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Augst Baptifed - of Jofeph Mayo Jun! & 's wife
Sep. 30. Recived Mary Nickerfon into full Com- union.
Oct. 28. Baptized Seth ye Son of John & 's wife Ellis.
Dec'. 16. Nath' King & his Wife Reliance hav- ing fallen into ye Sin of Fornication before Mar- riage Made their public Confefsion of ye same & were reftored to the Chh's Charity
Dec. Baptifed Patience ye Daughter of Jofeph & Clerk.
Feb. 10. 1754. Baptized Eunice ye Daughter of Nath' Stone Jun! & 's Wife Mary.
Mar 3. Baptized Bethiah the Daughter of Lot & Myriam Gray
Mar. 10. Prince Hopkins & Patience his wife having scanalously [sic] broken ye 7th Comand- ment before their Marriage publickly confefsed ye same, and were received to ye Chhs Charity. at ye same time yy owned ye Covenant
April 7. Baptized Jofeph ye Son of Judah & Thankful Ellis
April 28. Enos Snow & Rhoda his Wife pub- lickly owned ye Covenant & at ye same time had their Son Elkanah Baptized.
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May 26. David Burgis & his Wife Received to full Comunion: And on ye same Day Jonathan Snow & his wife publickly owned the Covenant defiring Baptifm for their Children. & on June 2ª the Children of Jonathan Snow Were Bap- tised Viz; David, Marah, Melatia [h] Lemuel, Jonathan, Sarah & Mark.
June 30. 1754. Baptised Enoch ye Son of Nath1 &- Clark : & on ye same Day Received to full Comunion ye Wife of Eleazer Crobey [sic] Jnu'
July 28. Baptized Temperance ye Daughter of Benj! & Hannah Thacher Lydia ye Daughter of Lemuel & Berry & Jofiah ye Son of Sil- vanus & - Hopkins.
Augst 4. Baptized Temperance ye Daughter of John Wing Jun! & 's wife - And Silvanus ye Son of Jofeph & - Snow.
Augst II. Baptized Keziah ye Daughter of David Bangs.
Augs: 18. Baptized Seth ye Son of Prince & Pa- tience Hopkins
Augst 25. Received into full Comun" Experience ye Wife of Solomon Bangs.
Sep: 15. Baptized Temperance ye Daughter of Solomon & Experience Bangs.
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Oct. 13. 1754. Baptized ye Children of Eleazer Crofbey Jun! viz: Keziah, Watfon, Jsaac, Re- beckah, Reuben, Lydia, & Richard.
Oct. 24. Voted by ye Chh y' As things appear at prefent our Sifter Sarah Robbins about ye laft of May was guilty of ye sin of Drunkennefs- & in Confideration thereof y' she be debarred from Communion in ye special ordinance of ye Gofpel for a Seafon-y' we will privately ufe Means for her Conviction; & are ready to hear with Can- dour any thing which She may offer in her own Vindication within Six weeks from this Time
Oct. 27. Baptized Ziporah ye Daughter of Tho® & Ruth Myrick.
Nov. 10 Baptised Peter ye Son of John Wing ye 3ª & his wife.
Dec. It Samuel Hopkins & 's wife Mehitable confefsed their Sin of Fornication before Mar- riage & She was reftored to ye Chh's Charity. He not bapti [zed.]
Apr! 20. 1755. Received into full Comunion ye wife of Tho: Mayo. & Baptized Elifha ye Son of Jsaac & - his wife Foster & Sarah ye Daughter of Jonathan Jun' & - his wife Cobb.
May II. Baptized Elizabeth ye wife of Thos Mayo & their two Sons Viz; Tho: & Afa. & alfo Hannah ye Daughter of Mofes &
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Hopkins. & Enoch ye Son of John & Seers
May 25. Baptized Sarah ye Daughter of Na- thaniel Mirick
June 1. Baptized Elifha ye Son of Sam1 & Wing/ Rhoda ye Daughter of Jofeph (Jun) Mayo & Thankful ye Daughter of John & Ellis.
June 9. Sarah Robbins Made a public Confef- sion of ye sin of Drunkennefs (as Charged upon her by ye Chh in their Vote of Octob' 24. 1754.) And was reftored to ye Chhs Charity by a Vote of ye Chh, & ye Paftors concurring.
June 16. 1755. Baptized Tho: ye Son of Prince Hopkins.
July 6. Recived into full Comunion Mehitable ye wife of Sam! Hopkins
July 29. Received into full Comunion the wife of Mofes Hopkins
Sep. ye 7th Received into full Comunion Gerfhom Phinney and Sarah ye Wife of James Crosbey. - Baptized Seth ye Son of Nath1 &- Lincoln
Sep. 21. Baptized Thomas & Mark ye Sons of James & Sarah Crofbey
Nov. 2ª Received into full Comunion Sarah ye Wife of Benj! Freeman Jun! And at ye same
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Time Baptized her. And their Eldest Daughter Mary Freeman who defired Baptifm for herfelf, profefsing Subjection to ye Gofpel: And alfo their other Children viz; Thankful, Edward, Lydia & Rebeccah.
Dec. 7. D. Fofter & D' Mayo Chofen by ye Chh to Goe to a Council on ye Defire of ye Ist Ch in Yarmouth together with ye Paftor.
Jan. 4. 1756. Jsaac Phinney & Elizabeth his wife 'vg before Marriage been guilty of Forni- cation publickly accknowledge ye Same and were reftored to ye Charity of ye Chh. After which Each of them Renewed ye Covenant.
Feb. 1. Heman ye Son of Jsaac & Elizabeth Phinney Baptised.
Feb. 29 Mehitable ye Daughter of Enos & Rhoda Snow Baptized
April 4. Baptized David ye Son of Jsaac & Elizth Phinney.
May 2.ª Received to full Comunion Eli Snow. - Baptized Thomas ye son of Jsaac & Hannah Fofter
May 16. Baptized Nathan ye Son of Nath1 & Mary Stone
May. 30. Baptized Ruth the Daughter of Jofeph Snow.
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June ye 9. 1756. The Brethren of ye Chh made Choice of Hatfell Freeman to afsift in ye Office of a Deacon
June 29. 1758. The Chh informed of ye Paftors confent to ye above Choice: & sª Freeman made his Excufe for not Serving defiring ye Chh to proceed to a new Choice. Sd Freeman being be- fore informed of ye Paftors Confent
And made Choice of Tho: Winslow Barnabas Freeman & Jabez Snow as a Comittee to Ex- amine ye State of ye Chh Treaufury : & make Re- port to ye Chh. & Difmifsed Hannah Atwood formerly Crofbey from this to ye 2ª Chh in Mansfield.
June 13. Received to full Comunion Samuel Seers & his Wife Elizabeth ye wife of Enenezer [sic] Bangs, & Hannah ye Daughter of Judah Hopkins
June 20. The Chh made Choice of Deacon Mayo & Hatfuld Freeman to go with ye Paftor to a Council on ye South Side
July 4. 1756. Baptized Thomas & Abigail ye Children of Sam' Seers
July 18. Received to full Comunion Elizabeth ye wife of Reuben Hopkins, Abigail ye Wife of Moses Crofbey, & Defire Crofbey .- And Bap-
* The foregoing paragraph was apparently inserted at a later date.
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tized Sª Elizabeth Hopkins, & Abigail Crosbey, and Thomas ye son of Ebenezer Bangs, & Lucy ye Daughter of Reuben Hopkins.
Aug: Ist Baptized Rowland ye Son of Reuben Hopkins & Difmifsed from This Chh to ye Chh in or near oblong under ye Care of ye Revd M' Kniblow, Tho' Crofbey Lydia Hinkley ye Wife of Jofhua & Rebekah Hopkins wife of Jonathan.
Sep! 5. Baptized Azubah ye Daughter of Silva- nus Hopkins & Mark Son of Jonathan Snow
Sep: 12. Baptized Mary ye Daughter of Nath1 Clark, & Edward ye Son of Benj" Bangs.
Oct: 3. Baptized, Sarah ye Daughter of Lemuel Berry: & Mary, Elizabeth, Miriam, Joseph & Sparrow the Children of Moses & Abigail Cros- bey : & James ye Son of John Wing ye 3ª.
Jan! 1757. Baptized Ruth the Daughter of Thos. & Myrick.
April. 10. Baptiz'd Ebenezer ye son of Tho .. Mayo, & John ye Son of James Crofbey.
April 24. Adminiftred ye Ordinance of ye Supper. Baptized Sarah ye Daughter of Prince Hopkins.
May 8. Baptized Prifcilla ye Daughter of Thos Winslow Jun.
May 22. Baptized Elijah ye Son of Solomon Bangs.
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June 5. Baptized Elkanah ye Son of Jonathan Cobb Jun! & Abigail ye Daughter of Sam! Seers. June 12. Baptized Ezra ye Son of John Seers. July ye 3ª Baptized Huldah ye Daughter of Sam! Hopkins.
Augst 7. Babtiz'd [sic] Benjamin ye Son of Benj" Freeman Jun.
21. Received into full Comunion The Widow Mary Sparrow & at ye Same Time Baptized her. -
Sep. Baptized Eunice ye Daughter of the widow Mary Sparrow
Nov. 6. Baptized Phoebe Stephen & Abijah Hopkins, who all owned ye Baptifmal Covenant. And Betty & Heman Hopkins Children of Ebenezer Hopkins, His Wife having a few Sab- aths before been received as a Member in full Comunion.
Nov. 13. Baptized Mehitabel Gray ye Daughter of Lot & Myriam.
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Feb. 26. Baptized David ye Son of David & Burges
Mar. 19. Baptized Mercy the Daughter of Nath1 & Mary Stone
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April. Baptized John ye Son of Rhoda & Enos Snow .-
May 14. Received to full Comunion Phoebe ye wife of Mofes Mayo. Martha Crofbey & Afe- nath Crofbey
May 21. Difmifsed Melatiah ye Wife of Mofes Young to ye Ist Chh in Falmouth Cafco Bay- June 4. Baptized Miriam ye Daughter of Thos Winslow Jun'
June 29. Voted after hearing & Exanining Di- verfe Wittnefses y' as things appear to ye Chh Sarah Robbins is Guilty of ye Sin of Lyz ; y' She be debarred from Comunion in Special ordinance & y' unlefs She give Satisfaction y' She be before long * Admonifshed for ye same.
July 2. Received to full Comunion Jacob Davis ye Wife Anna of Thacher Freeman & Elizabeth ye wife of John Scaymore-
9. Baptized Lydia ye Daughter of Reuben + Hopkins
30. Baptized Reliance the Daughter of Mo- fes Hopkins & Benjamin ye Son of Benjamin Bangs.
Augs: 13. Baptized Reliance ye Daughter of Lem1 Berry.
* The words "before long" were written over "speedily," which was crossed out. t The name Clark is here crossed out.
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Sep. 3. Baptized Phebe Mofes Mary Hannah Jfsacer Elkanah & Edmund ye Children of Mofes & Phebe Mayo. And Mercy ye Daughter of Jsaac Phinney.
17. Received into full Comunion - The Wife of Nathan Foster Lydia Freeman, & Anna Mayo*
17. Baptized Lydia Freeman Anna Mayo & Mehitable & Sufanna & Keziah Freeman on their own [ing] ye Covenant.
N.B. Sufanna having been formerly Guilty of a heighnous Violation of ye 7th Comandment Acknowledged ye Same publickly & was for- given by ye Chh. Baptized alfo Thacher Free- man Jun! on his owning ye Covenant. & Jofeph and Rebecah & Thomas all Children of Thacher & Anna Freeman - At ye same Time Baptized Elifha ye Son of Isaac & Hannah Fofter.
24. Baptized Jane the Daughter of Jonathan Snow & Jofhua ye Son of Nathan & Anna Mayo. Oc: 8. Baptized Thacher ye Son of Nath1 & Clark
Nov. 5. 1758. Received to full Comunion Mary ye Wife of Nath' Stone. Sufanna ye wife of El- kanah Bangs. & Rhoda ye Wife of Enos Snow. Nov. 12. Received to full Comunion Jerufha Fofter.
* The words "formerly Freeman" are here crossed out.
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Jan. 7. Baptized Lydia ye Daughter of Tho: & Ruth Myrick
Feb. 25. Baptized Mehitable ye Daughter of Jofeph & Sarah Mayo.
Mar. II. Baptized Jane & John Fofter previous to wch they owned ye Covenant. Alfo Baptized Mary, Sarah, Sufanna, Nathan & Lincoln all Children of Nathan & - - Fofter
April 22. Baptized Sarah, Rhoda, Dean, & John Dillingham, Children of Elkanah Bangs
May 6. Baptized John Dillingham upon his Covenanting, & at ye Same time Baptifed his Daughter Mehitable.
May 20. Received to full Comunion Hannah & Sarah Thacher. At ye Same Seafon Received to our Comunion ye Widow Bethia Cobb from ye Chh in Eaft-haddam under ye Paftoral Care of ye Revª M' Joseph Fowler.
May 23. At a Chh Meeting after Having Heard What Sarah Robbins had to offer which befides a Paper given in was to this Purpofe y' She could not accufe herfelf of lying as Charged tho She had talked folishly Vited [sic] Her Satisfaction Infufficient & then Voted to Send her a Particu- lar Admonition by Deacon Mayo: which was Accordingly Sent.
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June 3ª Baptized Experience ye Daughter of Theophilus & Mayo. & Mercyye Daugh- ter of Samuel Hopkins.
June 10. Baptized Eunice ye Daughter of James & Sarah Crofbey.
June 17. Received to full Comunion Hannah Dunfter Patience Hopkins Enoch Bangs & his wife Hannah
June 24. Baptized Elis Myrick ye Wife of Barna- bas Myrick & Phebe ye wife of Nathan Hopkins Previous unto which they owned ye Baptifmal Covenant & at ye Same time Barnabas Myrick Renewed ye Covenant. Alfo Baptized Joseph & Bezaliel ye Sons of Barnabas Myrick. & Sarah & Nathanel Children of Enoch Bangs
Augst 19. Baptized Sarah ye Daughter of Nath1 & Mehitable Myrick. & Difmifsed ye widow of Richard Hopkins Now wife to - Hamble- ton from this Chh to ye Chh in Danburry ye pre- ceding Sabbath-
Sep' 23. Baptized Samuel ye Son of Lot Gray : & Mary Daughter of Samuel Sears.
Oc: 14. Received to full Comunion Teperance [sic] ye wife of Seth Clark
Nov. 18. Baptized Zeruiah ye Daughter of Ken- elm Winflow Jun'
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25. Baptized Mehitable & Heman Children of Seth Jun' & Temperance Clark
Dec: 30. Baptifed Phebe ye Daughter of Mofes & - Mayo.
1760. Feb. 3. Baptized Temperance ye Daugh- ter of Seth Clark. & Jofeph & Nathaniel ye Sons of Prince Hopkins. -*
1760. Feb. 24. Baptized James ye Son of Na- than Fofter
Mar. 16. Receiv'd to full Comunion Abigail ye wife of Elkanah Freeman Benjamin Bangs & Defire his wife. And baptized Sarah a Daughter of Nath1 & Mary Stone
April 20. Baptized Chriftian William & Elkanah ye Children of Elkanah & Abigail Freeman.
May. 18. Baptized Joshua ye Son of Tho: & Ruth Myrick
June 4. Baptized Sylvanus ye Son of Ebenezer Bangs.
June 29. Baptized Jofhua ye Son of Enos & Rhoda Snow.
July 6. Baptized Defire ye Daughter of Benj" & Defire Bangs
July 27. Baptized - Berry.
ye Daughter of Lemuel
* The entry for August 30, 1761, follows here, but was crossed out.
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Augst 24. Baptized Hannah ye Daughter of Jonath" Cobb Jun!
Sep. 28. Received to full Comunion Hannah ye wife of Barnabas Griffith And Baptized Mehit- able ye Daughter of Lot Gray; & Thankful ye Daghter of Nathan Hopkins.
Oc: 5. Baptized Nathaniel ye son of Enoch Bangs. Sep 28. The Brethren Jabez Snow & John Snow Chofen to go with ye Paftor to a Council in ye weft Part of Barnftable for ye ordination of M' Shaw on Oc! Ist 1760
Oc: 12 Received to full Comunion Hannah ye 1 wife of Tho' Snow jun' & Sarah ye Wife of Seth Seers Jun'
Oct' 19. Baptized Hannah Snow & Benj". Lin- coln. Stephen, Sarah Phebe & Barnabas ye Chil- dren of Hannah ye wif of Barnabas Griffith. & Mary a Daughter of Barnabas Myrick
Oc: 12. Baptized Tryphena a Daughter of The- ophilus Mayo.
Nov-2. 1760. Received to full Comunion Jo- seph Snow
Nov. 23. Baptifed Judah a Son of Elifha & Hannah Clark
Dec! Baptized a Daughter of Isaac Phin- ney & Lucy a Daughter of Tho's Snow Jun"
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Mar. 9. 1761. The Bretheren of the Chh unani- mously made Choice of John Snow to ye Office of a Deacon, & ye Paftor approved of S' Choice. on ye 22 of April he Accepted of S. office
Mar. 15. Baptized Mariah a Daughter of Tho Mayo
April 18. Baptized Zoheth a Son of Mofes Hop- kins.
May 3. Baptized Sam' a Son of Jonathan Snow. May 10. Baptized Hannah a Daughter of Sam! Sears.
April 12. Coll". Tho. Winslow & Dea" Mayo Choofen by ye Chh to go with ye Paftor to a Counfel on ye South Side of this Town
June 7. Received to full Comunion Sam1 Hop- kins & Mary ye wife of Edwd. Freeman. On ye Same Day Baptized Elkanah a Son of James Crofbey.
June 21. Baptized Samuel Hopkins. & his Daughter Eunice
July 5. Baptized Hannah a Daughter of Tho: & Sarah Winflow.
July 12. Received to full Comunion Elizabeth ye wife of Prince Seers
Augst 2. Baptized Edward ye Son of of [sic] Phebe ye widow of Jofeph Snow: Sarah ye Daugh-
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ter of Prince and Elizabeth Seers: & Jsaiah ye Son of John Wing Jun.
Augst 9. Abigail Baker having been guilty of ye Sin of Fornication publickly confefsed ye Same with Exprefsions of repentance & was forgiven by ye Chh After wch Richard Howel & his wife & ye Sª Abigail Baker renewed ye Baptifmal Covenant in order y' their Children might be Baptifed, -on ye Same Day were baptifed Jsrael ye Son of Elnathan Wing Jun! (his wife being a Member of ye Chh in ye Middle part of Eaft- ham) & Samuel ye Son of Nathaniel & Eliza- beth Myrick.
16 of Augst Baptized Amelia ye Daughter of Abigail Baker
Aug: 30. Baptized Knelm a Son of Knelm Winslow Jun' & James & Peter Sons of Richard Howell
Sep: 27. Receivd to full Comunion Elizabeth Hallet ye wife of Ebenezer Hallet of Yarmouth, & then all their Children were baptized viz; Ruth on her owning ye Baptismal Covenant: & Ed- ward, Ebenezer, Betty & Lucy on ye Acc. of their Parent's Intereft in ye Covenant.
Oc: 18 Baptized Elizabeth a Daughter of Reu- ben Hopkins. p. Rª M' Dennis
Oc: 25. Received to full Comunion Edmund
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Freeman & his Daughter Mary ye wife of Jona- than Hopkins. & After having Baptized him & this Daughter, his other Children viz; Phebe, Seth & Hafkall were baptized.
Nov. 22. Baptized Barnabas ye Son of Elkanah Freeman
1762. Feb. 7. Baptized Watfon ye Son of Mofes & Phebe Mayo.
April 18. Baptized Jenney the Daughter of Ed- ward Clark
April 25. James Pain & wife owned ye Baptismal Covenant, confefsing & afking forgivenefs for ye Sin Sin [sic] of fornication wch they were guilty of Before Marriage. After which James Pain was baptized & their two Sons Silvanus & Huckins
May 9. Baptized Mercy a Daughter of Elifha & Hannah Clark
May 16. Baptized Scoto ye Son of Jonathan & Mary Hopkins
May 30. Baptized Mary a Daughter of Richard Howell-
June 6. 1762. Received to full Comunion Re- becca ye wife of Seth Bangs.
June 13. Baptized Deborah Daughter of Seth and Rebecca Bangs.
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June 27. Baptized Benjamin Son to Theophilus Mayo
July 11. Baptized Jerufha a Daughter of Nathan & Sarah Fofter
Augst 6. Baptized Samuel Son of Lot & Miriam Gray.
Augst 15 Baptized Mehitable Daughter of Benj" & Defire Bangs.
Sep! 12. Baptized Mehitable Daughter of Na- than & Anna Mayo
Oct 10. Receivd to full Comunion Hannah (ye Daughter of Daniel) Crofbey
Oc: 17. Baptized Giles ye Son of Nathan & Phebe Hopkins.
Oc: 24. Baptized Olive a Daughter of Nath' & Mary Stone
Nov. 21. Dismifsed Enoch Bangs & Hannah his Wife to ye Chh in Hardwich
Dec' 5 Baptized Naomi a Daughter of Seth & Rebecca Bangs.
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Jan. 16. Baptized Perez Son of Solomon Bangs Mar. 20. Baptized Abigail ye Daughter of Mofes Crofbey
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Mar. 27 Baptized Sufanna Daughter of Ebene- zer Bangs
April 3ª Scotow Cobb & Mary his Wife having been guilty of Fornication publickly confefsed ye same afking Forgivenefs, & were reftored to ye Charity of ye Chh. They alfo at ye same time owned ye Baptifmal Covenant & Defired Bap- tifm for their Child.
On ye Same Day Baptized Louifsa a Daughter of Barnabas Myrick
May ye 8. Received to full Comunion Enos Snow.
May 22. Baptized Huldah Daughter of Scotow & Mary Cobb.
May 29. Baptized Thankful Daughter of James & Sarah Crofbey.
July 4. 1763. Baptized Elnathan Son to Thos. Mayo.
Augst 7. Baptized Bani ye Son of John Wing, Jun' Aug 14. Received to full Comunion Mary ye wife of Kimball Clark
Augs: 28. Baptifed John ye Son of Enos Snow, Rebecca Daughter of Kenelm Winslow Jun', &. Huldah Daughter of Mofes Hopkins.
Sep. 11. Baptized Edward Son of Tho: Snow Jun'
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Oc: 2. Baptized Samuel a Son of Sam! Sears- Oc: 9. Baptized Martha a Daughter of Jsaiah & Hannah Dunfter.
Oc: 30 Baptized Jsaac & Lot Sons of Kimbal Clark & Tamzah a Daughter of Elnathan wing Jun'
Nov. 27. Baptized Hannah a Daughter of Eli- fha & Hannah Hopkins.
Jan. 1. 1764. Baptized Bela a Son of Elkanah & Sufanna Bangs
July 26. 1763. The Ist Chh in Harwich Met to hear a Charge exhibited against Sifter Rachel Gray from Miriam Gray, wherein Miriam Com- plains y' Rachel S. She (ye sª Miriam) had taken a falfe Oath : To hear ye Evidences & do w was tho't Proper. The Chh Met alfo to Confider whether Sd Rachel was worthy a Chh Cenfure on ye Acct of Pufhing Lydia Gray out of ye Pew and hunching Miriam Gray in Time of divine Service in ye Meeting House sometime in July 1762 : ye Sd Rachel having defired ye Chh to Consider this * Article & alfo to Confider whether Miriam Gray was not to blame for Neglect- ing ye Rule of our Saviour in Mat 18. 15; &c -And likewife to hear a Complaint with ye Evidences to Support it againft Sifter Elizabeth Bangs exhibited by Sifter Miriam Gray, in which
* Originally written "thefe."
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is Set forth that Elizabeth Sd yª Miriam had taken a falfe oath.
After having heard for 4 Hours a great Num- ber of Evidences & heard ye Parties fully ye Whole was Referred by ye Chh to a Comittee to Report with ye Paftor w' appeared proper for ye Chh to do.
The Comitte was ye 3 Deacons Brother Tho: Winslow & Brother Benj" Bangs. Who Met Augst ye 3ª-And their Report was Comuni- cated to ye Chh Augst ye 7th for their Confidera- tion, y' y' might be in a Reddinefs to act when ye Chh was Called together for y' End. At ye same time a Paper was Comunicated to ye Chh in which Rachel Gray defired ye Chh to See if Miriam was not worthy of a Chh Cenfure for not taking ye Gofpel Rule in Some other Cafes y" that Referred to in her former Request. & alfo to Confider ye falfity of Miriam in Saying y Tho: Gray was not in ye Pew when Lydia was pufhed.
Augst ye 8. The Chh Met & Voted
Yt ye Evidences to Convict Sifter Elizabeth Bangs of Saying y' Sifter Miriam Gray had taken a falfe oath were infufficient & yt they be Mutually Ad- vifed to ye Exercife of Charity for each other. Y Sifter Rachel Gray is not worthy a Chh Cen- fure on ye Acc' of pufhing Lydia Gray out of ye Pew. Then Thos Winflow Jun' was Called & as
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his Evidence did not agree with Lydia Grays about ye 2ª Prefentment & he could not Say when he Saw what he teftified Voted
Y' The Evidences to Convict Rachel Gray of Pufhing or hunching Miriam Gray are infuffi- cient for her Conviction- Voted alfo
Y Altho' it appears to this Chh y' Sifter Rachel Gray is not worthy a Chh Cenfure for pufhing Lydia Gray (ye offence being of Such * a Nature as not to be worthy Such a Cenfure) yet as Sif- ter Rachel Gray hath Charged Miriam Gray with taking a falfe oath, for this offence she ought to make a public Confefsion. & voted
Y' Miriam Gray is not worthy an Ecclefiastical Cenfure for Neglecting ye Rule in Mat 18. 15. So far as Relates to ye offence of Rachels Say- ing that Miriam took a falfe oath
After wch ye Chh Chofe a Comittee to Report what might be proper for ye Chh to do relating to Sifter Rachel Grays Complaint againft Mir- iam, & alfo to report What particular Confef- sion Rachel Gray ought to make. The Comittee appointed was Deacons Mayo & Snow Col. Winslow Jofeph Hopkins & Benj" Bangs.
October 5. The Chh Met & diverfe Evidences were called to prove y' Miriam Gray was Under oath When She Sd Tho: Gray was not in ye Pew when Lydia was pufhed out. W they declared
* The original words "So Small " were scratched out and the word "Such " written above.
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Made it evident yª Miriam s! this whilft ye Court was in Being, whilft Lydia was Under Exam- . ination & thus voted by ye Chh
At ye same Meeting Nath1 Lincoln was appointed by ye Chh to be of ye Comittee Chofen at ye laft meeting (in ye Room of Benj! Bangs who was abfent). And ye Report of ye Comittee was Com- unicated ye next Sabbath to ye Chh for their Con- fideration.
At a Chh Meeting on April 4. 1764. Voted after a Debate on ye Premifes y' it appears to ye Chh that Miriam Gray was under oath w". She declared y' Thos Gray was not in ye Pew.
Voted y' it appears to ye Chh (by ye Evidence & Rachel Grays Converfation) y' Sª Rachel in Charging Miriam Gray with taking a falfe oath had Reference to ye Substance of Miriam's Evi- dence, as well as to Miriam's Saying y' Thomas Gray was not in ye Pew. - The Report of a Com- ittee of Oc: 5. 1763. Read & in part received & in part rejected by ye Chh as appears by Min- ite on Sª Report. - After wch Miriam Gray was Called upon to give Satisfaction for Saying when under oath y' Tho: Gray was not in ye Pew, which she did by declar [ing] y' She was Sorry for w' She had Sd & afked forgivenefs, but in ye Time of it really Tho't as She sd; wch was voted a Sufficient Satisfaction by the Chh.
Then ye Meeting difmifsed
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April 1. 1764. Baptized John Son of Richard Howell
May 12. Baptized Elifha a Son of Benj". & De- fire Bangs
May 20. Baptized Rowland Son of Edward Clark.
May 28. Baptized Watfon Son of Watfon & Thankful Freeman his mother being Received as a Member in full Comunion ye Prrcceeding [sic] Sabbath. And on May 28. Received to full Comunion The Widow Azubah Snow.
June 3. Baptized Sarah Daughter of ye Widow Azubah Snow.
June 17. Baptized Joseph Son of Prince Sears July I. Received to Comunion Mary wife to Nathan Mayo, & - ye Wife of Samuel King. 22. Baptized Sufanna a Daughter of Tho: Win- flow Jun'
Augst 5. Baptized Elizabeth Daughter of Jona- than Cobb
May 24. voted by ye [Chh] to Continue Sing- ing ye New Vefion [sic] of ye Pfalms by B. Brady & N. Tate. until ye next Lecture, as we have prac- ticed for Months paft in ye Afternoon. & then to vote for or againft recei [ving] it fully if it be then tho't proper
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July 12. Voted By ye Chh to Sing ye New Ver- fion of Davids Pfalms in Publick -
Oe 7. Received to Comunion Phebe ye wife of Elifha Crofbey.
Oª 21. Baptized Benjamin & Phebe Children of Elifha & Phebe Crofbey.
28. Baptized Phebe Daughter of Nathan & Phebe Hopkins
Dec. 30. Baptized Edmund Son of Jonathan & Mary Hopkins
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Jan' 13. Baptized Sarah Daughter of Barnabas Myrick.
Mar. 10. Baptized Sarah Daughter of James & Sarah Crofbey.
Mar. 31. Baptized Ebenezer Son of Ebenezer Bangs, & Mary Daughter of Seth Bangs.
April 7. Nath' Lincoln Jun' & Mary his Wife owned ye Covenant & defired Baptifm for their Children.
14. Baptized Hannah Daughter of James & Patience Paine
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