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 3 - 10 Jun 1744 to 30 Jun 1765

[Transcribed by Jane Devlin]

Volume VIII, Page 119 [p. 107] Seth DEXTER's Seth, Joshua HINKLY's Benamin & Richard HOPKINS his Ginne all Baptised 10 Jun 1744 Judah SEERS's David & Thomas SNOW's Jams Baptised 17 Jun 1744 Thomas FOSTER's Wife admitted to Full Communion 24 Jun 1744 Benjamin PHILIPS's Wife & Daughter in law, Oker's Wife, Baptised after admission 8 Jul 1744 Wm PENIES jun : his Temperence, George, Wm & Edward all Baptised at ye above Date Moses HOPKINS & his Wife owned ye Covenant & had their Moses & Lidea Baptised 15 Jul 1744 [p. 108 ] Edward CROSBIE's Priscilla Baptised 22 Jul 1744 Nathll STONE jun : his Hannah Baptised 5 Aug 1744 Josiah SWIFT's Wife & Isaac HOPKINS's Wife admitted 19 Aug 1744 At ye Same time were Baptised Josiah SWIFT's Wife, Ensign FREEMAN's Mary, Ensign CLARK's Ginne, Samll WING's Seth & Thomas CROSBIE's Benjamin John WING jun : his Barnabas, or (as his Fther would have it) Barne, Baptised 26 Aug 1744 Nathll FREEMAN's Daughter (now Ben: DOAN's Wife) Manifested repentance for her Sin ... and was reconciled to this {p. 109] Church, received into their arms of charity 2 Sep 1744 Widow ELLICE's dau Thankfull admitted to Full Communion & Nathll MYRICK's Nathll Baptised 9 Sep 1744 Benjamin THATCHER's Lidea Baptised 16 Sep 1744 Isaac HOPKINS's Priscilla & Thankfull; as also John PENNIE's Hannah Baptised 23 Sep 1744 Barnabas FREEMAN & his Wife dismissed from a Chh in Eastham to this Chh, 23 Sep 1744 Thomas FOSTER's Joseph, Thomas, James & Mary all Baptised 30 Sep 1744 Joseph HOPKINS's Edward Baptised 30 Sep 1744 [p. 110 ] Lieutentant Thomas WINSLOW's Josiah, baptized privately, being sick on 8 Oct 1744 Joseph BANGS's Jonathan & Nathll CLARK's Elizabeth Baptised 9 Dec 1744 Ebenezer NICORSON's Ebenezer, David CROSBIE's Abner, Joshua CROSBIE's Hannah, Joseph MAYO's Sarah, all Baptised 13 Jan 1744/5 David BANGS's Adnah & David BRIGE's Sarah Baptised 17 Feb 1744/5 Daniel FREEMAN's Hannah Baptised 10 Mar 1744/5 Joshua SEERS's Willard & Isaac FOSTER's Lemuel Baptised 24 Mar 1744/5 Capt: Samuel BANGS, having in [p. 111] holy time marked Severall black fish on ye flats for his profit, publickly confesed his Sin with expressions of repentance for it, & theron had ye Chhs voice for his reception into their arms of charity again on 14 Apr 1745 Nathll LINCOLN's Mercy, & Chillinsworth FOSTER's Mehittabel Baptised 21 Apr 1745 Thomas HYNKLEY's Mercy & Ruth Baptised 28 Apr 1745 Isaac HOPKINS's Susanna Baptised 12 May 1745 Seth WINSLOW's Thankfull & Joseph SNOW's Mary, & Silvanus HOPKINS's Desire all Baptised 2 Jun 1745 Thomas MIRICK & his Wife owned ye covenant 23 Jun 1745 Seth DEXTER's Thankfull Baptised 30 Jun 1745 John ELLICE, his Wife admitted to Full Communion & Baptised 7 Jul 1745 Thomas MIRICK's Elizabeth & Phebe Baptised 14 Jul 1745 [p. 112 ] Gershom PHINIE's Seth Baptised 14 Jul 1745 Jabez BERRIE's Wife Covenanted, & was theron Baptised 14 Jul 1745 Wm GRAY's Mary, Debora, John & Silass all Baptised, Eodem tempore Jeremiah LINCOLN's Wife admitted to Full Communion 28 Jul 1745 Gershom RIDER's John Baptised 11 Aug 1745 Moses HOPKINS'es Rebekah Baptised 16 Oct 1745 Jonathan HOPKINS his Edmond Baptised 27 Oct 1745 Edward CROSBIE's Edward Baptised 3 Nov 1745 Thomas MIRICK's Huldah Baptised 10 Nov 1745 Jonathan CROSBIE's Wife dismissed from us to Mansfield Chh, 1 Dec 1745 Eben'r BANGS's Wife admitted into ye Chh, 22 Dec 1745 [p. 113 ] Lazarus GRIFFITH, his Stephen Baptised 2 Mar 1745/6 Thomas HOPKINS's Thomas Baptised 23 Mar 1745/6 Nathaneel SMITH, South SEE & Joseph MAYO jun : his Wife admitted to Full Communion, 23 Mar 1745/6 Judah HOPKINS jun : his Tabitha Baptised 30 Mar 1746 Nathll STONE jun : his Silvanus Baptised 6 Apr 1746 Tully CROSBIE's Seth Baptised 20 Apr 1746 John SEERS's Daved & Samuel Baptised 27 Apr 1746 Benjamin THATCHER's Jonathan Baptised 27 Apr 1746 Ebenezer NICORSON's Mercy Baptised 4 May 1746 Widow LEUS dismissed from this chh to yt in Rochester, 11 May 1746 Ebenezar BANGS's Barnabas, Ebenezer, Ruth, Silvanus, Edmond, Edward & Ann, all Baptised 18 May 1746 Edward HALL's Sarah Baptised 1 Jun 1746 [p. 114 ] Seth BANGS's Mary Baptised 8 Jun 1746 Thomas CLARK's Ann Baptised 15 Jun 1746 Ebenezer BANGS's Jonathan Baptised 29 Jun 1746 Judah SEERS's Richard & Joseph SNOW's Hannah Baptised 6 Jul 1746 Joseph MAYO jun : his Joseph Baptised 10 Aug 1746 Lemuel BERRIE's Wife admitted to Full Communion 17 Aug 1746 Wm PENY jun : his Amiell Baptised 24 Aug 1746 Nathanll SNOW's Elizabeth, Nathll MIRICK's Samuel & Lemuel BERRIE's Mary, Judah & Scotoway all Baptised 31 Aug 1746 John KING jun : his Thomas, Saml WING's Rebekka & John ELLIS'es John & Dorothy all Baptised 7 Sep 1746 David BANGS'es Thomas & Jshua HYNKLIE's Thankfull Baptised 21 Sep 1746 [p. 115 ] Gershom HALL's Jonathna Baptised 5 Oct 1746 Josha SEERS's Hanna Baptised 26 Oct 1746 Thomas SNOW's Barzilley Baptised at ye above Date John WING jun : his Enoch Baptised 23 Nov 1746 Isaac HOPKINSES's Wife dismissed from this to ye South Chh in Eastham, 7 Dec 1746 John SNOW being dismissed brom South Eastham Chh, was admited in to this Church 28 Dec 1746 Thomas CROSBIE's Jeremiah Baptised 15 Feb 1746/7 Eleazer ROBBINS, his James Baptised 15 Mar 1746/7 Jeremiah LINCOLN's Samuel Baptised 29 Mar 1747 David BIRGE's Mercy & Isaac FOSTER's Seth, Baptised 5 Apr 1747 Thomas GRAY's Mehittabel & Wm COHOON's jun : his Desire Baptised 26 Apr 1747 [p. 116 ] David CROSBIE's Sarah Baptised 17 May 1747 Joseph CLARK's Wife admitted to Full Communion 24 May 1747 Nathll CLARK's Winnefred Baptised 14 Jun 1747 Caeser NEGRO's Son Jesse Baptised 21 Jun 1747 John PENNIE's John Baptised on a fast-Day at ye South Presinct in Harwich 24 Jun 1747 At ye Same time also were Baptised the children of Nathanell SMITH Thomas HYNKLEY's Isaac Baptised 12 Jul 1747 Silvanus HOPKINS's Anna Baptised 19 Jul 1747 Volume VIII, page 247 Widow of Peleg MAKER admitted to Full Communion 2 Aug 1747, then Benjamin THACHER's Jane & Jonathan HOPKINS's Lidea [p. 117] Baptised, viz. 2 Aug 1747 Seth WINSLOW's Mary Baptised 16 Aug 1747 Lazarus GRIFFITH's Wife dismised from this Chh, to ye Chh in Middle Haddam, 16 Aug 1747 William PENNY & his Wife & his two SONS dismissed from us to ye Church in Oblong, 23 Aug 1747 Widow of Peleg MARKER's Experience & Mercy Baptised 30 Aug 1747 Wm GRAY's Wife dismissed from us to ye Chh in South Haddam (if I mistake not) 13 Sep 1747 Joseph CLARK's Mary, Nathaniel, Silvanus, Phebe & Joseph, all Baptised 13 Sep 1747 Hannah of Andrew CLARK admitted tofc 4 Oct 1747 Nathll SMITH & Eleazer RIBBINS dismissed from this Chh to impody, in another on the South side of ye Town 8 Nov 1747 [p. 118 ] Chilingworth FOSTER's Sarah Baptised 29 Nov 1747 Thankful BANGS, ye dau of David, Baptised (this entry was made by Rev. Isaiah DUNSTER) Nathll STONE jun : his Abigail Baptised 3 Jan 1747/8 Peleg MAKER's son Peleg Baptised 24 Jan 1747/8 Nathll CROSBIE's Philip Baptised 31 Jan 1747/8 Lamuel BERRIE's Rebekkah Baptised 6 Mar 1747/8 John WING's Anna; & Gersham PHINNE's Rhoda Baptised 27 Mar 1748 Andrew CLARK's Wife, John TAYLER's Wife & Gersham HALL's Wife, all dismissed from this chh, to ye South Side Chh 27 Mar 1748 Josias SWIFT's Kezia Baptised 30 Mar 1748 Joseph BANGS'es Heman Baptised 3 Apr 1748 Joseph MAYO jun : his Seth & Nathll LINCOLN's Elizabeth Baptised 10 Apr 1748 Volume IX, page 207 [p. 119] Edward CROSBIE's Experience Baptised 17 Apr 1748 Moses HOPKINS his Edward Baptised 1 May 1748 Thomas MYRICK's Abigail Baptised 8 May 1748 Nathll SNOWES REUBEN Baptised 29 May 1748 Justis Thomas WINSLOW's Joshua Baptised 5 Jun 1748 The Church having sent Deacon MAYO & Mr. Hatsull FREEMAN to inquire of ye following Persons the reason of their Staying away from the Ordinance of the Lords Supper Our Brother WEEKS sent his reasons in writing toye church on 30 Jul 1748 which they have under consideration Seth CLARK expressed in writing a willingness to make a confession of some miscarriages of his if desired of him; though nothing has been proved against him. [p. 120 ] Matthew GAGE's Wife was concluded worth of a publick Admonition Thomas SNOW's Wife, at her desire was allowed time to indeavour to make up a difference between her & her neighbor, which she represented as ye occasion of her not coming to ye Lords Supper Thomas SNOW's Lidea Baptised 7 Aug 1748 Joseph SNOW's Desire Baptised 14 Aug 1748 An Admonition was sent to Matthew GAGE's Wife on 21 Aug 1748, it was sent by Deacon FOSTER & Justice CLARK Samuel WING's Zervia & Judah HOPKIN's jun : his John Baptised 28 Aug 1748 Thomas CROSBY of Simon with his Wife dismissed to a Chh in Norwich & Seth DEXTER to a Church in Rochester, 18 Sep 1748 [p. 121 ] On 18 Sep 1748, the Chh voted yt Mr DUNSTER's Ordination should be on the Second Day of Nov 1748. Then also voted yt all ye orgainsed Chhs in ye county except yt of Falmouth be sent toe, to assist in the ordination; as also those in Cambrige Town, Notami & Manchester. On 25 Sep Mosesh CROSBY & his Wife ..... made thier confession, and were reconciled to ye chh. John SEERS his Rhoda & Jeremiah LINCOLN's Jonathan Baptised 16 Oct 1748 Ebenezer BANGS's Willard Baptised 23 Oct 1748 Isaiah DUNSTER received as a Member of ye Chh from ye Chh in Manchester, 30 Oct 1748 2 Nov 1748 : Isaiah DUNSTER Ordained Pastor of this Chh. By the Laying on ye Hands of the Prisbertery Rd Mr. STONE, ye Sen'r Pastor Assisting, & ye Rev. Mr. RUSSELL of Barnstable giving ye Charge [p. 122 ] Susanna, Daughter of Thos & Thankful HOPKINS Baptised 6 Nov 1748 Mary, Daughter of John & Margaret KING Baptised 11 Dec Isaiah, Son of David & Eunice BANGS Baptised 18 Dec Jonathan, Son of Benjamin & Hannah THATCHER Baptised 29 Jan 1748/9 Joshua SEERS & his Wife and Mary ye Wife of Prince FREEMAN dismissed by a vote of ye Chh & recomended unto ye East Chh in Middleton, in Connecticut, 5 Feb 9 Apr 1749 : A Testimony was read to ye Chh Signed by Joseph CLERK & Nathan FOSTER, in wch Seth CLERK is Accused of Prophane Cursing. No 1 . & it was voted yt Deacon MAYO inform S'd CLERK of ye Same & Desire his Presence before the Chh after Lecture on ye 13th Inst 13 Apr : The Chh Met & Seth CLERK appeared, & owned yt ye Accusation is true & yt he had frequently fell into ye Same Sin, and he asked forgiveness of God & Man & Particularly of his Parents & those present, but S'd to this Effect yt he Shoud make No Confession to us as a Chh, & would not be Understood as doing it : for he did not See his way Clear to hold any Comunion with us either in word or ordinances w'th w'h duly Considerd, Voted to wait three weeks longer & for every Member as he had oportunity to Endeavor his [p. 123] Conviction of his Error & to bring him unto public Confession of his Scandalous Sin. 9 Apr : Reuben, Son of Joshua & Lydia HINCKLEY; & Mary, Daughter of Jonathan & Rebek'h HOPKINS Baptised 23 Apr : Mary, Daughter of David & Mary BURGES Baptised 30 Apr : Mary, Daughter of Thos & Rachel GRAY Baptised pr Mr. STONE ye 4 last Baptisms 7 May : Hannah, Daughter of Isaac & Hannah FOSTER Baptised. On ye same Day, Deacon FOSTER Chosen by the Chh to go with ye Elders unto a Council at Chatham on ye 14 Inst. and a Confession from Seth CLERK was read & remains under Consideration. To Mr. George WEEKS : Sir we have Considered your Paper dated 1 Jul 1748 & accept of ye Satisfaction wch you therein offer for your former absenting from ye ordinance of ye Lord's Supper we have also heared a letter from yourself dated 4 May 1749 . directed in P't to us wch if we mistake not you intimate a desire of know'g on w't acct any of us have been disaffected to your partaking with us in this ordinance; In answer unto wch we Sy yt we know nothing wch as we thing at present [p. 124] ought to debar you from this Priviledge & therefore shall not attempt to do it as things are at present. However we think proper to observe to you, yt your keeping a woman of ill fame in your House, your frequent travailing with her from Place to Place, & treat'g her & her illegitimate Child with much Tenderness are things wch we fear are not of good report, especially when these things have Occasioned much Uneasiness in ye Minds of Some; & therefore as you regard your own Credit, & ye Honour of ye Christian name, & especially ye Honour of ye Chh of wch you are a member, yea as you would keep out of ye way of Temptation we erenestly intreat yt you would dismiss yt woman from your House, & avoid her Conversation as much as is Convenient or at least inform us of ye Reasons wch prevent you from doing thus if you thing proper. We remain your Brethren in ye Faith & fellowship of ye Gospel. 24 May 1749 : At a Meeting of ye first Chh in Harwich Voted yt ye above written Message be Comunicated to Broth. WEEKS as soon as may be provided ye Rev'd STONE our Senior Pastor Consents to ye Same. 25 May : The Rev'd Mr. STONE manifested his Consent by Signing ye Coppy wch was sent. [p. 125 ] 28 May : Lydia, Daughter of Nathl & Lydia CLERK Baptised 30 Jul : Prince, Son of Joseph & Phebee CLERK Baptised per Mr. PELL 20 Aug : Miriam, ye Wife of Lot GRAY Received to Full Communion 3 Sep : David CROSBEY & Reliance his Wife, Jospeh HOPKINS Junr & Mary his Wife, as also Mary ye Wife of Thos FOSTER & Lydia ye Wife of Joshua CROSBEY all Dismised from this Chh to ye Chh in Oblong under ye Pastoral Care of ye Rev'd Mr. KENT. 10 Sep : Rebeccah, Daughter of Silvenus & Ruth HOPKINS Baptised 17 Sep : Baptised Lydia ANTHONY, Jonathan & Mary Children of Lot & Miriam GRAY 22 Oct : Benjamin SEARS dismissed from this Chh to ye Chh in Oblong; of wch R'd Mr. KENT is Pastor 29 Oct : Baptised John, Son of Nathaniel & Mercy COOK. By Virtue of Communion of Chh, ye 2 last Acts performed in my Absence by Father STONE; presiding & Acting. [p. 126 ] 31 Dec 1749 : Baptised Enoch, Son of Thos & Elizabeth CROSBEY & Benjamin, Son of Nathaniel & Thankfull MIRICK At ye Same Time proposed ye Desire of Nathl LINCOLN to join in full Comunion 28 Jan [1749/50] : Nathll LINCOLN received to Full Communion 4 Feb : Baptised William, Son of Nathl & Mary STONE 4 Mar : Baptised Abigail, Daughter of Joseph & Sarah MAYO & Miriam, Daughter of Lot & Miriam GRAY 18 Mar : Baptised Mehitabel, Daughter of Lemuel & Lydia BERRY 1 Apr 1750 : Baptised Phebe, Daughter of John & Mary WING, Junr 15 Apr : Baptised Temperance, Daughter of Benjn & Hannah THACHER 13 May : Admitted to full comunion Thankful CLERK 20 May : Baptised Mary, Daughter of Judah & Mary SEARS 24 Jun : Voted by ye Chh yt Deacon FOSTER & Deacon MAYO be & hereby are desired to go in ye Chhs Name Unto Seth CLERK & his Wife to ye Wife of Ealeazer ROBBINS to ye Wife of Oker PHELPS & to ye Negro Woman Ann, & to enquire for wt Reasons [p. 127] they have So long absented ymselves from our Comunion, & yt yy inform ye Chh or ye Pastors of ye Same 8 Jul : Baptised Eunice, Daughter of David & Eunice BANGS Volume X, page 123 [continued from p. 127 of records] 15 Jul [1750] : Baptised Samuel, Son of Moses & [space left for wife's name, but not filled in] HOPKINS. [the name was not entered] of Tully & {wife's name not entered] CROSBY, these 3 [sic] by R'd Mr. STONE in my absence 29 Jul : Baptised David, Son of Nathl & ---- LINCOLN 12 Aug : Baptised by virtue of Comunion of Chhs (his Father being a Member of a Chh in Millington) Elisha, Son of Thomas & ----- WINSLOW & Baptised Chipman, Son of Seth & ---- BANGS 19 Aug : The Chh informed by ye Deacons of ye Answer wch ye Persons gave to whom they were Sent . & It was proposed to their consideration whethr it would not be proper to desire or Require those Persons to appear before ye Chh 26 Aug : Voted by ye Chh yt I in ye Name of ye Chh Should desire ye absenting Brethren Mentioned 24 Jun to Meet the Chh after Our Next Lecture yt yy might offer their Resons before ye Chh if they See Cause & yt ye Chh might have an oppertunity of laying Matter of Conviction before them. 13 Sep : At a Chh Meeting of ye 1st Ch in Harwich Seth CLARK & his Wife appeared and after Some Conversation Seth CLARK's Reasons for Not Communing [p. 128] with us wch are dated June 29 1748, his Accusation Dated 6 Apr 1749. His confession Dated 6 May 1749. A copy of my letter to him Dated 13 Jul 1749 & his Answer to it were read & he was asked whether he had Any thing further to offer to wch he Answered yt he had Not, & after Means were used with him to Convince him of his Sin in Absenting both by ye Pastor & some of ye Brethren. Whe heared wt his wife had to Offer & when Means had been used for her Conviction it was Voted: yt Seth CLARK & his Wife Should have a written Admonition for their Sin in Absenting from our Comunion it appearing to us yt their Reasons are Not Sufficient : & with Respect to the other three Persons wch were Sent to Voted yt yy be desired to Meet us imediately after our Next Lecture. 16 Sep : Baptised Sarah, Daughter of Joseph & ---- SNOW 23 Sep : Baptised Thankful, Daughter of Saml & ---- WING 28 Oct : Voted by ye Chh to Send a Particular Admonition viz; No. 2 [p. 129] to Seth CLARK & Huldah his Wife by ye Deacons of ye Chh consented to & Signed by both ye Pastors. At ye Same time voter ye forasmuch as ye Wife of Eleazer ROBBINS, ye Wife of Oker PHILLIP & ye Negro woman Ann were Excused from attending our last Lecture & forasmuch as No other Lecture will be till next Spring, ye Chh Meet on Teusday ye 6th of Nov'r Next at 1 of ye Clock P.M. & yt yy be desired to Meet S'd Chh for ye Ends Mentioned in a Vote of this Chh Passed 26 Aug & it was understood by ye Chh yt the Junior Pastor Should inform ym of Sd vote. 14 Oct : Baptised Benjamin, Son of Thos & Thankfull HOPKINS 6 Nov : The Chh met & Sister Ann appeared & having offered her Reasons for absenting wch were yt to her understanding the Doctrine of Grace & of assurance were not preached in ye Chh, & after means were used to convice her of her Mistake & to Show her yt it was her Duty to return to our Comunion, She declared her Purpose to continue at a Distance . we yn Enquired of her ye Reson why ye wife of Eleazer ROBBINS was not presnet to wch she answered yt our Sister ROBBINS had a crying Child & if ye Pastor had any thing to Say to her he might come to her, & as her Reasons had already been Mentioned before ye Chh by ye Deacons wch were yt She did not like our Doctrine & yt [p. 130] She Should not join with us, & yt she tho't yt She had Liberty to go otherwhere & it appearing yt ye wife of Oker PHILLIPS had not come altho ye Chh had waited & Sent to her & her Reason being Mentioned wch was yt She could not think as we did. It was Voted yt a particular admonition viz; No. 2 Should be Sent to each of ym by our Brethren Hatsul FREEMAN & Barnabas FREEMAN wch was done accordingly. 16 Dec : The Desires of ye wife of John KING to enter into full Comunion were Signified to Chh & Congn. 20 Jan 1750/51 : The Wife of John KING was admitted to Full Communion 24 Feb : Rachel, Wife of John KING Baptised 28 Apr : The Desires of Mehitabel Daughter of John SNOW to enter into full Comunion Proposed 12 May : Mehitabel SNOW admitted to Full Communion And on ye same Day, Baptised Thankful, Daughter of Joseph BANGS & Joseph, Son of Jonathan HOPKINS 9 Jun : Baptised Sarah, Daughter of Joseph CLARK & on ye Same Day proposed the Desires of Tully CROSBEY's wife to join in full Comunion Volume X, page 130 [p. 131] 16 Jun : Baptised Lucy, Daughter of Gershom PHENNEY Junr & Thankfull 23 Jun : The Wife of Tully CROSBEY admitted to Full Communion 30 Jun : Baptised Mary, Daughter of David BURGES 18 Aug : Baptised Solomon, Son of Nathl CLARK & proposed ye Desires of ye Wife of Will'm CROSBEY to join in full Comunion 1 Sep : ye Wife of Will'm CROSBEY Jun : Received into full Comunion 22 Sep : Elizabeth SNOW & ye widow Sarah MAYO both admitted to Full Communion 29 Sep : Rebeckah, Daughter of ye widow Sarah MAYO Baptised 20 Oct : Baptised Rachel, Daughter of Nathl & Thankful MYRICK & Josiah & Heman, Sons of Will'm CROSBEY 27 Oct : Baptised Judah, Son of Silvenus & Ruth HOPKINS 8 Dec : Baptised David, Son of David & Eunice BANGS and Hannah, Daughter of Thom's & --- MYRICK pr Mr. STONE [p. 132 ] 26 Jan 1752 : Baptised Saml, Son of Benjn & Hannah THACHER 2 Feb : Baptised Thomas, Son of Thos CROSBEY Junr & of Elizabeth his Wife 23 Feb : Baptised Lucy, Daughter of Nathl STONE Jun : & his Wife Mary 29 Mar : Baptised Isaac, Son of Thom's & Rachel SNOW 12 Apr 1752 : Baptised Lemuel, Son of Lemuel & --- BERRY; Benjamin, Son of Joseph MAYO Jun: & Asaph, Son of Lot & Miriam GRAY 3 May : Abigail SNOW (Daughter of John), admitted to Full Communion 10 May : Eunice, Daughter of Judah & Thankful ELLICE Baptised 21 Jun : Eunice CROSBEY admitted to Full Communion 5 Jul : Baptised Elce, Daughter of Judah SEERS & Susanna, Daughter of Seth WINSLOW 9 Aug : Baptised Abner, Daughter of Saml & --- WING [p. 133 ] 15 Oct 1752 New Stile : Baptised Mercy, Daughter of Joseph & ---- SNOW 29 Oct : Baptised Zenas, Son of Gershom PHINEY Junr & his Wife Thankful 12 Nov : The Wife of Nathl HOPKINS admitted to Full Communion 17 Dec : Baptised John, Son of John & --- DELLINGHAM 's Mother being a Member of ye Chh in Sandwich 18 Feb 1753 : Benjamn & Desire BANGS owned ye Covenant & in Consequence thereof had their Children Joshua & Isaac Baptised. At ye Same Time, Baptised Zoheth, Son of Moses & --- HOPKINS 8 Apr : Malatiah, Wife of Moses YOUNG, received ifc 15 Apr : Baptised Keziah & Eunice, Daughters of David & Eunice BANGS & Thom's, Son of Moses YOUNG 29 Apr : Baptised Thos, Son of Isaac & Hanah FOSTER 6 May : Baptised Jenne, Daughter of David & ---- BURGES [p. 134] 13 May 1753 : N. STILE Baptised Rebeckah, Daughter of Nathll & Thankful MYRICK 20 May : Received Sarah, Wife of Jonathan COBB Junr, ifc & Baptised Rachel, Daughter of Nathl & Hannah LINCOLN 3 Jun : Daughter of Elizabeth, Daughter of Thos & Ruth MYRICK and Jonathan, Son of Jonathan & Rebeckah HOPKINS 22 Jul : Baptised Elijah, Scotoway, Isaac, Seth, Jonathan & Mary, Children of Jonathan COBB Junr & his Wife Sarah -- Aug : Baptised ---- of Joseph MAYO Junr & his Wife 30 Sep : Received Mary NICKERSON ifc 28 Oct : Baptised Seth, Son of John & ---- ELLIS 16 Dec : Nathl KING & his Wife Reliance ... made their public Confession .... & were restored to the Chh's Charity [p. 135] -- Dec : Baptised Patience, Daughter of Joseph & ---- CLERK 10 Feb 1754 : Baptised Eunice, Daughter of Nathl STONE Junr & his Wife Mary 3 Mar : Baptised Bethiah, Daughter of Lot & Myriam GRAY 10 Mar : Prince HOPKINS & Patience his Wife ... publickly confessed .. & were received to ye Chh's Charity . at ye Same time yy owned ye Covenant 7 Apr : Baptised Joseph, Son of Judah & Thankful ELLIS 28 Apr : Enos SNOW & Rhoda his Wife publickly owned ye Covenant & at ye Same time had their Son Elkanah Baptised 26 May : David BURGIS & his Wife Received to Full Communion : And on ye same Day Jonathan SNOW & his Wife publickly Owned the Covenant desiring Baptism for their Children, & on 2 Jun The Children of Jonathan SNOW were Baptised Viz: David, Marah, Melatiah, Lemuel, Jonathan, Sarah & Mark [p. 136] 30 Jun 1754 : Baptised Enoch, Son of Nathl & --- CLARK; & on ye Same Day Received to Full Communion ye Wife of Eleazer CROBEY Junr 28 Jul : Baptised Temperance, Daughter of Benjn & Hannah THACHER; Lydia, Daughter of Lemuel & ---- BERRY & Josiah, Son of Silvanus & ---- HOPKINS 4 Aug : Baptised Temperance, Daughter of John WING Junr & his Wife ---. And Silvanus, Son of Joseph & --- SNOW 11 Aug : Baptised Keziah, Daughter of David BANGS 18 Aug : Baptised Seth, Son of Prince & Patience HOPKINS 25 Aug : Received to Full Communion Experience, Wife of Soloman BANGS 15 Sep : Baptised Temperance, Daughter of Solomon & Experience BANGS [p. 137] 13 Oct 1754 : Baptised ye Children of Eleazer CROSBEY Junr viz; Keziah, Watson, Isaac, Rebeckah, Reuben, Lydia & Richard 24 Oct : Voted by ye Chh yt as things appear at present our Sister Sarah ROBBINS about ye last of May was guilty of ye Sin of Drunkenness & in Consideration thereof yt She be debarred from Communion in ye Special ordinances of ye Gospel for a Season, -- yt we will privately use Means for her Conviction, & are ready to hear with Candour any thing which She may offer in her own Vindication within Six weeks from this Time. 27 Oct : Baptised Ziporah, Daughter of Thos & Ruth MYRICK 10 Nov : Baptised Peter, Son of John WING ye 3d & his Wife 1 Dec : Samual HOPKINS & his Wife Mehitable confessed .... & She was restored to ye Chh's Charity . He not bapti[worn] [p. 138] 20 Apr 1755 : Received to Full Communion ye Wife of Thos MAYO . & Baptised Elisha, Son of Isaac & --- his Wife FOSTER & Sarah, Daughter of Jonathan Junr & ---- his Wife COBB 11 May : Baptised Elizabeth, Wife of Thos MAYO & their two Sons Viz; Thos & Asa . & also Hannah, Daughter of Moses & --- HOPKINS . & Enoch, Son of John & --- SEERS 25 May : Baptised Sarah, Daughter of Nathaniel MIRICK 1 Jun : Baptised Elisha, Son of Saml & --- WING; Rhoday, Daughter of Joseph (jur) MAYO & Thankful, Daughter of John & --- ELLIS 9 Jun : Sarah ROBBINS made a public Confession of ye sin of Drunkenness (as Charged upon her by ye Chh in their Vote of 24 Oct 1754 ) And was restored to ye Chh's Charity by a Vote of ye Chh, & ye Pastors concurring [p. 139] 16 Jun 1755 : Baptised Thos, Son of Prince HOPKINS 6 Jul : Received to Full Communion Mehitable, Wife of Saml HOPKINS 29 Jul : Received to Full Communion the Wife of Moses HOPKINS 7 Sep : Received to Full Communion Gershom PHINNEY & Sarah, Wife of James CROSBEY. Baptised Seth, Son of Nathl & --- LINCOLN 21 Sep : Baptised Thomas & Mark, ye Sons of James & Sarah CROSBEY 2 Nov : Received to Full Communion Sarah, Wife of Benjn FREEMAN Junr And at ye Same Time Baptised her . And their Eldest Daughter Mary FREEMAN who desired Baptism for herself professing Subjection to ye Gospel : And also their other Children viz; Thankful, Edward, Lydia & Rebeccah 7 Dec : Dr. FOSTER & Dr. MAYO chosen by ye Chh to Goe to a Council on ye Desire ofye 1st Ch in Yarmouth together with ye Pastor [p. 140] 4 Jan 1756 : Isaac PHINNEY & Elizabeth, his Wife ... publickly Accknowledge ... & were restored to ye Charity of ye Chh . After which Each of the Renewed ye Covenant 1 Feb : Heman, Son of Isaac & Elizabeth PHINNEY Baptised 29 Feb : Mehitable, Daughter of Enos & Rhoda SNOW Baptised 4 Apr : Baptised David, Son of Isaac & Eliz'th PHINNEY 2 May : Received to Full Communion Eli SNOW. Baptised Thomas, Son of Isaac & Hannah FOSTER 16 May : Baptised Nathan, Son of Nathl & Mary STONE 30 May : Baptised Ruth, Daughter of Joseph SNOW [p. 141] 9 Jun 1756 : The Brethren of ye Chh made Choice of Hatsell FREEMAN to assist in ye Office of a Deacon 29 Jun : The Chh informed of ye Pastors consent to ye above Choice : & S'd FREEMAN made his Excuse for not Serving desiring ye Chh to proceed to a New Choice . Sd FREEMAN being before informed of ye Pastors Consent And made Choice of Thos WINSLOW, Barnabas FREEMAN & Jabez SNOW as a Comittee to Examine ye State of ye Chh Treasury : & make Report to ye Chh : & Dismissed Hannah ATWOOD, formerly CROSBEY from this to ye 2d Chh in Mansfield 13 Jun : Received to Full Communion Samuel SEERS & his Wife, Elizabeth Wife of Ebenezer BANGS & Hannah, Daughter of Judah HOPKINS 20 Jun : The Chh made Choice of Deacon MAYO & Hatsuld FREEMAN to go with ye Pastor to a Council on ye South Side [p. 142] 4 Jul 1756 : Baptised Thomas & Abigail, Children of Saml SEERS 18 Jul : Received to Full Communion Elizabeth, Wife of Reuben HOPKINS, Abigail, Wife of Moses CROSBEY, & Desire CROSBEY. And Baptised S'd Elizabeth HOPKINS & Abigail CROSBEY, & Thomas, Son of Ebenezer BANGS, & Lucy, Daughter of Reuben HOPKINS 1 Aug : Baptised Rowland, Son of Reuben HOPKINS & Dismissed from this Chh to ye Chh in or near Oblong under ye Care of ye Rev'd Mr. KNIBLOW, Thomas CROSBEY, Lydia HINKLEY, Wife of Joshua, & Rebekah HOPKINS, Wife of Jonathan 5 Sep : Baptised Azubah, Daughter of Silvanus HOPKINS, & Mark, Son of Jonathan SNOW Volume X, page 251 [p. 143] 12 Sep : Baptised Mary, Daughter of Nathl CLARK & Edward, Son of Benjn BANGS 3 Oct : Baptised Sarah, Daughter of Lemuel BERRY : & Mary, Elizabeth, Miriam, Joseph & Sparrow, Children of Moses & Abigail CROSBEY; & James, Daughter of John WING ye 3d -- Jan 1757 : Baptised Ruth, Daughter of Thos & --- MYRICK 10 Apr : Baptised Ebenezer, Daughter of Thos MAYO, & John, Daughter of James CROSBEY 24 Apr : Administred ye Ordinance of ye Supper. Baptised Sarah, Daughter of Prince HOPKINS 8 May, Baptised Priscilla, Daughter of Thos WINSLOW, Junr 22 May : Baptised Elijah, Son of Solomon BANGS [p. 144] 5 Jun : Baptised Elkanah, Daughter of Jonahtn COBB Junr & Abigail, Daughter of Saml SEERS 12 Jun : Baptised Ezra, Daughter of John SEERS 3 Jul : Baptised Huldah, Daughter of Saml HOPKINS 7 Aug : Baptised Benjamin, Daughter of Benjn FREEMAN, Junr 21 Aug : Received to Full Communion the Widow Mary SPARROW & at ye Same Time Baptised her -- Sep : Baptised Eunice, Daughter of the widow Mary SPARROW 6 Nov : Baptised Phebe, Stephen & Abijah HOPKINS, who all owned ye Baptismal Covenant. And Betty & Heman HOPKINS Children of Ebenezer HOPKINS, his Wife having a few Sabbaths before been received as a Member in full Comunion [p. 145] 13 Nov : Baptised Mehitable GRAY, Daughter of Lot & Myriam 26 Feb 1758 : Baptised David, Son of David & --- BURGES 19 Mar : Baptised Mercy, Daughter of Nathl & Mary STONE -- Apr : Baptised John, Daughter of Rhoda & Enos SNOW 14 May : Received to Full Communion Pheebe, Wife of Moses MAYO, Martha CROSBEY & Asenath CROSBEY 21 May : Dismissed Melatiah, Wife of Moses YOUNG to ye 1st Chh. in Falmouth Casco Bay 4 Jun : Baptised Miriam, Daughter of Thos WINSLOW, Junr 29 Jun : Voted after hearing & Examining Diverse Wittnesses yt as things appeart to ye Chh Sarah ROBBINS is Guilty ofye Sin of Lyg; yt She be debarred from Comunion in Special ordinances & yt unless She give Satisfaction yt She be before long Admonished for ye Same. [p. 146] 2 Jul : Received to Full Communion Jacob DAVIS, ye Wife Anna of Thatcher FREEMAN & Elizabeth, Wife of John SCAYMORE 9 Jul : Baptised Lydia, Daughter of Reuben HOPKINS 30 Jul : Baptised Reliance, Daughter of Moses HOPKINS & Benjamin, Daughter of Benjamin BANGS 13 Aug : Baptised Reliance, Daughter of Leml BERRY 3 Sep : Baptised Phebe, Moses, Mary, Hannah, Issacer, Elkanah & Edmund, ye Children of Moses & Phebe MAYO. And Mercy, Daughter of Isaac PHINNEY 7 Sep : rifc The Wife of Nathan FOSTER, Lydia FREEMAN & Anna MAYO [p. 147] 17 Sep : Baptised Lydia FREEMAN, Anna MAYO & Mehitable & Susanna & Keziah FREEMAN on their owning ye Covenant N. B. Susanna having bee formerly Guilty of ... Acknowledged ye Same publickly & was forgiven by ye Chh. Baptized also Thatcher FREEMAN Junr on his oyc. & Joseph & Rebecca & Thomas, all Children of Thacher & Anna FREEMAN -- At ye Same Time Baptised Elisha, Son of Isaac & Hannah FOSTER 24 Sep : Baptised Jane, Daughter of Jonathan SNOW & Joshua, Son of Nathan & Anna MAYO 8 Oct : Baptised Thacher, Son of Nathl & ---- CLARK [p. 148] 5 Nov 1758 : Received to Full Communion May, Wife of Nathl STONE; Susanna, Wife of Elkanah BANGS & Rhoda, Wife of Enos SNOW 12 Nov : Received to Full Communion Jerusha FOSTER 7 Jan 1759 : Baptised Lydia, Daughter of Thos & Ruth MYRICK 25 Feb : Baptised Mehitable, Daughter of Joseph & Sarah MAYO 11 Mar : Baptised Jane & John FOSTER previous to wch they oyc. Also Daughter of MAry, Sarah, Susanna, Nathan & Lincoln, all children of Nathan & ---- FOSTER 22 Apr : Baptised Sarah, Rhoda, Dean & John Dillingham, Children of Elkanah BANGS [p. 149] 6 May : Baptised John DILLINGHAM upon his Covenanting, & at ye Same Time Baptised his Daughter Mehitable 20 May : Received to Full Communion Hannah & Sarah THACHER At ye same Season Received to our Comunion ye widow Bethiah COBB from ye Chh in East Haddam under ye Pastoral Care of ye Rev'd Mr. Joseph FOWLER. 23 May : At a Chh Meeting after Having Heared what Sarah ROBBINS had to offer which besides a Paper given in was to this Purpose yt She could not accuse herself of lying as Charged tho she had talked folishly Voter Her Satisfaction Insufficient & then Voted to Send her a Particular Admonition by Deacon MAYO : which was Accordingly Sent. [p. 150] 3 Jun : Baptised Experience, Daughter of Theophilus & --- MAYO, & Mercy, Daughter of Samuel HOPKINS 10 Jun : Baptised Eunice, Daughter of James & Sarah CROSBEY 17 Jun : Received to Full Communion Hannah DUNSTER, Patience HOPKINS, Enoch BANGS & his Wife Hannah 24 Jun : Baptised Elis MYRICK, Wife of Barnabas MYRICK & Phebe, Wife of Nathan HOPKINS, Previous unto Which they owned ye Baptismal Covenant & at ye Same time Barnabas MYRICK Renewed ye Covenant Also Baptised Joseph & Bezaliel, Son of Barnabas MYRICK, & Sarah & Nathaniel, Children of Enock BANGS [p. 151] 19 Aug : Baptised Sarah, Daughter of Nathl & Mehitable MYRICK & Dismissed ye widow of Richard HOPKINS, Now wife to ----- HAMBLETON from this Chh to ye Chh in Danburry ye preceding Sabbath 23 Sep : Daughter of Samuel, Son of Lot GRAY, & Mary, Daughter of Samuel SEARS 14 Oct : Received to Full Communion Teperance, Wife of Seth CLARK 18 Nov : Baptised Zeruiah, Daughter of Kenelm WINSLOW Junr 25 Nov : Baptised Mehitable & Herman, Children of Seth Junr & Temperance CLARK 30 Dec : Baptised Phebe, Daughter of Moses & ---- MAYO Volume XII, page 52 3 Feb 1760 : Baptised Temperance, Daughter of Seth CLARK & Joseph & Nathaniel, Sons of Prince HOPKINS [pages 152 & 153 are blank] [p. 154] 16 Mar : Received to Full Communion Abigail, Wife of Elkanah FREEMAN, Benjamin BANGS & Desire, his Wife. And Baptised Sarah, Daughter of Nathl & Mary STONE 20 Apr : Baptised Christian, William & Elkanah, ye Children of Elkanah & Abigail FREEMAN 18 May : Baptised Joshua, Son of Thos & Ruth MYRICK 4 Jun : Baptised Sylvanus, Son of Ebenezer BANGS 29 Jun : Baptised Joshua, Son of Enos & Rhoda SNOW 6 Jul : Baptised Desire, Daughter of Benjn & Desire BANGS 27 Jul : Baptised -----, Daughter of Lemuel BERRY 24 Aug : Baptised Hannah, Daughter of Jonathn COBB Junr [p. 155] 28 Sep : Received to Full Communion Hannah, Wife of Barnabas GRIFFTH & Baptised Mehitable, Daughter of Lot GRAY; & Thankful, Daughter of Nathan HOPKINS 5 Oct : Baptised Nathaniel, Son of Enoch BANGS 28 Sep : The Brethren Jabez SNOW & John SNOW Chosen to go with ye Pastor to a Council in ye West Part of Barnstable for ye ordination of Mr. SHAW on 1 Oct 1760 12 Oct : Received to Full Communion Hannah, Wife of Thos SNOW Junr & Sarah, Wife of Seth SEERS Junr 19 Oct : Baptised Hannah SNOW & Benjn LINCOLN. Stephen, Sarah Phebe & Barnabas, ye Children of Hannah, Wife of Barnabas GRIFFITH & Mary, Daughter of Barnabas MYRICK 12 Oct : Baptised Tryphena, Daughter of Theophilus MAYO [p. 156] 2 Nov 1760 : Received to Full Communion Joseph SNOW 23 Nov : Baptised Judah, Son of Elisha & Hannah CLARK -- Dec : Baptised -----, Daughter of Isaac PHINNEY & Lucy, Daughter of Thos SNOW, Junr 9 Mar 1761 : The Brethren of the Chh unamiously Made Choice of John SNOW to ye Office of a Deacon & ye Pastor approved of S'd Choice . on 22 Apr, he Accepted of S'd office 15 Mar : Baptised Mariah, Daughter of Thos MAYO 18 Apr : Baptised Zuheth, Son of Moses HOPKINS 3 May : Baptised Saml, Son of Jonathan SNOW 10 May : Baptised Hannah, Daughter of Saml SEARS 12 Apr : Colln Thos WINSLOW & Dean MAYO Choosen by ye Chh to go with ye Pastor to a Counsel on ye South Side of this Town [p. 157] 7 Jun : Received to Full Communion Saml HOPKINS & Mary, Wife of Edw'd FREEMAN. On ye Same Day Baptised Elkanah, Son of James CROSBEY 21 Jun : Baptised Samuel HOPKINS & his Daughter Eunice 5 Jul : Baptised Hannah, Daughter of Thos & Sarah WINSLOW 12 Jul : Received to Full Communion Elizabeth, Wife of Prince SEERS 2 Aug : Baptised Edward, Son of Phebe, ye widow of Joseph SNOW; Sarah, Daughter of Prince & Elizabeth SEERS; & Isaiah, Son of John WING, Junr 9 Aug : Abigail BAKER having ben guilty of ye Sin of .... publickly confessed ye Same with Expresions of Repentance & was forgiven by ye Chh After wch Richard HOWEL & his Wife & ye Sd Abigail BAKER renewed ye Baptismal Covenant in order yt their Children might be Baptised & on ye Same Day were baptised Israel [p. 158] Son of Elnathan WING Junr (his Wife being a Member of ye Chh in ye Middle part of Eastham) & Samuel, Son of Nathaniel & Elizabeth MYRICK 16 Aug : Baptised Asnelia, Daughter of Abigail BAKER 30 Aug : Baptised Knelm, Son of Knelm WINSLOW, Junr & James & Peter, Sons of Richar HOWELL 27 Sep : Received to Full Communion Elizabeth HALLET, Wife of Ebenezer HALLET of Yarmouth, & then all their Children were Baptised viz; Ruth on her owning ye Baptismal Covenant; & Edward, Ebenezer, Betty, & Lucy on ye Acc't of their Parent's Interest in ye Covenant 18 Oct : Baptised Elizabeth, Daughter of Reuben HOPKINS, per R'd Mr DENNIS 25 Oct : Received to Full Communion Edmund FREEMAN & his Daughter Mary ye Wife of Jonathan HOPKINS & [p. 159] After having Baptized him & this Daughter, his other Children viz ; Phebe, Seth & Haskell were Baptised 22 Nov : Baptised Barnabas, Son of Elkanah FREEMAN 7 Feb 1762 : Baptised Watson, Son of Moses & Phebe MAYO 18 Apr : Baptised Jenney, Daughter of Edward CLARK 25 Apr : James PAIN & his Wife owned ye Baptismal Covenant, confessing & assking forgiveness for ye Sin ..... wch they were guilt of Before Marriage. After Which James PAIN was Baptised & their two Sons Silvanus & Huckins 9 May : Baptised Mercy, Daughter of Elisha & Hannah CLARK 16 May : Baptised Scoto, Son of Jonathan & Mary HOPKINS 30 May : Baptised Mary, Daughter of Richard HOWELL Volume XII, Page 156 [p. 160] 6 Jun 1762 : Received to Full Communion Rebecca, Wife of Seth BANGS 13 Jun : Baptised Deborah, Daughter of Seth & Rebecca BANGS 27 Jun : Baptised Benjamin, Son of Theophilus MAYO 11 Jul : Baptised Jerusha, Daughter of NAthan & Sarah FOSTER 6 Aug : Baptised Samuel, Son of Lot & Miriam GRAY 15 Aug : Baptised Mehitable, Daughter of Benjn & Desire BANGS 12 Sep : Baptised Mehitable, Daughter of Nathan & Ann MAYO 10 Oct : Received to Full Communion Hannah (Daughter of of Daniel) CROSBEY 17 Oct : Baptised Giles, Son of Nathan & Phebe HOPKINS 24 Oct : Baptised Olive, Daughter of Nathl & Mary STONE 21 Nov : Dismissed Enoch BANGS & Hannah his Wife to ye Chh in Harwick [p. 161] 5 Dec : Baptised Naomi, Daughter of Seth & Rebecca BANGS 16 Jan 1763 : Baptised Perez, Son of Solomon BANGS 20 Mar : Baptised Abigail, Daughter of Moses CROSBEY 27 Mar : Baptised Susanna, Daughter of Ebenezer BANGS 3 Apr : Scotow COBB & Mary, his Wife, having been guilty of ..... publickly confessed ye Same asking Forgiveness, & were restored to ye Charity of ye Chh. They also at ye Same time owned y Baptismal Covenant & Desired Baptism for their Child. On ye Same Day, Baptised Louissa, Daughter of Barnabas MYRICK 8 May : Received to Full Communion Enos SNOW 22 May : Baptised Huldah, Daughter of Scotow & Mary COBB 29 May : Baptised Thankful, Daughter of Jomaes & Sarah CROSBEY [p. 162] 4 Jul 1763 : Baptised Elnathan, Son of Thos MAYO 7 Aug : Baptised Bani, Son of John WING, Jr. 14 Aug : Received to Full Communion Mary, Wife of Kimball CLARK 28 Aug : Baptised John, Son of Enos SNOW; Rebecca, Daughter of Kenelm WINSLOW, Jr., & Huldah, Daughter of Moses HOPKINS 11 Sep : Baptised Edward, Son of Thos SNOW, Jr. 2 Oct : Baptised Samuel, Son of Saml SEARS 9 Oct : Baptised Martha, Daughter of Isaiah & Hannah DUNSTER 30 Oct : Baptised Isaac & Lot, Sons of Kimbal CLARK & Tamzah, Daughter of Elnathan WING, Jr. 27 Nov : Baptised Hannah, Daughter of Elisha & Hannah HOPKINS 1 Jan 1764 : Baptised Bela, Son of Elkanah & Susanna BANGS [p. 163] The 1st Chh in Hawich Met to hear a Charge exhibited against Sister Rachel GRAY from Miriam GRAY, wherein Miriam Complains yt Rachel Sd She (ye Sd Miriam) had taken a false Oath : To hear ye Evidences & do wt was tho't Proper. The Chh Met also to Conside Whether Sd Rachel was worthy of a Chh Censure on ye Acc't of Pushing Lydia GRAY out of ye Pew & hunching Miriam GRAY in Time of divine Service in ye Meeting House Sometime in July 1762 : ye Sd Rachel having desired ye Chh to Consider these Articles & also to Consider whether Miriam GRAY was not to blame for Neglecting ye Rule of our Saviour in Mat 18 . 15 . &c -- And likewise to hear [p. 164] a Complaint with ye Evidences to Support it against Sister Elizabeth BANGS exhibited by Sister Miriam GRAY, which is Set forth that Elizabeth Sd yt Miriam had taken a false oath.       After having heared for 4 Hours a great Number of Evidencis & heared ye Parties fully ye Whole was referred by ye Chh to a Comittee to Report with ye Pastor wt appeared proper for ye Chh to do.       The Comitte was ye 3 Deacons Brother Thos WINSLOW & Brother Benjn BANGS . Who Met August ye 3d -- And their Report was Comunicated to ye Chh August ye 7th for their Consideration . yt yy might be in a Reddiness to act when ye Chh was Called together for yt End. At ye Same time a Paper was Comunicated to ye Chh in which Rachel GRAY desired ye Chh to See if Miriam was Not worthy of a Chh Censure for Not taking [p. 165] ye Gospel Rule in Some other Cases yn that Referred to in her former Request & also to Consider ye falsity of Miriam in Saying yt Thos GRAY was not in ye Pew when Lydia was pushed.       8 Aug : The Chh Met & Voted yt ye Evidences to Convict Sister Elizabeth BANGS of Saying yt Sister Miriam GRAY had taken a false oath were insufficient & yt they be Mutually advised to ye Exercise of Charity for each other.       Yt sister Rachel GRAY is not worthy of a Chh Censure On ye Acc't of pushing Lydia GRAY out of ye Pew.       Then Thos WINSLOW Junr was Called & as his Evidence did not agree with Lydia GRAYS about ye 2d Presentment & he could not Say when he Saw what he testified votid       Yt The Evidences to Convict Rachel GRAY of Pushing or hunching Miriam GRAY are insufficient for her Conviction       Voted also: [p. 166] Yt Altho' it appears to this Chh yt Sister Rachel GRAY is not worthy of a Chh Censure for pushing Lydia GRAY (ye offence being of Such a Nature as not to be worthy Such a Censure) yet as Sister Rachel GRAY both Charged Miriam GRAY with taking a false oath, for this offence She ought to make a public Confession. & voted       Yt Miriam GRAY is not worthy an Ecclesiastical Censure for Neglecting ye Rule in Mat 18 . 15, So far as Relates to ye offence of Rachels Saying that Miriam took a false oath.       After wch ye Chh Chose a Comittee to Report what might be proper for ye Chh to do relating to Sister Rachel GRAY's Complaint [p. 167] against Miriam, & also to report What particular Confession Rachel Gray ought to make. The Comittee Appointed was Deacons MAYO & SNOW, Coln WINSLOW, Joseph HOPKINS & Benjn BANGS.       5 Oct : The Chh Met & diverse Evidences were called to prove yt Miriam GRAY was Under Oath When She Sd Thos GRAY was not in ye Pew When Lydia was pushed out. wt they declared Made it evident yt Miriam sd this Whilst ye Court was in Being Whilst Lydia was Under Examination & thus voted by ye chh.       At ye Same Meeting Nathl LINCOLN was appointed by ye Chh to be of ye Comittee Chosen at ye last meeting (in ye Room of Benjn BANGS who was absent). And ye Report of ye Comittee was Comunicated ye next Sabbath to ye Chh for their Consideration.       At a Chh Meeting on 4 Apr 1767 . Voted after a Debate on ye Premises yt it appears to ye Chh that [p. 168] Miriam GRAY was under oath wn She declared yt Thos GRAY was not in ye Pew.       Voted yt appears to ye Chh (by ye Evidences & Rachel GRAY's Conversation) yt Sd Rachel in Charging Miriam GRAY with taking a false Oath had Reference to ye Substance of Miriam's Evidence, as well as to Miriam's Saying yt Thomas GRAY was not in ye Pew.      The Report of a Comittee of 5 Oct 1763 . Read & in part received & in part rejected by ye Chh as appears by Minite on Sd Report. After wch Miriam GRAY was Called upon to give Satisfaction for Saying when under oath yt Thos Gray was not in ye Pew, Which She did by declarg yt She was Sorry for W't she had Sd & Asked forgiveness, but in ye Time of it really Tho't as She Sd; wch was voted Sufficient Satisfaction by the Chh.       Then ye Meeting dismissed. Volume XII, page 252 [p. 169] 1 Apr 1764 : Baptized John, Son of Richard HOWELL 12 May : Baptized Elisha, Baptized Benjn & Desire BANGS 20 May : Baptized Rowland, Son of Edward CLARK 28 May : Baptized Watson, Son of Watson & Thankful FREEMAN his Mothing being Received as a Member in full Comunion ye Prreceeding Sabbath. And on May 28 . Received to Full Communion The Widow Azubah SNOW 3 Jun : Baptized Sarah, Daughter of ye widow Azubah SNOW 17 Jun : Baptized Joseph, Son of Prince SEARS 1 Jul : Received to Comunion Mary Wife of Nathan MAYO & ---- Wife of Samuel KING 22 Jul : Baptized Susanna, Daughter of Thos WINSLOW, Junr 5 Aug : Baptized Elizabeth, Daughter of Jonathan COBB [p. 170] 24 May : voted by ye to Continue Singing ye New vesion of ye Psalms by B. BRADY & N. TATE. Until ye Next Lecture, as we have practiced for Months past in ye Afternoon, & then vote for against receivg it fully if it be then Tho't proper. 12 Jul : Voted By ye Chh to Sing ye New Version of Davids Psalms in Publick 7 Oct : Received to Comunion Phebe, Wife of Elisha CROBEY 21 Oct : Baptized Benjamin & Phebe, Children of Elisha & Phebe CROSBEY 28 Oct : Baptized Phebe, Daughter of Nathan & Phebe HOPKINS 30 Dec : Baptized Edmund, Son of Jonathan & Mary HOPKINS 13 Jan 1765 : Baptized Sarah, Daughter of Barnabas MYRICK [p. 171] 10 Mar : Baptized Sarah, Daughter of James & Sarah CROSBEY 31 Mar : Baptized Ebenezer, Son of Ebenezer BANGS, & Mary, Daughter of Seth BANGS 7 Apr : Nathl LINCOLN Junr & Mary his Wife Owned ye Covenant & desired Baptism for their Children 14 Apr : Baptized Hannah, Daughter of James & Patience PAINE 21 Apr : Received to Full Communion Nathan WINSLOW & Eunice his Wife. Same Day Baptized Patience & Rachel, Children of Nathl LINCOLN Jr. 28 Apr : Baptized Roger, Son of Samuel & ---- KING 19 May : Baptized Eunice & Seth, Children of Nathan & Eunice WINSLOW 26 May : Baptized Elizabeth & Mary, twin Daughters of Samuel SEARS [p. 172] 16 Jun : Baptized Benjn, Son of Enos & Rhonda SNOW 23 Jun : Isaac DAVIS & Jane, his Wife, owned y Covenant desiring Baptism for their Children after yy had publickly Confessed & asked forgivenes for their Breach of ye 7 Com't 23 Jun : Voted by ye Chh yt Sister Rachel GRAY Should have a Written Admonition Sent to her by Deacon MAYO & Deacon SNOW. & also voted yt ye Chh is Free Sd Rachel GRAY Should at any time have a Coppy of ye votes passed by ye Chh relating to her in a late Ecclesiastical process with her; & yt in Case She Call a Council She Should 've a Copy of ye Evidences laid before ye Chh relating to Sd Process time enough before ye Meeting of Sd Counsel to prepare her Defence. 30 Jun : Baptized Mark Snow HINKLEY, Son of Nathan & Mercy HINKLEY