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2. A complaint being exhibited againft our Brother Henry Prentice Jun', Seting forth his having on 27th of May last ut- tered himfelf in a very Unchriftian manner by prophane Curs- ing & horrible Imprecations : But ye Evidences not being prefent voted yt ye Confideration of the Complaint be deferred to Some other meeting of ye church yt our Pastor Shall appoint.
3. Voted yt ye Sd Brother Henry Prentice forbear Coming to ye Sacrament of ye lord's Supper untill ye matter of ye Com- plaint againft him be confidered & judged upon by ye Church. Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh July 31, 1752.
Brother Henry Prentice Jun" made an humble Confefsion to ye Brethren of ye horrible out breaking of his Pafsions accord ing to ye Complaint Exhibited against him att ye last meeting.
The Brethren voted their acceptance of ye Same and Re- ftored him to ye free Enjoyment of Special ordinances.
Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh July 13, 1753.
By Handy Votes Deacou Sam" Whittemore, M' Edward Manning M' Thomas Soden, M' Ebenezer Froft, Mr Peter Tufts, Mr Thomas Sparhawk, Mr Wm Dana were Chofen to be ye Committee this year to Infpect ye manners of Pro- fefsing Christians &c.
Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh. April 19, 1754.
By a Handy vote Deacon Sam11 Whittemore, M" Edward Manning, M' Thomas Soden, M' Ebenezer Frost, M" Peter Tufts, Mr Thomas Sparhawk & M' Wm Dana were Chofen to be ye Committee for this year to Infpect ye Manners of Profef- sing Chriftians &c.
Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh May 16, 1755.
By Handy vote Deacon Sam11 Whittemore, M' Edward Man- ning, Mr Thomas Soden, M' Ebenezer Froft, M' Peter Tufts, Mª Thomas Sparhawk, Mr William Dana were Chofen to be ye Committee for this Year to Infpect ye Manners of Profefsing Chriftians &c.
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Memdm It was but a thin meeting of ye Brethren otherwife I Should have Insisted upon y" Choofing by written votes.
Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh April 16, 1756. 1. By Handy Votes. Deacon Sam" Whittemore, Mr Edward Manning, M' Thomas Soden, Mr Ebenezer Froft, Mr Peter Tufts, M' Thomas Sparhawk, M' William Dana were Chofen to be ye Committee for this year to Infpect ye manners of Profefsing Chriftians &c.
2. Voted yt Mr Thomas Soden be added to ye Committee for Infpecting &c ye Chh Lott att Newtou in ye room of Mr Eben- ezer Wyeth Deceafed. Accordingly ye Committee for that purpofe are Deacon Sparhawk, Deacon Whittemore & Dea- con Prentice, Chofen April 20 1744 & M' Jonathan Haftings Chofen April 18, 1746 & M" Thomas Soden Chofen this day.
(105) Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh Octbr 28, 1757.
By Handy votes Deacon Sam" Whittemore, Mr Edward Manning, Mr Thomas Soden, M' Eben" Froft, MrPeter Tufts, Mr Thomas Sparhawk, & M" W" Dana were Chofen to be ye Committee for ye remainder of ye year to Infpect ye manners of Profefsing Chriftians &c.
Memdm Some of ye Honourable Brethren of ye Chh moved yt for ye future it might not be Insisted upon with Such who Should be admitted into ye Chh to Come forth and Stand in ye front Alley or Isle, att ye time of their admifsiou ; alledging yt it was disagreeable & Surprizing to Some Persons & had been offered by way of objection by some Perfons & had been fuch a Stumbling Block to y" as to prevent yr offering y™felves for admifsion and Considering it was but a meer Circumftan- tial thing & a matter of Indifference, and confidering allso y ye Practice of other Chhs allowed persons to Stand in yr own proper Places att ye time of admifsion.
Therefore The Brethren agreed to leave ye matter to ye Dif- cretion of ye Paftor, att ye Same time manifesting that yy did not Infist upon y" Standing in ye Isle or alley and that they Should be well Satisfied if they appeared in any of ye Seats or Pews yt Joyned upon ye Front Alley and fo as to be fairly before ye Paftor & in view of ye afsembly, and to this no one
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of ye Brethren offered ye leaft objection although they were defired to do it if yy had any objection to offer.
April 14, 1758. Att a meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh.
By written Votes, Deacon Sam1 Whittemore, M' Edward Manning, Mr Thomas Soden, Mr Ebenezer Froft, Mr Peter Tufts, MT Thomas Sparhawk, Mr Wm Dana were chofen to be ye Committee for this year to Infpect ye manners of Profefsing Chriftians &c.
May 11, 1759, Att a meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh.
By Handy votes Deacon Sam11 Whittemore, Mr Edward Manning, Mr Thomas Soden, Mr Ebenezer Froft, M' Peter Tufts, Thomas Sparhawk Efq" & M" Wm Dana were Chofen to be ye Committee for this year to inspect ye Manners of profefsing Chriftians &c.
April 11, 1760. Att a meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh.
1. By Handy vote The Same Perfons were Chofen for ye Com- mittee to Infpect ye manners of Profefsing Christians as were ye last year.
2. Mr Ebenezer Froft, was chosen to be added to ye committee for Infpecting ye Church Lott at Newton &c.
May 8, 1761. Att a meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh.
By handy vote ye Same Committee was chosen as was ye last year to Infpect ye manners of Profefsing Chriftians &c. June 4, 1762 . Att a meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chk.
1. By handy vote Deacon Whittemore, M' Thomas Soden, Deacon Prentice, Mr Ebenezer Froft, Mr Peter Tufts, Thomas Sparhawk. Efq" M" Wm Dana were Chofen for ye Committee to Infpect ye manners of Profefsing Chriftians &c.
2. Voted yt Capt Stedman, Mr Sam" Kent & Mr Wm Dana be added to ye Committee to Infpect ye Chh Lott att Newton, to view ye sd Lot & confider what is proper to be done relating to ye Sale of ye Wood of Sd Lott or ye Lott itfelf, and make report to Some other meeting of ye Chh.
May 6, 1763. Att a meeting of ye Brethern of ye Chh.
By handy votes Deacon Whittemore, Mr Edward Man- ning, M' Thomas Soden, Deacon Prentice, Mr Sam11 Kent, Thomas Sparhawk Efq" M" W" Dana were Chofen as a Com- mittee to Infpect ye manners of Profefsing Chriftians &c.
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(106) Att a meeting of ye Brethren of ye Church Decbr 16, 1763.
1. Voted yt all ye Wood & Timber upon ye Church Lott att Newton be Sold, and ye money procured by ye Sale Thereof be put out upon Interest. The Same to be difposed of from time to Time by ye Church as they Shall direct & order it.
2. Voted That ye Committee of ye Church appointed to view & Infpect Sd Lot (viz : Deacon Sam" Sparhawk, Deacon Sam1) Whittemore, Deacon Henry Prentice, Jona Haftings Efq" Ebenezer Froft, Thomas Soden, Capt. Stedman, Wm Dana & Sam" Kent) Be and hereby are Impowred to sell ye Wood & Timber of Sd Lott, in Behalf of ye Chh to ye beft advantage.
3. Voted that ye money procured by ye Sale of Sd Wood & Timber be vefted in Bonds with good Security. The Sd Bonds to be made to the Deacons, as Such & to y" Succefsors in Sd office in Behalf of ye Church.
4. Voted That ye Deacons and their Succefsors be accountable for Sd monies to this Church from time to time, or to any Committee of ye Church yt may or Shall be appointed for that purpose.
Att a meeting of the Brethren of ye Chh June 1st 1764.
By handy Votes Deacon Sam" Whittemore, Mr Edward Manning, M' Thomas Soden, Deacon Henry Prentice, Mr Sam11 Kent, Thomas Sparhawk Efq" & M" William Dana were Chofen a Committee to Inspect ye manners of Profefsing Chriftians &c.
Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh May 3, 1765.
By handy votes Deacon Sam1 Wnittemore, M' Edwd Man- ning, M' Thomas Soden, Deacon Henry Prentice, Mr Samlı Kent, Thomas Sparhawk Efqr & M" W" Dana were Chofen a Committee to Infpect ye manners of Profefsing Chriftians &c.
Att a meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh. May 30, 1766.
1. Voted yy would Chose ye Committee by Handy vote.
2. Deacon Sam! Whittemore, Mr Edward Manning, Mr Thomas Soden, Deacon Henry Prentice, Mr Sam" Kent, Thomas Sparhawk Efqr & M" W" Dana were Chofen a Com- mittee to Inspect ye manners of profefsing Chriftians &c.
Att a meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh May Ist 1767.
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1. Voted to Choofe ye Committee by Handy vote.
2. Deacon Sam11 Whittemore, Mr Thomas Soden, M' Edward Manning, Deacon Henry Prentice, Mr Peter Tufts, Thomas Sparhawk Efqr & Mr Wm Dana were Chofen as a Committee for this year, to Infpect ye manners of profefsing Christians &c. Att a meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh. May 27, 1768.
1. Voted to Choofe ye Committee by a handy vote.
2. Deacon Sam" Whittemore, M' Edward Manning, Capt Marrett, Deacou Henry Prentice, M' Sam" Kent, Thomas Sparhawk Efq' & M' Thomas Gardner were Chofen a Com- mittee for this year to Infpect ye manners of Profefsing Chris- tians &c
Deacon Whittemore gave in an account to ye Chhs Monies procured by ye Sale of wood Timber upon ye Chh Lott att Newton viz
Sam" Norcross & Noah Wifwell's Bond L. M. £66. 0. 0
Interest now due for ye Same £3.12. 0
Ditto Promifsory Note of Hand £8. 6.8
Wm Angier, Zechariah Bordman, Jofiah Mason's Bonds for £69. 6.8
Sum total 147. 5. 4
(107) Att ye foregoing Meeting viz. May 27, 1768. Deacon Whittemore gave an accont of ye mones
in his hands being ye Surplufage of ye Contribu-
tions att ye Sacrament L. M. £13.17. 2
Att a meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh April 28, 1769.
1. Voted to Choose ye Committee for Infpecting ye manners of ye Chh &c. by handy vote
2. Deacon Sam" Whittemore, Deacon Henry Prentice, Mr Ed- ward Manning, Capt Edward Marrett, M" Sam" Kent, Thomas Sparhawk Efq" M" Thomas Gardner were Chofen a Committee for this year to Infpect ye manners of Profefsing Chriftians &c.
Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh May 25, 1770.
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1. Voted to Choofe a Committee for Infpecting ye manners of Profefsing Chriftians &c. by an handy vote.
2. Deacon Sam" Whittemore, Capt Stedman, Capt Marrett, Deacon Henry Prentice, Mr Sam" Kent, Thomas Sparhawk Efq™, & M" Thomas Gardner were Chofen ye Committee for this year for ye above mentioned defign.
3. Deacon Whittemore having prefented to ye Chh ye agree- ment of ye three Deacons with Ebenezer Bartlett of Newton to refer ye matter of ye Rents of ye Chh Lot of Newton to ye Judgment of Mr Daniel Woodward, Mr Thomas Miller & Mr Jofeph Hide. Provided it be agreable to ye Chh.
The Subftance of y" award or Judgment was as follows Viz. That ye Sd Bartlett pay to ye Deacons aforefd or yr Succef- sors Eighteen Shillings yearly for Each & Every year during Said Term of Ten years and yt he allso pay them Eighteen Shillings for ye Improvement of ye whole for ye time past. Which Judgment was given 17th June 1769. And ye Question being put whether this Judgment or award was agreable to ye Chh and it pafsed in ye negative.
4. The Chh. voted their Confent that Sd Bartlett Should pay no more than Eighteen Shillings for all ye past Improvement of ye land till ye year 1769 & Eighteen Shillings for ye year 1769 & Eighteen Shillings for ye prefent year 1770, and did not confent to thefe Terms for any further length of Time.
Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh August 16, 1771.
1. Voted to Choofe by handy vote a Committee for Infpect- ing ye Manners of Profefsing Chriftians &c.
2. Deacon Whittemore, Capt. Stedman, Capt. Marrett, Dea- con Prentice. Mr Peter Tufts, Thomas Sparhawk Efq™ & Capt Gardner were Chofen ye Committee for ye above mentioned defign for this year.
Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh, May 22. 1772.
1. Voted to Choofe by handy vote a Committee as ufual for Infpecting ye manners of Profefsing Chriftians &c.
2. Deacon Whittemore, Cap Stedman, Capt Marrett, Deacon Prentice, Mr Peter Tufts, Deacon Sparhawk & Capt Gardner
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were Chosen ye Committee for ye above mentioned Service for this year. 3 Turn over. (108)
3. The Brethren taking into Consideration ye difficulty of mak- ing any profitable Improvement of ye Lot att Newton belong- ing to this Chh containing about 20 acres. It being ye Gift of Mr Thomas Beale to ye Chh of Christ in this Place & Town of Cambridge where of He was a Member Judge it most Convenient to Sell ye Said Lot accordingly it is voted, that the Deacons of this Chh do in ye name of ye Chh Sell ye Said Lot to ye best advantage and that ye mony procured by ye Sale of Naid Land be vefted in Bonds with good Security made to ye Said Deacons and to their Succefsors in Said office in behalf of ye Chh. The Income of Said mony to be difpofed of from time to time by ye Chh as they Shall direct & order ye Same and in ye Same manner as they ye Sd Chh shall difpose of ye Income of ye mony procured by ye sale of ye wood upon Said Lot which they Sold Some years past.
Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh. April 23, 1773. 1. Voted to Choofe by handy vote a Committee as ufual to In- spect ye manners of Profefsing Chriftians &c.
2. Deacon Whittemore, Capt. Stedman, Capt. Marrett, Deacon Prentice, Mr Peter Tufts, Deacon Sparhawk & Capt. Gardner were Chofen a Committee for ye above mentioned Service for this year.
3. William Kneeland Efq' Mr Abraham Watfon Junr. Capt. Gardner, & Capt. Stedman were Chofen to be a Committee to Inquire into ye State of ye Church Stock of monies Bonds or Notes iu ye Deacons Hands and Consider with ye Deacons what may be ye most proper way to Improve ye Same and make report to ye Chh This day come Eight Weeks after Lecture.
Camb. June 18, 1773.
Att a meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh by adjournment from April 23ª.
The Committee theu chofen to look into ye State of ye Chh
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Stock of Monies, Bonds, or Notes in ye hands of ye Deacons & to confider with ye Deacons what may be ye most proper way of Improving ye Same & to report to ye Chh. This day brought in their report Unanimously agreed to by the Commit- tee & Deacons and Unanimously accepted by the Chh, Which report is as follows Viz :-
The Committee appointed to inquire into ye State of ye Chh Stock of Monies Bonds or Notes in ye Deacon's Hands & cou- fider with ye Deacons what may be moft proper way to Im- prove ye Same &c. Find that there is in ye hands of ye Deacons (Exclufive of mony appropriated to ye ufe of ye Poor) the Sum of thirty-seven Pounds nineteen Shillings & four pence three farthings : and ye Deacons have allso in their hands Bonds & (109) Notes Securities for ye Payment of two hundred & ten Pounds, fourteen Shillings & one penny, with some Intereft due thereon. The two Sums above-mentioned amount to Two hundred & forty-eight Pounds thirteen Shillings & five pence three far- things : Part whereof, Vizt. Two hundred & Twenty Pounds six Shillings & nine pence one farthing is ye Produce of ye Land & Wood att Newton.
And as to ye moft proper way to Improve ye Same Stock ye Committee together with ye Deacons are Unanimously of opi- nion. That in ye first Place So much thereof as may be ne- cesary for ye difcharge of any Debts due to be paid out of it be applied for that purpose.
2ndly That ye further Sum of forty Shillings Cash be kept in Bank by ye Deacons to defray any Contingent Charge yt may arife by providing ye Elements for ye Lord's Supper or otherwise.
3rdly That ye remainder be put out at Intereft & be a Fund for yt Support of ye Gospel under ye following Regulations.
1st That it be let out in as few Sums as Conveniently may be. 2dly That ye Intereft of ye whole be made payable att ye same time
3dly That ye whole of ye Intereft be added to ye Principal for ye term of fourteen years next to come.
4thly That from and after ye Expiration of Said term of Forteen years during ye further term of fifteen years one Third part of
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ye Intereft annually Shall be given to ye first Parifh in Cam- bridge for & towards defraying ye Expense of Supporting the Minister of this Parish : and ye other two third Parts shall be added to ye Principal.
5thly. That from and after ye Expiration of ye Said laft mentioned Term of fifteen years. Two third parts of ye Intereft annually Shall be given for ye Support of ye Minister as aforefaid : and ye other Third Part shall be added to ye Principal forever.
6thły. That this Fund shall be Infpected annually by a Committee appointed by this Chh, who Shall report to ye Chh ye State thereof and how ye produce is applied.
When we confider ye Benefit yt may accrue to Pofterity by eftablifhing a Fund of this kind, and how much it will Con- tribute to promote ye worship of ye true God. & ye knowledge & ye Practice of ye religion of our Common Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ amongst future Generations who may be Inhabi- (110) tants of This parifh. We regard it as a defertion of ye caufe of God and of His Chrift not to Embrace this oppertu- nity of Communicating our Sentiments Concerning this matter to our Dear & beloved Brethren in ye Lord Jesus, the members of this Chh.
And we Earnestly recommend to them that when yy meet to Commemorate ye Death & Sufferings of him who Spared not to Shed his precious Blood for ns. They would Express their thankfull remembrance of ye Benefit yy have received by Cheer- fully Contributing a Small part of ye Substance with which God has blefsed them for ye important purpofes of Continuing & Spreading amongst mankind that pure & nndefiled religion which Chrift appeared on Earth to propagate.
To Shew yt a very Small part of our Substance properly ap- plied would produce a very Considerable Effect.
We beg leave to mention that by Calculation it appears that if Each Person who Contributes att ye Sacrament of ye Lords Supper, would Increafe his Contribution only one third Part (that is let ye perfon who usually Contributes two Coppers. for ye future Contribute three Coppers Every Sacrament Day : and ye Person who usually has given Sixpence for ye future
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give ninepence, & so in proportion for greater or lefser Sums) and thefe Sums be regularly kept att Intereft : The Whole Sum in ye Space of Twenty Eight years would amount to four hundred & thirty five Pounds five Shillings & odd pence, which being added to Seven hundred & thirty three pounds Six Shill- ings & eight pence ; ye produce of ye fund as before planned gives att ye end of twenty eight years the Sum of One thousand, one hundred & Sixty Eight Pounds, Eleven Shillings & Eight pence. Two Thirds of ye Interest of which laft mentioned Snm is ye Sum of forty six Pounds & fourteen Shillings almoft half as much as our Revd Paftors Salary.
We therefore recommend to Each member of this Chh to Exercise that Piety & Charity with which God is well pleafed in ye manner aforementioned namely by Increafing his Contri- bution att ye Sacrament one third part.
And we further recommend yt ye State of the Chh Stock be Inquired into Every year; and that Such Sum or Sums of money as Shall be in ye hands of ye Deacons not appropriated, or necessary for other Important Purpofes be annually applied & Set over to and for ye Increafe of ye Fund abovementioned. All which we submit to ye wife prudent &c. confideration of our Revd Paftor & Beloved Brethren of ye Chh.
Wm Kneeland by order of the committee.
27 May 1773.
Cambridge 1st Church.
For ye remaining votes att this Meeting of ye Chb.
Vide P. (134)
(111) PERSONS MARRIED BY NATHLL APPLETON,
from Page (89)
1765 June 18. Thomas Hill & Mary Smith
July 4. Downing Champney Jun' & Hannah Reed
Augst 1 Edward Maylem & Abigail Remmicks
Augst 1st John Wyman & Hepzibah Oliver Oet. 22 Samuel Smith Larned & Sarah Gardner Octbr 30 John Jarvis & Elizabeth Bowman.
Octbr 31 Moses Robbins & Sara Dana
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1765 Dec. 9. Capt Robert Ball & Mary Webber. Decbr10. Israel Whitney & Jemina Robbins
1766 Jany 2. James Holton & Rebecca Champney 9. MT Thomas Marsh & Mrs. Hannah Sprague March 19. Philemon Haftings & Sarah Cole March 20. Mr Hull Sewall & Mrs Abigail Sparhawk July 24. Henry Dickson & Elizabeth Cox 1767 Augst 9. William Bell & Martha Hill.
Sept. 10. James Converse & Sarah Swan.
Sept. 24. Jofhu Lee & Sufannah Murch.
Octbr 22 John Barrows B.A. & Sarah Manning.
Nov. 12 George Tufts & Elizabeth Hartwell
30 John Phillips Jun' & Chriftian Baulch
1768 Jany 28. Thomas Ireland Jun' & Alice Fefsenden
June 16. Ephraim Burridge & Elizabeth Sever
July 21 James Leahi & Mary Comee.
Sept. 19.
Jofiah Moore & Mary Haftings
Nov. 16 Samuel Cox & Lydia Cooper
Dec.br 20. Mr Caleb Prentice & Mrs Rebekah Rockwell.
1769 Mar. 31. Thus far I have delivered in ye Names of ye Perfons married by me to Andrew Bordman Efq" Town Clerk.
May 11. Parsons Smith & Waitftill Jordan.
1769 Octbr 4. Benaiah Davenport & Elizabeth Prentice
1770 Jany 9. The Revd Mr Jofhua Prentice & Mrs Mary Haley August 23. Edward Fillebrown & Lydia Prentice
Octbr 4. Abiel Murdock & Rebecca Watfon,
Novbr 8. Jonathan Cook & Efther Johnson.
1771. Jany 22. Mr William Fefenden & Mrs Sarah Reed.
Sept. 30. Thomas Stevens & Mary Barrett
Nov. 19 Jack a negro Servant of Wm Tufts & Ann a negro Servant of Jona Haftings Efqr
1772 Jany 9. Joseph Bates & Mary Snow.
Jany 16. William Rufsell & Mary Richardfon.
(112) 1772 Turn over to page (112)
Jany 29. Israel Porter & Martha Chadwick.
April 22. Jofiah Temple & Elizabeth Potts
April 23. John Prentice & Mary Scriptor
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1772 May 7. Silas Robbins and Mary Stratton
Aug. 19. Nathan Watson and Margaret Watson
Oct. 15. Samuel Foster and Lucy Fefsenden
Novbr 5. Mr Ebenezer Hunt and Mrs Sarah Bradish
Novbr 26 William Manning Jun' and Rebekah Oliver
Decbr 3. James Read and Elizabeth Wheight
Decbr 22.
Stephen Frost & Sufanna Brown
1773. Feb. 1.
Zechariah Symms and Rebecca Tuthill Thus far I have delivered in ye Names of ye Perfons Married by me to Mr Andrew Bordman Town Clerk
1773 Mar. 18. Daniel Stowell aud Sufannah Sherrow
April 1. Thomas Reed and Alice Pierce
June 3. Jofiah Dewen and Elizabeth Bond.
July 1. Mr Samuel Phillips & M's Phoebe Foxcroft
Sept. 8. Mr Antipas Steward & Mrs Rachel Haly
Decbr 16. Robert Converse and Mary Lamb.
1774 Mar. 22. John Putnam and Joanna Eames.
April 26. Jofhua Parker & Hannah Kidder
June 16 Stephen Palmer Jun' and Thankfull Childs.
July 5. Torrey Hancock and Sarah Wyeth
July 7. Seth Ingersol Brown and Lucy Brown
July 19. Revd Mr Andrew Eliot & Mrs Mary Pynchon
Sept. 12. Mr Samuel Hancock & Mrs Tabitha Champney
Octbr 27. William Richards & Abigail Stratton
Nov 15. Henry Dickson and Sarah Cook
1775 Jany 4. Mr Sam" Osgood Jun' and Mrs. Martha Brandon
Feb. 16. Samuel Cox & Jemima Hofey
Mar. 14. Mr Thomas Farrington & Mrs Elisabeth Fifk
Octbr 25. Jofiah Sanderfon and Elizabeth Cook
1776 Jany 11. Bartholomew Raymont and Anna Warren
Feb. 13. Mr Jefse Putnam and Mifs Sufanna Thacher
March 26. Oliver Brown and Abigail Richardfon.
Mar. 28. William Jones & Elizabeth Aftie
May 8. Aaron Wood Efq of Boxford and Mrs Lydia Barnard of Watertown.
June 2. Noah Pierce & Sarah Caldwell Verte p. (128).
(113) PERSONS WHO OWNd THE COVENANT TO QUALIFYE THEMSELVES TO RECEIVE BAPTISM FOR THEIR CHILDREN, BY N. APPLETON. 1768 Jany 24 Nath11 Jarvis & Elizabeth his Wife.
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1768 April 17 Timothy Koree & 1 on ye
Elizabeth his wife | South Side.
May 1. John Wyman & Mary his wife
May 8. Jothua Lee & Sufannah his wife.
Dec. 11. Jofiah Moore & Mary his wife.
1769 Mar. 5. Nathaniel Robbins.
Octbr 8. Jonathan Winfhip & Saralı his wife
--- 29. Jofiah Fefsenden & Elizabeth his wife.
Decbr 31. Aaron Tufts & Mary his wife.
1770 Jany. 28. Stephen Goddard & Mary his wife.
July 1. John Caldwell & Sarah his wife.
Aug. 5. Ephraim Hammond & Hannah his wife,
Novbr 18
Walter Cox, Thomas Phillips.
Decbr 23. Stephen Read & Relief his wife.
1771 June 16. Edward Fillebrown by Dr. Haven.
July 14. Widow Rebeccah Pratt.
Sept. 29.
Nath" Thwing & Margaret his wife.
Decbr 1. Anne a negro woman of Jona Haftings Efqr.
1772 Jan. 19. Isaack Trafk.
Feb. 16. William Hunt.
June 7. Mofes Griggs
Aug. 23. Elizabeth Griggs wife of Mofes Griggs.
Sept. 13. Benaiah Davenport & Elizabeth his wife.
Octbr 4. Jofeph Bates
Novbr 15. Thomas Barrett
-- 22. John Butterfield
1773. Jany 31 John Prentifs.
June 27 Samuel Champney & Hannah his wife They owned ye Covenant & had yr child Baptized on ye South Side.
August 1. Jonathan Butterfield
August 15. James Read & Elizabeth his wife.
Dechr 12. Caleb Rand
1774 Feb. 5. Jotham Walton
April 24. George Douglafs & Anna his wife
1775. April 5. Stephen Palmer Jun' & Thankfull his wife.
Octbr22. Torry Hancock & Sarah his wife.
Novbr 5. David Comee & Chriftian his wife.
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1776. April 21. Samuel Butterfield
August 11. Jonathan Ireland Octbr 20. Thomas Prentifs. Nov. John Warland. John Rice & Mary his wife.
1777. Feb. 2. Sufannah Morse.
9. Isaiah Dickson
April 27. Benjamin Mirick Lydia his wife.
by President Langdon.
June 22. Henry Coolidge
July 20. Jefse Putnam B.A.
1778 April 12. Sam1 Phipps.
April 19. Daniel Swan
May 17. Ebenezer Wyeth Jun"
June 7. Samuel Manning.
June 14. Jofhua Gammage
August 9. Jonathan Temple
August23. George Geyer & Mary his wife.
Octbr 25. William Gammage Jun" Doctor.
Sept. 19. Joseph Holden.
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