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1748. At a Church meeting on April 8 the Church reckoned with the Deacons Rose and Barstow and found due from Deacon Rose to the Chh. in old Tenor 00-06-03 and from Deacon Barstow in ye same tenor I-I-5.
At the same meeting Mr. John Bailey, Junior, a brother of the Chh. gave the Chh. satisfaction which they to a man voted the acceptance of for an offence he had given for sinning with his tongue, which brother had had the character of a man that was in no way given to evil speaking, and it was well known that he was extreamly provoked when he in his passion uttered the words which gave the offense he made satisfaction for.
April 18. I, Benja. Bass, received at Deacon Rose's as he and Deacon Barstow reckoned it, good and bad together, Four- teen pounds fifteen shillings and nine pence, old tenor, it be- ing a collection made by ye flock under my care to buy good books with to lend to such of the society as stand in need of em & would be glad to read them. With the above mentioned money I bought in less than a week after the collection, a parcel of books, whose titles, authors and price in old tenor may be met with in a book which is an exposition of ye Epistle to the Colossians by Mr. Nicolaus Byfield, vizt : on a leaf I found vacant immediately before the title page of said book : any one that borrows these books must use em well and return em in two months. That these books may be known I intend to put in the title page these letters : C. B. C. S. H. which stand for "Charity Book of the Congregational Society in Hanover."
August 28. The Chh. voted a dismission of Elijah Cushing,
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esq., & his wife (they desiring it) from their special relation to them in order to their becoming members of a Chh. designed speedily to be gathered in the neighborhood.
July 23, 1749. The Chh. voted Brother Amasa Turner, at his request, a dismission & recommendation to the First Church in Lancaster.
September 30, 1753. The Chh. at his desire voted Brother Timothy Bailey a dismission to qualify
him to be in a regular manner a member of a new Chh. going to be formed at the 2nd Precinct in North Yarmouth.
April 9, 1756. The Church met upon notice given the Lord's day next preceding and unanimously agreed in the following vote : Inasmuch as our brother, David Jenkins, was publickly charged by a certain person with being guilty of com- mitting the sin of * and the Church being this day met to consider what is proper to be done in such a case, and having notified said Jenkins of the time & place of meeting but he did not appear to give the Church any Christian satisfac- tion, therefore voted that it is the mind of this Church that our brother Jenkins refusing to meet the Church and endeavour to give them Christian satisfaction is wrong and unjustifiable & that he be suspended at present from the Communion at the Lord's Table until he shall desire the church to meet again in order further to consider his case, and that some two of the brethren be desired to deliver a copy of this vote to our brother Jenkins as soon as may be. Benjamin Man & William Curtis undertook to carry a copy of this vote to our brother Jenkins.
At the Tuesday meeting mentioned in the last page the fol- lowing satisfaction for an offence given was offered to the Church and met with their unanimous acceptance . . .
I, the subscriber, having in an hour of temptation when I should have earnestly cried unto God for help and vigorously resisted the devil, grossly violated the commandment in committing the sin commonly called , do hereby, and I hope for the glory of God, declare that I may remove the offence which I
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have given the Church of which I am a member that the Divine com- mand which I have broken is holy, just & good, and I hope I shall walk very humbly with God for breaking it ; fly to the blood of Christ which cleaneth from all sin for the pardon of that & all my sins, and as Christ' has commanded, watch & pray that I enter not into temptation & that I desire the Church's forgiveness & that their prayers may be joined with mine to the Father of Mercies with whom is forgiveness and that he may befeared, for all interest in his pardon- ing mercy and for grace that as I name the name of Christ I may depart from iniquity and live so as to adorn the Doctrine of God our Saviour in all things & at length receive eternal life from God in the way of a free gift though Jesus Christ our Lord.
JOSEPH RAMSDEL.
1756 Anno Domini, 1756. A continuation of the Church Records in the Town of Hanover :
Book 2d, containing admissions to full Communion. Dismissions from the Church : Those that have owned the Covenant and not admit. ted to full Communion : Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages and the Admin- istration and votes of the Church on special occasions.
Beginning with December 1st, 1756.
1756 December I. Samuel Baldwin, A. M., was by Prayer with the imposition of the hands of the Presbytery or- dained Pastor of the Church of Christ in Hanover. The Rev'd Messieurs Gay of Hingham, Cook of Sudbury, Storer of Water- town, Smith of Pembroke, Swift of Acton, laid on hands. Mr. Smith began with prayer, Mr. Cook preached, Mr. Gay gave the charge, Mr. Storer gave the right hand of fellowship, Mr. Swift made the last prayer.
The several pastors of the particular churches sent to assist in the ordination were the Revd Messieurs Gay of Hingham, Cook of Sudbury, Storer of Watertown, Smith of Pembroke, Swift of Acton, Wales of Marshfield, Hitchcock of Pembroke, Wood- ward of Weston, Dodge of Abington, Barns of Scituate.
ADMINISTRATION & VOTES OF THE CHURCH ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS.
October 30, 1768. Lord's Day. The Church in Hanover was presented with Four Silver Cups on
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the Communion Table by order and at the expence of Deacon Stockbridge. The cost of each Cup 25£ O. S. and each bearing this inscription, "THE GIFT OF DEACON JOSEPH STOCKBRIDGE TO THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN HANOVER, 1768."
Ist. It was moved to the Church by the Pastor whether they would vote their thanks to the Donor : the vote being called it passed unanimously in the affirmative.
2ly. On a motion made by the Pastor a vote was called whether an account of the above donation should be entered among the Church Records to be transmitted in gratefull mem- ory of the donor and it passed in the affirmative.
3ly. Voted that the Pastor wait upon Deacon Jos'h Stock- bridge, the donor, and give him the thanks of the Church, sig- nifying these several votes, which was done accordingly.
pr. Samuel Baldwin, Pastor.
November 28, 1779. On the 28th Novr, 1779, I preached a farewell sermon to the people of Han- over for want of support, and on the eighth of March following I ask'd a dismission for want of support, which they granted, and it was confirmed by a vote of the Town.
February 11, 1784. On the 11th day of February, 1784, was instal'd to the Pastoral office in Hanover the REVD JOHN MELLEN, late of Lancaster, 2d Parish, now Sterling. Six Chhs. were sent to but Cambridge failed by reason of the Revd. & aged Dr. Appleton's death on the same week. Revd. Mr. Hitchcock of Pembroke gave the charge. Revd. Mr. Barns of Scituate gave right hand. His son, the Rev. Mr. Mellen of Barnstable, preached the sermon. Revd. Mr. Pren- tice of Reading, began with prayer & the Revd. Mr. Niles of Abington, concluded. Anthems sung by the Choir at the en- tering & leaving the meeting-house.
NAMES OF PROFESSORS AT LARGE.
June 27, 1784. David STOCKBRIDGE, Junr. & wife.
Sepr. 5, 1784. Joshua MAN & wife
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Novr 28,
Job TILDEN & wife, also Snow CURTIS & wife.
Augt 7, 1785.
Benjam'n WHITE & wife.
May 28, 1786.
Morgan BREWSTER & wife.
Octr 22, 1786.
Ezra BRIGGS, Junr. & wife, after making their peace. James WOODWORTH & wife, after &c.
Novr 4, 18, Josiah CHAMBERLAIN & wife after making their peace.
Augt 3, 1788.
Wife of Josh. JOSLYN.
Aug. 10, 1788.
Nathl. BARSTOW & wife, also
Sepr 14.
Homer WHITING & wife.
Octr 12.
Robert SALMON & wife.
1789.
Jóel SYLVESTER & wife, Oct. 11th.
1790.
John BARSTOW, July 25.
1792.
Ezra BEALES & wife, May 20th & child baptized. Bela MAN & wife.
July 29th.
Job YOUNG.
Novr 18th.
Oliver WINSLOW & wife, she baptized.
I793. July 14. Charles MAN & wife, & wife of Joseph NEAL.
1794. May 18. John PERRY & wife.
Novr 9.
Huldah WING, wife of William Wing.
Octr 30.
William WHITING & wife.
1804. April 29.
Cloe JOSLYN, wife of Almoner Joslyn.
1804. Sepr 2d. Benj. Healy CLARKE & wife. Also
Jabez STUDLEY, Junr. & wife. Also Joseph EELLES & wife.
30th. Stephen BAILY, Junr. & wife. Also Amos BATES & wife.
RECORD OF CHH. VOTES PR. JOHN MELLEN.
August 13, 1784. The Chh. met and chose Brother Joseph Brooks, Deacon.
January 8, 1786. Received two Silver Cups for the Communion table, a legacy of the late Dea. Thomas Joss- lyn : Cost £7.4.0. The church voted they had received them & that they would have it recorded in the Chh. Book, as a
Aug. 5th.
Ezekiel Turner HATCH & wife.
July 22, 1787.
Caleb WHITING & wife.
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token of their gratitude & to perpetuate the memory of the benefaction.
Attest : John Mellen, Pastor.
1790 Lord's Day, July 18th.
The Pastor introduced the following vote by observing that when persons are admitted into the Chh. & Kingdom of God out of a wicked world, it is to be supposed that may have been vicious and un- godly, but that they now truly repent & reform & are forgiven of God & therefore ought to be forgiven of men tho' account- able afterwards for their conduct to the Chh. & Society to w'ch they belong. But that upon their first repentance & embracing Christianity it does not appear scriptural or prudent to insist upon particular acknowledgments in some certain cases when it is not done in others-that many persons by this means are kept out of our Chhs & often join other persuasions because it is natural and very common for them to say that if a particular acknowledgment is required for one offence it ought to be for another and for all, but this not being the case they look upon themselves as injured & treated with partiality. If it be your minds therefore, brethren, that when persons are admittted to a public profession of religion & to Chh. Communion, a general penitent confession of past sin agreable to the Covenant, shall be deemed sufficient, please to manifest. Past in the affirmative : full vote.
1806. On the twenty third day of July, was instaled into the Pastoral Office in Hanover the REVD CALVIN CHAD- DOCK late of Rochester. Seven Chhs. were sent to, five only attended : the Revd. Mr. Strong of Randolf made the introductory prayer-the Revd. Mr. Niles of Abington, preached the sermon and made the consecrating prayer-the Revd. Mr. Barker of Middleborough gave the charge-the Revd. Mr. Norton of Waymouth gave the right hand and the Revd. Mr. Richmond of Halifax made the concluding prayer.
The following is a list of the present members of the Chh. in Hanover, both male and female :
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MALES :
Saml. Barstow,
Gideon Studley, Lem'l Curtis, Jonathan Pratt, Joseph Brooks, Seth Bates,
.
Josiah Smith, Stockbridge Josslyn, Joseph Bates, Benj. Bates,
Samuel Stetson,
Ezekiel Turner, Snow Curtis,
Melzar Hatch,
Timothy Robbins, John Hatch,
Benj. Bass,
Caleb Rogers,
Joshua Dwelley,
Josiah Chamberlain,
Seth Rose,
Elijah Sylvester,
Elijah Barstow,
Wm. Torrey, Elisha Bass.
In Pencil on Original
1807. June th. 4, 1807. There was a regular Church Meeting, the object of which was to choose a Decon, agree upon a Church Covenant, mode of admitting members, Rules of dis- cipline, &c. There being a thin meeting, voted to adjourn to this day three weeks or to the 25th instant, at 3 o'clock, after- noon.
Hanover, June 25, 1807. The Chh. met according to ad- journment.
I. Chose Mr. Turner Stetson a deacon in the room of Timothy Robbins, deceased. Mr. Stetson declined and Mr. Timothy Church was then appointed by a unanimous vote.
2. Voted that any person may write their relation upon being admitted into the Chh.
3. Voted that the Pastor notify Mr. Church of his appoint- ment to the Deaconship. Adjourned to August Ist.
Hanover, Aug. Ist. The Church met according to adjourn- ment.
I. Voted to excuse Mr. Church from serving as a Deacon upon his request.
2. Voted to postpone the choosing a Deacon until another year.
3. Voted that the original Chh. Covenant be the Covenant of this Chh. still.
Timothy Church, Benj'n Bass, Junr. Turner Stetson, Oliver Winslow, Joel Sylvester,
John Stetson, Calvin Curtis, Wm. Whiting, Constant Clap, Benj. Tolman, Nathl Jacobs,
Records.
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1808. At a regular Church meeting, Jan'y, 31, 1808 :
Voted, Deacon Joseph Brooks, agent, to hold a note of hand of one hundred dollars, given to the Church by the Rev. John Mellen.
1809. At a regular Church meeting, Sept. 30, 1809 :
I. Voted, the Pastor, Deacon Joseph Brooks & Turner Stet- son a Committee to converse with Mrs. Chapman and report next meeting.
2. Voted, Dea. Benj'n Bass, Elijah Barstow, Turner Stet- son, Wm. Whiting and Timothy Church, a Committee to go and converse with certain members on account of neglect of ordinances and report next meeting.
3. Voted, to adjourn till the last Saturday in October, I o'clock, p. m.
Sunday, Oct. 15, 1809. The Church tarried after divine service.
Voted, to excuse Dea'n Bass from serving as one of the above Committee and appointed Dea'n Joseph Brooks in his room.
October 28, 1809 .. The Church met according to adjourn- ment and after opening the meeting by prayer the Committee chosen to inquire into the character of Mrs. Chapman reported that from the evidence they could obtain, in their opinion she was not a suitable character at present to be admitted into this church. Voted unanimously to accept the above report.
The Committee appointed to converse with certain members for neglect of duty report as follows, viz .: Dea. Brooks reports that he saw Calvin Curtis, who declined giving any reasons for neglecting Church ordinances but gave encouragement that he would attend the next Church meeting : he did not attend. Snow, Bashua, his wife, and Lydia Curtis, pled conscience and sent a writen request to be dismissed from the Church, but as their request contained no desire to be recommended to any other Church, therefore voted unanimously that their request cannot be granted. Elijah Barstow reported that Caleb Rogers requested time for further consideration. Josiah Cham-
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berlain said he did not consider himself a member of the Church. Jonathan Pratt said he wished a dismission from the Church, but made no mention of a recommendation to any other Church. Wm. Whiting reported that Joel Sylvester and wife said they did not consider themselves members of the Church because they had joined themselves to a different de- nomination. Elijah Sylvester's wife said the want of health was the reason she did not attend divine ordinances : her husband said fear of unworthyness kept him away but wished to remain a member of the Church. Mr. Stetson reported that Josiah Smith and wife said they did not consider themselves members of the Church. Albert Smith's wife said in some respects she was a member of the Church and in some she was not, but on the whole she did not consider herself a member at present.
Voted, to choose a committee of two to converse further with Snow, Bashua and Lydia Curtis. Voted that Dea'n Brooks & Dea'n Bass be this committee. Voted that the reasons offered by Elijah Sylvester & wife for neglecting divine ordinances are satisfactory. Voted that the Pastor lay the subject respecting delinquent members before the association at their next meeting and request their advice. Voted to adjourn till the second Saturday in Novr next at I o'clock P.M.
Second Saturday in Nov'r 11, 1809. The Church met accord- ing to adjournment. There being but a few present voted to adjourn without day.
November 12. After divine service the church were desired by . the Pastor to tarry. The Pastor then laid before the church the opinion of the Association respecting delinquent members which was that the same committee which was first appointed to go and converse with these persons be reappointed to go and converse with them a second time and make their report the next meeting. Voted Dea'n Joseph Brooks, Capt. Elijah Barstow, William Whitting & Turner Stetson be said committee. Adjourned.
August 13, 1810. Agreeably to notification the church met and after the opening of the meeting by prayer the church attended to the following things.
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Ist. They attended to the report of a committee chosen to converse with delinquent members, who reported that said mem- bers denied that the church had any jurisdiction over them and sent in a written communication, stating some reasons why they neglected their duty which not being satisfactory to the church the church proceded as follows :
Voted unanimously that Capt. Calvin Curtis, Lydia Curtis, Jona- than Pratt, Anne Lenth'l Smith, Nabby Smith, Caleb Rogers, Joel Sylvester, Snow Curtis, Bashua Curtis, Josiah Chamberlain, Josiah Smith and Sarah Sylvester be suspended from all fellowship and communion with this church for the space of two months. Voted that an answer to their communication be drawn and sent to the delinquent members and a notification of their suspension. Voted that the Pas- tor and Dea'n Joseph Brooks be a committee for the above purposes. Voted to choose a committee to converse with Olive Whitting who is about joining the Baptist. Voted that the Pastor, William Whitting and Constant Clapp be this committee. Voted to disolve this meet- ing.
1811. Hanover, May 24. At a regular Chh. meeting.
Ist. Voted that Calvin Curtis, Jonathan Pratt, Caleb Rogers, Jo- siah Chamberlain, Anna L. Smith, Lydia Curtis, Josiah Smith and Nabby his wife, Joel Sylvester and Sarah his wife, Snow Curtis and Bashua his wife be excommunicated for persevering neglect of divine ordinances.
2d. Voted that the Pastor and Dea'n Joseph Brooks be a commit- tee to notify the above named persons of their excommunication.
After hearing the report of the committee relative to Olive . Whitting
3rd. Voted the subject be suspended for the present.
4th. Voted that Elijah Barstow be a deacon of this Chh.
5th. Voted to give said Barstow time to consider of the subject till the next meeting.
6th. Voted to disolve the meeting.
1817. Hanover, Augt 19, 1817. In consequence of previous notice the chh. in this place met at the meeting house for the purpose of seeing whether the said Church would agree
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with the Revd Calvin Chaddock in calling a council to dissolve the connection between him and them.
Voted to defer the consideration of the calling a council to the first Monday in Nov'r next. Voted that Turner Stetson be a committee to inform the Society of the doings of the Chh. Voted that Capt. Elijah Barstow be allowed to defer giving an answer to a previous re- quest of the Chh. to the next meeting. Voted that this meeting be adjourned to the first Monday in Novr next at 1 o'clock P.M.
SAMUEL W. COLBURN, Mod'r.
Novr 3, 1817. The Church met according to adjournment. Dea'n Brooks was chosen Moderator, Capt. Elijah Barstow was called upon to give an answer whether he would accept of the Dea'nship, he answered in the affirmative.
Voted to pospone the consideration of the Revd Calvin Chaddock's request for a dismission till the twenty-third day of July next at 2 o'clock P.M.
'JOSEPH BROOKS, Mod'r.
1818. Hanover, July 23. The Congregational Church in Han- over met according to adjournment.
Voted the Revd Calvin Chadock their Pastor a regular dismission at his own request.
JOSEPH BROOKS, Moderator.
The other records of meetings, etc., will be found under the respective heads of the subjects they refer to.
CHAPTER III.
ADMITTED TO THE CHURCH, 1728-1864. ADMISSIONS TO FULL COMMUNION.
Nos 1, 2
March 2, 1728-9 The sacrament of the Lord's Sup- per was administered the first time in the Chh. of Han- over on the same day Job OTIS was taken into the Chh. Joseph SMITH was also taken in the same day after a publick confession of the Sin of * and profession of
repentance for it.
No 3
April 6, 1729
Benj. MANN
4
May 4
Saml BARSTOW and
5
Joseph RAMSDEL
6
June
Mary BUCK
7
July 6
Robert MACKERDEY
8, 9
IO
August 3
Thanful OTIS and Jane HANMER Mary HATCH, Jeremiah Hatch's widow
II
September 7
Isaac HATCH
I2
October 5
Mary JUSTICE, the wife of John Justice
13
March 15, 1729-30
Sarah RAMSDALE, widow John BAILY
14
May 3
15 & 16
August 2
Elizabeth WILKS and Mary BASS, wife of B. Bass, Pastor
I7
May 2, 1731
Sarah LAMBERT wife of John Lambert, Jr. after a publick confession of the sin of * * * * *
18 September 5
Sarah TORY, the daughter of James Tory
19
January 2, 1731-2
Anna LAMBERT wife of John Lambert
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ORIGINAL RECORDS.
20
May 14, 1732
Joseph SYLVESTER, a student of ye college
21, 22
October 14, 1733
William CURTISS Jr. & Elizabeth BAILEY wife of John Bailey
23
January 19, 1734-5
Joseph SHELDON
24
Feb. 9, 1734-5
Nathan BOURN
Sarah TOREY wife of James Torey
Abigail HATCH wife of Deacon James Hatch
27
Feby. 1, 1735-6
James TOREY, Junior
28, 29
Feby. 8, 1735-6
Seth STETSON and likewise Eliza-
beth STETSON his wife
Deborah HOUSE, wife of Samuel
30 November 11, 1736
House
31
May 22, 1737
Thomas BOURN
32
September 9, 1737
Thomas TOBY
33
October 23, 1737
Jemima Bates
34, 35 August 7, 1738
Benjamin STETSON and his wife Lillis Stetson
36, 37
October 1, 1738
Timothy BAILY and his wife Sarah Baily
38, 39
August 5, 1739
Clement BATES and Agatha Bates,
his wife Her confession of her violation of the ** commandment prececding.
40
September 2, 1739
41, 42 October 7, 1739
Samuel BARSTOW and his wife Margaret Barstow
43 November 4, 1739
Martha CURTIS wife of William Curtis
44
December 2, 1739
Francis JOSSELYN, widow
45, 46 January 6, 1739-40
Thomas ROSE and Faith Rose, his wife
47 July 6, 1740
Mary RAMSDALE, wife of Joseph Ramsdale
48, 49
August 3, 1740
Joseph CURTIS and Mary his wife also
Abigail SYLVESTER wife of Benja- min Sylvester, Junr
50
Ann JOSSELYN
25 June 8, 1735
26 August 24, 1735
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ORIGINAL RECORDS.
51
July 12, 1741
Hannah CURTISS, wîfe of Sam'el Curtiss
52,53
May 9, 1742
Elisha TOBY and his sister Mar- tha PROUTY, she makng a public confession of her , violation of the * * * commandment Lydia SPEER and Ann TOBY
54,55
June 20, 1742
56,57
September 5, 1742
John LAMBERT, an aged man & Elizabeth RANDALL, a maiden
58 October 3, 1742
Sarah CURTISS wife of Jesse Cur- tiss
59, 60
August 7, 1743
David STOCKBRIDGE and Deborah his wife
61
September 4, 1743
Lillis STETSON, daughter of Ben- jamin & Lillis Stetson
62
November 6, 1743
Naomi CURTISS the wife of Benja Curtiss, Junior
63, 64
June 3, 1744
Rebecca CURTISS also Rachel ROGERS
65
Sept. 2, 1744
John TILDEN
66
April 14, 1745
Sarah RAMSDALE wife of Gideon Ramsdale
67 May 5, 1745
Mary STODDARD, singlewoman
68
October 6, 1745
Thankful COLLIMORE
69
June 1, 1746
Martha DAMAN, a singlewoman
70
September 7, 1746
Elizabeth TORREY, wife of Thom- as Torrey
71
September 6, 1747
Elizabeth STUDLEY the wife of John Studley
72
October 2, 1748
Elizabeth JENKINS the wife of David Jenkins
73
November 6, 1748
Sarah CURTISS, wife of Thomas Curtiss
74
July 2, 1749
Thomas CURTISS
75
September 3, 1749
Deborah LAMBERT, wife of Isaac Lambert Keziah THOMAS wife of Isaiah Thomas
76 May 6, 1750
77
May 6, 1753
David JENKINS
73
ORIGINAL RECORDS.
78,79 June 3, 1753
William CURTISS and his wife Martha
80 April 11, 1756
Nathanael JOSSELYN at the Same time
81
Hannah STETSON, the wife of Robert Stetson
82 not 83
also "my daughter" Elizabeth SYLVESTER the wife of Edmund Syl- vester.
ADMISSIONS TO FULL COMMUNION.
1757. March 27 The widow Hannah RAMSDALE upon confes- sion of the Sin of * * * * * & professing her faith in Christ was admitted to full communion.
May I Elizabeth STAPLES
June 12 Samuel STETSON aged 85
July 3 Ann & Caroline WILKS
August 7 Joseph HOUSE & Abigail his wife
Octo. 9 Simeon CURTIS
Novr 6 The widow Hannah FORD owned the covenant, was baptized and admitted to full communion.
1758. Jany 15 Sarah FORD owned the covenant, was baptized and admitted to full communion.
Jany 15 Sarah BATES
April 2 Rhoda the wife of David HOUSE, Junr
April 9 The widow Margaret FITZ-GERALD and Anna the wife of Jno BRAY April 23 Benjamin BATES, baptized &c:
May 7 Joseph BATES, baptized & admitted &c :
Mary BATES the wife of Joseph Bates Jeremiah STETSON & Lucy his wife The widow Hannah CURTIS Ruth the wife of Thomas CURTIS
June 4 Sarah STAPLES after confessing the sin of Mary STAPLES July 9 Sage the wife of Joseph HOUSE, Jur
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ORIGINAL RECORDS.
July 30 Samuel Barstow, Jur & Huldah his wife after confession of the sin of * * * * *
Sepr 3 Betty BAKER baptized & admitted to full communion
Octr I Alice the wife of Daniel GARDNER
Novr 5 Ruth the wife of Caleb TURNER
Mercy BATES
- 1759. April 1 Mrs. Hannah BALDWIN, the wife of the Revd Samuel Baldwin, Pastor of the Church.
August 5 Sarah PETERS & Hannah LADD were baptized & admitted to full communion.
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