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The officers were invited to declare, whether in a case of extremity the soldiers were in a situation to fight, and whether they considered the public faith as pledged by the verbal convention. A great num- ber answered, that the soldiers, debilitated by fatigue and hunger, were unable to make resistance : all were decidedly of the opionion, that the public faith was engaged. Burgoyne alone manifested a contrary opinion. But he was constrained to acquiesce in the general suffrage, Meanwhile, Gates, apprised of these hesitations of his enemy, and the new hopes which occasioned them, formed his troops in order of battle on the morning of the seventeenth, and sent to in form Burgoyne that the stipulated time being arrived, he must either sign the articles, or prepare himself for battle.
(To be continued.)
N. White Creek
Turnpike
Wait's Corner's
Vermont Line
LUNI IMO
& White Creek
Marshalls
Little White Creeko
Factory
Hoosick River
MAP OF WHITE CREEK.
WHITE CREEK.
This town was taken from Cambridget in 1816. It is bounded on the north by Jackson, east by Vermont, south by Hoosick river which divides it from Renselear Co., and on the west by the Turnpike lead- ing from Lansingburgh to Granville.
The soil is principally loam, and is generally productive. Large quantities of garden Seeds are annually raised on the flats. The sur- face of about half of the township is mountainous whilst the other part is valley.
The population at the last Census was 2107, of which 1049 were males and 1058 females. The number of acres of tillable land ac- cording to the same authority is 21,802. The following are the amounts of its different productions for one year, viz : Barley 50 bush. Peas 125; Beans 84; Buckweat 537; Turnips 100; Potatoes 38,751 ; Wheat 2835; Corn 26,670; Rye 3736; Oats 37,500 and of Flax 10,893 lbs. This town produces more wool than any other one of the county. The number of sheep in 1845 was 30,786.
: We omitted to mention in our last number the following facts connected with the history of the town of Cambridge.
The village of Cambridge contains a population of about 500. A division of the Sons of Temperance is located here. which has about 75 members. It was instituted in 1848, and its first officers were Gilbert Bailey W. P. Orrin Ackly, W. A. James Clark, R. S. Clark Mcclellan, F. S. G. W, Warner, T.
The present officers are H K. Sharpe, W. P. Bloomfield S. Chase, W. A. Wil- liam P. Robertson, F. S. B. F. McNitt. R. S. S. S. Fitch, T.
Buskirks Bridge derived its name from Martin VanBuskirk, who built the first Bridge at that place on the Renselaer Co., side, formerly in the old town of Cambridge; two. Churches; one called the Tioshoke Protestant Reformed, and the other the Methodist Episcopal. The former was established in the early settlement of the County and the Methodist Church was organized since 1816. Philip VanNess was one of the first: set- tlers and was an extensive land holder who resided on the farm now owned by Sylves- ter Bowen, John Quackenbush, and Col. Lewis Van Wort of Revolutionary times, re- sided at this place, a short distance east of the Bridge.
One of the oldest burial places in the county is located on the west side of the Turn- pike, south of Cambridge village, near where the old Church stood. It is used as a burial ground for both of the Associate Reformed Churches.
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TOWN OF WHITE CREEK.
The territory embraced in this town, Cambridge and Jackson was settled in the western part in 1770 by the Whiteside family. The eastern part by a number of families to each of whom 100 acres of land were granted for encourageing settlement.
Of the tracts granted by the Crown, the following may be enumer- ated : No. 1 was occupied by the late Austin Wells ; the others set- tled along east towards Dorr's Corners and north-east to Stevenson's Corners or the Green neighborhood. Ephraim Cowan, Thomas Mor- rison, James Cowan, James Cowden, John Cowden, David Slarrow, Samuel Clark, John McClung, George Duncan, Robert Gilmore, Geo. Gilmore, William Eager, William Selfrage, Samuel Bell, Jonathan Morrison, John Scott and Robert Cowan. Among those on the east side Lake & VanCuyler patent were Edmund Wells, John Allen, Eb- enezer Allen, David Sprague, Seth Chase, John Harroun, Thomas McCool, John Woods, Thomas Ashton, Simeon Fowler, John Young,. Josiah Dewey, and John Corey.
LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS.
SUPERVISORS.
William Richards,
1$16
James McKie, jr 1836
to 1823 inclusive,
Stephen Barker, 1837
Robert Willcox, 2d
1824
Henry Rice, do
1839
do
1826
Chauncey S. Ran som, 1840
1841
Clark Rice, Jr. do
1828
do
1842
Michael F. Palmer,. do
1830
David Niles,
1844
George W. Jermain;
1831
do
1845
Benjamin Crocker,
1831
Freeman A. Fuller, do
1846
John McKie,
1832
1847
Andrew Cole,
1833
Dyer Pierce,
1848
John A. Rice,
1834
Garret W. Willcox,
1849
James McKie, jr.
1835
1838
do
1825
1827
Stephen Barker,
1843
1829
do
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TOWN OF WHITE CREEK,
TOWN CLERKS.
Ira Parmeley, 1816
do
1817
Jolin A. Rice, 1833
do
1818
Burdick G. Allen, 1834
Clark Rice, jr.
1819
to 1839 inclusive,
to 1823 inclusive,
Reuben Powers, 1840
Johnson D. Stewart,
1824
do 1841
Michael F. Palmer,
1825
Benjamin F. McNitt, 1842
Philip N. Draper,
1826
do
1843
Michael F. Palmer,
1827
Benjamin P. Crocker, do
1845
N. Clark,
1829
Dyer P. Sisson
1846
George W. Jermain,
1830
do
1847
Michael F. Palmer,
1831
R. K. Crocker,
1848
Andrew Cole,
1832
William Brown, 1849
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Parl Cornell,
1829
John P. Putnam,
1829
Gidcon C. Olin: 1839
Benjamin Crocker,
1829
Henry Rice,
1840
Harmon S. Barnum,
1829
Dyer Pierce,
1841
Henry Rice,
1830
Luther J. Howe,
1842
George Fisher,
1831
James Lake,
1843
John P. Putnam,
1832
Henry Rice,
1844
James Lake,
1833
Dyer Pierce,
1845
Benjamin Crocker,
1834
Leonard Wells,
1846
Gideon C. Olin,
1831
Walter R. Cornell,
1847
do
1835
John S. Crocker,
1847
Luther J. Howe,
1836
Henry Rice,
1848
James Lake,
1837
John S. Crocker,
1849
Harmon S. Barnum
1838
John K. Dyer,
1849
NORTH WHITE CREEK.
The first settlement of this village was made by two brothers named James and Thomas Morrison, who owned the village site .- The first tavern opened at this place was kept by Ruel Beebe and Major John Porter.
1844
do
1828
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TOWY OF WHITE CREEK.
North White Creek has at present, a population of about 700. It is a thriving, business place, finely situated for an inland trade ; and obtains a considerable trade from Vermont. It contains two Chur- ches, one Presbyterian-one Baptist-a lodge of Odd Fellows, and a Post Office which was established in 1830. The several Post Masters were Luther J. Howe, H. S. Barnum, and B. P. Crocker who is the present incumbent.
The Village of North White Creek and Cambridge are so connect- ed as to appear as one village, but such is not the fact. They are divided by the Pond Brook which is the outlet of Jackson Ponds and runs South and empties into Owl Kill between the Turnpike and the dwelling house of Robert Willcox. The inhabitants on the west side of the brook, are residents of Cambridge village, and those on the east, of North White Creek village. The Owl Kill rises in the Ar- lington Mountains, runs west and south west, passing through Mc- Kie's hollow to Ash grove, when i receives a tributary f om I umpkin Hook, and passes through Cambridge valley as it is called. It is however wholly in the town of White Creek, and empties into the Hoosic River about two miles and a half east of Buskirk's Bridge .- Near its mouth is a Grist-mill owned by John King.
In our last number on the map of Cambridge, the division line be- tween the town of Cambridge and White Creek, was marked by the Owl Kill. This is not correct; the Turnpike is the true division line. The map of the county published by, and under the direction of the State is in this respect erroneous-the line is marked on the county map precisely as we had it. We have detected several blunders on the county map, and shall note them as we detect them,
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TOWN OF WHITE CREEK.
NORTH WHITE CREEK BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
HOTELS.
Joel Loomis,
Mrs. Hannah Comstock,
MERCHANTS. Benjamin W. Walkley,
Jonathan D. Crocker, Wm. P. Robertson,
CLOTHING STORE. J. N. Ilodge,
MERCHANT TAILOR. Ebenezer Towne,
BOOT AND SHOE STORE. James L. Robertson,
DRESS MAKERS. The Missess Palmer,
SHOEMAKER. Worthy W. Johnson,
HARNESS MAKERS.
John Johnson, Ralph Porter,
STOVE, COPPER, & TIN-WARE HOUSE. W. W. Brockway, (Dentist.) Philip Gordon, Oliver Cook, (Bottanic.)
HAT AND CAP STORE. Benjamin F. McNitt,
OYSTER SALOON. John Newman,
SILVER-SMITHS.
L. W. Gunn, D. S. Upton,
PRINTING OFFICE. Rob't E. Young, (County Post.)
WAGON MAKER. Iliram II. Lovejoy, John Jamison,
GUN-SMITH.
Mason Prentis,
FURNACE. Solomon W. Warner,
PAINTERS, AND PAPER HANGERS. Benjamin M. Loomis, Ezekeil A. Loomis,
MASONS. Thomas Johnson, John Smith,
PHYSICIANS. Cyrus Sayles, Henry C. Gray,
DRUGGIST. Wm. P. Bobertson,
MILLINERS AND MANTUAMAKERS. Miss S. & L. Rose,
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TOWN OF WHITE CREEK.
LAW OFFICES.
Luther J. Howe, R. King Crocker,
John P. Putnam,
BLACKSMITHIS. John B Robertson. Hiram & James Ricc,
James Davis, Patrick Kelly,
CARPENTERS.
- Ira Robertson, John C. Mayhew, Oel Day, George C. Robertson,
MARBLE MANUFACTURERS.
B. Cook,
E. B. Hoyt,
Charles Robertson,
COOPER.
James Ellis,
John Palmer;
John Haskins,
Charles Slocum,
BARBER.
Luke T. Mills,
D. S, Upton,
John Rose,
FANNING MILL-MAKER. Thomas McGrane,
LIVERY STABLES. Smith Peck, Peter Volintine.
WHITE CREEK VILLAGE.
This village is situated on the eastern border of the county within about one mile of the Vermont line. Formerly this place carried on a considerable trade and was in a more prosperous condition than any part of the town, but latterly it has retrograded. The village is finely situated on the beautiful strcam known as White Creek, and surrounded by a rich farming territory. The place contains a Church used in common for nearly all denominations,and a Post Office which was established in 1822. The first Post-Master was Daniel P. Car- penter, the succeeding ones were Michael F. Palmer Joseph W. Rich- ards, Stephen Barker, Jerome Mosher, and David P. Sisson who is the present incumbent. This village sustained a hotel for many years past, but it is now destitue of a public house, although very much needed by the travelling community. The Hotel was destroyed by fire during the past year.
Among the first settlers of this part of the town were the following-
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TOWN OF WHITE CREEK,
John Allen, Abraham Hodge, John Tobias, Isaac Wood, Lake & Van- Cuyler who were the patentees. The population is estimated at about 200. Distance from Bennington Vt., 8 miles, Cambridge vil- lage 8 miles.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
MERCHANTS.
Dyer P. Sission,
Niles & Houghton,
GROCERY. Spencer Bailey,
TAILORS.
Levi Bristol, Hiram D. Mosher, L. Judd, jr.
SHOW SHOP. David Mosher,
WAGON MAKER. C. & C. Russell.
AXE MANUFACTUER Edwin F. Hurd,
BLACKSMITH. Charles Smith,
WOOLEN MANUFACTUER.
John Wyman,
COOPER.
J. Bailey,
1 TANNERY AND SHOE MAKING. David M. Buck,
TANNERY & MITTEN MANUFACTUERS. Wm. & Stephen Tabor,
MILLINER. Miss E. Wyman,
DRESS MAKER .- Miss Patience Chase,
PHYSICIANS. Henry Gray, Morgan Cole,
CENTRE WHITE CREEK.
Is located about one mile south east from Long's Chequered House It is known by the name of Wait's Corners The place contains a Post-Office, Hotel, Church, (Baptist) Store and several Mechanics. The post-office is called Centre White Creek, and was established in 1823: It was first located at Post Corners, and James Hay was the
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TOWY OF WHITE CREEK.
first Post-Master In 1836 Thomas Fowler was appointed and the office was removed to Wait's Corners. In 1841 Henry Rice was ap- pointed and held the office until 1843 when Wait S. Pratt was ap- pointed and still holds the office. Among the first settlers in this -section of the town were the following: John Harroun, John Young; Simeon Fowler, Abraham Briggs, William Gilmore and Josiah Dewey.
The following are the business men of this place. Hotel by Da- vid B. Fowler; Merchant, Wait S. Pratt; Shoemaker, Benjamin F. Wait; Tailor, Philip Hart.
ASII-GROVE.
Is the name of a locality two and a half miles from North White Creek village, chiefly distinguished as the earliest seat of the Metho- dist Church in this vicinity. It is upon the Owl-Kill, in a narrow valley between two ridges of the Taghkannic mountains. It has a! farming population, but is much less thickly settled than formerly .- The name is derived from an Ashton family, who were among the first settlers. One of these, Thos. Ashton, is named in the record of the first Town meeting held in the Town of Cambridge, in 1773.
There is a small Methodist Chapel and a burying ground, contain- ing the remains of some of the earliest settlers, and their desendants.
METHODIST E. CHURCH AT NORTH WHITE CREEK.
This Church was first established as early as 1770, among a body of Irish emigrants who settled in Ash Grove. Thos Ashton and Rev. Philip Embury, with some others, had been members of the Metho- dist Church in Ireland, These men were chiefly instrumental in or- ganizing and sustaining the infant Church. Embury was a local preacher, and served them as Pastor until his death in 1775. After this they remained several years without a Pastor. In 1786, Mr. Jno. Baker who had also been a member of the Church in Ireland set- tled among them, and was long a pillar in the Ash Grove Church .- In 1788 they obtained the services of a preacher from the New-York Conferance of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. Lemuel Smith
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TOWN OF WHITE CREEK.
tras their firs: Pastor. A Chapel was built this year. Mr. Smith and successors for a few years, extended their labors over a circuit embracing the whole of this county, Warren county, and portions of Vermont. Ash Grove Church may thus be regarded as the par- ent of most of the Churches in this county and north of it. As chur- ches were multiplied, the work was divided and more laborers were employed.
In 1795 Ash Grove Church contained 60 menibers. For several years we have no account of the number of the membership, in this place, seperately from the circuit with which it was connected. But the records afford evidence of an ordinary degree of prosperity. In 1832, a new and elegant Church was built near the site of the old one. This was burned Nov. 6, 1835, by an insane man.
The population had so changed, that for the better accommoda- tion of the congregation it was determined to remove the site to North White Creek Village. The present Church was built in this place in 1836.
A small Chapel has since been built at Ash Grove, but there is no seperate congregation there.
At the building of the present House of Worship the Trustees were, Jno. Baker, (son of Jno. Baker previously mentioned.) Wm. Fisher, and Warren Norton.
The Pastors that have occupied the pulpit from that time, are as follows :-
James Covel, 1836 D. P. Halburd, 1843
do
1837 do 1844
P. M. Hitchcock, do
1838 Alfred Saxe, 1845
1889 Jno. Harwood, 1840 do 1847
1846
Jno. Frazer,
1841 W. W. Pierce, 1848
do
1842 P. P. Harrower; 1849
M. H. Stewart,
the present incumbent.
The present number of members in the Church is 214.
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TOWN OF WHITE CREEK.
The trustees are Wm. Fisher, George Russel, and Berry Long .. The Stewards-J. Blair, Wm. Fisher, George Russel, Allen Smith, Lewis Nicholson, and Berry Long.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CAMBRIDGE.
This Church was organized July 26th, 1843, at North White Creek. In 1844 they erected a house of worship in the west part of the Village. It was dedicated June 5th, 1845.
Levi Parmeley was the first pastor, Charles O. Kimball the second, William Harris the third, and Eli W. Brownell the fourth and last. The Church is without a pastor at present.
Anson Fowler was the first deacon, Arnold Harrington the se- cond, and John R. Twiss the third. Noah Fowler, Church Clerk. Number of members when first organized, 26. Present number, 38. Whole number of members received since its organization, 83.
WHITE CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH.
The Baptist Church in White Creek (once called Cambridge,) was organized in 1779, in February, following a revival that com- menced in November 1779, in the south-eastern portion of the town, on the Walloomsac Crcek.
The first pastor was Rev. Wmn. Waite, who was ordained June 2d,. 1779, by Elders John Gano and Peter Werden. He continued in that office about fourteen years; or till 1793. For several years. there was no settled pastor ; but in February, 1798, Israel Craw, a licentiate, began to labor among them, and on the 15th of Novem- ber following he was ordained to the work of the ministry, at the Waite's Corner Meeting House. He was pastor about three years, or till the Spring of 1801. Until 1804 there was no regular pastor again, when Rev. James Glass was settled. He served them about six years, or till 1810, when he removed to Hoosic, where he died the next year.
From 1810 till 1812 there was a destitution of pastoral oversight chiefly, though they had the partialservices of one or two licentiates and neighboring ministers. In theSpring of 1812Rev. ObedWarren, who had preached with the SalemBaptistChurch,atShushan,some eighteen or twenty years, became pastor of the Church, He served them
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TOWN OF WHITE CREEK.
about three years, during the stormy period of the war with Great Britain. IIe was dismissed in 1815, at his own request, and for one year they were again destitute. In July, 1816, Rev. Daniel Tink- ham was settled as pastor of the Church-a station he has filled with very good acceptance for more than thirty years, or till the present time, except two or three years in 1829 and 1845-46. During the last two years Rev. Samuel Pollard served the Church, when, in 1847 they re-called Elder Tinkham, whose long cherished services have been crowned by a number of revivals of religion. There have been several considerable seasons of revival in the history of this Church, for the seventy years of its existence, besides the accession of a few almost every year by baptism.
In 1778-9 some 30 or 40 must have been baptized.
In 1786-7 some 50 or 60.
In 1798-9 some 30 or more in a year.
In 1805-6 some 30 or 40.
In 1808-11 some 40 or 50 in about three years.
In 1816-17 about 75 or SO were added in one revival.
In 1821-23 about 100 wero baptized in three years.
In 1831-32 about 120 were baptized in one year and a half. In 1838 some 80 were baptized.
In 1843, about 60; and since then some dozen more have been baptized.
The whole number who have been members of this ancient Church since its constitution exceeds 800, of whom about 500 have been baptized by the present venerated pastor, during his long ser- vice of thirty years. The largest number ever reported as members at one time was 280, in the year 1838. The present number is 93. The diminution has been in part from the dismission of some 20 members in 1843, to form a new interest at North White Creek or Cambridge, and of about 60 more in 1845, to form a Church at West Hoosic, Rensselaer County. These branches now number more than 100 members together.
This Church has furnished about twelve ministers of the gospel from its membership, who have been ordained, and more than half of whom still serve in that sacred calling.
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TOWN OF WHITE CREEK.
The following brethren have served the Church as deacons : John Waldo from 1779till 1781 Seaman Wright from 1319till 1833
Jabez Mosher, jr, 1799 Henry Barrington 1839
Henry Smith 1799 IS12
Increase Moses 66 1835
Jacob Parker 1799
Abel Hodges, jr.
Anson Fowler
1809
1843 Joel Gay 1839
now
Hugh Allen
1812
1819
Whitman Joslin- 1845 66
The following is a list of the Clerks :
Stuteson Benson
1732
Ebenezer Wright 1814
William Brown
1783 Hcsea Fuller, 3d (a few mo's) 1826
Abraham Wright
1784
Justus Dalu 1827
John Powers, jr.
1798
Ebenezer Wright
1828
Jabez Mosher, jr. 1799
Ira Dickinson
1834
Joseph Collins 1800
John Wright
1835
Wareham Hastings
1805
William Waito
1836
Ebenezer Wright
1810
William Herrington 1843
William Briggs
1812
Ezra Waite" (now Clerk,) 1845
The first house of worship was a log one crected in 1782 by tho present school house near Mr. Stephen Barker's residence. This was succeeded by the house at Waite's Corners, erected and en- closed in 1788, but not entirely completed till 1808. It is 86 br 46 feet, with galleries, and much needs to be re-moddled. In 1798 the house at White Creek Village was built, to accommodate that part of the town, though owned by the same corporate Church and Society It is about 40 by 50 feet, with a steeple projection of 12 feet, and belfry, and must have cost about $3000. It was not completed in- ternally till the year 1807, and needs now to be repaired.
Of the pastors of the Church we have the following account :
Eider Wm. Waite lived in town to the advanced age of 95 years and 9 months, and died March 20, 1826. His wife had died Decem- ber 28th, 1822, aged 91 years and 9 days. Elder Israel Craw re- moved, and it is not known where he is. Elder Jaines Glass re- moved to Hoo:ic in 1810, where he died August 6th, 1811, aged 56 years, after a precious revival in which some 80 or 90 had been ad- ded to his Church. Elder Obed Warren removed from this town to
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TOWN OF WHITE CREEK.
the west where he labored in a number of Churches, when he died August 29th, 1823, at Covert, Seneca county, in the 64th year of his age, and the 44th of his ministry.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF CAMBRIDGE.
In the early settlement of Old Cambridge were professors of godli- ness from Congregational Churches in Connecticut and other parts of New England; also, Presbyterians from New Jersey and else- where. Wishing to enjoy their mode of worship and form of disci- pline, they united with others in the crection of a house of worship in the year 1792, and August 7th, 1793, under the statute of the State, they organized themselves into a religeous Society with the name of The First United Presbyterian Congregation of Cambridge.
In the division of the township, in 1316, their house of worship was in that section set off and incorporated by the name of Whito Creek.
This house was taken down in 1832, and in the same year a new edifice was crected upon the same site, which is still occupied as their house of worship, and is furnished with a Church bell, town clock, and Church organ. It is often distinguished by the name of the "White Church."
The present members of this Congregation worshiping together reside in Cambridge, White Creck, Jackson, and the southern part of Salem.
The following is a list of the names of their pastors, with the date of their settlement and dismission ;
Rev. Gershom Williams, ordained June 25, 1794, dismissed 1802.
" Rob'tH.Chapman, D.D., installed Nov. 15, 1803, dismissed 1812.
" Nathaniel J. Prime, D.D., installed July 14, 1813, dismissed 1828.
" Gordon Hayes, ordained July 30, 1828, dismissed May, 1829.
" William Lusk, installed June 16, 1830,dismissedSept. 11th, 1833.
" Ova P. Hoyt, installed 1884, dismissed Aug. 24, 1836.
" Ephraim H. Newton, installed March 15, 1837, dismissed Au- gust 23d, 1843.
" Isaac O. Fillmore, ordained Sept, 13th, 1843, and is still pastor./
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TOWN OF WHITE CREEK.
During their ministry to December 3d, 1849, 1912 have been re- ceived into the fellowship and communion of the Church, of whom about 260 are resident members.
RULING ELDERS.
John Welch, ordained 19th October, 1794,
died April 27, 1803
Moses Holmes,
Joseph Wells, sen., “
May 17, 1795
Lucas Younglove, "
John II. Rollo, 66
June 22, 1800, +
June 28; 1816 died April 24, 1844
Jesse Fairchild,
Jan. 29, 1804
" 28, 1813
Philemon Allen, ..
Abraham VanTuyl, “
June 24, 1810
died Sept. Sd, 1820
Azor Thompson,
..
" Feb. 28, 1848
Thias Johnson,
" March 6. 1843
Russel Norton,
June 9th, 1814,
" May 21, 1833
Benjamin Crocker, “
resigned Feb. 15, 1843
Sidney Wells,
Jan. 1822,
+
May 18, 1829
Abraham VanTuyl, " Joseph Stewart.
Nov. 1830,
May 19, 1832
Eliphalet Day,
April 1832,
May 10, 1838
John Stevenson. 66
66
16
GeorgeW.Jermain, "
March15,1835, f
Sept, 26, 1836
Nathan Culver, 65
Oct. 9th, 1842.
William Holden.
66
Harvey Volintine, "
65
66
Lewis McLean,
The property of the Congregation consists of their house of wor- ship and lot, valued at $6000; Parsonage and eight acres of land presented by James Richardson. and valued at $1200. The Burying Ground was given as a public Burying Ground, and does not belong to the Congregation.
t Removed-dismissed and recommended to another Congregation.
+ 1803
Kirtland Warner,
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TOWN OF WHITE CREER,
THE PROTESTANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
Known as the First Presbyterian Church of Cambridge, dates from the first settlement of the country. The first inhabitants, like those of Salem, originally protestant dissenters from Ireland, who had been some time in New England, came in with their families. Rev. Dr. Clark, of the Burgher part of the Associate Church, Scotland, having been sent over on application to Ireland, after some years came over with a colony of his people to this country, many of whom settled in Salem. The same origin and doctrinal views of the two settlements was probably the reason of the same minister officiating in both Cambridge and Salem, and probably the reason of many of the countrymen of Dr. Clark following him to the same parts of this new world.
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