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And Isaac Lothrop Esq" was chosen to waite upon Him and Give Him an Invitation to Accept thereof.
February 13th 1723/4 the Precinct Concurred with the Churches Vote and Act above writ:
Entered in the Precinct Book Folio 7th p John Dyer Clerk of the South Precinct in Plymouth
March 19th 1723/4 The Person thus Chose and Called to the
1 Part iv contains 12 leaves, or 24 pages. The pages measure 11}, inches in height by 732 inches in width. Like Parts i, ii, and iii, Part iv is a portion of the original vellum-covered volume, the leaves being the same size and the watermark identical. Four pages (here numbered [17], [18a], [20], and [22]) are not num- bered; and p. [20] and the verso of p. [22] are blank.
Part iv is wholly in the hand of the Rev. Nathaniel Leonard, with the excep- tion of a few entries on p. [22] of the text: see pp. 247-248, below.
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NATHANIEL LEONARD ACCEPTS PASTORATE, 1724
work of the Gospell Ministry by the Church and Precinct gave this Answer. .
To the First or South Church of Christ and to the South Precinct in Plymouth.
GENTLEMEN
I understand by ye Votes of your Church and Precinct baring date February 13th 1723/4 and by those Gentlemen you appointed to In- form me of them - That you have Called me to Settle with you in the work of the Gospell Ministry: which Call I have taken into Serious Consideration and have been earnest with Heaven for Direction; and Hope God hath Inclined and Disposed Me to what may tend to his Glory and your and my Spirituall and Eternall Advantage. And do now by these Inform you that I am Come to a Determination (which is This) That I do heartily and willingly Accept of y Call you have given Me to Settle with you in the Great work of the Gospell Ministry; And shall depend upon you for an Honourable and Comfortable Support and Maintenance while God shall Please to continue me among you
And as God shall Enable me shall lay out my-selfe to be Servicable to you in the Great work of the Gospell Ministry which by his Providence He seems to Call me to Ingage in in this Place. And Hope and Pray that my [2] Labours may be attended with His Blessing, and yt He will assist me therein. And now Conclude hoping and Praying that the God of Grace and the God of Peace may Dwell amoung us, and build us up, and at last grant to us all an Inheritance among them that are Sanctified
From your Sincere and faithfull Frind and Servant
. NATH" LEONARD
Plymouth March 19th 1723/4.
Sent to the Church and Precinct by a Comte. Chosen to Receive Sd2 Leonards answer.
Then the Church Proceeded thus -
Att a Church meeting at Plymouth June y. 5th 1724 The Church voted that Elder Faunce and ye Deacons should as soon as Conven- iantly confer with the' Sª4 Leonard and with Him appoint the Time
1 At the top of p. [2] is written "Church Records."
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" Here "Revd" is crossed out.
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of His Ordination, And then Inform the Church and Precinct with the Time when, In order to a Regular Proceeding in Said Affair. They did so as Follows
To the Church and Precinct of the South part of Plymouth
In pursuance to the Desire of the Church that my Selfe and the Deacons should confer with M' Leonard and Appoint the Day of his Ordination; These may Inform you that we have complied with it; And appointed Wednesday the Twenty Ninth of July next to be the day if God pmit Signed THO' FAUNCE
June 10th 1724
in behalfe of My Selfe and the
Deacons
Entered in the Precinct Book Folio 9. p John Dyer Clerk of the South Precinct in Plymouth
Accordingly Letters were Sent from This Church to Fourteen Churches, (viz. The Church of Taunton, Cambridge, Scittuate South Church, Marshfield, Duxborough Norton, Plymouth North Church, Pembroke, Plymton, Midleborough, Rochester, Bridg- water, North and South Churches, and Sandwich) Humbly asking the Presence of their Pastors, and Such Messengers as 1 the Severall Chhs should see cause to Send; To assist in such Acts of Ministerial Performancies, and Ecclesiasticall Communion as the Day of or- dination might Require. Accordingly the Pastors of Most of these Chhs, with Messengers from them being met to geather at Plym- outh July y 29th 1724, The Pastors of the Churches Proceeded [8] To Separate and Ordain Sd: Nath" Leonard to the work of the Gospell Ministry and to the Pastorall office over this Church: The Pastors that Imposed Hands were The Rev' M' Sam" Danforth; Nath" Eells, Peter Thatcher, Timothy Ruggles and Daniel Lewes. The Charge was given Him by the Rev' M' Danforth, and y right hand of Fellowship by the Revd M. Eels.
The Lord make Him a Painfull, Faithfull & Fruitfull Labourer in his Vineward.
A Catalogue of the Comunicants or Members of the Church of tin Plymouth when Said " Leonard was Ordained.
1 Altered from "and."
" At the top of p. [3] is written "Church Records."
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CATALOGUE OF CHURCH MEMBERS, 1724 227
Males
Females
Nath" Leonard Pastor Tho" Faunce Elder
Patience Holmes widdow Sarah Tinkham the wife of Isaac
Mehittabel y^ wife of John Doten Mary the wife of Nath"1 Atwood
Dorothy the wife of Nath" Clark
Rebeca the wife of Eph: Cole Hannah the wife of Eliesar Jackson Hannah the wife of Eliezar Ring
Sarah Followwell widdow
Bathshua the wife of Eliezar Dunham
Joseph King Nath Thomas Esq" Eliezar Rogers
Mary the wife of John Carver Martha the wife of Sam11 Harlow
Capt: Benj: Warren Dismist John Faunce Sen" Dismist
Mercy Holmes the wife of Nath11 Sent
Judah the wife of Joseph Faunce
Stephen Barnebe Dismissed to Cape Cod Rebecca the wife of Eliezar Morton Elisha Doten
Ephraim Cole Josiah Finney Abiel Shertleff
Johanna the wife of Deacon Morton
Hannah the wife of Ephraim Morton
Thoª Clark
Lidia Rider widdow
John Faunce jun" Joseph Faunce
Mary the wife of Benaja Prat
Francies Adams
Johannah the wife of Tho" Howland
John Morton
Mary the wife of John Morton
Ignatius Cushing Dismist
Mary the wife of Return Waite
James Cob Tho" Harlow
Martha Doten widow
Jabez Shertleff
Ebinezar Curtice
Isaac Lothrop Esq"
Haverland Torry wm Dunham
[4] Church Records
Males
Females
Samuel Dunham
Rebecca Clark Widdow
William Harlow
Abigail The wife of John Faunce
Tho" Howland
Hannah the wife Deacon Foster
John Thomas A: M: Dism*
Ebenezar Cob
Sarah the wife of Deacon Atwood Jan. 23 1725/6
Tho" Bartlett John Harlow
Hannah the wife of Eliezar Morton Hannah the wife of Elisha Doten Mary the wife of John Eastland
Nath" Holmes Jun"
John Watson Esq"
Mary the wife of Nath" Thomas Esq"
1 Written above "John," crossed out.
" Here a word is crossed out.
" This name is obscure.
George Morton Deacon Aug" 2 1727 Nath" Atwood Deacon Tho" Clark Deacon March 20, 1726/7 John Foster Deacon John Atwood Deacon Helkiah Tinkham
Ephraim Morton James Clark Sen" Eliezar Dunham
Sarah King widdow Margarett the wife of Abraham Jackson
Sarah Churchill widdow Sarah Bartlett widdow
Ruth Tinkham the wife of Helkiah
Hannah Morton Widdow
Ruhamah the wife of ' Eli: Rogers" Martha the wife of Jabez Shertleff Mary the wife of John Barns .
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Joseph Churchill Eliezar Churchill
Sam" Totman Dismist
Nath" Thomas ' Ju" ? Tho" Croade Dismist Robert Barrow Dism" Isaac King Ephraim Kempton Samuel Kempton Judah West Josiah Carver
Number 54ª Since Added An: 1724 Aug" 30th Thomas Foster
Anno 1725
Aug" 15 Thomas Delano, removd
from Duxborough to us
Sep™ 5 Mª + John Sparhawk B: A:
March 18 Joshua Freeman
Anno: 1726
June 26 Stephen Churchill
26 Thomas Branch
July 17 Ebenezar Dunham
Sep' 4 William Harlow
Nov" 27 " Joshua Bramhall & Nath" Dunham
Anno 1727
Jan™7 22 John Ryder
May 21 John Harlow Jun"
Jan'y 21 Thomas Rogers
1728
Hannah the wife of Joseph Silvester Desire the wife of John Churchill
May 12 Elkanah Totman * from Truro hither
Elkanah Churchill
July
Robert Harlow
Mary Lathly widdow
Hannah the wife of Eliesar Churchill
1729
May 11 Nath Shurtlef Dismised from Boston hither
1 This name is somewhat uncertain, as it has been written over another name.
" Here " 3til" is crossed out. " This figure has been altered.
" Written over another word.
" Altered from "23" or "28."
. Here "removed" is crossed out.
Lidia Shertleff the wife of Abiel Hester the wife of Capt Warren Lidia the wife of Job Cushman Rebecca the wife of Tho" Phillips Hannah the wife of Francies Curtice Martha the wife of Tho" Morton Lidia the wife of John Faunce Mary the wife of Tho' Clark Patience the wife of James Cob Jedidah the wife of Tho" Harlow Mary the wife of Jabez Shertleff Sarah the wife of John Sturtevant Elizabeth the wife of Haverland Torry Abigail Billington widdow Johanna the wife of W" Harlow Mercy the wife of Joseph King Elizabeth Phillips Maiden
Sarah the wife of Tho" Spooner
Bethia the wife of Robert Barrow Dismist
Mary Dunham widdow Mary Dunham Maiden
Widdow Mary Osment
Hannah Cotten the wife of Josiah
Cotton Esq"
Mercy the wife of Ebinezar Cob Abigail the wife of Tho" Bartlett Martha the wife of John Harlow
Eleanor the wife of Nath11 Holmes Jun"
Susanna the wife of Sam" Cornish Lidia the wife of Barnabas Churchill Rebecca Phillips "
Deborah the wife of Rob Davis
Johanna the wife of Nath" Holmes 300
Hanna the wife of Eliezar Holmes
14 Joseph Bartlet Baptised Samuel Ellis
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CATALOGUE OF CHURCH MEMBERS, 1724-1732
[5] Church Records
Elisha Holmes
May 29 Solomon Silvester
Anno 1731
Sep" 26 Thomas Spooner
1732 March 26 Samuel Bartlett 23
Mary the wife of Francies Adams
Pheobe the wife of Jacob Cooke Jun Bethia the wife of John Churchill Jun
Anne the wife of Rob Finney
Abigail Wethred Widdow
Bethia Barrow widdow
Patience the wife of Eliezar Holmes Ju" Anne the wife of Eliezar King
Thankfull the wife of Isaac King Drowned
Rebecca King maiden
Bethia the wife of Sam" King
Patience the wife of Ephraim Kempton
Mercy the wife of Sam11 Kempton
Bethia the wife of Judah West Abigail Doten the wife of Josiah Johanna King ? maidens Daugh™ of Sarah King J Sam"
Anne Palmer Maiden
Jane Faunce Maiden
Thankfull the wife of Elisha Barrow
MT Sarah Little Widdow to yº Revd MT Little Rebecca the wife of Thomas Withrell Jane the wife of John Crandon Johanna the wife of Thomas 1 Holmes
number 101 *
Since Added
Anno 1725 Aug" 15 Hannah the wife of Tho" Delano removd from the Ch of Duxborough to us
Sep" 12 Priscilla the Wife of Tho" Rogers
Oct: 31 Hannah the Wife of Benjamin Ellis
Anno 1726 July 17 Mercy ye wife of W" Harlow
Sep' 4 M™: Sarah Warren Widw
Sep
18 Sarah Clark maiden Daug" to yo Deacon
Nov"
27' Sarah the wife of John Finney
Anno 1727 April 23 Hope the wife of Nath11 Thomas
May 14 Elizabeth Cotton 5 & Baptised
Sep3 24 Catherine White Wid"
Nov" 12 Rebecca Morton widw
1 Here a word is crossed out.
" Altered from "100" and written above "99," crossed out.
* Written above a word crossed out.
" Altered from "27," or perhaps "27" altered from "28."
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Ruth Dunham wife of Josiah & Baptised
Anno 1728 March 24 Hannah Faunce wife of Eliezar Deborah Morton wife of Eliezar Jun?
31 Mary wife of Sam" Ryder
May 19 Hannah Harlow Maiden Vide Page 1[3]1
[6] Church Records Anno Dom 1724
Nov: 29. upon the Desire of the North Ch in Scittuate the Ch. chose Maj" Lothrop M" Watson and Deacon Atwood to Accompany the Pastor to the Ordination of Mr2 Shearjashub Bourn to the Pastorall office ouer yt Church Ordain'd Decem" 3d
March 10 1724/5. At a Ch meeting at the Publick Meeting House Then Deacon Foster Capt Dyer, and M' Ephraim Morton were chosen and Appointed Agents to Settle the Bounds of the Garden Spot given by Mr. Bridget Fuller and her son Samuel to the Church in Plymouth.
April 18. 1725 A Male Member of the Ch made Publick Con- fession for being overtaken with Drink
Anno Domini 1726
May 17 Considering the Great Decay of Religion and the Growthe of Impiety among us, a Fast was kept by this Church and Con- gregation that God would Revive his work and give Success to the Ministry of Religion. M' Thatcher & M" Perkins, Preached - It' was followed with some Success, Severall Persons Presently after Joyned in full Comunion with this Church, Deo Gloria
July 26. At a Church meeting Appointed at the Pastors House after having opened the meeting with Prayer, The Pastor moved to the Breathern of the Church to Consider Some things concerning the Subjects of Baptism, and the Chhs obligation to watch over y" Children of y Chh: The Pastor Gave his Thots in writing which were as follows
1.ª That Baptism as tis a Seal of the Covt of Grace, so tis a Seal of our admission into the visible Ch of our Lord Jesust. Hence we read of being Baptised into one Body 1 Cor: 12. 13
1 The second figure is torn off, but evidently the reference is to p. [13] of the text, or p. 238 of this volume.
" Here some letters are crossed out.
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2. That the Infants of Such as are members of this Visible Ch are to be Baptised. Hence we Read, The Promise is to you, and to your Children Acts 2. 39. Suffer little children to come unto me and for- bid them not for of Such is the Kingdom of Heaven Math 19. 14 And 80
3. That Persons being Baptised in their Infancy and Living to adult age (without Scandall, but Sober and Pious, not cast out of the Ch but Remaining Members of it) upon their Renewing their Covt with God and his pple, may Demand Baptism for their Children, and it cannot Regularly be Denyed them.
4. I do not find any where in the new testament that the Apostles required (before Baptism) all or any of the Adult Persons that they Baptised with their Housholds to come Imediatly to the Lords Supper, or even so much as Informed them of that Ordinance before they Baptised them with their Households - And so
5. Since the Scriptures are Silent in that Point we ought not to make it Such a Form of Comunion as to Deny Baptism to Sober and well Disposed Persons that Desire to Enter into Cov with God and his pple, and their Children - nor to the Children 1
[7'] Church Records Anno Dom 1724
The Sacrament administred Sep" 6th, Octo 25th Jan"" 17th March 21 **
1725. June 6. August 1"t Octo" 2ª Decem" 5th
1726 Feb: 6. Ap1 17. June 5. August 7. Octo" 2. Decem" 4. Feb: 12
Vide Page 11 * Persons Baptized Anno 1724
August ‘ gth Samuel the Son of Joseph Churchill
Augst 16 Patience the Daughter of Ebinezar Holmes, and Elizabeth the Daughter of Eliezar Holmes
Augst 28 Eleazar the Son of John Crandon and Eliazar the Son of Thomas Harlow, and Grace the Daughter of Edward Stephens
Aug“
30 Elizabeth the Daughter of Rob+ Finney
Sep" 20 Experience the Daughter of Deacon Atwood
1 Continued on p. [8] of the text, or p. 232 of this volume.
" Between pp. [6-7] of the text are inserted two leaves, the pages measuring 8 inches in height by 376 inches in width. The four pages, which are not numbered, contain an index to "Robinsons book" - presumably the Rev. John Robinson's A Ivstification of Separation: see p. 118 note 3, above.
' The reference is to p. [11] of the text, or p. 236 of this volume.
' Before this word, "Octob" is crossed out.
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Octo" 4th Josiah the Son of Josiah Carver Peter the Son of James Landman Lois the Daughter of Elisha Doten Thomas the Son of Tho" Spooner.
Octo: 11 Ann the Daughter of James Clark Jun"
25 Abner the Son of
Nov" 23 Abigail y" Daugh" of Ephraim Morton Jun"
25 Josiah the Son of Josiah Cotton Esq" Baptised at his House
29 Ebenezar the Son of Ebenezar Dunham
Decem™ 20 Elisha ye Son of Elisha Barrow
Jany
14 Nath" the Son of Nath" Thomas
March 27 1725 Dennis the Son of Thomas Sturmy
May
23 1725 John the Son of Tho" Witherell
June 13th 1725 Lydia the Daughter of Tho" Clark Jun" and Sarah the Daughter of Sam1 Kempton
June 20 1725 Lydia the Daughter of Judah West
August 1ª 1725 Caleb the Son of Solomon Silvester
August 22 1725 William the Son of Haviland Torry
Sep:
19 1725 Ruth and Keziah Daugh"" to Tho" Rogers
Oct:
31 1725 Hannah the wife of Benjamin Ellis and Admd to full Com"
Nov" 28 1725 Anna the Daughter of Nath11 Leonard y" Pastor of y" Ch
Jan:
23 1725/6 William the Son of James Lanman
Anno Dom 1726
Feb:
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John the Son of John Crandon
March
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John the Son of John Sturtevant at his House
March
13 Joshua Freeman and admitted to full Comunion
March
19 Sam" the Son of Thomas Sturmy at his House
April 10 Ichabod the Son of Nath: Holmes
May 1 Phebe the Daughter of Eben: Holmes
June
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William the Son of Judah West
June
5 Hannah y" Daughter of Benjamin Ellis
July
3 Isaac the Son of Barnabas Churchill
July
17 Marcy the Wife of Will" Harlow - and Lydia, Marcy & John the Children of Tho" Branch
[8] Church Records. Anno 1726
Children 1 of such as have been Baptised in their Infancy and Lead Modest and Sober Lives, They Renewing their Cov thô they may not See their way clear to come Imediatly to the other ordi- nance. For
6. Such Persons may have Faith to offer up themselves and Children to God, and yet be under some Doubts and Scruples with Respect to an Imediate Progress to the Lords Table. None will doubt but that the Jaylor and Lydia and Cornelius" had Faith to
1 Continued from p. [6] of the text, or p. 231 of this volume.
· Cf. Acts, x and xvi.
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offer up themselves and Famalies to God, thô we dont know that they had then heard of this other Ordinance: We ought therefore to take heed that we do not Discourage weak minds1 but Lead them tenderly and bring those on as far as they can go, for the Bruised Reed ought not to be broken nor the Smoaking Flax Quenched
I therefore Propose to you this Question
Question Whether It will be an Offence unto ye Church for me after an Examination of Such Persons, and after having Propounded them to y Ch and Congregation, the Usuall time, of those we Im- ediately Admit to full Comunion, and there appearing nothing Vitious or Sandalous ' in them, To admit them to a Renewall of their Covt, or to Baptism if they have not Already been Baptised, with their Children?
7. I likewise think that all Baptised Persons as they are Members of the Visible Ch of our Lord Jesus, are under the Watch and Care of the Ch and Subject to Discipline, and that they ought to be called upon to bring forth the Fruits of Repentance after they have been Guilty of Scandall and if they obstinatly refuse, after Due Patiance & Admonition to Cast them out of the Church.
I Accordingly Propose to your Consideration -
Question What methods are to be taken with those among us that have been guilty of scandall, and not Restored by Repentance?
After Some Debate upon the First Question and some of the Breathren desireing further time of Consideration, The Pastor con- sented to wait some time for an answer.
After some Debate upon the Second Question The Church Voted, That Elder Faunce with the Deacons should Discourse with those Persons that had been guilty of Scandall and not Restored before my ordination, and Labour to bring them to Repentance, and return an Account to the Pastor that they may Suitably be Proceeded with
The Comittee Chosen to settle the Bounds of the Parsonage Lott with M' Cole returned an account of their Doings
The Pastor Concluded the Meeting with Prayer.
The Lord Lead us in to Truth and Preserve us in Peace and En- able us to watch over one another and those we are related to as becomes [ + ians]
1 This word is uncertain, having been altered.
' Here some words are crossed out.
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[9] Church Records Anno 1726
Persons Baptized
Aug“ 14 Stephen the Son of Elisha Doten, John the Son of Eben"> Dunham. Sarah, Benjamin, William, Hannah, Marcy, Kezia The 6 Children of William and Marcy Harlow.
Sep? 11 Ephraim, Nath11 Stephen, Zacheus, Benjamin the Five Sons of Stephen Churchill, The Two First viz Ephraim & Nath" Owned the Cov Themselves
Sepr 25 Joshua the Son of Joseph Churchill
Octo" 2 Sarah Daughter to M' John Sparhawk .
9 Sam" Son to W" Harlow
Octo" 30 Sarah Daughter of N Leonard Pastor of yª Church
Anno 1727
Jan'y 1 29 Nathanael Son to Nath11 Thomas
March 12 Sarah Daughter to Tho" Spooner
25 Jedidah Daught" to Will" Harlow, and Sarah, Pheobe & Josiah children to John Finney
April
2 Ten Children of John Ryder Viz Samuel, Ebenezar, Hanna[h] John Sarah (these owned the Cov being Adult) Elizabeth Mary Charles Jerusha Rebecca
May 21 Dorothy, the Dauter of Josiah Carver
28 Elizabeth y" Dauter of Judah West. & Willis the Son of Tho" Rogers
June 4 John ye Son of John Churchill & Lydia y" Daughter of .
11 Thankfull y" Dauter of Tho" Branch
18 Solomon Son to Ebenz: Morton. Marcy Dauter to Tho"_Withrell
July
30 Rowland the Son of Josiah Cotton Esq"
Augst 13 Thomas ' the Son of Tho" Foster
20 Joseph Son to Haviland Torry
27 Four Children of Joshua Bramhall viz Cornelius,. Salvanus (these own'd the Cov*) Joseph and Martha
Nov" 5 Seth Son of Eben" Curtis
12 Five Children of Rebecca Morton Widw vis Mordacai Elizabeth Nathaniel John Ichabod
19 Hannah Daughter of Elisha Barrow
Anno 1728
March 3 Jeremiah the Son of Ebenezar Holmes
17 Abigail the Daughter of James Clarke
24 James the Son of John Crandon
Children of Josiah Dunham Amos, Hannah, Ruth, Lydia, Mary
April
21 Children of Eliezar Morton Jun" Children of Sam11 Ryder
May
12 Joshua Son to Sam11 Totman
June 9 Jerusha Daughter to
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16 Cornelius, Ebenezar, Patiance & Lydia the Children of Cornelius Holmes 1
Mary Daughter of Tho" Sturmy
29 Hannah Daughter of M" John Sparhawk
[10] Church Records. 1726
Nov" 6th A Letter from Sev11 Members of the Church of + in Sand- wich (being read) desiring the Presence of the Elder and Messengers of this Ch to Sit in Council with Sev" other Ches at Sandwith the 16th2 day of this Month with regard to the Rev' M' Fessenden's Conduct &c The Ch made choice of .Maj" Lothrop and Deacon Foster as their Messengers to Accompany the Pastor. Seven Ches met at the Time Appointed, Viz. Taunton, Scituate, Brantrie, Midleborough, Rochester, Pembrook & Plymouth and after a hear- ing of the Case, The Council Adjourned till the Second Wensday in May next The Council met at the Adjournmt and after a further hearing, adjourn'd to the House of Deacon Joseph Stockbridge in Pembrook on June 28. 1727. Who then and there came to a Result wherein they Judged and Declared the Revd M" Fessenden unworthy to Sustain the office of a Pastor in the Ches of t and Disaproved of his Preaching any longer under the Scandall they found him guilty of, advising the chh in Sandwich to Dismiss him from his Pastorall Charge over them untill he Should remove the Scandall and evidence his Repentance to the Satisfaction of the Chhs by a Penitential and Publick Acknolegm*
The Result was Signed by
Isaac. Lothrop Peter Thacher Mod"
John Foster Nath11 Eells
Joseph Stockbridge Sam11 Niles
Joseph Lord 3
Peter Thacher Jun",
John Wadsworth
Nath11 Leonard
Sam" White
which Result was Publickly Read in Sandwich and Deliverd to Deacon Bourn by Nath" Leonard and John Foster July 11. 1727.
[11] Chh Records
Sacramt Administred Anno Dom 1727. April 2ª June 11. August 6. Octo" 8. Decem" 3. Feb: 11
1 This name is uncertain. " Here "Curt" is croesed out.
* Perhaps " Ford," the first letter having been altered.
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A Continuation of Baptisms 1 Anno Dom1 1728
July 7th [Ann Daughter to M' James Warren & Penelope his Wife Silas Son to Samuel Tupper of Sandwich
14 Thomas Son to James Lanman
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(Anna Daughter to Nath" Leonard, the Pastor of y" Chh
Job Son to Eleazar Holmes
Sarah Dauter to W" Harlow
28 Priscilla Dauiter to Elkanah Totman
Aug ** 20
Ebenezar, Benjamin, Isaac, Robert, Sons to Robert Harlow Silvanus, Jerusha, Lydia, Zaccheus, Betty, Children of Joseph Bartlet Mary, Ester, Samuel, Remember, Jean, Children of Sam" Ellis
Sep
1 Sarah Daughter to Joseph Churchill
Nov" 7 Ruth Daugher of John Finney
Pheobe Daug of Will™ Harlow
24 Elizabeth & Margeret Daughters of Samuel & Elizabeth Bartlet [t]
Jan'y 12 Thankfull Daughter of Elisha Barrow
Thankfull Daughter of Sam11 Kempton
March 16 Patiance Daughter of Eliezar Faunce
Anno Dom: 1729
April
6 Reuben the of
20 Silas Son of Nath11 Dunham
May 4 Isaac, Abigail, & William Children of Benj" Hanks
[ James the Son of Elisha Doten
11 [James the Son of Josiah Carver
Josiah the Son of Haviland Torrey
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