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generosity of sd parish sd Annan doth hereby ratify his acceptance. Given 14 Mar. 1796. Contract dissolved Oct. 7, 1799."
12 Mar. 1799, voted William Wilson, John Melvin and David Hall be heads of singing.
Mar. II, 1800, Voted $150 for preaching. Voted Esq. Blanchard, John Grimes, David Mills committee to hire preaching. Voted to give James Shirley his parish rates for 1799.
Mar. 10, 1801, Voted $150 for preaching. William Bell, William Wilson, Paul Adams committee to supply the pulpit.
May 7, 1801, Esq. Blanchard, James Wason, Paul Adams com- mittee to build the addition of 15 feet to the Meeting House, to sell the Pews to pay the charges.
Mar. 9, 1802, Voted $200 to hire preaching. John Grimes, Esq. Blanchard, Esq. White committee to supply the pulpit.
Oct. 5, 1802, Voted the old committee to finish the Meeting House except painting. Voted the committee that was to supply the desk to apply to the Presbytery for Mr. McGrager as much as he wishes to preach to next March. Voted that the Committee chosen to build the Meeting House be directed to procure and finish the inside as soon as may be except painting and if the money in hand should not be sufficient they are to call on the wardens who are hereby authorized to pay the same out of the money already assessed or to be assessed hereafter.
Mar. 8, 1803, Voted that the singing be carried on in the Singing Pew the whole of the day.
May 25, 1803, Josiah Hall desired to join the Presbyterian Parish in Chester.
May 30, 1803, Voted to give Rev. Zaccheus Colby a call to settle in the work of the ministry in our Presbyterian Parish in Chester on the principles observed in our parish and according to the rules and regulations of the Presbytery. Dea. William Wilson, Stephen Dear- born, William White, John Grimes, Ezekiel Hale Kelly committee to wait on Mr. Colby. Voted to give him $300 annual salary.
July 12, 1803, Voted the first Wednesday in October for the in- stallment of Rev. Mr. Colby. Joseph Blanchard, Esq., Dea. John Grimes, Col. Stephen Dearborn, William White, Esq. and James Wason Jr. committee to prepare entertainment for the Clergy, Can- didates and delegates attending the installment of Mr. Colby. Capt. John Wason, Thomas McMaster, John Coffin committee to attend the Meeting House on Installment day. Voted Rev. Mr. Colby the use of the parsonage pew for his family to sit in during the time of his ministry with us. Voted that the Committee which built the Meeting House and that Committee which put the addition in the middle of it be appointed and directed to see the Pillars which support the Galleries underpinned.
Oct. 13, 1803, Rev. Zaccheus Colby installed.
Mar. 20, 1804, Voted $350 to pay Mr. Colby's salary. Voted to authorize the Wardens to purchase a piece of David Eaton's land for parish uses. Voted to dismiss Benjamin Peabody and George Wood's estate from paying taxes to this parish. Voted not to dismiss Samuel Underhill.
Mar. 19, 1805, Voted to raise $300 to pay Mr. Colby's salary.
Apr. 9, 1805, Petitioners desireous of erecting sheds for their horses : William Wilson, David Currier, Moody Chase, John Folsom, Ezekiel H. Kelly, David Hall, Joseph Blanchard, James Wason, and John Grimes.
Apr. 29, 1805, Voted Dea. William Wilson and others have liberty to build a shed for horses on Sundays at the east end of the Meeting
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House where people go into the grave yard on funeral occasions. Voted that the singers have liberty to extend their singing pew on the front of the gallery to the middle of the outside pillars.
Mar. 10, 1806, Voted to give Wells Chase, Moody Chase, Lt. David Hall liberty to build an horse shed 20 feet long on the west end of the one now built, they building a door sufficiently wide to go into the burying yard.
Mar. 9, 1807, Voted to choose four persons to tune the Psalms on Sabbath days. John Folsom, Samuel Grimes William Grimes and David Hall chosen for that purpose with liberty to invite what assist- ance they think proper. Voted that the Wardens be authorized to enlarge and finish the Singing Pew.
Mar. 16, 1809, Voted to accept the request of Mr. Colby for a dismission. Voted $200 to hire preaching this year.
Mar. 15, 1810, Voted to excuse James McFarland from his last year's tax.
Mar. 14, 1811, Voted to give John Clark 3d, James McFarland, and William Underhill their taxes for the year past. Voted the abatement of the following taxes to be at the discretion of the Wardens, viz. Widow Mary Aiken, George Farnum, Stephen Farnum, John Farnum, Widow Mary Jack, Samuel Underhill Jr. and Silas Hunter for taxes now due.
Mar. 12, 1812, Voted not to raise any money to teach a singing school. Voted to empower the Wardens to lease to Widow Sarah Witherspoon the land purchased of her and John Witherspoon.
Mar. II, 1813, Voted that liberty be given to build horse sheds on the easterly part of the Parade adjoining Capt. Underhill's land not to interfere with those already built.
Sept. 6, 1813, Voted to hire Rev. William Harlow to preach one year and to offer him $200, twenty cords of wood halled to his house and a house to live in, as his salary for one year.
Mar. 10, 1814, Voted to empower the Wardens to purchase land of Josiah Underhill adjoining the Grave Yard on the east side and to sell land on the backside of the Grave Yard.
Mar. 16, 1815, Voted that the Parish give leave to have the Parade before the Meeting House levelled provided it be done without expense to the Parish. Voted to authorize the Wardens to furnish rum at the expense of the Parish, to those persons who may work gratis on the said Parade for the purpose of levelling aforesaid.
Feb. 4, 1817, Voted to choose a committee of six to make arrange- ments for the ordination of Rev. Clement Parker, and John Coffin, Thomas Anderson, James Wason Jr., Benjamin Fitts, Joseph Robinson and Abram Towle were chosen. Voted two Marshals to superintend the procession on ordination day and Capt. Ezekiel Blake and Capt. Samuel Aiken were chosen. Voted that James Wharff take charge of the west gallery and Nathaniel Remic of the east gallery on ordination day. Jesse J. Underhill to provide suitable entertainment for such musicians as may be invited out of the Parish to attend the Ordination. Voted Rev. Clement Parker to have the use of the Parsonage Pew for his family during his residence with us as Minister.
Mar. 12, 1818, Margaret Forsaith's tax and David Forsaith's tax ordered abated.
Mar. 1I, 1819, Voted that the Parish buy the farm on which Rev. Clement Parker now lives and let him have it as a parsonage, provided it can be bought for a sum not exceeding $875, and he will rent it during his residence in the Parish, as our Minister, John Folsom,
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B. Pike Chase and Samuel Aiken Jr. appointed a Committee to make said purchase and also to lease the same to Mr. Parker.
Mar. 13, 1823, Voted to abate the taxes of the following persons : for 1821; James Farnum, Isaac Morse, Jesse Patten, John H. Reid, and Samuel Fifield.
Mar. II, 1824, Voted that the owners of the Stove have liberty to carry the funnel of the stove out of the roof of the Meeting House at their own expense.
Mar. 10, 1825, Voted to pay John Folsom the balance due him for painting the Meeting House. Voted that the thanks of the Parish be presented to Capt. Moses C. Pillsbury of Concord for his very valuable present of a large and elegant Bible to the Parish.
July 11, 1826, Voted to give Rev. Abel Manning an invitation to preach in this Parish from the present to the last Sabbath in March 1828, at a salary of $300 a year and the use of the parsonage farm and buildings, including the crops for the present year. Voted to authorize the Wardens to make repairs on the parsonage buildings.
Mar. 15, 1832, Voted to authorize the Wardens to assign and transfer to the executor of the last will of Benjamin Kittredge, late of Chester, physician, dec'd or to the heirs of sd dec'd the debts and mortgage due from William Leach to this Parish, together with all lands, rights and interests which was conveyed to this Parish by William Letch late of Chester, dec'd by his deed of mortgage dated 3 Jan. 1818, and recorded in Rockingham County Lib. 217 vol. 17.
Jan. 28, 1833, Voted inexpedient to build a new house on the parsonage farm. Voted that it is expedient to repair the old house there.
Mar. 14, 1833, Voted to make necessary arrangements for the instillation of Rev. Benjamin Sargent and John Folsom, Samuel Dins- moor, Ephraim Kelly, Jesse J. Underhill, Samuel Anderson and Nathan Plummer Jr. chosen a committee accordingly. Voted that the in- stillation is assigned for the last Wednesday in May next.
Sept. 10, 1842, Voted to sell the parsonage farm, and buildings, also their Meeting House, grave yard and Common about the Meeting House to the Second Congregational Society in Chester on such terms as may be agreed upon. Voted to choose John Folsom, David Currier and Isaac Hall, committee to confer with a Committee of the Second Congregational Society in Chester and report the terms and conditions on which the transfer shall be made.
Reported that the Second Congregational Society shall pay all debts now due by and from this Parish and shall make good all en- gagements with Rev. Samuel Ordway. Voted to dissolve all connection now existing between this Parish and the Londonderry Presbytery.
OFFICERS OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND PARISH.
PASTORS.
Rev. John Wilson, June 19, 1734 to Feb. I, 1779.
Pulpit supplied for several years.
Rev. David Annan, March 14, 1796 to Oct. 7, 1799.
Pulpit supplied.
Rev. Zaccheus Colby, Oct. 13, 1803 to Mar. 16, 1809. Pulpit supplied.
Rev. William Harlow, Nov. 16, 1812 to Nov. 16, 1815.
Rev. Clement Parker, Dec. 31, 1816 to Mar. 1, 1826.
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Rev. Abel Manning, July 11, 1826 to July 11, 1831.
Rev. Benjamin Sargent, Aug. 15, 1831 to Apr. 10, 1841. Rev. Samuel Ordway, Sept. 22, 1841 to Jan. 1843.
RULING ELDERS OR DEACONS.
William Leatch, 1752.
Ezekiel H. Kelley, 1808.
William Wilson, 1752.
Benjamin Pike Chase, 1819.
Matthew Forsaith, 1766.
James Wason, 1819.
Adam Wilson, 1777.
Robert Dinsmore, 1819.
William Tolford, 1780.
Dr. Nathan Plummer Jr., 1824.
Joseph Blanchard, 1790.
Samuel Dinsmore, 1824.
William Wilson, 1794.
John Folsom, 1833.
John Graham, 1794.
Benjamin Chase, 1833.
David Currier, 1808.
Amos Chase, 1833.
MODERATORS.
Capt. Samuel Ingalls, 1738, 1741. James Campbell, 1739-40, 1742.
William Wilson, 1743.
Andrew Craige, 1744, 1760, 1763, Apr. 10, 1770.
Capt. John Tolford, Sept. 18, 1744, 1749, 1756-57.
John Moor, 1745-46, 1767.
Robert Mills, 1747.
John Aiken, 1748, 1750.
Samuel Aiken, June 29, 1749; Sept. 14, 1753.
Andrew McFarland, 1751.
Lt. Andrew Jack, June 27, 1751-55, 1759, 1762.
Maj. John Tolford 1758, 1761, 1765-66, 1769-70, 1771, 1772, 1773, 1775-76, 1779. Capt. James Shirley, 1760, 1772.
Dea. Adam Wilson, 1764.
Dea. Matthew Forsaith, 1768, 1773, 1777-78, 1779, 1780-82, 1784, Mar. 28, 1786.
Capt. Robert Wilson, 1774, 1779, 1783, 1785.
Hugh Crombie, Apr. 29, 1784.
Col. William White, 1786-87, 1792, 1795, 1802, 1807-08, 1810-12. William Bell, 1788-89.
Maj. Henry Moor, 1790.
Joseph Blanchard, Esq., 1791, 1793-1804, 1806, Mar. 16, 1809, Nov. 16, 1812, Sept. 6, 1813-15, 1817, 1819, 1821, 1825-26.
Capt. John Wason, 1805, 1813, Oct. 10, 1814.
John Coffin, Apr. 29, 1805, 1809, Feb. 4, 1817, 1820, 1829, Apr. 24, 1832. Amos Kent, Esq., 1816.
Capt. William Graham, 1818, July 11, 1826, 1828. Abraham Towle, 1822-23.
Dea. B. Pike Chase, Dec. 31, 1816, 1824, June 13, 1825.
Benjamin Chase, 1827, 1830-32, 1834-36, 1838-40.
Ephraim Kelly, Jan. 28, 1833.
Davvid Currier Jr., Esq., Mar. 14, 1833, Sept. 22, 1841-42, Sept. 10, 1842. Flagg T. Underhill, 1837. Dr. Nathan Plummer, 1841. John S. Brown, June II, 1842.
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CLERKS.
James Quenton, June 19, 1738 to Mar. 14, 1769.
Ens. Hugh Shirley, Mar. 13, 1770 to Mar. 14, 1775.
William Shirley, Mar. 12, 1776 to 1793. Capt. William Letch, Mar. II, 1794 to 1797.
John Grimes, Mar. 14, 1797 to Mar. 8, 1803.
John Folsom, Mar. 8, 1803 to Sept. 10, 1842.
TREASURERS.
Dea. John Grimes [Graham], 1797-1807. Samuel Grimes, 1807-1808. Capt. William Grimes, 1809-182I. John Coffin, 1822-1829. John Folsom, 1830-1842.
WARDENS.
1740-Capt. Samuel Ingalls, John Karr, John Shirley. 1741-John Moor, William Wilson, Thomas Glenn.
1742-John Karr Sr., John Karr Jr., Robert Mills. 1743-Samuel Aiken, John Mills, William Leach. 1744-John Tolford, John Moor, Robert Graham Jr. 1745-James Shirley, Robert Graham, James Quenton. 1746-William Wilson, Archibald Dunlap, James Shirley.
1747-Andrew Jack, Matthew Forsaith, James McFerson.
1748-Andrew Jack, Matthew Forsaith, James McFerson.
1749-Robert Wilson, Samuel Brown, Andrew Craige. 1750-Andrew Craige, Samuel Brown, Dea. William Leach. 1751-John Shirley, Hugh Crombie, James Shirley. 1752-Charles Moor, Robert Graham, Thomas McMaster. 1753-William Tolford, Samuel Aiken, James Shirley. 1754-Sergt. James Shirley, Ens. William Tolford, Sergt. Samuel Aiken.
1755-William Gilcrist, Robert Graham, James Aiken Sr.
1756-Charles Moor, Robert Wilson, Dea. William Leach. 1757-Dea. William Leach, Charles Moor, Robert Wilson. 1758-Alexander Gilcrist, James Crossett, Henry Moor. 1759-Alexander Gilcrist, James Crosett, Robert Wilson. 1760-Capt. James Shirley, Robert Graham, Andrew Craige.
1761-William Tolford, Hugh Crombie, Alexander Gilcrist. 1762-Charles Moor, James Crosett, Hugh Crombie.
1763-Capt. James Shirley, William Crawford, Dea. William Leach. 1764-William Crawford, James Quenton, Robert Craige.
1765-Charles Moor, Ens. James Crosett, Andrew Craige.
1766-Dea. Matthew Forsaith, William Graham, Hugh Shirley. 1767-Dea. William Leach, William White, Lt. Robert Wilson Jr. 1768-William Tolford, John Patten, Lt. Henry Moor.
1769-Dea. Matthew Forsaith, James Crawford, Samuel Aiken. 1770-Dea. Matthew Forsaith, Lt. Robert Wilson, Robert Mckinley.
1771-William White, Joseph Linn, William Gilcrist. 1772-Dea. Matthew Forsaith, Robert Graham, David Dickey. 1773-Dea. Matthew Forsaith, Robert Graham, David Dickey. 1774-Lt. David Witherspoon, Sergt. William White, Sergt. John Graham. 1775-William Shirley, John Craige, James Dunlap.
1776-Hugh Shirley, James Grames, David Witherspoon.
1777-Maj. William White, Ens. Hugh Shirley, Capt. David Witherspoon. 1778-Maj. William White, Capt. David Witherspoon, James Grames. 1779-Capt. Henry Moor, Dea. Matthew Forsaith, Hugh Crombie. 1780-Peter Aiken, Maj. William White, Ens. William Letch.
1781-Maj. William White, Ens. Wilson, John Grimes. 1782-Maj. William White, John Grimes, Robert McCinly [McKinly.] 1783-James Crawford, Joseph Linn, Capt. Henry Moor.
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1784- Ens. Robert Wilson, Hugh Crombie, Thomas McMasters. 1785-John Grimes, Ens. Hugh Shirley, Col. William White.
1786-Maj. Henry Moor, John Grimes, Anthony Stickney. 1787-Hugh Crombie, Maj. Moor, Col. White. 1788-John Grimes, Ens. Wilson, Anthony Stickney. 1789-Joseph Blanchard, Esq., Dea. Forsaith, Col. White. 1790-Col. White, Dea. Forsaith, John Grimes. 1791-Dea. Forsaith, Peter Aiken, Samuel Crombie. 1792-William White, John Grimes, William Bell. 1793-Hugh Shirley, William Wilson, James Orr. 1794-John Grimes, Hugh Tolford, David Mills.
1795-Joseph Blanchard, Esq., Thomas McMaster, William White, Esq. 1796-Samuel Shirley, Hugh Shirley, William Mills.
1797-Joseph Blanchard, Esq., Benjamin Melvin, Samuel Crombie.
1798-Joseph Blanchard, Esq., Benjamin Melvin, Samuel Crombie.
1799-Joseph Blanchard, Esq., Benjamin Melvin, Samuel Crombie. 1800-Joseph Blanchard, Esq., David Mills, Capt. Leach.
1801-Samuel Crombie, Esq., William White, Joseph Blanchard, Esq. 1802-Esq. White, Samuel Crombie, Esq. Blanchard.
1803-Samuel Crombie, John Coffin, Joseph Blanchard, Esq.
1804-Joseph Blanchard, Esq., John Wason, William White, Esq.
1805-John Coffin, Joseph Blanchard, Esq., Capt. John Wason.
1806-Joseph Blanchard, Esq., John Coffin, James Wason.
1807-Joseph Blanchard, Esq., William White, Esq., John Coffin.
1808-John Coffin, Samuel Grimes, Joseph Blanchard. 1809-Joseph Blanchard, John Coffin, James Wason.
1810-Joseph Blanchard, John Coffin, William White. 1811-Joseph Blanchard, John Coffin, William White.
1812-Joseph Blanchard, John Coffin, William Grimes.
1813-John Coffin, James Wason, Archibald McDuffee Jr.
1814-John Coffin, James Wason, Archibald McDuffee Jr.
1815-Joseph Blanchard, Esq., Capt. David Hall 3d, Amos Adams.
1816-Joseph Blanchard, Esq., Capt. David Hall 3d, Amos Adams.
1817-Joseph Blanchard, Esq., Nathaniel W. Linn, Samuel Dinsmore. 1818-John Folsom, William Graham, John Coffin.
1819-Joseph Blanchard, B. Pike Chase, James Emerson. 1820-John Coffin, Capt. Abraham Towle, David Colby. 1821-Joseph Blanchard, John Coffin, Robert Crawford.
1822-Joseph Blanchard, Robert Crawford, Josiah Wood. 1823-Joseph Blanchard, Nathan Plummer Jr., William Lynn.
1824-Joseph Blanchard, Dr. Nathan Plummer Jr., B. Pike Chase. 1825-Dr. Nathan Plummer Jr., Archibald McDuffee Jr., John Coffin. 1826-Dr. Nathan Plummer Jr., John Folsom, John Coffin. 1827-John Folsom, John Coffin, Nathan Plummer Jr. 1828-John Folsom, John Coffin, Nathan Plummer Jr.
1829-John Folsom, John Coffin, Nathan Plummer Jr. 1830-John Folsom, John Coffin, Samuel Dinsmoor. 1831-Samuel Dinsmoor, Amos Chase, Hendrick Dearborn.
1832-Amos Chase, Hendrick Dearborn, Benjamin Chase. 1833-Benjamin Chas, Amos Chase, Zaccheus Colby.
1834-Benjamin Chase, Zaccheus Colby, Amherst Coult.
1835-Benjamin Chase, Zaccheus Colby, Amherst Coult.
1836-William Graham, Jesse J. Underhill, James Hoyt.
1837-William Graham, Jesse J. Underhill, James Hoyt.
1838-Richard Dearborn, Pike Chase, Stephen Emerson.
1839-Richard Dearborn, Pike Chase, Stark Ray.
1840-Nathan Plummer, Flagg T. Underhill, James O. Buswell.
1841-John Folsom, Jesse J. Underhill, Benjamin Chase. 1842-John Folsom, David Currier, Isaac Hall.
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COLLECTORS.
1739-John Carr.
1786-Samuel Shirley.
1740-James Wilson Jr.
1741-Robert Gilcrist.
1742-Robert Wilson.
1743-Samuel Brown.
1744-45-William Leach. 1746-John Mills.
1747-John Carswell.
1748-Archibald Dunlap.
1749-William Gilcrist.
1750-Robert Patten.
1751-Charles Moor.
1794-Robert Dinsmore.
1795-David Mills.
1753-Thomas Wason.
1754-Archibald MacDuffee.
1797-98-David Hall, 3d.
1799-Benjamin Melvin.
1800-01-John Witherspoon.
1802-Caleb Hall.
1758-Robert Graham.
1803-William White, Esq.
1759-Henry Moor.
1804-Peter Aiken Jr.
1760-Nathaniel Linn.
1805-06-Benjamin Pike Chase.
1807-No Record.
1762-Robert Wilson Jr.
1808-Ezekiel H. Kelly.
1763-Robert Craige.
1809-Joseph Linn.
1764-Benjamin Melvin.
1765-William White Jr.
1766-William MacMaster.
1812-Nathan Knowles, 3d.
1813-Capt. John Wason.
1768-James Crawford.
1769-Robert Witherspoon.
1770-James Aiken.
1771-Thomas McMaster.
1772-John Patten.
1817-Capt. David Hall.
1773-David Dinsmore.
1818-William H. Underhill.
1774-William Shirley.
1819-Capt. John Wason.
1775-Lt. David Witherspoon.
1820-William H. Underhill.
1776-James Dunlap.
1821-Moses Haseltine.
1777-Dea. Adam Wilson.
1822-Isaac Dinsmore.
1778-Robert Dickey.
1823-Ned. R. Underhill.
1779-James Witherspoon.
1824-Joseph Blanchard, Esq.
1780-Samuel Wilson.
1825-Capt. John Wason.
1781-Hugh Crombie. 1826-Nathan Plummer Jr.
1782-Hugh Tolford. 1827-William H. Underhill.
1783-Anthony Somerby Stickney. 1828-29-John Folsom.
1784-William Mills. 1830 to 1843-The wardens ap-
1785-Anthony Somerby Stickney. pointed a collector.
Autograph signatures in the Record Book of members of the Presbyterian Church who promised to abstain from the use of ardent spirits as a drink :
Widow Ruth Chase.
Jane Thayer. Judith Scott. Pamela Hoyt. Ruth Chase Jr.
Stephen Emerson. William Graham. Betsey Underhill. Mehetabel Plummer.
Elisabeth Emerson.
1789-90-Samuel Jack and Robert Mckinley. 1791-Hugh Shirley and Samuel Aiken. 1792-James Wilson and Robert Dinsmore. 1793-James Wilson and Robert Dinsmore.
1752-John Carr.
1796-James Orr.
1755-John Witherspoon.
1756-James Moor.
1757-John Patten.
1761-Samuel McFerson.
1810-Samuel Aiken Jr.
18II-Capt. John Wason.
1767-No record.
1814-Capt. John Wason. (Stephen Chase, Esq., serving in- stead of Wason.) 1815-16-Stephen Chase, Esq.
1787-John Wilson. 1788-Joseph Blanchard.
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Anne Archibald. Hannah Colby. Amos Lufkin. John W. Ray. James Hoit. Zilpha Dinsmore. Mary Colby.
Emeline Weeks.
Elisabeth Emerson.
Sophia Emerson.
Elizabeth Shirley. Amherst Coult. Ann C. Coult.
Grace Mckinley.
Sarah S. Hall.
Hannah Dinsmore.
Elizabeth Bell.
Lucinda Patten.
Lucy L. Sargent.
Dorothy H. Burnham.
Sally P. Coleman.
Martha Hall.
Deborah L. Dinsmore.
Lucy Ray.
Elisabeth Dickey.
David Currier. B. Pike Chase.
William M. Plummer.
John Folsom.
Judith C. Plummer.
Samuel Dinsmore.
Archi. McDuffee.
Nathan Plummer.
Sarah McDuffee.
Benjamin Chase.
Nehemiah Lufkin.
Isaac Hall.
James Ray. Mary Aiken.
Richard Dearborn.
Mary C. Plummer.
Zaccheus Colby.
David B. Dickey.
Dolly J. Folsom.
William H. Ray.
Martha Hall.
Polley Benley.
Lucy Hall. Sally Hall. Clarissa Senter.
Caleb B. Ray. P. Severance.
George Varnam.
Sarah Farnham.
Belinda K. Underhill.
Elisabeth Anderson.
Catharine M. Phillips.
Stark Ray.
Joseph W. Spofford.
Hannah C. Ray.
Almira Forseth.
Mathew Dickey
Sarah C. Lufkin.
Margaret Dickey. Ann Anderson.
Ann C. Ray.
Thomas Colman.
Paul Adams.
Charles Ray.
The following is a list of the members of the Presbyterian Church as corrected Oct. 29, 1827.
RULING ELDERS.
Joseph Blanchard. David Currier. E. H. Kelley (dismissed).
B. Pike Chase. Nathan Plummer Jr. Samuel Dinsmore.
MEMBERS.
William White and wife. Molley Patten.
Widow Graham, d. 1832. Mary Currier. Margaret Crombie. Sarah Clay. Widow Wason (now Baker). Caleb Hall. Thomas Anderson and wife.
Nancy Kelley. Abigail Towle. Dolley Folsom. Susanna Norton. Josiah Hall. Wife of Elijah Hall.
Isaac Hall and wife. Robert Perham. Judith Dinsmore.
Amos Chase.
Stephen M. McDuffee.
Benjamin Sargent.
Mary A. Severance.
Anna Underhill.
John Dinsmore.
Polly Colman.
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Mary Patten.
Betsey Underhill.
Paul Adams and wife.
Elizabeth Emerson.
Widow Hall.
Lucy Litch.
Bettey Shirley.
Martha McDuffee.
Widow Merrill.
Salley Hall.
Hannah Dinsmore.
Betsey Coffin.
Sarah Porter.
Sarah Farnum.
William Colt and wife.
John Davis and wife.
Dolley Burnham.
Widow Mary Colby.
Wife of Samuel Fyfield.
Hannah Colbie.
James Orr and wife.
Amherst Colt and wife.
Wife of David Hall.
Amherst Colt Jr.
Robert Mckinley decd.
Mary Colbie.
Ann McDuffee.
Polley Bailey.
Mary McMurphy dec'd.
Sophia Emerson.
Mehitable Orr.
Sarah Plummer.
Nancy Underhill.
Ruth Kelley, dec'd.
Mary Aikin.
Widow Aiken.
The following members have moved away without removing their connection :
Sarah Remic.
Salley Carr.
Fanny Fisher.
5 absent.
Lucy Ray.
Roxana Whicher.
75 total.
BAPTISMS.
Zaccheus, infant child of Zaccheus Colby, bp. Aug. 17, 1828.
Henry, infant child of Nathan Plummer, Jr., bp. Oct. 23, 1831. Mary, infant child of William Colt, bp. Oct. 23, 1831.
John Folsom, Stephen Lufkin and John W. Ray, adults, bp. Jan. 8, 1832. Eliza Emerson, Benjamin Chase, Esq., Ezekiel Fox, Lucinda Patten, Hannah Ray and Grace Mckinley, adults, bp. Apr. 15, 1832.
John Folsom, Charles Folsom, Henry Folsom, George Folsom, Philena Dinsmore, Judith Dinsmore, Triphena Dinsmore, Zilpha Dinsmore, Juliett Dinsmore and Delilah Dinsmore, infants, bp. June 3, 1832. Miss Emeline Weeks bp. July 15, 1832.
Margaret Ann Heath, Elisha Andrews Heath, Samuel Heath and Robert Mckinley Heath, David Dickey, Elizabeth Dickey, Lucinda Dickey, Mary Dickey and Mathew Dickey, children, bp. Feb. 14, 1833.
Samuel Hoyt and Esther Dickey, adults, bp. Apr. 21, 1833.
Hannah Scott and Charles Henry Hall, infants, bp. June 9, 1833. Arthur Folsom and Ann Elizabeth Dinsmore, infants, bp. Sept. 1, 1833. Caroline, Louise and Benjamin, children of Benjamin Chase, Esq., bp. Sept. : 8, 1834.
James, son of William Coult, bp. Feb. 1, 1834.
Arthur, son of Dea. Samuel Dinsmore, bp. June 2, 1834.
Martha Jane, infant child of Elihu Thayer, bp. June 2, 1834. John Milton Sargent, son of Josiah Hall, bp. July 6, 1834. Amos Lufkin, adult, bp. Sept. 21, 1834.
Ann, infant child of Nathan Plummer, Jr., bp. Feb. 11, 1835. Richard, infant son of Hon. John Folsom and Martha Graham, infant daughter of Mrs. Thayer, bp. July 5, 1835.
Luther, infant child of Josiah Hall, bp. Apr. 23, 1836.
Elihu Thayer, son of Zaccheus and Mary Colby, bp. Apr. 24, 1836.
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George Washington Eaton, Daniel, Isaiah, Elizabeth, Charles and Harriet, children of David and Eliza Emerson, bp. Apr. 24, 1836. Elizabeth Ray, bp. Apr. I, 1838.
Mehitable Dinsmore and Harland P. Dinsmore, children of James Dinsmore, bp. Apr. 1, 1838.
Thomas Colman, Nehemiah Lufkin, Alfred P. Severance, George W. Varnam, Joseph W. Spofford, William H. Ray, Caleb B. Ray, Charles Ray, Stephen M. McDuffee, Ann C. Ray, Mary A. Severance, Katharine M. Phillips, Belinda K. Underhill, and Sarah C. Lufkin, [adults] bp. May 6, 1838.
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