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 7

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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Octbr 24 Nath" Chadwick & Mary Burgefs


Dec. 28. 1738. Angus Grimes alias Graham & Isabel Sloan


Jan. 4. 1738/9 James Johnfon & Margarett Ligan June 7. Jofeph Cook & Elizabeth Stratton


July 17. Nehemiah Cutter & Martha Bowman


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1738/9 Cuffy & Zillah, both of y" negro Servants of his Honour, Col. Phipps


Oct. 25.


Nov. 29, 1739 William Prefson & Hannah Cutting


Jan.17.1739/40 Abraham Hofey & Jemimah Felch


April 3. 1740


Isaac Watfon & Elizabeth Whitemore


1740 May 10 Samuel Sprague & Mary Cook


1740 May 15 Cpt Samuel Gookin & Prifcilla Hill


1740 July 11. Mr Daniel Farnam & M's Sybil Angier


1740 Aug. 26. Simon Cooper & Judith negro Servants of Samuel Smith


1740 Oct. 9. John Williams & Martha Bordman


1740 Nov. 7. Elias Mafon & Ruth Cheney


1741. March 27. Jofeph Clark & Prudence Hill


1741 April 10 Mr Samuel Andrew & Elizth Cooper Sept. 17. Nath" Kidder & Deborah Bowman


1741 Nov. 11. Jofhua Rand & Rebecca Morse


1741 Dec. 16. Jofiah Crofby & Abigail Felch


1741 Dec. 24. Ebenezer Richards & Thankfull Stratton.


1742 June 10. Daniel Smith & Grace Fefsenden 14. Mr Jofeph Parfons & Mrs Martha Smith


1742 July 9. the Revd Mr Ebenezer Gay of Sufield & Mrs Hannah Angier


1742 July 19. Jofhua Fuller in 88tb year & Mary Dana in 75th year


1742 Sept. 15 William Angier & Ruth Whitemore


1742 Novbr 24. Samuel Lyon & Mary Robbins Vid, P. (44)


(39) 1727


INFANTS BAPTIZED BY NATHLL APPLETON


Nov 5.


Thomas of John Cutter


Nathaniel of Noah Sparhawk


. 26 Aune, Abigail, Ruth, - Children of Edward Rufsell.


William of Ephraim Froft Elizabeth of Abraham Hill John of Stephen Palmer Jofeph of Thomas Kidder


Hannah of Sam" Whittamore Jun"


Samuel of Samuel Belcher


Decembr,10 Jany, 28 John of John Cooper Juur


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Feb. 25 Pelatiah of Sam" Smith Mar. 25 1728 Mary of Isaac Fillebrown Mary of Ebenezer Cutter


31 Martha of Nath" Hill Samuel of Sam" Cutter Abigail of Ebenezer Shed


April 21


Mary of Daniel Champney Jun"


28 Peter of Peter Tufts


May 5, Daniel of Walter Rufsell


19 Mary of Luxford Pattin


26 Eunice of Henry Dunster


June 9. Hannah of Thomas Soden


16 Mary of Thomas Robbins


Augst 4. John of John Swan


11 Silas & Mary Twins ye children of Thomas Froft.


18 Peter of William Fefsenden


Septbr 1. John of John Winfhip


Sept. 29 Anna of Jofeph Winfhip


Oct.br 14. Tabitha of Johu Prentice


20 Samuel of Samuel Cook Jun".


Nov. 17 Thomas of Gerfhom Cutter Jun".


Decbr 1 William of William Barrett Jun"


8 Mehetabel of Nath" Appleton : Damaris of Andrew Wilfon


1728/9 Jany 5.


22. Samuel of Samuel Whittamore, att his own house, ye child being dangerously sick & dyed att night. William of Majr Wm Brattle Eleanor of Jofeph Sprague John of John Batherick


12. Margery of Wm Dickson Sarah of Samuel Cooper Naomi of Thomas Dana Mercy of Ephraim Cook


19. James of James Ozburn


26. Abigail of Jonathan Gates Lucy of Jonathan Batherick


Feb.


2. Samuel of John Hicks


9 Timothy of Nath11 Tufts


23 Nathan of Jason Winfhip


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1728/9 March 13.


16 (40)


Rebecca of Wm Winfhip, att his own houfe . ye child being dangerously Ill and dyed. Lucy of Jofeph Rufsell


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March 23.


Walter of John Dickfon Abraham of Abraham Watson


Walter of Walter Cooper


March 30.


Elizabeth of Francis Foxcroft Efq"


Mary of Francis Nichols


April 13.


Sarah of Eleazar Parker, Sarah of John Fefsenden. Jun"


20 Abigail of Philip Cook, Sarah of John Manning, Mercy of Isaac Townfend


Sufanna of William Morse


May


John of Benj™ Brafier


18. Miriam of W™ Cheever James of Edward Manning


June 1. Jonathan of Henry Dunster


July 6. Mary of John Parmeon


Aug. 20.


13. Ann of Jofeph Adams Phebe of Caleb Dana Lydia of Ephraim Froft Gershom of John Swan


31 Hannah of Thomas Skinner


Samuel of William Manning


Sept. 7. William of Ebenezer Burgefs Jofeph of Stephen Palmer


21. John of Jacob Watfon


Oct. 5. John of Noah Champney


19. Sarah of Samuel Belcher


1729 F Noah of Noah Sparhawk


Oct. 26.


Novbr 16. Sarah of Samuel Rand


30


23. Mary of Henry Prentice, Jun" Alice daughter of James Cutler. Thomas of Samuel Whittemore Jun"


27. 4 Ebenezer of Solomon Champney,


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1729


Samuel of Samuel Smith


Decbr 14 Ann of Benjamin Deming


21 Rebecca of Jofhua Gammage


28 Samuel of Samuel Nutting Sarah of Edward Russell. Sarah of Henry Cornet.


1729/30 Jan 4. Thomas of John Sherela, Jobn of John Robbins Jun" William of John Cooper Jun"


11


Thomas of Gerfhom Cutter 3tius.


Feb.


1


Solomon of Ebenezer Shed


8 Solomon of Thomas Kidder Ann of Sam" Cutter. Jonathan of Wm Barrett. Jonas of Wn Dickfon


15


Mar.


1. Hannah of George Cutter.


8 Sufannah of Jonathan Hastings. Peter of Ebenezer Swan Junr


29 John of Nath" Appleton Rebecca of Isaac Fillebrown Sarah of Ephraim Cook


April


Susannah of Ebenezer Cutter


26


Mary of Juseph Winfhip


May 3 Aaron of Abraham Hill. Sufanna of Samuel Cook June


10 Isaac of Mr Isaac Greenwood ye Mathematical Profefsor


17 Rebeckah of ye Widdow Rebeckab Pattin


24. Josiah of John, Willson


June 7. Katherine of Major Brattle


14.


Sarah of Jonathan Gates


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June 21


Rebeccah of Mr Wigglesworth John of Mr John Martyu


John of Win Fefsenden


28


Jason of Jason Winfhip


Stephen of Thomas Robbins


July


12. Anna of Ebenezer Grover


19. Jofeph of Jofeph Hill


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July 19 1730 John of John Fergufon 26. Tabitha of Wm Winfhip Samuel of Thomas Soden.


Ang. 16.


Jofeph of Jofeph Bradford


Sept. 20.


Thomas of Henry Prentice


7. Tabitha of John Morfe


Octbr 11. Sufanna of John Swan


18. Benjamin of Edward Manning


Nov. 8. John of John Batherick


22. Benjamin of Isaac Watson Ebenezer of Ebenezer Swan Jun",


Decbr 20.


Hannah of Sam" Whittemore Josiah of Jofiah Robbins


1730/1


Jany 17. Lucy of Jofeph Rufsell Jane of George Cutter


24. Thomas of Francis Foxcroft Efq"


Sam11 of Sam" Sparhawk


31 Jofeph of Wu Manning


Feb. 21. Jonas of Ebenezer Wyeth


28. Rebeckah of Jonathan Batherick


Mar. 28. Sufannah of Samuel Whittemore. Junior.


April 4. Martha of John Cutter


25 Elizabeth of David Dunster


June 6. Lydia of Peter Tufts


27. Martha of Phillip Cook


July 18. Hannah of Thomas Hall


25. Abigail of Phillip Bemus


Augst 1. Samuel of Sam11 Rand Nath" of Nath" Cutter Jun1


Aug. 8. 1730/1 Nath11 of Solomon Hancock 22. Hobart of Walter Rufsell


29. Prifcilla of Caleb Dana Mary of James Ozborn Margaret of John Fefsenden, Jun"


Sept. 12.


Sarah of Mr Greenwood, Joseph of Joseph Sprague,


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Sept. 19. 1730/1 Ephraim of Ephraim Ozburn Jun™ 26. Phoebe of Thomas Frost Aaron of Joseph Winship


Octbr 10. Nathaniel of Nath11 Appleton


17. Hannah of Wm Barrett


24 Ruth of Jona Winfhip


1731


Oct. 24 James of Benjamin Brazear


31 Nathan of Jacob Watson


Nov. 7 William of William Ozmond


21 Anna of Gerfhom Cutter 3tius


28 Martha of Abraham Hill


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1731


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Dec. 5. Mary of John Dickson Junt.


12 John of John Manning


19. Persis, daughter of John Permon


1731/2


Janry 2. Mary of Thomas Sparhawk


9. Martha of Noah Sparhawk


16. Noah of Noah Champney


23 Hepsibah of Henry Prentice


Thomas of Thomas Kidder


Feb. 6 Mary of John Ireland


13. Edward of Dr Edrd Wigglefworth


James of Isaac Fillebrown


20. Daniel of Abraham Watson


March 5. James of Ebenezer Froft


12. Rebeccah of Sam" Cutter


19 Jofeph of Jofeph Badger, baptiz'd by Mr Cotton


26 Mary of Samuel Belcher


April 2.


Elizabeth of Jofhua Gammage Anna of John Cooper Jun". Edward of Edward Dickson


23. Joseph of Jofeph Hill


May 7. James of John Forgeson


28 Jonas of Wm Dickson Lydia of John Wilfon


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1731/2 June 11 Elizabeth of Edwrd Manning Thomas of Thomas Williams


25 Michael, Son of Sam" Smith


Augst 6. William of Thomas Soden


13. Henry of John Batherick


20 Hannah of Wm Fefsenden


Dorcas of Daniel Champney, Jun"


Sept. 17.


Ephraim of Ephraim Cook by Mr Abbott.


Octbr. 5.


Sarah of Zachariah Hill


22. Edmund of Phillip Bemus


29. William of Johnath" Gates Wm of Sam" Whitmore Jun".


Wm of Edwd Rufsell


Novbr 5.


Lydia of Samuel Cook


Dec. 10. Mary of James Peirce Sarah of Jofeph Robbins


1732/3 Jan, 7 Mercy of John Morse


21. Mercy of Nath" Appleton Joanna of Sam11 Sparhawk George of George Cutter


Feb. 4


28 Pattin, son of Jofeph Rufsell Martha of Francis Foxcroft, Efqr. Ruth of Mr. Andrew Bordman Junr.


25 Jonathan of Thomas Froft Mary of Wm Manning


March 4. Mary of David Dunfter


18 Mary of Major Wm Brattle Efq".


April 1. 1733 John of Mr Isaac Greenwood, Mathematical Profef - sor


29 Mary of Dr Edd Wigglef worth Andrew of Andrew Willfon


Daniel of Ebenezer Cutter Benjamin of Ebenezer Swan, Jun"


May 20. Mary of Jofeph Adams


27 Joshua of John Robbins, Jun"


June 3. Persis of Nath" Tufts


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1733 June 10 Ann of Thomas Dana


17. Samuel of Sam" Whittemore


July 22. Amos of Jonathan Edmunds


Augst 6 Thomas of Thomas Hall I baptized it att Menotomy


13 Caleb of Caleb Dana


26 Abigail of Amos Marrett, Jun".


Sept. 30


Joanna of Jofeph Winfhip Elizabeth of Thomas Sparhawk


Lydia of Jacob Watson


Oct.


7. Ruth of Henry Dunster Sarah of Abraham Hill


14. John, Abigail, Samuel, Mary, Elizabeth & Jonathan, all children of ye widow Oldam by her husband John Oldham Ammi ye Son & Ruhamah ye Daughter of John Cut- ter,-Twins.


Novbr 4.


18 Daniel of William Barr


Dec. 9. Sufanna of Thomas Robbins


Samuel of Sam11 Bull


16. John of William Morse


23 Noah of Noah Champney


30 Torrey of Solomon Hancock


1733/4


Jan. 6.


Martha of Walter Cooper


27 Eleazer of Eleazer Parker


Feb. 17. Nathan of Thomas Kidder


Mary of Sam" Hopkins


Elizabeth of James Peirce


24 Anna of Jacob Hill, Jun™


March 3


Sufanna of Ebenezer Wyeth Mary of Ebenezer Shed Mary of Samuel Reed


17 Jofiah of Nath" Cutter, Jun', John of John Wilfon.


24 Hannah of Edward Manning, Martha of Sam" Belcher.


31 Seth of Jeremiah Rufsell


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1733/4 May 12 Edward of Michael Stanly, brought forth by the mother Phillis.


June 16 Elizabeth of Majr Brattle


Thomas of Isaac Fillebrown


June 23


Elizabeth of Jacob Switzer


July 14 Thomas of Benjamin Brafser


21


Joseph of Samuel Smith


28 Nathan of Noah Sparhawk


Aug. 11


Sarah of Sam" Godding


Aug 25


Mercy of Nath11 Appleton


Benjamin of Wm Fefsinden


Sarah of Jacob Hill.


Sept. 3. Mary of Abraham Watson


Sept. 15


Mary of Wm Butterfield


James of James Thompson


29 Jofeph of Jofeph Robbins


Oct. 6. Thomas of Henry Prentice


Oct. 27


Robert of Thomas Soden


Hepsibah of John Robbins


Sarah of Ebenezer Stedman.


Vide P. (54)


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MEMORANDUM.


October 6. 1729.


Mª Jonathan Wyeth hung a Large Copper which I had from my Father's houfc in Ipswich, ye Weight of ye copper is 701bs which I make mention of, yt in cafe my Executors Should See Cause to Sell it to ye Church, ye value of it may be known without taking it up. NATH" APPLETON.


PERSONS MARRIED BY NATHLL APPLETON FROM P. (38)


1743


June 2. John Oldham & Sarah Chadwick


June 16 John Ware & Martha Prentice


July 25. James Lanman & Hannah Manning


Aug. 16. Zachariah Bordman & Mary Stebbins


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1743 Novb 9.


10


The Revd Mr Jofhua Prentice & Mrs. Mary Angier. Mª Stephen Prentice & Lydia Prentice Daniel Prentice & Deborah Wyeth


Dec. 29.


1744


June 19 John Phillips & Mary Pillar


Sept. 17. Caleb Prentice & Lydia Whittemore


Octobr. 18. Naphtali Harmon & Anna Greenleaf


Novb 8. David Logan & Sufanna Macpederas


Decbr 27. Cutting Bean & Sufannah Stacey


1744 /5 Jan. 3. 1745


Benjamin Cheney & Elifabeth Parker


May 2. Ebenezer Eliot & Sufannah Soden


October. 3.


Abraham Cutting & Prifcilla Sparhawk


1746


March 20.


Samuel Bowman & Hannah Frost


May 22.


Joseph Cook Jun' & Abigail Winship


Oct. 9.


Solomon Robbins & Martha Sweetzer


Dec. 4.


Edward Manning JunT & Patience Day


1747 June 8. Abraham Froft & Mary Oliver


June 11. William Warland & Mary Man


Sept. 12 Henry Coolidge & Phebe Dana


Octbr 1 Afa Warren & Tabitha Johnson


Decbr 31.


Seth Hasting & Hanah Soden


April 21 1748


Ebenezer Froft JunT & Naomy Dana


26 John Hicks & Elizabeth Nutting Junr.


28


John Mullis & Rebecca Cheyney.


Dec. 22.


The Rev. Mr Gad Hichcock & Mrs. Dorothy Angier.


1748/9


Mar. 2. John Kenrick Jun' & Anna Dana


May 11 Benjamin Eustice & Elizabeth Hill


Sept. 14 Joseph Gibbs & Elizabeth Palmer


Nov. 22.


Mr Benjamin Ellery & Mrs Lucy Vafsall


1749/50 Jan. 4, Mr Benjamin Brandon & Mrs Elizabeth Foxcroft.


Sept. 2.


John Molarb & Sufanna Colfrey


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1750 May 3. John Stratton & Mercy Norcrofs


Augst 9 Mr John Mafcareeu & Mrs Margaret Holyoke


Angst 14 Mr James Putnam & Mrs Eleanor Sprague


Octbr 11 Mr William Ellery & Mrs. Anne Remington.


Octbr 24 John Ellis A. B. & Bethiah Palmer


Decbr 20 Sam" Walker & Mary Stratton


1750/51


Jan. 17


Stephen Palmer Junr & Sarah Gammage


Mar. 28 1751


Abraham Watson, Jun' & Lucy Prentice Abiel Richardson & Abigail Converse


July 9


Sent thus far to Mr. Bordman - Town Clerk


Novbr 14


Jonas Hagar & Hannah Ellis.


Aug. 13 1752 MT John Mico Wendell & Mrs Katherine Brattle


August 19


Elifha Hagar & Mary Fefsenden


Sept. 28 Revd Mr Benjamin Stevens & Mrs Mary Remington


Octbr 16


Henry Prentice Jun' & Mary Walker


Nov. 9


Benjamin Cheney & Margaret Stedman


Dec. 12. Moses Gleafon & Abigail Brown


Jan. 11. 1753 The Revd Mr Samuel Haven & Mrs Mehetable Appleton


Jany 18


Gideon Froft & Sarah Ireland


Feb. 15. John Wright & Hannah Fefsenden


March 15. Wm Bordman & Sufanna Bricksey


March 29


Jonas Wyeth & Hepzibah Tidd.


April 26.


Mr Isaac Gardner & Mary Sparhawk


June 21


Elifha Gardner & Elizabeth Sparhawk


Sept. 18.


Jonas Larned & Tabitha Morse


Sept. 20 Revd Mr Stephen Badger & Mrs Abigail Hill


Octbr 18,


Revd MT Amos Adams & Mrs Elizabeth Prentice


Jan. 10 1754


Dr Isaac Rand & Mrs Elizabeth Appleton


Feb. 19. Capt. Joseph Fitch & Rachel Converse


28 Stephen Paine Jun" & Mary Brown.


Vid. P. (79)


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Votes of ye Church.


Jan. 17. 96.7 Then voted, That as for fuch as hence forward fhall defire Communion among us, & are not qualified for


March 29


Stephen Randall & Mary Manning


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ye making a formal Relation. Their Conversation being blamelefse. Questions being put by ye Elders to ye faid perfons privately & anfwered by them, & fd Questions & Anfwers being Communicated Publickly, The fd Perfons fhall be Excufed from any Relation & be readily Accepted by us.


March 11, 99 At a Church meeting At Deacon Haftings.


1. As to perfons making of a Relation. It was Agreed upon by ye Elders & by a Legal Vote Con- curi'd wth by ye Brethren.


1. That ye making a Relation be not impofed upon any that Offer themfelves for Communion wth us at ye Ld's Table : But that as for fuch as are Approved of by us as to their Converfation. They giving Satis- faction unto ye Elders Privately & being willing pub- lickly to make Profefsion of their Faith & Repentance in their Covenanting wth Gd, Shall be accepted among us, according to their defires.


2. That as for fuch Perfons as do defire to make a Relation in order to their being Received into our Communion. They shall have the Liberty :


2. As to ye manuer of our Receiving fuch into our Communion as do defire it; It was agreed upon by ye Elders & by a Legal Vote concurr'd wth by the Brethren.


1. That all fuch perfons be Propounded Publickly & ftand propounded ye Ufual time ; that fo if any thing be known as to any of ye fd perfons wch fhould justly Barr them from our Communion; The Elders privately may be informed thereof in feafon, & fo demurr as to any Public Procedure wth them :


2. That ye Churches Coufent be Explicitly Referr'd to as to ye perfons propounded, Before fuch time as yy be called upon to Covenant wth Gd in order to their being declared Members in full Communion :


3. That ye Churches Confent be taken by their Silence, & not by the Manual Vote, as heretofore has been ufed & practifed in ys Church.


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At a Church meeting at Mr Bordman's house May 4: 1697: upon adjourumt from April 26. at fd houfe.


1) Then Propounded to M' Danforth & ye whole body of ye Brethren, wo had Remouftrated as to ye Votes of ye Church pass'd March 11.99 at ye House of D. Haftings, Whether if 1 would condefcend fo far as to let fomething be communicated to ye Church by my felf or ye Elder, wherein I received fatisfaction from thofe wo ask communion wth us as to their fpiritual fitnefs for it; and this to be done at some- time before or w" they are to be admitted as I shal judg best & this to remain fo long as ye peace of ye Church calls for it; They would then be fatisfyed & give no further Trouble :


This propofal was confented to by them all; no one exprefsing his Difsent :


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2) Then propounded to them whether if ye way & Manner of Taking ye Churches coufent whether by handy Vote, or Silence or any other indifferent fign be left to ye discretion of ye Elders ; This would be to their fatiffaction :


To this likewife their Confent was given, & no one exprefs'd his difsatisfaction :


Upon which I promifed that so long as ye peace of ye Church call'd for it, I would obferve wt I had now propounded to them for ye Accommodating ye differ- ences wch had been among us.


Feb. 15. 1716/17


The Ryd Mr William Brattle Pastor of the Church of Chrift in Cambridge departed this Life.


April 19. 1717 At a Meeting of the Chh. of Chrift in Cambridge.


Upon opening the occasion of the Meeting. It was agreed by the Brethren of ye Chh. yt They would by written Votes, Nominate Some Suitable perfons in Order to Elect one of them to Settle in The Work of the Miniftry & Pastoral Office in This Church


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Upon the Sorting & Numbering the Brethern's Votes, Mr Flynt, M" Fitch & Mr Appleton were the perfons Nominated & the Bretheren agreed & pro- ceeded to, their Election of a perfon to Settle in the Work of the Ministry, &c. as aforefd


Upon Sorting & Numbering The Votes of the Brethren, Mr Nathaniel Appleton was Elected to Set- tle in the Work of the Ministry, in order to his taking on him the Paftoral office in this Church as God shall open the way thereto.


After this for more clearnefs & better fatisfaction, The Moderat" putt the Question to the Brethren,-


Whether they Chofe Mr Appleton to Settle in the work of ye miniftry in Order to take upon him the Pastorall Office upon him, as God fhall open the way thereto? desiring them to manifest their Minds by ye lifting up their hands.


It pafsed by a full Vote in the Affirmative.


Finaly, It was Voted yt the three of his Majesties Justices of Peace prefent together with the Two Dea- cons be a Committee to reprefent to the Inhabitants of the Town of Cambridge the Election of Mr Apple- ton as aforesd & to desire the concurrence wtb ye Church therein,


This is a true Account of the Proceedings of ye Church of Chrift in Cambridge, at their Meeting, on the day above written


Atteft I. Leverett, Moderat".


May. 13


The Town concurred with the Votes of Church, -Mr Remington, Moderat"


June 10


Mr Nathaniel Appleton gave his anfwer in the Affirm- ative.


Oct. 9.


Mª Nathaniel Appleton was ordained Pastor of the Chh. of Chrift in Cambridge ; by the Revd Dr Increafe Mather, who on ye fd Day, Entertained the afsembly with a Discourfe from Eph 4.12. & Dr. Cotton Mather gave the right hand of fellowfhip, & with these were Joyned the Reverd. M" Angier & M" Rogers in laying on hands.


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Dyed Deacon Cooper


Jan. 7. 1718 22 att a Church meeting was Chosen Andrew Bordman & Joseph Coolidge, Deacons, Andrew Bordman re- fusd to ferve as a Deacon, upon wch the Church made Choice of Mr Samuel Kidder for Deacon


Attefted p me Nath Appleton.


May 28, 1722. Att a Meeting of the Chh. at my houfe.


Voted, yt Mr Monis be allowed to partake with us at the Lords Supper upon ye Acct of the profesfion he made & ye Covt yt was given him in ye Coll Hall provided yt yª be no objections offerd against his life and conversation


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Att a Church Meeting, Augst 5. 1724.


1. God having in his holy providence removed his Servant Deacon Kidder by Death, voted to proceed to ye Choice of two Deacons and being defired to bring in y' votes accordingly & M Nathaniel Spar- hawk & Mr. Samuel Bowman were Chofen into ye office


2. Voted yt y" Should be a Tankard made of ye Silver money yt remains in Deacon Coolidges hands, for ye Communion table.


Att a Chh. Meeting May 24. 1731


The Church upon hearing ye Evidences relating to MT Thomas Grover being disguifed with drink on ye 12th of January last, as allfo what sd Grover had to offer in vindication of himfelf, and Considering allso what he himfelf acknowledged before ye Chh. as to his do judge


Intemperance att other times ye Church are of opinion, yt ye Said Grover Should receive a Solemn admonition & yt upon his Submifsion yrto & promifes of reforma- tion yt he continue in ye Enjoyment of Special ordi- nances with us.


An admonition was accordingly administered to him in ye prefence of ye Church which he Submitted unto


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acknowledging his Sin of Intemperate drinking att other times & promifing a reformation & afking ye prayers of ye Chh for him


May 28. 1733-


The Brethren of ye Chh. met to consider & deter- mine upon ye Cafes of Several perfons yt had fallen into Scandall.


1. Eleazer Parker who had owned ye Covenant formerly, but not Come to full Communion was guilty of attempting in a furious rage, Stirred up by Strong drink to kill his wife, Swearing he would run her through & having a knife in his hand thrust it againft her Breft, he was providentially prevented from hurt- ing her by a Book she had in her Bofom & having been notified to ye meeting he appeared & made a publick acknowledgement of his Sin, it was accepted by ye Chh.


2 The cafe of ME Jonathan Stedman, a member in full Communion was referred to another meeting be- canfe he did not appear & ye Honorable Francis Foxcroft Efqr, & Andrew Bordman Efq', were de- fired to discourse with him to make him Senfible of his duty to attend at ye meeting when notified of it, 3 The cafe of Thomas Grover was deferred to another meeting he having Sent word yt he was So lame yt he Could not attend.


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Att a meeting of ve Brethren of ye Chh April 12 1734.


1. Mr Samuel Sparhawk was chofen to ye office of a Deacon.


The Cafe of our Brother Jonathan Stedman was Con- fidered & whereas he has been Convicted before Justice Danforth of threatning to be ye Death of his Mother, which Cafe was brought before ye Chh. & he notifyed to attend, but refufed & Since that has been Convicted of prophane Cursing & has been very Scandalous in his life for Some years past,-


Voted, yt he be Suspended from Communion with


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ye Chh, in any Special ordinances & yt a publick ad- monition be dispensed to him att Some Convenient time att ye difcretion of our Pastor Unlefs he give Some manifest tokens of his repentance & make pub- lick acknowledgement of his offences.


N.B. He has by my advice & direction withdrawn from ye Sacrament for Some years.


3. The cafe of our Brother Thomas Grover was Inquired into & it did not appear to ye Chh yt he was guilty of ye Sin of Drunkennefs at ye time yt was charged upon him & he was acquitted.


4. Whereas it is Credibly reported yt Mary Nutting a Sister of ye Chh. has fallen into a Scandalous breach of ye 7th Commandment & has for a very Considerable time neglected to make a publick ac- knowledgement of her offence & to give tokens of her repentance.


Voted yt she be notifyed to attend att ye next Chh. meeting unlefs She prevent it by making a publick acknowledgement of her offence & yt She Continue her withdraw from Special ordinances in ye mean time.


5. Voted yt ye Precinct Committee be allowed to take Such timber for ye repairing ye fences of ye Parsonage as yy think necefsary from ye Chh. Lott at Newton.


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Att a Chh. meeting July 12, 1734.


A Letter from ye Second & third Chhs in Bofton ye Church at Rumney Marsh, ye first Chh. in Glouces- ter Signed by yr refpective Pastors was read Inform- ing us of ye Steps yy had taken in admonifhing ye first Chh. in Salem (for living in Scandalous Divif- ions & neglecting ye methods of peace) agreable to ye third way of Communion laid down in ye Platform Chh difcipline defiring us to join with 26 other chhs to hear & Judge upon yr procefs in ye affair & if we Juftifye yr Conduct to unite our Endeavours in giving light & Conviction to ye Unhappy Chh. & upon


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yr perfisting in neglecting ye means of peace under y' Scandalous Divifion & refufing Communion with other Chhs to pronounce y" obftinate in Scandal &c. The Chh after Some debate voted a Complyance with ye defire of fd Letter & voted ye Honorable ye Lieutenant Governour Phipps, MI Foxcroft, MI Danforth, Majr Brattle, Mr Bordman as delegates of ye Chh. Only M' Danforth & Major Brattle went with me to attend ye Service.


1734/5


Jan. 26. A Letter from ye Chh in Marlborough defir'g us to Joyn with other Chhs in an Eclefiaftical Council in advife in matters of difference between ym & some of ye members, relating more Specially to ye principles of ye Paftor was read to ye Chh, & a complyance with yr defire was voted & Sam" Danforth & Major Brat- tle Efqrs & M' Sewall were chofen as Mefsingers to joyn with ye Paftor in attending ye service. N. B. ye Council sat Feb. 4. 1734/5




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