. to appear before this body, & saying to them, that if they did not appear at this meeting, or if the chh. did not hear from them this time, it would be taken for granted that they refused to make any communications to the Church. No answer having been rec! from either, the Church, after much painful deliberation, voted


Unanimously, that for offences heretofore specified, & for having contemned the authority of this church, the relation heretofore subsisting between Joseph Sartell & Caleb Butler, & this church ought to be, & hereby is, dissolved, & that they are no longer members of the visible church of Christ.


Complaints being laid before the chh. against brs.


Walter Dickson by brs. Sew! Rockwood & W" Nutting :


Abel Tarbell, by " W: Natting & Sew! Rockwood,


Luther Blood, by " Saum! Rockwood, & Dea. Lawrence,


Ne! Tarbell, by Dea. Stone & J. Park, S' J. Park, by Dea. Dickson, & D. Fletcher,


for the like offence which was alledged against Caleb Butler, & the aggrieved brothers & witnesses having rec! no satisfaction,


Voted, That the Pastor by letter cite these brs. before the chh. at our next meeting.


Voted, That for the purpose of seeking wisdom & help from God in this time of trial, & to seek the influences of the Holy Spirit, this chh. hold a weekly Prayer-meeting at the house of their Pastor, on Saturday at 5 ock. P. M.


Voted that this meeting be adjourned to Wednesday, at 5 ock. P. M. the 23" of August, at this place. The meeting was then closed with prayer.


Attest, J : TODD, Assist. Moderator.


Aug. 23. 1826. The church met according to adjournment. The meeting was opened by reading the Scriptures & prayer. It being stated to the church that letters had been sent to the offending brethren, as by page 65 of these Records, but that probably these letters had not been rec! by all of them,


Voted, That the Pastor send duplicates to each of these brethren, delivering them into the hands of the brethren who entered the several complaints who shall be witnesses that they are duly delivered.


The result & advice of the Council convened yesterday was then read, so far as they had prepared it, - it being understood that a more full result is yet to be reel from them.


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Voted that there be a Committee of this Chh. appointed to in- quire into the expediency of obtaining legal advice in behalf of this chh ; & to engage such advice as they think necessary.


Voted that brs. Micah Eldredge, William Nutting, & Timothy Stone be this Committee.


Voted, That our Pastor be requested soon to call a meeting of the Church at the Meeting House, to consider the expediency of acting on the subject of a Call which this Town has given to Mr. Charles Robinson to become the Religious Teacher of this Town.


Br. James P. Chaplin a member of the Chh. in Cambridgeport being providentially present, made remarks on the present state of affairs in this Town.


The meeting was then closed by prayer, & adjourned sine die. Attest, J : TODD, Assist. Mod!


Aug. 31, 1826. The Church met according to proper public notice of the Pastor at the meeting house. The Pastor having written a note to Caleb Butler, Chairman of the Select men request- ing him to direct the house to be opened at the hour of meeting, & the house being refused, & the doors fastened, the meeting was held on the door-steps in front of the Meeting House. The Pastor acted as Moderator, & opened the meeting with prayer. He then stated the object of the meeting. viz. Will this chh. invite the Rev. Charles Robinson to become their Pastor & religious Teacher ? The votes being taken, Twenty were laid on the Table, & all Nays. \ Committee, consisting of brothers, T. Stone, Samuel Rockwood, & T. T. Farnsworth, was then appointed to make known, in a manner they should think proper, the doings of this chh. to the Town, & also to the Council that may convene to install Mr. Robinson, should such a council be convened. The Pastor then addressed the chh. for some fifteen or twenty minutes on the necessity of a christian temper in a time like this.


The Assistant Moderator, in the name of the Moderator, then stated that brs. Walter Dickson, Abel Tarbell, Luther Blood, Ne! Tarbell, & Stuait J. Park, had been complained of as having walked disorderly in having held or attended a seperate communion of the chh. expressly against the vote of the chh. & the Remon- strance of the Pastor, &, according to a vote of the chh. had twice been summonded before the chh., & bad refused to appear or make ny communications to the chh.


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Voted, Unanimously, That for this conduct, the relation which has existed between Walter Dickson, Abel Tarbell. Luther Blood, Ne! Tarbell, & Stuart J. Park, ought to be, & hereby is dissolved, -- & they are no longer members, of the visible church of Christ.


Br. Dea. T. Stone stated to the chh. that he had complained to Br. Amos Bancroft for the like offence, & receiving no satisfaction, he took with him br. J. Park as a witness, & receiving nothing but abuse, they complain to the chh.


Voted, That our Pastor be requested to summon Br. Bancroft in the name of the chh. to appear before us at our next meeting.


Voted that this meeting be adjourned to thursday next at 3 ock. P. M. at the house of our Pastor.


The meeting was then closed with prayer by the assistant Moderator.


Attest, J : TODD, Asst. Moderator.


Thursday Sept. 7, 1826. The chh. met at the house of the Pastor agreeably to adjournment. The meeting was opened with prayer. It was stated that a letter of summons had been sent to br. Amos Bancroft, & that he refused to read it, knowing it came from the Pastor.


Voted unanimously, that his connexion with this chh. ought to be, & hereby is dissolved, & he is no longer a member of the visible chh. of Christ.


Br. Jonas Eaton complained that he had made like complaint to br. Elnathan Sawtell, taking br. S. Hartwell as a witness, - that br. Sawtell utterly refused to give any satisfaction or even to hear them.


Voted that the Pastor give him a summons to appear before the chh. at the next meeting.


Voted to adjourn to Saturday, Sept. 16, at 5 ock. P.M. at the house of our Pastor.


Attest, J : Topp, AIss' Moderator.


Saturday Sept. 16, 1826. The church met agreeably to adjourn- ment. The case of br. Elnathan Sawtell being brought before the chh. & it being stated that he had been called on by Brs. J. Eaton & S. Hartwell, whom he would not hear, & summoned to appear before the chh. by the Pastor agrecably to the vote at the last meet- ing, & he refusing to appear or make any communication to the chb.


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Voted Unanimously, That the connection between Elnathan Saw- ' tell & this chh. ought to be, & hereby is dissolved, & he is no longer a member of the visible church of Christ.


Voted to adjourn sine die.


Attest, J. TODD, Asst. Moder.


Oct. 23, 1826. The church met at the house of their Pastor agreeably to notice. Assistant Moderator in the chair. The meet- ing was opened with prayer.


Voted unanimously, That a committee be appointed to inquire if this chh. could legally hold a Communion at the House of their Pastor, (being excluded from the meeting House, ) without en- digering their rights as the first chh. in Groton : -- that brs. Dea. Stone, Eldredge, & Scovell Rockigood, be this committee.


Voted unanimously, That, whereas Mr. Chs. Robinson has reed a call to settle as the minister of this Town expressly agaist the unan- imous vote of this Chh. when called to see if they would concur, & is to be Installed on the first Wednesday in Now, we will observe that day as a Day of Fasting & Prayer, feeling it to be a frown of providence thus to have a unitarian minister over this people ; - that Dea. Dickson, brs. Eldredge & Eaton be a committee to inquire whether this Fast shall be held in public or in private.


Voted, That brs. Stone, Eldredge, & Sewell Rockwood be a com- mittee to inquire if there be no danger to the interests of this Chh. in regard to the Ministerial Fund in this Town, in the formation of a New Church in this place; - & if there be no such danger, we give it as our opinion that a new church be formed.


Voted, unanimously, That as we consider it contrary to the spirit of our holy religion, this church will not only abstain from the use of ardent Spirits at Funerals, but will do all in their power to discountenance it on such occasions.


Voted to adjourn this meeting to Saturday, the 28! of Oct. at 4 ock. P. M. at the House of the Pastor.


Attest, J : Topp, .Assist. Moderator.


Oct. 28, 1826. Clanch met according to adjoumment. Com- mittee Reported to have the exercises on Fast Day public, - which Report was accepted.


Voted to Adjoum.


Attest, J : Tobb, .Ist. Mod?


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Nov. 21, 1826. The Church met at the house of her Pastor, agreeably to notice. A letter missive from individuals in this ' Town was read, inviting this chh. to meet by her Pastor & a Dele- gate to assist in forming an Ecclesiastical Council to see if said Council would organize the said individuals into a regular church of Jesus Christ.


Voted Unanimously, That we comply with this request.


Voted That br. Micah Eldredge be our Delegate.


Voted to Adjourn.


Attest, J : Topp, Ass. Mod!


Nov. 30, 1826. At a regular meeting of the Church at the house of the Pastor, the Result of the Council, (which convened at the request of this church on 17". of July & 22"1 of August,) was laid before the chh : accepted, & ordered to be printed.


Attest, J : Tono, Ass. Alod!


Decr. 25, 1826. At a regular meeting of the Church, a commu- nication from the Union Church in Groton was read, requesting our Pastor a Delegate to meet an Ecclesiastical Council, to be con- vened at Groton on Tuesday, the 2"! of January 1827, to examine & if approved, to ordain Mr. John Todd over said Chh. in the Gospel ministry.


Voted that we comply with this request.


Voted that br. Amos Farnsworth be our Delegate.


Voted to Adjourn.


Attest, J : TODD, zissit. Mod!


Feb. 23, 1827. The Pastor & chh com. gave the interest of the Barron & Sawtell legacies to the widow B. Tarbell, & to the widow D. Hopkins


$1.00 1.64 5 04 D. CHAPIIN Past


April 30, 1827. At a regular meeting of the Church at the house of her Pastor,


Voted Unanimously, That a Committee be appointed to inquire into the probability of obtaining assistance from sister Churches if needed, to prosecute the suit against the First Parish in Groton in behalf of the Funds, & to take such other measures preparatory to commencing this suit, as the Committee may deem judicious :


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Voted, that Bro. T. T. Farnsworth, & Dea. Dickson be this Committee.


Voted, that Mr. W. L. Chaplin be requested to act as our Agent in this business, in union with the above Committee.


Voted, that whereas Br. Densmore has been complained of as having walked disorderly, & having given the aggrieved brethren no satisfaction, he be cited to appear before this Church at our next meeting.


Voted to Adjourn to such time as the above Committee shall be ready to report. Attest, J : TODD, Assist. Mod.


Jan. 22. 1829. The Past. & comm. of the chh gave the interest of the Sawtell & Barron legacies for the benefit of the poor of the chh. to the widow B. Tabell who is aged & need - $5.64


D. CHAPLIN Past.


Feb. 2. 1830. The Pastor & com. gave the interest of the Saw- tell & Barron legacies for the benefit of the poor of the chh.


To the widow D. Hopkins $2.00 To the wido B. Tarbell. 3.64


D. C. Pastor. [7-17.] Members admitted to full Communion. 1761.


July y: 51h Zechariah Longley.


July y: 19 !! Benjamin Davies.


Sept! 13.


Sarah Wife of Jon: Sheple.


Isaac Farnsworth & Anna his Wife -having been Dismiss'd & recommended from Pepperel


Sept. 27.


Susannah Wife of Jonathan Stone.


Oct: 18.


Oliver Parker and Eunice his Wife


Elisabeth Trowbridge


Nov! I.


Martha Stevens Dismiss'd & Recommended from Townsend


Sarah Bowers


Susannah Wife of John Sawtel Jun'


Nov! 15.


Benj: Bancroft Jun' & Wife Alice


Mary Wife of Jonathan Sawtel


1762. Jan' 31. Jonathan & Lydia Tarbell


Elisabeth Wife of W" Derumple


March 21. Deborah Bowers.


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May. 21


Jacob Blanchard.


May 234 Lydia wife of Tim' Moors Jemima wife of Zechariah Longly.


July 18. Tho: White & Hannah his Wife dismissd & Recom- mended from Acton


August 22.


Sanı' Woods


Sept! 26


Sarah wife of Henry Farwell.


Nov: 7


Ebenezer Champney


Abigail wife of James Woods


14.


Nathan Ames. Dismissd and recommended from Andover


28. Priscilla Wife of Isaac Bowers.


1763. Febr 6. April 3. 10.


Elisha Rockwood & Mary his Wife


Ephraim Sawtel & Abigail his Wife


Azubah wife of Benje Tarbel


Martha Farnsworth


July 3. Sept. 18. Oct' 16. Nov! 13


Phillis. a Servant of Josiah Sawtels


Mary Hazen.


Rachel, wife of Jabez Holden


Esther wife of W" Farwel.


[On the inner margin near this entry is the fol- lowing : ] Mary Farnsworth is a member of the Chh Tho' forgot to be recorded in the proper place


1764. March 25. June 24. Oct' 28.


Anna wife of Simon Blood. Patience the Wife of Sam' Woods. Eleanor wife of Joshua Pierce.


1765 March. 10. Oct! 6.


Hannah Woods. Prudence Stiles Mary Lakin


Nov! 3. 1766. Feby 9. Zechariah Fitch & Lydia his Wife Rachel the Wife of Sampson Farnsworth.


April 13. 20. June 22. 29. Aug" 3.


Abner & Sarah Whitcomb


Sarah wife of Joseph Rockwood.


Eunice wife of Benj: Blood. Martha wife of John Page.


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1767.


March 15.


Sarah Stone. Thos. Farwell & Sarah his Wife


May 24.


July 19 Daniel Farwell & his Wife


26.


Susanna The wife of John Cheney


Dec' 6. The Wife of Jonas Green


1768. March 6.


Eleazar Parker and his wife


April 3. John Pierce Jun'


July 31. Caleb Blood & his Wife Hannah.


1760.


Jany 22 The Wife of Moses Wentworth-Mindwell


Betty The Wife of Lemuel Parker


Feb! 19.


Widow Mary Sawtell


May 14. 28. Amaziah Fasset & Ede his Wife


June IS. Anna Farnsworth


Aug ' 20. Elisabeth Parker.


27. Mindwell wife of John Frost.


1770


July 22. Eunice Nutting


Aug! 12. Lucy wife of Oliver Tarbell


IS. Abel Lawrance & Mary his Wife


David Prescott & his Wife.


Oct' 11.


Martha Green


Ruth Green Elisabeth Farnsworth.


Dec: 2 The Wife of Nathaniel Parker-Eunice


March 17.


1771. Nehemiah Green & his wife Eunice


April 28. Simon Patch & Elisabeth his Wife


May 28 Jon: Bancroft


The Wife of Ebenezer Parker-Susanna


June 2. Jon! Gove & Mary his Wife


July. 7. Prudence Wife of Abijah Warren


Sep' 15. Widow Anna Bush


NON! 3. Maty Wife of Peter Parker Jun!


Joseph Simonds & Mitty his Wife


John Gragg & his Wife


The Wife of Thaddeus Taylor


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1772.


Feb' 16. Joseph Sheple


March 1. Mary Wife of Solomon Woods


April 19. Hannah Kemp.


Sep. 28. Lucy wife of Sam" Pierce


Oct! 11. Nathaniel Dustun


William Nutting


Dec! 13.


Jeptha Richardson


27. Jacob Patch


Maria Trowbridge


1773


March 21. John Simonds & his wife


May 2. Ruth Wife of Tho' White Jun'


16 Widow Patience Kemp.


Sep! 12


Amos Lawrance Jun! and his Wife Betty.


Oct: 30.


Jont Boyden & his Wife Elisabeth Nehemiah Goold & his Wife Molley


Nov' 21.


Mary, wife of Isaac Lawrance.


Dec' 26 Abi, wife of Jeptha Richardson


1774. June 5. Ruth the wife of Foster


Mercy Nutting.


Aug: 7. 14. Susanna wife of Abijah Warren 28 Sarah Wife of Joseph Chase Sep: 4. Asa Lawrance & his Wife ree! from Pepperrell


25. James Prescott


Oct! 23. Abigail Rockwood


Esther Patch.


30. 1776 Oct! 20.


Nov! 18.


Joseph Allen & Mary his wife Received, having been Dismissed from the Chh of Christ in Weston, and Recommended to the Chh of Christ in Groton. Nehemiah Holden & Elisabeth his wife Received, having been Dismissed from y: ch' of Christ in Shirley and Recommended to ye chh. of Christ in Giroton.


1777


March 23! Eplaim Russell & meriam his wife Received, having been Dismissed from the ch' of Christ in Lexington and Recommended to the ch" of Christ in Groton.


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Sep' 14 :


Betty Green


Nov! 30.


Thomas Bond


1778


Jany 25th Samuel Rockwood & Mary the Wife of Jonas Eaton


Feby 15th Sarah the Wife of Moses Child


March 15th Mary Davis


March 29 Benja Stone


April 5th


Amos Farnsworth


May 24 Olive Farnsworth Daught' of Deacon Isaac Farns- worth


June 7th Samuel Lawrance Jun' & Susanna his Wife


Ephraim Russell Jun' & Mary his Wife


Esther Wife of Thomas Bond, Lydia Rockwood & Phena Hobart.


August 2ª Abel Blood


16th Lois the Wife of Thos Hubberd


September 4th Jason Hemmenway - Dismiss'd & Recommendd from Temple [New Hampshire. ] 6th Eunice Parker.


20" John Fisk & Anna his Wife


27th Ebenezer Lakin & Eunice his Wife Molly Pratt Baptized Azubah the Wife of Ephraim Parker


Oct' 25th Nov 6th Israel Hobart and Anna his Wife Dismissed & re- ceived from Townshend.


Nov. 8th Jonas Farnsworth & Jane his Wife.


Decem. 6th Nehemiah Tarbell.


1779


Jany 3. Lydia Wife of Peter Stevens. Asa Stone & Patty his Wife.


FebY 7th Caty Wife of Charles Quailes


April 25.


Sarah Chase


April 25.


Widow Phebe Lamson


May 2. Susanna Daughter of Cole James Prescott.


May 9. Lefe Wife of Phineas Parker.


June 6. Jonas Stone & Rebekah his Wife


August I* Susanna Wife of William Nutting Dismissed & Re- commended from ye Chh in Dunstable N. Hamp- shire.


August 15 !! Sarah Wife of Josiah Warren


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August 29.


Widow Abigail Woods Sarah Wife of Lemuel Woods


Sept 26. Jonathan Keep & Hannah his Wife


Octo! 28. Levi Stone & Lydia his Wife.


Mercy the Wife of William Swan


Nov. 14th 1780. April 23. June 18.


Molly the Wife of Samuel Boyden Ezra Pierce & Rebecca his Wife,


Sarah Avery


Anna Wife of Ezekiel Nutting


July 9. Sept. 24.


Joseph Prescott of Westford & Abigail his Wife. N. B. These persons are of the aggrieved who were advised by Council to seek Communion with ye neighbouring Chhs, so long as they could not enjoy Chh Privileges at home upon Terms which they might conscienciously comply with.


1781.


Feb. 4. Jon! Ju' & Abigail Pierce, Husband & wife, & Jane Boiden


March 4.


Ruth the Wife of Jona Pierce


James Sullivan & Mehetabel his Wife


Apphia Gilson Widow of Daniel


David Prescott & Mary his Wife.


Benjamin Patch & Persis his Wife.


June 10. 24. NOV. IT. Decem! 9. 1782 Jan. 5. Feby 17.


Ezra Prescott & Dolley his Wife James Brazer & Sarah his Wife


March 24.


James Brazer


Hannah Wife of Jacob Williams Phinehas Wait


Esther Wife of Israel Hobart ju' & baptized The widow Beulah Bancroft


March 31. Oct. 20. Nov. 24. Decem. 29 1783 Nov. 30 1784 Feb. 15. July 4. Sept. 19. Dec! 19.


Rebekkah wife of Asahal Wyman


Lydia wife of Nathan Ames David & Abigail Smith


Doctor Benje Morse dismissed & recommended by the first chh in Sutton. Mary Wife of Joseph Potter


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EARLY CHURCH RECORDS.


1785 April 27. Aug: 28. Oct. 2.


Elnathan Sawtell & Ruth his wife.


Lucy Wife of Benje Farwell


Joseph Moors & Sarah his Wife


Jonas Hadley & Azubah his Wife


1786. June 18.


Widow Mary MCNeel


Sep! 24.


Sybil Wife of Nathaniel Stone


1787 Nov. 25th 1788 March 2!


Joseph Sawtell j: and Betty his Wife


Samuel Hartwell


5ª Oct.


Samuel Chamberlain from the chh in Westford.


1 789. Decem'.


Sarah Wife of Simeon Williams


1790 April


[Rebecca (Stowell)] Wife of Capt. Abraham Child from the chh in Wendell.


1791 June 5th


Aug 28th


Hannah Wife of Joseph Sawtell 34 Reuben Fisk & Lydia his wife


1792 April 8.


Oliver Prescott jun. and Anne his Wife Anna Wife of Jonathan Sheple


August 5. 1793. Sept. 15th. Decem. 29. 1794. Aug. 10.


Lucy the wife of Joseph Sawtell jun.


Caleb Trowbridge


Ephraim Lawrance and Sally his wife.


Molly Dole formerly the Wife of Amos Dole, from the church in Shirley.


21.st. Mary the wife of Nathaniel Gilson.


August 2d.


Susanna the Wife of William Parker.


Sally the Wife of Josiah Sartell.


Sept. 13th.


Mehetabel Wife of Simeon Gilson and Sybal Wife of Levi Gilson both baptized


Sept. 14th. Oct. 5th. 1795. June 7th.


Timothy Bigelow and Lucy his Wife. He baptized. Caroline Matilda wife of Samuel Hartwell.


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[19] Oct. 25th. Peter Gilson. Baptized.


Decem. 6th. Mary Cockle


1796


April 24 Jonas Green jun.


June 12. Betsy Derumple admitted from the church in Westford


1797. July 16th. Timothy Priest


Those that own The Covenant.


[93-103] 1761. July y: 5th Oliver Parker & Eunice his Wife. Jonas Green & Jemima his Wife


John Nutting & Elizabeth his Wife


July y: 12 !!


Thomas Farwell & Sarah his Wife.


Isaac Patch & Elizabeth his Wife


July y: 19th David Tarbell & Bersheba his Wife Jonathan Holden & Hannah his Wife John Tarbell


August 16.


Sept: 13. Sam" Bowers Jun! & Abigail his Wife


Octo! 4. Lonon a servant of Benja Bancroft, & Baptiz'd Lydia Wife of Joseph Sawtel.


Nov! I.


John Sawtel Jun'


Nov! 29. Joseph Moors. and Lucy his Wife, she Baptiz'd Sarah Nichols


1762 Feby 14th Benj? Tarbell and Azubah his Wife.


2I. Oliver Parker Jun' and Jane his Wife.


March 21.


Lemuel Parker and Betty his Wife Jabez Holden & Rachel his Wife


July II.


Apphia Wife of Daniel Gilson


Sept: 12.


Thankful Pierce


Phinehas Wait & Sarah his Wife.


Octo! 17. 24. Esther Wife of William Farwell Nov! 28. Isaac Bowers. 1763. Jany 9. Benja Stone and Prudence his Wife


May 8. Reuben Kendel & Molly his Wife. He Baptis'd.


May 22. Samuel Lawrence & Rebeccah his Wife


June 19. John Cheney & Susannah his wife


August. I.


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July 3ª! Jonathan Woster & Wife [In the margin near this entry is the following :] Note. Ebenezer Parker & his Wife owned the Cov! about this time but were forgot to be recorded Oct! 2. Robart Ames & Sarah his Wife


9. Oliver Shed & Mary his Wife


Nov. 27. 1764.


John Simonds


Feby 19. Betty the Wife of Isaiah Holden


April 1. Charles Lawrence & Naomi his Wife


June 24. Enosh Lawrance & Esther his wife of Nº. I [Mason, New Hampshire ].


Aug ** 5.


Ephraim Warren & Sarah his Wife


Joseph Kemp & Lucy his Wife


Sept' 23.


Ebenezer Hartwell


Octo' 7.


Silas Barron and Abigail his wife.


Oct. 28. Joshua Pierce


1765.


JanY 27.


Oliver Lakin.


Feb' 17.


Joseph Parker & Abigail his Wife. M: Whitney of Shirley Propounded the Cov to them


April. 7.


Mary Wife of William Spaulding.


May. 5.


David Farwell and Submit his Wife.


July 28.


Thomas Bennet & Lydia his Wife


Aug 1. Hagar a Serv' of W" Green Baptiz'd at home sick.


Sept: 8. Joshua Holden & Sarah his Wife


15. Elizabeth Dustun


Oct' 13. Joel Stone & Eunice his Wife


Nathaniel Sawtel & Abigail his wife


Oct 20.


Asa Woster & Anna his wife


Nov! 3. Timothy Prest and Sarah his wife


1766 Jany 26.


Jonas Stone & Rebekkah his Wife


March 9. Oliver Tarbell & Lucy his Wife.


March 23.


Elisabeth the Wife of Ezra Farnsworth


both baptiz'd


Mary Sheple


30. Lucy the Wife of Sam' Pierce


April 13. Sampson Farnsworth


20. Nehemiah & Abigail Gilson


May. 25. Susanna Wife of John Ames


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EARLY CHURCH RECORDS.


June 22. Lucy Turner ? both Baptized Lefe lloldin S


29. Abijah Warren & Prudence his Wife


July 20.


William Shed & Lydia his Wife


Aug: 24. Ephraim Pierce & Esther his Wife


Nov: 23. Benj: Davis & his Wife


1767


March 15.


Abel Stone & Lydia his Wife


Aug: 9.


Ezekiel Fletcher & Bridget his Wife


Nov: 15. Nathan Whipple.


Dec! 6.


Benjamin Green & his Wife


1768.


Jany 17.


John Whittaker.


Feby 28. Abel Woods


April 10.


Jacob Gragg


Oct: 16.


Lemuel Woods & Sarah his wife


Nov! 6.


Jonathan Lakin & Jemima his Wife


Elisabeth Wife of Isaac Dodge Baptiz'd


20


Daniel Page & his wife Abigail.


Nov: 27. 1769 Jany 15.


Daniel Stone. Baptizd


April 16.


James Adams & Susanna his Wife


Amos Adams & Sarah his Wife


Ebenezer Farnsworth Jun!


June 25.


Ephraim Kemp & his Wife.


Aug: 20.


John Woods Jun' & Hannah his wife


Nov! 26.


Betty Wife of Tho? Farrington


Dec! 3


Joseph Blood & Ruth his Wife of Mason


1770 Jany 21


Hannah Lakin Baptized. (Note. Daughter of John Lakin.


March IS. April 22


Mary wife of Abijah Parker.


Sam' Parker & his Wife


Gershom Hobart & his Wife


Jonathan Boyden & Elisabeth his Wife


July 1. 15. Aug" 12. Sep! 9. John Trowbridge & Elisabeth his Wife Charles Quails & Susanna his Wife 10


Oct: 14.


Sarah Wife of Abel Parker.


Sybele Woods Baptized


Joseph Corey & his wife Katharine


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EARLY CHURCH RECORDS.


Nov' 18.


Mary Wife of Josiah Stevens


Dec! 2. James Blood Jun' & Elisabeth his wife


1771. June 9. Ebenezer Nutting Baptiz'd


July 9. David Stone. Baptizd at Home.


Nov! 10. David Woods & Deborah his Wife


17


Aaron Bennet & Katharine his Wife Wife of Joseph Page Jun! Dinah Wife of Eleazar Parker Jun!


1772


Jan¥ 5. Timothy Woods & Elisabeth his Wife


March I.


Solomon Woods


June 7. Martha Wife of Daniel Stone.


Sep! 28.


John Pierce.


Rebecca Archabald. Baptized.


Nov! 22.


Tho' Gragg & Eunice his Wife. She Baptized.


Dec! 6. Susanna Farnsworth


1773 Jan! 17. Josiah Warren and Sarah his Wife


May 30 Edmund Blood & Caty his Wife


June 27. Lemuel Blood & Lydia his Wife


Oct: 30


Benja Page & his Wife Emma


Nov! 21. William Flagg & Rebecca his Wife


1774


Timy Dustun


Feby 27. April 10. Ruth the wife of Tho? Trowbridge


May 22 Tim! Johnson & Sarah his Wife


29


Levi Lakin


June 12. Silas Page & his Wife


Aug: 14. Ebener Lewis & Sarah his Wife


Sep: 18 Tho' Swan & his Wife




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