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TOWNSHIP SIX, RANGE SEVEN.
LOTS.
46, Mrs. Prudence Williams.
47. Mrs. Prudence Williams.
48. Roswell Alcott.
49. Jesse Frye, Enoch N. Frye.
56. Henry Weber.
57. Non Resident.
58. Michael Smith.
59. Michael Smith.
60. John Wells.
61. David Williams.
62. E. N. Frye, L. P. Coxc.
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EARLY CONCORD FARMERS.
60. Luther Austin, F. H. Cary, John Hoveland.
67. Henry Weber, H. S. Post.
68. John Williams, Levi Palmer.
Co. John Williams.
70. Non Resident.
71. Thomas Richardson.
72. Abram Hammond, Luther Thompson, Mr. Newman, S. G. Churchill. J. G. Story.
73. Thomas Davis, Mr. Trumball, S. A. Morton.
77. Elisha Eaton, Joel Chaffee, Charles Chaffee.
78. Charles Watson.
79. Mrs. Knight.
So. Mrs. Knight, Amos Stanbro, George Thompson, Charles Prindle.
81. A. P. Morton, A. K. Ostrander, Ambrose Johnson, Widow German, Milo Baker.
82. A. P. Morton, Pomroy Johnson, Joseph Agard Ostrander, Mr. Harvey.
86. Samuel Churchill.
87. Peleg Cranston, Mr. Van Burau.
88. J. Agard, W. Agard, S. Agard, E. German.
89. Horace Gaylord, Amos Stanbro, Washington Tyrer, Charles Prindle.
90. Isaac Nichols, George Woodbury, James Wheeler, B. C. Holt, Mrs. Tyrer -- Ostrander.
91. Jeremiah Richardson, James Wheeler, Widow Richardson. Parts of lots 61, 62, 71. 79. 86, 87 and 78, and lot 70 were wild or unoccupied land.
TOWNSHIP SEVEN. RANGE SEVEN.
LOTS.
1. Carlos Emmons, V. Ingals.
2. V. Ingals, Mrs. Loveridge, S. Wheeler, Mr. Hutchins.
3. Mr. Hutchins.
4. P. Scott, A. Ashman, Mr. Hutchins, Mr. Stevenson, Mr. Canfield.
5. R. C. Drake, Elam Booth, Parley Marten.
6. Sillick Canfield, A. Gray, Oliver Needham, Laban A. Need- ham.
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7. Hosea Potter, L. H. Twichell, HI. Ingals, A. Gensman, Mr. Horton.
8. William Dye, Ira Woodward, Wheeler Drake.
9. Jonas Perham.
10. P. Cook, V. Ingals, John French.
11. P. Scott, Widow Scott. A. Loveridge.
12. P. Scott, J. Shears.
13. Thaddeus Hicock, Abial Blodgett.
14. T. H. and H. Potter, Charles Needham, A. C. Adams, Widow Bement.
15. T. H. Potter, William Twichell, Samuel Twichell, Joseph Potter, Ira Drake, H. Drake.
16. William Potter. Widow Drake, Wheeler Drake, G. W. Thurber, H. Drake-Bridgman.
17. W. Hyde, S. W. Alger.
18. W. Hyde, Elder Carr, James Tyrer, O. Spaulding, A. Hall, B. Trevitt, S. Stevens.
19. J. M. Spaulding, B. Alby.
20. A. Hall, Hicock and Trevitt, E. Sampson, Jeremiah Louk.
21. Benjamin Trevett, Benjamin Trevitt, Jr., Hiram C. Trevitt, William Adams, E. Adams.
22. Eron Woodward, Isaiah Pike, William Adams.
23. S. Trevett, 1. Pike, D. Janes, P. Thurber, H. Burt.
24. R. Curren, J. Fosdick, E. Ellis. S. Trevett.
25. Lyman Joslyn, Mr. Joslyn.
26. S. Stevens.
27. T. M. Briggs, E. Lush, Daniel Persons, James Colwell.
28. S. Cooper. H. C. Trevett, B. Fisher. E. Sampson.
29. Benjamin Trevett, Benjamin Trevett, Jr., Trevett & Ballou.
30. Ezekiel Adams, A. C. Adams.
31. H. Babcock, Mr. Brush, J. Hawkins, R. Hawkins, Alphonso Cross, L. Trevett.
32. D. Janes, P. Roach, Joseph Roach, W. Burt, Francis Tat- too, John Goffinett, Francis Wiser.
33. Calvin Johnson, John Nichols, A. Nichols, J. Steele, Ezekiel Goodell.
34. 1. Simons, Z. Simons, John Martin, John Peabody, Phin- cas Peabody.
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HUSBANDMEN OF CONCORD IN 1845.
35. Perin Sampson, Emery Sampson, William Sampson, T. D. Tiffany, P. Payne, S. Briggs.
36. Emery Sampson, LeGrand Douglass, Haw & Douglass.
37. J. Rice, A. Becker, - Francisco.
38. Joseph Hawkins, Levi Knap, E. Adams, Mr. Blakesley. 39. Benjamin Dole. Alphonso Cross.
40. Mrs. Barrett, G. Myer, H. Perkins, B. Rathburn, George Barrett, F. Hammond.
41. A. Nichols, M. J. Steele, William Fessenden, Elizer Stock- ing, Lyman Steele, Charles Mosier.
42. Luke Simons, Z. Simons, William Fisher, Nehemiah Heath, Joseph Tabor.
43. J. L. Douglass, D. Rice, Jared Tiffany.
44. J. L. Douglass, Waters & Rice, E. Sampson, Jared Tiffany. J. Colvin.
45. William Beckwith. Ray Beckwith, Mr. Stearns, Gilbert Sweet.
46. Chockly Lynde, Ira Stebbins, Mr. Lynde, William Horton, L. Barrett.
47. John Becker, George Myers, Zenas Perkins, P. Hucklebury, M. Hucklebury.
48. H. Jefferson. D. Horton, B. Rathburn, F. Hammond.
TOWNSHIP SIX, RANGE SIX.
LOTS.
I. Eaton Bensley, John Russell, Joseph Harkness.
2. Samuel Cochran, Mrs. Yaw, D. Evans.
3. George Holland, Sylvester Eaton, W. Watkins, Wells Brooks, William McMillen.
4. J. Van Pelt, James Hinman, Charles Wells, V. Ingalls, Christopher Green.
5. B. Nelson, E. Matthewson, G. W. Kingman, Parker & Barton.
7. Almer White, William Weeden, Charles Chaffee, Joel Chaffee. J. Russell, E. Bensley.
8. Bloomfield, Shepherd, White, Shultus, William Weeden, S. Cochran.
9. E. Mack, William Ballou, J. Rushmore, Edmonds F. White. 10. J. Van Pelt, Selem Sears, Isaac Palmer.
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CONCORD SOLDIERS RECORD.
11. 11. S. Post, Julius Bement, Harvey Andrews, Luther Austin.
12. Jarvis Bloomfield.
13. Giles Churchill, Jacob Rushmore, Luther Austin.
14. E. W. Cook.
15. E. W. Cook, Mr. Stearns.
16. David Wiley, Mr. Stearns.
17. Ebenezer Dibble, Francis White, Mr. Edmunds.
18. Mrs. Otis, William Ballou.
19. William Smith.
20. James Kingsley.
21. E. R. Shultus.
22. David Shultus.
23. David Shultus, Abel Holman, Mr. Kingman.
24. Abel Holman.
25. Nathaniel Bowen. Mr. Dodge, Parker & Barton.
CONCORD SOLDIERS' RECORD.
To that Grand Army which preserved the Union, Concord contributed her full share of volunteers, a large percentage of whom were either killed or died in the service. When future generations lift the veil from bygone years in their search for fitting themes of culogy, let their finest tributes fall upon the heads of the soldier boys of Concord.
More than half of those who entered the service went out in two companies-Company A of the 100th N. Y. S. V., and Company F of the 116th N. Y. S. V.
Company A of the tooth was recruited by Capt. Daniel D. Nash, of Springville, and was the first offering toward the for- mation of the "Eagle Brigade," being raised by General Scroggs, of Buffalo. Of their service in the field we need not speak, as its history has already been written by an able pen. Company F of the 116th was organized by Drs. U. C. Lynde and George G. Stanbro, of Springville, in 1862. Dr. George G. Stanbro was commissioned as its captain. They reported for duty in August, 1862, at Fort Porter, Buffalo. Early in 1863 they were sent to Louisiana, where, after participating in a series of hard fought battles, the regiment was ordered to Vir- ginia. But a history of the 116th has also been written and
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THE BRAVE SOLDIERS OF CONCORD.
we need not further refer to it. Of those who were members of the various other regiments, their records are equally deserv- ing of a place on the illustrious scroll of the nation's honored soldier heroes.
The following list of the soldiers includes some who enlisted in other places but whose homes were really in Concord : " Died in the service ; the person's name will also be found in a list of the dead.
ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS, COM- PANY .1.
Major Danici D. Nash,
Francis L. Arnold,
Capt. Wm. L. Mayo,
Nathan J. Arnold,
Serg. Carlos H. Richmond,
George Arnold,
Serg. Thos. W. Small,
Thos. Dillon.
Serg. Byron Bristol,
Hiram M. Fisk,
"Corp. Charles B. Kellogg,
*Jacob Friedman. Ed. G. Gibson.
Corp. Thos. M. Allen,
"Corp. Charles H. Flanders.
Corp. J. S. Bibbens,
Nicholas Georgen,
Emerson Gates,
James L. Gaylord.
Daniel Hicks,
"Uriah F. Hill.
Marion Lincoln,
John Roller,
*Roswell Merrifield,
Ebenezer Spooner.
Nicholas Streit.
Frank Smith,
WVm. H. Sill,
Daniel H. Stebbon,
*Thos. C. Sweet,
*Geo. Bishop,
Sylvester Wiser, "Phillip Wiser. *Clark C. Dickerman.
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTHI REGIMENT, NEW YORK VOL- UNTEERS, COMPANY F.
Capt. George S. Stanbro.
Rollin J. Albro,
Capt. Charles S. Crary,
George Annaerter,
"Peter Brooks,
Morris Barnett.
Martin Bury, Edward Bement,
Marshall K. Davis.
Jacob Farner,
Alonzo Hilliker,
Lieut. Clinton Hammond, Serg. John G. Dayton, "Corp. Samuel A. Mayo. Corp. Anthony Leiser, William A. Ferrin,
Stephen E. Spaulding, Benjamin S. Goddard.
Henry S. Goodman.
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THE VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS.
Frederick Hoverland.
Julius .A. McClure,
*Marks Louk, *John H. Mayo,
Theron Matthewson, Cornelius Ostrander.
Julian H. Rhodes.
Henry W. Shultus,
"John II. Thurber. Carlos Waite,
Franklin C. Shultus,
Cornelius Graft.
Serg. James B. Webber.
Uriah C. Lynde, Surgeon.
Jacob Chiefferle,
*Daniel Wright,
*Fabian Warner, Lorenzo Johnson. Marion Johnson. Joseph S. Warner, *John W. Twichell, *Hiram H. Tyrer, Theodore B. Norris.
MISCELLANEOUS LIST.
#Eugene Walker-44th Reg., Inf. Co. A, (People's Ellsworth.) *Irving Pike-44th Reg .. Inf., Co. A. (People's Ellsworth.) *Jerome Myers-44th Reg., Inf., Co. A, (People's Ellsworth.) *Henry C. Hammond-44th Reg., Inf., Co. A. (People's Ells- worth.)
Tyler B. Stearns-44th Reg., Inf., Co. A. (People's Ellsworth.) Lanson A. Stanbro-116th N. Y. V., Co. C. Alonzo F. Killom-116th N. Y. V., Co. K.
William Woodward-64th N. Y. V .. Co. A.
George Smead-64th N. Y. V., Co. A. Elmore Bement-2d Reg. California Cav .. Co. G.
Frank P. Spaulding-36th Reg. N. Y. V., Co. A.
Col. H. P. Spaulding-7th Reg. U. S. colored troops.
James McRea-ist Reg. III. Light Artillery, Battery I. Nathan Humphrey --- Ist Batalion, N. Y. sharp shooters, 8th Co. Alonzo Booth-97th N. Y. V. (Conklin Rifles), Co. K., drafted. Corp. John P. Underhill -- toth N. Y. Cav.
Capt. William H. Warner -- 4th Ark. Cav., Co. F.
Serg. Humphrey Drake-116th N. Y. Cav., Co. B. #Leroy Cooper-187th N. Y. V.
Henry Himes. Elnathan Griffith-116th N. Y. V., Co. K. Eugene P. Ellis. William Henry Sprague.
William Vannatta-64th N. Y. V.
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LIST OF THE KILLED.
*Elias Vannatta-64th N. V. V. Preston Richardson.
Peter Prior-147th, Co. D.
Job Woodward.
Martin Miller-21st N. Y. V.
W. B. Jewett-21st N. Y. V.
William Black-45th, Co. I.
Americus Lincoln-147th, Co. D.
*James Darling. *Joseph Y. Gardinier-2d Minn. Cav.
Serg. George W. Pierce-187th N. Y. V., Co. E.
*Jacob FF. Goodbread-147th N. V. V., Co. B.
*Thomas Page.
#Philip Mentz-100th N. Y. V., Co. A.
*Chauncey Joslin-64th N. Y. V., Co. A.
*Alfred Shippy.
LIST OF THOSE WHO WERE EITHER KILLED OR DIED IN THE SERVICE.
Corp. Charles B. Kellogg-killed in Virginia.
Corp. Charles F. Flanders-killed in the attack on Fort Wag- ner, July 18, 1883.
Roswell Merrifield-killed June 28, 1892, at Bottom Bridge. Thomas C. Sweet-killed June 28, 1862, at Bottom Bridge. Jacob Friedman-killed.
Uriah F. Hill-died at Andersonville prison.
Phillip Wiser-killed May 26, 1862, at Seven Pines.
Corp. Samuel A. Mayo-died Aug. 8, 1862.
Mark Louks-killed at Port Hudson, June 14, 1863.
John H. Mayo-died of wounds received, Aug. 11, 1863.
John H. Thurber-lost at sea, July 10, 1864.
Fabian Warner-died at Baton Rouge, July 26, 1863.
Eugene Walker-killed at second battle of Bull Run. Irving Pike-died in the service.
Jerome Myers-killed at Malvern Hill.
Henry C. Hammond- killed at second battle of Bull Run. Leroy Cooper-died in the hospital at Washington, in 1864. Elias Vannatta-shot.
James Darling-died in Andersonville prison.
Joseph Y. Gardinjer-died at St. Louis, Feb. 7. 1862.
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THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF SPRINGVILLE.
Jacob F. Goodbread-starved to death in Andersonville prison. Daniel Wright-died of wound, May 17, 1863, in Louisiana. Peter Brooks-died Aug. 13, 1863, in Louisiana.
John W. Twichell-died Sept. 22, 1863, at Cairo, Illinois.
Hiram H. Tyrer-died May 9, 1864, at New Orleans.
George Bishop-died of wounds received at Bull Run.
Thomas Page-died Sept. 27, 1863, of wounds received at Chickamauga.
Philip Mentz-died on Morris Island.
Chauncey Joslin-died of camp fever, at Versailles, N. Y., Jan. 12, 1863.
Alfred Shipey-died in the hospital. .
Clark C. Dickerman-died July 18, 1863, at Fort Wagner.
Owing to the destruction of valuable records, the above rec- ord is imperfect and contains omissions and doubtless errors which are seemingly unavoidable.
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF SPRINGVILLE.
The Presbyterian Church of Springville was first organized as a Congregational Church Nov. 2nd, 1816, by Rev. John Spencer, consisting of but nine members of whom John Russell was chosen its first deacon and was ever after looked up to by the church as its father and truest friend. Rev. John Spencer was a character that deserves more than a passing notice. He was a missionary sent out by the home board to labor on the Holland Purchase. His labors and toils were abundant in this county but more particularly in Cattaraugus and Chatauqua counties. He was wonderfully full of vivacity, a rare wit and a genial companion. In all the anecdotes related of him, and they are very many, I have never heard of but one instance of his failing to have a ready response. He was once walking through the streets of Fredonia leading his old gray mare, which as ever seemed inclined to hang back. Passing a tailor shop where a couple of tailors sat sewing by the open window, one called out to him, " Friend, are you traveling far?" He answers " No." "Ah, I thought if you were, I would advise you to swap off your old horse for a bob-sled and get some- thing you could draw easier." He stopped, took off his hat and bowed, saying, " Gentlemen, I have not a word to fit the
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TWENTY-ONE MEMBERS IN 1820.
occasion," and passed on enjoying the joke hugely, which he often repeated. Deacon Russell once said with his eyes humid with emotion, " That anecdote always brings good old father Spencer with his old gray mare visibly before me." Father Spencer was always ready for every good word and work, a great worker, sowing the seed unsparingly, and was very suc- cessful in securing an abundant harvest. So kind, loving and spiritual that he, under God, succeeded in drawing together and organizing more churches, it is said, than any other man that ever labored in these three counties. He was pastor of a great number of churches at the same time and for many years. The place where this little band met to worship and encourage one another's hearts to stem the tide of worldly influences was the old school-house standing in the rear of the Presbyterian Church which was burned down about fifty-five years ago. There they met every Sabbath, whether they had a preacher to lead them or not. If they had they rejoiced, if not they felt the command was " worship God." Some brother read a hymn and they all joined in the holy song with grateful hearts. No doubt there would have been some harsh, grating discords had the song of this little band fell on the ears of some of the fashionable quartettes of the present time (whose artistic displays seem more in keeping with the gymnastics of the day than as a part of religious service). But the business of this little band here in the wilderness was to worship and please God, and they needed none to lead them save the Spirit in this most delightful and impressive part of Christian worship. The hymn sung, another brother prayed and then some minister in heaven preached to them by his ser- mon being read to them here on earth. Thus they continued about five years, when a Mr. Fitch, a son of Dr. Fitch, of Wil- liams college, was sent to them. The first subscription ever drawn up in the Town of Concord for the support of the Gos- pel was for his benefit in the year 1820. The numbers of mem- bership had now increased from the original nine to twenty-one, as follows: John Russell, John Ewers, George W. Robinson, Hannah Ewers, Silas H. Cleveland, Ruth Morrill, Anna Robin- son, Sergeant Morriil. Thomas McGee, Hannah Green, Cath- rina Cochran, Betsey Frye, Asa Phillips, Rhoda Phillips, Cath-
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THE FIRST REVIVAL IN SPRINGVILLE.
rina Knox, Lydia Russell, John M. Richards, Elizabeth Austin, William Herrick and Mary Herrick. Mr. Fitch remained but one year, and was succeeded in 1821 or 1822 by Father Ingalls, who remained four or five years, preaching one-half the time here and receiving his missionary aid for a part of his support. Under his ministry the church and community was blessed with its first revival, and this was a general one throughout the com- munity, and here many of the first prominent settlers took a stand for Christ. The fruits of this revival went in part to start the other churches. The Methodists had organized a class about 1820. The Baptists organized a society from the fruits of this revival in 1824 and a church several years later. The Methodists were so strengthened by this revival that they com- menced building a church edifice in 1827. The house was enclosed, except glazing, and remained so for some years. Through the kindness of the Methodists, the Congregational church was permitted to meet in their house occasionally. There they worshiped on slab seats laid on blocks of wood, their worship being in no way incommoded thereby, but as a board from the windows, or places for the windows, had to be removed to let in light for the singers ; use was found for the old bandana handkerchiefs to cover the heads of the worship- ers. All the religious meetings held statedly in the place up to this time were held by this little band, others only having occasional meetings, while they met every Sabbath.
The next minister who labored with this church was Eliphalet Spencer, of Middlebury academy. who commenced his labors in the Winter of 1828-9. The number since the revival had increased to fifty-one. Mr. Spencer's labors were not suc- cessful, as the Masonic excitement was then at its height and absorbed the public mind. Mr. Spencer being a Mason found it impossible to do much good in a community where so many were incensed against the institution. The walls of the academy were now up and the church met within them at another time in the ball chamber of the Johnson Bensley Hotel, later known as the Springville House. They worshiped here for sometime un- der the ministrations of Rev. S. H. Gridley, since known as Dr. Gridley. He was from Clinton, Oneida county, and preached his first sermon to this church-a man of talent and ardent
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THE CHURCH DEDICATED IN 1832.
piety. He was the first man who ever preached in this place all the time. He left in 1830. the church still weak but united and happy and was succeeded by Father Wilcox, an aged man. who labored a few months without any special engagement. and left in 1831. At this time the erection of the old house of worship was commenced. under very embarassed circumstances. but few to put their shoulder to the wheel and the land-debts resting very heavily upon them In June. 1832, this meeting- house was finished The dedication took place on the 6th day of June. The ministry present to assist were Revs. Abial Parme- lee and T. S. Harris. The church had now conveniences and comforts, of which it had known nothing in its previous exist- ence. It had worshiped in the old log school-house, the unfin- ished walls of the academy, the old factory where Deacon Rus- sell furnished dinner or lunch for all who came. in the ball- chamber. in the unfinished Methodist edifice, sitting on slabs of the roughest material. and never were privileges prized higher than these. Now they had a comfortable and commodious house of worship and the celebrated union-meeting of the Bap- tist and Congregational churches was entered into by previous arrangement. Following this dedication the ministers were Parmelee and Harris, Congregationalists: Loomis and Med- calfe. Baptists. This meeting continued for several weeks : as the result, twenty-one were added to the church on profession and fourteen by letter. increasing the number to seventy. Par- melee remained five years, closing his labors here in January. 1839. Number of communicants had increased one hundred and fifty-three. He was succeeded by Rev. A. P. Hawley, who became the first pastor of the church: was installed Jan. 30. 1839. A very ardent attachment soon sprung up between pastor and people with promise of good results. But Mr. Haw- ley was laid aside from the pulpit by the fall of a tree in the winter of 1840. from which he never recovered, and in August, 1840. the pulpit was again declared vacant.
The church has now reached a point within the recollection of most of our citizens and we will only give the names of pastors and other facts in a condensed manner. Rev. Z. Eddy commenced his labors in the winter of 1840 and '41, and closed in October. 1844. Number of communicants reported at the
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THE METHODIST CHURCH OF SPRINGVILLE.
next meeting of Presbytery was 322. March, '45, a call was given to Hiram Eddy, who became the third pastor of the church and during his stay the church built the church edifice in which it now worships. The pastoral relation was dissolved in June, 1850. The pulpit has since been supplied by ministers and pastors in the following order : Rev. Benj. F. Millan, I year : Rev. Isaac E. Curry, 3 years : Rev. Robert L. Conklin, 1 year : Rev. Claudius B. Lord, 3 years : Rev. Nathan Allen. 5 years : Rev. J. T. Hanning, 3 years : Rev. John A. Wells, 11 years. Under his pastorate the church members increased fifty per cent., and the house of worship was re-modeled at an expense of over $6,000. Rev. W. A. Robinson is the present pastor.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF SPRINGVILLE.
From the best information that can be obtained, it appears that as early as 1814 and 1815. Methodist meetings were held by a Methodist preacher named " Jenkins," at the house of Ezekiel Smith, in the town of Sardinia (then Concord). on Lord's hill. eight miles east of Springville. Subsequently Methodist meetings were held at George Richmond's, three" miles east of Springville. About the year 1820. a Methodist church was organized at the school house of Liberty pole cor- ners, one mile east of Springville, by a Methodist preacher known as Father Hall. So far as can now be ascertained, the members of the church thus organized were James Hinman and Phebe Hinman, his wife: Charles C. Wells and Susan Wells, his wife: Samuel Shaw and Phebe Shaw. his wife. No other names of members can be ascertained. In the year 1823, this conference district was known as the Erie district. Gleazen Fillmore. Presiding Elder, and the circuit was known as Boston circuit. Andrew Peck and John Copeland were the cir- cuit preachers connected with the charge. and meetings were held by them alternately once in two weeks. At a later date. meetings were held at a school house in Springville. that stood just west of where the Presbyterian church now stands. In the year 1825. this was known as the Buffalo district. Loring Grant. Presiding Elder, under whose leadership a church edifice was erected. Orrin Lewis was the builder. The church edifice thus built stood on the north side of the public square, and was
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN SPRINGVILLE.
used as a place of worship by the Methodists until 1863, when the present church edifice was completed, which was built under the supervision of the Rev. S. Y. Hammond, the preacher then in charge. The edifice is built of brick and of modern style and finish, located upon a lot of ample size, with a commodious parsonage of appropriate style, in close proximity. A fair estimate of the value of the property could not fall short of $10,000. The present membership, at this date of 1883, is 110. Sunday school teachers and children, seventy-five. The present Board of Trustees are : Stephen E. Tefft, W. H. Pingey, Byron Wells. B. A. Lowe, H. G. Leland, L. M. Cummings, Frank Thurber, Newcomb Churchill, William McMillen. Rev. Will- iams, present pastor.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN SPRINGVILLE.
In January, 1827, the first Baptist church in Springville was organized. The articles of faith now held by the church were adopted, and Rufus C. Eaton was chosen Deacon. At the time of its organization the church was composed of eighteen mem-' bers, eight males and ten females. Their names were as follows: Zebulon Stratton, Levinus Cornwell, R. C. Eaton, Almon Fuller, Sylvester Eaton, W. W. Cornwell, Chauncey Pond, Elisha Eaton, Thankful White, Betsey Fuller, Sally Weeden, Sally Eddy, Eunice House, Juda Rhodes, Waitec Richmond, Eliza H. Eaton, Susannah Pond, Louisa Cornwell.
About this time Elder Eliab Going was solicited to visit Springville, to preach and baptise a few persons. In January. 1828, the church numbered thirty-five members, and Whitman Metcalf became its nominal pastor, intending to preach one- fourth of the time.
In 1832, Elder Loomis preached to the church.
In June, 1833, Elder David Searle became pastor of the church.
On the 14th of December, Daniel Parsons was chosen Deacon.
In 1834, a new meeting house was built and dedicated Janu- ary 27, 1835, the dedicatory sermon being preached by Elder Elisha Tucker, of Buffalo.
On the 27th of March, 1836, Elder Searle, who had labored successfully as pastor for three years, was dismissed with a
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letter of commendation, and soon after, the Rev. W. T. Crane became pastor of the church and remained one year.
In the Spring of 1837, Rev. G. W. Warren assumed the pas- toral charge of the church. June 17th, Lansing Waugh was licensed to preach. In August, 140 communicants were pres- ent. In November, R. D. Campbell was invited to improve his gifts of preaching (and was afterward licensed), and Thomas Pierce was chosen Deacon.
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