Records of the First Parish in Brewster,
Formerly the First Parish in Harwich, Mass.
Transcribed from the Original Records by
George Ernest Bowman

Extracted from The Complete Mayflower Descendant, Vols. IV to XIII

Part 1 - 16 Oct 1700 to 29 Apr 1733

[Transcribed by Jane Devlin]

On Oct. 16, 1700, the church in Harwich consisting of eight persons was gathered and the following men signed the Church Covenant & the Confession of Faith: Nathll STONE Tho: CROSBEY Wm MARICK John FREEMAN Tho: FREEMAN Edw: BANGS Simon CROSBIE Joseph PAIN On the same day, Nathanaell STONE was Ordained Pastor of this Church in Harwich. On Novem : 28 . 1700, the Church made choice of Mr. Thomas FREEMAN to the office of a Deacon. [Transcriber's note: dates have been written in the standard day / month / year format & surnames capitalized throughout the transcription. As much as possible, spelling is as given in the records. - jd] [p. 213] An Account of the names of all ye persons either admited into, or baptized in ye Church of Harwich ever-since it was first founded. Uxor mea Reliance STONE admissa est 15 Dec 1700 Lieut BANGS was Admited on 2 Feb 1701 Tho: SNOW's Son Ebenezer, baptised 30 Mar 1701 Mrs. Sarai CROSBIE, Mary BANGS & ye widow Jane SNOW were admited Apr 1701 Filia (mea) nostra Kezia STONE bap[t]izata fuit 13 Apr 1701 Simon CROSBIES' Son John baptized 13 Apr 1701 Thomas CLARK & his Wife admited 8 Jun 1701 Mercy SEARS admitted 15 Jun 1701 Rebecca FREEMAN, Patience PAIN, Ruth BANGS, Suzannah GREY, Mary CROSBEY & Hannah SNOW all admited 22 Jun 1701 Dorcas PAIN baptized 22 Jun 1701 [p. 214] The Wife of Andrew CLARK admited 3 Aug 1701 Martha COLE baptized 17 Aug 1701 John, Son of Samuel SEERS, baptized 24 Aug 1701 Elkanah, Son of Stephen HOPKINS, Jr., baptized 31 Aug 1701 The Wives of John FREEMAN, Sr., of Stephen HOPKINS, Sr., & Jr., as also of John KING, all admited 14 Sep 1701 Samuel, Son of John & Suzanna GREY, baptized 14 Dec 1701 Ebenezer, Son of Edward & Ruth BANGS baptized 8 Feb 1702 Sari, Daughter of Thomas & Sarai CLARK baptized 27 Sep 1702 Nathll, Son of John & Bathsheba KING baptized 11 Oct 1702 Hannah, Daughter of Tho. & Hannah SNOW baptized 25 Apr 1703 Filia nostra Reliance STONE baptisata fuit 2 May 1703 Lydia, Daughter of John & Susanna GREY baptized 4 Jul 1703 Seth, Son of Samuel & Mercy SEERS baptized 18 Jul 1703 [p. 215] [Ph]ebe, Daughter of Joseph & Pati[e]nce PAIN baptized 1 Aug 1703 [H]annah, Daughter of Simon & Mary CROSBEY baptized 30 Jan 1703/4 Rouland, Son of Thomas & Sarai CLAR[K] baptized 9 Apr 1704 Nathll, Son of John & Bathsheba KING baptized 23 Apr 1704 Thomas CROSBEY & his Wife admited, also their children Sarah & Hannah baptized 4 Jun 1704 Thomas, Son of Stephen HOPKINS, Jr. baptized 9 Jul 1704 Lidea, Daughter of Joseph CROSBEY of Yarmouth baptized (by virture of comunion of chhes), 3 Sep 1704 James, Son of Silas SEERS of Yarmouth baptized (by virtue of comunion of chhes), 17 Sep 1704 Mr. WINSLOW admited 17 Sep 1704 & his wife a fortnight after [R]uth, Daughter of Edw: & Ruth BANGS baptized 4 Feb 1704/5 Sarah, Daughter of John & Susanna GREY baptized 18 Feb 1704/5 Deborah, Daughter of Paul SEERS of Yarmouth baptized (by virtue of comunion of cchs) 6 May 1705 Thomas, Son of Thomas & Hannah CROSBEY baptized 19 Aug 1705 Filius noster, Heman STONE baptizatus fuit 9 Sep 1705 A Son of Zech: PADDOCK of Yarmouth baptized (by virtue of comunion of cchs) 4 Nov 1705 Daniell, Son of Simon CROSBY & Suzanna, Daughter of Thomas CLARK, baptized 9 Dec 1705 Reliance, Daughter of Ensigne PAIN baptized 3 Feb 17[05/6] [p. 216] Mehittabell, Daughter of John & Suzanna GR[EY] baptized 2 Jun 1706 Elizabeth MAYO baptized bcc 28 Jul 1706 Lieut: SEERS, his Son Benjamin baptized 18 Aug 1706 Eodem Die Joseph CROSBIES son Josiah bcc Thomas LINCOLN's Daughter of Mary baptized bcc 15 Sep 1706 Thomas CLARK's Daughter of Thankfull Daughter of 26 Jan 1707 Ensigne MARICK's Wife admited 9 Feb 1707 Paul SEERS, his Daughter Ann baptized bcc 16 Feb 1707 Stephen HOPKINS's Son Ebenezer baptized 23 Feb 1707 Edw: BANGS's Son, Jonathan baptized 23 Mar 1707 Simon CROSBY's Daughter Mercy baptized 4 May 17[07] Lydia, Wife of Tho SNOW admited 2 (either 20 or 27) Jul [1707] Thomas SNOW's Daughter Lydia baptized 17 Aug 170[7] Mary, Daughter of Canelm WINSLOW baptized bcc 21 Sep 1707 Edw: SNOWE's Wife admited 12 Oct 1707 & their children, Thomas, Jabez, Rebeckka & Martha baptized on the Sabbath next following Rome here failing, turn back to Page 5 where the Account proceedeth. [p. 5] Of all Persons hithertoe admited into, or baptized in this Chh, see Page 213, and forward; 12 Oct 1707 Edward SNOW admitted 30 Nov 1707 John GRAY's Son Andrew baptized 8 Feb 1708 Filius noster, Nathan STONE, aqua Sacramentali lavatus, 22 Feb 1708 The Wife of Joseph SEERS of Yarmouth admited 21 Mar 1708 & on ye Same day Tho: LINCKHORN with his Wife & Mrs. MAYO received in from other Cchs Zecharia PADDOCK's Daughter Priscilla baptized bcc 11 Apr 1708 Joseph SEERS's Children, Zechariah, Joseph, Priscilla & Hannah baptized 2 May 1708 Lieutenant NICORSON's Wife of Monomoit admited 14 Nov 1708 Thoomas & Mary, ye Son & Daughter of Ensigne PAIN baptized 5 Dec 1708 John CROSBEY & his Wife ^12 Dec 1708 Mr. HOPKINS admited 26 Dec 1708 Mr. HOPKINS' John CROSBIE's children viz Thomas, John & Jonathan; as also John KING's Daughter Bathsheba, all baptized 2 Jan 1708 [p. 6 ] Simon CROSBIE's son Ebenezer, & Tho: LINCOLN's son Samll baptized 20 Feb 1708/9 Prince SNOW's Wife admited & Filia nostra Thankfull baptizata 6 Mar 1708/9 Prence SNOWE's children, viz Jabez, Samuell, Prence, Hannah & Mercy baptized 20 Mar 1708/9 Joseph SEERS, his wife dismissed from this Chh, to that of Yarmouth, 24 Apr 1709 At the same time the Wife of John SMITH admited into this Church Thomas CLARK's Son, Seth baptized 1 May 1709 John CROSBIE's Son Daved baptized 22 May 1709 Chillingworth FOSTER admited, his two Sons James & Chillinsworth; with Tho CROSBIE's Son Edward baptized, all on 29 May 1709 Thomas SNOW's Son Thomas baptized 19 Jun 1709 Lieutenant Tho: NICORSON of Monomoit, his Nine Children, viz, Jonathan, Mercy, Thomas, William, Ebenezer, Edward Nathll, Mary, Thankfull, all baptized 9 Oct 1709 John GRAY's Daughter Anna, baptized 23 Oct 1709 [J]ohn HARSKALL of Rochester, his son John baptized 20 Nov 1709 [p. 7 ] Edw: SNOWE's Son Nathll & Chillingsworth FOSTER's Daughter Mary both baptized 8 Jan 1709/10 Prince SNOWE's two Sons Jonathan & David baptized 22 Jan 1709/10 Edw. BANG's Rebeckkah baptized 12 Mar 1709/10 Israell COLE's Wife dismissed from this Chh in Apr 1710 Simon CROSBIE's Son Moses baptized 11 Jun 1710 Thomas CLARKE's Son Isaac baptized 13 Aug 1710 Samll HOPKINS's Wife admited, & she with her Son Richard baptized 29 Oct 1710 Joseph PAIN's Son Jonathan baptized 10 Dec 1710 Thomas LINCOLN's Daughter Mercy baptized 31 Dec 1710 John KING's Wife admited 14 Jan 1710/11 Tho: SNOWE's Son Aaron baptized 18 Mar 1710/11 Tho HINCKLEY's Widow admited & her Sons Joshua & Thomas baptized 22 Apr 1711 Samll HOPKINS & Stephen GRIFFITH's Wife admited 6 May 1711 Stephen GRIFFITH's Children, Joseph, Stephen, Lazarus, Barnabas & Rebekka baptized 20 May 1711 Charels (sic) CLARK's Wife admited 3 Jun 1711 Her Children John & Frances baptized 10 Jun 1711 Then Also Samll HYNCKLEY & his Wife admited & He baptized [p. 8 ] Samll HYNCKLIE's children Seth, Samll & Shubael baptized 17 Jun 1711 Unice STONE, filia nostra, Baptizata fuit 24 Jun 1711 Samll BANGS & his Wife admited 1 Jul & She, with their children Seth, Samll, David & Mary, baptized 8 Jul 1711 Stephen HOPKINS's Daughter Phebe baptized 12 Aug 1711 Kanelm WINSLOW's Daughter Hannah baptized 9 Sep 1711 Samll HOPKINS's Son Moses baptized 30 Dec 1711 Simon CROSBEY's Son Increase baptized 24 Feb 1711/12 John GRAY's Son Elisha baptized 9 Mar 1711/12 & Chillingsworth FOSTER's Son Thomas on ye 16 of ye Same month John CROSBIE's Son Joshua baptized 7 Sep 1712 William NICORSON's Wife admited on her dismission from Eastham Chh on ye Sabbath imediately preceeding Prince SNOWE's Daughter Mary baptized 19 Oct 1712 Thomas CROSBIE's Daughter Abigail baptized 16 Nov 1712 Samll HYNKLEY's Son Edmund baptized 18 Jan 1712/13 Thomas LINCOLNE's Daughter Margaret baptized 25 Jan 1712/13 Thomas SNOWE's Daughter Ruth & Samll BANG's Son Josoph baptized 1 Mar 1712/13 John KING's Daughter Mercy baptized 17 May 1713 [p. 9 ] Samll TUCKER of Chatham admited 17 May 1713 The Widow PAIN's Daughter Experience baptized 7 Jun 1713 Samll HOPKINS'es Daughter Lidia baptized 14 Jun 1713 John GRAY'es Son Joshua baptized 25 Oct 1713 Andrew CLARK's Wife admited 8 Nov 1713 Andrew CLARK's Daughter Mehetabel baptized 15 Nov 1713 Nathanll STONE Filius Noster baptizatus fuit 29 Nov 1713 John FREEMAN jun : his Wife admited 14 Mar 1713/14 his children Sarah, Mercy, John & Phebe baptized 28 Mar 1713/14 Stephen GRIFFITH's child baptized 16 May 1714 Thomas SNOW admited 13 Jun 1714 John FREEMAN jun : admited 11 Jul 1714 Andrew CLARK's child Elizabeth baptized 18 Jul 1714 Lieutenant CLARK's Elizabeth baptized 1 Aug 1714 Mercy SMITH admited 29 Aug 1714 John FREEMAN's Thankfull baptized 10 Oct 1714 Stephen HOPKINS's Hanna baptized 7 Nov 1714 Samll HYNCKLEY's Reliance baptized 23 Jan 1714/15 John GRAYE's Anna baptized 20 Feb 1714/15 And Widow CROSBIE's Abia at ye Same Time Samll BANGS's Melatia baptized 6 Mar 1714/15 Debora WEEKS & Rachell WHING admited & baptized 1 May 1715 John WHING's Wife admited 12 Jun 1715 [p. 10 ] Chillingsworth FOSTER's Son Nathan baptized 12 Jun 1715 Samll HALL's Wife admited 19 Jun 1715 Samll TUCKER's children viz Kezia Elizabeth & Thankfull all baptized 3 Jul 1715 Samll HOPKINS's Daughter Reliance baptized 24 Jul 1715 Achsah STONE filia nostra baptizata 4 Sep 1715 Samll SEERS jun : & his Wife admited 18 Sep 1715 Samll SERS's children Abigail, Ruth & Mercy baptized 16 Oct 1715 And at ye same time George WEEKS's Daughter Abigail John WHING's Daughter Bethia baptized 11 Mar 1715/16 On 25 Mar 1716, after the Death of Deacon FREEMAN, Mr. Thomas CROSBEY & Mr. Thomas LINCOLN were chosen by ye Chh, with ye concurrence of their Pastor to Succeed in that office. Deacon LINCOLN's Daughter Thankfull baptized 13 May 1716 At Deacon FREEMAN's death was seven pounds overplus of ye contributions for ye Sacrament, the one half of which was returned to ye Chh, and the other given by them to his family. [Volume V, p 17] [p. 11 ] On 27 May 1716 Judah HOPKINS & his Wife were admited; & Edward SNOW's Son Nathan baptized On 3 Jun 1716 Judah HOPKINS's Wife & seven children, viz Mercy, John, Martha, Rebecka, Judah, Stephen & Desire were all baptized Samll TUCKER's Daughter Anna baptized 29 Jul 1716 Elisha HAMLIN admited 22 Jul 1716 Elener WINSLOW admited 12 Aug 1716 Hannah MAYO admited 2 Sep 1716 Stephen GRIFFITH's Abraham baptized 2 Sep 1716 John FREEMAN's Elcana baptized 10 Feb 1716/17 Judah HOPKINS's Silvanus baptized 17 Feb 1716/17 Samll SEERS's Desire baptized 21 Apr 1717 George WEEKS's Mehittabel & Andrew CLARK's Elizabeth baptized 28 Apr 1717 Widow ELLIS's Benjamin, Joseph, John & Thankfull baptized 23 Jun 1717 Justice Joseph DOAN's Elizabeth baptized 21 Jul 1717 Saml HOPKINS's Sarah, John HORD's Joseph & Judah ROGERS's Hanna, all baptized 28 Jul 1717 Medad ATWOOD admited 15 Sep 1717 [p. 12 ] Samll HARDIN's Children of Eastham viz, Nicolas, Samll, John, Zephenia, & Elizabeth all baptized 29 Sep 1717 Mehitabel ROGERS of Eastham admited 6 Oct 1717 Thomas, Son of Simon CROSEBY admited 20 Oct 1717 Mr. OSBORN's Daughter Mary baptized 30 Mar 1718 John YATES's John baptized 13 Apr 1718 John WHING's Rebekka baptized 27 Apr 1718 Mrs. WHING admited 8 Jun 1718 & baptized ye next Subsequent Sabbath Chill'wth FOSTER's Isaac & Wm BAKER's William baptized 22 Jun 1718 Nathll CROSEBY admited 6 Jul 1718 Eodem Die Hanna STONE baptized George WEEKS's Debora baptized 27 Jul 1718 Joseph COLE's Son Joseph baptized 10 Aug 1718 Jonathan BANGS's Wife admited 10 Aug 1718 Samll SEERS's Mary baptized 17 Aug 1718 Jonathan BANGS's children, viz, Elizabeth, John, James & Mercy baptized 24 Aug 1718 [p. 13 ] Edward SNOWE's Joseph baptized 14 Sep 1718 Widow ASTIN admited 16 Apr 1719 Deacon LINCOLN's Elizabeth baptized 19 Apr 1719 The Widow WHING's children viz, Elnathan, Samuel, Elizabeth, John, Joseph, & Mary, with ye Widow ASTIN's Hannah, all baptized 26 Apr 1719 Samll HYNKLEY & his Wife dismised from ye chh to yt in Trueroe some months past, Apr 1719 Samll BANGS's Lemuel baptized 7 Jun 1719 Elener WINSLOW, alias HAMLIN, dismised to Barnstable chh about the same time Jodah HOPKINS's Hanna, & Andrew CLARK's Anna baptized 13 Jul 1719 Samll HOPKINS's Susanna baptized 19 Jul 1719 Samll CROSBEY admited from Eastham 2 Aug 1719 Anna CROSBEY admited 27 Sep 1719 John FREEMAN's Daughter Mary baptized 18 Oct 1719 Thankfull ELLICE, Bennet SMITH & Elizabeth SMITH all admited 25 Oct 1719 Mercy ELLICE admited Dec 1719 & baptized 13 Dec 1719 [p. 14 ] Samll CROSBIE's Suzanna baptized 17 Jan 1719/20 Hanna STONE baptized 27 Mar 1720 Georg WEEKS admited from Boston South Chh 27 Mar 1720 Chill'th FOSTER's Mercy baptized 3 Apr 1720 George WEEKS's Amiel baptized 17 Apr 1720 John KING's Wife admited from Barnstable chh 15 May 1720 Samll SEERS's Hannah baptized 12 Jun 1720 Prince SNOW admited 17 Jul 1720 John MAKER admited 31 Jul 1720 & his children Peleg, Thankfull, Mary & Jonathan baptized 21 Aug 1720 Susanna SEERS admited 11 Sep 1720 The Widow BERRY admited & baptized 18 Sep 1720 Hanna MARICK admited & baptized 20 Nov 1720 Sara CROSBY, Simon's Daughter, admited 29 Jan 1720/21 Hannah LINCOLN, Sarah BANGS, & Dorcas PAIN all admited 2 Apr 1721 [p. 15 ] Deacon LINCOLN's Jeremia baptized 23 Apr 1721 Samll HOPKINS's Moses baptized 30 Apr 1721 Jonathan LINCOLN's Benjamin, Clark, Hanna & Sarah, all baptized 7 May 1721 Joshua SEERS's Wife admited 14 May 1721 Scottoway CLARK's Wife admited & Joshua SEERS's Josiah baptized 21 May 1721 William CROSBIE's wife admited 11 Jun & baptized 18 Jun 1721 Scottaway CLARK's Andrew, Scottoway, Mary, Lydia, Joseph, Benjamin & Nathanll all baptized 25 Jun 1721 John FLECHER's Ruth baptized also at ye same time Wm CROSBIE's Thankfull, Tully, Mehittabel & Wm, & Edward BANGS's son Benjamin all baptized 2 Jul 1721 Rebekka VICORY admited 9 Jul 1721 Benjamin HAMLIN of Billingsgate admited & his son Cornelius baptized 10 Sep 1721 [p. 16 ] Scottoway CLARK's Sarah & George WEEKS's Hanna baptized 24 Sep 1721 Jane NICORSON admited 31 Dec 1721 Samll SEERS's Samuell baptized 25 Feb 1721/22 Samll CROSBIE's Simeon baptized 11 Mar 1721/22 Matthew GAGE's Wife admited 13 May 1722 Andrew CLARK's Thankfull baptized 20 May 1722 John FREEMAN's Ely baptized 27 May 1722 Jonathan LINCOLN's Jonathan baptized at ye same time Matthew GAGE's Wife baptized 10 Jun 1722 Benjamin HAMLIN's Joshua at ye same time viz 10 Jun 1722 Benjamins MARICK's Wife admited 17 Jun 1722 Her children viz, John, Rebekka, Isaac, Nathll & Benjamin, baptized 24 Jun 1722 Matthew GAGE's children, John, Lot, Susanna, Hannah, all baptized 1 Jul 1722 [p. 17 ] Samll GRAY son to John, admited 8 Jul 1722 Nostra Filia Hulda, baptizata eodem temore Joseph MAYO & his Wife admited 15 Jul 1722 Joseph MAYO's Wife & also their children viz, Joseph, Moses, Lidea, baptized 5 Aug 1722 At ye same time Chill: FOSTER's Mercy baptized Benjamin MARICK also that day was admited, viz 5 Aug 1722 John SNOWE's Enos baptized 12 Aug 1722 Joshua SEERS's Nathll baptized 19 Aug 1722 Widow ROBBINS & Joseph SEERS's Wife admited 26 Aug 1722, the former of these baptized 9 Sep 1722 JOhn TAYLOR's Thomas baptized 16 Sep 1722 Jonathan BANGS's Samll baptized 23 Sep 1722 Wm PENNY & his Wife admited 28 Oct 1722 [p. 18 ] Wm PENNY's Wife & their sons William & John all baptized 11 Nov 1722 RUSSELL's Wife admited 9 Dec 1722 Jonathan LINCOLN admited 31 Mar 1723 Wm CROSBIE's Nathan baptized 21 Apr 1723 Judah BERRY & his Wife admited 5 May 1723 Hatsul FREEMAN's wife admited 12 May 1723 & baptized at ye same time Hatsul FREEMAN's Daved & also Judah BERRIE's children viz, Lemuell, Theophilus, Mary, Hanna, & Ruth, all baptized 19 May 1723 John MAYO's Wife admited & Elisha HAMLIN's Elijah baptized 26 May 1723 Hatsul FREEMAN's Abigail baptized 2 Jun 1723 John MAKER's Elizabeth baptized 9 Jun 1723 John MAYO's Rebekka, Susanna, Samll, John & Mercy all baptized 16 Jun 1723 Edward BANGS Jun. admited 4 Aug 1723 [Volume VI, p 152] [p. 19 ] Samll SEERS's Isaac baptized 13 Oct 1723 Joshua SEERS & Jonathan SEERS's Wife admitted 20 Oct 1723 John MAYO's Prince baptized 27 Oct 1723 Mercy MARICK admitted 16 Feb 1723/4 Joseph & Benjamin FREEMA's (sic) Wives admitted 1 Mar 1823/4 Joseph FREEMAN's children viz: Thatcher, Elizebeth, Joseph, Lidea, Rebekka, & Thomas baptized 8 Mar 1723/4. When also Edward BANGS' Elizabeth was baptized Benjamin FREEMAN's Desire, Rebecka, Temperence, Benjamin, Sarah & Fear were all baptized 15 Mar 1723/4 Thomas CROSBIE's Simon baptized 12 Apr 1724 Mercy LORD admitted 3 May 1724 John FREEMAN's Elisha & Joshua SEERS's Joshua baptized 24 May 1724 Nathll FREEMAN's Wife admitted 7 Jun 1724 [p. 20 ] Nathll FREEMAN's Prince, Mary & Lemuell baptized 14 Jun 1724. And also at ye Same time Scotoway CLARK's Ebenezer Benjamin HOPKINS's Wife admitted 16 Aug 1724 Eleazer CROSBY & his Wife admitted 30 Aug 1724; his children viz: Kezia, Rebekka, Eleazer, Silvanas, Phebee, Isaac & Mary baptized 13 Sep 1724 Georg WEEKS's Elizabeth baptized 20 Sep 1724 Benjamin HAMLIN's Lidea baptized 4 Oct 1724 John TAYLOR's John also at ye same time Joseph HOPKINS & his Wife admitted 11 Oct 1724. the next Sabbath their Children baptized viz: Isaac, Joseph, Jonathan, Mary & Hanna Jonathan BANGS's Mary baptized 8 Nov 1724 Ruth, Daughter of Samll CROSBY & Seth, Son of Wm. CROSBY, baptized 14 Mar 1724/5 [p. 21 ] Isaac, Son of Benjamin FREEMAN, baptized 4 Apr 1725 Zebulun, Son of Matthew GAGE, baptized 11 Apr 1825 Nathll, Son of Chill: FOSTER, baptized 18 Apr 1825, & at ye same time Samll SEERS's Seth baptized Judah BERRIE's Mercy baptized 2 May 1725 Joseph MAYO's Thomas baptized 9 May 1725 Danll HALL's Lot & Hatsull FREEMAN's Jonathan baptized 16 May 1725 Captain E. HOUSE's dau Fear baptized 30 May 1725 Dorcas PAIN (now GINKINS) dismissed to Barnstable East chh 6 Jun 1725 Jonathan COB's Wife dismissed to us from Barnstable, 13 Jun 1725 Andrew CLARK's Eunice baptized 13 Jun 1725 Elisha HAMLIN's Elizabeth & Ebenezer BERRIE's Ebenezer baptized 25 Jul 1725 John WHING's Thankfull baptized 22 Aug 1725 [p. 22 ] On 5 Sep 1725, a vote was passed in ye chh yt it is the duty of this chh to exerise a watch over and care of all the children of it so laong as they continue within our reach; and in case they any of them fall into morall scandall, we own they ought to be lid under Admonition for it, unless their speedy repentance prevent the ocasion for their being so. The chh was herwith told yt it was an utter inconsistency to exercise discipline toward ye children in case of scandall, and yet to deny them the priviledge of baptisme for their children; and accordingly advised not to rest in an implicit faith respecting their children, but to study the scriptures wherby to find ye extent of the covenant relating to them. Nathll MARICK's Wife admitted 12 Sep 1725. On ye next Sabbath were Baptised her children, viz: Gideon, Priscilla, Ruth, Allice, Benjamin & Sarah Jonathan SEERS's Son Jonathan also at ye same time John MAKER's Son Joshua Baptised 3 Oct 1725 [p. 23 ] John MAYO's son Benjamin Baptised 10 Oct 1725 Ebenezer SEERS's Desire Baptised 17 Oct 1725 John SNOWE's Hanna Baptised 19 Dec 1725 Thomas CROSBIE's Elizabeth Baptised 6 Feb 1725/6 Eleazer CROSBIE's Sarah & Joshua SEERS's Nathll Baptised 20 Mar 1725/6 John SEERS's Heman, Samll BURGES's Mary & Judah HALL's Enock all Baptised 10 Apr 1726 Mercy, Daughter of Mr. John FREEMAN .... made her publick confession .... with expressions of sorrow ... asking forgiveness &c. 15 May 1726. Wherupon the chh voted to forgive her, and accept her again into their favor, on condition of future gospell-becoming conversation. Samll CROSBIE's & Jabez LEWIS's Wives admitted 29 May 1726 Wm CROSBIE's Hulda & Jabez LEWIS's Thomas Baptised 5 Jun 1726 [p. 24 ] Scotoway CLARK's Seth Baptised 26 Jun 1726 Jonathan COB's Benjamin Baptised 24 Jul 1726 John PADDOCK's Elizabeth Baptised 21 Aug 1726 John HOPKINS's Nathan Baptised 28 Aug 1726 Hatsul FREEMAN admitted 2 Oct 1726 Samll HOPKINS's Theodore Baptised 27 Nov 1726 John SNOWE's Enos Baptised 15 Jan 1726/7 John WHING's Phebe Baptised 29 Jan 1726/7 Nathll CROSBIE's Moses Baptised 12 Mar 1726/7 Benjamin FREEMAN's Isaac Baptised 26 Mar 1727 Judah BERRIE's Experience Baptised 9 Apr 1727 Benjamin FREEMAN admitted 16 Apr 1727 Isaac CHASE's Judah Baptised 7 May 1727 On 7 May 1727. Voted by ye Chh that as ye children of this chh ought to have chh watch exercised toward them; so they also ought to [p. 25] have ye priviledge of baptisme for thier children; on these conditions (1) that they doe explicitly and pubickly own ye covenant, in which ymselves and theirs are included, according to Gen : 17 . 7 (2) yt they, in case of any scandall yt any of ym fall into, doe give publick evidence of their repentance therfor. (3) that they solemnly promise to bring up their children, in continued to them, in ye nurture and admonition of the Lord. John GAGE's son Samll Baptised 4 Jun 1727 Hannah, Daughter of Deacon CROSBEY admitted 4 Jun 1727 Joseph PADDACK's Hanna Baptised 11 Jun 1727. Wc was consequent on both ye Parents having owned ye covenant &c. Ralf CHAPMAN's wife & the Wife of Thomas Crosby son of John, admitted 2 Jul 1727 Thomas CROBIE's Tabitha Baptised 9 Jul 1727 Jabez SNOW & his Wife & Thomas CROSBYE's Wife all admitted, & ye last Baptised, 16 Jul 1727 [p. 26 ] Jabez LEWIS admited & Baptised 23 Jul 1727 Jabez SNOW's Elizabeth Baptised 23 Jul 1727 Edward BANGS's Sarah Baptised 30 Jul 1727 John FLETCHER's Mary Baptised 13 Aug 1727 John MAYO's Hanna Baptised 27 Aug 1727 Seth BANGS & his Wife .... made their publick confession on 27 Aug 1727 [p. 28 ] Ebenezer PAIN & his Wife admitted 17 Sep 1727 Ebenezer PAIN's Patience, Joseph, Rebekka, Mary & Hannah all Baptised 1 Oct 1727 Jabez SNOWE's Mark & Ebenezer KING's Heman Baptised 15 Oct 1727 Matthew GAGE's Wm Baptised 26 Nov 1727 Joseph MAYO's Abigail Baptised 3 Dec 1727 Chillings'th FOSTER's Jerusha, Thomas CROSBIE's Mary & John MAKER's Buzzell, all Baptised 10 Dec 1727 Hatsul FREEMAN's Sarah Baptised 17 Dec 1727 Jonathan BANGS's son Elisha Baptised 24 Dec 1727 Kezia STONE admitted 31 Dec 1727 Watson FREEMAN's Wife admitted 11 Feb 1727/8 [p. 29 ] Watson FREEMAN's Elkana & Phebe Baptised 10 Mar 1727/8 Jabez LEWIS's Sarah Baptised at the above date Ebenezer NICORSON & his Wife admitted; & their dau Mary Baptised, 24 Mar 1727/8 John SNOWE's Phebee Baptised 7 Apr 1728 The Widow TUCKER, and Seth BANGS & his Wife all admitted 28 Apr 1728 Widow TUCKER's John, Isaac & Seth Baptised 12 May 1728 Seth BANG's Chipman Baptised 19 May 1728 Thomas CROSBY of John & Sarah CROSBY of Deacon, both admitted 27 May 1728 (probably an error for "26") Jonathan COBB's Samll Baptised at ye Same time Heman STONE's wife received from Barnstable east Chh, 2 Jun 1728 Jonathan SEERS's Joseph Baptised 2 Jun 1728 Ebenezer BANGS & his Wife ..... made their publick confession, 16 Jun 1728 [p. 30 ] Wm MARICKS desire of baptism was signified to ye chh on 16 Jun 1728. They were also minded that he was more than barly adult when his mother was admited to full comunion; yt ye chh were to be as eyes to their Pastor, so far a yt if they knew any thing in his conversation yt might be a just barr to my procedure they should signifie it. I also added yt they were minded of these things yt so there might be no uneasiness afterwerd in case he should be admited to Baptisme No objection was made by anyone, and accordingly, he having professed subjection to ye New Covenant, was admited to ye Ordinance of Baptise the next Lord's day. Heman STONE's Edward Baptised 7 Jul 1728 Lieu: NICHORSON's Wife dismised to ye Chh in Chatham, 7 Jul 1728 John BAKER admitted 14 Jul 1728 Nathll CLARK's Wife admitted & Baptised 28 Jul 1728 Seth CLARK .... made his publick confession 25 Aug 1728 [p. 31 ] Joshua SEERS's Mary, John WH(illegible) Joseph, & Wm CROSBIE's Mercy all Baptised 25 Aug 1728 Voated by ye Chh on 25 Aug 1728. That persons yt stand not related to this Chh as Children of it, yet publickly and solemnly professing subjection to the terms of the New Covenant; with Submission to the Government of Christ in this Chh; promising when they offer their children to Baptisme, to bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord; and, in case of Scandalus Sin past, Suitably manifest repentance therfore; these with their children Shall be admited to the ordinance of Baptisme. Mary LINCOLN admitted 1 Sep 1728 On 15 Sep 1728. Jeremiah BAKER (who, So far as I know stood heretofore in no relation to any particular Chh, was Baptized; having first expressed his compliance with the following Covenant. Viz. [p 32] You doe solemnly profess, as in ye presence of God his holy Angells and this assembly to accept and Submit to the only living and true God, as your God; the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour, Prophet, Priest and King, the Holy Spirit as your guide and Comfortor. You also promise to attend ye Ordinances and Submit yourself to ye Government of Christ in this particular Chh; tho you be not, at present Satisfied in conscience, as to tht Coming up to ye Ordinance of the Lords Supper. Joshua HINKLEY's Wife admitted & their son Thomas Baptised, 3 Nov 1728 Ebenez'r PAIN's Ebenezer Baptised, & Eleazer CROSBIE's Patience, both on 10 Nov 1728 Ebenez'r NICHORSON's Hanna Baptised 17 Nov 1728 [p. 33 ] Gershom PHINNIE's Wife admitted 1 Dec 1728 Lot GRAYE's John, Lidea, Lot, Mary & Mehittabell all Baptised 1 Dec 1728, upon their Father's owning ye Covenant Gershom PHINIE's Gershom Baptised 29 Dec 1728 Bathseba KING admitted 5 Jan 1728/9 Benjamin HOPKINS's Samll Baptised 12 Jan 1728/9 John FLECHER's Hanna Baptised 19 Jan 1728/9 John FREEMAN & his Wife dismised to Rochester chh, about ys time Ebenzer KING's Joanna Baptised 16 Mar 1728/9 Joshua BANGS's Wife & Thomas HOPKINS's Wife admitted 23 [Mar] 1728/[9] Joshua BANG's Nathan, Thank[f]ull, Joshua & Thomas all ba[p]tized, 30 Mar 1729 Watsons FREEMAN's Sarah Baptised at ye Same time Gershom PHINIE's Lazarus Baptised 6 Apr 172[9] [Volume VI, p 215] [p. 34 ] The men in full comunion w'th ys Chh, now 26 Apr 1729, are 39 . ye women about double Thomas CROSBIE of John, his James Baptised 27 Apr 1729 Judah BERRIE's Priscilla Baptised 4 May 1729 Seth BANGS's Solomon Baptised 1 Jun 1729 Samll HOPKINS's Nathan Baptised 22 Jun 1729 Nathll CLARK's John, Heman STONE's Mehittabell & John BAKER's Enoch, all Baptised 29 Jun 1729 John HOPKINS's Prince & Jabez SNOWE's Sarah Baptised 13 Jul 1729 [Ben]jamin FREEMAN's John Baptised 3 Aug 1729 [worn]hua HYNKLEY's Son Joshua Baptised 24 Aug 1729 On the Same Day M[e]rcy SMITH, a member in full comunion, having b[e]en overtaken once and again by [str]ong drink and use bad [p. 35] language, made a publick confession of her Sins, with expressions of repentance therfor . wherupon the Chh voted her restoration to full comunion, on condition of h[er] having continued first for [worn] quarter of a year free from anything appearing against her of a Scandalus nature and exercising a conversation agreable to ye gospell. Samll CROSBIE's Levi Baptised 31 Aug 1729 Thomas HOPKINS's Sarah Baptised 28 Sep 1729 Jeremy BAKER's Wife admitted 5 Oct 1729 Daved PADDOCK as allso Thomas WINSLOW's Wife admitted 26 Oct 1729 Their Thomas & Edward Baptised 2 Nov 1729 Jeremia BAKER's Thomas Baptised 9 Nov 1729 Jonathan BANGS's dau Elizabeth .... [p. 36] made her publick acknowledgment, with expressions of repentance, and was accordingly forgiven and accepted by ye chh on 21 Dec 1729 On 24 Jan 1729/30 . a vote was [p]assed by ye Bretheren respecting an adult child of ye chh, yt they were not apprahensive yt She had done any thing respacting her late marriage, yt was of a Scandalus nature; so wt she had done was not to be animadverted on by ye chh. This vote they passed, tho it was openly evident (1) yt She was not published in Town according to law. (2) yt She went out of ye County to Boston to be married (3) yt she ran away with ye man in the night unknown to her Parents. (4) that her Parents, by their cou[n]tenances and expressions Seemed greatly grieved at wt She had done. (5) yt one of them, when the sin was publickly taken notice of from Exod : 20 . 12 . was so uverwhelm'd at wt her child had done, yt she was not able for some time : after ye publick worship was over, to [p. 37] goe out of the Meeting house; for she owned to ye Pastor she did not except against wt was delivered. After ye Chh had past ye above mentioned vote, they were told yt they had prevented a publick process respecting that Person, yet on supposition of another instance of this kind, they ought to be more thoughtfull & ponderus then now they seemed to have been respecting wt they had voted. Eodem Die, John MAYO's Mary was Baptised Thomas WINSLOW's Bethia Baptised 22 Feb 1729 Hatsull FREEMAN's Betty (as the mother named it) Baptised 25 May 1729 John SNOWE's Jonathan Baptised 29 Mar 1729 John WHING's Daved & Joshua BANGS's Mehittabel Baptised 12 Apr 1730 Jabez LUIS's Jabez Baptised 28 Jun 1730 Jonathan SEERS's Mary & Joshua SEER's Isaac Baptised 12 Jul 1730 [p. 38 ] Ebenerzer NICORSON's Mary Baptised 19 Jul 1730 John RIDER's Hann, eodem tempore On 2 Aug 1730 . at ye conclusion of ye ordinance of ye Lords supper; having given to ye chh ye reasons why I spake to ym, at at yt time, and not to ye Congregation, I minded ym of their duty to suppress ye prophane Routs of children and youth, between meetings, in ye place of worship, obsreving to ym yt ye generality of families yt attended publick worship with us, were as to both or one parent at least; of ye chh; told ym of the evill pratice of a noise in ye streets going from publick worship, ye like to which in populus Boston it self I never observed; laid before ym their duty (and being numerus, and so capable of it) to unite together for ye choice of such select men (is Such could be had) as would take cake to have such persons to keep publick houses; as would [p. 39] be conscienciously carefull to keep good orders for ye Suppression of the ruining Sin of excessive drinking. And then added yt I had little expectation of any good coming by wt I had said to them; and yt I should not have said wt I did were it not yt an Infinite Person whome I knew to be then presant had comanded me to warn my pp, and to doe it whether they would heir or whether they would forbear, yea tho they should be rebellious; and yt if I did not warn ym it should bear this penalty ye he would require their blood and ye blood of their children at my hand. Samll BANGS Jun : his Wife admitted 13 Sep 1730 Samll SNOWE's Widow admitted 20 Sep 1730 Widow of Samll SNOWE's Hanna & Daved PADDACK's Mary, both Baptised 27 Sep 1730 Kenelm WINSLOW's Wife admitted to full comunion 27 Sep 1730 Marcy SNOW of Lieutenant admitted, and Kanelm WINSLOWE's Zerujah, Kanelm & John Baptised 11 Oct 1730 [Pages 40 & 41 are blank.] [p. 42] Thomas HINKLEY & his Wife, having made a publick acknowledgment .... were accepted by ye Chh in to ye arms of their charity, 18 Oct 1730 ..................................... Thomas CROSBY of Simons Hope Baptised 6 Dec 1730 Eleazer CROSBIE's Eunice Baptised 3 Jan 1730 Heman STONE's Mehittabel Baptised 17 Jan 1730 [p. 43 ] Kenelm WINSLOW's Isaac & Thomas WINSLOW's Bethia Baptised 14 Feb 1730 Gershom PHINIE's Sarahi & John FLECHER's Elizabeth Baptised 21 Mar 1730/1 John KING jun : his Wife admitted 28 Mar 1731 Joseph MAYO's Elizabeth Baptised 4 Apr 1731 Samll HOPKINS's Huldah Baptised 18 Apr 1731 Jabez SNOWES Mehittabel Baptised 25 Apr 1731 Joshua HINKLEY's Josiah Baptised 9 May 1731 Nathll CLARK's Isaac & Thomas CROSBIE's Martha & John KING's Isaac, all Baptised 16 May 1731 Joshua FREEMAN's Jushua Baptised 23 May 1731 Watson FREEMAN's Isaac & Seth BANGS's Elijah Baptised 6 Jun 1731 [Page 44, blank] [p. 45] 4 Jul 1731 . Mr. FOSTER was chosen by ye Chh to ye office of a Deacon, after Deacon CROSBIE's death, and the choice was confirmed by me. Joseph HOPKINS's Prince, & Samll BANGS Jun, his Melatiah Baptised 12 Jul 1731 John MAKER's Daved, Jonathan SEERS's Sarah, Ebenezer KING's Priscilla all Baptised 1 Aug 1731 Jonathan COB's Elkana Baptised 8 Aug 1731 John DILLINGHAM jun : his Wife owned ye covenant & had her child Desire Baptised 29 Aug 1731 Thomas HEPKINS's Jonathan Baptised 28 Sep 1731 Jonathn HALL's Wife admitted 10 Oct 1731 17 Oct 1731 . My Nieghbour G. WEEKS, a member of my chh, the last year undertook [p. 46] to be a Preacher to ye Indians without ever saying a word to his pastor about it, or any other, so farr as appease, except some of the Indians . being blamd by me for his precipitancy and rashness; he pretend repentance; and yet, of late, without taking any notice of his Pastor he sets up for a Preacher to a part of my Chh and Congration; yea tho I expressly advised him, as his pastor, by a note I sent him, not to presume on doing of it. Certainly neither he nor they that unite with him in this evill way can have any ground to expect a plessing. Yea has he not herby exposed himself to publick Censure? If we Consider [p. 47] 1. he has no more, if so much as barly comon education. 2. yt ye making of ministers of ye lowest of ye pp is in Scripture disallowed, as being a raproach to yt Sacred office, 2 Kings 17 - 32 . yet he being evidently Such an one, has thrust himself into ye ministry. 3. the comission in Mat : 28 . 19 . cannot be given to pp incomon, but to some distinguishingly qualified persons, as is there evident . accordingly, for persons, on conceit of their own fitness, or with ye Concurrence of a few private Christians only, to Set up for preachers, must needs be inexcusable presumption. 4. for one of ye members of my chh to take upon him, without my leave, yea against my declared mind, to preach to a pp of whom I have ye pastorall charge, as this man has done is (1) expresly cross to [p. 48] taht comand in Heb : 13 . 17. (2) its a violation of his covenant ingagment when received into our chh, which obliges him to submit to ye government &c: (3) it tends to absolute confusion in all our instituted chhs; for, if he may take one part of my Flock to preach to; another may as well take another, and another a third; and wt them becomes of ye Pastorall office into which, ye Ministers are in a publick & solemn manner brought: Yea where is any flock for them to lead, if others may act according to this mans disorderly and aspiring humour, and practice! But be it noted, yt tho he was invited, and did accept to preach to a part of my Congregation, and, as I was told, actually did it; yet on receiving my Note, he Since tells me he did then forbear, and whether he did it Since, at another House, as is Said I doe not yet learn. [p. 49 ] Benjamin FREEMAN's Mehittabel Baptised 7 Nov 1731 David PADDACK's Sarah Baptised 21 Nov 1731 John SNOWE's Abigail Baptised 28 Nov 1731 Chillings'th FOSTERS jun : his Wife admitted 2 Jan 1731/2 Eleazer CROSBYE's Eunice Baptised 9 Jan 1731/2 Thomas WINSLOW admitted 16 Jan 1731/2 Mrs. Mercy LORD (now TAYLOR) dismissed to ye West chh in Yarmouth about this time Judah BERRIE's Sarah Baptised 5 Mar 1731/2 Stephen HOPKINS jun : & his Wife ..... made a publick acknowledgment, with expressions of repentance, and were again received into ye armes of ye Chhs charity on 12 Mar 1731/2 Jonathan COB admitted 19 Mar 1731/2 [p. 50 ] Jonathan . COB . Kanellm WINSLOWE's Isaac & John DILLINGHAM's Susanna, all Baptised 26 Mar 1732 John RIDER's Ann & Edward BANGS's Elkana Baptised 2 Apr 1732 Jonathan LINCOLN's Benjamin & Samll COSBIE's Increase, both Baptised 23 Apr 1732 Nathll SNOW & John MARICK with his Wife owned ye covenant at ye Same time Nathll SNOW'es Patience & John MARICK's John Baptised also at ye above Date Thomas YOUNG's Wife owned the Covenant & had her Son Moses Baptised 14 May 1732 Jonathan HALL's Gershom Baptised 21 May 1732 Hatsull FREEMAN's Hatsull Baptised 4 Jun 1732 [p. 51 ] Benjamin HOPKINS's Wife having fallen more than once into ye sin of excessive drinking, made confession of it, and expressed her repentance for it publickly; wherupon the chh voted her readmission to comunion in Speciall ordinances, on condition of a good conversation for one quarter of a year from this Date of 9 Jul 1732 John KING's Malatia Baptised 23 Jul 1732 Jonathan SEER's Prince Baptised 30 Jul 1732 Kanelm WINSLOW admitted 6 Aug 1732 Thomas CLARK jun : admitted. John WING's Daved as also Ebenezer NICORSON's Elizabeth Baptised 13 Aug 1732 Thomas CLARK's Ebenezer, Sarah & Thankfull Baptised 27 Aug 1732 Thomas HINKLIE's wife owned ye Covenant & had her Chil [p. 52] dren, Seth & Thomas Baptised 24 Sep 1732 Heman STONE's Edward Baptised 5 Nov 1732 Thoms CLARK's Elizabeth Baptised 31 Dec 1732 Nathll CROSBIE's Nathll & Thomas WINSLOW's Isaac Baptised 27 Jan 1732/3 Daniel CROSBY admitted & David PADDACK's Mercy, & also John MARICK's Desire Baptised 4 Mar 1732/3 Daniel CROSBIE's Jesse Baptised 18 Mar 1832/3 Joseph GRIFFITH's Wife admitted, & Joseph MAYO's Isaac & Elizabeth Baptised 1 Apr 1733 Joshua SEERS's Phebe Baptised 8 Apr 1733 Thomas CROSBIE's Peter & Seth BANGS's Samll Baptised 15 Apr 1733 Ensign Joseph FREEMAN admitted 22 Apr 1733 Joshua MARICK admitted & Joseph GRIFFITH's Thankfull Baptised 29 Apr 1733