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She profefsing to suppofe (?) y' she could invali- date the Evidences, had severall weeks allowed her for it, but having not done it; the Evidences were laid before ye Chh, on Oct: 16. I743.
Alfo 2 of ye Brethren were then chofen to goe to the women in Yarmouth who sent their evidences, to inquire of y™ whethor they doe own and abide by their teftimony; which thefe Brethren since declare not only y' they doe but y' Matthias Birges teftifies the same with y™, only wth this re- ferue y' to their beft remembrance it was Sam !! Wing with whom ye wager was said to be laid.
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this on Oct: 30. was laid before ye Chh; and it was alfo propofed to ym to confider how far this referve would tend to invalidate their evidences, or whethor it would doe it at all.
M' Selews Katharine baptized, Oct: 30. 1743. Eleazer Robbinss Abigail baptized on Nov: 6. 1743.
On Oct: [Nov .? ] 12. Sarah Robbins afked ye Paf- tor y' further time might be allowed her for triall whether she could not invalidate ye Evidences, which was allowed her.
Jofeph Snows Nathan baptized, Nov: 13. 1743. On Dec: 11. it was thought proper in ye Chh y Sarah Robbins's concern should be defered some time yet longer. The Evidences shrinking backing out from w they had teftified to in writ- ing, ye Chh voted y" not sufficient on Jan: 22. I743.
Benjamin Seers's Reubeen baptized on Feb : 19. 1743/4.
Seth Bangss Deborah & Lazarus Griffiths Re- bekah baptized March II. 1743/4. Nanath! [sic] Crofbeys Ifaiah baptized on Apr: I. I744.
Daniel Crofbies Ebenezer baptized, Apr: 22. I744.
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Thomas Hopkins's Mehitabel baptized Apr : 29. I 744.
Thomas Grays Rachel baptized on May 13. I744.
Edward Halls Nath" & Tully Crofbies Thank- full baptized on May 27. I744.
Seth Dexter; Benjamin Philipss Wife, and his Son Oskers Wife all admited to full comunion, on June 3 : I744.
Seth Dexters Seth Jofhua Hinklys Beniamin [words crossed out] and Richard Hopkins his Ginne all baptized on June 10. I 744.
Judah Seers's David, & Thomas Snows Jams [sic] baptized, June 17. I744.
Thomas Fofters Wife admited to full comunion on June 24. I744.
Benjamin Philipss Wife & Daughter in law Okers [sic] Wife baptized, after admifsion on July 8. I744.
Wm Penies jun : his Temperence, George, W™ & Edward all baptized at ye aboue Date.
Mofes Hopkins & his Wife owned ye Covenant & had their Moses & Lidea baptized on July 1 5 I744.
Edward Crofbies Prifcilla baptized July 22.
I744.
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Nath" Stone jun : his Hannah baptized on Aug: 5. 1744.
Jofiah Swifts Wife & Jfaac Hopkinss Wife ad- mited on Aug: 19. I744.
At ye Same time were baptized Jofiah Swifts Wife Enfign Freemans Mary Enfign Clarks Ginne Sam !! Wings Seth & Thomas Crofbies Benjamin.
John Wing jun: his Barnabas, or (as his Father would have it) Barna, baptizd Aug: 26. 1744.
Nath" Freemans Daughter (now Ben: Doans Wife) manifefted repentance for her sin of un- cleannefs and was reconciled to this Church, re- ceived into their arms of charity on Sept: 2.
1744.
Widow Ellices Daughter Thankfull admited to full comunion & Nath! Myricks Nath"! baptized, Sept : 9. I744.
Benjamin Thachers Lidea baptized, Sep: 16.
1744.
Jfaac Hopkinss Prifcilla & Thankfull; as alfo John Pennies Hannah baptized on Sept: 23. I744.
Barnabas Freeman and his Wife difmifsed from a Chh in Eaftham to this Chh, Sept: 23. 1744. Thomas Fofters Jofeph, Thomas, James, & Mary all baptized, Sept: 30. 1744.
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Jofeph Hopkinss Edward baptized Sept: 30. 1744.
Lieutenant Thomas Winflows Jofiah, baptized privatly, being sick on Oct: 8. 1744. Jofeph Bangs's Jonathan, & Nath" Clarks Eliza- beth baptized Dec: 9. 1744.
Ebenezer Nicorfons Ebenezer. David Crofbies Abner Jofhuah Crofbies Hannah Jofeph Mayos Sarah, all baptized, Jan: 13. 1744/5.
David Bangs's Adnah & David Birges Sarah bap- tized on Feb: 17. 1744/5.
Daniel Freemans Hannah baptized, March IO.
1744/5.
Jofhua Seers's Willard & Jsaac Fofters Lemuel baptized on March 24. 1744/5.
Capt: Samuel Bangs, having in holy time marked severall black fifh on ye flats for his profit, pub- lickly confefed his sin, with exprefsions of repent- ance for it, & theron had ye Chhs voice for his reception into their arms of charity again on Apr: 14. 1745.
Nath !! Lincolns Mercy, & Chillinfworth Fofters Mehittabel baptized, Apr: 21. 1745.
Thomas Hynkleys Mercy & Ruth baptized on Apr: 28. 1745.
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Jsaac Hopkins's Sufanna baptized, May 12. 1745.
Seth Winflows Thankfull & Jofeph Snows Mary, & Silvanus Hopkins's Defire all baptized, June 2.
1745.
Thomas Mirick & his Wife owned ye Covenant, June 23. 1745.
Seth Dexters Thankfull baptized, June 30. 1745. John Ellice his Wife admited to full comunion & baptized on July 7. 1745.
Thomas Miricks Elizabeth & Phebe baptized, July 14. 1745.
Gerfhom Phinies Seth baptized, July 14. 1745. Jabez Berries Wife Covenanted, & was theron baptized, July 14. 1745. Wm Grays Mary, Debora, John & Silafs all bap- tized, Eodem tempore.
Jeremiah Lincolns Wife admited to full comun- ion on July 28. 1745.
Gerfhom Riders John baptized on Aug: II. 1745.
Mofes Hopkinfes Rebekah paptized [sic] on Ot: 6. 1745.
Jonathan Hopkins his Edmond baptized Oct: 27. 1745.
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Edward Crofbies Edward baptized, Nov : 3. 1745.
Thomas Miricks Huldah baptized, Nov: 10. 1745.
Jonathon Crofbies Wife difmifmifsed [sic] from us to Mansfield Chh on Dec: I. 1745.
Eben! Bangs's Wife admited into ye Chh, Dec: 22. 1745.
Lazarus Griffith his Stephen baptized on March 1745/6. 2.
Thomas Hopkinfes Thomas baptizd on March 1745/6. 23.
Nathanael Smith, South see (?) & Jofeph Mayo jun : his Wife admited to full comunion, March 23. I745/6.
Judah Hopkins jun : his Tabitha baptized on March 30. I746.
Nath11 Stone jun: his Silvanus baptized on Apr: 1746. 6.
Tully Crofbies Seth baptifed on Apr: 20.
1746.
John Seerss David and Samuel baptized, Apr : 1746. 27.
Benjamin Thachers Jonathon baptized, Apr : 27. 1746.
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Ebenezer Nicorfons Mercy baptized on May 4. I746.
Widow Lews (?) difmifsed from this Chh to y' in Rochefter, May II. 1746.
Ebenezar Bangs's Barnabas, Ebenezer, Ruth, Sil- vanus, Edmond, Edward, & Ann, all baptized on May 18. 1746.
Edward Halls Sarah baptized on June I. 1746 Seth Banges Mary baptized on June 8. 1746. Thomas Clarks Ann baptized on June 15.
1746.
Ebenezer Bangs's Jonathan baptized on June 29. 1746.
. Judah Seers's Richard & Jofeph Snows Hannah baptized on July 6. 1746.
Jofeph Mayo jun : his Jofeph baptized on Aug: IO. I746.
Lemuel Berries Wife admited to full comunion on Aug: 17. 1746.
Wm Peny jun: his Amiell babtized [sic], Aug: 1746. 24.
Nath !! Snows Elizabeth Nath !! Miricks Samuel, & Lemuel Berries Mary Judah & Scotoway all baptized on Aug: 31. I746.
John King jun : his Thomas, Sam! Wings Re-
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bekka & John Ellises John & Dorathy, all bap- tized, Sept: 7. 1746.
David Bangses Thomas & Jofhua Hynklies Thankfull baptized on Sept: 21. I 746.
Gerfhom Halls Jonathon baptized on Oct: 5. I746.
Jofha [sic] Seers's Hanna baptized on Octo: 26.
I746.
Thomas Snows Barzillay baptized at ye above Date.
John Wing jun : his Enoch baptifed on Novem : 1746. 23.
Isaac Hopkinfes's Wife difmifsed from this to ye South Chh in Eaftham on Dec: 7. 1746. John Snow being difmifed from South eaftham Chh, was admited into this Church, on Dec: 28. I746.
Thomas Crofbies Jeremiah baptized on Feb : 15. I746/7.
Eleazer Robbins his James baptized on March 1 5. I 746/7. Jeremiah Lincolns Samuel baptized on March
I747. 29.
David Birge's Mercy & Isaac Fofters Seth, bap- tized on Apr: 5. I747.
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Thomas Grays Mehittabel, & W™ Cohoon jun : his Defire baptized on Apr: 26. 1747.
David Crofbies Sarah baptized on May 17.
I747.
Jofeph Clarks Wife admited to full comunion on May 24. I747.
Nath !! Clarks Winnefred baptized on June 14. I747.
Cæser Negros son Jefse baptized on June 21. I747.
John Pennies John baptized on a faft-Day at ye South Prefinct in Harwich on June 24. 1747. At ye same time alfo were baptized the children of Nathanell Smith.
Thomas Hynkleys Ifaac baptized on July 12. 1747.
Silvanus Hopkins's Anna baptized, on July 19. 1747.
Widow of Peleg Maker admited to full comun- ion on Aug: 2. 1747.
then Benjamin Thachers Jane; & Jonathan Hopkins's Lidea : baptized, viz, Aug: 2. 1747. Seth Winflows Mary baptized on Aug: 16. 1747.
Lazarus Griffiths Wife difmifed from this Chh, to ye Chh in middle Haddam, Aug 16. 1747.
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William Penny & his Wife & his two sons Wives difmifed from us to ye Church in Oblong, on Aug: 23. 1747.
Widow of Peleg Maker's Experience & Mercy baptized on Aug: 30. 1747.
Wm Grays wife difmifsed from us to ye Chh in South Haddam (if I miftake not) on Sept: 13. 1747.
Jofeph Clarks Mary, Nathaniel, Silvanus, Phebe & Jofeph, all baptized on Sept: 13. 1747.
Hannah of Andrew Clark admited to full com- union, Oct: 4. 1747.
Nath! Smith & Eleazer Robbins difmifsed from this Chh to imbody in another on the South side of ye Town on Nov: 8. 1747.
Chilingworth Fofters Sarah baptized on Nov. I747. 29.
Thankful Bangs ye Daughter of David Baptized Nath !! Stone jun: his Abigail baptized, Jan: 3: 1747/8.
Peleg Makers son Peleg baptized on Jan: 24. I747/8.
Nath !! Crofbies Philip, baptized on Janu: 31. 1747/8.
Lemuel Berries Rebekkah baptized on March 6. 1747/8.
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John Wings Anna; & Gerfham Phinnes Rhoda baptized on March 27. 1748.
Andrew Clarks Wife, John Taylors Wife, & Gerfham Halls Wfe, all difmifed from this chh, to ye South side Chh on March 27. 1748. Jofia Swifts Kezia baptifed on March 30. 1748. Jofeph Bangses Heman baptized Apr: 3. 1748. Jofeph Mayo jun : his Seth; & Nath" Lincolns Elizabeth baptized on Apr: 10. 1748.
Edward Crofbies Experience baptized, Apr: 17. 1748. Mofes Hopkins his Edward baptized on May I. 1748.
Thomas Myrick's Abigail baptized, May 8. 1748.
Nath" Snowes Reuben baptifed on May 29. 1748.
Juftis Thomas Winflows Jofhua baptized on June I748. 5.
The Church having sent Deacon Mayo and Mr Hatfull Freeman to inquir of ye following Perfons the reafon of their staying away from the Ordinance of the Lords Supper Our Brother Weeks sent his reafons in writing to ye church on July 30. 1748. which they have under con- fideration.
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Seth Clark exprefed in writing a willingnefs to make a confefsion of some mifcarriage of his if defired of him, though nothing has been proved againft him.
Matthew Gages Wife was concluded worthy of a publick Admonition.
Thomas Snows Wife, at her defire was allowed time to indeavour to make up a difference be- tween her and her neighbour, which she repre- fented as ye occafion of her not coming to ye Lords supper.
Thomas Snows Lidea baptized, Aug: 7. 1748.
Jofeph Snowes Defire baptized on Aug: 14. I748.
An Admonition was sent to Matthew Gages Wife on Aug: 21. I748. it was sent by Deacon Fofter & Juftice Clark.
Samuel Wings Zeruia & Judah Hopkins jun: his John baptized on Aug: 28. I748.
Thomas Crofby of Simon with his Wife difmifed to a Chh in Harwich. & Seth Dexter to a Church in Rochefter, on Sept: 18. I748.
On September 18. 1748. the chh voted y' M' Dun- fters Ordination should be on the second day of Novem: 1748. Then alfo voted y' all ye organ- ifed Chhs in ye County except y' of Falmouth be sent toe, to afsift in the ordination; as alfo thofe
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in Cambrige Town, Notawich (?) & Manchefter. On Sept: 25. Mofes Crofby & his Wife having fallen into ye sin of fornication made their con- fefsion, and were reconciled to ye chh.
John Seers his Rhoda, and Jeremiah Lincolns Jonathan baptized on Oct: 16. 1748.
Ebenezer Bangs's Willard baptized on Oct: 23. 1748.
[The Records at this point show a new handwriting] Oct. 30. 1748 Jsaiah Dunfter received as a Mem- ber of ys Chh from ye Chh in Manchefter.
Nov. ye 2. 1748. Jsaiah Dunfter ordained Paf- tor of this Chh By the Laying on ye Hands of ye Prefburtery Ra M' Stone ye Sen' Paftor Af- sifting. & ye Rev. M' Rufsell of Barnftable giv- ing ye Charge.
Nov: 6. 1748. Sufanna ye Daughter of Thos & Thankful Hopkins Baptifed.
Dec' II. Mary ye Daughter of John & Mar- garet King Baptifed.
Dec: 18. Jsaiah ye son of David & Eunice Bangs Baptifed.
Jan. 29. 1748/9 Jonathan ye Son of Benjamin & Hannah Thatcher Baptifed.
Feb. 5 .- Jofhua Seers & his Wife and Mary ye wife of Prince Freeman Difmifsed by a vote of
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ys Chh & recomended unto ye Eaft Chh in Middleton, in Coñecticut.
April ye 9. 1749. A Teftimony was read to ye Chh signed by Jofeph Clerk & Nathan Fofter, in wch Seth Clerk is Accufed of Prophane Curf- ing. N. I. & it was Voted y' Deacon Mayo in- form Sª Clerk of ye Same & Defire his Prefence before the Chh after Lecture on ye 13. Jnf.
April 13 .- The Chh Met, & Seth Clerk ap- peared, & owned y ye Accufation is true & yt he had frequently fell into ye Same Sin, & he afked forgivenefs of God & Man & Particularly of his Parents & thofe prefent, but sd to this Effect y he Should make No Confefsion to us as a Chh, & would not be Underftood as doing it: for he did not See his way Clear to hold any Comunion with us either in word or ordinances, -wch when duly Confidered, Voted to wait three weeks longer & for every Member as he had oppertunity to Endeavour his conviction of his Error & to bring him unto a public Confefsion of his Scandalous Sin.
April ye 9th Reuben ye Son of Jofhua & Lydia Hinckley ; & Mary ye Daughter of Jonathan & Rebek! Hopkins Baptized.
April ye 23 Mary ye Daughter of David & Mary Burges Baptifed
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April ye 30. Mary ye Daughter of Tho: & Ra- chel Gray Baptifed p' Mr Stone
ye 4 laft Baptisms
May ye 7th Hannah ye Daughter of Jsaac & Hannah Fofter Baptized. on ye Same Day Deacon Fofter Chofen by the Chh to go with ye Elders unto a Council at Chatham on ye 14. Jnf: and a Confefsion from Seth Clerk was read & remains under ye Confideration.
To M' George Weeks Sir
We have confidered your Paper dated July I. 1748. & accept of ye Satiffaction wch you therein offer for your former Abfenting from ye ordinance of ye Lord's Supper We have alfo heard a let- ter from yourfelf dated May ye 4. 1749. directed in Pt to us in wch if we miftake not you intimate a defire of know [ing] * on w' acct any of us have been difaffected to your partaking with us in this ordinance; In anfwer unto wh we Say y we know nothing wh as we think at prefent ought to de- bar you from this Priviledge & therefore shall not attempt to do it as things are at prefent. How- ever we think proper to obferve to you, y' your keeping a woman of ill fame in your Houfe, your frequent travailing with her from Place to Place,
* The syllable "ing" in this and in several later cases is represented in the manuscript by a sign which cannot be reproduced.
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& treating her & herillegitimate Child with much Tendernefs are things wch we fear are not of good report, efpecially when thefe things have occa- fioned much Uneafinefs in ye Minds of Some; & therefore as you regard your own Credit, & ye Honour of ye Chriftian name, & efpecially ye Honour of ye Chh of wch you are a member, yea as you would keep out of ye way of Temptation we earnestly intreat y' you would difmifs ye woman from your Houfe, & avoid her Conver- fation as much as is Convenient or at leaft in- form us of ye Reafons wch prevent you from do- ing thus if you think proper. We remain your Brethren in ye Faith & fellowfhip of ye Gofpel.
May 24. 1749. at a Meeting of ye firft Chh in Harwich Voted y' ye above written Mefsage be Comunicated to Broth. Weeks as soon as may be, provided y' Revª M' Stone our Senior Paf- tor Confents to ye Same.
May ye 25. - The Revd M' Stone manifefted his Confent by Signing ye Coppy wch was Sent. [Two lines erased here.]
May ye 28. Lydia ye Daughter of Nath! & Ly- dia Clerk Baptized.
July 30. Prince ye Son of Jofeph & Phebee Clerk Baptifed p! M' Pell.
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Augst 20th Miriam ye Wife of Lot Gray Received into full Comunion
Sep! 3ª- David Crofbey & Reliance his wife, Jo- feph Hopkins Jun! & Mary his wife, as alfo Mary ye wife of Tho: Fofter, & Lydia ye wife of Jofhua Crofbey all Difmifed from this Chh to ye Chh in Oblong under ye Paftoral Care of ye Rev! M' Kent-
Sep. 10. Baptifed Rebeccah ye Daughter of Sil- venus And Ruth Hopkins.
Sep. 17. Baptifed Lydia Anthony Jonathan & Mary ye Children of Lot & Miriam Gray.
Oct. 22. Benjamin Sears difmifsmifsed [sic] from this Chh to ye Chh in Oblong; of wch Rd M' Kent is Paftor
Oct. 29 Baptifed John ye Son of Nathaniel & Mercy Cook. By Virtue of Communion of Chh. ye 2 laft Acts performed in my Abfence by Father Stone's prefiding & Acting.
Dec. 31. 1749. Baptifed Enoch ye Son of Thos & Elizabeth Crofbey : & Benjamin ye son of Na- thaniel & Thankful Mirick. At ye Same Time propofed ye Defire of Nath1 Lincoln to join in full Comunion.
Jan. 28. Nath1 Lincoln received into full Com- union
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Feb. ye 4. Baptized William ye Son of Nath' & Mary Stone
Mar. ye 4. Baptized Abigail ye Daughter of Jo- feph & Sarah Mayo. & Miriam ye Daughter of Lot & Miriam Gray
Mar. 18. Baptifed Mehitabel the Daughter of Lemuel & Lydia Berry
April ye It 1750. Phebe ye Daughter of John & Mary Wing Jun' Babtifed [sic]
April ye 15. Temperance, Daughter of Benj! & Hannah Thacher Baptifed
May. 13. Admitted to full Comunion Thankful Clerk
May ye 20. Mary ye Daughter of Judah & Mary Sears Baptifed
June ye 24. Voted by ye Chh y' Deacon Fofter & Deacon Mayo be & hereby are desired to go in ye Chhs Name Unto Seth Clerk & his Wife to ye Wife of Eleazer Robbins to ye wife of Oker Phelps & to ye Negro woman Ann, & to enquire for w Reafons. they have So long abfented ymfelves from our Comunion, & yt yy inform ye Chh or ye Paftors of ye Same.
July 8. Baptized Eunice ye Daughter of David & Eunice Bangs.
July 15. Baptized Samuel ye Son of Mofes &
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Hopkins. And - of Tully & - Crofbey.
thefe 3 by Rd M' Stone in my Abfence
July 29. Baptifed David ye Son of Nath1 & Lincoln.
Aug: 12. Baptifed by virtue of Comunion of Chhs (his Father being a Member of a Chh in Millington) Elifha ye Son of Thomas & Winflow. & Baptized Chipman ye Son of Seth & - Bangs
Augst 19h The Chh informed by ye Deacons of ye Anfwer wch ye Perfons gave to whom they were Sent. & Jt was propofed to their confidera- tion whether it would not be proper to defire or Require thofe Perfons to appear before ye Chh.
Aug 26. Voted by ye Chh y' I in ye Name of ye Chh Should defire ye abfenting Brethren Men- tioned June 24. to Meet the Chh after our Next Lecture y yy might offer their Reafons before ye Chh if they see Caufe & y ye Chh might have an oppertunity of laying Matters of Conviction before them
Sep! 13. At a Chh Meeting of ye Ist Ch [h] in Harwich Seth Clark & his Wife appeared & after Some Conversation Seth Clarks Reafons for not Communin [g] with us wch are dated June 29. 1748. his Accufation Dated April 6. 1749.
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His Confefsion Dated May 6. 1749. A Copy of my letter to him Dated July 13. 1749. & his Anfwer to it were read & he was afked whether he had any thing further to offer to wch he an- fwered y' he had not, & After means were ufed with him to Convince him of his Sin in Abfent- ing both by ye Paftor & Some of ye Brethren. we heard w' his wife had to Offer & when means had been ufed for her Conviction it was Voted
Y' Seth Clark & his Wife Should have a written Admonition for their Sin in Abfenting from our Comunion it appearing to us y' their Reafons are Not Sufficient.
& with Refpect to the other three Perfons wch were Sent to Voted y yy be defired to Meet us imediately after our Next Lecture.
Sep. 16. Baptifed Sarah ye Daughter of Jofeph & - Snow
Sep. 23. Baptifed Thankful ye Daughter of Saml. & Wing.
Oct. 28. Voted by ye Chh to Send a Particular Admonition viz; Nº 2. to Seth Clark & Huldah his Wife by ye Deacons of ye Chh, confented to & Signed by both ye Paftors. At ye Same time voted y' forasmuch as ye wife of Eleazer Robbins ye Wife of Oker Phillip & ye Negro woman Ann were excufed from attending our laft Lecture & forasmuch as No other Lecture will be till next
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Spring, ye Chh meet on Teufday ye 6th of Nov! Next at I of ye Clock P.M. & yt yy be defired to meet Sd Chh for ye Ends Mentioned in a Vote of this Chh Dated Augst 26th & it was under- ftood by ye Chh y' the Junior Paftor Should in- form ym of Sd vote
Oct. 14. Baptifed Benjamin ye Son of Tho® & Thankfull Hopkins.
Nov! 6. The Chh Met. & Sifter Ann appeared & having offered her Reafons for Abfenting wch were y' to her underftanding the Doctrine of Grace & of Afsurance were not preached in ye Chh, & after means were ufed to convince her of her miftake & to Show her y' it was her Duty to return to our Comunion, She declared her Purpofe to continue at a Diftance. we y" En- quired of her ye Reafon why ye wife of Eleazer Robbins was not prefent to wch She anfwered yt our Sifter Robbins had a Crying Child & if ye Paftor had any thing to Say to her he might come to her, & as her Reafons had already been Mentioned before ye Chh by ye Deacons wch were y She did not like our Doctrine & she should not join with us, & yt she tho't y she had Lib- erty to go otherwhere & it appearing yt ye wife of oker Phillips had not come altho ye Chh had waited & Sent to her & her Reafons being men- tioned wch were y' She could not think as we did. It was Voted y a particular Admonition viz ; No.
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2. Should be Sent to each of ym by our Breth- ren Hatful Freeman & Barnabas Freeman wch was done Accordingly-
Dec. 16. the Defires of ye wife of John King to enter into full Comunion were signified to Chh & Cong"
Jan. 20. 1750/51. the wife of John King was admitted into full Comunion
Feb. 24. Rachel ye wife of John King Bap- tifed.
April 28. The Defires of Mehitabel ye Daughter of John Snow to enter into full Comunion Pro- pofed
May ye 12 * Mehitabel Snow Admitted into full Comunion And on ye Same Day Baptifed Thankful ye Daughter of Jofeph Bangs & Jo- feph ye Son of Jonathan Hopkins.
June ye 9. Baptifed Sarah ye Daughter of Jo- feph Clark & on ye same Day propofed the Defires of Tully Crosbeys Wife to join in full Comunion
June 16. Baptifed Lucy ye Daughter of Gerfhom Phinney Jun' & Thankfull
June 23. The wife of Tully Crofbey Admitted to full Comunion.
* Marginal note : She died May. 1755.
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June ye 30. Baptized Mary ye Dauht. (?) of David Burges
Aug: 18. Baptifed Solomon the Son of Nath1 Clark & propofed ye Defires of ye wife of willm Crofbey to join in full Comunion.
Sep: ye Ist ye wife of will™ Crofbey Jun' Received into full Comunion
Sep! 22. Elizabeth Snow and ye widow Sarah Mayo both Admitted to full Comunion.
Sep 29. Rebeckah ye Daughter of ye Widow Sa- rah Mayo baptifed.
Oct: 20. Baptized Rachel ye Daughter of Nath1 & Thankful Myrick. & Jofiah & Heman the Sons of Willm Crofbey.
Oct 27. Baptifed Judah ye Son of Silvanus & Ruth Hopkins
Dec. 8. Baptifed David ye Son of David & Eu- nice Bangs And Hannah ye Daughter of Thoms &
- Myrick p. M' Stone
Jan. 26. 1752. Baptifed Sam1 ye Son of Benj! & Hannah Thacher.
Feb! 2ª Baptis'd Thome ye Son of Tho Crofbey Jun! & of Elizabeth 's wife.
Feb. 23. Baptifed Lucy, Daughter of Nath1 Stone Jun' & 's wife Mary
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Mar. 29. Baptised Jsaac ye Son of Thom! & Ra- chel Snow
April ye 12. 1752. Baptifed Lemuel ye Son of Lemuel & Berry ; Benjamin ye Son of Jo- feph Mayo Jun' And Afaph ye Son of Lot & Miriam Gray.
May ye 3ª Abigail Snow [ye Daughter of John] Admitted to full Comunion
May ye 10. Eunice ye Daughter of Judah & Thankful Ellice Baptifed.
Juney® 21. Eunice Crofbey admitted to full Com- union.
July ye 5. Baptifed Elce ye Daugter of Judah Seers, & Sufanna ye Daughter of Seth Winf- low
Augst 9. Baptized Abner ye son of Sam! & Wing
Oct. 15. 1752. New Stile Baptized Mercy ye Daughter of Jofeph & -- Snow
Oc: 29. Baptized Zenas ye Son of Gerfhom Phiney Jun' & 's wife Thankful.
Nov. 12. The Wife of Nath' Hopkins admitted to full Comunion.
Dec: 17. Baptized John ye Son of John & Dellingham,'s Mother being a Member ofye Chh in Sandwich
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Feb. 18. 1753. Benjam". & Defire Bangs owned ye Covenant & in Confequence thereof had their Children Jofhua & Jsaac Baptifed. At ye same time Baptifed Zoheth ye Son of Mofes & - Hopkins.
April. 8. Malatiah ye wife of Mofes Young re- ceived into full Comunion
April. 15. Baptized Keziah & Eunice ye Daugh- ters of David & Eunice Bangs & Thom! ye Son of Mofes Young
April 29. Baptized Tho: ye Son of Jsaac & Han- nah Fofter
May 6. Baptized ye Daughter of David & Burges named Jenne
May ye 13. 1753. N. Stile Baptized Rebeckah ye Daughter of Nath" & Thankful Myrick
May ye 20. Received Sarah ye Wife of Jonathan Cobb Jun' into full Comunion. & Baptized Rachel ye Daughter of Nath1 & Hannah Lin- coln.
June ye 3ª Baptized Elizabeth ye Daughter of Tho: & Ruth Myrick & Jonathan ye Son of Jonathan & Rebeckah Hopkins
July 22. Baptized Elijah, Scotoway, Jsaac, Seth, Jonathan & Mary, ye Children of Jonathan Cobb Jun' & his Wife Sarah.
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