Watertown early town records, vol 4, Part 12

Author: Watertown (Mass.); Historical Society of Watertown (Mass.)
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Watertown, Mass. [etc.]
Number of Pages: 252


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Ye 30th of January 1686/7 I admittted II, viz Tho. Whitney, Eliz. Fifk, Eliz. Bafham, Eliz. Goffe, Ann Stone, John Edy, Nich. With & his wife, young James Cornifh, Eliz. Barnard, Rebekah Farnworth [Remarks made at admissions from here on generally omitted. 7


Ye 27th of March 1687 I admitted 14 (wch was remarkable ) viz Sarah Philips, Mary Philips, Elizabeth Underwood, Mr Abiah Sherman, Jofeph Mafon, Mr Wil. Bond, (Justice of peace) old Mr Jo. Bifcoe, Thomas Ryder, George Lawrence, Anna Livermore, Elizabeth Deeks, Judith Jenningfon, Sarah Warren, & Sarah Mixer


Ye 8th of May 87. I admitted 6, viz Lidia Bowman, (ye wife of young Francis Bowman) Thomas Strait, Benjamin Pearfe & his wife Hannah, Mrs Grace Sherman, & Sarah Whitney, ye wife of Nathanael Whitney this day Nat. Holland openly acknowledged his lye


Ye 19 of June 87, I admitted 6, viz Eliz. Tanter (ye wife of Tanter). Margret Warren, Eliz. Lawrence (ye wife of George Lawrence) Abia Sanders (ye wife of Jon. Sanders) Richard Cut- ting, & Jo. Bacon. I hinted at Cor. 8. 5


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Such as I baptized in Watertown 1686.


Ye 6 of October 1686 I was folemnly fett yt for ye Paftorall work at Watertown, wthout Imposition of Hands. I am fick of it, & unfitt for it, but ye many particulars yt attend this work I wholly omitt


Oct. 17. 86. I baptized 3 viz Ifraell Pierce, ye child of Jofeph Pierce, about a year old. And Mercy Begulah ye child of John Begulo, a young child. And Thomas Milling a young man who Pfefsed his Faith in X & obed to him


Ye 24 of Oct. 86. I baptized 10 all of ym under a year old Samuell Livermores child called Nathanaell. William Bonds called Diliverance. John Parkis called George. Juftinian Hol- den's called Elizabeth. Tho. Hamon's, called Thomas. John Cutting's called George. Michaell Flegs called Abigall. Thomas Bonds called Sarah all thefe related to the church, but ye other 2 were not, only formerly M' Sherman baptized their children, viz Samuell Thacher's called John, & Theophilus Philips, called Mary


Ye 7 of November 86, I baptized 6 viz Stephen Willis child (who belongs to ye church in Brantrey) viz Benjamin, & Jonathan Stimpfons child viz Rebecca, & Tho. Williams child (who at prefent lives in Wooborn his wife formerly lived in this town & owned ye Covenant) viz Damaris, all of ym under a year old.


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Alfo I baptized James Knopp a young man, & John Price a young man, & alfo Mary Price his Sifter, but fhe is maryed & her huf- band from her above thefe 2 yeares, ye Ld blefs this ord to ym


Ye 14th of November I baptized 3 children, viz Abraham Geals child (who is a member ye church) viz Ebenezer, it was young. & Abigall Townfends child (her hufbands name I know not) viz Martin. & John Bonds child, called Abigall, not a fortnight old


Ye 21. of November 86 I baptized 12, viz Tredaways child called Jofiah, & John Chinerys child (who owned ye Covt) called Sarah, & 5 of old Simon Millings children, viz Simon, Richard, Mary, James, & John. & David Fifks wife viz Elizabeth (in order to Admifsion) & her child David. & George Adams wife Martha who owned ye Covt, & her child called George. & Mary Adams who is his Sifter, who owned ye Covt


Ye 28 of Nov. 86 I baptized 9 viz 4 children of Tho. Underwood (who owned ye Covt privately, & his wife publickly) viz Thomas, Jonathan, Mary & Elizabeth. And Jonathan Smithes wife viz Jane. And Sarah Jane and her child Jonathan, & Widow Fifks daughter viz Elizabeth. And Sarah Sanders, viz William Sanders daughter. And Samuell Severn ye widows fon


Ye 5 of December 86. I baptized 7, viz 6 of John Aplin who owned ye Covt, viz John, Thomas, Mary, Hannah, Bafhuah, Abiah. & Benjamin Davis who owned ye Covt


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Such as were Admitted by me to Full Communion In Water- own-1687


Ye 31 of July 1687 I admitted 6, viz Tho. Cutler, Thomas Mil- lings, Benjamin Goddard, Sarah Cuttings, Abiah Leafon, & Eliza- beth Willington, I fpent fome time in a word in Benj. Goddards relation, viz a child of ye Covnt, oh yt gd wid blefse it for much good. Eliz. Willington is ye wife of Jofeph Willington


Ye 13th of November I admitted 7, viz Philip Shattock, Ben- jamin Flegg, Jonathan Stimfon, Abigaill Townfend (ye wife of Martin Townfend) Elizabeth Chinery (ye wife of John Chinery) Sufanna Grout (ye wife of Jofeph Grout) Elizabeth Nevenfon (ye wif of John Nevinfon, whom I admitted wthout a Relation her hufband who is of ye church of England wid not fuffer it, but ye church was fatiffyed in her wthout it), I hope gd will blefse ym, & make ym blefsings


Ye 8th of January I admitted 3, viz Mr William Goddard, Abi- gail Fox (ye wife of Ifaac Fox, of Miftick, or Medford as it is called) & Bithia Satle


Y 4th March 1687/8 I admitted 3 viz Calib Church, Stephen Cook, & Abraham Brown I had faid fomething largely to ym but yt I had other matters yt day


Ye 15th of Aprill 168S I admitted one viz Samuell Bigelow.


Y. 19 of Auguft 1688 I admitted 6, viz young John Warren & his wife Elizabeth, Benjamin young Richard Child, Martha Fifk, Thomas Thornton .


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Ye IIth of November 16SS I admitted 4 viz John Ball & his wife, John Aplin, & Walter Taylor. now admitted by me 76


Ye 3ª off February 1688/9 I admitted 7 viz John Whitmore of Miftick, young Henery Spring, Sufannah Cook (viz Gregory Cooks wife) Samuell Stearnes, John Child (who was baptized by me a year ago) Elizabeth Gale (ye wife of John Gale) & Mary Grant, who was baptized by me not long a gon-now 83.


Ye I7th of March 1688/9 I admitted 6 viz Rebeka Shattuck (i.e Philips wife,) Hepzibah Bond, (i. e young Williams wife) Eliza- beth Stimfon (i. e Jonathans wife) Benjamin Taylor, Danyell Stone & his wife, to whom I fd fomething.


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Such as were baptized by me in Watertown. 1686.


Upon ye 26 of December 86 I baptized 13, viz Jofeph Grants child (who owned ye Covt fome old bufinefs brought againft him, but nothing proved) viz Mary. Ebenezer Stones child who lives in Cambridge village, viz Ebenezer, & Allin Fleggs child (who owned ye Covt) viz Sarah, & Sarah Thropp, & Mary Throp, & Elizabeth Goodwin, & Margaret Fisk, & Elizabeth Dill, all wch owned ye Covenant & Jofeph Mafons wife, yt both of ym ftood acknowledging & taking shame to ymfelves for her name was Mary, baptized 2 of yr children viz Mary & Hefter. I baptized John Knop, & his child Sarah, he & his wife alfo ftood as it were in ye ftool of repentance for ye fame Folly, much was sd to ym wch I now pafs by


Ye 2ª of January 86/7 I .baptized 3. viz Nathanell Brights child called Nathanaell, & Muning Sawins child called Abigall, & Mary Gregg who owned ye covenant.


Ye 9 of January 86/7 I baptized 4 children viz Tho. Cutlers (who had formerly owned ye covent) viz James, & 2 of Jo. Har- ringtons (who now owned ye covenant, viz John] & Hannah, & one of Nat. Bonds whofe wife owned ye covenant, viz Nathanaell.


Ye 16 of January 86/7 I baptized 9, viz 5 of Jofeph Whitney's (fhe lately Joyning herfelf to ye ch) viz Jofeph, John, Ifaac, Abi- gall, & Martha. alfo I baptized ye wife of Daniell Pierfe viz Eliz- abeth, & 3 of her children, viz John, Hannah, & Benjamin, he viz Danyell Pierfe owned ye covt.


Ye 20th February 86/7 I baptized one, viz a grand child of Si- mon Stone, the lives at Dedham, her hufbands name is Comfort Starr, ye childs name was Mary


Ye 27th of February 86/7 I baptized one, viz Hannah Johnfon yt lived at M' Bonds, I hope a good girle.


Ye 20th of March 86/7 I baptized 5 young perfons (ye Ld blefe it unto ym) viz Henery Stretcher who lives wth Mr Bridge, & Hef- ter Sanders, ye daughter of Edward Sanders, & Hefter Bullard ye daughter of Jonathan Bullard, & Bethia Meatox, & Mary Meatox ye daughters of Danyell Meatox.


Ye Ioth of Aprill 86 I baptized 4 children of Abiah Leafon (ye wife of young William Leafon) who owned ye covt, yr names were


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William, Jofeph, John, & Elizabeth. I sd fomething to ym from Mark 10. 14


Ye 17 of Aprill S7 I baptized 3, viz 2 of Jo. Fifks children who owned ye covenant viz Abigall, & Elizabeth, & alfo I baptized Ruth Garfield ye daughter of widdow Garfield. fhe alfo owned ye Covt.


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Such as was admitted to ye Lds Supper, or to full Comunion in Watertown in my time. A. D. 1689.


Ye IS of Auguft 1689 there was admitted 2 women viz Mary Mafon i. e. Jofephs wife, & Mary Tufts i. e. Johns wife of Miftick. Ye 29 of September 1689 there was only one admitted viz Eliz- abeth Flegg, ye wife of Allin Flegg.


Ye 20th of October 1689 I did in ye name of ye church admitt Deacon Stephen Cooke to full comunion wth us being a member of ye church of X in Mendon, he being caft by Prdence here, & had his difmifsion from thence.


Ye 2ª of February 1689/90 I admitted 2 viz Mr Edw. Procter of Bofion, (he being my countreyman had ye advantage others had not. I grtly rejoyce I fhid be ufefull to him, oh yt Lancafhire might live in ye light.) & Sarah Wait, ye wife of Thomas Waite. I hope yt wth ye reft will walk worthy.


Ye 27 of Aprill 1690 I admitted 4, viz Mr Hen. Gibbs who hath fome time preached for me here & now this quarter of a yeare liveth wth me, Phebe Cutler (who publickly owned her aggravated fin before ye congregation, Amos Merrett, & Mehetabell Child who at prefent lives wth me as a fervt. Here have an hundred fave one given vp y"felves to ye Ld fince my comeing hither.


Ye 22th of June 1690 there were 5 Admitted, viz Thomas Flegg (& oh wt a mercy & wonder of mercy is it yt ever I fhid fee him thus prefenting of himfelf, often was I affrayed to heare of his drowning or hanging of himfelf, but I fee ye foundation of gd ftandeth fure, & he is a prayer hearing gd. it was worth my com- ing for N. E but to convert fuch a man I hope much good was don at ye reading of his Relation, & by thofe words yt were occa- fionally dropt by me. Blefsed be gd, Let all fay Amen & Amen) & Ifaac Stearnes, & Abigail Stratten (ye wife of young John Strat- ton my Neighbour) & Bithia Merrett, (ye wife of Amos Merrett) & Sarah Fanning &c. Now 104


Ye 3ª of Auguft 1690 there were 5 admitted, viz Mary Flegg (who publickly took fhame to herfelf before ye Ld & his people for her fin & Freely offered herfelf thus publiekly to give glory to gd, & not only fo, but defired full comunion wth this church the had fo offended & grieved, & obtained it). & Tho. Hammond, & Samuel Whitmore of Cambridge Farmes


[195] Such as were Baptized by mne in Watertown 1687.


Ye 24 of Aprill S7 I baptized 10, viz Philip Shattocks child, called Jofeph, & Jonathan Coolidge child called Mary, & ye child


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of Sufannah Grout (Jofeph Grouts wife) who owned ye Covt, it was called Jonathan. I likewife Sarah Mofse & her child called James, the is ye wife of Jeremye Mofse. the owned ye covt. John Garfield, & Mercy Garfield ye children of Widdow Garfield, ye both owned ye Covt- William Rowe, who lives at Phil. Shattocks, & Elizabeth Child, & Mary Child, who owned ye Covt ye are ye children, i. e. ye young daughters of John Childs, their mother is now maryed to Nath. Fifk.


Ye Firft of May 87. I baptized 3 children of Jonathan Philips viz Sarah, Elizabeth, & Ruth


Ye 22 of May 87 I baptized 9, viz 2 children of Danyell Har- rington who owned ye Covt, viz Danyell & Robert - & a child of Rich. Childs, viz John, & a child of John Fifks viz John, & a child of George Adams viz Mathew - & 4 young folks who gave vp ymfelves to ye Ld, viz John Johnfon, Thomas Johnfon, Mary Johnfon, & John Child


Ye 5th of June 87 I baptized 9, viz 3 of Tho. Chadwicks chil- dren, (who owned ye covnt, & tho he had committed folly at ye firft long agon, yet Satiffaction was given to ye church at New- bury, where he had 4 children baptized fince, & I could not but think once Satiffaction is enough for one fault) viz Elizabeth, Lidia, & Richard. I baptized 4 of Nathanaell Fifks (who alfo owned ye covenant) viz Nathanaell, John, Hannah, & Sarah. I baptized alfo one of his wives children by a former hufband, viz Danyell Child, ye vndertook for ye bringing it of it up. I alfo baptized Jofeph Childs child, viz Mary


Ye 19 of June 87 I baptized 14, viz 6 of John Deeks children, viz Elizabeth, John, Edward (or Edmond) Jofeph, Abigaill, & Debora, a child of Jofiah Jones who owned ye Covenant (he never did it have before) viz John, and 2 children of John Gale's, (fhe having formerly owned it) viz Anna & Abigaill, I baptized Dan- yell Stone's wife (who owned ye Covenant) viz Joanna, & her 3 children viz Danyell, David, & Dorcas. I also Baptized a child of John Harringtons viz Mary


Te 10th of July 87 I baptized II, viz 4 of Caleb Church his children (who folemnly owned ye Covt), viz Caleb, Jofhua, Ifaac, & Rebekah, alfo a child of Jo. Balls called Abigaill, alfo I bap- tized Ifaac Lamb, Abigaill Sanders & Mary Laurence, all wch 3 owned ye Covent, I baptized 3 of George Dills children, (he him- felf taking fhame to himfelf for his sin ) his children were called Thomas, Sarah and James


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Such as were admitted to Full communion in Watertown N. E by me Anno domoni 1690


Sarah Edy, & Hannah Johnfon.


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Ye Ist of March 1690/1 I admitted one, viz Thomas Underwood, yr was John Bond and wife alfo, but he was buryed juft 3 houres (or yrabouts) before he was to be admitted, itupendious Providence,


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he dyed of ye small pox. He was a thriving man both as to this world & another, & likely to have been of grt vfe to this ch & town, he dyed comfortably, I formerly ftirred him vp to this duty, but his feares & Tempt kept him, & now was eager vpon it. He fent me word to warn all others by him yt ye loofe no opportunity putt into yr hands, for now he wid but muft not ptake of ye ord This thing this evening I largely fpoke to ( wch now I pafse by) ye Ld blefse it


Ye 12 of Aprill 1691 I admitted 5, viz John Woodward, an an- cient man of 70 yeares, Jolın Bemis, John Mofse, Rich Blofse, & Grace Bond, i. e, ye wife of Jonas Bond Now 116 wth John Bond & his wife who were as good as admitted.


I had thought to have fd fomething here further as to it, but my Dt Lyddy is dead & fo am wholly indifpofed to everything.


Ye 24 of May 1691 I admitted 2 viz Rofe Norcrofse i. e young Richards wife, & Elizabeth Berfham I took an occafion to take leave of ch members, & gave fome ferious hints from 2 Tim. 2. 19. I fuppofe I fhall admitt no more 118


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Such as were Baptized by me in Watertown 1687


Ye 17 of July 87. I baptized II, viz a child of Jofeph Sher- mans called Elizabeth, 2 children of Thomas Bifcoe's (who owned ye covnt) called John, & Elizabeth, 2 children of Jonathan Tan- ters called Jonathan & Benjamin, a child of Nathanaell Whitney's called Samuell, a child of Jonathan Smiths called Zechariah, & 2 young women, viz Lidia Corley yt owned ye covenant, fhe lived yn wth John Ball, & Lidia Smith, who formerly was called Zip- parah, fhe lives at Father Satle I wifh fhe may have ye New name indeed


I have now already baptized an Hundred Forty-nine


Ye 31 of July 87 I baptized 2 children, viz Sam. Livermor child called Lidia, & John Stratten (vp in ye town) child, called Mercy


Ye 14 of Aug., 87 I baptized William Shattocks child, called Benjamin


Ye 21 of Auguft 1687 I baptized 2 children of Jofeph Willing- tons (his wife being lately admitted) called Thomas, & Elizabeth


Ye 28 of Auguft 87 I baptized a child of Danyell Harington's (who formerly owned ye covt) called David


Ye 4 of September 87 I baptized a child of Samuell Stearnes (his wife Mehetabell folmely owning ye Covnt) called Samuell


Ye IIth of September 87 I baptized 3 children, viz Jofeph Pearfse child called Elizabeth, & Jofhuah Bigulows child called Elizabeth, & Thomas Harringtons child (his wife Rebekah who folemnly owned ye Covenant) called Ebenezer


Ye 2ª of October 16S7 I baptized 2, viz John Rowe who owned ye Covnt, he lives wth his Father in ye Farmes of Cambridge, & ye child of Enoch Satle called Sufannah, his wife Susannah owned ye Covnt


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Ye 16 of October 87 I baptized ye Mother & child, viz ye wife of Samuell Shattock who owned ye covenant, called Abigaill, & her child was called Abigaill


Ye 23 of October 1687 I baptized 5, viz Elizabeth Beamis (who folemnly owned ye covenant) ye wife of Ephraim Beamis, & her 4 children, viz Elizabeth, Sarah, Rebekah & Abigaill


Ye 6 of November 1687 I baptized a child of David Church (who had owned ye covn in Mr Shermans time) called John


Ye 4th of December I baptized 7, viz 5 of Jofeph Smith's (who had owned ye Covnt in Mr Shermans time) viz Jofeph, John, Dan- yell, Hanah & Rebekah & 2 of John Haftings, viz Elizabeth & Hephzibah he had formerly owned ye Covt


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Admifsions to full Communion in ye Eaft Chh of Watertown p H. Gibbs.


1697.


Dec. 12. David Stone


19. Samll Eddy


Febr. 6. Elizabeth Eddy, Abigail Benjamin


13. Elizabeth Stone


1698.


May.


29. Edward Goddard, Benjamin Eddy


Sept". 18. Rebecka Train


Jan. 8. Mary Hasting Mary Rice Sufanna Fifk


1699.


June


25. Sarah Chadwich


Oct.


15. Josiah Goddard, Nathan Fifk, John Coolidge,


Sarah Fifk


Decr


IO. Nathaniell Coolidge jun' Lydia Coolidge, his wife, Abigail Bacon, Rachel Goddard


Febr.


4 . Nathaniell Bright. Mary Bright. Rebecca Barftow. Martha Whitney


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Apr. 7. Lydia Spring


May 26. Hephzibah Stone


July 28. Elizabeth Train


Jan. 5. Mr Jonas Bond


I2. Timothy Barron


1701.


Apr. 27. Sufanna Goddard


Aug. 27. Deliverance Eddy


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Such as were Baptized by me in Watertown-16S7.


Ye IIth of Dec. 87. 2 children, viz Serj. Garfields called Me- hatabell, & a child yt Jo. Flegg adopted, I fuppofe a baftard of Matthew Humfteds, called Jabez


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Ye 25th of Dec. 87 ye child of John Bacon, called Mary


Ye 22 of Jan. 1687/8 4 young pfons, viz Jofeph Memory who lives wth Martin Townfend who vndertook for him, wth ye other 3 Owned ye Covenant, viz Mary Memory who lives wth Lt Winfhipp, & Mary Grant who lives wth Mr Goddard, & Ann Leafon, who lives wth her Mother


Ye 29th of January 1687/8 John Mofse child, called Nathanaell


Ye 5th of February 1687/S a child of Thomas Bond's called Wil- liam


Ye 12th of February 1687/S a child of Jofeph Vnderwood called Sarah


Ye 4th of March 1687/8 a child of Benjamin Willingtons called Mehetabell


Ye ISth of March 1687/S a child of Jofeph Grant called Sarah


Ye Sth of Aprill 1688 2 young Pfons who owned ye covenant, viz William & Hannah Sanderfon, ye children of William San- derfon


Ye 15th of Aprill 1688 7, viz 4 of Stephen Cooks called Stephieen, Ifaac, John, & Mary. John Parkis child called Samuell. & Samu- ell Bigulows child called Abigaill, & Nathanaell Fifks child called Lydia


Ye 22 of Aprill 1688 a child of John Winters called Sarah


Ye 29th of Aprill 16SS 3 viz a child of Benj. Pearfe called Sarah, & one of Martin Townfends called Jonathan, & one of young John Warrens called Jonathan


Ye 6th of May 1688 4, (viz) a child of Sam. Thacher called Anna, one of James Begulow's called James, one of Henery Springs called Lidia, & one of Jeremy Mofse called Jonathan


Ye 20th of May 1688 3 children, a child of Samuell Jennifons called Lidia, & 2 of Sarah Sanderfons (ye wife of William Sander- fon) who owed ye Covenant, viz Jofeph & Lidia


Ye 17th of June 1688 3 children & a Melotto, a child of Tho. Cutler called Jonathan, a child of Tho. Hammond called Elizabeth, & a child of Comfort Starrs of Dedham called Lidia-& Melotto called Walter Taylor, living wth Capt, Wade living at Miftick


Ye 24th of June 1688 I baptized a child of Jon. Stimfon called Jofeph


Ye 8th of July 1688 2 children, viz one of Theophilus Philips called Theophilus, & one of John Aplins called Mehetabell


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[201] Such as were baptized in Watertown 1688


Ye 29th of July r6SS a child of Jonathan Tanters called Jofeph Ye Igth of Aug. 1688 2 children, viz one of my Brother Thomas Bayly's called Thomas, & one of John Chinery's called Sarah


Ye 26th of Auguft 1688 a child of Jofeph Garfield called Grace Ye 2ª of Sept, 1688 a child of John Bond's called Sarah


Ye 14th of October 16SS a child of Jofeph Mafon called Jofeph


Ye 21th 1688 a child of John Tufte's of Miftick called Mary, both he & his wife owned ye Covenant


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Ye 25th of November 1688 a child of John Fifk called Jonathan Ye gth of December 1688 a child of Jofeph Willingtons called Mary


Ye 23 of December 1688 a child of William Jones called Caleb


Ye 6th of January 1688/9 a child of Jofiah Tredway's called Severanna


Ye 13th of January 1688/9 Mary Sanderfon ye daughter of Wil- liam Sanderfon, the owned ye% Covenant


Ye 27th of January 1688/9 a child of Stephen Cooke called James


Ye 3ª of February 1688/9 a child of John Knops called John


Ye 3ª of March 1688/9 11 children, viz one of Philip Shattucks called Nathanaell, one of Tho. Harringtons called Sufannah, 4 of Ifaac Fox his children (of Miftick) called Ifaac, John, Abigaill, & Samuell, & 5 of John Beamis (who acknowledged his fin


in ye publick, & owned ye Covenant both he & his wife) called Jofeph, John, Sufannah, Bethia, & Mary


Ye roth of March 1688/9 2 children, viz one of Nathanaell Whitneys called Hannah, & of George Adams called John


Ye 17th of March 1688/9 Danyell Benjamins child called Dan- yell


Ye 31th of March 1689 a child of Michaell Flegs called Michaell


Ye 7th of Aprill 1689 5 children, viz one of Jonathan Coollidge called Jonathan, one of Nathanaell Bright's called John, one of Thomas Chadwicks called Danyell, one of Jonathan Smiths called Elizabeth, & one of Samuell Shattucks called Samuell


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[203] Such as were baptized by me in Watertown in N. E. 1689


Ye 14th of Aprill 1689 2, viz a child of Danyell Harringtons called Jonathan, & a young woman one Sarah Grant who lived at Mis Shermans, the owned ye Covenant


Ye 2Ist of Aprill 1689 a child of Abraham Gales called Marah Ye 28th of Aprill 1689 a child of Enoch Satle called Richard


Ye 12st of May 1689 a child of widdow Hannah Bifco's who owned ye Covent (her hufband Tho. Bifcoe being lately dead) called Thomas


Ye 14 of July 1689 6 children, viz one of John Chadwicks called Benjamin, one of Francis Bowmans called John, one one of Jonathan Sanders called Hannah, one of widdow Gales (viz Johns) called Abiah, one of Ephraim Beamis called James, & one of Allen Fleggs called Mary


Ye 28 of July 1689 a child of young John Strattens (who owned ye covenant ) called John


Ye 4th of Auguft 1689 a child of Jonathan Philips called Sarah


Ye 18th of Auguft 1689 6 children, viz 4 of Ephraim Cutters (who owned ye covenant) viz Ephraim, Jonathan, Bethia, & Mary, a child of Muning Sawings called John, & one of Jofeph Childs called John


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Ye Ist of September 1689 3, viz a child of Jofeph Shermans called Martha, & a child of young John Warrens called Danyell, & a young woman yt lives wth Philip Shattucks called Elizabeth Danyells, fhe owned ye Covenant


Ye 8th of September 1689 a grand child of ye wife of Ellis Barron called Benoni, his Father lives at Sherburn, viz Mofes Adams


Ye 6th of October 1689 one child, of David Churche's, called Sarah


Ye 13 of October 1689 one child, of John Deex called Jane


Ye 20th of Oct. 1689 a child of Danyell Stone called Hannah- tho I feare in haft I called Joannah


Ye 27th of October 1689 a child of Jofeph Grout called Mehe- tabell


Ye 3ª of November 1689 a child of Jofhuah Biggulo's called Jabez


Ye 24th of November 1689 4 children, viz 3 of Thomas Smiths (who owned ye covnt here as he had don formerly at Concord) called Samuell, Jofeph, & Benjamin, & one of William Price called William, his wife a member at Brantry


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Such as were baptized by me in Watertown in 1689, & alfo 1690


Ye Ist of December 1689 a child of Ifaac Foxe's called Ebenezer Ye 22 of December 1689 a child of John Fifks called Jonathan


Ye Igth of January 1689/90 4 children of ye wife of Samuell Perrye (who owned ye Covenant) 3 of them by this huf band, called Samuell, John, & Ebenezer, & ye other by a former hufband (fhe being of yeares tho young owned ye Covnt alfo) called Hefter Comye


Ye 2ª of March 1689/90 a child of John Harringtons called Lidia


Ye 30th of March 1690 a child of John Bacons called John


Ye 13 of Aprill 1690 3 children, one of Jofeph Underwoods called Hannath, one of William Shattuck called Mary, & one of Mr Prouts called Eunice


Ye 20th of Aprill 1690 3 children, one of Samuel Biggulo's called Ifaac, one of Nathanall Fifks called Mary, & one of young Nath anaell Coolidge (who owned folemnly & publickly ye Covenant) called Lidia


Ye 18Ih of May 1690 a child of Jofeph Grant called Jofeph


Ye 25th of May 1690 3 children, one of Jofiah Jones called Ifaac & 2 of young Richard Norcrofse (he & his wife Rofe publickly took fhame for their grt fin I might have written this & many other things as yt of Sarjeant Barnards, Nat, Holland, & other things by themfelves but wt I write is only for myfelf & not others) called Richard, & ye other Samuell


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Ye 22th of June 1690 7 children, viz one of young John Win- ters (who owned ye Covent) called Hannah, & 5 of Judith Stearnes (ye wife of John Stearnes, fhe was baptized by Mr Sherman at yeares of difcretion, & I fuppofed owned ye Covnt) called George, Benjamin, Rebekah, Judith & Sarah, & one of Mary Earle's (who were baptized by me & y" owned ye Covenant) called Mary




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