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Nov. 5, 1710. - Ebenezer Dorr.
Mary Dorr. Thomas Graves.
Dec., 1710. - Samuel Williams, junior, owner of
Pew No. 10, Third Meeting House. Anne Charter.
Feb. 19, 1710/11. - Samuel Davis. John Bailey. Sarah Williams.
Feb., 1710/11. James Shed, farmer.
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May, 1711. - Eleazer Aspinwall. Mary Tucker. Mehittabel Howard. June, 1711. Sarah Hartness.
July, 1711. Sarah Ruggles. Oct., 1711. - John Totman. Caleb Gardiner. Abiel Gardiner.
Nov., 1711. - Sarah Pierpont. Esther Alcock.
Dec., 1711. Elizabeth Weld, wife of Joseph Weld, junT.
March, 1712. - Thankfull Holmes. Sarah Holmes.
April, 1712. Lyddia Harris.
July, 1712, Jacob Chamberlain,
Aug. 3, 1712. Ebenezer Williams, H. C. 1709, taught in the Free Schoole 1709-12, removed to Conn. Nov., 1712. - Enoch Farley. Mary Holbrook.
Dec., 1712. - James Grant.
Hannah Blake.
Dan, negro servant to Ruggles.
Capt.
March 15, 1712/3. Anne White, wife of Samuel White.
April 27, 1713. Ichabod Woodward.
May, 1713. Abraham Woodward.
June, 1713. Roger Adams. July, 1713. -
George Woodward. Nath1 Woodward.
Aug., 1713. -
Samuel Gardner.
Martha Gardner.
Sept., 1713. - Peter Gardner. Mary Gardner. Simeon Buttler. Hannah Buttler. Rebecca Adams.
May 9, 1714. Robert Stanton, H. C. 1712.
July, 1714. - John Wilson. Sarah Wilson. John Woods. Jemima Woods.
Richard Cooms.
Hepsibah Cooms. James Goddard. Mary Goddard.
Aug. 1, 1714. Allice Loverain.
Oct., 1714. - Thomas Jones. Elizabeth Jones. .
Dec., 1714. Abiel Chamberlain.
Feb., 1714/15. -- John Goddard, owner of Pew No. 27, Third Meeting House.
Elias Monk. Dorothy Monk.
April 9, 1715. - Edward Sumner, owner of Pew No. 9, Third Meeting House.
Elizabeth Sumner. Elizabeth Weld, JunT.
June, 1715. - Thomas Cobbett.
Benjamin Payson. Mary Payson.
July, 1715. - Thomas Gardner.
Joshua Seaver.
Oct., 1715. - Joseph Ruggles. Hezekiah Turner.
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Nov., 1715. Martha Williams, dau. of Isaac Williams. Dec., 1715. Hannah Turner. Jan., 1715/16. - Edward Clark. Sarah Clark. Amariah Winchester. Sarah Winchester.
Feb., 1715/16. - Joseph Stevens. Margarett Chandler.
Ebenezer Seaver, owner of Pew No. 38, Third Meeting House.
Margarett Seaver.
Peter Gardner. Elizabeth Gardner.
May, 1716. - John Winchester.
Samuel Healy. Mary Williams.
Ichabod Griggs.
Isaac Leason. Anne Leason. Sept., 1716. - Jacob Howe. Elizabeth Bernard.
Feb., 1716/17. - Sarah Gardner. Huldah Lamb.
Sept. 21, 1717. Thomas Walter, H. C. 1713, our Pastor. Nov., 1717. -
Ebenezer Pierpont, owner of Pew No. 33, Third Meeting House. Taught in the Free Schoole 1716-18 and 1726-31. John Williams. June 22, 1718. Hannah Bowen. Aug. 17, 1718. - Josiah Holland. Sarah Walter. Hannah Walter. Joseph Warren.
Sept., 1718. - Stephen Williams, see Deacons, Fourth Meeting House. Abraham Howe. Jacob Payson. Dec., 1718. Joseph Holland.
April 5, 1719. -
Ebenezer May, owner of Pew No. 32, Third Meeting House.
Benjamin West. Elizabeth Holland.
Oct., 1719. - Hannah Seaver.
Hannah Meers. Elizabeth Holbrook. Timothy Parker. Mary Parker. Titus Jones.
March, 1720. Hannah Norcross.
April, 1720. - Joseph Mayo. Elizabeth Mayo.
July 30, 1720. - Abigail Greenwood. Samuel Davenport.
Aug., 1720. - Joseph Craft. Susanna Craft.
Sept., 1720. Mary Stevens.
Nov., 1720. Margarett Tucker. July, 1721. - Anna Pepper. Sarah Lathgood. Elizabeth Scutts.
March, 1722. Abigail Cheney.
Aug. 19, 1722. Thomas Weld, Senior Sophister H. C. 1723. Taught in the Free Schoole 1723-26.
Dec. 9, 1722. - Elizabeth Shed. Elizabeth Craft.
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March 3, 1722/3. Abijah Weld, May, 1724. Eleazer Williams, m. Senior Sophister H. C. 1723.
March 17, 1722/3. Susanna Gore. April 7, 1723. -
Joshua Lamb, owner of Pew No. 3, Third Meeting House. Susanna Lamb.
April 21, 1723. Rebecca Davenport. Aug., 1723. Eunice Ruggles.
Oct., 1723. Abigail Table.
Nov., 1723. - Sarah Payson.
William Bosson, H. C. 1723. A preacher, lived in Roxbury. Chaplain of Castle William many years. Died 1748. Owner of Pew No. 5 in Gallery, Third Meeting House.
Dec., 1723. Elizabeth Pierpont. Jan., 1723/4. -
Katharine Meers.
John Craft. Elizabeth Craft.
Feb., 1723/4. - John Cheny, farmer.
Mary Cheny.
March, 1724. Sarah Davis.
March 29, 1724. Joseph Warren, jr., son of Joseph and Deborah (Williams) Warren, born Feb. 2, 1696/7 in Roxbury, m. Mary Stevens. He was killed by falling from a ladder as he was gathering apples Oct. 23, 1775. He was an highly re- spected farmer and an exemp- lary christian. He was the father of Dr. Joseph Warren, the Patriot. Precinct Treasurer from March 20, 1737/8 to Nov. 12, 1755. Owner of Pew No. 6, Third Meeting House.
April, 1724. John Huit.
Sarah Tileston. He served as Hogreave, Highway Surveyor, Auditor, Selectman, Represent- ative, Tax Collector. Owner of Pew No. 21, Third Meeting House. Nov. 8, 1724. Elizabeth Bowen. July, 1725. -
Daniel Williams. Hannah Williams.
July 25, 1725. Abigail Bugbee.
Dec. 5, 1725. John Sumner, H. C. 1723.
Jan. 17, 1725/6. -
Samuel Crafts, farmer in Muddy River and housewright.
Mehittabel Crafts, wife of Samuel.
Jan. 30, 1725/6. - Edmund Weld. Clemence Weld.
March 27, 1726. Dorothy Dorr.
April 24, 1726. Elizabeth Pierpont.
May 8, 1726. Hannah Mather.
Jan., 1726/7. Sarah Tileston.
June 3, 1727. - Timothy Parker. John Hely.
Hannah Hely.
July, 1727. - Phillip Bacon. Patience Bacon.
Sept. 3, 1727. - Ebenezer Dorr, owner of Pew No. 36, Third Meeting House. Mary Dorr.
Sept. 10, 1727. Mehittabel Meers.
Oct., 1727. John Lovel.
Oct. 9, 1727. Mary Thompson.
Oct. 15, 1727. - Isaac Curtis, owner of Pew No. 28, Third Meeting House. Mehittabell Curtis.
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Nov., 1727. Rebecca Smith.
Nov. 12, 1727. Elizabeth Crafts. Dec. 10, 1727. Ebenezer Tucker. Dec. 24, 1727. - Ebenezer Gore. Samuel Gore, owner of Pew No. 11 in gallery, Third Meeting House. Mary Gore. Mary Mayo. Jan. 7, 1727/8. -
Ebenezer Warren, owner of Pew No. 37, Third Meeting House. James Meers, owner of Pew No. 39, Third Meeting House. Hannah Curtis.
Abigail May. Waitstill Payson.
Jan. 14, 1727/8. -
Andrew Bordman. Deborah Williams. Sarah Bordman.
Jan. 21, 1727/8. - Joanna West.
Mary Sever. Susanna Warren.
Jan. 28, 1727/8. - Mary Bowles. Elizabeth Payne.
Feb. 4, 1727/8. - Sarah Lathbridge. Bethiah Rice.
Feb. 11, 1727/8. Mercy Eaton.
Feb. 18, 1727/8. - Jonathan Craft, weaver.
Thankful Craft. Rachel Davis.
Feb. 25. 1727/8. - Joanna Rugles. Anna Bayley.
March 3, 1727/8. - Anne Pierpont. Joanna Stevens.
Susanna Stevens. Elizabeth Payson. Mary Harkness. Martha Newel. Mary Cheney. Elizabeth Hooper.
March 17, 1727/8. Paul Davis.
March 24, 1727/8. - Mary Parker. Sarah Williams.
March 31, 1728. - John Prentice. Elizabeth George.
Anne Wainwright.
April 14, 1728. - Peleg Heath, H. C. 1724. Elizabeth Hinks. April 21, 1728. Sarah Craft.
May 19, 1728. --
Mary Gore. Sarah Pierpont.
May 26, 1728. Jemimah Woods.
June 23, 1728. - Mary Bosson. Sarah Seaver. July 21, 1728. Zipporah Towers. July 28, 1728. - Francis Richey. Mary Richey.
Oct. 13, 1728. -
Mary Hall. Mehittabel May.
Oct. 20, 1728. Elizabeth Tucker.
Nov. 10, 1728. - Dorothy Williams. Margaret Seaver. Rebecca Macthaden.
Jan. 5, 1728/9. Experience Cabot. Feb. 16, 1728/9. Nathaniel Newel, H. C. 1727. March 8, 1729/30. Samuel Curtis from First Church in Boston. April 12, 1730. Abigail Hewes.
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June 21, 1730. - John Searle. Mary Searle.
Aug. 2, 1730. Abigail Green.
Sept. 13, 1730. Sarah Mayo.
Oct. 4, 1730. Ebenezer Cheney, large landholder, owner of Pew No. 8, Third Meeting House.
Dec. 12, 1730. Margaret Searle.
May 2, 1731. Joseph Woods.
July 26, 1731. Sarah Scott.
Ang. 15, 1731. -
Samuel Bayley. Anna Bayley. July 22, 1751. -
Ebenezer Davis, owner of Pew No. 14, Third Meeting House. Sarah Davis, wife of Ebenezer
Oct. 3, 1731. -
Thomas Seaver. Elizabeth Seaver.
Jan. 9, 1731/2. Rebecca Abbot.
April 2, 1732. Steven Choate.
April 30, 1732. -
John Ruggles, owner of Pew No.
15, Third Meeting House. Elizabeth Ruggles.
May 14, 1732. Mary Stevens.
June 18, 1732. James Tucker.
Aug. 20, 1732. Anna Heath.
Dec. 3, 1732. Joseph Heath, dis-
missed from North Yarmouth, owner of Pew No. 22, Third Meeting House.
Dec. 31, 1732. Nathaniel Walter, H. C. 1729.
May 27, 1733. Barnabas Wilson. July 1, 1733. -
Joseph Gardiner. Mary Gardiner.
Aug. 13, 1733. -
Joseplı Williams, son of Joseph and --- Williams, was born
April 10, 1708, in Roxbury. He married (1) Martha Howell, (2) Hannah Dudley. He died May 26, 1798, in Roxbury. His life was one of great activity, devoted to the service of the town and his fellow citizens. No name occurs oftener in the town records than his. For many years Selectman. Fre- quently moderator of town meet- ings and active on committees. A member of the General Court. He won distinction in the French and Indian Wars and in the Revolution, whence his title of Colonel. He was perhaps one of the largest land- holders in Roxbury, his estate extending on both sides of Centre St., from Cedar St. to Hog Bridge. He was elected Pre- cinct Clerk of the Church March 12, 1738/9, and served forty- seven years. He was a member of the Precinct Committee from March 10, 1740/1 to 1788. He was owner of Pew No. 13, Third Meeting House.
Martha Williams, wife of Joseph. Aug. 20, 1733. -
Col. Aaron Davis, son of Ebenezer and Hannah (White) Davis, born in Roxbury April 26, 1709, died June 11, 1777, m. Mary Perrin of Roxbury. Farmer in West Roxbury. Owned land in Cum- berland Co., Maine. He was chosen to the various offices of town government and was se- lectman for many years. Repre- sentative in the first Provincial Congress convened at Concord
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Oct. 5, 1774. Capt. of the 2nd Company of Minute men raised in the First Parish. Represent- ative in the 2nd Provincial Congress and also in the 3rd, and instructed "That if the Honorable Congress should for the safety of the Colonies declare them independent of the King- dom of Great Britain they the said inhabitants will solemnly engage to support them in the measure."
Mary Davis, wife of Aaron.
Aug. 26, 1733. -
Peter Seaver.
Hannah Seaver.
Oct. 11, 1733. - Moses Davis.
Rebecca Davis.
Oct. 19, 1733. - Thomas Cole.
Sarah Cole.
March 3, 1733/4. Abigail Table.
March 10, 1733/4. -
Daniel Bugbee. Abigail Bugbee.
Nov. 10, 1734. - Edward Bilbo.
Elizabeth Bilbo. Richard Robertson.
Dec., 1734. Sarah Ames.
Dec. 16, 1734. John Bowles, junior. March 23, 1735. - Thomas Baker.
Hannah Baker.
April 12, 1735. Timothy Stevens. April 28, 1735. - Shubael Seaver.
Mary Seaver, wife of Shubael.
Nov. 16, 1735. Robert Loveren. Feb. 7, 1735/6. - Benjamin Eaton.
Sarah Eaton. May 2, 1736. -
Ebenezer Payson.
Sarah Payson. May 9, 1736. - Ebenezer Crafts, see Deacons, Fourth Meeting House.
Susanna Crafts, wife of Ebenezer. June 6, 1736. Samuel Griggs, owner of Pew No. 40, Third Meeting House. July 4, 1736. -
Debora Warren. Hannah Warren.
Nov. 17, 1736. - Eleazer May. Dorothy May.
Feb. 6, 1736/7. Caleb Richardson.
May 1, 1737. Mary Williams.
May 29, 1737. Ebenezer Dorr.
Sept., 1737. Hannah Goald. Sept. 19, 1737. -
Noah Perrin, son of Noah and Patience (Walker) Perrin, born in Roxbury Jan. 18, 1708/9, died there Apr. 4, 1788, m. Margeret Heley. He was held in high esteem by his fellow townsmen, being repeatedly chosen to fill important offices. He was town treasurer for 29 years. Mary Perrin.
Dec. 11, 1737. -
Increase Sumner. Mary Sumner.
Jan. 8, 1737/8. Abigail Stevens.
Jan. 19, 1737/8. Abigail George. April 16, 1738. Elizabeth Williams.
Aug. 13, 1738. Bethiah Parker. Sept. 17, 1738. -
Rebecca Davis. Mary Woods.
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Oct. 23, 1738. John Holbrook, owner of Pew No. 12, Third Meeting House. Jan. 6, 1738/9. - Phillip Curtis, H. C. 1738. Mary Curtis. Feb. 25, 1738/9. Sarah Stevens.
Apr. 15, 1739. Susanna Crafts.
May 20, 1739. Joanna West.
May 27, 1739. - Benjamin Draper. Mary Draper.
June 24, 1739. Betliiah Scarborough.
Jan. 27, 1739/40. Rebecca Pendle, baptised adult.
March 16, 1739/40. - Hopestill Monk. Sarah Manser, baptised adult.
March 30, 1740. - Lydia Manser, baptised adult. Susanna Manser, baptised adult.
May 11, 1740. - Robert Pierpont, dismissed to Old
South Church, Boston, Jan. 6, 1771.
Hannah Pierpont. Deborah Searle. Sept. 7, 1740. - Ambrose Searle. Elizabeth Searle.
Oct .. 1740. Rebecca Choate. May 3, 1741. Maria Walter.
May 17, 1741. Mary George. July 19, 1741. -
Ralph Holbrook, owner of Pew No. 4, Third Meeting House. John Salmon. Dorothy Holbrook.
July 27, 1741. Bethiah Ramsel, baptised adult.
Aug. 14, 1741. Samuel Heath, owner of Pew No. 20, Third Meeting House. Aug. 30, 1741. -
James Shed, owner of Pew No. 31, Third Meeting House.
Mary Shed.
The Third Meeting House 1741-1744
PASTOR REV. MR. NEHEMIAH WALTER .
DEACONS
EDWARD RUGGLES SAMUEL GRIDLEY
PRECINCT CLERK JOSEPH WILLIAMS, elected Feb. 20, 1738/9.
PRECINCT TREASURER JOSEPH WARREN, elected March 20, 1737/8.
PRECINCT COMMITTEES
Elected March 24, 1741/2 EBENEZER PIERPONT CAPT. JOSEPH RUGGLES JOSEPH WILLIAMS
Elected March 21, 1742/3 EBENEZER PIERPONT JOSEPH WILLIAMS Lr. SAMUEL WILLIAMS
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THE New Meeting House was raised June 25 & 26, 1740, according to the Diary of Paul Dudley, and it was completed during the summer of 1741, as, at the first meeting held in it Aug. 31, 1741, Mr. Ebenezer Newell, Mr. Shubal Sever, Mr. Daniel Bugbee, Capt. Joseph Ruggles and Mr. John Ruggles were chosen a committee to seat the said meeting house, and at the same meeting it was proposed that the westerly corner of the meeting house be a place provided for the negroes to set in so as not to intrude on the pews in the said West Galleries.
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The owners of the Pews in the New Meeting House were to be as follows:
Cost £ s. d.
Pew No. 1. The Ministry
2. Hon. Paul Dudley, Esq. 49
3 4
3. Col. Joshua Lamb 49
3 4
4. Ralph Holbrook 28 55
5. Jonathan Seaver 28 55
30
7 7
7. John Williams
36 17 6
8. Ebenezer Cheaney
28 5 5
9. Edward Sumner
30 77
10. Lft. Samuel Williams
36 17 6
11. Capt. Samuel Stevens
36 17 6
12. Ensign John Holbrook
36 17 6
13. Joseph Williams
30
7 7
14. Ebenezer Davis
30 77
15. John Ruggles
28 5 5
16. Capt. John Richardson
24 11 8
17. Capt. Joseph Ruggles 24 11 8
18. Ebenezer Craft 28 5 5
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& s. d.
Pew No. 19. Mrs. Dorothy Williams
24 11 8
20. Lt. Samuel Heath
36 17 6
21. Eleazer Williams 49 3 4
22. Col. Joseph Heath 49 3 4 *
23. Noah Perrin 22 2 6
24. Nathaniel Williams 36 17 6
25. John Bowles 22 2 6
26. Stephen Williams, afterwards Richard Gardner 18 8 9
27. Capt. John Goddard 24 11 8
28. Lft. Isaac Curtis 28 5 5
29. John Williams, Jr. 19 13 4
30. Jonathan Williams 18 89
31. James Shead .
30 7 7
32. Ensign Ebenezer May 19 13 4
22 2 6
33. Mr. Ebenezer Pierpont
18 89
35. Lft. Caleb Steadman
30 7 7
36. Capt. Ebenezer Dorr
22 2 6
37. Ebenezer Warren 19 13 4
38. Ebenezer Seaver 19 13 4
39. James Mears 19 13 4
40. Samuel Griggs 19 13 4
And in the Gallery
Pew No. 1. Not drawn .
2. Not drawn .
3. Not drawn .
4. Not drawn
5. William Bosson 8 00
6. Not drawn
7. Jno. Woods 12 0 0
8. Dea. Samuel Gridley
12 0 0
9. Edward Dorr
12 00
10. Benjamin Eaton 12 00
11. Samuel Gore 12 0 0
12. Jeams Jervis 12 0 0
For as much as many of the people were of the opinion that neither their giving Bond for the price of their pews nor being put into present possession of them was such an ample
34. Dea. Edward Ruggles
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and good title as they ought to have, Therefore in considera- tion of the power given the committee chosen in 1736 to dis- pose of the Pews and to give a good title to them (subject to the exceptions and restraints made and provided in by another vote of the Precinct at the same meeting) and in con- sideration also of the several sums of money for which they had given their bonds, the remainder of this committee consisting of Joseph Heath, Joshua Lamb, Samuel Stevens, Shubal Seaver, Ebenezer Newell, Samuel Williams, James Shead, Eleazer Williams, Ebenezer Pierpont, Joseph Rug- gles, John Ruggles did on Dec. 29, 1741, for themselves in their said capacity and in the name and behalf of the Precinct assign, deliver, convey, and confirm to each and every of the said Persons the Respective pew now in his Possession as the same is numbered and annexed to his name in the written list of schedule to be to him his heirs and assigns (except as above) to have and to hold, possess, occupy and enjoy the same without any manner of lett or mollestation forever.
The old meeting house not having been torn down in Feb., 1741/2, it was proposed to sell it, and during that year (1742) it was sold for £100.
As this the Third Meeting House proved to be not quite satisfactory in some respects, just what is not mentioned, and as the carpenters Messrs. Dickson, Pierpont and Baker had sustained some loss by building it, the £100 which the old meeting house brought was given to these carpenters.
Frequent attempts had been made to settle a colleague minister but without avail and all the precinct would consent to do was to procure help for Mr. Walter.
In 1743 the necessary expenses were as follows: - Rev. Nehemiah Walter salary, £100; as a gift, £60; cutting and carting firewood for Mr. Walter, £30; Ringing bell and
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sweeping, £10; for help for Mr. Walter, &c., £150; Treas- urer's salary, £5.
On the Lord's day, Feb. 26, 1743/4, soon after Divine service in the afternoon, a fire broke out in this Meeting House by which this large and costly building was burnt to the ground. It occurred as 'twas thought by a stove acci- dentally upset with fire in it unperceived which was left in a Pew after the assembly was dismissed.
The congregation worshipped in the Brick School House until a new meeting house was built.
CHURCH MEMBERS
Oct. 7, 1741. - Abigail Dorr.
Sarah Dorr.
Jan. 24, 1742. Lucy Winthrop.
Jan. 31, 1742. Samuel Williams. Feb. 14, 1742. -
Jeffrey, Bristol, ¿ negroes, baptised. Guinea, J
Nov. 14, 1742. - Nathaniel Felton, constable.
Hannah Felton.
Jan. 16, 1743. John Giles, from Old South Church, Boston.
April 18, 1742. - Mary Draper. Abigail Parker.
May 2, 1742. Joseph Curtis.
May 30, 1742. - James Pierpont.
Samuel May. Abigail Robinson.
June 13, 1742. Nathaniel Sumner, H. C. 1739. July 11, 1742. Robert Lee.
Aug. 15, 1742. Sarah Sumner.
Sept. 26, 1742. Samuel Sumner.
Oct. 2, 1742. Sarah Cole.
Nov. 1, 1742. - Joanna Ruggles. Elizabeth Ruggles. Sarah Payson.
March 21, 1742. - Ebenezer Eaton. Susanna Woods.
Jan. 23, 1743. Phillis, a negro, bap- tised. March 6, 1742/3. - Sarah Williams.
Mary Williams.
May 15, 1743. Priscilla Gore.
June 26, 1743. Elizabeth Crafts.
July 10, 1743. Ebenezer Newel.
July 24, 1743. Benjamin Curtis.
Sept. 18, 1743. Susan Perrin.
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ADMITTED IN BRICK SCHOOL HOUSE.
April 1, 1744. - Abraham Woodward. Sarah Woodward.
June 3, 1744. -
Thomas Grigs.
Margaret Grigs. Jeremiah Parker. Mary Parker.
Aug. 26, 1744. - Jeremy Williams. Catharine Williams.
Sept. 2, 1744. - Samuel Clark. Mary Clark.
Nov. 25, 1744. - Jacob Reeves. Abigail Reeves. Jan. 13, 1745. Samuel Healey.
Jan. 27, 1745. Elizabeth Weld.
March 3, 1745. Edward Ruggles.
April 7, 1745. Martha Perrin.
May, 1745. Guinea, negro servant, maid to Judge Dudley. May 31, 1745. Edward Dorr.
July 28, 1745. Ebenezer Bodoono.
Sept. 15, 1745. Elizabeth Heath.
Oct. 27, 1745. Abigail Sumner.
Dec. 15, 1745. Ebenezer Gore.
May 27, 1746. junior. William Bosson,
The Fourth Meeting House 1744-1803
PASTORS
REV. MR. NEHEMIAH WALTER
REV. MR. OLIVER PEABODY
REV. MR. AMOS ADAMS
REV. DR. ELIPHALET PORTER
DEACONS
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EDWARD RUGGLES SAMUEL GRIDLEY STEPHEN WILLIAMS EBENEZER CRAFT WILLIAM GRIDLEY SAMUEL SUMNER DAVID WELD NEHEMIAH MUNROE JOSHUA FELTON
PRECINCT CLERK
JOSEPH WILLIAMS, elected March 12, 1738/9
PARISH CLERKS Title changed April 23, 1788
THOMAS CLARKE, elected April 23, 1788 NATHANIEL RUGGLES, elected April 29, 1793
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PRECINCT TREASURERS
JOSEPH WARREN, elected March 20, 1737/8 WILLIAM HEATH, elected Nov. 12, 1755 DEACON SAMUEL GRIDLEY, elected June 4, 1762 DEACON WILLIAM GRIDLEY, elected March 29, 1774 JOSEPH RUGGLES, elected April 14, 1783
PARISH TREASURER Title changed April 23, 1788
JOSEPH RUGGLES, elected April 23, 1788
PRECINCT COMMITTEES
Elected March 21, 1743/4 EBENEZER PIERPONT
SAMUEL WILLIAMS JOSEPH WILLIAMS
Elected March 20, 1748/9 EBENEZER PIERPONT
JOSEPH WILLIAMS EBENEZER NEWELL
Elected March 21, 1749/50 JOHN RICHARDSON
JOSEPH WILLIAMS NOAH PERRIN, JR.
Elected March 20, 1750/1 JOSEPH WILLIAMS
NOAH PERRIN, JR. EBENEZER NEWELL
Elected March 30, 1757 JOSEPH WILLIAMS
ELEAZER WILLIAMS EBENEZER PIERPONT
Elceted March 28, 1758 JOSEPH WILLIAMS BENJAMIN FELTON EBENEZER NEWELL
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Elected March 27, 1759
JOSEPH WILLIAMS
EBENEZER NEWELL NATHANIEL FELTON
Elected March 30, 1768
JOSEPH WILLIAMS
NATHANIEL FELTON WILLIAM HEATH
Elected March 27, 1771
JOSEPH WILLIAMS
NATHANIEL FELTON
AARON DAVIS
Elected April 8, 1776 JOSEPH WILLIAMS
X NATHANIEL RUGGLES INCREASE SUMNER
Elected April 8, 1778 JOSEPH WILLIAMS
INCREASE SUMNER
WILLIAM BOWMAN
Elected April 14, 1783 COL. JOSEPH WILLIAMS NOAH PERRIN CAPT. JOSEPH WILLIAMS
Elected April 12, 1784 NOAH PERRIN
COL. JOSEPH WILLIAMS
THOMAS CLARKE
PARISH COMMITTEES Title changed April 23, 1788 Elected April 23, 1788 THOMAS CLARKE JOSEPH RUGGLES RALPH SMITH
Elected April 29, 1793 JOSEPH RUGGLES DEACON NEHEMIAH MUNROE JOHN CURTIS
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Elected Nov. 11, 1793 JOSEPH RUGGLES DEACON NEHEMIAH MUNROE MOSES DAVIS RICE CURTIS
Elected July 10, 1794 JOSEPH RUGGLES DEACON NEHEMIAH MUNROE NATHANIEL RUGGLES
SEXTONS
Deacon Samuel Gridley
William Blaney
Aaron Blaney
Samuel Croxford
Stephen Mills
elected March 20, 1744/5 served from 1761 to 1768 served from 1769 to 1774 served from 1775 to 1782 served from 1782 to 1784
Thomas Nolen, Jr.
John Maxfield
served from 1784 to 1786 served from 1787 to 1792
Edmund Grindall Weld
served from 1793 to 1795
Edward Turner served from Feb. 27, 1796 to 1804
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THE FOURTH MEETING HOUSE
THE Third Meeting House was destroyed by fire Feb. 26th, 1743/4, and a meeting of the precinct or parish was held March 22, 1743/4, to see what was to be done. At this - meeting it was voted that Mr. John Walley with the two Deacons (Edward Ruggles and Samuel Gridley) be a com- mittee chosen to wait on our Reverend Pastor Mr. Nehemiah Walter and under his wise Direction to proceed and apply to such of the neighboring ministers as may be thought best that they would lay before the several Congregations of there Ryspective Charges the Difficult Sircumstances of the precinct under the late awfull Providence (by fire) in order to obtain such help and Relief from them, as they shall in there Goodness think fit to Grant us, and also that they (our precinct) proceed with all Convenient speed to build a new meeting house and that they would build said meeting House on the Spot where our late New meeting House stood and of the same Dimentions as our late meeting House and have the Same Number of windows as was in our late meet- ing house but the Glass be 7 by 9. In Case Good London Crown can be procured of such Dementions. Also there be the same Number of Pews on the floor and of the same Dementions and the same Number of pews in the Gallerie 'as in our late New Meeting house.
For building the New Meeting House there was raised:
On the Pews in 1744 .
£ s. d.
1500 00 0
Tax on the inhabitants in 1744
976 17 8
Tax on the inhabitants in 1745 494 19 0
2971 16 8
149
150
THE FOURTH MEETING HOUSE
and by sundry gifts as follows:
£ s. d.
The Hon. Paul Dudley, Esq.
120
9 10
William Bowdoin, Esq. .
20 0 0
Josiah Willard, Esq.
6 0 0
Capt. Joshua Loring
5
0 0
Decon Stone of Newton
2 0 0
The Town of Milton .
17 4 0
The old Parrish at Dedham
12 0 7
3154 11 1
Sundry abatements to poor persons
83 11 8
3070 19 5
Cost of building the New Meeting House
2905 17 10
The Remains are
165 1 7
which were then in the hands of
£ s. d.
Mr. Constable Griggs
145 5 0
Mr. William Cheney
12 0 0
Mr Sam'l Gore
10 6 8
The above was submitted by the Committee chosen to build the New Meeting House April 15, 1746.
The necessary aid having been received, the Fourth Meet- ing House was completed in 1746 upon the same plan as its predecessor, the meetings having been held meanwhile in the brick school house.
Judge Paul Dudley provided a handsome porch. Col. Joseph Heath gave a New Church Clock or Time Peace.
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The main entrance of this house, in front of which was a large flat circular stone, faced the south, and was in the cen- tre of the building. The tower and belfry were as at present, the gallery entrance being also there. In addition to the belfry a spire and vane were erected. The pulpit was on the northerly side. There were the same number of pews on the floor and of the same Dementions as were in the previous
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