The origin and history of Grace church, Jamaica, New York, Part 20

Author: Ladd, Horatio Oliver, 1839-1932
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: New York, The Shakespeare press
Number of Pages: 498


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Married Nov. 14th 1818 John B. Codwise and Eliza Creed of this Parish


Married 9 Jany 1819 Richard Johnson & Susannah Beets (blacks)


Married March 15, 1819 Augustus Gaston Camagne & Susannah Johnson of New York


Married April 1, 1819 Thomas Valentine & Sarah Brooks of Flushing


Married 8th May 1819 Abraham Remsen & Deborah B. Down- ing of Oyster Bay


Married Oct. 23, 1819 Plato Lawrence & Rebecca Smith (col- oured people) of this place


Married Decr. 8, 1819 Stephen Fowler and Martha Fowler, of Flushing


Married Jany 13, 1820 John Smith & Ann Thatford, of this place Married July IIth 1820 Edward Cossart and Adelaide Cornell of Success.


Married Decr. 25, 1820 Stephen James & Ellen Townsend (blacks)


Married July 15th 1821 Thompson Town and Sarah Ann Bur- ling of Hempstead


Married August 11th 1821 James Portley & Elizabeth Frazy (coloured)


Married August 20, 1821 Wm. Stringham and Sarah Doxy, of Rockaway


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Married Nov. 22, 1821 Toney Edsall and Catherine Ditmis (col- oured)


Married March 3d 1822 Gilbert V. Hewlett and Eliza Nostrand, both of Rockaway


Married March 8th 1822 Samuel Hedges & Sarah Jarvis, col- oured


Married March 8th 1822 John Henry Marshall and Matilda Winthrop of New York


also at the same time as above Allen W. Hardie and Caroline Cox, also of New York


Married Septr. 4, 1822 Charles Johnson and Eliza Goodman of Newtown


Married Oct. 12, 1822 Epentus Wood and Phebe Smith


Married Decr. IIth 1822 Wm Smith & Eliza Van Nostrand, of Success


Married Jany 9, 1823 Michael Ulshoffer and Marian Gracie Married Jany. 26, 1823 Lewis Hewlett and Sarah Ann DeMott of Rockaway


Married Jany. 30, 1823 Benjamin Lawrence & Phebe Rowland Married Feby. 5, 1823 Cornelius Fowler and Mary Van Nos- trand of Success


Married August 2d 1823 Abraham Sypher and Abbey Holmes Married Nov. 8th 1823 Oliver Hewlett & Cornelia Seaman, of Rockaway


Married January 4th, 1824, John G. George and Sarah Zantz both of New York


Married March 21, 1824 Samuel Johnson and Margaret Watts (coloured people)


Married April 17, 1824 James Champlin & Hannah Sprowls (Blacks)


Married May 15, 1824 Jacob Woods and Margaret Betts (blacks)


Married July 18, 1824 Benjamin L. Cornell and Elizabeth Field same day Elias Harrison & Susan Smith (blacks)


Married August 9, 1824 John Smith & Mary Ann Roe (blacks)


Married Sept. 4, 1824 Edward Burdett & Mary Thomas, of Brooklyn


Do same day James Gilbert Morrell and Margaret Loweree, of Flushing


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Married Sept. 11, 1824 George Riner and Jane Doughty, both of Rockaway


Married Sept. 20, 1824 Pearson Watts and Elizabeth Shaw Married Sept. 22, 1824 Charles Wright and Jane Lawrence of Flushing


Married Jany 3, 1825 Samuel Vandewater & Maria Allen of New York


Married April 15 1825 John Spragg and Mehetible Place


Married July 3d 1825 Isaac Eldert and Mary Carpenter of this place


Married Sept. 15, 1825 John B. Higbie and Aletta Anne Hen- drickson of Springfield


Married Sept. 18, 1825 Isaac Cornell and Sarah Gildersleeve, of New York


Married October 29, 1825 Jacob Williams and Judah Waters (blacks)


Married Dec. 19th 1825 Thomas Brown and Julia Amberman (Blacks)


Married March 27th 1826 Francis Williams and Eliza Smith (blacks)


Married April 1826 James Jones and Lavinia Durling (blacks)


Married June 8th 1826 Thomas Mott and Mary Mott, of Rock- away


Married June 15, 1826 Gilbert D. Craft and Fanny H. Fosdick Married June 22th 1826 Silvenus Hunter and Dorothea Punnett (coloured people) of Flushing.


Married July 24, 1826 George G. Mitchill and Mary Elizabeth Lawrence, of Flushing


Married July 29, 1826 Peter Van Ess and Angelina Cornell (blacks) from New Town


Married August 27, 1826 Francis Henry Contoit and Ann Green of this place.


Married Nov. 18th 1826 Wm Jones & Philis Santon


Married March 3d 1827 John Coe & Phebe Denton.


Married March 24, 1827 Anthony Mulkin & Rosanna Mayhew (coloured)


Married Sept. 16, 1827 Daniel Losey and Maria Remsen, of Brooklyn


Married Nov. 14, 1827 Henry Crommeline and Harriet Hallett


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Married Jany 2, 1828 John H. Valentine and Martha H. Denton Married Feby. 6, 1828 Wm Roe and Phebe Kissam, both of Flushing


Married March 26, 1828 John A. Gurley and Margaret Hallett Married April 3d 1828 Jesse Hoyt and Cornelia Thurston


Married April 5, 1828 Silvenus , Townsend & Hannah Treed- well (coloured)


Married July 4, 1828 John Mitchell, of New York, and Charlotte Rodman, of this Place.


Married July 10th 1828 John Winslow Whitman of Boston, and Sarah Helen Powers, of Providence, (R. I.)


Married June 22, 1828 Griffin and Widow, Helen Roe, of Flushing


Married August 31, 1828. Richard Sealy and Catherine Gilleen, of this place


Married Jany. 14, 1829 Harvey D. Hewlett & Effy Nostrand Married April 16, 1829 Thomas Van Nostrand & Helen Schenck Married by Revd G. H. Sayres, June 20, 1829 James Carpenter & Jane Smith, of Flushing.


July 12, 1829 Married by Revd G. H. Sayres, Charles W. Pit- man & Ann Maria Nicholls, both of Brooklyn July 25, 1829 Married by Revd G. H. Sayres, William Haley & Rachael Betts (coloured)


Oct. II, 1829 Married by Revd G. H. Sayres, William Creed & Jane E. Cornwell, of this place


Jany. 3d 1830 Married by Revd. G. H. Sayres, William Stew- art & Susan Garrison (blacks)


Addenda by Revd. Wm. L. Johnson (see Register No. 2) Aug. 5th 1830 Married James Rowland & Hannah R. Seaman. Jamaica.


FUNERALS


Burried, Sept. 18, 1824 Mrs Hallworth


Sept. 22, 1824 By Revd Mr E. M. Johnson, Isaac, infant son of G. H. Sayres.


Jany 1825 Mr Benjamin Rowland, of this Parish


Feby. 28, 1825 Widow Skidmore, of this place


April 15, 1825 The Widow of Dudley Brown, of Brooklyn May 10, 1825 Mrs. Oldfield, Widow of Joseph Oldfield of this Parish.


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July 1825 An Infant child of Thomas Valentine of New York


July 22, 1825 Miss Habersham, of Savannah, Georgia


July An Infant child of James G. King, of New York August Miss Welling, daughter of John Welling, decd. of Brooklyn


Nov. 13, 1825 The Wife of Wm Smith of Foster's Meadows


Decr. 17, 1825 Major Charles McNeill, of this Parish


March II, 1826 Mrs. Simison, and James Cortelyou, both of this Place


March 20, 1826 Mrs Welling


May 14, 1826 Sarah Jones, a coloured woman


Sept. 1826 A child of Silas Roe


Sept. 15, 1826 A daughter of Nathaniel Simmons


Sept. 27, 1826 Burried an Infant Child of Wm Sinclair, of Charleston


Oct. 14, 1826 Burried Christopher Troup


Burried Oct. 20, 1826, Alexander H. Codwise


Burried Feby 1827 The Wife of Wm Thatford, from N. York


Burried Feby 2d 1827 Mrs Tapp, of this Parish


May 2d 1827 Burried Hon. Rufus King, of this Parish


August 1827 The Infant daughter of T. C. Pinkney


August 23, Wm Beckley, of this place


August 25 Elizabeth Brewer, of this parish


Sept. 2, 1827 A child of David Platt, decd.


Burried Oct 6, 1827, Mr. Clements, of this parish


Burried June 15, 1828, Wm McKee of this parish


Burried August 1828 Elizabeth Brashier, widow, of this parish Burried Sept. 1, 1828 Lewis E. A. Eigenbrodt, Senior Warden of this Church for many years.


Burried Sept. 2, 1828 Cornelia Hoogland, wife of John Hoog- land, of this parish


Burried May 1829 Sarah, the wife of Silas Roe


Burried August 1829 Gilbert Roe of New York


Burried Oct. 8th 1829 Capt. Joseph Roe, of this parish


Burried Decr. 7, 1829 Mrs. Vandeburgh, of this parish


DEATHS


Anno 1790 Burried by Me W. H.


At Jamaica, July -- The Widow Betts


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At Newtown Augst - Mrs. Patience Titus, wife of David Titus At Flushing Augst - A Son of Mr. Fairchild


At Jamaica Sept. 2Ist Mrs Mary Ogden, wife of Dr. Jacob Ogden


Flushing, Octobr. or Nov. Mrs. Beesley wife of Mr. Beesley Anno 1791


Jamaica Jany 18th Miss Margaret Waters


At New Town Feby 17th Woodred, son of the Widow Woodred At Jamaica April 27 Mrs - Seely of Fosters' Meadows


At Flushing May Ist Mr. Robert Crommeline


At Jamaica Augst 9th Mr. Samuel Sackett, Sr


At Flushing Sept. 29th Mrs Mary Haviland


At Jamaica Octobr 16th Samuel, child of Samuel and Elizabeth Sackett


Anno 1792


At Jamaica Jany. 16th Capt. Daniel Whitehead


At Jamaica May 3rd Joseph Van Nostrand


At Hallets Cove July 2nd Greenoak


At New Town Sep. IIth Richard Morrell


Anno 1793


At Jamaica June 6th - - son of Isaac and Mary Pettit


Burried at Flushing August 18th Mrs Aspinwall, wife of Wil- liam Aspinwall, of New York


At Jamaica August 23d Miss Gersia Combs, formerly of this Congregation


At Jamaica Sepbr Ist Nathaniel Lewis, Child of Nathaniel & Elizabeth Betts


At Jamaica Sep 9th Elizabeth Morris, a child of Joseph and Elizabeth Morris


At Flushing Octobr 18th John, a child of John Hutchins & Ann Smith


At Jamaica, Dec. 8th Miss Emelia Betts


At New Town Dec. 23, Mrs Lydia Boroughs


Anno 1794


At New York Jany. 6th Samuel Brownjohn from Jamaica.


At New Town Jany. 28th Miss Elizabeth Alsop


At Flushing June 4th Widow Lowrie


At New Town June 15 Paul, a Child of Peter and Anna Van- dervoort


At Flushing Sept 13th Mrs Lawrence, of Fresh Meadows


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At Jamaica Dec. 10th Mr - Willet, of New York


At Jamaica Dec. 15th Burried Robert, son of Charles & Sarah, McNeill


At Jamaica Dec. 28th Mr Benjamin Carpenter


1795


At Flushing Feby. 8 Ann Louisa, a child of John & Sarah Hicks by Revd Charles Seabury


This is to Certify that the following Funerals were attended by me.


ELIJAH D. RATTOONE, Rector of Grace Church, Jamaica.


The funeral of Mrs - Dissosway was attended by Revd Mr. Barry June 26, 1808


The funeral of Mrs Parker was attended by the Revd E. D. Barry October - 1808


The funeral of Mrs Price was attended by Revd Mr Barry Novbr 6, 1808


The funeral of Mrs - Woofendale from New York was at- tended by Revd E. D. Barry 14th Decbr 1808


The above funerals were taken from a list kept by Revd. Edmund D. Barry.


Drowned on 30th May 1808 Benjamin Roe of this Parish


On Sunday June IIth a funeral sermon was preached on the occa- sion.


TIMOTHY CLOWES, Deacon Officiating in Grace Ch. Jam.


Burried August 16, 1809, Ann Eliza, infant daughter of Samuel and Eliza Carman. T. CLOWES Burried August 26, 1809 Anna Roe of this Parish, aged 16 years and 8 months T. CLOWES Burried August 30th 1809 Sarah Juliana, infant daughter of Moses & Sarah Miller


T. CLOWES Burried September 28th 1809 Sarah Newman, wife of Richard Newman, aged 32 years T. CLOWES Burried November 12th 1809 Alexander Troup, son of John & Sarah Troup aged 7 years


T. CLOWES Burried December 17th 1809 William Newman, son of Richard & Sarah Newman, aged I year and IO mos.


Burried February 5th 1810 Catharine Thatford, wife of Joseph Thatford, of this Parish. TIMOTHY CLOWES


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Burried August 21st 1810 Sarah Morrell, wife of James Morrell, of this Parish GILBERT H. SAYRES Burried 5th of April 1811 Nathaniel Mills of this Parish G. H. SAYRES. Burried 7th July 1811 Thomas Welling, of this Parish G. H. SAYRES


Burried August 13th 1811 Thomas Ogden Sacket, infant of Mr. Augustus Sacket


Burried August 15th 1811 Daughter infant of


BURRIALS BY REVD GILBERT H. SAYRES


Sept 4th 1811 An infant of Mr McKee


Oct. 10, 1811 An infant of Mr. John W. Welling, of this Parish


Oct. 13, 1811 Sarah Hinsksman of this Parish


Oct. 13, 1811 Wm Mackrell, a lad about 14 years of age


Oct. 31, 1811 An infant of Mr - Johnson


Feby. 27, 1812 Joseph Oldfield, of this Parish


April 6th 1812 At East Woods, Mr. John Hewlett, Esq of this Parish


April 14, 1812 James Macrell, Jun. of this Parish


April 18, 1812 Peter Mills, of this Parish


June 5th 1812 Daniel Kissam, Esq of North Hemstead


June 6th 1812 Richard Van-lew of this Parish


June 30th 1812 John Van-lew, Senr. of this Parish


July Ist 1812 A child of about 4 years of age, a daughter of Abraham Eldert of Hell Gate


Oct. 16 1812 An Infant of Andrew and Catherine Napier


March 21st 1813 Mrs. Welling, widow of the late Thomas Welling of this Parish


May 7th 1813 James Morrell of N. York, formerly of this Parish June 28th 1813 A daughter of Joseph Thatford, of this Parish Septr II, 1813 Caleb Mills, of this Parish


Novr 16, 1813 Mrs Sarah McNeill, wife of Major McNeill, of this Parish


Novr 30th 1813 Mrs. Lavinia Mott wife of Mr. Jacob Mott of New York


Decb 12, 1813 Abigail Ann, child of Willet & Elizabeth Skidmore of this Parish


Feby. 25, 1814 A child of Mr Brown of Brooklyn


March Ist 1814 Lawrence Roe, of Brooklyn, son of Joseph Roe, of this Parish


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April 19, 1814 a boy about 3 years old son of the widow of Mr John Welling formerly of this parish


July 3d 1814 Mr Josiah Brown of Brooklyn, by the Rt Rev Bp Hobart


August 15, 1814 Mrs Hicks of New York


Sept - 1814 A child of Mr Urias Hendrickson, of this Parish


Jany. 15, 1815 Mrs Charlotte Creed, wife of Hewlet Creed, of this Parish


Jan. 21, 1815 A child of Darius Johnson of this Parish


Feb. 18, 1815 A child of Andrew Napier of this Parish


Oct. 22, 1815 A child of Mr Halsey, of this Parish


May 7, 1815 Josiah Brown of Brooklyn


Oct. - 1815 At Flushing, a daughter of Mr Kissam of Coobrie Hill


Oct. 22, 1815 A child of Mr Halsey, of this Parish


Jany 6, 1815 (6) Isaac Jones, a son of Jonathan Jones, of this Parish


Jany 13 (1816) Neill McNeill, a son of Major Charles McNeill of this Parish


May 29, 1816 The wife of Oliver Strickland, of this Place


June 17, 1816 Miss - Tredwell, at Great Neck, a niece of Mr Benjm Tredwell, of Cow Neck


July 6, 1816 Mr John Brown of New York


July - 1816 Mr .... Brown of Brooklyn


August 17, 1816 George Codwise, Jun. of this Parish


Nov. 27, 1816 Sarah Lating, of this Parish


January 13th 1817 The Wife of James Mackrell, of New York formerly of this Parish


May - 1817 Mr - - Polhemus, of this Parish


May - 1817 Nathaniel Roe of New York


July 9th 1817 John Troup, of this Parish


August 24, 1817 At Rockaway Mr. Holeman, late from London


October - 1817 Addra Hendrickson of this Parish


1818 Sarah Jones, buried.


August 8, 1818 Benj T. Kissam, burried 1818 Mrs Hinchman, from Brooklyn


October 1818 Mrs Van len of this Parish


Jany 17, 1819 Sarah Elizabeth Hicks


May 10th 1819 Catherine Napier, a Child of Andrew Napier of this Parish


Sept. 18, 1819 Gilbert Aspinwall of this Place


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Oct. 3, 1819 James Mackrell, formerly of this parish May - 1819 Mary King, wife of Rufus King, Esq of this Parish Nov. 2, 1819 Elizabeth Puntine, of this place


Jany 28, 1820 Mrs. Cortelyeou, of this place


Feby. 10th 1820 Mrs. Simison, of Rockaway Feby. 29 1820 Stephen Hicks, of this Parish


Sept. 27, 1820-Col. Peter Cortelyou, of this place


Sept. 27, 1820 Elizabeth Sproul of this parish


Oct. 24, 1820 At Cedar Swamp Mrs, the wife of Richard Town- send, of N York


Nov. 9, 1820 Catherine, Infant daughter of Joseph Thatford Jany 29th 1821 A young child of Obediah Valentine


April 12th 1821 Richard Wiggins of this Parish


August 15 1821 Charles Welling of this Parish


Oct. 20, 1821 Hewlett son of Thomas Cornell, of this place Oct. 21, 1821 Nancy Puntine, wife of Wm Puntine


Oct. 22, 1821 John Waters, of this place


Dec. 20, 1821 David Rowland, of this parish, also


same day, Widow of the late Richard Betts, also of this Parish Jany 23, 1822 Aaron Van Nostrand of this Parish, for many years sexton of the Church


Feby. 9, 1822 Mrs. Danson of this Parish


Feby. 15, 1822 Miss Betts of this Parish


Sept. 20, 1822 Charity Thatford, daughter of Joseph Thatford of this parish


Feby. 16, 1823 By the Revd Mr Eram M. Johnson John Tillotson Sayres, infant son of Revd G. H. Sayres, Rector of this Church March 23, 1823 Mrs Waters, of this parish


March 27, 1823 Mrs Valentine, wife of Obediah Valentine of this parish


Oct. 2, 1823 At Cedar Swamp, Isaac Hersfield, of New York July - 1823 Mrs Elizabeth Welling, wife of Samuel Welling of this Parish


August - 1823 Samuel Welling of this parish


Oct. 3d 1823 Jonathan Jones, of Rockaway


April 23, 1824 Mrs Katherine Smith, of this parish


July 17, 1824 Jonathan Jones of the Wallabout


August 9, 1824 Ida Rowland


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BAPTISMS OF NEGROES


Anno 1790


New Tow Augst 8 Baptized Andrew & Harry children of - both be- New Tow Septbr 19 William, Son of - and


longing to John Titus of Kings County


Jamaica Sept. 26th William, son of Peter and Elizabeth both the property of Christopher Smith.


Jacob, son of Helena, the property of Mr Wicoff, New Lots Peter belonging to Mr. C. Smith and


Sarah belonging to Nicholas Jones, Sponsors


Anno 1791


New Town May 8th George, the son of Tobias, the property of Mr Wm Londings and his wife


Diana the property of the widow of Daniel Leister


New Town, May 29th Nancy, belonging to Mr John Lawrence Esq, and Diana belonging to Mr Cornelius Leister, Adults Rachel, daughter of France the Property of the Widow of Cornelius Rapeljie, and his wife


Nancy, the property of John Lawrence Esq


Frank, the son of Frank, the property of Wm Lawrence Esq and his wife


Diana, belonging to Cornelius Leister


Elsie, daughter of Samuel, the property of Jacobus Riker, and his wife


Ruth, belonging to Samuel Riker


Jamaica, June 12th, Anthony, & his wife Elizabeth, Adults, the property of Amos Denton


Samuel, son of Harry & Diana the property of Mr John Duryee, Jamaica South. Mr Christopher Smiths Peter, God- Father


New Town, July 17th Juda, daughter of Tom, the property of Mr Van Rand, at Bush Wicke and his wife


Hannah, the property of Jacobus Collier, of Bush Wicke Jamaica July 24th Ringumbum, An Adult, the property of Mr Depeyster


New Town, August 7 John Francis, the Son of Francis a free- man, and his wife


Lyda, the property of Saml. Waldrom, Esq.


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New Town, Augst 28, Jacob, an Adult, the property of Robert Moore


Jamaica October 16th James, an Adult, the property of Hen- drick Hendrickson of Springfield


Jamaica Nov. 6th Caesar, An Adult, the property of Mr Philip Platt


Anno 1792


Flushing March 4th Josiah, An Adult Patience, daughter of Sylvester and his wife Gosiah


Jamaica March 18th Richard, An Adult, the property of Al- bert Hoghland, of Flushing


Wm Hammell Rector


Jamaica April 10th Susanna, daughter of Isaac & Susanna. Free people formerly the property of Col. Robinson


Jamaica April 22, Pero, an Adult, A Freeman


Jane, his wife, the property of John Hinchsman Robert & Mary, their children


Jamaica May 20th Diana, the daughter of John & Nelly both the property of Mr Winecoop of New Lots, Sponsors. Peter belongs to C. Smith Sarah belongs to Nicho. Jones Nelly, the mother


Flushing, Augst 26 Fanny, the daughter of Venus, the property of Mrs Aspinwall Sponsors: Hannabal, belongs to Mrs Aspinwall & Margaret, belongs to Col Platt.


New Town, Sep. 23 Maria, the daughter of Saml. belongs to George Duvoise &


Sarah belongs to Charles Duvoise


Richard, the Son of York & Lydia free people N. B. John John Costin, a freeman, and the Mothers, were Sponsors


New Town Octobr 14 Thomas, An Adult the property of John Van Alse


Jamaica April 21st Jane, An Adult the property of Maria Snedeker


Jamaica, April 28, Cornelius, Son of Peter and Elizabeth, both belonging to Christopher Smith


Jamaica, June 9th, Robert, An Adult, a Freeman


New Town, June 23d Diana, An Adult belongs to the Widow Rapeljie


Jane, the daughter of George belongs to the Widow Leister and Diana his wife &c.


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John Venter, son of Samuel belonging to Jacobus Ryker and Ruth the property of Saml. Ryker


Dorcas, Daughter of France belongs to Wm Lawrence Esq and Diana, the property of Cornelius Leister


Newtown, July 14th Thomas, a Son of Francis a Freeman and Lyda the property of Samuel Waldron N. B. Saml. belongs to the Widow Leister, and the Mother Sponsors


New Town Octobr 6th James, Son of Andrew & his Wife Sarah the one belonging to John & the other to Francis Titus


Jamaica, Novbr 3rd Robert, son of Robert, a Freeman and Lille, the property of Mrs Alsop. The Father & Elizabeth belong- ing to Mr Denton, sponsors


Ann, daughter of Richard, belonging to Mr Hoghland, and Jane belonging to Maria Snedeker The Father & Grandmother Sponsors


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New Town March 23. Thomas, Son of Tobias, the property of Wm Londings, and Diana belonging to the Widow Leister Wm Hammell, Rectr


Jamaica March 30. Baptized, Diana daughter of Tero a Free- man and Jane, belonging to John Rapelye, of N. Town Jamaica April 20th Baptized Dorcas, a Free Woman Adult Abraham, Son of Jacob & Dorcas, free people Sponsors, the Father, and Hester, belongg to the Widow Smith, N. T. Flushing April 27. Baptized Diana an Adult a Free Woman Flushing May 3d Baptized Abraham, an Adult A Free man Jamaica August 3d Baptized Sarah an Adult belonging to Hen-


drick Hendrickson, and Thomas the Son of James, also the property of the above Person & Sarah his wife


Jamaica Augst 31. Baptized Cato, the son of Harry, belonging to John Thatford and Diana his wife, belonging to Duryee of Jamaica South


Jamaica Sept. 21st Baptized Anthony, Son of Jane belongg to David Sprung also, Nathaniel, son of Thomas & Elizabeth, both the property of Isaac Amberman, the Parents of the latter were also Sponsors for the former


also Nancy Reed, daughter of Isaac & Susanna Robertson, Free people.


Anno 1795


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New Town, Jany. IIth Baptized Lydia, daughter of York & Lydia, Free people Thomas, belonging to John Van Alse and the Mother were Sponsors.


New Town Feby I. Baptized, Elizabeth daughter of Samuel belongs to Elbert Leyster & Sarah belongs to Widow De- voise, Frank, a Free man and the Mother Sponsors.


New Town, Feby. 22, Baptized George an adult belonging to Peter Culver of Bushwick, & Diana, daughter of the above and Jane belongs to Peter Duryee.


New Town, June 7th, Baptized James, son of James, a Freeman & Diana belongs to Mr Devoise, at Fresh pond.


JAMAICA, BAPTIZED BY ELIJAH D. RATTOONE, RECTOR OF GRACE CHURCH


Thomas, born 24th of July 1796 and baptized 25th day of June 1797, the Sponsors being Thomas & Elizabeth the Parents, the property of Isaac Ambleman


Thomas, son of Richard Rhodes freeman & Nancy, Slave of Christopher Smith born 30th Octr 1798 Baptized June 30th 1799


Thomas, born 28th Augt. Bap. Sept. 28th 1800, child of Thomas & Elizabeth, servts of Eliphalet Weeks Esq Jamaica. The Parents were Sponsors


Elizabeth, child of Frank and Dinah servants of Capt. Motley born Feby 3d 1801 & bap Do 22d Do Sponsors Anthony & Betty, Servants of Amos Denton


Henry Lawrence, born Feby 30, 1798 & Saml. Lawrence Do Octr 2d 1802 children of Francis & Margaret slaves of William Taylor & John Rattoone, bapd Aug. 2d 1801 Par- ents, the Sponsors


Mary born July 10th 1800, bapd 9th Novr Do. Parents & Spon- sors, Peter & Elizabeth, Slaves of Mr Christopher Smith


PRIVATE RECORD OF GILBERT H. SAYRES AFTER HIS RECTORSHIP CEASED.


MARRIAGES


Married Dec. 29, 1835 Rowland Seaman and Anne Platt Married 7th April 1836 Dr Richard I. Horsfield and Catherine L. Nostrand


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Married Feby 21, 1837 Jeremiah Valentine and Sarah Vande- verg


Married April 13, 1837 James Francis and Martha Ann Coles Married May 15, 1838 Charles Simison and Phebe Cornwell of Hempstead


Married August 18, 1838 Benjamin Bates and Jane Elizabeth Johnson (cold)


Married Oct. 16, 1838 Jeremiah Mayhew and Fancina Simmons (col)


Married Jany 13, 1839 John Miller and Hannah Ann Thomp- son (cold)


Married Sept. 12, 1840 Nicholas W. Francis and Phebe Eliza Abrams


Married Oct. 4, 1840 James Hubbard Poole and Phebe Maria Cornwell of Kings County


Married Oct. 22, 1840 Nelson Pryer and Sarah Ann Sands (cold) Married Dec. 25, 1841 Wm Thompson & Elizabeth Tredwell (cold)


Married July 2, 1842 Wm Coles and Sarah Anne Leak


Married Sept. 29, 1842 Samuel Smith & Jane Rhodes (colord)


Married August 16, 1843 Richard Furman & Amelia Leonard (cold)


Married Feby. 27, 1844 John Verity and Phebe Eliza Coles


Married April 3, 1844 Samuel Verity and Susan Raynor


Married July 15, 1844 Samuel Coes, and Elizabeth Stine, both of Newtown


Married April 10th 1845, at Brooklyn, Thomas Harvey Rodman and Mary Anne Mann, all of Brooklyn, G. Sayres, witness Married July 20, 1846, Joseph Furman and Sarah Ferris (cold) Married Sept. 30, 1846 William Welling and Elizabeth Smith, both of Jamaica


Married March 15, 1847 David William Skidmore, and Mary Smith both of this parish


Married June 20, 1847 Samuel White and Mary Sisco (cold) of this place.


Married August 2, 1847 Joseph Verity and Lucy Burtis


Married October 20th 1847 Gilbert Sayres and Anna Leah Sea- man, both of this place


Married April 26, 1848 Frederick Mooshake and Susan Smith


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Married May 5, 1848 Peter Amberman & Lydia Johnson (colord)


Married May 2, 1849 Wm Henry Verity and Susan Elizabeth Frederick


Married May 23, 1849 George Bedell and Charity Amelia Fred- erick


Married May 30, 1850 Charles W. Abrams and Sarah B. Rem- sen


Married Nov. 20, 1850 Henry Johnson and Hannah Orange (both cold)


Married May 25, 1851 Thomas H. Vassar and Mary Elizabeth Youngs


Married Sept. 8, 1852 Peter Howard and Janette Johnson (cold) Oct. 23, 1852 Married Thomas Springsteen and Ida Villers Johnson (cold)


Novr. 28, 1852 Married James L. Smith and Maria Louisa Lester April 7, 1853 Married Anthony Jones and Elizabeth Dusenbury (colord)


June 23, 1853 Married, by Rev. George Sayres, Joseph Johnson, and Mary Anne Boyd (col.)


1853 August 1, Married Samuel Cornwell and Sarah Hewlett Dec. 12, Married William Henry Cisco and Mary Anne Smith (cold)




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