Ecclesiastical records, state of New York, Volume VII, Index, Part 31

Author: New York (State). State Historian. cn; Hastings, Hugh, 1856-1916. cn; Corwin, Edward Tanjore, 1834-1914, ed. cn; Holden, James Austin, 1861-
Publication date: 1901
Publisher: Albany, J. B. Lyon, state printer
Number of Pages: 402


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Megapolensis, Rev. Johannes (cont'd) promise for same, 296; sends Domine Drisius as an assistant, (1652) 307; prayer of Megapolen- sis at the opening of the first court, (1653) 314; opposes the organiza- tion of a Lutheran church, 317, 318, 320, 322-23, 326-27, 342; his salary irregularly paid, 324-25; orders for its prompt payment, 325, 328-29; is appointed to organize a church at Flatbush, 332-33; in- forms classis of the arrival of Jews, 334-36; subscribes 50 guilders toward the defense of New Amster- dam, (1655) 341; complains of conventicles at Newtown, 393-94; opposition to the Lutherans, 386- 400; Father Le Moyne's letter to, and reply, (1657-58) 404, 427, 439; further correspondence about the Lutherans and the Quakers, neces- sity of English-speaking ministers, 409-11, 420, 422, 425-31, 433, 440- 41, 444, 449; his son Samuel, 434; informs classis about several Jesu- its, 436, 439; introduces Domine Blom at Kingston, (1659) 445-46; allusions, 460, 474, 489, 503; sub- scribes 600 guilders toward defense of New Amsterdam, (1664) 541; advises surrender, 574-75; the sur- render, 557-59; takes the oath of allegiance to Great Britain, 564- 65; his conduct defended, 576-77; petitions for arrears of salary from the company, 579, 583-84, 588; certificates as to the propriety of his conduct at the surrender, 593; complains of the company's refusal to pay him, (1669) 601, 604, 606; his death, (1670) 607, 612, 613, 618, 647, 683, 686, 687, 4037 Megapolensis, Rev. Samuel, allu- sions, 35, 143; requests permission, with others, to erect a special pew in the "church in the fort," (1651) 300; is a graduate of Harvard Col-


a The reason of this request was because Bogardus was under the West India Company and Megapolensis under the patroon.


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Megapolensis, Rev. Samuel (cont'd) lege, (1656) 434-35; licensed to preach, (1661) 504; called to New Amsterdam, examined and or- dained, (1662) 526-28; asks for an increase of salary, not granted, (1663) 531-33; sails for New Am- sterdam, (Jan. 20, 1664) 541; ar- rival, 549; allusion, 554; advises surrender, (1664) 574-75; signs articles of surender, 559; takes oath of allegiance, 565; one of the pastors of the church of New York, (1666) 583; preaches at five places, salary very uncertain, wishes to return to Holland, (1668) 595-97; arrives, appears before classis, (1669) 603-4, 606-7; settles at Wieringerwaard, Hol- land, 613; arrears of New York salary, 647-48; sketch of, 648; settles over the English church of Flushing, Holland, (1677) 696, 4037


Meggott, Mr, 1728, 1836


Mehilje, Reier, 2120


Meinema, see Meynema


Melancthon, Philip, 155


Melay, William, 3219


Melyn, Cornelis, 213, 256, 269, 303 Membership of the Dutch churches, about 1500, (1680) 755


Memorial of the Anglican clergy to the bishop of London respecting Rev. Mr Poyer and the church at Jamaica, (1711) 1892-96 Memorials, in behalf of Leisler's ad- herents, (1691) 1027-29


Menade, see Manhattan


Mendon, Mass., 1360, 1363


Menetto, Indian word for " spirit," anything craftier and beyond human skill, 56


Mennonites (Mennonists), fears ex- pressed, lest they should want to hold public services, (1653) 320, 348, 387; representatives in New Amsterdam, 335; the people of Gravesend mostly of this sect, (1657) 396; Mennonites need not


Mennonites (Mennonists) (continued ) be rebaptized on joining the Re- formed church, (1660-61), 486, 504-5, 513, 555; colony of, settle on the Delaware, (1662) 521, 524- 25, 667, 1053, 2334, 3936


Men-of-war, chaplains on, 105-6


Mensevoet, Rev. Vincentius, 40, 273 Menshart, David, 3933


Menslage, Rev. Thomas, 620


Mensoo, Rev. [Joannes ?], 532-33, 536


Mentz (Menty, Nauty, Neuty), Ger- many, 1781, 1784, 1821; electorate of, (1705) 1602


Meppel, province of . Drenthe (not Overyssel, as printed), Holland, 87, 114


Mer des Iroquois (Lake Champlain), 3107


Mercersburg Review, 2437, 2439, 2442, 2487


Merchants, petition for the reserva- tion of their rights if New Nether- land is resurrendered to England, (1674) 651


Merchants and ministers of New York send an address to the king concerning Leisler's illegal acts, (1690) 997


Merilande, see Maryland Merkel, Heinrich, 3162


Merkell, Benjamin, 4074 (probably meant for Benjamin Marschalk)


Merrett, John, 1149


Merrett, William, 968, 998, 1134, 1139, 1148, 1176, 1178, 1180-81 1441, 1503


Mersereau, Joshua, 3435 Meserole, John, 3288


Mesick, Hendrick, 4041, 4045


Mespath (Mespacht, Mespadt), L. I., 218, 285, 579. See also Newtown Messelaer, John, 3382


Messenger, Andrew, 498


Methodist movement, socalled, under Whitefield, 2918; allusion, (1766)


4058; first chapel, (1768) 4136, 4200 Metius, Adrianus, 155


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Metzu, Philip, 273


Meulen, a ship, 393


Meurs, Palatinate, 1600, 1782


Meursius, Rev. Matthias, 110, 161, 179-82, 289, 293, 295, 299, 303


Meuse, see Maas


Meyderse, Jacobus, see Meynderse, Jacobus


Meyer, Adolph, 1198, 4211, 4243, 4247


Meyer, Andrew, 3212, 3556


Meyer, D., 1574, 1666


Meyer, Rev. Hermanus, allusions, 3896, (1764) 3925, 3927; objects to subordination to a classis in Holland because of the civil oath to Great Britain, 3929; bound by his call to be subordinate, asserts Ritzema, 3930; church of Kings- ton willing to be subordinate, 3934-35; allusion, 3943; Meyer objects to subordination, his exact position, Ritzema's remarks thereon, the civil oath, advised to put Meyer under censure, 3944- 47; refuses subordination, 3946- 47; may be censured and deposed by his consistory, 3948; consistory of Kingston invites Fryenmoet and Cock with their consistories to meet and try Meyer, 3952-53; is summoned, refuses to appear before an irregular body, 3953-54; the charges, is suspended, 3955-59; statement of this case by Harden- berg, 3961-62; by Ritzema and De Ronde, 3970; Meyer's letter to classis, (Oct. 25, 1764) 3972; letter of the so called Kingston Convention, about the Meyer case, 3972-73; Meyer's practical sermon concerning his affairs, (1765) 3976; classical exposition of the civil oath, 3994; allusions, 4012, 4014, 4021; his letter to Ritzema and De Ronde, their intrusion into his church affairs, discharges them from further responsibility con- cerning him, (Nov. 13, 1765) 4022; Ritzema and De Ronde again - write to the consistory of Kings-


Meyer, Rev. Hermanus ( continued)


ton accusing Meyer of schism for not joining the conferentie, (Dec. 3, 1765) 4025; allusion, 4029; more formal charges brought against Meyer by the church of Kingston, (Feb. 3, 1766) 4032- 35; consistory invites the consist- ories of four neighboring churches to convene and consider them, 4035; summoned to appear, 4039; declares the convention illegal, 4039; the charges presented to the body, protest of 26 members of the church against the legality of the body, New Paltz, the nearest church, not invited, 4039-40; the trial proceeds, character of the charges, suspended for six weeks, if not then penitent, to remain under censure until classis gives a decision, Meyer informed, protests against their action, 4041-46; classis asserts that Meyer is sub- ject to them, although not sent by them, 4051; classis exhorts the brethren not to stand too stiffly on technicalities, 4051; allusion, ' 4059; Meyer calls a general meet- ing of all the Dutch churches, the action of the former convention against Kingston condemned, (Aug. 13, 1766) 4068, 4069, 4076; classis approves the condemnation of Meyer, but urges mildness in his case, 4070-71; allusion, 4077; Meyer writes to the ministers who censured him, (Feb. 4, 1767) 4080-81; allusion, 4101; classis approves of the censure on Meyer, will send another minister to Kingston, (Nov. 28, 1767) 4109; the classis unable to find a min- ister for Kingston, (Oct. 3, 1768) 4133; allusion, 4144; church of Kingston desires return of their blank call, and an official release from Domine Meyer, (Apr. 15, 1769) 4148-49, 4161; sad case of Meyer, his excellent character,


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Meyer, Rev. Hermanus (continued)


disciplined by one party and ap- proved by another, the favor of classis invoked, 4154; the call of Kingston returned, 4175; classis refuses to give the church of Kingston an official release from Meyer, (Jan. 8, 1771) 4197, 4204; Meyer received in the general con- vention for union, (Oct. 15-18, 1771) 4211; agrees to the plan of union, 4227; Ritzema withdraws from the convention because Meyer was received, 4229; consistory of Kingston sends two delegates to the convention, but without au- thority to sign, Meyer has preached in private houses, 4230; allusions, 4236, 4240, 4245, 4250, 4254; report of the committee on efforts to reconcile the church of Kingston and Domine Meyer, (1773) 4268; Meyer called to Pompton Plains, 4252, 4268; allu- sions, 4289, 4318; Meyer appointed as instructor of students in He- brew and Greek, (1784) 4323, 4335, 4337; writes the synodical letter to the classis, (Apr. 11, 1786) 4338- 39; allusions, 4341, 4343; one of the committee to revise the church order, (1788) 4348, 4358, 4361 [died 1791]


Meyer, Jacob, 2437


Meyer, Jan, 965


Meyer, Jan D., 557


Meyer, Jan E., 362


Meyr, Joh., 2437


Meyer, Johannes, 3901, 3913, 3925, 3999, 4240, 4242, 4364


Meyer, Rev. John H., (1800) 4388


Meyer, H. D., (1677) 698 [appar- ently a mistake for William De Meyer of Esopus, mentioned on same page]


Meyer, Nicholas, see De Meyer, Nich- olas


Meyers, Martin, 664


Meynders (Mynders), Burger, 2144- 45, 3046-47, 3095, 3172


Meynders, Rev., 3282


Meynderse £ (Meyderse, Meynerse, Mynderse), Jacobus, elder of Sche- nectady, 3012, 3547, 3549


Meynderse. See also Mynderse Meyndersts, Egbert, 557 Meynderts, Meyndert, 213


Meynema (Meinema), Rev. Benja- min, called to Poughkeepsie and Fishkill, (1745) 2869-73; in- stalled, 2876; church of New York invites him to attend the Coetus, (1747) 2960; attends, 2974; 3001, 3012; allusions, 2897, 3041, 3098, 3100, 3132, 3174, 3179, 3234; com- plains to the coetus of his con- sistory, (1752) 3236, 3491; takes part in the convention to form a classis, (1755) 3547-52; resigns, (1755) 3602; allusions, 3287, 3456, 3598, 3600-2, 3615, 3641, 3654, 3720, 4021


Michaëlius, (Michielsz) Jan (John) 4411-12


Michaëlius (Mijchijlsen, Michielsen) ,


Rev. Jonas (or Joannes) , unknown to Brodhead in 1853, 22; discovery in 1857 of his letter of 1628, 22; probably matriculated at Leyden University, (1600) 68; a member of the classis of Enkhuysen, 25, 33, 34, 38, 40; and of the synod of North Holland 33, 34; son of Johannes Michaëlius, 34; pastor at Nieuwbokswoude, (1612) 68; at Hem, 25, 34, 40, 68; goes to San Salvador, Brazil, 25, 40, 68; leaves Brazil for Guinea, 41, 68; sent by the classis of Enkhuysen to New Netherland, 25, 34, 38, 68; his ar- rival in Manhattan, 44, 46, 50, 68; his famous letter of Aug. 11, 1628, in Dutch and English, 48-68; es- tablishes the first church in the Middle States, 51, 52; its consis- tory, 52, 54; describes the Indians, 56; his support, 61; describes the colony, 64; relation of his church to the church of Amsterdam, 66; styled "late minister to Virginia," 68, 87; requested to return to New Netherland, 111, 113, 114; not ac-


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Michaëlius (Mijchijlsen, Michielsen ) (continued)


cepted by the West India Com- pany, 116; sketch of, in Van der Aa's Biographical Dictionary, 68; tablet to his memory, 69; his prob- able subsequent ministry in Eng- land, 116-18; probable later resi- dence in Zeeland, 116, 914 [He was evidently sent to Manhattan by the Consistory of Amsterdam, even as the implications of his let- ter suggest (54, 66, 67), and be- cause he made his report to that consistory on his return, in Mar. 1632. He must, therefore, have left Manhattan in the fall or win- ter of 1631. See Eekhof, pages 20-22, 31, 33, 36, 40, and Appendix, page XXIV]


Michaelius (Michiels), list of grad- uates of this name of Leyden Uni-


versity, before the year 1750, 4412 Michaelmas, 880


Michaels, Moses, 1168


Michel, Nicholas, 3660, 3990 Michielse (Magielse, Nichelsen) ,


Hendrick, 2624, 2629, 2834, 3440;


buys a farm on the Manor of Fordham, (1759) 3749


Michielse, Rynier, 2624, 2629


Michielszen, Enoch, 1199 Michigan, 167


Middag, Aartz, 3985, 4041, 4045 Middelburgh, Holland, 186, 658, 907-


8, 1090; classis of, 1072, 1649; convention at, (1581) 26; synod of, (1581) 430-31, 1628, 3856 Middelhovius, Rev. Abraham, 114, 116


Middelwout (Midwout), see Flat- bush


Middelye (Middellye), Holland, 724, 875


Middle Dutch church (New Church), New York City, subscriptions to be sought for an additional church


Middle Dutch church (cont'd)


building, (1726) 2343-44; ground purchased of Mr. Jamieson, 2358- 59; the governor informed of the purpose, has no objections (Jan. 1727), building to be begun at once, 2375-81; allusions, 2390-91, 2395-97, 2405-6, 2415, 2438, 2440- 41; funds for, 2449-54, 2456-57; the tower, 2476-77; pews, 2488- 90, 2516-19; subscriptions to be sought to finish the building, (1729) 2458; pews, (1731) 2537;a tablets erected in a new " Middle Church," 45, 48, 69; to be enlarged, (1763) 3909, 3912, 3915-16, 3922, 3931, 3933, 3941, 3947, 3968, 4031, (1779) 1219, 3924, 3990, 4001, 4073, 4106-7, 4145, 4180, 4200-2, 4238, 4252, 4256; collections in, (1772) 4256, 4272, 4276, 4283 Middleborough, see Middleburgh, L. I. Middleburgh, L. I., 342, 369, 396-97, 496, 500, 633. See also Newtown Middleburgh, Schoharie County,


N. Y., 1244


Middlesex county, England, 1753, 1820, 1824-25


Middlesex county, New Jersey, 4213 Middleton, [Charles, 2d] earl of, member of the Privy Council, 894, 897, 925


Middletown, Ct., 3910


Middletown, N. J., 632, 1438; writes to classis for a minister, (1730) 2506-13, 2536, see Haeghoort; allusions, 3935, 4211, 4243, 4246, (1784) 4318, (1800) 4390


Middletown (Mapletown), N. Y., 4382, (1800) 4388


Middlewirth, John, 3382, see Van Middlesworth Midwife, (1633) 84, 85


Midwout, see Flatbush Mieg, L. C., 2406


Milbourne, Rev., (brother of Jacob) an Anabaptist, (1689) 977


a This building stood on the east side of Nassau street, its plot of ground ex- tending from Cedar to Liberty street; the tower was on the Liberty street end. It was called " The New Church " until some time after the North Church was built in 1769, when it began to be called the Middle Church, and was known by that name during the rest of its existence. For further details, see Corwin's Manual, R. C. A., fourth edition, 1902, pages 996-98.


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Milbourne, Jacob, complains of Van


Rensselaer's preaching, 689-91; allusions, 977, 984, 990, 996, 1023, 102S-29, 1031-32, 1036, 1222, see Leisler; his forcible reburial under the Dutch church by order of Bellomont, (1698) 1242, 1245-46, 1256, 1261-62, 1289, 1302, 1345- 46, 1395-1400, 1431


Miles, Rev., (1800) 4391


Milet (Millette), Father [Pierre], S. J., 977; a prisoner among the Indians, consolatory letter sent him by Father Lambertville, with clothes and money commending the kindness of Dellius, (1690) 994-95; writes to Domine Dellius, 1000, (1693) 1068-70, 1084; writes a second letter to him, (1694) 1094; allusion, 1098, 1358, 1413-15 Milford, Ct., 511


Milfort, earl of, member of the Privy Council, 925


Militia of New York sends an ad- dress to William and Mary, (1689) 962, 980


Milledoler, Johan, 4240


Milledoler, Rev. [George] Philip, called to the German Reformed


church of New York, (1795) 4371 Millegan, John, sergeant, 3535


Miller, Mr, attorney of Rev. John Frederick Haegar, 1872, 2061, 2075


Miller, Cornelius, 4041, 4045 Miller, Hendrick, 3762


Miller, Rev. John, British chaplain, (1692-95) 1037; writes a book on New York, proposing an Episco- pate, with the King's Farm as a seat for himself and his succes- sors, 1037, 1043, 1097, 1132; Gov- ernor Fletcher proposes him as first minister under the ministry bill, rejected, (1693) 1096-97, 1132-33; his report on the state of the province before the commis- sioners for trade and plantations, (1696) 1170


Miller, John, (1795) 4372


Miller, John Peter, 2718, 2812


Miller, Rev. Dr Samuel, 4182 Milles, Adolph, 4372 Mills, George M., 498 Mills, Richard, teacher at Newtown, L. I., (1661) 500 Mills, Samuel, 1846, 1850


Millstone (Hillsborough, New Mill- stone), N. J., 4211, 4243, 4246; Domine Foering called, (1774) 4279, (1784) 4318, (1800) 4390 Millstone river, 2666


Millstone. See also Harlingen, N. J. Miln, Rev., 2677


Milner, Michael, (1658) 413


Milnor (Miliner), Rev., Anglican, (1759) 3746


Milton, Mass., 1360


Mingael, Johannes, 1306, 2115, 2120, 2124


Minisink, Sussex county, N. J., church writes to classis about le- gality of Fryenmoet's ordination, (1743) 2801-3; allusions, 2813, 2836, 2638-39; response of classis, (1744) 2843, 2845; again writes to classis, 2962-64; allusions, 2966, 3057, 3059-60, 3132; repre- sented in convention to form a classis, (1755) 3547, 3598, 4243, 4247, (1784) 4318. See also Kingston


Minisink purchase, 1669


Ministerial maintenance bill, pro- posed by Governor Sloughter, for every town in the province, (Apr. 1691) 1013-14; rejected by the As- sembly, 1015; another bill pro- posed, for the better observance of the Sabbath and that each town have a minister, (Aug. 1692) 1039; Fletcher reminds them of this bill, (Oct. 1692, Mar., Apr., 1693) 1045, 1048, 1054; again reminds them, urges them to proceed, (Sept. 12, 1693) 1073-74; a bill passed, limited to four counties, (Sept. 22, 1693) 1076-79; governor proposes an amendment, giving him the power to induct, rejected, 1074-


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Ministerial maintenance bill (cont'd) . 75, 1079, 1909, 2643; signs the bill, makes an ambiguous report as to its meaning, 1084;« Colonel Morris's account of the passage of the bill, all the members of the Assembly except one, dissenters, 1909; first civil vestry chosen under its provisions, (Jan. 1694) 1092; propose to call a dissenter, Fletcher proposes John Miller, his chaplain, Miller rejected, 1095-97; second civil vestry, (Jan. 8, 1695), governor threatens to prosecute them unless they take action, Mr Vesey invited on a minority vote, nothing accomplished, 1112; the Assembly declares the bill nonsec- tarian, rebuked by the governor, 1114-15; third civil vestry chosen, (Jan. 14, 1696) 1133-34;b the civil vestry call William Vesey, (Nov. 2, 1696) 1174-76; the An- glicans organize themselves into an ecclesiastical body, 1176-77; peti- tion for a charter, (May 6, 1697) 1178-80; text of the charter, 1136- 65; ministry bill approved by the king, (May 11, 1697) 2643; allu- sions, 1222, 1284, 1441-42


Another bill passed for the set- tlement of all ministers and schoolmasters, the building and re- pairing of churches or meeting- houses; Governor Bellomont de- clines to sign this bill, but, with the House, petitions the king to allow it, (1699) 1299; not success- ful, Governor Cornbury summons the town vestry of Jamaica before him, for not performing their duties, (1703) 1518; an amend- ment to the ministry bill passed, so far as relates to New York city, salary of Anglican minister raised from £100 to £160; increased pen-


Ministerial maintenance bill (cont'd) alties for members of civil vestry for neglect or refusal to act, (1703) 1526, 1529-31; an amend- ment to enforce the act of 1693 in the four counties by severer penal- ties, (1705) 1595-96; reincorpora- tion of Trinity Church, taking the choice of the rector out of the hands of the civil vestry, and plac- ing in the hands of the church ves- try, assigning the money raised under the original act, solely to the rector of Trinity Church, (1704) 1552, 1563-66; Cornbury orders the town vestry of Jamaica to support only the Anglican min- ister, (1704) 1575-76; the town vestry of Jamaica fined for refus- ing to levy the tax, (1705) 1585; opposition to the Anglican view of the bill in Westchester county, (1705) 1587-88; an amendment to the original act, explaining it in favor of the Anglican church, and seeking to enforce it, (1705) 1595, 1599, 2643; difficulties involved, described by Anglican ministers, Urquhart and Thoms, 1589-90; review of the ecclesiastical condi- tions by Colonel Heathcote, 1609- 15; by Rev. Mr Muirson, (1708) 1695-97; memorial of the Anglican clergy as to the difficulties of en- forcing the ministry bill in the An- glican sense, (1711) 1892-96; ac- count by Colonel Morris, (1712) 1899; by Colonel Heathcote, fear of failure in suits at law, (1712) 1899, 1900; other accounts, (1712) 1900-3, 1905-15, 1917-22; address of the Anglican clergy to Governor Hunter, (1712) 1949; Rev. Jacob Henderson's account of the state of the Anglican church, (1712) 1950; criticisms of his statements,


a See Blackstone's views of the relation of English ecclesiastical laws to the colonies, 1180-82.


b The Anglicans now begin to organize among themselves, (Mar. 19, 1696) 1134; solicit funds, among all classes, to buy a site for a church, the Dutch church also now presses its demands for a charter with good hopes of success, charter obtained, (May 11, 1696) 1136-65, 1167, 1171-72.


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Ministerial maintenance bill (cont'd)


1951-53; allusions to the opera- tions of the act in an address of Governor Hunter's friends to the bishop of London, (1714) 2014-19; lawsuits, (1717) 2113-15, 2126; petition of dissenters at Jamaica to have their fines remitted, (1719) 2128-29; petitions against the ar- bitrary acts of justices at Jamaica in the execution of the act, 2129- 38; special act to dispose of cer- tain moneys raised under the act [in favor of dissenters], passed, and signed, (1733) 2633; con- tinued opposition to the act, 2643, 2645-46, 3428, 3453; amendments, 3585, 3647; efforts to repeal the act, (1769) 4149-50, (1770) 4176-81; amendment to choose two vestrymen for each ward of New York City, (1770) 4177; decision of Court of Chancery, (1771) 4231-34; amendment as to the time of collecting the tax, (1775) 4285; final repeal of the act of 1693 and all its amendments, (Apr. 20, 1777) 4300, (1784) 4316


Ministerial society of Dutch, French and Anglican ministers, (1704) 1559


Ministers, constitutional provisions, (1619) 4218-20; rules for those going to the colonies, etc., (1636) 89, 91; chaplains, 99, 102, 105; re- lation to patroons, 75, 78; names of American ministers who sub- scribed the formula of the Classis of Amsterdam (volume 45), 4407- 9; sad condition under Leisler, (1689-91) 1041-45; their address to the king, (1690) 997-98; list of, before the year 1700, 4405-6; their maintenance under the Duke's Laws, (1665) 627; partial lists of, (1771) 4211, (1772) 4243, 4248, (1784) 4317-19, (1800) 4387-91; standing of uneducated colonial ministers, on their return, (1638) 120-23


Ministry act of 1693, bill to repeal, rejected by governor and Council, (1769) 4149


Minor, Mr, of Woodbury, Ct., preaches to the Indians, 1360


Minthorne, Mangle, vestryman, 490 Minuit (Menewee), Peter, director general of New Netherland, (1626- 32) 43-83; his early life and Christian activities, 43-44; ap- pointed director general (1625), arrives (May 4, 1626), 44; buys Manhattan island, becomes a char- ter member and elder in the Dutch church of Manhattan, 44, 52, 54; tablet to his memory in the Middle Dutch Church of New York, 45; his recall, (1632) 44; returned to America to found the colony of New Sweden, Delaware, (1638) 44; his death, 44


Minute book of the coetus, 3490, 3494, 3548-51, 3589, 3597, 3599, 3600-2, 3609, (1763) 3873, 4365 Minutes of ecclesiastical bodies, (1619) 4222-23


Minvielle, (Minivelle, Minville, Men- viel, Monvielle), Gabriel, 642, 998, 1025, 1135, 1217, 1322, 1345, 1418 Mirage, (1652) 311


Mirror of the Sea, atlas belonging to the library of Jonas Bronck, 168 Missal and breviary of Father Jogues, given by the Indians to Domine Megapolensis, 437 Missillimaquina, 945


"Mission of the Martyrs," name given to the Mohawk country after the murder of Father Jogues, (1646) 215


Missionaries to the Indians in central New York, 3901-2, 4110, 4188, see under general heads of Mohawks, Indians, Jesuits, and under the particular names of Bressani; Dab- lon; Jogues; Lamberville; Le Moyne; Milet; Pierron; Poncet; Megapolensis, John; Dellius; Free- man; Tesschenmacher; Van Dries- sen, Peter; Barclay, Thomas; Bar-


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Missionaries to the Indians in cen- tral New York (continued)


clay, Henry; Moore, Thoroughgood; Andrews; Ogilvie; and under Gov- ernors, see Dongan, Fletcher, Bello- mont; Denonville; Frontenac


Missisague, an Indian, 1379 Mitchell, William, 3173 Mizard, John, 3031


Moeller, Rev. Henry, Lutheran min- ister at Albany, (1784) 4320


Moene (Moonen, Mooner, Moons), Jacob, 2100, 2377, 2449, 2477, 2489


Moesman, Arent Janss., 556


Moesman, a ship, 455


Moeurs, see Meurs


Mohammedans, 1062


Mohawk Valley, 1245, 1350


Mohawks (Maquas, Mohogs), at war with the Mohegans, (1628) 57, 64; capture Father Jogues, (1642) 166; his escape, return, death, (1646) 214; make peace with the French, (1652-53) 315-16; make request that a Jesuit Father may dwell among them, (1654) 321; receive Father LeMoyne with great respect, (1655) 340; other Jesuit missionaries, 436-39; their capital, (1667) 590; allusions, 904-5, 992- 93, 1018-19, 1024, 1084; transla- tions into Mohawk, 1087, 1097, 1122-24, 1169-70, 1181-82; work of Domine Dellius among, (1694) 1087, 1103; importance of Protes- tant missionaries among, (1696) 1174; alleged fraud by Dellius in the purchase of their lands, (1698) 1224; their desire for Protestant missionaries, 1224, 1520-21; their lands, 1227, 1240-41, 1244, 1262- 63, 1277, 1283, 1288-89; proposed restoration of their lands by Bello- mont, (1699) 1303; allusions, 1313, 1315, 1318-19, 1324-29, 1333- 35, 1358, 1364, 1407, 1416, 1427, 1437-39; conference with, 1379-82; Domine Freeman teaches them, (1701) 1376-77, 1401-3, 1439, 1495-96, 1867; few




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