Records of the Baptist Church at Parksville and Liberty, 1858-1929

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Baptist Church at Liberty, N. Y. organized 1858.

Brethern E. A. FRANCIS and Newell CALLENDER began to preach in Liberty (Oct. 1858).

Dedicated 5 Apr 1860, Rev. S. J. DOUGLAS.

For nearly three years after Sept. 1864, the Church was without a pastor.

18 Feb 1866, Dr. D. VAN FRADENBURGH recommended that the two churches unite (Liberty and Parksville.)

The old Church at Liberty burned 13 Jun 1913. Church rebuilt at the same place.

Church Records -- at the time they were copied (1929) were in the possession of Mrs. Cora L. SCHREIBER, Church Clerk, 134 Chestnut St., Liberty, N.Y.


BAPTISMS

24 Oct 1858:
  • Mary GREGORY,
  • Alexander JACKSON
  • Elizabeth HOTCHKISS (were baptized into the fellowship of the Parksville Baptised (sic) Church).
14 Nov, 1858:
  • Cornelis HUBBELL
  • Rebecca FISH
  • Sarah MOFFET
  • Mrs. Amanda BRIDGES
21 Nov 1858:
  • Cynthia WILLEY (d. 6 Oct 1893)
  • Catherine JONES
28 Nov 1858:
  • Joseph MORTON
  • Martha GREGORY
  • John DARBEES
17 May 1860:
  • Lavinia W. RENYOLDS
19 Jan 1861:
  • Sister DOUGLAS by letter
26 Apr 1863:
  • Kate CODDINGTON (now Mrs. A. Weston LABAGH)
Cert. 1866:
  • Jane VAN VRADENBURGH
May 1867:
  • Rowland LAMB
June 1867:
  • Mattison SOULES
  • M. SOULES
  • Lydia SOULES
  • Alfred G. VAN ORDEN
  • Douglas Ralston, Hannah, Martha I. and Wm. COMFORT
  • Mrs. MIDDAUGH
  • Cornelius SIMMONS
  • David and Mary LAMB
  • Melissa VAN ORDEN
25 Apr 1868:
  • Jacob SMITH and wife received by letter
31 Oct 1858:
  • Drusilla FISH - Parksville Church
  • Hester LARE - pc
  • Ann LEWIS
14 Nov 1858:
  • Cornelia HUBBELL
  • Rebecca FISH
  • Sarah MOFFET
  • Mrs. Amanda BRIDGES
  • Sophronia STEWART
  • Julia MURPHY
  • Mary Gregory IVES
  • Mary E. GREGORY
  • Elizabeth HOTCHKINS
  • Catherine and John CLEMENTS
  • Jane CARPENTER
  • Drusilla FISH
  • Catherine JONES
  • Ester M. LARE
  • Eveline JACKSON
  • Alexander JACKSON
  • Ursula YOUNG
  • Anna Jane WELTON
  • Catherine PALMER
  • Sarah MOFFETT
  • Martha GREGORY
  • Rebecca FISH
  • Wm. W. MURPHY
  • Ives GREGORY
  • John T. CLEMENTS
  • Joseph H. MORTON
  • Edwin PORTER
  • Andrew REYNOLDS
  • John DARBEES
Dec 1858
  • Edwin PORTER
  • Lucy Maria PORTER
  • Jane CARPENTER
  • Eveline JACKSON
  • Ursilla YOUNG
2 Jan 1859:
  • John T. STRONG, rec'd by letter from the Baptist Church at Berlin, Pa.
15 Jan 1859:
  • Hannah PORTER rec'd by experience
Apr 1860:
  • Rachel PALMER by letter
13 May 1860:
  • Lavinis W. REYNOLDS
16 Aug 1862:
  • Sarah DENNISON by experience from Bridgeville Baptist Church
25 Apr 1863:
  • E. Kate CODDINGTON, formerly of Wesleyan Baptist Church
  • William OLLIVERS
  • Martha STARR
19 Mar 1864:
  • Mary GREGORY by letter of recommendation
March 1866:
  • D. and A. M. VAN VRADENBURGH rec'd upon letter from Shenandoah, N. Y.
  • F. B. VAN VRADENBURGH rec'd by letter from Bapt. Ch. Hamilton, N. Y.
  • Jane VAN VRADENBURGH, ditto
24 Oct 1868:
  • Eliza LORD by letter, Bapt. Ch. in NYC
  • Florence LORD by letter
  • David RYDER
1872:
  • Alice and James PURVIS
1874:
  • Martha SMITH
  • Mrs. Charlotte, Sarah, Frank, Emma BROME
  • Edward and Matilda RANDALL
  • Reed, Seth, Clark JOHNSON
  • Mrs. GORTON


DEATHS
  • Rachel M. PALMER, d. 21 Jul 1862
  • Sarah DENNISON, d. 1 Sep 1862, ae 77 yrs


MEMBERSHIP LIST - BAPTISMS - DEATHS
  • Austin W. BLACKMAN, by letter 1877
  • Mary A CEARY, by letter
  • Estella SMITH, baptism 14 Oct 1877
  • George GRAY, baptism 24 Mar 1878
  • James DARLING baptism 26 May 1878
  • Sarah DARLING baptism 26 May 1878
  • Minnie DARLING baptism 26 May 1878
  • Mrs. A. CODDINGTON, d. 17 Oct 1878
  • Flora SMITH
  • Minnie BERTHOLF (now Mrs. WRIGHT)
  • William SMITH, Jun 1878
  • Minnie CODDINGTON, Jun 1878
  • Mrs. KNAPP, Jun 1878
  • Mrs. DRENNAN, Jun 1878
  • William HATHAWAY, Jun 1878
  • Eve, Jun 1878


CHURCH ROLL
  • 1875, SCOTT, Mrs. Florence, by letter
  • 1877, CRARY, Mary A., by letter
  • 1883, GRANT, Cora L., baptism
  • 1872, RANDALL, E. J., baptism
  • 1883, RANDALL, Nancy A., baptism
  • 1889, LA MONT, Nettie A., baptism
  • 1895, LA MONT, George, experience
  • 1889, VAN FRADENBURGH, E., by letter
  • 1889, VAN FRADENBURGH, M. C., by letter
  • 1889, GORDON, Jennie E., by letter
  • 1889, WEBB, Augusta H., by letter
  • 1890, JAY, Fransisco, baptism
  • 1890, FRANCISCO, Jay, (sic), baptism
  • 1890, FRANCISCO, Mabel S., baptism
  • 1890, FRANCISCO, Detus C., baptism
  • 1890, RANDALL, Cora E., baptism
  • 1890, RANDALL, Edward J., Jr., baptism
  • 1890, RANDALL, Floy C., baptism
  • 1895, FRANCISCO, Hamilton, by letter
  • 1895, FRANCISCO, Sarah, by letter
  • 1895, FRANCISCO, Bessie, baptism
  • 1895, CRARY, Jennie, baptism
  • 1895, MURPHY, Ida, baptism
  • ----, LARE, Wilbur, baptism
  • 1895, SMITH, Matilda, baptism
  • ----, RANDALL, Wm, baptism
  • ----, RANDALL, Lottie, baptism
  • ----, NORTON, Mrs. Georgie, d. 25 Oct 1902
  • 1863, LABAGH, Kate, experience
  • 1896, APPLEY, Mrs. Minnie, baptism
  • 1897, BROWN, Walter, baptism
  • 1897, BROWN, Ann, baptism
  • 1897, STARTUP, D. R., experience
  • 1897, STARTUP, Althea, by letter
  • 1897, ELDRIDGE, Miss Adaline, baptism
  • 1897, BIRMINGHAM, Mattie, by letter
  • 1897, BIRMINGHAM, William G., by letter
  • 1897, BIRMINGHAM, Nettie C., by letter
  • 1897, BIRMINGHAM, Hattie, by letter
  • 1898, ELLISON, D. J., D. D., by letter
  • 1898, ELLISON, Emma F. C., by letter
  • 1898, ELLISON, Emma, by letter
  • 1898, ELLISON, William, by letter
  • 1898, MARAH, Mary, by letter
  • 1898, FOSTER, C. A., by letter
  • 1899, HERBST, Leander, by letter
  • 1899, TAYLOR, Jessie, by letter
  • 1901, BURR, Abigail, by letter
  • 1901, BEKER, Edna, baptism
  • 1901, BEKER, Ella, baptism
  • 1901, RANDALL, Hattie, baptism
  • 1897, RELYES, Mrs. C., by letter
  • 1902, DuBOIS, A. A., by letter
  • 1902, BRISCO, Nathaniel, experience
  • 1902, BRISCO, Amanda, experience
  • 1902, GRANT, Wm., experience
  • 1902, BRISCO, Joseph E., baptism
  • 1902, BRISCO, Ida, Mrs., baptism
  • 1902, BRISCO, Mina, baptism
  • 1902, PORTER, Ella, baptism
  • 1902, BENTON, Mina, baptism
  • 1902, BRISCO, Henry, experience
  • 1902, TOWNSEND, Louise, by letter
  • 1903, FROHECK, Rev. Silvanus, by letter
  • 1903, FROHECK, Mrs. Nellie W., by letter
  • 1903, MURPHY, Ida, by letter
  • 1903, TELLER, Susan G., experience
  • 1903, TELLER, Alonzo G., baptism
  • 1903, CHAFFEE, Wm. H., by letter
  • 1904, BRAMEN, Rev. T. P., by letter
  • 1904, ROGER, Mrs. P., experience
  • 1904, CARY, Daniel, by letter
  • 1904, CARY, Melissa, by letter
  • 1904, NORTON, Althea, baptism
  • 1904, BENTON, Mabel, baptism
  • 1897, BROWN, Walter, baptism
  • 1897, BROWN, Anne, baptism
  • 1897, STARTUP, D. R., experience
  • 1897, Althea, by letter
  • 1897, ELDRIDGE, Miss, baptism
  • 1905, McCORMICK, Mrs., baptism
  • 1905, WEBER, Charles, baptism
  • 1905, CONEY, Mrs. Sarah, baptism
  • 1906, TELLER, Alonzo G., by letter
  • 1906, KAYS, Charles, by letter
  • 1906, KAYA, Mrs. Marie, by letter
  • 1906, ROGLE, Mossie, baptism
  • 1906, BANKS, Ira M., baptism
  • 1906, COMFORT, Wm., reinstated
  • 1906, COPELAND, Rev. L. H., by letter
  • 1906, COPELAND, Mrs. L. H., by letter
  • 1906, COPELAND, Clarence, by letter
  • 1909, McKANE, Mrs. D. W., by letter
  • 1909, STARTUP, Ralph, baptism
  • 1909, YAHN, Mrs., baptism
  • 1909, YAHN, Myrtle, baptism
  • 1909, BANKS, Florence, baptism
  • 1909, BENTON, Mrs. Warren, baptism
  • 1908, COOKALEY, Rev. Daniel, by letter
  • 1908, MERRITT, Mrs. Lorinda, baptism
  • 1908, MERRITT, Mabel, baptism
  • 1908, ATKINS, Nellie, baptism
  • 1908, HOBART, Pearl, baptism
  • 1908, MERRITT, Mrs. M. J., baptism
  • 1908, HOWELL, Rev. W. E., by letter
  • 1908, HOWELL, Mrs., by letter
  • 1908, CRANCE, Mrs. Jno, by letter
  • 1908, MERRITT, Mrs. Arthur, by letter
  • 1908, MERRITT, M. J., by letter
  • 1908, MERRIT, Mabel, by letter
  • 1908, KNACK, Mrs. Henry, by letter
  • 1908, ERONIMUS, Alvie, Mrs., by letter
  • 1909, SMITH, Mrs. Phebe, by letter
  • 1909, TICE, Mrs. Chester, by letter
  • 1913, HOBART, Robert, Carrie, Ruby, by letter
  • 1913, KIRK, Elmer and Mrs. E., by letter
  • 1915, BANKS, Mrs. Josephine, by letter
  • 1915, WYNKOOP, Harold Burr, baptism
  • 1917, CRONK, Vincent, experience
  • 1917, CRONK, Mrs. Vincent, experience
  • 1917, BROWN, Martha C., baptism
  • 1917, HALL, Gladys Smith, baptism
  • 1917, EDWARDS, Ida Kays, baptism
  • 1903, CHAFFEE, Mr. and Mrs. Wm., (Mr. W. d. 1919)
  • 1907, BANKS, Wm. E., baptism
  • 1905, HANKS, Mrs. Wm. E., baptism
  • 1905, McCORMACK, Mrs. Mary, baptism
  • 1907, JAUN, Myrtle, baptism
  • 1895, LAMONT, Mr. and Mrs., experience
  • 1917, MEHAN, Olive, baptism
  • 1917, COOK, Mrs. George, baptism
  • 1919, HURLEYVILLE, Mrs. Wm., by letter
  • 1919, DUNN, Mrs. Frank, by letter
  • 1919, SHELEY, Miss Alice (Mrs. A. J. WILBUR), by letter
  • 1915, YOUNG, Mrs. Sarah May, baptism
  • 1919, JENCK, Ralph, baptism
  • 1919, THRONTON, G. Morris, baptism
  • 1919, PORTER, Mrs. Ira, baptism
  • 1919, SHELEY, Ruth LOWE, baptism
  • 1919, QUICK, Mrs. Ralph, by letter
  • 1919, KYRK, Gilbert, by letter
  • 1920, MILLER, Catherine, baptism
  • 1920, CODDINGTON, Benj, baptism
  • 1920, YAUN, Margaret, baptism
  • 1920, GRANT, Edith Taylor, baptism
  • 1920, SLONE, Ruth Taylor, baptism
  • 1920, SMITH, Herbert, baptism
  • 1920, HULL, Mrs. Nial, baptism
  • 1921, SMITH, George, baptism
  • 1921, RANDALL, Lena, baptism
  • 1921, MARSHALL, Rose, baptism
  • 1921, INGRAHM, Charles, baptism
  • 1921, MARSHALL, James, baptism
  • 1921, CODDINGTON, Jno, baptism
  • 1921, MARTIN, Jno and Mrs., baptism
  • 1921, MARSHALL, Geo., baptism
  • 1921, DECKER, Mrs. Alfred, baptism
  • 1921, HENDRICKSON, Clarence, baptism
  • 1921, HENDRICKSON, Mrs. Clarence, baptism
  • 1921, MARSHALL, Mrs James, experience
  • 1923, DECKER, Arthur, baptism
  • 1923, YAUN, Francis E., baptism
  • 1923, MORRIS, Frances, baptism
  • 1923, DECKER, Emily E. Gorton, baptism
  • 1923, GORTON, Emily E., baptism
  • 1923, GORTON, Vernon L., baptism
  • 1923, KYRK, Mrs. Cora E., baptism
  • 1925, SHOUP, Rev. Wm. and Mrs. Mildred, by letter
  • 1902, GRANT, Wm., by letter
  • 1926, 4/4 WORDEN, Mrs. Vessie, baptism
  • 1926, BROWN, Evelyn, baptism
  • 1926, BANKS, Flossie, baptism
  • 1926, GORTON, Margery Benton, baptism
  • 1926, POLEY, Mrs. Gennie, baptism
  • 1926, EDWARDS, Clarence, baptism
  • 1926, KYRK, George, baptism
  • 1926, BOND, Jno, experience
  • 1926, BAILY, Elmer, baptism
  • 1926, YAUN, Richard, baptism
  • 1926, LONG, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur, experience
  • 1926, GREENE, Vernon, baptism
  • 1926, 8/1, BAILEY, Victor, baptism
  • 1926, HAFF, Mrs. L., experience
  • 1926, HAFF, Cornelia, baptism
  • 1926, KAYS, Bettie M. (Mrs. COCHRAN)
  • 1926 9/28, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. HENSEL, baptism
  • 1926, 9/28, SMITH, Mrs. Berbert, baptism
  • 12 Dec 1926, Robinson, Viva, by letter
  • 17 Apr 1927, GREEN, Henry, baptism
  • 17 Apr 1927, PORTER, Edw., baptism
  • 17 Apr 1927, RAY, Clifford, baptism
  • 1 May 1927, BERKLEY, Mrs. Elmer, by letter
  • 1 May 1927, VEDIL, Joseph, baptism
  • 1 May 1927, BLIVINS, Mrs. Etta, by letter
  • 7 Aug 1927, VIDAL, Mrs. Cath. M., by letter
  • 7 Aug 1927, GREEN, Schuyler, baptism
  • Oct 1927, VAN FRADENBERG, Matilda, experience
  • Oct 1927, GORTON, Mrs. Hazel, baptism
  • Oct 1927, KYRK, Zeroda, baptism
  • Oct 1927, BARKLEY, Katherine, baptism
  • Oct 1927, HUDSON, Keith, baptism
  • 1 Apr 1928, PARKS, Mrs. G. H, by letter
  • 1 Apr 1928, WOOD, Mrs. Melvin, by letter
  • 1 Apr 1928, WOOD, Mrs. Henry, by letter
  • 1 Apr 1928, WOOD, Irene and Flora, by letter
  • 1 Apr 1928, STEWART, Mrs. Jos., by letter
  • 1 Apr 1928, FULLER, Mrs. DeK, Agnes, by letter
  • Jan 1929, HUSON, Edward, by letter
  • Jan 1929, TAYLOR, George, by letter
  • Jan 1929, TAYLOR, Clara, by letter
  • Jan 1929, SMITH, Rev. O. F. and Mrs., by letter
  • Jan 1929, BANKS, Ada, baptism
  • Mar 1929, CODDINGTON, Mildred, baptism
  • Mar 1929, ABPLENALP, Sada, baptism
  • Mar 1929, ABPLENALP, Shirley, baptism
  • Mar 1929, ABPLANALP, Stanley, baptism
  • Mar 1929, PRINCE, Donald, baptism


PASTORS
  • 11 Oct 1858: Brethren E. A. FRANCIS and Newell CALLENDER began to preach at Liberty.
  • 1860-1863: S. J. DOUGLAS
  • 1866-1871: D. VAN FRADENBURG
  • 1872-1882: E. B. VAN FRADENBURG
  • 1883: F. K. VAN TASSEL
  • 1884: Joshua WOOD
  • 1885: H. STEELMAN
  • 1887: A. P. MERRILL
  • 1888-1892: Thomas WEBB
  • 1892-1893: Alexander PELVINBET
  • 1895-1897: Thomas J. McKAY
  • 1897: E. A. RELYES
  • 1898-1901: C. A. FOOTE
  • 1902: A. A. DUBOIS (Licentiate)
  • 1903-1904: S. E. FROHICK
  • 1904-1096: F. P. BRANMAN
  • 1906: L. H. COPLAND
  • 1907: Daniel COOKSLEY
  • 1908: Rev. W. E. HOWELL
  • 1911: Rev. I. Duane HALL
  • 1 Dec 1912-30 Nov 1915: Benjamin STINSON
  • June-Sep 1916, Rev. J. T. PHILLIPS
  • 1 Jun 1917-Jun 1920: Rev. J. Archie BARKER
  • Oct 1920: Rev. A. J. COFFEY
  • Dec 1924: Rev. A. J. COFFEY
  • 1 Jan 1925: Rev. W. F. SHUP


DEACONS
  • 1860: Jno T. CLEMENTS, Andrew REYNOLDS, Edwin PORTER
  • Aug 1872: David PURVIS
  • 16 Sep 1879: William RANDALL, D. C. FRANCISCO, E. J. RANDALL, D. R. STARTUP
  • 2 Apr 1898: Mrs. J. E. GORDON, Deaconess
  • 5 Jan 1904: Wilber LARE
  • 4 Jan 1905: Arthur MACKAY
  • 6 Jan 1909: Charles WEBER
  • 1915-1916: Elmer KIRK
  • Jan 1920: Wm. G. BIRMINGHAM
  • Jan 1929: D. R. STARTUP, 3 yrs; E. J. RANDALL, Jr., 2 yrs; Vernon GORTON, 2 yrs; Miss Cora RANDALL, Deaconess, 2 yrs



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