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August 20th, 1738, Simon Butler & his wife owned the Covenant, also Han- nah Daughter of William Whetcomb was baptized. 27th. 1738. William Son of Doctor Daniel Greenleaf. Sept. Io. Anna, Daughter of Simon Butler. 24th. John, Son of John & Abigail Carter. Octob. 22ª. Timothy Ross & Elisabeth his Wife owned the Covenant. The Woman was baptized, also yr Son whose Name is Jesse, at the same time Mary Daughter of Edward & Bathsheba Robbins. *
Nov. 5. John Son of John Beaman Junr. Also Lucey Daughter of John
Joslin.
Decemb. 10. John Son of John Snow, & Dorothy Daughter of
Thomas Fairbank. I7th. Sarah, Daughter of Sam11. Bayley & his Wife, members in full Communion with the Chh of Christ in Roxbury.
January, 7th, 1738-9, John, Son of John & Lois White, by Mr Sterns of Lunen- burgh in my Pulpit. 2Ist. Ruth, Daughter of Robert & Dorothy Phelps, also Eunice Daughter of John & Eunice Buss. 28th Esther, Daughter of James & Sarah Richardson. Febr: 4th. Prudence, Daughter of Joseph Bennet, Mary, Daughter of Josiah Richardson & Darius, Son of Nathaniel Hudson. IIth. Jonathan, Son of Benjamin Townsend, .the mother a member in full Communion with the Church of Christ in Byfield, Pastor of which is the Revd. Mr Moses Hale. 18. Cornelius, Son of John
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39 & Sarah Sawyer. The Same Day was baptized by ye Revd. Mr Cushing of Shrewsbury, who changed with Mr Brown at the meeting of the Neighbour- hood at Wonksechaukset, Thomas, Son of Moses Chandler, and Hannah, Daughter of Jonathan & Hannah Powers. 25th. Joshua, Son of Joshua Fairbank, Stanton, Son of Samuel Carter, Thankful, Daughter of Simon Whetcomb, and Lydia, Daughter of Ezekiel Wallingsford. Feb. 28, 1738-9. James, Son of Richard & Lydia Proutee at the house of Mr House, the child to appearance being not like to live till the Sabbath, both father & mother having owned the Covenant at Hanover & put ymselves under the watch of ye Church yt of which the Revd. Mr Buss is the Pastor. Mach, 18th, 1738-9, Samuel, Son of Thomas Ross. 25th. Gardner, Son of Joseph & Deborah Wilder.
April, 8th. 1739, Frederick, Son of Daniel Albert, & Elisabeth Daughter of Jonathan Wheelock. 15th. Sam11: Son of Benjamin Ballard, and Abigail Daughter of John Warner. *
* April 29th. Josiah Son of John Moor, Thomas, Son of Alexander McBride, & Prudence, Daughter of Joshua Church. May, 13. Samuel, Son of Caleb & Abigail Wilder, & Lucey Daughter of William Goss. 20th. Sarah Prescott owned the Cove- nant and had her Daughter Susannah baptized. 27th. Susannah, Daugh-
ter of Nathaniel Carter. June, 3ª. Samuel Son of Joseph Wood & Re- beckah Daughter of John Houghton & Hephzibah his wife. Ioth. William Pollard's twins, viz, Prudence & Patience, also Katharine, Daughter of Jos- eph Moor, and Prudence Daughter of Reuben Rugg. 17th. Silas, Son of Jabez Beaman. 24. Jonathan, Son of Jonathan Bigelow and his Wife,
also Abigail Daughter of James Wilder. July 1, 1739. Sylvanus, Son of
Benjamin Harris. July, 8th. Elijah Son of Thomas Houghton of Harvard, & Rhoda Daughter of Jonas Fairbank. The Same Day, the Brethren voted a Dismission & Recommendation for Rebeckah Wilson wife of Joseph Wilson of Nichewaug, to ye Church in sd Place.
James & Abigail Ross.
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Sept. 2ª. 1739. Ezekiel, Son of Hezekiah Snow. 9th. Benjamin, Son
of Israel Houghton. 16th. Simon, Son of Timothy Ross. 30. John, Son of Aaron Willard. Octob. 14, 1739, John Son of John Houghton Junr. Nov. 4th. 1739, Abigail, Daughter of Jonathan Osgood. IIth. Enoch, Son of Amos Jewett. He and his Wife having owned the Covenant at Mr Balch's Church in Bradford. Decemb. 2ª, 1739, Then baptized Eunice 40 the Daughter of Benjamin Houghton of Woonksechawkset. 9. Levi, Son of David Whetcomb, & Susannah Daughter of Phinehas Sawyer. 16. Levina Daughter of Jonathan Houghton. 30. Tabitha Daughter of John Farrar & Josiah Son of Josiah Sawyer Son of William Sawyer.
January, 6th, 1739-40. Phinehas Beaman owned the Covenant & was baptized,
at the same [time] John, the Son of John Buss. *
* * 20th. Jabez Fairbank Junr. had his Daughter Eunice baptized, also, Keziah Daughter of Abner Sawyer. 27th. Elisabeth Daughter of Gardner Wilder. Feb- ruary, Igth. 1739-40. Abigail Daughter of John Carter. 24th. Mary Daugh- ter of Mr Joshua Townsend of Bolton, the mother a member of that Chh. in Boston of which ye Revd. Mr Welsted is ye Pastor. March, 16th. 1739-40. David Son of David Wilder, & Beulah Daughter of Phinehas Sawyer. 18th. Baptized privately at ye house of John Sawyer his twin Daughters named Mary & Martha, which was done at the Desire of the Parents they being both under threatning Circumstances by reason of the soreness of their mouths. 23ª. Samuel, Son of Samuel Sawyer, Elijah Son of Benj: Osgood, & Oliver Son of William Dunsmore. He and his Wife having owned ye Covenant at Stow. 30th. Levina, Daughter of James Houghton Junr. & Phinehas Son of Amos Atherton.
April, 6th. 1740. Peter, Son of Peter Green, the mother in full Communion. 9th. Ephraim, Son of Ephraim & Abigail Carter, baptized privately, being very ill & like to die. 13. Calvin Son of Doctor Greenleaf, Jonathan Priest Son of Joseph Whetcomb, Mary, Daughter of Uriah Holt, Ruth, Daughter of Richard Wiles, Abigail Daughter of Benjamin Atherton, and Stephen Son of Samuel Burpee, and Jonathan Son of Jonathan Fairbank. 20. Thomas, Son of Thomas Sawyer. May, 2ª. 1740, Philip, Son of John .
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Goss at his own house, he being dangerously sick. II. Mary, Daughter
of Samuel Gibbs, and John Son of John Glazier. June I, 1740. Benjamin Son of Benjamin Houghton Junr. Tabitha Daughter of ye widow Tabitha Sawyer, also Hephzibah, Daughter of William Whetcomb. 8. Shubael, Son of Jonathan Bayley, & Heman Son of Josiah Kendal. 29. Abigail, Daughter of Ephraim Houghton. July, 6. Anna, Daughter of Zaccheus Boynton & Lucey, Daughter of Amos Knight Junr. 13. Elizabeth, Daugh- ter of David Jewett who had owned the Covenant in ye first Church in Row- ley, and Submitted to Discipline wth us. 27. Matthew Clarke & his wife in Communion with the Irish Church in Worcester upon Submitting to Disci- 41 pline with us had their Daughter Mary baptized. August Ioth. 1740. Zer-
viah & Lois Beaman Daughters of Gamaliel Beaman, upon their owning ye Covenant were both of them Baptized. 31. Prudence Daughter of Oliver Moor. Sept. 14th, 1740. Abigail Daughter of John Snow, and Lucey Daughter of Ephraim Wilder Junr. 21. Elijah, Son of Joseph Proutee. He and his Wife owned the Covenant at yt Chh in Hannover of wch Mr Bass is the Pastor Octob. 12th, 1740. Josiah, Son of David Osgood, Rufus Son of Daniel Powers, and Elijah Son of Phinehas Willard. 26. Rebeckah, Daughter of William Richardson, and Lydia the Daughter of James & Lydia Butler upon yr owning of ye Covenant. Nov. 2ª, 1740. Daniel Son of William Goss. 9th. Roger, Son of Thomas Ross. 23ª.
Joanna, Daughter of Jonathan & Elisabeth Wheelock.
Daughter of Nathaniel Wilson. December, 14th: 1740. Sarah, Daughter 30th. Thankful, of Joshua Osgood, Silas Son of Aaron Osgood, & Joseph Son of Thomas Fairbank. 21st. Josiah Son of Nehemiah Wood. This Child was Bap- tized on its mother Mary Wood's account, she being a member in full Com- munion, once Mary Johnson & before that Mary Collar.
January, 4th. 1740-1. Abigail Daughter of Lieut. Coll. Oliver Wilder. 25th. Silas, Son of Samuel Carter. Febr. 22. Ebenezer, Son of Daniel Woodberry, a member in full Communion with the Chh of Christ in Townsend. March, 2ª. 1740-I. In ye Evening at the house of Joshua Fairbank baptized his Son at his Desire, Named Lemuel, being to appearance nigh unto Death. 22d. Levina Daughter of Simon Whetcomb.
April, 12. Daniel Son of John Warner, Thomas, Son of Thomas & Sarah White, & Abigail, Daughter of Ephraim and Abigail Carter. 19th. Oliver, Son of Oliver Carter. April, 26. Att Bolton Experience, Daughter of William Pollard, & Mary Daugh- ter of - Johnson, ye mother a member of ye Church in Reading.
May, 3ª, 1741. Lucey Daughter of Joseph Moor, & Dorothy Daughter of John Joslin. Ioth. Att Woonkseechaukit, Aaron Son of Jonathan Bigelow, Susannah Daughter of Samuel Bayley, Abigail & Prudence Twins & Daughters of Nathaniel Carter, & Bettee Daughter of David Nelson. 24th. Jotham Son of Joseph Woods, Edward Son of Edward Robbins, Re- beckah Daughter of Joseph Wilder Junr. Abijah Son of John White, & Joanna Daughter of Phinehas Beaman. 3Ist. Robert, Son of Robert Phelps, & Oliver Son of John Beaman. June, 7th, 1741. Mr Josiah Brown's Son, William, Anna Daughter of John Phillips, Sarah Daughter of Jonathan Ball, Eunice Daughter of Nath11. Hastings, Lucey Daughter of David John- son. He and his wife having owned ye Covenant, and Ball having owned the Covenant at Lexington. 14th. Jonathan Priest Son of Hezekiah Whetcomb, & Dinah, Daughter of Moses Osgood & his Wife upon yr own- 42 ing of the Covenant. June, 28th. 1741. Thomas Sawyer and his Wife owned the Covenant and had their Children Baptized, Names, Thomas & Bettee. Also Abigail Carly owned the Covenant & was Baptized. July Igth, 1741. John Son of James Richardson, George Son of Ephraim Wheel- er, and Martha Daughter of Moses Osgood. 26th. Joseph, Son of Benjn: Ballard. August, 2ª. Caleb, Son of Caleb Wilder, & William Son of
Nathan11 Butler. 9th. William, Son of Charles Wilder and his Wife upon yr owning the Covenant, at ye same time, Hephzibah Daughter of Benjamin Harris. 16th. Hannah, Daughter of Jabez Fairbank of Bolton, and Eunice
Daughter of Joseph Bennett. August, 30th, 1741. Nathan, Son of Timo- othy Farrar. Both Father & mother having owned the Covenant at Con- cord, and Caleb, Son of Joshua Church, the mother in Communion with us.
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Sept. 13th. 1741. Abigail, Daughter of Mr Caleb Richardson of Bolton, he having owned the Covenant at Roxbury. Peter & Levi, Sons of the Widow Hephzibah Kendal. 27th. Andrew, Son of Andrew & Elisabeth Wilder. Octobr. 4th, 1741. Thomas, Son of Stanton & Mercy Prentice. 25. Oliver Son of Jonathan Powers. The same time Mary & Esther Daughters of Mr Thomas Burpee renewed their Baptismal Covenant. Nov. Ist, 1741. Martha, Daughter of Nath11. Hudson, & Abigail Daughter of Peter Green.
Sundry Brethren manifesting yr Desire of the Consent of ye Church to yr Lying with others in ye foundation of a Chh. at Bolton and being Recommended to yt business viz, Jeremiah Wilson, Jonathan Moor, John Wilder, Jacob Hough- ton, John Priest, John Fletcher, Jabez Fairbank, David Whetcomb, Nathan11. Butler, Nathaniel Wilson, Josiah Sawyer, It was voted by the Brethren present that it should be according to yr Desire.
December, 6th, 1741. Mary Daughter of Ezra and Rebeccah Sawyer. 20th, 1741. Zephaniah Son of John Buss, & Elisabeth Daughter of Reuben Rugg. 27th Mary Daughter of Jonas & - Fairbank.
January, Ioth, 1741-2. Nathanael Sawyer and Mary his Wife owned the Cove- nant, and had their Children, Oliver & Mary baptized. 17th. Ezra, Son of Oliver Wilder Junr. and Sarah his Wife. 24. Nathan, Son of John Farrar. 31. Peter & Nathaniel, Twins of John & Sarah Sawyer. March, 7th. Baptized at Wooksechauckit meeting at the house of David Osgood, Joshua Son of Samuel Sawyer, and Elijah Son of Samuel Burpee, and Kath- 43 erine Daughter of Thomas Sawyer Junr. March 14th. Israel, Son of Israel Houghton & Timothy Son of Timothy Ross.
April 18th, 1742. Jane, Daughter of Zaccheus Boynton, att Woonksechauksitt. May, 2ª. David, Son of James Butler, and Phinehas Son of Phinehas Saw- yer. 23ª. Richard Son of Richard Proutee. June 6th. Martha, Daugh- ter of John Snow, Sarah, Daughter of Thomas White, & Phinehas Son of Phinehas Beaman. 27th. Peninnah Daughter of Daniel Albert. July 4th. David, Son of David Nelson. II. Ephraim, Son of Jonathan Nelson, who had owned the Covenant at Rowley & Submitted to Discipline with us. 25th, 1742. Similius, Son of Rachel Wilder Daughter of Thomas Wilder and John Son of John Carter. Aug: 1, 1742. Moses Bayley & his Wife, owned the Covenant, and Sarah yr Daughter was baptized. At ye same time Jonathan Son of Oliver Moor, & Prudence Daughter of Elisha Saw- yer. 15. Submit, Daughter of Benj. Osgood. 22. Ephraim, Son of
Thomas Fairbank. 29. Baptized at Leominster the first Day of yr meet- ing in yr new meeting House, David Son of Jonathan White & Elisabeth, Daughter of Matthew Clerk. Sept. 5th. Elisabeth Daughter of Nathanael
Sawyer Junr. 12. Thankful, Daughter of Jer: & Thankful Haskall. 26th, 1742. Daniel Priest and his Wife owned the Covenant and had their
Son (named Daniel) Baptized, at ye same time the Son of Charles Wilder (named Charles) was baptized. Octob. Ioth, 1742. John, Son of John Bowers. His Wife in full Communion. The same time the Brethren by Vote Discovered yr. Willingness that Richard Wilds should be Dismist to Joyn with others in forming a Church in a New Town, known by ye name of ye Road Town. 17. Damaris, Daughter of Jonathan Knight, ye mother of yr Child in full Communion.
The Same Day, (being Sacrament Day) Hooker Osgood Junr. & Israel Houghton who were chosen Deacons on ye Ist of sd month, at a church meeting at ye Pastor's house, and y" desired some time to consider of it, signified that having considered the matter they lookt upon ymselves as called of God to yt service, and Desired prayers that God would Instruct ym. in yr Duty and enable ym. faithfully to attend it, which was made known by ye Pastor to ye Church and accordingly performed, and they took yr Places, or served as Deacons at ye Table of ye Lord.
24. Prudence, Daughter of Josiah & Prudence Brown, also Elisha, Son of Joseph Whetcomb. Nov": 7th, 1742, Abijah, Son of Jonathan Wheelock. 28. Baptized in ye meeting House at Woonksechaukset the first Sabbath of ye meeting in it, as follows: Silas, Son of Benjamin Houghton, & Joseph
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Son of Jonathan Osgood. £ December 5. Eunice Daughter of Aaron Os- good. 19. Josiah Son of Stanton & Mercy Prentice, also Elisabeth Daugh- ter of Joseph Osgood Junr. & Elisabeth his wife, they both having owned the Covenant in order to it ye Same Day.
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December, 12th 1742. In ye forenoon before the Sacrament, Joseph Wood. Feby. 6th 1742-3, Abigail, Wife of Daniel Albert.
May, 29, 1743, Daniel Rugg Junr. & Sarah his Wife.
August, 21, 1743, The Brethren by vote, signified yr Willingness that Gard- ner Wilder & Thomas White should joyn with others in forming a Church in Leominster, & that the wife of Isaac Moor should be Recommended according to her Desire to ye Communion of the Church of X in Bolton, & this Day viz, Aug 28th, the Brethren voted that the wife of Deacon Joseph Fairbank of Har- vard should according to her Desire be Recommended to Communion with the Chh of Christ in Harvard. Decemb. 18, 1743, The Brethren by yr uplifted hand Signified their Willingness that Martha, the wife of Jonathan Bennett of Shrewsbury North Precinct should according to her Desire be recommended to ye fellowship of the Chh of Christ there, which hath been done. 25. Coll. Oliver Wilder & Mary his Wife were admitted to Communion in all ordinances. April 29th 1744, Mr Stephen Frost. May, 13. Zerviah Rugg, wife of Na- than Rugg upon a Letter of Recommendation from ye Chh in Groton. Aug- ust 19, 1744. First Baptized & then admitted to Communion Joshua Pierce.
March, 31, 1745, Amos Knight & Benjamin Osgood. April 21. Asahel
Phelps & Elisabeth his Wife. May, 5th 1745, The widow Annah Ross. The wife of Thomas Burpee, the wife of John Snow, the wife of Jonathan Powers, and the wife of James Ross Desired to be Dismist & Recommended to the Communion of the Second Church in Lancaster. It was Consented to by ye vote of ye Brethren on said Day. June 2ª. Rebeckah Knight wife of Timothy Knight, Relief Prentice & Rebeckah Prentice. 16th. Jonathan Kendal Junr. & Admonition his Wife. July 21st, 1745, Mary Sawyer Wife of Nathan1: Saw- yer Junr. Sept. 22. The Wife of Manasseh Divol. Octob. 20 Eunice, the wife of Joshua Fairbank. Nov: 3, 1745. Asaph Wilder & Zipporah his Wife, also the widow Experience Houghton. December, 8th, 1745, Ruth Wilder Wife of Oliver Wilder Junr. upon a Recommendation from ye Chh of Christ in Lexington.
January 26, 1745-6. Eunice Dunsmore, Wife of John Dunsmore. March 2, 1745-6. Joshua Fletcher.
April 20, 1746. John Fletcher Junr. May 4th, The Brethren by uplifted hand Discovered their Willingness yt Tabitha the wife of Sam11. Bennett should be Recommended to Communion with ye Church of Christ in Holden. July 20th. Thomas Kendal & Abigail his wife. Aug: 24. Rebeckah Phelps Wife of Joshua Phelps.
August 9, 1747 Joanna Fletcher, Wife of John Fletcher Junr. upon a letter of Recommendation from ye Second Chh of Christ in Redding.
45 December 26th, 1742, Baptized, John Son of William Dunsmore.
January 2ª, 1742-3, Then Baptized by Mr Goss of Bolton in my pulpit Oliver, Son of William Goss. 30. Samuel, Son of Samuel Bayley, & Priscilla Daughter of Daniel Jewett in ye meeting House in the New Precinct. Feb. 6th, Joseph, Son of John Joslin. 13th. Nathan Son of Benjn. Townsend. March, 6th. Dorothy Daughter of Aaron Willard, Elisabeth Daughter of Jonathan Bayley, & Katherine Daughter of Ephraim Wilder Junr. 20th Jonathan, Son of Jonathan Fairbank & Thomas Son of Amos Rugg. April 3ª. Joseph Son of Joseph Moor, Lois Daughter of John & Lois White, Elisha Son of Elisha Sawyer, and Susanna Daughter of John Rugg & his Wife who then owned the Covenant in order to ye Baptism of it. Ioth Elisabeth, Daughter of Andrew Wilder. I7th. Susanna, Daughter of Joshua & Eunice Fairbank. 24th. Nathan, Son of Nathan Rugg, the mother of ye Child a member in full Communion with ye Chh of Christ in Groton.
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May, Ist, 1743. Oliver Daughter of Moses Osgood & Prudence Daughter of Samuel Carter. 15. Susannah, Daughter of Nehemiah Wood, the moth- er in full Communion, and John, Son of William & Sarah Whitney at Doc- tor Dunsmore's house after meeting it being uncapable of being brought out to Baptism in the Congregation. It being dangerously sick and could not bear to be stirred. 29. Susannah Daughter of William Richardson & Mary Daughter of Nath. Hudson & Daniel Son of Daniel Rugg. June 5th. 1743, Lydia Daughter of Gardner Wilder, Esther Daughter of John Glazier, Jacob Son of David Wilder, Ephraim Son of Ephraim Carter, and Thankful Daughter of Zachariah Glazier, upon his wife's owning the Cove- nant at the same time. 26. Elisabeth, Daughter of Samil Gibbs, & Wife.
July 24 Solomon, Son of Benj. Harris.
31. Sarah, Daughter of Ephraim
& Sarah Houghton & Josiah Son of Phinehas Beaman. August 14. Bap- tized in Woonksechauxit meeting house, Tamar Daughter of Thomas Ross, Elisabeth, Daughter of Jonathan Biglow, and James Son of James Ross. 2Ist. Nahum Son of Caleb Wilder. 28. Grace, Daughter of John Phil- lips. 28. Elisabeth, Daughter of Ephraim Divol & Wife, they both own- ing the Covenant on sd Day antecedent to it. Octobr. 9th. Dorothy Daugh- ter of Robert Phelps, & Cornelius Son of Phinehas Willard. Ioth Monday Evening, Baptized at the house of Joseph Wilder Junr. his two Sons, Named Peter & John, born on said Day before their time, one of them especially being dangerously ill, and it died quickly after it was baptized, viz, the youngest. 30. Elisabeth, Daughter of Benjamin Houghton Junr. being the first Child that was baptized in the new meeting House. Nov. 6th. Jonas Son of Jonas Fairbank. 13. Eunice Daughter of Peter Green, & Lois,
Daughter of Josiah Kendal. 20th Oliver Wilder Junr. His Twins viz.
Oliver & Sarah .. 27th. Hannah, Daughter of Joseph Abbott & his Wife, 46 both of them having owned the Covenant in Mr Phillips's Church in Andover. December 25, 1743. Then Baptized the Son of Deacon Israel Houghton, named Jonathan.
January Ist, 1743-4. Bathsheba, Daughter of Edward & Bathsheba Robbins. 15. Dorothy, Daughter of Josiah & Dorothy Richardson. February 12th, 1743-4. Ruth, Daughter of Benjamin Ballard. The same time the Breth- ren manifested their Consent (by vote) to ye Desire of the wife of Gardner Wilder to have her Church Relations removed from us to ye Church of Christ in Leominster. Feb. 26th. The Church manifested the same re- specting the Wife of Oliver Carter. March IIth. The Church manifested the same respecting the Wife of Ebenr. Polley, and the wife of Jonathan Carter. The same Day Baptized John, Son of Stanton & Mercy Prentice. 18th. John, Son of Joseph & Hannah Wood. 25. The Church Discovered their willingness that the Wife of Thomas White should be recommended & joyned to ye Church of Christ in Leominster.
April 1, 1744. John Son of John Beaman Junr. 8. Baptized by Mr Gardner of Stow, Nathaniel, Son of Ezra Sawyer, in the meeting house for the Sec- ond Precinct in Lancaster. . 15. Joseph, Son of Joseph Bennett. 22. Baptized by me in ye Second Precinct, Solomon, Son of David Jewett. 29th. Francis Son of Richard Proutee. May 13th. Paul Son of James Kendall, & Mary Daughter of Thomas Fairbank. 17th. Elisabeth Daugh- ter of Joshua Fairbank at his own House the Child to appearance being nigh to Death. 20th. Mary, Daughter of Nath11. Wyman, a member in full Communion with ye Chh of Christ in Woburn. June 3ª. 1744. Josiah
Son of James Wilder, &c. Ioth. Jonathan Son of Zechariah Glazier. 17. Jonathan Son of Jacob Barret, in ye meeting house in the Second Precinct in Lancaster, the man a member of a Chh in Reading, the mother a mem- ber of ye Church in Woburn. 24. Baptized by ye Revd Mr Loring of Sudbury in ye meeting House in the Second Precinct in Lancaster Anna, the Daughter of Reuben & Lydia Rugg. Sometime in July Baptized by Mr Goss at Chauxit Jonathan, Son of Jonathan Powers. July Ist. Ephraim, Son of Ephraim Divol. 22. Jeremiah, Son of Jeremiah Haskal. the moth- er in Communion. August, 12th. 1744. Mary Daughter of Capt David Osgood in Chauksit meeting house. 19. Baptized Joshua Pierce and his Son Joshua, upon his father's owning the Covenant at ye same time. 26.
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John, Son of Mr Josiah & Prudence Brown. The Same Day Baptized by ye Revd. Mr Barret of Hopkinton at ye meeting house in ye 2ª Precinct Jon- athan Son of Jonathan Powers. Sept. 2ª. Mary Daughter of Phinehas
47 Sawyer. Sept. 16, 1744. Rebeckah, Daughter of John Rugg and Mary, Daughter of John Bowers by ye Revd. Mr Loring of Sudbury in my Con- gregation. 23ª. Mary, Daughter of John & Mary Herbert. 30th. Sarah, Daughter of Daniel & Sarah Rugg. Octob. IIth. Baptized by my hand in the meeting House in ye Second precinct Hannah Daughter of John & Hannah Snow, Bettee, Daughter of Hezekiah Whetcomb, & Joseph Son of Joseph Osgood Junr. Nov. 25th, 1744, Moses, Son of Moses Osgood.
The Day above mentioned, The Desire of David Osgood, Benjn. Houghton Junr. Joseph Moor, Josiah Wilder, Jonathan Osgood, Jonathan Bayley, Thomas Fairbank, Thomas Burpee, Josiah Richardson, Reuben Rugg, Samuel Bayley, David Nelson, William Goss, Oliver Moor, Edward Robbins, Daniel Powers, Brethren of the Church of Christ in Lancaster, was according to yr Desire, made Known by ye Pastor to said Church, whose desire was as follows, viz: That they might obtain a dismission from us and a Recommendation to ye Cov- enanting Brethren in ye West or Second Precinct in Lancaster in order to yr Joyning with them in ye founding a Church in sd Precinct, upon which it was voted, that it should be made known by the Pastor in the Name of the Breth- ren, that they were free that it should be according to yr Desire. Upon which, this was (in Proper Time) done by ye Pastor.
January 27th 1744-5. Abijah, Son of John & Lucey Joslin & Jonathan Son of Joshua Pierce. March 3ª, 1744-5. Baptized by Mr Rogers of Leominster in my pulpit, Andrew, Son of Andrew Wilder, Nathaniel, Son of Nathaniel Sawyer, also David Son of Amos Knight Junr. 24. Eunice, Daughter of John White. April, 7th. Keziah, Daughter of Aaron Osgood. 14. Eph- raim, Son of Nathaniel Hudson. 21. Mary, Daughter of Jonathan Knight, and Elisabeth, Daughter of Asahel & Elisabeth Phelps. May, 5th. 1745, Manasseh, Son of Joshua Osgood. 12. Matthew, Son of Matth-
ew Clerk. 26. Att ye 2ª Church, Baptized, Phebe, Daughter of Sam11. Burpee, and a Child of William Goss named June 9th. 1745, Samuel, Son of Timothy Stearns. The father a member of a Church in Reading, the mother a member of a Chh in Wilmington. 16. David & Eunice Wilder's Son Samuel, also Jonathan Kendall Junr. his Daughter, named Sarah. 23. Abijah, Son of Joshua Fairbank, Baptized privately at his house appearing under threatning or Dangerous Circumstances. July 7th 1745, Jonas, Son of Samuel Carter, the Same Time the Widow Allis Mitchel renewed her Baptismal Covenant. 14. Elisabeth, Daughter of Joshua
Phelps. 21. Oliver Son of Ephraim Carter. August, IIth. Abijah, Son of Abijah & Abigail Wyman. Also Zerviah Daughter of Nathan Rugg.
25th. Robert Son of Allis Mitchel. Octob. 6th. Peter Son of Peter Green. 48 20th. John Son of Deacon Israel Houghton. Octob. 27th, 1745. Thomas
Son of Stanton & Mercy Prentice. Sarah, Daughter of Jonas Fairbank. The Same Time John Prescott Junr. & his Wife owned the Covenant and had their Daughter Mary baptized. Nov: 3ª, 1745. Hannah Daughter of Ne- hemiah Wood, on ye mother's account, who is a member in full Communion. 17. Dorothy, Daughter of John Prescott, and Zilpah Daughter of Asaph &
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