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That God has of his meer sovereign Grace found out and entered upon a Method to save Man from the state of Guilt and Ruin, in which he haturally is, so as at the same Time to maintain the Honour of his Law & Government by a Mediator.
That this Mediator is the second Person in the Trinity, the eternal Son of God, who by taking the human Nature into a per- sonal Union with himself is become truly Man; and has by Dying suffered the Curse of the Law, and yielded a perfect and glori- ous Obedience to it, in our Stead.
That having made Expiation for Sin by his Death, and brought in everlasting Righteousness by his Obedience, he rose from the Dead, and ascended into the Heavens, & is seated at the right Hand of Cod, to reign as King of Heaven and Earth, till all things shall be put under his Feet; and is able to saveall that come to God by him. That every one who believes and truly trusts in him or accepts of him as he is offered in the Gospel, shall be pardoned & received to Favour , however guilty and unworthy in himself, . purely and only on the account of his Merit and Worthiness ; being imputed to them who are united to him by a living Faith. That they who once believe in Christ are certainly entitled to ever - lasting Life, and shall assuredly persevere in Faith and Holi - ness unto the End; this being promised in the Covenant of Grace to all who lay hold of it.
That Man is far sunk in Sin & Darkness, being wholly corrupt , and an Enemy to God and the Gospel, that he will not of himself repent and believes in Jesus Christ, whatever external Means are used with him; but must be brought to this by the Powerful In- fluences of the Spirit of Gou by which a new heart is given, or a Principle of true Holiness is implanted.
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RECORDS OF FIRST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD.
That no Sinner lays God under any Obligation, by anything he does, to grant him his regenerating Grace; but God always bestows this, when he grants it, as an unpromised, free, P.5- sovereign Gift, as having Mercy on whom he will have Mercy, and leaving whom he will to Blindness and Hardness. That t ho' Believers are by Christ delivered from the Curse of God's Law; yet their Obligations to perfect Conformity to its Precepts are not in the least removed; they therefore will not be sinless untill they are brought to perfect Obedience to God's Law; which none attain to in this Life; but are sinfully defective in all their holy Exercises and Actions
That as the Promises of the Gospel are made to truly holy Exercises, and none but such, none can have any Evidence of their Interest in Christ but by a Consciousness of their own holy Exercises and by Coming to a certain knowledge of this, as they may, they may obtain an Assurance of their own Salva- tion.
That Jesus Christ has a true Church in the World, which he will maintain and build up untill it shall be brought to its perfect and most glorious State.
That at the last Day Christ will raise the Dead and Judge the World , and doom the Wicked to everlasting Destruction; and receive the Redeemed to the Happiness, and Glory of his eternal Kingdom.
Stephen Crowfoot Ephraim Stiles Daniel Hubbard Aaron Baker , Jacob Ensign William Phelps Lemuel Phelps Elnathan Phelps
A Covenant We whose Names are hereunto subscribed, looking on ourselves as under Obligations to enter into religious Society so as to form a Church of Christ in this Place , do now serious- ly & solemnly acknowledge our Obligations to be the Lord's, and do, so far as we know our Hearts, chearfully devote our- selves to Cod through Jesus Christ. We do renounce all the ways of Sin, and give ourselves up to God, chusing him as our Law- giver & Portion. Sensible of our own Blindness, Guilt and infinite unworthiness, and Corruption, we chuse Jesus Christ for our Teacher, and rely on his Merit and Worthiness alone for Pardon and acceptance with God; and receive the holy Spirit as our Sanctifier; heartily embracing the way of sal- vation revealed in the Gospel. We take God's holy Word to be our only Rule of Faith and Practice , and solemnly engage by the P.6- Help of his Grace, sincerely to conform to it in all the Ways of holy Living, and we promise and engage to maintain and con- stantly and faithfully attend upon all the Institutions and Ordinances of the Gospel, particularly publick Worship ,
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RECORDS OF FIRST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD.
and the strict observance of God's holy Sabbaths . And we engage to maintain family and secret Religion; and faithfully and painfully to instruct, educate and govern our children, and all that shall be under our Care.
We also covenant with one another to walk together in a church State, in all mutual Helpfulness, watching over and admonishing one another, and faithfully and impartially to exercise the Discipline of Christ's House according to the Rules of his holy Word, so far as we shall understand it; & meekly to submit to the same, taking constant Care to walk orderly in all Things, so far as to give Occasion of offence to none.
And we do now publickly espouse and engage in the Cause of Christ in this Town promising to be faithful in the same, and to endeavor to promote it in all rroper Ways, especially seek- ing to recommend our holy Religion to all by our strict and constant Practice of Justice, Goodness, Temperance, Sobriety & Godliness. All this we do in our humble Dependance on Jesus Christ, praying that he would enable us to be faithful in his Covenant , strengthening us unto every good Work, to do his Will working in us that which is well pleasing to him.
To whom be Glory forever, Amen . Stephen Crowfoot Ephraim Stiles Daniel Hubbard Aaron Baker Jacob Ensign
William Phelps Lemuel Phelps Elnathan Phelps
After the said Confession of Faith & Covenant were subscribed by the Persons before mentioned, a Lecture was preached at the Meeting House, by the Revd Mr. Hopkins , from those Words, 2nd Cor. 8-5- And this they did not as we hoped, but first cave their own selves to the Lord,& as by the Will of God , Afterwards they were declared to be a Church of Christ.
P.7- Pittsfield, March 5th, A.D.1764.
The Church of Christ in Fittsfield this Day met at the House of Deacon Crowfoot , & unanimously made choice of Mr. Thomas Allen to settle with them in the Work of the Gospel Ministry. Attest Stephen Crowfoot, Moderator
At a legal Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Pittsfield, on the 5th of March A. D. 1764, . unanimously voted that the Town concur with the Church in giving Mr. Thomas Allen a call to settle with them in the Gospel Ministry. Voted that he shall have paid him Sixty Pounds Lawful Money as Salary yearly for the two first years; after that to be raised five Pounds pr year; untill it amounts to eighty Pounds, from which
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RECORDS OF FIRST CHURCH , PITTSFIELD.
Periods Eighty Pounds to be his stated salary during his Ministry among them.
At a Legal Meeting of the Proprietors of the Settling Lots in the Town of Pittsfield on the 5th day of March A. D. 1764. Voted that Mr. Thomas Allen have Ninety Pounds lawful Money to enable him to settle among them in the Gospel Ministry provided he accepts of the Call of the Church and Town to be paid Thirty Pounds yearly.
Voted that Col. Williams, Capt . Goodrich, James Easton & Josiah Wright be a Committee to wait on Mr. Allen with the preceeding Votes, and if he accepts of the Invitations made him, with him to agree upon a Time & Counsel for his Ordination, and also make Provisions therefor.
A true copy of the Church's Certificate, Town & Proprietors' Votes. The fore mentioned Persons accordingly waited upon Mr. Allen with the Call of the Church & Town to settle with them in the Gospel Ministry; and after some Time 's Considera- tion, he chearfully accepted of their Invitation and answered in the Affirmative on the 24th of March 1764, and was accord- ingly ordained the 18th day of April, following. Present at the Ordination the Rev. Mesrs Jonathan Ashley, of Deerfield, Timothy P.8- Woodbridge of Hatfield , Samuel Hopkins of G. Barrington, Thomas Strong of New Marlborough, Bidwell of No 1, Besides several neighboring Ministers.
first. Prayer was made by Mr. Hopkins , The second by Mr ., Woodbridge . The Charge was given by Mr. Ashley, The right Hand of Fellowship by Mr. Bidwell. The Sermon preached by Mr. Hooker & the last Prayer made by Mr. Strong. The whole was carried on with Decency and in Order.
A list of the Members belonging to the Church in Pittsfield and an account when each one was received
1764 March 8 William Williams was received into the Church March 8 Joseph Wright was received into the Church in this Town.
August
11 Oliver Ashley & wife were received into this Church
May James Easton was received into this Church
May Jonathan Kingsley" =
May 20 Josiah Wright
May 20 Charles Goodrich " 11
= Oct 20 Solomon Demming & Wife =
Oct 20 Daniel Hubbard Jr.& Wife
11
Oct 14 Daniel Foot & Martha his wife
=
Oct 14 Charles Miller & his wife "
Aug 11 Woodbridge Little
Aug 11 The Wife of Timothy Cadwell
Aug 11 Erastus Sackett
11
Aug 19 Henry Kircum
=
Sep 9 Widow Hannah Lee
Sep 9 Mary wife of Ezra Strong
0
285
RECORDS OF FIRST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD.
Admissions
1764
Sep 9 Sarah Wife of Nathaniel Phelps was rec'd into this Church
Sep 16 Joseph Keiler & Jane his
Aug 19 Mary Wife of William Brattle =
Sep 16 Thomas Morgan
1765
Jan At a Meeting of the Church of Christ in Pittsfield. Voted, That James Easton & Josiah Wright sustain the Office of Deacons in this Church. They accepted of the Election
P.9-1764
Dec 16 Israel Dickinson & Wife were received into this Church
Jemina Baker
=
= prob.in 1764
Dec 23 Eli Look Josiah Goodrich
1765
Feb 7 Perez Marsh & Wife
Feb 21 Aaron Miller & Wife
=
=
Mar 24 John Lewis = =
=
Caleb Waddoms & his Wife =
May 5 Matthew Wright Jr.
May 5 Moses Miller
June
23 Joseph Fairfield & Wife =
11
Feb Eunice the Wife of Israel Stoddard
Sep 1 Joseph Allen & his Wife
Oct 27 Daniel (?) Hubbard Jun & Wife "
Oct 27 Joshua Robbins & Wife
=
Oct 27 Nathaniel Fairfield & Wife
Oct 27 The Wife of Lemuel Phelps 11
Oct 27 The Wife of Dan Cadwell =
* Wife of Josiah Goodrich =
1766
Jan 19 Hannah, the Wife of Joshua Narrimore
=
Mar 9 Stephen Crowfoot & his Wife
=
Mar 9 Ebenezer White
11
Apr 27 The Wife of Capt . Goodrich was received into full Comn. The Wife of Josiah Goodrich The Wife of Elisha Jones " above Zebediah Stiles & his Wife Sarah Prattle
June 29 Hill & his Wife
=
June 6 Martha Hill
June 6 Martha Hubbard
11
Aug 17 Moses Graves & Wife
1767 James Colt & his Wife
=
Sep 6 Jacob Ellithorp = = Samuel Potter
P.10-1768
June 12 Oliver Burt & his Wife "! Widow Rollo
=
July 17 Rebekah Merrill
Oct 9 Sarah, Wife of John Demming
=
" (Dupl See
R.H.C. )
=
=
11
11
11
John Waddoms & his Wife 11
=
28 6
RECORDS OF FIRST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD.
1768 Admissions
Dec 11 John Williams was rec'd into full Communion 11
= Mehetable Brewer " =
1769
Jan 8 Eleazer Merrils 11 =
Jan 22 Joseph Clark
11
Feb 19 Lydia Wife of Allen Goodrich =
June 10 Paul Guilford & Wife" 11
"
Aug 27 Uriah Judd & his Wife" 11
Dec 10 Mrs. Parthenia Alden now wife of ) Mr.Woodbridge Little;" 11
Dec 10 Eunice Baker dau of Aaron Baker 11
1771
Jan 6 Daniel Alexander = 11 11 =
July 14 Matthew Barber & his Wife "
Sep 19 John Chanmberlain, reccommended for our full Communion) By the Church in Colchester )
Sep 29 The Wife of Joseph Wright was adm. to full Communion =
1772 Thomas North & his Wife 11
= Thomas North , Jr.
May 31 William Loomis
June 5 Elisha Goodrich & Rebekah his wife "
July26 Nehemiah Hopkins & Triphena his wife " 11
Sep 13 The wife of Seth Keiler
11
" The wife of Eleazer Grant 11
11
Mar 7 Experience Wife of Eli Root" =
11
11 Sarah, wife of Israel Peck =
=
July 3 Mary, wife of Hezekiah Jones" =
= 1774
May 29 Abigail, wife of Ebenezer White "
Dec 4 John Merry 11 Consort Ye wife of William Wright " 1775
July 2 Wife of Mr. Bir chird =
Oct 22 The wife of Enoch Dewey = " Amos Delano & his wife 11 = Elizabeth Brattle, dau. of William Brattle" = The wife of Amos Root = P.11-1776
Jan 25 William Ford & his wife
Apr 28 The wife of Charles Belding
May 12 Widow Olive Goodrich
= Sep 8 Widow Sunderland
= 1777 ·
June 8 William Barber & his wife =
=
= Mr. Lott Keiler & his wife recommended for Communion
with us
Apl 5 Abijah Hinman & Rebecca his wife were rec'd into full Communion with this Church by recommendation from the church in Lanesborough
Apl 12 Daniel Foot was rec'd into our full Communion Aug James Brattle
=
= The Wife of Joseph Moore 11 1773
287
RECORDS OF FIRST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD.
1780 Admissions
Oct 3 Nathaniel Robbins & wife rec'd into Communion
Mr. Farr & Wife 11
178]
Jan 28 Rufus Allen
Feb 10 Jeremiah Selvey
= Jerusha Holt
by letter from the church in Mer iden
1779
Nov, 1 Mary, wife of Zebulon Hearick " by letter from the church of Chesterfield
Apr 22 Mrs. Hannah Williams 11
July 1 Susannah Bigelow
= Samuel West & his wife were rec'd by letter from Tolland
Sep 9 James Hubbard was rec'd into full Communion
Josiah Goodrich, " "by letter from Pastor
of Church in Glastonbury.
1782 Aug 4 Stephen Lee & wife were rec'd to full Communion by letter
1783
July 13 Mr. Goodr ich =
11 = Mr . James Howard 11 1784
July 12 Mr . Elisha Cook & Mary his wife
Nov 12 Mr.John Partridge
= Mr . Humphrey Richardson = 1786 Apr 16 Mrs. Bliss =
= Mrs. Larned, wife of Maj Larre d =
30 Abraham Bliss = Mrs. Robbins ( Josh)
=
by let ter
Sep 20 Mrs. Elizabeth Allen
"
= Widow Merrils
11
The wife of Deacon Clark
=
=
The wife of Mr.Titus Wright "
" Mr. David Torrey & his wife =
P.12-1786
Nov 19 The Wife of Capt Rufus Allen = The Wife of Mr. James Brattle =
=
1787
Feb The Wife of Mr. Powers =
Sep 30 Rachel wife of Doct.Childs
Nov 25 Wife of Mr. William Beard
1788
July 13 John Ellis & his wife & daus.) Huldah & Elizabeth 1
1789 Jan. 7 John Strong & his wife
=
Daniel Merril
Chauncey Lee
" Abel Cheeseman & Mary his wife
11 Eli Hitchcock & Abigail his wife
Mar 22 Wife of Esq.Goodr ich = Wife of Capt.Colt
=
wife of Hosea Merrils
.
19
by letter from the church
in Hatfield.
=
July 9 Mrs. Hannah Ward
-
RECORDS OF FIRST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD.
288
1789 Admissions
May 31 Wife of Mr. Redway received into full communion
Wife of Mr.Talcott =
Aug 16 Oliver Powers & wife
Oct Goodrich 11
= Mrs. Sarah Torry
1790
Jan 10 Mrs. Jemina Tracy " by letter "
" Wife of Mr.Tracy
Aug 9 Timothy Cadwell Wife of John Stears Mr.William Brattle Wife of Mr. Judd
" by recommendation =
1791
= May Mr.Griswell & wife Widow Lomis =
= Aug 27 Mary Easton wife of Col. Easton =
=
Mr. Foot of Dalton "
Cyprian Keyes & Martha his wife
11 Mrs. Mehetable Sackett, wife of Capt. Sackett
1792
Aug 27 Mr . Dunham
Mrs. Molly Hubbard
1793
May 5 Mr. Joseph Frost & his wife The wife of Mr. Snow
11 Wife of Mr. Robert Francis "1 " Wife of :fr. Isom " Wife of Mr. Jonathan Weston
Nov 3 Wife of David Luce
=
= Widow-Clarana Harskine - 1994 Jan 5 Paul King & his wife =
Mar 2 Josiah Goodrich & Abigail his wife :
" Mrs. Elisabeth Marvin "1
May 4 Deacon Lawrence 11
=
= Mrs. Inger soll Wife of Deacon Lawrence" Mr. Joseph Hanmer =
1795
May 10 George Butler & wife 11
July Deacon Chapman & wife
Mrs .Molly Barber Pender wife of Simon-Negro Hannah wife of Col.David Parsons =
P.13- 1796 . Solomon Clarke & Sarah his wife =
May
July 3 Krs. Nuldah Butler 11
11 Mrs.Sally Brown = The wife of Mr. Elijah Ensign
11 Wife of Col. Danforth = 1797
Jan 8 Widow Eunice Wright
"
" Widow Gunn =
RECORDS OF FIRST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD.
289
1797 Adm is sio ns
Bancroft Fowler was received & recommended
1798
Jan Wife of Capt. Joel Dickinson was rec'd into full communion
July Wife of Mr.Abner Root
Wife of :r. Enoch Weller
11
Wife of Mr. Eli Maynard
:
Miss Lucy Goodrich
=
Miss Abigail Wright
11 Mr. Abi jah Whitney from Convay
Sept 2 Mr.Samuel Root and Wife
Wife of Rufus Johnson
11
wife of Taylor
= Widow Mary Robbins
= Wife of Elias Cadwell
=
= Mrs . Hannah Lang don Miss Polly Strong
1799
May 5 Miss Lydia Craham
June
30 Widow Sackett
11 Mr. Naphtali Webb & wife
Wife of Mr. James Colt Jr.
" & baptized
Wife of Mr.Darius Larred
= Wife of Mr.Leach =
=
= Miss Lucy Easton
11
=
11
Sep 22 Capt .Sackett
Wife of James Hubbard =
1800
May 4 Mrs. Gold =
= Mrs. Miller Mrs.Waldo Mr. Jeremiah Shepherd & wife Mr. - (Possibly Goodale R.H.C) "
1801
Oct 4 Mrs. Mary Newel "by letter from Long - meadow .
Sep Miss Maynard Mrs. Negro Woman
11
1802
Jan 3 Mrs . Sarah Moseley
11
11
Apr Wife of Mr. Phinehas Allen
Sep 5 Bulah Wife of Mr. William Clark
1803 .
Jan 2 Mrs. - Clarke
Mar 13 Jonathan Weston
May 1 Wife of Mr. Willcox
= Wife of Joseph Easton " Wife of Timothy Miller
=
11
July 11
" Wife of Justice Weller Wife of John Chamberlain Wife of Israel Peck
11
11
continued on page 89"
=
=
=
11 Wife of Mr. Aaron Stiles
= Wife of Mr. John Jervis
=
11
=
11
.
29 0
RECORDS OF FIRST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD.
Dismissions
Feb The Wife of Allen Goodrich rec. to church in Leonix Eleazer Merrils & wife 16 Daniel Foot
Hartford
Apr 10 The wife of Seth Keiler 11
1775
Mar 5 Oliver Ashley, & wife
July 2 Wife of Mr. John Morse
1781 Widow Sunderland = Mrs . Robinson :
=
=
Leonix
July Humphrey Richardson Mr. -- & his wife
Middlefield
1794 June 1 Mr. Samuel Rust & wife William Foster & wife
Ashfield
1795 who were a little while before admit ted hereby letter Mrs . Peck recommended to church in Dalton
Mr.Foster & wife "
Ashfield
May 24 Mr. Joseph Frost Conway Hartford Mrs. Sarah Chester" Wife of Mr. Hinman ( Abijah )" Mrs. Fowler Col. Easton's widow rec. Westfield
1805
Mar 17 Billy Buckley & wife ·
= Albany
Sep
1 Wife of Mr.John Snow at large
P.15- A list of births in the Town of Pittsfield , or the Names of those children I have baptized, and an account when they were baptized.
1764
.
May 6 Baptized-Lucre tia -child of Doc trMar sh
June 3 .
-Paulina - of Elnathan Phelps
July 8 "
- Han nah of Oliver Ashley
Nov 18 " -Anna & ) children of Daniel Hubbard Junr .
- child of Timohty Cadwe 11 11 James Easton
Dec 9
-Lois
1765
Feb 17
-Joseph
Arestus Sackett
June 2 "
-Abner =
=
Eli Root
June 25"
-Abr a ham
= Caleb Wadoms
30 "
- Ru th
Josiah Goo drich
=
Moses Miller
Aug 4"
Sep
15"
= 22"
-Mercy
-C1œ 11
John Wadoms
Oct 13"
-Margaret
Thomas Mor gan
Nov
17"
-Mar tha 11
Doc tr. Mar sh
De c 1"
-Elias (b.Jan.3, 1765)
Dan Cadwell
-Mar y
(b.Jan.24, 1759)
:
She ffie ld Har twood Lanesborough
Feb 10 Lot Keelor & wife
= Widow Dewey =
IT
West field
=
. t.
-Apollos
Aaron Baker
-Lemuel 11 Lemuel Phelps Jose ph Phelps of Cold Spring - Abraham Cadwell Israel Dickinson =
Har twood Rut land
RECORDS OF FIRST CHURCH , PITTSFIELD.
2 91
Bap ti sms
1765 Dec 1 Baptized Abigail (b.Feb.27, 1763 ) child of Dan Cadwell
"1
Esther ( b.Aug .26,1763)
=
Daniel Foot
1766
Jan 19
William
11
Jona than
=
Jonathan Kingsley
Justin
=
"1
Joshua Narrimore
Rhod y
11
Joseph Allen
Feb
16
11
John Calvin
Deacon Easton
'23
Pink & Sibil Negro Servt.of Capt.Goodrich &
Mar
4
Zolotus
chỉ ld
of
Lor d Arestus Sackett Stephen Crowfoot
Mar
9
Submit
Apr
20
Susannah
=
Elnathan Phelps
May
18
Alpheus
Elisha Jones
=
Russel)
= Joshua Robbins
=
=
Mar y
Aug 10
Zebediah 1
Asahel
)
=
Silas
" Zebediah Stiles
Josiah
1
٠٢
Aug
17
John
)
Enoch 1
Nat'l Fairfield
Ruth
1
Judeth
1
Sarah
1
Aug
3
=
Mary
= Israel Stoddard
Sep
Eli jah
" Moses Graves
1767
July
7
Esther
= Ebenezer White
Aug
2
Ebe r
11 Charles Miller
Aug
9
Cereno Upham
. Elisha Jone s
=
Pamela
Israel Dickinson
Sep
6
Samuel Potter
=
13
Reuben )
11 Gid'n Gun
11
Zenas
" Joshua Robbins
Oct
2
"1
Es the r
Doctr.Marsh
=
11
Joel
11 Joshua Narrimore
25
Clarana
11 Josxph Phelps
Dec
20
11
Israel
Capt .Stoddard
1768
Jos ep h
Joseph Allen
May
15
11
Daniel
= Daniel Hubbard Jr.
22
Luc y
= Deach Easton
P.17-
Ele cta
" Lieut . Grave s
Sep 25
"
Appleton
Mr.Foot
·
P.16 -
=
=
27
Mehetable
Joseph Fairfield
11
1 1
Mercy &
1
-
"1
=
11
Sarah
11 Moses Miller
Elizabeth )
=
29
11
John
Miller
tt
Abigail)
292
RECORDS OF FIRST CHURCH , PITTSFIELD.
6
1768
Baptisms
Oct 9
Baptized Stephen child of Stephen Crowfoot James Danelson child of Mr.Colt Ebenezer child of Oliver Burt
11
23
Adin of John Demming
Abraham of Eleazer Merrils
1769
1
Feb 12
Mary
" Israel Stoddard 11
2
11
"
Nathaniel
Nathaniel Fairfield
3
11
19
Electa
= John Mor se
4
Mar 26
Thomas(b Feb. 10 ( ?) Thomas Allen
5
Apr 30
Oliver Partridge"
Israel Dickinson
=
30
Rod olphus
= Solomon Lathrop
6 7 May 8 9 June 10
11
Mehetable
11 Elisha Jones
10
July 30
Ezekiel
"
Oliver Ashley
11
Aug 6
Justin Bridgman
Joshua Narrimore
12
=
27
Henry
Doctr Marsh 11 Dan Cadwell
14
17
Elam
Jacob Ellithorp
15
=
24
Rho da
Joseph Allen
16
11 11
Luc y
Paul Guilford
17
Oct 29
Nov 26 =
Electa
= Joseph Clark
18 19
Jan 21
Mar y
" Aaron Baker
Feb 25
Mary
=
Joseph Fairfield
Mar 10
Betty
11 James Hubbard
Mar 11
Molly
11 Daniel Hubbard Junr
June 23
Sarah
" John Demming
July 15
11
Eleanor
11
Elnathan Phelps
1!
22
Oliver Partridge" Israel Dickinson
Sep 2
11
Oliver
= DeaD Easton
Oct 28
M
Stephen
" Oswald Williams
Dec 16
11
Solomon Woodruff" Eleazt Merrils
P.18-1771
·
11
Marcus
" Joshua Robbins 1
11
Oliver Ashley
2
Feb 3
Israel
Israel Stoldard
3
10
Mar 17
11
= James Hubbard Jonathan(b.Jan.29) Thomas Allen Jame s
5
=
Salmon
Jacob Ellithorp
6
24
John
11 John Mor se
7
"1
11
Elizabeth
= Solomon Lathrop
8
Apr 7
11
Assenith
= Elisha Jones
9
Oct 6
Naomi
"Natl Fairfield
10
=
Joseph
Joseph Wright
11
Nov 10
Henry
= Perez Marsh
12
23
Lovina
= Gid Gun
13
Dec
11 Zebediah Stiles
11 Joshua Narrimore
1:3
Sep 10
11
Rhod a
William
" Ebenezer White
1770
Jan 6
1
1!
Sarah
4
Molly
" Moses Miller
= =
11 Joshua Robbins
ft
11
16
293
RECORDS OF FIRST CHURCH , PITTSFIELD.
1772
Baptisms
Jan
26 Baptized
Pliny child of Lemuel Phelps
1
Feb
23
Richard
James Colt
2,
April 5
Matthew Barber
3
May
15
Jerusha
Stephen Crovfoot Hopkins
6
31
Perez
Moses Grave s
8
July,
5
Lydia
Ebenezer White
9
19
=
Hannah
11
Israel Dickinson
10
Aug
9
Elizabeth
Joshua Robbins
11
Sep
20
=
Joseph)
Eleazer Grant
12
13
=
Silas
Seth Keeler
14
Nov
8
11
Enos
Joseph Wright
16
=
John
Israel Stoddard
17
29
Cynthia
Joseph Allen
18
De c
Naomi
Joseph Clark
19
1773
Mar
28
Jonathan
Thomas Allen ( b. Tuesday
March 23 at 3 o'clock A.M. )
=
Eleazer
Oswald Williams Ele azer Grant
P.19-
children of Joseph More
June 15
Abigail
child of Solomon Lathrop
July 11
" Elisha Jones
Aug
1
Elisha
" James Hubbard
=
22
Huldah
" Oliver Burt
1774
Jan
16
Sarah
" Matthew Barber
Feb
20
"
" Lemuel Phelps
Mar
13
Tirza
Erastus Sackett
20
Rache 1
Tim Q Cadwell
May
15
Rufus
Mr.Guilford
22
Experience
Eli Root
June
5
Lucretia
Perez Marsh
=
Lucas
Joshua Robbins
" Gide on Gun
12
Daniel )
Mr . Bor dman
26
Samuel
= Nat= Fairfield
Oct
16
Anna Bull
" Israel Dickinson
Erastus Sackett
30
Lydia
1775
Jan
29
William
Feb
12
Elizabeth
" Stephen Crow foot Thomas Allen (b. Wed.morn 3 o'clock Feb 8)
Apr
16
Eunice
" Joseph Allen
23
William
" James Colt
30
Demas ( son)
" Joshua Robbins
5
29
=
Sylva
1
Matthew)
Mary
=
Henry
Jacob Ellithorp
15
Daniel Alexander
=
Mary
Calvin
· Israel )
(dau.)
" Joseph Wright
4
29 4
RECORDS OF FIRST CHURCH , PITTSFIELD .
1775
Baptisms
30 Baptized
Enoch
child of Ebenezer White
Eunice
11
Mr.Crant
Elijah
Zebediah Stiles
Charles 11
Mr . Bor dman
P.20- "
13
=
=
Phe be 1 =
Mr.Birchird
=
11
11
Elizabeth)
Sept
17
Molly
James Hubbard
Sarah
Amos Delano
1776
Jan
11
dau
Matthew Wright
William
11
Israel Stoddard
Feb
25
11
Stillman ) "
Enoch Dewey
March
3
=
Stephen 11
Oswald Williams
=
31
11
. Joseph
=
Matthew Barber
May
12
=
Oli ve
Widow Olive Goodrich
Jame s
11
Lemuel Phelps
June
16
=
William)
11
William Ford
Sept
22 11
James William
1
Dec
1
=
Joseph
11
Joseph Wright
11
11
Chandler =
Charles Belding
=
Raney 1
1777
Jan
19
Parthena "
Israel Dickinson James Colt
April
11
Phebe =
Mr. Thomas North
4
In token of my fervent affection for the Civil & religious Rights & Liberties of my Country; and (of God's Grace assisting me ) of my firm attach- ment to its Cause,& of my grateful Sense of the many important Services of the Commander in Chief of the forces of the United States I named my fourth son, George Washington who was then baptized & was born April 22nd, Tuesday 7 o'clock A.M.1777.
May 18 Baptized Lucas child of Joshua Robbins Enoch Dewey 4= 11 11
=
Anna
Dan Cadwell
July Oct
27
5
Sarah 1
= William Barber
Jame s 1
12
=
Polly
Mr. Ebenezer White
Turn to the 57 th Page; (See 321 this book)
11
William 1
Luc y
11
Capt Charles Goodrich
Widow Sunderland
Abigail 1
=
Charles )"
Josiah Moseley
Phebe Ely"
May
Patty
Hannah Woodbridge Little" William 1
Ambrose Hough
Deacon Wright
"1
Molly 1
April July 9 July Aug 6
Elisha )
161
.
RECORDS OF FIRST CHURCH, PITTSFIELD.
295
Deaths
1764
A List of Deaths in the Town of Pittsfield.
Feb
24 Sarah Williams , wife of Col.W. child bed By fall of a barn side
April 18 Ebenezer Crowfoot
July 20 Mrs . Moseley
= 21 Child of James Noble
Old Age Consumption
1765 July 22 Caleb Waddoms
Fever Consumption
Sept 7 Eli jah Graves
16 Widow Wadoms
Oct
28 Wife of John Remington
Aged Pleurisy
1766
Sept
10 Mary, child of Israel Stoddard Mindwell, wife of Eli Root childbed
1767
Wife of Bartho Jacobs
Consumption
Nov
16 child of Mr. Aaron Baker
Dec
24 Israel, child of Capt .Stoddard Rhoda Joseph Allen
1769
Joseph Wright Oliver , child of Israel Dickinson
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