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 2 - 13 May 1733 to 3 Jun 1744

[Transcribed by Jane Devlin]

Volume VII, p 33 [p. 53] Joshua MARICK's 7 children, viz: Thomas, Seth, Joseph, Abigail, Lidea, Barnabas & Hanna all Baptised 13 May 1733 Gershom PHINIE's Isaac & Judah HOPKINS his Thomas Baptised on ye same Day Ebenezer HOPKINS & his Wife ...... publickly manifested their repentance, and were received into ye Chhs charity again on 20 May 1733 Kenelm WINSLOW's Bethia Baptised 27 May 1733 Benjamin SEERS's Wife received from Yarmouth west Chh to ours, 3 Jun 1733 Chillings'th FOSTERS jun : his Thankfull Baptised 17 Jun 1733 Benjamin HOPKIN's Solomon Baptised 24 Jun 1733 Eunice BANGS admitted 1 Jul 1733 Daved BANGS's Nathll Baptised 8 Jul 1733 [Page 54 blank.] [p. 55] Joshua HINCKLY's Elkana Baptised 29 Jul 1733 Thomas HOPKINS's Stephen Baptised 12 Aug 1733 Ebenezer KING's Mary Baptised 19 Aug 1733 John BAKER's Seth Baptised 26 Aug 1733 At ye above date Mercy SMITH, having fallen again even a third time in to ye Scandolus Sin of excessive drinking, She made her publick Confession before ye congregation; and was so farr accepted into ye charity of ye chh as to prevent a formall admonition, yet to be Suspended til ye Pastor and chh, shall think it proper to receive her again in full comunion. Hatsull FREEMAN's Hatsull Baptised 16 Sep 1733 Benjamin HOPKINS's Wife, having been proved guilty of the Scandalus Sin of drun[p. 56]kenness was admonished before ye Congregation, 23 Sep 1733 Jonathan SEERS's Nathan Baptised 30 Sep 1733 Lot GRAY's Nathll & John FLECHER's Ann Baptised 7 Oct 1733 Joseph HOPKINS's Nathan, Watson FREEMAN's Isaac, Nathll SNOWE's Edward all Baptised 28 Oct 1733 Mercy SMITH readmited, to comunion 14 Nov 1733 Danll CROSBIE's Enoch Baptised 11 Nov 1733 Thomas CROSBIE's Eunice Baptised 18 Nov 1733 John SNOW's Mehittabel Baptised 20 Jan 1733/4 10 Feb 1733/4 . Dr. BANGS, a Child of this Chh, having absented himself from ye Publick worship with us for more than half a year, the Chh voted yt Deacon FOSTER w'th [p. 57] Joseph MAYO goe to him to inquire on wt account he does so; and to bring his Raply to ye Pastor to be comunicated to ye Chh. Heman STONE's Temperence Baptised 24 Feb 1733/4 27 Feb 1733/4 . the messinges above mentioned having been with Dr. BANGS, inform ye Pastor yt ye only reply yt they could obtainfrom him was; That it was none of their business. On ye next Sabbath, his own Father was directed by ye Chh, to indeavour once and again his conviction of ye evill of absenting himself from publick worship, as also, .. of contemning ye Authority of Christ in ye Chh by Saying as above . and if he can't bring him to a Suitable sens of his evills, then to direct his Son to come with him to ye Pastor, yt further indeavours may be used by them both w'th him. [p. 58 ] John RIDER's Elizabeth & Jabez SNOWE's Huldah Baptised 3 Mar 1733/4 Benjamin SEERS's Haman Baptised 17 Mar 1733/4 14 Mar 1733/4 Mr. BANGS having informd the Pastor of his non-complying with wt ye chh desired of him respecting his offending Son, the church appointed a Brother . viz : Judah BERRY to inform Dr. BANGS yt the chh direct him to attend ym the next Lords day at ye conclusion of publick worship, yt then ye Pastor may inform and caution him respecting his evills, avove mentioned. On the same week, ye above mentioned Brother made his return to ye Pastor yt Dr BANGS's answer wasyt it was his pleasure not to comply. [p. 59] Accordingly Dr. BANGS did not attend ye Chh on ye next Sabbath as he was directed; However ye Chh concluded, on ye motion mad to ym, to wait sometime, for his triall whether he will yet bethink himself; before they Send a publick formall Admonition to him . this was concluded on, on 31 Mar 1734. On 28 Apr 1734 . the chh (having waited till then withuot any good event) voted an Admonition to be sent to him . accordingly the following one was sent ye same Day by Deacon Lincoln; viz: Dr. Jonathan BANGS, you having absented yourself from ye publick Worship, in this chh, wheoff you are a child both by birth and baptisme, or Lamb of ye Flock, as Christ expresses it, now for near or quite a year; you having also refused to hear ye Chh, when they sent [p. 60] to you to know ye reason of your so absenting yourself; and after this still expressing further contempt of ye authority of Christ in ye Chh, by insultingly replying, yt it was not your pleasure to comply with an order sent from ye chh to you, to have attened at an appointed time to receive ye Pastors information and cautions then to have been given to you; You also still persisting in the same neglect and contempt, after severall months patience exercised toward you; I doe now, in ye Name and by ye Authority of my Lord and Master, ye exalted Redeemer, and with ye consent of this his chh, solemnly warn and Admonish you, that your venture on no longer in this way of neglecting ye ordinances and contemning ye authority of ye Lord Redeemer in this Chh; least you be Speechless at yt Day, when we must all appear before ye Judgm't Seat of Christ. -- Nathll STONE, Pastor [p. 61 ] Thomas YOUNG's Thomas & Rebekka Baptised 28 Apr 1734 John KING's Samll Baptised 5 May 1734 Nathll SNOW's Wife admitted 19 May 1734 Joshua MARICK's Mary Baptised Eodem Die Aaron SNOWE's Wife admitted 26 May 1734 His dau Sarah Baptised 2 Jun 1734 Benjamin SEERS & Joshua CROSBIE's Wife admitted 14 Jul 1734 Samll CROSBIE's Thankfull Baptised 4 Aug 1734 John DILLINGHAM jun : his Wife admitted 11 Aug 1734 John MAYO's Patience Baptised 8 Sep 1734 Nathll CROSBIE's Elizabeth Baptised 15 Sep 1734 Daved BANGS's Henoch Baptised 6 Oct 1734 Ebenezer KING's Hulda Baptised 13 Oct 1734 [p. 62 ] John LEWIS's Wife of Barnstable (a child of ye Chh) having owned ye covenant, her children, Timothy, Hanna, John & Mehittabell were Baptised 20 Oct 1734 Joshua CROSBIE's Nathan Baptised 3 Nov 1734 Benjamin HOPKINS's Wife having made a publick confession of her sin of excessive drinking strong drink, and manifested repentance for it, was readmited to ye comunion of ye chh, on condition of her gospell-becoming conversation till ye Spring, 24 Nov 1734 Jonathan CROSBIE's Wife admitted 8 Dec 1734 Joseph SEERS's wife dismissed to Mr. DENICE's chh, on ye Same Day Daved PADDACK's David Baptised 15 Dec 1734 Jonathan CROSBIE's Benjamin Baptised 22 Dec 1734 [p. 63 ] Jonathan COB's Eleazer Baptised 5 Jan 1734/5 John MAKER's Hanna Baptised 12 Jan 1734/5 John CLARK's Elener & John MARICK's Rebekka Baptised 26 Jan 1734/5 Aaaron SNOWE's Ebenezer & Richard HOPKINS's Elkana Baptised 9 Feb 1734 . previous whereunto Richard HOPKINS publickly owned ye Covenant as being a child of this Chh. Lazarus GRIFFITH's Wife admitted 16 Mar 1734/5 Edward GRAYE's Wife admitted & Baptised 23 Mar 1834/5 Eodem tempore Jushua BANGS's Mary Baptised Thomas HOPKINS's Stephen, Lazarus GRIFFITH's Mary, & Hatsull FREEMAN's Mercy all Baptised 30 Mar 1735 Judah HOPKINS jun : his Hanna Baptised 6 Apr 1735 Volume VII, page 93 [p. 64] Jonathan SEERS's Prince, Thomas CLARK's Thomas, Jeremiah BAKER's Martha & Mary, & Edward GRAYE's Mary, Priscilla & Richard all Baptised 13 Apr 1735 John WING Sen : Thomas & Joseph GRIFFITH's Joseph Baptised 4 May 1735 John BAKER's Rebekka Baptised 18 May 1835 Joshua MARICK's wife admitted & Baptised 25 May 1735 John MAYO's Nathan & Lazarus GRIFFITH's William Baptised 25 Jun 1735 John HOPKINS's Jsiah Baptised 22 Jun 1735 Mary FREEMAN, (now DOAN) dau to Mr. Nathll FREEMAN ...... I took [p. 65] occasion to talk with her in her mother's presence; .... after this I laid before both ye parents their duty respecting their daughter; ... On 20 Apr 1735 the Chh gave their voice with me, yt our Brother Joshua MARICK Should goe to her with this message, viz : You are directed by ye Pastor [p. 66] with ye consent of ye Brethren to attend ye Chh wheroff you are a child, within 2 or 3 Sabbaths, to receive an Admonition .... according to Gospell rule. This message was delivered as ye messinger infored me . but She did not attend as appointed, nor did She give or Send any Reason why She did not. accordingly on 22 Jun 1735 a written Admonition, with ye Consent of ye Brethren, being read in ye Congregation, was appointed to be sent to her by our Brother Eleazer CROSBY. Joshua HYNKLIE's Nathan Baptised 29 Jun 1735 John DILLINGAM's Rhoda Baptised 20 Jul 1735 Kenelm WINSLOW's Phebe Baptised 3 Aug 1735 John CROSBIE's John Baptised 31 Aug 1735 [p. 67 ] John RIDER's John Baptised 21 Sep 1735 Wm CROSBIE's Huldah Baptised 5 Oct 1735 Edward GRAYE's Hannah* 9 Nov 1735 Andrew CLARK jun : his Wife on her publickly submiting to ye new covenant way of life, and asking admission to ye priviledges of ys chh as to baptisme for herself and children, was accordingly Baptised 9 Nov 1735 Nathll SNOWE's Thomas Baptised 23 Nov 1735 Jonathan CROSBIE's Jonathan Baptised 21 Dec 1735 Araon SNOWE's Phebe & Soshua CROSBIE's Ruben Baptised 11 Jan 1735/6 Thomas WINSLOW's Sarah & Jabez SNOWE's Samll Baptised 8 Feb 1835/6 Seth BANGS's Perez Baptised 22 Feb 1835/6 [p. 68 ] Joshu SEERS & his Wife dismissed from this Chh to Norwalk chh, 28 Mar 1736 Watson FREEMAN's Hannh Baptised 11 Apr 1736 John FLECHER's Richard, Benjamin HOPKINS's Edward & Gershom PHINIE's Rebekka Baptised 18 Apr 1736 David BANGS's Nathan & Mary Baptised 9 May 1736 Judah SEERS's Wife admitted 23 May 1736 Judah SEERS's children, Ann & Judah, Baptised 6 Jun 1736 Benjamin SEERS's Heman Baptised 20 Jun 1736 Samll WING's Wife also admitted, Eodem Die His children Hannah & Edward Baptised 8 Aug 1736 John LUIS of Barnstable, his Desire Baptised 5 Sep 1736 Seth WINSLOW & his Wife ... [p. 69] made their confession and were reconciled to ye Chh, 5 Sep 1736 Icabod VICORIE's Wife admitted 12 Sep 1736 Icabod VICORIE's Timothy, Benjamin, Joseph & Jonathan all Baptised 10 Oct 1736 Lot GRAIE's Bethia & Heman STONE's Kezia Baptised at ye above date also David PADDACKS Antony Baptised 17 Oct 1736 James BANGS & his Wife .... made thier publick confession & were reconciled to the chh, 24 Oct 1736 Judah SEERS's Mary & Lazarus GRIFFITH's Lazarus Baptised 7 Nov 1736 Joshua MARICK's Bezaleal Baptised 14 Nov 1736 Stephen GRIFFITH's Joshua Baptised 28 Nov 1736. his Wife a membr at mr WELS [p. 70 ] John SNOWES Gideon Baptised 16 Jan 1736/7 John MERICK's Phebe Baptised 23 Jan 1736/7 Thomas YOUNG's Wife admitted at ye above Date Thomas CROSBIES jun : his Elisha Baptised 6 Feb 1736/7 Joseph GRIFFITH's Hanna Baptised 20 Feb 1736/7 Lemuel FREEMAN & his Wife .... manifested their repentance ... and were accordingly received into ye chhes charity on 6 Mar 1736/7 Kenelm WINSLOWE's Nathan Baptised 20 Mar 1736/7 Ebenezer KING's Barzillay, Joshua HYNKLEY's Lidia & Thomas HYNKLYE's Mary, all Baptised 10 Apr 1737 Judah BERRIE's Azubeh Baptised 17 Abr 1737 [p. 71 ] John WING jun : his Wife admitted to full comunion 24 Apr 1737 Nathll CROSBIE's Desire Baptised Eodem tempore Thomas SNOWE's jun : his Wife admitted 1 May 1737 & Baptised yt Day Sennit Daved CROSBIE Wife admitted 15 May 1737 Jeremia BAKER's Mary Baptised 22 May 1737 Widow LEWS admitted 29 May 1737 Ensign Thomas CLARK's Content & John CLARK's John both Baptised Eodem Die Judah HOPKINS jun : his Martha Baptised 5 Jun 1737 John WING jun : his Sarah, John, James & Abigail all Baptised 26 Jun 1737 Hatsul FREEMAN's Seth Baptised 3 Jul 1737 [p. 72 ] Thomas SNOWE's Ruth, Thomas, Samll & Silas all Baptised 17 Jul 1737 John HOPKINS's John Baptised 24 Jul 1737 Eleazer COLE's Wife admitted & Samll WING's Samll Baptised, 14 Aug 1737 Eleazer COLE's Hanna, Tabitha & Eleazer all Baptised 21 Aug 1737 John BAKER's Abigail Baptised 11 Sep 1737 David CROSBIE's David Baptised 18 Sep 1737 Abigail BROADBROOK admitted 25 Sep 1737 & Baptised ye next Sabbath Gershom HALL's wife was admited to baptism on her professed Subjection to ye terms of ye new covenant, promising to submit to ye Government of Christ in ys Chh, and to bring up her child (for wc she desired babtism wn it . Should be bro't [p. 73] forth) in ye nurture and admonition of ye Lord. And also Joseph PARKER's wife of Falmouth owned ye covenant and had her child, Joseph, Baptised 16 Oct 1737 Edward GRAY's Benony was also Baptised on the above Date Ebenezer NICORSON's Seth & Nathll SNOW's Seth, both Baptised 23 Oct 1737 John DILINGHAM's John, Thomas HOPKINS's Thankfull, & Gersham HALL's Seth, all Baptised 13 Nov 1737 David PADDACK's Bette & Joshua CROSBIE's Joshua Baptised 29 Jan 1737/8 Anna CROSBY Dismissed from this Chh to one in Boston, 12 Feb 1737/8 Elazar CROSBIE's Wife dismissed from Chatham Church to this, 26 Feb 1737/8 Joseph MAYO's Eunice Baptised 9 Apr 1738 [p. 74] 23 Apr 1738. Voted by ye Church That inasmuch as we may not make terms of comunion with ye Chh, which Christ ahs not made; & not finding any thing in ye Scripture yt will evince yt publick Relations of experiences of a work of ye Spirit on ye hearts of Christians is required as a term necessary to full comunion; we doe not hencefortward insist on it as necessary' tho, neither doe we condemn Such as may be of a contrary mind. Jonathan COB's Elizabeth & Benjamin SEER's Benjamin & Stephen all Baptised 7 May 1738 Gershom HALL's wife admited to full comunion, 14 May 1738 [p. 75 ] John CKLARK's John & Desire Baptised 21 May 1738 Jonathan SEERS's Nathll Baptised 11 Jun 1738 Joseph HOPKINS's Elizabeth Baptised 18 Jun 1738 Seth BANGS's Seth Baptised 16 Jul 1738 Joshua COWELL's Joshua Baptised 23 Jul 1738 Thomas HYNCKLEY's Nathll Baptised 30 Jul1738 Heman STONES's Edward Baptised 6 Aug 1738 Jabez SNOWE's Heman, Jonathan CROSBIE's Jonathan, Thomas SNOWES Ruth, all Baptised 13 Aug 1738 Ichabod VICORIE's David & Gersham PHINIE's Temperance Baptised 20 Aug 1738 [p. 76 ] David BANGS's Reliance Baptised 3 Sep 1738 When also Theophilus BERRY & his Wife were reconciled t ye Chh, on their publick expressions of repentance..... Nathll CROSBIE's Asenath Baptised 10 Sep 1738 Nathll LINCOLN & his Wife, being children of ye Chh, publickly owned ye covenant 24 Sep 1738 Thomas WINSLOW's Isaac, Nathll LINCOLN's Hanna, Mary, Phebe, Thomas & Sarah, Gersham HALL's Bethia, all Baptised 8 Oct 1738 Thomas CROSBIE's Ezra Baptised 22 Oct 1738 [p. 77 ] Joseph PARKER's Isaac Baptised 29 Oct 1738 Thankfull NOCORSON, a child of this Chh, (tho her mother be now of Chatham Chh) ... made her confession in Chatham Chh, some time before ye last above Date John SNOWE's William Baptised 5 Nov 1738 The Brethren of ye Chh in Pochoh having sent to me a written confession of thier Sins in precipitently Settling Mr. OSBORN -- in their not having yt charity and truth for Mr. LORD and me, wch they ought to have had for us -- in admitting to their comunion excomunicate members -- in wt they did as to ye Billingsgate affair, and having asked pardon of God and man, mentioning us in particular as to tha; I read this their confession in my Congre[p. 78]gation on 5 Nov 1738 and publickly declared my forgivness of ym according to ye command of Christ in Luke 17 . 3 . only with ye exception of Such (if there Should be any Such) as doe not assent to and apporve of this confession. John CROSBIE's Hatsull Baptised 12 Nov 1738 Hatsull FREEMAN's Jerusha Baptised 3 Dec 1738 Prince SNOW jun : his Prince, & Aaron SNOWE's Susanna Baptised 31 Dec 1738 K. WINSLOW's Sarah & Mary Baptised 14 Jan 1738/9 Samll CROSBIE's Rebekka & John MIRICK's David Baptised 21 Jan 1738/9 Seth CLARK's Wife .... manifested her repentance .... & submited to the terms of ye [p. 79] New Covenant & was thereupon accepted by ye Chh to partake both herself and children of ye ordinance of Baptism, 11 Feb 1738/9 Thomas CROSBY of Deacon admited to full comunion, 18 Feb 1738/9 Seth CLARK's Wife Baptised 25 Feb 1738/9 John DILLINGHAM's Mehittabel & Watson FREEMAN's Watson also Baptised at the above Date Seth CLARK owned ye covenant and his children, Reliance, Hanna, Isaac, Kemball & Seth all Baptised 4 Mar 1738/9 Seth CLARK's infant Huldah Baptised 11 Mar 1838/9 Richard HOPKINS's Lemuel Baptised 18 Mar 1738/9 John BAKER's Patience Baptised 25 Mar 1738/9 [p. 80 ] Shubael LEWIS's Wife dismissed from this, to Barnstable East Chh 25 Mar 1738/9 Judah SEERS's Alden & Joshua HYNKLEYE's Ruth Baptised 1 Apr 1739 Benjamin FREEMAN jun : & his Wife .... both made their publick confession .... which respacting ye former was voted accepted by ye Chh; and respecting ye later, it was, no doubt, approved; tho she not being a child of this Chh, a formall vote was not passed with respect to her, 8 Apr 1739 Thomas CROSBIE of Deacon, his Children Bethia & Phebe Baptised 15 Apr 1739 Benjamin MARICK of Benjamin & his Wife owned ye Covenant and has their Son Cotton Baptised 17 Apr 1739 [p. 81 ] Joshua FREEMAN's George Baptised 7 May 1739 Roger KING; Joshua SERS & his Wife admited 27 May 1739 Joseph SNOW & his Wife ... both made their publick confession of their Sin; which was accepted by ye Chh, 3 Jun 1739 Roger KING's Thankfull, Nathanaell, Bathshebah, Samuel & Hannah Baptised 10 Jun 1739 John WING jun : his Kezia Baptised 17 Jun 1739 Joshua SEERS's Rebekkah, Elkhana, Joshua & Elizabeth Baptised 24 Jun 1739 Lazarus GRIFFITH's Lidea Baptised 24 Jun 1739 Thomas CROSBY of Deacon, his Hannah Baptised 22 Jul 1739 [p. 82 ] Princ SNOW, Silvanus HOPKINS & his Wife, all admitted to full comunion 5 Aug 1739 Joseph HOPKINS jun : & his Wife owned ye Covenant & had their child Solomon Baptised 12 Aug 1739 Nathll SNOWE's Nathll Baptised 12 Aug 1739 Isaac FOSTER & his Wife .... made their publick confession & were reconciled to ye Chh 19 Aug 1739 Daniell CROSBIE's Hannah Baptised 19 Aug 1739 David CROSBIE's Suzanna Baptised 26 Aug 1739 David PADDOCK's Susanna Baptised 1 Sep 1739 Eleazer CROSBIE's Silvanus Baptised 4 Nov 1739 [p. 83 ] Jabez SNOW's Mercy, Ebenezer MNCORSON's Nathan, Thomas HOPKINS's Elkanah, Benjamin THACHER's Hannah, all Baptised 25 Nov 1739 Joshua CROSBIE's Theodore Baptised 23 Dec 1739 Ensign CLARK's Josiah Baptised 17 Feb 1739/40 Thomas CROSBY of John, his Solomon Baptised 24 Feb 1739/40 On 9 Mar 1739/40 . our Brother Joseph MAYO was chosen to ye office of a Deacon, by a clear vote of ye Chh; nad ye choice confirmed by the Pastor Roger KING's Zilpah Baptised 16 Mar 1739/40 On 21 Mar 1739/40, I told Neighbor WEEKS on his application to me for advice, yt I ever dislik[p. 84]ed his preaching to the Indians; and Solemnly advised him, as I was Pastor to a Chh of which he is a member, not to presume to preach to any English Congregation; in consideration of a Print of 1735 . which I had laid before him for his conviction; & then also minded him of the case of Uzza & Uzziah who ventured on what belonged only to the Priests. David BANGS's Azariah Baptised 6 Apr 1740 John SNOWE's Eli, Ebenezer KING's Alis & Judah HOPKINS's Zubeall Baptised 13 Apr 1740 On 18 May 1740 . Thomas WINSLOW, who had charged Deacon FOSTER, [p. 85] w under oath to have given in at ye Court a false testimony, which charge of his was also publick, he made before ye Chh, a publick acknowledgment of his sin, expressing repentance for it, and was therupon restored to ye charity & Comunion of ye Chh again. Nathll FREEMAN of Prince having professed Subjection to ye terms of ye new Covenant & also to ye government & watch of this Chh was Baptised 1 Jun 1740. His Son, Silvanus also on the Sabbath next following Prince FREEMAN's dau Mary ... made her publick confession, professed subjection to ye new Covenant way to life, submision also to ye government of this Chh, promiss[p. 86]ed to bring her child in ye nuture and admonition of ye Lord; wherupon She with her child, James were baptized on 8 Jun 1740 Suzanna, his dau at ye same time having profesed subjection to ye new Covenant and to ye government of this Chh, was Baptised; & then his children in minority also, viz : Barnabas, Kezia, Moses & Elizabeth Seth WINSLOW's Wife admitted to full comunion 6 Jul 1740. She with her son Nathll Baptised 13 Jul 1740 Jeremiah BAKER's Jeremiah Baptised, eodem tempore John BACON's Mary Baptised 24 Aug 1740 Icabod VICORIE's Abner Baptised 31 Aug 1740 Thomas SNOW's Isaac Baptised 14 Sep 1740 Volume VII, Page 146 [p. 87] Joshua COWELL's Edward Baptised 14 Sep 1740 Prince SNOW, deceased, his Mary Baptised 28 Sep 1740 Lot GRAY's John Baptised 12 Oct 1740 John FLETCHER's Wife dismised from this Chh to that in Marsfield 26 Oct 1740 Heman STONE's Reliance & Samll WING's Isaac Baptised at ye above date Joshua SEERS's Paul Baptised 2 Nov 1740 Respecting our Brother K. WINSLOW, Evidences having been laid before the Chh, yt he had made certain Proposalls before a number [p. 88] of persons; and after some time denyed yt ever he had made any such proposalls; on ye Evidences laid before ym and pondered by ym as to both his proposing, and after that denying, they voted yt according to their judgments, on ye Evidences laid before them, he had denyed the truth and to appearance the known truth, and that with a purpose to deceive. The Chh also having had Evidences laid before ym yt he had publickly said that he had proved Ensign CLARK a lyer by twelve me; the Chh voted that by ye Evidences laid before them he was proved guilty of ye Sensurable Sin of Reviling, according to wt we [p. 89] read in I Cor : 6 . 10 . compared with I Cor : 5 . 11. Consequent on these votes concured by ye Paston on 2 Nov 1740 . K. WINSLOW was publickly laid under Admonition for the above mentioned Scandalus Sin. Kenelm WINSLOW's Joshua & Benjamin MERICK's Mary Baptised 30 Nov 1740 Nathll LINCOLN's Nathanll Baptised 21 Dec 1740 In 10 years past have been only 13 . males admited into this Chh. Abigail WEEKS admitted to full comunion 22 Feb 1740/1 Joshua HYNKLIE's Isaac Baptised 22 Mar 1740/1 Edward GRAY's Edward Baptised 29 Mar 1741 [p. 90 ] John CROSBIE's Mary Baptised 29 Mar 1741 John WING jun : his Joshua Baptised 5 Apr 1741 Gershom PHINIE's Mehittabal & John MERICK's Isaac Baptised 12 Apr 1741 John SEERS's Rebekka Baptised 3 May 1741 Seth BANGS's John & Gersham HALL's Edward both Baptised 17 May 1741 On ye same Day also the Chh pased a vote that our Brother K. WINSLOW who had been under Admonition some thing more than 6 months Should be cast of of ye Chh. At ye Same time his Brother Thomas was directed by ye Pastor to notifie him to [p. 91] be present, that Day 3 Weeks to receive the Sentence Silvanus HOPKINS's Elijah Baptised 28 Jun 1741 Upon K. WINSLOWE's earnest desire his Excomunication was defered till 19 Jul 1741 John SEERS's Nathan & Nathll SNOWE's Sarah Baptised 5 Jul 1741 Joseph GRIFFITH, as also Mr. SELEWE's Wife admitted 12 Jul 1741 Joshua FREEMA's Reuben Baptised ye same Day Deacon MAYO chosen by ye chh to goe with me to a Councill at South Eastham; Eodem Die [p. 92 ] Nathan FOSTER & his Wife owned ye Covenant on 19 Jul 1741 and their Children, Isaac & Samuel, were Baptised 26 Jul 1741 Mr. SELEW's Elizabeth Baptised 9 Aug 1741 Kanelm WINSLOW having been notified by Deacon FOSTER on ye preceeding Sabbath to attend to his sentence of Excomunication, was accordingly cast out ofye Chh on 16 Aug 1741, having been Suspended above a year before. Lazarus GRIFFITH's Rebekka Baptised 23 Aug 1741 Nathll SNOW admitted to full comunion with the Chh 13 Sep 1741 [p. 93 ] Thomas HINKLEY's Mary Baptised 20 Sep 1741 Benjamin SEER's Enoch Baptised 27 Sep 1741 Jacob DAVIS, a child of Barnstable Chh, owned ye Covenant on 4 Oct 1741. And his children, Kezia, Mary & Suzanna, all Baptised on ye Sabbath next following Ensing Thomas WINSLOW's Zenas Baptised 1 Nov 1741 David BIRGE & his Wife owned ye Covenant & had their Son Prince Baptised 22 Nov 1741 Jacob DAVIS's Isaac Baptised 22 Nov 1741 John ROGER's Wife owned the Covenant 29 Nov 1741 Eleazer CROSBIE's Zeruiah & Benjamin THATCHER's Sarah Baptised 6 Dec 1741 Seth WINSLOW's Thankfull Baptised 13 Dec 1741 [p. 94 ] John ROGERS's Sarah & John Baptised 13 Dec 1741 Eleazer ROBBINS his Wife admitted 3 Jan 1741/2 Thomas CROSBEY jun : his Elizabeth Baptised 24 Jan 1741/2 Thomas CROSBEY Sen : his Lemuel Baptised 14 Feb 1741/2 David BANGS's Huldah Baptised 28 Feb 1741/2 Jabez SNOW's Hannah Baptised 7 Mar 1741/2 Joseph MAYO jun : & his Wife .... publickly expressed repentaence & were reconciled to ye Chh again 21 Mar 1741/2 Tully CROSBIE's Wife having owned ye Covenant or ra[p. 95]ther covenanted preparatory to obtaining baptism; She with her Son Edmond were Baptised 18 Apr 1742 Then also were baptized Eleazer ROBBINS's Eleazer & Nathll Lemuel BERRY & his Wife .... publickly expressed repentance & wee reconciled to ye Chh again 18 Apr 1742 Ebenezer KING's Mercy & Joseph HOPKINS jun : his Isaiah Baptised Item Joseph BANGS & his Wife admitted to full comunion 25 Apr 1742 Richard HOPKINS's Wife, Lidea & Rebekah FREE[p. 96]MAN, all admitted to full comunion, 2 May 1742 Sarah ROBBINS having made publick confession .... was admitted to ye charity of ye Chh; and having publickly covenanted preparatory to baptism for her self & child 2 May 1742 Joseph SNOW's Wife admitted to Full Communion 9 May 1742 David PADDACK then also dismissed from us to ye Chh in Danbury Judah HOPKINS jun : & Margaret Lincoln admitted to Full Communion 16 May 1742 Joseph BANG's children, Tabitha, Hannah, Lemuel & Lidea all Baptised at ye above Date John SNOW's Martha, Joseph & Isaiah, all bap[p. 97]tized also at ye above date Sarah ROBINS, above mentione, Baptised, and also her Son Benony, 23 May 1742 David CROSBEY admitted to Full Communion, Eodem tempora Thomas HOPKINS's Joshua Baptised 6 Jun 1742 John PENNIE's Wife admitted to Full Communion & Daniel CROSBIE's Enoch Baptised 13 Jun 1742 John MAYO's Wife dismissed to ye Chh in Mansfield Widow HALL's Negro Woman admitted to Full Communion 20 Jun 1742 & Baptised 11 Jul 1742 John WING Sen : admitted to Full Communion 11 Jul 1742 [p. 98 ] Joshua CROSBIE's Elijah Baptised 11 Jul 1742 Nathll STONE jun : & his Wife ... made their confession and were reconciled to ye chh on 18 Jul 1742. And at ye same time both of ym publickly owned ye Covenant Nathll STONE jun : his Mary & Nathll FREEMAN's Martha Baptised 25 Jul 1742 Scotoway CLARK admitted to fc & John WING jun : his Joshua Baptised 8 Aug 1742 Eleazer ROBBINS & Samuel ELLICE's Wife both admitted in to this Chh & Baptised 22 Aug 1742 Joseph MAYO jun : & his Wife owned ye Covenant & had their child {p. 99] Reuben Baptised 22 Aug 1742 Joseph HOPKINS jun : & his Wife Baptised to Full Communion 29 Aug 1742 Joshua BANGS's Wife dismised to a chh in Falmouth at ye Eastward, 19 Sep 1742 Edward HALL's Wife admitted to Full Communion 26 Sep 1742 Thomas GREY's Wife & Sarah ROBBINS admitted to Full Communion as Aslo Widow HALL's Negro-woman's James Baptised 10 Oct 1742 In less yn 6 months have been admitted to Full Communion 20 Persons and hardly any in Severall year[s] before this. So Sovereign is God as to this as well as other things. The whole chh now, on 11 Oct 1742 consists of 41 males & I suppose double ye number of females. [p. 100 ] Thomas GRAY's Susannah, Elizabeth, Joshua, Hannah & Sarah all Baptised 17 Oct 1742 John PENNIE's Judah Baptised 24 Oct 1742 Seth CLARK & his Wife admitted to Full Communion 31 Oct 1742 Heman STONE's Nathll Baptised 7 Nov 1742 Saml WING's Mary Baptised 26 Dec 1742 Joshua SEERS's Simeon & David CROSBIE's Reliance Baptised 16 Jan 1742/3 David BURGE : his Hannah Baptised 23 Jan 1742/3 John CROSBIE's Samuel & Nathll SNOW's Sarah Baptised 6 Feb 1742/3 Nathll MIRICK jun : & his Wife admitted to Full Communion, 13 Mar 1742/3 [p. 101 ] Nathll MIRICK jun : his Thankfull, as also Judah HOPKINS jun : his Mercy Baptised 20 Mar 1742/3 Isaac FOSTER's David Baptised 27 Mar 1743 John SNOW's David Baptised 3 Apr 1743 Gersham PHINIE's Jams Baptised 10 Apr 1743 Joseph BANGS's Joseph Baptised 17 Apr 1743 Gersham HALL's Hannah & Edword HALL's Samuel Baptised 1 May 1743 Joseph MAYO jun : Samuel Baptised 8 May 1743 Widow ATKINS also admitted tofc, eodem temp[worn] Joshua FREEMAN's William & Benjamin THACHR's Lidea Baptised 15 May 1743 [p. 102 ] Wm GRAY's Wife admitted to Full Communion 5 Jun 1743 Edward CROSBEY & his Wife, & also Wm PENNIE jun : his Wife admitted to Full Communion 12 Jun 1743 On occasion of a Covenant promiss made by me, to these Persons on ye Chhs behalf; I said yt a Councill of Chhs have indeed advised this Chh to violate their Covenant promiss (meaning in ye late Excomunicated case) but we have obtained ye mercy to reject their advice, and keep close to ye holy Scriptures. Nathll LINCOLN's Mercy Baptised on the above 12 Jun 1743 [p. 103 ] Nathll STONE jun : his Silvanus Baptised 19 Jun 1743 Desire BROADBROOKS admitted to Full Communion 26 Jun 1743 John MYRICK's Wife admitted to Full Communion & Edward HALL to Baptism, 3 Jul 1743 Desire BROADBROOK Baptised 10 Jul 1743 Lieut : BANGS's Abijah Baptised 31 Jul 1743 Benjamin MIRICKS jun : his Benjamin Baptised 7 Aug 1743 On Sep 1743 . Sarah ROBBINS on account of testimonies brought in against here as being guilty of ye Sin of lying, was directed by ye Pastor not to come to ye Ordinance of the Lords Supper. She professing to sup[p. 104]pose yt She could invalidate the Evidences, had severall weeks allowed her for it, but having not done it; the Evidences were laid before ye Chh, on 16 Oct 1743. Also 2 of ye Brethren were then chosen to goe to the women in Yarmouth who sent their evidences, to inquire of ym whether they doe own and abide by their testimony; which these Brethren Since declare not only yt they doe but yt Matthias BIRGES testifies the Same with ym, only wth ths reserve yt to their best remembrance it was Samll WING with whom ye wager was Said to be laid . this one 30 Oct . was laid before ye Chh, and it was proposed to ym to consider how far this reserve would tend to inva[p. 105]lidate their evidences, or whether it would doe it at all. Mr. SELEW's Katharine Baptised 30 Oct 1743 Eleazer ROBBINS's Abigail Baptised 6 Nov 1743 On 12 Oct . Sarah ROBBINS asked ye Pastor yt further time might be allowed her for triall whether she could not invalidate ye Evidences, which was allowed her. Joseph SNOW's Nathan Baptised 13 Nov 1743 On 11 Dec . it was thought proper in ye Chh yt Sarah ROBBINS's concern Should be defered Some time yet longer. The Evidences Shrinking backing out from wt they had testified to in writing, ye Chh voted ym not sufficient on 22 Jan 1743 [p. 106 ] Benjamin SEERS's Reubeen Baptised 19 Feb 1743/4 Seth BANGS's Deborah & Lazarus GRIFFITH's Rebekah Baptised 11 Mar 1743/4 Nathanll CROSBEY's Isaiah Baptised 1 Apr 1744 Daniel CROSBIE's Ebenezer Baptised 29 Apr 1744 Thomas HOPKINS's Mehitabel Baptised 29 Apr 1744 Thomas GREY's Rachel Baptised 13 May 1744 Edward HALL's Nathll & Tully CROSBIE's Thankfull Baptised 27 May 1744 Seth DEXTER; Benjamin PHILIPS's Wife, and his Son Ooker's Wife all admitted to Full Communion 3 Jun 1744