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 4 - Jun 1765 to 15 Jun 1792

[Transcribed by Jane Devlin]

Volume XIII, page 36 [p. 173] -- Jun (1765) : Received to Full Communion Mercy, Wife of Nathan HINKLEY & Tabitha, Wife of Heman CROSBEY 30 Jun : Josiah CROSBEY & Betty his Wife having formerly been Guilty of ........ publickly Confessed ye Same asking forgiveness and were restored to ye Chhs Charity. 30 Jun : Received to Full Communion Abigail, Wife of K. WINSLOW, Esq., & Bethiah, his Daughter -- & Thos SNOW, Junr & Betty, Wife of Josiah CROSBEY 30 Jun : an admonition Sent by ye Pastor to Rachel GRAY agreeable to ye Vote of ye Chh on ye 23 Inst. 5 Jul : A Note Sent to Rachel GRAY informing her yt She may have ye Copys as Voted on ye 23. Sent by Brother Joseph HOPKINS. 21 Jul : Received to Full Communion Temperence WHIELDING. Baptized Isaac, Son of Nathl & --- MYRICK [p. 174] 28 Jul 1765 : Baptized Isaac & Keziah, Children of Isaac & Jane DAVIS 4 Aug : Baptized Mary, Daughter of Kenelm WINSLOW, Junr, & Bethiah, Daughter of Thos SNOW, Junr 18 Aug : Baptized Frances, Daughter of Nathl & Mary STONE 1 Sep : Received to Full Communion Heman STONE & Chillingsworth FOSTER. At ye same Date, Thos CLARK, Junr & his Wife owned ye Baptismal Covenant desiring Baptism for their Children. 22 Sep : Baptized Josiah SAMUEL & Children of Thomas CLARK Junr, Baptized Lemuel, Son of Isaac FOSTER, Junr & Sarah his Wife 6 Oct : Baptized Elisha, Son of Elisha CLARK 3 Nov : Benjn BERRY & his Wife owned ye Covenant desiring Baptism for himself & child. Also Baptized Nathan, Son of John WING, Junr [p. 175] 24 Nov : Baptized Benjamin BERRY & his Son Elisha 29 Dec : Baptized Margaret, Daughter of Silas SNOW 16 Feb 1766 : Baptized Nathan, Son of Nathan MAYO 23 Feb : Baptized Thankful, Daughter of Prince HOPKINS 11 May : Baptized Elkanah, Son of Elkanah BANGS 29 Jun : Received to Full Communion Joseph NYE & Mary his Wife after they had made a public Acknowledgment of ye Sin of ...... & asked Forgiveness. Baptized Hannah, Daughter of Thos MAYO, & Mary, Daughter of Elisha CROSBEY 13 Jul : Baptized Joshua, Son of Watson FREEMAN, & Mary, Daughter of Joseph NYE 18 Aug : Baptized Josiah, Son of Nathan WINSLOW, & Benjamin, Son of Benjn BERRY [p. 176] 8 Apr 1766 : The Chh made Choice of Brother Heman STONE & Brother Edmund FREEMAN to Serve in the Deacon's Office. The Pastor at ye Same time Consented. also Voted yt Deacn MAYO together with ye Brethren Hatsuld FREEMAN & Chilingworth FOSTER Should be a Comittee to Enquire of Sister Miriam GRAY ye Reason for her absenting from Comunion with ye Chh in ye Special ordinance. 31 Aug : Received to Full Communion Benjamin THACHER 7 Sep : Baptized Katherine, Daughter of Moses MAYO 14 Sep : Baptized Eleazer, Son of James PAINE 5 Oct : Received to Full Communion Seth CROWELL & Stephen SEERS 12 Oct : Received to Full Communion Mehitable, Wife of Dr. FESSENDEN & Baptized Richard, Son of [p. 177] Richard HOWELL, & Barnabas, Son of Scotto COBB 19 Oct : Baptized Seth, Mary, Elizabeth & Isaiah, Children of Seth CROWELL, & also Mary, Ruth, Isaac & Larned, Children of Stephen SEARS 2 Nov : Received to Full Communion Hannah FREEMAN after She had asked forgiveness for a Scandal & was restored to ye Chhs Charity. Also Baptized Mercy & James CROWELL on their owning ye Baptismal Covenant & Baptized Tabitha, Daughter of Nathan HOPKINS 14 Dec : Baptized Silvanus, Son of Nathl LINCOLN Junr [p. 178] 21 Dec : Received to Comunion Mercy, Wife of Jonathn SNOW Junr 1 Feb 1767 : Baptized John & Hannah, Children of Jonathn SNOW Junr, & Rhoda, Daughter of Seth BANGS 1 Mar : Baptized William, Son of Josiah & Bette CROSBEY 15 Mar : Received to Full Communion Scoto CLARK & his Wife Thankful, May, Wife of Dean STONE & the Wife of James BANGS Nathl CLARK & Mehitable, his Wife, & The Widow Hildah CLARK, having publickly Confessed the Sin of ..... were restored to ye Chh's Charity after which they owned ye Baptismal Covenant; Then also did Elisha Mark William Barnabas Scoto Junr James Abigial & Roland CLARK, Children of Scoto own ye Covenant [p. 179] & were Baptized. Baptized also on their Parents Acc't Joshua FESSENDEN & Thankful, ye other Children of Scoto CLARK. And Nathan & Daniel, Children of Mark CLARK. [Transcriber's note: there are no commas between names as given in this transcription.] 22 Mar : Baptized Mary Reuben Levinah & Heman, Children of James BANGS 29 Mar : Received to Full Communion The Wife of Lemuel FREEMAN & Reuben CLARK & his Wife Jerusha After which Desire THACHER Ruth FREEMAN Grace FREEMAN & Seth FREEMAN owned the Covenant & were Baptized. Also Baptized Samuel Cyrenius & Isaac, Children of Lemuel FREEMAN, & Desire, Daughter of Benjn Junr & Desire THATCHER Olive, Daughter of Reuben CLARK & Zenas, Son of Nathaniel CLARK. [p. 180] 2 Apr 1767 : Privately Baptized Mary FREEMAN (Daughter of Lemuel) after She had owned ye Covenant. N.B. She had been Absent from public worship Several years on ye Acc't of Bodily Indispositions. 5 Apr : Baptized Lemuel FREEMAN Junr upon his owning the Covenant The Same Day Voted by ye Chh yt ye following Message Should be Sent to Miriam GRAY, who had absented from ye Comunion on ye Acc't of a Vote passed by this Chh 4 Apr 1764       Sister Miriam GRAY       We have Considered the Reason given by you for Absenting from our Comunion in ye Special Ordinances of [p. 181] the Gospel, & as we believe your are Conscientious therein think it proper to Observe yt altho a Major Part of the Chh did Apprehend you to be under oath when you Said Thos GRAY was not in the Pew, yet Several of ye Chh did not think thus, neither do they at present. And as a Chh we are now ready to declare that when we heared what you had to Say relating to the affair we were, fully Satisfied of your Innocency of ye least Design of Saying, much less of Swearing what was false. And this we think was manifested [p. 182] by us in our willingness that you Should have Comunion with us altho' you Never made a Confession of any Scandal; & as a farther Evidence thereof this Message Shall be put on Record, hoping you will return to our Comunion, as we are & ever have been in full Charity with you.       Same Day Voted by ye chh yt Rachel GRAY may have a Copy of all ye Evidences which were ye Grounds of ye Chhs Censure of her for Charging Miriam GRAY with taking a false Oath. [p. 183] 12 Apr : Baptized Jenne, Daughter of Lot & Miriam GRAY 3 May : Baptized ----- of Stephen SEERS & ----- 31 May : Baptized Hannah, Daughter of James BANGS 21 Jun : Received to Full Communion Mercy, Wife of Isaac CROSBEY, & Baptized Hannah, Daughter of Reuben & Jerusha CLARK 26 Jul : Baptized Scoto, Son of Elisha CLARK, & Tabitha, Daughter of Isaac CROSBEY 9 Aug : Baptized Lydia, Daughter of Nathan HINKLEY, & Hannah, Daughter of Isaac FOSTER, Junr [p. 184] 23 Aug : Baptized Susanna, Daughter of Joseph NYE & James, Son of Silas SNOW 13 Sep : Baptized Priscilla, Daughter of Thos CLARK Junr 26 Oct : Baptized Ebenezer, Son of Kimbal CLARK, & Nathan, Son of Isaac DAVIS -- Dec : Baptized Rhoda, Daughter of Enos & Rhoda SNOW Volume XIII, page 98 28 Feb 1768 : Baptized Hannah, Daughter of Isaiah & Mary DUNSTER 27 Mar : Baptized Enoch, Son of John WING, Junr, Barnabas, Son of Richard HOWELL, & Benjamin, Son of Elisha CROSBEY 1 May : Baptized Hannah, Daughter of Moses CROSBEY 3 Jul : Baptized Reuben, Son of James PAIN [p. 185] 10 Jul 1768 : Baptized Daughter of Elijah, Son of Scotto & Mary COBB, & Anne, Daughter of Nathan MAYO 24 Jul : Baptized Dean, Son of Lot GRAY, & Edward, Son of Edward CLARK 31 Jul : Baptized Abigail, Daughter of Elkanah & Abigail FREEMAN 7 Aug : Received to Full Communion, May STONE, Daughter of Nathaniel, & Baptized Desire, Daughter of Thos MAYO, & Edward, Son of Watson FREEMAN 21 Aug : Baptized Benjn, Son of Benjn & Desire THATCHER 28 Aug : Baptized Benjn, Son of Moses & Phebe MAYO 25 Sep : Received to Full Communion David BANGS & Tamsah, Wife of Jonathan HOPKINS [p. 186] 27 Nov 1768 : Received to Full Communion Nathl STONE. And dismissed from our Comunion Hannah HATHEWAY (formerly Hannah CLARK) to ye Chh of Christ in Dartmouth 4 Dec : Baptized Barnabas, Son of Barnabas MYRICK; Prince, Son of Prince HOPKINS & Mary, Daughter of Jonahn HOPKINS 1 Jan 1769 : Baptized Abraham & Isaac, twin Sons of Kenelm & Mary WINSLOW, & Nathan, Son of Nathan WINSLOW 15 Jan : Baptized Mary, Daughter of Nathl LINCOLN, Junr 22 Jan : Baptized Levi, Son of Stephen SEERS 23 Apr : Baptized James, Son of James BANGS [p. 187] 14 May : Baptized Joshua, Son of James CROSBEY 30 Jul : Baptized Hannah, Daughter of Thos SNOW, Junr 6 Aug : Baptized Josiah, @John FOSTER 20 Aug : Baptized Zeruiah, Daughter of Johnathan SNOW, Junr; Eunice, Daughter of Isaac FOSTER, Junr & Azubah, Daughter of Silvanus CROSBEY 27 Aug : Baptized Sarah, Daughter of Thos CLARK, Junr & Nathan, Son of Nathan HOPKINS 17 Sep : Baptized Eleazer, Son of Isaac CROSBEY 24 Sep : Baptized James, Son of Silas SNOW 1 Oct : Received to Full Communion Joseph PAINE [p. 188] 15 Oct 1769 : Baptized Oliver, Son of Elisha CLARK & Nathan, Son of Nathan HINKLEY 22 Oct : Baptized Sarah BANGS, Daughter of Ebenezer; Joseph, Son of Joseph NYE & Ichabod, Son of Elnathan WING Junr 29 Oct : Received to Full Communion Thankfl, Wife of Edmund CROSBEY, & Eunice, Wife of Isaiah CROSBEY, & Baptized Sd Eunice CROSBEY & Hannah & Tully, Children of Edmund CROSBEY & Anna, Daughter of Isaiah CROSBEY 3 Dec 1769 : Jonathan BANGS & his Wife mad public Confession of ye Sin of ...... & as he was a Child of ye Chh he was restored to ye Chhs Charity. As She had before expressed her desire of beg received [p. 189] as a Member in Full Comunion She ye Sd Deborah BANGS was Received to Full Communion After wch she was Baptised & their Son Willard, also Baptized Daniel Son of Nathan MAYO 5 Feb 1770 : Received to Full Communion Martha, Wife of James PHINNEY 4 Mar : Baptized Isaac, Son of James PHINNEY. And on ye Same Day ye Chh voted to Join with Sister Rachel GRAY in Call'g a Counsel, She having before put in a Petition for yt End to ye Chh, Which was Maturely Considered, Deacn FREEMAN & Chill'th FOSTER appointed by ye Chh to inform Sd R. GRAY & to treat with her about the Counsel [p. 190] 10 Dec : Judith Miller DUNSTER Baptized -- Mar : Baptized Edward, Son of Thos KNOWLES 8 Apr 1770 : Baptized Abijah, Son of Elisha CROSBEY Same Day received the Report of ye Comittee Sent 5 Feb to Sister Rachel GRAY, by which it appeared yt She was no Sincere in her Request for ye Chh to Join with her in Call'g a Counsel 24 Apr : Received to Full Communion Elizabeth, Wife of Stephen GRIFFITH 6 May : Baptized Floris (as ye father Calls him), Son of Richard HOWELL 15 Jul : Baptized ---- of Jonathan BANGS & Reuben, Son of Reuben BADOCK [p. 191] 22 Jul : Baptized Hannah of Enos & Rhoda SNOW 5 Aug : Baptized Sarah, #Isaac DAVIS 23 Sep : Baptized Nathan, Son of Nathaniel CLARK & Deborah, Daughter of Isaiah CROSBEY 4 Nov : Baptized Sarah of Edward CLARK, Abraham of Kenelm WINSLOW Junr, Isaac of Isaac FOSTER, Junr, & Reliance of Scotow COBB -- Dec : Baptized Nathl, Son of Nathl LINCOLN Junr & Huldah, Daughter of Kimbal CLARK 24 Mar 1771 : Baptized Susanna, Daughter of Elkanah BANGS & ye Deacons with Brothers N. STONE & C. FOSTER Sent by ye Chh as Delegates to ye ordination Counsel at East Barnstable [p. 192] 21 Apr 1771 : Baptized Phebe, Daughter of Nathan WILSLOW 28 --- : Baptized William, Son of Nathan MAYO 16 Jun : Baptized Elizabeth, Daughter of Thos CLARK, Junr 23 Jun : Received to Communion Mehitable, Wife of Lemuel CROSBEY 7 Jul : Baptized Lydia Barnabas & Jenne, Children of Lemuel & Mehitable CROSBEY 14 Jul : Baptized Abijah, Son of James CROSBEY 11 Aug : Baptized Barnabas, Son of Ebenezer BANGS 25 --- : Received to Full Communion Mercy, Wife of Benjn BERRY & Baptized Phebe, Baptized [p. 193] Silas SNOW 15 Sep : Baptized Isaac, Son of Isaac CROSBEY 6 Oct : Received to Full Communion Joseph SNOW & Priscilla his Wife & Baptized her & their Children Mark & Zoheth 20 Oct : Baptized Philip, Son of Richard HOWELL 27 Oct : Baptized Elvin, Son of Barnabas CLARK 9 Nov : Baptized Seth, Son of Seth BANGS; Tamzah, Daughter of Jonathn HOPKINS; Tabitha, Daughter of Elisha CLARK & Sarah, Daughter of Silvanus CROSBEY 24 --- : Baptized Elizabeth, Daughter of Thos MAYO & Priscilla, Daughter of Thos SNOW Junr 22 Feb : Baptized Mercy, Daughter of Benjn BERRY [p. 194] 6 Mar 1772 : Baptized Elisha, Son of Elisha CROSBEY 6 Apr : Baptized Susanna, Daughter of Thom's SNOW ye 3d & Bethiah his wife formely Bethiah WINSLOW, She having mad Satisfaction to this Chh for he sin of .... into which She had fallen. 3 May : Baptized Hepzibah, Daughter of Reuben PADDOCK 17 May : Baptized Mary, Daughter of Isaiah & Mary DUNSTER & ----- of Stephen SEERS 28 Jun : Received to Full Communion -----, Wife of Ebenezer CROSBEY 5 Jul : Baptized Priscilla of Joseph NYE 12 Jul : Received to Full Communion -----, Wife of Moses HOPKINS [p. 195] 3 Aug 1772 : Baptized Judith, Daughter of Scoto & Mary COBB 23 --- : Baptized Phebe, Daughter of Nathl CLARK 30 --- : Baptized Molly, Daughter of Mr. ---- WATERMAN of Wallfleet, her mother being a Member of ye Chh there 4 Oct : Received to Full Communion Elizabeth, Wife of Moses MAYO Junr & Baptized Joseph, Son of Joseph SNOW; Benjn, Son of Isaac FOSTER Junr & Azubah, Mercy & Mary, Children of Moses HOPKINS; & Hannah, Daughter of James PHINNEY 25 --- : Received to Full Communion Hannah, widow of Nathl LINCOLN 13 Nov : Baptized Joseph, Son of Nathan WINSLOW [p. 196] Dec last Sabath Received to Full Communion Huldah, Wife of Seth WING 24 Jan 1773 : Baptized Huldah Abigail & Hannah, Children of Seth WING 31 --- : Baptized Joseph, Son of Nathan WINSLOW & Isaac, Son of Nathl LINCOLN 14 Mar : Received to Full Communion Mary, Wife of Prince CROSBEY, & Baptized her & their Children Jeremiah Prince & Zuruiah on the Same Day Reuben SNOW & his Wife Reliance owned ye Covenant, She was Baptized & their Daughter Elizabeth 11 Apr : Received to Full Communion Seth WING 23 Apr : Baptized Abiel, Son of James & Sarah CROSBEY [p. 197] 16 May 1773 : Received to Full Communion Abigail STONE 27 Jun : Received to Full Communion Mehitable, Wife of Natl CLARK 11 Jul : Baptized Stevens, Son of Stevens ATWOOD of Boston his mother having previously owned ye Covenant 18 --- : Baptized Nathl, Son of Kenelm WINSLOW, Junr & Ezekiel, Son of Jonathan BANGS 15 Aug : Received to Full Communion Benjn BERRY; Jane THACHER & Temperance THACHER. The widow Lydia FOSTER owned ye Covenant & had her Children Baptized viz: Lydia, Desire & Elizabeth. also Baptized Jerusha, Daughter of Moses HOPKINS & Asenath, Daughter of Lemuel CROSBEY [p. 198] 22 Aug 1773 : Baptized Stephen, Son of Silas SNOW 17 Oct : Baptized Hannah, Daughter of Thos CLARK Junr 31 Oct : Dismissed from this to ye Chh in Williamsburg under ye Care of Rev'd Amos BUTLER, Bethiah COBB & Susanna BANGS 21 Nov : Baptized Joshua, Son of Ebenezer BANGS & Daniel, Son of Barnabas CLARK 9 Jan 1774 : Barnabas ATWOOD & his Wife oyc & had their Daughter Rebeckah Baptized 6 Feb : Baptized Reuben, Son of Reuben CLARK 13 Mar : Baptized Catharine, Daughter of Isaiah & Mary DUNSTER [p. 199] 10 Apr : Received to Full Communion: John FREEMAN, Lydia, Wife of Elkanah HOPKINS & Grace SEARS. On ye Same Date Baptized Thankful HATSULD; Betty, Sarah & John, Children of John FREEMAN; & Elkanah HOPKINS with his wife Lydia Confessed a Breach of ye 7 Comandment & were restored to ye Charity of ye Chh 8 May : Baptized Theophilus & Hannah, twin Children of Benjamin BERRY; Rhoda of James PHINNEY; & Isaiah, Son of Isaiah CROSBEY 15 May : Baptized Mehitable, Thankful, Olive & Priscilla Gray Children of Elkanah HOPKINS; & Reuben, Son of widow Mary CROSBEY [p. 200] 5 Jun 1774 : Received to Full Communion & Baptized Patience, Wife of John HALL of ye South Precinct of this Town 12 Jun : Baptized Elizabeth, Daughter of Stephen SEARS 3 Jul : Baptized Peter, Son of Nathan MAYO; & Nathan, Son of James CLARK, having in ye first Place Received to Full Communion Desire, Wife of James CLARK 10 Jul : Baptized Sarah, Daughter of Scoto & Mary COBB 17 --- : Received to Full Communion The Wife of Thos WINSLOW, Junr & ye Wife of Chilingsworth FOSTER Junr 31 --- : Baptized Mercy, Thankful Mehitable, Daniel, Sarah Chillingsworth & Elizabeth, Children of Chilingsworth FOSTER, Junr [p. 201] 14 Aug : Received to Full Communion ----, Wife of Seth CROSBEY 21 --- : Baptized John, Son of Thos MAYO; Reuben, Baptized Isaac CROSBEY, & Natl, Son of Joseph NYE 28 --- : Baptized Seth, Son of Seth & --- his Wife CROSBEY, & Baptized Olive, Daughter of Elkanah & Susanna BANGS 4 Sep : Baptized (per Mr. ALDEN), Rebeckah, Daughter of Silvanus CROSBEY 25 --- : Baptized Nathan, Baptized Nathan HOPKINS 30 Oct : Received to Full Communion Lydia BANGS & Baptized Jerusha, Daughter of John FOSTER 13 Nov : Baptized Eunice, Daughter of David & Phebe FOSTER after having Received Sd. Phebe as a Member in full [p. 202] 27 Nov 1774 : Received to Full Communion Mercy BURGES & Sarah BURGES & Baptized Lydia, Daughter of Edward CLARK 18 Dec : Baptized Saml & Mercy WING (twin) Children of Seth WING; & John, Son of Ebenezer CROSBEY Volume XIII, Page 135 8 Jan 1775 : Baptized Patience, Daughter of Elisha CROSBEY 29 --- : Baptized Nathan, Son of Chillingsworth FOSTER, Junr 19 Feb : Baptized Samuel, Son of Isaac FOSTER, Junr 9 Apr : Received to Full Communion & Baptized Thankful SNOW 28 --- : Received to Full Communion Rebeccah SEARS 11 Jun : Received to Full Communion ye Wife of Heman CROSBEY & Rebe'h WING [p. 203] 2 Jul : Received to Full Communion Reuben SNOW & his Wife & ye Wife of Jonathan Junr 9 Jul : Baptized Anthony & Phebe, Children of Heman CROSBEY 16 --- : Received to Full Communion Azubah, Wife of Thos KNOWLES & Baptized her & her 2 Children, Thos & Thankful; & Thankful, Baptized Jonathan BANGS 23 --- : Baptized Mary Prince & Mercy, Children of Jonathan SNOW, Junr & Lucretia, Daughter of James CLARK 8 Aug : Received to Full Communion Nathan SNOW & his Wife 15 --- : Received to Full Communion Benjn FREEMAN & Baptized Mary Experience & David, Children of Jonathan BERRY in Consequence of his Wife's oyc [p. 204] 20 Aug 1775 : Received to Full Communion Silvanus STONE 27 --- : Baptized Isaac, Mary, Moses & Lydia, Children of Nathan SNOW 10 Sep : Baptized Heman, Son of Nathan WINSLOW & Elisha, Son of Joshua WINSLOW, his Wife being Receiv'd as a Member Some Sabbath before. Received to Full Communion Ebenezer CROSBEY 8 Oct : Baptized Huldah, Daughter of Edm'd CROSBY 15 --- : Baptized Ben'j, Son of Thos SNOW Junr 17 Dec : Baptized Rhoda, Daughter of Stevens ATWOOD of Providence, his Wife having owned ye Covenant here on 11 Jul 1773 31 Dec : Baptized Nathaniel, Son of Reuben PADDOCK 11 Feb 1776 : Baptized Sarah of Jonathan Junr & Mehitable SNOW 25 --- : Baptized Benjn Bangs, Son of Shubael DOWNES [p. 205] 24 Mar 1776 : Baptized Patience, Daughter of Reuben SNOW 14 Apr : Baptized Zacheus, Son of Isaiah CROSBEY 28 Apr : Baptized Asaph Gray, Son of Heman CROSBEY 5 May : Baptized Hannah, Daughter of John FOSTER 19 --- : Baptized Adino Paddock, Son of Thos CLARK, Junr 26 --- : Received to Full Communion Temperance, Wife of Joseph COOK 9 Jun : Baptized Mercy, Daughter of Joseph COOK 30 --- : Baptized Enoch, Son of Ebenezer CROSBEY & Received to Full Communion Sarah, Wife of Scoto CLARK, Junr [p. 206] 28 Jul 1776 : Baptized Rachel of Silas SNOW; Mary of Moses HOPKINS & Jonathan of Jonathn BERRY 4 Aug : Baptized Abigail, Daughter of Isaiah & Mary DUNSTER, & Nathan, Son of Nathan SNOW 18 --- : Received to Full Communion Mehitable SNOW, Daughter of Enos & Baptized Sarah, Daughter of Barnabas ATWOOD, Mercy, Daughter of Isaac CROSBEY & Temperance of Joseph COOKE 8 Aug {obviously an error for Sep} : Baptized Elizabeth, Daughter of Ebenezer BANGS 15 --- : Baptized Rhoda of Benjn BERRY 22 --- : Received to Full Communion Desire, Wife of John GOULD & Zeruiah WING & Baptized Sarah of Scotto CLARK, Junr 5 Oct : Baptized Desire & Phebe, Children of John GOULD 12 Oct : Baptized Joseph, Son of Stephen SEARS & Nathan, Son of Thos KNOWLES 3 Nov : Daughter of Asaph, Son of Nathl CLARK [Pages 207-212 of the original are missing, and pages 213-216 have already been transcribed at the beginning of the first file] [p. 217] 8 Dec : Baptized Joshua, Son of Barnabas CLARK & 15 Dec Baptized Silvanus, Son of Silvanus CROSBEY -- Dec : Baptized -------- 2 Feb 1777 : Jacob HIGGINS & his Wife owned ye Baptismal Covenant & had their Son, Ezekiel Holebrook HIGGINS Baptized 23 --- : Baptized Rhoda, Daughter of Joshua WINSLOW 6 Apr : Received to Full Communion Lot GRAY. Baptized James, Son of Nathan MAYO; Priscilla, Daughter of Joseph SNOW & Hannah, Daughter of Reuben PADDOCK 20 Apr : Received to Full Communion ----, Wife of Judah BERRY 18 May : Baptized Phebe, Daughter of Thos LINCOLN 25 --- : Baptized Jane of Shubael COOK & Dismissed Sarah SEARS, former LINCOLN, to Ashfield Ch. [p. 218] 8 Jun : Baptized Lemuel & Samuel, Sons of Judah BERRY & Sarah, Daughter of Isaac FOSTER, Junr 22 --- : Baptized Poly, Daughter of Chil'th FOSTER Junr 6 Jul : Baptized Polly, Daughter of Judah BERRY 13 --- : Baptized Robert, Son of Nathl COOKE Jr 20 --- : Baptized Eunice of Leml CROSBY 24 Aug : Baptized Phebe of David FOSTER 7 Sep : Baptized William, Son of James CLARK & ye 14 . Baptized Saml, Son of Joseph NYE & Deborah of Jonathan BANGS -- Oct : Dismissed the wife of Thos WINSLOW Ju'rs wife from this to ye Chh in Greenwich 2 Nov : Baptized Isaac, Son of Nathan HOPKINS 7 Dec : Baptized Isaiah, Son of Kembal CLARK 28 --- : Received to Full Communion Barnabas ATWOOD & his Wife 30 --- : Baptized Sarah, Wife of Andrew CLARK at her House on Acct of her Sickness. Some of ye Chh present [p. 219] 28 Apr 1778 : Baptized John, Son of Reuben SNOW 3 May : Baptized Joshua, Son of Stephen GRIFFITH 31 May : Baptized Hannah, Daughter of Moses HOPKINS; Reliance of Nathan SNOW; Heman, Son of Heman CROSBEY & Martha of John GOULD, & Received to Full Communion Nathl CROSBY Junr 14 Jun : Baptized Mehitabl[e] of Lot GRAY & Mary David HOPKINS Bethiah & Desire of Nathl CROSBEY Junr 28 --- : Baptized Hannah of Ebenezer CROSBEY 13 Jul : Received to Full Communion John GOULD 9 Aug : Received to Full Communion Joseph GOULD & his Wife & Baptized Tabitha of John FOSTER [p. 220] 16 Aug : Baptized Tabitha of Nathl CROSBEY Junr 13 Sep : Baptized Hannah & Sarah, Children of Joseph GOULD 27 --- : Baptized Prebe of Seth CROSBEY 18 Oct : Baptized Shubael, Son of Shubael COOKE 8 Nov : Baptized Martha of Barnabas ATWOOD & Solomon of Joseph GOULD 6 Dec : Baptized Tully CROSBEY after he had own'd ye Baptismal Covenant 20 Dec : Baptized Fessenden, Son of Scotoway CLARK, Junr 24 Jan 1779 : Baptized Joshua, Son of Nathan MAYO 31 --- : Baptized Isaac, Son of Isaac MAYO & Clark, Son of Natl LINOLN (sic) 21 Feb : Baptized Betsey [p. 221] of Ebenezer BANGS, Mehitab[le] of Nathl CLARK & Sarah of Joshua WINSLOW 28 Feb : Received to Full Communion Priscilla, Wife of Abner ROGERS 28 Mar : Baptized Sally of Thom's KNOWLES & Nathan of Abner ROGERS 9 May : Baptized Thos of Thos SNOW, Pede of Lilvanus CROSBY, & Lydia of Judah BERRY 23 --- : Baptized Lavina, Daughter of Stephen SEERS 29 Aug : Baptized Lydia of Nathan HOPKINS 5 Sep : Baptized Barnabas, Son of Barnabas CLARK 3 Oct : Baptized Thomas Mose[worn], Son of Nathl COOK & Rebecah, Daughter of Reuben PADDOCK 10 --- : Baptized Mercy of Josiah SNOW [p. 222] [O]ct 1779 : Baptized Saml, Son of Jonathan SNOW Junr 7 Nov : Baptized Robert, Son of Stevens ATTWOOD 22 Feb 1780 : Baptized Anna of Benjn BERRY 26 Mar : Baptized Miriam of Elkanah HOPKINS & Henry Hows of James CLARK 11 Jun : Baptized Heman, Son of Heman CROSBEY -- Jul : Received as a Member from ye Chh in Tewksbury, Rebecka, Wife of Nathl CROSBEY 6 Aug : Received to Full Communion Eleanor, Wife of Benjn HALL of ye South Precinct & Baptized Shubael, Son of Shubael COOKE 7 Oct : Received to Full Communion Abigail, Wife of Simeo[n] FREEMAN 15 Oct : Phebe MAYO having [worn]een Accused of Soliciting [p. 223] a young Woman in a Clandestine manner to take from ye House in which She lived Cotton Wooll & other articles & bring ym to her : Which Sd MAYO at first Solemnly denied & then owned made a public Confession of her Sin and then asked forgivness & was restored to ye Chh's Charity. On ye Same Day : Baptized Nathan, Son of John FOSTER & Abigail, Daughter of John GOULD & ye following Evening Baptized privately at ye House of Nathll WINSLOW an Infant Daughter of his named ----- wch died ye next Morning. 5 Nov : Baptized Joseph, Son of Joseph GOULD; John, Son of John BAILEY, Rhoda, Daughter of Reuben SNOW 19 Nov : Received to Full Communion Anna, Wife of James HOWELL 31 Dec : Baptized Mercy of Scotto CLARK Junr [p. 224] 25 Feb 1781 : Baptized Charlotte, Daughter of Kembal CLARK & Moses, Son of Moses HOPKINS 4 Mar : Baptized Seth, Son of Seth CROSBEY 18 Mar : Baptized Priscilla of Joseph & Mary NYE, & Tabitha of Barnabas ATWOOD 1 Apr : Baptized Elizabeth, Daughter of Isaiah CROSBEY 22 Apr : Baptized Susanna of Isaac MAYO 9 Jul : Baptized Daniel, Son of Ebenezer CROSBEY 12 Aug : Baptized Phebe, Daughter of Lemuel CROSBEY 9 Sep : Baptized Thos, Son of Thos CLARK Junr (lately decased) 16 Sep : Baptized Hittey of Barnabas CLARK & Jonathan & Mehitable SNOW, twins of Jonathn SNOW Junr [p. 225] 30 Sep 1781 : Received to Full Communion Thankful CLARK 14 Oct : Received to Full Communion Temperance, Wife of Seth FREEMAN, Junr 25 Nov : Baptized Washington & Green, twins of Stephen SEARS 30 Dec : Baptized Tempe Pede Jerusha & Seth, Children of Seth FREEMAN 27 May 1782 : Baptized Freeman, Son of David FOSTER 9 Jun : Baptized Jacob, Son of Jacob BURGE & Ebenezer, Son of Benjn HALL 23 Jun : Baptized Seth Son of Nathan SNOW & Lydia Daughter of Elkanah HOPKINS [p. 226] 28 Apr 1783 : Baptized Isaac, Son of Isaiah CROSBEY; & Solomon Son of Seth FREEMAN Junr 8 Jun : Baptized Ruby Daughter of Chillingsworth FORSTER 15 Jun : Baptized Patty & Polly twin Daughters of Deacn Reuben SNOW Priscilla of Silvanus CROSBEY & John of John FORSTER 24 Aug : Baptized Patia of Seth CROSBEY 24 Oct : Baptized Mercy of Nathl LINCOLN 4 Apr 1784 : Baptized Abigail of James CLARK 11 Apr : Baptized Molly of Jacob BURGE 6 Jun : Received to Full Communion Desire BANGS Junr [p. 227] 11 Jul 1784 : Received to Full Communion Mercy, Daughter of Nathl STONE Esq Deceased 15 --- : Baptized Privately, Tully Son of Barnabas CLARK who died ye next Day 22 Aug : Received to Full Communion Nathl KING & his Wife at ye same Time Baptized sd Nathl 29 --- : Baptized Elizabeth, Daughter of Shubael & Jenne COOK -- Sep : Baptized Samuel, Thankful, Hannah, Nathaniel & James, Children of Nathl KING -- Sep : Received to Full Communion Rhoda, Wife of Roland CLARK -- Oct : Baptized Ruth, Daughter of Ebenezer CROSBEY 10 Oct : Baptized Rhoda of Elisha CROSBEY [p. 228] 31 Oct 1784 : Received to Full Communion Jonathan BERRY & his Wife At ye Same Date Baptized Sd Jonathan BERRY, Lydia, Daughter of Nathan SNOW & Benjn Son of Joseph GOULD -- Mar 1785 : Baptized Jacob, Son of Jacob HIGGINS 8 May : Baptized Susanna, Sally Bangs, Rhoda & Elisha, Children of Roland CLARK 19 Jun : Received to Full Communion Lazarus PHINNEY & his Wife -- Jul : Baptized Sarah PHINEY, Daughter of Lazarus in her 16 year after having owned ye Baptismal Covenant [p. 229] 11 Aug 1785 : Received to Full Communion ---- WING, Wife of Abner WING & Baptized Mary, Daughter of Barnabas ATWOOD 4 Sep : Received to Communion Huldah, Wife of Haskal FREEMAN & Elizabeth, Daughter of Moses CROSBEY N.B. Huldah CROSBEY alias FREMAN having been guilty of Violating ye 7 Comand before Marriage Made Confession therof & was forgiven by ye Chh before her Admission 8 Oct : Baptized Sophy, Daughter of Deacn Joseph NYE 15 --- : Received to Full Communion Lydia, Wife of James LAHA 22 Oct : Baptized Molly & Haskell, Children of Haskal & Huldah FREEMAN [p. 230] 29 Oct 1785 : Baptized Richard Tamza Lydia & James, Children of James & Lydia LAHA 27 Nov : Received to Full Communion The Widow Huldah BANG & ye Widow Thankful FREEMAN 11 Dec : Baptized Isaac, Son of John GOULD -- Mar : Baptized --- Children of Abner WING -- Apr : Baptized ---- Children of The Widow Thankful FREEMAN 22 May : Received to Full Communion Keziah, Wife of Eleazer COBB, Abigail FESSENDEN & Mehitable BANGS & Baptized Sd Abigail FESSENDEN [p. 231] 4 Jun 1786 : Baptized Gershom, Son of Gershom PHINNEY 18 Jun : Baptized Rebecca Abigail Eunice & Eleazer, Children of Eleazer COBB 25 --- : Received to Full Communion Miriam, Wife of Soln CLARK 2 Jul : Received to Full Communion The Widow (of Nathl) Reliance KING 9 Jul : Received to Full Communion Hannah, Wife of Scotto BERRY & Content, Wife of John Dillingham BANGS & Baptized Sd Content 29 Jul : Baptized Barna, Rebecca, Mehitable, Willis Scotto, Hannah Watson & Joshua, Children of Scotto BERRY & Saml, Son of Jacob HIGGINS [p. 232] 30 Jul 1786 : Baptized Lucinda of Chillingsworth FOSTER 6 Aug : Baptized Betty of James CLARK, Abraham & Isaac Twins of Jonathan BERRY & Lydia, Solomon, Miriam & Nathaniel of Solomon CLARK 20 Aug : Baptized Saymore & Elizabeth, Children of John Dillingham BANGS 10 Sep : Baptized Fanny, Daughter of Scottoway CLARK Junr 19 Nov : Received to Full Communion ----- Wife of Thos MAYO & Baptized their Son Nathan Atwood MAYO -- --- : Edmund MAYO & his Wife otc & their Daughter Martha was Baptized [p. 233] -- Mar 1787 : Sarah of Roland CLARK Baptized 1 Apr : Huldah, Daughter of Haskal FREEMAN Baptized 8 --- : Received to Full Communion Sarah OLIVE & Frances STONE 19 --- : Baptized Isaacer, Son of Scotto BERRY & Benjn of Seth FREEMAN, Junr 3 Jun : Received to Full Communion the Wife of Seth LINCOLN 10 Jun : Baptized John, Son of James LAHA, & Hannah, Henry & Seth, Children of Seth LINCOLN 17 --- : Baptized Barnabas, Son of Barna's ATWOOD & Mehitable Daughter of Ebenezer CROSBEY [p. 234] 29 Jun 1788 : Baptized Isaac, Son of Jacob HIGGINS 6 Jul : Baptized Betsey, Daughter of Jonathn SNOW 28 Sep : Baptized Seth Winslow, Son of Joseph NYE 22 Feb 1789 : Baptized (in private on account of ye Aparent Prospect of Death) Edmund & Ezekiel, twins of Edmund MAYO 12 Apr : Baptized Sally of John Dillingham BANGS 19 -- : Baptized Olive of Scotoway BERRY 31 May : Baptized James & Desire, Twins of James & Desire CLARK [p. 235] 21 Jun : Received to Full Communion Hannah DUNSTER 12 Jul : Baptized Atherton, Son of Barne CLARK, Thankful Daughter of Scotoway CLARK Junr & Freeman Son of Thos MAYO 2 Aug : Baptized Ebenz'r Son of Jacob HIGINS 30 --- : Received to Full Communion The Widow Temperance SEABURY 1 Sep : Received to Full Communion Kimbal CLARK 4 Oct : Baptized Asarelah, Son of Seth SEARS 13 Dec : Baptized Prise Daughter of Jonathan BERRY [p. 236] 3 Sep 1787 : Received to Full Communion Sarah, Wife of Abijah BANGS & Baptized their Daughter Rebekah 28 Oct : Baptized Jonathan Thacher, Son of Shubael COOKE 15 Dec : Baptized Joshua, Son of Seth LINCOLN 29 Dec : Baptized Lincoln, Son of John FOSTER 3 Jan 1790 : Baptized Sparrow, Son of Solomon CLARK 23 May : Baptized Nabby Daughter of Jonathan SNOW 7 Jun : Received to Full Communion Nathl MYRICK 15 Aug : Received to Full Communion Poly, Wife of Dr. Josiah MYRICK [p. 237] 22 Aug 1790 : Baptized Mary Padock Daughter of Dr. Josiah MYRICK 19 Sep : Received to Full Communion Asa MAYO & his Wife Sally & Baptized Sd Sally MAYO 10 Oct : Baptized ye Children of Sd MAYO viz: John Gideon Rhoda Jeremiah Sally & Asa 14 Nov : Received to Full Communion Polly Wife of Elkanah FREEMAN & Baptized her two Children Sally Myrick & Billy 26 Jun 1791 : Baptized by Mr. STONE Thankful Freeman Daughter of Rowland CLARK, Benjamin Child of Asa MAYO 21 Aug : Scotto BERRY's child Baptized by ye Name of Eunice Baptized by Mr [p. 238] STONE 4 Sep : Baptized by Mr. ALDEN, Ezekiel Child of Edmund MAYO 19 Oct : John SIMPKINS Junr was ordained to ye pastoral care of ye Chh & Congregation in Harwich N. Parish 30 Oct : Baptized Elizabeth Daughter of Saml & --- GRAY 12 Nov : Baptized William Son of Seth & Lydia LINCOLN, David Son of Nathl & --- KING 19 Nov : Baptized by Mr. MELLEN, John Son of John BANGS 26 Nov : Baptized Thomas Gibbs SEABURY, Son of Thos S. 15 Jan 1792 : The request of Mr. HOWES & Mrs RIPLEY Daughter of Nathan, & Mary STONE yy were dismissed from this Church to ye {Worn off] [This is the last entry in the old book]