Records of the Church of Christ at Cambridge in New England, 1632-1830, comprising the ministerial records of baptisms, marriages, deaths, admission to covenant and communion, dismissals and church proceedings, Part 5

Author: First Church (Cambridge, Mass.); Sharples, Stephen Paschall, 1842-1923
Publication date: 1906
Publisher: Boston : E. Putnam
Number of Pages: 602


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Apr. 9. 1705


64 : John Robins & Abigail Adams :


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Nov. 8 : 1705 65 : Jeremiah Ruggles & Mehet. Gale :


Dec. 27.


66 : Lieut Daniel Dane & Margaret Adams


Apr. 3 1706 67 : Walter Rufsell & Elizabeth Winfhip


4 68: Jonathan Hides & Hannah Dana


May 1 69 : David Mofs & Mercy Egar


July 23 70 : Bartholomew Barrett & Rebeccah Warland


Aug. 8 71 : Mr Nicholas Fefinden & Mrs. Sarah Coolidge :


Dec. 26. 72 : Jonathan Gove & Lydia Cooper


73 : Samuel Robins & Rebeccah Grandy.


Oct. 29. 1707 74: Benjamin Farley & Anna Dunton :


Feb.25.1707/8


75 : Henry Dunfter & Martha Rufsell :


April 8. 1708 76 : Ifaac Manning & Margaret Egar :


29 77: Jacob Parker & Ursula Eaton.


June 17


78 : Ephraim Winfhip & Hannah Cutter-


24


79 : John Hill & Anna Remington


Sept : 9


80 : Mr Thomas Greaves & Mrs Sybil Avery


17 81 : Mr Samuel Gookin & M's Hannah Bifcoe


30 82 : Stephen Willis & Martha Bordman


Octob. 14 83 :


Aaron Bordman & Elizabeth Parker :


Nov. 23.


84 :


Capt" Samt Frothingham & Abig. Oldham


March 29 1709 85 : Nathaniel Billings & Lydia Luxford.


May 25 86,


The Revd M' Israel Loring & M's Mary Hayman


June 23 87 William Willis & Rebeccah Watson


July 5 88 : John Stinfon & Rebeccah Bunker


Aug. 3. 89 :


Jofeph Robins & Jane Dickfon-


Octob : 27


90 : Samuel Woodberry & Elizabeth Cookworthy


Dcc. 29 91 : John Clark & Hannah Dane


Feb. 16. 92. Eben" Dor & Mary Bordman


March 22.


93 [Thomas] Miller & Elizab. [Experience, Town Record] Fuller


94. Aaron Cady & Mercy Fuller


1710


30


95.


John Rufsell & Elizabeth Pattin


Apr : 17


96. John Groce & Hannah Nutting


May 4. 97. John Willingboy & Elizabeth Rufsell


9 98. Hubbard Rufsell & Elizabeth Dickfon


June 22


99. Jofhua Gammage & Deborah Wyeth :


Jan : 4


100. Benjamin Baulch & Mary Prentice :


18


101 Jofeph Adams & Rebeccah Cutter


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Feb.


1 1710 102 103.


1711


April 5 104.


.


19 105


May 10 106


Benjamin Chadwick & Hannah Welch


Aug. 16 107.


Mr Theophilus Cotton & Mrs Mary Gedney


Sept. 5 108


Oct. 4


109


15 110.


Dec. 20. 1711 111


Jan.


10


112


25


113


Feb. 29 114


Capt" Samuel Gookin & Mrs Sufanna Parker


March 27 1712 115


May 8 116


June 15 117


Dec. 11. 118


Feb. 5 119


Apr. 1 1713 120


May 11 120


Dec. 10 121


122


Feb.


11 123


July


1. 1714 124


Ang. 12 125


Sept. 9 126


29 127


Oct. 14 128 John Fuller & Margaret Hicks.


Nov. 30 129


Jofeph Sprague & Sarah Stedman


(19) Dec. 10. 17:4 Jan. 26,1714


John Bifcoe & Sarah Remington Edmund Frost & Hannalı Cooper


Thomas Foord & Ruth Bradifh Jeremiah Clark & Patience Dana


Mr Jonath" Remington & Mrs. Lucy Bradstreet Jofeph Phillips & Elizabeth Gibfon- Nath' Pattin & Sarah Hancock- John Parker & Mary Hancock Samuel Winchip & Jane Fefinden Jolın Green & Elizabeth Coree


Benjamin Shattuck & Rachel Clark Jofeph Farley & Abigail Cook Jofhna Parker & Mary Fefinden


Nathaniel Cutter & Sarah Winfhip


Thomas Errington & Abig. Rice Thomas Carter & Sufannah Winfhip Thomas Dill & Mary Cheney- John Maynard & Eliz. Needham


Thomas Fillebrown & Ifabella Cutter


Nathaniel Winship & Rebeccah Pierce John Richardfon & Ab. Swan James Reed & Sarah Batfon Ephraim Froft & Sarah Cooper Jacob Hill & Sufanna Hancock-


Jonathan Maynard & Mehet. Needham Wm Manfor & Lydia Swan also George Abbot & Rebec, Swan. Jofeph Lawrence & Hannah Marrett Mr Dan. Appleton & M's Eliz. Berry Sam' Whittemore & Mary Hicks


Feb. 17, 1714 June 8. 1715 Oct. 13. 26. Doct" Dolhound & M's Eliz. Stedman


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June 28 1716 Mr Benjamin Gerrifh & Mrs Martha Foxcroft


July 9 Mr Dan Gookin & Mrs Sarah Bifcoe


Oct. 11 William Fefinden & Martha Wyeth


19 Ebenezer Fifher & Elizabeth Hicks


25 Thomas Froft & Mary Butterfield


Nov. 29 Jof. Hicks & Rebeccah Palfray


Dec. 6 Wm Winfhip & Thankfull Wyeth


Jan. 9 Sam1 Griffin & Ab. Dana


PERSONS MARRIED BY NATALL APPLETON.


Feb. 13, 1718 Francis Kidder & Mary Prentice


June 12 Wm Dickfon & Ruth Prentice


July 3. Wm Warland & Anne Parker


Oct. 2. John Winthip & Elizabeth Wyeth


23 Edmund Fowles & Mercy Smith


Dec. 18. Abraham Hill & Prudence Hancock


Jan 22, 1719 29 Capt Nicholas Bows & M's Martha Remington


Feb. 13


Joseph Carter & Anna Cooper


Apr. 9 Maj" John Denison & Mrs Mary Leverett


June 30 Samuel Carter & Margery Dickfon


Dec. 4. Mr John Higginson & Ruth Bordman


Jan. 5. 1720. The Revy Mr Henry Mefsinger & Mrs Esther Chever


Eleazer Parker & Hannah Humphreys


Mar. 24. 29 Samuel Cooper & Sarah Kidder


May 17 Nath" Pattin & Sarah ffrost


June 21 John Cooper Sent & Sarah Hancock


Nov. 1. John Oldham & Mindwel Palks


Samuel Cutter & Anne Herrington


Nov. 10.


Daniel Haws & Bridget Chever


22 24 Caleb Lampfon & Dorothy Hancok.


Dec. 16 Joseph Shed & Susanna Rice


April 6. 1721. John Cooper & Lydia Prentice May 8 John Hicks & Rebeccah Champney


June 22 Abraham White & Mary Smith


Apr. 3. 1722 James Read & Mary Oldham


June 7 Walter Cooper & Mary Goddard


21 Wm Upham & Naomi Dana


July 19 Ebenezer Cutter & Sarah Cutter


Thomas Dana & Mary Parker


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Sept. 27 1722 John Pierce & Susanna Marret.


Oct.


4


Richard Rose & Huldah Rufsell


9


Thomas Brown & Abigail Cheney


Nov. 8 Mr Richard Davenport & Abigail Hancock


March 27 1723 Benjamin Hopkins & Hannah Wilson


May 8


Solomon Champney & Elizth Cunningham


June 6. John Weld & Margaret ffuller 27 Jabez Carter & Abigail Manning


July 2, Ebenezer ffroft & Deborah Martin


Sept. 4 Daniel Champney & Tabitha Hancock


Oct. 29 James Clark & Elizth Collis.


Nov. 21 Phillip Bemus & Elizabeth Lawrence


26 Nath" Goddard & Mary Cooper


Jan. 18, 1724 Mr Judah Monis & Mrs Abigail Marret


Mar, 3 Samuel Larkin & Mary Hicks


19 Thomas Soten & Hannah Prentice


31 John Maddocks & Mary Payn


June 3. 1724 Deacon John Whittamore & Rebecca Cutter


July


7.


The Revd Mr. Ebenezer Parkman & Mary


Champney


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MR. JABEZ FITCHES LETTER OF DISMISSION CAMB. OCT. 22, 1703 .* Rd Sirs


These may acquaint you that Mr J. F. whom you are about to settle in the office of the ministry with you was admitted to full com- munion by the church of Christ in Cambridge, and that we recom- mend him to your fellowship and to the service of Jesus Christ in your place : Pray God that he may come to you in the fullness of the Lord.


These to be comunicated to the church. .


Revª Sr.


Camb. Oct. 27 1704.


Thefe may acquaint yourself & Others concerned yt Mr Robert Eliot was admitted to full Communion by ye Church of Christ in ys place & that we chearfully recommend him to ye holy work, we hear, is purposed in your place of gathering into a Church State : Wc


* Partly in short hand, which has been extended in the text.


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wifh you ye prefence of Gd & his divine fmiles upon your prefent de- figns. I am


Revd Sr. Your Ready frd & Servt.


To ye Revd Mr J. Emerfon W.Br. Paftor of ye


At Newcaftle. Ch. in Cam.


* To M' Pemb [erton]


Feb. 11. 1711/12


These may acquaint you and ye Church whereof you are the Pastor that in the years of our Lord 1697 & 1706 Mr A. Stod. [Anthony Stoddard, A. B., Harvard, 1697] & Mr. D. Jeffryes [David Jeffries, A. B., Harvard 1708] then students at the College were re- ceived in full communion by the Church of Christ at Cambridge. That while with us their conversations were as become the lovers of Christ. That their residence is now at Bostou & their attendance upon the publick worship with your Church. We do with cheerful- ness recommend them to your communion, and fellowship. Entreat- ing your prayers . .. I subscribe myfelf Revd Sr Yr Brother & Fellow labourer


WBr. Paftr of ye Ch of X in Camb.


COVENANT IN ORDER TO THEIR CHILDREN'S BEING BAPTIZED.


You do each of you now acknowledge the Gd of y" Fathers to be your Gd; You do humbly beg of Gd thru J. C. forgivnefs for your fins original aud actual. You do folemnly promife by the help of ye divine Spirit to walk wth Gd according to ye rules of his holy word & to fubmit yourfelves to all the inftitutions and appointments of J. C. in his Gofpell & to bring up your c - in ye nurture & ad- monition of ye Lord.


(21) THE REV MR WILLARD'S FORM FOR YE GATHERING OF A CHURCH CALLED AT CAMBRIDGE FARMS.


We whose names are underwritten sensibly acknowledging our unworthinefs of such a favour and unfitnefs for such a bufinefs, yet apprehending our Selves to be Called of God our Selves in a way of church Communion and seek the settlement of all the Gospel In-


* Partly in short hand which has been extended in the text.


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stitutions among us ; Do therefor in order thereto and for the better promoting thereof, as much as in us lyes knowing how prone we are to backslide ; abjuring all Confidence in our selves, and relying on ye Lord J.C. alone for help, Covenant as follows.


First, having perused the Confession of faith put forth by the Last Synod of Churches held in Boston NE : wee Do heartily Clofe In with it, for the Substance of It and promise to stand by, Main- tain and if need be contend for the faith therein Delivered to the people of God ; and if any among us shall Go about to undermine it we will bear a due teftimony against ym, we alfo Combine to walk together as a peculiar church of X according those all holy rules of the Gospel purchased (prescribed) to such a Society, so far as God hath revealed or Shall reveal his mind to us in that respect.


We do accordingly recognize the Covenant of Grace in we we pro- fesedly acknowledge ourselves Devoted to ye fear and Service of the only true God our Supreme Lord and to ye Lord J : C: the High Priest, Prophet & King of his church, unto wose : Conduct we Sub- mit ourfelves and on w" alone we wait and hope for Grace and Glory ; to wm we bind ourselves in an Everlasting Covenant never to be broken.


We likewise give ourselves up one to another in the Lord, resolv- ing by his help to clear (treat) each ye other, as fellow members of one body in brotherly Love and holy watchfulnefs over one another, for mutual Edification, and to Subject ourselves to all the holy adminis- trations, appointed by him w" is the head of his Church dispensed according to ye rules of Gospel and to give our Constant attendance on all the publick ordinances of X's Institution walking orderly as becometh Saints.


We do likewise acknowledge our posterity, to be Included with us in ye Gofpel Coveuant and blefsing God for so rich a favour, Do promife to bring them up in ye nurture and admonition of ye Lord with Greatest Care, and to acknowledge ym in ye Covenant relation according ye Rules of ye Gofpel.


Furthermore, wee promife to be carefull to our uttermost to pro- cure Settlement and Continuance among us, of all the offices and officers appointed by Chrift the chief Shepard for his Church's Edifi- cation ; and accordingly Do our Duty faithfully for their maintenance and Encouragement and to Carry it towards them as becometh us. Finally we acknowledge and do promise to preserve Comunio with


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the faithfull Churches of X for the Giving Recieving mutual Counsel and afsistance in all Cases wr in it shall be needfull.


Now the Good Lord be mercifull to us ; and as he hath put it into our hearts thus to Devote ourselves to him Let him pity and pardon our frailities, humble us out of all Carnal Confidence, and keep it forever upon our hearts to be faithful to himfelf and to one another, for his praise and our Eternal Comfort, for X. J. Sake to wm: be Glory forever, Amen.


A FORM FOR Y" ORDAINING OF A MIN. OF YE GOSPELL, USED BY YE REVP PRESIDE. WN W. BR : WAS ORDAINED AT CAMBRIDGE.


Rom. 1. 1. Whereas you on w™ : we Impose our hands, are ys : Day separated to ye Gofpel of God and to ye office of a paftor to ye Church of X. in this place we Do in his name ordain you thereunto.


1 Tim. 5. 4.


1 Tim. 4 : 5.


1. Pet. 5. 2.


Acts 20: 28.


Tit. 2.7. 8


And we charge you before God and the L. J. C. and ye Elect angels, that you Do the work of a minister of X. that you take the over sight of this flock of God not for filthy Lucre but of a ready mind, that you feed all the flock over w" the Holy Ghoft hath made you an overseer. In Doctrine showing uncor- ruptednefs, gravity, Sincerity, Sound Speech, we Cannot be Condemned:


1 Tim. 4: 12.


13. 15.


That you give yourfelf to reading, to Exhortation, to Doctrine, that you be an Example of ye believers in word, in Converfation, in Charity, in faith, in purity :


Zach 3. 7.


1 Pet. 5. 4.


Dan. 12. 3 :


And if you keep ys : charge It will not be long before God shall give you a place In heaven among his angels w": stand by & are witnefses of ye Solemnity. And when J. C. the chief Shepherd shall appear you Shall receive a crown of glory we: fadeth not way & stall then Shine as the Stars for Ever and Ever,


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A COPY OF A LETTER TO A CHURCH FOR HELP IN ORDINATION &C.


Honoured, Revd & Dearly Beloved : Grace, Mercy & Peace he multiplyed unto you.


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Whereas it hath Pleased our Gracious God to In- cline the heart of ye Reverend Mr Wm. Brattle to accept of the Call we this Church & Congregation hath Given him to be yr Pastor & Gofpel minifter and wr: as the day for his ordination to yt office wth mutual Consent is appointed to be on Wednesday ye 25 of ys Instant (november)


Paftor


These may Inform you that we humbly Intreat your Presence and Assistance on that Day. That you would please to Send your mefsingers then with yr Reverend Elder to join with the Elders & Mefsin- gers of other Churches for the more orderly Confum- mating the affairs of Said Day according to wt: is usual and Customary In the Churches of X. in N. England.


The Place where the Elders and Messengers are desired to meet In the morning is the Colledge Hall, and the time of our Publick meeting is Intended at 10 of ye Clock before noon.


We Earnestly Entreat your Prayers on our behalf : Heartily Commend ye word of Grace among yu to ye blessing of God and subscribe ourselves in ye name of ye Church of Christ in Cambridge & at yr : re- queft.


Camb. November 6, 1696. Yours in the faith and .


Vera Copia. fellowship of ye Gospel Jonas Clark Elder Walter Hastings


THE COVENANT FOR ADULT PERSONS Wº DESIRE BAPTISM &C :


You and each of you for your Selves Respectively do now give up yourfelves to God In J. C. In An Everlasting Covenant never to be broken.


You do Humbly & Penitently ask of God forgive- nefs for y" original Sin, as also for all your actual Transgrefsions and you Defire with all your hearts to accept of J. C. for yr : alone Redeemer and Saviour :


Solemnly Promising that by the Help of God's holy


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Spirit you will Endeavour to live henceforward more to his honour and Glory y" : heretofore you have Done ; abstaining from the vain Delights and pleas- ures of this evil world. Keeping under the Pafsions and Evil Luftings we are within you ; Doing what in you lyes at all times to Carry it both towards God and towards man as becomes the Difciples of J. C.


And Particularly you all Promife to Submit your- felves to the Government w" J. C. hath Instituted and appointed in and over his Church.


FOR ADULT HENRY DUNSTER & ISABEL CUTTER FEB. 1. 1707/8 .*


You do each of you now acknowledge the God of your fathers for your God. You do confess your- selves sinners and humbly ask of God through Jesus Christ forgivness for all your sins.


You do solemnly promise that by the help of the Holy Spirit you will renounce the vanities of this evil world. That you will be careful to walk in the way of God's Commandments and that you will endeavour to maintain in your lives continually a sense of the obligations which your Baptism lays you under for- ever to be the Lord's :


Mr Paul Dudley purpofing by the will of God a Voyage into England, and defiring a Letter Testimo- niall and Recommendatory in order to his Reception to Communion with the Saints in holy ordinances where the Providence of God may Cast him.


Thefe, are therefore to Certify any minister of our L. J. C. unto whom he may offer his defires of @tak- ing in ye Lord's Supper, That the faid Mr Paul Dudley has, with a Generall approbation and moft Ready acceptance, been Received into fellowfhip with the Church of Chrift in Roxbury; and during his abode in Communion with the faid Church has hy occasional Labours in word and by an Evangelical Converfation, Given full proof of his orthodoxy in the faith and the Grace of Christ iu and with him.


* Partly in shorthand, which has been extended in the text .- Ed.


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Hereby alfo he is Commended to the Chriftian, ac- ceptation of the holy people of God, and to free ad- mifsion to a fhare of the precious body and blood of our Ld and may the Rich Grace of J. C. be with this beloved Brother to Enable him to approve himfelf acceptable to the Saints, and an honour to the holy Religion profefsed by him, And may the Lord be with him thro' his pilgrimage on Earth and may he after- ward be with the Lord for Ever.


Nehemiah Walter Minifter of the Gofpell


June d. 24th 1697. at Roxbury in New England


MR. WILLARD'S CHARGE TO MR N. WMS IN YE COL. HALL AUG : 16 :'98.


Whereas Gd hath in his holy Providence called thee N. Williams to ye fervice of his Gofpell & difpenfation of it to a Congreg" in Barbadoes wch have entreated & impowered us to fend over one to help them.


We do therefore in ye name of X & by his Authority feparate & Authorize thee to ys work. For wch end we ordain thee to be a Minifter of ye ever lafting Gofpell & appoint thee to preach ye word & difpense ye other ordinances of Chrifts institutions to and among ye people to wn thou art thus fent. Ac- cording as Gd fhall open to thee a door regularly fo to do. And charge thee to watch in all things & to make a full proof of thy Miniftry; In doctrine to fhow incorruptnefs. gravity, fincerity, foundnefs of fpeech yt cannot be condemned, that he that is of ye contrary part may be afshamed, having no evil thing to fay of thee, To be fober, juft, holy, tem- perate, holding faft ye holy word that thou hast been taught, & fhewing an example of an holy life, that wn ye chief Shepherd shall appear thou may'ft receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.


S. Wil. J. Alling. W.Br.impofd hands. Prest. Mr C.Mather Mr Gibbs, Wadfwth. & Angier.


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MR. WHITING OF BILLERICA HIS FORM FOR ORDINN


We have feen you this day chofen & called by this Church to be their Paftor & over ym in the Lord by their free fuffrage & confent.


We have heard you exprefsing your willingness, upon this call ( wch you look at as from God) to take ye office & charge (fo great duty) upon you, the overfight of ys flock.


Thefe prefent concern'd are fully concurrent in their approbation & confent thereto.


It remains therefore yt you be folemnly fet apart unto ye work of the Ministry by fafting & prayer & laying on of ye hands of the Prefbytery 13 Acts.2.3. 1 Tim. 4.14. & yt you have a charge given unto you in ye Name of X. yt you take heed to ye Miniftry that you receive in ye Ld. that you fulfill it.


I do therefore (being called to ye work) fet apart & ordain thee A.B. : A Mint. of ye everl. Gofpell to preach ye Gofpell & adminifter ye feals & cenfures thereof with authority where-ever ye Providence of God calls you thereto.


Particularly I ordain thee a Pastor of ye Ch. of X. in ys place to be over ym in all matters of ye Lord. 2 Chron. 19. 11. & do charge thee in ye name of X. to take heed to ye miniftry that thou receivest in ye Ld. to fulfill it.


You are made a Watchman in ys house of ; Watch therefore for the Souls of ys people &c.


Gd. fets thee as a Star in ye firmament of his Church. See that you fhine by heavenly doctrine & an holy life &c.


You are fet a light in ye candleftick : Hold forth ye light of ye Gofpel to open blind eyes &c.


You are fent to ys people as an Embafsadr for X. a mefsenger for the Ld of hofts. Deliver ye Lord's mefsages fully, freely, boldly, earneftly &c.


You are fet in Gds houfe as a Minifter of X. a Steward &c.


After ye ordine of minifters or ye folemn putting ym into the office by the impofition of ye hands of ye Prefbytery wth fasting & prayer there is wont to follow ye Rite wch is called ye giving ye right hand of fellowfhip, whereby is fignified & expreff'd an approbation of ye per- fon by ye churches yt wait upon ye bufinefs ye equality of the office


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& a declaration of ye ministers accepting them as their companion in ye work of ye ministry.


The example for it is 2.Gal.7.8.9 & ye grounds of their so doing were two


That yy saw and were perfuaded &c.


And now as ys our Reverend brother hath been called to &c.


(27) PERSONS ADMITTED TO FULL COMMUNION


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Oct. 31 1714


1. Joseph Cook


2. Sam' Stow. Studt


3. Eunice Cook


4. Sufanna Clark


Jan. 9,


1. Goodman Webber.


2. Sarah W. of J. Winfhip.


3. Sufanna, W. of S. Gookin


4. Anne Parker


5. Prudence Hancock,


March 20.


. Mr Sam1 Terry


2. ST Berry [Thomas]


- Students


3. John Gardner


4. Sam' Spear


5. Benj. Webb -


6. James Read


7. Stephen Prentice


8. Nath1 Prentice


9. John Foord


10. Mrs S. Sparhawk


11. Abiel Hovey


12: Goody Burges Sen"


13. The wife of J. Read.


14. Ye wife of St. Prentice.


15. Ye wife of N. Prentice


16. Elizabeth Berry


17. Mercy Oliver


18. Mercy Chapman


19. Marg™ Hicks.


Aug. 7. 1715 1. John Lawrence


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Aug. 7. 1715 2. The W. of Dan' Squire 3. The W. of J. Lawrence


Oct. 16


1. William Fefinden.


2. Margaret Fefinden


March 4.


1. Jofiah Bond.


2. John Hicks.


3. Sarah Agar.


4. Rebeccah Coolidg.


5. Ruth Hicks.


May 13, 1716. 1. George Abbot


2. Nathaniel Cotton


3. Francis Kidder


4. John Manning


5. Elizabeth Smith


6. The wife of Jon" Gates


7. The Wife of Ifaac Watfon


8. The W, of George Abbot


9. Sarah Kidder


10. Elizabeth Stacye


11. Ruth Bordman


July 22


1. Colonell Phips.


2. Hezekiah Gould.


3. Elizabeth Bordman.


4. Eliz. Gardner.


Sept. 30,


1. S' Brown


2. Jofeph Moodey


3. Deborah Gamage


4. Martha Wyeth


Dec. 9.


1. Nath1 Robins Jun™


2. The Wife Sam1 Angier


About 370.


3. The W. of Nath Robins


PERSONS ADMITTED TO FULL COMMUNIO BY NATHANIEL APPLETON


March 16.1717/8 Sir Cheekley [Samuel] Elkanah Osbon Sam" Scott Joseph Adams


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March 16, 1717/8 Thomas Frost Thos Fillebrown Junt. Rebecca Ingham Sarah Scot Elizth W. of Walter Rufsell


Eliz : W. Hobart Rufsell


Mary Frost Sarah Frost Mary Brafier


May 11


Warham Williams Solomon Williams


Students


Samuel Dana Ebenezer Fefsenden


July 6.


Samll Prentice


Aug. 31, 1718. John Kmight


Elizabeth Nutting Martha Moore Mary Dana


Novbr. 2


Dorothy Manning


Decembr 21 Ephraim Frost John Hancock Studt. Bethiah Champney


Feb. 15 1718/9 Mr Sam" Andrews Nath11 Oliver Gerfhome Davis Will™ Winfhip Nath" Leonard Studt Bethiah, W : Nath]] Oliver Eliz ; W ; of Nath" Cutter Sarah, W : Gershom Davis Rebecca, W : Nath1] Winfhip Mary W ; Francis Kidder Thankful, w : Wilm Winfhip Eliz : Andrews d : Mr Hickes


April 12. 1719 Jacob Watfon Joseph Robbins Jane w : Jos : Robbins


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April 12. 1719 Abigail Hancock


Margery Dickson


Jun. 7


Sam" Angier Sam1 Felch Katharine Felch


Augst. 9.


Willm Rand. Student.


Mary Langley


Nov. 29,


John Cook Jonathan Butterfield


Esther Chevers


1719/20


William Manning


Jan : 31 :


Consider Lycore


Tabitha Hancock


Mar. 26


Mr William Cook


Benjamin Balch


John Cooper Nimphus Stacy


Susanna Dana


Eleanor Phipps Eliz : Prentice


May. 15 :


Nathaniel Tufts.


Thomas Clap - Student. Mrs Sarah Leverett


Mrs Mary Denison Mary Wife of Thos Dana


July 10


Nathaniel Rogers - Studt Jonathan Nutting Jun"


Rachel Stone


Sept. 4. Alice, W : of James Cutter


Mary. D : of Joseph Hicks.


Oct. 30


Jonathan Gove


Mary Champney Rebecca Champney


Dtrs of Sam" Champney


Dec. 25 S' Eliot [Jacob]


Dorothy w : of James Upham


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1720/1 William Dickson


Feb. 20. Thomas Kidder Ye widow Eliz : Pierce. Charleftown Ruth, w. of Wm Dickson


Apr. 23 Huldah Rufsell Margery Winfhip Abigail Butterfield Elizabeth Sangor


Augst 6. Gershom Cutter Senr


.. Nov. 26


Daniel Champney Walter Cooper


Jan. 21. 1721/2 Mary Cooper Martha Goddard


July 8. S' Cotton [Josiah] John Tuck


Students


Sept. 9.


David Hall Student Josiah Smith


Jofeph Rufsell


Oct. 28


Sr Hunting [Nathaniel] Henry Prentice Elizabeth Prentice


Mary w. of Abr. Hill Juur


Dec. 23 John Warren Student


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INFANTS & OTHERS IN THEIR MINORITY BAPTIZED


Brought from p. 17. 716


Oct. 21. 1716 Richard ye son of Nathaniel Cutter Sen" Abigail ye d. of Jon. Willard Sarah'ye d. of Th. Grover


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Nov. 18 Jonathan ye Son of Jofeph Sprague 1


Dec. 2. Elizabeth the daughter of Samuel Whittimore 1


9. Elizabeth ye daughter of Col. Phips 1


Jan. 6. Andrew ye Son of John Hill


Nathaniel ye Son of Nathaniel Winfhip 2


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Records of the First Church in Cambridge.


INFANTS BAPTIZED BY NATHANIEL APPLETON.


Oct. 13 1717


Oct. 20.


Dec. 15.


Jan. 12. 1718


Sarah of Samuel Robinfon Sarah of Solomon Prentice Jonathan of Jonathan Gates .Jonathan of Sam" Kent William of Edmund Angier William of Wm Warland Caleb of Caleb Hovie Jofeph the son of Thomas Frost




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