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Females. 1735 #Abigail Waterman - Anna Waterman. Betty Cushman Ruth Erogde. ollyffa Pushing Abigail Sitts. Sarah Lutmary 1736. Sufanna Summery. Alia Bryant. Xmary Bryant Sarah Leach.
1737. Lucy Pushing. mary Wood.o. Deborah Cushman. Joanna waterman. Rachel Proada . Burton? Pembroke Kaar Lucy kurtavant. Hannah Summary. 1738. Elizabeth Leach. *Lois Bearle Sarah Waarman. *Deborah Bosworth. Sarah Bosworth. Rachel Simmons.
1739. Huldah Cushman. * Deborah years. XTcanna Somfon. * Deborah Jackson.
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*Abia Bearq Defire Sturtevant. Hannah Cushing. Hannah Fraw. Susanna Bosworth. Deborah sturtevant. martha sturtevant. * Sarah Sturtevant
1740. * Abigail Waterman. mary Turner. mercy urner! Betty Tomfor. Auth Dufbar. Lois Fuller. verusha wood Deborah ITem fon . Lydia waterman. Lydia Bearje. mary Bearle. Sarah Beariz. Deborah Beare AHarusha Belirle
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*Thomas Croade. Edward Sears. Josiah Sears. Thomas Searle. * Noah Pushing. Faber sturtevant. David Curtis.
1742. Robert Sturtevant. Francis Sturtevant. Seth Leach. * Zebulon Bearfe Andrew Compon. *Barnabas Tomfor fun" Isaac Palmer. Prince Palmer ibanezar Standish so Simeon Sturtevant: Hezekiah Bearla. Stephen Bryant. Ebenezer Pearke. moles tangich. The standish. essa Dunbar. Tasse Sturtevant. FramesJos worth. Thad dans waterman. william Aufice.
* Samuel Tomfon. Afner Lineey. Samuel watermanfun Zacchens Comfon; * Thomas Comfon 4 th. Azrael atwood
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* Fabaz Bearle. Anthony Waterman funk. * Samuel Briggs. * Tabez Tomfor. Honathan Purtis.
* Joshua wood. In. Clarke.
* Eleazar Cushman. Random Fachion Zadoch Rullar. Ephraim Fuller. Ephraim Briggs.
1745.
Samual Sturta part. James Sturtevant. * Thomas Waterman. sei Bozworth. Samuel-Stafford sturtevant. * ASa Confon. 101
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Rachel waley, alias Parris. Abigail Waterman. Elizabeth Justice. Abigail Ripley. Rebekah Ripley.
Sarah Sears. marcy Sears. Betty Sears. mary Curtis. Susanna Jackson.
*Hannah Gilbert.
1742XRuth Sturtevant. marcy may. marcy Pearke Rebekah Sturtevant. BathSheba Salmer. Sarah Briggs.
* Lydia Sturtevant. Hannah Watarman . *Hannah Momfon Sarah Aandifh. Baba Lah Standifh.
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margaret Curtis. Susanna waterman. *Ruth Bearla. Defire Sears. *elizabeth Waterman. *Kazia Bearla. Rebekah Bearfa. Lucy Palmer Hannah Gillart. Patience Waterman.
* Sarah Proade mary Tom fon. * Dorothy Scars.
1744. Hope fil Jackson. Jane Sturtevant. Sarah Tomson. Betty may. Jane Leach. * Mercy Pushing. * Experience Curtis. Betty waterman. *Submit Dunbar. 1745. Ruth Tomfor. * Alice Waterman. martha Waterman .. Lucy Waterman .- Lydia Pushing. 105 ...
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Jacob Baptized april 26. 1747. Marly May. 29. 1748. * Jabez Baptized Cafter his Father's Death Sept. 29. 1751.
? The Children of fames & Deborah Soule.
*Sarah, & martha Baptized Fun . 21.1747. John March 19.1748/9.
Deborah July. 15. 1750. Rachel May.19. 1754. James, May 8. 0757
4th The Children of Charles Sturtevant. John Baptized Dec. 16.1753 N. Charles Nous .16.175.
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4th The Children of Nathan Tinkham. Ephraim Baptized May. 29. 1748. Ruth Sept. 23.1750. SarahJuly 15. 1753 Nathan, ville by M! Conant al Middleboro'
5. The Children of Ebenezer Tomfor. Susanna Baptized July. 30.1749. Poliak fun. 16. 1757. Ebenezer. Oct. 21.1753 mary may, 8. 0757
oth The Children of John Tilfor. John Sept. 24.15; 1752. William Dec. 8. 1754. Mercy battere March 13. U157
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Alice Flov. 19 1769. Dphlet Jan1 15 1204
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CHAPTER.IL
An account of those who owned the Covenant, or renew'd tha Covanant at adult years, without- coming up to full Communion.
Zebediah Comfor renewa the Covenant april. 26.1747. Ebenezer Tomfon allo renewed it faty. 30.1749.
Joseph Dunbar Yun I made a Confesion of actual unchastity Before marriage & zerwich Dunbar.] & renewed the Covenant aug. 26.1753.
Judah Wood &? Renewed the Covenant April 12. ofler Hannah Wood
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CHAPTER. I?
An account of those received to full Comunion.
april. 15.1744, Lois Briggs the wife of BarnaBas Briggs, Being recomen : ad from the 1st Church in Plympton.
Seth Leach recommended from the 20 Church in Bridgewater + Fare Leach] &received april. 29. 1744.
Hopestill Jack for ]recommanded from the 2. Church in Plymp. the wife of Benja & received aug: 5th 1744. Jackson,-
January. 25.1746/7. Holeph DunBar was received to our Communion, Ge- ing recommended from the first Church in Hingham.
Jabez Soule admitted to full Communion april. 19.1747.
Barnabas Briggs.
Deborah Soula Life of fames Soule { admitted May. 31. 1747.
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Ablak Holmes wife of Simeon Holmes admitted aug. 23.1747.
Abigail Briggs the wife of Ebert Briggs admitted Oct. 25.1747.
Elizabeth Bearle the Wife of mial Bearfe admitted Oct. 23. 1748. Jonathan Ripley was Baptized & received to full Comunion March. 4.174 Abigail Soule, the wife of tabez Souce, admitted May. 27.1750. Tojiah Hathaway dismissed from the Church in Dighton, received Nov. 17.17. Lydia Fuller, wife of Ebenezer Fuller Funk, admitted may. 24. 1752.
Er Noah Tinkham admitted December. 9. 1753. NS.
Elizabeth Holmes the wife of NI Holmes ju admitted Aug. 28.4757 Martha Sturtevant admitted
facto. 0759 Hannah Cushing admitted June 29. 0160 Mary Bearde who made a condition of the lin of Formulation Mary leaves the Wife of Award. cases in!
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CHAPTER. IV. Church Discipline, Confactions, Censures dc.
At a Church meeting held Fany 26. 1743. Ht appear'd to the Church that Israce may had Been twice disguised with Liquor last fall, at the house of bob Simmons; and ha refufin to make any Confession, the Church voted to Suspend him from Their communion . p. -- 30:33.
Jany. 26.1745/6. Lydia Leach made a public Confession of her Sin in Spreading a Scandalous Report tending to the Dafamation of mi. Ruth Clarks.drIn! Laach Without. Suf : ficient. Caround's .- and the Church. Dotar to accept of it: - But She was not restored to Communion, Because She has not given Sufficient Satisfaction for other offences .-
Ata Church meeting in Halifax April 17th 1746. Che Church pafied these following votes.
St Voted unanimously that Israel May if he continues his Impenitency & refuses till to make a Confection of his Sin of Drunkenas twice repeated, of which he has Been convicted before the Church, Then he Shall have a public admonition in the Congregation.
2. mrs Patience Bozworth Being again convicted of of Six of Drunkennep lat hall, & immediately confehling her Fault with great Signs of Penitence, the Church how Noted that her Confection was sufficient, and that She Should Be re . ceived Speedily; we having waited with her near half a year to See whether her Conversation was answerable, a : greeable to the vote p. 30.
To voted that James Snow has not giver Kath: Curtis Sufficient Satisfaction for putting her by from . Sacra- : mert in his Confettion this Day read.
4th Noted that Lydia Leach was guilty of a censurable Evil in Saying To her Husband, Go to your whore, Meaning mr. R. Clark! and uyor Consideration of this, brother Evils mention'd in her Porfesion, of which we have not Sufficient Evidence of hay Repentance, Her Conversation 6 ind disagreeable to her Conferion; the Church voted to Sus the pend her from their Communion .-
5. Voted to take into Consideration the affair Between Part. Sturtevant & Paras Waterman.
erta nurch meeting in Halifax april. 22. 1746. 1. After mature Consideration, the Church voted not to act any thing relating to the Controversy lately Suffit: inf between Part. Sturtevant & Fires Waterman, as apprehending it does not Belong to them, Seeing the Partyes have made it up Between themselves.
I. Stephen Leach member of a Church in Bridge water having Been admitted to occasional. Communion with us the Church now voted to forbid his communicating with us any longer, until he give his wife Sutaber Satisfaction for Saying in a tre concerning her, that he would not countenance Such an unchaft Behaviour inher as running from House to House & Town to Town like a whore or a trung. .net de
April. 27. 1746. Agreeable to the Date of the Church april. 17. mrs D. Bozworth's Confection was read publickey, wherein she acknolaged that she had Bin much disquifed with Drink the eat halliand the Chh voted to restore har totheir commu - : nion & Charity .-
may. 11. 1746. Stephan Leach made a Confection of his frault in asperling his wife as above, without Grounds; and was thereupon restored to occasional Communion by a vote of the Church.
July. 12.1747. ABner Cushman & mary his wife made a Confehi- : on of the Sin of Fornication with each other, and were refored to the Ch! Charity as Children of the Church.
At a Cah meeting in Halifax July. 20. 1747. James Bryant exhibited Several articles of Charge against Job Simmons Before the Chh .-
ist for that the So Jor Simmons on Saturday the Id of may in Some Discourse Between you used this unbecoming Expression, you Dog or wheel of will pay you .. - mr. Simmons acknowledged that he called him a crop whelp, & was ready to confet it, But the other Expression he deny'd, and it was not brewed upon him. 2. Charge, that about the Same time, the s. Simmons Struck him Several Blows. After hearing the witches, the Phh voted that
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and that he had given him just Grounds of offence thereby. 3. Charge, that Sometime the Week after, 50 Simmons toed fo Bryan that he ey'd like the Devil with other abulive Works .- This charge was not proved before the Ohh. -
4th That'S. Simmons charged ? Bryant with offering to Be naught with his wife, if She would have let him. The Cah Voted that this article was proved, and that m .- Bryant had just Grounds to be offended; Especially Since the wife of for Simmons had entirely cleard m. Bryant of fo Charge, as appears by three Evidences-
At the Same Meeting the Phh Doted that they were offered p.go. with Anna King for her uncharitable Withdraw from their Com- munion, and expected Satisfaction for fo offence.
August. 23.1747. 200 Simmons made a public Confection of the things. proved upon him above - and the Chh voted to restore him to their Communion & Charity. ~
November. 1. 1747. Lydia Bradford (formerly Lydia Sturtevant) made a public Confection of the Sin of actual unchastity Before marring with him who is now her Husband .-- and the Chh voted to restore her to their Communion & Charity.
november. 3. 1747. The Church met to confider Some Complaints again Foo Simmons & seth Leach & his wife, and the meeting was abjourna Till now. 16.
now! 16. 1747. The Church met again, dentred into Consideration of the affair relating to Seth Leach & his wife, and after hearing what they had to Say, woted. It that they look upon it as matter of of their absolutely denying inprivate Conversation & Before the Chh, that aber they S. at the School-house cat Summer, that the Reason why Sarah wade did not ride to meeting was, because they had no Saddle when it appears to the ah, that they fait poly Sufficient Ervence. That they were guilty of falle freaking & Defamingin intimating that Sarah wade hid her husband facket, or that it was put out of the Way, So that he could not have it to come to meeting and Sayos that they could bring one that could take their cath of it. - For the Man Dir. Samuel Wade, that they cited in to give cath of it, testifyd that He told them the direct contrary, that it was not kid .. The affair of fob Simmons was referred to further Consideration .-
march. 2.4.1747/8. The Phh met again to consider the Complaint against for Simmons, and after hearing the Cafe, the fake
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90. 2 Beat the !! Simmons was justly can urable, as guilty of Halle Speaking & Defaming, in Saying repeatedly that it was Reuben Tomfon's fire that burnt the Cedar Swamp, & did fo much Damage in this Town a few years ago; when tis evident, that it was done By a fire of his own kindling.
September 25. 1748. James Snow ( who has been Suspended from our Communion above two years made a public Confection of his Sin in uttering Several Rath & wicked Expressions in a Controverly with mary King, and particularly in taking the Lord's name in vain & calling him to witness to an untruth, and of his wrong Dealing in objecting against K. Curtis & putting her by from the Sacrament with: : out Grund : and upon it the thh woked to restore him to their Communion & Charity .-
May. 21. 1749. Sarah May made a public Confection of the Sin of fornication & halse- Speaking, and was retor? to our Communion-
October 2. 1749. Anne King made a public Confession of her Sin in uncharitably withdrawing from GOD's house d'ordinance for So long a time: and also Begged Forgivench wherein She had offended ary by Reflections & uncharitable Speeches. - and upon it the Chh : voted to restore her to their Communion. - vio. p. 89. -
October. 29. 8749. Abigail Thayer made a public acknow = : logement of her Sin in living as She has done the latter hart of her time; particularly in dishonouring god as She did the last winter at the furnace, by allowing her Selfin Coole dr vain Conversation, & encouraging Frolichs & marry- meetings. - and also Before this By joyning with or sturtevant in his Coole Discourse when living at his house, and Spending much precious time in the Same Sort of Discourfe elsewhere .- and further, She takes Shame to her self for encouraging the DE to unchate Behaviour toward her by a Speech of hers, the The denyes that She gave him a Challenge .- uyor Reading this Confession, the Ohh voted to restore her to their Charity, dto occasional Comunion, The Being a member of the first Che in middleboro? -
At a Church meeting held at Halifax May. 10. 1750. to con : Sider the Complaints exhibited againt our Brethren Capt. Poliak Aurtewant & James Bryant de .-
Capt. Sturtevant sent a menage deliving that the Carfile= : ration of the Affair relating to him might be deferro for the Present, He Being under Indispositions & not capable of attending the Meeting; which the ehh confented to. and
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And then the complaint squirt faces Bryant came wer of sfidaration .Jiz. that the Sald Bryant promis's Lo Papt. turtuvint in Behalf of his Sons as well as himself that he would not as Grandjury: man profecute a Complaint against them Before the Grandjury in Relation to the Fray that happened at the House of D! Hurtavant
. Between fim & fame sturtevant fun, and that he broke . Promy and very'd that ever he had So promift; and so was guilty of Fate : hood dr Dacait. - The Chh, upon hearing the Evidence's, ware ot opinion, that there was not Sufficient Proof that ever he made Such a Promile.
Then came on the Consideration of the affair of fofah turle : want funk, and his Confection was read, and he contenting to make Some additions to it in the Presence of the Chp, the Ch voted it Satisfactory for the offences charged upon him before the eah the Caf year.
Then the meeting was adjourned to monday the ust en tant at 8. aclock AM.
The Chh met according to adjournment may. 21. 1750. and proceeded to the Consideration of the Complaints against Capt. Sturtevant, He being present.
The st Complaint was, that he has said at the House of fabe Coles at Pembroke Sometime last October, of Swear by all that is good .- The Chh voted upon hearing the Evidence that fo Charge was not proved :- But it appearing to the By Evidences d by Capt. Aurtewant's Confection, that he- fo ye swear, they vote that they apprehend this are: : proveable Evil.
upon hearing Several Evidences upon the Complaint the Chh world that it appears to them that Capt" tur tewant was Some what' diforder? with Liquor in the Ever :ing after m? Hitchcock's ordination at Pembroke od. 179. a 3. Complaint against him was referred to another meeting And Eheh the Ohh meeting was ad journ? to monday Fun. 4. three acloch Im.
June. 4.1750. The Care Being again met, Capt. Aurtevant moved that the Phh would re confider their Dote upon the V. Complain at the lat machine And after Hearing what he had further Lo Say they votid not to ve. confider?il. And
And then the fhh proceeded to hear as Complaint against Capt. Aurtersant relating to his Carriage at frames Keith's at Bridgewater last winter, and the Phh after Hearing the Evidences of the Party's Defence, Voted, that the' the tur- tewant had great Provocation given him by ofialo wood of middleboro; yet that he was faulty de reprovaable Ist in laying hold of the Wood by the Collar in an angry Manner, d'Struggling with him for a while till they were parted by others. - and v. in afterward stripping of his Ploaths, '& challenging the go wood out of Doors.
Afterward the hh rebuked James Aurtevant & Nehemiah Bes: worth for wholly neglecting to take Gospel Aips with Cat tur: : Levant in relation to the v. Article of Complaint, it being at fire a private offence & publici'd contrary to the Laws of Charity, and in the opinion of the fator & others notte= gally proved, and it being a Thing of oto standing which as they apprehended ought not to be rah'd up at this time of Day, Especially without the Cafe had Been plaines :- and James Bry: : ant was allo reproved for bringing the f. Complaint in ar angry manner, and allo for laying bit in to the Chh upon a flying Rumor without having perforal Knowledge of it or hearing it from any that were present, as he himself own: 2. -- Hamel Aurtewaht & N. Bosworth made Some acknow= legent Before the Ch of their Defectivench in taking Gospel Steps in the Affair.
And then the Chh meeting was adjourned to Monday Fur. 11. to confider other affairs Diz. to one a clock Pm. {
fun. 11. 1750. The Chh being again met, The Complaint against Voliah Sturtevant Fun. Charles Eurlevant relating to the Fray Between them & fames sturtevant fun. at the Dwelling Brouk of the forofiah lat heby came under Confidenation, and the Eviden- ces were heard that were present at the Time; But the Chh Sus: : pended their Determination of the affair, whether they were guilty of a censurable Evil or not, till the next Lecture.
Jun. 21. 1750. The Church Being Stopped after Lecture, it was put to Vote whether Charles Sturtevant was guilty of
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mentioned - q. voted in the affirmative, 4. or 5. in the nega 1 tive, and the rest voted not, there being above 20 of the (hh profent Besides the Partyes .-
And it was allo put to vote whether fofah sturtevant runt. was guilty of a censurable Evil in that Afair! - and it past in the affirmative, as above in the Case of Charles .-
June. 28. 1752. Anne Cushman (formerly Anne Chipman ) made a public Konfession of the Sin of actual unchastity before ma reage . - and the Church voted to restore her do.
December. 16.1753. N.S. Charly Aurtevant made a publick Confession be : fore the Cht'd Congregation in these words. " with respect to the Charge brot against me about James Aurtewant Jun., Imust Say to " as the Affair was circumstances of that then & To think still that it " was my Duty to interpole; But as to the Manner of my doing of it, a I have Been Sorry Since that I did not take another Method: A " my most Serious Reflection Ican't recollect that Ifruch the " James, unles the taking Sudden hold of him be called Striking :- B " Being Sensible that Igave my Pations too great a Look, and Beha " too roughly in the Affair thro the great Provocation that were & cc : wer, defire to Rumble my Self before Gos & his People and beef " their Forgiveness. "
upon the reading of this, the Phh voted to restore him to their Comunion & Charity. -
march. 24. 1754. Isaac Tinhham was difmifst & recomended the first Che in middleboro?
April. 13. 175. Capta tofiar sturtevant made a public Confesion Before the Church & Congregation in the e words. " I would acknowledge my offences I a take Shame to my Self this Day So far as I am Senfifte that Fam Quilty: " to the Affair at James Keith's at Bridgewater Between Fofah wood do me, the " fait Wood in the first place cave me great Provocation; But I was faulty " in taking to much notice of it as I did, and then in laying holt of him " Struggling with him ; and afterwards in challenging him out of Doors, as the " witreffer of did, tho' as to this last particular of the Challenge I cannot particu ": Early recall it to mind. - As to being diforder? with Liquor the Evening. " after mr Hitchcock's Ordination of believe that I Cas well as some others c. Frank more than was for our Profit; but am not Sensible that I was dischi " And as to the evil Expression Il Swear, used by me at ratez Cole's, Spake Ein " a Sudden heat, but it is a Language I Don't allow my Self in; and defire to be ce humbled therefor :- And would beg forgivency of GOD & Man, and particularly
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