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8 Nov. 15. 1665. page [illeg.]
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A Record of matters in the Church of Rowley from Nov: 15 1665
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Persons in Church offices
he continued [illeg.] 31 years till octob 25 1682
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Mr Samuel Phillips Teacher & Mrs Sarah. (his wife) & Children Sarah, Samuel
George. Elizabeth. Dorcas Mary [----]
Mr Samuel Shepard. p. departed this life Aprill 7. 1668
Mr Edward Paison admitted 15 octob 1682 ordained octob 25 1682 Teacher
Maximillian Jewet. Deacon mortus[1]
mort Samuel Brocklebanks Deacon. chosen January. 8. 1665. Ordayned ffebr. 18. 1665
Deacons ordained Br John pearson senior
Br Ezekiel Jewitt octob 24 1666 Text 1 Tim 3 13[2]
B John Trumbull
moer William Tenny Deacon chosen Febr. 3. 1667. ordaynd June 7
1668
members in full comunion
Captain Johnson mort
Mr Nelson mort women
Br Asy Mrs Dumer
Br Swan mortus Br Browne: d. Sarah Phillips
Tho: Tenny Br foster[3]
Br John Harrice Br. [illeg.] Barker –––––––––––––––––––––––
Br Tod Br pearley Owned ye Covenant[4]
Br Pickard mortus Br Joseph Bointon _________
Mr Tho: Nelson Br John Peckard Junr 1712
Br Backer mortus Br Umphrey Hopson _____
Br William Scales mort John Pierson Junr Tho Palmer & his wife Sarah Nov
Br Dresser mort John Sawyer Thomas Wood Senior
Br. pierson senior Jonathan Wheler Henry & Abigail Elithorp Decembr
Br John Bayly Samuel Brotlebank Thos Wood & his Wife Sarah Jan
Br Bickly Samuel Spoffort George Kilborn & his wife Sarah 4
Br Lewis senior mort Moses Bradford
Br Scales John mort Abl Platts
Br Lecton mort _ ____ ____
Br [illeg.] mort 1713
Barzilla Backer Moses Davis & his wife Hannah May 17
Br Kilborn mortuos Edna Northend & Johanna Green Jun 25
Br [illeg.]
Br William Jackson. d. 1714
Br Nicholas Jackson Jeremiah Elsworth & his wife Hannah
Br [illeg.] Samuel Tenny & his wife Ann Jun 5
Br Ezekiel Jewit Jemima Bennet & Hannah Nelson Jun 13
Br Caleb Bointon. d. Eward Payson 1715
Br William Bointon. d. Nathan Hamon
Mr Neh: Jewett Bridget Hammon Augst 29 Francis Pickard
Br Tho: Lambert d. Debrah Searls Jno Bennet May 14
Br Platts senior Elizabeth White Lydia Clark
Br Palmer senior
Aug
Br Hanes[5] Ebenezr Clark William Duty & his wife
Br Garret Mighel Elizabeth Donnel Octobr 17
Br Prime senior mort[6] Damaris Leaver Joshua Swann & his wife [illeg.]
Br Langton mort
[1] Conjectural reading; Latin for “deceased.” Jewett died in 1684.
[2] Possibly the text on which Phillips preached at the installation of the deacons.
[3] Conjectural reading.
[4] The entries to the right of the line are in the hand of later minister Edward Payson, who used the blank space on this and succeeding pages to record admissions.
[5] Conjectural reading.
[6] Conjectural reading.