Report of the Record Commissioners, containing the Roxbury land and church records, Part 15

Author: Boston (Mass.). Registry Dept
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Boston, Rockwell and Churchill
Number of Pages: 252


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29 Robert, the son of William Williams & Anne his wife. Mary, the daughter of Jeremiah Parker jun! & Abigail his wife.


Aug:


6 John, the sou of Co1 Joseph Scott and his wife. Elizabeth, the daughter of Jonathan Parker & Abigal his wife.


Sept 3 Cato, the son of London & Phillis, servants to Maj! Bayard.


17 Mary, the wife of Joshua Felton.


Octr 8


John, the son of Daniel Bugbee and Sarah his wife. Elizabeth, the daughter of Thomas Weld & Thankful his wife.


15 Lucy, the daughter of Peleg Heath and Patience his wife.


Nov!


22 Sarah, the daughter of Isaac Curtiss & Anna his wife. 5 Abigail, the daughter of Lemuel May & Abigail his wife.


Benjamin West, the son of James Cornish & his wife.


Anne, the daughter of James Gould & wife.


his


20


Benjamin Woodbridge the son of Benjamin Baxter & his wife.


William, the son of Thadeus Partridge & Jane his wife.


wife.


164


CITY DOCUMENT NO. 114.


Dec.


10 Abigail, the daughter of Stephen Williams & Theoda his wife.


Prince, a negro man of William Bowdoin Esq! & Phillis his daughter.


24 Lucretia, the daughter of John Graeton & Sarah his wife.


1770


Jan


21 Priscilla, the daughter of Richard Fox and his wife.


28


Susannah, the daughter of Daniel Seaver & Abial liis wife.


John, the son of John Davis Williams & Hannah his wife.


Feb


11 Aaron, the son of Aaron Ruminee & Eliza his wife.


18 Hannah, the daughter of Samuel Sumner & Mary his wife.


March 4


Mary, the daughter of William Thompson & Mary his wife.


11 Elizabeth, the daughter of Benjamin Baker & his wife.


Sarah, the daughter of Jacob Cummins & Sarah his wife.


25


William, the son of William Bugbee and his wife.


Elizabeth the daughter of Stephen Mills & his wife.


April


1 Thomas, the son of Welch (deceased) & his wife.


Sam! the son of John Williams & Mary his wife.


15 Anne the daughter of Joseph Muncrief and Mary his wife.


29 Benjamin, the son of Edmund Weld and Sarah his wife.


May


13 John Shirley, the son of James Mears & Nancy his wife.


June


3 Eunice, the daughter of Dan! Coolidge & Lydia his wife.


July


1 Elizabeth, the daughter of Sam! Sumner and Su- sannah his wife.


8 John, the son of Samuel Whittemore & wife.


his


Aug:


5th Lucy, the daug! Joshua Fulton & Mary his wife.


12 Henry the son of William Blaney & Mary his wife.


19 Susannah, the daughter of Sam! Heath & his


wife.


2 Lemuel, the son of Thomas Davenport & his


wife.


30


Martha, the daughter of John Slack and Elizabeth his wife.


Nathaniel, the son of Nath! Eaton & Martha his wife.


Sept:


22 William, the son of Susannah Dorr.


165


ROXBURY CHURCH RECORDS.


Oct. 14 Samuel, the son of Thomas Learned & his


wife.


28 Ralph the son of Joseph Smith & his wife.


Nov. 4 Abigail, the daughter of Jeremiah Parker jun! & Abigail his wife.


11 Deborah, the daugh' of Joshua Bradley & Sarah his wife.


Decr.


2 William, the son of Moses Davis & Hannah his wife.


9 Nath! the son of Nath! Ruggles & Martha his wife.


16 Abigail, the daughter of Dan! Bugbee jun! & Sarah his wife.


23 Susannah, the daughter of Paul Gore & Mary his wife.


Samuel, the son of Samuel Gore & Hannah his wife.


1771


Jan.


13 Nathaneel, the son of Nath! Felton & Mary his wife.


20 Joseph, the son of Abijah Seaver and wife.


his


Elijah, the son of Dan! Whituey & his wife.


Feb


10 Eben! the son of Ebenezer Wales wife.


& his


24 Eleazer, the son of Thomas Williams & his


Henry, the son of William Thompson & wife.


Asa, the son Jacob Davis & his wife.


Thomas, the son of Benjamin Cotterel & Mary his wife.


Benjamin, the son of Benjamin Cotterel & Mary his wife.


March 10 Hannah, the daughter of Joseph Williams Esq & Hannah his wife.


April 10 Kendal, the son of Kendal Johnson (dec!) & Anne his wife.


May 26 Peleg, the son of Peleg Heath & Patience his wife. Abigail, the daughter of Henry Payson & his


wife.


Rebeccah, the daughter of Robert Champney & his wife.


Sarah, the daughter of Ebenezer Swan & wife.


his


June 16 Aaron, the son of Aaron White & his wife. his Abigail, the daug! of Thomas Weld & wife.


July


28 Samuel, the son of William Gridley & Lydia his wife.


Mary, the daughter of Thorp & his wife.


14 the of Thomas Safford & his


wife.


Aug! 4 Elisha, the son of Joseph Williams junr & Mary his wife.


his wife.


166


CITY DOCUMENT NO. 114.


John, the son of Isaac Curtis & Anna his wife. Samuel, the son of Eliphalet Downer & wife.


his


11 Mary, the daughter of Caleb Hayward & Mary his wife.


Sept 15 Sarah, the daughter of Richard Rowen & wife.


his


Octr


8 John, the son of John Graeton & Sarah his wife Benjamin, the son of Joseph Payson & Abigail his wife.


Nov! 10 Mary, the daughter Joseph Williams & Susannah his wife.


24 Elizabeth, the daughter of Jeremiah Parker & Abigail his wife.


Dec.


15 James, the son of Thadeus Partridge & Jane his wife,


Mary, the daug! of James Gould & his wife.


1772


Jany 26 Esther, the daug! of Sam! Langley & Esther his wife.


Feb


9 Lucy, the daug! of John Williams & Rebecca his wife.


Ezekiel The children of Peter Walker &


Elizabeth his wife.


16 Thomas, the son of Isaac Winslow Esq & Jemima his wife.


March 1


William, the son of Wm Dinsdel & his wife. Ashael Plimpton, the son of Moses Dorr & Eleanor his wife.


Moses, the son of Moses Winchester & Mary his wife.


April 28 Henry, the son of Richard Fox & Elizabeth his wife. 5 Charles, the son of Aaron Davis & Susannah his wife.


12 Bethiah, the daughter of Jonathan Parker & Abigil his wife.


Susannalı, the daughter of Joseph Smith & Mary his wife.


Abigail Sumner, the daughter of John Williams & `Mary his wife.


Thomas, the son of Edmund Weld & Sarah his wife. Elizabeth, daughter of James White & his


May


19 26 wife. 3 Hannah, daughter of William Bugbee & Hannah his wife.


10 Martha, the daughter of Jacob Cummins and Sarah his wife.


24 Joseph, son of Capt Nat! Ruggles & Martha his wife.


June


10 John, son of William Blaney & Mary his wife (pri- vately)


167


ROXBURY CHURCH RECORDS.


14 Margartae, the daughter of Eben! Seaver & Margaret his wife.


John, son of Samuel Bowen & Mary his wife.


July


5 Caroline, daughter of Aaron Blaney & Eunice his wife.


Augt


2 Jeremiah, son of Joseph Williams Esq! & Hannah his wife.


William, son of Nath! Eaton & Martha his wife.


13 Catharine, the daughter of John Slack & Elizabeth his wife.


27 Joseph, the son of Joseph Curtiss & Catherine his wife. Samuel, the son of John Ward & his wife.


Samuel Croxford (a young man)


4 Eunice, the dang! of Eben! Wales & Eunice his wife.


Polly, daug! of Stephen Williams jun! & Mary his wife.


11


Nathanael, son of Nath! Scott & his wife. Mary, the daug! of Sam! Sumner jun! & Susanna his wife.


Nov!


8


Richard, the son of Richard Rowen & Sarah his wife. Betsey, the daug' of Thomas Shed and his wife.


29 Elizabeth, daug! of Stephen Jennigs & Mary his wife.


Dec! 6 Elizabeth, daug? of Ridley and Elizabeth Ridley.


13 Samuel, the son of Samuel Sumner & Mary his wife. Thomas, the son of Thomas Davenport & his wife.


Polly, daughter of Ralph Smith & Mary his wife.


1773


Jany 17 Martha, daughter of Thomas Dana & Martha his wife.


31


Sarah, daughter of Benja. Cotterell & Mary his wife. Turell, the son of Thomas Learned & his


Feb


7


wife. Katie, the daug! of John Graeton & Sarah his wife. Anna Darby, daug: of Noah Parker & Eleanor his wife.


14 Mary, danghter of Joseph Munerief and his


wife. his


March 14


Elizabeth, daug! of Aaron White and wife.


April


21 Enoch, son of Enoch Hyde and Mary his wife. Stedman son of John Davis Williams & Hannah his wife. his


4 Benjamin, the son of Thomas Safford &


wife.


18 Mary Willard, daughter of Benjamin Tucker & wife.


/


Sept


Oct™


168


CITY DOCUMENT No. 114.


Sarah, daug! of Daniel Bugbee & Sarah his wife. Polly, daug! of John Williams & Polly his wife.


May 2 Sarah, daug! of Isaac Curtiss & Anna his wife. Robert, son of James Morton & his wife.


16 Nathanael, son of Abijah Seaver & wife.


his


Aug:


1 st Thomas, son of Thomas Shed & his wife.


22 Samuel, son of Peleg Heath & Patience his wife. Nathan, son of Nathan Shed & his wife.


29 Olle, daughter of William Dindsdel & his wife.


Nathanael, son of Joshua Felton & Mary his wife.


Oct.


3


William, son of Thomas Maccarty & Sarah his wife.


11 Sally, daughter of Edward Payson Williams & Sarah his wife.


Nov!


28 Francis, son of Deacon William Gridley & Lydia his wife.


Dec.


26 Catherine, the daug: of Thadeus Partridge & Jane his wife.


1774


Jany


2 Ebenezer, son of Luke Baker & his


wife.


16 Anne, daug! of Joseph Payson & Abigail his wife. Lemuel Baker, son of Jacob Davis & wife.


his


Feh 20 Nathanael Whiting, son of Joseph Williams Esq! & Hannah his wife.


Jonathan, son of Jonathan Champney & his


wife.


Elizabeth, ¿ Twin daughters of Joseph Smith & Mary Sally his wife.


John, son of John Whitney & Mary his wife.


27 William, son of Sam! Gore & Hannah his wife.


Cuffe, a negro man belonging to William Fulton (privately)


Mar April May


27 Lemuel son of Joseph Williams & Susannah his wife. 3 Arnold, son of Aaron Blaney & Eunice his wife.


17 Mary, daug! of Joseph Payson jun! & Mary his wife.


1 Samuel, son of Josephi Curtiss & Catherine his wife. Betsey, daughter of Eben! Wales & Eunice his wife. Samuel, son of Samu1 Whittemore jun! & wife.


his


15


Nancy, daughter of Noah Parker & Eleanor his wife. Lydia, daugr of Doctor Thomas Williams & his wife.


29 Pamela, the daug" of Sam! Heath & his wife. Martha, the daug! of Nath? Eaton & Martha his wife. Olive, the daug! of John Ward & Martha his wife.


June


5 26 Sally, daug! of William Thompson & Mary his wife Samuel, son of John Williams & Rebeca his wife. Bethiah Allen, daug! of Jeremiah Parker jun™ & Abigail his wife.


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169


ROXBURY CHURCH RECORDS.


Samuel, son of Samuel Bowen & Mary his wife.


July 31 Stephen son of Stephen Jennings & Mary his wife.


Augt 7 Charles, son of Moses Winchester & Mary his wife.


Sept


4 Daniel, son of William Bugbee & Mary his wife. Warren, son of Daniel Coolege & his wife. Francis, son of Enoch Hyde & Mary his wife.


Oct™


2 Joshua, son of Ebenezer Seaver & Margaret his wife. Elizabeth, daug! of Thomas Kelton & his wife (Dorchester)


2 Benjamin Stevens (adult)


23 Thomas Cotton, son of Caleb Hayward & Martha his wife.


Eleanor, daughter of Thomas Shed and wife.


his


Charles, son of Jacob Cummins & Sarah his wife.


Nov!


6 Nathanael Healy (adult)


13 Samuel, son of Benjamin Cotterel & Mary his wife. Heriot, daug! of William Felton & his wife.


Decr


18 Mary, daug? of Stephen Williams & Theoda his wife.


25 Susannah, daug! of John Slack & Elizabeth his wife. Abigail, dang! of Joseph Richardson & Abigail his wife.


1775


Jany


1 Lulley daug! of John Graeton & Sarah his wife.


15 Lucy, daug! of Floyd and his wife.


22 Susannah, daug of James How and Susannah his wife.


Feb


5 Lucretia, daug: of Joshua Felton & Polly his wife.


12 Phanne, daug! of Henry Payson & his wife. Thomas, son of Richard Fox & Elizabeth his wife. Abigail, daug! of James Morton & his wife. Betsey, dang! of Daniel Brown & Ruth his wife.


26 Hannah, daug! of Tho. Learned & his wife. Ebenezer son of Ebenezer Smith & Abigail his wife.


March 5 Betsey, daug! of Robert Williams & Elizabeth his wife.


12 Ruth, daug! of Nath! Scott & his wife.


April 9 Joseph, son of Robert Champney and Rebeccah his wife.


The following is taken from Page 269 of the Records (at the end of Revd J. Eliot's Register of events. )


" Inasmuch as some things worthy of notice are not as I find mentioned in this Book, and others yt are, are mentioned in divers places scattered up & down I have thot proper here to insert yª following articles, following the Revd M! Eliot & Danforth's annals of events.


"' AMOS ADAMS."


170


CITY DOCUMENT NO. 114,


1632 July


The first Church in Roxbury was gathered.


1632 July


The Rev.ª M: Thos Weld was chosen & invested wth ye pastoral care of the church in Rox- bury he was a Minister in England, att Terling in Essex.


1


1631 Nov!


M: John Eliot arrived in N England aged 27. Joyned to ye Chh att Boston.


1632 Oct.


M: John Eliot was married.


Nov! 5 or 3th The Revd M! Eliot was ordained Teacher of the Church in Roxbury.


1639


*The Revd M! Weld upon advice of his friends re- turned to England.


1650 Sept 24 The Revd M! Sam! Danforth was ordained Pas- tor of the Church in Roxbury.


1674 Nov! 19 The Revd M! Danforth dyed, aged 48.


1688 Oct. 17 The Revd M! Nehemiah Walter ordained Pastor of the Chh in Roxbury.


1690 May 20


The Revd M! Eliot died.


1718 Oct. 19


The Revd M! Tho: Walter ordained Pastor of the Chh in Roxbury.


1725 Jan 10 The Revd M! Tho: Walter died.


1750 Sept 17 The Revd M! Nehemiah Walter died.


1750 Nov 7 The Revd M! Oliver Peabody was ordained Pastor of this Church.


1752 May 29 The Revd M! Peabody dyed.


1753 Sept 12 Amos Adams was ordained Pastor of the first Ch? in Roxbury.


1775 Octobr 5 The Rev.ª M! Adams died.


1782 Oct™ 2 Eliphalet Porter was ordained Pastor of ye 1st Chè in R.


1830 July 7 George Putnam ordained Colleague.


1833 Dec 7 Revd Eliphalet Porter D.D. died aged 75} years.


1641


Month 11' day 26. Willia Chandler, a Christian & godly broth? dyed of a Consumption.


Month 1 day 3. A new borne infant of Georg. Holmes.


1642


Monthı 2 day 30. Abigail Gore the daughter of M! John Gore. Month 6th day 10. John Scarbro the soñe of John Scarbro. this infant dyed of convulsions.


Month 7th day 21. John Perry, a christian broth! he dyed of a Consumption p.tly & an extreame paine in his head.


Month 9.


There were 2 infants dyed in the birth, it was conceived to be through the unskilfullnesse of the midwife, none of the p.ents were of or church.


* Rev! Tho! Weld died at London, March 23ª 1660.


171


ROXBURY CHURCH RECORDS.


Month 11th day 24. Samuel Hagbourne a christian & godly broth" dyed of a feaver, upon a deepe could & stopt up with flegme.


Month 12 day 13.


Whittamore, the wife of Laurenc Whittamore, She dyed of an Apoplexie, weh she had more then two years before, but it resolved into a palsy in all her left side, being voyd of sence & motion, but was cured of it againe, though she were aboute 60 years of age.


1643


Month 2 day 4. Mary Onion the wife of Rob. Onion died of a cold and swvet taken in childbed her child also dyed, because she was stubborne, and would not submitt to the paines, but she was after filled wth dredful horror of conscience and dyed under them, but I hope und' some tokens of merey About the 1' of this month Mary the


Month 4º


maid servat of Mr Prichard was buryed. She was a godly maide & was to have joyned to the Church, but the Lord pvented her & tooke her to Heaven.


The last of this month John Bell, the son of Thom: Bell yt was baptized about 2 month before, dyed.


) Month 6


day: Bridget Denison, the wife of George Denison & a godly young woman dyed of a feaver & consumption.


Month 8 day 26. Goodman Stone, an old Kentish man dyed, he was not of the Church, yet on his siek bed some had some hopes of him.


Month 10 day 27. Mris Dorothy Dudly dyed of the wind collik, a godly Christian woman & left a religeous say behind her.


day 30. Thomas Pig dyed of a dropsy, a godly Chris- tian man. He had a fall & a bruise on his back, wh hurt his kidneys & not carefully cured they utterly wasted away & many othr of his intrals.


Month 1 day 8. Elizabeth Pepper, the child lately baptized, dyed.


(Opposite entry of Baptism under date of Month 1. day 3.)


1644


Mrs Cuddington, who was not of the church, an ancient woman, she dyed of an Apo- plexie.


Month 7 day 7. John Dennison the child of Edward Denison.


172


CITY DOCUMENT No. 114.


Month 9 day 4. John Grave, a godly broth' of the church, he tooke a deepe cold, wh sweld his head wth rhume & ovcame his heart.


day 15. Thomas Ruggles a godly broth8, he dyed of a Consumption.


These two brake the knot first of the Nazing Christians. I meane they first dyed of all those Christians yt came fro yt towne in England.


day 18. Laurence Whittamore, an ancient Christian of 80 years of aige.


Month 11 Peter Leavins, one of the two twins dyed. (Baptized Month 7 day 15, 1644)


aboute the 24 day. Old Mother Grave; died, she was about 80 years of aige.


1645


A girle, the child of broth" Griggs of abote 12 years old dyed of a kahexie


Month 10 day 2. Dorothy Jocelin, a maide servant of ME Dud- ly, she was exceeding lively spirited in bitter paines & left a good savor thereby, she was first taken wth an apoplectical sleeping & at the resolution of it it fell upon her lungs wh wr weake afore, wth a paine like a plurisy.


day 5. John Grave a godly young man, the eldest soñe of him who dyed the yeare afore, he dyed of an ulcer in his lunges.


day the 7 How, the wife of Abraham How, a godly woman, he dyed of a stoping in her lungs.


Joseph Weld the infant of Joseph Weld bap tized the summer afore.


day 8 wh was the Sab. M! Henry Dingham dyed it the same maner as Dorothy Jocelin did. This was the most sad mortal weeke, y! ever Roxbury saw, to have 5 dy in one week, & many more ly sick in the towne.


day 24 Joseph Johnson, baptized two months afore, dyed.


Month 11 day 7. Old Moth" Roberts, a Welch woman, she had lived about 9 years in this country & dyed the hundred and third yeare of her aige, she was above 90 years ould w" she left her native country.


Month 12 day 2. George Holmes a godly broth' dyed of a feav.


day 3. Old Mother Dennison dyed. day 9. Hannah Wilson deliverd of a dead borne child.


173


ROXBURY CHURCH RECORDS.


1646


Month 1 day 28. Bro. Lambe dyed of a Calenture, by a great could.


Bro. Brewer dyed of an Ulcer in his longes wh pced through into his bowels & emptyed thith! to his great swelling & torment.


A lit [sic] litle infant also a twinn of Job Tilers dyed.


Month 3 day 7. Obadiah Gore a child of 10 years old dyed of a Consumption wth as sweete & gracious expressions of faith as ev we have heard.


day 23. Bro. Griggs who lay in a long affliction of sicknesse & shined like gold in it, greatly glorifying God & magnifying his grace in Christ.


Month 4 day 9. John Scarbrough slaine by charging a great gunn.


day 16 John Parke, the soñe of Willia Park not a yeare old.


Month 6 day 6. Ezbon, an Indian, hopefully godly, haveing lived 10 yeare among the English, could read, desired to serve God &: dyed


day 7. Nan, M! Weld's captive Indian dyed, who also was hopeful.


Month 7 day 29. Deborah Holmes dyed, a child not a yeare old. Month 8 day 6. Dennison soîn of Edward Denison dyed of convulsions : of 17 [weks]


day 7. M. Joseph Weld dyed of a Cancer in his tongue & jawes.


day 20.


Egleden, daughter in law to Joseph Patchen she was about 10 y. old, she dyed of a paine first in her head, then in her back. Gorton, the daughter of John Gorton, dyed.


Month 9


1647


Month 2 day 13. A new borne child of Christopher Peake dyed. Month 6 day 2. Hannah Gookins, this infant, lately baptized, was buryed.


Month: 8 day 7. Goodwife Turner dyed in child bed, a godly young woman, though not yet admitted, yet should had not her travail prvented.


Month 9.


About the 1st day. A still borne child of Rich Wooddy's.


day 15. John Levens an ancient gody christian, dyed of a dead palsie.


1648


Month 3ª day 25. Hannah Hanshet a child dyed of windy con- vulsions.


30 Joseph Goard a young child dyed of the same disease.


174


CITY DOCUMENT NO. 114.


Month 4 day 3. Hannah Seaver, daughter of Robert Seaver. Sarah Davis bro. Morel's daughter dyed, by Month 11. 23. ocasion of unheedfull taking cold upon an abortion.


1649.


Month 2 day 30. Joshua Watson of 11 years old suddenly dyed of the belly ake.


Month 3 day 10. John Mekins, 3 months afore baptized, now dyed.


2 infants borne & buryd un- \ M. Prichard's baptized, one. Bro. Peake. Jeremiah } Dennison, sonns of Edward Deni- Joseph son, dyed. in one weeke Also Joseph Patchin's child.


Month 6 day 2. Abraham Morgan, a child not a yeare old. John Stonhard a midle aged man or litle more.


day 13.


day 14. Deborah Park daughter of Willia Park.


day 28


Abigal Gardner, daughter of Thom: Gardner. died of a cough & feav.


Month 7 day 6.


Joseph Tory, a young child, of the cough & could.


7 9.


Alcoek, a young child of M! Alcock. Thomas Weld a youth of about 17 y. old : sonne of Joseph Weld.


Month 8t day 21. Joseph Weld, the infant of John Weld, a litle afore baptized, now dyed.


Month 9t day 2. Hannah Hanshet, newly baptized, died of the cough & could. 1


day 3. Sister Bowles dyed of the small pox.


day 8. Sister Heli dyed in childbed wth othr diseases wh canse her child to dy & was taken frö her by peeches.


Month 10


About the 16 day an infant of a sojourner at sister Lamb's dyed of the small pox. Thankfull Perepoint the child of John Pere- point.


1650


Moneth ye 3ª day 23. John Wooddie, a christian & godly brother dyed of ye small pox.


Moneth 4th day 26.


Thomas Curtis, the son of William Curtis, dyed of a long & tedious Consumption.


Moneth 5th day 6.


Phebe Jones dyed of a scald.


Month : 6 day 16.


day 25.


Anne Paison ye daughter of Edw. Paison dyed. Widdow Morrick dyed.


Month 7 day 13.


Thomas Wooddie son of Richard Wooddy dyed.


Moneth 9 day 20


This same child dyed [opposite entry of Bap- tism, Moneth 9 day 17, of Morgan daughter of James Morgan.


175


ROXBURY CHURCH RECORDS.


Moneth 11 day 21. Our Sister Meakings wife to broth' Meakings the yonger, dyed in child bed. Shee was a gratious woman & left a good savour behind her.


The same day also dyed ye daughter of Sister Culver newly borne.


Month 12 day 3. Sister Meakings the aged woman, mother to brother Meakings.


1651


Moneth 2ª day 28. A servant to brother Porter dyed.


Moneth 4th day 28. Mr Goore's twins buryed. unbaptized.


day 18.


Sister Mayes dyed, a very gratious and sa- voury christian.


Moneth 5th day 28.


A yong child of brother Perepoint unbaptized.


Moneth 9 day 27. John Roberts dyed of a dropsy.


day 29. The wife of Neighbor Hawly dyed.


Moneth 11 day 2. An infant of Isaac Heath junior unbaptised.


1652


Moneth 3d day 20. William Heath an able godly & faithful brother dyed.


Moneth 5 day 10. Mary Baker, daughter to brother Baker.


Month 9 day 2ª A youth servant to brother Hely.


day 3. Isaac Bowles, son of John Bowles. dyed.


1653.


Moneth 4 f 1. Deacon Parkes, his twins a son & daughter buryed. An infant of Daniel Weld's still borne.


Moneth 5 day 3. Mary Griggs, wife to Joseph Grigs, daughter to brother Crafts, dyed.


day 22. Samuel Danforth sonn to Samuel Danforth dyed & buryed ye day following.


day 31. being ye Lds day, at night Thomas Dudley Esq dyed & was buryed on ye 6th day fol- lowing.


Moneth 6 day 24. day 26. Samuel Weld sonn to Thomas Weld buryed.


Peter Gardiner soun of Tho. Gardiner buryed.


Moneth 7 day 3. Obadiah Gore sonne to M! John Gore buryed.


Moneth 11 day 17. Brother Potter.


day 25. M! William Denyson.


Moneth 12 day 3. Hanna Seaver, the child of or brother Robert Seaver.


1654


Moneth 2ª day 2ª [Moneth 5 day 30.


John Hanchet, sonn to brother Hanchet, dyed Gorton daughter to John Gorton bap- tized] [Opposite this entry is ' Within a short space it dyed.']


176


CITY DOCUMENT NO. 114.


Moneth 7 day 22. Hanna Glover aforesayd dyed [Opposite rec- ord of baptism M°. 7 day 3] 29 Susana Pason daughter of Edwd Pason.


[Moneth 10 day 3. Benjamin Goare sonne to broth' Goare bap- tized] [Opposite this entry is 'This child dyed within a short space after."]


1654 | 5


Moneth 1 day 10. Elizabeth Williams, daughter to Sam! Williās buryed. day 24. Goodwife Birchard.


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1655


Moneth 4 day 9. Margery Johnson, the wife of John Johnson.


day 26. Hanna Parke, daughter to Deacon Parke.


Moneth 5 day 7. Elisabeth Bowles, daughter to Elder Heath.


day 4. Elizabeth Mattock, daughter to bro. Mattock. Moneth 9


day 19. Aaron Eliot, sonn to M' Eliot dyed.


1656


Moneth 2ª day 5. Anna Woodee wife to Rich Woody Senior. Moneth 5 day 14. William Park, son of Willia Park dyed & was buryed ye day following. [Oppo- site record of baptism Mº. 8 day 5 of Samuel Griggs sonne of Joseph Griggs is " This child dyed the next January fol- lowing "]


1657


Moneth 4 day 2. M! John Gore dyed & was buryed the foll- lowing day.


day 9. Sister Seaver ye wife of Robert Seaver.


Moneth 6 day 9. An infantof John Pierpoint dyed unbaptised.


Moneth 8 day 22. Philip Eliot one of ye Deacons of this Church dyed.


1658


Moneth 3 day 4. Elisabeth Davis wife to Will. Davis.


Moneth 7 day 14. John Dane dyed.


day 15. John Ruggles, Sergeant, dyed.


Moneth 8 day 7. Or aged Sister Gardiner was buryed.


Moneth 9 day 12.


Hanna Paul ye daughter of o! Sister Woodee buryed.


Moneth 10 day 7. Richard Woodie Senior.


Moneth 1 day 15. Anne Brewer.


1659


Moneth 7 day 30. John Johnson, Surveyor Generall of all ye armes, dyed & was buried ye day following.


177


ROXBURY CHURCH RECORDS.


Moneth 10 day 5. Philip, sonne of Philip Curtis, was buryed.


day 5. Sarah Danforth dyed & was buryed ye day following.


day 7. Mary Danforth dyed in ye faith & was buryed upon ye. 9th day of ye moneth.


day 15. Elisabeth Danforth dyed & was buryed ye day followinge


day 15. Our aged Sister Heath ye widdow of Will. Heath was buryed.


1660


Moneth 8 day 5. Hanna ye daughter of Christopher Peake buryed.


Moneth 10 day 4. Benjamin, son to Joseph Wise, was buried.


Moneth 11 day 9. Joseph, son to Peleg Heath.


day 21. M! Isaac Heath, Ruling Elder in this Church, dyed & was buryed on ye 23 day.


Moneth 12 day 6. Martha, daughter to Samuel Williams.


day 8. Samuel, son to Tobias Davis.


day 20. Sarah, daughter to Peter Gardiner.


Moneth 1 day 7. Isaac son to Isaac Williams.


day 11. An infant of Daniel Brewer, still born.




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