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1718/19: Revd Mr Gerrish dy'd Jan. 6. 1719/20: Capt" Wm Dodge & Goody MFerrfil dyed abt Mar. 1719/20. Deacon Balch de'd Oct. 14. 1723 : Mrs. Brisco Jun. 1. - 1724, & Rachel Obers 2 children Rd Mr Cheever dy'd May 30, Wife of Royd M. Ward July 220 1724 :
[38] January 25. 1704 Received to full communion & baptized. Israel Wood & Elizabeth Williams Also Pru- dence Lovet was ve same day Received to our communion, & Susannah ve Wife of Nehemiah Wood == Elisabeth Wife of Peter Wooden.
February 1st admitted to Full communion Samuel Cor- ning Sent.
March 1st admitted to or Communion Lot Conant Jnf William cleares & Hannah the Wife of Bazadiah Smith.
March 15th Received to full communion Nathaniel Hay- ward.
March 22' Elizabeth Morgan Wife of Joseph Morgan 3ª wo now lives at ye Eastward personally owned gods covenant & subjected to ye governm' & watch of this chh, had her child baptized == vid. baptisms.
March 29. Robert Sallows personally owned Ges cove- naut & Subjected to ye governmt & watch of this Chh
April 19. Received to fellowship with us John Grover. Samuel Herrick Jour, Sam" Corning Jun'. Joseph Ball & his wife Sarah, baptized see baptisms. Deborah ve wife of Joseph Morgan sent & here. The Wife of Sun" Herrick sent. Hannah Winters.
May 31 Received to fall communion Elisabeth Wife of Sam" goold & baptized vid Baptisms. Margaret Wife of Sam" Got. Sarah Wife of Joseph Morgan. Martha Wife of Lot Conant Junt, Mary Parlour danght' of Thomas Parlour & baptized ; vid.
May 30, 1702. Mary Fox, formerly Coburn had a letter of dismiss" to ye Chh of Chr In Concord.
July 19. 1702 Received to our connuunion Lot Conant Jun' & Ellenor Cleeves.
Aug 30. 1702 Mary Eaton, formerly Collins had a let- ter of dismiss" to ye chl of Che In Reading. admitted to full communion John Balch Ju: & Mary Grouer a grown maid.
Octob' 4. 1702. Received to full communion Sarah
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Ellenwood wife of John Ellenwood & sim Wind the wife of Israel Wood.
October 18. 1702. Rebekah Patch wife of James Patch. 'owned God's covenant & subjected herself to the govern- i' & watch of this Chh & had her Child baptized . - vid baptismes.
Nov. 8. 1702. Admitted to communion with us Nila - mial Hayward. Sarah Gage. Rebekah Raym' wife of Nathe" Rangment, Mary wife of Roger Conant. Mary wife of Jn. Wheeler.
Nov 22. 1702. Martha wife of Joshua Bason did pir- take being admitted In (89) by Mr Hale.
Dec. 10. 1702. Susannah Wife of Sam" Trask of Salem admitted to our communion.
Dec. 27. 1702. Admitted to our felowship Mary wife of Edmund grover & Elizabeth wife of Dan" Coburn &' Margaret Low.
Feb 28. 1702/3. Anna wife of Benjamin Lovet Renewed her Covenant With Gd & submitted to ye ministerial guid- ance & oversight of this chh of Ch' & had her 1+ child baptized.
March 21. Jonathan Baker & his Wife & Elisabeth Maskol Widdow of Jnº Maskol. deceased at Salem were admitted to our felowship In this Church.
April 18. 1703. Jonathan Dodge Se took hold of Gds covenant & subjected himself to ve government & watch of y& Chh of Ch' here & had his first child baptized vid. bap- tisms.
June 13. 1703. Mary ye wife of W" Whiteridge was received to felowship here & baptized.
Aug. 1. 1703. Received to full communion Jonathan Dodge se ; his wife was then to have been admitted with, but go took her away ve week before - The same Day Jnº Lovets wife having her Way made clear desired to par- take In ye ordinance of ve Las supper, wo was admitted In ve yer 1686 December &c. vid Baptisms.
Ang. 8. 1703. Jonathan Dodge Son of Edwy Dodge per- sonally covenanted with G: had his child baptized.
Sept. 5. admitted to full communion Wm Conant & his Wife & Mary Parnel wife of Benjamin Parnell.
/ Oct 16. 1703. admitted to our felowship Jnº Stone &
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his wife, wife of Edwd Raym'. Bethya daught' of Jnº Co- nant. admitted - - 51
Oct 24. Joseph Corning laid hold of Gde covenant.
Nov. 14. Mary ye wife of Jnº Smith had a dismiss to ye ehh of Cht at Middleborough.
Dec. 12. Jonathan Biship own'd his covenant with Gd & had his son baptized.
Dec. 19. Mary wife of George Tuck took hold of Gds Covenant and had her Child baptized.
Jan 16. 1703/ 4. Mary wife of Jnº Raym' had a letter of Recommendat" & dismiss" to ye Chh of Chi at Middle- borough.
Febr 97. Sarah Herrick. received hereby a letter of Recommendat" from ye Chh In Wenham.
April 2. Hezekiah Ober took hold of Gds covenant & had his child baptized. See baptism.
[34] May 13. 1704. Joyned to this Church Sarah wife of Joseph Tuck & Mary Wife of George Tuck. Sarah Tuck had a child baptized ^ same Day. See baptisms.
May 28. Mary wife of Paul Thorndike took hold of Gd Covenant & Subjected herself to ve goveramt, & watch of ys Church.
July 16. Admitted to ve felowship of ys Chh Anne wife of Benjamin Dike we had baptisme for her Self & Child, sce baptisms.
July 23. Elisabeth Pride Wife of Joseph Pride did this day Publickly & Solemnly give up her Self to Gd & to je watch of this church with her child which was baptized now.
Aug 6. Received to full communion, With us Jnº Cleeves. Jabez Baker & his wife. Jnº Conant Jun' & Je- rusha Widow of George Raym' &c.
At a Chh meeting October 20, 1704 to settle je charges for ye providing bread & wine for " Sacram' of y" La- Supper, 'Twas concluded As followes & Voted by pe breth- ren That Each of ye Brethren & Sisters that usually par- take with us Sball pay two Shillings a year from Octob' 29 In y" yr 1704 to March In ye \' 170% 'twas also voted that there She be two contributes In a year one In March & ye other In September on a sacraint day & that each per- son Sid put his money into a paper & write his name in it,
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ye deacons to take An Acct of it & that they Shd endeay- our to get everyones proport" before ge next contribut" day.
At ve same Chh meeting y" brethren did choose our Brother sam" Balch to yr office of a deacon.
Also our Brother Peter Woodbury was at ye same time chosen to ye same office.
It was also Agreed upon that such as had been scanda- lous Among us, If they made y' confess" before se hh only it Sh" be Accepted, If they desired It.
Octoh 29. 1704. Widow Miriam White came to the Lds Supper.
Dec. 3. 1704. Baptized Daniel Son of Edw4 Biship by his wife. vid baptisms.
Dec. 17. 1704. Mary Wife of Ww Whitredge had a letter of Recommendat" to the Chh of Cht In Rochester.
Jan. 14. 1704/5. Sam" West & Abigail Bradford made confess" of yr Sin & profession of faith & Repentance & personally subjected themselves to the watch & govern- ment of this Chh.
Jan 20. Received Into ye Chh Mary Coy wife of Hur- field Coy wro was yn baptized.
Jan 28. Voted by ye chh that Deacon Sam" Balch & Deacon Peter Woodberry Shd together with their Wives be Excused from baring any pt of ye charges of yo Lds Supper.
March 4. Received to communion with us Philip Codie & his wife & Jnº Wheeler.
March 11. Wife of Jnº Standly came to of communion.
March 25 1705. baptized Ezekiel Son of Peter varring. ton by his Wife. See baptismes.
April 15. Admitted to of Communion Joseph Corning & his wife & Jnº Darby. ===
May 13. Eleaz Giles gave himself up to se Lo & this Chh & had his child baptized. see baptisms.
June. 4th Mr James Hale (schoolmaster) secd to full communion.
July 8. admitted to the Lyds table Daniel Stone & his wife : Hezekiah Ober & his wife.
Aug. 26. Received to felowship with us Wm Dodge & his wife & the wife of Jnº Roundy.
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Septemb. 23. Thos West Junt wife of Wm Patch, Elisa- beth & Hannah daughters of Jnº Trask personally owned ye Covenant & Subjected themselves to ye governm' & watch of ys Chh.
Sept 30. Admitted to Felowship with us Wife of Jno Baker Wife of Beuj. Lovit. Wife of Jerem Hebert
Oct. 21. Willy Hooper & his wife. Wife of Edward Webber. Wife of Riche Marshal owned Gods Covenant with us. &c.
Feb. 10 The Widow Jnº Groves personally owned ye Covenant & Subjected herself to ye watch of this Chh.
March. 10. th 1705/6 Voted by ye Brethren of this Chh that Each of ye brethren & sisters sh4 pay 1/64 per year for ye maintaining ye charges of ye Lds Supper.
March. 17th William Woodbury se. admitted to full communion with us & Jno Tuck Jour wo was y" baptized
Apri! 149 1706. Timothy Hurlitt (wo came lately from Weathersfield ) made Publiek Profess" [35] of faith &' Repentance & submitted himself to Cht & his CLh here.
28d: 2m. wife of Tho' Sallowes Joyn'd with us In full Communion. & Ann Wood Joyned with us & was baptized ye same day.
July 2d 1706. Sam" Herrick now of Preston desired Letters of dismiss" to ye Chh of Cht yt weh was granted & Elisabeth Maskol Widdow of Jnº Maskol of Salem. now by marriage Elisabeth Lovell had admiss" granted to ve Chh of Cht In Ipswich === married to Alexander Lovel.
Sept 8 & so 15 again ve Chh stay'd & agreed to send per- sons with yr request to B' W'm Elliot wo had aggrieved them by sundry miscarriages to come & make satisfact". Accordingly Deacon sam" Balch & D. Peter Woodbury were chosen & went & brought this return that he mani- fested a humble sense of his folly & desired a little more time to prepare to make ye Chh satisfact"
Sept 22. ye Chh Stopt & chose & Inpowered ye same persons to require him to come & appear before y Chh y thursday following to 3 afternoone de : at we" time ye se W" Elliot. appeared & offered a confess" of his former miscarriages & his late absenting himself from ye Publick worship, that was well accepted as appeared by a full vote, and it was yr agreed upon & voted, that if nothing
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further was made to appear ag. him & his conversat" was Sober, Religious & becoming the Gospel, upon his desir- ing it, he she be restored In a few months, 2 or 3 &e; with he did not do &e.
Octol' 13. Jnº Herrick & Jnº Knolton of Manchester was admitted to full communion with us.
Jannary 5th 1706/7. Recd Into full Communion Nath" Raymt of this town.
Jan 12. admitted to our communion Lydia Piper daugh- ter of Jnº Hebert. The same day Mr. Exercise Conant & his wife were Dismissed to y north Chh. In Boston, & William Conant & his wife were dismissed to y' Church of Christ in Bridgewater.
Febr: 9th 1706/7. Received Into full communion Moses Fluant Benjamin & Jnº Balch Brethren & Sons of Deacon Sam" Balch == Moses Fluant was baptized abt 35 year old.
Febr. 23. reed Into full communion The wife of Lot Conant. se.
March 30. admitted to full communion Wife W= Patch.
May 11. 1707. Received Into full comimion with us Wife of Benjamin Baleb Ju == Elizabeth & Hannah grown maids. daughters of Jne Trask & Martha Picket wo was y" baptised, see baptisms.
May 31. Richard Patch Ju. owned his baptismal Cove- nant & publickly professed his faith & repentance.
June 15. Sam" Botman & Richard Ober Jun' took hold of ye covenant for yuselves & Children
June 6th John Haskol own'd his baptismal covenant & had his child baptized see baptisms.
Ang. 3. admitted Into full communion yr Wife of Ben- jamin Balch se.
October 26. 1707. reed to full communion widdow Sarah Randall ab' 70 years of age.
Nov. 13. a Church Meeting was Appointed for ye choos- ing a Deacon in ye place of D" Peter Woodbury Junt de- ceased & Ww Dodge son of Capt" W" Dodge was chosen by ye chh.
Nov. 30. 1707. Stephen Howrid of Rial Side personally owned the covenant & had a chill bap.
March 21. 1707/8. Abigail, widow of Jonathan
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Wheeler deceased made a publick profess" of her faith & repentance & was baptized. The same day Betbya wife of Peter Shaw owned ye Covenant & had her child bap- tized.
April 1. 1708, admitted to Communion with us at the Lds tablo Wid. Sarah Cole.
May 23. Robert Briscoe Joyned with us In full Com- munion.
June 20. Margery ye wife of Ebenezer Ashby made a Publiek profess" of her frith & Repente &' was baptized but not reed to full comummion.
Aug. 8. Mary wife of Robert Morgan, & Hannah wife of Ww Pride (Sisters) were received to full comnomion & baptized. vid. baptisms.
Sept. 5. The wife of James Clark & her sister Elisabeth Larenm a young woman daughter of Mordecai Lureum owned ye Covenant &e.
Sept. 19. Mary wife of Andrew Elliot made publick pro- fess" of her faith & Repente.
Sept. 26. 1708. Widow Mary Woodbury viz. Benj : his widowi was Rech to full comumion amongst us.
Oetob. 3. The wife of Samuel Got was dismissed to ye Chh of Ch' In Glocester.
Octobr 24. Rebeccah wife of Wm Woodbury Ju owned ye Corenant & had baptisme for her Son.
Nov. 7. John Thorndike ab' 35 year old was reed to full Commun' && baptized.
Jan. 23. W= Bradford Ju & his wife made a Publick ., protess" of their faith & Repente & particularly of Sinful Uncleanns together before marriage &c
March 13. 1708/9. admitted to our communion MFr W's Shurtleff Schoolmastr & The wife of Richard Patch Jun'.
April 24. 1709. Admitted to full communion Josiah Woodbury, wife of Richard Ober Junr & Mary Millet now In ye Service of Capt" Dodge --
May 8th 1709. Benjamin Wallis & his Wife made pub- lick profess" of their faith & Repentance & had one child baptized : sec baptisms.
[36] Aug. 28. 1709. reed to full communion with us Jno Ober & wid Mery Murril.
1 Set p. 29, 27th gen0 98.
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Sept 20 1709. Jane ye Wife of Zechar Stone own'd her baptismal covenant & had baptisme for her child.
Sept. 9th Jonathan Dike had a dismiss" to y" Chh of Cambridge Village 1709.
Dec 18. 1709. I'm Pride made a publick profess" of his faith & repente particularly of his Sinful uncleanness be- fore marriage & had his children baptized. vid haps.
April 24 1710. Voted by ye Chh that cach communicant Shall pay two Shillings by y year to maintain ye Ld table == clear Vote = & this to be på at two contributos one abt March, ye oy ant September = each person to paper his money & write his name in ye paper = The Deacons to take y" acet. of It.
April 16. 1710. W" Elliot Ju & his wife appened be- - fore ve chh & acknowledged yr uncleann' before marriage. we was accepted of = & owned ye Covenant &c.
May 7th 1710. Hannah Elisabeth & Sarah daughinte of Rich" Thistle sen" made a publick profess" of " faith & Repente & were baptized. being each grown to an adult age = the same day ye Wite of Israel Wood was reed to full communion.
June 18. 1710. Reed to fellowship with this Chh Isaac Gray === Joseph Foster & Susannah Wallis =ye two first baptized.
July 16. Elisabeth Cole made a publick profess" of her faith & repentance & was baptiz ye same day Ellenor Wite of Jonathan Woodbury owned ve Covenant &c.
July 30. Reed to full communion with Us Jonathan Woodbury & Sarah Patch.
Ang. 10th 1710. Rect to full communion with us Caleb Wallis & Elisabeth Knights of Kittle cove danghter of Licut' Jno Knights, wo now lives with Capt Ju Dodge.
October 22, 1710. Received to full communion with us the Wife of Thos Whitredge.
Nov. 5. Mary Wife of James Chapman took hold of ye Covenant & had her child baptized.
Dec. 31. 1710 Lieut. Thos Whitredge made a publick profese" of faith & repente & was baptized. & Lydia wife of Robert Dodge own'd the Covenant &c.
Jan. 28. 1710/11. Widdow Sarah Williams & Mary
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Hebert a grown maid, made a publick profese" of faith & Repente & were baptized.
May 20. 1711. Mr. Ju' Cotton (School master) was received to fellowship with us at ye Lds Table.
June 34 1711. The wife of Israel Balch was Admitted to y' L': Table.
Jun. 24. Reed to full Communion in this Church Re- bekah Wife of James Patch.
July 22. Recd to fellowship with us at ye Les table Mary Allen of Manchester a maid &e.
Sept 9th Reed to Communion with us at ve Ld- Table Mary Allen of Manchester Wife of Joseph Allen, wo was un baptized vid baptisms.
Sept. 23. was admitted to y' LA's Table .Joanna Wife of Henry Herrick Jun'
Det. 28. wasreed to ye L's Table Mary wife of Wn Has- kul.
Febr. 17. 1711/12. Charity Dodge (now by marriage . Kimball) made a publick confess" of her pucleann' &' own'd her baptismal Covenant.
Feb. 24. 1711/12. Mary Wife of JJnº Balch ju. admitted to communion with us at ye L's table & baptized.
April 6. Abigail Ross made a Pablick profess" of faith & Repente & was baptized.
Jan 1. 1712. Wife of Juº Darby & Patience Daughter of Jnº Woodbury were admitted to full communion Try Chh.
Aug. 3. 1712. Nicholas Ober & wife Abigail personally owned y Covenant &c :
Aug. 17. 1712. Mary wife of William Tuck having be- ~ fore marriage committed fornicate with Him wº Is since her husband & ye fact cvideia by her having a child soon after marriage & confessed by herself did publickly acknow l- edge It & profess her Repent tow & Go before his people at ye same time she did solemnly renew her baptismal cov - enant. The same day Elisabeth Balch relict of In' Balch deed & Abigail Ross were received to full conunmon in this Church.
Aug 24. 1712. Martha Williams of Manchest Came into fill coranmion & was baptized.
[37] Sept. 28. 1712. Dan" Coming personally owned ye
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Covenant & submitted to ye government & watch of re Chh. of Cht. In vs Place.
October 19. 1712. baptized Elisabeth daughter of This Blower ( Pastr) by his wife Emma.
Nov. 23. 1712. Samb Bishop was dismissed to y Chh. of Ch' In Attleborough.
Dec. 7. 1712. Esther Wife of Richard Woodbury own'd ye Covenant &c see baptiste.
February 8. 1712/13. Martha Elliot Widow of Sari Elliot deceased came into full communion with us.
May 30. 1713. Benjamin Trask & wife of Benj : Wal- lis were reed to full communion with us.
May 31. 1713. Wife of Herbert Thorndike owned y covenant &c.
June 21. Sarah, wife of Ralph Ellenwood Ju owned! ye covenant & had her child baptized. vid baptisms.
Aug 24 1713. Elisabeth wife of any Webber did person- ally & publickly own y" Covenant Ce.
October 18. 1713. Elisha Dodge & his wife were reed to full communion. also. Elisabeth Lareum reely San.e day to ye table of ve Lord.
Nov. 15. Miriam wife of Jnº Hill made a publick pro- fess" of faith & repente & was baptized .- also Joseph Ha- ton & wife ye Same day.
Feb. 14. 1713/14. Abigail wife of Dan" Corning was reed to communion in ys Chh.
June 13. 1714. were admitted to ye Lds Table Robert Woodbury & his wife
June 20. 1714. were received into full communion with us, Paul Thorndike & his wife.
June 27. The wife of Hazadiah Smith Ju & wife of Jeremiah Butman owned ye Cort.
July 25. The wife of Thos Cox own'd ye covenant & had her child baptized.
Aug 1. 1714. Edwd Bond & his wife Elisabeth rec- ognized ye Covenant &e & bad a child bapt !.
Aug 8. 1714. The wife of JJnº Conant In was reel into full communion in this Chh. The same day Jabez Baker & Widdow Sarah Batch were Suspended from communion meth us upon a general dissatisfaet respecting yw it being recd by yt chh yy yy had committed y great Sin of un- cleanns betwixt y"selves.
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Ang 19. The chh convened to cuquire into y case of Jabez Baker & Sarah Balch after prayers to G'ye woman acknowledged her Self guilty & ye man so after a great deal of discourse he desired not to deny it that we (" not ut yetine bring him fully & freely to confess his guilt.
Ang 22. Widd. Sarah Balch made a most penitent confesso before ye congregate with was yn accepted, but she was left undr suspens" till by a chast & virtus life ye truth of her repente did appear.
Sept. 19. 1714. The wife of Stephen Howard of Royal Side was rec" to ye Lds Table here.
Octoh. 24. 1714. The Revd Mr Ju" Cotton was dis- missed to ye Chh of Cht In N. Town In order to his ordinat".
Dec. 12. 1714 Jobn Lovet se. aged abt 80 years & Hannah Lee daughter of Jnº Lee of Manchester were rec" to full communion.
Jan 23. 1714/15. yh reed to full communion In y> Chh. Sarah ve wife of Joshua Woodbury.
April 17. 1715. y" recd to full communion In y. Cbh yt wife of Isaac Gray.
July 10. 1715. ya Reed into ye Communion of ys Chh Jnº Eastkott of Manchester. A young man, ab' 21 years of age &c. & the wife of Ww Ellenwood admitted at ye sume time.
July 31. 1715. Then Wm Ellenwood own'd ye Cove- nant & Subjected himself to ye governm' of Cht In his Chh. -
Sept. 25. 1715. Hannah Howard made a publick & penitent confess" of her sinful uncleanns with Sam" Hos- lins &e.
October 2. 1715. Rect to ye Los table among us ye wife of Josiah Woodbury.
October 16. 1715. Patience Ashby owned y Covenant & had baptisme for her child.
Nov. 13. 1715. The wife of Nehemiah Howard came to < the Lds Table &c.
Nov. 20. Wy Cleeves & his wife own'd ye Covenant & had yr Child baptized.
December 25. 1715. The wife of Samuel Woodbury was reed to our communion. The Same day were dismissed from us yf persons hereafter named at yr request in order
1 See Apt 19, 1719.
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unto y' embodying together with certain members of y 1s & 20 Churches of Salem into a distinct Society Re. viz. Jno Dodge & his wife. Joseph Herrick se. Edward Dodge se. & his wife, Joseph Dodge se. In" Creesie & his wife. Jacob Griggs & his wife, Jonathan Rayment & his wife, Jonathan Dodge & his wife, Nehemiah Wood & his wife, Moses Fluant & his wife. Elisha Dodge & his wife, Jo-ith Woodbury & his wife, Wife of Edward Rayment, Wid- dow Sarah Woodbury, Widd. Mery Woodbury, Hannah Frost, Rachel Baker, at y" Same time it was voted that all others belonging to that Precinet In communion with us shd be dismissed wn yy sought it.
Jan 224 1715/16. Hannah Howard owned y Covenant & had her base-born child baptized she having ab' 5 months before made a publick acknowledging of her un- cleanness & to Satisfact".
[38] March 4 1715/16. Then Samuel Lovit came to the table of the Ld.
April 22. 1716. George Wyat & wife personally Cove- nanted wi God. &e.
April 29. 1716. Reed to full communion William Grover & M: Hale of y> Town & of Manchester Samuel Lee Sen. & Samuel Lee Jun', Benj" Allen & Nathaniel Masters.
June 34. Then Mary Picket made a pubhek profess" of faith & Repentance & was baptized. vid baptisms.
June 10. 1716. Then Mercy Trask made a publick pro- fess" of faith & Repent" vas rect to our comnimion & bap- tized. see baptisms.
June 22. y" Rachel wife of Benjamin Ober came to ye Lds table & Judith, Wife of Thomas Cox.
Aug. 26. The wife of Samuel Harris owned her bap- tismal covenant & had her child baptized.
Sept 2. 1716. Then Joseph Tuck was reed to full rom- munion in ye Chh & baptized.
Octob. 1716. Elisabeth Horrel (now Sturdifant) & Martha Perkins wife of Luke Perkins now dismissed to y Chh of Ch' In Plimpton.
Oct 21. Those persons of our communion who live at Manchester were dismissed in order to y' Coming into a chh State Among : " Selves.
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Oct 28. Sam" & Elisabeth Smith recognized yr baptis- mnal covenant.
Nov. 25. Joseph Stephens, Elisabeth Ashby & Elisa- beth Deland came into full com".
Jan. 6. Keturah Hathon Joyned in full communion with this Chh & was y" baptized. See baptisms.
May 12. 1717. Abigail ye wife of Ju" Grover & Mary Pieket were reed to full communion. 172 in all.
May 26. Sarah Tuck ( Now by Marriage Allen ) made a publick confess" of her uncleanms before ve Congregate" & #~ a profess" of her repentance we was Accepted == The Same Day Joshua Wallis was dismissed to ye Chh of Cht in Glocester with consent.
Aug 18. 1717. James Taylor & his wife & ye wife of Benj. Webster recognized yr Covenant &e., & had yt chil- dien baptized.
Sept. 8. 1717. Susanna The wife of Wm Webster gave up her Self publickly & Solemnly with her children to y Lord & had baptisme for ym
Sept. 15. Mary wife of Israel Woodbury came into full communion.
Oetob. 20. James Chapman & his wife: wife of Joseph Wallis & Ellen' wife of Jon. Woodbury came into full communion with us.
Nov. 17. Josiah Stone recognized his baptismal cove- nant & had his child baptized.
Decr 29. 1717. Deborah Knowlton made a publick pro- fess" of faith & repent was baptized being recd to full communion but not being clear in her own Spirit did not come to the Lords table.
Jan. 26. 1717/18. Cornelis Larecom & Sarah Homes, were admitted to full communion & baptized. see bap- tismes .- ve Same Day Ebenez Cleeves admitted.
Feb. 2 .- &' his Wife Sarah ye following Sabbath.
Mar. 9. Eliezt Giles Wife of And Elliot & Wife of JJnº Cleeves came into full communion.
April 20. 1718. Was communicated to ye Chh a Lettr from ye Revd Mr Nath" Pitcher Pastor of ye North Chh in Scituate In we Sarah Balch (wo was under suspens" in ys Chh for uncleanns committed with Jabez Baker) desired to be reconciled & put into a capacity of Joining with yt
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Chh = & in welt Piche with his Deacon & 8 or 10 of je principal members of y Chh Signifyd that yy did in char- ity think she was a true penitent -- That her life [39] for some years among them was becoming y" Gospel & that yy were ready to receive her W" restored here &e : upon weh ye Chh declared yr fall satisfact" She having before made her publick confess" of ve fact & been admonished, & directed yt ye same shd be communicated to ye Pastr of Scituate, weh was accordingly done.
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