The Names of y^e Brethren & Sisters of y^e Church at Reading

[4]1

From its first Gathering 1648 the 29 Sept. 1648. &c.

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Leift: Marshall & ‘s wife: dismissd frõ Lyn

Francis Smith. M^rs Green

Tho Marshall Carpenter.

Will^m Cowdry & his wife

Eliz: Hooper

John Pearson & his wife

Lidia Lakin

Bro. Dunton

Eliz: Wily

Tho Kendall & his wife

Eliz: Hart

Tho Parker & his wife

Zech Fitch & his wife

dismissed frõ Lyn

George Davis

Will Eaton & his wife

dismissed frõ Watertown

William Hooper

John Batchel^r & his wife

dismissed frõ Dedham

Mary Swaine

Joan Marshall

Will Martin

Tho: Hartshorn & his wife

Jonas Eaton & his wife

Lidia

Edward Taylo^r & his wife

Tho Bancroft

Sister Martin

Judith Pool

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Abigail Damon

In May 1648 M^r Henry Green first Pasto^r of this Church dyed. after whom they Called to Supply his roome. Samuel Haugh who came hither Novemb 3 1648. & was Ordeyn’d

Pasto^r here March 26: 1650.

Leift: Smith & his wife before some of y^e former

Since his joyning to this Church which was y^e Sabbath before his Ordination was added to this Church Sarah Haugh his wife.

Samuel: Walker & his wife.

Lydia Dastin

Alice Clark

By dismission he frõ Boston & she from Charlestown

John Brocke called by y^e Church [to]2 officiate amongst them after m^r Sam: Ha[ugh] decease at Boston, & dismissed to them fr[õ] Dedham church, was Joyned to them the Lords day before y^e Ordination, & Nov. 13:[6]2 hee was Ordained, & y^e day after he was married to M^rs Sarah Haugh a widdow indeed.

[5]

The Names of y^e Brethrin & Sisters

y^t were joyned since his office work.

25 (10) 62 Jonathan Poole

16 (4) 66

Sister Cowdry

Goodman Wellman

dismissed from Lyn.

& his wife

Elizabeth Parker

Nath. Cowdry

Sister Bancroft

& his wife

22 (9) 69

dismissed from Dedham

Nath. Coutler

Brother Damon

dismissed from Dedham

Hanna Lilly

Hanna Packer

John Eaton &

Mary Goodwin

his wife

Abraham Briant

Tho. Clarke

Mary Hodgman

Mary Eaton

Mary Briant

Mary Parker

Martha Parker

6 (2) 63 Sister Hartshorne

Elizabeth Brown

by letters from Ipswich.

Mary Burnap.

Nich. Browne

Sister Nichols

& his wife

dismissed from Ipsw[ich]3

24 (4) 63 dismissed from Lyn:

Ester Dix

Hanna Cowdry

Mary Swaine Junio^re

vide p. 204

Goodwife Cutler

John Batcheller Jun^r

& his wife

Sam^l Walker being Under some offence for high & ill Language given to ye Pasto^r: about y^e year 1652 gave satisfaction to y^e church privately met at y^e Pasto^rs house by acknowledging his Evill therin.

[6]

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Eliz. Hart being under offence in y^e year 1653 for Inner sinfullnesse in not Late harbouring travelers that were in danger of y^r Lives y^rby at lest some of y^m: for Diverse offensive words spoken to y^m concerning Some of y^e Church & town. for some Grosse suspicions of falshood: was before the church brought to Give satisfaction; who Extended much charity toward hir in taking y^t for Satisfaction w^ch came frõ hir though far short of what they Judged needfull.

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George Davis publickly to y^e church only acknowledged some offensive speech

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spoken by him to Tho Clark.

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Eliz. Hart was Again brought before y^e church first

in private for Sundry offences as namely (1) for Contempt

of Authority (2) for Evill surmising & falsely accusing

some of the bretheren. (3) for Boasting sinfully of y^t w^h

is Evill: y^t all y^e wit y^e church had could not keep hir

out nor beigin [to] cast hir out. [(4)] that she never had

y^e worst of it befor^e Minister or church with many

other things w^ch were then testified ag^t her: as Saying

y^t she burnt y^e warrant to teach old fooles more wit.

To these things at first she began to Answer with

shew of much hotienesse & Generally confessing her

proud high spirit, & much Hypocrisye, &c but

running to particulars she yⁿ So Excused &

teased as that gave no Satisfaction at all: So

she was referred to A more publick hearing y^t

in Case she came not of more freely she should

then be Admonished.

being so called forth in publick y^e next L^ds day save one

(for y^e next was Sacram^t Day from w^ch she was Suspended)

upon hope of better Satisfaction: She did give very small

signs of true repentance so as that upon propounding y^t

to y^e church for their app^rhensions one or two Exp^rssed

themselves Content to Sit down but others thought y^mselves

unsatisfied & some desired to deferre till another

time: & y^t being very late we concluded with

Prayer &c without fully Understanding y^e churches mind

But next L^ds day she was again called forth &

shewing Little signs of Repentance she was Admoni

shed: After w^ch she being again called forth on

Another Sabbath about three weeks after: she gave

Such Satisfaction as y^e church Sat down upon.

[7]

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Feb 6: 1658. George Davis being brought before

y^e Church for an Offensive libell by him made

and published by Singing it in Verse did very

freely & plainly acknowledge his great Sin

therin & Lam^ted much y^t he had y^rin dishono^rd

God given offence to his bretheren and opened y^e

mouths of any ill affected: W^ch gave very good

Satisfaction to y^e church.5

The Octob. 26: 1659 At A Publick Church

meeting appoynted y^e L^ds day before (though we

were constrayned to meet at my house bec: of

work being done at y^e meeting house) George

Davis was Convened before the church and y^r

was Layd to his chardge

[8]

1) that having unto y^e Pasto^r threatened that (y^t

he would not Call Sister Clark & Kendall

to answer Some offences he had to chardge y^m

With: w^ch y^e Pasto^r Conceived was not yet ripe

for his Cognizance by X^ts rules) he then would

present y^m both for Liars & have y^m Recorded

So in Court: and then Bring the Courts Records

ag^t y^m in Church: Having thus Sayd to y^e

Pasto^r and his Wife, he afterward being questi

oned why he would So Say or doe by divers

he denied it Saying he intended no Such thing

& it never came into his heart or thought: &

this he then denyed to Tho. Clark and his wife

Will^m Cowdrey & his wife. Tho. Kendall. Jonas

Eaton Zech Fitch. To this Lye thus punctually

proved: he owned what he had Sayd to y^e Pas

to^r & his Wife but Sayd he could not Remem

ber y^t he Sayd So to Bro: Cowdrey and his Wife

in way of doing all of it. and So of y^e rest profes

sing his Conscience did not accuse him of an intended

Lye in it.

2) That being dealt with by Tho. Kendall Jonas

Eaton & Zech Fitch for departing from y^e

Sacram^t bec: of offence he had taken at Sister

Kendall

and yet did not endeavour to remove the offence

before y^e Sacram^t: He replyed No It was not

for any thing that he was offended ag^t Sister

Kendall but Some trouble upon his own Spirit

that he went from y^e Sacram^t. So as y^t he

left them as Satisfyed with his answer: but af

terward it came to be known that he went

away in bitternesse ag^t hir: w^ch was plain

from Some bitter words Spoken ag^t hir unto

y^e Pasto^r and his wife by George Davis w^ch

y^e Pasto^r bringing Bro. Cowdrey w^th him did deal

more privately w^th Georg Davis for. this was

charged on him as A Second Lye: to w^ch also

he answered y^t he did not intend So to Leave

y^m in y^e dark he thought they could not

but understand that y^r was offence taken

by him at Sister Kendall: but w^thall his intent

was to hint to them that it was chiefly the

distemp. of his own Spirit upon y^t offence taken y^t

made him look at himself as unfit and therefore

did dep^t. But it too plainly appears

that it was rather his disdeigning to speake with

hir, than Some of his own unfitnesse that made

him to dep^t.

[9]

3) that he was heard to Sing Some p^t of A

filthy song: and to scoff at those y^t took

offence at it. to w^ch he answered y^t it might

be possible he did Sing Some of it. but had Sayd before

that he never could Sing one verse of it. w^ch being

now alledged ag^t him. Viz: how could y^t be true

y^t he never could Sing one verse of it and

yet y^t now he confesseth to have Sung Some of it

He answered he knew not how much a Verse was

Except it was so much as made y^e Tune once.

but he Judged himself for this confessing y^e Evill

of it. W^ch Confession did in y^t Satisfie

many of y^e church for this last offence: but

w^th respect to y^e former two Especially con

sidering he had been taken in two untruths

formerly he was w^th consent of y^e church

Layd under A formall admonition; & y^r

by pro tempore Suspended from y^e L^ds

Table &c.

[10]

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Geo: Davis Feb 9: 1659 Appeared before y^e church assem

bled at y^e Pasto^rs house and by his acknowledgem^t p^tly

in words & p^tly in writing he So far Judged himself

for what was Layd to his charge as y^t y^e church accepted

of Satisfaction & tooke of y^e Censure &c.

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January 14. 1661. Lidia Dastin Appeared before y^e church

at A publique church meeting (appointed y^e L^ds day before)

though at y^e Pasto^rs house not for privacie, but for

conveniencie in regard of y^e weather. And being there

required to owne the Confession w^ch She had formerly

made concerning hir offence and w^ch was then tendred

in writing, She did own y^e Same, and although not

with y^t freedom and willingnesse as was to be desired

yet So as y^e church p^t by Expression & y^e rest by Si

lence manifested their acceptance of hir Satisfaction

tendred.

Now ye offences chardged upon hir was (1) that she

Reported concerning J. P. M. C. J. D. B. G. y^t

on y^e L^ds day after their coming out of y^e meeting

house they laughed and jeered at y^e minister y^t

then had been dispencing y^e word to them.

whereas afterward upon Examination it could not appear

that they did laugh at y^e Minister but as they Sayd at

A Senseless Jest put forth by S G: concerning one who

at y^e meeting broke wind:

[11]

6666 ( . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . beagles opened) now she seeing

& hearing them laugh, and another telling hir y^t

they laughed at y^e Minister (as she then p^ty affirmeth she

hearing those words Spoken by them in or about y^e time of

y^r laughing (So much for that or this) w^ch being the words

y^e Minister concluded w^thall as she Sayth was y^e occasion of

hir Jealousy and report. The Second (2) thing layd

to hir was that when she was dealt with by y^e

young men for blemishing y^r names, she denyed y^t

she had particularly named any of them: at least any

but one. whereas the testimonyes Say she did name

diverse of them. to this hir answer was that she

doth not yet rem̄ber y^t she named any in particular

her self: but y^t they were named she remembers but

whether by hir self or no she remembers not. w^ch

occasioned her denyall yet nevertheless she condem

ned hir self for hir Sinfull rashnesse therein &c.7

Mathew Edwards desiring his Condition

to be propounded to y^e Church, whiles

hee stood propounded, testimony Came in

against him to charge him with y^e guilt

22 (11) 62. of a Scandal, hee being desired to humble

himselfe & regaine Gods honour &c hee

went to y^e parties & made a Confessiõ

to their Satisfaction, which being testi=

fyed to the church hee was admitted

(& committed to God) according to y^e Judgm^t

of Charity.

[12]

George Davis having been some time in

y^e guilt of wanton words & carriage to

Mary Morrell, which being made knowne

to B^r Cowdrey Sen^r & B^r Kendall, they

came to y^e Elder & inquired darkly of such

a case George Davis came & seconded them

he desired to acknowledge his fault in

publick, the Elder having heard the accusation

& his defense but not without some Confession

gave way to his desire: after his Confession

y^e Brethren dissatisfyed a day of humiliation

appointed for y^e church & his sinne more

applied to him but his satisfaction offered

was Judged to be too short, & an Ad=

monition was aggreed on to be sollemnly

applied & bee left with God to humble

him for his Sinne and so waiting a time

upon God in y^e use of y^e Censure, the

Lord did helpe him to repent of it &

bewayled his greate hardnes of heart, &

lying under the guilt of it 18 months,

hee justifyed God in afflicting him for it,

& aggravated his sinne, & justifyed the

Censure & offering to Satisfy the church

they accepted of it, & his Censure tooke off

with a Signall testimony of forgiveness,

but not before hee gave Satisfaction

to Jeremy Swaine for words specifyed as

8 (6) 63. appeareth y^e 8^th (6) 63.

Nicholas Browne having given y^e Towne

offense y^t is y^e Selectmen, by inserting three

or four words into a grant of a piece of

meadow without their privity, for the

explaining of it, & having dealt with him for it, his honest

12 (3) 63 Confession was sent to y^e Church of Lyn

whereof hee was a member. they waighing

it, sent that hee should publikly acknowledge

his error &c: which being attended, the con=

gregation tooke satisfaction, & upon Letters

of dismission afterwards hee & his wife

were admitted (with their children) into y^e Church.

[13]

Joan Marshall having spoken some offensive

words against Sister Bancroft, & they dealing

with her to give them satisfaction, she stay=

ing at y^e Lords Supper, two of y^e Brethrin

riseing upp, & attested that she had not attended

to give Satisfaction, she was required to forbear

Com̄union with us at that time, she gave some

offensive words before she went out; but God

helped her afterwards to Come upp to y^e rule

& to make her acknowledgement before

the Church, & was againe received into our hearts.

John Bachellor Jun^r having lien some

time in y^e guilt of y^e Sinne of

wantonesse making an attempt upon Mary Hodgman but

she resisted him; hee afterwards Joyned

to y^e church & held Com̄union with us

but God left him to offer some dalliance w^t

one maid Servant of his after another,

which being blazd abroad, he confest his

guilt of Mary Hodgmans accusations for y^e

substance of it, hee confessed y^e guilt of

Sarah Hoopers accusation for y^e Substance

of it, but hee denied y^e substance of

G. Duttons daughters accusation of him;

The Church seriously Considering of the

Case of our Brother Bachellor, they

they thought it might be good to

lay him under an Admonition, which was

20 (4) 69 with their Consent attended; & the Sinne

with y^e aggravations of it was publikly

charged on his Conscience, & not long, ere

hee came, & confest somthing of the

accusation, y^t hee formerly denyed to

be true, & saw his Snare to deny the

whole, because hee could owne but a part,

but after a time, God Sett home his

great Sinne to his heart, & hee Carried

the burden of it, & after several ad=

dresses on his part, Justifying God & the

church, presenting Certaine papers of

his humiliation for so great a sinne,

& flying to Christ for his great mercy,

the Church were by little & little

enclined to take off his Censure, and

renew their charity to him, as one y^t

obtained mercy of the Lord.

Vide p. 22

[14]

Ester Dix an Adult member of

y^e Church of Christ in Ipswich she

owning the Covenant, had her

Children Baptised, her habitation being

removed to us, by letters of dismissiõ

shee & her children were recom̄ended

to our Church. 30 (8) 1665. & were

accordingly owned of us, as ours in y^e Lord

& her Child thereupon was Baptised.

The minds of the Brethrin being fixed

as to y^e practice of childrens duty

to owne y^e Covenant in order to

their Childrens Baptisme themselves

not in full Communion.

[15]

(1) It was propounded in a Church meeting

Whither Confederate visible be

lievers in particular Churches and

their Infant seed whose next parents

one or both are in Covenant are

acknowledged according to Scripture to

be y^e approved members of y^e visible

Church of Christ?

(2) Whither the Infant seed of y^e Church

(being members of the same church

with their parents) when they are

Adult or growne upp, they are per=

sonally under the watch discipline

& goverment of that Church?

(3) Whither Adult members of the

Church who were admitted in their

minority, although they are not

therfore to be admitted to full com=

munion, because they are & Continue

members, without such further qua=

lifications as the word of God re=

quireth thereunto; yet nevertheless

they understanding the doctrine of

Faith & publikly professing their

assent thereunto: not scandalous

in life & solemnely Owning the

Covenant before y^e Church wherein

they give up themselves & their

Children to y^e Lord, & Subject them selves to y^e Goverment of Christ in the Church, their Children are to be Baptised?

The propositions were voted, & passed

on y^e Affirmative part

The Brethrin consented thereto —

— by their Silence —

& afterwards by their usual signe

nemine Contradicente.

wherefore the Names of their

Adult children were desired and given that according to their number a place of Meeting for their Awakening might be Appoynted.

[16]

The Meeting attended the most of

y^e Adult children of y^e Church

were instructed referring to the

duty of Owning y^e Covenant, &

Exhorted, comforted & charged as

the case of any of y^m required

& told them y^t after such a time

for their serious Consideration

they had liberty to come to y^e

Elder to be Examined & giving

him Encouragement there were

severall of them propounded to

y^e Church & then to y^e Congrega=

tion & nothing scandalous objected

within a fourtnight were

owned, in order to y^r Childrens Baptism.

The Names of y^e Children of

y^e Church y^t were Owned at

severall publike meetings as

[17]

John Browne

Eliz. Haugh

David Bachelor

Sarai Haugh

Thomas Bancroft

Marie Pierson

Hananiah Parker

Martha Parker

John Pierson

Sarai Eaton

Benjamin Fitts

Rebecca Bowtall

John Parker

Eliz. Bancroft

Josias Browne

Sarai Kendall

Cornelius Browne

Eliz. Wellman

Edward Browne

Nath. Park

Abraham Wellm

Isaac Wellm

Joseph Browne

Joseph Davis

Mary Briant

Samuell ffitts

Abigail Damon

John Eaton Jun^r

Mary Hooper

John Hartshorne

vid: p. 19

(2) It was propounded in a Church

meeting upon occasion.

Whither Such Church members

who either by Death or some

other Extraordinary providence

have been inevitably hindred

from publik acting as others,

yet have given the Church

cause in the Judgment of

charity to looke at them

as so qualifyed, & such as had

they been called thereunto

would have so acted, their

children are to be baptised.

[18]

The proposition voted & passt

on y^e Affirmative p^t.

Tho. Parker Jun^r. who seemes

to be inevitably hindred by

the afflicting hande of God

upon him from publick owne

ing of y^e Covenant his ac

quayntance with God in Christ

& desires after him not

withstanding being testifyd

by y^e Elder Brother Jonas

Eaton & Brother Damon

was owned & his children Baptised.

14 (2) 71

[19]

Jeremy Swayne

Mary Swayne

Tho. Hartshorne

Hanna Bowtall

John Wiley

9 (6) 72

Daniel Eaton

Mary Eaton

Jonas Eaton

Lydia Wiley

Joseph Eaton

21 (1) 73

Joseph Fitts

Benjamin Smith

Samuell Lamson

John Nichols

Mary Haugh

Elizabeth Davis

Sarai Poole

Abigael Kendal

Mary Nichols

Sarai Dixe

Susan Wiley

Mary Dixe

Mary Lamson

Mary Haugh

Ruth Hooper

Sarah Wiley

Timothy Wiley

Susan Kendal

Elizabeth Clarke

Susan Davis

Mary Everite

Tabatha Kendal

Jonathan Parker

John Bancroft

vide p. 23.

Hanna Davis Joyned & Baptized

[20]

John Townsend

Abigael Gold

Samuel Lamson

Mary Harndell

vide. p. 21 &c

George Tomson

Rebecca Bowtall

Thomas Parker Jun^r

Elizabeth Haugh

Henry Merrow

Sarah Haugh

John Eaton Jun^r

Deborah Parker

Sarah Bancroft

Thomas Bancroft

Abigael Rogers

Sarah Thomson

Mary Swayne

Seabred Taylor

Dorcas Eaton

Joseph Laurance

Sarah Dunton

John Browne

Mary Browne

Benjamin Fitts

Hanna Boyton

alias Burnap

Hananiah Parker

though she liveth

at Newbury yet

Nathaniel Goodin

her earnest desires

were granted & she

John Pierson

was Joyned to this

Church and had com=

Abigael Nichols

munion in ye Seals

of the covenant ^ &

Elizabeth Wiley

^ y^e 12 (10) 1680.

carried Letters of

Susan Goodwin

dismission to Rowly

Church.

Rebecca Eaton

Hanna Eaton vid p. 21

George Tomson being in dying case

desired that hee might have favour

to Joyne y^e Church tho hee

having small hopes to come himselfe to Gods

Ordinances yet hoping & desireing Gods

Covenant grace for his posterity

his earnest desires were taken notice

of by the pastor with some B^rin

for a testimony & his case was

propounded & hee admitted to Church

fellowshipp (tho absent in body) &

his Children were Baptized.

[21]

James Bowtall

Elizabeth Fittch.

M^r John Wenborne joyned with us

in Ch. fellowshipp & yet at his request by

Letters Recom̄ended to y^e care of y^e Church

of Christ in Yorke=Eastward, or otherwise.

Tabitha pierson

Mary Taylor

Mary Lamson

Mary Burnap

Sarah Hartshorne

Sarah Townsend

Joseph Browne

Eliz. Arnold

Sarai Wesson

John Parker

Jo: Bancroft

Mary Dam̄on

11 (9) 83

Capt. Swaine

Bethiah Parker

mary Nichols

Tho. Nichols

mary polly

Joanna Gowing

vide p. 26

Brother Briant having spoken

passionately in a Towne meeting

some B^rin offended notwithstanding

some acknowledgment made they

cast it into the church disorderly

& unseasonably but after a debate

about it consent was given that

hee must be helped by writeing

his acknowledgment being read

before the Townsmen on a Lectur

day satisfaction was given & taken.

[22]

Brother Nat. Cutler having greived

some brethrin in prosecuting a

Complaint y^t hee made against B^r

Pike a member of Charlstowne

Church that hee might be bound

to y^e peace for breaking his head

they being both in a quarrilling passion

about a few cocks of hay, the said

brethrin laying hold of the case as

within their reach & giving serious

warnings they perswaded to be first

reconciled in private. Brother pike

being first in acknowledgment they

professed & endeavoured reconciliation

but after a time B^r pike according

to advice made an Essay 3 times by word

& writeing to satisfy the Congregation.

B^r Cutler (y^e day y^t hee had a dead Corps

at home) with others were putt to Silence.

[23]

Benjamin Hartshorn

Thomas Nichols

John Dixe

Joseph Hartshorne

Mary Colson

Joanne Nichols

Mary Poole

Francis Smith

Elizabeth Winborne

Rebecca Hooper

Elizabeth Eaton

Joshua Eaton

Jonathan Eaton

Mary Davis alias widdow Grover

after Just Satisfaction given, was owned

of the Church & her children Baptized

Joseph Eaton after Just Satisfaction

given was y^e 19 (7) 80 owned of y^e Church

& carried letters of Dismission to the

Church in Beverlie.

Rebecca Eaton

Mary Thomson

Elizabeth Browne

Hanna Browne

Raham Bancroft     Sam. Dixe

Timothy Hartshorne

vid. p. 25

The Church having had Some time of perusing

the Booke Called the platforme of Discipline, & it

being distinctly read in their hearing, & they

approved of it for the substance of it to be

according to the word of God, their vote being

called for, it passed on the Affirmative 9 (11) 79 &

no man Contradicted, thanks be to the Lord.

[24]

The Church being asked whither they owned that

Silent vote they made formerly Concerning the weake

that say they can’t speake their Experience of grace

before many (according to y^e platforme) at one meeting

two Brethrin at another seaven Brethrin owned it

25 (2) 80. The rest (at least) would have some Brethrin

Joyned with y^e Elders to heare & Judge & represent the

Brotherhood; whither the season Calls for it, or y^e person

must Speake before sufficient witnesses for y^e Churches

safety & the persons admonition to learne y^e feare of God.

Mary Davis having broken the seaventh Com=

mand of God before her marriage had a true

sense of her Sinne & the dishonour y^t Comes

to the gospell thereby & did bewayle it before

the Church, so as they did at length accept of

her repentance, & it being published to the

Congregation, & she desired to own the

Covenant, after she stood a time propounded

she was freely acknowledged the 6 (4) 80

to stand as an approved ^ member of the Church

Capable of y^e previledges to her belonging.

Just satisfaction to the Church, hee

bewayld it in y^e publick, & gave others

warning of the Sinne y^e 23 (3) 80. & was

received into y^e hearts of good people

[25]

James Nicholes

Nathaniel Cowdry

Thomas Dammon

Joseph Dammon

Samuel Cowdry

Joseph Burnap

John Wesson

John Woodward

The Church consented that Jo. Wesson

though a member of the Church in Salem

yet hee might take the Covenant heere.

The Church were willing that John

Woodward (being under Brother Jo. Brownes

education, (& his parents pious in O: England

should take hold of the Covenant heere.

William Hooper

Hanna Hooper

Elizabeth Hooper

Sarah Tomson alias Upton

Susannah Deverix —

— alias Hartshorne

Nathaniel Cutler

Hanna Pike

Sarai Cutler

Lydia Burnap

Sarai Bancroft

Mary Briant

Martha Eaton

John Parker

Thomas Burnap

Jeremy Swayne

James Bowtal

Hanna Sternes Accepted into love 31 (6) 84

vid p. 29

Ralph Dix

Elizabeth Eaton

[26]

James pike Sen^r dismissed from Charlstowne

Josiah Browne

Cornelius Browne

Thomas Taylor Jun^r

Mary Mackentir accepted & Baptized

Deliverance Belflower Baptised accepted

Sarah Bates

vide p. 22

This Church, in Conscience of

the Lords Exceeding care over

us that wee might bring forth

fruits meet for amendment

of Life. Considering how much

wee are Concerned in the holy

warnings given us referring to

y^e Platforme of Discipline,

with y^e Confession of Faith; &

the Childrens Interest in y^e

Covenant, the Lawes for a

Reformation, & the Lawes for

Sanctification of y^e Sabbath

the Synods urging us by some

discovery of the provoaking Evills

with Certaine Expedients to

further a Reformation, & y^t a

Sollemne renewing of the

Covenant to be, (in Cases like

to ours) not displeasing to God

Wee, being conscious of our

breaking of the tables of y^e

Covenant by multiplied Moral

transgressions, with frequent

slighting of the new Testam^t

of our Lord and Saviour, with

the most sacred seales of it:

wee do in the feare of God

with selfe condemnings, upon

this day of publick humilia-

tion, wee do, (from y^e least

to y^e greatest) attend to the

Reading of y^e Covenant

& testify our Avouching of

the Lord to be ours &

our childrens forever;

trusting to y^e merrits of

Christ, & y^e exceeding

riches of Gods grace that

he will Remember his

Covenant made with us

& establish it, & give us all

hearts to feare him & keep

all his Commands allways

for our Everlasting good

for Evermore Amen.

[27]

This done, in Conscience of Gods

good will Commended both by the

man of God Moses, Deut. Chap. 26 & 20

Exod. 19 & 20 & Nehemiah Chap. 9 & 10^th

for our direction incouragement

& Admonition & y^e Rebukes of our Lord.

[28]

Abraham Wellman

Sarah Wellman

Isaac Wellman

Hanna Wellman

A Church-Order voted, con-

cerning y^e Communicants pay

for y^e Lords table Annually, y^e

yeare beginneth March 1^st 1684/5.

That every one y^t have not com-

municated at that time or quarter

hee or she shall pay nothing, &

such as have Communicated a-

bove halfe a yeare they shall

pay but for y^e halfe yeare,

y^t is y^e proportion of Eighteene

pence in silver for a yeare, to

be privately paid to the Deacon,

within the season thereof.

John Bowtall

Rebeccah Nichols

Daniell Eaton

Mary Eaton

John Wesson Junior

vid. p. 30

[29]

John Lilly

Samuell Lilly

William Eaton

John Eaton

Cornelius Browne

John Browne

Elizabeth Parker

Mary Burnap

David Hartshorne

John Bachellor

Ebenezer Bancroft

Matthew Edwards

Thomas Bowtall

Joseph Davis

Mary Poole

Mary Bancroft

Mary Parker

Elizabeth Browne

Sarai Browne

Sarai Bachellor

Lydia Cutler

Mary Cowdry

Brigett Fitch

Judith Mason

John Parker

Samuell Poole

Henrie Bachellor

William Eaton

Samuell Parker

George Tomson

Dugliss Tomson

Thomas Parker

William Cowdry

John Tomson

John Bowtall

Samuell Parker

Benjamin Swayne

Eliz. fflint.

Susan Lawrence

Martha Browne

Mary Eaton

vide8

Francis Hutcherson

Joshua Eaton

[30]

Mary Burnap

Elizabeth Bancroft

Sarah Browne

Richard Harnden

John Nichols

Mary Wesson

Dorcas Gould

Brother Seabred Taylor for some

misdemenour was privately instructed &

warned of the Church, but upon his

sense of God therein, was reconciled and

unanimously taken into favour againe.

Edward Marshall

Marie Smith

Abigael Briggs

Sarah Browne

Nathaniel Parker

James Nicholes

John Burnap

Samuel Damon

David Hartshorne

Jonas Eaton

Elizabeth Felch

Hanna pike

Jonathan Eaton

Timothy Hartshorne

Rebecca Hartshorne

Martha Hartshorne

Thomas Dammon

Lucian Dammon

Mary Taylor

Elizabeth Cowdry

Sarai Cutler

Sarah wesson

Jane lilly

Cornelius Browne

Henry Bellflour

William Arnold Bap:

& accepted.

Susanna Hooper

Mary Cutler

Thomas Barnap

Jeremiah Swayne

[31]

John Browne

William Robins

William Eaton

Nathaniel Gowing

Margaret pike

Mary Burnap

Mary Burt Baptized & Confirmed

Joseph Hartshorne

John Eaton Juni^r

John Woodward

Sarah Woodward

John Parker Juni^r

Nathaniel Cowdry Juni^r

James Bowtall Juni^r

Matthew Edwards

Samuell Smith

Rebeccah Dutton

Benjamin Hartshorn

Elizabeth Hartshorn

Marie Poole

[. . .]9

And Sett them in Joynt againe that have

been through Infirmity overtaken in any

fault amongst us.

[31a]

(4) Wee will not in y^e Congregation be

forward to shew our gifts or parts in

Speaking, nor be ready to disgrace our

Brethrin or discover their faylings, but

attend an orderly Call before wee putt

forth our selves, doing nothing to the

offense of y^e Church, but in all things

endeavouring our owne & our Brethrins

edification, & trust God.

(5) Wee further bind our selves in y^e strength

of christ to labour how wee may ad-

vance the Gospell, & how wee may

advance the Kingdome of Christ, & how

wee may winne & gayne those y^t

are without, & how we may settle

grace & peace among our selves, &

seeke as much as in us lieth the

peace of all the Churches, seeking

y^e helpe & Counsell & direction of

other Churches if neede be, not

putting any Stumbling block before

any, but labouring to abstayne from

all Appearance of evill.

Wee do hereby promise to behave &

demeane our selves obediently in all

lawfull things to those that God

hath placed over us in y^e Church or

Commonwealth. Knowing that its

our duty not to greive them, but to

Encourage them in their places & in

the Administration of their Charge

that God has committed to them.

(7) Wee resolve in y^e same Strength

to approve our selves in our particular

Callings, shuning Idlenes not sloathful

in business, knowing that Idlenes is

y^e bane of any Society &c: neither

will we deale hardly or oppressingly

with any wherein wee are the Lords

Stewards, Promising to our best

abillities to Teach our Children

good Knowledge of the Lord that

they may also Learne to serve &

feare him with us, that it may

goe well with them & with us

for ever.

[31b]

memorand. That those words in the tenth

Line, that is to say, With our Seede

18 (11) 1670 after us in their Generations

were inserted with the consent

of y^e Brethren.

Daniel Gould10

[31c]

Daniel Gould Jun

Samuell Spr^ague

Ebenezer Knight

Ebenezer Parker

Thomas Cutler

David Gould

Epherem Lehelly Larrbee

Abraham Gould

Jacob How

Edward bucknam

Joseph Bryant

Jonathan Griffin

Thomas Burnap11

Jeremiah Swaine

John Brown

[31d]

William Robins

William Eaton

Nathaniel Gowing

Margaret Pike

Mary Burnap

Joseph Hartshorne

John Eaton Jun^r

John Woodward

Sarah Woodward

John Parker Jun^r

Nathaniel Cowdry Jun^r

James Boutel Jun^r

Mathew Edwards

Samuel Smith

Rebecca Dutton

Benjamin Hartshorn

Elizabeth Hartshorn

Mary Pool

Mary ^Sen^r Burt Baptized & Confirmed

2^d. 11^m. 1687

Voted in the Affirmative that a blame less

person, who by His personall Act professing

his, or Her assent publickly Unto the Christian

faith according to the word of God, Contained in

the Holy Scriptures, & His beleif in God y^e father in

Jesus Christ His onely Son, and in His holy Spirit, to

bring him to God, & by renouncing sin, the world,

& Satan, & solemnly taking the Covenant, Accord

ing to the 5^th proposition, in the Synod book 6212

as an Expedient for the Church seed to Receive

baptisme for their Children, the which in

Ecclesiasticall Charitable reputation may Evi-

dence His Right & fittness to be baptised himself

& His Children.

8^d. 11^m. 1687

Richard Temple baptised

Job Lane baptised

Edward Polley baptised & Confirmed

John Tonie Baptised13

June 18. 1688. The Rev^d M^r John Brocke de

ceased.

July 1. 1688. J. Pierpont being Invited, preach

ed first at Reading.

Sept. 10. 1688. J. P. was invited to preach engadge in the

work of the ministry in Reading.

June 26. 1689. J. Pierpont was Ordained

Pastor of the Church of Reading.

[32]

Persons received in

to y^e Church. An. Dom.

1689.14

______

July. 7. 1689.

Mercy Hutchenson owned y^e Covenant

July 14.

Han̄ah Stearns

and was Baptised.

Mercy Hutchenson.

Aug. 4.

Mary Fish own’d y^e Cov: & was Baptised.

Aug. 11.

Eliz. Coudrey

Aug. 25.

Mary &

Burt own’d y^e Cov: & w^r Baptised.

Han̄ah Duntlin.

Sarah

Dec. 10.

John Boutel, Abiah Briant, & Jonathan

Sept. 8.

Shub^l Stearns

Tompson, Owned the Coven^t.

Mary Fish.

Febr. 9.

Mary Swain, Eliz. Fitch, Eliz. Goodwin,

Oct. 27.

Andr. Phillips

Eliz. Frothingham, Sar. Bennet, Sar: Townsend

Sam^l Pool.

Abig. Weston, Abig. Lilly, Jos. Fitch

Sarah Davis.

Sam^l Weston, Tho. Rist, Reub. Lilly,

John Torie, a black.

owned the Covenant.

Dec. 29.

Will^m Eaton

And -

Anna Fitch, Mary Hay, John Swain

Sam^l Lilly.

Sam^l Swain, Josiah Hodgman, owned the

Feb. 23.

Eliz. Waltham

Coven^t & were Baptised.

Sarah Burnet.

Liddea Dix.

_ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

____________________

1690. June 24.

Isaac Southwick

owned y^e Cov:

1690

Tho. Stimson - -

& w^r Baptis’d.

March.

Timothy Willy.

July. Eliz. Cutler, Deliver: Hobs, Mary Jones; Baptisd.

Job Lane.

Aug. 17.

Hannah Boutel, Sarah Parker,

ownd

Jun. 8.

Jos. Dutton

Liddea Kendal. Sarah Streeter,

the Cov.

Liddea Cutler.

Tho. Briant. Sam^l Dunton.

Ruth. Dunton.

Nov. 23.

John Swain. Tho. Pool.

owned y^e

July 6.

Steph. Fish.

Tho. Bancroft. John Goodwin.

Covenant.

Jos. Burnap.

Josh. Davis. - - - - - - - -

David Fox.

NB: Febr. 15. Deacon Fitch ordained.

Mary Burt. Jun^r

Oct. 5.

Sarah Upton.

Benjamin Swain.

Eben: Bancroft.

Nov. 2.

Thankf. Parker.

23.

Liddea Burnap.

Jan. 11.

Martha Gold.

_________________________________________________________________________

1691

1691.

May 31.

M. Colson publickly Admonish’d for Fornication.

July 27.

Jonath. Pool.

Jun. 7.

Ab. Lilly publickly admonished for Fornication.

Ruth Briant.

____

Hannah Brown,

Eliz. Pool.

Mehit. Bancroft

Febr. 7.

Phil. Makentire

Rebec. Dunton.

Grace Eaton.

Susan Hartshorn

Sept.

Sarah Hartshorn.

Eben: Emerson.

Eben. Parker.

Nathan Batchelder.

Nicol. Brown.

Sam^l Frothingham.

Tho. Davis.

Nath. Warren.

Owned y^e Covn^t.

Car. ov^r 33

brought ov^r 3315

[33]

_________________________________________________________________________

1692.

Apr. Tab. Pond own’d y^e Coven^t.

Persons received into

the Church.

May.

Miriam Merry

Abig. Rogers

Own’d y^e Covenant.

1692.

Abig. Gold.

Adam Hart

March 13.

John Cole, Sen^r.

June.

John Dickerman.

John Upton

own’d y^e Cov: and

were Baptised

Rebec. Hamlet.

John Cole

July 22.

Eliz. Newel.

July 21. Benjam.

Larrabee, Baptised.

Sarah Dickermam

Aug.

Mary Fitch.

Sarah Boutel.

Eliz. Arnold.

own’d

the Co

venant.

John Dickerman.

Dorcas Burnap.

Hen: Frothingham.

Bethiah Burnap.

Tho. Boutel.

Ana Davis.

Mary Tounsend.

Benj: Burnap.

John Boutel.

Nath. Goodwin.

Kendal Parker.

Joh. Nickols.

Sam^l Batchelder.

Will^m. Briant.

Will^m Sawyer.

Abrah. Briant.

Aug. 14.

Elizab. Pierpont.

Oct. 16.

John Pool.

Mary Jones.

Jan. 1.

Mary Eaton.

Eliz. Boutel.

______________________

1693.

Apr.

Sarah &

Han̄ah

Hartshorn, own’d y^e Covenant.

1693.

March. 26.

Ruth Eaton.

June.

Deb. Parker.

Mary Parker.

own’d y^e Coven^t.

Oct. 9.

Mary Swain

Mary Merrow.

Deb: Merrow

Sarah Bancroft.

May.

Jos. Damon manifesting Repentance of a Sin he had

Ana Briant.

comited, was accepted.

Eliz. Broun.

Sarah Parker.

Eliz. Russel.

Francis Nurse.

own’d y^e Coven^t.

Sarah Gowing.

Sarah Nurse.

Mary Broun.

Han̄ah Lilly.

_______________________

1694.

1694

Marg. Leeman.

Hephsib. Swain.

John Nickols.

July 1.

John Goodwin.

John Tounsend.

James Pierson.

Tho. Grover.

Thom. Bancroft.

Sam^l. Broun.

Jos. Carter.

Henery Wilson

July 15.

Mary Pool

Ephraim Broun.

Owned the Covenant.

Ruth Smith.

Josiah Broun

Sam^l Lambson.

Stephen Johnson

Jan:

Abig. Boutel.

Mathew Grover, Owned the Coven^t.

Marg: Leeman

________________________

1695.

Mary Colson & Abig. Lilly manifesting

1695.

Repentance of their Sins were accepted.

Apr. 21.

Bridget Pool.

Apr.

Joa^nna Jefferds ownd the Covenant.

Abig. Bancroft.

July 7.

Steph. Johns. Admonished for Scandalous Sins

Henery Loomis.

afterwards manifesting Repentence was Loosed.

Jan. 21.

Francis

Ruth

Smith

Mary Bancroft.

Tabit. Pierson.

Mary Everit.

Mary Streeter.

Rebec. Eaton.

Mary Lambson.

Rebec. Pierse.

Owned the Covenant.

Feb. 16.

Han̄ah Endicut, Baptised.

_________________________

1696.

1696.

Mary Broun.

Tabitha Boutel.

Mehit. Tounsend.

Eliz. Edwards

owned the Covenant.

_______________________

Carry ov^r 66

Brought ov^r 66.

[34]

_________________________________________________________________________

1697.

Persons received

into the Church.

Apr:

M^r Jn. Perkins.

Richard Nickols.

John Willey.

1697.

Nathan^l Parker.

Kendal Briant.

Jonath Bancroft.

June 4.

Marg. Swain.

Sam^l Damon.

Jonath. Parker.

Owned y^e Coven^t

Peter Hinkson

May.

Sarah Swain.

Susan̄a Goodwin.

Rebec. Arnold.

Stephen Wesson.

Eliz. Eaton.

Joanna Lambson.

Owned y^e Coven^t

Aug. 21.

Eliz. Upham

William Sawyer & Abig. Lilly were admonished

Sarah Bates.

publickly for Fornication.

Sept. 19.

Eliz. Russel

Mary Merrow, & Ana Holden, owned y^e Coven^t.

Han̄ah Eaton.

Sept. 5.

Sarah Hayes, Sarah Grover, Eliz. Grover w^r Baptised.

Nov. 28. Anna Fitch.

Dec.

Sarah Hayes.

Rebec. Bates.

Feb. 27.

Will^m. Russel.

_______________________

1698.

1698.

March.

Tho. Grov. was admonished for Scandalous evils.

June 26.

Tho. Briant.

Jan. 22.

Confessing his sins he was loosed and accepted.

Aug. 21.

M^rs An: Em̄erson.

June 26.

Jonathan Parker. John Makentire.

Oct. 7.

Sarah Prat.

Edward Broun. Mary Boutel.

Rebecca Upton.

Eliz. Boutel. Owned the Covenant.

Jan. 1.

Joh. Boutel.

Sept. 18.

M. Salmon was publickly admonished

Sarah Boutel.

for the Sin of Drunkenness.

Feb. 26.

John Dix.

Samuel Hart & Sarah Hart, owned the Coven^t.

_______________________

1699.

1699.

Apr. 30.

Sarah Roberts, owned y^e Coven^t & was Baptisd.

March. 12.

Mary Giggles.

July 2.

Deborah Hopkins was Baptised.

Tho. Pool.

Febr. 5.

Tho. Nickols, & John Bancroft, own’d y^e Coven^t.

Apr. 2.

John Going.

Febr.

Rebec. Nickols. Hannah Elsely, Barbara Elsely,

Ellenor Larrabe.

and Han̄ah Streeter, owned the coven^t.

- 9.

John Prat.

Oct. 15.

M^rs Reb. Brown.

Deborah Hopkins.

Dec. 24.

Mary Briant.

Mary Batchelder.

Rebec. Davis.

Feb. 4.

Tabitha Goodwin.

Grace Boutel.

Abig. Upham.

Eliz. Hastings.

_______________ _____

_______________________

1700.

March. 31. W^m. Sawy^r. manifesting Repentance, was ac-

1700.

cepted.

March.

John Parker.

July 28.

Hannah Can̄ady owned the Coven^t and was bap-

Elizab. Parker.

tised, with her Children. David Cannady also owned

May 12.

8 sp. Feltch.16

the Coven^t and was baptised.

Hannah Green.

Aug. 18.

John Ingersol, owned the Covent & was baptised.

June 9.

Dorcas Walden.

Sept. Mary Rich ownd y^e Coven^t. // Abig. Boutel, owned y^e Cove

July 7.

Rebec. Parker.

nant, and was baptised. Novemb. Han. Bates own’d the Covenant.

Sept. 1.

Mary Bancroft.

Decemb. 1. Mary Salmon was cast out of the Church for

Mehitab: Parker.

continuing in the Sin of Drunkeness, after publick admo

Octob.

Han̄ah Can̄ady.

nition.

Nov: 3.

Deliver: Parker.

Decemb. 22.

Eliz. Burnap.

_______________________

Carry over 109.

Brought over 109.

[35]

_________________________________________________________________________

1701.

Received into the Church,

April. 13.

Mary Roberts, Ann Roberts, Eliz. Roberts,

1701.

Owned the Covenant, and were Baptised.

May 11.

Tabitha Boutel.

May 18.

Mary Damon,

Abigail Parker,

Han: Eaton,

Nicol: Brown.

Sarah Eaton,

Bethiah Parker,

Mary Nickols,

July 13.

Susanna Roberts.

Tabitha Briant,

Thomas Nickols,

Kendal Boutel.

Aug. 10.

Rebec. Pool.

— 25.

Raham Bancroft, James Nickols, Will^m Arnold.

- 17.

Priscilla Smith.

Joseph Eaton, Owned the Covenant.

Nov. 2.

M^rs Flint.

June 22.

John Pierson,

Joshua Eaton,

John Foster,

Rebec. Brown.

Joseph Underwood, Owned y^e Covenant.

Jan. 11.

Samuel Damon, Jun^r

- David Hartshorn, and Rebecka his wife were dis-

John Bancroft, Jun^r

missed to the Church in Norwich.

Sarah Ebbons, Lucy Daman, Dorcas Gold, owned y^e Covenant.

_________________________________________________________________________

1702.

1702.

Eliz Swain, Mary Harvard, and Mehet. Gold,

March. 1.

Nathaniel Parker,

Owned the Covenant.

Jonathan Parker.

[-----------------------]17

May 31.

Eliz. Boutel.

Samuel Merrow having been guilty of frau-

June, 7.

M^r Peter Em̄erson

dulent dealing and lyeing, the Church sent to

June 28.

Hephs. Pierson.

him to Come to them on May 3. but he came not.

Tabitha Burnap.

May 17. The Church sent for him again, but

Sarah Swain.

he came not. It was then voted by the Church

Mary Parker.

y^t he should be admonished for his sins. July 26.

Hannah Sterns.

He was sent for, came, and was admonished.

Aug. 30.

Sarah Broun.

May 31

Judith Bancroft, & Eliz. Eaton, owned y^e Coven^t.

Joseph Hastings.

July.

Eliz. Parker, Martha Emmons. Kendal Goodwin.

Oct. 4. Mary Feltch.

Timothy Willey,

Owned the Covenant.

Nov. 1.

Sarah Tounsend.

Sept. 13.

Rebec Pierson,

Owned tehe Convenant.

Febr. 28.

John Pierson, Jun^r

—20

Abig. Wellman

Oct. 11.

Hannah Brown, - Nov. 8. Sarah Welman, Own’d Cov^t.

Nov. 15.

Abig. Ebbons Own’d the Coven^t & was baptised.

Nov.

Sam^l Walton, John Smith

Own’d y^e Convenant.

Isaac Smith. Nath. Evens

The last of these was Baptised.

Dec.

Annis Gowing owned the Covenant.

Febr. 7.

Jonath. Barret, Abig. Barret, Daniel Gold,

own’d y^e Covenant. The first of these was Baptis’d.

_________________________________________________________________________

1703

1703.

Apr. 25.

M^rs Jenkinson, owned the Covenant.

Apr. 18.

Sarah Pike.

May. 9.

Mary Jefferds own’d the Covenant.

James Pierson.

Aug. 1.

John Wesson, Tho. Eaton, Ebenezar Daman,

Daniel Snow.

Jonath. Eaton, Eben: Taylor, Own’d y^e Coven^t.

John Tounsend.

Octob. 3.

Marg. Bates, owned the Covenant.

May. 30.

Sarah Bancroft.

Nov. 14.

Ruth Taylor owned the Covenant.

Deborah Temple.

Jan. 2.

Bethyah Williams, own’d Coven^t and

Thomas Wesson.

was Baptized.

Aug. 1.

Eliz. Cutler.

-

Susanna Parker, Abigail Daman,

Oct. 24.

Eliz. Wellman.

Sarah Boutell, Susana Boutel,

Dorcas Burnap, & Han̄ah Merry, own’d Coven^t.

Febr. 20.

Mary Broun.

Febr. 6.

Hannah White, own’d the Coven^t.

- 20.

Rebecca Hinkson, own’d Coven^t, and was baptis’d

_________________________________________________________________________

Carry ov^r 142.

Brought ov^r 142.

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_________________________________________________________________________

1704.

Persons received in-

to the Church.

Apr. 30.

Cather. Smith, & Mary Walton, Own’d y^e Coven^t.

An. Dom. 1704.

_________________

May 7.

Naomi Grover, was baptised

— 28.

Anna Foster, & Sarah Foster, were baptised.

March 19.

Anne Roberts.

July 16.

Mary Cann, owned the Publickly manifested Repen-

Apr. 9.

Dorcas Sawyer.

tance of a Sin she had formerly com̄ited, and owned the

Sarah Foster.

Covenant.

May 7.

Jonath. Bennet.

July 30.

Abig. Eaton own’d the Covenant.

Abigail Bennet.

Aug. 1.

Mary Green, (formerly Parker) Dismiss-

June 4.

Tho. Upham.

ed to the Church in Woburn. And

- 25.

Anne Holdin.

Mary Polly, Dismissed to the Church at

July 30.

Martha Parker.

Colchester, in Connect:

Sept. 3.

M^rs Jenkinson.

Aug. 20.

Mary Batchelder, Mary Arnold,

Tabitha Brooks.

Mary Fish, Sarah Fish, & Sarah Daniels,

Oct. 15.

Ruth Tayler.

own’d the Covenant.

Dec. 17.

Richard Bolcher.

_________________________________________________________________________

1705.

Joseph Hartshorn, & Sarah his wife

March. 11.

were Dismissed to the Church in Dedham.

Abigail Garey.

Aug. 12.

Judith Nichols, Sarah Lampson & Phi-

Apr. 15.

Eliz: Batcheldor,

neas Upham, jun^r. Owned the Covenant.

John Walker.

Sept. 2.

Benjamin Willey, Joseph Daman,

Aug. 19.

Sarah Gold.

Timothy Goodwin, & Ebenezer Nickols, Owned

Sept. 16.

Eliz. Briant.

the Covenant.

Eliz. Makentire.

Octob. 7.

Kendal Pierson, & John Bates, owned

Oct. 26.

Rebec: Pierson

the Covenant.

Mary Nickols.

Nov. 4.

Eben: Daman, Abraham Wesson, Benjam:

Dec: 2.

Tabitha Briant.

Johnson, & James Nickols, own’d the Covenant.

Abig: Eaton.

Nov. 25.

Tim. Hartshorn, Jun^r Own’d the Covenant.

Joan̄a Lambson.

Miriam Ashfield, was baptised.

Dec^r. 9.

Judith Bancroft.

Jan. 13.

Susanna Pierson, Mary Boutel, Dorcas Eaton,

Eliz. Eaton.

and Phebe Eaton, Owned the Covenant.

Febr. 10.

John Smith,

Eliz. Smith,

Abig: Hawkins.

John Nickols, jun^r.

_________________________________________________________________________

1706.

March 31. Eliz: Bacheldor, Eliz: Bancroft,

March. 10.

Barbara Elseley.

Hephsibah Brown, & Eliz: Jefferds, own’d y^e Covenant.

Mary Batcheldor.

Apr. 28.

Sarah Lewis, entred into Covenant & was Baptised.

Apr. 14.

William Briant.

June 16.

Mary Pierson, Eliz: Willey, Esther Daman,

May 5.

Bethiah Parker.

and Tabitha Burnap, Own’d the Covenant.

Eliz. Grover.

July 14.

Hannah Wellman, Own’d y^e Coven^t.

Sarah Eaton.

- 28.

Mary Jenkins & Martha Chadwick, entred into Co-

June 2:

Eliz. Lambson.

venant and were baptised.

Aug. 30.

Mary Brown, (wid.)

Mary Nickols.

Rebec: Briant.

Jos: Underwood.

Sept. 22.

Susan̄a Parker.

Oct. 20.

Batcheldor.18

Sarah Batcheldor.

Hannah Batcheldor.

Eliz: Cutler.

________________________

Carry over 187.

Brought ov^r 187

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Receiv’d into y^e Church.

Oct. 20.

Phebe Brown.

Han̄ah White.

Jonathan Eaton.

Dec. 15.

Nathan: Goodwin

Ebenezer Em̄erson.

Jan. 26.

Kendal Goodwin.

_________________________________________________________________________

1707.

Apr: 4.

Phebe Rise.

May. 23.

John Layton, own’d the Covanant.

May. 25.

Kendal Parker.

June, 8.

Mary Gold, own’d the Covenant.

July. 20.

Tho: Taylor.

- 22.

Eliz: Dix, owned the Covenant.

Aug. 24.

Mary Taylor.

July. 6.

Joseph Parker, Eben: Parker, &

Sept. 21.

M^rs. Sarah Hart.

Timothy Manning, Own’d y^e Covenant.

Nov. 23.

Martha Makentire.

Oct. 26.

Sam^l. Lewis, Entred into Covenant, &

Dec. 7.

Susanna Broun

was Baptised.

———

Hannah Garey.

Jan. 4.

Jane Belcher, & Mary Grover,

Jan. 4.

own’d the Covenant.

NB. Dec. 31.

Tho: Boutel, was chosen Dea-

con

____________ ___________ ___________

____________ ____________

1708 May 23:

Eliz. Harndel, was Baptised.

March. 21.

Sam^l. Holdin.

June. 12.

Mary Eaton own’d the Covenant.

Thomas Nickols, jun^r.

Sept. 5.

John Lambson, Thomas Burnap,

June 27.

Joseph Daman.

Mercy Daman, & Sarah Burnap,

July 25.

Ruth Parker.

own’d the Covenant.

Samuel Parker, (Lyn)

NB. Sept. 12.

Thomas Boutel was

Aug. 8.

Susana Pierson.

ordained a Deacon of y^e Church.

Judith Nickols.

Oct. 3.

Tho. Eaton, (Lyn) own’d the Covenant.

Sept. 12.

Abigail Nickols.

Nov. 7.

Rachel Atwol, Baptised.

Oct. 18.

Sarah Wellman.

Dec. 26.

Mary Stimson, entred into Cove-

nant and was Baptised.

________ ___________ __________ ___________

___________ __________

1709.

Apr. 17.

Mary Jenkins.

Apr. 3.

Mary Knight, own’d the Covenant.

——— 17.

Rebekah Miller, own’d the Covenant.

May.

Eliz. Boutel and Susan̄a Pond, own’d

the Covenant.

________________

The Reverend M^r. Jonathan

Total facit. 210

Pierpont Departed this Life

________________

on y^e 2 June 1709.—— —— —– ——19

1711

Apr. 22^nd R: Brown upon invitation given, first

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preached at Reading.

& accepted y^e call y^r given him to y^e pastoral office in

y^t Church about y^e 12^th of Septemb^r, & w^s admited in

to y^s Chh y^e Sabbath before his ordination.

R: Brown w^s ordained pastor of y^s Church June 25^th 1712.

_______

John Burnap and his wife both admited memb^rs of y^s Church

1712 July 6^th

^ upon y^r Request to y^s Church, w^r orderly dismist

& recom̄ended to y^e Church of Christ at Windham.

Persons y^t have owned y^e

Persons Received into

Covenant

Church fellowship

since I w^s ordained — viz:

1712

Aug^t 10^th. John Merrow Jun^r.

1712

July 20 Shubael Stearns.

Aug^t 24 Samuell Stearns (Lyn)

Aug 24^th Sam^ll Ste

Sep^t: 28

Elizabeth Boutel.

Aug^t 24^th Mary wife of Jo: Eaton

Nov^r 16

Joshua Felt.

Sept: 28

Kendal Pearson & Lydia his

wife (Lyn)

Nov^r: 23^d

John Slaughter.

Dorcas Gold Brown

Dec^r: 28^th

Sarah Jeffords. &

Nath: Stone

Mary Eaton (Lyn)

Elizabeth Bancroft &

Jan^y 4^th.

Mary Libbey (Lyn)

Mary Briant.

Feb^y 15^th

John Roby

Nov^r: 23.

Timothy Hartshorn jun^r

Jonathan Gowing.

Joshua Felt.

Elisabeth Nickols.

& Sarah Felt.

______

1713

Dec^r: 28

Joseph Eaton

March 8^th

Caleb Taylor

Esther Gowing

Thomas Parker

Jan^y 24^th

Matthew Grover &

Thomas Wesson

Mercy Damon.

Joseph Arnold.

Hannah Bates.

1720

A record of Such as have own’d

A record of Such as

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y^e Covenant. - - -

are received in y^e Church.

1713

Elizabeth Cowdrey &

1712

May 24

Elizabeth Damon.

Feb: 8^th.

Samuell Dix.

June 14

Thomas Green (Maldon)

Timothy Goodwin

Aug^t 2.

Mary Eburn (Lyn)

James Smith

Sep^t 13

Abigail daught^r of Ens: Parker.

Mary wife of Sam^ll Brown.

Sarah daught^r of Abra: Bri: Jun^r

Eliz: wife of Tim: Goodwin.

Hannah Daman

1713

Abigail Wright.

March 8^th

Nathaniel Batchelder.

Octo: 11.

Benjamin Damon

Abiel Goodwin.

Obediah Parker

May 24^th

Lamuel Lewis and

John Lilley.

Sarah Lewis his wife, &

Octob^r

24 John fish &

Lucy y^e wife of K: Boutel.

Mary y^e wife of Jn^o Fish.

May 31

Caleb Taylor.

Feb 7^th

Tabitha Goodwin

July 12.

W^m Batchelder.

________

________

Aug^t 16

Thomas Green (Mauldon)

[1714]

May 9^th

Susanna Cowdrey

Aug^t 30^th

Eliza: wife of Nath:

July 25

Issabell Hays &

Charls:

Parker Jun^r.

Joannah Phillips

Sep^t 13^th

Ephraim Chandler.

Jan^ry 16.

Abigail Hodgman.

Octob^r 11^th

Hannah Eaton.

______

Nov: 8^th

Samuell Leman &

1715

Thomas Parker.

April 24^th

Thomas Hutchinson &

Elizabeth his wife

Nov^r 15

Hepsibah Brown.

Mary Slaughter

1714

________________

Sarah Slaughter. (Lyn)

April 4^th

John Batchelder.

May 8.

John Dickerman.

June 27^th

Jonathan Nickols.

Aug^t 15^th

John Stearns.

Naomi Grover

Mary Boutell.

A Record of Such as have own’d

A Record of Such as are [42]

y^e Covenant.

recieved into y^e Church

____________________________________________________________________

1715 June 15

Martha Williams

Sep^t 12^th

Anna Brown

July 31

Jonathan Hibbard

Sep^t 26

Ens: Jonathan Parker.

Ruth Fish &

Jan^r 19^th

Eliz: wife to Jonath: Nikols

Sarah Grover (of Charl:T:)

_____

Ap: 17^th

1715.

Susannah Harndel.

Aug^t 14

Abigail Hadly wife

May. 1.

Samuel Bancroft.

of Anthony Hadley. &

May 22.

Martha (wife of Nath: Gowing)

Mary Holden.

Jun: 5^th

Mary Eaton.

Sept: 11^th

Hannah daught^r of Henry

June 15^th

Timothy Baldwin sen^r

Green of Charlestown &

Tho: Cutler jun^r of Charlest: End

Sarah Bancroft y^e wife of S: B:

own’d y^e Covenant.

June 28

D: Nath Larenie (dismist from y^e

________

chh of Groton) w^s rec^d to o^r Com̄)

May 6^th:

Sam^ll Foster ownd y^e

July 17^th

Mary wife of Zac: Howard

Cove: & w^s baptized.

Eliz: Harndell

May 27^th

Martha Hartshorn ownd y^e Coven^t.

Aug^t 17^th

Ebenezar Parker

1718 Aug^t 24^th

Jonathan Gawing

Anna y^e wife of Eben:

Joanna Goold.

Knight of Charlstown End

Sep^t 18^th

Joseph Parker.

ownd y^e Covenant.

Nov^r 13^th

Sam^ll Hart.

________

1716

April 29^th

Benjamin Burnap.

Benjamin Bigsby &

Martha Bigsby his wife.

Timothy Maning & his wife

Susanna Maning.

Ruth Upham of Charlst: End.

May 13^th

Kendal Boutell.

John Wiley.

Samuell Lambson

Benjamin Daman

Thomas Upham Jun^r

Dorkas y^e wife of John Wiley

Mercy y^e wife of Benj: Daman

29

Those y^t have ownd y^e Cove^t:

A Record of y^os who are [44]

received into y^e Church.

1716

May 27

Isaac Smith. & his wife

Mary Smith his

Ann Nickols.

Abigail Taylor.

1716.

Elizabeth Upham.

June 10^th

Elizabeth y^e wife of Eben:

June 10^th

Kendal Briant.

Daman Sen^r.

Raham Bancroft of Reading

Susanna Daman.

June 24^th

John Layton.

July 8^th.

Mercy Fish

July 15^th

John Bates

Abigail Roberts

Mary Cole wife of Jn^o Cole

Elizabeth Taylor.

Sarah y^e wife of Step: Wesson Jun^r.

July 15^th

Hannah daught^r of Jn^o Eaton

Mary y^e wife of Nath: Goodwin.

Sarah Furbush

Sep^t 2^nd:

Elizabeth Taylor

Octob^r 28^th

Sarah Goold of C:T: End.

Sarah Furbush.

_______________________________

Octob^r: 7^th

Abigail Aburn

Nov^r 11^th

Mary Wesson.

Feb. 10^th

Esther Pool.

Dorkas Burnap.

1717

June 16^th

Tabitha Brown.

Feb: 2^nd.

Thomas Cutler (Charlstown)

1717

& Hannah Green of Malden.

March 23^d

Ebenezer Nicols

Feb: 9^th

Mehetable Daman

July 21

M^r Jonathan Pierpont

Hannah Wesson

Aug^t 18^th

Thomas Nicols Jun^r

Sarah Briant.

Nov^r 3^d

Sarah Hawks (Lynn)

Jan^ry 5^th

Joannah Phillips.

Feb: 9^th

Mary Phillips (Charlest=End.)

& Lydia Bancroft dismist from21 New

bury West Chh: to us.

26

Carry ov^r 96

Those y^t have owned y^e Cove:

A record of Such as are [46]

rec^d into full Communion.

1718

1718

March 2^nd

Judeth wife of Jn^o Goold

March 30^th

Jonathan Pool Jun^r

jun^r of Charlstown End.

May 11^th

Joel Jenkins.

Sep^t 14^th

John Brown 3^d

June

29

M^r. Nathaniel Henchman

Aug^t 24.

Anna y^e wife

Edward Brown

of Ebenezer Knight ownd

Benjamin Pool

y^e Covenant.

Sarah wife of Dan^ll Goold Sen^r.

July

6.

Sarah, wife to Edw^d Brown

July

20

Hannah Hay.

Sarah Nicols.

Elizabeth Parker.

July

27

Hannah Walton

Sep^t

14

Mary Fish.

Ruth Fish.

October

12

Lydia Eaton &

Anna Knight (Charlst:)

Nov^r

9

Daniell Goold Sen^r.

Nov^r

30

Ebenezer Knight

Daniel Goold jun^r.

______________

1719

April

26

Elizabeth Baldwin

May

24

Tho: Burt sen^r aged 79 y^rs.

31

William flint &

Abigail his wife

June

7

Naomi Holding.

July

26

Mary Eaton aged 77

Sarah Prat.

Aug^t

2

Mary wife of Jn^o Fish.

9

Ann y^e wife of Ensign

Jonathan Parker.

Mary Flint.

28.

brout ov^r persons rec^d to Comⁿ: 124 [48]

Those y^t have

A record of y^os y^t are rec^d: into

ownd y^e Covenant.

full Communion

1719

Aug^t 9^th

Rebecca Prat.

Sep^t 20^th

Bethiah wife to Benj: Pool

Nov^r 8

Mary y^e wife of Tho: Rich:

_____________________________

1720

May 22

Judeth Goold of Charls:T. End

June 12

Phoebe Nichols.

Aug^t 14

Mehetable Briant.

Sep^t 11

Ann Merrow.

18

Elizabeth Pool

Ruth Boutel.

Mary Burnap

Rebecca Burnap.

Octob^r 19

Anna Emerson

16

Elizabeth Cowdry.

Susanna Cowdry.

30

John Merrow Jun^r.

Tabitha Goodwin

Mary Boutell

Mary Goodwin

Judeth Pool

Tabitha Boutell.

Nov^r 27^th

Susanna Tounsend

Abigail Roberts.

Jan^ry 1.

William Hay & Abigail

his wife added to y^s Chh.

by y^r dismission from y^e

first chh: in Marblehead

to us, Signify’d by Letter

to us Signd by y^r Pastor,

& by y^e unanimous vote

of y^s Chh: receiving y^m

under o^r watch & care, & to

o^r Com̄union.

147

The Covenant of y^e ^first Chh in Reading, being in a loose

pap^r, w^c is liable to be Shatterd & lost, & I thinking

it might be a Service to y^e Chh to have it inserted

in y^s book for its bett^r Security, did Jan^ry 1. 1720

ask y^e Chh leave to record it here, w^c

they agreed unto by a silential vote. And

accordingly I have faithfully recorded it on

y^e following leaf. - R^d Brown.

A coppy of y^e covenant made at y^e Gathering of y^e first

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chh: in Reading, ^in New England, about y^e y^r 1644.

________

________

We whose names are und^r written, do Covenant w^th y^e L^d &

one with an other, & do Solemnly bind o^rs before y^e L^d

and his people, y^t we will, thrû y^e help of Christ strengthening of

us, walk aft^r y^e L^d in all his ways, according as he has

traced them out to us in his word of grace & truth. &

1. We Avouch y^e L^d to be o^r God, & give our selves (w^th

our seed aft^r us in their Generations) to be his people,

in y^e truth & Sincerity of o^r hearts.

2. We give up our-selves to y^e L^d Jesus Christ, to be ruled

& guided by him in y^e matt^rs of his worship, & in our whole

conversation, Acknowledging him not only o^r alone Sa

-viour, but also o^r King to reign & rule ov^r us, & our

Prophet and Teacher by his word & Spirit, forsakeing

all oth^r Teachers & doctrines w^c he has not Com̄anded: &

we wholly disclaim o^r own Righ: in po^int of Justifica

tion, & look at it as a menstruous Cloath; & do cleave

unto him for Righteousness & life, grace, & glory.

3. We do farther promise by y^e help of Christ to walk

with our brethren & Sisters of y^e Congregation, in

y^e Spirit of brotherly love, watching over them &

careing for them; Avoiding all Jelousies, Suspitious

backbiteings, censurings, quarrelings, & Secret riseings

of heart against them; forgiving & forbareing, &

yet Seasonably admonishing & restoreing them by

a Spirit of meekness; And Sett them in Joynt again

that have been thrû infirmity overtaken in any

fault among us.

4. We will not in y^e Congregation be forward to Shew our

gifts or parts in Speaking, nor be ready to disgrace our

brethren or discover y^r failings, but attend an orderly call be

-fore we put forth our selves, doing nothing to y^e the

offence of y^e Church, but in all things ende

-avouring our own & our brethrens edification

& trust in God.

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5. We farther bind our selves in the Strength of Christ

to labour how we may advance the gospel, and how

we may advance the Kingdome of Christ, & how we

may winn & gain them y^t are without, and how

we may Settle grace and peace among our selves,

and Seek as much as in us lieth the peace of all

the Churches; Seeking the help, & counsel & direction

of other Churches if need be, not puting any Stumbling

-block before any, but labouring to abstain from

all appearance of evill.

6. We do hereby promise to behave and demean our-

selves obediently in all lawfull things to those y^t

God hath placed over us in y^e Church and Com̄on

-wealth: Knowing y^t its our duty not to grieve

them, but to incourage them in their places, and in

y^e administration of y^r Charge y^t God hath

committed to them.

7. We resolve in y^e Same Strength to approve ourselves

in our particular callings, Shuning idleness, not Sloth

-full in buisness, knowing y^t idleness is y^e bane of

any Society &c: Neither will we deal hardly or

oppressingly with any w^rin we are the Lords

Stewards: Promising to our best abillities to

teach our Children the good knowledge of the

Lord, y^t they may also learn to Serve & fear

him with us, y^t it may go well with them &

with us forever.

________

________

A List of The Names of y^e brethren & Sist^rs Now belonging

to y^e first Chh: in Reading, taken this 3^d day of

January Anno 1720/21. here followeth.

A Chatelogue of y^e brethren & Sisters, in full Com̄union

in y^e Ch first Chh of Reading, here unde^r followeth.22

1 S. Richard Brown pastor, Mary y^e wife of Jn^o Fish.

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& Martha his wife.

Joseph Eaton &

2 D. Thomas Boutell &

Mary his wife.

Abigail his wife.

Samuell Lilley &

3 D. Thomas Nichols &

Hannah his wife.

Rebecca his wife.

Jeremiah Sweayn &

Joel Jenkins

Sarah his wife

John Tounsend. &

John Merrow Jun^r.

Sarah his wife.

Deliverance wife of Jn^o merrow sen^r.

Thomas Bancroft &

Ann y^e wife of Jn^o merrow Jun^r.

Mary his wife.

Nathaniell Park^r: Jun^r

Lydia Bancroft.

Eliz: his wife.

Sarah Bancroft, Widdow.

Widdow Sarah Briant

Samuell Bancroft &

Nathaniell Stow.

Sarah his wife.

Sarah Briant.

Raham Bancroft &

Mehetabell Briant

Abigail his wife.

James Nichols

Stephen Wesson &

Sarah Nichols

Sarah his wife.

Joseph Burnap.

Phebe Rice.

& his wife.

Joseph Daman &

Thomas Pool &

Mary his wife.

Rebecca his wife.

Kendal Goodwin &

Nathaniel Parker sen^r.

Mary his wife.

and his wife.

Hannah Wesson.

Samuell Daman &

Mary Feltch.

his wife.

Mary Wesson Widdow.

Widow Grace Boutell.

Joanna Wesson.

Tabitha Boutell.

John Parker &

Samuel Lambson &

Eliz: his wife.

Eliz: his wife.

Widdow Parker

Jonathan Parker &

Deborah Temple

Barbary his wife.

John Boutel &

Joanna Nichols.

Sarah his wife.

Jonathan Nichols &

Sarah Foster.

Phebe his wife.

Abigail Nichols.

Nathaniell Batchelder

Joseph Parker &

& Hannah his wife.

Eliz: his wife.

Timothy Hartshorn sen^r

and his wife.

Timothy Hartshorn Jun^r

Eben: Emerson.

& Mary his wife.

Eliz: y^e wife of Steph: Parker.

Thomas Wesson.

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Goodwife Roberts.

Benjamin Pool.

Dorkas Brown.

Widdow Jeagles.

Abigail Roberts.

Thomas Nichols.

Sarah Pool.

& Mary his wife.

John Woodward

Cap^t Jonathan Pool

and his wife.

& Bridget his wife.

Pet^r Emerson &

Timothy Wiley Sen^r

Anna his wife &

& his wife.

Anna y^r daught^r.

John Wiley

Mary Burt.

& his wife.

John Prat.

Mary Wiley.

& his wife. &

John Smith

Sarah Prat y^r daught^r.

& his wife.

Widdow Brown

James Smith & Abigail his wife

John Batchelder:

Dea: Francis Smith.

and his wife.

Isaac Smith

widdow Batchelder.

& his wife

Ebenezer Nichols

Timothy Goodwin

and his wife.

& his wife.

John Dix

M^rs Pierpont

& his wife.

M^r Jonathan Pierpont.

L^t Sweayn

W^m Briant &

and his wife.

Rebecca his wife.

Ruth Boutell.

Benja: Burnap

L^t Hananiah Parker

& Eliza: his wife

& his wife.

Mary Hodgman

Ebenezer Parker

Kendal Boutell

& his wife.

& Lucy his wife.

Susanna Touns End

Mary Boutell

Susanna Brown

Dea: Jn^o Goodwin

Anna Brown

& his wife.

Edward Brown

Tabitha Goodwin

and his wife.

Mary Goodwin

John Brown.

W^m Hay &

& his wife.

Abigail his wife

Mary wife to Sam^ll Brown

Rebecca Davis widdow.

Serg^t Tho: Burnap.

John Nichols Sen^r

& his wife.

& his wife.

Mary Burnap &

John Nichols Jun^r

Rebecca Burnap.

Dorkas Briant, widdow

Jonathan Pool

Kendal Briant

& Esther his wife.

& his wife.

Tabitha Briant

Thomas Damon

Joshua Felt

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& his wife.

Jos & his moth^r.

Mary Eaton.

Sarah Hawks.

Lydia Eaton.

20.

Jonathan Eaton

____________________________

& his wife.

memb^rs of o^r Chh: in o^r

L^t Kendal Parker

Mauldon Neighbourhood. viz

& his wife.

Thomas Upham

Widdow Taylor

& his wife.

Widow Brown

Eliz: Upham

Widow Cowdry.

y^e wife of Rich^rd Upham

Tabitha Cowdry

Thomas Green &

Susanna Cowdry

his wife.

Elisabeth Cowdry.

y^e wife of James Taylor

Mary Fish

7

Ruth Fish

_____________________________

16

_____________________________

Memb^rs of y^s Chh: in o^r Charlstown

40

neighbourhood. viz.

42

43

Widdow Goold.

43

_____

Daniel Goold Sen^r.

184

All y^es belong to Reading

& his wife

_____________________________

Dan^ll Goold Jun^r

Memb^rs of y^s Chh: belonging

and his wife.

to Lyn: End not yet dismist from23

Mary Phillips.

us are y^es following viz:

y^e wife of James Hay.

____

D: Laurance & his wife.

L^t Jn^o Pool &

Ebenezer Knight

Mary his wife.

& his wife

Judeth Pool.

John Houlden

Sarah Bates.

and his wife

Kendall Pierson

Naomi Holden.

& Lydia his wife

Thomas Gary’s wife.

Rebecca Williams.

Widow Belcher.

Sam^ll Hart.

Joanna Lawrance

Sarah Hart.

Mercy Parker.

Shubael Stearns

Judeth Goold.

Hannah Walton.

y^e wife of Jn^o Goold Jun^r

William Russel of S: Village

Timothy Bauldwin

& Elizabeth his wife.

& his wife.

William Batchelder.

M^rs Hay.

Goody Welman.

Hannah Hay

Isaac Welman & his

M^rs Abigail Gary

his wife.

goody Cutler.

25

184

020

007

25

______

In all y^e Total is.

23624

persons y^t ownd y^e Covenant

p^rsons received to full Com̄u:

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nion since I came.

147

_________________________________________________________________

1722.

1720

Dec: 15

Sarah Hull ownd y^e

Feb: 12

Abraham Smith &

Cove: & ws baptized.

Elizabeth Smith, his wife.

1721

March 26.

Susannah Hartshorn.

Ap: 3^d