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(M' Math' aged 84)
Thomas Andrewes
Elizabeth Tylestone 6" 31º 1639 : (Died a maide)
Irsael Mead went to Watertowne 7" 240 1639:
Mary Millet :
John Capin
8 mo : 29mo : 1639 :
Jonathan Clerke
John White } 10 mo 164 1639
Mary Burre : 10 mo : 23th 1639 : Samuell Wilkins
Rebecca ffarnwoorth -
II mo : 5 : 1639 :
1723
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DORCHESTER CHURCH RECORDS
Bethia Hawoorth
Susanna Upsall
Hannah Leeds
12 mo : Decimo 6+0 1639
(marryd to Capt. Clap Ruling Elder)
Nathaniell Williams
Joseph Willies
12mo Vicesimo
(went to Boston) \ 3to 1639
Anna Waterhouse I'nº: 5to
Decimo 1640 :
- Hannah Purchase
I mo 2 do vicesimo 1640
Mahetobell Clerke
2 mo : 9™º : decimo 1640
(married m' Warren of Boston) her ffather was then not come ffrom old England : but m'
Soughtō declared her name weh was given by her mother : at home :
Hannah Tolman 2 mo 6 to vicesimo 1640 (married m' Wm Blake last & to m' Lion ffirst) Samuell Eelles. his ffather
(Justice (He died at Hingham,)
of Peace) beinge memb of the church
of Winso' was by Comunio of churches baptised
1
3 mo 3ªº anno 1640
Ezra Clapp 3 mo 4to (23ª)
Praise ever Turner § vicesimo 1640 iah Bourne
[Corner of
leaf
s Hawkins
1 4mo 4to
torn
Robinson Decinio 1640
Hawes
[172] Baptisms at Dorchester in the yeare 1640
John Maudsley 4 ti mo : 8. (went to Westfield) vicesimo [1640] Jonathan Hill 5 ti mo Duodecimo 1640
(Went to Bridgwater)
153
DORCHESTER CHURCH RECORDS
Experience Clapp 6ti, mo,
tricessimo īti mo
1640
Nathaniell Clapp
vicesimo 7mo 1640
Samuell Rigbie 8mo. vicescimo 1640
Samuell Procto' 9mo : decimo6to. 1640
(went to Boston)
David Zeleeke, John Gill (went to Boston)
(went to Newhaven)
gmo vicessimo 3tio 1640
Thankefull ffoster IO mo vicessimo 7mo 1640
(married m' Baker of Boston)
Elizabeth Swift
II mo vicessimo 4to 1640
Nathaniell Clerke IImo vicessimo primo 1640 (went to Northampton)
Mary Baker 12 mo : decimo#º 1640 (marryed m' Robinson) Joanna ffarnham - I mo : 7timo 1641 (went to Boston)
Mary Peerce I mo : decimo4 1641
mary Houtchin
Experience Upsall
I mo vicessimo primo 1641
Deliverance Holland
Samuell Pitcher 2 mo: decimo8to 1641
Hopestill munnings (went to England) / 2 mo : vicessimo 500 [1641] Returne munnings (went to Boston)
Rebecca Sykes - 3 mo : 9th 1641 (went to Springfield)
Jonathan Zeleekes: 3 mo: 16: 1641 (Went to Stamford)
Deborah Wiswall 3mo: tricessimo 1641 She was born upo the 24 daye of the same mo beinge the 2 daye of the weeke about 6 oclocke in the evening Thomas Bird 5 mo decimo8to 1641
Thomas Holman 6 mo vicessimo 2do 1641
- Rebecca Stoughton 6 mo vicessimo 9% 1641
(married to m' Tailer at Boston)
7 mo : decimo : 1641 Remembrance Lippincot (to m' Barber of Boston)
Experience Callicot ) : (filius non filia) Ruth Tylestone : 8 mo : tertio : 1641 (married to Timothy Foster)
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DORCHESTER CHURCH RECORDS
Ebenezer Wiswall 8 mo dcimoto 1641
Waitstill Clapp 8 mo : vicessimo 4to 1641
John Whipple
Elizabeth George 9 mo mº 1641
(married to Sam Rigby) Hannah Hill
[Leaf
torn
(married to D. Foster) I off.]
[173]
[Corner [ ] her ffather beinge dead torn
off.] [ . ] was declared in the congregatio ... ] Stoughto who: was requested by
1641
[ ... ] mother as also to signifie the signification
IO mo
26
viz : my ffather is god to intimate that it was ffatherles & of the house of mourninge: the ground or cause of givinge the significatio was because she had heard some thinge declared that it were fit for parents to give names accordinge to ther owne language
(by the teacher)
increase Atherton II mo 24º 1641
(Died at sea)
Experience Mead : II mo vicessimo 3tio 1641
(to Boston)
Sarah Whipple (To m' Smith at Providence)
Jonathan Howard
12 mo : 6º 1641
Sarah Pond : (to Ezra Clap)
Nathaniell Howard
Rebecca Jones 12 mo decimo3to 1641
(married to m' Green at Boston, Cooper)
Nehemiah Pears 12 mo Vicessimo 1641
(went to Boston) Anno 1642 . Hannah Newton
Mary Newton I mo : 6to 1642
(Crooker, Tanton)
Increase Robinson { (went to Taunton)
John Burd 1 I mo decimo3tio 1642
Mehetabel Millet of Rebecca Millet. I mo vicessimo 42
John Wilkins (to Salem village)
Elizabeth Clarke 3 mo vicessimo 2do 42 wait a while makepeace
(to m' Dennis at Boston)
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DORCHESTER CHURCH RECORDS
Israell Phillips 4 mo : duo decimo 42 (to Boston)
Ruth ffarnwoorth 4 mo : decimo90 42 :
(to m' Puffer)
Obedience Holland 4 mo vicessimo 6to 42 :
(wife to Benj. Gamline)
ffreedome Wooward 5 mo.
John Tollman 5 mo 31 1642
Israell Reed : his ffather sent him by his mother
-
from Situate to be baptised at Dor. wherof him-
selfe was member
Experience Pitcher
Eliezar ffawer
7 mo : 25 : 1642 : 1 8 mo 2do 1642
(His son Called Gibson Far at Boston)
Obedience Topley
Abigaill Hawkins 8 mo 900 1642
(To m' Kellum & m' Foster Boston)
Increase Turner 8 mo decimo50 1642
Ruth Upsall (to Boston)
Addingstill Willeyes 8 mo 22do - 1642
[Co]nstant Hawes 9 mo 22do - 42
[ . . . ]h ffarnham 9 mo 2910 - 42
(to Braintrey)
[174]
Abigall Hollman
vicessimo 10mº 42
(To Taunton)
Mersy Hill
8toIImo 1642
John Newton
Take-Heed munnings
vicesimo 2do IImo 42 :
John ffrench duodecimo : 12mo : 42
(went to Waymouth)
Elizabeth Pratt decimo90 12 mo 42 (married to Roger Billings)
Increase Sumner vicesimo 6to 12mo 42
Sarah Wiswall
she was borne the 19th day of the same mo: beinge the Lords Daye in the eaveninge about sunne setinge
Mary Smith 5ºº 4 mo 42
(Marryd to m' Johnson of Roxbury)
1643.
Susan Cundliffe Imo vicecimo : nono 43
(To Northampton)
Elizabeth Maudsley
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DORCHESTER CHURCH RECORDS
Mary Evens Imo vicessimo 9"º 43 : (Marryd to Nathan Bradley)
Experience Clerke 2 mo 2ªº. 43 (to Northampton)
mehitabell Rigby vicesimo 3:1º 2ª.º 43
(to m' Turner of Scittuate)
John Baker
John George ult of 2mo 43
(Died at Sea)
Jonathan Howard (to Boston)
vicesimo 5to 4 mo 43
Tho ffrench 2do 5thmo 43 :
Dependance Callicot
9th 5thmo 43 :
Ruth Swift decimo6to [ ... ] 43
Jonathan Fuller vicessimo 6tomo 43
Experience Woodward : decimo : nono : 9thmo 43 (to northampton)
Preserved Clapp : vicesimo 6to gtbmo 43
(Capt : & Ruling Elder at Northampton)
Prudence Robinson : decimo mo 10 mo 43
Sarah Davenport Tricessimoprimo 10 mo 43 :
Mathias Eavens :
vicessimo 8to 1 1 mo 43 :
Sarah Mead : 4ºº 12 mo 43 :
(marryed to m' Burgesse of Boston)
Hannah Howard Undecimo : 12 mo 43 :
(married to m' Sam1 Minot)
Hopstill ffoster : 1644.
IO I mo 44
Ebinezer Clap
Samuell Whipple 17 I mo 44
(to Providence)
Renewd Kingsley 24 I mo 1644:
(to Ipswich)
Abigaill Chamberlane her father beinge a member of Concord but at p'sent sojerninge in Dorchester was by vertue of communio of churches upo her ffather Request & some bretheren report of him Baptized 31 I mo : 1644
(or James) Samuell Bird :
2 mo : 44 :
Thankeffull Atherton : 29 2 mo : 44 :
Recompence Osburne was Baptized at D [. . . ] as a mem- ber of the church of salem [. . . ] ffather & mother were members : as [. . . ] by a Certificate under m' Endicot [. . . ] Governour as also : wth do [. . ..... ] decisio was this: willi [. . .]
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DORCHESTER CHURCH RECORDS
[175]
[. . .... .] salem to [Braintrey] to become Clerke of the Iron worke [did] for [some] small tyme sojurne wth his Brother [. . . ] in Dorchester in wch tyme the child was Borne and so Baptized 16 of 4 mo : 44
Abigaill ffawer was baptized in Dorchester 30 of 5 mo 44 : wch daye m' mather Teacher of the church of christ there did predicate & cleare up the doctrine of pedo Bap- tisme against the Calumnous errour of the AnaBaptists Thomas Stoughton
Hill Topley Pears Cornelius Willeyes
Anna Holman
John Dickerman
29 7 mo 44 :
Anna Billindge 20 8 mo 44 (to m' Penniman)
Samuell ffarnwoorth 27 8 mo 44
Patience Turner 10 9mo 44
[Lydia] Wilkins 25 9 mo 44 (to mr. Mills)
Mary Pitcher 30 9 mo 44
(wife to Isaac Rush)
Ruth Tollman 7 10 mo 44 (to Isaac Ryall)
Nathaniell Maudsley 16 12 mo 1644 Rebecca Smith 22 12 mo 1644 (to m' Nash of Boston)
1645
Tho Davenport
John Pellton Waitstill Wyat (to Capt. Vose) - Mary Humphreys
2do I mo 1645
Eliezer Hawes
9mo I mo 1645
Joseph
et ffarnham :
23 : I mo 1645
Beniami
Lydia Wiswall
13 2 mo 45 :
Prudence Holland Sarah Baker Abigaill : Rigby $
25 3 mo 45 :
22 4 mo 45 :
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DORCHESTER CHURCH RECORDS
Mary Swift
21 7 mo 45
John Baker
28 7 mo 45
Mary Billindge
23 9 mo 45
Experience Clap - 21 10 mo 45
Mary George
John Howard
4 II mo 45
Anna Evens
[Ebenezer] Hill
[. . .... ] Preston
15 12 mo 45
[Eliza]beth Curtise
[176] Anno 1646
Increase Clerke
Eliezer Whipple
Thankfull Baker
Preserved Trot
19 - I mo - 46
Abigaill Pond
Patience Mead :
29 - I mo - 46
Waitinge Robinson
26 - 2 mo - 46
Samuell Topley
10 - 3 mo - 46
Cornelyus Tylestone
17 - 3 mo
- 46
Nathaniell Callicot
24 - 3 mo
- 46
Hope Atherton
30 - 6 mo
- 46
Patience ffoster
16 - 6 mo - 46
Bethia Willet
Thankfull Woodland
2 - 6 mo - 46 9 -. .. 6 mo - 46
Experience Willies
9 - 7 mo - 46
Hannah Clap :
20 - 7 mo - 46
Joseph Makepeace
Nehemiah Clap
Susanna Daniell
Samuell Hollman
John Phillips Samuell Pellton
25 - II mo - 46
Anno. 1647 :
Samuell ffarnwoorth. -
30 - 3 mo - 47
Rebecca Tollman Thomas Willkins John woodwoorth
Ruth Pitcher
Abiell Howord Ephraim Newton :
10 - 8 mo - 46 18 - 8 mo - 46 6- 10 mo - 46
16 - 3 mo - 47 18 - 5 mo - 47 25 - 5 mo - 47 8 - 6 mo - 47 19 - 7 mo 47
I - I mo - 46 8 - 1 mo-46
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DORCHESTER CHURCH RECORDS
Elizabeth Smith : (Anna Swift Hopestill Clap
19 - 10 mo - 47 14 - 9 mo - 47 6-10 - 47
Ebenezer Williams
- - - 47)
[177] Anno 1648
[. . . ]ary Whipple
Naomy Tylestone
Abigaill Holbrooke
Sarah Lane
Samuell Bate
Nathaniell Wyat
19 - 4 mo - 48 2 - 5 mo - 48
John Daniell Mary Brecke
13 - 6 mo -- 48 20 - 6 mo - 48
[mar]tha woodland
3 - 7 mo - 48
Patience Hollman -
28 - II mo - 48
Preserved Callicot
John ffoster
10- 10 mo - 48
Susanna Clap
14 - II mo - 48
mary waye
mary davenport
21 - II mo -48
(Samuell Capen ye Sonne of John Capen was baptized ye 6ª (6) 48 at Brantry by vertue of Communion of Churches, he being borne at that towne: his ffather & mother being members of this Church of Dorchester)
(Samuel Trescot born Nov. 4. 1646 & is by Gods mercy an active man in febr 1723.)
[178] Anno 1649.
Margaret Wilkins : 10- 12 mo - [48]
Hopestill Humphreyes
10 - 4 mo - [49]
Looke for Jo withington in the yeare [49]
John woodland | 12 6 mo 49 :
Sarah Burd
Bathsuba Tylestone : 16- 7 mo 49
Daniell Preston 7-8 mo 49
Thankeffull Boulton 14- 8 mo 49
9- 2 mo -48 7- 3 mo - 48 21 - 3 mo - 48 28 - 3 mo - 48
6 - 6 mo - 48
Martha Hill
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DORCHESTER CHURCH RECORDS
Beniamin wiswall
mary
John merrifeild
16-2 mo 49
Elizabeth
Ruth
John minot :
James swift
IO. I mo 49 :
Rebecca Ireland
mary Holbrooke 17 I mo 50
place this in 50 and pdon ye escape.
(Ebenez : Williams Son of Roger williams born in January 1649. as He saith His moth's name was Lidia Bates He was Baptized by m' mather.)
Anno 1650 !
mahitobell Hill
18-12-50
Abigaill Newton
John withington 1 - 5 mo 49
pdon this escape :
John Brecke
27 8 mo 50
Elizabeth Baker
Wait Clap
Barnerd Capen : 24 I mo 50
Leuitenant Clap declared the Reason why he called his child (wait) was because he did suppose the ffall of anti- christ was not ffarre of :
Hannah merrifeild
Elisha malachy Hallowaye >7-2 mo 50
nehemiah Ester
Anna Davenport 29 - 10 mo 50
John Pitcher 11 - 6 mo 50
Samuell Badcocke )
David Mead
mary Daniell
7-5 mo-50
Rebecca Gill
Jonathan Billindge Thankes Clapp
25 -6 mo 50
Aron waye 6 - 8 mo 50
this daye bro Pears Request [for] dissmission was made knowne [where]upo the trouble Rose
mary Holbrooke 17 [ . . . . ] the same [ . . ]
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DORCHESTER CHURCH RECORDS
[179]
Anno 1650.
[. .. ] wiswall
[ . . . ]er waye (9-4 mo 50
[ . . . ] Ireland 20 - 8 mo 50
R.eleiffe Holland 16 (3) 50
(James Foster ye Son of Captain Hopestill Foster, & of m" mary Foster His wife, was born April 13. 1651. & Baptized . following.)
[180] Anno 1651
William Clapp
John Butler 6-(5)
Sarah Howard
Mary Lyon 20 (5) 51
Bethia Legar 10 (6) 51
She was an inhabitant of Boston but her mother was at her ffather Blake house in dorchester when she was borne and there laye in
Watchinge Atherton 24 (6) 51
Samuell Mather
Ebinezer Withington
7 (7) 51
Anna Smith
John Preston 14 (7) 51
Onesiphorus Tylestone 19 (8) 51
John Triscott
Samuell
Ebinezer Billindge 26 (8) 51
Samuell Pears 8 (12) 51
Susanna Swift 15 (12) 51
Noah Mason 22 (12) 51
but this noah was borne some space before the 2 before him but had been defferred : in point of Baptisme :
Henry Wilkins
· Jonathan Badcocke
John Weekes Anna Blake
7-(1) 51
but Jonathan was some weeks or months older than any of the rest and was kept untill this tyme &
Martha Wiswall was borne the three and twentieth of the
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DORCHESTER CHURCH RECORDS
Last moneth ffifty one about eleaven of the Clocke at night & was baptized upon the
14 (1) 52
The same daye from the Counsell of new England was published Certaine Reasons or grounds whereupo they Re- quire the Churches in new England to keepe a daye of thanksgiveinge unto god for mercy vouchsafed to old Eng- land especially that overthrow at wocester the thanksgive- inge daye is to be the 17 (1) 52.
[181]
[Nat]haniell Pitcher {
18 (2) 52
[. .. ] same daye Testimony Concerninge James Blake et uxor eius. William Sumner & Isaac Jones was demanded from the Church (of the 3 some thinge was said : in com- endation but of the Last nothinge)
Isaac Humphreyes 2 (3) 52
William Whipple
16 (3) 52
John [Hamon]
20 (4) 52
Elizabeth Sumner
27 (4) 52
Mary Capen
II (5) 52
(& dyed ye 8 of ffeb 78)
Hannah Callicott
15 (6) 52
James Blake
22' (6) 52
John Browne
Elhenan Lyon
3 (8) 52
[Samuell Blake]
Samuell Lawrance
10 = 8- 52
Mary Blake
Charles Davenport
7 (9) 52
Thomas Jones
9 (11) 52
Nathaniell Mather
30 (11) 52
William Waye
Anne Ireland
13 (12) 52
Anno Dom 1653
Robert Howard
27 (1) 53
Nathaniell Glover
3 (2) 53
Sarai Ellen
Mary Daniell
10 (3) 53
Margaret Rodgers
24 (3) 53
Elizabeth Brecke
Mary Merrifeild i
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DORCHESTER CHURCH RECORDS
Hopstill Layeland
29 (3) 53
Mary Lane
7 (6) 53
Elisha ffoster
24 (6) 53
James Minot
18 (7) 53
Elizabeth Weekes
Henry withingto
II (8) 53
[182]
Samuell Clerke 23 (8) [ . . . ]
The same day Prudence Gatliffe daughter of Thomas Gat- liffe [miller] of the Tyde milne in Dorchester by Comunion of Churches Baptized [ .. ] Dorchester Church her mother being a member of the Church of Boston
Elizabeth Rush
30 8 53
Sarah Pond
4 (10) 53
Richard Mather
25 (10) 53
James Badcocke !
Sarah Trott
12 (1) 54
same daye William Robinson was excomnicated for La- civiousnes upon the Accusation & witnes of mary Atherton & her two daughters sister Holland Goodwiffe [wales] Weekes & Bates & ffor his obstinacie in not heareinge the church haveinge beffore admonished him: & the same daye Lewetenant Clap infformed the church that there was some offence in [some] takeinge y"selves from church to their offence : weh beinge seconded by Henry Cundliffe it came to passe y' John Peares & John [Kinsley] were publickly named as those that were to give an accompt of their absence to ye Congregatio : mr mathers text y day was from ye 10 leviticus 3 vers :
Patience Atherton 2 (2) 54
James Baker 30 (2) 54
Mary Sumner 7 (3) 54
(married to nicholas How & after to John Trow. Died febr. 16. 170g at Newport.)
Patience Triscott 14 (3) 54
Thomas Lawranson 28 (3) 54
Beniamin whipple = 4 (4) 54
The 7 of 4 54 Hester wiswall was borne about 10 of the Clocke in the fforenone & Baptized II (4) 54
Elizabeth Blake 9 (5) 54
(she dyed 24 8 54)
-
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DORCHESTER CHURCH RECORDS
Same daye bro smith was beffore chu & the boy his ser : but came of very pooerly beinge very drye &c
Thomas Merriffeild 30 (5) 54
Joseph Clapp
13 (6)
[183]
Sarah Blake
15 = (8) 54
James Capen
Susanna Brecke
26 (9) 54
Nathaniell Lyon 31 (10) 54
John Glover
Mary Pelton ( 18 - (12) 54
Same daye John Smith and his wiffe were Excomunicated ffor Comitting ffornincatio together beffore marriage wch was ffound out by the birth of ther child albeit they beinge ques- tioned ffor it beffore the Church did Conceale their sin : untill god palpably charged it upõ ym by that means.
[184]
II (1) 54 or 55
There havinge beene in o' church some Consideratio what state members children are to be Considered in: in the church where they are Baptized it came to vote & by divers was voted yt they were members & that haveinge children they should have ym baptized if y"selves did take hold of their ffathers Covenant (but w' that takeing hold of Cove- nant is, was not Clerely agreed upon)
albeit y"selves beinge examinyed were ffound neither ffit ffor the Lords table nor voteinge in the Church but this & other thinges seemed strange and unsaffe unto Divers in Conclusio soe it was 4 Lres were sent to the churches of Boston Roxbury Dedham & Braintree to intimate unto y" w* was by us intended if in the space of a month or 6 weekes we did not heare Reasons from ym against or yt it would be offensive now ye 11, (1) 54 there came 3 Lres one fro Boston Dedham & Roxbury in all weh after kind and Religious salu- tations we ffind [ ] Boston desires Rather our ffor- bearance & declares ther 2 votes upo w' we had done Ded- ham sees not Light to goe so farre as we & Roxbury though divers of ym ffeare it might make th [ ] &
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DORCHESTER CHURCH RECORDS
bring in time the Corruption of old England wch we ffled ffrom yet have voted that they see noe cause to diswade us :
Boston Lrē signed by m' John wilson Pastor
(Elders) ( Thomas Oliver William Colbourne James Penn Dedham by m' Allen (Pastor or Teacher) m' Huntinge Roxbury by m' John Eliot (Teacher) m' Samuell Danforth (Pastor) (Elder) Isaac Heath
17th (12) 55
the daye abovesaid Edward Brecke was called upon the church why after so much waiting they did not put in prac- tice their argmt about Baptizinge church members children wch not in ffull Comunio as he speakes : m' mather an- swered Reason was double ffirst 2 churches not willinge of o' practice 2 none [rendered] upo churches Conclusi but Edw answ' in Conscience he thought we Rather neg- lect o' knowne duty then to offend those meaninge (the 2 churches that were erroneous in their argment
upo 8 (1) 55 the case abovesaid being in que againe Elder withington made a motio that m' mather might have [liberty] to baptize whom he would only [ ... ] be for a moneth or the like defferr[ed] [ .. . . . ] such
[185]
[as were] not cleare might make thear [ .... ] knowne by word or writinge to [m'] mather goodman wales seemed [to] thinke & so did speake that the waye [was] too strait as m' mather intended & bro sumner expressed upo the 7 & 12 ppositions but all was stayed at p'sent upo bro ffoster desire that m' mather he beinge to speake next upo I of 25 gene : would please to speake of abrahams sons by katurah how in abraham Covenant
.
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DORCHESTER CHURCH RECORDS
upon 17 (6) 56 m' mather deliveringe this point that the church ffor state now in the gospell theire was a kingdome yea a kingdome of heaven & must be soe preached by the ministers did psente an eight ffould use of informatio the ffirst whereof was that men might Convert & Come into church state & in the Eight [breach] that men must use all meanes that they might have the priviledges & beneffits of the kingdome viz they must Repent & beleave : 2 Scriptures pduced one out of marke & the other out of the acts
now my questio is how this votes of church [Several lines illegible.]
[186]
(1) 54 or 55 Mary Bates daughter of James Bates baptized her ffather beinge then [from] home gone ffor England by waye of virg[inia] her Grandffather - Elder withingto gave her a name :
The same day a Lre ffrom Tanton was Recd to intreate some helpe of Elders & bretheren ffro us & Roxbury to give Counsell in a matter of difference ffallen out amonge ym Hopestill ffoster John wiswall were then nominated as the bretheren to goe m' mather ffor the p'sent not determined the daye of their beinge at Tanton is 28th of this instant
Mary Blake 25-(1)-1655
Hannah Daniell
22 (2) 1655
This daye John Smith & his wiffe were both Receaved againe into the church haveinge beene Excomunicated have- inge beene before the church the 15th daye & upon some scruple about her both were defferred & this daye she got hardly in some ffor her some against her & some neuters : Thomas Clap - Mary Pitcher 29 (2) 55
same daye was a speciall Contribution ffor bro william daniell haveinge his house burned the 7th of this instant & the most of what he had Consumed
17th (4) 55
Richard Waye sonne of Richard waye was baptized his ffather beinge at p'sent a member of salem church though Removed thence & intending to Rejoyne to us againe so soon as opp'tunity should serve thereffore his Baptisme was declared to be by ye Comunio of Churches that is among us
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DORCHESTER CHURCH RECORDS
same daye mary Smith was Baptized her Baptisme havinge beene defferred upo the Excomunicatio of her ffather & mother
In June was sicknes whereof almost all were ill I have not seene so few at meetinge upo noe occasion. nor so much Coughinge as then.
Abigaill davenport 8 (5) 55
Cornelius Tylestone
Beniamin Allen
15 (5) 55
Isaac Jones
29 (5) 55
[187]
william Weekes 26 (5) 55
Mahalaleel Muninges
9 (7) 55
was borne the 4th daye beinge the 3ª of the weeke
about II or 12 a clocke at night & Baptized as abovsaid he was borne at his grand ffather wiswall
house
Nathaniell Butler
14 (8) 55
Sarah Rodgers
William Ireland 16 (10) 55
Ebinezer Billindge 6 (II) 55
Katheren Mather 13th (II) 55
Mary ffoster 10 (12) 55
Samuell Pond
Elizabeth Lane
16 (1) 55
Abigaill Badcocke 27th (2) 56 :
She was baptized in a Coat being about 3 moneths old as I heard her ffather speake :
sacrement daye
Ruth wiswall
15 (3) 56
SO 15 (4) 56
Elizabeth Baker 29 (5) 56
Hester Clap
Abigaill Merriffeild ( 3 (6) 56
Same day uncatye bussines was [debated] upon and a vote to show what app'batio the church give to their practice there wch was not clearely determined & p'ved but at a venture they Condemned them for [. . . ] some Re- turne was made in waye of deffense by bro Callicot object- inge their dilligence to p'cure an able minister such as the church calls for (sent Henry Butler) &c. & that for encor-
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DORCHESTER CHURCH RECORDS
agment or wages they were Ready though to treble chardge at Dorchester but their state condem I as noe able minister 2 and destructione to gods worship 3 against goverment Comand but theise 3 are all Capable of answ & confutatio Elizabeth Withington 24 (6) 56
[188]
Samuell ffarnworth
14 (7) [56]
Elizabeth Weekes
David Whipple 28 (7) 56
John Smith 12 (8) 56
Jonathan Waye
Unite Clap 19 (8) 56
Elizabeth Waye
18 (11) 56
Elizabeth Boulton 1
Richard Hall
25 (11) 56
56
william Blake I (1) 57
Preserved Capen 8 (1) 57
56
14 (4) 57
the daye abovesaid were Baptized ffoure of Gamalliell Bea- mond Children p'sented by their mother who only is member in whose Right they were Baptized 3 of y™ beinge growen up were very backward especially the Eldest m' mather came downe unto the deacon seat their names wer as ffol- lows
Thomas Beamond 8 yeare old John Beamond 6 yeare old Gamalliell Beamond 4 yeare old Mary Beamond she sucked on her mother not weaned :
27 7 57
Hannah muninges her ffather then not come ffrom England same daye Martha minott p'sented by her ffather - though he was noe memb accordinge to our church order : but a Corruptio Creepinge in as an harbenger to old england practice viz. to make all members : (wch god p'vent in mercye Elizabeth Weekes 17 - (8) - 57
Thankffull Rush 1-9-57
Rodger ye sone of Rodger 13 (10) 57 bellenge baptized ye-
Johnathan ye sonne of
Richard Way -
3 (II) 57
Elizabeth & Martha the
daughters of William pond -
21 (12) 57
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[189] 58 Baptismes
Susanna ye daughter of
petter Lyon baptized 28 (1) 58
Ann ye daughter of )
Nicholas Ellen 1 9 (3) 58
Nathaniell ye Sonne of Robert Badcoke 6 (4) 58
Isacke ye Sonne of Richard Curtice & patience ye 20 (4) 58
daughter of Nicholas Lauerence
Rebeckah ye daughter of Job Lane Baptized
4 (5) 58
Nathaniell ye Sonne of Timothy Mather
5 (7) 58
Comfort ye Sonne of Hope·still ffoster & Eliza-
1 3 (8) 58
beth ye daughter of James Blake
Mahittabell ye daughter of Jeremy Rodgers IO (8) 58
Hannah ye daughter of Isacke Joanes
21 (9) 58
George ye Sonne of William weeks 5 (10) 58
Waitstill ye daughter of John Smith
12 (10) 58
Joseph ye Sonne of Jnº Capen
2ª (11) 58
(The Revd. m' Joseph Capen died June 30. 1725.
Pastor of the church at Topsfield)
Elizabeth ye daughter of Edmond Browne 9ª (II) 58
Samuell Sumner ye Sonne of Rodger Sumner 13 (12) 58
The same day was John Capen ordained Deacon
John Wiswell ye Sonne of Enock wiswell 20ª (12) 58
Beniamin ye Sonne of Henery Merrifeild 27 (12) 58
1659
v Johnathan ye Sonne of Tho : Davenport 13 (1) 59 Sarah Beaman, daughter of Gamaliell Beaman & Sarah Clarke ye daughter of William Clarke 20 (1) 58
phillip ye Sonne of Richard Withington and Jacob & Samuell Hewens 27 (1) 53
Johnathan ye Sonne of Rich : Haall
IO (2) 59
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Dorchester Church Book 1659 Baptismes 1660
Samuell ye Sonne of William Daniell Baptized ye Abigall ye Daughter of Edward Clap
24 (2) 59 1ª (3) 59
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Nathaniell ye Sonne of William Blake Jun'
Baptized ye
10ª (5) 59
Hanah ye Daughter of William Sumner Jun' being borne about a month before at Boston & baptized ye 10ª (5) 59
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