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Fleet-st. ch. in 1850; cl. Idr. and std. there; d. July 28, 1872, age 43; bur. in "Greenwood."-Sarah A. (De Gray), w. of the above ; j. Sands-st. ch. about 1847, (W. H. Norris, pastor ;) was S.S.t .; rem. to Fleet-st .- among the Ist members; thence to Sum'f'd ch .- Reed, Thos. P., rem. by c., 1868; member a short time .- Reed, Wm., rem. by c. to Nostrand ave. ch., 1878 .- Reeve, Emily, rem. by c .. 1882 .- Reeve, Tappan, was trus. in 1855 .- Reid, Gilbert H., rem. to Johnson-st. ch., 1850 .- Reynolds, Israel, rem. to N. York .- REY- NOLDS, KATE P .- Reynolds, Mrs. Lydia, dau. of Isaac Moser; rem .- RHINEHART, LAVINIA .- RICH- ARDS, GEORGE S., b. in Troy, Me., March 4, 1845. His ancestors came from Dorsetshire, Eng., and landed at Plymouth, Mass., in 1632. His father, Rob't R. Richards, was a Meth. preacher in the Me. and E. Me. Confs. 25 yrs. Geo. S. Richards commenced teaching school in Me. when 17 yrs. of age. Three yrs. later (1865) he settled in Richmond, Va., where he con- nected himself with the M. E. ch., in 1870; was std. and trus. 12 yrs., having official relation to the ch. prior to membership in it. He was collector of internal revenue for 2d Dist. of Va. from Dec., 1870, to Dec., 1877; rem. to B'klyn in 1878, engaged in the wholesale oil business, and is now treas. of the N. York Refining Co. He j. Sands-st. ch. on coming to B'klyn, and has been for some time a el. Idr. He is a member of the Board of Managers of the B'klyn S. S. Union. In 1870 he was mar. to Mary M., dau. of Dr. Jesse Nichols, of New Bedford, Mass. Mr. R. is brother-in-law to the Rev. Dr. J. R. Day, of the N. York Conf .- RICHARDSON, MRS. HARRIET .- RICHARDSON, LIZZIE .- RICHARDSON, MRS. ISABELLA .-** Rich- ardson, Marvel, (ist,) d. 1831, age 67. [ lleadstone in old ch .- yard.| Probably a member. Left 3 sons, Benj., Hiram, and Marvel, and 2 daughters, Elizabeth and Mary .-** Rich- ardson, Marvel, (2d,) a shoe-maker ; d. 1849 .-* Richardson, Marvin, son of Stephen and Huldah, was cl. Idr. in this ch. in 1807, loc. pr. in 1808, and was recommended by this ch. to the traveling connection in 1809. He was b. in Stephentown, N. Y., June 10, 1789. While a youth came with his parents to B'klyn, and. attended Sands-st. ch .; was awakened in the fall of ISos, and j. the ch. on probation. At a camp-meeting in Tuckahoe, N. Y., May 10, 1806, he found peace in believing. The Rev. L. M. Vincent states that Ezekiel Cooper appointed him cl. Idr. in 1807, but his name is omitted (doubtless by mistake) from our list of cl. Idrs. taken from the ch. records. Having spoken to his pastor, Dan'l Ostrander, in the summer of 1808, concerning his convictions in regard to the gospel ministry, "he was over- whelmed by an announcement from the pulpit on the succeeding Sabbath, that Marvin Richardson would preach in that ch. on the following Thursday ev'g. He came and preached his Ist
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sermon from Matt. xvi, 24. He was licensed to preach at the ensuing quar. conf., Oct. 1, 1808." [Conf. Min., 1877, P. 41, ] He was then only 19 yrs. of age. Ministerial Record : 1808, supply on Croton cir., with E. Woolsey ; 1809, (N. York Conf.,) Charlotte cir., Vt., with Andrew M'Kain; 1810, Granville cir., Mass. and Conn., with G. Pearce ; 1811, ord. deacon,-Buck- land, Mass. ; 1812, Dutchess cir., N. Y., with W. Anson and W. Swayzey ; 1813, ord. elder,-New Haven, Conn. ; 1814, N. York, with W. Phoebus, S. Cochran, N. Emery, T. Drummond, and W. Blagborne; 1815, ditto, with W. Thacher, E. Washburn, and A. Scholefield; 1816, Jamaica cir., L. L., with Thos. Ware ; 1817- 18, Middletown, Conn. ; 1819-20, New Rochelle cir., N. Y., with S. Bushnell; 1821, N. York, with J. Soule, E. Hebard, W. Ross, H. Bangs, and J. Summerfield; 1823, Croton cir., with F. Reed, a supply ; 1824, ditto, with P. C. Oakley ; 1825, Red- ding and Bridgeport cir., Conn., with H. Humphreys and F. W. Sizer; 1826, ditto, with H. Humphreys; 1827-28, Po'keepsie ;_ 1829, Dutchess cir., with A. M. Osbon; 1830, ditto, with M. Mallinson ; 1831, P. E., Hudson River Dist. ; 1832-34, P. E., Newburgh Dist .; 1835-37, P. E., Po'keepsie Dist. ; 1838-39, N. York, Duane-st .; 1840-41, N. York, Willett-st. ; 1842, Bush- wick and. Wallabout, L. I. ; 1843-46, P. E., Newburgh Dist. ; 1847-50, P. E., Po'keepsie Dist .; 1850, sup'y, Po'keepsie, Wash'gt'n-st., with W. H. Ferris, and Wm. Jewett, sup'y ; 1852, sup'y, N. York, Duane-st., with R. A. Chalker; 1853, ditto, with Z. N. Lewis; 1854-76, sup'd. This record covers a period of nearly 70 yrs. Thos. Thorp was led to Christ by his Ist sermon on the Croton cir., in 1808, and became a useful preacher ; but the young evangelist was so diffident, and some- times so discouraged, that his colleagues with difficulty re- strained him from abandoning his work. To the next cir., 300 m. distant, he went on horseback, "carrying his clothing and books, all that he possessed, in his portmanteau; . . . 200 souls were added to the membership of the circuit." [Stevens' Hist. M. E. Ch., vol. iv, p. 254.] One of the converts under his min- istry on the Dutchess cir. became the honored and useful Dr. Fitch Reed, one of the pastors of Sands-st. ch. In those early days his experience consisted of "long, weary days of travel on horseback, through forests, fording rivers, sleeping in log huts, with beds often covered with snow, preaching from 6 to 10 times a week, and winding up the years. toil with empty pockets and threadbare garments-but with a harvest of souls." [Conf. : Min.] He " became one of the representative men of his conf., and was called the finest-looking member of that body-in person well-proportioned and dignified, with an expressive face, simple but most courteous manners, of few words, extreme modesty, great prudence in counsels, and tranquil uniformity of temper and life-the perfect Christian gentleman and un-
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blemished Christian minister." [Dr. Abel Stevens.] The writer is assured from personal acquaintance that all this is true of Marvin Richardson. He was a member of 8 successive Gen. Conferences, including 1820 and 1848. The Wes. Univ. gave him the degree of D.D. in 1868. In his last speech in conf., in feeble and trembling tones, he said : " I am one who never asked a presiding elder or a bishop for an appointment. I have been asked where I wanted to go, but have replied,
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' That is not my work.' I have never received a dollar of the public funds of the ch. Money has been put into my hands, but I have transferred it to those more needy. . . . I j. the Methodists in 1805. Since we last met I have been close to the cold waters of Jordan, but I have been preparing for it for years." The day before his death he said, " All is bright ; I have no fear!" and, with reason unclouded and faith triumphant, he
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sweetly fell asleep, in Po'keepsie, N. Y., June 14, 1876, age 87. A headstone marks his grave in the Po'keepsie cem. (See sketch of M. R. in Simpson's Cyclopedia.) His w., Sarah, was b. in Dutchess Co., N. Y., in 1791; conv. under the ministry of Nathan Bangs; mar. to Mr. R. in 1813; d. in New York, Aug. 12, 1856, age 65; funeral text : Job xiv, 14. [J. S. Mitchell, in Ch. Ad. ] She is bur. beside her husband. Of their 4 chil- dren, 3 are living, (1884.) One, the w. of the Rev. L. M. Vincent, resides in her father's old home in Po'keepsie .- RICHARDSON, MARVIN, (2d.) -** Richardson, Mary, mar .; see Sales .- *Richardson, Simon, bro. of Marvin; conv. in 1805; j. Sands-st. ch .; made cl. Idr. in 1807; an early member of Wash'gt'n-st. ch .; cl. Idr. there; subsequently j. Cook-st. ch., where he was cl. Idr. and trus. He was circumspect, indus- trious, generous. His emotions often gushed forth in tears. On the 28th of Oct., 1854, he d., age 66. Last whisper: "( how bright, how lovely !" [Dr. J. Kennaday, in Ch. Ad.] He_ was a grocer in B'klyn; afterward a rope manufacturer in " Cross Roads." -** Sarah, his w .; d. about 1819 .-** Rich- ardson, Stephen, was father of the Rev. M. Richardson, who writes concerning the revival in N. York, which followed the camp-meeting in Tuckahoe, in 1806 : " Many were led to Christ, and among the number, to my great joy, our whole family, con- sisting of father, mother, and 3 bros. and 3 sisters, found peace with God and connected themselves with the M. E. ch. [Quoted in Stevens' Hist. M. E. Ch., vol. iv, p. 254.] He d. in 1826, age 65. See headstone in Sands-st. ch .- yard .-** Huldah, his w., d. in 1837, age 77, and was bur. by his side. Their sons were Marvin, Simon, Lemuel, Gideon, and Benj. Among his grandchildren are Mrs. N. T. Beers, and the wid. of the late Mayor Powell, of B'klyn .-** Richmond, Mary C., w. of Henry C., dau .- in-law of Warren Richmond; d. 1865, age 35. -RICHMOND, WARREN, cl. Idr., was b. of Meth. parents in Killingworth, Conn., April 3, 1797 .. The family moved to Southold, L. I., when he was 4 yrs. old. After learning the carpenter's trade, he came to N. York, at the age of 21. In 1823 he rem. to B'klyn, and after a few yrs. established himself in the grocery business, on the N. E. cor. Pearl and Sands, moved thence some time afterward to Fulton-st., opposite Clark ; remained there until 1853, when he sold out his interest in the business. He was conv. and j. Sands-st. ch. in 1828, (S. Luckey, pastor.) The writer was intimately associated with him in Southold, where he owns a farm and spends a large share of his time. He is a veteran in the church, thoughtful, independent in his views, conservative, and thoroughly reliable. He was on the ch. building committee in 1848. The records show that he served with J. Wesley Harper a long time as the committee to visit the S. S., and from the reports we infer that he discharged
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his duty in an admirable manner .-** Jemima (Wheeler), his ist w., was b. in Smithtown, L. I., and d. suddenly in 1859, age 62. She was ready. Her grave is in "Greenwood." Their sons : Warren P., deceased ; Albert S., deceased; Henry C .- RICHMOND, BETSEY (GRISWOLD), w. of the above. She was an efficient S.S.t., in charge of the infant class many yrs .- RICHMOND, HENRY C., son of Warren .- Riddle, Eliza- beth, rem., 1845 .- RIDER, MRS. EMILY .- RIEGE, WM .- ** Riencke, Chas., d., 1865 .-** Riencke, Mrs., a wid. ; d. 1872 .- Righter, C. A., rem .-** Riley, Joseph, b. in Ire- land; heard John Wesley preach; came to the U. S. when 18 yrs. of age; mar. Miss Lydia Baker in 1799; was reclaimed from sinful wandering under the ministry of H. J. Fox, and j. Sands-st. ch .; d. 1857, age 80. [H. B., in Ch. Ad. ] -** Lydia, his w., was b. in N. York ; j. old John-st. ch. previous to her marriage ; was a genuine, old-fashioned Meth. ; d. about 1862. Both are bur. in "Cypress Hills." One of the daughters mar. Sam'l Herbert, of Sands-st. ch .- Ringwood, Catharine C., rem. by c. to Elm Pl. Cong. ch., 1877 .- Ritchie, Wm. M., rem. by c .-** Roach, Bridget, "d. in the Lord."-Roberts, Emma and Mrs. Hannah, rem. by c., 1871 .- Roberts, Ma- tilda, mar. C. A. Barnard .- ROBERTS, WM. H .- ROBERT- SON, ALEX .- Robertson, Annie ; see Pell .- ROBERTSON, AUGUSTA .- Robertson, Elizabeth, rem. by c., 1847 .- ROBERTSON, JAS. D .- ROBERTSON, JAS. W., cl. Idr. and std .- ROBERTSON, MRS. MARIA H .- Robertson, Rob't, rem .- Robinson, Henry H. and Maria H., rem., 1846 .-- ROBINSON, LUCY .- Robinson, Mrs. Maria, rem., 1874. -Robson, Maria J., rem., 1870 .- Robson, Rob't, loc. pr. from Canada, 1861 ; loc. pr. in 18th-st. ch., 1867-71 .- Rogers, Abbie A., rem .- Rogers, Elizabeth, S.S.t., 1822; left and j. York-st. ch .; mar. Ira C. Buckalew. Her son, J. R. Buckalew, was for some yrs. a member of the N. Y. E. Conf .- Rogers, Jas. L. and Catharine, rem. to N. J., 1850 .-* Rogers, Joshua, b. in Centerport, L. I., Oct. 11, 1784; mar. Desire Higbie, dau. of Dan'l Higbie, of Old Fields ; rem. by c. from Sands-st. ch., prob- ably to become one of the founders of York-st. ch. ; cl. Idr. and trus. there many yrs. ; a Meth. more than half a century. "His name was the synonym of all that is humble in spirit, un- ostentatious in manner, pure in purpose, and consistent in piety." [J. L. Gilder, in Hist. of York-st. ch. ]-ROGERS, RICH'D L .- Rolph, Augustus, cl. Idr., 1831 .-** Romer, Jas. L., cl. Idr., std., and off. S. S. miss'y soc'y : went to Sum'f'd ch. Reported deceased. Left w. and children .- Roscoe, Jackson and Mary, rem. by c., 1865 ; members 1 yr .- Ross, Julia and Jane, rem. by c. to Embury ch., 1879 .- Rossell, John, loc. pr. and cl. Idr. ; b. in Englishtown, Monmouth Co., N. J., in 1815 ; conv. at 16 in old Halsey-st. ch., Newark, under
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J. N. Maffit's labors ; mar. 1834 ; came to B'klyn 1839 ; preached his ist sermon in Leonard's hotel, Sheepshead Bay, L. I. The old lady tended bar while the proprietor attended the meeting. Mr. R. left Sands-st. ch. in 1850 to become one of the "charter members " of Fleet-st. ch. ; now a cl. Idr. and loc. deacon there. He was associated for a time with Chas. Battersby, as pastoral supply at Sheepshead Bay ; had charge, as a supply, of Warren- st. ch. when the society was worshiping in a private house; afterward preached at Cypress Hills, and still later filled un- expired term of pastor in Fort Lee, N. J .- Rebecca H. (Smith), his w., when a young lady, went out and gathered 18 new scholars for the Wash'gt'n-st. S. S., some of whom have be- come valuable members of the church. She rem. by c. from Sands-st. to Fleet-st. ch. in 1850 .- Rossell, Virginia or Jennie ; see Johnson .-* Rote, Elizabeth, member in 1798 .- ** Ruggles, Nath'l, loc. pr., was b. in Danbury, Conn. ; conv. at 25 ; j. N. York Conf., with Rob't Seney and others, in 1820, and was appointed to Burlington cir., Vt., with .Datus Ensign; located after r yr. on account of impaired health ; established his residence in Bridgeport, Conn., where a ch. was built under his pastoral care ; labored as loc. pr. in various places; came to B'klyn and j. Sands-st. ch. in 1845. His voice was often heard in the pulpit and in the social meetings. In 1847 he was seized with paralysis, affecting seriously his intellect, " but to the last glimmer of its expiring light it beamed for Christ and purity." He d. in 1850, age 55. [J. W. B. Wood, in Ch. Ad.]-Ruland, Henrietta, rem. by c., 1880 .- Ruland, Mary L .. , rem. by c., 1882 .-** Ruland, Sophronia ; see Cunningham .- RUNDLE, CATHARINE E .-- Runyan, Jas., rem., 1842 .- RUSHER, WM .-** Rushmore, Rebecca G., w. of W .; d. 1828. Her grave is in the Hempstead Presbyterian ch .- yard. Her husband mar. the wid. of Wm. Ross. | Thos. L. Rushmore. ]-Russell, Alex., rem .- RUSSELL, BARZILLA I .- RUSSELL, ELIZ- ABETH, w. of the above; S.S.t., 1822 .- Russell, J. T., rem. by c., 1866; member 2 yrs .- Rutherford, Chas. H., son of Christopher, Jr., was b. in White Plains; j. M. E. ch. in Nyack ; rem. to Sands-st. ch., 1867 ; thence to Nostrand ave. ch., 1872. -Elizabeth S., his w., was also a member in Sands-st. 5 yrs .; rem. by c., 1872 .- "Rutherford, Christopher, Sr., was a loc. pr. and cl. Idr. His father was Christopher Rutherford, of the Scottish ch. at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng. Young Christopher attempted to attend a Meth. love-feast, but " the door was shut." This caused serious thoughts and finally led to his conversion. He became a warm friend of Wm. Bramwell; was placed on the " plan " of Newcastle cir. as a loc. pr .; walked frequently from 5 to 10 m. on a Sabbath, preaching and organizing S .- schools, carrying his luncheon in his pocket, dining beside a brook or hedge. At the time of his leaving Eng. (1821) he was
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a commission merchant, dealing in hides, wool, etc. He was welcomed by the Sands-st. ch., placed on the " plan " of Flushing cir, in 1824, made Idr. of Yellow Hook (Bay Ridge) class, and ord. deacon by Bp. Hedding in 1826. He owned a morocco factory, lost heavily in that year of disaster, 1837, and moved to a farm in Wells, Hamilton Co., N. Y. After a few yrs. he made his home with his eldest son, James, in Hempstead, L. I., where resided also 2 other sons, Christopher Rutherford, Jr., A. M., afterward a preacher, and the Rev. Collingwood Rutherford, associate principals of the Hempstead Sem. He and his w. afterward resided with their children in Nyack, Sing Sing, and Haverstraw, N. Y., and in Hyde Park and Chicago, III. Warned by heart disease that his end was drawing nigh, he wrote in his last letter to his son-in-law, the Rev. John Luckey: "I have committed to God every member of my family, young and old .... God has been, and still is, abundant in mercy toward me. By faith in an atonement once offered for all, I prove its power in my case; it gives me rest and peace in Jesus." His dau., Mary Nelson, wrote: "His mind is clear and composed ; indeed, he is joyful, and it is delightful to wait upon him." He d., repeating the hymn, "O, Lamb of God, I come," on the 12th of Nov., 1870, age 86 .-* Mary, his w., was a dau. of Win. Collingwood, who left the Ch. of Eng. to j. the Meth., and en- tertained the early prs. She was b. in 1785, and mar. to Mr. R. in 1805. Their dau., Mrs. Luckey, writes: "I never knew a couple so lovingly devoted to each other." In the same letter she adds: " My mother would not brook the least irreverence toward God, or his word, or his ministers, or the ordinances of his house; and so decided was her influence in these things that we had no trouble in the family of 5 sons and 2 daughters." Mrs. Rutherford d. July 3, 1870, age 85. Her aged husband wrote to his dau. on the day after the funeral: "Your dear mother, now doubly dear to me, is no longer an inhabitant of
earth. . . . On the first shock, last Wednesday ev'g, my mind was thrown baek along the 65 yrs. we had toiled together. I lost sight of all her childishness and all the infirmities of a feeble and wasting nature, and felt the touches of our first love in all its strength. I also felt the force of the bereavement, but I ac- cept it all at the hands of the Lord." She sleeps beside her husband in the cem. at Hyde Park, Ill., and their names are (or are to be) inscribed on the family monument. They are hon- ored in their posterity. Two sons, James Rutherford and the Rev. Christopher Rutherford, Jr., came to the close of faithful, useful lives in peace. Another son, the Rev. Collingwood Rutherford, was an itinerant minister 9 yrs., and has long held an honorable position as loc. pr. and pres't of a commercial college in N. York. The daughters' names are Dinah and Mary .- Rutherford, Dinah, dau. of the above. (See sketch
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of her husband, the Rev. John Luckey, pp. 288-295 of this book.) -Rutherford, John, son of Christopher, Jr .; rem. and j. Mulberry-st. ch., N. York; now a farmer in Iowa .-* Rutherford, Rosannah Augusta, w. of James, dau, of Col. Porter, U.S.A., was conv. at 15 and j. Sands-st. ch .; d. a member of York-st. ch. in 1851. She was lovely as a child, sister, wife, mother, and friend. Her voice was often heard in the social meetings. [W. C. Hoyt, in Ch. Ad.]-Rutter, H. C. and Mrs. Maria, rem. by c., 1868. He j. by proba. ; she from Bap. ch. in 1867. ** Saffern, Ann E., "d. in peace after much suffering," March 28, 1849 .-** Sales, Mary R., w. of Sam'l, dau. of Marvel Richardson ; d. 1866 .- Salmon, Thos., rem .- Salt- anoff, Andrew, rem. by c., 1867 .- Saltar, Caroline, rem. bv c., 1871 .- Sanders, Dan'l and Mathilda .- "Sands, Thomas, loc. pr., (?) is mentioned on pp. 18 and 19 as the man who first proposed the establishing of a S. S. in B'klyn, and as the ist treas. of the B'klyn S. - S. Union. He was b. in Leeds, Eng., Jan. 3, 1791, and by his father's death was left to the sole care of his mother, who was an intellectual and energetic woman, and a Wesleyan. He mar. Sarah, oldest dau. of An- thony Branson, Esq., of Sheffield, Apr. 21, 1814. From a cloth-worker in Leeds he came to be a com- mercial traveler, moved to Liver- pool, was connected with a business firm in that city, and came as its representative to N. York. His THOMAS SANDS. dan., Miss Susannah Sands, writes to the author from Stirling, Scot. : "I have often heard my father speak of his early efforts to establish a S. S. in B'klyn." She was not aware that he ever had a loc. preacher's license, but J. Wesley Harper mentions him as a loc. pr. in Sands-st. ch. in '1816. [See trustees' records. | Returning to Europe he was Mayor of Liverpool in 1843. After enjoying unusual success in business he met with reverses, by which all his property was swept away. While in prosperity his gifts to the ch. were large. His portrait is in the Meth. Centenary picture, the more prominent and shorter of the two standing figures. He d. at the residence of his dau., Mrs. Black, on the Clyde, near Glasgow, Apr. 4, 1867, age 76, and was bur. in the Necropolis, Glasgow, where his w. was laid 4 yrs. previously. The stone he erected over her grave bears his name. List of the children: Thos. Branson, who resides in France ; Hugh Spooner, who d. in Jamaica, W. I .; Sarah Ellis ; Susannah ; Mary, (Mrs. Black ;) James Stopford, who was in
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business with his father in N. York, and afterward d. there, (1879,) leaving a wid. and 4 children. Three daughters of Thos. Sands reside in Scotland. It is said that most of his descendants, including those in N. York, are Episcopalians .- Sanford, Watson, S.S.t., cl. Idr., off. S.S. Miss'y Soc .; was a stove dealer in N. York; resides in B'klyn .- Savage, Wm. L., rem. by c., 1849, to E. B'klyn .- SAYRE, MRS. ELIZA- BETH .- Saywell, Wm., rem. by c., 1871 ; member 3 yrs .- SCHENCK, MRS. REBECCA .- Schenck, Sarah J., rem. by c., 1864 .-** Schnell, Anna, w. of John, dau. of Henry Shawver, d. Oct. 14, 1805, age 52. [ See stone in ch .- yard.]- *Schnell, John, member in 1798. One "John Snell " d. Oct. 5, 1812, age 72. [See stone in old ch-yard. ]-SCHRIVENER, HENRY .- SCHRIVENER, MRS. HENRY .- Schureman, Catharine, rem. by c., 1876 .- Scofield, Frances E., rem. by c., 1872 .- SCOFIELD, GEO. F .- Scudder, Mrs. Char- lotte, rem .-* Seabury, Adam, a baker; Idr. of a colored class in Sands-st. about 1828; had charge of the ist class formed in Washington-st. ch., 1831, and was, in 1868, still Idr. of the same class, and the only survivor among those who originally composed his little band. [Stiles' Hist. B'klyn, vol. iii, p. 706.] He was a trus, of Washington-st. ch. as early as 1839, and d. a member of that ch. He was a "noisy Meth- odist," and a very peculiar but truly godly man. The name of his ist w. was Hulsehart. He outlived his 2d w., who was a member of Washington-st. ch .- Seabury, E., rem. by c., 1868 .- ** Seabury, Miss Emeline, d .-** Seaman, Mrs. Abby, d. -Seaman, Jacob, rem. by c., 1880. -** Seaman, Sarah, w. of Jacob, d. in Sept., 1872 .-- "Searles, Isaac, trus., 1825, father of Mrs. Rev. Dr. D. D. Whedon; did not continue in the ch .- Searles, Wm. N., exh., 1831 .- Seawright, Agnes, mar. Mr. Stryker .- Seckerson, Rich'd, rem. by c .- Seeley, Ellen B., rem .-** Seffern, Ann E. (Brice), w. of G. W. Seffern, d. in peace after much suffering, 1849 .- Sellick, E., and Mary E. (Waterbury), rem. by c., 1879 .- Sellick, Noah, std., 1841. He and Mary j. by c., 1868, and rem. by c., 1870. Said to have moved to Staten Island; see Silleck .-- Sellick, Thos. A., rem. about 1831 .-** Selover, Mrs. Charity, d. 1871 .-- Selover, Mary A., rem .- Selvey, John O. and Mary A., rem. by c., 1876; members i yr .- SERVANT, FLORENCE S .- Shackerly, Henry E. and Mrs. Cath -. arine S., rem. by c., 1868 .- Shapton, R., cl. Idr. about 1866. -"Sharp, Richard, chorister, went to Fleet-st. ch .; d. about 1879 ; age about 72; an excellent man .-* Eliza, his first w., sister to Mrs. Win. M'Donald, foremost in every good work, d. about 1877, age 61 ; no children. [Mrs. J. Rossell.]-Shat- tuck, Harriet A., rem by c., 1877 .-- Shaw, Ann M ; see Litchult .- SHAW, ELIZABETH .- Shaw, Ellena, rem .-
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SHAW, JOHN .- SHAW, JENNIE M .- SHAW, ROB'T .- SHEDD, ELIZABETH .-** Shepherd, Janette, w. of Sam'l; b. in Edinburgh ; came to U. S. at 10 yrs. of age; in 1822, 3 yrs. after her marriage, conv. at a camp-meeting in Ill; in 1824 j. Sands-st. ch. by c. She was a patient sufferer; d. shouting "Glory ! glory ! Come, Lord Jesus!" [ Ch. Ad.]-Sheriden, Mrs. Anna, rem. by c .- Showard, Margaret, rem. to Phil., 1849 ; mar. J. M. Morrell .-* Shreeve, Caleb, member in 1798 -* Shreeve, Meliscent, member in 1798 .- Shultz, Es- ther, A., rem. to Johnson-st. ch., 1850 .- Schultz, Leek and Maria, rem .-* Sickerson, Mrs. Rosannah, conv. at 17 in Sands-st. ch., B. Creagh, pastor; d. 1853. [S. A. Seaman, in Ch. Ad.] Supposed to have j. the ch .- SIKES, HELEN .- Silence, Mrs., rem. by c., 1868 .- SILLECK, AUGUST .- Silleck, Noah, rem. by. c., 1873 ; see Sellick, Noah and Mary. --* Silleck, Mary Ann, w. of Noah, rem. by c. 1873 ; d. some time afterward | Mrs. J. J. Studwell. ]-SILVERY, JOHN O .- SILVERY, MARY A .- Simmons, Amelia, rem .- Simmons, John N., rem. by c .--* Simmons, Thos. S., cl. Idr ; in 1850 be- came one of the founders, one of the ist cl. Idrs., and one of the ist trustees of Fleet-st. ch. ; and shortly afterward a std. ; d. in N. J .-* Simonson, Carman A., cl. Idr., 1835 ; rem. by c , 1849, to Johnson-st. ch .; d. in the Lord, Apr. 10, 1858. By occupation a butcher. A consistent, patient, happy Xn. - Ann, his w., rem. by c. to Johnson-st. ch., 1849; d. 1884 .--* Simpson, Ellen, d. 1837 .- Skidmore, Delia, rem. by c., 1872 .- SKIPPON, MRS. LUCY L .- SLADE, HATTIE, w. of W .- Slater, Mrs. Mary H., rem. by c., 1884 .- SLATER, THOS. W. and MRS. MARY H .- Slawson, Rufus, rem .-* Smead, Ithiel, cl. Idr., 1804; loc. pr., 1809, and recommended for deacon's orders. Wm. Thacher, in his MS. autobiography, relates that during one of his visits as P. E. at the house of Jas. Harper, in B'klyn, Ithiel Smead entered, ghastly and weak from what threatened to be a fatal illness. It was the time for morning prayer. Mr. and Mrs. Harper, Win. Thacher, Ezekiel Cooper, and Ithiel Smead knelt together, and as prayer was offered for Bro. Smcad's re- covery, an effusion of divine power was immediately felt by all the little group. Mr. Smead, declining to remain to breakfast, quickly withdrew, though when he entered he was scarcely able to walk. In the ev'g he appeared at the quar. conf. entirely re- stored, declaring that he was suddenly healed in answer to the prayers offered for him that morning. Mrs. Jane Vanderveer knew him as a school teacher about 1818 in Greenburgh, N. Y., and frequently heard him argue with her father, who was a Pres- byterian, on the subject of free grace. When Smead became excited, his Presbyterian friend would say, " Speak low," and he would reply, "I am not ashamed to proclaim these sentiments aloud, and I tell you I would as soon be an atheist as believe
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