History of Rockingham and Strafford counties, New Hampshire : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Part 122

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Philadelphia : J. W. Lewis
Number of Pages: 1714


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" A true Copy Examined by mo.


" Reuben Dimond, town Clerk."


Now we had no power to set our Desseating brethren off, for as we had not power to Incorporate ourselves into a Body so we had no power to make any secession and it is not for us to arrogate that to ourselves which belongs to tho Honourable Court; but we told our Dessenting brethren that it was a time of great charges with us and if they would joyne with us in our extraordinary charges, when they should be thought capable by lawfull authority to maintain ye Gospel of Christ among them yn we would pay back agnin their part of ye extraordinary charges that should ariso to them in finishing ye meeting house, setteling a finister and building for him: now we did not make this offer, because they could make any majority upon us, but we did it for peace, we con- sidering how good it is for brethren to Dwell to gether in Love and unity, and that peace is ye beauty of a Society and it is so necessary and so valuable that we were Ready to sacrifice any thing to procure it, saving only a good conscience, and so we proceeded to a vote which is as followeth :


At a meeting of ye Iahabitants of ye town of South Hampton, Sep- tember ye 29, 1742, Cornet Abraham Browa was chosen Moderator for ye same meeting. At ye same meeting it was taken into consideration that, Whereas, there are a number of Inhabitants of ye upper or west part of this town yt lives at considerable Distance from meeting and have thoughts ia time to be better accommodated than constantly to as- semble with us, and we being Desirous to exercise all Christian Regard and kindness to them, Votes first, That all those persons that lives above or to the Westward of Capt. Jonathan Carrier's that have a mind to go off and be a Parish shall have their extraordinary charges that they are now at among us paid back again to them :- that is to say, All their part of ye extraordinary charge that ehall arise to them by finish- iag ye meeting house, settling a minister and building for him, when they shall be thought capable by lawfull authority to maintain the Gos- pel of Christ among them, Provided they do not molest or hinder as of ye other part in our speedy settliog a Gospel minister among us, and yt they pay toward his support while they are of us or belong to us, hoping at the same time, they will of their own free will be assisting to us.


2ły Voted, That we will make no opposition to them in their Indvay- ours to a Reg'lar town or parrish whenever they shall be thought ca- pable by law full authority-voted in ye affirmative.


A true Coppy-


Attest, Reuben Dimond, Town Clerk.


Now after this Vote was offered to our Dessenting brethren we chose a Committee to go to ye Association meeting of yo Revd Ministers at ye Rev. Mr. Coffin's in Kingston to nsk advice, How we should proceed ia Reg'lar way to settel a Gospel minister among us, and there appear'd two of our Dissenting brethren and Declared that they would rot joyne with us in setteling a minister for they s that vote was only a sham for we knew that they could not make a parrish : but they said that we should have put into ye vote yt when they and their neighbours could make a Parrish ; whereas we drew ye vote according to their petition, and they never ask us to set them off to joyne with their neighbours for there is no such a word in their petition as their neighbours.


At a meeting of the Inhabitants of South Hampton, November ye 26, 1742, John Flanders was chosen moderator for ye same meeting. At yo same meeting it was taken into consideration, that Whereas we yo In- habitants of this Town being in present want of a pious, larned ortho- dox minister of a good conversation, to dispense ye word and Adminis- ter ye ordinances of our Lord Jesus among us, and it being our Duty to look up to Heaven for Divine Assistance to guide us in all our affairs, therefore, Voted, that Thursday ye2d day of December next is appointed to be a day of Fasting and Prayer in order for ye calling & setteling a Gospel minister among us, voted and jast in ye affirmative, Nathaniel Ash, Jonathan Farren, James George, Daniel Goodwin, Jacob Colby, Sam' Goodwin, John Eliot, David Goodwin, Philip Challis, David Colby, enters their contrary Dessents against yo Vote for ye fast which was for calling and setteling a Gospel minister among us,


A true Copy of ye vote and ull ye dissenters that live above or to je westward of Powers River.


Attest-Reuben Dimond, Town Cler.


At the same meeting Capt. Jonathan Corrier and Joseph French jon. was chosen a Committee to call in ye assistance of ye neighbouring minis- ters to cellebrate a day of Fasting and prayer among us-Voted & past in ye affirmative.


A true copy.


Reuben Dimond, Town Clerk.


Now when ye Rev. Ministers was come, which we called to our assis !- ance, our Desenting brethren appeared and opposed them and beat off ye forenoon exercise, yet notwithstanding all their oppositions and Alega- tions the Rev. Ministers Did not see but ye way was clear to proceed to ye worship of ye day where unto they were call'd.


At a legal meeting of ye Inhabitants of y" Town of South Hampton, December 27, 1742, John Flanders was chosen Moderator ye Same meet- ing. At ye same meeting it was Voted, That we give ye Reve Mr. Wil- liam Parsons a call to settel in ye work of ye Gospel ministry among us. Voted in ye affirmative. At ye samo meeting, James George, Jonathan Farren, Aaron Currier, David Goodwin, David Colby, Daniel Goodwin, Zacheus Colby, Philip Challis, Jonathan Watson, Samt Goodwin, Rogles Colby, Roger Easman, Jacob Colby, Robart. Martain, Micah Hoyt, Enters their contrary Deseats against ye Vote for calling aud setteling the Rev. Mr. Williaat Parsons or any other man in ye work of ye Ministry under their present curcumstances. A true Copy of ye vote and all ye Dessent- ers that lives above or to yo westward of Powers River.


Attest, Renben Dimond, Town Clerk.


At ye samo meeting it was Voted that ye 23d Day of February next is appointed to be a day of ordination among us & at yo same meeting Jo- seph French, John Ordaway, Thomas Merril and Abraham Brown were chosen a Committee to send Letters to ye Rev. Ministers and Messen - gers to be assistant ia gathering a Church and in ordaining the Rev. Mr. William Parsons in ye work of ye ministry among us. Voted in the affirmative.


A true Cupey.


Attest, Reuben Dimond, Town clerk


Now ye ministers we calld to our assistance were the Rev. Mr. Chusing, Mr. Whipple, Mr. Joseph Parsons, Mr. Samt Parsons, Mr. Fogg, Mr. Coffin, Mr. Webster: These wear chusen a Council to carrey on yr work of the ordination among us, and to set ye day before ye ordination, and so we notified our Disseuting brethren to come at ye time appointed and shew Rensone if any they bad why ye minister should not be orduined ; but before ye time appointed came, wo beard that our Dissenting breth- ren had made Report that they intended to take of our Council, for some were akend to ye man that was to be'ordain'd and others had given


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judgment before: So we, hearing of their Stratagems and not being ig- norant of their Devices, we considered it was easier to prevent a Diseas than to cure it, or to keep an adversary out when ont, then git him ont when he was in, and so being forewarnd we thought it best to le fore- aim'd and so we calld ye town together to chuse other ministers.


At a meeting of ye Inhabitants of ye town of South Hampton, Jan'ry ye 150 3742-43, Joseph French was chosen Moderator. At ye same meet- ing it was put to vote wheither the Town would chuse the Rev. Mr. Odlin and the Key, Mr. Gookin and their messengers to le assistant in Council with yr other Ministers for gathering a Church and carry on ye ordination among us, and ye vote was past in the affirmative.


A true ropy.


Attest, Reuben Dimond, Towa Clerk.


We voted that we would pay back again all their part of yr extraordi- nary charges that should arise to them by finishing ye Meeting house, setteling a minister and building for hiat when they should be thoughit capable to maintain ye Gospel of Christ among them : but then there was a condition annext to that vote : it was provided that they did not molest or hinder ns in our speedy setteling a Gospel minister among us ; Imt now they have opposed us from place to place, and from time to time they have entered their contrary desents once and agen against our Regular proceedings in an orderly way to settle a Gospel minister among us, and then put us to a great ileal of trouble and to an extraordinary charge in calling in that Grand Council which set at yr time appointed, and the Rev. Mr. Caleb Chusing 1 was moderator, and our Desenting brethren appeared in Council and ohjected against some of ye Council; and ye moderator ask them who they were and they said Mr. Joseph Parsons, Mr. Samuel Parsons, and Mr. Fogg; the Moderator ask them what they had against them men ; they s" they wear akend; and yr Moderator ask them what they lind against ye man that was to be ordained as to his life and conversation or his Doctrin, and they eledge nothing ; hint they said yr Province line would be moved and then they should lose the money that they had expended with us, and they had not a convenient way : The Moderator told them as to y' removing ye line that could be no lar as to setteling yr minister, for if y' lines should be moved then we must petition ye Massachusetts Conrt for a Parrish, and as to a way, their law provides how they should get high ways; so notwithstanding all ye objections and allegations they could make the Rev. Council did not see but ye way was clear to settel a minister among us.


All these molestations, interruptions and oppositions we have met with from our Desenting brethren since we offerd them that vote; yet now they would >kreen themselves under that vote, that we are willing they should go off when they have meyer fullfilldl ye conditions of y " vote ja any one article; for if our Desenting brethren had agreed with us, we should have had none occasion to have been at so much trouble and at such an extraordinary charge in sending from town to town and from one Parsh to another abont ye country to call ju that Grand Council, for two or three of y" neighbouring min sters would have done our business in ye morning before ye ordin ition.


South Hampton


March ye 29, 1745. Daniel Brown


Nathan Gould


Nathaniel Morrill Samuel Barnard


Daniel Carter


Elezer French


Almer Morrill


Joshna Clow


Henry French


Jonathan Jewet


Joseph Jewit ? Jonathan Flanders


.Inseph Gonll


Joseph French


Josiah Flanders Samuel French


Joseph Jones


Henry Currier


Samuel Morrill


Daniel French


Ephraim Brown


Joseph Morrill Richard Fitts


Elijah Ruwell


Julin Oulway Moses Richasoa


Reuben Dimond


Ezekiel Høyt


Joseph Chandler Ephraim C'urter


Smunnel Straw


Orlando Weed?


Ephraim Carter


Paul Morrill


Numes of those in South Hampton who signed the Association Test.


We the Subscribers, do hereby solemnly engage and promise that we will to the ntmost of our Power, at the Risque of our Lives and For- tunes, with Auns, oppose the Hostile Proceedings of the British Fleets und Armies against the United American Colonies.


P. White


Nicholas Currier


Ileury French


Nathaniel Rowell


Henry French, Jr.


Isaiah Dole


James French


Jonthan Dow


Obediah French


Timothy Huntinton (?)


Daniel French


Elilm French


Isaac Brown


Muses Flandeis, I subscribe Pro- vided that the act or advice of the said Continental Congress be complied with Respecting minute men.


Robt Long


Timothy Inatington


Edmund Pilsbury


Nathaniel Flanders


Barnard Currier


William Graves


Ephraim Carter


Josiah Rogers


Abel French


.David Graves


Benjamin Clough


Stephen Rogers


Abel Browa


Samuel Peirce


William Cooper


Merrill Flanders


Mo-es Peirce


Onesiphorns Page


Humphrey Peirce Jr


Richard Currier Flanders


Thos Shepherd


Richard Fitts


Philip Osgood


Nathan Fitts


Ezekiel French


Eliphelet Merrill


James Hedlock


Joseph Jones


Jacob Jones


Barnard Flanders


Josiah Sawyer


Philip Flanders


Richard Sawyer


Israel Sawyer


Ezekiel Clough Mr


Nathan Currier


Enoch Page


('unllis Currier


Richard Greelo


John Currier


Moses French


Richard Currier


Louis HadInek


Jacob Barnard


Ebenezer French, Jr


Juh Pilshery


Henery Thells ?


Enos George


Benjamin Barnard


Parker Flanders


Josinh Flanders


Er Calby


Eliphelet Merrill Jr


Ezekiel Flanders


Daniel Colby


Timothy Flanders


William Clough


Daniel Jones


85.


Colony of New Hampshire-


South Hampton June 244 1776.


Agrealde to the within, we have Desired the males in sil Town to sign the Declaration on this paper & It hath been complied with by all so desired excepting those whose names are hereafter mentioned. Jeremiah Flanders


Isaiah Flanders Jeremiah Flanders Jr


Christopher Flunders-


4.


French . Selectmen Josephi Merrill )


REPRESENTATIVES FROM 1775 TO 1SS2.


This town united with Newtown and chose repre- sentatives to sit in the Congress at Exeter, as follows :


1775-76. Phillips White, Speaker.


1780-81.2-Robt. Stewart, Newtown. 1782. Phillips White.


1776-77. Stephen Bartlett, New- town.


1783. Benjamin Clongh.


1777-78. Eliphalet Merrill.


1783. Benjamin Clonghi.


1778-79. Abraham Kymball, New- town.


1784.3 Eliphalet Merrill. 1785-87. Nathaniel Batchelder,


1779-80. Benjamin Brown. East Kingston.


" After this date the sessions were held at Concord.


3 In 1784 South Hampton was united with East Kingston as classed towns, and representatives were chosen from them alternately.


1 Probably this was Rev. Caleb Cushing.


N. Nuyes Thomas Tuxbury


Humphrey Peirce


Richd Collins


Joseph Jones, Jr


Philip Flanders


Joseph Merrill


Thomas Currier Jona Prasa Benjamin Brown


Jacob Dole Daniel Pago


Reuben Corrier


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SOUTH HAMPTON.


SOUTH HAMPTON.


1788. Benjamin Clough.


1847. Richard White.


17×8. Benjamin (longh.


1×48. Jolin Gale.


Phineas P. Whitehouse, Co. C, 6th Regt. ; enl. Sept. 3, 1862; pro. to corp. ; absent, sick, no disch. furnished.


Julin IF. Hardy, Co. C, Gth Regt .; ent. Nov. 27, 1861; pro. to corp. andl sergt. ; disch. July 17, 1865.


Edwin Bragg, Co. D. Gth Regt. ; enl. Ang. 17, 1864 ; disch. July 1, 1865.


Thomas Bell, Co. B, 6th Regt .; enl. Sept. 8, 1812.


Oliver II. F. Delaware, Co. B, Sth Regt .; enl. Dec. 20, ISG1 ; disch. July 5, 15G2.


George H. Flint, Co. B, 8th Regt. ; enl. Dec. 20, 1861 ; died Feb. 24, 18G3. James Frederick, Co. C, 9th Regt. ; enl. Aug. 25, 1864.


Edward I. Stevens, Co. B, 9th Regt .; cul. Dec. 1, 186 1.


Michael Summers, Co. I, 11th Regt. : eul. Sept. 2, 1862; disch. June 4, 1865.


George R. Iluse, Co. I, 11th Regt ; enl. Sept. 2, 1862 ; disch. June 4, 1SGA. Lewis Little, Co. E, 13th Regt .; enl. Sept. 24, 18G2.


Daniel S. Davis, Co. D, 14th Regt .; enl. Oct. 6, 1862; disch. July 27, 1863. Juhın Romke, Co. F, 14th Regt. ; enl. AAng. 6, 18G4; disch. July 8, 1565. Abul K. Fowler, Co. H, Isth Regt. ; ent. Feb. 9, 1865; disch. July 29, 1865. Israel S. Merrill, Co. IF, Ist Cav. ; enl. Feb. 21, 1865 ; disch, Inly 15, 1865. George Brewer, corp. Co. K, H. Art .; enl. Sept. 17, 1864; disch. June 13, I865.


Williant F. Dame, Co. K, II. Art .; eul. Sept. 17, 1sc1 ; disch. June 15, 1865.


George II. Lang, Co. K, Il. Art .; ent. Sept. 17, 1864; disch. June 15, 1865.


Thomas G. Wentworth, Co. K, II. Art .; enl. Sept. 17, 1864; disch. June 15, 1865.


Samuel Campton, U. S. C. T. ; enl. Ang 5, 1564; date of disch. unknown. John Jours, U. S. C. T. ; eul. Ang. 5, 1864 ; date of disch. nuknown.


John O. P. Clifford, navy, enl. Angust, 1862 ; date of disch. unknowo.


Benjamin S. Gordon, ent. 1863 ; date of disch. unknown.


William Delaney, eul. Ang. 17, 18G1 ; date of disch. unknown.


CHAPTER LXXVIL. SOUTH HAMPTON .- (Continued.) ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.1


Congregational Church-The Baptist Church-Free-Will Baptist Church -Other Religious Denominations-Universalists-Methodist Episco- pal-Episcopaliau, Etc.


The Congregational Church .- Previous to 1742 the people at Loggin Plain (South Hampton Hill) worshiped with the Second Church in Salisbury, now known as the Rocky Hill Church. Rev. Joseph Parsons was the pastor. The meeting-house was then located about one mile north of the present church, and near the residence of the late Aaron O. Morrill in Salisbury. A movement was made as early as 1735 to have the meeting-house moved to some other loca- tion, but it was not voted till 1784, when it was re- moved to the present location.


The Rocky Hill Church was gathered Nov. 17, 1718, and Rev. Joseph Parsons was called to the pas- torate. He died March 13, 1739, in the sixty-ninth


1 The following chapter is condensed from an excellent work by Ben- jamin R. Jewell, Esq., entitled " Religions History of South Hampton." The work also contains a valuable appendix, which was prepared by F. B. French, Esq., P. P. Whitehouse, and Mr. Jonathan Pressey. The following-named citizens generously contributed the sum necessary to secure its publication : Joseph T. Merrill, Jacob Eaton, Frederick P. French, Jonathan Pressey, Phineas P. Whitehouse, Moses J. Elton. Junies M. Jewell, Samuel Eastman, Isaiah F. Purinton, Rev. S. S, White, Barnard Jewell, and the author, Benjamin R. Jewell


1703. Eliphalet Webster, East Kingston. 1704. Benjamin Barnard.


1850. Thomas J. Goodwin.


IS51. Thomas J. Goodwin.


1796. Benjamin Barnard.


1852. James M. Jewell.


1798. Benjamin Barnard.


1853. James M. Jewell.


1854. Thomas J. Goodwin.


1800. Benjamin Barnard. 1802. John H. Pillsbury.


1855. Nathan Peters.


1856, John C. Forsaith.


1857. John C. Forsaith.


1858. Benjamin Sawyer.


1850. Benjamin Sawyer.


1860. Jacob B. French.


1861. Moses Eaton, Jr.


1516. Jacob Jewell.


1862. Thomas Sawyer.


1818. Jteob Jewell.


1863. Gilman D. Currier.


1×20. Ephraim Fitts.


1822. Ephraim Fitts.


1824. Abel Brown.


1826. Parker Merrill.


1828. Abel Brown 1830. Parker Merrill.


1868. Jacob Enton.


1869. William F. Towle.


1832. Abel Brown.


1870. William F. Towle.


1834. Darnard Jewell.


IST1. John C. Evans.


1836. Barnard Jewell.


1872. Jolin C. Evans.


1838. Richard White.


1873. Samuel Eastman.


1840. Nathan Brown.


1841. Juliu Palmer.


1842. John Palmer.


1876. Warren A. Woodman.


1843. Alfred Jewell.


1876. Joseph: J. J. Sawyer.


1×44. Alfred Jewel).


1877. Moses J. Eaton.


1815. George W. Fitts.


1868. Moses J. Eaton.


1846. John Gale.


In the session of the Legislature in June, 1878, an act was passed changing the representation, uniting East Kingston with South Hampton as elassed towns. Since that time South Hampton has not had a repre- sentative from her territory. For the biennial ses- sions of 1879 and 1880, Francis T. French, of East Kingston, was elected ; and for 1881 and 1882 George W. Sanborn, of East Kingston.


MILITARY RECORD, 1861-65.


Henry Wilson, Co. K, 2d Regt .; enl. Nov. 30, 1863 ; trans. U. S. navy, April 29, 1864.


James Wilson, Co. K, 2d Regt .; enl. Dec. 2, 1863.


John Smith, Co. K, 2d Regt .; en). Dec. 2, 1863.


George Baker, Co. I, 2d Regt .; enl. Dec. 2, 1863.


Ammi Farr, corp. Co. C, Gth Regt .; enl. Nov. 27, 1861 ; pro. to 2d lieut. Co. B, 17th Regt .; disch. April 16, 1863.


Otis S. Unrrier, Co. C, Gthi Regt. ; enl. Nov. 27, 1861; absent, sick, July 17, 1865, no disch, furnished.


John G. Colcord, Co. C, Gth Regt .; enl. Nov. 27, 1861 ; pro. to corp .; disch. May 27, 1865.


Joseph F. Deleware, Co. C, Gth Regt .; en). Nov. 27, 1861; died Sept. 16, 1×64.


Newell F. Hill, Co. C, 6th Regt .; enl. Nov. 27, 1861 ; disch. July 17, 1865. Stephen M. Towle, Co. C, 6th Regt .; enl. Nov. 27, 1861 ; died Nov. 27,- 1863.


Amos S. Osgood, Co. C, Gth Regt .; enl. Sept. 3, 1862 ; disch. June 4, 1865. Edwin S. Osgood, Co. C, Gth Regt .; enl. Sept. 3, 1862 ; pro. to corp .; disch. June 4, 1865.


Charles Blumney, Co. K, Gth Regt .; enl. Sept. 17, 1862; disch, May 31, 1863.


George L. Eaton, Co. C, Gth Regt. ; enl. Sept. 3, 1862; disch. Jan. 14, 1×63. Evander A. Goodrich, Co. C, Gth Regt .; enl. Sept. 3, 1862; disch. Sept. 3, 1865.


Estwick E. Morrill, Co. A, 6th Regt .; enl. Sept. 17, 1862; absent, sick, July 17. 1865, no disch. furnished.


George II. J'. Rowell, Co. C, 6th Regt .; enl. Sept. 3, 1862; died Sept. 20, 1863.


Cyrus W. Tenney, Co. C, 6th Regt. : cul. Sept. 3, 1862; pro. to corp. ; disch. June 4, 1865.


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1804. Benjamin Barnard. 150G. John II. Pillsbury. 1808. Richard White.


1810. Richard White.


1812. Samnel Barnard.


1814. Simnel Barnard.


1864. Gilman B Currier.


1865. Amos Merrill.


1866. Jacob Eiton. 1867. Jeremiah M. Goodwin.


1874. Thomas Sawyer. 1>75. Samuel P. Eaton.


1791-92. Nathaniel Batchelder.


1849. Rufns Dow.


1850, Rufus Dow.


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year of his age, and the twenty-first of his ministry. The church received three hundred members during his pastorate. In August, 1742, Rev. Samuel Web- ster, D.D., accepted the call of the church, and died in 1796, in the fifty-fifth year of his ministry. Up- wards of three hundred people joined the church during his ministry, fifty-three on Jan. 4, 1756, and seventy-nine during that year. Rev. Andrew Beatie was pastor from June 28, 1797, to March 16, 1801. His successor was Rev. William Balch, who was pas- tor from 1802 to 1816. From 1816 to 1830 there was no settled pastor. At that time Rev. Benjamin Saw- yer was called to the pastorate, and continued in charge of the church until his death in March, 1871.


In November, 1735, the town of Salisbury voted that they would not hire a minister to preach a third of the time above Powow Hill, at Loggin Plain, al- though land for the support of the ministry had been set off in this division. In December, 1738, the town of Salisbury voted that the meeting-house should not be moved to Stillson Allen's, nor anything be allowed for the support of preaching to those inhabitants liv- ing above Powow Hill.


Upon the death of Rev. Joseph Parsons, in 1739, Henry French and sixty-six others at Loggin Plain, above Powow Hill, remonstrated against the settle- ment of another pastor of the West Church in Salis- bury, unless the meeting-house was moved to better accommodate them. March 10, 1740, ten persons are named in the records as excused from paying minister rates in Salisbury, if it would better accommodate them to attend and support the meeting at the East Parish of Kingston.


The parsonage land of Salisbury. in what is now South Hampton, at that time was divided into six di- visions.


At a legal meeting held Dec. 27, 1742, it was voted to give Rev. William Parsons a call "to settle in the work of the gospel ministry among us," and a com- mittee was chosen to carry the town's offer to him and to receive his answer on Jan. 3, 1743. It was voted that we build a convenient house and barn for the use of Rev. Mr. Parsons. His salary was " the income of the South Parsonage, with privilege to cut wood for fire on North Parsonage, and forty-five pounds in bills of credit on either province, at silver at six shillings and eight pence per ounce."


The church was organized Feb. 22, 1743, with Rev. William Parsons, Thomas Merrill, and twelve others. One month later, on Lord's day, March 20, 1743, thirty-nine were admitted by letter from the Rocky Hill Church and three new members. From this date to the resignation of Mr. Parsons, in 1762, sixty-one were admitted to the church by letter and one hun- dred and fourteen new members. Rev. Mr. Parsons' pastorate closed Oet. 6, 1762. For nearly twenty years he had been laboring with the people, and the records show that he had baptized three hundred and forty-four children and solemnized one hundred and


fifty-five marriages. It was during his ministry that the great revival in New England was enjoyed. He was a native of Boston, a graduate of Ilarvard Col- lege class of 1735, and died in 1797, aged eighty-two years. After his dismissal at South Hampton he re- moved to Gilmanton, N. H., where he continued preaching, and also engaged in teaching.


He was succeeded by Rev. Nathaniel Noyes, who remained until Dec. 8, 1800. During the ministry of Mr. Noyes sixty-one were added to the church by letter, one hundred and fourteen on profession ; one hundred and eighty-nine children were baptized, and three hundred and ten marriages solemnized. Rev. Nathaniel Noyes was born in Newbury, Mass., Aug. 12, 1735, graduated at Yale College in 1759, studied theology with President Davis, was pastor at South Hampton nearly forty years, and died at Newburyport in 1810, aged seventy-five years.


For several years after Mr. Noyes' pastorate at South Hampton closed the Congregationalists held meetings in the town a portion of the time; Rev. Elias Hull, of Seabrook, Rev. Mr. Hoitt, of Ipswich, and Rev. Benjamin Sawyer frequently preached. March 20, 1827, Ruth Flanders, the last member of the church, died, and Rev. Mr. Sawyer officiated at the funeral. By vote of the town in 1828 the com- munion service was placed in the hands of Isaiah Palmer, Esq., and it was finally put in the care of Rev. Leander Thompson, of West Amesbury (now Merrimac). The records of the church are in the possession of one of the heirs of the late Thomas T. Merrill, of Merrimac. As 1 review the eighty-four years of history, I am led to the conclusion that the greatest displays of divine favor to this town were during the ministry of Rev. William Parsons.




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