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WATERTOWN RECORDS
COMPRISING
East Congregational and Precinct Affairs
1697 to 1737
ALSO
RECORD BOOK OF THE PASTORS
1686 to 1819
PREPARED FOR PUBLICATION
BY THE
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Cm
BOSTON
DAVID CLAPP & SON, PRINTERS
291 Congress Street
1906
BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
.e^vH.te*^ If a.
L* Yoli,
PREFACE.
This, the fourth published volume of Watertown Records,
comprises the only two volumes specially devoted to ecclesias-
tical affairs now extant. The records of congregational and
precinct affairs are in the one book, entered the one at the
beginning, the other at the end of the book which has been
reversed. The pastors' records are those of a book kept by
the Rev. John Bailey, Henry Gibbs, Seth Storer, Daniel
Adams, Richard R. Elliot and Convers Francis. The many
pages of the record devoted by Pastor Bailey to his pious
meditations, ejaculations and hints upon Bible texts, the Com-
mittee has not deemed to be of sufficient present interest to
be now reproduced. Of the many pages occupied with his
remarks made at Communion services, only a few selected
portions are given, to indicate their general character. As
he intended them to serve only as private memoranda, he
wrote them in a much abbreviated form, using the common
abbreviation of "y" in place of " th " with most all words
beginning with those two letters, using the Greek " X " i.e.
"Ch" for Christ, "I. X." for Jesus Christ, and "H. G." for
Holy Ghost, and others then readily understood by him at
least.
Bennett F. Davenport,
Charles F. Fitz,
Committee of Publication.
[WATERTOWN RECORDS.
East Precinct Congregational Affairs.]*
[2] At a great and Gen11 Court, or afsembly for his majesties
Province of Mafsachufets-Bay in New-England, began & heild at
Boston upon Wednesday the 29th of May 1700 — and Continued
by feverall Prorogations untill Wednesday the 12th of February
following, for accomodateing and Ifsuing the differrences relating
to the fupport of the miniftrey in the middle and easterly parts of
Watertown, Refolved and Ordered that there be a fubfscription
throwout the whole town of Watertown, The farmers excepted,
In order to the fupport of the miniftre in the old and new meet-
ing-houfe, that there Perfons & Eftates who fubfcrib for fupport
of the miniftrey at the Old meeting-houfe be liable to be afselTed
thereto and no where elfe, and that there Perfons and eftates who
fubfcribe for fupport of the miniftre to the middle-meeting-houfe
be liable to be afsefsed thereto and no where elfe, that fuch who
refufe to fubfcribe to the miniftre at either meeting-houfe shall be
liable to pay to the miniftrey of the meeting-houfe ftanding within
the bounds of the military Precinct where thay dwell, that each
fociety be Impowred to Choole a certaine number of men to afsefs
them, and thofe to be upon oath that the feverall fubfcribers shall
enter their names at or before the twentieth of may next before
SamuHayman and Tho: Brown Esqls two of his majesties Jus-
tices within the County. S'1 Justice Hayman to appoint the time
and Place in fd: town to take the fubfcribtion of such the Inhab-
itants as shall be prevented of subfcribing at the time, or times fo
to be appointed as afores(1 by reafon of their being then ought of
town, or detained by ficknefs, shall have liberty to subfcribe before
the town Clarke at any time before the twentieth Day of August
next coming, that this order Continue in force untill the end of
feven years next, or untill the Inhabitance of both faid parts of the
town shall mutually agree to fupport the miniftre in any other
manner, and that all actions suets & controversies Relating to the
meeting-houfes, or miniftre in the faid town of Watertown Doo
ceafe untill the accomplishment of fuch fubfcribtions confented to.
Isaac Addington Secretary. William Stoughton.
* See vote of Oct. 20, 1701, on p. [11] concerning keeping records. — Eds.
Water town Records.
[3]
Decembr 9th 1685. At a Gen11 town meeting. Voted that
Endeavours should be ufed to hier an houfe for the minister,
Voted, That the selectmen with Corp11 Bond fr shall be a comitte
to fearch ought a Place that may be hired for the minister and
make return to the town.
A true copie taken ought of Watertown third Booke of Records.
gr Munings Sawin town clerk of Watertown.
Febr 1 2th: 16S5. The town being called together by order of
the comitte abovesd The town did then Declare by a vote, That,
if a number of Perfons would build a convenient houfe to entertaine
the minister in neer to this meetinghoufe, that then the town will
pay them that build it Rent for the sd houfe, untill the town doe
agree and have actually Removed this meetinghoufe, or built
another in the Room of this more convenient for the Inhabitants
fomewhere else where the town shall agree upon.
A true copie taken of Watertown third Booke of Records, [p. 28.]
gr Munings Sawin town Clerk for Watertown.
Alfo it was agreed by a vote of the town that that Peace of town
land lying between Old Goodman Sawin'sland upon the east, and
the Path leading from Pastor Sherman's houfe to the burying Place
on the west, and between the two highways north and south shall
be to fet the aforesd houfe upon, the builders allowing the town
refonable satisfaction for it out of the Rent of the houfe, the f'1 land
being about five acres more or lefs.
A true copie taken of Watertown third Booke of Records, [p. 28.]
gr Munings Sawin Clerk for Watertown.
Paid by
lb
s
d
lb
s
d
Mr William Bond Esqr -
13
09
OI
Stephen Coolidg
03
12
00
John Bond
04
09
00
William Shattuck -
04
03
09
John Morfe ... -
03
OI
00
Joseph Hastings - -
01
06
06
John Woodward - - -
03
03
00
John Traine fenr
02
12
06
Jonathan Brown - - -
07
08
00
John Perry - - -
01
09
06
John Sawin - - - -
Tho Traine - - -
OI
19
00
William Goddard fenr -
04
04
00
Sergt J n° Coolidg -
08
07
03
Gregory Cooke - - -
04
18
03
Wido Mary Smith -
02
IO
00
Nathan Fiske fenr - -
03
15
00
Jn° Knop fenr - -
05
19
00
Samuell Eddy fen - -
03
18
06
Micael Barstow - -
03
05
06
Captjn0 Sherman - -
00
13
00
Widow Eliz : Faning
02
00
Corn4 Jn° Hammont
11
10
06
Cap* Nat11 Barsham -
05
07
07
John Kimbol - - - -
02
OI
04
Deacon Wm Bond -
03
18
00
Nethaniel Bright - -
o3
14
05
Nethaniell Coolidg -
05
19
03
Marten Townend - -
02
19
00
Ensn Sam11 Thatcher
05
04
05
John Chenry - - - -
03
02
02
Caleb Grant - - -
OI
17
06
Elliz Barron ■ - - - -
02
16
00
Jofeph Grant - - -
02
06
00
MrJn°Bisco - - - -
05
OI
09
Christopher Grant -
OI
16
00
Tho : Bisco - - - - -
02
II
00
Mr Ric Norcrofs - -
06
09
XX
Watertown Records.
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Deacon Jn° Bright - - 06 16 11
Jofeph Mafon - - - - 03 12 03
David Church - - - 02 13 06
Corp11 Roger Wellington 04 04 00
Samuell Livermore - - 06 06 04
Jonathan Coolidg - - 02 16 00
Deacon Jn° Stone - 04 12 10
John Straton fenr - 06 13 11
Nicolas Wveth - - 01 06 1 1
Simon Stone fen - 06 09 01
[4]
At a Gen11 town meeting by adjornment the 14th of October,
1690 : The town by there vote did manifest their earnest defire
that Mr. Henry Gibbs might be treated witn in order to his being
a conftant help to the town, not only for the Prefent, but for the
futer alfo, so that thay might not be deftitute of the word nor Or-
dinances of Christ if god shall pleas to Continue him amongst us.
Voted by the town that the Deacons together with Cap* Sher-
man & Leu1. Bond shall treat wtb mr Henry Gibbs, and to Returne
his anfwer at the Gen11 town meeting next enfuing.
A true copie taken out of Watertown
third booke of Records, [p. 42]
gr me Munings Sawin Town Clark
for Watertown.
At a Gen11 town meeting Novembr the 3d 1690 : At this meet-
ing Cap* Sherman & Leiu1 Bond together with the Deacons be-
ing sent to treat with Mr Henry Gibbs about his being a help to
the town in the worke of the miniftrey and his anfwer is as fol-
loweth to wit. that he locketh upon it as a call from god, that
hath Inclined the town to be fo unanimus in their calling of him,
and therefore is willing to attend the fd. worke as god shall enable
him, The town alfo accepts his anfwer herein, and did by a vote
of the town declare that this Day his time began as unto his fal-
lerry, as is above written.
A true copie taken of watertown third
booke of Records.
J3r Munings Sawin Town Clerk for
Watertown.
At a Gen11 town meeting by adjornment the 16th of Novembr
1691. Voted at this meeting that the town doe renew their call
unto the Reverend Mr Gibbs That he would Continnue to carry on
the worke of the miniftrey amongft us, according unto there former
Call, as appeares upon Record. The town by their vote, choofe
Mr William Bond, Cap* Warren, Simon Stone, for to treat with
the Revd Mr Henry Gibbs to come amongft us to carry on the
miniftrey,
A true Copie taken out of Watertown
third booke of Records, [p. 45.]
j)r Munings Sawin town Clarke
foi Watertown.
}
Watertown Records.
Perfuant to a vote of the town Pafsed at A Gen11 town meeting
the 4th of February 1695/6 legally warned, wherein wee the fub-
fcribers wer defired to provide a minifter to Preah the word of
God in the new-meeting-houfe, and treat Mr Henry Gibbs in the
first place for his acceptance, wee have accordingly treated the
Rev"'1 Mr Henry Gibbs once and againe, and he hath Refufed to
preach with us as or minifter, or fo much as one day as other
minifters did afterwards. Dan11 Warren, fenr Caleb, Church, and
Phillip Shattucke.
A true Copie taken of Watertown third
book of Records for Watertown [p. in.]
gr Munings Sawin town Clerk for
Watertown.
Voted at a Gen11 town meeting the 20th ot Decembr, 1695, le-
gally warned, it was voted by the town that wee doe Renew our
Call to the Revd Mr Henry Gibbs. In order to his being fixed
amongft us, in the worke and office of the miniftrey for the town,
to officiate in the new-meeting-house, according to the advice and
determination of the hond Committee, bareing date May 18th
1693.
A true Copie taken of Wratertown third
Book of Records, [p. 107.]
gr Munings Sawin town Clerk for
Watertown.
W ,
In anfwer to the Propofals made in thofe votes Prefented to me
by Cap* Warren, Isaac Mixer jr and Benjamin Gearfield one the
23'1 December 1695.
Being fensible that there is great difsatisfaction in the town
with RefFerrence to the meeting wherein thofe votes wer pafsed,
I feare it might prove uncomfortable should I accept my Compli-
ance therewith and accordingly I am advifed to decline the mat-
ter, till fuch time as caer be taken to remove the fd difsattisfaction,
not doubting, but that this being efTected which I earnestly pray
that god would in his own time grant it would much conduce to
the mutuall comforte and advantage. Watertown february the 4tb
1695/6. By Henry Gibbs.
A true Copie taken of Watertown
third booke of Record, [p. 10S.]
gr Munings Sawin town Clerk for
Watertown.
[6, 7 & 8] Blank.
[<>]
Janr 8th : 1696/7 The Brethren and Inhabitants of the east end
of Watertown, being afsembled did by Vote make Choice of Simon
Stone to keep a Record of all votes that pafsed that Day, and fo
from time to time of what might be voted in after meetings by the
above sd Company.
Watertown Records,
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Item. Voted at the fame meeting that thay would ftill continue
to maintaine the Revd Mr Henry Gibbs, as thay did for the last
year, Provided he will continue with them in the worke of the
Miniftrey in order unto a fettlement with them in the office of a
Paftor (as foon as God in his Providence Shall make way for the
fame) in the old Meeting-houfe.
Item : It was Voted in order to the promoteing of a fettlement,
that fome Perfons be Chosen & Impowred to act for the sd Society
in moveing to the Neighbour Churches for advice & afTistance,
and any fower of thofe Prfons to call a meeting when they shall
fe occation, the Prfons fo chofen were, Cap1 Nathaniel Barsham,
Lieu1 John Hammonde, Mr Richd Norcrofs, Dr Palsgr. Welling-
ton, Jofeph Sherman, Nat11 Bright, and Simon Stone.
Octobr 1697 At a meeting of the fubfcribers to the maintenance
of Mr Henry Gibbs, Jofeph Sherman, Nat11 Bright, and Serg*
Thatcher wer Chosen to be afTefsors for Mr Gibb's salarv, and alfo
Robert Goddard was Chofen Commifionr to take their Invoice.
Item. It was voted at the fd Meeting that every Poll should be
Rated at I2lb. Cattle according to the Countrey Invoice, Plow-
ing land and Mowing land at ten shillings pr acre, Houfing ye
highest not exceeding fower pounds, the lowest not lefs than ten
shillings.
Item. It was voted that 1 2lb be allowed for wood for Mr Gibbs,
and that fuch as brought in wood mould be allowed for walnut
eight shillings, and for oak feven shillings pr Cord.
Item. It was voted at sd Meeting that every one bring in his
money by Contribution Paper'1, and that all lofe money should be
Reconed for the ufe of the fociety when thay shall call for it.
Octor ye 5th 1698. At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the East-
erly part of Watertown viz1 Thofe who fubfcribed to the mainte-
nance of the Miniftrey there.
Simon Stone was Chofen moderator for fd Meeting.
Item. A fallary of lixty five pounds besides houfeing & fireing
was Granted to Mr Gibbs according: to agreem* for the Enfuing
year.
Item. Mr Nathaniel Bright, Serg1 Thatcher, and Corp11 Sher-
man wer Chofen afselsors, alio Robert Goddard was Chofen to
take their Invoice.
Item. It was voted that the 6$]h abovesd mould be paid bv
Contribution and that every on should put in their money paper'1,
and that what money came in Loofe or unpaper'd Should be to
the ufe of the Society.
Item. Cap* Barsham & Serg1 Bond wer Chofen Collecto1"3.
Item. It was voted at s'1 Meeting that I2lb Should be added to
the 65lb abovesd to Provide Mr Gibb's with wood and to be put
in the rate therewithall.
Item. That the abovesd fumms should be proportioned ac-
cording to the Rules obferved the last year.
Item. It was voted at the aboves'1 meeting that one fixt part
of sd fums be pd by ye middle of next November.
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Watcrtown Records.
Feb : 4 : 1 700/1 Item : Then paid in to Mr Henry Gibbs in
full of what was granted to him for the carriing on the work of
the miniftrey for the year begining October the fift 1698, being
fixty five pound with homing & firewood according as is above
granted. j
Novembr the 7th 169S. At a meeting of the Subfcribers abovesd,
Voted that Jofeph Grant should mend the glafs, and Jofeph Child
the Casements of the meeting houfe, and bring in their accounts
at the next meeting and that the Society would fe them paid for
the fame.
Item : At the sd meeting there was granted to Serg1 Chadwick
for looking after the Meeting-houfe for the year past and enfuing
three pounds.
Novembr ye 16th 1698 At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the
east end of Watertown.
Voted, First that we will elect appoint and authorize, fome
Prsons from among orfelves to transact fuch matters as relate to
our further fettlem* wth respect to maintaining of the publick wor-
ship at the old meetinghouse which Persons shall have power
either to Petition on our behalfe, when & to whome they shall fe
needfull, or to anfwer in or name to any fuch Petitions, or com-
plaints which may be offered & exhibited to our difadvantage.
Item : We Elect, appoint & authorize for ye ends abovesd Cap*
Barsham, Corp11 Sherman, Wm Shattuck, Dr Wellington, Lieu*
Bond and Nathan11 Bright.
[10]
Octobr y9 4th 1699 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the east
end of Watertown to agree upon the way of gathering Mr Gibb's
maintenance there being granted to him as his fallary & for wood
77lb There was then Chofen Simon Stone Moderate1'. Chofen
to take an Invoice Nathan Fiske, Chofen afsefsors. Nathan Fiske,
Serg* Beeres and Sarg1 Thatcher, chofen Collectors Deacon Bar-
sham and Deacon Bond.
Item. Voted that the meeting be adjourned untill monday the
23d Instant that care may be taken for the Pastors wood, and to
agree how to raise the sd Rate, and take account of the Collecto™
of the money pd into the Pastor the year Past.
Novembr ye 27th 99 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the
east Congregation in Watertown for the railing of the minifters
Sallary It was voted that every head should pav fix millings.
Item : That the rate should be raifed as to Chatties & lands as
it was the two former years.
April 19th 1700 Then pd to the Revd. Mr Henry Gibbs : for
his carriing on of the work of ye miniftrey as it was granted Oc-
tober the 4th 1699 the fum of fixty five pounds, with fufficient fire
wood which was in full according as it was granted.
Watertown Records,
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Octobr 2d 1700 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the east-end
of Watertown to agree upon the way of gathering Mr Gibb's
maintenance, Chosen moderator Simon Stone.
Itm : Voted that we do grant to the ministers maintenance this
year enfueing the fum of 77lb a lixt part being for wood at the
fame price as formerly.
Itm : That each head shall pay lix millings and all other rateabl
estate according to the contrey Invoice.
Chosen to take the Invoice Serg* Coolidg.
Chofen afefsors, Sergfc Beeres, Enf 11 Thatcher & Corpu Fiske.
Chosen Collectors Deacon Barsham & Deacon Bond.
Novembr ye 27th 1700 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the
east-end Precinct by adjournment.
Voted that we will meet at the houfe of Sergfc Ric : Collidg on
the iSth dav of Decembr next enfuing for to have an account of
the arrears of the minifters rate of the two last years, and to ie
what the Company will doe concerning the defpofing of the lofe
money, and alfo to Chofe a Clerke.
Decembr 18th 1700 At a meeting by adjournment Enfu Sam11
Thatcher was Chofen clerke, and the meeting adjournd untill
Jan : 14th 1 700/1.
Jan : 14th 1 700/1 By adjorn* At a meeting of the Inhabitants
at the east end of Watertown, It was voted by sd Society at the
abovesd meeting that the loofe money according to our former
votes to be difpofed of by the Cociety and now in the hands of the
Collectors be given to Mr Gibbs — except fo much of it as to Clear
the Rates of thofe removed, which cannot be obtained, but are
certainly lost and the rates of thofe who appear to be certainly
unable to pay the same.
Also Doctr Palsgrave Wellington, Ll Jonas Bond and Corp11
Nathan Fiske were Chofen & appointed to Joyn wth the Collectors
to effect the difpofial of sd moneys according to the above written
vote, and for further bilinefs which may accur it was voted that
the meeting be adjornd to be heild at at the houle of Mr Nathaniel
Bright on the fecond Monday in Febr 1 700/1 at five of the Clock
afternoon, and Cap' Nathan11 Barsham was Moderator of the
abovesd meeting.
Febr iotb 1 700/1 Nathan" Bright was Chofen Modertr and the
meeting adjorned untill Febr the 17th next at fix of the Clock
afternoon at the houfe of Cap* Barsham, to finish the abovesd
worke.
Perfuant to the abovesd vote Janr 14th 1 700/1 Doctr Palsgrave
Wellington Ll Jonas Bond and Corp11 Nathan Fiske wer Chofen
& appointed to Joyne wth the Collector3 to examin and effect the
defpofall of the loofe money — there returne is as follows.
An account of the defpofall of the money gathered for the
maintenance of the ministre of the east end of sd town, both that
which was loofe, and that which was papered, and that which
was given in by rate, and that which was given in otherwife.
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Watertowjz Records.
[li]
Feb1" ye 10th 169S/9 Then paid by the abovesd Collecto™, and
comitte by order of sd company out of the loofe money to Mr
Henry Gibbs for the making up his fallary for the year past, two
pounds thirteen shillings and fix pence, and of the rate money
fixty two pounds lix shillings and fix pence, which maketh fixty
five pounds, which is in full fattisfaction and wood to content for
laid year, and there yet remaines ungathered for the ufe of sd
companey, in arreres of sd year fix pounds, ten shillings and
three pence.
For the rate made in the year 1698-9 for the maintenance of
the miniftry in the east end of Watertown, was made 77115 i4s-o8d
and ought of the fame rate was paid 6olb 5s 2d and ought of the
loofe money 04ll)-i4s-iod which maketh fixty five pounds in money
and wood to full content, and there yet remaines in arrears un-
gathered for the ufe of said Companey, nine pounds thireteen
shillings & fower pence.
Itm voted In exfplaination of the vote made Octobr the 2d
1700 that the rate to be made shall be raifed as followeth, that
Poles shall be rated at fix shillings Pr head, horfes at three pounds
Pr head, oxen at three pounds Pr head, cowes at two pounds Pr
head, swine and sheep at fower pounds Pr fcore. Improved land
at ten shillings Pr acre and west land at five shillings Pr acre, and
houfing at fower pounds the highest, and the lowest not under
ten shillings, and the rate to be made for mending the meeting-
houfe glafs, and the paying the fexton's fallary to be made by the
afsefsors Chosen for the Prefent year.
Itm Voted, that when and fo often as there shall be occation
for the Inhabitants of the east end Precinct of Watertown to be
called together, it shall be in the power of Mr Simon Stone, and
Cap1 Nat11 Barsham to call them together.
Feb. 17th 1706-7 Paid to the Reverend Mr: Henry Gibbs in
part of what was granted to him for carrying on the work of the
miniftrey as it was granted Octobr the 2d 1700. the fum of sixty
pounds, fixteen shillings and eight pence.
Octobr ye Ist 1 701 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the east-
erly Precinct of Watertown, being orderly to grant a fallary for
the upholding of the miniftre in sd Precinct, and for the Chofiing
of afsefsors, Collectors and other officers. Mr Simon Stone was
Chofen Moderatr to cary on the worke of sd meeting.
Itm Voted that each head shall pay fix millings.
Itm : Voted, that we do grant for the minifters maintenance
for the year enfuing the fum of 77lb a fixt part being for wood.
Itm. Voted, that the remainder that the heads do not amount
to fhull be raifed by the fame rules the province tax is.
It111 : Chofen for afsefsors Nathan Fiske, L* Jonas Bond, and
Sam11 Livermore.
Voted, That Cap* Nat11 Barsham & Deacon Wm Bond be col-
ectors for the minifters rate.
Watertown Records.
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Itm : Munings Sawin Chofen Clerk for sd fociety, John Chad-
wick fnr Chofen to looke after the meeting-houfe, and to be al-
lowed for it one pound and ten {hillings.
Voted that all thofe that will cary in wood to Mr. Gibb's doe
it by the first Wednesday in Novembr and if that do not fufficiently
bring in a fupply, then the Deacons to take money out of the
Salary granted and buy wood for his fefonable fupply, unless Mr
Gibbs will fupply himselfe, and take the money as it comes in.
Octob1" ye 20th 1 701 Voted, that Cap* Barsham carry the af-
sefsors before lawfull authority, to be fworn to the faithfull dif-
charge of their offices.
Itm : Voted, that the sd Rate be pd in as formerly, by a Con-
ftant Contribution on every Sabbath day (only all prfons to come
down to the table, to the box) and all money to be paper'd.
Itm : Voted, that Munings Sawin lay ought three shillings of
the sd focietie's money to purchafe a booke to keep the sd Societies
Records, and to tranfcrib there former Records into sd Booke.
Itm : Voted, that the sd fociety take caer and order all there
youth, that at the publique worship of God on the Sabbath Days,
thay lit in the feats appointed for that end, so that they may be
under the infpection of the tything-men.
Itm. Voted, that this meeting be adjorned to the first monday
of Decembr next at fower of the clock in the afternoon, to be at
the houfe of Mr Nathu Bright, In order to heer the accompt of
the Minifters Rate.
Decembr ye Ist 1701. At a meeting at the houfe of Mr Nath1
Bright, the account of what was unpaid in the ministers rate in
sd Precinct and there remained unpd. I3lb.
Alfo the rate made for the year enfuing was then brought and
Read to the cociety, which amounted to the fum of feventy five
pounds, and five shillings, and it was comitted into the hands of
the Collectors to gather, viz1 Deacon Natu Barshan & Deacon Wm
Bond, according to the vote at the meeting octobr the Ist 1701.
Feb. 17th 1706/7 Then Paid to the Revd Mr Henry Gibbs for
his carying on of the worke of the miniftrey amongst us in the
year. octobr the first 1701, as it was granted, paid in part of the
fume of fifty nine pounds two shillings and three pence, and in
fier wood according as it was granted.
[13]
Octobr ye 7th 1702 At a meeting of ye east-end society for the
granting of the ministers sallery. Voted that we will give to the
ministers maintenance 77lb a lixt part for to provide wood.
Itm Voted, that the Rate to be raifed for sd money shall be
according to the rules the Prvince tax was ordered to be made by
(excepting heads ;) which are to be fet at fix millings Pr head.
Lieu1 Jonas Bond, Sam11 Livermore, and Mr Natu Bright wer
Chofen afsefsors to make sd rate.
Deacon Nat11 Barsham & Deacon Wm Bond wer Chofen afsefs-
ors to gather sd Rate, and pay it in to the minister of sd Society.
Munings Sawin Chofen Cler.
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Serg* Jn° Chadwick Chofen to locke after the meeting-houfe,
and the s(l fociety to allow him for his fervice one pound and ten
shillings.
Itm : Voted, that the youth which attend ye Publick worship
of God on the Sabbath days ftill continue to fitt in the places
appointed for that end.
Itm ; Voted that there shall be a rate forthwith made of fower
pounds, three pound whereof to pay ferg* Chadwick for locking
after the meeting-houfe for the year past, and the year enfuing,
and twenty millings for the mending the meetinghoufe glafs this
Prsant year.
It,n. Voted, that the sd afsefsors make sd rate, and comitt it to
Dan11 Benjamen, who is chofen to gather it and pay it in for ye
ufes aforesd.
Itm. Voted, that Serg* Jn° Chadwick and Dan11 Benjamen take
caer and get the meeting houfe glafs mended and to be pd ought
of the rate made for mending the glafs, voted, that ye sd rate be
pd according to the way stated the last year.
Itm Voted, that one lixt part of the rate granted for the min-
iftrey be pd in at or before the first monday cf Decembr next for
to provide wood.
Alfo at sd meeting Joliah Goddard gave an account of A rate
comitted to him to collect In the year 1700 as follows
Paid to Jofeph grant oilb-o7s-09d )
Paid to John Chadwick 02 -16 -11 j
Jan: ye 5th 1702/3. At a meeting of the east end fociety, at
the houfe of Mr Nat11 Bright.
Voted, that the Collectors should fpake with Tho : Rider, and
fe whether he will pay the whole part of the rate due to Mr Gibbs
from Watertown old Grist miln for the year begun the 6th of
octobr 1701-. that then the sd fociety will baer him hearmlefs for
paying to any others for sd milnse for ye abovesd.
Itm: Voted, that the rate to be made for Mr Gibbs for this
prsant year, be made according to the act for makeing the Prov-
ince tax this Prefant year.
Itm. Voted at sd meeting that Mr Simon Stone & Cap* Natn
Barsham, do on the next lectur day Post up on the old meeting-
houfe door, that the Inhabitants of the easterly society of Water-
town do give a meeting at said meeting houfe on the 15th day of
this Instant January, at one of the Clocke in the afternoon, to
take caer to repaire sd meeting houfe, and to Chofe a comitte to
fe the worke done.
Jan : ye 15th 1702/3 At a meeting of ye east end cociety at the
old meeting-houfe in Watertown. Voted that Mr Simon Stone
should be moderatr for sd Meeting.
Itm. Voted, that we will grant a rate, a quarter part of the fum
of feventy feven pounds, towards the repairing the old meeting-
houfe in sd town, and that there be forthwith a rate made, at or
before the 25th of march next enfuing by the Prsant afsefsors.
Itm: Voted, at sd Meeting that Cap1 Nat11 Barsham Doct:
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Paslgrave Wellington. Serg* Ric : Coollidge are chofen a comitte
to fe that the sd worke be fefonably and well don.
Itm y Serg1 Jabez Beeres was chofen Collector to demand and
gather in the sd rate and pay it in to the abovesd comitte by the
25th of march aforesd for the end abovesd and no other.
Itm : Voted, at sd meeting that all the loofe money that is
given in on the sabbath days Contrebutions for the maintenance
of the ministrey shall be given to Mr Gibbs over and above his
fallary.
Febr 17th 1706/7 Paid to the Reverend Mr Henry Gibbs by
the Collectors, in part of what was granted to him on October the
feventh 1702. for the Carying on of ye worke of the miniftrey
amongst us, the fum of fifty pounds fourteen shillings and fix
pence, and in wood according as it was granted.
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October 6th 1703. At a Gen11 meeting of the Inhabitants of the
east end of Watertown, Mr Simon Stone was Chofen Moderator.
Item. Voted that we will give to the Ministers maintenance
77lb in money, a lixt part whereof to be to provide wood, at feven
shillings Pr Cord.
Item. Voted, that the rate to be raifed for fd money shall be
made according to the rules this Prsant province is made by.
Item. Voted, and Choofen for afsefsors to make fd Rate Sam11
Livermore, Obadiah Coollidg and Nathan Fiske.
Item. Chofen for Collectors to gather & pay in f(i Rate to the
miniftrey of s'1 end Cap' Natu Barshan & Deacon William Bond.
Item. Munings Savvin Choofen Clerke, and Thomas Coollidg
Choofen to looke after the meeting-houfe, and sweep it for the
year enfuing, and to be allowed one pound & ten shillings for his
fervice.
Item. Voted, that the contribution be ftill continued on the
Sabbath days, and all the money to be papered, or written upon.
Item. Voted, that this meeting be adjorned to the first Wed-
nesday in November next, to one of the clocke in the afternoon
of sd day at the old meeting-houfe, to conflder of sum way to
get in the arrers that are yet unpaid to the miniftrey belonging to
ye east end of sd town.
Novembr ye 3d 1703. At the abovesd meeting by adjornment,
In order to take caer about geting ye abovesd arreres for sd minis-
trey maintenance, it was adjorned to the second Wednesday of sd
Novembr to one aclocke of the sd day at the old meeting-houfe,
Cap* Barsham to give notice of it the next Sabbath Day after
exercize.
Novembr 10th 1703. At the sd Meeting by adjournment, Cap*
Net11 Barsham was Choofen moderato1 for faid meeting.
Iteim. Munings Sawin was Choofen to take caer that the af-
sefsors Choofen to make the ministers rate for this prefent year,
be fworn as the law directs.
Item Voted, that the collectors draw ought a 'list of ye names
of all fuch perfons as have not pd and made up their acct3 for there
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proportion of ye ministers Rate made for the year 1702. in order
to comit it to the Conftable to gather.
Item. The abovefd meeting is adjorned to the houfe of Corp11
Nat" Brights to be on the first monday of Decembr next, to five
aclocke in the afternoon, to confider further about ye arrears of the
ministers rate.
Decembr the 6th 1703. At a meeting at the houfe of Corpn
Natu Bl ights by adjornment Corpu Bright was Choofen Moderator.
Feb : 17th 1706/7. Paid to the Reverd Mr Henry Gibbs by the
Collectors, and Conftable Samuell Jenifon, In part of what was
gianted for the carying on of the worke of the miniftrey amongst
us, in October the fixt, one thoufand feven hundred and three, the
fum of fifty feven pounds twelve millings and nine pence, and in
firewood in full as it was granted.
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Aug1 30th 1704. At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the easterly
part of Watertown In order to take caer that the minifters fallary
be pd in according to the grant.
Item. Voted, at fd meeting, that the rate granted for the min-
isters maintenance for this prefant year 1704, in the east end, have
forwith a warrant affixed to it, by the prefant afsefsors that made
fd Rate, and that the fd rate with the warrant to it, be forthwith
commited to the conftable in fd east end, to gather in what of fd
Rate is unpaid, to the Reverd Mr Henry Gibbs, by the first Wed-
nesday of octobr next hence enfuing the date hereof.
October ye 4th 1704. At a meeting of the east end Inhabitants
of Watertown In order to rais a maintenance for ye miniftry in
sd east end. Mr Simon Stone was Choofen -moderato1" for fd
meeting.
Item. Voted at sd meeting, that we will give to the mainten-
ance of the ministrey in fd end for the year enfuing 77Ib in money,
a fixt part whereof to be for to provide wood, at 7s Pr cord.
Item. Voted that the rate to be raifed for fd money shall be
made according to the rules that this prsant Province tax is
made by.
Item : Voted, and Chofen for afsefsors to make f d Rate Sam11
Livermore, Nathan Fiske and Munings Sawin.
Item. Voted, and Choofen for Collectors to gather in fd Rate,
and pay in the fame to the minifter of sd east end Cap* Natu
Barsham and Deacon William Bond.
Item Voted, that the afsefsors shall affix a warrant to f d Rates
and comit it to the Conftable to gather and pay to the minister of
sd end, that is to faie what is unpaid by the first Wednesday, of
October next enfuing the date hereof, the collectors to give the
account of what is unpd to the Conftable.
Item : Voted and Choofen for clerke Munings Sawin, Thomas
Coollidg Choofen to to locke after the meeting houfe and fweep it,
and to be allowed for his fervice one pound ten Shillings.
Item : Voted, that the Contributions be continued upon the
Sabbath days and all money contributed to be papered, or written
upon.
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Item : Voted, at sd meeting that the Clerke doe enter into the
booke purchafed by fd east end of Watertown, all fuch votes &
agreements as have pafsed in fd cociety Refering to the fnpport
of the miniftre in f d east end of Watertown.
Febr 17th 1706/7 Paid to the Reverd Mr Henry Gibbs by the
Collectors, and Conftable John Chadwick, in pat of what was
granted for the fupport of the miniftrey amongst us : Octobr the
fourth one thoufand feven hundred and fower, the full & Just fum
of fifty feven pounds three shillings and two pence, and firewood
in full according as it was granted.
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March 26th 1705. At a meeting of the east end fociety in
Watertown. Voted that for the further promoteing & carying
on the worke of Repaireing the old-meeting-houfe, in fd cocietie,
we do defire the Collector forthwith to goe to thofe perfons that
have not pd equal! proportion with their Neighbours, and alfo
carry with him a fubfcription that fo all may pay there equall
proportion, or otherwife fubfcribe and pay as thay thinke meet.
July 23d 1705* At a meeting of the east end Inhabitants of
Watertown, and sd meeting was adjornd to the first Wednesday of
October next
October ye 3d 1705. At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the
easterly end Inhabitants of Watertown orderly warned & met.
Mr Simon Stone was chofen Moderato1" for sd Meeting.
Voted, at said meeting, that we will give to the maintenance
of the miniftrey in sd east end societie for the year enfuing 77lb in
money, one fixt part whereof to provide wood at feven shillings
Pr cord.
Voted, that the abovesd rate shall be made according to the
rules Prescribed in the law for the making the last Province tax.
Choofen for afsefsors at sd meeting Samuell Livermore, Nathan
Fiske and Munings Sawin.
Voted, that sd afsefsors shall perfix a warrant to sd Rate and
comit it to the constable to gather and pay the aboves'1 fum to the
ministrey of sd east end cociety by the first wednefday of Sep-
tember next.
Voted, that the Contrebution be ftill continued on the Sabbath
day and Deacon Net11 Barshan and Deacon William Bond to re-
ceive sd contrebution : and pay it in to the Minister of sd cociety,
and all sd money to be Papered or written upon.
Itm Munings Sawin was chofen clerk at s'1 meeting.
Thomas Coolidg choofen fexton to locke after the meeting
houfe & to Ring the bell for the year enfuing, and sd cocietie doe
allow him for his sd fervice two pounds.
Voted at sd meeting, that the Gen11 meeting for the granting the
minifters sallery shall be as formerly on the first Wednesday of
October annually for sd cociety, and that the clerke of sd cociety
post up the warning on the meeting houfe Door on the sabbath
day before sd meeting, and all fuch officers as may be thought
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necefsary for the ends aforesd of makeing gathering & Recieving
Bd Rates according to our ufuall custom.
Voted, at sd meeting that the abovesd afsefsors shall make the
rate for the sextons sallery this year, and alfo we do defire the
abovsd Deacons to gather s(1 rate, and allfo the remainder of what
is due of the last years rate to the sexfton, and pay it in to him.
Jun : 17th 1706 At a- meeting of the Inhabitants of the easterly
cociety in Watertown orderly warned and meet in order to take
caer to gather in the arrears of the ministers rates and fuch other
concerns as may be thought needfull.
It was voted at sd meeting, that the constables viz* Samuell
Jenifon and John Chadwick Senr forthwith gather in the arrears
of the ministers rates comited to them to gather, and pay in the
fame forthwith according to the warrants.
Voted at sd Meeting, that we doe delire appoint and Impower
Deacon Nathanieli Barsham and Deacon William Bond & Enfign
Samuell Thatcher to gather in what of the arrears of the ministers
rates, which are ungathered, before the rates wer comitted to the
constables to gather.
Voted, at sd meeting that Deacon Net11 Barsham Deacon Wm :
Bond and Mr Nat11 Bright be a comitte to enter into said cocieties
booke of Records what thay may think nedfull, by the clerk of sd
cociety.
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Octobr 2d 1706 At a meeting of the east end Cocietie or Con-
gregation in Watertown Orderly warned and mete.
Jonas Bond Esqr was Chofen Moderator.
Voted at faid meeting that we doe grant a rate of ninety Seven
pounds in money for the minifters maintenance, in fd focietie,
for the year enfuing, twelve pounds of fd fufn : to provide wood
for fd Ministrey, at feven shillings Pr Corde, twenty pounds of sd
fum which is more that our ufuall rate is in Confideration of or
Pastures prefent Circumftances by sicknes & weeknes.
Voted at sd meeting that ye fd Rate be made according to the
Rules in ye law for the makeing the last Province tax, with a
warrant affixed to it to be comitted to the Conftable in ye east end.
Voted at sd meeting and Chofen for afsefsors to make sd Rate,
Sam11 Livermore, Nathan Fiske and Munings Sawin.
Voted at fd meeting that the Contrebution be ftill Continued as
ufually it hath been in fd cociety on the Sabbath days.
Voted at f d meeting & Chofen for Clerke for fd society Munings
Sawin. Chofen for sexton Tho : Coollidg, and to allow fd sexton
for his sallery for one yere next enfuing two pounds money, and
fd afsefsors to make a Rate and affix a warrant to it, to be
gathered by the Conftable in fd Cocietie.
Voted at fd meeting That ther (hall be a Contrabution four
times this year, that is to saie every qurter of a year on the Sab-
bath day, the Decons to give notice of it the Sabbath before.
Said meeting is adjorned unto the first monday in December
next to one of the Clooke in the afternoon of sd day.
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At a meeting of the east end Cocietie or Congregation the 2d
day of December 1706
Cap1 Barsham was Chofen Moderator
Voted At sd meeting, That we doe nominate, appoint & im-
power Jonas Bond Esqr and Samuell Jenifon to anfwer to what
may be objected bv any of said Societie neglecting to pay their
ministers Rates in fd cocietie.
Voted At fd meeting and Chofsen as an adition to the first three
afsefsors to make fd Rate, John Coollidg and Samnell Jenifon.
Voted and Chofen at fd meeting to treate wtb the Reved or
Pastor Mr Gibbs, In order to gaine help to Carry on the worke
of the miniftrey amongst us for the prsent, Mr Simon Stone, Dea-
con Barsham & Decon Bond.
December 16th 1706 the above granted rate of 97lb was made &
comited to Constable John Straton Jur to Collect & gather in, Pr
Sam11 Livermore, Nathan Fisk & Munings Sawin afsefsors.
Octo : 1 : 1707 At a meeting of the east end Societie or Con-
gregation in Watertowne, Orderly warned & met,
Cap* Jonas Bond Esqr was Chofen Moderator for fd meeting.
Voted at sd meeting that we do grant a Rate of 77ll) in money
for the maintenance of the miniftrey in fd Congregation for the
year enfuing, twelve pounds of*sd Rate for to provide wood for the
minifter of sd cocietie.
Voted That sd Rate be made according to the rules in the law
for the makeing the last Province tax, this Prefent year.
Voted And chofen afsefsors to make fd Rate, Lieu1 Sam11
Thatcher, Mr Palsgrave Wellington and Samuell Jenifon.
Voted and Choofen Sexton for the year enfuing, Thomas
Coollidg, and to be p'1 by two Contrebutions on the Sabbath Days,
The Deacons to give notice of it the Sabbath beforehand.
Voted And Choofen for clerke for fd Societie for the year en-
fuing, Munings Sawin.
Voted That the Contribution be still Continued on the sabbath
days as formerly.
Voted That the Deacons, or one of them give notice to fd con-
gregation the Sabbath before each quarter of sd year is ought
That so Persons may make up by Contrabution each quarter Part
of sd Rate, the next Sabbath following.
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Novembr 12 1707. At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the
easterly Congregation in Watertown, orderly warned and meet.
Voted That we do defire, nominate, appoint and Impower,
thefe severall Gen4 to be a Comitte to Conlider & advife what
steps may be thought most Proper to be taken for our futer, hon-
orable and Comfortable settlement in fd Congregation, bv Pre-
fering a Petition to the hond Gen11 Court now fiting in Boston,
viz1 Cap* Jonas Bond Esqr Leiu* Tn° Hammond, Mr Palsgrave
Wellington, Mr Net11 Bright and Cap* Netn Barsham, are Chofen
for the ends abovefd.
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Jan : 7th 1707/S At a meeting of the Inhabitants belonging to
the easterly Congregation in Watertowne orderly warned and
meet together.
Cap* Jonas Bond Esq1* was Choofen Moderato1"
1 voted. By said Inhabitants that thay will Choofe a Comitte
to take an account of the Deacons of what is behind of the minis-
ters rate in arrears, in thofe years before fd rates wer Commited
into the hands of the Constables, and to make there Report of
what thay find to fd Precinct at there next meeting.
2 voted. That Samuell Livermore, Richard Coollidg and
Nathan Fiske be a comitte for the ends abovefd.
3 voted. That fd Meeting be adjourned unto Wednesday the
14"1 of January Currant at one of the Clocke in the afternoon.
What is above written are the severall votes Pafsed at fd meet-
ing. Attest Jonas Bond Moderato1" of fd meeting.
At a meeting of the east end Cocietie in Watertowne legally
warned the 7th of January 1707/8
Voted. That Mr Bright be choofen Moderato1".
Voted That thay would choofe a committe to audate accounts
between thofe that are charged to be behind in the ministers rates.
And the Deacons from the year 1697 until 1702/3.
Voted That Cap* Jonas Bond, Sam11 Livermore, Richard Cool-
lidg, Nathan Fiske, Doct1" Wellington be Choofen for the ends
aforesd and to take account of the Deacons of strangers money.
Voted That the meeting be adjorned untill the 11th of February
1707/S.
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At a meeting of the easterly Cocietie or Congregation in Water-
town Febr 11th 1707/8 Mr Net11 Bright was Choofen Moderato1.
The Comitte appointed to audate accounts with the Deacons
Refering to the loofe money, and we received an account of, I9lb—
ios-iod. which money was delivered to our Reverend Pastu1'
Mr Henry Gibbs.
Sd meeting is adjurned unto the i8tb day of this Instant Febr
at one of the Clocke in the afternoon.
At a meeting of the east end Cocietie or Congregation in
Watertowne Febr 18 : 1707/8.
Voted That the Committe Chosen Jan : 711 1707/S to take an
account of the Deacons of what is behind of the ministers Rates
in arrears, in the year beforesd Rats wer Comitted into the hands
of the Constables. Doe forthwith Indeavoure to get in the re-
mainder of the same, and alfo to Recon with_ any fuch as are
behind in fd Rates, and alfo doe allow fd Comitte to abate fuch
part of sd arrears as thay shall b sattiiffyed ought to be abated,
(That is to say if the same be don within three months next hence
enfuing the date hereof), and if any of them that are faid to be
behindhand in fd Rates & arrears will give their oaths before a
lawfull authority that thay have already pd a part of the whole,
then the same shall be allowed pd.
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At a meeting of the easterly Cocietie or Congregation in Water-
town the 7th of June 1708
Cap* Jonas Bond Esq1* was Chofen Moderatr for fd : meeting.
1. Voted That the last Rate made for the Support of the
miniftrey in fd : Cocietie be forthwith Commited to Constable
Nathan Fiske to gather, and he to Issue & make up his accounts
of the whole of said Rate at or on the first Wednesday of October
next.
2. Voted and ordered that the fd : Constable give an account
of what part of sd Rate is not exfpended in Carrying on ye worke
of the ministrey in fd cocietie to the Reverend Pastu1 Mr Henry
Gibbs, by the abovesd first Wednesday in octob1
3. Voted and Choofen to be added to the Comitte for warning
of meetings in sd Cocietie Deacon William Bond and Samuel
Eddy fr and what fd Comitte shall agree upon & send to the
Clarke of said Cocietie in writing shall be accounted fufficient
warrant for fd Clerk to post up in writing.
4. Voted That we do Defire Deacon Nat11 Barsham, Deacon
Wm Bond, Mr Nat11 Bright & Sam11 Eddy fr to procure fom
Perfon or Perfons for the carrying on of the worke of the ministrey
in fd Cociety for ye next & last quarter of the prefent year, upon
as refonable terms as may be.
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5. Voted At the sd meeting, that som further steps may be
taken for the more honorable & comfortable fupport of the Minif-
trey in fd Cocietie or Congregation.
6. Voted That for that end we do Defire the former Gent"
Imployed as a committe for fd worke to take and ufe such meth-
ods for the ends abovefd as thay may thinke most proper. Viz1
Cap* Jonas Bond, Lieu* Jn° Hammond, Mr Palsgrave Wellington,
Mr Net11 Bright & Deacon Net11 Barsham.
Octobr 6 1 70S At a meeting of the easterly Cocietie, or Con-
gregation in Watertown Orderly warned & meet.
Mr Net11 Bright was Chofen Moderator for fd Meeting.
Voted 1 That we do grant a Rate of 77th in money for the
maintenance of the miniftrey in fd Societie.
Voted 2 That fd Rate be made according to the ruls for
making the Province tax this year.
Voted 3 And chofen for afsefsors to make fd Rate Lieu*
Sam11 Thatcher, SamuJenifon & Joliah Goddard.
Voted 4 And Chofen Clerk for f d Cocietie for the year enfuing
Munings Sawin.
Voted 5 And Chofen for fexton to Ring the bell & sweep &
locke after the meeting-houfe, Tho : Collidg, and to be pd by a
Contribution at twice in the year.
Voted 6 That the Contrebution be ftill Continued on the
Sabbath days.
Voted 7 That we do defire the Comitte Chofen Jan : 7th 1707/8
to take an account of what money is quite lost, with the names &
sums of each Perfon, and bring in ye account to the next meeting.
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Voted S That we do defire Sergfc Jn° Chadwick & Dan11
Benjamen to take caer that the glafs in the meeting-houfe be
mended, and bring in their account to the next meeting.
Voted 9 That the fd meeting is adjorned to the first Wednes-
day in Decembr next, at one of the Clock at this meeting-houfe.
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Decemb1* Ist 1708 o At a meeting of fd Cocietie by Adjorn-
ment.
1 Voted at fd meeting that we do add to ye rate granted Oc-
tober the lixt, 1 70S, eight pounds in licke money, being to make
up what money is quiet lost, from the year, 1703, to the year
1 70S.
Voted 2 Voted that there be a contrebution to gather money
on the Sabbath day for the payment of the mending of the meet-
ing-houfe glafs, (and if any over plus be) to be left in ye Deacons
hands for the ufe of fd Cocietie, the Committe to give notice for
f J Contrebution the Sabbath before.
Voted 3 That we do defire Cap* Jonas Bond Esqr Deacon
Net11 Barsham, Deac : Wm : Bond, Mr Net11 Bright, Munings
Sawin, and Sergfc Jn° Chadwick, To give or Reverend Pasto1'
Mr Henry Gibbs thanks for his gift to fd Cocietie.
Voted 4 That Mr Gibb's gift to ye fd Cocietie be entered in
our Booke of Record for f d Prcinct.
To Jonas Bond esqr Mr Palsgrave Wellington, Mr Sam11 Liver-
more, Mr Richard Cooledg, Mr Nathan Fiske, The Comittee
appointed by the Easterly Precinct of Watertown, to take acc" of
the arrearages Due to the miniftry of fd Prcinct.
Gentlemen, Pleafe to inform the Inhabitants of your Precinct,
That I freely Remit twenty Pounds of the Arearages due to me,
for Preaching unto them : viz* eighteen pounds twelve millings
and five pence, of what was due before octobr 8 : 1703. and one
pound seven shillings and seven pence, of the Rate Comitted to
Constable Jn° Straton, which offer of mine, if accepted by the
Prcinct let it be entered in the book of Records belonging to the
same. yours to serve,
Watertown Nov : 30: 1708. Henry Gibbs.
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Octobr 5 : 1709 At a meeting of the Easterly cocietie or Con-
gregation in Watertown Orderly warned & meet :
Voted 1 That we do grant a rate of 77Ib in money for the
maintenance of the Miniftrey in fd congregation, twelve pounds
of said fum to be for to provid wood for the miniftrey, at feven
shillings Pr Cord.
Voted 2 That fd Rate is to be made according to the Rules
for making the Province tax this Prefent year, and that the afsef-
sors affix a lawfull warrant to fd rate and Deliver it to the Con-
stable in fd cocietie sesonably.
Voted 3 and Chofen for afsefsors to Make fd rate, Corp11
Sam11 Jenifon, Cler : Jofiah Goddard & Henry Spring.
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Voted 4 And Chofen for Clerk for f d cocietie or Congregation
Munings Sawin.
Voted 5 And Chofen for fexton to Ring the bell and sweep
and lock after the meeting-houfe Tho : Coolidg, and to be pd by
two Contrebutions within the year.
Voted 7 That a contrebution be still continued on the Sabbath
Days for the ministre of fd Congregation.
Voted 8 That we do appoint Deacon Nethaniel Barsham,
Deacon Wm : Bond and Sam11 Eddy fr to be a Committe to warn
meetings for fd cocietie or Congregation when & so often as there
be occation.
9 Voted That we do adjorne the abovesd meeting to the first
monday of Decenib1" next at ten of the Clock in the forenoon, To
take caer for the paying for mending the old meeting-houfe glafs,
and fuch other Concerns as fd meeting shall fe occation for.
At a meeting of the Easterly Precinct by adjornment the 5th of
Decembr 1709.
Voted That we will have a Contribution upon the 3d Sabbath
day of this Instant December in order to gather money to pay for
the mending the meeting-houfe glafs, and for the mending the
Bel wheel, and fom other arreers due to the fexton.
Voted That fd meeting be adjorned to the third monday of
this Instant month, to take account of what money is gathered,
and to pay it to the Creditors, And to se if the Cocietie will Con-
fider of som method for placing of the meeting-houfe.
At a meeting of said societie by adjornment the 19th of De-
cembr 1709. 1
The Deacons gave account of the Contrebution £ f d
money - - - - - - - - 01 14 07
Pd To Ephraim Cutter Jur 00 08 00
to Joseph Coollidg - - - - - -00 06 00
to Sertg Jn° Chadwick : 00 01 00
to Daniel Benjamen - - - - - -00 01 00
to Joseph Grant - - - - - - - 00 iS 07
Voted That we do deiire the severall Gentn viz1 Nethaniel
Coollidg fr Samuel Eddy fenr Nethaniel Bright fr Sam11 Thatcher
fr Joseph Sherman and William Chattuck fr to sit at the table.
Voted That we do defire Cap4 Bond and the Deacons to give
the abovesd Gentn notice of the abovesd vote.
The abovesd meeting is Defolved by Cap1 Bond Moderate
December1- 20th 1709
Then Receivd of Munings Sawin in ye east-ends behalfe for the
mending the meeting houfe glafs, the fuiri of eighteen shillings
and seven pence I said Received Pr me
his
Joseph X Grant.
mark
[22]
Octobr 4th 1 710. At a meeting of the Easterly Societie of
Congregation in Watertown Orderly warned and met, Cap4 Jonas
Bond esqr was Chofen Moderat1".
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Voted i That wc do grant a rate of seventy seven Pounds for
the fupport of the miniftrey in faid Congregation for this Prefent
year ; Twelve pounds of sd feventy seven pounds to be for a
Supply for wood for the miniftrey at feven shillings Pr cord, Pro-
vided it be brought in by the last day of March next, And fuch
as do not bring wood by the last day of March as aforesd that their
part of ye rate shall be paid in money, or otherwife to the minif-
ters acceptance.
Voted 2 That the rate be made according to the Rules for
making the Province tax for this Prsent year, And that they do
affix a warrant to fd rate according to law, And to deliver said
rate to the Collector sefonably.
Voted 3 And Chofen for afsefsors to make fd Rate as abovesd
Sam11 Jenifon, Josiah Goddard and Henry Spring fr.
Voted 4 And Chofen Clerk for said Cocietie, Munings Sawin.
Voted 5 And Chofen for fexton Tho : Coolidg, to take caer
of ye meeting-houfe, and to be pd for his service by two Contre-
butions as formerly.
Voted 6 That the Contrebution be still Continued on the Sab-
bath days.
Voted 7 And Chofen for a Committe Deacon Net11 Barsham,
Deacon Win Bond and Samuel Eddy fr To warn fd Cocietie to-
gether when & so often as their may be occation.
Voted 8 And Chofen for Collector for to gather in fd rate
Jonathan Stone.
Voted 9 And Chofen for receiver of the abovesd rate, Mr
Net11 Bright, to receive in and pay out said Rate for the ends and
ufe for which it was granted, Rendering an account of the same
to fd Cofietie. And alfo faid Mr Bright is Chofen to call the late
Conftables to an account belonging to fd Cocietie That have had
the ministers Rates Comited to them to gather. That have not
ifTued and made up their accounts according to their warrant
And to pay in the fame to the Reverend Mr Henry Gibbs.
Aprill 3d 1 71 1. The abovesd Rate was made and Cornitted to
Mr Jonth Stone Collector to gather and pay in to Mr Neth11 Bright
Receiver amounting to the fum of 77lb-i2s-09d.
Pr Henry Spring
Josiah Goddard &
Sam11 Jenifon afTefsors.
[33]
October 3d 171 1. At a meeting of the easterly Cocietie or
Congregation in Watertown orderly warned and meet.
Voted 1 That we do grant A rate of 8olb for the support of
the ministrey in fd Cocietie or Congregatn for the year enfuing,
Twelve pounds whereof is to provide wood for the miniftrey at
eight shillings Pr cord.
Vot 2 That the sd rate be made according to the Rules Pre-
fcribed for making the last Province tax, and that ther be a war-
rant affixed to fd rate according to law, and to deliver said Rate
to the Collector sefonably.
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Vot. 3 And Chofen for afsefsors to make fd Rate, John Cool-
lidg, Josiah Goddard and Nathan Fiske.
Vot : 4 That we Choofe Deacon Net11 Barsham, Deacon Willm
Bond & Sam11 Eddy fr a Committe, for fd Cocietie for the year
enfuing.
Vot : 5 That we do Choofe Jonathon Stone Collector to
gather & pay in sd Rate to the Treasurer or Receiver.
Vot : 6 for Treafurer or Receiver of f d Rate, Mr Neth11 Bright,
who is to receive in and pay out fd rate for the ends for which it
was granted, and to render an account to the f d cocietie sefonably.
Vot: 7 That we do Choofe Munings Sawin Clerk for fd co-
cietie for the year enfuing.
Vot : 8 That we do Choofe Tho : Coollidg sexton, and to be
pd by two free Contrebutions as formerly.
Vot : 9 Voted that the Collectors Shall annually make up their
accounts with the Prsent Treafurer or Receiver, or his or their
fuccefsor in fd office of their several! rates.
Vot: io that the Contribution be ftill continued on the Sab-
bath day as formerly.
Votd ii That we do delire Mr Netu Bright & Munings Sawin
to take caer to find out how much the feverall Rates did amount
too that have been made of late years for the fupport of the min-
iftrey in fd Cocietie or Congregation, and when fd rates wer made,
and by whome, and when comited to the feverall Conftables, In
order to the more effectuall & spedy gathering the arrears of said
rates.
Voted 12 That the meeting be adjorned to the first monday
of November next at on of ye Clock in ye afternoon. In order to
Conlider of fom way to mend the Meeting-houfe glafs, and to
know the cocieties mind (whether they will add anything towards
his late lofTes by fier) in the Prsent Rate, or whether they will
give him a free contribution once or moer in ye year.
Novembr 5 171 1. At a meeting by adjorm*
Voted 1 That we will have a free Contrebution fower times
in this Prsent year Infuing, for the Revered Pastor Mr Henry
Gibbs, for the repairing of his buildings, and fuch other ufes as
he shall fe caufe.
Vot : 2 that we will add twenty shillings to the abovesd rate
last granted for the miniftrey to mend the meeting-houfe glafs.
Jun : 13th 1711/12 At a meeting of the easterly Cocietie or
Congregation in Watertown Orderly warned and meet, for to
defpofe of a certaine Contrebution in the hands of the Deacons.
Voted That we do freely give the fd Contrebution to our
Reverend Pastor Mr Henry Gibbs.
[24]
Mar: 171711/12 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the East-
erly Congregation in Watertown orderly warnd and meet.
Voted 1 That the money that was over and above the Pur-
chafe of the Pastur land Purchafed of Mrs. Judith Allen (being
five pounds & five shillings) we delire Mr Nethaniel Bright one
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of the Committe, to keep it while fuch time as the subfcribers fe
caufe to call for it, if their should be a prospect to purchafe more
land or lands.
Voted 2 That the Deed of the lands Purchafed for the ufe of
the miniftrey in fd congregat11 be lodged with their book of
Records.
Voted. 3. In anfwer to the subfcription fent from feverall of
the Inhabitants of the middle Part of Watertown, and left with
the Reverd Mr Henry Gibbs, Bering date Febr 1711/12 And
fome Propofals made to them againe, which wer Read and voted
at this said meeting.
Voted, 4 That we do defire Majr Jonas Bond to communicate
the same.
Voted, 5 That all the Rates belonging to the estate of Benja
Wellington Deced, which wer due to the miniftrey in ye abovesd
Congregation (in the hands of any Constables untill this Prefent
year be all Crost and discharged.
[25]
May, 26th 1 71 2. At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Con-
gregation at the east-end of Watertown, orderly warned and meet
together.
1. Voted. That we will Choofe a Committe to Represent us
at the Great & Gen11 Court, Upon the second Wednesday of their
next feffions, which will be ye 4th of June next, Being the day
appointed for the hearing of the Petition of Sundrey of the In-
habitants belonging to the easterly Military & Companey of said
town, Baring Date March, 17th 1711/12 And make fuch defence
against said Petition as they shall think most Proper. And alfo
to Addrefs his Excellency and ye Great and Gen11 Court, for a
Better & Lasting Settlement of the Congregation in the east end
of sd Watertown.
2. Voted And Chofen for the ends aforesd to Be a Commite to
Reprefent orfelves in the fd Court, Majr Jonas Bond esqr Mr
Joseph Sherman, Mr William Shattuck fr, Mr Nethanial Bright,
Mr Palsgrave Wellington, Mr Sam11 Livermore, Mr Nathan Fiske,
Cap1 Nethaniel Barsham & Mr Richard Coolidg.
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[27]
Watertown, May : 29. 1 71 1.
We the fubfcribers, Inhabitants in sd town, being very senfible
of the great want there is of better accommodations to the Min-
iftrey in the East-End of sd town ; as to Pasture land & meadow :
And being alfo very free & willing to contribute for the Pur-
chasing of Lands; either Pasture, meadow, or both, for the ac-
comodating of the Revd Mr Gibbs, who is our prefent Minifter,
& of fuch as shall succead him, in the work of the Miniftrey in
sd Congregation : And there being now A Prospect ofFPurchaiing
some Lands, for the ends aforesd we do freely & voluntarily sub-
fcribe, engage & promife to pay the feveral fumms affixed to our
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names into the hands off Deacon William Bond, Mr William
Shattock f r and Mr Netu Bright A Ccmitte to be by them laid out
for the ends aforesd of which fumms we do engage to pay the
one halfe within a week, and the other halfe within fix months
after the date hereof, giving to sd Persons full power as a com-
mittee to act & transact in that matter, and to Receive a Deed or
Deeds, in our names, of Lands purchafed with ye money, here-
unto subfcribed, and said lands to be & remaine, for the ufe of
the miniftrey of said Congregation.
£
s
d
£
s
d
Mr Henry Gibbs - -
- 02
00
00
Jonas Bond esq1" - -
02
00
00
Richard Coollidg
- 01
00
00
Net11 Barsham - -
02
00
00
- 01
00
00
Samuel Thatcher
01
10
00
John Chenery - - -
- 00
12
00
Net11 Bright - - -
02
00
00
Oliver Wellington - •
- 00
l5
00
Sam11 Eddy f r - - -
00
12
00
Samuel Holden - -
- 00
10
00
William Shattuck -
01
00
00
Isaac Holden - - -
- 00
10
00
William Bond - -
01
10
00
William Shattuck Jr
- 00
10
00
Munings Sawin - -
00
15
00
Joseph Holden - -
- 00
10
Nathan Fiske - - -
01
10
00
Joseph Coollidg - -
• 00
10
00
Jonathan Stone - -
01
10
00
John Abbut - - -
- 01
00
00
Josiah Goddard^ - -
00
15
00
David Stone - - -
■ 00
10
00
Daniel Benjamen
01
00
00
Robert Goddard - -
- 00
15
00
George Lawrance
00
10
00
Thomas Bond - - -
- 00
10
00
Josiah Perry - - -
00
10
00
Samuel Hastings
- 00
10
00
Ebenezer Stone - -
00
06
00
John Straton Jur - -
- 01
00
00
Benjamin Eddy - -
00
12
00
Samuel Straton - -
- 01
00
00
Joseph Sherman - -
00
05
00
Mrs Elizebeth Bond -
- 00
05
00
Henry Mils - - -
00
15
00
Samuel Livermore -
- 01
15
00
Palsgraue Wellington
02
00
00
Dan11 Smith - - -
- 01
00
00
Henry Spring - -
01
00
00
Dan11 Livermore - -
- 01
00
00
Samuel Jenifon - -
01
10
00
Timothy Barron - -
- 00
10
00
Thomas Learnard -
- 00
10
00
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[29]
October, I. 171 2. At a meeting of the Easterly Congregation
or Precinct in Watertown Orderly warned and afsembled, Mr
Nat11 : Bright was Chofen Moderator.
Voted. 1 that we do grant a Rate for the fupport of the Min-
iftrey in fd Congregation of 82lb. fourteen pounds of said rate to be
for to provide wood for the minifter at nine shillings Pr Cord.
Provided the Gen11 Court do not other wife order the Raising of
sd Rate.
Voted. 2 For affefsors to make fd Rate, Nathan Fiske, Jn° :
Coollidg, and Daniel Livermore.
Voted. 3 And Chofen for a Comitte for fd Precinct Deacon
Nat11 Barsham, Deacon William Bond and Mr Nat11 Bright.
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Voted. 4 & Chofen for Receiver or Treafurer Mr Nat11 Bright.
5 Munings Sawin Chofen Clerk for ld Precinct.
6 Chofen for fexton Tho : Coollidge & to be p(1 for his
worke by two Contrebutions as formerly.
The abovesd meeting is adjorned to the third Monday of No-
vember next, to Confider of what may then further to be acted.
ld meeting to begine at two of the Clock of fd Day.
October 5. 1712. Recd of the Collect1*8 of the Rates for the
Miniftrey at the east end of Watertown and of other Persons, in
full of all Dues to the Miniftry from Oct, 6. 171 1, to the fixt of
Oct1" one thoufand seven hundred & Twelve.
Recd Wr me
Henry Gibbs.
Novbr 17th 1712 At a meeting of the Easterly Congregation
or Prcinct in Watertown by adjornm1: Voted at fd meeting that
we do defire our former Comitte Chofen to Reprefent us in the
affaire at the last Gen11 Court, to lay the Refult of fd Court, before
the Committe Chofen by the westerly or middle congregation in
fd Watertown as foone as may be, and to desire fd committe to
give us an anfwer of what they Intend to do in faid affaire. The
abovesd Gen11 Courts act was Read at the abovesd meeting, and
was voted to know ye minds of sd easterly Congregation, who did
Declare our willing fubmifiion to and compliance with fd courts
ld order. Baring Date the 4th of Novembr 171 2.
Febr 2d 171 2/13 Watertown,
At a meeting of the Easterly Prcinct in Watertown orderly
warned & meet.
Voted That we do Choofe, appoint & Impower Thefe feverall
Gentn following viz* Majr Jonas Bond, Cap1 Netu Barsham, Ne-
thaniel Bright, William Shattuck fr Doctor Palsgraue Wellington,
Richard Coolidge, Nathan Fiske and Sam11 Livermore To be a
committe to Reprefent This Precinct at the meeting warned by
order of the select men of this town on the fourth of this Instant:
to hear the advice of the Gen11 Court relating to the fupport of the
miniftrey & to take effectuall care yl ye publick worship of God
be honourably maintained amongst us. And at fd meeting to de-
clare our willing fubmifiion to & compliance with the late order
of the Gen11 Court bering date Novbr 4th 1712. Relating to the
fupport of the miniftrey in the two precincts of ye town according
to what was formerly voted by us, and entered in our Booke of
Records. And alfo at fd meeting to enter a Protest in our names
(if need be) against any vote or Propofals that may ther be made,
or offered to fuperfed, Infring, Invalidate or annull the fd order of
the hond Court, or to Retard the effectuall execution of it. And
further to declare in ye name of the Precinct that we Judge it an
affront to the hond Court, and Injurious to the peace of the town
to clogg ye execution of sd Order, or to pretend & endeavour by
a Majr vote of the Enhabitants of the town to oblige or enfnare
us, or any others of the town, who are defirus to fubmit to fd
order, unto anything of a differrent Import. And furthermore we
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defire our Committe abovesd to Infist upon it that the affcffors of
the town be forthwith fet on worke to afll-ff the fum mentioned in
fd order of Court for ye ends and in ye manner therein Specified.
And to deliver a copie of this our vote to the moderator that may-
be affigned for said meeting.
[30]
Voted. That the Treafurer ufe the utmost of his endeavour to
get in what of Arrears yet Remaine in the Conftables hands by
the 20th day of this Instant february, and to make report of his
doings therein at our next meeting.
Voted. That we defire Majr Jonas Bond, And Mr Net11 Bright,
or any others that are willing to meet with Stephen Cook this day
to agree wth faid Cook, RefTering to fd Cooks Rates as they shall
fe meet.
[31]
March: 17th 1712/13 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the
Easterly Precinct or Congregation in Watertown Orderly warned
& meet.
Voted 1 That* we do choofe Samuel Livermore to be an affef-
ibr in the stead of Daniel Livermore to make the Minifters Rate
for the prsent year for f 1 Precinct, granted on the first of October,
1712.
Voted 2 That we will have a free contribution, on the first
Sabbath day of may next enfuing, for to pay the arrears due to Mr
Gibbs, which arrears are fumthing doubtfull to be gotten.
Voted 3 That we will Choofe a comitte to Reprelent us at the
next fitting of the Gen11 Court, in Order for any matters in RefTer-
rence to the late order & advice of the Gen11 Court bearing Date
Novemb1 4th 171 2.
Voted 4 That we do defire our former Comitte, Chofen the 26
of May, 1712, viz* Majr Jonas Bond, Mr. Joseph Sherman, Pals-
graue Wellington, Net11 Bright, Cap1 Barsham, Wm Shattuck, fr
Sam11 Livermore, Nathan Fisk & Ric. Coollidg, they or the Major
Part of them, to Represent us in what may be to be further acted
in RefTerrence to the aforesd order & advice.
Voted 5 That we are free and willing to pay our part of the
Quarter of a year Sallorry Due to our Reverend
Pastr Mr Henry Gibbs for preaching to ye whole town a quarter
of a year, according to the towns votes, which Quarter began the
6th of November, 1695.
Octobr 7 1 713. At a meeting of the Easterly Precinct or Con-
gregation in Watertown Orderly warned & met the 7th of October,
17 1 3. Majr Jonas Bond Chofen moderate
1 Voted that we will Choofe A committe to Reprsent our
felves, and to apply themfelves to the felect men of said Town,
or elfe where as shall be thought needfull, To fee that the Act of
the honorable Gen11 Court, and the vote of the Town in June last
past be put into efTectuall execution for the Support of the Minis-
try in Watertown.
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2 Voted that we deiire the comitte Choofen the 26th of may,
1 7 1 3 for the ends abovesd viz6 Majr Jonas Bond, Mr Joseph Sher-
man, Mr Palsgraue Wellington, Mr Nat11 Bright, Cap' Nat11 Bar-
sham Mr Wiir Shattuck, Mr Sam11 Livermore Nathan Fiske &
Ric : Coollidg
3 Voted & chofen for a Comitte Cap1 Natu Barsham Deacon
Win Bond & Mr Nat11 Bright.
4 Mr Nat11 Bright Chofen Receiver for ye Minifters Rate.
5 Munings Savvin Chofen Clerk for said Precinct.
6 Tho : Coollidg Chofen iexton, and to be pd by two Contri-
butions as formerly.
7 Voted that we will have a contrebution on the first Sabbath
day of every month for the year enfuing, and what is gathered
shall be set off in their Ministers Rate.
8 Voted that ye third Wednesday of this Instant October be
appointed for fuch as are willing to cart wood for the ministrey of
said P'cinct.
9 Voted that this meeting be adjornd to the second Wednesday
of November next, and to begine at one oclock in the afternoon.
Watertown Octr 6, 17 13, all Dues for the Miniftrey at the East
End of i'1 Town paid for the year Past. Henry Gibbs.
Watertown Novembr 5rh 1 7 13 Recd of the feverall collectors of
the Rates for the Miniftrey att the East-End of sd Town, and of
Prticular Persons included in sd Rates, the full of all dues To the
Miniftrey of the East Congregation, From the time of their being
seperated from the other part of sd Town, unto the fixt of Octr
one thoufand seven hundred & eleven.
Recd I say in full
Pr me
Henry Gibbs
[32]
11 : Novber 1713. At a meeting of the Inhabitants of Easterly
Precinct or Congregation in Watertown the 11th of November,
17 13. By adjornment.
1 Voted, that the Treafurer or Receiver for the Ministers Rate
of sd Precinct do forthwith take effectual caer and Quicken up the
Constables & Collectors forth with to finish & make up their ac-
counts with the said Treafurer.
Decern1 r 14th 1 7 1 3 . At a meeting of the Easterly Precinct or
Congregation in Watertown Orderly warned & meet the four-
teenth Day of December, 1 713.
1 Voted that we do grant a Rate of fourteen pounds for the
Rever'1 Mr Henry Gibbs for his fallery for preaching to ye sd Con-
gregation for two months : viz* from the 7th of October last past
untill the fourth of December currant. And alfo we do grant four-
teen shillings more to be added to the fourteen pounds for to make
up fum lofe in ye Rate last Committed to Jonth Stone, to gather
for the said Congregation.
2 Voted, That we do Choofe Nathan Fiske, John Coollidg
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and Samuel Livermore aflefsors o make the faid Rate and Deliver
it with a warrant affixed to it, unto the Collector.
3 Voted and Choofen for Collector to gather fd Rate Robert
Goddard.
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Easterly Congregation in
Watertown Orderly warned & met the 6. of October 1 7 14. Majr
Jonas Bond was Chofen Moderator for sd meeting. Chofen for
the comitte for the year enfuing Cap* Nat11 Barsham, Deacon Wil-
liam Bond & Mr Nat11 Bright. Chofen for Clerke for fd Prcinct
Munings Sawin, Chofen for fexton Tho : Coollidge, and to be pd
by two contributions as hath been formerly.
Voted that the monthly contrebution be continued for the Min-
iftrey of the fd Congregation as it was the last year.
Voted. That there be a Contrebution on the first Thanksgiving
day for to Repaire the old meeting houfe in faid Town, And we
do defire our Reverend Pasture Mr Henry Gibbs to give sesonable
notice of it to the sd Congregation.
[33] •
Watertown May 24th 1715 Recd of Mr Robert Goddard Collec-
tor for the Easterly Prcinct in Watertown & by his Order, in full
for my Salery for the year beginning Octobr 6th 1713 to Octobr the,
6. 1714. Recd Pr me
Henry Gibbs.
Recd alfo on the day of the Date above written of the prson
abovesd in full for two months salery, beginning the fixt of Oc-
tobr 1 7 14. Recd Pr me
Henry Gibbs.
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Easterly Congregation in
Watertown orderly warned and meet, the lift of October, 1 7 1 5 .
Voted and Chosen for a committe to warn meetings when their
may be occation Deacon Barsham, Deacon Bond and Mr Nathan-
iel Bright, Chofen for Clarke for fd congregation Munings Sawin,
Chofen Sexton Tho : Coolidge.
Voted that the monthly Contrebution be ftill continued on the
Sabbath Day.
Voted that we will have a Contrebution the next Thanksgiving
Day for the Repairing ye meeting houfe, and to be laid out by the
former Committe.
[34]
At a meeting of the Easterly Congregation in Watertown Or-
derly warned & met together the iSth day of July 1 7 1 5.
Voted & Chofen for Moderator Majr Jonas Bond.
Voted that we will Chofe A comitte to Reprelent this Congre-
gation, To wait on the Gen11 Court at their next fefsions, and to
lay before sd. Court how thire Orders & acts wtb respect to the
fupport of the miniftrey in Watertown are Slighted & contemned
by the other Congregation. And the greater part of thofe wh3
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are Chofen Town officers, whereby the Miniftrey do fail of their
Just dues: And alfo to Addreff the faid Gen11 Court that in Cafe
their cant be a dutifull complyance with the orders of Court and
vote of the Town alredy made, That thire be a line of Divifion
made & settled between us under fuch A Regulation as will tend
most for peace and comfort for the futer.
Chofen for said Ccmitte for the ends aforesd Majr Jonas Bond,
Richard Coollid^, Samuel Livermore, Samuel Thatcher, William
Shattuck, Nat11 Bright, Nathan Fiske, Josiah Goddard John Cool-
lidg, Robart Goddard, and Henry Spring.
[35]
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Easterly Congregation in
Watertown Orderly warned and met together September the, 4,tb
1 7 1 6. Robert Goddard was Chofen Moderator.
1 Voted that we will Chofe A Committe to treat with fom man
or men to be a conftant & certaine help for the upholding of
Preaching among us while Mr Gibbs's Bodily elness Remaines
upon him, or for fuch time as they can agree for.
2 Voted, and Chofen for the comitte fore the ends aforesd the
Deacons of the Church.
3. Voted, That we will have a free Contrebution on the third
Sabbath of this Prsent month for to help defray the charge of such
as shall be procured to cary on Preaching among us
4 Voted that we do adjorn this meeting to the last monday
of September Currant, at fower of the Clock in the after noone,
at this Place, to met againe to hear the Report of the comitte and
confider what is further to be don.
The above written votes wer past at faid meeting as attest
Robert Goddard.
At a meeting of the Easterly Congregation in Watertown orderly
warned & meet the 3d of October, 17 16. Majr Jonas Bond was
Chofen moderator.
Voted, and Chofen for a comitte Majr Jonas Bond, Deacon Wil-
liam Bond & Mr Nat11 Bright, voted & chofen for Clerke Mun-
nings Saw in, Chofen for Sexton Thomas Coollidg and to be pd.
by two Contrebutions as hath been formerly.
Voted that the monthly Contrebution for the Miniftrey be still
continued on ye Sabbath days.
Voted that fuch as will be pleafed to carry wood to Mr Gibbs,
do it on the first Wednesday of November next enfuing.
Voted, That we do defire Ebenezer Stone to take caer & pro-
vide fastnings for the meeting-houfe windows, and to be paid his
Reafonable cost out of the Contribution in Banke.
Voted, that we do defire ye abovesd Comitte to make inquiry
into fom demand made by Joseph Grant, for mending fome glace
for the meeting-houfe, and to make Report to the next meeting of
what they find due.
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At a meeting of the Easterly Congregation in Watertown Or-
derly warned and meet the 2d of Octobr 1 71 7. Mr Natu Bright
was Chofen Moderator.
Voted, and Chofen for a Committe, Majr Jonas Bond, Deacon
William Bond & Mr Nat" Bright.
Voted. And Chofen for Clerk Munnings Sawin, Chofen for
fexton Thomas Coollidg, and to be paid by two Contrebutions, to
be on the last Sabbath in Aprill next, and the last Sabbath in
September next enfuing.
Voted That the monthly Contrebution be Continued for the
Miniftrey on the first Sabbath of every month during this year
enfuing.
Voted. That we do defire Deacon William Bond & Mr Natn
Bright to Invite Deacon Nathan Fiske & Deacon John Coollidg to
sitt in the Deacons Pue.
And this meeting was Difolved by the Moderatr, orderly.
At a meeting of the Easterly Societie or Congregation in Water-
town Orderly warned & meet the fecond Day of June, 171S.
Voted and Chofen for Moderatr Mr Nathanael Bright.
Voted And Chofen for A committe to take care to mend the
Platform of the old meeting-houfe in fd. Town, Deacon Fiske and
Deacon John Collidg, to procure & Provide materials and work
men to do faid worke fensonably as foone as may be, and to bring
in a true account to the next meeting of sd societie, and to be paid
their Just Cost out of the money gathered for the end aforesd
At a meeting of the East Congregation in Watertown Orderly
warned and meet the 14th of Aprill, 1 7 19. Mr Nat11 Bright, was
Chofen Moderator.
1 Voted, that we do lay down the monthly Contrebution for
this prefant year.
2 Voted, that we do defire the felect-men would order the
payment to the Rate for the Miniftrey to be pd Quarterly.
3 Voted, that we will have a free Contrebution Quarterly, or
a fubfcription for to provide help to carry on the worke of the
amongst us, which sd. Precinct shall Choofe.
4. Voted, that we will have a free contrebution for the end
aforesd and to begine the first Sabbath day in may next enfuing,
and to be the Contrebutions for this present year & to be quarterly.
5 Voted, that we will mend the fence of the Pasture Purchafed
for ye Miniftrey of the east Congregation,
6 Voted, That we defire Mr Joseph Coollidge to do the work
about said Pasture and provide what fenceing ftufe is wanting,
and the Proprietors of sd Pasture to fe him paid for his cost &
charges.
Said meeting is by a vote adjornd to the 29th, of this Instant
Aprill to five o'clock in the afternoon at the above fd houfe.
At a meeting of the easterly Congregation by adjornment in
Watertown the Twenty ninth day of Aprill one thoufand feven
hundred and nineteen.
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Watertown may 4th 17 19 At a meeting of the east Congrega-
tion In faid Town, Orderly warned & meet.
Voted. That whereas one Article propofed in the warning of
the Town meeting, at the Newe meetinghoufe on this day att three
of the Clock in the afternoone, is, to fee what the Town will do
in anfwer to an Addrefs made by fundrey Inhabitants, as to the
Towns coming together in one Congregation in fome convenient
time & place.
Wee chofe appoint & defire Majr Jonas Bond, Nathanael Bright,
William Shattuck, Deacon William Bond, Deacon Nathan Fiske,
Ll Richard Coollidg, Josiah Goddard, Jonathan Stone & Jofeph
Mafon, to be a Committee to reprefent us of the east end Congre-
gation att said Town meeting & in our name to enter a defent or
Protest against the Towns Voting in fd affaire as not being the
proper bulinefs of our Town Meetings and to declare y* we es-
teem it repugnant to the act of settlement made & established by
the great & Generall Court of this Province in the year, 1712.
Relating to the Maintenace of ye Miniftry in the two Congrega-
tions of this Town, By virtue of which act, no major Vote of the
Inhabitants can determine any thing obligatory in this matter, and
withall to, Declare in our name, that if the other Congregation
will pleas to Choofe & appoint a Committee to meet the abovesd
Prsons whome we have Chofen & appointed to Reprefent our felves
at any Convenient time & place, freely & calmly to Confult under
or prsent Circumstances, about ye things that may promote ye
Peace of the Town & the Interest of Religion Among us, which
fo much depends upon a well grounded peace, we Redely Con-
fent thereto, and heartily wish fuch a conference may be under
Divine direction and obtaine a good Iffue. And that the Major
part of the above named persons be rekoned a full committee for
the EastCongregation for ye ends above mentioned, and alfo upon
any other occation of treating about fd. affaire & what shall be
Confulted or proposed by sd. Committee to be laid before the east-
erly Congregation.
Jonas Bond
Nathaniel Bright
Willam Shattuck
William Bond
Nathan Fiske
Richard Coollidge
Josiah Goddard
Jonethan Stone
Joseph Mafon
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Easterly Congregation
in Watertown Orderly warned and meet the, 7th of October, 1719.
Majr Bond was Choofen Moderator.
1 Voted, and Chofen for A comittee, Majr Jonas Bond., Dea-
con William Bond & Mr Natu Bright.
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2 Voted, and chofen Clark for sd. Congregation Munnings
Sawin.
3 Voted, and Chofen for fexton Tho : Coollidg and to be pd by
two Contrebutions as formerly,
4 Voted, that we will have a free Contrebution on the next
Thankgiving day to be Improved for the Repairing the Personage.
5 Voted, that we will have a Contrebution Quarterly on the
Sabbath days for Mr Gibbs as was the last year.
6 Voted, that on the fecond Tuisday of November next we ap-
point to Cart wood to Mr Gibbs and to be gratis.
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At a meeting of the Easterly Congregation in Waterfown Or-
derly warned and meet the 5th of October, 1720. Majr Jonas Bond
was Chofen Moderatr for fd meeting.
1 Voted, and Chofen for a Committee Majr Jonas Bond esqr
Mr Natu Bright and Deacon William Bond. 2 Chofen for Clerk
Munnings Sawin. 3 Chofen fexton Tho : Coollidge and to be paid
by two Contrebutions for his fervice as formerly.
4 Voted, that their shall be a free Contrebution once A Quar-
ter this Prsent year, Towards the Defraying the -Charges in carry-
ing on Preaching under Mr Gibbs prefent Bodily illness;
5 Voted, That the fecond Tuisday of November next be appointed
for carrying of Wood to the Revd Mr Gibbs for fuch as are free &
willing fo to do, and the wrood that shall be fo carried to be free
& gratis & not accounted any part of the fallary.
6 Voted, That on the third Sabbath in this Prsent month their
be a free Contrebution for the Railing of money to defray the
Charge of fome neffefsary Repairs of the Minifterial place.
7 Voted, and Chofen for a committee to take care and fee the
worke done Serj^Josiah Goddard Ebenezer Stone and William
Bond Jnr and to give an Account of the Charge to the Congrega-
tion when the worke is done.
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Easterly Congregation
in Watertown Orderly warned and meet the 14th of Octobr 1720.
Voted & Chofen Mr Nathanael Bright for Moderator.
Voted That we do Ajorne the aboves'1 meeting to the, 2i?t day
of this Instant October to three of the Clock in the afternoon, at
Old meeting-houfe in fd. Town.
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Easterly Congregation in
Watertown by Adjornment the 21st of October, 1720. Mr Nat11
Bright was Chofen Moderator.
1 Voted, that we will Chofe A committee to Addrefs the Gen11
Court for a fetled line or Boundary for each Precinct or Congre-
gation in Watertown.
2 Voted, and Chofen A Comittee for the end afores'1 Majr Jonas
Bond Esqr Mr Nath11 Bright, LieulRic : Coollidg, Deacon Nathan
Fiske, Mr Jonth Stone, Dea : Jn° Coollidg, Mr Joseph Mafon and
Mr joseph Coollidge.
3 Voted, that they be a Comittee in our names & behalfe to ad-
drefs f'1 Court, that a Divifional line may be established, whereby
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the Rattable estate of the Town may be equally parted between
the two Congregations in the Town, The Town having acted in
the Tame affaire Jan : 13th 171S/9. That fo each Congregation
mav he enabled comfortably to proceed in granting and Railing
money for their Respective Incidental Charges. The Salery for
the Miniltrey to be Stil leveyed on ye whole Town, and equally
divided according to the Order of the Great & Gen11 Court bear-
ing Date November the 4. 171 2.
4 Voted, That we leave it with fd Comittee to Advife & confider
what methods they may think best for Obtaining the ends aforesd.
To Munnings Sawin Clerk of the Easterly Congregation in
Watertown, Whereas Sundrey of the Inhabitants of sd Congrega-
tion have made known to us the fubfcribers who are the Commit-
tee to call meetings, That they delire ther might be A meeting
warned for sd. Congregation to fee what methods are best to be
taken to obtaine A setteled Precinct line between the Two Congre-
gations in fd. Town.
These are therefore to delire you to Post up a warning for a
Precinct or Congregation in ye words following.
Viz*. The Inhabitants belonging to the Easterly Congregation
are Desired to give a meeting at the Old meeting-houfe in fd
Town on the fourteenth dav of October Currant at three of the
Clock in the after noon, to Confider, advife & act on fuch methods
as may be thought Proper to obtaine a fettled Precinct line be-
tween the Two Congregations in fd. Town, That each Congrega-
tion may be better enabled to Raife money for Repaires, or other
wile for their good & benefit, alfo to Raife money if need be for
ye ends aforefd. By order of the Committee.
Jonas Bond.
Natu Bright
Willm Bond.
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To Munnings Sawin Clerk of the Easterly Congregation in
Watertown. You are hereby Ordered to post up an order on the
next Sabbath day. viz* in the words following.
The Inhabitants of the Easterly Congregation in Watertown are
hereby Ordered to meet at the old meeting houfe in fd Town, on
the first Wednesday of October next, at three of the Clock in the
afternoon, To Chofe A committee, A clerk, and a fexton, and
fuch other Bifnes as faid Congregation may then fee caufe to do.
Watertown September. 30th 1721.
Jonas Bond \
Nat11 Bright > Comittee.
William Bond j
Perfuant to faid Order, I have Posted up the abovesd Order ac-
cording to the time, place and Bifnes therein mentioned.
Munnings Sawin Clerk of sd Congregation.
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At a meeting of the Easterly Congregation in Watertown, Or-
derly warned and meet the 4th of October, 1721. Collu Jonas
Bond esqr was Chofen Moderator for sd. meeting.
1 Voted, and Chofen for A committee, Jonas Bond esqr Mr
Nat11 Bright and Dea : Willm Bond.
2 Voted and Chofen for Clerk Munnings Sawin, voted and
Chofen for fexton Tho : Coollidge, and for his fervice to have two
Contrebutions.
4 Voted, that we will have four Contrebutions Quarterly this
enfuing year towards ye defraying the Charges of preaching in
the abovesd Congregation.
5 Voted, and agreed that all fuch that are of a willing mind
to Carry wood gratis to our Reverd pastor, Mr Gibbs on the last
Tuisday of November next do then attend faid work.
At a meeting of ye Eaft Congregation in Watertown October
the 13 1722
By Adjurnment from the third of fd Octobr which meeting was
upon a defire to choofe and Incourage some perfon to take care
of the Old meeting houfe as a fexton and to Defire and Appoint
Some meet perfon to Officiate as a Clerk and to know the minds
of ye Congregation as to Continue a quarterly Contribution &c
1 Thomas Coollidge was defired to take the care of the Meet-
ing houfe, and that he should be rewarded by having two Contri-
butions in the year, at Each half years end.
2 It was Agreed their Sld be four Contributions free this year
to be Improved so far as that will go towards the paying of Such
as do preach among us under Mr Gibbs Confinement.
3 It was Agreed that the first tufday in Novembr next Sld be
the day for cuting & Carting of wood for Mr Gibbs, for Such as
See caufe So to do, and to be free and not to be Accounted any
part of his Sallery.
4 The form1" Committe are defired Still to Continue to call ye
Congregation togethr when their is Occation for it.
5 Joseph Mafon is defired to be An Afsiftant to our prefent
Clerk undr his prefent illnefs and Indifpofition and to put on or
take of the Precinct book as there may be need.
Hear Ends Congregational Affairs.
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[41-43]
[Here follow the accounts of the assessors and the treasurer
for the Easterly Precinct Affairs between the dates of March 14,
1733/4 and March 5, 1742/3. The Collector and Treasurer debit
and credit accounts from 1734 to Feb. 28, 1742, having occupied
the double pages 1 and 2 at the beginning of the book, preceding
the general congregation affairs. — Eds.]
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After the Town Was Divided and Precinct
affairs ceased
Then the Town Voted this Book to be Improved
g ye Treafurer in the Town Concerns
AND ACCORDINGLY
The Town Concerns begins Page 45
Which is over Leafe
[45 to 81]
[Here follow the accounts of the Treasurer of the Town Con-
cerns between the dates of March 13, 1737/8, and June 18, 1792.
At the reversed end of this book Precinct Affairs are continued.
—Eds.]
[Precinct Affairs.]
[i]
Midd* fs : To Mr Samuel Peirce Conftable of the moft Eaft-
erly Precinct in Watertowne, Greeting.
Application being this day made to me the Subscriber One of
his Majefties Juftices of the Peace within and for the fd County of
Middx By Jonas Bond Efqr and Ten other free holders and inhabi-
tants within the Eafterly Precinct in said Watertowne, Seting forth
that there is great need of A Precinct meeting to be Called, (i)
for to Choose A Clerk, Committe and all other Precinct Officers
(2) to take Care for the Carrying on of Preaching in sd Precinct,
and to Come in to Some proper Method to proceed toward a full
Settlement of the Gofpel Miniftrey in sd Precinct (3) to agree how
to raife Precinct meetings for the future.
Thefe are therefore In his Maje8 Name to Will and require you
the abovesd Contables forthwith to Warne and give Notice to all the
free holders and other Inhabitants Liveing within the bounds of the
sd Eafterly Precinct at last Setled by Order of the Generall Court,
Who are qnallifyed according to Law to Vote in the affaires of sd
Precinct to meet at the Old Meeting houfe in sd Precinct on Monday
the Twenty third day of December Currant at Ten of the Clock in
the forenoon : first after the Choice of A Moderator. To Choofe A
Precinct Clerk, Comtee and all other Precinct Officers (2) To take
Care for the Carrying on of Preaching in sd Precinct, and to Come
into Some proper Methods, to proceed toward, a full Settlement
of the Gofpel Miniftrey in sd Precinct (3) to Agree how to raife
Precinct Meetings for the future,
And make Returne of your doings hereon Unto Jonas Bond Efqr
one of the Principle Inhabitants of sd Precinct at or before the
Time prefixed for sd : meeting (for which this shall be your Suf-
ficient Warrant) hereof you may not faile at your perrill &c.
Given Under my hand and Seale at Wefton the Ninth day of
December In the Tenth yeare of his Maje8 Reigne Anno- Domini
1723. Fra : Fullam justice of Peace.
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[2]
At a Gen11 Meeting of the free holders, and other Inhabitants of
the Eafterly Precinct in Watertowne Regularly Warned (By Vir-
tue of a Warrant from Francis Fullam Efqr one of his Maje3 Jus-
tices of the Peace for the County of Middx) And Afsembled for
the Choice of A Precinct Clerk and other Precinct officers and
Such bufnefTas the Warrant Refered to
( 1 ) Put to Vote and Chose Jonas Bond Efqr Moderator for sd
Meeting.
(2) Put to Vote and Chose Dea : Jn° Coollidg Precinct Clerk.
(3) Put to Vote whether the Precinct will have five men to be
A Comtee to manage the Prudentials of this Precinct and the Vote
past in the affirmative.
(4) Put to Vote and Chose Jonas Bond Efqr : Mr Nathanael
Bright Capfc Abram Browne Mr Jn° Sterns & Mr Henry Spring to
be a Comtee for the ends above sd :
(5) Put to Vote & Choose Cor* Henry Bright, Mr Natha1 Har-
ris and Mr Jos : Coollidg for Afsefsors.
(6) Put to Vote and Chose for Collector Mr Jonath Stone
(7) Put to Vote and Chofe for a Receiver for the Precinct Dea :
Nathan Fifke
(8) Put to Vote and Chose for A Comtee to take Care the Pul-
pit be Supplyed for the prefent till the Precinct Can Come into a
Settlement Dea : Wm Bond Dea : Nathan Fifke and Dea : Jn°
Coollidg
(9) Put to Vote whether the Precinct are Willing and agreed
that the Method for the railing of Precinct Meeting for the future
shall be, by the Comtee or the Precinct Clerk in their Names Sign-
ing an Order directing it to the Conftable within sd Precinct to
warne the Inhabitants to meet at place and Time appointed in
Such Order and the Vote pafed in the Affirmative.
Midx fs : Watertowne Janeuary 13th 1723/4
To Deacon John Coollidg Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in
Watertowne you are hereby ordered to give out an order in the
Name of the Comtee of sd Precinct directed to the Conftable dwel-
ling within the bounds of sd : Precinct to be in the forme and for
the ends following,
Middx fs
To Sam11 Peirce Conftable of Watertowne Greeting, you are
hereby Ordered and required to Warne all the freeholders and
other Inhabitants dwelling within the bounds aud limits of the
Eafterly Precinct of sd Towne to meet at the Old Meeting house
in sd Towne on the first Munday of Febrewary next Comeing at
one of the Clock in the after noone of sd day for the ends follow-
ing.
1 That the Precinct may be informed of the Nomination the
Church hath made at their meeting on the Tenth day of Janeuary
Currant in Order to the Setling of A gofpel Minifter among us in
sd Precinct.
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2 That then the Precinct may proceed to the Choice & Selec-
tion of one out of the aforesd Nomination the Church hath made to
be Setled in the worke of the Minisftrey that we may Come to
the injoyment of the Ordenances of Christ among us.
3 To Agree and determine what Incoragement to give to the
Gentleman that may be Chosen both as to his Sallery & Settle-
ment,
* 4 To Choose A Com^ to treat with the perfon that may be
Chofen with attefted Coppyes of the Votes that shall be made,
hereof faile not and make returne of this order with your doings
there in unto Some one of the Comtee or Clerk before the time of
sd meeting by Order of the Comtee Dated this 13th day of Jane-
uary Anno Domini 1723/4. Jn° Coollidg Cler :
In obedience to this order I have Warned the freeholders and
other Inhabitants to meet at time & place within mentioned ac-
cording to the Tenoure of sd Order. Janu 15 : 1723.
Sam11 Pierce, Conftable
for Watertowne.
[3]
Febrewary the 3d 1723/4 At a Meeting of the Eafterly Pre-
cinct in Watertowne being Orderly Warned and Mett
Voted 1 And Coronell Jonas Bond was Chosen Moderator of
sd Meeting.
Voted 2 And Mr Seth Storrer was Chosen to be the gospel
Minifter for sd Precinct Chosen by 56 Votes
Voted 3 To add 16 : £ : tot he 84 :£ : Ordered by the Gen11
Court for the Support of the Minifter in f d Precinct yearly, Which
makes up Said : 8^£ : 100 :£ which Sum of one Hundred pounds
to be Mr Seth Storrers yearly Sallery.
Voted 4 To give Mr Seth Storrer one Hundred pounds to-
wards his Settlement And He wholly to Provide a Settlement for
himfelf, Or to Procure the Tenement that the Revncl Mr Henry
Gibbs last dwelt on and improved. And to Putt the buildings
and fences in good repaires. And Mr Storrer to have the improve-
ment thereof in Lieu of f1 100 :£ : Which Services He pleases to
accept off.
Voted 5 And Chosen Coroa Jonas Bond, the three Deacons
and Cap1 Abraham Browne to be A Committe to Treat with Mr
Storrer in Order to his Acceptance of Said Call.
Voted 6 The meeting to be Adjorned to the last Munday of
Febrewary Current at one of the Clock in the after Noon to heare
the returne of Said Commitee.
At A Meeting of the Easterly Precinct in Watertowne on the
last Munday in Febrewary by Adjornment 1723/4
Voted 1 To Choose A Comtee of five men out of thofe in the
Precinct who Neither they nor theire Predecefsors were out money
in building the houseing and appurtenances where the Revd Mr
John Bailye did live while he Lived in Watertowne.
Voted 2 And Chosen Mr Nathu Harris Mr Edward Herington
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Mr John Sternes Mr Sam11 Peirce and Mr Ephraim Angier to be
s(i Comtte to Meet with the Proprietors of sd Houseing and prmesis
in Order to Project Some way that Said Tenement may become
the Precincts and to make report to fd Precinct of theire doings
thereon at theire next meeting by AdjornmenJ
Voted 3 That this Meeting be Adjoined to the last Munday
of March at One of the Clock in the afternoon of sd day to have a
fuller Anfwer from Mr Storrer and to heare the report of sd Comtee
At A fleeting of the Eafterly Precinct in Watertowne by Adjorn-
ment on ^larch the 30th 1724
Voted For A Comlee to gather the money Subfcribed to re-
paire the Tenement the Revd Mr Henry Gibbs last dwelt on And
to improve sd money for the ends propofed, Mr Nath1 Harris, Mr
Edward Herington, Mr John Sternes, Mr Samuell Peirce and Mr
Ephraim Angier.
Voted That the Comtee that was Chofen to treat with Mr Stor-
rer should waite on him againe to Se if he please to Cancel the
Provifo in his Anfwer to the Church and Precinct.
Voted the meeting to be Adjoined to the last Munday of April
next at 3 a Clock in the after noon of Said day.
[4=]
At A Meeting of the East Precinct in Watertowne being Order-
ly warned & mett March the 30th 1724.
Voted 1 Coron11 Jonas Bond was Chosen Moderator of sd
Meeting.
Voted 2 for a Precinct Comtee for the yeare Enfuing Coron11
Jonas Bond Mr Nat11 Bright Leu1 Sam11 Thacher, Mr Wm Shat-
tuck, and Cap* Abraham Browne.
Voted 3 for a Precinct Clerk John Coollidg.
Voted 4 for a Treafurer Serg1 Joseph Coollidg.
Voted 5 for Afsefsors Cornfc Henry Bright Serg* Joseph Cool-
lidg & Mr Natu Harris.
Voted 6 for A Collector Mr Jn° Hastings.
Voted 7 to take downe the uper Gallery in the Old meeting
House and to improve the Stuft on the New Meeting house at the
Schoolhouse hill.
Voted 8 To finifh the inlide of the New meeting House Ex-
cepting what room may be thought proper to build Pews on and
to be managed by the prudence of a Comtee now to be Chosen for
that Purpose, And to be done by the money now to be granted for
that End.
Voted 9 for Said Comitee Coron11 Jonas Bond, Mr Nat11 Bright,
Dea: Nathan Fifke Mr Jn° Sternes, Mr Thomas Larnard, Mr
Jonath Stone, Mr Edw : Herington.
Voted 10 To raise Two Hundred pounds on the Precinct
towards the finifhing the New Meeting House in sd Precinct.
Voted 11 That the Afsefsors Shall make the invoice that the
last Province Tax was made by, The Rule to Afsefs the Pre-
cinct for sd money granted Excepting what may be proper to Very
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from it as to perticular perfons obferveing the rules of Justice and
Equity.
Voted 12 That the money granted be Collected and paid in
unto the sd Precinct Treafurer at or before the last day of July
next.
At A Meeting of the Eafterly Precinct in Watertowne on the
last Munday of Aprill 1724 by Adjornment.
Voted That Mr Storrers Anfwer to the Church and Precinct
to be recorded in the Precinct Book of Records.
At a Meeting of the Comtee of the Eaft Precinct in Water-
towne june 22nd 1724
Ordered that the Precinct Clerk do forthwith give an order in
Writeing to the Conftable of sd Precinct to warne all the free
holders & other inhabitants dweling within the bounds of sd Pre-
cinct who are quallifyed to Vote in Towne affairs to meet at the
Old meeting houfe in sd Precinct on the last Munday of june Cur-
rant at three of the Clock in the afternoon for the Ends following
Viz1:
1 To Se whether the Precinct will then agree upon a day for
the ordination of Mr Seth Storer whome they have Called &
invited to Settle among us, who hath alfo accepted of sd Call
2 To agree upon a way & method to raife money for the de-
fraying the Charge and Expence for the Entertaining ye Revlld
Elders, & Messengers yl may be sent to to Carry on ye work.
3 To Choose & impower A Comtee to take Care and provide a
Suitable place to Entertaine the Elders & Mefsengers &c and all
Suitable Entertainment for them, to be accountable to the Pre-
cinct when Called thereto what money they have Recd & how
they have improved the Same
Jonas Bond
Nathanael Bright j Comtee
William Shattuck } for sd
Sam11 Thacher j Precinct
Abraham Browne J
[5]
To the Church and Congregation in the Eaftern Precinct in
Watertowne.
Gentlemen,
I Thankfully acknowledge the refpect you have Manifested to
me in makeing Choice of, and inviting me to Settle with you in
the work of the Sacred Ministrey.
I have taken the Same into moft Serious Conlideration have
afked the Councill of heaven, and taken the advice of the moft
Suitable perfons to Consult with on reference to Such an Affaire,
who do advise me to Settle with you in this great and weighty
work of the Miniftery. And I find myself Inclined thereunto in
having a profpect in being inftrumentall of promoteing the glory
of God, the intereft of Religion and the good of Souls among
you.
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I do therefore manefest my acceptance of the said Call upon
thofe Conditions proposed Viz1 That together with my yearly
Sallery I Should have the Use of the House and improvement
of the Land which were lately in the Pofsefsion of the Rev'1 Mr
Henry Gibbs, as is Specified in your Vote, Hoping that if my
Circumftances Should hereafter Call for more then they do at
present in order to my Comfortable maintainance and Support in
the Sacret Office you will Provide Suitable for me.
I Begg you prayers for me that God who is the Lord of the
Harvest would make me a painfull faithfull and Sucefsfull La-
bourer in his Vineyard and that after I have preached to others I
myself may not be a Castaway. I Commend you all to the divine
Care and Conduct intreating that the God of Peace and Love
would preferve Unity among you and add Continually to your
Number and graces, And that ye may stand perfect and Com-
pleat in all the Will of God, And that he would give you an
inheritance among them that are Sanctified throu faith in Chrift
Jesus. So prayes in all Humble maner
Gentle" your Affectionate friend
and Humble fervant Seth Storer.
Cambridge March 27th 1724
Middx fs :
To Mr Nat11 Bright Conftable of Watertowne
S1 Thefe are to will & require you forthwith to warne all the
freeholders and other Inhabitants dwelling within the bounds of
the Eafterly Precinct of sd Towne who are quallifyed to Vote in
Towne affaires to meet at the Old Meeting in sd Precinct on the
last Munday of june Currant at three of the Clock in the after
Noone for the End following Viz* :
1 To* See whether the Precinct will then agree upon a day for
the Ordination of Mr Seth Storer whome they have Called and
invited to Settle among us who hath alfo accepted of sd invita-
tion
2 To agree upon a way and method to raife money for the
defraying the Charge and Expense for Entertaining the Revnd
Elders and Mefsengers that may be sent to for the Carrying on
of Said work
3 To Choose and impower a Comtee to take Care and provide
a Suitable place to Entertaine the Elders and Mefsengers &c and
all Suitable Entertainment for them and to be accountable to sd
Precinct when Called thereto of what money they have recieved
and how they have improved the Same, hereof faile not and make
a true return of this Order and of your doings thereon to Some
one of sd Comtee or Clerk of said Precinct Six houres at leaft before
the Time of sd meeting.
Pr Order of sd Comtee
Jn : Coollidg Cler :
Watertowne June the 23rd 1724
Watertown Records.
[6]
At a meeting of the Eafterly Precinct in Watertowne on the
last Munday of June 1724.
1 Coro11 Jonas Bond was Chosen Moderator of sd Meeting.
2 Voted to Agree on a day for the Ordination of Mr Seth
Storer.
3 Voted that the day for the Ordination of Mr Seth Storer be
the 4th Wednesday of July next.
4 Voted to Choose two men to travel the Precinct to propose
to the Inhabitants to Se what they will give towards the Charge
of the Ordination of Mr Storer, And to take downe theire Names
that will give and theire Sums and they that pay downe to Crofs
theire Sums And to deliver what they Shall So receive to the fol-
lowing Comtee Mentioned underneath.
5 Thomas Bond and Ephraim Cutter junr Chosen for sd two
men.
6 Voted to Choose a Comtee to provide a place and Entertain-
ment for said Affaire out of sd money
7 Chosen for Sd Comtte Jn° Coollidg Sergfc Jenifon Mr Spring
Serg* Stone Mr Sternes Serg* Coollidg and Mr Harris
8 Voted that Sd Comtee to give accompt to Sd Precinct of what
money they receive and what they Expend when Called thereto
To Mr Jn° Coollidg Clerk for the Easterly Precinct in Water-
towne
Sr
You are hereby Ordered forthwith to give an Order to Joseph
Coollidg Treafurer or Receiver for sd Precinct to pay unto the
Revd Mr Seth Storrer the Sum of Twenty pounds, And to Leu*
Richard Coollidg the Sum of five pounds out of the forty Two
pounds which was ordered by the Select men of sd Towne to be
paid into Sd Treafurer pr Conftable Samuel Peirce out of the
Towne Rate Commited to him to Collect
Jonas Bond
Watertowne Sepr Natha1 Bright I Precinct
24: 1724 Wm Shattuck f Committe
Abrad1 Browne J
At a meeting of the Precincts Comtte Jany the 5th 1724/5
Mr Storrer being present it was then Agreed on that the Min-
isters that had preached after Decembr the 4th 1723 and the
Charge of theire Entertainment Should be paid out of the 8/[£ :
Sallery for the yeare 1724 the yeare Ending Dec: the 4th 1724
and the Residue of Sd 84£ to be for Mr Storer in full for his
preaching in sd Precinct untill Sd 4th day of Dec : 1724.
m
Middx fs
To Mr Nathanael Bright Conftable of Watertowne,
Sr Thefe are to Will and require you forthwith to warne all
the freeholders and other Inhabitants who dwell in the Eafterly
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Precinct in s'1 Towne who are quallifyed to Vote in Towne Affaires
to Meet at the New Meeting house in scl Precinct on Munday the
Eleventh day of Janewary Current at one of the Clock in the after
noon of s(1 day for the Ends following
(1) To Know the Precincts minde when they will meet at the
New Meeting hous in sd Precinct and make it the place of Pub-
blick Worship for y° future
(2) To Know the Precincts Minde how they would have the
Old meeting house disposed of or Improved or any part of it.
(3) To Receive an Accompt from the Comtee how they have
improved the money already granted towards the finifhing of the
New Meeting house
(4) To See whether the Precinct will then grant money for
the further finifhing of sd meeting house And the paying the
W arnings of Precinct meetings: Hereof faile not and make Re-
turne of this Order with your doings thereon unto Some one of the
Comtee or Clerk of sd Precinct foure hours at least before the Time
of sd Meeting Dated the fifth day of Janewary in the Eleventh
yeare of his Majesties Reigne Anno Domini 1724/5
#'r Order of ) Jn° Coollidg
the Comtee { Cler :
At A Meeting of the Eafterly Precinct in Watertowne on Mun-
day the Eleventh of Janewarv 1724/5
(1) A Vote pafsed and Cor1] Jonas Bond was Chosen Moder-
ator
(2) Voted to Meet at the New Meeting House on the first
Sabbath day of Febrewary next & then to make it the place of
Publick Worfhip for the future
(0) Voted to take out of the old meeting House all that may
be profitably improved in the New Meeting house next after the
last Sabba'th day in Janewary Currant
(4) To Raise Two Hundred pounds to pay what they are in-
debted for the New Meeting house and for the further finifhing
the Same and Sixteen pounds thereof to be part of Mr Storrers
Sallery and for the paying for the Warning of Precinct Meetings
and the makeing of Precinct Rates
(5) Voted that the former Comtee imployed in building the
New meeting house Should be the Comtee to take out of the Old
Meeting house and improve it in the New Meeting House what
they think proper and Needfull, And to improve the Refidue of
sd grant of 2oolb in further finifhing of sd house
[8]
Watertowne Janewary iS: 1724/5
To Deacon John Coollidg Clerk of the Eafterly Precinct in
Watertowne,
you Are hereby Ordered to deliver to the Afsefsors of sd Pre-
cinct a Coppy of the grant of the Two Hundred pounds made by
sd Precinct at theire Meeting on the Eleventh day of Janewary
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Currant for the Ends therein Mentioned, And direct them to
Afsefs the Same Spedily the money being now Wanted for the
defraying1 of Debts already Contracted And for the further finifhing
of the New Meeting House, Said Afsefsors are to Committ the
Rate or Afsefsment when made with a Lawfull Warrant to Col-
lect the Same unto Mr John Hastings the present Collector and to
Issue and make up his Accompts at or before the first Munday of
July Next Enfuing
Jonas Bond \
Natha1 Bright > Comtee
Wm Shattuck )
Middx fs.
To Mr Nathanael Bright Co nf table of Watertown
Sr Thefe are to will & require you forthwith to warn all the
Freeholders and other Inhabitants who are Quallified to Vote in
precinct Affairs who dwell in the Eafterly precinct to Meet at the
New Meeting houfe in Sd precinct on the Third Monday of March
Next Enfuing at Two of the Clock in the after Noone to choofe
precinct officers for the year Currant. Alfo to know the minde
of ye precinct how they would have ye remaindr of ye old Meeting
houfe Difpofed of which can not be profitably Improved in ye
New: hereof fail not but make a true return of this ordr and of
Your doings thereon to Some one of ye Committee or Clerk of ye
precinct four houres at Leafc before ye time of S'1 Meeting
Watertown Febr 16 : 1724/5 Per odr of ye Comtee
John Coollidge Cler.
At a Meeting of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown on March
the 15th 1724/5
1 Chosen for Moderator Col. Jonas Bond.
2 Voted to Choofe three Men to be a Standing Committe for
the precinct for the Year.
3 Voted and Choofe for Said Comtee Mr Nathanael Bright,
Deacon William Bond and Coro1 Bond.
4. Voted and Chofen Clerk Joseph Mafon.
5. Voted and Chofen Treafurer Ser' Joseph Coollidge
6. Voted and Chofen Afsefsors Cor* Henry Bright Ser' Joseph
Coollidg & Mr Nathanael Harris.
7. Voted and Chofen Collector Mr Thomas Coollidg.
8. Voted and Chofen Sexton Mr Nathanael Sherman.
9. Voted y* Said Sexton Shall have two Contributions in the
year for his reward, viz* on the first Sabbath in September Next
and on the firft Sabbath in March next
10. Voted to Difpose of ve whole remainder of ye old Meeting
houfe and the whole Effects "thereof to be improved in the further
finifhing of ye New Meeting houfe, and if their be any overplufs
of ye money Afsigned for that Ufe it Shall be in the money
granted for finifhing Said Meeting houfe.
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i E. Voted that the Same Commteri that hath been improved in
Mannaging the building of ye New Meeting houfe, Shall be the
CommUe to Difpose of the Old Meeting houfe.
[9]
To Joseph Mafon Clerk of the Eafterly Precinct in Watertown
You are hereby ordred forthwith to give an order to Mr Joseph
Coollidge precinct Treafurer To pay to the Reverend Mr Seth
Storer the Sum of Sixteen pounds out of the Two hundred pound
Rate granted Pr Said precinct on the Eleventh Day of January in
the Year 1724/5 which Sixteen pounds is for the Compleating
the Sallery According to Contract.
Watertown Febr 17th Jonas Bond ) Precinct
1725/6. Nathanael Bright j Comtee
To Mr Joseph Coollidge Treafurer of ye East Precinct in
Watertown
Sr
You are hereby ordred to pay to the Reverend Mr Seth
Storer the fum of lixteen pounds Out of the Two hundred pound
Rate granted Pr Sd Precinct on the Eleventh Day of January in
the Year 1724/5 which Sd,Sixteen pounds is for Compleating his
Sallery According to Contract.
Pr order of ye Precinct Committe
Watertown Febr 21. Joseph Mason Precinct Cler.
I725/6'
Midd* fs.
To M1 Jonas Bond Junr Conftable of Watertown Greeting.
Sr
You are hereby required forthwith to warne the Freeholders
and othr Inhabitants within the Eafterly Precinct in Sd Town who
are Quallifyed to Vote in Precinct Affaires to Meet at the Publick
Meetinghoufe in Sd Precinct on ye fourteenth Day of March Next
enfuing the Date hereof, at two of the clock in the afternoone of
Sd day, for the ends following.
First. To choofe a Committee to mannage ye prudentials of Sd
Precinct A Clerk and other precinct Officers which are proper to
be chofen.
Secondly. To receive an Ace* from the Committee wch were
Imployed in finifhing the Meeting houfe, how far they have dif-
pofed of the money already granted, Pr Sd Precinct for that End.
Thirdly. That the Precinct may then Mannifeft their Mindes
if they fe caufe how and in what Method they will have the
Vacant room undr the gallireys in the Meeting houfe to be
Improved.
Fourthly. To take effectual care that there be money raifed
for the Minifters Sallery According to Contract, as alfo for others
to whom money may be due from the Precinct.
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Fifthly. To take care that the Saxftone may be Incourraged.
hereof fail not, but make return of this ordr and Your Doings
thereon to one of the Comtee or Clerk of Sd Precinct at Leaft four
hours before the time for Sd Meeting.
Pr ordr of the Committee
Joseph Mason Cler.
Watertown Febr 21. 1725/6.
[10]
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Eafterly Precinct in
Watertown on the 14th Day of March 1725/6. for the Election
of Precinct officers, And Such othr buifnefs as is Set forth in the
Wrarnind of Sd Meeting.
Voted and Choofe for Moderator Jonas Bond Esqr.
Voted and Choofe for the Standing Commtee to Mannage the
prudentials of the precinct this Psent Year. Jonas Bond Esqr
Dea. Nathan Fiske & Dea John Coollidge.
Voted and Choofe for Precinct Clerk Mr Nathanael Harris.
Voted and Choofe for Precinct Treafurer (or Receivor) Mr
Joseph Coollidge
! Joseph Mafon
Mr Nathanael Harris
Mr Henery Bright.
Voted and Choofe for Collector Mr Edward Harrington.
Voted and Choofe for Saxton Mr Nathanael Shermon.
Voted for the Incourragment & reward of sd Sexton, That there
Should be Two Contributions in the Year for him, viz* the first
Contribution to be on the first Sabbath Day in Septemb1" and the
Second to be on the first Sabbath Day in March.
At sd Meeting the Commtee Chofen for the finifhing the Meeting
houfe, Laid their Ace* before the Precinct of how much they had
Difpofed of the Money Granted Pr ye Precinct toward the finifh-
ing of the Meeting houfe. The Accc Amounting to the Sum of
£387=4=9. The sd Accfc was red to the Precinct. And Put to
Vote whether the Precinct Do Axcept of Said Acc*
And the Vote past in the Affirmative.
Put to Vote whether the Precinct will At this Meeting Manifest
their Minds how, the Vacancy under the Gallerys shall be Im-
proved.
The Vote past in the Negative.
Put to Vote whether the Precinct are willing to Allow the
Precinct Afsefsors, for Making precinct Rates Two fhiilings & fix-
pence Pr Day, and they Laying a fair Accfc before the Precinct
Comnv 0 the Same be Allow'd. And the Vote paft in ye Affirma-
tive.
Put to Vote whether the Precinct are willing to Allow Con-
ftables three fhiilings A Meeting for Warning precinct Meetings
The Vote paft in ye Affirmative.
Put to Vote whether the Precinct are Willing to Allow the Sum
of fourty Shillings to Mr John Haftings for Collecting the precinct
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Rates Committed to him to Collect. The Vote paft in the
Attar mitive.
Put to Vote whether the precinct are Willing (and Do Now
Grant) the Sum of Twenty five pounds to Pay ye Revd Mr Storer
According to Contract and the Afsefsors & Conftables and others
to whom Money May be due from sd Precinct.
The Vote paft in ye AfTarmative.
Put to Vote whether the Precinct are Willing to Allow Mr
Dan11 Haftings Ten Ihillings for ringin the bell from ye Ist Sab-
bath in Febr to ye 2d in March, 1724/5.
And the Vote paft in ye AfTarmitive
[ii]
To Nathaniel Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Water-
town, You Are Hereby Ordered to Deliver to the Afsefsors of Said
Precinct A Coppy of the Grant of the Twenty five Pounds Granted
by the Precinct aforefaid Att there Meeting on the Fourteenth
Day of March Last Past ; For the Ends therein Mentioned and
Direct them to Afsess the Inhabitance of sd Precinct as the Law
Directs Spedily and to Commit the Rate or Afsessment to Mr
Edward Harrington the Present Collector for sd Precinct With a
Lawfull Warrent to Collect the fame and to Issue and Make up
his Accompts at or Before y e First Monday of Octobr Next Infueing.
Jonas Bond ) Comtee
Watertown July ye Nathan Fiske j
11th 1726
To Mr Jofeph Coollidge Treafurer of ye East Precinct in Water-
town
Sr You are Hereby Ordered to Pay to the Reverend Mr Seth
Storer the Sum of Sixteen Pounds out of the Twenty five Pound
Rate Granted Pr Sd Precinct on the Fourteenth Day of March
Last Past which Sum of Sixteen Pounds is for the Compleating
his Sallary According to Contract.
Alfo to Pay to Your felf the fum of one Pound Six Shillings
and three Pence.
To Corn" Henry Bright the Sum of One Pound Eleven Shil-
lings and three Pence.
To Dea Jofeph Mafon the Sum of Five Shillings And to Nath11
Harris the Sum of One Pound Eleven Shillings and three Pence
which Sums Ware Refpectively Allowed for Makeing of Precinct
Rates.
To Mr John Hastings the Sum of Two Pounds Allowed him
for Collecting of Precinct Rates Committed to him. To Mr Sam-
uel Pirce 'Six Shillings for Warning Two Precinct meetings in the
Ye.tr 1723. To Mr Nath11 Bright Nine Shillings for Warning
Three Precinct Meettings in the Year 1724. To Mr Jonas Bond
Junr three Shillings for Warning one Precinct Meetting in the
Year 1725. To Mr Daniel Hastings the Sum of Ten Shillings for
Ringing the Bell.
Pr order of the Precinct Comtee
Watertown January the Nath11 Harris Cler.
17th 1726/7
Water town Records.
Middlefx fs :
To Mr Thomas Bond Constable of Watertown Greetting.
Sr
You are hereby Requiered forthwith to Warn the Freeholders
and other Inhabitance Within the Easterly Precinct in Sd Town
who are Qualified to Vote in Precinct affairs to Meet at the Pub-
lick Meeting houfe in sd Precinct on Monday the Thirteenth Day
of March Next Infuing the Date hereof Att Two of the Clock in
the afterNoon of sd Day for the Ends Following
Viz First to Choofe a Precinct Committee to manage the Pru-
dentialls of sd Precinct A Clerk and other Precinct officers Nefsary
'and Proper to be Chosen.
I Secondly, that the Precinct May Confider (And if they Pleafe
•Conclude) How they will have the Vacant Room under the Gal-
leries in Sd Meetinghoufe Improved ; and if it Should be agreed,
and Concluded, to Build Pews Whether the Pews, Should be
Built; By Perticular Perfons or by Sd Precinct : and if it be there
Minds Sd Precinct Should Buld them as a Precinct, then to Take
Care and Raife Money for the Same.
Thirdly to Take EfYectuall Care that there be Money Raifed for
the Ministers Sallary According to Contract and alfo for others to
Whome Money May be Due from the Precinct, And Alfo to Raife
Money for the Further Finishing Sd Meetting houfe if there Shall
be Occation.
Fourthly to Take Care that the Saxftone may be incoarriged.
hereof fail Not but Make Return of this order and Your Doings
thereon to one of the Committee or Clerk of s'1 Precinct at Least
Four hours Before the Time for sd Meetting.
Pr order of sd Com mi tee.
Watertown Febry 27th Nath'1 Harris Cler.
1726/7
[12]
Att, A Meeting of the Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in
Watertown. On Monday the 13th Day of March Anno Dom
1726/7 for the Election of Precinct Officers And Such Other
Buifnefs as is Sett Forth in the Warning of Said Meetting.
Voted, And Chofe for Moderator Col° Jonas Bond Efqr.
Voted, and Chofe for a Standing Committee to Mannage the
Prudential Is of fd Precinct For this Prefent Year L* Richard
Coollidge Mr Thomas Straith and Dea Nathan Fisk
Voted and Chofe for Said Precinct Clerk' Nathaniel Harris
( Mr Nathaniel Bright
Voted and Chofe for srt Precinct Afsefsors^ Mr Jofeph Holdin
( Mr John Straton
Voted and Chofe for sd Precinct Treafurer or Receiver Mr
Joseph Coollidge.
Voted and Chofe For Collector for fd Precinct for this Prefent
Year Mr Daniel Bond.
Voted and Chofe for Sexstone Mr Nathaniel Shearmon.
Voted that there Should Be Two Contributions in this Prefent
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Year for the Reward and Incourrigement of him the Sd Sextone
(Viz) one on the First Sabbath in September and the other on the
First Sabbath in March.
Put to Vote Whether it Be the minds of the Precinct at this
meetting, that the Vacant Room in the Meetting houfe under the
Gallereis Should Be Improved with Pews ; and that Perticuliar
Perfons -Should Build them under Such Regulations as the sd
Precinct Shall agree upon ; or by a Committee Appointed by sd
Precinct for that Purpofe ; and the Vote Paft in the affirmitive
Put to Vote Whether the Precinct will Now Choofe Five men
for a Committee to Mannage that affair (Relating to or) Con-
cerning the Building of Pews under the Gallerries in Sd Meetting
houfe and the Vote Pafsed in the affermitive.
Voted and Chose Ser4 Joseph Coollidge, Enfn Jonathan Stone,
Corn" Henry Bright Ser1 Ebenezer Stone & Nathaniel Harris for
A Committee to Mannage that affair concerning the Pews haveing
Refpect to Such Directions as they Shall hereafter Receive from
sd Precinct
Voted that sd Committee Shall have Regard to what Perfons
have Difbursted & have Bin Rated as to Reall & Personall Eftate
for the Building of fd meeting houfe ; and to have Regard to
Perfons of Honnour and UfefallNefs in Sd Precinct.
Voted that Whofoever Shall be admitted to Build Pews and
they Shall Se Caufe to Difpofe of them or Leave them that the
Precinct Paying the First Cost of Building the Pews Shall have
them ; and the Difpofsing of them again.
Put to Vote Whether the Precinct will Now att this Meetting
Grant the sum of Twentifive Pounds to Pay the Reverend Mr
Storer according to Contract ; and to Pay others to Whom Money
may Be due from fd. Precinct ; and for the Further Finishing the
Meeting houfe under the Galleries; and the Vote Pafsed in the
affermitive.
Putt to Vote Whether the Precinct will adjorn this meeting to
the Second Monday of Aprill Next Infuing at two of the Clock
in the afternoon of sd day to hear w* the Comtee have done Relat-
ing to the Pews and then ye Vote Pafsed in the affermitive.
[13]
Att A Meeting, of the Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct, in
Watertown on Monday the 10th Day of Apprill, Anno Dom :
1727 by adjornment.
Put to Vote Whether the Report the Comtee have Made Con-
cerning the Building of Pews in the Meettinghoufe, be acceptable
to the Precinct, and the Vote Past in the Negative.
Put to Vote Whether the Precinct, will Now Choofe a Comtee
to Draw a List of Forty Perfons, that thay Shall Think most
Proper; to have Pews and Prefent to the Precinct for them, to
Choofe Twenty out of, and the Vote Past in the Negative.
Put to Vote whether the Precinct, will Build Pews, at all, or
No ; Past in the Negative
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Middlefex fs.
To Mr Ephraim, Cutter Junr Conftable of Watertown Greeting.'
Sr You are Hereby Requiered Forthwith to Warn the Free-
holders and other Inhabitance within sd Precinct in Sd Town who
are Qualified to Vote in Precinct Affairs to Meet At the Pnblick
Meeting houfe in Said Precinct on Monday the Second Day of
October Next Infuing the Date hereof at Two of the Clock in the
Afternoon of Sd Day for the Ends Following.
. Viz : (1) To No the Minds of the Precinct Whether they will
Agree Upon Purchaiing A More Convenient Place for A Perfon-
age or Ministeriall Place in sd Precinct.
(2) To No the Minds of the Precinct if they Should Agree to
Purchafe a more Convenient Ministeriall Place then whether the
Precinct will be of the mind to sell the Prefent Ministeriall Place
or any Part thereof to Pay Sd Purchafe.
(3) To No if the Precinct Should Agree to Purchafe & Sel as
aforefd if they will Choofe A Comtee and Impower fd Comtee to
Mannage the affairs for and in Behalfe of fd Precinct.
Hereof Fail Not But Make Return of this Order and Your
Doings thereon to one of the Precinct Comtee or Clerk of sd Pre-
cinct At Least Four hours Before the Time of fd Meeting.
Pr Order of the Precinct Comtee
Watertown Septm the Nath11 Harris Cler.
18th 1727
At A Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Easterly Precinct in
Watertown on Monday the Second Day of October Anno Dom
1727
(1) Voted and Chofe for moderator Dea Nathan Fiske.
(2) Put to Vote whether the Precinct will Purchafe a more
Convenient Perfonage or Ministeriall Place for Sd Precinct & ye
Vote Pafsed in the Affermitive.
(3) Put Vote Whether it Be the minds of the Precinct to Sell
all the Prefent Ministeriall Place (Excepting the Marfh) to pay
sd Purchafe and the Vote Pafsed in the affermitive.
(4) Put to Vote Whether it J3e the Minds of the Precinct to
Choofe A Committee to Mannage the Affair of Bying and Selling
as aforefd and the Vote Pafsed in ye affermitive.
(5) Put to Vote & Chofe for A Comtee Enfign Jonathan Stone,
Mr William Shattuck Serg* Jofeph Coollidge, Dea John Cool-
lidge, and Quartermaster Thomass Larnard.
(6) Put to Vote to no the Minds of the Precinct, if they will
Impower the above sd Comtee to Sel ; all the Prefent Ministeriall
Place Excepting the marsh, and to Purchafe a more Convenient
Ministeriall Place for sd Precinct, Provided the Place sd Comtee
Shall Purchafe Cost not above one Hundred Pounds more then
they shall Sell the Prefent Ministeriall Place for Excepting the
marfh, and ye vote Pafsed in the affermitive.
[14]
To Nath11 Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown,
You are Hereby Requiered & Ordered to Deliver to ye Afsefsors
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of sd Precinct A Coppie of the Twenty-five Pounds ; Granted by
the Precinct Aforefd At there Meetting On the thirteenth Day of
March Last Past for the Ends therein Mentioned ; and Direct them
to Afsess the Inhabitance of Sd Precinct as the Law Directs
Speedily ; & to Commit the Rate or afsefsment, to Mr Daniel
Bond the Prefent Collecton for Sd Precinct; With a Lawfull
Warrant to Collect the Same : & to Issue & Make Up his Accompt
with mr Jofeph Coollidge Precinct Treafurer or his Successor in
S(1 Office at or Before the First Day of December Next Infuing.
Thomas Strait ) Comtee
Watertown, October * Richard Coollidge )
the 14th 1727. -y
Middlefx
To Mr Joseph Coollidge Treafurer of the East Precinct in
Watertown.
Sr You are hereby Ordered to Pay to the Reverend Mr Seth
Storer the Sum of Sixteen Pounds out of the Twentyfive Pounds
Rate Granted Pr Sd Precinct on the Thirteenth Day of March
Anno Dom 1726/7 which is for the Compleating his Sallery
According to Contract.
Alfo to Pay to Mr Jofhua Grant Junr the Sum of Four Pounds
and one Shilling. Allowed to him for Mending the Glace on the
Meettinghoufe in Sd Precinct.
Alfo to pay to Mr. Thomas Bond the Sum of Three Shillings
for Warning one Precinct Meetting in the Year 1726.
Alfo to Pay to Mr Ephraim Cutter Junr the Sum of Six Shil-
lings for warning Two Precinct Meeting in the Year 1 737-
Alfo to Pay to Mr John Straton the Sum of Ten Shillings for
making A Precinct Ra'
Alfo to Pay to Mr Nathaniel Bright the Sum of Ten Shillings
for Making a Precinct Rate.
Order of sd Precinct Comtee.
March the 11th 1727/8 Nath11 Harris Cler.
Middlefex fs
To Mr Ephraim Cutter Conftable of Watertown, Greeting.
Sr You are Requiered hereby Forthwith To Warn the Free-
holders and Other Inhabitance Within the Easterly Precinct in Sd
Town Who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs To Meet
At the Publick Meettinghouse in Sd Precinct On Monday the
Eleventh Day of March Next Infuing the Date hereof At Two
of the Clock in the Afternoon of Said Day for the Ends Following.
Viz First. To Choofe A Precinct Committee To Mannage the
Prudentialls of sd Precinct, A Clerk and other Officers Nefsasery
& Propper to be Chofen.
Secondly, to Take Effectuall Care That there be Money Raifed
for the Ministers Sallary According to Contract and alfo for others
to Whom Money May Due from the Precinct.
Thirdly. To hear the Comtees Accompt that was Chofen for
t the Building & Finishing the Meetinghoufe, on Scoolhous hill, And
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if it be Needfull to Make Some Additionall Grants of Money for
ihe Further Finishing of the sd Meettinghoufe.
Fourthly, to Take Care & Agree with the Sexton that May be
Chofe for sd Precinct.
Hereof Fail Not But Make Return of this Order & Your
Doings thereon to one of the Comtee or Clerk of sd Precinct at
Least Four hour Before the Time for sd meeting.
Pr Order of sd Precinct Comtee
Watertown February the 26th Nath11 Harris Cler.
1727/8.
i
[15]
Att A Meetting of the Freeholders & Other Inhabitance in the
Easterly Precinct in Watertown, the 11th Day of March Anno
Dom 1727/8 for the Election of Precinct Officers & Such Other
Buifnefs as in Set Forth in the Warning of sd Meetting.
(1) Voted, and Chofe Deacon Nathan Fisk Moderator.
(2) Voted, and Chofe for A Standing Comtee to Mannage the
Prudentialls of sd Precinct for this Prefent Year Dea Jofeph Mafon
Mr Thomas Bond, and Serg* Samuel Janifon.
(3) Voted, and Chofe for sd Precinct Clerk Nathaniel Harris.
(4) Voted and Chofe for sd Precinct Treafurer or Reciever
Mr Jofeph Coollidge.
(k) Voted and Chofe for sd Precinct C^tJ^V^
Afceftnr* 1 L R,chard Coolidge.
Albelsors (Nath11 Harris.
(6) Voted and Chofe for Collector for sd Precinct for this
Prefent Year Jonathan Stone Junr.
(7) Voted, and Chofe for Saxton for this Prefent Year Mr
Nath11 Shearmon.
(8) Voted, and Granted the sum of Twenty Pounds To Pay
the Revd Mr Storer According to Contract & to Pay others to
Whom Money May be due from sd Precinct.
(9) Voted & Excepted the Committees Accompt ; that was
Chofen for the Building & Furnishing the Meettinghoufe on
Scoolhous hill So far as it is Finished.
(10) Voted & Granted the sum of Ten Pounds Two Shillings
and Nine Pence to Ballance accompts with sd Committee for
Building and Finishing sd Meetting houfe Together with the Ar-
rearages that are in Collector Daniel Bonds Hands, and the arrear-
ages in Collector John Hastingses Hand (Excepting, Seven Pounds
Eighteen Shillings and Five Pence wh is not At Prefent Likely
to be Collected.
(11) Voted & Granted the Sum of Five Pounds to Whitwash
Point and Further Finish sd meetting houfe.
(12) Voted to Pay the Sexton by Two Contrabutions (Viz)
one on the First Sabath in September Next and the other on the
First Sabath in March Next.
Watertown Records,
[10]
To Nathaniel Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Water-
town.
You are hereby Ordered Seafonably to Give out an order to
the Conftables Dwelling Within the Limits of sd Precinct to Warn
the Free holders And Other Inhabitance Who Are quallified to
Vote in Precinct Affairs to Meet at the Publick Meettinghoufe in
sd precinct on the Tenth Day of June Next Infuing the Date
hereof Att Eight of the Clock in the forenoon of fd Day for the
Ends Following.
( 1 ) To hear the Report of the Comtee that Ware Appointed by
the Precinct to Make Sale of the Minnisterial Place that the Revd
Mr Gibbs Lived in & alfo to Purchafe a More Convenient Place
in Lew thereof for to be A Minnisteriall Place.
(2) To Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether the Reverend
Mr Storers Pofsession of the New Ministerial Place (Lately Bought
of Dea : Jofeph Coolidge of Cambridge and Mr Daniel Hastings
of Watertown) Dureing the Time of his Being the Precincts Min-
ister Should be Recorded on the Precincts Records & to be in
Lew of the Pofsession which he had (by Agreement at his Settle-
ment) of the Ministerial Place Lately Sold.
(3) To Know the Mind of the Precinct Whether they Will
Make A Sutable Convenient Addition to the Ministerial houfe.
(4) To Know the Mind of the Precinct Whether they Esteem
the Votes that Past at A Meetting of sd Precinct by Adjornment
on the Tenth Day of Aprill 1727 Referring to the Pews Ware
Good and Reguller.
Watertown May the 27th 1728. JofEPH MAfoN. j Comtee
Middlefex fs. To Mr Jofeph Harrington Conftable of Water-
town Greetting. Sr You are hereby Requiered forthwith to Warn
the Free holders & other Inhabitance Within the Easterly Precinct
in sd Town Who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs to
Meet at the Publick Meetting houfe in sd Precinct on Monday the
Tenth Day of June Next Infuing the Date hereof Att Eight of the
Clock in the fore noon of sd Day for the Ends Following.
(1) To hear the Report of the Committee that Ware Ap-
ponted by the Precinct to Make Sale of the Ministeriall Place that
the Revd Mr Gibbs Livd in and alfo to Purchafe A More Con-
venient Place in Lew thereof to Be A Ministeriall Place.
(2) To Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether the Reverd
Mr Storer Pofsestion of the New Ministeriall Place Lately Bought
of Dea Jofeph Coollidge of Cambridge and Mr Daniel Hastings
of Watertown Dureing the Time of his Being the Precincts Min-
ister Should be Recorded on the Precincts Records & to be in
Lew of the Pofsestion which he had by agreement At his Settle-
ment of the Ministeriall Place Latly Sold.
(3) To Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether thay will
Make a Sutable Convenient Adition to the Ministeriall houfe.
Watertown Records. 53
(4) To Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether they Esteem
the Votes that Pafsed at a meetting of sd Precint Pr adjornment
on the Tenth Day of Aprill 1727 Refering To the Pews Ware
Good & Reguliar.
Hereof Fail Not But Make Return of this order & of Your
Doings thereon to one of the Commtee or Clerk of s'1 Precinct at
Least Four hours Before the Time for sd Meetting.
Pr Order of the Comtee
Watertown May ye 30th 1728. Nath11 Harris Cler.
[17]
Att a Meetting of the Freeholders and Other Inhabitance of the
Easterly Precinct in Watertown the Tenth Day of June Anno
Dom 1728.
(1) Voted & Chofe For a Moderator Dea. Nathan Fisk.
(2) Voted & Accepted the Report the ComteeMade that Ware
appointed by the Precinct To Make Sale of the Ministeriall Place
that the Revd Mr Gibbs Livd in and alfo to Purchafe A more Con-
venient One in Lew thereof, the sd Comtee Reported as Follow-
eth, that thay had Purchafed of Daniel Hastings late of Water-
tow11 and of Dea Jofeph Coollidge of Cambridge A Teniment in
Watertown afore sd Where Daniel Hastings Lately Dwelt Con-
taining about Twenty one Acres of Land with the Buildings
thereon, For the Sum of Four Hundred & Fifty Pounds & had
Recieved a Deed of sd Daniel Hastings of Two third Parts of sd
Place and a Deed of one third Part of sd Place of Dea Jofeph Cool-
lidge.
And, that they had Alfo Sold the Ministeriall Place that the
Revd Mr Gibbs Livd in Excepting the Marfh to Doctr Richard
Checkley of Boston for the Sum of Three hundred & Fifty Pounds
and had Given him a Deed thereof.
(3) Voted & Allowed the Comtec the Sum of one Pound Five
Shillings & Ten Pence for Writings in & about the Purchafingof
the New Ministeriall Place.
(4) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct will allow sd Comtee the
Sum of Seven Shillings and Six Pence for Writings in the Sale
of the Former Ministeriall Place, Past in ye Negative.
(5) Voted & allowed Mr William Shattuck the Sum of Fif-
teen Shillings for Putting ye Sale of the Former Ministeriall Place
into the Publick News Letter Three Times 58 Each Time.
(6) Voted that the Reverd Mr Storer Should have the Pofses-
tion of the New Ministeriall Place Lately Bought of Mr Daniell
Hastings & Dea Jofeph Coollidge Dureing the Time of his Being
the Precincts Minister in Lew of the Pofsestion which he had of
the Ministeriall Place Lately Sold which he had by agreement at
his Settlement.
(7) Voted that the Precinct Will Make A Sutable Adition to
the New Ministeriall House.
(8) Put to Vote Whether it Be the Mind of the Precinct that
the Addition to the Ministeriall houfe y' was Latly Bought, Should
be An End (with A Cellar Under it) Twenty four Feet in Lenth
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and Eighteen feet in Breadth Faceing Easterly well Finished with
a Chemney at the North End, and alfo to Raise the Leanter End
to the height of the Rest of the houfe, and the Vote Pafsed in the
Affermative.
(9) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Choofe a Comtee
to Build & Finish sd adition, and the Vote Paft in the Affer-
mative.
(10) Voted And Chofe for a Comtee to Mannage the affair of
Building & Finishing the Adition to the Ministeriall houfe Lately
Bought L1 Richard Coollidg Corn" Henry Bright & Serg1 Jonas
Bond.
(11) Voted that it is the Minds of the Precinct that this Comtee
Acquaint the Proprietors Comtee of the Ocation for Money to
Make the adition to the Ministeriall houfe.
(12) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Efteem the Votes that
Past at a Meetting ofsd Precinct by adjornment on the Tenth Day
of Aprill 1727 Refering to the Pews ware Good & Regaliar, and
the Vote Past in the Negative.
[18]
To Nath11 Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown.
You are hereby Ordered to Diliver (or Show) to the afsefsors
of sd Precinct A Copy of the Grants of Money Made by sd Pre-
cinct at their Meetting on the Eleventh Day of March Last Past
for the Ends therein Mentioned And Direct them Speedily to Af-
sefs the inhabitance of sd Precinct As the Law Directs And to
Committ the Rate or Afsefsment to Mr Jonathan Stone Junr the
Prefent Collector for sd Precinct With ALawfull Warrentto Col-
lect the Same & to Pay in to the Precinct Treafurer L* Jofeph
Coollidge or to his Succefsor in sd Office So as to Ifue & Make
up an account of the Whole of sd Afsefsment At or Before the
Last Day or October Next Insuing y° Date Hereof.
Samuel Tendon ) -c 1
rp -L (of the East
Thomas Bond > -d . , .
t r tvt r ( Precinct in
JofEPHMAfON )Watenown.
Watertown June the 12th 1728
To Nath11 Harris Clerk of the East Precinct in Watertown.
You are hereby Ordered Forthwith to Give An Order to Mr Jo-
feph Coollidge Treafurer of said Precinct To Pay out of the
Grants of sd Precinct Made the ntb Day of March Last Past &
Committed To Mr Jonathan Stone Junr Collector to Collect Viz.
To the Reverend Mr Seth Storer the Sum of Sixteen Pounds which
is to Compleat his Sallary According to Contract.
To the Comtee for Building & Finishing the Meetting houfe in
sd Precinct or their Order the Sum of Ten Pounds Two mil-
lings & Nine Pence To Ballance sd Com^ Accompts And To sd
Comtee the Sum of Five Pounds wh was Granted to Whitewash
Point And further Finish sd Meetting houfe.
To Conftable Ephraim Cutter the Sum of Three Shillings for
Warning one Precinct Meetting.
Watertown Record,
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To Jofeph Harrington Conftable the Sum of Three Shillings
for Warning one Precinct Meetting.
To U Richard Coollidge the Sum of Eight Shillings & Nine
Pence To Mr Nath11 Bright the Sum of Eight Shillings & Nine
Pence and To Nath11 Harris the sum of Eight Shillings & Nine
Pence it Being for their Making the Last Precinct Rate.
Thomas Bond ) Precinct
Watertown January 27th 1728/9 JofEPH Makdn ) Comtee
To Mr Jofeph Coollidge Treafurer of the Easterly Precinct in
Watertown.
Sr You Are Hereby Ordered to Pay to the Reverend Mr Seth
Storer the Sum of Sixteen Pounds ( : out of the Grants of Money
Granted the IIth Day of March Last Past & Commited to Mr Jon-
athan Stone Collector to Collect) which is to Compleat his Sal-
lary According to Contract.
To the Committee for Building & Finishing the Meetting houfe
in sd Precinct the Sum of Ten Pounds Two Shillings and Nine
Pence to Ballance sd Comtee Accompts :- And to sd Comtee the Sum
of Five Pounds which was Granted to Whitewash Point and Fur-
ther Finish sd Meetinghoufe.
To Conftable Ephra Cutter the Sum of Three Shillings for
Warning one Precinct Meetting.
To Constable Jofeph Harrington the Sum of Three Shillings
for Warning one Precinct Meeting.
To L* Richard Coollidge the Sum of Eight Shillings and Nine
Pence To Mr Nathu Bright the Sum of Eight Shillings & Nine
Pence and to Nathu Harris the Sum of Eight Shillings and Nine
Pence it Being for their makeing the Last Precinct Rate p order
of sd Precinct Comtee. Nath11 Harris Clerk.
[19]
Watertown Feb : 29th 1728/9
To Nathaniel Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Water-
town.
You are Hereby Ordered to Write An Order or Warrant &
Direct it to Mr Jofeph Harrington Conftable for sd Towne Who
dwells Within sd Precinct in the Words Following.
You are Hereby Ordered & Requiered Forthwith to Warn the
Freeholders and Other Inhabitants Within the Easterly Precinct
in Watertown Who Are Quallified According to Law to Vote in
Precinct Affairs to Meet Att the Publick Meetting houfe in sd
Precinct On Thursday the 6th Day of March Next at one of the
Clock in the Afternoon of sd Day for the Ends Following.
First, To Choofe Such Precinct Officers as by Law Are Re-
quiered to be Chofen in the Month of March.
Secondly to hear the Propofalls of the Comtee (Who ware
Chofen and Impowered to Erect A New Addition to the Minis-
terial! houfe) for the makeing the Addition to the Ministeriall
houfe More Convenient and accoramodateing And to Know the
5'5
Watertown Records.
Minds of the Precinct 'Whether th'ey Will Alter the Former
Scheme they Layed for sd Addition and Come into A New Scheme
for the Better Accomodateing & Makeing and making the Minis-
teriall houfe More Convenient.
Thirdly to hear the Pettition of Sundry of the Inhabitance of
fd Precinct with Refpect to the Vacant Room Under the Gallaries
And on Both Sids the Pullpitt in the Mcettinghoufe Above sd &
to Know the Minds of the Precinct on sd Affair
Fourthly to Grant Such a Sum of Money as is Sofitient to
Compleat the Reverend Mr Seth Storer Sallary According to
Contract & to Pay Such Perfons as ye Precinct Are Indebted to.
You Are Alfo Requiered to Notifie Such Perfons as the Pre-
cinct Are Indebted to to Bring in An Accompt of their Credit to
the Precinct Comtee on Thursday the Forth Day of March Next
at four of the Clock in the Afternoon of Said Day at the houfe
of Mr Thomas Bonds.
Sam11 jANifoN
Thomas Bond
JofEPH MAfON
Precinct Comtee
Middlefx : fs.
To Mr Jofeph Harrington Constable of Watertown Greeting
Sr You Hereby Requiered forthwith to Warn the Freeholders
and Other Inhabitance with in the Easterly Precinot in Water-
town who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs to Meet
at the Publick Meetting houfe in sd Precinct on Thursday
the Sixth Day of March Next at one of the Clock in the After-
noon of s(1 Day for the Ends Following (i) to Choofe Such Pre-
cinct Officers as by Law are Required to be Chofen in the Month
of March (2) To hear the Propofalls of ye Commtee (Who Ware
Chofen & Impowered to Erect a New Addition to the Ministerial!
house) for the Makeing the Addition to the ministeriall houfe
more Convenient and Accommodateing and to Know the Minds
of the Precinct Whether they will Alter the Former Scheme Laid
for fd Addition and Come into a New Scheme for the Better
Accommodateing & Makeing the Ministeriall houfe more Con-
venient (3) To Grant Such a Sum of money as is Sofitient to
Compleat the Revend Mr Seth Storers Sallery according to Con-
tract and to Pay others that the Precinct are Indebted to : (4) To
hear the Petition of Sundry of the Inhabitance of sd Precinct With
Refpect to the Vacant Room under the Gallarys & on Both fd the
Pulpit in ye meeting houfe abovesd & to Know the mind of the
Precinct on fd affair. You are alfo Requiered to Notifie Such
Persons as ye Precinct are Indebted to to Bring in an Accompt of
their Credits to the Precinct Comtee on Thirsday the Forth of
march Next at the houfe of Mr Thomas Bonds at Four of the
Clock in the afternoon of sd Day. Hereof
Watertown Records.
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Hearof Fail Not But Make Return of this Order And Your
Doings Thereon to one of the Commtee or Clerk of sd Precinct at
Least four hours Before the Time of sd Meetting.
P1 Order of the Commtee
Watertown Feb : the Nathu Harris Clerk.
19th 172S/9
Att A meetting of the Freeholders & Other Inhabitance of the
Easterly Precinct in Watertown Who ware Quallified to Vote in
Precinct Affaires on the Sixth Day of March Anno Dom : 1728/9.
(1) Voted and Chofe for moderator Cornit Henry Bright
(2) Voted and Chofe for a Standing Comtee to Mannage the
Prudentialls for Sd Precinct for this Prefent Year Mr Samuel
Pirce Mr John Stearns & Mr Jonas Bond.
(3) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Clerk Nath11 Harris.
(4) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Treafurer or Reciver U
Joseph Coollidge.
(5) Voted and Chofe for afsefsors for f ^^^°QoSdard9
this Prefent Year ( Henry Bond.
(6) Voted and Chofe for Collector for this Prefent Year Mr
Thomas Coollidge.
Put to Vote Whether the Precinct will Choofe another Col-
lector the Vote Pafsed in the Negative.
(7) Voted and Chofe for Saxton for this Prefent Year Mr
Nath11 Shearmon.
(8) Voted and Granted the Sum of Twenty Pounds to Pay
the Revd Mr Storer to Compleat his Sallery according to Con-
tract : and to Pay Others to Whom money may be Due from sd
Precinct.
(9) Voted that the Precinct will Come into the Propofalls of
the Comtee appointed for the Erecting an addition to the Minis-
teriall Houfe : the sd Propofalls Being as Followeth,
Watertown March the 5th 1728/9
Viz : That the Frame for the addition to the Ministereall houfe
be of the Following Dementions (viz) 25 feet in Length & 24 feet
in Wedth the Posts be 16 Feet in Lenth the Chemney to Stand
on the West Side of the Building Si to have an entry Way of Seven
Feet Wide Betwixt the Old Building and the New : for the ac-
comodating the Stareway into ye Chamber, And Fuj ther it is
Propofed that the Roof on the Front of the Old Building be Raifed
So as to Conform to the New Building or addition (which will
make a Very Hanfom and Commodious Front Both East and
South, and Further that the Leantor or Kichen that is to be
Raifed be Raifed to Such a heigth as to Conform to the Other
Parts of the Building and to accommodate the Chamber Over the
Kichen that their be Built a Small Chemney in sd Chamber : and
that the Whole be well Finished in the Moft Prudent Way and
Manner With all Speed.
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Walertown Records.
(10) Putt to Vote Whether the Precinct will act any thing at
this meetting Relateing to the Improveing the Vacant Room
Under the Gallerys and on Both fids the Pulpitt in the Meetting-
houfe in s'1 Precinct & the Vote Palsed in the Afferrnative.
[21]
(i i) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Improve sd Va-
cant Room With Pews and the Vote Palsed in the Afferrnative.
(12) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Adjorn this
Meetting to Friday the 14th of March Current at Two of the Clock
in the afternoon of sd Day and the Vote Pasted in the Afferrnative.
Att A Meetting of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown the 14th
of March Anno Dom 1728/9 by adjornment at Two of ye Clock
in ye afternoon of s(1 day.
(1) Fut to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Erect & build A
Pew for the Reverend Mr Storer (W'here he Shall Choofe the
Same) & for his Succefsors in the Ministry and the Vote Pafsed
in the Affermitive.
(2) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct as a Precinct Will
Build Pews in the Remaining Vacancy under the Gallarys & on
Each Side of the Pulpitt (Convenient Allyes Excepted) and Dif-
pofe of them as they Shall Think Fitt : the Vote Paft in ye
Negative.
(3) Put to Vote Whether it Be the Minds of the Precinct to
Choofe A Comtee of Five Men to Difpofe of sd Vacant Room
Under the Callarys & on Each fide of the Pulpitt (Convenient
Alley Room Excepted as aforefaid) Pews to Perticular Perfons
they the fd Perfons Building the Same; under fuch Reftrictions
& Limitations as the Precinct Shall Think Proper the Vote Paled
in ye afferrnative.
(4) Put to Vote Whether fd Comtee in the Difpofalls of sd
Room Shall have Due and Strict Regard to mens Reail & Perfo-
nall Eftates wh they now Pofsefs in Fee Simple Within the Bounds
& Limits of sd Precinct the Vote Pafed in ye afferrnative.
(5) Put to Vote Whether the sd Comtee Shall have A fortnight
to Difpofe of the sd Room to Perfons tht the Comtee Shall Think
they Belong to under the aforesd Limitations and that if the Per-
fons to Whom Pews are offered, Shall not See Caufe to Except
of the Same Within a Week after they are Offered that the Comtee
Shall Give them to Perfons to Whom they Mextly Belong to and
the Vote Pafsed in the Afferrnative.
(6) Put to Vote Whether the Perfons that Shall Except of the
Refpective Placess Offered them Shall be Obliged to Build their
Pews Within One Quarter of a Year and Whether if they Shall
Neglect to Build them Within sd Term the sd Room and the Dif-
pofall thereof shall Return to the Precinct Again the Vote Pafed
in the Afferrnative.
(7) Put to Vote Whether that if Perfons that have Pews Shall
fel & Dipofe of their Estates in sd Precinct their Pews Shall Re-
turn to the Precinct the Vote Past in ye Afferrnative.
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(8) Voted that thofe Perfons that Accept of A Pew & Build
the Same Shall be Obliged to Set in the Same Perfonally.
(9) Voted & Chofe Five men to be a Comtee to manage the
affair of sd Pews (Viz) Quatr Thomas Larned Cor* Henry Bright
Jonathan Stone Junr Edward Harrington and Jofeph Holding.
(10) Voted & Chofe Mr Oliver Livermore Collector for ye
year Infuing in Thomas Coollidgs ftead
(11) Voted & Granted the fum of Three Pounds to Build ye
Revd Mr Storers Pew.
[22]
To Nath11 Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown
You are Hereby Ordered to Give Out An Order to the Constable
Within sd Precinct to Warn the Freeholders and Other Inhabitance
Within sd Precinct Who Are Quallifled to Vote in Precinct AfTars
to Meett Att the Publict Meetting houfe in sd Precinct On Monday
the 14th of Aprill Current At one of the Clock in the Afternoon
of fd Day for the Ends Following.
(Viz) 1 To Hear the Pettitions of Sundry of the Inhabitance
of sd Precinct Concerning the Vacant Room in the Meetting in
sd Precinct Under the Gallaries & On Each side of the Pulpitt
that hath lately Bin Lotted into Pew Lotts ; the Pettitioners Being
the Perfons to Whom Pew Lotts Ware allotted to.
(2) For the Precinct to Proceed & Difpofe of the aforesd Va-
cant Room as they Shall Apprehend Will Conduce Most to the
Peace and Comfort of sd Precinct if they Pleafe.
John Stearns j
Watertown Aprill the Sam11 Pirce > Precinct Comtee
4th 1729 Jonas Bond j
Middfx fs To Mr Jofiah Perrey Conftable of Watertown Greet-
ing. Sr You are hereby Requiered Forthwith to Warn the Free-
holders and Other Inhabitance Within the Easterly Precinct in
Watertown Who are Quallified to Vote in sd Precinct Affairs to
meet att the Publict Meetting houfe in Said Precinct On Monday
the 14th of Aprill Current At one of the Clock in the Afternoon of
sd Day for the Ends Following (Viz)
(ist) For the Precinct to hear the Pettition of Sundry of the
Inhabitance of sd Precinct Concerning the Vacant Room in the
Meetting houfe in sd Precinct Under the Gallaries & on Each fide
of the Pulpitt, that hath Lately Bin Lotted into Pew Lotts the
Pettititioners Being the Perfons to Whom Pew Lotts Ware Al-
lotted to.
(2) For the Precinct to Proceed & Difpofe of the aforesd Va-
cant Room as they Shall apprehend will Conduce most to the
Comfort & Peace of sd Precinct if they Pleafe. Hearof Fail Not
But make Return of this Order & Your Doings thereon to one of
the Comtee or Clerk of sd Precinct At Least Four hours Before the
Time of sd Meetting.
W Order of the Comtee
Watertown Aprill the Nath11 Harris, Clerk.
4tb 1719.
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Water town Records.
Watertown Aprill the 14th 1729.
Att A metting of the Freeholders & Other Inhabitance within
the Easterly Precinct in Watertown Who Ware Quallified to Vote
in Precinct affairs.
(1) Voted & Chofe for Moderator for sd Meetting Cornitt
Henry Bright.
(2) Voted that Whereas Jonathan Stone Junr Edward Har-
rington & Oliver Livermore have Bin at Cost and Charge in Lay-
ing a Platform for Three Pews in the Meetting houfe in sd Precinct
that if the sd Precinct Should Build Pews thereon as a Precinct
or that sd Platform Should be Difpofed of to any Other Perfons
that they shall have Reafonable Pay for What they have Expended
On sd three Pew Lotts.
Put to Vote and Voted that the Precinct will adjorn this meet-
ting to Monday the 2 Ist Inftant at one of the Clock in the afternoon
of sd Day.
[23]
At A Meetting of fhe Freeholders & Other Inhabitance of the
Easterly Precinct in Watertown on the Twentyfirst Day of Aprill
Anno Dom 1729 by adjornment.
Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Choofe A Comtee of
Three or five men to Search the Lists of Rates and Find thofe
Perfons that have Paid most to ye Building the M'eetting houfe in
sd Precinct; and that thofe Perfons Shall Draw Pews Succes-
ively According to wl they have Paid ; Allowing But Two heads
or Polls to Any (one) Estate. Where it Happens that there
is more ; and Where the Fathers are Difcafed their Children or
Nattural heirs to Draw according to What the Fathers have Paid
or Caufe to Be Paid or their Estates have Paid Since their De-
ceafe. And the Vote Past in the Affermative.
Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Choofe A Comtee of
Five men to Search the Lists of Rates upon the affair of the Pews
as aforesd and Any three of them Agreeing to be Difcisive and the
Vote Passed in the Affermative.
Voted and Chofe For A Comtee to Search the Lists of Rates
Concerning the Drawing of Pews as aforsd Cor1 Henry Bright
Dea Jofeph Mason Nath11 Harris Mr Samuel Pirce and L* Jofeph
Coollidge.
Put to Vote Whether the Precinct are of the Mind that after the
above Said Comtee have Searhed the Lists of Rates aforesd, and
Found out thofe Persons Who Are the highest in sd Lists Who
According to the Vote of the Precinct are to Draw the Pew Lotts,
that if any of sd Perfons Shall not Accept of a Pew Lot that the
Comtee Shall then Offer them, that then the Lot or Lotts so Re-
fufed, to be Offered by sd Comtee to the Next Highest Perfons Suc-
cessively as they Stand in sdyRates ; and that A Plan of the Pew
Lotts be Drawn by sd Comtee and that Every Perfon that Accepts
of a Pew Lott Shall fet his Name in the Spot he Shall Choofe and
that Every Perfon that Accepts of a Pew Lot Shall be Obliged to
Build his" Pew Within three Months at Furthest from, the Date
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hereof, or Forfit his Pew Lot to the Hands of the Precinct again
to be Difpofed of by the abovesd Comtee as if sd Perfons had Re-
fused ; and that Every Perfon that Accepts of a Pew Lot and
Builds a Pew Shall be Obliged to fet Perfonally therein, And if
any Perfon Perfons Shall See Caufe to Difpofe of his or their Pew
that the Precinct Shall have the Refusall Paying the Prime Cost.
And that after the Comtee have Compleated the Plan abovesd
according to the Votes of the Precinct that Said Plan Be Recorded
in the Precinct Book of Records, as a Finall Settlement of sd Pew
Lotts ; the Vote Past in the affermative.
Put to Vote and voted that the Negative Votes that have Pased
at this Meetting Shall not Be Recorded in the Precinct Book of
Records.
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To Nath11 Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown
You are hereby Ordered to Give out An order to Joliah Perry
Constable to .Warn the Freeholders & Other Inhabitance who are
Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs according to Law : to meet
At the Publict Meetting houfe in sd Precinct on the 5th Day of May
Next at Two of the Clock in the afternoon of sd Day for the Ends
Following,
(1) For the Precinct to Choofe A Comtee of Five Men & Im-
power them to go through with the Service Relating to the Difpo-
fall of the Pew Lotts in the meetting houfe in sd Precinct which
the Comtee that was Chofen by the Precinct Att their Meetting on
the 21st of Aprill Current by adjornment Declined to Perform and
go through with.
(2) That Whereas the Precinct at their meetting aforesd Voted
that their Comtee Should Scearch the Lists of Rates for Building
the Meettinghoufe and that Perfons Should Draw Pews according
to w* they have Paid : that the Precinct would manifest w* Per-
ticular Rates they will have their Comtee Scearch for their Rule to
Act by, that their by they may Prevent Conterary Opinions in
their Comtee And Whereas by sd Vote the Children ot Deceafed
Fathers were to Draw Pews According to w* their Fatheirs have
Paid: that if sd Children Should not agree when a Pew Lot is
Offered within a week after sd Offer is made then sd Pew Lot to
Return to the Precinct Again for their Comtee to Difpofe of to one
of sd Children which they shall Think ought In Justice to have
the Same.
(3) For the Precinct to hear Mr Jonathan Stone Junr Accompt
and Mr Edward Harringtons and Mr Olliver Livermors for Laying
the Platform for Three Pews in the meetting houfe and for the
Precinct to Take Care how they shall be Paid and order the Con-
stable to Notifie Mr Jonathan Stone Mr Edward Harrington & Mr
Olliver Livermore to Bring in there accompts to ye Precinct at sd
Meetting.
John Stearns | Precinct
Watertown Aprill 28th 1729 : Jonas Bond j Comtee
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To Mr Joiiah Perry Constable of Watertown Greetting. Sr You
are Hereby Requiered Forthwith to Warn the Freeholders and
Other Inhabitance of the. Easterly Precinct in Watertown Who
Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs to Meett at the Publict
Meetting houfe in sd Precinct On Monday the 5th Day of May
Next at Two of the Clock in the Afternoon of sd Day for the Ends
Following.
(1) For the Precinct to Chofe a Comfcee of Five Men and Im-
power them to go through with the Service Relating to the Difpo-
fall of the Pew Lotts in the meetting houfe in sd Precinct wh the
Comtoe that was Cliofen at the meetting of the Precinct the 21st
of Aprill Current by adjornment. Declined to Perform and go
through with.
(2) That Whereas the Precinct Voted At their Meetting afore-
sd that their Comtee Should search the Lists of Rates and thofe
that stood Highest in sd Lists and had Paid Paid most to the Build-
ing the meetting houfe should Draw Pews Successively according
to wl they have Paid, that the Precinct may Mennafest wL Pertic-
uliar Lists of Rates they would have their Comte Search for their
Rule to Act by that thereby they may Prevent Conterary Opinions
in their Comtee and whereas by sd Vote the Children of Deceafed
Fathers Should Draw Pews According to w* their Fathers have
Paid that if sd children should not agree within a Weak after they
have the offer of a Pew Lot and Except of the Same y* sd Pew Lot
to Return to the Precinct again for their Comtee to Difpofe of it to
one of sd (Children wh they shall Think ought in Justice to have
the same.
(3) for the Precinct to hear Mr Jonathan Stone Junr Mr Ed-
ward Harringtons & Mr Oliver Livermors accompt for laying a
Platform "for three Pew Lotts & to Take Care how they shall be
Paid for ye fame. You are also to notifie sd Jonathan Stone, Ed-
ward Harrington & Oliver Livermore to Lay their accompts Before
the Precinct at sd meetting, hearof fail not But make Return of
this order and your Doings thereon to one of the Comtee or Clerk
of sd Precinct at Least four hours Before the Time of sd meetting.
P order of the Comtee Nath11 Harris Clerk.
Watertown Aprill 28lh, 1729.
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Att A Meetting of the Freeholders & other Inhabitance of the
Easterly Precinct in Watertown May the 5th anno Dom 1729 Who
were Quallified to Vote in Precinct affairs.
(1 ) Voted and Chofe for Moderator Mr Thomas Strait.
(2) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Act upon the
Warrant by wh this meetting was Warned and the Vote Past in
the Affermative.
(3) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct will Act upon the
First Article in the Warrent of this Meetting and the Vote Past
in the Affermative.
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(4) Voted and Chofe for a Comtee to go through wth the Ser-
vice Relating to the Difpofall of the Pew Lotts in the meetting
houfe in sd Precinct as Set Forth in the first article in the War-
rent for sd meetting Deacon Jofeph Mafon Cor* Henry Bright
Ser* Jonas Bond Serg* John Hastings and Quatr Master Thomas
Larnard.
(5) Put to Vote Whether the aforesd Comtee Shall Search all
the Lists of Rates that they Can Find for their Rule to Act by
and the Vote Past in the Negative.
(6) Put to Vote Whether the Comtee aforesd Shall Search the
List of Rates for Building the Meetting houfe that was Comted to
Constable William Shattuck and the Two Lists of Rates Com-
mitted to Collector John Hastings to Collect: for their Rule to
Act by and the Vote Past in the afTermative.
(7) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct will act on that Part of
the Second Article in s'1 VVarrent Relating to the Children of
Deceafed Fathers and the Vote Past in the Negative.
(8) Put to Vote & Voted that thofe Perfons that May have
thofe Platforms Allotted to them ; that Mr Jonathan Stone Junr
Mr Edward Harrington and Mr Oliver Livermore Laved upon
three Pew Lotts for three Pews in the meettinghoufe : Shall Pay
them (viz Jonathan Stone Edward Harrington and Oliver Liver-
more) Reafonably ; According to the Vote of the Precinct.
To Nathaniel Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Water-
town. You are Hereby Ordered to Diliver (or mow) to the
Afsefsors of sd Precinct A Coppy of the Grants of Money Made
by sd Precinct At there Meetting on the fixth Day of March Last
Past for the Ends therein Mentioned & Direct them Speedily to
Afsefs the Inhabitance of sd Precinct as the Law Directs and to
Committ the Rate or Afsefsment to Mr Oliver Livermore the
Prefent Collector for s'1 Precinct With A Lawfull Warrent to Col-
lect the fame, and to Pay into the Precinct Treafurer L* Jofeph
Coollidge or his fuccessor in sa Office So as to Ifue and Make up
An Accompt of the Whole of sd Afsefsment Att or Before the
Fourth Day of December Next Infuing the Date Hereof
To Nathu Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown.
You Are hereby Ordered to Give Out An Order Forthwith to L*
Jofeph Coollidge Treafurer for sd Precinct to Pay out of the Grants
of Money Made by sd Precinct the fixth Day of March Last Past
and Committed to Mr Oliver Livermore Collector to Collect.
To the Reverd Mr Seth Storer the Sum of Sixteen Pounds to
Compleat his Sallary According to Contract.
To Mr Jofeph Holding Mr Ebenezer Goddard & Mr Henry
Bond One Pound Six Shillings And Three Pence (viz) the Sum
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of Eight Shillings and Nine Pence Each of them for Makeing one
Precinct Rate.
To Mr Jofeph Harrington for Warning one Precinct Meetting
three Shillings.
To Mr Jofiah Perry the Sum of Six Shillings for Warning Two
Precinct Meettings.
To Mr Edward Harrington the Sum of One Pound & Ten Shil-
lings in Part for Building the Reverd Mr Storers Pew.
To the Heirs of Thomas Larned Deceafd ; the Sum of One
Pound & Ten Shillings in Part for the Building the Reverd Mr
Storers Pew,
To Mr Jofhua Grant Junr the Sum of Two Pounds Four Shillings
& Nine Pence for Mending the Glafs on the Meetting houfe in sd
Precinct.
Alio to Pay to Mr Jofhua Grant the Sum of one Pound Two
Shillings & Seven Pence out of the Grant of Money made by sd
Precinct on the 11th Day of March annoque Dom 1727/8 wh was
Committed to Mr Jonathan Stone to Collect.
John Stearns ) Prpr-nrf
Watertown January the 6th Jonas Bond \ £
1729/30 Sam11 Pirce ) ^om
To L* Jofeph Coollidge Treafurer for the East Precinct in
Watertown Sr You are Hereby Ordered to Pay to the Reverd Mr
Seth Storer the Sum of Sixteen Pounds (out of the Grants of
Money Granted the 6th Day of March Last Past and Committd to
Mr Oliver Livermore Precinct Collector to Collect) wh is to Com-
pleat his Sallary According to Contract.
To Mr Jofeph Holding the fum of Eight millings and Nine
Pence : to Mr Ebenezer Goddard the fum of Eight Shillings &
nine Pence & Alfo to Mr Henry Bond the Sum of eight Shillings
& nine Pence for making One Precinct Rate.
To Mr Jofeph Harrington the fum of Three millings for Warn-
. ing one Precinct Meetting.
To Mr Jofiah Perry the Sum of Six Shillings for Warning Two
Precinct Meettings.
To Mr Edward Harrington the fum of one Pound & Ten in
Part for Building the Reverd Mr Storers Pew.
To the Heirs of Thomas Larnard Deceafed the fum of One
Pound & Ten Shillings in Part for Building the Reverd Mr Storers
Pew.
To Mr Jofhua Grant Junr the fum of Two Pounds four Shillings
and nine Pence for Mending the glafs on the Meetting houfe in sd
Precinct alfo to Pay to Mr Jofhua Grant the Sum of One Pound
Two Shillings & Seven Pence out of the Grant of Money Made
by sd Precinct on the 1 Ith Day of march anno Dom 1727/8 wh was
Committed to Mr Jonathan Stone to Collect.
Watertown January the 6th p Order of the Precinct
1729/30 Comtee Nath11 Harris Cler.
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To Nath11 Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown.
You Are Hereby Ordered to Give out An Order Forthwith to
Mr Jonah Perry Conftable of sd Watertown to Warn the Free-
holders and Other Inhabitance in sd Precinct Who Are Quallified
to Vote in Precinct Affairs to Meet at the Publict Meettinghoufe
in sd Precinct on Fryday the Sixth Day of March Next at one of
the Clock in the afternoon of sd Day for the Ends Following.
Viz First, To Choofe a Precinct Committee A Precinct Clerk
Afsefsors & other Precinct Officers Nefsafary to be Chofen as the
Law Directs, & Requiers :
Secondly, To Grant A fofitient fum of money to Pay the Revd
Mr Storer According to Contract & to Pay others to Whom Money
may be Due from sd Precinct.
Thirdly, For the Precinct to hear the Pettition of Sam11 Bar-
nerd John Orms and Sundry Others of the Inhabitance of sd Pre-
cinct, Relateing to the Seatting the Meetting houfe in sd Precinct
and Repairing of Glafe in sd Meettinghoufe and that the Precinct
May Act thereupon as they mall fee Meett.
Dated att Watertown afore the 20th Day of February Anno Dom
1729/30
To Nathn Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown.
You Are Hereby Ordered to Give out An Order Forthwith to L*
Jofeph Coollidge Treasurer of sd Precinct to Pay to Mr Jofhua
Grant Junr the fum of Fourteen millings Out of the Grants of
Money Made by sd Precinct the ntb Day of March 1727/8 and
Committed to Mr Jonathan Stone Collector to Collect ; for mend-
ing Glafe in the meettinghoufe in sd Precinct.
To L* Jofeph Coollidge Treafurer of the Easterly Precinct in
Watertown, Sr You are hereby Ordered to Pay to Mr Jofhua Grant
Junr the fum of Fourteen milling out of the Grants of Money
Made by sd Precinct on the 1 Ith Day March 1727/8 and Commit-
ted to Mr Jona Stone Junr Collector for sd Precinct to Collect: it
Being for mending Glafe in the Meetting houfe in sd Precinct.
Watertown March the 6th 1729/30
Middfx fs.
To Mr Joliah Perry Constable of Watertown Greetting. Sr You
are hereby Ordered Forthwith to Warn the Freeholders and other
Inhabitance Within the Easterly Precinct in Watertown aforesd
who are Quallified according to Law to Vote in Precinct affairs
John Stearns )
Sam11 Pirce
Jonas Bond )
Watertown March the 6th
1729/30
p Order of the Precinct Com1
Nath11 Harris Cler
tee
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to meett at the Publict meettinghoufe in sd Precinct on Fry day
the Sixth Day of March Next at one of the Clock in the afternoon
of sd Day for the Ends Following (viz) : i : to Choofe a Precinct
Com** A Precinct Clerk Afsefsors & other Precinct Officers Nef-
safary to be Chofen as by Law Requiered. (2.) To Grant A
Sofitient Sum of Money to Pay the Reverd Mr Storer According
to Contract & to Pay others to Whom money may be Due from sd
Precinct. (3) for the Precinct to hear the Petition of Sam1 Ber-
nard John Orms & Sundry others of the Inhabitance of sd Precinct
Relateing to the feating the meettinghoufe in sd Precinct & for the
maintaining Glafe in sd meettinghoufe in sd Precinct y* sd Precinct
may act thereupon as they Shall See meet :
Hereof Fail not But make Return of this Order & your Doings
thereon to one of the Comtee or Clerk of sd Precinct at Least Four
hours Before the Time of sd meetting p order of the Precinct
Comtee Nath11 Harris Clerk.
Watertown February the 21st 1729/30
Att A Meetting of the Easterly Precinct in Wattertown the 6th
Day of March Anno Domini 1729/30
( 1) Voted and Chofe for Moderator for sd Meetting Dea Jofeph
Mafon.
(2) Voted and Chofe for a Standing Comtee for the Infuing year
Mr Oliver Livermore Mr Samuel Brown and Mr Jonas Bond.
(3) Voted and Chofe for Clark for fd Precinct for the year In-,
fuing Nath11 Harris. " ^
For Precinct Treafurer was Chofen Jofeph Coollidge
(4) For Afsefsors for the year Infuing ) Ebenezer Goddard
(5) Voted and Chofe for Collector for the Year Infuing Mr
Ebenezer Chenry.
(6) Voted and Chofe for fexton Mr Ebenezer Hastings.
(7) Voted that the fexton fhould be Payed by Two Free Con-
tributions : viz : the First on the First Sabath in September and
the fecond on the First Sabath in March.
(8) Voted and Granted the fum of Twenty Pounds to Pay the
Revd Mr Storer according to contract and to Pay others to Whom
Money May be Due from sd Precinct.
(9) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Act on the Peti-
tion of Sam11 Barnard John Orms and others Relating to the feat-
ing the meettinghoufe and Repairing Glafe and the Vote Past in
the Negative. ^
To Nath11 Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown. »
You are Hereby Required to Give out an order Forthwith to Mr
Ebenezer Stone Conftable of Watertown aforei'1 to Warn the Free-
holders & other Inhabitants Within the Easterly sd Precinct who
are Quallified to Vote in Precinct affairs to Meet at the Publict
Meettinghoufe in sd Precinct on Monday the iotb Day of August
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Current at Two of the Clock in the afternoon of sd Day for the
Ends Following.
Viz) First To Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether they
will Releaie their Comtee that Was Chofen to make the addition to
the ministeriall houfe & Choofe a New Comtee to Proceed in sd
Work & Finish scl Houfe.
Secondly, to Know the minds of sd Precinct whether they will
grant a sum of money for Mannageing sd work & Finishing sd
Ministerial Houfe & how much they will Grant.
Thirdly, to hear the Return of the Comtee Chofen to fell the
Former Ministeriall Place and to Purchase the Prefent Ministeriall
Place & how they Will Reward them for sd fervice & Whether the
Precinct Will Grant Money for that Purpofe :
Alfo to Notifie the Comtee Chofen to Make the addition to the
Ministeriall Houfe to Bring in there Accomps of w* they have Done
Relateing to sd Houfe.
Oliver Livermore ) Precinct
Sam11 Brown j Comtee
Watertown August the 3d 1730
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To Mr Ebenezer Stone, Conftable of Watertown Greetting, Sr
You are Hereby Requiered Forthwith to Warn the Freeholders &
other Inhabitance Within the Easterly Precinct of Watertown
aforesd Who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs to Meet
At the Publict Meetting houfe in sd Precinct On Monday the iom
Current, at Two of the Clock in the afternoon of sd Day for the
Ends Following.
First to Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether they Will
Releafe their Com1** that was Chofen to Make the Addition to the
Ministeriall houfe, & Choofe a new Comtee to Proceed in sd Work
and Finish sd houfe.
Secondly to Know the Minds of sd Precinct Whether they Will
Grant A fum of Money for the Mannageing sd Work & Finishing
sd Ministeriall houfe and how much they will Grant.
Thirdly to hear the Return of the Comtee Chofen to fell the For-
mer Ministeriall Place And to Purchase the Prefent Ministeriall
Place, and how they will Reward them for fd fervice ; and Whether
sd Precinct Will Grant Money for that Purpofe.
Alfo You Are hereby Ordered to Notifie U Richard Coollidge,
Cor1 Henry Bright, & Ser* Jonas Bond Who Ware A Comtee Cho-
fen for to Make the addition to the Ministeriall houfe, to Bring in
An Accompt to the Precinct of their Proceedings in that affair.
Hereof Fail Not but make Return of this Order with your Pro-
ceedings thereon to one of the Precinct Comtee or Clerk of fd Pre-
cinct at Least Four hours Before ye Time of sd Meetting.
p Order of the Precinct Comtee
Watertown August the 3d 1730 Nath11 Harris Cler.
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Att A Meetting of the Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in
Watertovvn, the Tenth Day of August Annoque Dom 1730
(1) Voted & Chofe for Moderator for id Meeting Dea Joseph
Mafon.
(2) Put to Vote and Voted that the Precinct Will Release
their Comtee Chofen to Make the Addition to the Ministerial
lloufe.
(3) Put to Vote & Voted that the Precinct Will Chofe a New
Comtee to Proceed in fd Work and to Finish fd Ministeriall houfe.
(4) Put to Vote Whether it be the Minds of the Precinct to
Chofe three Men for a Comtee for that Purpofe and the Vote Past
in the Affermative.
(5) Voted and Chofe for fd Comtee Dea : Nathan Fisk Mr Oli-
ver Livermore & Nathu Harris.
(6) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will At this Meetting
Grant A fum of Money for to Finish the Ministeriall houfe & the
Vote Past in ye affermative.
(7) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will adjorn this Meet-
ting And the Remaining Buisnefs of the fame to FryDay Next At
Five of the Clock in the afternoon of sd Day : and their New Comtee
in the Mean Time to View the Materialls of sd Ministeriall houfe
& Report to the Precinct at their adjornment wl they Are appre-
hensive will be Needfull for the Finishing fd Ministeriall houfe
And the Vote Past in the Affermative.
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Att A Meeting of the Easterly Precinct of the Easterly Precinct
in Watertown the 14th of August Annoque Dom 1730 by adjorn-
ment.
Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Grant the fum of Two
Hundred Pounds to Pay the Arrearages : and for the Finishing
the Ministeriall houfe in sd Precinct And the Vote Past in the
Affermative.
Voted that the afsefsors for fd Precinct be Directed in there
Warrent to the Collector to Order that the sd Sum of Two Hun-
dred Pounds to be Collected & Payed in to the Precinct Treafurer
by the First Monday of October Next Infuing. And that there
Comtee Chofen for the Finishing fl Ministeriall houfe be Impow-
ered to Draw id Money Out of the Treafury as fhall be Needfull
for the Finishing sd Ministeriall houfe and Paying the arrearages.
Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will at this Meetting Act
Any thing Upon the Third Article of the Warning of fd Meetting
And the Vote Past in the Negative.
Watertown, August the 17th 1730
To Nathu Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown
aforesd. You are Herby Ordered Forthwith to Give to the Af-
sefsors for id Precinct A Coppie of the Grant of Money Made by
fd Precinct the 6th Day of March Last Past, also a Coppie of the
Grant of Money made by ld Precinct the 14111 of August Current &
Direct them fpeedily to afsefs the fame upon the Inhabitance and
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Ratable Estates in id Precinct as the Law Directs ; and to Committ
the fd Rate or afsefsment to Mr Ebenezer Chenry Precinct Collec-
tor With A Lawfull Warrent to Collect the fame, and to Pay in
to Leu1 Jofeph Coollidg or his fucceflbr in fd Office fo as to Ifsue
and make up an accomt of the Whole of fd afsefsments at or Be-
fore the First Monday of October Next Infuing.
To Nathu Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in WTatertown.
You are Hereby Ordered to Give out an order to Mr Ebenezer
Stone Conftable of Watertown To Warn the Freeholders and
Other Inhabitants in the Easterly Precinct in Watertown Who
Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs to meet att the •Publict
Meettinghoufe in the fd Precinct On Fryday the Twelfth Day of
march Next at one of the Clock in the afternoon on fd Day for the
Ends Following.
First to Choofe a Precinct Comtee Clerk and Other Precinct
Officers Nefsafary to be Chofen in the Month of march.
Secondly, that the Precinct may Grant a fofitient fum of money
to Pay the Revd Mr Seth Storrer according to Contract and to
Pay other to Whom Money may be Due from fJ Precinct.
Thirdly to Choofe A Saxton and Take Care how he mall be
Rewarded for his Labour.
Fourthly to Know the mind of the Precinct whether they will
Take any Further Care to Preferve the Glafe in the meetting
houfe and whether it be there minds to make mutters or Barrs to
Preferve the fame and if it be there minds to Do any thing Fur-
ther to Preferve laid Glafs to Grant money for the Preforming the
fame.
and alfo to Notifie the Precinct Credditors to bring in there
accompts to the Comtee at the houfe of Mr Larnerds on the Fifth
Day of march Next at Four of the Clock in the afternoon of fd
Day.
To Nath11 Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown.
You are Hereby Ordered to Give out An Order to L* Jofeph Cool-
lidge Treafurer of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown To Pay
out of the Grants of money made by the Precinct on the lixth Day
of March Last Past and Committed to Mr Ebenezer Chenry Col-
lector to Collect fd Grant Being Twenty Pounds.
To the Revd Mr Seth Storer the fum of fixteen Pounds to Corn-
pleat his Sallary According to Contract.
To Mr Ebenezer Goddard the fum of Fifteen millings. To Mr
Jofeph Holding the fum of Fifteen millings, to Mr Nath11 Bright
the fum of Fiften millings for making Precinct Rates.
Watertown Feb : 22 : 1730/31 :
Oliver Livermore
Samu Brown
Jonas Bond
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To Mr Ebenezer Stone the fum of fix fhillings for Warning
Two Precinct Meettings.
To Ml Ephraim Cutter Junr the fum of one Pound and Nine
fhillings for mending Glafs in the meetting houfe it Being in Part : &
_,T __ . . tl1 Oliver Livermore ) -o
Watertown March the 5* Sam„ b / Precmct
I73%I JONAfBoND ) C°m
To L* Jofeph Coollidge Treafurer of the Easterly Precinct in
Watertown, Sr Your are Hereby Ordered to Pay out of the
Twenty Pound Grant of money made by the Precinct aforesd on
the fixth Day of march Last Past and Committd to Mr Ebenezer
Chenry Collector to Collect.
Unto the Reverend Mr Seth Storer the fum of fixteen Pounds
to Compleat his Sallary According to Contract.
To Mr Ebenezer Goddard the fum of £0-15-0 To Mr Nathu
Bright the fum of £0 15-0. To Mr Jofeph Holding the fum of
£0 :i5 :o : for making Precinct Rates.
To Mr Ebenezer Stone the fum of fix fhillings for Warning Two
Precinct meettings.
To Mr Ephraim Cutter Junr the fum of One Pound and Nine
millings for mending Glafs in the meetting houfe in sd Precinct:
it Being in Part &c :
Watertown March the fixth 1730/31
g Order of the Comtee of fd Precinct.
Nath11 Harris Clerk
Middlx fs To Mr Ebenezer Stone Conftable of Watertown,
Greetting. Sr You are Hereby Ordered and Requiered Forthwith
to warn the Freeholders and other inhabitants within the East-
erly Precinct in Watertown Who are Qualified according to Law
to Vote in Precinct affairs to meet at the Publict meetting houfe
Within the fd Precinct on Fryday the Twelfth Day of march Next
at one of the Clock in the afternoon of fd Day for the Ends Fol-
lowing.
First to Choofe A Precinct Comtee Clerk & other officers Nefsa-
fary to be Chofen in the month of March.
Secondly for the Precinct to Grant a fofitient fum of money to
Pay the Revd Mr Seth Storrer According to Contract and to Pay
others to Whom money may be Due from fd Precinct.
Thirdly to Choofe a fexton and to Take Care how he fiiall be
Rewarded.
Forthly, to Know the minds of the Precinct Whether they will
Take any Further Care to Preferve the Glafs on the meetting houfe
in fd Precinct : and Whether it be there mind to make Ban s or
fhuters to the Windows to Preferve the fame : and if it fhould be
there minds to Do Any thing Further to Preferve fd Glafs to Grant
money to Perform the fame.
You are alfo to Notifie the Precinct Creditors to Bring in there
accompts to the Precinct Comt8e at the houfe of Mr Larnerds on
the Fifth Day of march Next at Four of the Clock in the afternoon
of fd Day : Hereof Fail Not But make Return of this order &
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your Doing thereon to on of the Precinct Comtee or to the Clerk
of fd Precinct at Leaft four Hour Before the Time of f 1 meetting
Watertown February the 22d 1730/31
pr Order of the Precinct Comtee
Nath11 Harris Cler.
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Att A Meetting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the
Easterly Precinct in Watertown the Twelfth Day of march : 1730/
31 :
(1) Voted and Chofe for Modderator for faid Meetting Dea
John Coollidge.
(2) Voted & Chofe for a Standing Comtee to mannage the
Prudentialls for faid Precinct the Infuing Year : Mr Jofiah Perry
L* Jofeph Coollidge and Mr Jofeph Child.
(3) Voted and Chofe for there Clerk Nath11 Harris.
(4) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Treafurer & Reciver Nath11
Harris.
(5) Voted and Chofe for Afsefors for ) Samuel Brown
VJ/ T - . > Oliver Livermore
the luiuinor \ ear I ™ n , 1 A
0 ; Ebenezer Goddard.
(6) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Collector James Barnard.
(7) Voted and C^ofe for fexton Ebenezer Hastings.
(8) Voted to Pay f 1 fexton by Two Contributions as Uiiall.
(9) Voted and Granted the fum of Thirtv millings to M* Ed-
ward Harrington and Mrs Mary Larned in Full with what they
Have Had for Building the Ministeriall Pew :
(10) Voted & Granted the fum of Four Pounds Twelve mil-
lings and Ten penfe to Pay Precinct Credditors (viz) for Ephraim
Cutter Junr feventeen millings for John Brown four millings for
Isaac Child Ten millings : for the Comtee Mr Oliver Livermore
Mr Sam11 Brown and Mr Jonas Bond: the fum of Ten millings
it being for Hanging the Bell in the Publick meetting houfe. for
Mr Willm Shattuck the fum of Fifteen millings: for the Comtee
Imployed in the fale of the Old Ministeriall Place the fum of feven
millings & fix pence, for Joiiah Perry three millings for Warning
one Precinct meetting. for Dea John Coollidge Twenty millings
for fervice in the Purchafs of the Prefent Ministeriall Place, for
Benjamin Hastings the fum of fix {hillings.
(11) Voted and Granted the fum of fixteen Pounds to Pay the
Reverd Mr Storer to Compleat his falary according to Contract:
(12) Voted and Granted four Pounds to Pay others to Whom
money may be Due from faid Precinct.
(13) Voted And Granted the fum of Ten Pounds to Procure
Bans to Preferve the Glafs on the Meetting Houfe and for the
Further Mending of the fd Glafs &c.
Watertown March the 19th 1730/31
To Nath11 Harris Clerk of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown
You are Hereby Ordered Forthwith to Give to the Afsefors of sd
Precinct A Copie of the Grants of money Made by sd Precinct on
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the Twelfth Day of this Inftant March and Direct them Speedily
to afsefs the fame on the Inhabitants of fd Precinct as the Law Di-
rects and to Committ the Rate or Afsefsments to Mr James Bar-
nard Collector for fd Precinct with a Law full Warrent to Collect
the fame and to Pay in to Nath11 Harris Treafurer for fd Precinct
or his fuccelsor in fd office the Whole of the f'1 afsefsments at or
Before the First Monday of June Next Infuing.
To Nath11 Harris Clerk of the Eafterly Precinct in Watertown.
You are Hereby Ordered to Give Out An Order to Mr Samuel
Thacher Conftable of Watertown aforesd Within fd Precinct to
Warn the Freeholders and other Inhabitance Within fd Precinct
Who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct affairs to meett att the
Publict Meetting houfe in fd Precinct On Monday the 24th Da)Tof
May at one of the Clock in the afternoon of sd day for the Ends
Following.
(viz) First To Know the Mind of the Precinct Whether they
are Willing the Town fhould be Divided by the Prefent Precinct
Line, if fd Vote Pafses in the Negative then,
Secondly, Whether they Are Willing the Town lliould be Di-
vided by fome Other Line that may be Projected and for the Pre-
cinct to Act and Do any other Thing or Things that they May
think Needfull and Prudent Relating to fd Affair.
Watertown May the 18th 1731 JofEPH Coollidg j Comtee
Middfx fs
To Mr Sam11 Thacher Conftable for the Easterly Precinct in
Watertown,
Sr You Are Hereby Requiered Forthwith to Warn the Free-
holders and Other Inhabitants Within the Easterly Precinct in
Watertown Who Are Quallified to Vote in Precinct Affairs to
Meet at the Publict Meetting houfe in f'1 Precinct on Monday the
24th Day of May Current at One of the Clock in the Afternoon On
fd Day for the Ends Following (Viz),
(1) To Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether thay Are
Willing the Town fhould be Divided by the Prefent Precinct
Line, and if faid Vote Pafses in the Negative then,
(2) Whether they Are Willing the Town fhould be Divided by
fome Other Line that May be Projected, and for the Precinct to
Act and Do any other thing or things y* they may Think Needfull
and Prudent Relateing to faid affair.
Hereof Fail Not But Make Return of this Order and your Do-
ings thereon to one of the Precinct Comtee or to the Precinct Clerk
at Least Four Hours Before the Time of fd meetting,
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JofiAH Perry
Precinct
P Order of the Precinct Com'
Watertown May the i8tb 1731
Nath11 Harris Cler.
tec
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Att A Meetting of the Freeholders and Other Inhabitants of the
Easterly Precinct in Watertown, Who Are Quallified to Vote in
Precinct affairs the 24th Day of may 1 73 1 •
(1) Voted and Chofe for Moderator for fd meeting Dea John
Coollidge.
(2) Putt to Vote Whether the Precinct Are Willing that the
Town mould be Divided by the Present Precinct Line, and the
Vote Pafsed in the Negative.
(3) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct are of the Mind that
the Town mould be Divided by fome other Line (then the Prefent
Line) that may Hereafter be Projected, and the Vote Pafsed in the
affermative.
(4) Put to Vote Wnether it be the Mind of the Precinct that
the Town mould be Divided the East Part to Have Half the Land
Contained in the Town and the Vote Pafsed in the Negative.
(5) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct will Chofe a Comtee of
three men to Project fome Convenient Line and make Report
thereof to the Precinct at the adjornment of this meetting, and the
Vote Paft in the affermative.
(6) Voted and Chofe for a Comtee to Project and Report as
afforesd Dea Nathu Fisk Dea Jofeph Mafon and Dea John Coollidge.
(7) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct will adjorn this meet-
ting to thursday the 27th Current at Four of the Clock in the after-
noon of fd Day and the Vote Past in ye affermative.
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Att A Meetting of the Inhabitants of the Easterly Precinct of
Watertown the 27th Day of May Annoque Domini 1 731 by adjorn-
ment.
(1) Put to Vote WThether it be the mind of the Precinct that
the Dividing Line Between the East Part of the Town and the
West Part fhould the Westerly Line of the First Divident fo Rim-
ing upon a Strait Line With that Divident Line Southerly to
Charles River ; and alfo Northerly to Cambridge Line and the
Vote Past in the affermative.
(2) Put to Vote Whether it be the mind of the Precinct to
Choofe three men a Comtee to addrefs the Great and Generall
Court in their Behalf that (if the Honrd Court fe Reafon to Divide
Watertown into Two Diftinct Townfhips) the above mentioned
and Voted Line may be the Dividing Line and the Vote Past in
the Affermative.
(3) Voted and Chofe for there Comtee to addrefs the Generall
Court as aforesd Dea, Nathan Fisk Dea, John Coollidge & Dea
Jofeph Mafon.
(4) Put to Vote Whether it be the Mind of the Precinct ; that
(in Case the Great and Generall Court fhould fee Reafon to Divide
the Town of Watertown into Two Diftinct Towns) that there
afforesd Comtee addrefs the Coyrt that Each Part be Obliged to
Pay there Respective Proportion and Rateable Part to the Main-
taining the Great Bridge Over Charles River in Watertown afforesd
for the Future, and the Vote Past in the affermative.
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(5) Put to Vote Whether it be the Mind of the Precinct that if
the Town lhould be Devided as afforef1 ; that Each Part mould
be Obliged to Pay there Respective Parts of the Towns Debts that
are alredy Contracted, and the Vote Past in the ArTermative.
(6) Voted that Each Part as afore fd be Obliged to Pay and Do
there Proportionable Parts to the Maintainance and fupport of
Any Poor Perfon or Perfons that Have Heretofore Moved out of
the Town of Watertown, if it fhould fo Happen that they fhould
Hereafter Become a Charge to Watertown by Reafon of there Be-
ing Duly Warned out of other Towns Where they may Now Live.
Middlfx fs
To Mr Samuel Thacher Conftable of Watertown Greetting. Sr
You are Hereby Ordered & Requiered Forthwith to Warn the
Freeholders and Other Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in
Watertown Who Are Qualified to Vote in Precinct Affairs (ac-
cording to Law) to meet at the Publict meetting houfe in fd Pre-
cinct On Monday the 13th of March Next Infuing at one of the
Clock in the afternoon of fd Day for the Ends Following.
First to Chofe a Precinct Comtee Clerk & other Precinct Officers
Nefsafary to be Chofen in the Month of March.
(2) For the Precinct to Grant a fofitient fum of money to Pay
the Reverd Mr Seth Storer according to Contract & to Pay others
to Whom Money may be Due from fd Precinct.
(3) To Chofe A fexton and to Take Care how he fhall be
Paid.
(4) To Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether they will
feat there Meetting houfe under fuch Rules & Regulations as they
agree upon.
(5) For the Precinct to hear the accompts of their First Comtee
Chofen by the Precinct to make the addition to the ministeriall
houfe in sd Precinct and that the Precinct may act there upon and
with Relation thereunto as they fhall fee meet: Hereof Fail Not
but make Return of this order & your Doing thereon unto one of
the Comt, e or Clerk of fd Precinct at Least four hours Before the
Time of fd meetting.
pr order of the Comtee. Nath11 Harris, Cler.
Feb: 21st: 1731/2
Att A Meetting of the Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in
ratertown the 13th Day of March Annoque Domini 1731/2.
( 1 ) Voted and Chofe for Moderator for fd Meetting Dea Nathan
(2) Voted & Chofe for a Standing Comtee to Manaage the Pru-
dentialls for sd Precinct for the Infuing Year John Hastings Wm
Williams & Oliver Livermore.
(3) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Cler Nath11 Harris.
(4) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Treafurer Nath11 Harris.
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Fisk.
(5) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Afsefsors
for ye Infuing Year
Nath11 Harris.
Samuel Brown
Henry Bond
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(6) Voted and Chofe for Collector for the Infuing Year Nath11
Clark.
(7) Voted & Chofe for fexton Ebenr Hastings.
(8) Voted that the fexton fhould be Paid by Two Contribu-
tions as Ufiall.
(9) Voted & Granted the fum of Twenty Pounds to Pay the
Revd Mr Seth Storer according to Contract and to Pay others to
Whom Money may be Due from fd Precinct.
(10) Put to Vote Whether it Be the Mind of the Precinct to
feat there meettinghoufe under fuch Rules & Regulations as they
mall agree upon and the Vote Past in ye affermative
(11) Put to Vote Whether it be the mind of the Precinct to
Chofe A Comtee to feat there meeting houfe as aforef1 and the
Vote Past in the Affermative.
(12) Voted that the Precinct Will Chofe a Comteeof Five men
to feat the fd meetting houfe.
(13) Voted & adjorned this meetting & the Remaining Bufl-
nefs thereof to Monday the 20th of March Inftant at Two of the
Clock in the afternoon of fd Day.
Att A Meetting of the Inhabitants of the Easterly Precinct of
Watertown on the 20th Day of March Annoque Domini 173 1/2
by adjornment.
(1) Put to Vote Whether it be the Mind of the Precinct that
the Third feat Below in the Body of feats and the Fore feat in the
Front Gallarys mould be Equill in Dignity and the Vote Past in
the AfTermative.
(2) Voted that the Forth feat Below as aforesd and the Fore
feats in the Side Gallaries fhould be Equill in Dignity.
(3) Voted that it is the mind of the Precinct that there Comtee
in feating the meetting houfe fhall have Due Regard to Age : and
to Perfons Reall & Perfonall Estate in the Last Invice, Haveing
Refpect to but one Head or Poll to One Estate.
(4) Voted and Chofe for A Comtee to feat the fd Meettinghoufe
Dea Nathan FiskDea John Coollidge Dea Jofeph Mafon, Mr John
Hastings & Mr Oliver Livermore.
(5) Voted that it is the Mind of the Precinct that the Boys
under 14 year of age fhall fet in the Hind feats under the Pews
in the Galleries on the Men fide : and that the Girls under fore-
teen year of age fet in the hind feat under the Pews in the Galla-
ries on ye womens fide.
(6) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Accept of the
Accompt of there First Comtee Chofen to make the addition to the
ministeriall houfe in f'1 Precinct, & the Vote Past in the afferma-
tive.
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Middfxfs: To Mr Jofeph Holding Conftable of Watertown
Greetting, Sr You are 'Hereby Ordered & Requiered forthwith to
Warn the Freeholders & other Inhabitance Within the Easterly
Precinct of Watertown afores'1 Who are Quallified to Vote in Pre-
cinct atlairs To meet at the Publict meetting houfe in fd Precinct
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on Monday the 24th Day of Aprill Current at Five of the Clock
in the afternoon of f(l Day for the Ends following.
Viz First To Know the Mind of the Precinct Whether they
will Grant a fofitient fum of Money to finish the Ministeriall houfe
in f1 Precinct.
Secondly, To Know the Mind of the Precinct Whether they
will Do any thing about the Meetting houfe in fd Precinct that lb
People may in Durty feafons Get to and go into fd meetting houfe
without Being Expofed to Wade in Mudd & Water : and alfo
Whether they Will Provide fome More Conveniencys for to go
up to the Bell in fd Meetting houfe & if it be the Mind of the Pre-
cinct to Do any thing in thefe Refpects then to Grant money to
Defray the Charges of the fame.
Thirdly, For the Precinct to hear the Report of the Comtee
Chofen by the Precinct to feat there meetting houfe.
Forthly For the Precinct to agree upon fome Certain Place
for the Hearfe Cloath to be Keept in.
Hereof Fail Not but make Return of this Order & your Doings
therein to one of the Precinct Comtee or Clerk of fd precinct at
Le:ift four hour Before the Time of ld meetting.
Watertown aprill the 15th 1732
Pr Order of the Precinct Comtee
Nath11 Harris Cler.
Att A Meetting of the Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in
Watertown the 24th Day of aprill Anno Dom 1732 Being Regu-
larly Warned &c.
( 1 ) Voted & Chofe for moderator Nath11 Harris.
(2) Put to Vote Whether it be the mind of the Precinct to
Grant any fum of money to Finish the Ministeriall houfe in fd
Precinct and the Vote Past in the affermative.
(3) Voted and Granted the fum of Eighty Pounds to Finish
the Ministeriall houfe in fd Precinct and to make a Yard about fd
houfe.
(4) Voted that the Deacons Wives mould fet in the Fore feat
in the Body of feats Below.
(5) Voted that the Heaife Cloath mould be Keept at the houfe
of Mr John Hastings.
Middlesex fs To Mr Jofeph Holding Conftable for Watertown
Greetting &c.
Sr You are hereby Ordered & Requiered forthwith to Warn
the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Easterly Precinct in
Watertown Who are Quallified according to Law to Vote in Pre-
cinct affairs to meet at the Publict Meetting in fd Precinct on mon-
day the 12th Day of March Next at Two of the Clock in the after-
noon on fd Day for the Ends Following,
(1 ) To Choofe a Precinct Comtee Clerk & other Precinct offi-
cers Nefsary to be Chofen in the Month of March.
(2) for the Precinct to Grant a fofitient fum of money to Pay
the Reverd Mr Storrer according to Contract and to Pay others to
Whom money may be Due from fd Precinct.
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(3) To Choofe a fexton and to Take Care how he Will be
Paid,
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(4) To Know the Minds of the Precinct Whether they Will
fink fome Rates of feverall Perfons in the Lifts of Rates in fev-
erall of the Late Collectors Hands.
(5) To Know the Mind of the Precinct Whether they Will Do
any thing about the meetting houfe in fd Precinct for the more
Comfortable Pafsing into f d Meettinghoufe in Wet and Durty fea-
fons and Whether they Will Provide any more Convenience's to
Git up to the Bell in f d Meettinghoufe.
You are alfo Requiered to Notifie the Precinct Credditors to
Bring in there Credditts to the Precinct Comtee at the houfe of Mrs
Mary Larnard Inholder at four of the Clock in the afternoon on
Fryday the Ninth Day of March Next Infuing.
Hereof Fail Not But Make Return of this order and Your Do-
ings thereon at Leaft four hour Before the Time of f d Meetting
to one of the Precinct Comtee or Clerk of f1 Precinct.
February 8th 1732/3 Per Order of the Precinct Comtee.
Nath11 Harris Cler.
Att A Meetting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitance of the
Easterly Precinct in Watertown on Monday the 12th Day of March
Annoque Domini 1732/3.
(1) Voted and Chofe for moderator for f'1 Meetting Nath11
Harris.
(2) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Comtee ( Jonathan Brown,
to Mannage the Prudenshalls of fd Precinct < John Hastings,
for the Year Infuing I Ebenr Stone.
(3) Voted and Chofe for Clerk of fd Precinct Nath11 Harris
(4) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Treafurer Nath11 Harris
( Ebenr Goddard
(5) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Afsefsors < Samuel Brown
( Henry Bond
(6) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Collector Samuel Stratton.
(7) Voted and Chofe for fexton Ebenezer Hastings
(8) Voted that the fexton be Paid by two Contributions as
UfialL
(10) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct are Willing to fink
Thomas Reads Rate amounting to the fum of £0 : 15s: 8 in the
£220 Precinct Rate Committed to Mr Ebenezer Chenry to Collect,
and the Vote Past in the afTermative :
(11) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Are Willing to Sink
Alexander Maccoys Rate being £0 : 2 : o : the Wdw Elizabeth
Dixes Rate Being £0 : 1 : 1 : Samuel Hancoks Rate Being £0 :
0:1: and John Kings Rate: Being £0: 1 : 5 : all Being in the
List of Rates Committed to Mr Edwad Harrington to Collect :
and the Vote Passed in the afTermative.
( 1 2) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Allow Mr Edwad
Harrington the fum of Twenty fhillings for Gathering 25ib and the
Vote Passed in the Negative.
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( 13) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will allow Ebenezer
Chenry the fum of £1 : 5 : o for Gathering £220 -0:0: and the
Vote Passed in the afiermative.
(14) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will allow Mr Edward
Harrington five millings for Gathering £25 : o: o: and the Vote
Past in the Negative.
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(15) Put to Vote Whether Precinct Will link Nath11 Stratons
Rate Being £0 : 4 : 10 : John Orms Rate Being £0 : 8 : 7 : Alex-
ander Maccoys Rate Being £0 : 3 : 4 : Jofeph Shattucks Rate Being
£0 14:6: Thomas Hills Being £0 13:3 all in the List of Rates
Commited to Jonathan Stone Junr Late of Watertown Deceafed,
and the Vote Past in the afTermative,
(16) Put to Vote Whether the Precinct Will Grant the fum of
Thirty Pounds to Pay the Revnd Mr Seth Storrer according to Con-
tract and to Pay others to Whom money may be Due from the
Precinct, and the Vote Pafsed in the afiermative.
(17) Put to Vote to Know the mind of the Precinct Whether
they will Do any thing about the meettinghoufe in fd Precinct
for the more Comfortable Pafsing into the Meetting houfe in Wet
and Durty feafons and alfo Provide fome conveniency to get up to
the Bell and the Vote Past in the afTermative.
(18) Voted that the ftanding Committy for the Precinct for the
Prefent year be a Committy to Do What they fhall Think Proper
about the meetting houfe, for the more Comfortable Pafsing into
f d meetting houfe in Wet and Dirty feafons, and alio for the more
Convenient Gitting up to the Bell on id meettinghoufe.
Watertown Aprill the 11th 1733
To Nath11 Harris Cler of the Easterly Precinct in Watertown,
You are hereby ordered to Give to the afTefors for fd Precinct a
Copie of the Grant of Money made by fd Precinct on the 12th
Day of March Last Past and Direct them fpeedily to afTefs the
fame and to Committ there Rate or affeffrnent to Mr Samuel Strat-
ton Collecttor to Collect With a Lawfull Warrent to Collect the
fame and Order him to Pay in the Whole of his Collections to
Nath11 Harris Precinct Treafurer or his fuccessor in f d office : and
to Issue and make up an accompt of the Whole of his Collections
at or Before the First Day of July Next Infuing.
Eben1 Stone ) Precinct
JoNa Brown ) Comtee
To Nath11 Harris Clerk of the East Precinct in Watertown.
You are hereby Ordered Forthwith to Give out An Order to Mr
Benjamin Whitney Conftable of Watertown and Order him there-
in to Warn the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Easterly
Precinct in Watertown who are Quallified to Vote in Precinct af-
fairs to meett at the Publict Meetting houfe in f d Precinct on Mon-
day the 1 ith Day of March Next at one of the Clock in the after-
noon on fd Day for the Ends Following viz.
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(1) To Choofe a Precinct Comtee Clerk and all other Precinct
Officers Nefsasary to Chofen in the Month of March.
(2) For the Precinct to Grant a foficient fum of Money to Pay
the Reved Mr Seth Storer according to Contract and to Pay others
to whom Money may Due from fd Precinct alfo to Know the
minds of the Precinct Whether they will Grant an additionall
fum of money to the Revend Mr Storer fallary.
(3) For the Precinct to Choofe a fexton and to Take Care how
he may be Paid :
(4) To Hear the Precinct Treafurs accompt &c.
Tonath" Brown \ ^
J 1 p,,ecinct
ONATH" I5ROWN \ ^
J-r TT I Precmc
John Hastings > rnmtee
EBENr Stone j ^om
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At a Meetting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Hie
Easterly Precinct in Watertown on Monday the 11th of March:
A:D: 1733/4 ^
1 ) Voted and Chofe for Moderator for f d meetting Dea Na-
than Fisk.
2) Voted and Chofe for the Precinct ( Dea Nathan Fisk.
Comtee to mannage the Prudentialls for -< Enfn Jona Stone,
the Precinct the Infuing Year ( Dea John Coollidge.
3) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Clerk Nath11 Harris.
4) Voted and Chofe for Precinct Treafurer Nath11 Harris.
} Samuel Warrin,
5) Voted & Chofe for afsefsors > Samuel Brown,
; Thomas Bisco :
6) Voted and Chofe for Collector John Whitney.
7) Voted and Chofe for fexton Ebenezer Hastings.
8) Put to Vote Whether it be the mind of the Precinct to Pay
the fexton by Two Contributions one on the First Sabath in Sep-
tember and the other on the First fabath on March and the Vote
Past in the affermative.
9) Voted and Granted the fum of Twenty Pounds to Pay the
Revend Mr Seth Storer According to Contract and to Pay others
to Whom Money may be Due from f 1 Precinct.
10) Put to Vote Whether it be the mind of the Precinct to
make an addition to the Revend Mr Storers fallary and the Vote
Past in the affermative.
11) Put to Vote Whether it be the mind of the Precinct to add
Forty Pounds to the Revend Mr Storers fallary for this Present
year (and to Grant the fame) and the Vote Past in the afferma-
tive :
12) Voted that the Precinct will finck John Phillips Rate in
Daniel Bonds List of Rates Being £0-2-5 : and Alexander Mac-
coys Rate Being £0 :2 :o.
Middlefex fs. Watertown February the 15th 1734/5,
To Mr John Sawin of Watertown in the County of Middlefex
and one of the Conftables of fd Watertown Greetting.
So
Watertown Records.
You are Hereby Ordered And Required Forthwith to Warn the
Freeholders and Other Inhabitance of the Easterly Precinct in
Watertown Who Are Qiiallified to Vote in Precinct affairs to meet
at the Publict meetting houfe in ld Precinct on Thursday the fixth.
Day of March Next at Two of the Clock in the afternoon for the
Ends Following (viz),
First To Choofe Precinct offices as the Law Directs,
Secondly to Grant money to Pay the Precinct Creddittor.
Thirdly to Grant fixteen Pounds wh makes up the fallary of the
Revend Mr Storer for the year according to Contract.
Fourthly to Know the Precincts mind wl addition they will
make to Revend Mr Storrers fallary for the year Current.
Fiftly to Choof a fexton.
Alfo to notifie the Precinct Credditors to Bring in their accompts
to the Precinct Comtee on the aforeld fixth Day of March at one
of the Clock in the afternoon at the abovefd meeting houfe.
pr Order of the Precinct Comtee
Nath11 Harris Cler
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Att A Meetting of the Freeholders and Other Inhabitants of
the Easterly Precinct in Watertown on Thirsday the fixth Day of
march Annoque Domini 1734/5.
1) Voted & Chofe for Moderator for fd Meeting Jofeph Mafon
Efqr
2) Voted and Chofe for a ftanding Comtee ^ Jonas Bond,
to mannage the Prudentialls for fd >• Wm Williams,
Precinct the Infuing Year ) Oliver Livermore.
3) Voted & Chofe for Precinct Cler Jofeph Mafon Efqr
4) Voted & Chofe for Precinct Treafurer Jofeph Mafon Efqr :
~) Henry Bond,
5) Voted & Chofe for Precinct afsefsors > Sam11 Brown,
) Nath11 Bright,
6) Voted & Chofe for Precinct Collector John Coollidge Junr,
7) Voted & Chofe for fexton Ebenezer Hastings.
8) Voted and Granted the fum of fix Pounds to Pay Precinct
Credditors, for Mending of the Glafs on the meeting houfe in f*
Precinct and for to Purchafe a Fram to fet the hour Glafs in.
9) Voted and Granted the fum of lixteen Pounds to Compleat
the Revend Mr Storers falary according to Contract,
10) Voted and Granted the fum of Forty Pounds as an ad-
dition to the Revnd Mr Storers falary for the Year Current,
11) Voted to Pay the fexton by Two Contributions as Ufiall,
Watertown October 20th 1735.
To Joseph Mason Clerk of ye Easterly Precinct in fd Town.
You are hereby ordred to give to the Afsefsors of fd Precinct A
Copy of ye Grants of Money made by the Inhabitants of sd Precinct
on the fixth day of March laft paft. And direct them fpeedily to
Afsefs the fame on the Inhabitants &c. of faid Precinct, And
Commit the Afsefment to Mr John Coollidge Junr Collector for
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faid Precinct with a Lawfull Warrant to Levy and Collect the
fame and Order him to pay in the whole of his Collections to
Joseph Mason Treafurer for fd Precinct or to his Succefsor in faid
Office And to Ifu and make up an Accfc of the whole of his Col-
lection At or upon the first day of December Next Enfuing.
Jonas Bond \ Precinct
Oliver Livermore j Comtee
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To Joseph Mason Clerk of ye Eaft Precinct in Watertown,
You are hereby Ordred and Directed forthwith to give out a
Notification to Mr John Bright one of ye Conftables of Watertown
aforesd And order him therein to Warn the Freeholders and other
Inhabitants in fd Precinct who are Quallified to Vote in Precinct
Affairs to Meet at ye Publick Meeting houfe in fd Precinct on
Munday the Eighth day of March Next at one of ye Clock in the
Afternoon of fd day for the Ends following.
1. To Chofe a Committee a Clerk Treafurer and all other
Precinct Officers Necefary to be chofen in the Month of March.
2. To Grant Money to pay and Salisfye the Revd Mr Storer
According to Contract, And All other Perfons to whom ye Pre-
cinct is indebted.
3. To know the Mind of the Precinct what fum they will Grant
as an Addition to the Revd Mr S. Storers Sallery for the prefent
Year.
4. To Chofe a Sexton & to take care how he may be paid.
5. To know the Mind of the Precinct whether they will Ap-
point a Perfon to take the whole care of the Mending of the Meet-
ing houfe Glafs as there mall be Ocation and to be paid by the
Precinct.
And ordr the fd Conftable to Notify the Perfons to whom the
Precinct is Indebted to bring in their Accts to the Comtee at fd
Meeting at one of ye Clock.
Jonas Bond ) Precinct
Watertown Febr 13. 1735/6. Oliver Livermore J Commtee
Middx. fs. To Mr John Bright Conftable of Watertown in fd
County Greeting.
You are hereby ordred and required forthwith to Warn the
Freehold" & other Inhabitants in the Easterly Precinct of f d Town
who are Quallifyed to Vote in Precinct Affairs to Meet at ye Pub-
lick Meeting houfe in fd Precinct on Munday the Eighth Day of
March Next at one of ye Clock in ye Afternoon of f d Day for ye
Ends following viz1.
1. To Chofe a Committee a Clerk & other Precinct officers
Necefsary to be chofen in the Month of March.
2. To Grant Money to pay ye Revd Mr Seth Storer According
to Contract and all other Perfons to whom ye Precinct is Indebted.
3. To Know ye Mind of ye Precinct what fume of Money they
will Grant as an Addition to ye Revd 'Mr Storers Salery for this
Pfent Year.
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\ 4. To Chofe a faxton and to take care how to pay him.
5. To know the Mind of ye Precinct whether they will Ap-
point Any Perfon to take the whole care of ye Mending the Meet-
ing houfe Glafs as there fhall be Ocation and to be paid by ye
Precinct.
And Notify fuch Perfons to whom ye Precinct is Indebted to
bring in their Acc1 to ye Committee at fd Meeting at one of ye
Clock.
Hereof fail not and Make return of this Ordr to ye Comte or
Precinct Clerk seafonably before the time Appointed for fd Meet-
ing, Dated in Watertown the 13 Day of Febr A.D. 1735/6.
Pr order of the Precinct Commtee
Joseph Mason Pre1 Clerk
[43]
At a General Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants
of the Eafterly Precinct in Watertown on Munday the 8th Day of
March 1735/6
Voted and chofe Joseph Mason Esq1" Moderator for f d Meeting.
Voted and chofe for a Comtee to Manage j ^ To^ p00^6'
r Prudentials of y* Precinct j Mr
Voted and chofe Joseph Mason Esqr Precinct Clerk,
Voted and Chofe Joseph Mason Esqr Precinct Treafurer.
( Henry Bond,
Voted and chofe for Afsefsors -J John Coollidge Junr,
( Ebenezr Goddard,
Voted and Chofe Nathanael Coollidge Precinct Colletor.
Voted and Chofe Ebenezr Haftings faxton, And to be paid as
Ufully.
Voted and Granted ye fum of fixteen Pounds to pay ye Revd
Mr Seth Storer According to Contract.
Voted and Granted to Mr Wm Williams fix millings & fix pence.
Voted and Granted to Jonas Coollidge to fatisfy his Acc* ye Sum
of Three pounds three millings and fix pence.
Voted and Granted the fum of four pounds to mend the Glafs
on ye Meeting house ; & to pay ye Afsefsors this pfent Year.
Voted and Granted the fum of fifty Pounds at an Addition to
the Revd Mr Storers falery for the Prefent Year.
Voted and Granted ye fum of Twenty millings to purchase a
Book to keep ye Treafurers Accts in.
The Vote was put whether it is the mind of ye Precinct to Ap-
point any Perfon to take ye whole care of ye Mending of ye Meeting
houfe Glafs as there fhall be Ocation. And ye Vote paft on the
Negative.
Watertown Sepr 17th 1736.
To Joseph Mason Esqr Clerk of ye Easterly Precinct in fd Town.
You are hereby Ordered to give the Afsefsors of fd Precinct a
Copy of the Grants of Money Made by ye Inhabitants of fd Pre-
cinct at their Meeting on the Eighth Day of March Laft past, and
Direct them Speedly to Afsefs the fame on the Ratable Inhabi-
Watertozvn Records.
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tants & Estates of fd Precinct & Committ the Afsefm* to ye Col-
lector of fd Precinct with a Lawfull Warrant to Levy and Collect
the fame and to pay in the whole of his Collection to Your felf
Treafurer for fd Precinct or to your Succefsor in fd Office & to
make up An Acc* of the whole of fd Afsefm1 at or upon the firft
day of Decembr Next.
John Cooleidge ]
Jonas Bond [■ Comtee
Which was Done p Ebenezer Stone )
J : Mafon Clerk
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Midd* fs. To Mr Nathaniel Coollidge Collector for ye East
Precinct in Watertown.
You are hereby. Denied to Notify the Freehold" and othr In-
habitants in fd Precinct who are Quallifyed to Vote in Precinct
Affairs To meet at the Publick Meeting houfe in laid Precinct on
Munday the Twenty Eigth day of March Currant at Two of ye
Clock in the Afternoon for the Ends following viz1
To Chofe a Committee to manage ye prudentials of fd Precinct
ye Pfent Year.
To Chofe a Clerk A Treafurer and all other Precinct Officers
Necefsary to be Chofen in March.
To Chofe a Sexton ; and take care how he Shall be paid.
To Grant Money to pay the Revd Mr Seth Storer According to
Contract.
To Grant Monev to pay Such as the Precinct are Indebted to.
And to Defray other Necefsary Charges y* may Arise in the
Precinct.
To know the mind of the Precinct what Sum of 'money they
will Grant As An Addition to the Revd Mr Storers Salery, for ye
prefent Year.
To know the mind of the Precinct whether they will Grant a
Sutable Sum of Money to be Improved in the repairing the fences
belonging to the Minifterial place in this Precinct.
To Chofe a Comtee to Improve ye money y' may be granted for
fdend.
To hear the Accts of the Comtee who were chofen to finifh the
Minifteral house, how they have proceeded in y4 Affair.
Hereof fail not and make return of this Notification and Your
Doings thereon feafonably to ye Precinct Clerk before the time
Appointed herein for fd Meeting.
Dated at Watertown the 19th Day of March A.D. 1736/7.
r/ order of the Precinct Committee.
Joseph Mason Prec* Clerk.
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Eafterly Precinct in
Watertown Regurely Afsembled on the 28th Day of March 1737.
Voted and Chofe Joseph Mason Moderator of fd Meeting.
Voted and Chofe Joseph Mason Deacon John Coollidge & Cap*
Joseph Coollidge to be a Committee to manage ye prudentials of
ye Precinct ye Pfent Year.
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Voted and Chofe Joseph Mason Precinct Clerk.
Voted and Chole Joseph Mason Precinct Treafurer.
Voted and Chole Deacon John Coollidge Joseph Mason & Cap1
Joseph Coollidge Afsefsors. (who were Sworn by Justice Harris
at f* Meeting.)
Voted and Chofe David Sanger Collector for ye Precinct.
Voted and Chofe Ebenezer Hastings Sexton. Voted that there
S1(l be two Contributions as ufal to pay the Sexton.
Voted and Granted the Sum of Sixteen pounds to pay ye Revd
Mr Storer according to Contract.
Voted and Granted ye Sum of Twenty eight fhillings to pay
Cap1 Joseph Coollidge his Ace*.
Voted and Granted ye Sum of Twenty three Shillings & 4d to'
pay Epm Cutters Acc1 for mending the Meeting houf Glafs.
Voted and Granted the Sum of Twenty two Shillings & 8d to
pay Jonas Coollidge for aladdr for ye Ministeral houfe.
Voted and Granted 3/6 to pay Joiiah Perry for a lok.
Voted and Granted 3/ to pav John Bright for warning one
meeting. And 3/ to pay Nath1 Coollidge for warning this Meet-
ing.
Voted and Granted Six pounds for Necefsary Charges y* may
Ai il'e in ye Precinct,
Voted and Granted the Sum of fifty Pounds As An Addition to
ye Revd Mr Storers Salery for this Pfent Year.
Voted and Granted ye Sum of Twenty pounds to be Improved
in repairing the fences belonging to ye Minifteral place.
Voted and chofe Joseph Mafon Dea John Coollidge & Cap1^
Joseph Coollidge to be A Comtee to Improve fd money for fd*
Ends.
The Committee for finiming ye Minifteral Houfe laid yr Acc1
before ye Precinct.
Voted their Acceptance of fd Acc* & Voted and Granted ye
Sum of Eight fhillings & Six pence Ballance Due to fd Com-
mittee.
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Midd11 fs. To Mr John Stowel Conftable of Watertown in fd
County Greeting.
You are hereby required to Warn the Freehold1"8 and other In-
habitants in the Eafterly Precinct of f d Town who are Quallifyed
to Vote in Precinct Affairs to meet at ye Publick Meeting houfe
in the fd Precinct on Munday the fifth day of Decembr Next at
one of ye Clock in the Afternoon for ye Ends following viz*
To know the Mind of ye Inhabts of fd Precinct, whether they
are willing (for ye Sake of peace in the Town) that ye Town of
Watertown Sld be Divided and made two Seperat Townlhips
Upon the following Conditions viz*
That the fd Town be Divided into Two Townfhips, and the
Dividing Line to be as the Precinct Line Now is.
That the Great Bridge over Charles River in fd Town be main-
tained by Each Town in proportion as they Shall be Set in the
Province Tax.
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That the poor who at prefent are Maintained by the Town be
maintained by Each Town in proportion to their Province Tax,
and if any Perfon gone out of Town Sld be returned to Watertown
and become a Charge that they be maintained by Each Town in
like proportion as AforeSd.
That the Towns Stock of Arms and Ammunition be Divided in
Equal proportion between Each Town.
That Watertowns part of ye Two Thoufand Acres of Land
Granted by the General Court to them and Wefton Be divided in
Equal halves as to Quantity & Quallity between the two Towns
when Divided.
That the Intereft of Watertowns part of ye lixty thoufand pound
Loan be Divided to Each Town According to their Province Tax.
That the Books and records of ye Town of Watertown be De-
livered up to a Comte of ye Eaft Town who may be Chofen and
Appointed to receive the Same.
That the Debts of ye Town be paid by Each Town in propor-
tion to yr Province Tax.
That if any Money upon Ballanceing the Treafurey Ace* remain
in the Treafurey it be Divided between the Towns in like pro-
portion as aforefd.
That the Publick Ways in the Town from Mafterfs Brook to
Cambridge, line be Stated and Settled as to their Courfe and
wydth as the Court of General Sefsions of ye peace Agreeable to
the reporte that be made by their Committee for that purpose
Appointed Shall be pleafed to Ordr, And if any Lands Now Lying
as Ways or reputed as Such Shall not be included in the Wa s
when Stated as Afored the Same Shall be to and for the Sole Uie
& benefit and at the Dispofal of the Town where in the Same
Shall Ly : Provided however that if the Sale of any of the Lands
aforesd yt have been Difpofed of by the Towns Comtee (not in-
cluded in the ways when Stated as Aforefd) Shall remain good
And Vailed to the Perfons who have Purchafed ye Same, Alfo y*
Each Town Shall have the Benefit of the proceeds of ye Sale of
Such of ye Land aforesd as Ly within ye Same.
That if the fd Ways when Stated as Aforesd Shall Include any
Land belonging to any Perticular Perfon the owner of Such Land
Shall have Meet recompence made him by the Town wherein the
Same Lyes. Hereof fail not and make feafonable Return of this
Warrant and Your Doings thereon to the Precinct Comtee or Clerk
before the Time Appointed for fd Meeting. Dated at Watertown
the 29th Day of Novembr A.D. 1737.
^r Order of the Precinct Committee
Joseph Mason Precinct Cler.
[46]
At a Meeting of the Freehold1"9 and other Inhabit*3 of ye Eaft-
erly Precinct in Watertown Regularly Convend on the 5th Day
of Decembr 1737.
Voted and Chofe Joseph Joseph Mason Esqr Moderator of fd
Meeting.
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Whereas Sundry Unhapy DifTerances have Arilen in Water-
town for the peaceable putting and End to the Same ; it is tho*
that Dividing the Town into Two Townfhips May be very Con-
ducive. And in hopes of Obtaining the Valuable Blefsing of
peace,
The following Vote was put. viz* Whether it is the Mind of
the Precinct (the Weft Precinct in fd Town Petitioning ye General
Court therefor) that the Town of Watertown be Divided into Two
Townships On the Conditions and provifions following Namely
(1) That the Dividing Line be as the Precinct Line Now is.
(2) That Watertovvns part of ye Charge of ye repairs & re-
building of ye Great Bridge over Charles River in fd Town be
borne by Each Town in Proportion as they Shall be Set in the
Province Tax.
(3) That the poor who at prefent are maintained by the Town
be maintained by Each Town in Proportion to yr Province Tax,
and if any perfons gone out of Town Shall be returned to Water-
town and become a Charge, that they be maintained by Each
Town in Like proportion as aforefd.
(4) That the Towns Stock of Arms and Ammunition be divided
in Equal Proportion between Each Town. (5) That Watertowns
Part of the Two Thoufand Acres of Land Granted by ye General
Court to them and Wefton Be Divided in Equal halves as to
Quantity and Quality between the Two Towns When Divided.
(6) That the Intereft of Watertowns part of the Sixty Thoufand
pounds Loan be Divided to Each Town in proportion to yr Pre-
cinct Tax (7) That the Books records and papers belonging to
the Town of Watertown be Delivred up to A Comtee of the Eaft
Town who may be Chofen and Appointed to receive ye Same %(8)
That the Debts of the town be paide by Each Town in proportion
to ye Province Tax. (9) That if any Money upon Ballanceing
the Treafurers Accts remain in the Treafury it be Divided between
the Towns in Like Proportion as aforefd.
(10) That the Publick Ways in the Town from Mafters Brook
to Cambridge line be Stated and Settled as to their Corfe and
Wydth as the Court of General Sefsions of the peace Agreeable
to the report that may be made by yr Committee for that purpofe
already Appointed Shal Order, And if any Land Now Lying as
ways or reputed as Such Shall Not be inCluded in the Ways so
Stated, the Same Shall be to and for the only Ufe and benefit and
At the Dispofe of the Town wherein the Same Shall Ly.
Provided that the Sale of any of ye fd Lands already Dispofed
of by ye Towns Comtee (which Shall not be included in the ways
when Stated as aforefd) Shall remain good And Vailed to the
Purchefer of the Same, Alfo that Each Town Shall have the
Benefit of the proceeds of ye Sale of Such of the Lands before
mentioned as ly within the Same. And if the Ways Stated as
Aforef'1 Shall Include any Lands belonging to Any Perticuler
Per fon the owner of Such Land Shall have Meet recompence
made him by the Town wherein the Same Lye.
And the Vote Past in the Affirmative
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[48] Entries of certificates from the Minifter of ye Chch of
England.
To ye Town treafurer of Watertown.
This may certify that Mr Josiah Stowel of Watertown in the
County of Middlefex is a profest Member of the Church of Eng-
land and Hath Submitted himfelf to me as his Minifter in Chrift
Church in Boston where he has attended the worlhip of God for
a conliderable time.
Timothy Cutler
Boston Sepr 7th 1754. John Baker ) Church
Recd the 23d of Sepr Alexf Chamberlain j Wardens
To the Town treasurer of Watertown
This may certify that Mr Elijah Bond of Watertown in the
County of Middlefex is a Profeft Member of the Church of Eng-
land & hath Submitted himfelf to me as his Minifter in Chrift
Church in Boston, where he has attended the worlhip of God for
a Conliderable time.
Timothy Cutler
Boston Sepr 30. 1754. John Baker ) Church
Recd Octobr 7. 1754. Alex1 Chamberlain j Wardens
To the Town Treafurer of Watertown
This may certify that Mr Josiah Bright of Watertown in the
County of Middx is a Profeft Member of the Church of England
and hath Submitted himfelf to me as his Minifter in Christ Church
in Boston where he has attended the worship of God for a Con-
liderable time
Timothy Cutler
Boston Sepr 30th 1754. John Baker | Church
Recd October 7th 1754. Alex* Chamberlain j Wardens
Boston October 7th 1754.
This may Certify all whom it may Concern that Mr8 Elizebeth
Vila of Watertown in the County of Middx and Province of ye
Mafsachufetts Bay in New England is a proffefsed Member and
Communicant of ye Church of England and ufually & frequently
attends the Publick Worlhip of God on ye Lords Days at a Church
of England in Boston in the Province aforsesd Called Kings
Chapel H Caner Minister &
Teft Tames Forbis ) Wardens
John Box j of fd Chapel
To Mr Jofeph Mafon Treafurer of the
Town of Watertown aforesd.
This may Certify that Mr John Coollidge of Watertown is a
profeft member of the Church of England ana* for many years has
Attended the Publick Worship of God in Christ Church Boston
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where I ye Subfcriber am a Minifter arid has Subjected himfelf to
me as his Minifter.
Timothy Cutler
John Baker > Church
Boston, Octr 5, 1754 Allexf Chamberlain ) Wardens
To the Clerk and Treafurer of ye
Town of Watertown
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Mr James Baily of Watertown hath for many years been a Pro-
feft Member of the Church of England According to the Records
of Chrift Church in Boston whereof I am Minister, His Daughter
Elizebeth was Baptized October 10th 1731 and before and ever
since that time he has been a Profeft Churchman and for a Long
time has Ufualy & frequently attended the Publick Worfhip of
God in Chrift Church as a Parifhioner of it.
Timothy Cutler
John Baker ) Church
Boston Octor 1. 1754. Alex1" Chamberlain j" Wardens
To the Clerk and Treafurer of Watertown
This may Certify that Mr William Goding of Watertown is a
Profeft Member of the Church of England, and has Subjected
himfelf to me the Subfcriber as Minifter of Christ Church in
Boston. Timothy Cutler
John Baker ) Church
Boston Octor 5. 1754 Alex1- Chamberlain j Wardens
To ye Clerk & Treafurer of ye Town of Watertown.
To the Town Treafurer of Watertown
This to Certify that Silas Bright of your Town is a Profeft
Member of ye Church of England, and has Submitted himfelf to
me as his Minifter where He has Attended the Publick Worfhip
of God for two months past.
Timothy Cutler
Alexf Chamberlain { Church
Watertown Octor 23. 1754 John Baker j Wardens
This may Certify that Mr Jonathan Brown junr and Mr Jonas
Bond junr both of Watertown are Profeft Members of ye Church
of England and for Several months paft have frequented the Wor-
fhip of God in Christ Church Boston and have submitted them-
felves to me the Subfcriber as Minifter of sd Church.
Timothy Cutler
John Baker \ Church
Boston Sepr 14. 1754. Alex1 Chamberlain j Wardens.
To Mr Joseph Mason, Town Treasurer of Watertown.
This may Certify that Sam1 Stratton of Watertown is a profeft
member of ye Church of England and hath Attended the Publick
Worfhip of God in Christ Church Boston ever since May Laft.
Timothy Cutler
John Baker ) Church
Bofton Sep1 14, 1754 Alex1 Chamberlain j Wardens.
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Watertown Records,
The three following Order of Seatings in the Meetinghouse are
inserted papers taken from the Town Clerk's file of Original
Papers. — Eds.
[50]
The Report of the Comtee chofen to Seat the meeting houfe in
East Precinct in Watertown. The Ordr of Seating in as follows.
Seated in the firft Seat below
Mr Wm Sliattuck
Mr Tho : Straight
Mr Henry Spring
Mr Simon Tayntor
Mr Tho : Traine
Mr Zee Cutting
Mr Ephm Cutter
7 Seat
Mr Nath1 Stearns
Mr John Coollidge
Mr Benjn Chadwick
Mr Joshua Warrin
Mr John Stearns
Mr Henry Goddins
Fore Seat in the front Galy
Mr Oliver Livermore
Mr Nath1 Harris
Mr Nath1 Bright
Mr John Haftings
Mr John Stouel
Mr Sam1 Brown
Mr Dan1 Whitney
in the 2d Seat
Mr David Stone
Mr Tho : Coollidge
Mr Andw White
L* Joseph Coollidge
Mr John Kimbal
Mr Sam1 Pierce
Mr John Cunningham
3d Seat
L* John Fiske
Mr Tho : Bond
Mr Joseph Child
Mr John Holland
Mr Joseph Harrington
ivL Jvicnu uiarK
Mr Daniel Bond
fore Seat in ye Side Galy
Mr Josiah Perry
Mr Eb : Stone
Mr John Bright
Mr John Bond
Mr Benjn Haftings
Mr John Maddocks
Mr Nath1 Norcrofs
Mr Andw White Junr
Mr Nath1 Bond
Mr Sam1 Hager
Mr Henry Spring Junr
Mr Sam1 Stratton
Mr John Whitney
Mr Henry Bond
Mr Soloman Stoddard
Mr Jonan Bemis
• 4th seat
Mr Joseph Bright
Mr Stephen Cooke
Mr Benjn Whitney
Mr Sam1 Parry
Mr Sam1 Warrin
Mr Epnm Cutter Junr
Mr Joshua Grant
5
Mr John Ormes
Mr Wm Williams
Mr Joseph Holdin
Mr David Sanger
Mr Jonan Benjamin
Mr Wm Goddin
Mr Isaac Church
Front 2d Seat
Mr John Brown
Mr Nath1 Coollidge
Mr Simon Coollidge
Mr Jof hua Learned
Mr Sam1 Clark
Mr Erlmd Dix
Mr Sam1 Dix
6 Seat
M» Nath1 Clark
Mr Eb : Haftings
Mr Geo : Cutting
Mr John Beers
Mr Theo : Grover
Mr John Tayntor
Mr Timy Harris
Front Gallery Pew
Mr John Reed
Mr Jofiah Reed
Mr Jonan Learned
Mr David Learned
Mr Isaac Holdin
Mr Wm Goddin
Mr Tho : Bishop
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Side Gallery Pew
Mr Eb : Eddy
Mr Jof iah Livermore
Mr Jonas Coollidge
Mr Nath1 Haftings
Mr Edmd Livermore
Mr Henry Fiske
Mr Dan1 Fiske
Mr Joseph Allen
Mr Jonan Perry
Mr Wm March
In the firft Seat below on ye
Womens Side
Widow Penneman
Widow Con vers
Widow Bond
& ye Gentlems wives y* are Seated
in ye fore Seat
2d Seat
Mr Chary Stone
Widw Chenry
Widow Stratton
And the wives of thofe Gen-
tlemen Seated in ye Second
Seat mens Side
3d Seat
Widow Mary Haftings
Widow Elizh Benjamin
Widow Mary Grant
And ye Wives of thofe Seated in
ye 3d Seat
4 Seat
All ye Wives of thofe Seated in
ye fourth Seat
& ye Widow Abigail Grant
5 Seat
the Wives of thofe Seated in 5
Seat on ye men Side
6 Seat in the Same Ordr
And ye Same Ordr in ye 7th Seat
Eore Seat in ye front Gallery on ye
Womens Side
Ye Wives of thofe Gentlemn Seat
in the fore Seat mens front
Fore Seat on ye Side Gallery on ye
Womens Side
Mrs Martha Coollidge
And ye Wives of thofe Seated in
the fore Seat on ye oppofite
Gallery
Nathan Fiske
John Coollidg
Joseph Mason
John Hastings
Oliver Livermore
Comtee
Watertown April 24: 1732
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The Report of the Comtee Cohefen to Seat the Meeting House
in Watertown, the Order of Seeting is as follows.
Seated in the first Seat below.
Mr Thomas Stright
Mr Henry Spring
Nath1 Harris Efqr
Mr John Hunt
Doctr Jofiah Convarse
Mr Oliver Livermore
Captn Thomas Homans
Captn Jofeph Coollidg
John Kimball
in the 2d Seat
Mr David Stone
Mr Andrew White
Mr Richard Clark
Leut John Fiske
Mr Jofeph Harrington
Mr John Haftings
Mr Jofeph Child
Mr William Gooding
3d Seat
Mr Isaac Church
Mr James Baley
Mr Stephen Cooke
Mr John Whitney
En. Ebenezer Stone
Mr Jofeph Bright
Mr John Coollidge Jr
Mr Daniel Bond
4th Seat
Mr Ebenezar Thornton
Mr Josiah Perry
Mr Sam1 Perry
Mr Jacob Parker
Mr Nath11 Norcrofs
Mr John Bond
Mr Henry Spring Junr
Mr Walter Beath
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6th Seat
Mr John Bell
iMr John Becks
Mr Jona Benjamin
Mr Sam11 Warrin
Mr Ebenr Hastings
Mr David Sangar
Mr Joseph Whitney
Mr William Goding Jur
the Sixth Seat Below
Mr Edmond Livermore
Mr Benjamin Whitney
Mr Henery Goding
Mr Nath11 Bond
Mr Joshua Warrin
Mr Jofeph Stearns
Mr Sam11 Nutting
7th Seat
Mr Nath11 Stearns
Mr John Stearns
Mr Ifaac Holding
Mr Sam11 Stovell
Side Gallery Pew
Mr Nath Stone
Mr Sam11 Child
Mr James Dix
Mr Joseph Mafon Jr
Mr David Livermore
Mr James Hacklton
Mr Isreal Meed
Mr Phinias Holding
Mr John Gleason
Mr Richard King
Mr Nathan Parrey
Front Pew
Mr Sam11 Warrin Jr
Mr Thomas Stovell
Mr Josiah Stovell
Mr David Gleason
In the first Seat Below on the
Womens Side
Widow Rebecak Train
And ye Gentlemens Wives that
are Seated in the fore Seat
2d Seat
"Widow Mary Grant
And the wives of those Gen-
tlmen Seated in the Seckond
Seat
3d Seat
Mra Martha Coollidge
And the Wives of those Gen-
tlmen Seated in the third
Seat
4* Seat
Widow Elizabeth Cutting
And the Wives of those Gen-
tlmen Seated iu ye forth Seat
fore Seate in ye front Gallry
Mr Daniel Whitney
Mr John Stovell
Mr John Bright
Mr John Taiutor
Mr Jona Beims
Mr Jofeph Willington
Mr Benjimin Haf tings
Mr Andrew White Junr
fore Seat Side Gallery
Mr Sam11 Hager
Mr Henry Bond
Mr Thomas Saltmarsh
Mr John Brown
Mr Crifterpher Grant
David Learned
Jona Church
Mr Simon Coollidge
Mr Sam11 Stratton
Mr Joshua Learned
Mr Sam11 Fiske
Mr Amos Bond
Mr Nath11 Bright
Mr David Coollidge
Mr Sam*1 Prentice
Mr John Velah
Front 2d Seat
Mr Jonathan Child
Mr Stephen Sawin
Mr Isaac Sanderfon
Mr William Lawrence
Mr Sam11 Cooke
Mr Sam11 Whitney
Mr James Grimes
Mr Josiah Perry Junr
And the Gentlemens Wives
Seated in the other Seats in
the Same order
Oliver Livermore \
John Taynter { pomte
Jonathan Church r
Henry Bond )
Watertown June ye 15th 1741.
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Watertown June iotb 1748
We the Subscribers being a committee appointed by the town
of Watertown at a General town meeting on the sixteenth of
January last in order to Seat the meeting houfe have Seated it as
follows (viz)
In the fore Seat in the long Gallirey
Jona Stone Junr
Jona Brown Junr
Nath1 Stone
Seth Hastings
Nathan Perry
Eclrauncl Foul
James Dix
Smith Prentice
Sam1 Coock
David Livermore
Bezalal Larnard
Sam1 Whitney-
Jon3 Stone tartus
Jacob Calwell
In the fore Seat below
Docr Josiah Convers
Mr John Kimball
Mr Richard Clark
Mr James Bailey
Mr Joseph Harrington
Mr Joseph Child
Mr Stephen Coock
Mr John Bright
In the Second Seat below
Cap4 John Tainter
Henry Spring Junr
John Whitney
Andrew White
En. Ebenz1" Stone
Joseph Bright
Sam1 Hagar
Benjn Hastings
In the third Seat below
Ebenzr Thorington
Thomas Saltmarsh
Sam1 Parry
Sam1 Warrin
Josiah Perry
John Coollidge Jr
Joseph Whitney
Sam1 Nutting
In the 'fore Seat in the front
Sam1 Fisk
Nath1 Harrington
Nath1 Bright
Amos Bond
Jonas Coollidge
William Coollidge
David Larnard
Wd Elizabeth Larnard
In the forth Seat below
David Coollidge
David Sangar
Sam1 Prentice
Sam1 Stratton
William Godding
Henry Godding
Joseph Stearns
Simon Coollidge
Chrif topher Grant
In the fifth Seat below
John Vela
Joshua Warring
Henry Bond
Jona Child
Sam1 Child
Uriah Clark
Sam1 Warring Junr
William Lee
John Clark
In the Second Seat in ye front
Isaac Sauderfon
Josiah Stowell
Henry Laniard
John Young
Will Gam age
Benjn Whitney
Isreal Mead
Henry Spring tartus
In the hind Seat in the Lonj
Galliery
Joseph Hastings
Nehemiah Mason
Sam1 Coollidge
Phenihas Holden
Elias Mason
Nathan Stone
Elifha Coollidge
Ephrim Warrin
Daniel Bond Junr
John Gale
Ebenr Stone Junr
94
Watertown Records.
In the hind Scat in yc front
Daniel Pierce
Jabez Harrington
Joseph Chiles Jnur
Stephen Stearns
John McCollifter
Charles McCollifter
These Persons who have Wives
their Wives are placed in the
Oppiflte Seats to their Huf-
bauds in the Womens Seats
Natii1 BRIGIIT
Jonathan Bemis
Daniel Whitney
Andrew White
THO9 SALTMARfH
Comtee
[54] Blank.
[55]
To the Freeholders & other Inhabitants of Watertown afsem-
bled at their annual meeting March 2d 1746/7
Gentlemen, Whereas by Reafon of the linking Value of our
Paper Currency, the Sums of money annually granted for my Sup-
port in the Work of the Miniftry, together with all the Advantages
I make by the Miniftry, have for many Years paft, fallen very
much fhort of being fufficient to defray the necefsary Charges of
my Family : I do hereby requeft you to take the fame into your
ferious Coniideration, & to do what you may in your Wifdom and
Goodnefs, think proper to be further done for the Support of a
Gofpel Minifter, who is
Your Affectionate & faithful Paftor .
Seth Storer.
Watertown March 2d, 1746/7
To the Moderator of faid meeting to be Communicated.
[56 & 57]
Plan of Watertown Meeting House Lore floor.
See Town Records 1755. Book V, p. 134
[58]
At a General Town Meeting of the Freeholders & other In-
habitants of Watertown qualified to vote in Town affairs regularly
afsembled at the Publick Meeting house on Monday the second
Day of June AD 1755. By Adjournment.
Put to vote whether it is the mind of the Town that those Per-
sons who injoyd Pews in the former Meeting house should have
Pews in the present Meeting house in the same places where their
Pews were in sd former Meeting house under the regulations and
upon the Terms other Pews shall be disposd of. And the Vote
past in the Negative.
Put to vote whether it be the mind of the Town that the Pews
should be settled upon Real & Personal Estate and one Head, And
the Vote past in the Affirmative.
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Watertown Records.
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Put to vote whether it is the mind of the Town that the Valua-
tion by which the Rate was made for building the Meeting house
be the Rule by which the Pews shall be desposd of, And the Vote
past in the Affirmative.
Voted that the Persons to whom the Pews shall be granted or who
shall draw the Pews, personally set in them usually with their
Families or sd Pews shall revert to the Town. •
Voted that when any Persons shall see cause to sell their Pews
the Town shall have the refusal of sd Pews paying the Money
raisd on sd Pews.
Voted that if any Persons sell their Estates and move out of
Town their Pews shall revert to the Town. The Town paying or
reimbursting to them the money paid by them for sd Pews.
[59]
Voted that those Persons who are reputed Members of the
Church of England have a chance for drawing Pews and enjoy
the Pews they shall draw as long as they pay their proportion to
the Meeting house & Support of the Minister in this Town.
Which if they refuse to do sd Pews shall revert to the Town for
the Town to dispose of as they shall see fit.
Voted that the Afsefsors be the Committee to make the Adjust-
ment of the Charge to be laid upon the Pews, And to offer the
Pews to Persons according to their pay, the highest payer first and
so on succefsively.
L* Edward Harrington's Pew Afsefs*. £25-4-11 Old Tenor
A true Copy from Records
Nath1 R. Whitney, Town Clerk.
Watertown Decr 23d 1793.
See Bk. V. p 134.
I am of Opinion that Edward Harrington did not convey his
Pew in Watertown Meeting House to his Sons by his deed of
Gift of his Real Eftate to them in his life time. And that the fame
Pew by his Death Defcended to his Heirs at law.
[Record Book of the Pastors.
1686 to 1819.]
[i] John Balye's Booke
Pretium o — 6 — 8 Dublin Dec : 29. 1668 :
By the Gift of Mrs Sufannah Baily.
becoms Henry Gibb's Booke Nov. 24, 1698
[ii]
An Account of all ye Manages I folemnized in New E
ye first of which was on ye iotb of Auguft 1686 &c And fo
ye reft as you find ym putt down
The Church Book
containing various Matter's,
" Which we from former Registers
" Of Antient Times have known,
" And our Forefather's pious Care
" To us has handed down.
" That Generations yet to come
" Should to their yet unborn Heirs
" Religiously transmit the fame
" And they again to their's."
[m]
Upon Aug. 10: 1686. I marryed in my own houfe in Water-
town (it was ye first time) Rich. Norcrofs, & Rofe Woodward in
yr parents full confent being legally publifhed
This was returned by Mr Bond at Cambridge Oct. 19. 86.
Upon January ye4th 1686/7 I maryed atWatertown Mill Samuel
Haftings (ye fon of Thomas Haftings ye deacon of ye church in
Watertown) & Lidia church, ye daughter of mr Caleb Church, wtb
yr parents full confent being legally published
Upon ye Ist of February 1686/7 I maryed in my own houfe in
watertown Solomon Johnfon widower of Sudbury, & Hannah
Grefte of Natomy being legally publifhed
Upon ye 11th of March 1686/7 I maryed Abraham Prenfe & If-
sabell Whitherfpoon in my Brothers houfe in Bofton being legally
publifhed
Upon ye 25th of March 1687 1 maryed Danyell Benjamin (ye fone
of John Benjamin) & Elizabeth Brown (ye daughter of Jon. Brown)
both of Watertown, in my houfe they being legally publifhed, &
yr parents fully consenting
Watertown Records.
97
Upon ye 25th of March 1687 at my houfe in Watertown I maryed
James Begalow (ye lbn of John Begalow Serg1) & Patience Brown
(ye daughter of Jon. Brown) wth their Parents full confent, ye be-
ing legally publifhed
Upon ye 31th of March 16S7 at my houfe in Watertown I maryed
William Hager) ye fone of widdow Hager) & Sarah Benjamin (ye
daughter of John Benjamin) wth their parents full confent, ye be-
ing legally publifhed
Upon ye 31 of March 16S7 at my houfe in Watertown I maryed
Benjamin Whitney (ye fon of John Whitney) & Abigail Hager (ye
daughter of widdow Hager) wthyr parents confent, ye being legally
publifhed
Upon ye 5tb of May 1687 at my houfe in Watertown I maryed
Jofeph Allen (ye fon of John Allen of Sudbury) & Abigaill My-
ricck (ye daughter of John Miriack, of charlftown, wth their parents
confent, being legally publifhed
Upon ye 24th of May 1687 I maryed near ye Mill bridge in Bof-
ton Edward Taylor Juniour (his Father lodged at Mr W. Gibbins)
& Rebekah Humphreys (who came lately from Antigo, but her
Mother fully commenting her father witnefsing it) be'g Licenfed
[iv]
Upon ye 25th of May 1687 I maryed in my Brothers houfe in
Bofton William Clargett, & Mary Neggres, both of ym dwelling
in Mr Jo. Adams houfe in Boston, they being Licenfed &c i — e.
ye having a fpeciall Licence
Upon ye 25111 of May 16S7 I maryed in ye Almfhoufe on ye com-
mon in Bofton James Cornifh Junio1-, & Mary Kay ye daughter of
Thomas Kay ye being legally publifhed
All thefe Eleven laft were returned to ye Court at Cambridge
by Mr William Bond Seni1' Justice of peace, this 7th day of June
16S7.
Upon ye 20th of June 16S7 I maryed in my houfe at Watertown
Nathanacll Norcrofse (ye fon of Richard Norcrofse) & Mehetabell
Hager (ye daughter of Widdow Hager) both of Watertown wth ye
full confent of their parents ye being legally publifhed
Upon ye 4th of July 16S7 I maryed in ye houfe of Goody Mef-
senger in Bofton Richard Leekey, & Ann Greenfield he having a
fpeciall Lycence
Upon ye 4th of July 16S7 I maryed Ebenezer Mefsenger & Rofe
Collins both of Bofton (in his Mothers houfe) wth ye confent of
friends, ye being legally publifhed
Upon ye 11th of Auguft 16S7 I maryed in my houfe at Water-
town Eliezer Whitney (ye fon of Thomas Whitney of Watertown)
now living in Sudbury, & Dorothy Rofse ye daughter of James
Rofse of Sudbury wUl ye consent of parents, being legally publifhed
Upon ye 17th of Auguft 16S7 I maryed in my houfe at Water-
town Thomas Fenton & Elizabeth Bafset both of Bofton, being
legally publifhed (I having their cirtificutt) & friends confenting
All thefe 5 laft couples were returned to ye Quarter fefsions at
Charlftown by William Bond Senior Juftice of peace this 6 day
of September 1687
98
Water town Records.
As for any other Manages y* may afterwards be you may look
for them on ye 2 page, All thefe hitherto being faithfully returned
as above faid
[1] [This page occupied by meditations upon Bible texts.]
[2] Manages Solemized by me, whilft I lived in Watertown
1687
Upon ye 18th of October 1687 I maryed in my houfe at Water-
tovvn William Feris, Taylor of Watertown & Abigail! Avered
widdow of dedham being publifhed according to law
Upon ye 3d of November 1687 I maryed in my houfe John Gar-
field of Watertown, & Deborah Holman of Cambridge, wth ye
confent of parents, they being publifhed according to law
Upon ye 22d of November 16S7 I maryed Peter Barbour, taylor,
& coufin Sarah Willy in her chamber in Bolton, parents confent-
ing ye having a fpecial Lycenfe
Upon ye 24th of November 1687 I maryed Jofeph Winfhipp ye
fon of Lt. Edward Winfhipp of Natomys, & Sarah Harrington ye
daughter of Robert Harrington of Watertown in his houfe wth ye
confent of Friends, ye being publifhed according to law
All thefe 4 laft couples were returned to ye Court at Cambridge
by Mr William Bond Juftice of Peace this 6th day of December
1687
Upon ye 15 of December 1687 I maryed in my houfe George
Blanchard & Sarah Bassett both of charlftown with ye confent of
Friends ye being publifhed according to law
Upon ye 2d of January 1687 I maryed in my houfe Nathanaell
Coolidge (ye fon of Nathanaell Coolidge) & Lidia Jones (ye daugh-
ter of Jofiah Jones) both of Watertown, wth ye confent of Friends,
ye being publifhed according to law
Thefe 2 laft Mariages were returned to ye Court at Charlftown
by Mr William Bond Juftice cf peace this 6th day of March 1687/8
Upon ye 10th of Aprill 1688 I maryed in my houfe in Water-
town John Whitney (ye fon of Jonathan WThitney) & Mary Hap-
good (ye daughter of Shadrach Hapgood) both of Sherborn, wth
ye confent of friends, ye being publifhed according to law
Upon ye 26th of Aprill 1688 I maryed in my houfe in Water-
town James Smith & Prudence Harrifon widdow, both of Bofton,
having a fpeciall Lycence
Upon ye 30th of May 1688 I maryed in my houfe in Watertown
Thomas Woodward of Muddy river & Tryphena Fairfield of
wth ye confent of friends being publifhed according to law
[3]
Marriages folemnifed by me whilft I lived in Watertown
N. E. 1688.
Thefe 3 laft Marriages were returned to ye Court at Cambridge
by Mr William Bond Juftice of ye peace this 5th day of June 1688
Upon ye 24th of Auguft 1688 I maryed in my houfe in Water-
Watertown Records,
99
town Jonatan Fairbanks of Lancafter & Mary Haward of Con-
cord wth ye confent of Friends ye being publifhed according to law.
This laft Marriage were returned to ye Court at Charleftown by
Mr William Bond Juftice of peace ye 4th of September 1688.
Upon ye 19th of September 16SS i maryed in my houfe at Water-
town Thomas Knop & Mary Grout of Sudbury wth ye confent of
friends ye being publifhed according to law
Upon y* 26th of September 168S I maryed in my houfe at Water-
town Richard Blofse of Watertown & Ann Cutler of Cambridge
Farmes wth ye confent of Friends, ye being publifhed according to
law.
Upon ye 7tb of November 1688 I maryed in my houfe at Water-
town Jofeph Harrington & Joanna Mixer both of Watertown with
ye confent of Friends, ye being publifhed according to law
Thefe 3 laft Marriages were returned to ye Court at Cambridge
by Mr William Bond Senr Juftice of peace ye 4th of December 1688
Upon ye 21st of February 1688/9 ^ maryed in my houfe at Water-
town Ephraim Rife of Sudbury & Hannah Livermore of water-
town wth ye confent of Friends, ye being publifhed according to
law
This Single mariage were returned to ye court at Charleftown
by Mr W. Bond Juftice, the 5th of March 16S8/9
Upon ye 13th of March 1688/9 I maryed in my houfe at Water-
town Abraham Watfon & Mary Butterfield both of Cambridge
with ye confent of Friends, ye being publifhed according to law.
Upon ye 20th of March 1688/9 maryed in my houfe at Water-
town Jofeph Pearfe junir & Ruth Holland both of Watertown wth
ye confent of friends, being publifhed according to law
Upon ye 5th of Aprill 16S9 I maryed in my houfe at Watertown
John Earl of Bofton (a feaman) & Mary Lawrence (ye daughter
of George Lawrence of Watertown, but fhe now living in Bofton)
with ye confent of Friends, ye being publifhed according to law —
[4]
Marriages folemnized by me in' Watertown.
16S9.
Upon ye 26th of September 1689 I rnaryed in my houfe at Water-
town Benjamin Flagg & Experience Child wth ye confent of
Freinds ye being publifhed according to law
Upon ye 31st of December 1689 ^ maryed in my houfe at Water-
town William Ward & Abigail Spring both of Cambridge village,
wth ye confent of Friends, ye being publifhed according to law ye
Deputy Governour Danforth was prefent
Upon ye Sth of January 16S9/90 I maryed in my houfe at Water-
town John Mofse, & Elizabeth Gooding (ye daughter of Gregory
Cooke wife by a former husband) wth ye confent of Friends, ye
being publifhed according to law
There is now an end of my Marrying, N. E being in fome
meafure reftored to its old way, for wch I defire heartily to blefs
gd — the Magiftrats now marry, its very well, Vale conjugium,
Watcrtown Records,
Upon y6 22th of December 1690 I maryed in my houfe at Water-
town Alexander Bui man & Margarett Taylor with ye confent of
Friends ye being publifhed according to law
This next above mentioned couple I were much adoe prevailed
wth to marye them, ptly for my own fake, bsc I wid not give
offence (tho I hope I fhall not) & ptly for their fake, bee its good
doing what is done on a good foundation & wth Authority. I was
much importuned by friends, fhe is one of my Ireland friends,
& was once my fervt, it hath been practifed, I leave it wth gd, oh
y* I was maryed to J. X.
Upon ye 5th of March 1690/1 I maryed in my houfe (t\ e. in my
study at Watertown) Peter Allen & Mary Smethurft wth ye confent
of Friends ye being publifhed according to law
This above couple were my countrey Folk who by their Impor-
tunity prevailed wth me I am not forbidden to marry, yefore I do
it only on fpeciall occalions
[5]
Manages Solemnized by me in Bofton, in N. E.
1692
There was by ye Generall Afsembly fitting in October & No-
vember 1692 an order made for Minifters marying as well as
Juftices of the peace. wch hath encouraged me to do it at ye im-
portunity of Friends
Upon ye 8th of November 1692 I maryed Jofhua Cornifh & Su-
fanah Bennet both of Bofton (at her fathers houfe) with ye confent
of Friends, ye being publifhed according to law.
This above named Mariage was returned & recorded ye 21st of
Feb. 1692/3 by Mr Webb ye Tn. Clarke, Mr Wilkins went to him
Upon ye$th of May 1693 I maryed in my houfe in Bofton Simon
Taintor & Joanna Stone both of Watertown with ye confent of
Friends ye being publifhed according to law
Miming Savvin was ye Clark, & teftifyed it publickly.
This above named mariage was recorded in ye later end of May
or begining of June 1693 by Mr Webb, Mr Wilkins went wth it to
him, I gave him 3 black doggs
Upon ye 14th of September 1693 I maryed (in Capt. Leggs houfe)
Capt John Barrett & Sabella Legg both of Bofton with ye confent
of Friends ye being publifhed according to law
This next above named mariage was recorded ye 4th of October
1693 by Mr Webb, I went wtb it myfelf & payd him.
Upon ye 5th of October 1693 I maryed in my houfe John Child
& Hannah French both of Watertown wth ye confent of Friends
ye being publifhed according to law
Upon ye 19th of October 1693 I maryed in Capt. Checkly's John
Adams & Hannah Checkley both of Bofton wth ye confent of Friends
ye being publifhed according to law
The 2 above mentioned mariages was recorded by Mr Webb ye
20th of October 1693, I delivered ym myfelf unto him
Upon ye i6tb of November 1693 I maryed in my houfe in Bofton
Watertown Records.
101
Samuel Capen & Ann Stone both of Doracefter (tho fhe belongs
to Watertown) wth ye content of Friends ye being publifhed ac-
cording to law
This above mentioned mariage was given to Mr Webb to be
recorded by Mr Wilkins ye 12th of December 1693 wm ye money
due to him for fo doing
[6]
Mariages folemnized by me in Bofton in N. E. 93. 94.
Upon ye 13th of December 1693 I maryed in my houfe in Bofton
Daniel Collins & Rebekah Clemens both of Bofton wth ye confent
of Friends ye being publifhed according to law
This above mentioned mariage was given to Mr Webb to be
recorded by Mr Wilkins ye 5th of January 1693/4
Upon ye 26 of April 1694 I maryed in my houfe in Bofton Wil-
liam Brown Efq of Salem, & Sifter Rebekah Bailey in Bofton,
ye being publifhed according to law, wtb ye confent of friends
Upon ye 17th of May 1694 I maryed in Bofton Jabez Beers &
Elizabeth Barber both of Watertown wth ye confent of Friends ye
being publifhed according to law.
Deacon Allen was prefent.
Thefe 2 above mentioned mariages was given by Mr Wilkins
to Mr Webb to be recorded ye 18th of May 1694.
Upon ye 29th of May 1694 I maryed in my houfe in Bofton
Mathew Poole & Sarah Blake of Bofton ye being publifhed accord-
ing to law
This above mentioned mariage was given by Mr Wilkins to Mr
Webb to be recorded ye 13th of June 1694.
Upon ye 3d of July 1694 I maryed in my houfe in Bofton Thomas
Gray of Plymouth, & Anne Little of Marfhfield with ye confent
of Friends they being publifhed according to law
This above mentioned mariage was given by Mr wilkins to Mr
Webb to be recorded ye 24th of July 1694
Upon ye 9th of Auguft 1694 I maryed Francis Thresher & Eliza-
beth Hicks both of Bofton ( widow in her houfe in Bofton) ye
being publifhed according to law.
This above mentioned marriage was given by Mr wilkins to Mr
Webb to be recorded ye 29th of Auguft 1694
Upon ye 14th of Auguft 1694 I maryed in my houfe in Bofton a
couple of Negros, ye mans name was George, living wth Sam.
Gray, ye womans name was Hager living wtb Mrs Sweet, al y*
belonged to ym gave ym free & full confent, ye were not publifhed,
for fuch ufe not to be as ye fay
This mariage was given by Mr Wilkins to Mr Webb to be re-
corded ye 16th of January 1694/5
[7]
Mariages Solemnized by me in Bofton in N. E.-94-& 95-
Upon ye 15th of September 1694 I maryed in my houfe in Bof-
ton Benjamin Watfon & Ann Drue both of Bofton wth ye confent
of Friends ye being publifhed according to law
102
Watcrtown Records.
This above mentioned mariage was given by Mr Wilkins to Mr
Webb to be recorded ye 18th of Oct. 1694
* Upon ye 28 of November 1694 I maryed in Mr Peter Butlers
houfe Mr George Jafferyes of Piicataqua & Mrs. Anna Porter of
Bolton they being publifhed according to law
This above mentioned mariage was given by Mr Wilkins to Mr
Webb to be recorded by him ye i8tb of January 1694/5
Upon ye 7th of February 1694/5 I maryed in Mr Chriftophers
houfe in Bolton John Wiett & Hannah Garratt both of Bofton ye
being publilhed according to law
This above mentioned mariage was given by Mr Wilkins to Mr
Webb to be recorded by him ye 14th of March 1694/5
Upon ye 4 of Aprill 1695 I maryed in my houfe Mr Robert Fitz-
hugh & Mrs Hannah Man both of Bofton ye being publifhed ac-
cording to law
This above mentioned mariage was given by Mr Wilkins to Mr
Webb to be recorded by him ye 23 of April 1695
Upon ye 2d of May 1695 I maryed in my houfe in Bofton Rob-
ert Hanna & Hannah Maefon both of Bofton ye being publifhed
according to law
This above mentioned mariage was given by Mr Wilkins to Mr
Webb to be recorded by him ye IIth of June 1695
Upon ye 10th of June 1695 I maryed in my houfe in Bofton
William Briggs & Rebekah Dyer both of Bofton, being publifhed
accordng to law
Upon ye 27th of June 1695 ^ maryed in old Mr Pembertons houfe
Mr Jonathen Elliston & Mis Elizabeth Wisondonk both of Bofton,
ye being publifhed according to law
Thefe 2 above mentioned mariages was given by Mr Wilkins to
Mr Webb' to be recorded by him yeFirft of July 1695
Upon ye 26th of July 1693 I maryed in my houfe in Bofton Rich-
ard Thomas & Mary Mafon both of Bofton ye being publifhed ac-
cording to law
This above mentioned Mariage was given by Mr Wilkins to
Capt. Savage to be recorded by him (whofe work it is at prefent)
ye 22 of Auguft 1695
Upon ye 15th of Auguft 1695 I maryed a couple of Mr Gibbins
Negros in his houfe viz Toby & Jane, ye confented to it, & there
were many witnefses
[8]
Mariages Solemnized by me in Bofton in N. E. 1695 1696-
Upon ye 25 of October 1695 I maryed in my houfe in Bofton
Humphrey Richards & Sufanna Wakefield both of Bofton with ye
confent of Friends, ye being publifhed according to law
Upon ye 11th of December 1695 I maryed in my houfe in Bofton
Nathanael Pitman & Mary George both of Bofton wth ye confent
of Friends ye being publifhed according to law
Thefe 2 above mentioned Mariages given by Mr Wilkins to Capt.
.Ephraim Savage to be recorded by him ye 26th of December 1695
Watertown Records.
103
Upon ye 4th of February 1695/6 I maryed in my houfein Bofton
Elias Maverick & Sarah Smith both of this town ye being publifhed
according to law
Upon ye 13th of February 1695/6 I maryed in old Mr Pembertons
Houfe Major Read Elding & Hannah Pemberton of Bofton ye
being Legally publifhed
Upon ye 9th of April 1696 1 maryed in my houfe in Bofton Thomas
Stevens & Sarah Place both of Bofton being legally publifhed
Upon ye 9th of April 1696 I maryed in my houfe in Bofton Wil-
liam Hannah of Bofton & Martha Clark of Roxbury ye being le-
gally publifhed
Thefe 4 above mentioned mariages was given by myfelf to Capt.
Ephraim Savage to be recorded by him ye 11th of Aprill 1696
Upon ye 24th of March 1697 I maryed in Capt. Legs houfe Sam-
uel Weaver & Eliz Cravath both of Bofton, being legally publifhed
This above mentioned mariage was given by myfelf into ye hand
of Mr William Grays (to whom now it appertains) to record it
viz this 31 of May 1697 wn I dined at Mr Isaac Tay's
Upon ye 29 of July 1697 I maryed at ye Bowling Green Jofeph
Royall & Eliz Coleman both of Bofton being legally publifhed
[9] [Record of those who owned ye Covenant]
1724/5. January. 27. Oliver Livermore
Feb, 14. Jonathan Stone Junr
21. George Lawrence Junr
March. 7. Jofhua Warren Junr
28. Nath11 Bond & Ann Bond
April. 25. Hephzibah Bond
July. 18. Ebenezer Chenery & Ruth his wife,
1725/6.
1726/7
1727.
Nov. 14.
Feb. 6.
March. 27.
May 1.
Aug. 21.
Sept. 11.
Jan. 15.
April 9.
Nov. 5.
19.
Dec. 3.
3«-
1727/8. Jan. 14.
Feb. 11.
1728. Ang. 11.
Sam11 Hager & Hannah his wife
Hannah Stone
Daniel Haftings & Sarah his wife
Jabez Stratton & Tabitha his wife
Jontb Harrington
Isaac Barnard
Samuel Jennifon Junr
Samuel Benjamin & Mary his wife
Edward Jackfon & Abigail his wife
Charles Chadwick & Sarah his wife
Hannah Cutler made publick Confefsion of
her sin & owned ye Covenant.
John Dix, Samuel Dix & Mary Dix
Simon Coolidge owned ye Covenant, and
Caleb Benjamin & Abigail his wife made
publick Confefsion
Caleb Benjamin, Sufanna Benjamin,
Abigail Benjamin & Abigail Dix
Judith Sawin
John Coollidge & Mercy his wife made pub-
lick Confefsion of their sin & owned
ye Covent.
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172S/9, Feb. 23. Phebe Palfrey.
1729. May 17. Nathanael Jennifon & Abigail his wife made
publick Confefsion of their lin &
owned ye Covenant.
31. Sufanna Whitney.
1 73 1. March. 28 Peter, a Negro man of Mr Stone's entered
into Covent.
April. 11. Jolhua Learned & Elizabeth his wife made
publick Confefsion of their fin & he
owned y° Coven*.
Decr 5 Sufanna Holdin made publick Confefsion
of her lin & owned ye Covent.
1731/2 Feb. 27. Ruth underwood made publick Confefsion
of her fin & was recd into Favour
1732. July 16. Edward Harrington & Anna his wife made
publick Confefsion of their fin &
owned ye Covenant
Augst 13. William Goddin Junr & Martha his wife
1732/3* Feb. 25. Allen Brown made publick Confefsion of his
fins and Ruth Brown Made Confef-
sion
March. 18. Hephzibah Berry made publick Confefsion
of her fin
April. 29. Allen Brown
May. 13. John Brown
1734. Sep* 8. Henry Bond Junr & Mary Bond made pub-
lick Confefsion of ye sin and on 22.
Day they owned ye Covenant.
Octr 20. Jofeph Wellington & Dorcas Wellington
owned ye Covenant
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Novr 24. Sufanna Cutting
1 734/5 Feb. 9. Ebenezer Wellington made Confefsion of
his lin wc was accepted, & yn he was
difmifsed to ye Cbh in Stoughton.
16. Samuel Barnard
Margaret Wafson made confefsion of her sin
& then owned ve Covenant.
1734/5 Janry 26. John Lawrence
Feb. 8. Stephen Sawin
The Following Persons have Owned ye Covenant since I was
ordained. Dan1 Adams
1778
May 17th Willm Warren and his wife Robe
June 28th Moles Cooledge & Hannah his wife
June 28th Sufanna ye wife of Nath1 Bright
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The following persons have owned the Covenant
since I was ordained. R. R. Eliott, Viz
1 7S0
Novr Lucy & Elizabeth Bond
17S1
March 10th Benja Capan & his Wife Elizabeth
July 29th
Feb*- 17.
Novr 3.
n
Aug1 24
Novr 16
Dec1
Feb^
May
Octr
Decr 26
3°-
7
1.
2.
i7
Aug* 21
Oct1 30
Xovr 6
Aug1 7.
March 4.
July 27
Novr 23
Octr 1 1
March 4
June 2
March 9
17S2
Moses Warren & his TVife
John Bullard & his Wife
Willm Beals & his Wife
Hugh Mason & his Wife
1733
Andrew Stimpson & his Wife
Abijah Stone & his Wife
Daniell Jackson
Joseph Bright & his Wife
17S4
Lucy the Wife of Daniel Jackson
Nathaniell Bemifs & Wife
Jonathan Stone
Joseph Coolidge & his Wife
17S5
Francis Faulkner & his Wife
Thomas Vose & his Wife
Susana the Wife of John Cooke Junr
17S6
Lydia the Wife of Nathan Porter
17S7
Kate the Wife of Stephen Harris Junr
17SS
Thomas Clarke & his Wife
Benjamin Hastings & wife
1789
John George
1792
Moses Mason
l793
Kathy Wife of Ezekiel Whitney Junr
Charles Bond & Wife
r794
John \ inal
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March 30
June 21
Octr 16
July 17
Sep* 1 1
Octr 2
June 4
Jany 7
May 13
June 24
June 7
July 12
Aug* 2
Octr 2
Sepr 6
Nov1' 10
May 14
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May 22
June 19
Octr 1
Oct1 29
Novr 5
June 3
Novr 4
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1794
Sarah Saunders
1795
Sukey Norcrofs
Elizabeth Coolidge Freeman
1796
Joshua Underwood & wife
Peter Clark & wife
Joshua Grant & wife
1797
Sarah Wife of Isreal Cooke
1798
John Durant & wife
Phinehas Hovey & wife
Luke Bemis
1801
John Tucker & Wife
Joseph Pierce & wife
William Bond & wife
James Simmons & wife
Jonathan Alden & wife
1803
Elisha Livermore & wife
Luther Coolidge & Wife
. 1805
Jofeph Russell & Wife
Paul Kendal & wife
Andrew Blackmer & wife
1808
Jonathan Robbins
Tyler Bigelow & Wife
Henry Dalrymple & Wife
Nathaniel R. Whitney Jun. & Wife
Charles Whitney & Wife
Afa Stone & wife and Luther Barrett
1809
Jonathan Child & Wife
Isaac Patten & Wife
1810
Levi Thaxter
Thaddeus Cole & Wife
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181 1
Jany 20 Seth Bemis & wife
June 23 John Trull & Wife
July 26 Anna Bent
Sepr 22 Nathaniel Harrington & wife
1S12
Jany 5 Joseph Bird & wife
1513 Nov 14 Phebe S. Stone
1514 Sepr iS Mary Rand. Sophia Leath
1815 July 16 Mary Robbins
30 Sarah Robbins
1S16 April 21 Jonathan Stone Junr & wife
Julianna Wife of Charles Stone
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[42] Marriages
Nov1' 23d 1 780. Phineas Stearnes & Efther Sanderson were married
Decr 7th 1780 John Sangar & Ame Trask were marr(l
Decr 28. 17S0 Isaac Parkhurst & Lucy White were married
The following account of persons baptized by the Revd Mr Seth
Storer was soon after his Decease, transcribed from his interleaved
Almanaks by his Nephew Ebenr Storer Esq1-. An account of the
persons baptized by Mr Storer previous to the iSlh of April 1773
is entered in this Book. See page [222.]
1773
May 23 Susanna Daughter of John Hunt Junr
July 25 Phineas Son of Thomas Learned
Aug1 8 Katherine Daugh1 of Nath1 Sparhawk at Cam-
bridge Village
Sep4 30 Elizabeth Daughter of Samuel Soden
Octr 17 Parnel Daughr of Jonathan Learned Junr
Lucy Daughr of John Stratton
?,i Elisha Son of Amos Livermore
[43]
Nov1 21 Susannah Daughter of Joshua Kendall
J774
Feby 20 Frances Daughter of William Fuller
Christopher. Son of Christopher Grant Junr
27 Thomas Son of Daniel Cornwall
March 13 Elizabeth Daughter of Josiah Bright
Lois Daughter of Josiah Bright
James Son of William Leaned
Israel Son of Israel Whitney
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20. Rhoda Daughter of David Coolidge
27 Lydia Daughter of Henry Sanderson
May 8 David & Susana Twins of Jonas Barnard
15 William Son of Nathaniel Rogers )
Abigail Daughter of Phineas Robbins )
at Newton
June 12 Lucy Daughter of Penuel Park
26 Grant Son of Jedediah Learned
Joseph Son of Jonathan Whitney
July 10 Grace Daughter of Elkanah Wales
31 Kezia Daughter of Zachariah Shed
Edmund Son of Edmund Fowle
[44]
Aug. 14 Nathaniel Son of John Tainter Junr
Moses Son of Josiah Norcrofs
21. Daniel & John the Sons )
Sarah & Hannah the Daughters of }
of Daniel Bond
2S Relief Daughter of John Wellington
Sep* 11. Hannah Daughter of Amos Bond
Octr 2. John Son of Ezekiel Hall
Mary Daughter of Joseph Gardner
23 Benjamin Son of Phineas Jinnison
Sybill Daughter of Wm Chenery
Nov1 6 Aaron Son of Wm Sanger
Abner Son of Abner Craft
Rebecca Daughter of Eyris Tainter
Lucy Daughter of Stephen Whitney
[45]
The following account of persons recd into full communion by
the Revd Mr Storer was also transcribed from his interleaved Al-
manacks
1773
May 23 Charity Capen
July 25 Josiah Bisco
Dec1* 19 Samuel Barnard & Elizabeth Barnard
1774
April 17 Jonas Barnard & Abigail Barnard
Mary Coolidge & Dorothy Coolidge
24 Amos Bond
May 22 Mercy Coolidge
June 5. ' Sarah, Elizabeth, & Mary Fisk
See page [304.]
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[46]
Form of the Covenant to be administered to those who join in
full Communion with the Church.
You do now in the presence of the great God, and this chris-
tian Afsembly, profefs your belief in the holy Scriptures, that
they are the word of God, and the only rule of our faith and
obedience, You believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, is the Son of
God and the only Mediator between God and Man, and with all
your heart, you desire to give up yourself to God, in an everlast-
ing covenant, and to accept of Jesus Christ as your Saviour and
Redeemer, in the way prescribed in the Gofpel, and solemnly
promise [47] that by the help of divine grace, you will lincerely
endeavour to conform to the rules & precepts of our holy religion,
to forsake the sins and vanities of this evil world, and to approve
yourself a true diciple of Jesus Christ, in all good behaviour, to-
wards God and towards man. And, particularly, you promise,
that you will endeavour to walk with this Church, while you have
opportunity, in the exercise of christian affection, in conforming
to the regulations, and submitting to the discipline of the Church,
in all things, agreeably to what you do know, or may hereafter
know, to be your duty.
Do you make this profession, and take upon you the obligation
of this Covenant? I then declare you to be a Member in [48]
full Communion with the Church of Christ, and we who are
members of the Church, do promise and engage, that by the help
of the divine Spirit, we will make it our lincere aim and en-
deavour, to treat you in every respect, as a member of the feme
body with ourselves, watching over you and that for your good,
with a spirit of meeknefs, love and tendernefs, earnestly praying,
that the Lord God, the great Head of the Church, would dwell
among us, that his blessed Spirit, may be upon us, and that his
glorious kingdom may be advanced by us. Amen.
[49]
Form of the Covenant to be administered to these who own the
Covenant.
You do now in the presence of the great God, and this christian
Assembly, profefs your belief in the holy Scriptures, that they
are the word of God, and the only rule of our faith and obedience :
You believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and the
only Mediator between God and Man, and with all your heart,
you desire to give up yourself to God, in an everlasting Covenant,
and to accept Jesus Christ as your Saviour and Redeemer, in the
way prescribed in the Gospel, and you folemnly promise, that by
the help of divine grace you will fincearely endeavour to conform
to the rules and [50] precepts of our holy religion, to forsake the
sins and vanities of this evil world, and to approve yourfelf a true
disciple of Jesus Christ in all good behaviour towards God, and
towards man, And you likewise fubmit to the government and
discipline of Christ in his Church, and engage to walk in all things,
agreeably to what you do know, or may hereafter know, to be
your duty.
no
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Do you thus profefs and promise? I then declare you to be
entitled to all the privileges which are usually given by this
Church, to those, who take upon them the obligations of this
Covenant.
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[68]
An Epitaph upon my Dear Wife's Tomb Stone in Watertown
in N. E. made by Mr Moodey :
Pious Lydia made and given by God
As a moft meet help to John Bailey
Minifter of ye Golpel —
Good betimes, Beft at laft,
Lived by Faith, Dyed in peace
Went oft singing, Left us weeping,
Walked wth God till tranflated in ye
39 yeare of her age April 16, 1691
Read her Epitaph inProv. 31, 10, 11, 12, 28, 29, 30,31.
[See page 292]
[63]
Epitaph upon 2 or 3 pfons I were acquainted with,
Brother Thomas and my Dr wife Lydia.
An Epitaph upon Mr Sherman in Watertown in N. E. In my
time, my Honorable predecefsor, made by Mr Willard.
" Johannis Shermanni, Maxima? Pietatis, Gravitatis, & Candoris
Viri
In Theologia plurimum verfati, In concionando vere Chryfof-
tomi,
In Artibus Liberalibus pnecipue Mathematicis incomparabilis ;
Aquitamenlis Ecclefioe in Nova Anglia fideliffimi Paftoris,
Collegii Harvardini Infpectoris & Socii,
Qui poftquam annis plus minus XLV Chrifto fuit
YIIIIPET1IS [i.e. under rowers ye fteer ye fhip towards 4ieaven,]
in Ecclesia Fidus — Morte Matura tranfmigravit
et a Christo pal ma Decoratus eft,
A.D. MDCLXXXV, Augusti. 8.
^tatis. Sua- LXXII.
Memorise."
This is better written in ye end of my Concordance.
An Epitaph upon my Brother Thomas Tomb Stone,
In Watertown in N. E. Made by Mr Moody.
" Here lyes ye precious duft of
Thomas Bailey,
A painful preacher, A Mofc dcfirable neighbour, •
An Exemplary Liver, A pleafant Companion,
A Tender Hufband, A Common Good,
A Careful Father, A Cheerful doer,
A Brother for Adverflty, A patient Sufferer,
A Faithful Friend, Lived much in a little time.
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in
A Good Copy for all Survivors,
Aged 35 years
Slept in Jefus 21 of January 16SS."
[Epitaph in the Granary Burial Ground of Boston,
" Here lyeth interred the Body of the
Reverend and Faithful Minister
Of the Gospel in Boston
Mr John Bailey
aged 54 years who
Deceased the 12 of December 1687"]
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[65]
A Legacy being left, by Mrs Ann Mills late of Watertown to
the Church in the Eaft part of this Town, which Legacy coniifted
of Two Hun11. Eighty Three p*8 10s. The Church chofe a Com-
mittee to let the fame out upon Interest ; which Interest was to be
paid to the Minister & Deacons to be difpofed of by them accord-
ing to the laft will of ye f'1 Mrs. Mills.
The account of what has been received, & to what objects of
Charity difpofed of, follows.
1730.
May. 13. Received of the Churches Comittee
which was difpofed of to the following
Perfons Viz.
To Mrs Chamberlain 40/
To the widow Sarah Perry. 20/
To the wife of Sam11 Warren 20/
To Martha Whitney 20/
To the widow Ruth Coollidge
£
s
d
7-
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3
2.
00.
00
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00.
00
1.
00.
00
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00.
00
1.
01.
3
ebb 1.
10.
0
£7.
1 1.
3
Dec. 13
Received of the Churches Comittee £9 : 00 : o
which was given to the following per-
fons viz.
To the wife of Ebenezer Biggelow 3 : 00 : o
To Mr Eph. Cutter Senr 1 : 05 : o
To his wife Beth in h Cutter 1 : 05: o
To Martha Whitney 1 : 00 : o
To Mr Benja Chadwick 1 : 05 : o
To widow Ruth Coollidge 1 : 05 : o
£9 : 00 : o
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July 26. Received of the Churches Comittee 1 18 o" 6
Eighteen pounds five Shillings & fix pence ) 1 '
of w° was given To ye widow Sufanna
Benjemin 3. 00. 00
To Ep. Cutter Sen' 1. 00. 00
To Martha Whitney 1. 00. 00
JC5. 00. 00
1 73V3
March. 5th Rec. of the Churches Committee, by
ye Minifter & Deacons. 14. 12. 1
To Eph. Cutter 00. 18. o
March. 5. To Margrett Warren 01. ro. o
Sam11 Warrens Wife 1. 10. o
Martha Whitney 2. 00. o
Benja Chadwicks Wife 3, 00 o
Wm Goddin Senr I. 5. 5
Widow Sufanna Benjamin 2. 00. o
£12. 3. 5
[66 to 77] Occupied with the continued account of this fund.
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[79] 1798
A List of the persons who have contributed towards the fupport
of the Communion Table, in Watertown with the funis by them
respectively paid. Viz-
John Remington ....... £0 3 O
Josiah Mixer ........ 23
Ruth Stone ........ 16
Easter Cook . . . . . . . 9
Daniel Sawin . . . . • . .. 16
Jedediah Leathe ....... 30
Daniel Whitney ....... 30
Samuel White . 30
Richard Clark . . . ... . 16
ses Coolidge . . . • . . • 30
Susanna Bond . . . , . . . 16
Eunice Coolidge ....... 16
Mary Stearnes . . . . . . 16
Sarah Clark . . ' . . . . . . 16
Sibil Livermore . . . . . . . 16
Amos Bond ........ 30
Joanna Cook . . . . . . . 9
[80 to 85] occupied with continuation of this list.
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[86 to 89] Blank.
[90 to 119] " Texts."
[120 to 127] Blank.
[128]
At a meeting of the Church belonging to the East part of Wa-
tertown January. ye 22nd 172S/9
The Following votes were pafsed viz'
Voted. 1. Wether the Church be of the mind to chufe a Com-
mittee to receive what is due to this Church by vertue of the last
Will and Testamont of Mrs Anne Mills, late of Watertown de-
ceafed. It pafsed in the affirmative.
Voted. 2. That Lieu1 Sam11 Stearns, Deacon John Coollidge
Deacon Joseph Malbn, Lieu* Joseph Coollidge & Mr Nathu Har-
ris be the Church's Comittee to act on their behalf in referrence
to the aforsaid Legacy.
Voted. 3. Whether the Church doth invest the faid Comittee
with full Power to recover and receive, in their behalf, the whole
that is or i'hall be due to this Church by virtue of the aforsaid last
Will and Testament of Mrs Anne Mills, of the Executors of faid
Will, or of fuch of them as.fhall be furviving, and in the name of
the Church to give faid Executors a Difcharge or Difcharges
It pafsed in the affirmative.
Voted. 4. Whether the Church doth empower the aforesaid
Comittee to let out upon Lawful Interest, they having fuch Secur-
ity as they think fufficient, that part of the eftate of the abovesaid
Anne Mills, which doth or f hall belong to this Church, which In-
terest fhall be paid in yearly to the Minister or Ministers and Dea-
cons. It pafsed in the affirmative.
Voted. 5. That if the Minister or Ministers and Deacons of
this Church fee need to call for part or all of the Principal of the
above mentioned Eftate, as well as for the interest of it we do ac-
knowledge that they have full power to do it, and their receipt
shall be the Comittee's Difcharge for fuch Sum or Sums as they
receive of them. Atteft. Seth Storer Paftor.
[129]
At a Meeting of The Church belonging to the Eaft part of Wa-
tertown. October 13111 1 73 1 .
1. Put to vote, whether the Church be of the mind that Daniel
Whitney, (he having explicitly owned the Covenant among, and
fubmitted himself to the Watch and Difcipline of thofe who acted
as a third Church in Watertown, and having a Child baptized by
Mr Robert Sturgeon after the Refult of the Council of Churches
met at watertown on May 1. 1722,) could juftly claim the privi-
lege of Baptifm for his Children, before he had made Satisfaction.
It pafsed in the negative.
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2. Put to Vote whether the Church do leave it with the Min-
ister and Deacons to receive fuch Satisfaction, from s'1 whitney,
as they shall think fufficient, and that in behalf of the Church.
It pafsed in the affirmative.
July. 15. 1736.
At a meeting of the Church of Chrift in the Eaft part of Water-
town in order to make choice of fome fuitable Perfon to the office
of a Deacon in faid Church, the Bretheren voted & chofe Mr Jo-
seph Mafon to faid office, and he declared his acceptance thereof.
Atteft. Seth Stoker Paftor.
May. 29. 1 741.
At a meeting of the Church of Chrift in Watertown in Order
to make Choice of fome fuitable perfon to the office a Deacon in
faid Church, the Bretheren voted & chofe Mr Joseph Cooliidge to
faid office, who accepted thereof.
Atteft. Seth Storer Paftor.
June 27th 1749.
At a meeting of the Church of Chrft in Watertown in Order to
make Choice of fome fuitable Perfon to the office of a Deacon in
faid Church, the Bretheren voted & chofe Mr Samuel Fifk to faid
office & he accepted thereof
Atteft. Seth Storer Paftor.
[130]
July. 14th 1749.
At a Meeting of the Church of Chrift in Watertown An account
was exhibited to faid Church by fome of the faid Committee, cho-
fen to let out on Intereft Mrs Ann Mills's Legacy to faid Church,
of their discharging the Truft repofed in them as the Churches
Committee for the Time paft ; after reading whereof it was put to
vote, viz1
Voted. 1. Whether the Church be fatisfied with the account
given unto the Church by faid Committee?
It paft in ye Affirmative.
Voted. 2. Whether the Bretheren of the Church give their
Thanks to faid Committee for their faithful Care in the Difcharge
of their office as the Churches Committee?
It paft in ye Affirmative.
Voted. 3. Whether the Church be of the mind to chufe two
perfons to fupply the vacancies made in the Churches Comittee
to let out Mrs Ann Mills's Legacy, in the Room of two of faid
Committee removed by Death? It paft in ye Affirmative.
Voted. 4. Voted & chofe Deacon Samuel Fifk to be one of
the Churches Committee to let out the Legacy left to this Church
by Mrs Ann Mills. Atteft Seth Storer Paftor
Voted. 5. Voted & chofe Capt. John Tainter to be one of the
Churches Committee to let out on Intereft the Legacy left to this
Church by Mrs Ann Mills. Attest. Seth Storer Paftor.
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June 12. 1 761. At a Meeting of the Church of Chrift in Water-
town in order to make choice of fome fuitable Perfon to be a Dea-
con in laid Church, the Bretheren voted & chofe Cap* John Tain-
ter to faid office ; and he declared his acceptance thereof.
Atteft Seth Storer Paftor.
Voted. 2. Whether the Church be of the Mind to chufe a Per-
fon to fupply the vecency made in the Churches Comittee to let
out M1S Ann Mills's Legacy, in the Room of Nath1 Harris Efqr
removed by Death. It paft in the affirmative.
Voted. 3. Voted & chofe Nathr Stone to be one of ye Churches
Comittee for the fervice aforesaid.
Atteft Seth Storer Paftor.
[131]
June 12th 1761. At a Church Meeting, Deacon Samuel Fifk
rendred An Account of the Churches Comittee's Difcharge of their
Truft in letting out M1S Ann Mills' Legacy to faid Church & their
receiving the Intereft due thereon to the middle of laft July, which
was accepted by the Bretheren.
Voted. The Bretheren of the Church voted fd Comittee Thanks
for their faithful difcharge of their office.
Atteft Seth Storer Paftor
1777. Novr 22d. M! Nathaniel Stone was Chofen to the office
of Deacon in the Church, of which he accepted.
The Same Day M1 Sam11 White was Chofen one of the Comtee
to take care of the Legacy Left to this Chh : by Mrs Ann Mills.
Att1 Sam11 Fisk Moderator
1780 Octr 27th
At a meeting of the Chh of Christ in Watertovvn The following
Votes were pafsed, Viz.
Vote ily That all Confcfsions & acknowledgements for Crimes
committed should hereafter be mad before the Chh and not before
the Congregation.
Vote 2d. That all persons who have ftood propounded the ufual
time & against whom no objections have been offered, should be
received into the Chh by the Paftor without an exprefs Vote of the
Chh they publickly afsenting to the holy Covt.
Atteft Richard R. ELroT Paftor
[132]
J793
April 3. At a meeting of the Chh of Christ in Watertown the
following Votes were pafsed Viz —
Voted. That a Committee of the Chh be chosen to take care of
the monies belonging to the Chh, to collect any Debts which may
be due to the Chh, to receive any monies belonging to the Chh
which may now be in the hands of any person or perfons, — &
apply them for the use of ye Chh in such a manner as they may
think proper, unlefs they are the procedes of certain donations here-
tofore made to the Chh. in which Case the Committee are to apply
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the money to fuch uses as have been exprefsly pointed out by the
Donors.
Voted. That Deacon Leathe, Dea11 Whetney & M1' Soden be a
Commit'' to act in behalf of the Chh, in respect to the Matters
which are mentioned in the preceeding vote —
at4 Richard R. Eliot Pastor
[133]
i795
June 28. At a meeting of the Chh of Ch* in Watertown
Voted. That Roger Adams & his Wife be dismissed from this
Chh, & be recommended to the Church under the pastoral Care of
the Rev. Mr Greenouoh of Newton. They having signified to the
Chh that it is their desire to receive fuch a Dismission.
At a meeting of the Church of Christ in Watertown on Mon-
day the 2 il of Oct. 1799, the following Votes were passed Viz.
1. Voted, that all persons who have or shall hereafter own the
Covenant shall enjoy the Privilege of having their Children Bap-
tized.
2. Voted, that all the Flagons & other pewter vessells belong-
ing to the Church, shall be fold as foon as may be & that two Sil-
ver Tankards shall be purchased for the use of the Church, with
the money belonging to the Church which has not been otherwise
appropriated. & that Dea11 Leathe & Dea11 Whitney be requested
to purchase them.
[134]
Vote 3d. Voted, that in all future Contributions of the Church
for thefupply of the Communion Table, the Members of the Chh
present shall contribute 25 Cents each, & that the money then con-
tributed be paid into the hands of the Deacons.
4. Voted That whenever the fums of money which have been
contributed for the supply of the Communion Table shall have
been expended, an account of such expenditure shall be rendered
to the Pastor by the Deacons, & that a time be appointed by the
Pastor for another Contribution to be held by the Church.
5. Voted that in all future Contributions of the Church, for the
fupply of the Communion Table, which may be appointed by the
Pastor, the amount of the fums thus Contributed be afsertained by
the Pastor, & an account thereof be kept by him.
[135]
At a meeting of the Church of Christ in Watertown Feby iotb
1802, in order to make choice of some fuitable person to the office
of a Deacon in said Church — the Brethren Voted & chose Col.
Moses Coolidge to said office. At the same meeting of the Church
the following Votes were passed. Viz
Vote 1. That Dean Coolidge be empowered to act as an agent
in behalf of the Church, to fettle with the administrator of the Es-
tate of Dea Daniel Whitney, relative to any sum or sums of mon-
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ey which may have been deposited in his hands, belonging to the
Church, & which he had not an opportunity of appropriating to
the use for which it had been committed to his care.
Vote 2rt. That Col. Amos Bond be empowered in the Name &
behalf of the Church
[136]
to take the pewter Vessels belonging to the Church, of the persons
who have the care of them,& to dispose thereof to the best advan-
tage in behalf of the Chh.
That the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper be administered in the
Church on the first Sabbath of the month of april next, & on the
first Sabbath of the seven following Months & that the adminis-
tration of the sacrament be omitted, during the Space, intervening
between the first Sabbath in Novr & the first Sabbath in aprill, an-
nually.
At a meeting of the Church of Christ in Watertown August 7th
1805 — held for the purpose ot choosing fome fuitable Person to fill
the office of a Deacon in faid Church, the Brethren voted by
written votes, upon counting of which it appeared that Col. Amos
Bond was unanimously chosen to faid office.
[137]
At a meeting of the Church of Christ in Watertown Decr 21st
1814, the following votes were passed, Viz.
Vote 1 That the Sacrament of the Lords-Supper be adminis-
tered in future on the first Sabbath of every month in the year.
Vote 2 That a Sacramental Lecture on each Friday preceed-
ing the first Lords-Day of the following month, Viz, January
March, May, July, September & November
Vote 3 That the Treasurer of the Church be requested, to ob-
tain a renewal of all the Notes belonging to the Church now in
his pofsession as foon as may be after the first of January next.
Vote 4. That the Treasurer be requested to adjust his account,
as foon as may be, & give a Note upon Interest for the ballance,
& keep the fame on file, with the other Notes belonging to the
Church.
[138]
At a meeting of the Church of Christ in Watertown on the 18th
of Decr 1815 they pafsed the following Vote, Viz —
That whenever any three members of the Church desire that a
meeting of the Church be holden, they shall agree upon the time
& place of such meeting & {hall make application to the Pastor,
to furnish them with a notification for the purpose, & shall pro-
ceed to notify all the members of the Church accordingly.
At a meeting of the Church of Christ in Watertown on the 17th
of Novr 181 7, in order to make choice of some fuitable person to
the office of a Deacon in said Church the meeting was opened
with Prayer the Brethren voted & chose Mr John Tucker to said
office.
nS
Watertown Records,
[139 to 161] Blank.
[162 & 163] [Meditations upon Bible texts.]
[164]
iSoo March 17th
Deacon Jedediah Leathe to the Chh in Watertown Dr.
To Cash contributed by fundry Persons & deposited
in your hands £11-13-7-
To Cash paid by the Chh. 1-5. -o-
£12-18-7
1800 March 17
Deacon Daniel Whitney to the Chh in Watertown Dr
To cash contributed by fundry Persons and de-
posited in your hands
To Cash paid by the Chh
[165]
1800 March 17th
By fundry payments & expenditures in behalf
of the Chh
By fundry payments & expenditures in behalf
of the Chh
[166-187] Blank.
[188] [Religious Thought.]
[189]
To full communion in the church at Watertown was admitted,
1637 (or previously) Capt Patrick, once of the prince of orange's
guards and made a member of the church in order to receive the
rights of a freeman and be qualified to take the command of the
Massachusetts men in the Pequod War — see Hutchinson Vol. 1
P76.
[190]
Such as I admitted in Watertown to ye Lds fupper.
Ye 5 of December 86. I admitted 9 to full comunion, mr
Samuell Thacher & his wife Mary, Sarah Sawin, & Judith Sawin
(ye wives of Muning & John) Margret Taylor (my maid) — Jofeph
Underwood, mis Train, Jofeph Whitney's wife viz Martha, &
Joanna Stone. Before yr Admifsion, I fd 3 things to all prefent,
(1) I mowed w* made ym worthy & y* before Gd, & men, as to yr
former only grace did, & as to ye later both knowledge, & a blame-
less life (2) y* all thefe were able to give me a particular account of
gds dealing wth yr foules-(3) y* I had defired ym all to fay fome-
thing if ye could at yr Admifsion for ye edification of others
£12-7-11
—9-1 1
£12-17-11
O
£12-18-7
£12-17-11
Watertown Records.
but ye being neither able nor free, I told ym all I durft not Im-
pofe it on ym having no warrant for it — yn I read briefly w* had
pafsed betwixt ym & me as to yr grace — y11 called for ye vote of ye
ch & had it, & yn ye pmifed to cary becomingly, & ye were Ad-
mitted, & after yfc briefly advifed to fomethings, efp to yr family, &
tongue Govern*
Ye 30th of January 16S6/J I admittted 11, viz Tho. Whitney,
Eliz. Fifk, Eliz. Bafham, Eliz. Gofte, Ann Stone, John Edy, Nich.
With & his wife, young James Cornifh, Eliz. Barnard, Rebekah
Farnworth [Remarks made at admissions from here on generally
omitted.]
Ye 27th of March 1687 I admitted 14 (wcb was remarkable) viz
Sarah Philips, Mary Philips, Elizabeth Underwood, Mr Abiah
Sherman, Joieph Mafon, Mr Wil. Bond, (Justice of peace) old Mr
Jo. Bifcoe, Thomas Ryder, George Lawrence, Anna Livermore,
Elizabeth Deeks, Judith Jenningfon, Sarah Warren, & Sarah
Mixer
Ye 8th of May 87. I admitted 6, viz Lidia Bowman, (ye wife
of young Francis Bowman) Thomas Strait, Benjamin Pearfe &
his wife Hannah, Mrs Grace Sherman, & Sarah Whitney, ye wife
of Nathanael Whitney this day Nat. Holland openly acknowledged
his lye
Ye 19 of June 87, I admitted 6, viz Eliz. Tanter (ye wife of
Tanter) Margret Warren, Eliz. Lawrence (ye wife of George
Lawrence) Abia Sanders (ye wife of Jon. Sanders) Richard Cut-
ting, & Jo. Bacon. I hinted at Cor. 8. 5
[191]
Such as I baptized in Watertown 1686.
Ye 6 of October 16S6 I was folemnly fett yfc for ye Paftorall
work at Watertown, wthout Imposition of Hands. I am lick of it,
& unfitt for it, but ye many particulars y% attend this work I wholly
omitt
Oct. 17. 86. I baptized 3 viz Ifraell Pierce, ye child of Jofeph
Pierce, about a year old. And Mercy Begulah ye child of John
Begulo, a young child. And Thomas Milling a young man who
Pfefsed his Faith in X & obed to him
Ye 24 of Oct. 86. I baptized 10 all of ym under a year old
Samuell Livermores child called Nathanaell. William Bonds
called Diliverance. John Parkis called George. Juftinian Hol-
den's called Elizabeth. Tho. Hamon's, called Thomas. John
Cutting's called George. Michaell Flegs called Abigail. Thomas
Bonds called Sarah all thefe related to the church, but ye other 2
were not, only formerly Mr Sherman baptized their children, viz
Samuell Thacher's called John, & Theophilus Philips, called
Mary
Ye 7 of November 86, I baptized 6 viz Stephen Willis child
(who belongs to ye church in Brantrey) viz Benjamin, & Jonathan
Stimpfons child viz Rebecca, & Tho. Williams child (who at
prefent lives in Wooborn his wife formerly lived in this town &
owned ye Covenant) viz Damaris, all of ym under a year old.
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Alfo I baptized James Knopp a young man, & John Price a young
man, & alio Mary Price his Sifter, but Ihe is maryed, & her huf-
band from her above thefe 2 yeares, ye Ld blefs this ord to ym
Ye 14th of November I baptized 3 children, viz Abraham Geals
child (who is a member ye church) viz Ebenezer, it was young.
& Abigail Townfends child (her hufbands name I know not) viz
Martin. & John Bonds child, called Abigail, not a fortnight old
Ye 21. of November 86 I baptized 12, viz Tredaways child called
Jofiah, & John Chinerys child (who owned ye Cov1) called Sarah,
& 5 of old Simon Millings children, viz Simon, Richard, Mary,
James, & John. & David Fifks wife viz Elizabeth (in order to
Admifsion) & her child David. & George Adams wife Martha
who owned ye Cov*, & her child called George. & Mary Adams
who is his Sifter, who owned ye Cov*
Ye 28 of Nov. 86 I baptized 9 viz 4 children of Tho. Underwood
(who owned ye Gov* privately, & his wife publickly) viz Thomas,
Jonathan, Mary & Elizabeth. And Jonathan Smithes wife viz
Jane. And Sarah Jane and her child Jonathan, & Widow Fifks
daughter viz Elizabeth. And Sarah Sanders, viz William Sanders
daughter. And Samuell Severn ye widows fon
Ye 5 of December 86. I baptized 7, viz 6 of John Aplin who
owned ye Cov*, viz John, Thomas, Mary, Hannah, Bafhuah,
Abiah. & Benjamin Davis who owned ye Covfc
[192]
Such as were Admitted by me to Full Communion In Water-
own — 1687
Ye 31 of July 16S7 I admitted 6, viz Tho. Cutler, Thomas Mil-
lings, Benjamin Goddard, Sarah Cuttings, Abiah Leafon, & Eliza-
beth WiNington, I fpent fome time in a word in Benj. Goddards
relation, viz a child of ye Covn1, oh yfc gd wid blefse it for much
good. Eliz. Willington is ye wife of Jofeph Willington
Ye 13th of November I admitted 7, viz Philip Shattock, Ben-
jamin Flegg, Jonathan Stimfon, Abigaill Townfend (ye wife of
Martin Townfend) Elizabeth Chinery (ye wife of John Chinery)
Sufanna Grout (ye wife of Jofeph Grout) Elizabeth Nevenfon (ye
wif of John Nevinfon, whom I admitted wthout a Relation her
hufband who is of ye church of England wid not fufTer it, but ye
church was fatiffyed in her wlhout it), I hope gd will blefse ym, &
make ym blefsings
Ye 8th of January I admitted 3, viz Mr William Goddard, Abi-
gail Fox (ye wife of Ifaac Fox, of Miftick, or Medford as it is
called) & Bithia Satle
Y 4th March 1687/8 I admitted 3 viz Calib Church, Stephen
Cook, & Abraham Brown I had faid fomething largely to ym but
y' I had other matters yfc day
Ye 15th of Aprill 1688 I admitted one viz Samuell Bigelow.
Y 19 of Auguft 1688 I admitted 6, viz young John Warren &
his wife Elizabeth, Benjamin young Richard Child, Martha Fifk,
Thomas Thornton.
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Ye i Ith of November 1688 I admitted 4 viz John Ball & his wife,
John Aplin, & Walter Taylor, now admitted by me 76
Ye 3d off February 1688/9 ^ admitted 7 viz John Whitmore of
Miftick, young Henery Spring, Sufannah Cook (viz Gregory Cooks
wife) Samuell Stearnes, John Child (who was baptized by me a
year ago) Elizabeth Gale (ye wife of John Gale) & Mary Grant,
who was baptized by me not long a gon — now 83,
Ye 17th of March 1688/9 1 admitted 6 viz Rebeka Shattuck (i.e
Philips wife,) Hepzibah Bond, (i. e young Williams wife) Eliza-
beth Stimfon (i. e Jonathans wife) Benjamin Taylor, Danyell
Stone & his wife, to whom I f d fomething.
[193]
Such as were baptized by me in Watertown. 1686.
Upon ye 26 of December 86 I baptized 13, viz Jofeph Grants
child (who owned ye Cov1 fome old bufinefs brought againft him,
but nothing proved) viz Mary. Ebenezer Stones child who lives
in Cambridge village, viz Ebenezer, & Allin Fleggs child (who
owned ye Cov1) viz Sarah, & Sarah Thropp, & Mary Throp, &
Elizabeth Goodwin, & Margaret Fisk, & Elizabeth Dill, all wcb
owned ye Covenant & Jofeph Mafons wife, y* both of ym ftood
acknowledging & taking shame to ymfelves for her name was
Mary, baptized 2 of yr children viz Mary & Hefter. I baptized
John Knop, & his child Sarah, he & his wife alfo ftood as it were
in ye ftool of repentance for ye fame Folly, much was sd to ym w011
I now pafs by
Ye 2d of January S6/7 I .baptized 3. viz Nathanell Brights
child called Nathanaell, & Miming Sawins child called Abigail, &
Mary Gregg who owned ye covenant.
Ye 9 of January 86/7 I baptized 4 children viz Tho. Cutlers
(who had formerly owned ye covent) viz James, & 2 of Jo. Har-
ringtons (who now owned ye covenant, viz Johnj & Hannah, &
one of Nat. Bonds whofe wife owned ye covenant, viz Nathanaell.
Ye 16 of January 86/7 I baptized 9, viz 5 of Jofeph Whitney's
(me lately Joyning herfelf to ye ch) viz Jofeph, John, Ifaac, Abi-
gail, & Martha, alfo I baptized ye wife of Daniell Pierfe viz Eliz-
abeth, & 3 of her children, viz John, Hannah, & Benjamin, he viz
Danyell Pierfe owned ye cov4.
Ye 20th February 86/7 I baptized one, viz a grand child of Si-
mon Stone, fhe lives at Dedham, her hufbands name is Comfort
Starr, ye childs name was Mary
Ye 27th of February 86/7 I baptized one, viz Hannah Johnfon
y* lived at Mr Bonds, I hope a good girle.
Ye 20th of March 86/7 I baptized 5 young perfons (ye Ld blefe
it unto ym) viz Henery Stretcher who lives wtl] Mr Bridge, & Hef-
ter Sanders, ye daughter of Edward Sanders, & Hefter Bullard ye
daughter of Jonathan Bullard, & Bethia Meatox, & Mary Meatox
ye daughters of Danyell Meatox.
Ye 10th of Aprill 86 I baptized 4 children of Abiah Leafon (ye
wife of young William Leafon) who owned ye cov*, yr names were
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William, Jofeph, John, & Elizabeth. I sd fomething to ym from
Mark 10. 14
Yc 17 of Aprill S7 I baptized 3, viz 2 of Jo. Fifks children who
owned yfl covenant viz Abigail, & Elizabeth, & alfo I baptized
Ruth Garfield ye daughter of widdow Garfield, fhe alfo owned
ve Cov*.
[194]
Such as was admitted to ye Lds Supper, or to full Comunion in
Watcrtown in my time. A. D. 16S9.
Ye 1 8 of Auguft 16S9 there was admitted 2 women viz Mary
Mafon i. e. Jofephs wife, & Mary Tufts i. e. Johns wife of Miftick.
Ye 29 of September 16S9 there was only one admitted viz Eliz-
abeth Flegg, ye wife of Allin Flegg.
Ye 20th of October 16S9 I did in ye name of ye church ad mitt
Deacon Stephen Cooke to full comunion wth us being a member
of ye church of X in Mendon, he being caft by Prdence here, & had
his difmifsion from thence.
Y ' 2<l of February 16S9/90 I admitted 2 viz Mr Edw. Procter
of Bofton, (he being my countreyman had ye advantage others had
not. I grtly rejoyce I fhid be ufefull to him, oh y* Lancashire
might live in ye light.) & Sarah Wait, ye wife of Thomas Waite.
I hope y* wth ye reft will walk worthy.
Ye 27 of Aprill 1690 I admitted 4, viz Mr Hen. Gibbs who
hath fome time preached for me here & now this quarter of a yeare
liveth wtb me, Phebe Cutler (who publickly owned her aggravated
lin before ye congregation, Amos Merrett, & Mehetabell Child
who at prefent lives wth me as a ferv*. Here have an hundred fave
one given vp ylnfelves to ye Ld fince my comeing hither.
Ye 22th of June 1690 there were 5 Admitted, viz Thomas Flegg
(& oh w* a mercy & wonder of mercy is it y* ever I fhid fee him
thus presenting of himfelf, often was I affrayed to heare of his
drowning or hanging of himfelf, but I fee ye foundation of gd
ftandeth fure, & he is a prayer hearing gd. it was worth my com-
ing for N. E but to convert fuch a man I hope much good was
don at ye reading of his Relation, & bv thofe words y* were occa-
lionally dropt by me. Blefsed be gd, Let all fay Amen & Amen)
& Ifaac Stearnes, & Abigail Stratten (ye wife of young John Strat-
ton my Neighbour) & Bithia Merrett, (ye wife of Amos Merrett)
& Sarah Fanning &c. Now 104
Ye 3d of Auguft 1690 there were 5 admitted, viz Mary Flegg
(who publickly took fhame to herfelf before ye Ld & his people
for her lin & Freely offered herfelf thus publickly to give glory
to gd, & not only fo, but defired full comunion wth this church fhe
had fo offended & grieved, & obtained it). & Tho. Hammond, &
Samuel Whitmore of Cambridge Farmes
[195] Such as were Baptized by me in Watertown 1687.
Ye 24 of Aprill 87 I baptized 10, viz Philip Shattocks child,
called Jofeph, & Jonathan Coolidge child called Mary, & ye child
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of Sufannah Grout (Jofeph Grouts wife) who owned ye Cov*, it
was called Jonathan. I likewife Sarah Mofse & her child called
James, fhe is ye wife of Jeremy e Mofse. (he owned ye cov*. John
Garfield, & Mercy Garfield ye children of Widdow Garfield, ye
both owned ve Cov1- William Rowe, who lives at Phil. Shattocks,
& Elizabeth 'Child, & Mary Child, who owned ye Cov1 ye are ye
children,'!, e. ye young daughters of John Childs, their mother is
now maryed to Nath. Fifk.
Ye Firft of May 87. I baptized 3 children of Jonathan Philips
viz Sarah, Elizabeth, & Ruth
Ye 22 of May 87 I baptized 9, viz 2 children of Danyell Har-
rington who owned ye Cov1, viz Danyell & Robert — & a child of
Rich. Childs, viz John, & a child of John Fifks viz John, & a
child of George Adams viz Mathew — & 4 young folks who gave
vp yInfelves to ye Ld, viz John Johnfon, Thomas Johnfon, Alary
Johnfon, & John Child
Ye 5th of June 87 I baptized 9, viz 3 of Tho. Chadwicks chil-
dren, (who owned ye covn*, & tho he had committed folly at ye
firft long agon, yet Satisfaction was given to ye church at New-
bury, where he had 4 children baptized fince, & I could not but
think once Satiffaction is enough for one fault) viz Elizabeth,
Lidia, & Richard. I baptized 4 of Nathanaell Fifks (who alfo
owned ye covenant) viz Nathanaell, John, Hannah, & Sarah. I
baptized alfo one of his wives children by a former huf band, viz
Danyell Child, ye vndertook for ye bringing it of it up. I alio
baptized Jofeph Childs child, viz Mary
Ye 19 of June 87 I baptized 14, viz 6 of John Deeks children,
viz Elizabeth, John, Edward (or Edmond) Jofeph, Abigaill, &
Debora, a child of Jofiah Jones who owned ye Covenant (he never
did it have before) viz John, and 2 children of John Gale's, (fhe
having formerly owned it) viz Anna & Abigaill, I baptized Dan-
yell Stone's wife (who owned ye Covenant) viz Joanna, & her 3
children viz Danyell, David, & Dorcas. I also Baptized a child of
John Harringtons viz Mary
Ye 10th of July 87 I baptized n, viz 4 of Caleb Church his
children (who folemnly owned ye Co\rt), viz Caleb, Jofhua, Ifaac,
& Rebekah, alfo a child of Jo. Balls called Abigaill, alfo I bap-
tized Ifaac Lamb, Abigaill Sanders & Mary Laurence, all wch 3
owned ye Coven*, I baptized 3 of George Dills children, (he him-
felf taking fhame to himfelf for his sin ) his children were
called Thomas, Sarah and James
[196]
Such as were admitted to Full communion in Watertown N. E
by me Anno domoni 1690
Sarah Edy, & Hannah Johnfon.
Now 109
Ye Ist of March 1690/1 I admitted one, viz Thomas Underwood,
yr was John Bond and wife alfo, but he was buryed juft 3 houres
(or yrabouts) before he was to be admitted, ltupendious Providence,
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he dyed of ye small pox. He was a thriving man both as to this
world & another, & likely to have been of gr* vfe to this ch &
town, he dyed comfortably, I formerly ftirred him vp to this duty,
but his feares & Temp1 kept him, & now was eager vpon it. He
lent me word to warn all others by him y* ye loole no opportunity
putt into yr hands, for now he wid but muft not ptake of ye ord
This thing this evening I largely fpoke to (wch now I pafse by)je
Ld blefse it
Ye 12 of Aprill 1691 I admitted 5, viz John Woodward, an an-
cient man of 70 yeares, John Bemis, John Mofse, Rich Blofse, &
Grace Bond, i. e, ye wife of Jonas Bond Now 116 wth John Bond
& his wife who were as good as admitted.
I had thought to have fd fomething here further as to it, but my
Lyddy is dead & fo am wholly indifpofed to everything.
Ye 24 of May 1691 I admitted 2 viz Rofe Norcrofse i. e young
Richards wife, & Elizabeth Berfham I took an occafion to take
leave of ch members, & gave fome ferious hints from 2 Tim. 2. 19.
1 fuppofe I fhall admitt no more 118
[197]
Such as were Baptized by me in Watertown 1687
Ye 17 of July 87. I baptized 11, viz a child of Jofeph Sher-
mans called Elizabeth, 2 children of Thomas Bifcoe's (who owned
ye covn*) called John, & Elizabeth, 2 children of Jonathan Tan-
ters called Jonathan & Benjamin, a child of Nathanaell Whitney's
called Samuell, a child of Jonathan Smiths called Zechariah, &
2 young women, viz Lidia Corley yl owned ye covenant, fhe lived
yn wtb John Ball, & Lidia Smith, who formerly was called Zip-
parah, fhe lives at**Father Satle I wifli fhe may have ye New
name indeed
I have'now already baptized an Hundred Forty-nine
Ye 31 of July 87 I baptized 2 children, viz Sam. Livermor
child called Lidia, & John Stratten (vp in ye town) child, called
Mercy
Ye 14 of Aug., 87 I baptized William Shattocks child, called
Benjamin
Ye 21 of Auguft 1687 I baptized 2 children of Jofeph Willing-
tons (his wife being lately admitted) called Thomas, & Elizabeth
Ye 28 of Auguft 87 I baptized a child of Danyell Harington's
(who formerly owned ye cov1) called David
Ye 4 of September 87 I baptized a child of Samuell Stearnes
(his wife Mehetabell folmely owning ye Covn1) called Samuell
Ye 11th of September 87 I baptized 3 children, viz Jofeph
Pearfse child called Elizabeth, & Jofhuah Bigulows child called
Elizabeth, & Thomas Harringtons child (his wife Rebekah who
folemnly owned ye Covenant) called Ebenezer
Ye 2d of October 16S7 I baptized 2, viz John Rowe who owned
ye Covn', he lives w111 his Father in ye Farmes of Cambridge, &
• ye child of Enoch Satle called Sufannah, his wife Susannah owned
ye Covn1
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Ye 16 of October 87 I baptized ye Mother & child, viz ye wife
of Samuell Shattock who owned ye covenant, called Abigaill, &
her child was called Abigaill
Ye 23 of October 1687 I baptized 5, viz Elizabeth Beamis (who
folemnly owned ye covenant) ye wife of Ephraim Beamis, & her
4 children, viz Elizabeth, Sarah, Rebekah & Abigaill
Ye 6 of November 1687 I baptized a child of David Church
(who had owned ye covn in Mr Shermans time) called John
Ye 4th of December I baptized 7, viz 5 of Jofeph Smith's (who
had owned ye Covn* in Mr Shermans time) viz Jofeph, John, Dan-
yell, Hanah & Rebekah & 2 of John Haftings, viz Elizabeth &
Hephzibah he had formerly owned ye Cov'
[198] Admifsions to full Communion in ye Eaft Chh
of Watertown p H. Gibbs.
1697.
Dec. 12. David Stone
19. Samll Eddy
Febr. 6. Elizabeth Eddy, Abigail Benjamin
13. Elizabeth Stone
1698.
May. 29. Edward Goddard, Benjamin Eddy
Septr. 18. Rebecka Train
Jan. 8. Mary Hasting Mary Rice Sufanna Fifk
1699.
June 25. Sarah Chadwich '
Oct. 15. Josiah Goddard, Nathan Fifk, John Coolidge,
Sarah Fifk
Decr 10. Nathaniell Coolidge junr Lydia Coolidge, his wife,
Abigail Bacon, Rachel Goddard
Febr. 4. Nathaniell Bright. Mary Bright. Rebecca Barftow.
Martha Whitney
1700.
Apr. 7. Lydia Spring
May 26. Hephzibah Stone
July 28. Elizabeth Train
Jan. 5. Mr Jonas Bond
12. Timothy Barron
1 701.
Apr. 27. Sufanna Goddard
Aug. 27. Deliverance Eddy
[199]
Such as were Baptized by me in Watertown — 16S7.
Ye 11th of Dec. 87. 2 children, viz Serj. Garflelds called Me-
hatabell, & a child f Jo. Flegg adopted, I fuppofe a baftard of
Matthew Humfteds, called Jabez
iz6 Watertown Records,
Yl> 25rh of Dec. 87 ye child of John Bacon, called Mary
V 22 of Jan. 16S7/S 4 young pfons, viz Jofeph Memory who
lives wth Martin Townfend who vndertook for him, wth ye other 3
Owned ye Covenant, viz Mary Memory who lives wth Lt Winfhipp,
Mary Grant who lives wth Mr Goddard, & Ann Leafon, who
lives wth her Mother
Ye 29th of January 16S7/8 John Mofse child, called Nathanaell
Ye 5th of February 16S7/S a child of Thomas Bond's called Wil-
liam
Ye 12th of February 1687/8 a child of Jofeph Vnderwood called
Sarah
Ye 4th of March 1687/8 a child of Benjamin Willingtons called
Mehetabell
Ye 18th of March 16S7/8 a child of Jofeph Grant called Sarah
Ye S"1 of Aprill 1688 2 young Pfons who owned ye covenant,
viz William & Hannah vSanderfon, ye children of William San-
der fon
Ye 15th of Aprill 16S8 7, viz 4 of Stephen Cooks called Stepheen,
Ifaac, John, & Mary. John Parkis child called Samuell. & Samu-
ell Bigulows child called Abigaill, & Nathanaell Fifks child called
Lydia
Ye 22 of Aprill 16S8 a child of John Winters called Sarah
Ye 29th of Aprill 168S 3 viz a child of Benj. Pearfe called Sarah,
& one of Martin Townfends called Jonathan, & one of young
John Warrens called Jonathan
Ye 6th of May 168S 4, (viz) a child of Sam. Thacher called
Anna, one of James Begulow's called James, one of Henery Springs
called Lidia, & one of Jeremy Mofse called Jonathan
Ye 20th of May 1688 3 children, a child of Samuell Jennifohs
called Lidia, & 2 of Sarah Sanderfons (ye wife of William Sander-
fon) who owed ve Covenant, viz Jofeph & Lidia
Ye 17th of June 16883 children & a Melotto, a child of Tho.
Cutler called Jonathan, a child of Tho. Hammond called Elizabeth,
& a child of Comfort Starrs of Dedham called Lidia — & Melotto
called Walter Taylor, living wth Capt, Wade living at Miftick
Ye 24th of June 1688 I baptized a child of Jon. Stimfon called
Jofeph
Ye 8th of July 168S 2 children, viz one of Theophilus Philips
called Theophilus, & one of John Aplins called Mehetabell
[200] Blank.
[201] Such as were baptized in Watertown 16S8
Ye 29th of July r6SS a child of Jonathan Tanters called Jofeph
Ye 19th of Aug. 1 688 2 children, viz one of my Brother Thomas
Bayly's called Thomas, & one of John Chinery's called Sarah
Ye 26th of Auguft 16S8 a child of Jofeph Garfield called Grace
Ye 2'1 of Sept, 1688 a child of John Bond's called Sarah
Ye 14th of October 1688 a child of Jofeph Mafon called Jofeph
Ye 21th 1688 a child of John Tufte's of Miftick called Mary,
both he & his wife owned ye Covenant
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Ye 25th of November 1688 a child of John Fifk called Jonathan
Ye 9th of December 1688 a child of Jofeph Willingtons called
Mary
Ye 23 of December 1688 a child of William Jones called Caleb
Ye 6th of January 1688/9 a child of Jofiah Tredway's called
Severanna
Ye 13th of January 1688/9 Mary Sanderfon ye daughter of Wil-
liam Sanderfon, fhe owned ye Covenant
Ye 27th of January 1688/9 a child of Stephen Cooke called
James
Ye 3d of February 1688/9 a child of John Knops called John
Ye 3d of March 1688/9 11 children, viz one of Philip Shattucks
called Nathanaell, one of Tho. Harringtons called Sufannah, 4 of
Ifaac Fox his children (of Miftick) called Ifaac, John, Abigaill,
& Samuell, & 5 of John Beamis (who acknowledged his fin
in ye publick, & owned ye Covenant both he & his wife) called
Jofeph, John, Sufannah, Bethia, & Mary
Ye iotb of March 1688/9 2 children, viz one of Nathanaell
Whitneys called Hannah, & of George Adams called John
Ye 17th of March 1688/9 Danyell Benjamins child called Dan-
yell
Ye 31th of March 1689 a child of Michaell Flegs called Michaell
Ye 7th of Aprill 1689 5 children, viz one of Jonathan Coollidge
called Jonathan, one of Nathanaell Bright's called John, one of
Thomas Chadwicks called Danyell, one of Jonathan Smiths called
Elizabeth, & one of Samuell Shattucks called Samuell
[202] Blank.
[203] Such as were baptized by me in Watertown in N. E.
1689
Ye 14th of Aprill 16S9 2, viz a child of Danyell Harringtons
called Jonathan, & a young woman one Sarah Grant who lived at
Mis Shermans, ihe owned ye Covenant
Ye 21st of Aprill 16S9 a child of Abraham Gales called Marah
» Ye 2Sth of Aprill 16S9 a child'of Enoch Satle called Richard
Ye 12s* of May 16S9 a child of widdovv Hannah Bifco's who
owned ye Coven6 (her hufband Tho. Bifcoe being lately dead)
called Thomas
Ye 14 of July 16S9 6 children, viz one of John Chadwicks
called Benjamin, one of Francis Bow mans called John, one one of
Jonathan Sanders called Hannah, one of widdow Gales (viz
Johns) called Abiah, one of Ephraim Beamis called James, & one
of Allen Fleggs called Mary
Ye 28 of July 1689 a child of young John Strattens (who owned
ye covenant) called John
Ye 4th of Auguft 1689 a child of Jonathan Philips called Sarah
Ye i8tb of Auguft 1689 6 children, viz 4 of Ephraim Cutters
(who owned ye covenant) viz Ephraim, Jonathan, Bethia, & Mary,
a child of Muning Sawings called John, & one of Jofeph Childs
called John
r2S
Watertown Records.
Ye Ist of September 1689 3, viz a child of Jofeph Shermans
called Martha, & a child of young John Warrens called Danyell,
& a young woman y* lives wth Philip Shattucks called Elizabeth
Danyells, flie owned ye Covenant
Ye 8th of September 1689 a grand child of ye wife of Ellis
Barron called Benoni, his Father lives at Sherburn, viz Mofes
Adams
Ye 6th of October 1689 one child, of David Churche's called
Sarah
Ye 13 of October 1689 one child, of John Deex called Jane
Ye 20th of Oct. 16S9 a child of Danyell Stone called Hannah —
tho I feare in haft I called Joannah
Ye 27th of October 16S9 a child of Jofeph Grout called Mehe-
tabell
Ye 3d of November 1689 a child of Jofhuah Biggulo's called
Jabez
Ye 24th of November 1689 4 children, viz 3 of Thomas Smiths
(who owned ye oovn* here as he had don formerly at Concord)
called Samuell, Jofeph, & Benjamin, & one of William Price
called William, his wife a member at Brantry
[204] Blank.
[2051
Such as were baptized by me in Watertown in 1689, & alfo
1690
Ye i?t of December 16S9 a child of Ifaac Foxe's called Ebenezer
Ye 22 of December 1689 a child of John Fifks called Jonathan
Ye 19? of January 16S9/90 4 children of ye wife of Samuell
Perrye (who owned ye Covenant) 3 of them by this hufband,
called Samuell, John, & Ebenezer, & ye other by a former hufband
(fhe being of yeares tho young owned ye Covn* alfo) called Hefter
Com ye
Ye 2d of March 1689/90 a child of John Harringtons called
Lidia
Ye 30th of March 1690 a child of John Bacons called John
Ye 13 of Aprill 1690 3 children, one of Jofeph Underwoods
called Hannath, one of William Shattuck called Mary, & one ot
Mr Prouts called Eunice
Ye 20th of Aprill 1690 3 children, one of Samuel Biggulo's called
Ifaac, one of Nathanall Fifks called Mary, & one of young Nath
anacll Coolidge (who owned folemnly & publickly ye Covenant)
called Lidia
Ye i8m of May 1690 a child of Jofeph Grant called Jofeph
Ye 25th of May 1690 3 children, one of Jofiah Jones called Ifaac
& 2 of young Richard Norcrofse (he & his wife Rofe publickly
took fhame for their grl fin I might have written this & many
other things as y* of Sarjeant Barnards, Nat, Holland, & other
things by themfelves but wl I write is only formyfelf & not others)
called Richard, & ye other Samuell
Watertown Records.
129
Ye 22th of June 1690 7 children, viz one of young John Win-
ters (who owned ye Coven*) called Hannah, & 5 of Judith Stearnes
(ye wife of John Stearnes, fhe was baptized by Mr Sherman at
yeares of difcretion, & I fuppofed owned ye Covn1) called George,
Benjamin, Rebekah, Judith & Sarah, & one of Mary Earle's (who
were baptized by me & yn owned ye Covenant) called Mary
Ye 6th of July 1690 3 children, viz one of John Bonds called
Danyell, one of Jonas Bonds (who owned ye Covenant) called Sa-
rah, & a child of one Stars of Dedham (I have formerly baptized
fome of hers) called Hannah
Ye 13 of July 1690 3 children viz one of Theophilus Philips
called Jonathan, one of John Haftings called William, & one of
John Tufts called John
Ye 27 of July 1690 2 children, viz one of young William Bonds
called Mar ah, & one of Ephraim Cutters called Hannah
[206] Blank.
[207] Such as were Baptized by me in Watertown N. E. 1690.
Ye 10th of Aug. 1690 one child (viz) of Abr-ham Pearfe, (he
& his wife Ifabell came over wth me out of Ireland. I maryed
them in Bofton, he was in church comunion) called Samuell. ye
live at Salem
Ye 28th of Sept. 1690 2 children viz one of Samuell Thachers
called Marath, & one of Jonathan Stimfons called Benjamin
Ye 23 of November 1690 5 children, viz one of Samuel Liv-
ermore's called Anna, one of L1 Ben. Garfields called Samuel,
one of Tho. Hammonds called David, one of Danyel Benjamin's
called John, & one of Nathanael Bonds called John
Ye 30th of November 1690 2 children one of Mr GafkelPs called
John, & one of Mary Flege called Marah, it was by Benjamin Da-
vis
Ye 7th of December 1690 3 children, viz one of Tho. Bonds
called Mary, one of young Stephen Cooks called Samuel, & one
of Abiah Leafons called Ifaac ■
Ye 4th of January 1690/91 a child of Benjamin Willingtons
called Jofeph
Ye Ist of Feb. 1690/91 2 children one of Benjamin Fleggs called
Benjamin, & one of John Chineryes called Elizabeth
ye IQth Qf ]y[ay ^T 2 children, one of Widdow Stratton's in ye
woods called Samuel, ye other of Jonathan Smith's called Elifha
Ye 17th ofMay 1691 10 children, one of Jonathan Coolidg called
John, one of Jofiah Tredaways called Tabitha, one of Tho. Cutler's
called Samuel, one of John Parkifse called Anna, one of Allen
Fleggs called Allen, one of John Perryi's called Jofeph, one of
young John Knops called James, one of John Whittamores, (fhe
was of old a member of ye church at Yarmouth, of late at Charlei-
town, & now dwells where Amos Merritt did) called Daniel, one
of Tho. Chadwick called Jonathan, & one of Nathanael Norcrofse
(he folemnly owned ye Lords covenant) called Mehetabel
Watertown Records.
Ye 24th of May 1691 4 children & a young woman, 3 children
of Samnel Whitmore called Francis, Samuel, & Rebekah, one of
Samuel Hagers called Sarah. ye young woman was Abigail Fifk
who owned ye Covenant
Ye 31th of May 1691 5, 3 children of young John Mofse (formerly
of Groton) called Elizabeth, John, & David, one of Thomas
Harringtons called Rebekah, & Mary Hawkins who folemnly
owned ye Covenant
[208
Marriages Confummated p Henry Gibbs in Watertown
1697
Decr 7. Francis Pearfe & Hannah Johnfon, both of Water-
town were married in my Houfe
1698/9
Jan. 4. The marriage of James Stimfon & Bethiah Manffield
was confummated at ye Houfe of Deacon Bariham,
both of Watertn
18. Benjamin Wellington & Lydia Brown, both of Water-
town, were married att my Houfe
March. 10. Timothy Barron and Rachel Jenifon were joined in
Marriage in my Houfe. both of Watertown
21 . Jonathan Stimfon & Mehetabel Spring were Married
att my Houfe both of sd Town
1699
Apr. 1 1 . Charles Chad wick & Sarah Whitney, both of Water-
town, were married in my Houfe
Nov. 2. Samuell Jennifon and Mary Stearns, both of Water-
town, were joyned in marriage att my Houfe
7. John Holdin & Grace Jennifon, both of Watertown,
were married by me in my Houfe
15. The Marriage of Thomas Coolidge & Sarah Eddy
was confummated att my Houfe
Att ye Same time, was ye Confummation of ye Mar-
riage of Jonathan Stone and Ruth Eddy all Four
of Watertown
Decr 20. Sam11 Stratton & Sarah Perry were Married att his
Fathers Houfe
Sam11 Severns & Rebecca Stratton were Married at
ye same time and place all belonging to Watertown
Jan. 2. Henry Houghton of Lancafter, and Abigail Barron
of Watertown, were married at my Houfe
16. The Marriage of John Coolidge & Margaret Bond,
both of Watertn was confummated at my Houfe
1700
Apr. 2. Ebenezer Allen & Elizabeth Eddy, both of Water-
town, were married att my Houfe
4. Samuell Barnard and Mary Sherman were married
att Mrs Shermans Houfe ; both of ym belonging to
Watertown
Watertown Records.
May. 2. Samuell Jones and Mary Woolfon, both of Water-
town, were married in my Houfe
Dec. 12. Mr Hananiah Parker of Redding & Mrs Mary Bright
of Watertown, were married, att her Houfe.
March 12. The marriage of Richard Barnes Senr of Marlbo-
rough & Elizabeth Stimfon of Watertown, was
Solemnized at my Houfe
1 701
July. 10. Sam11 Haftings & Sarah Coolidge were marryed at
Mr Nath11 Brights Houfe, both of ym of Watertown
Aug. 5. Amos Waight & Elizabeth Cutting, both of Watert11
were Marry'd in my Houfe
[209] Baptized p H Gibbs in Watertown
1697
Nov. 7. William & Jonathan, fons of William Bond
Samuell & Elizabeth, Children of Dan11 Benjamin
Sarah, the Daughter of Henry Spring
George, the Son of Munnings Sawin
John, the Son of John Stacy
14. John, the Son of Richard Coolidge, who Owned ye
Cov1
Ebenezer the son of John Chenery
Hannah Barftow, who being adult owned ye Cove-
nant
21. Simon, Son of Isaac Stearns
28. Elizabeth, Daughter of Sam11 Hastings, who own'd
ye Cov*
Decr 12. Ruth Maddock, Wife of John Maddock, She owning
ye Cov1
Sarah, Daughter of Andrew White, who Own'd ye
Covenant
Jan. 16. Mercy, Daughter of Sam11 Thacher
Apr. 13. John, Son of James Ball, his Wife owning the Coven
May 8. Jonathan, Son of Abel Benjamin, He owned y*
Cov1
15. Edvvard, Son of Edward Goddard, He owning y*
Cov1
June 5. George, Son of George Lawrence
26. Isaac, Son of Thomas Bond
July 10. Nathaniell & John, Sons of Widow Mary Hastings,
She own'd ye Cov1
17. Mehetabel, Daughter of Henry Spring
24. Benjamin, Son of Nathaniell Bright
Aug. 28. Joshua, Abigail, Elizabeth, children of Joseph Grant
Jonathan, Robert, Sons of William Shattuck
Abigail, Daughter of Obadiah Coolidge He owning
ye Cov*
Watertown Records,
Oliver, Son of Daniel Livermore, He alfo owning ye
Cov*
Septr 1 8. John Train junr who owned ye Cov*
Thomas, Margaret, Rebecka, Children of Jn° Train
Senr who own'd ye cov*
Abigail, Mary, Daughters of John Stratton junr
Simon Beers, who own'd ye coven*
Oct. 2. John, Ruth, Mary, Sarah, Children of John Mad-
dock
Curtis, Son of Mary Halloway
30. Henry, Son of John Maddock
Samuel, Son of Samuell Haftings
Jofeph, Son of Rachel Jennifon
Nov. 13. Jofeph, Jofiah, Sons of Jonathan Coolidge
20. Mary, Daughter of Joseph Grant
Dec. 4. Sarah, Daughter of Nathan Fif k
25. Deborah, Daughter of Thorn8 Train
Jan. 15. Henry Knop, Adult & owning ye Cov*
March. 5. Isaac, Son of Jofeph Child
26. Elizabeth, Daughter of Nathan Fif k
1699
Apr. 30. Richard, Son of Richard Coolidge
Rachel, Daughter of Josiah Goddard, He owning ye
Cov*
May. 21. Hephzibah, ye Daughter of Deacon Bond
28. Nathaniell son of John Stone, He owned ye Coven*
June. 11. Abigail, Daughter of Widdow Anna Thare, She
owning ye Cov*
18. Efther, Elizabeth, Daughters of John Kinningham,
He owning ye Cov*
July. 9. Margaret My third Daughter
Mercy, the Daughter of Nicholas Wyeth
Sept. 10. Lydia, Daughter of Daniell Benjamin
Abigail, Daughter of Abel Benjamin
Oct. 8. Lydia, Sufanna, Daughters of Sam11 Holdin, He
owning ye Cov*
22. Elizabeth, Daughter of James Ball
Dec. 3. Sarah, Daughter of Sam11 Thacher
Feb. 11. Samuell, Son of Munnings Sawin
Lydia, Daughter of Obadiah Coolidge
25. Sufannaj Daughter of Edward Gqddar^d
[210] Blank.
[211] Baptisms
1700
March. 31. Samuell, Son of John Stacy
Apr. 7. Francis, Son of Francis Pearfe
May. 19. Mercy, Daughter of Nathaniell Bright
26. Sarah, the Daughter of Sam11 Eddy
June. 30. Timothy, Son of Timothy Barron
Watertown Records,
133
July. 28.
Sept. 8.
22.
Oct. 27.
Nov. 3.
10.
24.
Dec. 29.
Jan. 19.
March. 2.
16,
30-
Apr. 6.
May 4.
June 22.
Juty- J3-
20.
Aug. 3.
^ I7*
Oct. 5.
26.
Nov. 16.
Dec. 7.
Jan. 25.
Feb. 22.
March 3.
22.
Mary, Daughter of Dan Livermore
Sarah, Daughter of Thomas Coolidge
Abigail, Daughter of Nath11 Coolidge junr
Shadrach, Son of Jonathan Whitney
John, Son of John Wellington, He owning ye Cov*
Elizabeth, Daughter of George Lawrence
John, Son of John Kinningham
Samuell, Son of Sam11 Livermore, he own'd ye Cov
Benjamin, Son of Sam11 Hastings
Hannah, Daughter of Joseph Grant
Andrew, Son of Andrew White
Ebenezer, Son of Ebenezer King, He owned ye
Coven1
Abigaill, Daughter of John Chenery
Caleb, Son of John Maddock
Mary, Daughter of Sam11 Jenifon, Sd S. Jennifon &
his wife owned ye Cov*
1 701
Jabez, Son of John Stratton
Elizabeth, Daughter of Henry Spring
Elizabeth, Daughter of Ebenezer Allen
Elizabeth, Daughter of Sam11 Severns
Bethiah, Daughter of James Stimfon
ye Sd Severns with his wife & Sd Stimfon with his
wife own'd ye Cov1
Josiah, Son of Jofiah Jones, He owned ye Cov'
Sarah, Daughter of James Ball
Josiah, Son of Josiah Goddard
Nathaniell, Son of Deacon William Bond
Jonathan, Son of Jonathan Whitney
Sam11 son of Sanr* Eddy junr
Samuell, son of Sam11 Holdin
Patience, Daughter of Dan11 Benjamin
John, Sarah, Mary, Abigail, children of John Perry
jun1
Rebecca
He owning ye Covent
Daughter of Thos Train
Caleb, ye Son of Abel Benjamin
Simon, ye Son of Edward Goddard
Nathan, ye Son of Nathan Fiske
Nathaniel, ye Son of Richard Coolidge
Henry, ye first Son of ye Revd Mr Henry Gibbs
1702
29th Sarah, ye Daughter of Caleb Grant, he owning ye
Covenant
April. 19. Sam11 ye Son of Ebenezer King
May. 31. Henry, ye Son of Henry Houghton of Lancafter his
wife Abigail owning ye Covenant
July ye 19. Hannah, ye Dauter of Sam11 Jenifon
26. Daniel & Benjamin ye Sons of Samu Hastings
*34
Watertown Records.
Aug1 2. Peter ye Son of Timothy Barron
1 6. Hannah Priest was Baptized me owning ye Cove-
nant
Sep* 6. Deborah, Dauter Munnings Sawin
20. Mercy, ye Dauter of Jofeph Grant
Octob. 4. Jonathan, ye Son of Jonathan Stone
11. Joanna, ye Dauter of John Maddocks
Nov. 1. Anna, ye Dauter of Jonathan Whitney, Palsgruve,
ye Son of John Wellington, Hannah ye Dauter of
Francis Peirce, & Abigail ye Dauter of James Ball
8. Tabitha, ye Dauter of Tho. Cooilidge, & Abraham, ye
Son of Jer. Mors
Decern. 6. Anna, ye Dauter of Daniel Livermore
20. William, ye Son of Andrew White
1703
Jan. 3. Rebecca, ye Dauter of John Chadwick
17. Matthew, ye Son of Sam11 Livermore
31. James, ye Son of James Stimpfon
Feb. 28. John, ye Son of George Lawrence
March. 21. Mary, ye Dauter of Tho8 Spring
May. 2. Samuel, ye Son of Sam11 Stratton, he owning ye Cove-
nant
30. Elizabeth, ye Dauter of John Perry
June. 6. Jacob, ye Son of Jerim : Mors
[212 to 221 inclusive Blank.]
[222]
I was called to the work of the Miniftry, by the Church & Con-
gregation in the Eafterly Precinct in Watertown, on February ye
3rd 1723/4. and was folemnly fet apart to that work by prayer &
the Jmpolition of the hands of the Prefbytery on July 22nd 1724.
A Record of Baptifms p Seth Storer.
1724
Augst 30. Jonathan, Son of Jonathan Brown
October. 4. Silas, Son of Henry Bright
Enoch Son of John Haftings
Novr 8. Elima and Seth, Sons of George Harrington
15. Hannah, Dauter of Sam11 Peirce
Eunice Dauter of John Haftings
29. Prifcilla Dauter of John Phillips
Lydia, Dauter of David Sanger
1 724/5
Janry 10. Phinehas, Son of Tho3 Bond
24. Simon, Son of Richd Beers
John, Son of David Sanger
31. Daniel, Son of Oliver Livermore
Feb. 7. Hannah, Dauter of John Tainter
14. Mary Dauter of Henry Spring junr
21. Abigail, Daughter of George Lawrence Junr
Water town Records.
135
March. 7. Obadiah, Son of Daniel Bond
Mofes Son of Jofhua warren Junr
14. Grace Dauter of George Cutting
Elizabeth Dauter of Daniel Stearns
28. Ann, Dauter of Nath11 Bond
1725
May. 16. At Wells, Abigail Dauter of Jofeph Hill Junr
18. at Weils, it being Lecture Day, I baptized Jofeph,
Son of Bror John Storer
June, 13. Jonathan, Son of Jofeph Holdin
July. 18. Mary Dauter of Ebenezer Chenery
Hannah Dauter of Sam11 Hager
Sarah, Dau of Ebenr Stone
Sep1 26. Mercy, Dauter of Thos Learned
Samuel, Son of Timothy Harris
Octor 10. Thomas, Francis, Sarah & Prifcilla, Children of
Nath11 Harris
Novr 14. Efther, Dauter of Jofeph Mafon
Ruth, Dauter of Jona Coollidge
21. Jona Son of widow Hannah Stone
Decr 5. Nathan, Son of Sam11 Warren, in private
1725/6
Jan. 2. Samuel, Son of Sam11 Parry
9. Lydia, Dauter of Obadiah Coollidge
Feb. 6. Elizabeth, Dauter of John Ormes
20. Lydia, Dauter of Ebenr Wellington
March. 6. Sarah, Dauter of Dan11 Haftings
[223]
1726
May. 1. Elizabeth, Dauter of Jona Harrington
8. Mindwell, Dauter of Jona Benjamin Senr
Abijah, Son of Jabez Stratton
June 5. Mary, Dauter of John Phillips
12. Samuel, Son of Andr White Junr
Aug. 14. Jonas, Son of Jonas Bond
21. Amariah, Son of Thos. Learned
Sep1 11. Stephen, Son of Daniel Sterns
18. At wells, Dauter of Gerfhom Balfton
Octr 2. Nathanael, Son of Nath11 Bond
16. Jofhua, Son of Jofhua Warren Junr
30. Uriah, Son of Nath11 Norcrofs
Novemr 13. Hannah, Dauter of Ebenr Stone
20. Abraham, Son of Dan11 Bond
27. Abraham, Son of Jona Brown
Decemr 4. Benjamin, Son of John Stearns Senr
12. Hannah, Dauter of Thos Hamond, in private
25. Sarah, Dauter of Nath11 Bright
136
Watertown Records.
1726/7
Jan. 15. Elifha, Son of John Haftings
Samuel, Son of Sam1 Benjamin
22. Samuel, Son of Henry Spring Jur
Febry 12. Mary, Dauter of Benjamin Haftings, in private
March. 5. Samuel, Son of Peter Oliver
Jofhua, Son of Jofhua Grant
12. Mary, Dauter of Jofeph Coollidge
26. John, Son of John Maddock
19. Millefcient, Dauter of Henry Bright
1727
April. 9. Abraham, Jonas, Edward & Jofhua, fons of Edward
Jackfon
23. Jofiah, Son of George Cutting
May 28. Ruth Dauter of Oliver Livermore
David, Son of David Sanger
June. 11. Samuel, Son ofJona Stone Junr
25. Nathanael, Son of Nath11 Norcrofs
July. 9. At wells, Mercy, Dauter of Benjamin Hatch
Augst 27. Stephen, Son of Daniel Haftings
Mary, Dauter of Timothy Harris
Sep1 17. Oliver, Son of Sam11 Stratton
Octor 15. Nathaniel, Son of Nathu Clark
22. At Newton, Daniel Son of John Hamond
Novr 5. Daniel, Son of John Sawen
12. Lydia, Dauter of Joseph Mafon
Sarah, Dauter of George Harrington
Decr 3. Abijah, Son of Thomas Bond, John, Son of John Dix,
Submit, Kezia & Sarah, Dauters & Abijah, Son of
Charles Chadwick, Elizabeth, Dauter of Hannah
Cutler
31. Dorcas, Dauter of Jofiah Perry
Eunice, Dauter of John Stratton
1727/8.
Janry 14. Abigail, Dauter of Caleb Benjamin
28. Benjamin, Son of George Lawrence Junr
Feb. 4. Isaiah, Son of Dam11 Stearns
March. 24. Ruth, Dauter of Andr White Junr
[224] 1728.
May. 19. Ebenezer Son of Ebenr Nutting, Mofes, Son of John
Stearns Junr, Abigail, Dauter of Ebenr Chenery
June 2. Eunice, Dauter of George Cutting
July. 14. Jofiah, Son of John Bond, Sufanna, Dauter of John
Tainter, James, Son of John Stowel, in private
Aug8t 11. Lucey, Dauter of John Coollidge
25. Elijah, Son of Jonas Bond
Sep* 8. Jonas, Son of Thomas Learned
Daniel, Son of Benjamin Haftings
22. Thomas, Son, Martha & Ruth ye Daughters of Rich-
ard Clark
Watertown Records.
*37
Octor 6.
J3-
20.
Xovr 3.
10.
24.
Decern1- 8.
22.
29.
Feb. 9.
23-
March. 23.
March 30.
June. 1.
29.
July 6.
Augst 3.
23-
Sep* 14.
28.
Novr 16.
Decr 14.
Feb. 8.
March. 15.
Aprill. 12.
19.
26.
May. 3.
10.
Jonathan, Son of Nath11 Bond
Jonathan, Son of Jona Benjamin Junr. Jofiah, Son of
Nathu Norcrofs, Nathan, Son of Jabez Stratton
Margeret, Dauter of Ebenr Stone
Hannah, Dauter of John Coollidge
Nathaniel, Son of Isaac Child
Afher, Son of John Haftings
Ruth, Dauter of Sam11 Pierce
Lydia, Dauter of Henry Spring Jur
Nathaniel, Son of Nathu Coollidge
Benjamin, Son of Jofhua Warren Jur
Lydia, Dauter of Jofhua Grant Junr
1728/9.
Prifcilla, Dauter of Nath11 Harris
Sarah, Dauter of Jona Benjamin Senr
Phebe, Palfrey was baptized, fhe having first owned
e Covenant
Jonas, Son of James Barnard, in private
1729.
Sarah, Dauter of Sam11 Benjamin
Mary, Dauter of John Dix
Caleb, Son of Caleb Benjamin was baptized by Rev.
Emerfon, Maiden.
Jonathan, Son of John Fisk
Mary & Rebecca, Dauters of Jona Coollidge
Mary, Dauter of William Ozment
William, Son of David Sanger
Mary Dauter of Sam11 Warren in private
Rachel, Dauter of Oliver Livermore
Lydia, Dauter of Jona Brown
Mary Dauter of Nath11 Clark
Sufanna, Dauter of Jofeph Mafon
Josiah, Son of Jona Stone Junr
Abigail, Dauter. of John Stratton
1729/30.
Amariah, Son of Wm Williams
Anna, Dauter of Timothy Harris
Sarah, Dauter of John Bond
Mary, Dauter of James Nutting
1730.
Abijah, Son of John Sawen
Peter, Son of Elizabeth Gibbins
Jedidiah, Son of Henry Spring Junr was baptized
by Revd Jenifon
Elizabeth, ye Dauter of Jos. Holdin was baptized by
ye Revd Warham Williams
Mofes, Son of Ebenr Biggelow
Benjamin, Son of John Stowel
Watertown Records,
17. Josiah, Son of Nath11 Jenifon
Thomas Bilhop having first owned ye Coven'
31. Sulanna, Dauter of John Whitney
[225]
June. 7. William, Son of John Maddocks
Sarah, & Martha, ye Dauters of Andr White Junr
21. Jofeph, Son of Simon Coollidge
Augst 9. Mercy, Dauter of Nathu Norcrofs
Sep4 13. Mary, Dauter of Eleazer Biggelow
Octr 11. William Son of Shattuck decd
25. Elias, Son of Jabez Stratton
Novr 1. Jeruftia, Dauter of John Stearns Junr
15. Mary, Dauter of John Leppington
John, vSon of Ebenr Chenery
22. Samuel, Son of George Cutting
Decr 6. Joanna, Dauter of John Tainter by Rev. Mr Jenifon
13. Abigail, Dauter of John Coollidge Jun.
Abigail, Dauter of Nath11 Bond
20. Sufanna, Dauter of Nath11 Coollidge
1 730/1.
Janry 24. Mary, Dauter of Sam11 Benjamin
William, Son of David Sanger
Feb. 7. Sarahr Dauter of John Haftings
14. Elizabeth, Dauter of Tho8 Dana of Cambridge
21. Samuel, Son of Sam11 Peirce
Ruth, Dauter of Jofhua Grant Junr
March. 17. John, Son of John Whitney in private
21. Elizabeth, Dauter of Edmund Dix
I731-
28. Peter, negro man of Mr Jona Stone, entered into Covfc
& recd baptifm
April. 11. Mary, Dauter of Nath11 Bright
Mofes, Son of Isaac Child
18. Kezia, Dauter of Caleb Benjamin
25. Benjamin, Son of Nath11 Harris
Mary, Dauter of John Maddocks
May. 16. Elizabeth, Dauter of Jofhua Learned
23. Thomas, Son of David Learned,
Elizabeth, Dauter of Nath11 Jenifon
June. 6. Daniel, Son of Jona Benjamin
Hopestill, Son of Ebenr Biggelow
July. 4. Benjamin, Son of Benjamin Haftings
18. Mary, Dauter of Daniel Bond
Aug8t 1. Elijah, Son of Jofhua Warren Junr, Lydia, Dauter
of John Dix, Martha, Dauter of Sam11 Dix
1. Mary, Betty & Martha, Dauters of Nathu Sherman
15. Kezia, Dauter of Eben1' Stone
Ifaac, Son, & Sarah, Dauter of Isaac Barnard
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Sep* 12. Mary, Dauter of Oliver Livermore
19. Abel, Son of Sufanna Benjamin
Octr 17. Jonathan, Son of Jona Learned
24. Benjamin, Son of Nath11 Clark, by Rev. Mr Cotton
Novr 21. Hannah, Dauter of Jonas Bond
Decr 12. Abigail, Dauter of Jonathan Brown
1731/2.
Janry 2. Lydia, Dauter of Simon Coollidge
16. Hannah, Dauter of Andr White Junr
March. 5. Ebenezer, Son of Jofeph Maibn
1732.
Aprill. 16. John, Son of Henry Spring Junr
23. At Wefton, Jonathan, Son of Abijah Upham
30. Jonathan, Son of John Whitney
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May. 7. at Marlborough, Mary, Dauter of James Brown
14. Either, Dauter of William Williams
21. James, Son of Ruth Underwood
June. 18. at Wells, Reuben, Son of Daniel Chaney
July. 16. Richard, Son of Richard Clark
23. Uriah, Son of Nath11 Norcrofs
Mary, Dauter of Edward Harrington Junr
Augs1 6. Robert, Son of Jofhua Learned
13. Martha, Dauter of William Goddin
John, Son of John Tainter
Sep. 3. Silence, Dauter of Ebenr Biggelow
24. "William, Son of Edmund Dix
Octr 8. Eliakim, Son of Samuel Gearfield
John, Son of John Stratton
29. Elizabeth, Dauter of John Haftings
Sufanna, Dauter of John Bond
Novr 5. Samuel, Son of Ebenr Thatcher
26. Abijah, Son of Timothy Harris
Decr 10. Mary, Dauter of Jonathan Bond
31. Hezekiah, Son of John Stowel
Ezekiel, Son of Sam11 Stearns Junr
1732/3
Feb. 4. Elizabeth, Dauter of Nathu Bond
18. Anna, Dauter of Sam11 Benjamin
Daniel, Son of John Coollidge Junr
Amariah, Son of Jona Learned
25. Elizabeth, Dauter of Ruth Brown
March. 25. John, Son of Adam Pattefon
David, Son of David Learned
Hannah, Dauter of Benja Haftings.
140
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April. 15. Hannah, Dauter of Nath11 Harris
Joshua, Son of Eleazer Biggelow
291 Dauters ( °f E^
May. 13. Abigail, Dauter of John Brown
27. Abigail, Dauter of John Dix
July. 22. Mary, Dauter of Benja Whitney Junr
29. Thaddeus, Son of Nath11 Warren
Augs< 5. Mary Dauter & | f D a g
Daniel, Son j
19. Rachel, Dauter of Oliver Livermore
Lydia, Dauter of Andr White Junr
Mary, Dauter of Sam11 Stratton
Sep* 16. At Newton, Abigail, Dauter of Murdock
Nov. 4. Nathaniel, Son of David Sanger
Mofes, Son of Edwd Harrington Junr
18. Isaac, Son of Dan11 Bond
Lois, Dauter of Simon Coollidge
Decr 9. Ruth, Dauter of Daniel Stearns
1 733/4-
Janry 13. Jonas, Son of Jofiah Reed
Feb. 17. Elizabeth, Dauter of Jofhua Warren Junr
24. William, Son of Jonas Bond
Benoni, Son of Richard Clark
Sarah, Dauter of Ebenr Thatcher
1734-
Aprill. 1.4. George, Son of David Mc Connoughey
Eunice, Dauter of Isaac Child
[227]
May. 26. Abraham & Elijah, Sons of Ebr Biggelow
June. 5. Lucey, Dauter of Jona Brown
23. David, Son of John Fisk
Ebenezer, Son of Ebr Chenery
30. Josiah, Son of Nathu Norcross
July 14. Jofeph, Son of Allen Brown
21. At Newton, Rachel, Dauter of Tho8 Fuller
Aug?t 4. Thomas & Fanning, Sons of Jona Learned
Sep1 1. Ann, Dauter of John Tainter
Octr 13. Joiiah, Son of Jos. Mafon
17. Samuel, Son of Henry Bond junr
20. Mary, Dauter of Nath11 Coollidge
Novr 10. Phinehas, Son of William Williams
Amos, Son of John Whitney
Samuel, Son of Sam11 Jenifon
17. Ephraim, Son of John Craft
Elizabeth, Dauter of Edmund Livermore
Watertown Records,
141
Joseph, Son of Jos. Wellington
Dec1 I. Sarah, Daughter of Jabez Stratton
22. Seth, Son of Nath11 Bond
Elizabeth, Dauter of Jofhua Learned
Jan1? 5.
12.
26.
Feb. 2d
9-
16.
March. 2.
30*
May 25.
June. 29.
[228]
July. 6.
20l
27in
Sep* 21st
Octobr I2tb
19™
26tb
Novr 2.
1 6th
Decr 7tb
* 734/5-
Convers, Son of Henry Spring Junr
At Menotomy 3 Three Children
Hubert, Son of David Dunfter
Abraham, Son of Zecharias Hill
Jason, Son of Bathrick
William, Son of Thos. Saltmarm
At Camb. Villige, Sarah, Dauter of John Ellis
Jerufha, Dauter of John Stowel
"Jedediah, Son of Andr White Junr
Phineas, Son of Joliah Stearns
Sarah, Dauter of Sam11 Benjamin
Mary, Dauter of Jona Benjamin
Adam, Son of Adam Patterfon
Jonathan, Son of Stephen Sawen
Lethie, Dauter of Margaret Wafon
At Menotomy three children
Aaron, Son of Jafon Winfhip
Jofeph, Son of Ebenezer Swan
Jonathan, Son of George Cutter
♦ 1735-
William Murch owned the Covenant, & Lydia his
Dauter & Mercy, Dauter of Mercy Stratton &
Simon, Son of Benjamin Haftings were baptized
Edward, Son of Edvvd Harrington Junr
Stephen, Son of Nathu Harris
Suianna, Dauter of Sam11 Barnard
Stephen, Son of John Dix
Oliver, Son of Oliver Livermore
Lucey, Dauter of David Learned
Sarah, Dauter of John Haftings
Samuel Stearns Junr owed ye Coven*
Jonathan Barnard & Hannah Barnard ownd ye
Coven1
Jonathan Son of Jona Barnard
Abigail & Lydia, Dauters of Jof. Crackbone
Sarah, Dauter of Sam11 Stearns Junr
Thomas Wellington & Margaret Wellington owned
ye Cov*
James, Son of James Barnard
William Lawrence & Mary Lawrence owned ye
Coven*
Abraham, Son of John Whitney
142
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14th Thomas, Son of Thos. Wellington Junr
21st Samuel, Son of William Lawrence
1735/6
Jan. 4. Mary, Dauter of Ebr Thatcher
Isaac, Son of Isaac Stearns ) were baptized at Weft
Anne Dauter of Sam11 Fifk j Chh by S. S.
Feyry 15. Nathaniel, Son of Daniel Stearns
29. Phebe, Dauter of Jona Barnard
March. 14. Elizabeth, Dauter of Thos Wellington.
1736
April. 25th Jonathan, Son of Jonathan Bond
June. 6th. Samuel, Son of David Sanger
13th. Abigail Sawen owned ye Covenfc
July 4th. John Sawen Junr owned ye Covenant
Elijah, Son of Jofhua Warren Jun1'
Silas, Son of John Coollidge were baptized
Augst 15th. Thomas, Son, & Martha Dauter of Jos. Harrington
Jonathan Church & Thankful Church owned ye
Coven*
29. Hannah, Sarah & Ruth, Dauters of Richd & Ab.
Sawtle
Benjamin, ye Son of Benjamin Whitney
Sep* 5. Mary, Dauter of Jona Church
19. Simon & Daniel, Sons )
Joanna, Abigail, Mary >- of Daniel Whitney
Dorothy, Dauters )
William, Son of Wm Murch
Samuel, Son of Stephen Sawen
Ruth, Dauter of Ebr Cheany in private
Oct0 3d. Samuel, Son of Edmund Livermore
Jedediah, Son of Jona Learned
17. Ruth & Elizabeth, Dauters of Jos Harrington
31. William, Son of William Godding Junr
10th Abigail, Dauter of Sam11 Jenilbn
Nov' 21. Annah, Dauter of Simon Coollidge
28. Abijah, Son of Jona Brown
Decr 12. Lucy, Dauter of Andrew White junr
19. Jabez, Son of Eleazer Biggelow
Elizabeth Sawen owned ye Coven
[229]
1736/7
Janry 23rd Jonas, Son of Benja Haftings
Ephraim Perry owned the Covenant
Febry 6th Martha, Dauter of Sam11 Haftings
20. Anna, Dauter of John Stearns
Jonas, Son of Joiiah Stearns
27. Bathfheba, Dauter of Ebr Swan of Cambridge
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March. 6th
20.
27;
April. 3rd
May. 22nd
June. 1 2th
19
July. 3rd
24.
31-
Auguft. 7.
14.
28.
Sep11 4.
Octo. 16.
' Novr 6th
27<
Janr? S.
291
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' Feb. 12.-
March. 5th.
19th
Sarah, Dauter of Henry Spring Junr
Jemima, Dauter of John Stowell
Thomas, Son of Thos Saltmarm
Samuel, Son of John Tainter
1737
Nehemiah, Son of Caleb Fuller of Newton
Catharine, Dauter of Jonas Bond
Elizabeth, Dauter of John Bond
Jofhua, Son of Daniel Whitney
Fullam, Son of Nath11 Harris
Beulah, Dauter of Edwd Harrington
Samuel, Son of Sam11 Barnard
Jefse, Son of William Williams
Sarah, Dauter of John Lawrence
Amos, Son of Oliver Livermore
Mercy, Dauter of Joshua Learned
Elizabeth Benjamin owned ye Coven*
Rachel, Dauter of Eliza Benjamin
Samuel, Son of Sam11 Benjamin
Elifha, Son of David Learned
Ebenezer, Son of Ebr Thatcher
Jonathan, Son of John Dix
Rebecca, Dauter of Jofe Wellington
Samuel Clark owned ye Covenant
Samuel, Son of Sam11 Clark
Thomas Quiner & Sarah Quiner owned ye Coven*
Eliza Bright owned ye Coven*
Tofiah Son \ of Jofe &Eliza Bright
Elizabeth, Dauter ) J to
Jonathan Child & Elizabeth his Wife owned ye
Coven*
Anna, Dauter of Jonathan Church
John, Son of Thos Wellington Junr
Sarah, Dauter of Thos Quiner
1737/8
William, Son of Jonathan Benjamin
Elizabeth, Dauter of Jona Child
Pero, negro of Cap* Bowman .owned ye Coven* &
was baptized ^
Francis, Son of Benja Dana of Cambridge:
Jofeph Whitney & Mary his wife owned y®- Coven*'
Samuel, Son of Stephen Sawen
Flemming, Son of Jona Barnard
Sarah Tom, an Indian Woman owned ye Covenant
" & was baptized
Abigail, Dauter of Jos. Bright
Jofeph, Son of Jos. Whitney
Lydia, Dauter of Sam11 Prentis
i44
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1738
26. Peter Stears, Mary Tainter & Mary Bemis owned
ye Covenfc
April. 9. Margaret, Dauter of Sarah Tom, by Rev. Mr Cotton
16. Mary, Dauter of Nath11 Norcrofs
John, Son of Thos Bifco
Sarah, Dauter of John Steward
30. Elizabeth Berry entred into Coven4 & was baptized
May. 28. Samuel, Son of Ebr Biggelow
July. 16. Pegg, Molatto Serv* of Oliver Livermore entred
into Cov*& recd Baptifm
August. 13. Sarah, Dauter of Simon Coollidge
20. Abigail, Dauter of Andr White junr
Sept. 3rd Sufanna, Dauter of Thos Wellington
Mofes, Son of John Whitney
24th Eunice, Daughter of George Lawrence
October. 22nd William, Son of Jona Learned
Nov. 5th Sarah, Dauter of John Brown
Decr 3rd John, Son of.Tho5 Saltmarfli
31. Henry, Son of Daniel Whitney
Jofiah, Son of Edmand Livermore
1738/9
Febry 4. Jonathan Coollidge, Son of Wm Godding
11. Efther, Dauter of John Hoar
Rebecca, Dauter of Benjn Whitney
18. Samuel, Son of Nath11 Coollidge
25. Mary, Dauter of Ebenr Swan
John, Son of Zechariah Hill
March. 11. Mary, Dauter of Benja Haftings
2*5. Joliah, Son of John Bowman of Lexington
'739
April 15. Mary Sawen, & Lydia Sawen owned ye Covent
29th Ann, Dauter of Ephraim Cooke ~\ . j^enotom
Philemon, Son of Jofeph Winship > ' , o ^
Mary, Dauter of Jofeph Robbins ) Dy &* s>'
May. 13. Alpheus, Son of Henry Spring Junr
Anna, ye Dauter of Oliver Livermore
Abigail & Mercy, Dauters of Wm Lawrence
20. Zachariah, Son of Jof. Morfe, at Newton by S. S.
David, Son of James Barnard, by Revd Mr Cotton
27. Jemima, Dauter of John White
June. 10. Elijah, Son of John Coollidge
17. Mary, Dauter of David Learned
[231]
July. 1. Mary, Dauter of David Coollidge
8. Sufanna, Dauter of Ebr Thatcher
29. Sarah, Dauter of Daniel Stearns
Samuel, Son of Samuel Stratton
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Sept. 2. John, Son of John Veleau
Elizabeth, Dauter of Sam11 Benjamin
Oct° 21. John, Son of Ebr Chenery
28. Abigail, Dautr of John Stearns
Nov. 4. Noah, Son of Jofh. Warren Junr by Rev. Warham
Williams
18. Samuel, Son of Sam11 Stearns
Feb. 3.
March. 9.
16.
23-
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Thomas, Son of Jona Bond by Rev. Mr Cooke
Paul, Son of Jofhua Learned
Benjamin, Son of Stephen Sawen
Afa, Son of Nath11 Norcrofs
Sarah, Dauter of Jona Bemis
Grace, Dauter of Edwd Harrington
John, Son of John Gleafon
Sarah, Daughter of John Sawen Junr
Eunice, Dauter of Simon Coollidge
Mary, Dauter of Chriftopher Grant
30-
April. 6.
May 11.
June. 1.
20.
Augst 17.
24.
Sept. 14.
Novr 23.
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Jonathan, Son of Sam11 Hager
David, Son of John Stowel
Dorcas, Dauter of Jofeph Wellington
Dorothy Gleafon owned ye Covenant
Daniel, Son of John Maddock
Jonah, Son of Edmund Livermore
Lydia, Dauter of Jona Church
Abigail, Dauter of Thos. Saltmarsh
Abigail Godding owned ye Covenant
Ann, Dauter oi Eleazer Bigelow, by Rev. Mr Cooke
Aaron, Son of Sam11 Swan \ at Menotomy
Samuel, Son of Nehemiah Cutter J by S. S.
Jonah, Son of Thos Bifco
Noah, & Aaron, Sons of Benja Chadwick
Solomon, Son of David Sanger
Ifrael Meed owned ye Covenant
Mary, Dauter of Thos Quiner
Jonas, Son of Hephzibah Steward
Ephraim, Son of Ephraim Winfhip, at Menotomy
by S. S.
I 740/1
Janry 4. Anna, Dauter of John Brown
Samuel, Son of James Grimes
11. Benjamin, Son of Benja Dix
25. David, Son of Jofeph Whitney, by Rd Mr Cotton
Efther, Daughter of Jona Edmunds, at Newton by
S. S.
March. 1. Aaron, Son of Ephraim Cooke, at Menotomy by S. S.
146
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1741
April. 5. Elizabeth, Dauter of Sam11 Prentice
12. Ezekiel, Son of John Whitney
Hannah, Daughter of Sam11 Barnard
Joliah, Son of Jonathan Barnard
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April. 12. Ebenezer Bnllard ) , ^
Samuel Coollidge f 0Wned the Covenant
19. Abigail, Dauter of Oliver Livermore
26. Joanna, Dauter of Wm Godding Junr
Hannah, Dauter of Jona Learned
May. 3. Andrew, Son of Andrew White Junr
10. Hannah Tainter owned ye Covenant
24. Arminna, a negro Woman owned the Covenant
31. David Gleafon owned the Covenant
June. 7. William, Son of Wm Lawrence
Ruth Livermore owned the Covenant
14. Dorcas Perry owned the Covenant
28. Ephraim Mailet & Robert Crowell entered into Cov
& were baptized
Daniel Livermore, Bethiah Bond & Abigail Bond
owned ye Covfc
Mary, Dauter of Sam11 Jenifon
July 5. Sarah, Dauter of David Coollidge
Jonathan Stone Junr, Lois Stearns \
Anna Stearns, Abigail Sawtle / owned ve
Sarah Harrington & Abigail Whitney > covent
12. Daniel Peirce, Jos Child junr, Mofes Stonel
& Hannah Haftings /
19. John Cooke, Benjamin Haftings | owned e Coyt
Henry Sawtle, Ann Bond j J
Elizabeth, Dauter of Sam11 Cooke
Mary, Dauter of Sam11 Child
26. Avres, Son of John Tainter
Abigail, Dauter of Ebr Goddard
Grace Bond, & Jerufha Bond owned ye Covenant
Augst 2. Seth Haftings owned ye Covenant
16. Ifrael, Son of Daniel Whitney
Anthony, a molatto entered into Cov* & was baptized
Abijah Stearns, Hannah Godding owned ye Covenant
Octr 4. Samuel, Son of John Dix
1 1. Ifaac, son ofjfaac Sanderfon
25. Joftiua, Son of Jofiah Perry Junr
Nov. 1. Hepzibah, Dauter of John Stearns
Decr 27. John, Son of Sam11 Nutting
1741
May. 29. Jofeph Coollidge was chofen to the office of a Dea-
con
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1741/2
Janry 3rd Simon, Son of Simon Coollidge
10. William, Son of Benja Haftings
Sarah, Dauter of David Learned
17. Jonathan, Son of Edwd Harrington "
3 1 . Elifha Biggelow and Mary Biggelow owned ye Cove-
nant
Feb. 7. Nehemiah, Son of Nathl1 Norcrofs
21. Hannah Sawen owned ye Covenant
28. Marfhall, Son of Henry Spring Junr
Eunice, Dauter of Jona Bond
1742
April. 11. Lydia, Dauter of Sam11 Benjamin
25. Samuel, Son of Benja Whitney
May. 9. Katherine, Dauter of John Hunt
June. 13. At Newton, Mofes, Son of Thos. Parker
July. 4. William, Son of Ebr Chenery, by Rd War. Williams
11. Sarah, Dauter of Sam11 Stratton
Augst 1. David, Son of Benja Dix
8. Peter, Son of Josiah Stearns
Sep* 5. At Wefton, Ruth, Dauter of Thos Upham
Ruhamah, Son of Joiiah Wellington
12. Anna, Dauter of John Velau
Deborah, Dauter of Thos Saltmarfh
Oct1" 10. Joseph Mafon Junr owned the Covenant
Rachel, Dauter of Ebr Goddard
Daniel, Son of John Coollidge
Grace, Dauter of Jof Mafon Junr
31. At Lexington Betty, Dauter of Daniel Tidd
Nov. 28. John, Son of Stephen Sawen
Decr 5. Mary, Dauter of Jof Wellington
i742/3-
Janry 9. Stephen, Son of Sam11 Cooke
16. Ebenezer, Son of Ebr Thatcher
Abigail, Dauter of Jona Church
Feb. 6. Mary, Dauter of Daniel Searns
13. At Newton, Elifabeth Dauter of Michael Jackfon
1743
March. 27. Jonathan, Son of Oliver Livermore
Eunice, Dauter of Andrew White
April. 10. Lydia, Dauter of Daniel Whitney
Cornelius, Son of Aaron Brown
17. Jerufha, Dauter of Jona Learned
Jonathan, Son of Jos. Whitney, by Revd. W. Wil-
liams
May. 29. Jacob Caldwell owned the Covenant
June. 5. Lydia, Dauter of David Sanger
John, Son of Jacob Caldwell
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July. 3. Edmund, Son of Jona Barnard
10. Margaret, Dauter of John Clark ) at Newton
Mary, Dauter of Jona Trowbridge ) by S. S.
24. Elifabeth, Dauter of Daniel Bond
[234]
Augst 7. James Hackleton owned the Covenant
Stephen, Son of John Whitney
John, Son of James Hackleton
Jofiah, Son of Isaac Sanderson
21. Nathan, Son of Benja Hastings, by Rev. W. Williams
28. Mary Chenery owned ye Cov* & Mary her Dauter
was baptized
Sep* 4th Jofiah, Son of Jofiah perry Junr, by Rev. War. Wil-
liams
Oct0 2. Phineas, Son of Sam11 Jenifon
9. Mary, Dauter of David Coolidge
16. Jofiah & Ebenezer, Sons of Eb. Goddard
30. Mary, Dauter of John Beath
Nov. 13. Hepzibah, Dauter of Simon Coollidge
Dec1 11. Phineas, Son of Edward Harrington
18. Abigail, Dauter of Jofh. Learned
1743/4
Jan17 8. Jonas Coollidge, James Dix & Sarah Dix owned the
Coven1
Oliver, Son of David Learned
Sarah, Dauter of James Dix
22. Lucy, Dauter of Sam11 Clark ) at Camb. Village
Sarah, Dauter of Jona Fefsenden J by S. S.
Feb. 5., Chriftopher, Son of Chriftopher Grant
12. Jonas, Son of Jonas Coollidge
26. Sarah, Dauter of James Grimes, by Rev. War. Wil-
liams
1744
April. 8. Elifabeth, Dauter of Wm. Coollidge
22. Hannah, Dauter of Jofe Mafon Junr
May. 13. Katherine, Dauter of John Hunt
June. 3. Jonathan, Son of Abijah Wheeler at Wefton )
10. Dorothy, Dauter of Jofiah Stearns j
July. 8. Edward, Son of Edward Park at Newton
Augst 5. Peter, Son of Wm Godding Junr
Sept. 9. Mary, Dauter of Uriah Clark
16. Sarah, Dauter of Sam11 Nutting
30. Sarah, Dauter of Gerftiom Cutter Junr atMenotomy
Octr. 14. John, Son of Benjamin Haflings Junr
21. Rebecca, Dauter of Jacob Caldwell
28. Samuel, Son of Nathu Coollidge
Grace, Dauter of Daniel Whitney
Novr. 4. Katherine, Dauter of Thos. Saltmarfti
11. Uriah Biggelow owned ye covenant
Watcrtown Records.
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Decr. 30. David Livermore & Abigail Livermore owned y'
Covenant
Sufanna, Dauter of John Young
'744/5-
Jan17. 20. Hepzebah, Dauter of John Hackleton
27. Samuel, Son of Wm Downe
Samuel, Son of Alexander Thompfon
at Camb. Village by S. S. B.
March. 3. David, Son of Stephen Sawen
Abigail, Dauter of David Livermore
by Rd War. Williams
17. Smith Prentice owned ye Cov'
Benjamin, Son of fd Prentice
24. Katey, Dauter of Sam11 Benjamin
[23&] 1745.
April. 7. Jofiah, Son of Tho8 Wellington
Margaret, Dauter of John Beath
21. John, Son of John Velau
May 26. Jofeph, Son of Daniel Bond
Elijah, Son of Andrew White
July. 14. Amos, Son of Amos Bond
Aug. 11. Anna, Dauter of James Dix
25. Hannah, Dauter of Sam11 Stratton
Margaret, Dauter of Jos. Wellington
Sept. 1. Kezia, Dauter of Isaac Sanderfon
15. Cornelius, Son of Jona Barnard
Henry, Son of Henry Sawtle
Octr. 20. Benjamin, Son of Jona Learned, by R. S. Cooke
27. Samuel, Son of John Hunt
Nov. 3. Elizabeth, Dauter of Ebr Goddard
10. Ebenezer, Son of James Coollidge
Decr. 8. Mofes, Son of Sam11 Miller at Newton by S. S.
Sarah, Dauter of Ebr Thacher, by Rd Mr Cotton
29. Eliiha, Son of James Hackleton
1745/6.
Janry. 12. Nathaniel, Son of Oliver Livermore
Henry, Son of Benja Whitney Junr
19. Robert, Son of Sam11 Cooke
Feb. 23. Benjamin, Son of Joliah Shattuck
March. 2. Henry, Son of Henry & Sarah Bright
9. Daniel Sawen owned Covenant
23. Elifha, Son of Wra Wellington, at Menotomy by S. S.
Jefse, Son of David Learned, by Rd Mr Cooke
1746
30. Jonathan, Son of John Dix
April. 13. Aaron, Son of John Whitney, in private
20. Lucy, Dauter of Sam11 Jenifon
Hepzibah, Dauter of David Coollidge
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27. Sufanna, Dauter of Josiah Stearns
May. 4. Jennet, Dauter of Wm Fullerton
June. 8. William, Son of John Tainter
15. Jofiah, Son of Benja Whitney
July. 6. Mary, Dauter of Henry Spring Tertius
27. Maitha, Dauter of James Cutler, at Menotomy by
S. S.
Sufanna, Dauter of Nath11 Norcrofs, by Rd Mr Cooke
Augst. 10. Uriah, Son of Uriah Clark
24. Sarah, Dauter of Jos. Mafon Junr
Sep4. 14. Elifabeth, Dauter of Jos. Kelly
Nov. 2. Hannah, Dauter of Bezaleel Learned
16. Henry, Son of Wm Godding Jun
23. Abigail, Dauter of Benja Haftings
30. Elifabeth, Dauter of Jos. Whitney
John, Son of John Young
Decr. 7. Seth, Son of Thos. Saltmarfh
Anna, Dauter of Jacob Caldwell
Jofhua & Isaac, Sons, &
Hannah, Dauter, of Daniel Stearns
Nymphos, my Negro, entered into Cov* & was bap-
tized.
[236] 1746/7.
Janry 11. William, Son of Edward Harrington
18. Prifcilla, Dauter of David Livermore
Feb. 1. John, Son of John Hunt
8. Daniel, Son of Daniel Hofmer, at Concord by S. S.
15. Mehetabel, Dauter of Simon Coollidge
22. Nathaniel, Son of Amos Bond
March.. 8. Elifha, Son of Daniel Whitney
15. Elizabeth, of Benja Cheny \ at Camb. Village
Sarah, Dauter of John Cheny } by S. S.
22. Jofeph, Son of Henry Sawtle
1747
April. 19. Sarah, Dafiter of Ebr Goddard
May. 10. Phinehas, Son of Sol. Robbins, at Cam : Vil : by S. S.
17. Mary, Dauter of Smith Prentice
24. Elizabeth, Dauter of Jonas Coollidge
31. Silas, Son of John Train at Wefton by S. S.
June. 28. Lydia, Dauter of Sam. Fifk
July. 26. Hannah, Dauter of Nathan Perry
Augst 2. Eunice, Dauter of Jonas Pierce of Concord by S. S.
23. Elijah, Son of James Dix
Oct0 18. Edmund Fowle owned ye Coven*
Sufanna, Dauter of Sam11 Hager
Abigail, Dauter of Edmund Fowle
Lydia, Dauter of Benja Whitney Junr
Nov1 22. David, Son of Nath11 Stone
Mary, Dauter of Mofes Stone
29. Daniel, Son of Jos. White, at Brooklin by S. S.
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Decr 27.
Jan^ 3.
• 10.
Feb. 28.
March. 6.
13
April. 3.
10.
24.
May. 15.
22.
June. 5.
12.
July. 6.
24.
3*-
Augst 21.
28.
Sept. 11.
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Oct0 16.
Novr 6.
20.
Decr 1 1 .
2^.
Janr>' 29th.
Feb. 26.
March. 19.
26.
April. 9th.
30-
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Henry, Son of Jsaac Sanderfon
Edmund, Son of Edmund Fowle
'747/3.
Smith, Son of Benja Haftings
Nathaniel, Son of Edwd Thvving at Camb. V
by S. S.
Elifabetb, Dauter of John Tainter
Eunice, Dauter of \Vm Coollidge
Samuel, Son of Henry Bond
Sufanna, Dauter of Joliah Shattuck
Mary, Dauter of \Vm Dana at Camb. Vil : by S. S.
Mary, Dauter of Sam11 Nutting
Palfgrave, Son of Jos. Wellington
174s
William, Son of Josiah Stearns
Jofeph, Son of Jona Barnard
Jerufha, Dauter of Bezaleel Learned
Ruth, Dauter of Uriah Clark
Samuel Warren Junr owned ye Covenant
Mary, Dauter of Nathu Harrington
Mary, Dauter of Sam11 Warren Junr
Sarah, Dauter of Sam11 Jenifon
Lydia, Dauter of Henry Spring Terts
Ruth, Daughter of John Whitney
Jonathan, Son of Jona Stone
Ruth, Dauter of Jona Stone Tertius
Isaac, Son of Thos Saltmarfh
Samuel, Son of James Hackleton by Rd Mr Cotton
Mofes, Son of Joliah Greenwood at Newton by S. S.
Ruth, Dauter of John Hunt
Mehetabel, Dauter of Sam11 Benjamin
Daniel, Son of John Young
Nathaniel, Son of Sam11 Stratton
Jacob, Son of Jacob Caldwell
Lucey, Dauter of Afa Warren at Waltham by S. S.
Sufanna, Dauter of Sam11 Cooke
Jonas, Son of Jos. Mafon Junr
1748/9.
Lucy, Dauter of Sam11 Hager
Hannah, Dauter of Nath11 Bright
Thomas, Son of David Coollidge
*749
Mary, Dauter of Jonas Coollidge
Releif, Dauter of Joliah Stearns
Amos, Son of Amos Bond
Daniel, Son of David Livermore
Lydia, Dauter of Daniel Bond
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May. 7. Sufanna, Dauter of Jofiah Hall at Newton by S. S.
28. David, Son of Sol. Robbins at Camb. Village by S. S.
June. 4. Hannah, Dauter of Nathan Perry
11. Mercy, Dauter of Simon Coollidge
18. Mofes, Son of Mofes Stone
27. Samuel Fifk was chofen to ye office of a Deacon
July. 2. Lucey, Dauter of Daniel Whitney
Smith, Son of Smith Prentice
9. Spencer, Son of Wm Godding
16. William, Son of James Dix
Augst 13. Elifabeth, Dauter of Abraham Cutting at Camb. Vil.
by S. S.
Sept. 3. Jofiah, Son of Nath11 Stone
10. Sarah, Dauter of Benja Whitney Junr
17. Francis, Son of Henry Spring Tert3
Oct0 8. William, Son of Wm Coollidge
Abigail, Dauter of Abigail Bifco
15. At Waltham, William, Son of Jofiah Biggelow
29. Mary Prieft owned ye Cov* & Sarah, her Dauter wac
baptized
Oct0 19. Jonas, Son of Daniel Knap ~\
ye Son of Wm Cheney ' at
Mary, Dauter of Sam11 Child )
Decr 3. Mary, Dauter of Edmund Fowle
10. Bezaleel, Son of Bezaleel Learned
24. Anna, Dauter of Edward Harrington
Nathaniel Warren Junr owned ye Covenant
I749/50
Janry 14th William, Son of John Hunt
28. At Brookline, Thankful ye Dauter of Sam11 Gleafon
Feby 4th Matthias Stone was difmifsed from this Church &
recomended to the Church of Chrift in Worcefter
11th Samuel, Son of Benja Haftings
18th James Dafcombe entered into Covenant & was bap-
tized
March. 4th Benjamin, Son of Jona Barnard
18. Joseph, Son of Sam11 Coollidge
Newton by S. S.
April.
May.
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20th
27.
J3-
1750.
Jonas Barnard owned the Covenant
Jonas White owned the Covenant
Abijah, Son of Jonas White
Sufanna, Dauter of John Warren was baptized, he
& his wife Sufanna having at ye fametime owned
ye Covenant
June 10th Thankful Gearfield difmifsed & recomended to the
Church of Chrift in Concord, whereof the Revd Mr
Lawrence is Paftor
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July. 8th
Aug8* 5tb
19th
Sept. 9th
16th
30th
October. 7.
28.
Novr 18th
Decr 2d
23d
Janry 6.
20.
March. 3.
24.
31
May. 5
June. 2
July. 14
21
Augst 1 1
18
Sept. 15
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Sep1 29th
Sufanna, Dauter of John Savven Junr
Richard & Thomas, Sons of Uriah Clark
Nathaniel, Son of Nathu Harrington
William & Abigail, Children of Wm Gammage
Abigail, Dauter of Sam11 Warren Junr
Martha, Dauter of Jona Stone Junr
Jeduthan, Son of Jos. Wellington
Daniel, Son of Wm Gammage
At Camb : Village Lydia. Dauter of John Dana
William, Son of Sam11 Jenifon
Seth, Son of Isaac Sanderfon
Mary, Dauter of Seth Haftings
Joshua, Son of Stephen Stearns
William, Son of Mofes Stone
John, Son of John Randall
Sarah, Dauter of Sam11 Fifk
Sarah, Dauter of Sam11 Stratton
Anne, Dauter of Nathu Bright
Sarah, Dauter of Jacob Caldwell
Jonathan, Son of Jona Stone Tertius
Daniel, Son of Nath. Stone
1750/51.
Lucey, Dauter of Wm Coollidge
Lydia, Dauter of David Livermore
Mary, Dauter of James Hackleton
Abijah Stearns was difmifsed & recomended to ye
Chh in Lunenburgh
1751.
Nathan, Son of Nathan Perry
Hannah, Dauter of Sam11 Cooke
Efther, Dauter of Jona Bemis Junr
At Newton, Achfah, Dauter of John Woodward
Thomas, Son of Amos Bond
At Wefton Isaac ye Son of John Stratton
Hannah, Dauter of Nath11 Williams
Deborah, Dauter of James Dix
Elifabeth Hay owned ye Covenant
Samuel, Son of Sam11 Coollidge
At Waltham, Jonathan, Son of Joseph Hager
Mary, Dauter of Josiah Harrington, Mary, Dauter
of Richd Cutting, Elifha, Son of Sam11 _ Harring-
ton, Abraham, Son of Abraham Bemis, Sarah,
Dauter of Elifha Livermore & Abraham, Son of
Wra Lackey
William White Junr owned ye Covenant
William, Son of \Vm White
Abigail, Dauter of James Hay
i54
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Jonathan Bond & Lydia Twitchell were difmifsed &
recomended to ye Cllh of Christ in Weftboro, where-
of ye Revd Mr Parkman is Paftor
October. 6. Katharine, Dauter of John Hunt
20. Thomas, Son of Smith Prentice
Decr 8th Jenny, Negro Woman of Sam11 Parry owned yeCov*
& was baptized
Nathan, Son of Jona Barnard
Nymphas, Son of Nymphas & Jenny
29. Israel, Son of Israel Meed
John, Son of John Warren
1 75 1 A.
George Lawrence was difmifed & recommended to
the Church of Chrift in Waltham
Margaret, Dauter of Ebr Hinds -
Benjamin, Son of Benja Whitney-
Dorothy, Dauter of Edmund Fowle
Katharine, Dauter of Bezaleel Learned
1752.
April. 12. At Newton George, Son of Thos Brown Junr
26. At Camb. Village Mary, Dauter of John Stratton
May. 3d. John, Son of William Dockum of Bofton
Elizabeth, Dauter of John Randall
Mofes, Son of Joseph Peters
10th Peter, Son of Nath11 Harrington
24th Daniel, Son of John Cook
June. 21st Jonas, Son of Jonas White
28th Hannah Mafon of Bofton owned the Covenant
July. 12th Benjamin, Son of Timothy Austin of Charlestown
26th At Natick Mofes ye Son of James Man
Abigail, Dauter of Enos How
Augst 2d Hephzibah, Dauter of Jos. Stevens of Bofton
9th John, Son of John White of Bofton
David, Son of David Mafon of Bofton
i6tb At Camb. Village Ebenezer ye Son of Ebr Storer of
Bofton
23d Mary, Dauter of Edwd Harrington
Nathaniel, Son of Nath11 Bright
30111 Jonas, Son of Jona Learned
Samuel, Son of Wm Gammage
Uriah, Son of Uriah Clark
John Kimball Junr owned the Covenant
Joliah Berry, John Bond & Sarah Perry were dif-
miised & recomended to the Church of Chrift in
Worcester
Sep1 24th At Waltham Aaron, Son of Isaac Brown
Lydia, Dauter of Jonathan Hammond
Janry 12th
19th
Feb 2d
March. 22d.
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Oct0 ist
8th
*5
th
Nov1
22u
I2tb
1?
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Lvdia, Dauter of Sam11 Warren Junr
Anna, Dauter of Wm Coollidge by Revd Mr Wood-
ward
Mary, Dauter of Jonathan Peirce
Abijah, Son of Nath11 Stone
Benjamin, Son of Benjamin Felton .
Mary, Dauter of Henry Bacon
Thomas, Son of Thomas Sowen
Sufee, Dauter of Hezekiah Allen I at Natick
Ethel, Son of James Battle by S. Storer
Jacob, Son of Timothy Sparhawke
Hannah, Dauter of Joseph Paughonot,
Peter Parker owned ye Covenant at Brookline
December. 1 7th. Sufanna, Dauter of Nathu Coollidge Junr
3*'
Charles, Son of Sam11 Nutting
Seth, Son of Jona Stone Junr
Jan? 7th
14*
21st
Feb1* 4th
18th
March. 4th
April. 15th
22nd
May. 6th
13th
June 17th
July. ist
15th
22d
Augst 26th
Sept : 9th
October 7th
1 tii
2I!
Novr ntb
1 8th
Decr 2.
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Janry I3tn
!753
At Lexington, Joseph, Son of Jo8 Fifk
At Brookline, Samuel, Son of Sam11 Clark Junr
Enoch, Son of Jacob Caldwell
Jonathan, Son of Mofes Stone
Nymphas, Son of my Negro Man
At Waltham Ruth, Dauter of Stephen White
Henry, Son of Dan11 Pierce by Rev. Mr Cuming
Elifabeth, Dauter of James Hay
Jofhua & Mercy, Children of Sam11 Jenifon
Daniel, Son of James Hackleton
At Newton Amos Son of Jonas Stone
Elifabeth, Dauter of Isaac Sanderfon
Mary, Dauter of Israel Meed
Mofes, Son of Samuel Coollidge
Mercy, Dauter of Smith Prentice
Elifabeth, Dauter of Samuel Fifk
At Cambridge -Village Caleb Son of Joseph Cook
John Stratton, Mary Stratton & Abigail Barnard
owned ye Coven*
Jonas, Son of Jonas Barnard
Abel Benjamin & Elizabeth Benjamin owned ye
Covenant
Edward, Mofes & Richard, Sons of Edwd Richard-
fon
William, Son of William & Jane Baldwin
Elifabeth, Dauter of Joseph Wellington
Thomas Son of Seth Haftings by Revd Mr Cotton
at Newton Elifabeth Dauter of Edward Durant
Peter, Son of Edward Richardfoh
r754-
Mary Dauter of Josiah Stearns
Watertown Records.
Feb1* 10th
March \f
3IBt
May. 5th
June 2d
23d
July 21st
Augst 18th
25-
Sep' 15th
22
ad
Octobr 6th
27th
Novr 24th
Decr i8t
8th
22d
John Son of Nath11 Bright
Samuel Son of Abel Benjamin
Abraham Son of Abraham Brown
Ebenezer Smith Son of Edmund Fowle
Hannah Dauter of David Livermore
Samuel Son of Henry Spring Junr
Stephen Son of John Cook
William Son of James Hay
Thomas Son of Francis Wells at Camb. Village
Thankful Dauter of Jona Bemis junr
Joel, Son of Jonas White
Mercy Dauter of Joseph Coollidge
Thomas Giles & Mary Giles owned the Covenant
Abigail Dauter of Eb. Hinds
Thomas Son of John Hunt
Samuel Son of John Randall
David Son of David Bemis
Thomas Son of Thos Giles
David ye Son of Sufanna Fofter
Ann Rainger entered into Covenant & was baptized
Rebecca Dauter of Uriah & Ruth Clark
Ann Dauter of Sam11 Warren Junr
Mary Dauter of Nath11 Coollidge Junr
Martha Dauter of Daniel Peirce
1755-
Janry 19th
Feb17 2nd
16th
23c
Phillis, Dauter of Nymphas a Negroe
Samuel, Son of Jonas Barnard
John Remington & Mary Remington owned ye
Covenant
John, Son of Israel Meed &
Efther, Dauter of John Warren
March. 2d Stephen Harris & Sarah Harris owned ye Covenant
John Son of John Remington
Nathaniel, Son of Stephen Harris
At Camb. Village, Nathaniel Son of Nath. Spar-
hawke
Jeddediah Leath & Hannah Leath owned the Cove-
nant
Sufanna, Dauter of Edwd Harrington
Mary, Dauter of Samuel Fif k
James, Son of James Hay
At Lexington Thomas, Son of Tho8 Blogget
23a
30th
May. 4th
1 ith
18th
25-
June
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July. 27th
Thaddeus, Son of Henry Bond
AugSt 3rd jonathan, Son of Jona Wincheiter ) ^ Brooklin
Solomon, Son of John Newell )
Elifha Gardner owned the Covenant
Katharine, Dauter of Nath11 Harrington
David, vSon of Smith Prentice
31
Sep* I4th
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28th Joseph Hay & Hannah Hay owned ye Covenant
Hannah, Dauter of Joseph Hay
October 5th Elizabeth, Daucer of John Hunt
Novr 16. Elijah, Son of Sam11 Hager
Dec1 7. Sufanna, Dauter of Josiah Shattuck
28th John Tainter Junr owned the Covenant
Novr 23d Mary Shattuck owned ye Covenant
Jan17 4th Mary, Dauter of John Tainter Junr
11. David Sanger & Lucy Sanger owned the Covenant
18th Efther, Dauter of Joseph Patterfon
Febry 22nd John, Son of Edmund Fowle
David, Son of David Sanger
March. 21st Jonathan, Son of Abel Benjamin
28th Molly, Dauter of Daniel Sawen
April. 4th Amariah Learned & Hannah Learned owned ye
Covenant
Daniel, Son of Amariah Learned
11th William Sanger & Abigail Sanger owned ye Cove-
nant
John, Son of Willm Sanger
Ebenezer, Son of Ebr Hinds
May. 2nd Mary, Dauter of John Cooke
Abigail, Dauter of Edwd Richardfon
9th Elifabeth, Dauter of Nathu Stone
23rd John, Son of Jedediah Leathe
30th Lucy, Dauter of Benjamin Felton
Daniel, Son of Nath11 Coollidge Junr
June 6th Abraham, Son of John Randall
Samuel, Son of John Whitney Junr
Mary Whitney owned the Covenant
27th Mary, Dauter of James Hay
July. i8m Edward Harrington & Anna Harrington owned ye
Covenant
August. 8th Phinehas, Son of Edwd Harrington Junr
15th William, Son of "Josiah Prieft ) at Waltham
Elifha, Son of Daniel Stearns \ by S. S.
Sufanna, Dauter of John Coffeen by Rd Cufhing
[243]
Samuel, Son of Jonas Coollidge
Thomas, Son of Jedediah Spring
Sufanna, Dauter of Samuel Soden
Lois, Dauter of Jonas White
Katharine, Dauter of Jona Bemis Jun1'
Abigail, Dauter of Jonas Barnard
Sarah, Dauter of John Hunt
Jacob Boynton & Mary Boynton owned ye Covenant
Elifabeth, Dauter of Jacob Boynton
Sep4 12th
19th
Oct0 10th
17th
3Itn
'5§
Watertown Records,
Novr 21st Cornelius, Son of Ebenr Stone Junr
Dec1- 5th Daniel, Son of Dan11 Dana, at Camb. Village
26th Nathaniel, Son of David Bemis
1757-
Jan17 16th Elifabeth, Dauter of Joseph Coollidge
23d Abigail, Dauter of Joseph Hay
Febry 27th Abijah, Son of Wm Brown
Ebenezer, Son of Ebr Brown
Lydia, Dauter of John Stratton
March. 13th Tabitha, Dauter of Jonas Learned
Kate, Dauter of Nymphas (my Negro)
May 8th Daniel, Son of Dan11 Sawen ) by Revd S. Bald-
Anna, Dauter of Stephen Harris j win.
15th Samuel, Son of Sam11 Warren Junr
22d Jonathan, & Sufanna Raymond owned ye Covenant
Sufanna, yr Dauter baptized
29th Kezia, Dauter of John Spring of Bofton
June 5th Hannah, Dauter of Jon. Mirick at Newton by S. S.
I2tb Lucey, Dauter of John Remington
July. 10. Lydia, Dauter of Smith Prentice
17th Hannah, Dauter & William, Son of James Dix
24th Lucey, Dauter of Wm Park by Rev. N. Potter
Oct0 9th John Son of John Cook
16th Elifabeth, Dauter of Dunah at Roxbury by
S. S.
23d Abraham, Son of Abraham Crawley
Nathan Son of Jacob Boynton
Novr 6th Ruth Dauter of John Warren
20th Anna Tainter owned the Covenant
28th Grace, Dauter of Benja Whitney in private
Decr 4th Deliverance, Dauter of Benja Whitney
11. Samuel, Son of John Savage
[244]
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Janry Ist Sufanna, Dauter of John Tainter Junr
15th Thomas, Son of David Sanger
22d Mofes Harrington & Mary Harrington owned ye
Covenant
Febry 5th John Son of Abel Benjamin
12th Abigail, Dauter of Wm Sanger
26th Jofiah Norcrofs & Elifabeth Norcrofs owned ye Cove-
nant
Nathaniel, ye Son baptized
March. 5th Samuel, Son of Sam. White
12th Abijah, Son of Mofes Harrington
April. 2nd Sarah, Dauter of Jonas Barnard
9th Thomas, Son of James Hay
30th Mary, Dauter of Isaac Sanderfon.
May. 14th Mary, Dauter of Mofes Biggelow
21st Mary Biggelow owned ye Covenant
{Cambridge Village
by S. Storer
Watertoiv7t Records.
l59
Edward, Son of Edwd Harrington Junr
June. 18th James, Son of Nath11 Stone
25th Nathaniel, Son of Nath11 Harris Junr
July. 2nd Lucey, Dauter of Sam11 Fifk
Mary, Dauter of Amariah Learned
Jofiah Bright owned ye Covenant
9th Abraham, Son of Abr. Cutting, at Camb. Village
by S. S.
16th John, Son of Edwd Richardson
Isaac, Son of John Randall
23d Jonathan, Son of Jona Bemis Junr
Hannah, Dauter of Jedediah Leathe
August. 13th Lucey, Dauter of Edmund Fowle
Thomas, Son of Samuel Soden
Sep1 3rd Samuel, Son of Sam11 Mafon
17th Jonathan, Son of John Remington
24th Joliah & Jonathan (Twins), Sons of Jofiah Bripht
Oct0 15th Hannah, Dauter of Jofiah Thompfon at Medford
Novr 12th Ephraim, Son of John Hunt
Joliah, Son of Jonas White
26th Isaac Sparhawk, Son of Isaac Gardner Junr at Brook-
line
J759-
Feb17 11th John, Son of Daniel Sawen
18th Kezia, Dauter of Jofhua Jackfon at Newton by S. S.
March. 25th Nathaniel Ruggles, Son of Simon Whitney
Abijah, Son of Abijah Brown
[245]
April. 29th Lucey, Dauter of John Stratton of Camb. Village
May. 27th Charles, Son of Nath11 Harrington
June. 24th Elifabeth, Dauter of James Dix
July. 29th Josiah, Son of Jedediah Spring
Augst 12th John, Son of Joseph Hay
26th Oliver Livermore owned the Covenant
Katharine, Dauter of Oliver Livermore
Mofes, Son of Mofes Biggelow
Matthew, Son of Matthew Johnfon
Sep1 i6tb Samuel, Son of Edwd Jackfon at Camb. Vil : by S. S.
23d Joshua, Son of Joseph Coollidge
30. Lucy, Dauter of Sam11 White by Revd Lawrence
Oct0 14th Luke, Son of David Bemis
Nov. 25th Sufanna, Dauter of Edwd Harrington-Junr
Decr 2d Lucey, Dauter of John Cook
30th Elifabeth, Dauter of Smith Prentice
1760.
Janry 6th Sufanna, Dauter of William Brown at Camb. Vil-
lage
27th Elifabeth, Dauter of Josiah Norcrofs
Feb. 3d Benjamin, Son of Benja Bridge at Brooklin
i6o
Watertown Records.
March. 9th Sarah, Dauter of John Tainter Junr
April. 6Ul Benjamin, Son of Simon Haftings
27th Daniel, Son of Jonas Barnard
May. 4th Nathaniel, Son of Nath" Coollidge Junr
i8tb Nathaniel, Son of David Sanger
25th Lucey, Dauter of Sam11 Warren
June 15th James Barnard & Sarah Barnard owned ye Covenant
July. 6th Hannah, Dauter of Stephen Harris
13th Ebenezer, Son of Edwd Richardfon
Lucey, Dauter of Daniel Savven
27th Nathaniel, Son of Natb11 Stone
Anna, Dauter of Daniel Pierce
Jacob, Son of John Randall
Dorothy, Dauter of Simon Whitney
Augst 10th Abigail, Dauter of Jonas White by Rev. Meriam
17th David, Son of James Barnard
24111 At Waltham Tabitha, Dauter of Afa Warren
31st Joseph, Son of Josiah Bright
[246]
Sep* 28th Sarah, Dauter of Jedediah Leathe
Lydia, Dauter of Will™ Sanger
Oct0 i2tb Eli, Son of Amariah Learned
John, Son of James Hay
19. At Cambridge Charles, Son of Thadeus Wyman
Sarah, Dauter of Jonathan Cooper Junr
26th Jonathan, Son of Jona Bemis Junr
Nov. 2nd Ann, Dauter of Henry Bond
9th Sarah, Dauter of James Bryant at Camb. Village
Decembr 21st Jeremiah, Son of Edmund Fowle
1761.
Janry iSth Samuel, Son of Sam11 Soden
Samuel Sanger & Grace Sanger owned ye Covenant
Feby 11th Mary, Dauter of Abraham Crawley
Sth Ebenezer Mafon & Elifabeth Mafon owned yfc Cove*
nant
March. Ist Elijah, Son of Samuel Mafon
Samuel, Son of Sam11 Sanger
15th Ebenezer, Son of Ebenr Mafon
May. 3rd Joseph Gardner owned Covenant
Thomas, Son of Joseph Gardner
June 7th Jonas, Son of James Dix
21st At Wefton Samuel, Son of Isaa^. Whittemore
28th At Newton Moles, Son of Jonas Jackfon
July. 19th Jonathan, Son of John Remington
Abigail, Dauter of Samuel White
Augst 9th Lucey, Dauter of Edwd Harrington
30th Samuel, Son of Mofes Biggelow
William.Saltmarm & Eliza Saltmarfh owned ye Cov-
enant
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Sep* 13th Mary, Dauter of Simon Haftings
20th Oliver, Son of Oliver Livermore
Oct0 25th Israel, Son of John Cook
John, Son of Wm Saltmarfh
Nov. 8th Joseph, Son of Joseph Coollidge
Decembr6tb Sarah, Dauter of James Gray
Tan17 iotb
Feb17 28th
March. 7th
2Stb
I762.
Mary, Dauter of Simon Whitney
Benjamin, Son of David Sanger
Jonathan, Son of Jona Coollidge Godding
Edward, Son of Edwd Prentice at Camb. Village
Lydia, Dauter of Jonas Barnard
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April. 4th
25th
May 2nd
9th
16th
30'"
June 13th
July 25th
Augst 8th
22d
October : 10th
3Ist
Novr 14th
24th
Decr 12th
26th
Jan17 2d
23rd
30th
Feb17 6th
April. 24th
May. 22d
29th
June 12th
July. 17
th
Joanna, Dauter of John Tainter Junr
Josiah, Son of Josiah Norcrofs
Josiah, Son of Josiah Bright
John, Son of Jona Bemis Junr
Samuel, Son of Daniel Sawen
Sarah, Dauter of James Hay
Stephen, Son of Stephen Harris
Jonathan, Son of David Bemis
John Stearns & Martha Stearns owned ye Covenant
Katharine, Dauter of John Stearns
Thomas Learned owned the Covenant
Josiah & Paul, Sons of Thos Learned
John, Son of John Stearns
Samuel, Son of Sam11 Fifk
John, Son of Abraham Crawley
Joshua, Son of Smith Prentice
Elias Mafon was difmifsed from this Chh & recom-
ended to the CMl of Ch in Woodftock, ye firft So-
ciety
Abijah, Son of Sam11 Warren
Martha, Dauter of John Rogers at Newton
William, Son of Ebr Mafon
Samuel, Son of Edmund Fowle
Sarah, Dauter of Joseph Gardner
*763-
Mercy Amelia, Dauter of Convers Spring
Grace, Dauter of Sam11 Sanger
At Camb. Village John, Son of Wm Bowles
Achfah, Dauter of Jedediah Leathe
William, Son of WIn Sanger
Frederick, Son of John Remington
James, Son of James Bryant, at Camb: Village
Sarah, Dauter of Edvvd Richardfon
Sally Dauter of Daniel Edes
Grace, Dauter of Simon Whitney
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Isaac, Son of Abijah Hammond
31st Eleanor, Dauter of Sam11 White by Rev'1 Mr Cuming
Aug* 21st Grace, Dauter of Nath11 Coollidge
Hannah, Dauter of John Draper
Sep* 4. Daniel, Son of Simon Haftings
October. 9111 Katharine, Dauter of Nath11 Sanger
23d Eunice, Dauter of Joseph Coollidge
2d Day, William, Son of Wm Saltmarfli
Nov. 6. Peter, Son of Jona Coollidge Godding
[248] 1764
Janry Ist Joshua, Son of John Stratton
8th Either, Dauter of Thos Johnfon
22nd Abijah, Son of Daniel Sawen
Thomas, Son of John Stearns
Daniel, Son of Oliver Livermore
Feb17 12th Lois, Dauter of Jonas White
26tu Amos, Son of John Thwing at Camb. Village
March. 4th Hannah, Dauter of Sam11 Soden
25**" Spencer, Son of Nathu Sanger
April 8th Josiah Convers, Son of James Thomas of Bofton
22d Lucey, Dauter of David Sanger
29th Nathaniel, Son of Josiah Norcrofs
Sufanna, Dauter of Edwd Harrington Junr
May. 27tb At Camb. Village 4 Children vizt,
Bridger, Dauter of Isaac Ridgway of Bofton,
Edward' Son of Edwd Peirce of Bofton
Edmund, Son of Richard Dana \ of Cam-
Mary, Dauter of Thomas Thwing Junr j bridge
June 3rd James, Son of Jonas Barnard
Elifabeth, Dauter of Sam11 Jenifon Junr
July. 8th Convers, Son of Convers Spring
22d Ephraim Wheeler owned ye Covenant
Elizabeth, Dauter of Ephraim Wheeler
29th Elifabeth, ye Dauter of Abraham Crawley
Augst sth Enoch Son of Ebr Mafon } u -d a \jtt n a,- ~
8 M >fes, Son of Mofes Bigelow j b? Rev M Culhin^
26th Mofes, Son of Josiah Bright
Joshua, Son of Thos Learned
Samuel, Son of Sam11 Jenifon Junr
Sep* 2d Grace, Dauter of Daniel Fuller
Prifcilla, Dauter of Sam11 Calderwood
Sarah, Dauter of Elifha Learned
9th Anna, Dauter of David Bemis
16th Lucretia, Dauter of Sam11 Fifk
October. 14th Amos Livermore owned ye Covenant
Amos, ye Son of Amos Livermore was baptized
21st Rebecca, Dauter of Wm Godding Junr
28 Abraham Brown & Mary Brown were difmifsed
from this Cllb & recomended to ye Chb of O in
Grafton
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Novr 4. Mary, Dauter of John Remington
25th Cherry, Dauter of Jona Stone
December 2d James Barnard & Sarah Barnard were difmifsed from
this Cllh & recomended to the Chh in Acton
9th Jonathan Learned Junr & Sufanna Learned owned
ye Covenant
30th Anna, ye Dauter of Jona Learned Junr
[249] 1765
March. 3rd Jofeph, Son of Jofeph Hay
10th Jedediah & Betty White owned ye Covenant
Diadama, Dauter &
Jedediah, Son of Jedediah White
23rd At Newton Fanny, Dauter of Parker
April. 7tb Nathaniel, Son of Sam11 Warren
May 5tb Reuben, Son of Jedediah White by Revrd Mr Cum-
ing
19th Rhoda, Dauter of Nath1 Stone
Sarah, Dauter of Stephen Harris
June 2nd Frances, Dauter of Jedediah Leathe
Samuel, Son of John Tainter Junr
July. 14th Mary, Dauter of Thos Hovey, at Camb. Village
Augst 11th Jonathan Harrington owned ye Covenant
18th Hannah, Dauter of Benjamin Fefsenden
Sep* 22nd Joseph, Son of John Stearns
Elizabeth, Dauter of Wm Saltmarfh
29th Thomas, Son of Sam11 Soden
Sarah Gray was difmifsed from this Chh & recom-
ended to the Church of Chrift in Stockbridge
October. 6th Grace, Dauter of Jona Harrington
13th William, Son of Edwd Richardfon by Rev. Mr
Meriam
Novr 17th Hannah, Dauter of Jofeph Gardner
December 8th At Roxbury, Sarah, ye Dauter of Thaddeus Partridge
29th Josiah Bifco, Wm Chenery, & Sybbil Chenery owned
ye Covenant
Daniel Whitney, Son of Josiah Bifco
William, Son of William Chenery
1766
janry 5th seth 5on Qf David Sanger
26th Nathaniel, Son of Oliver Livermore
Febrv 2[ld At Camb : Village Mary Dauter of Richd Dana
Rachel, Dauter of Jonathan Dana —
9th Daniel, Son of Jona Stone
March. 2nd At Waltham John Son of John Pierce
At Watertown Samuel, Son of Ephraim Wheeler in
private
9th Richard Coollidge, Son of John Stratton
23rd Eliftia, Son of Eliftia Learned
April. 6th Francis, Son of Joiiah Bright
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Elifabeth, Dauter of Simon Haftings
20th Ebenezer Stutfon &) , fi ^
■is . , 0, > owned ye Covenant.
Kezian Stone j J
May. 11th Joseph, Son of Daniel Sawen
Abigail, Dauter of Sam11 Jenifon Junr
Anne, Dauter of James Hay
25th Benjamin Felton, Son of Ebn Stutfon
Jemima, Dauter of Josiah Norcrofs
[250]
June. 22nd Mary, Dauter of William Sanger
July. 6th Samuel, Son of Abraham Crawley
Lois & Katharine, Dauters of Phinehas Child
13th Abraham Hews & Lucey Hewes owned ye Covenant
David Coollidge & Dorothy Coollidge owned ye
Covenant
Abraham, Son of Abraham Hews
20th Jonathan Whitney & Sufanna Whitney owned ye
Covenant
Sufanna, Dauter of Jona Whitney
27th Samuel Brown & Lois Brown owned ye Covenant
Aug8t 3rd Sufanna, Dauter of David Coollidge Junr
10th Lucey, Dauter of Joseph Coollidge
17th Jacob, Son of Sam11 Brown
24th Daniel, Son of Samuel Mafon
Silas Son of Convers Spring
Richard Walker & Elizabeth Walker owned ye Cove-
nant
Sept jth john? Son of Thomas Patten
Jonas, Son of Jona Coollidge Godding
14th At Camb. Village Caleb, Son of Caleb Dana Junr
21st Josiah, vSon of Sam11 White
Richard, Son of Richard Walker
Octor 12th Lizzey, Dauter of John Tainter Junr
Decr 7th Nathan, Son of Nathaniel Coollidge by Revd Cuftiing
28th Isaac, Son of David Bemis
1767
Jan17 4tL Mary, Dauter of Stephen Harris
25th Mary, Dauter of John Draper
Febry Ist Mary, Dauter of Jedediah Leathe
Anna Dauter of William Chenery
22nd Elizabeth, Dauter of Benja Fefsenden
March. ist Samuel, Son of Tho8 Learned
29th Lvdia, Dauter of Jona Harrington
April. 5th William & Anna Learned owned the Covenant
12. Hannah, Dauter of Jona Learned jur •
May. 17th William, Son of Wm Learned
31st Josiah, Son of John Stearns
June. 28th James, Son of Ephraim Wheeler
Aug8t 2d Simon Coollidge owned ye Covenant
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Sep1 6th Sufanna, Dauter of Eliflia Learned
Mary, Dauter of Simon Coollidge
Oct0 4tb Grace, Dauter of Jedediah White
Grace, Dauter of Josiah Bifco
11. Jonas Coollidge jr & Anna Coollidge owned the
Coven*
Sarah Saunders owned ye Covenant
Sarah, Dauter of Moles & Sarah Saunders
Elifabeth, Dauter of Jonas Coollidge jur
[251] [Notes upon Baptism and ye Covenant in Abraham.]
[252]
1767
October. 18th At Cambridge Village Sufanna Dauter of Benja Hill
& Mofes, Son of Joshua Thomas
25th Lucey, Dauter of Simon Whitney
Novr Ist Jonas, Son of Jona Stone
15th Elizabeth, Dauter of Edwd Richardson
William, Son of Sam11 Warren
Decr 13. Hannah, Dauter of John Tainter junr
Jonas, Son of Jonas Barnard
1768
Janry 3d Mary, Dauter of Thos Patten
Lucey, Dauter of Amos Livermore
17th William Son of David Coollidge jur
Mary, Dauter of Jona Whitney
Febry 7th Jefse, Son of David Sanger
14. At Camb Village Martin, Son of Jona Fefsenden jur
21. Nancy, Dauter of Josiah Bright
April. 10th Jofeph, Son of Chriftopher Grant jur
17th Elifabeth, Dauter of Josiah Norcrofs
24th At Waltham Betty, Dauter of Uriah Cutting
1 May. Ist At Newton Henry, Son of Sam11 Craft
22d Eunice, Dauter of Mofes Biggelow
29th Benjamin, Son of Daniel Sawen
June 1 2th Phinehas Stearns & Hannah Stearns owned ye Coven.
Hannah, Dauter of Phinehas Stearns
Amafa, Son of Sam11 Brown
July. 17th Henry, Son Of Convers Spring
Jemima, Dauter of Israel Whitney
Augst 14. Lucey, Dauter of James Hay
Oct0 2. Benjamin, Son of Joseph Gardner
Nov. 6th At Camb. Village Nathan, Son of Nath1 Sparhawk
13th Martha, Dauter of Wm Godding
Henry, Son of Wm Learned
27. Richard, Son of WTm Sanger
[253]
Decr 4tb Elifabeth, Dauter of Ayres Tainter
18. Jsaac, Son of Samuel Mafon
Watertown Records.
1769
Janry Sth Lucy, Dauter of Jedediah Leathe
Charles, Son of John Stearns
Thomas, Son of Jonas Barnard
Anna, Dauter of Sam11 Sanger
Mary, Dauter of David Bemis
29tu
Feb1"? 12.
19th
March. 5th
12.
April. 2rt
1 6th
30th
May 7th
21.
June. 4th
if.
25th
23d
3Qtn
Sep1 iuth
24tb
Novr 19th
26th
Decr 17th
23th
Rebecca, Dauter of Benja Fefsenden
Lucey, Dauter of Thomas Learned
Jona Stone & Martha Stone were difmiifed from this
Church to ye Ist Church in Shrewsbury
Mary, Dauter of Sam11 Soden
Lucey, Dauter of Stephen Harris
John, Son of Joseph Coollidge by ye Revd Mr Cuming
Andrew, Son of Jedediah White
Lucretia, Dauter of Josiah Bright
Spencer, Son of Jona Coollidge Godding
Joseph, Son of Jona Learned jur
Thomas Draper & Elifabeth Draper owned ye Cove-
nant
John, Son of Elifha Learned
Hephzibath, Dauter of Simon Coollidge
Elifabeth, Dauter of Thomas Draper
Eunice, Dauter of Sam11 White ) , 0 dr
Tie c t 1 tv by Reva Cuming
John., Son of John Draper J J &
Anna, Dauter of Jonas Coollidge
Anna, Dauter of Simon Whitney
John Hackleton & Bethiah Hackleton owned ye
Covenant
Thomas, Son of Thomas Patten
Thomas, Son of Jofiah Bifco
John, Son of John Hackleton
John Durant & Sarah Durant owned ye Covenant
Phinehas Jenifon & Sufanna Jenifon owned y'
venfc
Sufanna, ye Dauter of Phinehas Stearns
Jonathan, Son of Jona Whitney
Lucey, Dauter of Edwd Richardfon
Co-
Jan^ 14th
Febry 25th
I770
Phinehas Son & Sufanna Dauter of Phinehas Jenifon
Ifaac Son of John Stratton
Amos, Son of William Dawes
Mary Dauter of Ifrael Whitney
March. 4th Abigail Dauter of Abijah Hammond
Mary Dauter of Seth Saltmarfh
Peter Son of David Coollidge Junr
Seth Saltmarfh & Sufanna his Wife owned ye Cove-
nant
[254]
April 29th
May 6th
John, Son of John Tainter jur
Jofeph, Son of Jofeph Gardner
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27th John, Son of Jofiah Norcrofs
July Ist Jofeph, Son of David Sanger
8th Elijah, Son of Jonathan Bemis
Silas, Son of William Learned
22nd Elifabeth, Dauter of Samuel Brown
29th John, Son of James Hay
August. 12th George, Son of Benjamin Fefsenden
Sep* 2nd Lucey, Dauter of Ayres Tainter
16th Martha, Dauter of John Stearns
23rd Sufanna, Dauter of Daniel Sawen
30th Elijah White & Hannah White owned ye Covenant
October. 14th Lucey, Dauter of Daniel Fuller
28th Luke, Son of Convers Spring
Novembr.4th Nathaniel, Son of Sam11 Jenifon jur
18th Hannah, Dauter of Elijah White
John Bond was difmifsed from ye Chh of C in Water-
town & recomend to ye Chh of Cl in Conway
Decemb'r. 9th Elifebeth, Dauter of John Remington
Sarah, Dauter of Josiah Bright
Elifha, Son of William Chenery
30th Sarah, Daughter of Chriftopher Grant junr
Stephen Whitney & Relief Whitney owned ye Cove-
nant
1771
Janrv 6th William, Son of Phinehas Stearns
27. Stephen, Son of Stephen Whitney
Feb. 3. Josiah Warren & Abigail Warren owned the Cove-
nant
24. Isaac, Son of Thos Patten
March. 10. Hannah, Dauter of Thos Learned
31. Josiah, Son of Josiah Warren
April. 7th Hephzibah, Dauter of Amos Livermore
21. Elifabeth, Dauter of Sam11 Sanger
Seth Haftings & Hannah Haftings were difmifseq
from this O* & recomend to ye Ist C^ of O in
Cambridge.
May 31. Ann Dauter of Elifha Learned
July 14. Elifabeth, Dauter of Jonas Barnard
August. 4. Benjamin Shattuck Son of Jofhua Kendall
11. Simon, Son of Simon Haftings, by Revd Merriam
25. Hannah, Dauter of David Bemis
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Sep1 22. Sufanna, Dauter of Jona Learned junr
Oct0 6. At Cambridge Village Francis, Son of George Dana
Nathan, Son of Jona Winfhip
27. Stephen, Son of Sam11 Warren
Sarah, Dauter of Jos. Coollidge
Nov. 3. Mofes & Aaron, twin Sons of Simon Coollidge junr
10. Mary, Dauter of John Stratton
Samuel, Son of Phinehas Robbins
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17. Dorothy, Dauter of Israel Whitney
24. Mary, Dauter of John Hunt junr
Decr 15. Chriftopher, Son of Jedediah Learned
1772.
Jan17 26. At Cambridge Village Andrew, Son of Ebenr Seaver
& John Son of Andrew Ellis
Feb. 2. Elijah, Son of Wm Learned
Dorothy, Dauter of David Coollidge
Apr. 5. Abraham, Son of William Sanger
26. Thomas, Son of Benja Fefsenden
Elias, Son of Phinehas Jenifon
May. 10. At Camb. Village Thomas Son of Jona Fefsenden
17. Henry Saunderfon & Charity Saunderfon owned the
Covenant
Abigail Dauter of Josiah Bright
31. Anna, Dauter of Ezekiel Hall
June 7- Hannah, Dauter of Jona Coollidge Godding
28. Abigail, Dauter of Josiah Norcrofs
July. 12. At Camb. Village William Son of Mofes Robbins
Josiah, Son of Josiah Fefsenden
19. William, Son of Ayres Tainter
Jonas, Son of Jonas Coollidge
26. Francis, Son of Zacharias Shed
Sibyl, Dauter of Sam11 White
Charity, Dauter of Henry Sanderson
AugBt 2. At Newton Amafa, Son of John Murdock
16. Mary, Dauter of Edwd Richardfon
23. Edmund, Son of Tho8 Wellington
Jacob, Son of Edward Harrington jur
Sep' 13. Henry, Son of William Godding
27. Elifabeth, Dauter of Jos. Gardner
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Oct0 4. Abigail, Dauter of Josiah Warren, at Camb. Village
11. Anna, Dauter of Sam11 Brown
18. Mary, Dauter of Josiah Capen Junr
Novr 15. Relief, Dauter of Stephen Whitney, by Revd Cuming
Decr 6. Elifabeth, Dauter of Daniel Sawin
13. William, Son of Tho8 Patten
J773
Janry 17. Mary, Dauter 01 John Remington
31. Isaac, Son of Simon Haftings
Febry 26. William, Son of Phinehas Stearns, in private
28th Mary, Dauter of John & Martha Stearns
March 14. Daniel, Son of Sam11 Sanger
Elifabeth, Dauter of Elifha Learned
April. 4th Leonard, Son of Josiah Bifco
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18th Mofes, Abigail, Jeruflia & Aaron, Children of ve
widow Abigail Learned, fhe being recd into C^
Fellovvfhip
Elifabeth, Daughter of Convers Spring
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[258]
I was called to ye work of ye Ministry by ye church and congre-
gation in Watertown on Novbr 24th 1777, and was ordained April
29 I^b.
[He died of dysentery Sept. 16, 1778, ae. 32.]
A Record of Baptifms by Dan1 Adams.
177S
May 10. Sam1 Son of Willm Chenery
June 7th Roba, Daughter of Willm Warren
June 14th Polly, Daughter of Jona Crosby
June 28th Sufanna, wife of Nath1 Bright
June 2Sm Eunice, Daughter of Jofiah Capen
July 12th Cate, Daughter of Dan1 Bond
Aug. 2d Nath1 Son of Nath1 Bright
Aug. 2d Sufanna, Daughter of Nath1 Bright
1779
Aug1 Sth Sam1 Son of Nath1 Bright, by Mr Cooke
[259]
I was called to the work of the Miniftry by the Church & Con-
gregation in Watertown on March 13th 17S0 & was Ordained June
2il 17S0.
A Record of Baptisms by R. R. Eliot.
17S0
Aug1 20th Sally, Daughter of George Brown
Sepr 10th Hannah, Daughter, Si Elijah Son of William Har-
rington
Sepr 10 Lucy, Daughter of Smith Adams
Nov 5th Mary Kirnbal & Katharine, Daughters & Daniel fen
of Daniel Whitney
Nov 26 Charles fon of Daniel Whitney
Lucy & Elizabeth Daughters of Willm Bond
Decr 17th Isaac fon & Polly Daughter of Roger Adams
17S1
Jany 7th Rhoda, Daughter of Mofes Stone Jur
Jany 14. Polly, Daughter of Elijah Mead
March 4. Edward, fon of Edward Harrington Junr
March 11th Alexander, fon of Benja Capen
March 25. David, fon of Benja Capen
Charles, fon of Charles Nutting
170
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June 24. Ruth, Daughter of William Clienery
July 1. Hannah, Daughter of Nath1 Bright
July 29. Lucy, Daughter of Josiah Sanders
Samuel White, fon of Moses Warren
Aug1 12. Betsy, Daughter of Elijah Meads
Sepfc 16. Henry Son & Hannah Daughter of Jedediah Learned
[260]
Sepr 30. Benjamin, Son of Phinehas Jennifon
Josiah, Son of Phinehas Jennifon
Octr 21. Betsy, Daughter of Abner Craft
Nancy, Daughter of Stephen Whitney
Hephza, Daughter of Roger Adams
Oct 28. George Wafhington, fon of Phinehas Stearns
Benjamin, fon of Henry Whitney
Novr 25. William, Son of William Warren
Dec1" 9. Isaac, Son of Sam1 Barnard
Joseph, Son of Moses Coolidge
Decr 30. William, Son of William Harrington
1782
Jany 6 Richard, Son of Simon Whitney
March 10th Rebecca Cooke, Daughter of Henry Bradshaw
April 21 Amos, Son of Amos Bond
June 23 Betsy, Daughter of Elkanah Wales
July 21 George, Son of George Brown
Augfc 25 Israel, Son of Daniel Whitney
Oct1 28 Mofes, Son of Moses Warren
Novr 3d Adino Bullfinch, fon of Willm Beals
Dec1 15- Martha Clark, Daughter of Hugh Mafon
19 Samuel, Son of Sam1 Spring
1733
Jany 12 Cornelius, fon of Mofes Stone Junr
Feb7 23. Francis, Son of Sam1 Spring
April 6 Marcy, Daughter of Roger Adams
27. Lydia, Daughter of Amos Bond
May 4 John, Son of Josiah Mixer
11 Isaac, Son of Elijah Mead
June 6 Charles, Son of Willm Warren
Augfc 24 William, Son of Nath1 Bright
Lucy, Daughter of Andrew Stimpson
31 Ebenezer, Son of Moses Coolidge
Septr 7 Polly, Daughter of William Harrington
Oct1- 5 Samuel, Son of Thomas Patten
12. Abigail, Daughter of William Stone
Novr 16 Lucy, Daughter of Abijah Stone
30 Josiah, Son of Josiah Sanderson
Henry, Son of Daniel Jackson
Sukey, Daughter of William Beals
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Decr
Feb* i .
March 21
May 2
June 20
July 11
Septr 5
12
^ 19
Octr 17
24
Nov 14
Decr 12
26
Feb1? 16
27
May 22
" 29
June 12
July 30
Aug1 27
Sep1' 4
Octr 9th
23
3°
Nov 6
13
20
27
Decr iS
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Jany 29.
Feb* 5.
March 12
26
April 23
Polly, Daughter of Phinehas Stearns
Hannah, Daughter of Joseph Bright
17S4
Nancy, Daughter of Abner Craft
Polly, Daughter of Nathaniel R. Whitney
Richard Clarke, Son of Hugh Mason
Samuel, Son of John Botang
David, Son of Jonathan Bemifs
Nathaniel, Son of Nathaniel Bemifs
Sally, Daughter of Eayres Tainter
Nathaniel Pierce, Son of Samuel Hoar
Dorothy, Daughter of Daniel Whitney
Samuel, Son of Elkanah Wales
Betsy, Daughter of Henry Bradfhaw
Sally, Daughter of Jonathan Stone
Richard Hunnewell, Son of Charles Nutting
William, Son of Jonas White Junr
William, Son of Phinehas Jennison
Joseph, Son of Joseph Coolidge
1785
Charles, Son of George Brown
Carolina Matilda, Daughter of Willm Warren
Joseph, Son of Joseph Bright
Samuel, Son of Elijah Mead
Betsv, Daughter of Joshua Kendal
Roger, Son of Roger Adams
Mary, Daughter of Joseph Coolidge
Polly, Daughter of Hezekiah Metcalf
Daniel, Son of Daniel Jackson
Moses Gill, Son of Edmund Fowle
Charles, Son of Francis Faulkner
Clarissa, Daughter of Sliubal Downes
Polly, Daughter of Thomas Vose
Nancy, Daughter of John Bullard
John & Samuel, Sons of John Cooke Junr
Phinehas, Son of Charles Nutting
Dolly, Daughter of John Tainter
Betsy, Daughter of William Harrington
Josiah, Son of Abijah Stone
Susanna, Daughter of John Stimpson
17S6
Anna, Daughter of Henry Bradshaw
Elizabeth, Daughter of Jonathan Bemifs
Katy, Daughter of Will"1 Beals
ames Bradish, Son of Nathaniel R. Whitney
Caleb, Son of Caleb Cooke
172
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May 14 Joseph, Son of Hugh Mason
June 11 Charles, Son of Abner Craft
July 23 Lucy, Daughter of Phinehas Stearns
30 Lydia the Wife & Lvdia, Nabby & Nathan, the
"Children of Nathan Porter
Sepr 24 Asaph, Son of Moses Stone Junr
Octr 22 Ephraim, Son of Jonathan Harrington
Novr 5. Hannah Stowel, Daughter of Mofes Coolidge
Samuel Mafsay, Son of Samuel Holt
19 Marcy, Daughter of Joseph Coolidge
26 Jonathan, Son of Joseph Bright
Decr 31 Lois, Daughter of Josiah Mixer
1787
Jany 21 Eleanor, Daughter of Mosos Warren
28 Hannah, Daughter of Roger Adams
March 11 Samuel, Son of Katharine Harris
18 Joliah, Son of Jonas White Junr
Jonathan, Son of Jonathan Stone
April 8 Rebecca Boylston, Daughter of Edmund Fowle
Francis, Son of Daniel Jackson
29 Lucy, Joel, Edward, Children of Phinehas Har-
rington
June 17 Charles William Henry, Son of William Warren
July 1. Naby & Lydia, Daughters of Elijah Meads
29. Grace, Daughter of Elkanah Wales
Aug1 5. Hannah, Daughter of Stephen Harris Jun
30 Elizabeth Swift, Daughter of Sam. Babcock
Octr 7. Sally, Daughter of Thomas Vose
28 Richard, Son of William Stone
Nov 4' Isaac, Son of William Harrington
[263]
Novr 4 Elizabeth, Daughter of Hugh Mafon
11. Abigail, Daughter of Abijah Stone
Decr 30 Lvdia, Daughter of Samuel Wellington
Eleanor, Daughter of Moses Warren
1788
Jany 13 Elizabeth Thomson, Daughter of Henry Crane
Feby 3. Josiah, Son of Joshua Kendal
24 Betfy, Daughter of John Stimpson
March 2 Francis, Son of Francis Faulkner
Jonathan, Son of Jonathan Bemifs
16 Nabby, Daughter of Charles Nutting
April 27 Elizabeth, Daughter of Moses Coolidge
May 25 Samuel, Son of Joseph Bright
July 6. George, Son of Abner Craft
Francis, Son of Nath1, Ruggles Whitney
27 Sarah, Daughter & Thomas Son of Thomas Clark
Aug1 2 Nancy, Daughter of Joseph Coolidge
Watertown Records.
31 Lydia Stratton, Daughter of Josiah Sanderson
Aaron, Son of Mofes Stone Junr
Novr 9 John, Son of Thomas Clarke
23 Betfy, Daughter of Roger Adams
Daniel, Son of Benjamin Haftings
17S9
Jany 25 Grace, Daughter of Daniel Whitney
March 22 Hephzibah, Daughter of William Stone
29 Charles, Son of Nathaniel Bemifs
April 12 Katy, Daughter of Jonathan Harrington
Charles, Son of Jonathan Stone
26 Henry, Son of Jonas White Junr
June 7 Amos, Son of Hugh Mason
July 12 Thomas, Son of Thomas Soden
Sep. 13 Mary Henshaw, Daughter of Daniel Jackson
Lucretia, Daughter of William Harrington
Sally, Daughter of Samuel Babcock
[264]
Octr 4. George, Son of William Warren
iS. William Main, Son of John George
Nov. 1. Gregory, Son of Daniel Cooke
1790
Jany 10 Katy, Daughter of Samuel Wellington
17 Joseph, Son of Moses Coolidge
Charles, Son of Benjamin Hastings
Eunice. Daughter of Joseph Coolidge
31 Nathaniel, Son of Charles Nutting
Feb7 14 Charlotte, Daughter of Jacob Saver
May 9 Hannah, Daughter of Joshua Kendal
23 Polly, Daughter of Joseph Bright
Aug1 15 Lucretia, Daughter of James Robbins
Sepr 26 John & Stephen, Sons of Israel Cooke
Octr 24 Patty, Daughter of Roger Adams
Novr 7 Joseph, Son of William Stone
Dec1' 16 Seth, Son of Josiah Sanderson
1791
Jany 6 Seth, Son of Hugh Mason
16 Hannah Bond, Daughter of Thomas Clarke
March 27 James, Son of Jonathan Bemife
April 3. Hannah Balch, Daughter of Tilly Buttrick
Elizabeth. Daughter of Benjamin Hastings
May 1 Leonard, Son of Jonathan Harrington
June 31 Samuel, Son of Jona11 Whitney
July 3 Samuel, Son of Jonathan Stone
John, Son of John George
10 Hannah, Daughter of Nath1 Ruggles Wliitney
31 Leonard, Son of Daniel Jackson
i74
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Sepr 4. Nathaniel, Son of Josiah Mixer
Octr 9. Daniel Parker, Son of Abner Craft
Juliana Maria, Daughter of Willm Warren
1792
Feb 19 Elisha & Kata, Son & Daughter of Joseph Bright
March 6. Moses, Isaac, Hannah, Aaron, Children of Moses
Mason
April 1. Sophia, Daughter of Moses Warren
May 6 Nancy, Daughter of Moses Stone Jur
June 3 James, Son of Samuel Babcock
July 8 Nancy, Daughter of Nathaniel Bridge
29 Elisha, Son of Daniel Whitney
Eliza, Daughter of Stephen Crane
Sepr 16 Betsy, Daughter of William Stone
Decr 2 John Jacob, Son of John Jacob Saiga
9 Nathaniel, Son of Charles Nutting
Sally Main, Daughter of John George
16 James, Son of James Robbins
Mary, Elizabeth, Samuel & George, Children of
Samuel Coolidge
r793
March 31. David, Son of Joshua Kendal
June 2 Charles Bond an Adult was Bapd having own'd the
Cov*
Samuel, Son of Charles Bond
Sally, Daughter of Moses White
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June 2 Frank & Leonard, fons of Ezekiel Whitney Junr
July 21 Lydia, Daughter of Thomas Clark
Aug*1 25 George Call, Son of Nath1 Ruggles Whitney
Sepr 22 Richard Clarke, Son of Benja Haftings
Octr 6 Susanna, Daughter of Will™ Stone
Francis, Son of Jonathan Be mis
Decr 15 Henry, Son of Jonas White Junr
1794
March 9 Mary Oliver, Daugr of John Vinal
16 Mary Little, Daughter of Tilly Butterick
30 Sally Williams, Daughter of Abner Craft
April 6 Joel, Son of Moses Stone Junr
13 Josiah, Son of Joseph Bright
May 11 Polly Goddard, Daughter of Sarah Saunders
July 6 Joseph, Son of Joseph Nison
Septr 14 Mary Ann, Daughter of John George
Sally Dorrs, Daughter of Enoch Hide
Abigail, Daughter of Ezekiel Whitney
Nancy, Daughter of Willm Barry
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21 Lucy, Daughter of Daniel Jackson
Novr 16 Rebecca, Daughter of Samuel Babcock
1795
Feby 1 Rebeccah, Daughter of Jonathan Stone
15 George, Son of James Robbins
April 12 Samuel, Son of John Hunt
May 31 Mary, Daughter of Benjamin Haftings
June 14 Eliza, Daughter of Willm Stone
June 21 Sukey, Helen, Charlotte & Polly, Children of Seth
Norcrofs
July 5 Lydia, Daughter of Shubal Smith
Oct1- 18 Elizabeth Coolidge Freeman was Baptizd having this
day owned the Covenant
25 William, Son of Nath1 R. Whitney
Decr 6 Sally, Daughter of Charles Nutting
20 Marshall, Son of Moses Warren
1796
Jany 3 Charles, Son of Charles Bond
March 3. Mary, Daughter of Thomas Clark
May 22 Lucy, Daughter of Samuel Coolidge
June 19 Charles, Son of Joshua Kendal
Lucy, Daughter of Amos Livermore Junr
Sep* 11 Lucy Jones, Daughter of John George
Decr 4 Joshua, Son of Joshua Grant
1797
Jany 1 Sarah, Daughter of Benj. Hastings
15. Seth, Son of Willm Stone
Feb7 27 Augustus Frederick, Son of Jona. Bemis
March 5. George, Son of Shubal Smith
May 7 Joseph Watson, Son of Jonathan Stone
June 1 Francis, Son of Israel Cooke
Sep1' Hannah Rawson, Daughter of Israel Cooke
Octr 1 Phinehas, Son of Charles Bond
Leonard, Son of William Winchester
Nov1- 5 Simon, Son of Nath1 R. Whitney
Decr 18 Henry Ward, Son of John Durant
[268] 179S
March 11 Columbus Jackson, Son of Moses Stone
May 13 Unice & Sally, Daughters of Phinehas Hovey
June 3 Thomas, Son of Amos Livermore Jr
10 Josiah, Son of Thomas Clark
24 David, Son of Nath1 Bemis
Robert Eddy, Son of Luke Bemis
July 15. Thomas, Samuel & Daniel, Sons of Paul Learned
22 Henry Williams, Son of Sam1 Coolidge
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28 Sally, Daughter of Artemas Moredock
Aug* 12 Otis, Sou of Ezekiel Whitney Jr
26 Sarah Grant, Daughter of Peter Clark
Octr 14 Patty Remington, Daughter of Daniel Jackson
28 Hepsibah, Daughter of Joshua Grant
1799
Jany 20 Jane White, Daughter of James Robbins
27 Mary, Daughter of Wm Winchester
Feby 3 Mary Ann, Daughter of Shubial Smith
March 3 David, Son of David Livermore
24 Eliza Brown, Daughter of Phinehas Hovey
Ap1 7 John, Son of John Durant
Anna, Daughter of Joseph Bright
June 23 Everline & Caroline, Daughters of Wm Stone
July 28 Hannah, Daughter of Charles Nutting
Aug* 4 Benjamin, Son of Benjamin Hastings
[269]
Decr 8 Polly, Daughter of Israel Cooke
22 Horace, Son of Artemas Moredock
1S00
March 9 Lucy Parkhurst, Daughter of Moses Warren
16 Luke, Son of Luke Bemis
Sibil, Daughter of David Livermore
April 6 Anna, Daughter of Jonathan Stone
June 8 Jonathan Mayhew, Son of Ebenezer Vose
July 27 Sarah, Daughter of William Winchester .
• Sarah Dennis, Daughter of John Durant
Aug* 3 Moses Davis & Aaron Davis, Children of Moses
White
Hannah, Daughter of Amos Livermore Junr
Hannah, Daughter of Charles Bond
Sep* 21 William, Son of Samuel Coolidge
29 Charles, Son of Joshua Grant
Octr 20 John, Son of Nath1 R. Whitney - _
Novr 9 George & Eliza Wheaton, Children of James Rob-
bins
1S01
April 19. James Robbins, Son of Francis Faulkner
July 12 Mary Eddy, Daughter of Luke Bemis
Josiah Sanderson, Son of Thomas Clark
19. William Bond, a Adult
Moses, Lucy, & Hitta, Children of William Bond
[Continued upon page 320.]
[270 to 290] Some hints upon Bible texts.
[291] Blank.
[292]
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My D* wife dyed April 16. 1691. ' I wid fince* her" death take
notice of fome things I layd out, payed, bought, fold fince yn.
I have & fhall forgett many. "
Funerall charges.
For Gloves bought of Mr Kilenys - - - '9- 6-0
For ye Coffin - - - - - I_II_0
To M:s Kay, for Candles, Tobacco, & pipes - o- 5-3
To Mr Gibbins for Mourning - o- 7-6
To Deacon Eliot for Man & horfe o- 3-0
To Margaret Bulman, for bread - o- o-S
To Mr Allifon for 8 Gold Rings - - - - 4-0-0
To Capt. Townfend for wine - 6— i;-o
To John Knox for digging ye grave - o- 6-3
To Dearing for mourning ftockins &c o- 9-0
For a Mourning hatt ------ 1- 2-0
For Black Crape I ----- o- 2-0
For a Mourning coat of 25s pr yard 5- 9-0
For Crape for my Hatt ----- o- 5-0
For the Bricking of her Grave cr Tombe - - 0-12-0
For mourning Breeches - 1- 3-S
For a Tombe ftone, as followes, yr came one June 21 .92 from
Connecticut, ye fright coft S3. Carting it coft a l3. Carving it to
ye Grave from Bofron, Something for stones & Lime 10s. ye
building it vp was given me by Mr Willis.
The engraving of it coft me to Jof. Whittemore 12s. wch is but
ye half of w* is vfuall viz, a penny a letter, he took an halpeny a
letter. W* ve Epitaph was is to be found elfewhere in this book,
see p. [62]
For ye Stone is fett I gave £2-55. I payed it to Mr John Hem-
lin of Midleton \" 14 day of June 1693.
[293]
What things of hers I gave to friends, 1692, Aprill
Ap. 16 gave M1S Beeres w* was about her wu dead, me waihed
& Layd her out.
April. 17 a new pair of fhoes to Marv Smith
April. 23 gave M" Kav a very good Crape Mantua, & petticoat,
&fhift.
Ap. 2^ gave Kav a good Allamode Scarfe, to Lidia Kay a
Mantua & Petticoat.
Ap. 27 a paire of her Lethern gloves to M15 Kay.
Ap. 27 I gave to Nurfe Barber a good Petticote of cloth sarg.
Ap. 27 gave Marv Smith a Rideing gown of hers.
Ap. 27 gave Mehetabel Child a good black Hood & Scarf of hers.
Ap. 27 gave Mary Smith one of her Gower hoods.
Ap. 29 gave Sifter Baily an Allamode Hood, ye best fhe had.
May 11. gave Sifter B. a new pair of her thred Gloves, fine ones.
June, I gave her Grt old Phifick book to Deacon Stones wife.
Her ftraw Hatt to Mis Beeres, beiides many other little things
to others as fpoons, Lampe &c to M. Child & others. A rich
neck lace to Sifter Baily.
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To Lidia Kay her Silver Thimble. To Sifter Baily her beft
morning Gown wch was bought in & brought from London for her.
To Benjamin Taylor I gave cloth for 2 fhirts, w(h was 13s.
To Ifabel Pearfe (who is very low, & a member of X) I gave
her good Sarg Mantle, a good pair of yarn stockins, fome night
capps & forehead clothes.
To Sifter B. a Gofe cap, her Rideing coat (or gown) of half
Silk, a good one.
To Mis Kay her Rideing hood, a good warm one.
[294] Blank.
[295] What I fold after her Death. 1691. April. N. E.
Aprill. 2 Calves to John Langdon, wch came to - - 1- 0-0
Ap. 25 Jo. Langdon fold a red cowe for me at Charlf-
town for - -- -- -- -- 2-10-0
May 12 I received of Mr Gibbs for 2 months boarding 2- 0-0
I did not delign to take it, but my ftraites
forceth me.
Books.
June, fold Baxters Call for 16s. 2 Brafs candlefticks 15s 0-16-4
June, fold Burroughs Rare Jewell wth walking wth gd
5s-6d & sk . . . . 9d 0-14-6
June, fold a Eawer 9d, botle 5d, Lockyers pills 2s, cheefe
prefse 4-6 o- 7-8
July fold Cowes for £4-10% for Barrells 5s-6d, old clofe,
ftool 3s - 4-18-6
Sold a grfc Table for 20s - - - - - -1- 0-0
July 27 I fold my bed (y* bed I have for above 19 years
layd vpon wth My Bedfellow, who is now in glory. 8- 0-0
I had not fold it but yt I could never any more reft vpon
it. It grtly greeved me to fee it caryed away, but no
more of yl), to Capt. Sewal for <£8.
a quart pott i6d, Stone botle 5d, two pewter dimes 8s - o- 9-9
a Tin Cullinder 6d, a chaftindifh& pan 5% Stone botle iod o- 6-4
a paire of Brafse fcales 3s, an Iron chaftindifh Is - - o- 4-0
a brafse Morter 4s, Twelve Leathern chaires i. e. Rufhia
£3-1 28 - -- -- -- - - 3-16-0
4 Glafse bottles i6d, Bees & hives 15s, a jugg 4d, two
Stands 4s-6d 1- 1-2
2 Earthen pots Is, a Limbeck «£i-io8, ye pott to it 6s, pair
bellows 2s- - 1 -1 9-0
a glafse botle 2s, two Juggs Is, Tuneel & pott Is, tin pan 5d, o- 4-5
Earthen pan 6d, a Table 208, one blanket 6s, a candle-
ftick 4s, - 1-10-0
Ladle i-6d, driping pan 2s-6d,box & heater 5s, pitch fork Is, 0-10-0
a Tray 28~3d, two cufhings io8-6d, tubbs 2s-6d, green cur-
tains 2s-6d, 1-15-9
a Squabb £i-88, - - . . - - - -1-8-0
To Mr Thrafher 2 fhirts for his boyes 138, for tongues 2s 0-15-0
A Table 14s, Hand Irons 14s, a prel 2s - - - - 1-10-0
Books
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Barlow vpon Timothy 8s, Lee's Sol. Temple 7% Lee's
Trivmph 3s 0-1 S-o
Steeles Hufbandry 3-, for other bookes £3-1 is-6d . - 3-14-6
Roberts Claris 17s, U fliers divinity 5% Ames de confcien-
tia2s-6d, Owen on ye 130 pfalme 5s-6d, Leighs body of
divinity i58,Cartwright on Pv. 4*-6d, Ambrofse work 22s
For books, viz Vrlirs Catechifm, & Wendelins Divinity o- 8-0
For a warming pann 8s, for a piece of cloth 7s-6d - 0-15-6
For Bookes 9s viz Sanderfons fermons 6s,Wilkins preach-
ing 2% praying Is, o- 9-0
Sold to Jo. Langdon an Hefer, it was but poor, it came
to 30s, I took it out in better beefe for my winter Pvi-
lion 1 -1 0-0
Sold to Sam. Grey ye 31 of March 1692 a Ketle - - 4- 0-0
For Bookes, Cars bible 10s, a Scotch bible 69
[296] Blank.
[297] "What I layd out in lefser things lince her death,
April, 1691, N. E.
Aprill, att Bofton in fmall things 8s, to Mis Bafsam, a
fhilling ------- - . 0- o_o
Apr. 23 at Bofton p lifter B, 7s~4d, to widdow Failing for
Butter 63 0-13-4
Ap. to Mr Knight for ye horfes 3% for Butter is-6d To
Betty Deex 0-10-0
That of Betty Deex was for half a quarter, my wife gave
her 10s before.
I payd Mr Thornton for a Shute of clothes for Wil. Pain, 2- 2-8
belides Hatt & Ihoes, but ye weeke after he had an op-
portunity to go for England, & I let him go tho I had
need of him at prefent to pay for his cloths by working,
but I gave him all for ye fake spy of his wife who loved,
pittyed, wept, & prayed often for him.
Things go but crofsly wtb me, let god fanctify all, &
its well.
At Knights 3s od to Allifon is-Sd, Rum 8d, Barber 8d - o- 6-0
To Boatman 8d, to Tho. Chadwick for working - - o- 4-S
Att Bofton 2s, To John Kimball for Barrell 6s - - o- 8-0
May 12 I payd Mary Smith for half a years fervice - 1-15-0
fhe had receaved of my wife 15s before, my wife Pmif-
sing her (as fhe fd) £5 p annum, wcb is a grt deall, for
this halfe year I did it. but will give no fuch wages,
for my Dear wife' fake I now do it.
May 12 for meat 23, to . C a is-i8d, for gathering
herbs 5s 0-9-8
For Rum i6d, for fhoeing & other things 2s, for meat 14*,
for Mault 9s-8d 0-14-4
Mav 28 for fome things 2s-8d, to Mis Beeres 4s~4d - o- 7-0
May 27 I payd Sifter Baily (having borrowed near £30
of her) 1 7-o-o
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May 30 I payd Sifter Bayly £3 more of wfc I owed, wcb
make it now £20, thire is ftill neare £7 behind - - 3- 0-0
June 4 to W. Shattock for weaving (an old bufinefs) 128-
6d 0-18-0
As for this pfc, He Pceed no further, its enough to make a man
madd to take notice of dayly expenfes. Finis.
[298]
The following perfons were received into full Communion with
the first Church of Christ in Watertown. W Seth Storer.
1724/5
Elizabeth Cunningham & Mary Childs
Rebecca Tainter
1725
Elizabeth Holden & Abigail Benjamin
Elizabeth Shattuck & Lydia Phillips
Nathaniel Harris & Joseph Holden
Ephraim Cutter Senr, Mary Grant & Annabel Ben-
jamin
Abigail Holden
1725/6
Mary Hammond
1726.
Jonathan Stone Jun. & Huldah Coollidge
Samuel Stearns
Elizabeth Sawtel
William Jenifon & William Ozmont
Hannah Smith
Josiah Convers, Sam11 Coollidge & Mary Hastings
1726/7
George Lawrence Junr, Mercy Stratton & Anna
Stearns
1727
Mar.y Jenifon, Hannah Stone & Hephzibah Bond
Elnathan Whitney, Jonathan Brown, Sarah Has-
tings, Efther Barnard & Mary Church
1727/8
Andrew White Jun1", Sam11 Dix, Sarah White, Ke-
zia Spring, Eliza Harrington, Jane White, Joanna
Tainter, Grace Coollige, Hannah Thatcher, Abi-
gail Thatcher, Mehetabel Harris, Abigail Stearns
& Abigail White
Jabez Stratton, James Symms, Sam11 Jenifon Junr,
Jonathan Learned, Rebecca Pierce, Lydia Bond,
Ann Bright, Chary Stone, Eliza Brown, Tabitha
Stratton, Mary Dix, Sarah Bowman, Anna Cooke,
Lydia Dix, Hannah White & Abigail Dix
Feb. 27.
28tb.
April. 25.
June. 20.
Octob. 3.
10th.
Dec* 5.
Jan. 25.
March 31.
May. 15.
July 10.
Sepfc 11.
October 30.
Decemr 25,
Feb. 19.
June. 18.
Decembr 3.
Jan. 28.
March. 17.
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March.
24.
April. 7th
Mav. 19.
July. 28.
Sep*
Jofhua Warren Senr, Jofhua Grant Junr, Joliah Liv-
ermore, Rebecca Warren, Eliza Ormes & Ruth
Chenery
1728
Mercy Nutting
Benjamin Haftings & Anna Child
Nath11 Clark, difmifsed from & recomended by ye
old Chb in Bofton
Daniel Bond & Ruth Underwood
December. 22. Sarah Eddy & Ruth Eddy
Augst 3
1729
Richard Clark & Mary Clark
Jan. 18.
March. 15.
22.
May 10.
Novemr 1.
Decr 27.
April. 4th
June 6th
13th
Jany 23.
March 12th
July 2
ad
March. 11.
Novr 18.
Jan17 20.
March. 10.
1729/30
Ebenezer Thatcher, Henry Fisk, Edmund Liver-
more, Edmund Dix, Daniel Fisk, David Learned,
Mercy^Perry & Mary Mafon
Samuel Benjamin, Ebenezer Goddard & John Jeni-
fon
Jofhua Learned, Mary Bond & Deborah Coollidge
1730
Jonathan Bond
Thomas Wellington & Rebecca his wife
Nath11 Jenni fon
I73I-
Benja Whitney Sen
Jona Perry
Timothy Harris
Mary Benjamin
Jofeph Stearns'
1731/2
John Tainter
l732/3
Nath11 Harrington being difmissed & Recomended to
us by ye Cllh in Wells
Adam Patterfon & Isabel Patterfon
J733
Elizabeth Whitney
1 733/4
Andrew White Sen1'
Jofhua Biggelow, Edwd Harrington & Eleazer Big-
gelow being difmifsed & Recomended by ye weft
Church
1 82 Watertown Records,
[300]
*734
July. 7. Hannah Benjamin being difmifsed & Recomended
to us by ye new North Chh in Bofton
Novr 24. Lydia Cutting & Hannah Stearns
1 734/5
Feb. 9th Nathaniel Stone, Benf Dix & Sufanna Cutting
1735
April. 13. Joliah Stearns & Sufanna Stearns
Sep1 21st Isaac Holden
1736
June. 13th Peter ye Negro man of Mr Jona Stone
27. Abiah Coollidge
July. 4tb Mary Stone
Oct0 17. Amos Bond & Elizabeth Learned
Decr 19. Abigail Jenifon ye wife of Sam11
Lydia, Abigail & Mercy Jenifon
1736/7
Feb17 13. Mehetabel Saunderfon
mi
April 3rd Nathaniel Coollidge, Ruth Haftings, Abigail Mafon
& Ruth Stone
June 5lh Abigail Sawen
July. 17. Sarah Stowell
Sep* 18th Elizabeth Goddard
25th William Lawrence
1 737/8
Jan17 8. Hannah Bright
Feb. 19th Chriftopher Grant
March. 12th Margaret Wellington
1739
July. 29th Sam11 Stratton
Sep1 2nd Elizabeth Child
Decembr 31. John Kimbal
1740
June. 29. Elifabeth Fifk
December 14 John Sawen Junr
1 740/1
Febry 1 . Ruth Haftings
1 741
April. 5. Samuel Child, Uriah Clark, Elifabeth Child & Eliza
Brown
May. 29. Joseph Coollidge was chofen to the office a Deacon
in this Church
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May. 24. John Bond, Nehemiah Underwood, Matthias Stone,
Ruth Bond, Mary Lawrence, Sufanna Cooke,
Sarah Harris, Mary Perry, Mary Bemis, Mary
Kimbal, Mary Parry, & Sufanna Parry
31. Dorothy Whitney & Ruth Bond
July. 19. Oliver Livermore, Samuel Whitney, Benja Bond,
Ebenezer Bullard, Joanna Clark, Mary Bond,
Hannah Tainter, Love Stone, Thankful Stowel, &
Eunice Underwood
[301]
July. 26.
Sep* 13.
Ifrael Meed, Daniel Livermore & Martha Clark
Sarah Chadwick, Rebecca Clark, Submit Chadwick,
Sarah Harrington & Lois Stearns
20. Jona Child, John Fifk June, Samuel Coolidge, Elias
Mafon, John Cooke & David Gleafon
Novr 8. Nehemiah Mafon, Mofes Stone, Hannah Godding
& Arminna, a negro woman
15. Kezia Spring & Sarah Stowel
1741/2
Janry 3rd Jona Stone Junr, Eunice Jenifon & Lydia Sawen
10. Abijah Stearns
Feb. 28. Jofeph Harrington & Martha Harrington
March. 7.
April 25.
August 15.
22.
Dec. 5
th
March. 27.
April. 22.
August. 19.
July. 14.
Novr 3.
April. 13.
June 15.
22.
Nov. ^o.
Janry 25.
March 22.
1742
Elizabeth Barnard
Sufanna Thatcher
Mary Goodenow
Mary Sawen
Stephen Cooke & Rebecca Gage
1743
Hannah Fifk & Hannah Haftings
Jeremiah Beeth
Anna Stearns
Hannah Sawen
Rebecca Capens
1744
1745
1746
Elifha Coollidge
Ruth Hunt & Rebecca Tainter
Mary Stearns
Samuel Stearns & Margaret Bright-
1746/7
Daniel Peirce
Nathan Stone
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mi
May. 17. Samuel Fifk and Lydia Fifk
Novr 1. John Bond Junr & Abigail Bond
1747/3
Feb1"? 2S. Nathan Perry & Elifabeth Harrington
1748
April 17. Jona Stone Junr, Daniel Sawen, Martha Stone, Su-
fanna Mai oh, & Ruth Clark
June. 12. David Bemis & Abigail Stowel
1749
June. 27. Samuel Fifk was chofen to the office of a Deacon
Oct0 22. Eunice Stratton & Abigail Stratton
i75o
Ap. 22d Mary Kelly
Augst 5. Mofes Biggelow
Decr 2d Jonathan Bemis & Anna Bemis were admitted as
members of the Church of Chriit in Watertown
being difmifsed & recommend to us by the Qm of
Chrift in Waltham
1751
July. 14. Anna Bemis Junr
Octr 27. Nathaniel Bright
[302] 1752
April. 9th Seth Haftings & Hannah Haftings
October. 15. Sufanna Tainter
Novr"5. Joseph Peters & Abigail Peters were admitted as
Members with this Cbh being difmifsed & reco-
mended to us by the fecond Church in Mendon.
1753
Decembr30th Abraham Brown, Mary Brown
& Elifabeth Learned jr
1756
Jan17 11. Lucey Bradford
Feby Ist. Thomas Learned & Martha Pierce
15th Lydia Baldwin
March. 28th Joanna Cooke
1757
April. 24th Lydia Coollidge
Novr 13th Simon Haftings
Dec1*. 4. Nathaniel Coollidge Junr
1758
Janry 22d Simon Whitney, Mary Whitney & Mary Bemis
July. 2d Rachel Bright
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Novr 19th Samuel Hager
Decr 31st Hannah Coollidge
1759
Febry 4th Abijah Brown, Nathan Coollidge, & Sarah Brown
Augst 5tu garah j0hnfon
1760
Decr 7tb ' Mary Hunt
1761
Febry ist Hannah Learned
April. 12th Mary Biggelow
19th Alpheus Spring
Augst 9th Sarah Gray
Decr 27th Hannah Godding
1762
Jan17 17th James Barnard & Sarah Barnard
May 9th Thomas Saltmarlh
[303] 1763
June 5th Kezia Saunderfon, Sufanna Barnard Junr & Hannah
Barnard
July. 24th Abigail Walker
1764
July. Ist Grace Whitney
22. Elifha Learned & Sarah Learned
Augst 12th Jedediah & Hannah Leathe, & Mary Hager
26th Abigail Goddard
Oct1 21st Sufanna Barnard
1765
Febry 10th Ayres Tainter
April. 14th Samuel White
1767
June 10. Israel & Jemima Whitney
July 19th Jofeph Gardner & Sufanna Whitney
1768
April. 17. Samuel Hunt & John Hunt jue
Augst 14th Nathaniel Bond
1769
Febry 5th Samuel & Grace Sanger
1770
August 5lb Elifabeth Remington
1771
Jan17 20th Mofes Stone june
July 31. Dorothy, Ruth, Katharine & Elifabeth Hunt
Sep1 22. Hannah Phillips
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March. 8th
Augst 23.
Sep* 27.
Oct0 11.
1772
Hannah & Ann Bright
Edward Harrington
Daniel Whitney
Jofiah Capen jun. & Mary Capen
1773
[304]
Octor
April i8tb Abigail Learned
[Continued upon Page 45.]
1775
15. Solomon & Hannah Prentice, Being Dismifsed &
Recomd from the first Chh in Cambridge
1778
December Richard and Mary Clark, being Dismifsed & Re-
commended from the Second Church in Cam-
bridge
[305]
The Following Persons were Admitted into full Communion
wt ye of x in Watertown Per Dan1 Adams
1778
July 12th Nath1 Bright & Sufanna his wife
[306]
The following Persons were received into full Communion,
with the Church of Christ in Watertown pr R. R. Eliot
1780
Wm Harrington & Esther his Wife
Dan1 Whitney & Mary his Wife
Mofes Coolidge & Hannah his Wife
Roger Adams & Hepsibah his wife
Elijah Meads & Abigail his wife
Lucy Bond & Elizabeth Bond
1781
Anna Sanger
Hannah Whitney
1782
Lydia the Wife of Samuel Spring
1786
Thankful Harrington
1787
March 4 John Remington Junr
1788
Feby 10 Keziah, the Wife of Nathan Coolidge
Aug1 20.
Octr 22.
Novr 12th
Decr 3.
Feby 25th
Octr 28
Novr 24th
Decr 31
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[307] 1789
April 19th Samuel Soden
May 31. Abigail, the Wife of Mofes Stone Junr
July 12. Sibil White
19. Mary Stowel
Octr 4 Esther the Wife of Daniel Cooke
18. Susanna the Wife of Phinehas Jennison
25. Lucy Bowman
1790
Sepr 5. Hannah the Wife of Israel Cooke
1791
June 5 Lucy, the Wife of Bradbury Robinson
1792
Feby 12 Phinehas Jennison
Octr 7 Mary the Wife of Samuel Coolidge
Novr 4 Lucy Bond
*793
March 17 John Remington
1794
Feb7 16 Hannah Soden
Nov1 9 Jerusha Norcrofs
1796
Jany 10 Frederick Remington
1797
Sepr 24. Nathan Tilton
1798
Jany 7 Murriah a Negro Woman
July 15. Paul Learned & Anna his Wife
Aug. 26. Sally Coolidge
[308] 1803
June 5 Jonathan Stone & Sally his wife
26 Thomas Clarke & his Wife
Aug4 7th Christopher Grant & Sarah his wife
Sepr i1 Jonathan Alden
1805
June 2 Sophia Mellen
July 7 Phineas Page
21 Mary Trowbridge
Dec1 15 Daniel Jackson
1S06
Sepr 28 Lucy Jackson
1807
May 3d Sarah Salter Scudder
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1S09
July 30 Peter Clark & Wife
Sep1- 3 Hephzibah Grant, Elizabeth Bowes Coolidge, Han-
nah Stowel Coolidge & Elizabeth Mason Coolidge
[309] 1810
May 27 Mary Hunt & Sarah Postell Hunt
July 30 James Robbins was received at his own house being
very sick
Aug* 5. Lois Robbins
Sep1' 7 Hannah Bond at her Fathers house being very sick
Octr 7 Lois Curtifs & Marthe Robbins
Nov 25 Ann Bond
1811
Jan? 13. Sally Tainter & Martha Chenery
April 7. Levi Thaxter
28 Elizabeth the wife of Clinton Thayer at her house,
being very sick
[310]
May 19. Eleanor the Wife of Thaddeus Cole
June 2 Nathaniel Bemis & Wife, Luke Bemis & Wife,
John Richardson & Wife, & Ann Richardson
23. Katharine Hunt
Octr 6 Jonathan Child & Wife & Susan the Wife of Paul
Kendal
1814
Feby 19 Sally the Wife of Israil Whitney at her house being
very sick
April 3 Nathaniel Weld & Nathaniel Ruggles Whitney &
Wife
10 Thomas Learned & wife
June 5 John Tucker
[311]
Novr 6. Elizabeth Babcock & Grace Winchester
1815
Jany 29 Josiah Learned & Wife, Richard Sanger & Wife,
Joseph Cole & Wife, Luther White & Wife &
Grace Dana
Amos Livermore Junr
Sarah Russell
Eleanor Warren
Elizabeth Sanger & Hannah Norcrofs
Ann Hilliard
1816
May 5 Daniel Sawin & Daniel Bond & Wife
Feby 26
May 4
June 11.
Aug 6
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[312]
June 16. Jonathan Brown
Novr 3. Mary C. & Catherine M. Stearns
1S17
July 15 Mary, the Wife of John Fowle, at his house, being
very sick.
Sepr 16 Elizabeth Saunderson at Leonard Bond's, being
dangerously sick
Novr 9th Elizabeth, the Wife of Elijah Ray
30th Nathaniel Ruggles Whitney Junr & Wife
1S19
Feb 3d Susanna Bright at her Father's House being very
sick by the Rev. Mr. Ripley of Waltham
[313 to 319] Blank.
[320] [Baptisms continued from Page 269.]
1801
Betsy, William & Simon Edgell, Children of Wm Bond
July 19 John, Sally, Ebenezer & William, Children of John
Tucker
Joseph Pierce an Adult
William, John Minott & Elvira, Children of Joseph
Pierce
Aug1 2 Sarah & Mary, Children of James Simmons
Jonathan Alden an Adult & Sally, Nancy & Jonathan,
his Children
Novr 6 William Smith, Son of Joseph Bright
1802
Feby 8 Harriot, Daughter of Moses Stone
[321]
Fe^ 21 Anna, Daughter of William Stone
March 7 Samuel White, Son of David Livermore
Jonathan, Son of Jonathan Alden
28 Henry, Son of Ebenezer Voce
Octr 31. Daniel, Son of William Winchester
Decr 12 Nelson, Son of Shubael Smith
1803
Jany 9 Sarah Clark, Daughter of Joshua Grant
23 Dwight Foster, Son of Francis Faulkner
Feby 13 George, Son of Charles Bond
20 Edward, Son of Jonathan Stone
March 6th Anna, Daughter of James Simmons
20 Margaret, Daughter of John George
April 24 Isaac, Son of James Robbins
May 15. Julia, Daughter of Artemas Murdock
29. Eliza, Daughter of Amos Livermore Junr
Watertoivn Records.
June 12. Jane, Daughter of Moses White
July 24 Martha & Hannah, Children of Luke Bemis
Sepr 25 Elizabeth Atherton & Mary Call, Children of John
Tucker
Oct1- 23 Luther Coolidge an Adult
James Patterson & his Son
Novr 27 Joseph Nathaniel, Son of Joseph Pierce
1S04
Jan 22 Susanna Thayer, Daughter of Willm Bond
[322]
May 20 Peter, Son of Peter Clarke
June 17th William, Son of Thomas Clark
June 24 Elisha, Son of Elisha Livermore
July 8. Anna, Daughter of Paul Learned
Octr 7 Addison, Son of Ebenezer Vose
Novr 4 Hannah Foster, Daughter of John Tucker
18 James, Son of James Simmons
1805
Feb. 10 Josiah, Son of David Livermore
April 14 William Emerson, Son of Francis Faulkner
June 23. Rebecca Clark, Daughter of William Winchester
30 Susan, Daughter of Charles Bond
Aug* 4 Maria Bethune & Jane Lee, Daughters of Jane, the
Widow of William Hunt
Hellen Maria, Sophia Ann, Daughters of Sophia
the Widdow of Leonard Mellen
Oct1 20 Edmund, Lucy Pierce & Charles, Children of Ed-
mund Troubride
[323] *
Octr 20 Henry Lewis, Son of Paul Kendal
Jane Ann Kendal, Daughter of Joseph Russell
Novr 17 Sally Wife & Andrew Craige, Sally Joan Turner,
Eliza White, George Turner, & Roxana Richard-
son, Children of Andrew Blackman
Martha Blake, Daughter of Joseph Pierce
1806
Feb7 2. Isaac Grant, Son of Peter Clark
16. Amos Henry, Son of Amos Livermore
Lucy, Daughter of Joseph White
April 13 Luke, Son of Luke Bemis
Ang* 3. Samuel Bright, Son of Elisha Livermore
Decr 7 Stephen, Son of James Simmons
14 Nancy Daughter of William Winchester
28 Charlotte Daughter of Ebenezer Vose
1807
Jany 25 Lydia Sanderson Daughter of Thomas Clarke
Feby 8 Moses Son of Jonathan Stone
Watertoivn Records.
191
March 1 Sufan Curtis Daughter to Paul Kendall
May 3 Daniel Lewis, Son of Daniel Scudder
[324]
July 5 Lucy Stimpson Daughter of Joseph Russell
Aug1 16 George Washington Son of John Tucker
Novr 1 Mary Daughter of Charles Bond
15 Hannah Saunderson Daughter of David Livermore
Decr 6 Harriot Rebecca Daughter of Peter Clark
17 Abigail Jenkins Daughter of Israel Cook
1808
Feby 21 Adeline Daughter of Joseph White
May 8 Mary Daughter of Jonathan Robbins
June 5 Clarissa, Wife & Clarissa Andrews, Daughter of
Tyler Bigelow
James Son of Edmund Trowbridge
William Henry, Son of Henry Dalrymple
[325]
June 26 Nathaniel Ruggles Son of Nathaniel Ruggles Whit-
ney Junr
Octr 1. Martha Daughter of John Tucker
8 Sibil Chenery Daughter of Charles Whitney
23 Luther Gustavus Son of Luther Barrett
Novr 6 William Coolidge Son of Afa Stone
Decr 25. Jane Ann Daughter of Elifha Livermore
1809
April 9 Grace Saunderson Daughter of Amos Livermore
16 Lucretia Daughter of Ebenezer Vose
July 2 Hiram Son of Paul Kendal
Gustavus Son of Joseph Russell
Oct. 15 Rachel Daughter of Joseph White
22 Rufus Howard Son of Tyler Bigelow
Lydia Daughter of Jonathan Robbins
[326]
Octr 29. Martha Minot Daughter of Jonathan Child
1810
Feby 25 Lucretia, Wife of Isaac Patten, & Isaac his Son
March 25 Sarah Grant Daughter of Peter Clarke
April 22. Caroline Ann Daughter of Thomas Clark
May 6 Alexander Son of Nathaniel R Whitney
June 3 Lydia Ann Daughter of Levi Thaxter
July 15 Charles Son of Charles Whitney
Aug* 12. Mary Daughter of Afa Stone
26 Ann Maria Daughter of Edmund Trowbridge
Sepr 30 Thomas Son of Isaac Patten
Octr 28 Benjamin Dana Son of Daniel Leverett
Novr 25 Isabella Daughter of John Frazer
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[327]
Decr 9. Thaddeus Cole an Adult was Baptized
& Eleanor, Mary Ann, William, Andrew, Harriot &
John his Children
1811
Jany 13. Martha Chenery an Adult
20 Jonathan Wheeler Son of Seth Bemis
April 14 George Tyler Son of Tyler Bigelow
28 George Clinton & Charles Sons of Clinton Thayer
June 2 Jonathan Stone Son of Nathaniel R. Whitney Junr
William Eaton Son of Jonathau Robbins
23. Thomas Dawes More Son of John Trull
[328]
July 21 Mary Ann Daughter of Amos Livermore Junr
28 Archibald Son of Michael Bent
Martha Daughter of Luther White
Aug* 5 Eloisa Daughter of Thaddeus Cole
Eliza Carter Daughter of Paul Kendal
25 Eliza Crocker Daughter of Joseph Russell
Benjamin Robbins Son of Benjamin Curtifs
George Son of Polly Newhall
Sepr 8. Abigail Minott & Mary Boothe, Daughters of Joseph
Pierce
Sarah Wiswell Daughter of Luther Barrett
329]
Octr 6 Hannah Saunderson, Daughter of Jonathan Child
1812
Jany 26 Marshall Bond & Joseph Sons of Joseph Bird
April 26 Hannah Bemis Daughter of John Richardson
May 24 Charles Son of David Livermore
June 14 Delia Ann Daughter of Micah Bent
28 George Howard Son of Abijah White
Sepr 20 Sarah Wheeler Daughter of Seth Bemis
Octr 4 Anna Aspinwall Daughter of Charles Whitney
25 William John Son of John Trull *
1813
March 7 George Ticknor Son of Benjamin Curtifs
May 16 Wralter Son of John Fraser
July 4 George Henry Son of Asa Stone
George Son of Paul Kendall
18 James Frothingham Son of Nath R. Whitney Jur
[330]
July 18 Elizabeth Meriam Daughter of Joseph Bird
24 Martha Minot Daughter of Jonathan Child
Aug* 1. Charles Henry Son of Tyler Bigelow
Watertown Records,
*93
John Hosmer, Son of Jonathan Robbins
22 Mary Adeline Daughter of Thaddeus Cole
Adeline Daughter of Luther Barrett
Sepr 5 Adeline Mariah Daughter of Amos Livermore Junr
Calvin Son of Luther White
Octr 31. Richard Roswell Eliot, Son of Isaac Patten
Novr 28 Mary Bellows & Harriot Louisa, Daughters of Leon-
ard Stone
1814
* Feb7 19 Sarah Barnard & Mary Ann, Daughters of Israel
Whitney
April 24 Hiram Son of Micah Bent
[331]
May 22. Thomas & Edward Winship Son of Thomas Learned
June 26 Horace Son of Joseph Bird
Aug* 14 Charles Henry Son of Tyler Bigelow
Lydia Daughter of Alfred Smith
Sepfc 25 Harriot Augusta & Elbridge Dexter, Children of
Samuel Rand
Ann Geyer Daughter of John Leathe
Octr 2 Martha White Daughter of David Livermore
Novr 6 Jonas White Son of Levi Thaxter
13 Seth Son of Seth Bemis
1815
Jany 1. Joseph Russell Son of Charles Bradford
29 Joseph Cole & Elizabeth his wife
Grace wife of Caleb Dana
June 11. William Son of John Tucker
25 Elizabeth Sanger, & Hannah Norcrofs Adults
[332]
June 25. William, Richard Eliot, Anne, George Washington
& Samuel Edward, Children of Richard Sanger
July 9. Edward Son of Nath Rt Whitney Junr
16 Josiah Learned, Samuel, & James, Children of
Joseph Cole
23 Lois Jane Daughter of Mary Robbins
Augfc 27 William Son of Paul Kendall
Lucy Coolidge Daughter of Asa Stone
Octr 15 Sarah the Wife of James Robbins & Lois his
Daughter
22 Mary Deneale Daughter of Isaac Patten
[333] 1S16
April 28 Juliana Wife of Charles Stone, & Ann Rebecca
Watson, Daughter of Jonathan Stone Junr
May 19 Francis Son of Thaddeus Cole
Mary Cutter daughter of Joseph Bird
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June 2 Catharine, Eliza Ann, Jane, Edward,
Daniel, Children of Daniel Bond
Jonathan Brown an Adult
George Newell Son of Thomas Learned
Lucy Ann Daughter of Luther Barrett
Lucy White Daughter of Levi Thaxter
Harriot Daughter of Tyler Bigelow
Warren Fay Son of Joseph Stone
George
16
July 7
Aug1 1 1 .
Sepr 8
22
Novr 17
Jany 12
[334]
May 25
June 22
Sepr 7
Octr 12
Novr 16
Decr 7
Feb? 8th
March 15
April 26
May 10
Aug. 9
[335]
1817
Abner Foster Son of Edward Loud Junr
Harriot Louisa Daughter of Amos Livermore Junr
Martha, Daughter & Bradshaw, Son of Charles
Whitney
Sarah Watson Daughter of Nathaniel R. Whitney
Junr
Juliana Danforth Daughter of Isaac Patten
Benjamin Franklin, Son of Paul Kendall
Caroline Daughter of Thaddeus Cole
1818
Lucy White Daughter of Levi Thaxter
Charles Banks Son of John Fraser
Samuel Sargent Son of Thomas Learned
Asa Son of Asa Stone
Nathaniel Carter Son of Daniel Sanger
Octr 4th
Jan. 6th
Feb. 3
[336-373]
[374-384]
[384-418]
[419]
Sacramentall phrafes, or exprefsions vfed at ye
breaking & pouring out. « [While at Limerick
The firft facrament we ever had together was on June 15. 79.
I f d much, but now have forgotton it. as oh for a broken h — its
a fearfull thing to fall into ye hands of ye living gd Thus wid our
fines have ferved us — its precious, pleading, juftifying blood.
Exhortation was given afterward to ym.
[All from here on to page 495 omitted, alternate pages being blank.]
Mehetable Bond, Dauter of Joseph Bird
1819
Mary Harrington an adult at her House being very
sick by the Rev. Mr. Ripley of Waltham
Susanna Bright an adult at her Father's House,
being very sick by the Rev. Mr. Ripley of Wal-
tham
Blank.
Meditations upon Bible Texts.
Blank.
Lds Table in
in Ireland.]
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[495]
The 46th Sac was on Jan ye 13. SJ in ye morning at Mr W.
Jo. Currye & his wif, & Ann Collett was admitted at ye Table,
I fd nothing before it, bee, I was at one of clock to preach at Mr
C. in ye Irifh town, But I have now nothing to fay to this days
worke, for I was Imprifoned in yfc afternoon & f o I fuppofe it may
be ye laft Sac, yfc I may give, many things were fd at ye Table
wch I now being vnder confinment forbear to fpeake, we fung pt
of ye 118 psm — ye collection was 30 — I exhorted ym to prove ye
things y* are Acceptable to ye Ld.
[October 6 16S6]
I coming for N. England, after fome time, was fett apt for ye
church of Watertown viz on Oct. 6. 86 — wfc out ye Impofition of
hands, I preached, others prayed &c I Pmifed to be of vfe I
could dureing my continuance amongft ym &c. ye particulars are
too long &c.
The firft Sacmt by me in W. was on ye 31 of Oct. 86. many yr
&c. I preached on Cant. 8. 6, on ye firft Doct &c. At ye be-
gining I exhorted ym to ye right Sanctifying of ye name of gd in
this Ord. wt was fd at it I have forgotten, efp becaufe I purpofed
never more to putt down wfc I fd, & wfc I may do for ye future
fhall be very Ihort. After ward I exh ym to walk as ye redeemed
of ye Ld, & as fuch as had renewed yr Cov & in particular thefe
3 things, viz y* yr wid lay in, for sufferings, & lay vp for death,
& lay out for grl in ye places gd had sett ym & yn fpake to ye Spec-
tators (who were very many) afking ym some Queftions, as
whether yr had no need, no love, no feare, no fhame yr Father
ptaking in yt place, & yl ye place, linnen & cups mid rife vp in
Judgm6 agnft y,n, it was blefed for much good &c we fung ye
Song of ye Lamb.
[From here to page 509 omitted.]
[509]
The 9 Sacrm1 we had vpon ye 20th of November '87. ye weather
proving better yn I thought for &c, very many yr, from Dedham,
Wooborn, Baftable, Cambridge, old church in Bofton, & ye New
church in Bolton, Cambridge Village, Concord, Dorchefter,
Roxbury, Newbury, Charlftown, Wavmouth, &c ye text was in
Col. 3. 1 1. ye dayes being fhort I only fd before we begunn, y* our
work was now to Remember X, & it ought to be 2 wayes, viz
wth Joy, & wth Conformity &c Gal. 6. 24. After we had donn
(for I pafse by wfc was dropped all a long over ye Elemts) I fpoke
both to Partakers & Spectators in one, viz This was Crying blood,
as all blood is, & it cryes these 3 wayes, (1) It cryes after y, here
I ftood vp & fpake to ye Spectators (wch were very many on every
fide) & held ye cup in my hand, & fd this blood cryed to y"\ and
yl for 3 things (which were prefsed) viz y* ye wid Come to it, y*
ye wid drink of it, y* ye wid wafh in it, it cryes as in Pv. 9. 2 to
8 v. I fd, can y be faved wthout this blood? This bleeding X
cryes come, drink, warn & be pardoned, fanctifyed & Saved for
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ever. Its ye blood of Gd yfc cryes after y all both on ye right, &
left hand & before me in both Galleryes, & will y, can y, dare y
refufe this X, & his blood, y* this bowll fhall rife vp in judgm1
agnft y, & fo fhall alfo this good company, and yr poor Minifter
&c. Is yr any vnbeleeving Thomas amongft Y, This Dear X
faith, come & thruft in y hands vp to ye Elbowes in my blood
&c — come, oh come all Watertown to this blood, come tho ye
worft of finners, y are Welcome — Gd, X, ye H. G. Angells,
Minifters, & all good xtians bid y welcome — And if y will not
come, yn ye blood fhall go for it — oh let all thefe feates, pofts, &
galleryes bear witnefse agnft y, & all ye old Fathers of this ancient
church take notice of this 20 of Nov. 87 yfc I thus invited y to X,
nay let all ye young folks yfc have been admitted of late bear wit-
nefse yl y will not come to ye blood of X — I befeech y, nay charg
y by all ye loves of X, ye beautyes of X, & his bitter Agonyes y*
y come in to X.
(2) This blood cryes for y, now to ye doubting communicant,
tho y fins fpeaks high, & fometimes y can fay nothing for yfelf,
it cryes for 3 things, viz pardon, peace, & purging &c.
(3) This blood will cry agnft y, if fleighted or refufed by y, it
efp cryes agnft 3 things (yfc were opened) viz Indifferency, Infi-
delity, & Enmity, oh faith X, yr are fome here yt have (lain me
(i. e by yr rafh & vnworthy ptaking) & others have fleighted me,
as if I were not worth ye minding — & to all y yl fleigh his fon, &
ordinances, Gd faith or may fay My curfe be on ym, & my fons
blood &c.
[511]
oh faith all heaven, let ym never profp in yr bafkett nor ftore, in
foull nor body, time nor eternity y* defpife fuch a matchles offer
of love. -Heaven, Earth, & Hell cryes out Anathema &c, let ym
be damned fayn & damned for ever yt Height fuch blood, ye all
pray as I may fo fay agnft y, ye H. G. faith, Ld fhall I never
ftrive wth ym more &c, ye Angells faying, fhall I go & take off yr
heads of thefe dead doggs, & Devills incarnatt &c — ye very Seates
& galleryes crying fhall I let ym fall & break yr necks, & let ym
go quick into yr pitt, &c ye devills faying, let us have ym, we
never finned agnft this blood thus, oh yt I had good ground to
Imagin, yfc y are all thinking to fay, oh Dear Sir, y have fd
enough, fay no more of it, we will go home & clofe wth X &
wafh in his blood &c — yn will I fay no more. But I leave all this
wth I. X. to take an Anfwer from y this night, whether y will
receave or reject him &c.
we fung ye Song of ye Lamb &c.
[All from here to page 543 omitted.]
[543] [At a third from the bottom.]
VPon ye 31 of May 1691 we had our 34 Sacrm* & very likely our
laft, a rayny day — at ye begining I raifed Notes from Math, 26.29,
I pafse ym by tho I had no Notes, vyd Dykfon. I delired Par-
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takers to dept from iniquity. Spectators I reproved yr trifling
& only read Math 22- 14 & Lu. 14. 24 to yra &c. Baptizing lbme
afterward, took my leave from 2 Cor. 13. 11. I did pticularly
bid farewell to my houfe, old walker, all ye 3 ptes of ye town, My
Aliftant Gibbs, ye Schoolmr, Deacon, Selectme, military Pfons,
2 Cunftables, ye burying place, my Serv* yfc lived wth me formerly,
this old Ch, ye 3 or 4 meetings in ye town, this neighbourhood of
mine, Snts but linners efp, old but young efp, all my children
wch grieved trie moft, Friends and foes, ye fweet linger of Ifrael,
all widdowes & fatherles familyes, all moralized pons, all ym y*
heard me not now, ye pulpit pues, feats & galleryes, & cufhion I
left as a token of my love, all my adminiftrations, him yfc digs ye
graves, Neighbouring townes & ch,
[544] Adminiftrations of ye Ld fupper att ye Eaft Chh in
Watertown, Dec. 12, 1697 to Oct. 19, 1701.
[Dates of administration.]
[545-560] [Here some scattering entries, but mostly blank.]
[561-576] [An imperfectly made index of the contents of the
book.]
[Finis.]
East Precinct and Pastors' Records.
Index to Persons.
... 125
Adams, Benjamin
. 173
" Daniel . .
104, 186
John . . .
. . 126, 128
" George . .
120,
123, 127
... 119
. 172
. 170
Bailey, Bavley, Elizabeth . . 89
" Hepsibah
. 186
" James . . .
. 89, 91, 93
... 37
100, 127
... 101
97
" Sister . . 17'
r, 178, 179, 180
. 169
... 126
. 170
. . 88, 89
. 120
. 123
Rev. S. . .
... 158
. 128
William .
... 155
Patty . * .
. 173
Ball, Abigail ... .
. . 123, 134
... 132
Roger 116, 160, 170, 171, 172,
James . 131, 132, 133, 134
173, 186
" John 92, 121
, 123, 124, 131
... 133
Addington, Thomas .
1
Balston, Gersham
... 135
Alden, Jonathan . .
106,
187, 189
... 98
Barker, Elizabeth
... 101
Sally . . .
. 189
... 177
Barnard, Abigail
108, 155, 157
" Benjamin
... 152
" Elizabeth . .
130, 133
" Cornelius
... 149
. . . .160
David . . .
108, 144, 160
" Joseph . .
91, 97
... 148
21
" Elizabeth 108
119, 167, 183
" Hannah . .
141, 146, 185
" Isaac . . .
103, 138, 170
Anthony (a mulatto)
. 146
" James 71, 137, 141, 144, 160,
. 120
162, 163, 185
. 120
" Jonas 108, 152
, 155, 157, 158,
, 120
160, 161
, 162, 165, 166,
John . . .
120, 121, 126
167
. 120
" Jonathan 137,
141, 142, 143,
" Mehitable
. 126
146, 148, 149, 151,
152,
154, 156
Arminna (a negro) .
146, 183
Austin, Benjamin
. 154
... 146
. 154
... 161
98
Babcock, Elizabeth .
. 188
... 142
Samuel 65, 66, 104, 108, 130,
. 174
141, 143, 146, 156, 170
" Sarah 138, 158, 160, 163, 185
' " Sally . . .
. 173
" Susanna . .
108, 141, 185
Samuel 172, 173,
174, 175
200
Watertown Records.
Barnard, Thomas .... 166
Barnes, Richard 131
Barrett, Adeline 193
M John 100
" Lucy A 194
Luther. . 106, 191, 192, 193
Luther C 191
Sarah 98
Sarah W 192
Barron, Abigail 130
Benoni 128
Elliz 128
Peter 134
Timothy 23, 125, 130, 132,
134
Barry, Nancy 174
William 174
Barsham, Anna 171
11 Captain .... 5, 6, 7
Dea 6, 7, 130
11 Elizabeth . . . 119, 124
Nathaniel 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,
15, 17, 18, 19, 22,
23, 24, 26, 27
Bristow, Hannah .... 131
" Micael 2
Rebecca 125
Bassam, Mis 179
Basset, Elizabeth .... 97
Bathrick, Jason 141
Battle, Ethel ....... 155
" James 155
Beals, Adino B 170
" Katy 171
Sukey 170
" William . . 105, 170, 171
Beath, Beeth, Jeremiah . . 183
John 148, 149
Margaret 149
Mary 148
Walter ..... 91
Becks, John 92
Beers, Jabez 11, 101
John 90
Mis 177, 179
" Sergeant 6, 7
Simon .... 132, 134
Bemis, Abigail 125
" Abraham .... 153
" Anna 162, 184
" Augustus F. ... 175
" Bethia 127
" Charles 173
" David 156, 158, 159, 161,
162, 164, 166, 167,
171, 175, 184
Elijah 167
" Elizabeth . . . 125, 171
Ephraim .... 125, 127
" Esther 153
" Francis 174
Hannah .... 167, 190
" Isaac 164
Bemis, James 127, 173
John . . . 124, 127, 161
Jonathan 90, 92, 94, 145, 153,
156, 157, 159, 16),
161, 167, 171, 172,
173, 174, 175, 184,
194
" Jonathan W. ... 192
" Joseph . . , . . 127
" Katharine .... 157
Luke 106,159,175,176,188,
190
" Martha 190
Mary 127, 144, 166, 183, 184 :
Nathaniel 105, 158, 171, 173,
175, 188 (
" Rebecca 125
" Robert E 175
" Samuel . . . . 149, 151
Sarah 125, 145
«' Sarah W 192
Seth . . . 107, 192, 193
" Susannah .... 127
Thankful .... 156 .
Benjamin, Abel 131, 132, 133, 139,
155, 156, 157, 158
Abigail . 103, 125, 136, 180
" Anna 139
Annabel 180
Caleb 103, 133, 136, 137, 138
" Daniel 10, 18, 19, 23, 96, 127,
129, 131, 132, 133, 138
Elizabeth '91, 131, 143, 145,
155
Hannah 182
li John . . 96, 97, 129, 158
Jonathan 90, 92, 131, 135,
137,138,141,143,
157
Katy 149
Kezia 138
" Lydia 132, 147
Mary . . 103, 138, 141, 181
" Mehitabel .... 151
Mindwell .... 135
" Patience 133
Rachel ..... 143
Samuel 103, 131, 136, 137,
138, 139, 141, 143,
145, 147, 156, 181
« Sarah 97,137
Susannah . 103, 112, 139
William 143
Bennet, Susanna .... 100
Bent, Anna 107
Archibald .... 192
Delia A 192
Hiram 193
Micah .... 172, 193
Michael 192
Berry, Elizabeth ..... 144
Hephzibah .... 104
" Josiah 104
Index to Persons.
201
Bigelow, Abigail .... 126
Abraham .... 140
Ann 145
Charles H. . . . 192, 193
Clarrissa .... 191
Clarrissa A. ... 191
Ebenezer 111, 137, 138, 139,
140, 144
Eleazer
138,
181
140, 142, 145,
Elijah 140
Elisha 147
Elizabeth .... 124
Eunice 165
George T 192
Harriet 194
Hopestill .... 138
Isaac ...... 128
Jabez 128, 142
James .... 97, 126
John 97, 119
Joseph 124
Joshua . . 128, 140, 181
Josiah 152
Mary . 138, 147, 158, 185
Mercy 119
Moses 137, 158, 159, 160, 162,
165,184
Rufus 191
Samuel 120, 126, 128, 144,
160
Silence 139
Tyler 106,191,192,193,194
Uriah 148
William 152
Bird, Elizabeth M 192
Horace 193
Joseph . 107, 192, 193, 194
Marshal B 192
Mary C 193
Mehitabel B. . . . 194
Bisco, Abigail 152
Daniel W 163
Grace - 165
Hauuah 127
Jno 2
John 23, 144
Jo 119
Josiah 108, 145, 163, 165, 166,
168
Leonard 168
Thomas 2, 79, 127, 144, 145,
166
Bishop, Thomas .
Blackmail, Andrew
Eliza W. .
" Roxaua R.
Sally J. T.
Blackmer, Andrew
Blake, Sarah . .
Blauchard, Geo. .
Blogget, Thomas
Bloyse Blosse, Richard .
90, 138
190
190
190
190
106
101
.98
156
124
99,
Bond, Abigail . 120, 13S, 146, 184
Abijah 136
" Abraham 135
Amos 92, 93, 108, 112, 117,
149, 150, 151, 153, 170,
182
Ann 103, 135, 146, 160, 188
" Benjamin .... 183
Bethiah 146
" Betsey 189
'• Cate 169
Catherine . . . 143, 194
" Charles 105, 174, 175, 176,
189, 190, 191
" Corporal 2
Daniel 47, 50, 51, 90, 108,
129, 135, 138, 140, 148,
149, 151, 169, 181, 188,
194
" Deacon 6, 7
" Deliverance .... 119
Edward 194
Elijah 88, 136
Eliza A 194
Elizabeth 23, 105, 139, 143,
148, 169, 186
" Eunice 147
George . . . .189, 194
Grace 124, 146
Hannah 108, 139, 176, 188
Hephzibah 103, 121, 132, 180
Henrv 57, 64, 74, 77, 80, 82,
90, 92, 93, 104, 140,
151, 156, 160
Hitty . 170
" Isaac 131, 140
Jane 194
" Jerusha 146
John 2, 90, 91, 108, 120, 123,
126, 129, 136, 137, 139,
143, 154, 167, 183, 184
Jonas 7, 8, 9, 15, 17, 18, 19,
22, 23, 24,25,26, 27, 28,
29,30,31,32,33,35,36,
37,38.39,41,42, 43,44,
45, 46,47,54,57,59,61,
63, 64,65, 66,67, 69, 70,
71, 80, 81, 82, 83, 89,
124, 125, 135, 136, 139,
140, 143
" Jonathan Jona 131, 137, 142,
145, 147, 154,
181
" Joseph 149
*' Josiah 136
Leonard 189
Lieut 3, 6
Lucy 105, 169, 176, 186, 187
Lydia . . . 151, 170, 180
" Margaret .... 130
Mar ah 129
Mary 104, 138, 139, 131, 183,
191
202
Water town Records,
. . 176
Bright, Hannah 151, 170, 171, 182,
Nathaniel 90, 92, 103, 121,
186
129, 133, 135,
137, 138,
<«
Henry 31, 38, 43, 45, 46, 48,
139, 141,
150,
185
54, 59, 60, 63, 67, 134,
136, 149
l\ Phineas . .
. 134, 175
John 3, 81, 84, 90, 92, 93,
127, 156
4< Samuel . .
140
, 151, 174
■
Jonathan .... 159
Sarah 108, 119
, 126
, 129, 137
Joseph 90, 91, 93, 105, 143,
. . 5
171, 172, 173, 174,
Seth . . .
. . 141
176, 189
. . 189
Josiah 88, 107, 143, 159, 160,
161, 162, 166, 167, 168,
" Susanna . .
112, 139, 190
174
Thaddeus .
. . 156
< <
Thomas 23, 41,47, 50, 52, 54,
*
55, 5G, 90,
119, 126,
129, 131,
134, 136,
Margaret" .... 183
145, 153
Mary . . . 125, 131, 138
. . 91
< <
Mercy 132
William 2, 3, £
LI, 12, 13,
Millescient .... 136
18, 19,
23, 26,27,28,
29, 31, 32,33,36,43,
Nathaniel 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10,
97, 98,
106,
119, 126,
12, 18, 19, 21, 22,
129, 131
, 133
, 140, 169,
23, 24, 25, 26, 27,
17G
28, 29, 30, 31, 32,
33, 36, 38, 39, 40,
41, 43, 44, 46, 47,
171
51, 55, 66, 69, 80,
90, 92, 93, 94, 104,
. . 161
121, 125, 127, 131,
William . .
. 161
132, 135, 138, 151,
. 143
153, 154, 156, 169,
" Francis . .
. 119, 127
170, 183, 186
127, 144
. 144
Samuel . . . . 169, 172
. 187
*
Sarah . . . 135, 149, 167
Sarah . . .
. 180
it
88
Susanna 104, 169, 186, 189,
Boynton, Elizabeth .
. 157
194
157, 158
. 157
a
H Nathan . .
. 158
Brown
Bradford, Charles .
. . 193
"
Abigail .... 139, 140
w
Abijah 142, 158, 159, 185
, 184
« (
Abraham 36, 37, 38, 39, 41,
Bradshaw, Betsey .
. 171
120, 135, 156, 162,
170, 171
184
. 170
it
. 159
Nathaniel
. 1 174
1 1
Ebenezer .... 158
Briggs, William . .
. 102
Elizabeth 96, 139, 167, 168,
Bright, Abigail . .
143, 168
182
180, 186
George 154, 169, 170, 171
153, 176
11 Benjamin
. 131
1 c
Elisha . .
. 174
It
James 139
" Elizabeth
107, 143
John 71, 90, 92, 104, 140,
144, 145
Index to Persons,
203
Brown, Jonathan 2, 77, 78, 79, 89,
93, 96, 97, 134,
135, 137, 139,140,
142, 180, 189
Joseph/ 140
Lois 104
Lucy 140
Lydia 130, 137
Mary . . . 139, 162, 184
" Patience 97
Ruth 104, 139
Sally 169
Samuel 66, 67, 69, 70, 71,
74, 77, 79, 80, 90,
164, 165, 167, 168
Sarah 144, 185
" Susanna 159
Thomas .... 1, 154
William . . 101, 158, 159
Bryant, James .... 160, 161
" Sarah
Bullard, Eben ....
" Hester ....
" Margaret
Butler, Peter . . .
Butterfield, Mary
Buttrick, Hannah B.
Tilly . . .
Calderwoocl, Priscila
Euoch ....
Jacob 93, 147, 148, 150, 151,
153, 155
John
" Rebecca
" Sarah .
Caner, H. .
('apen, Alexander
147
148
153
88
169
Benj 105, 109
" Charity
" Elizabeth
" Eunice . .
" Josiah . .
" Mary . . .
" Rebecca . .
" Samuel . .
Chamberlain, Alex. .
Mrs. . . .
Checkley, Hannah .
" John . . .
" Dr. Richard .
Chad wick, Aaron
Abijah
108
. . .• 105
. . . 169
168, 169, 186
168, 186
. . . 183
. . . 101
. . .88,89
. . . Ill
. . . 100
. . . 100
53
. . . 145
. . . 136
Chadwick, Jonathan . . . 129
" Kezia 136
Benjamin 90, 111, 112, 127,
145
Charles . . 103, 130, 136
Daniel 127
Elizabeth .... 123
JoTin 9, 10, 13, 14, 18, 19,
127. 134
Lydia .
Noah .
Rebecca
Richard
Sarah
Sergt. .
Submit
Thomas
123
, . . . . 145
.... 134
.... 123
103, 125, 136, 183
......
. . . 136, 183
. . . 127, 129
Cheney, Chenery, Abigail 133, 136
Anna
Benjamin
Daniel
104
150
139
Ebenezer 66, 69, 70, 77, 78,
103, 131, 135, 136,
138, 140, 142, 145,
147
Elisha 167
Elizabeth . 120, 129, 150
160
John 2, 23, 120
126, 129, 131,
183
133, 138,
145
121
' ' Martha
. 188, 192
171
" Mary .
... 135
171
Ruth 103, 139
142, 170, 181
100
" Samuel
... 169
177
Sarah .
120, 126, 150
102
Sybil .
108, 163
99
Widow
... 91
173
" William
108, 147, 152, 103,
173
164,
167, 169, 170
162
... 181
162
Dan'l .
. . . 123
150
" Elizabeth
123, 143, 182
155
" Experience .
... 99
Eunice
Hannah .
Hannah S.
110
137
192
«« Isaac 71, 132, 137, 138, 140
John . 100, 121, 123, 127
Jonathan 92, 93, 106, 143,
183, 188, 191, 192
Joseph 71, 72, 90, 91, 93, 94,
127, 132, 146
" Katharine .... 164
Lois 164
Martha M. . . .191, 192
" Mary . 123, 146, 152, 180
Mehitabel . . . 122, 177
Moses 138
" Phiueas 104
" Richard .... 120, 123
Samuel 92, 93, 140, 152, 182
Church, Abigail 147
Caleb . .
. 4, 90, 120,
123
" David
. . 3, 125,
128
" Isaac . .
. . 90,91,
123
125
1 ' Jonathan
92, 142, 145,
147
" Joshua
123
" Lydia
... 96,
145
. . . 142,
180
" Rebecca .
123
204
Watertown Records.
93, 148
128
142
139
140
191
155
173
191
190
173
175
17G
148
. 174
190
148
103, 13G
Sarah .
Sarah G.
Thomas
Church, Sarah .
" Thankful
Clark, Benjamin
" Benoni .
" Caroline A.
" Daniel
" Hannah B.
Harriet R.
" Isaac G. .
" John . .
** Josiah
«« Josiah S.
" Lucy . .
Lydia
" Lydia S.
" Margaret
" Martha .
" Mary . 137, 148, 175, 181
Nathaniel 75, 90, 136, 137,
139, 181
Peter 106, 176, 188, 190, 191
" Rebecca .... 156, 183
Richard 90, 91, 93, 112, 136,
139, 140, 153, 181
Ruth . 136, 151, 156, 184
Samuel ... 90, 143, 148
. . . 112, 172
. . . 176, 191
100, 105, 136, 153,
172, 173, 174, 175,
176, 187, 190, 191
Uriah 93, 148, 150, 151, 153,
154, 156, 182
William .
Clargett, William .
Coffin, Coflfeen, John
,l Susanna .
Cole, Andrew 192
" Caroline 194
" Eleanor .... 188, 192
Eloisa ...... 192
" Harriet 192
" James 193
" John 192
" Joseph 188,193
" Josiah L 193
May A 192, 193
" Samuel 193
Thaddeus 106, 188, 192, 193,
194
" William 192
Coleman, Elizabeth .... 103
«« Rebecca 101
Collins, Daniel 101
" Rose 97
Comye, Hester 128
Cornish, James .... 97, 119
Joshua 100
Convers, Convarse, Josiah 91, 93,
162, 180
Widow 91
Cornwall, Daniel 107
" Thomas 107
190
97
157
157
Coolidge, xVaron 167
Abigail . . 131, 133, 138
Abiah 182
Annah . 142, 155, 165, 166
Daniel . . . 139, 147, 157
David 92, 93, 108, 144, 146,
148, 149, 151, 164, 165,
166, 168
Deborah 181
Dorothy . . 108, 164, 168
Ebenezer . . . . 149, 170
Elijah 144
Elisha 93, 183
Elizabeth 148, 150, 158, 165,
172, 174
Elizabeth B 188
Elizabeth M. . . . 188
Eunice 112, 145, 151, 162, 173
George 174
Grace .... 162, 180
Hannah 104, 137, 185, 186
Hannah S. . . . 172, 188
Henry W 175
Hepzibah . . . 148, 149
Huldah 180
James 149
John 2, 15, 21, 26, 28 29, 31,
36, 37,38,40,41,42,45,
46, 49,71,73,75, 79, 80,
82, 83, 84, 88,90, 91, 93,
103, 113, 129, 130, 131,
136, 137, 138, 139, 142,
144, 147, 166
Jonas 148, 150, 151, 157, 165,
166, 168
Jonathan 3, 127, 129, 132,
135, 137
Joseph 19, 23, 29, 31, 36, 38,
43, 45, 47,48,49,50,
52, 53, 54,55, 57, 60,
63, 65, 66, 69,71, 72,
83, 84, 90, 91, 105,
113, 132, 136, 138, 146,
152, 156, 158, 159, 162,
164,166,167,170,171,
172, 173, 182
Joshua ..... 159
Josiah 132
Kezia 186
Lois 140
Lucy . 136, 153, 164, 175
Luther .... 106, 190
Lydia 1-25, 128, 132, 135, 139,
184
Martha .... 91, 92
Mary 108, 122, 136, 137, 140,
144, 148, 151, 156, 165,
171, 174, 187
Mehitabel .... 150
Mercy 103, 108, 152, 156, 172
Moses 104, 112, 116, 155,
167, 170, 171, 172,
173, 186
Index to Persons.
205
Coolidge, Nancy 172
Nathan . . 164, 185, 186
Nathaniel 2, 19, 82, 83, 84,
90, 98, 125, 128,
133, 137, 138, 140,
144, 148, 155, 156,
157, 160, 162, 164,
182, 184
" Obadiah 11, 131, 132, 135, 182
Peter 166
44 Rebecca 137
Kichard 7, 11, 16, 18, 22, 23,
24, 25, 26, 28,30, 31,
47, 50, 54, 55, 67,
131, 132, 133
Rhoda 108
Ruth Ill, 135
Sally 187
Samuel 93, 144, 148, 152, 153,
155, 157, 174, 175, 176,
180, 183, 187
Sarah 131, 133, 144, 146, 167
Sergt 7, 41
Silas 142
Simon 90, 92, 93, 103, 138,
142,144,145, 147, 148,
150, 152, 164, 165, 167
44 Stephen 2
" Susanna . . 138, 155, 164
" Tabitha 134
Thomas 11, 12, 13, 19,20,21,
24,26, 28, 29,31, 33,
43, 57, 90, 111, 130,
133, 134, 151
William 93, 148, 151, 152,
153, 155, 165, 176
Cook, Aaron 145
AbigailJ 191
" Ann 144
44 Anna 180
Caleb 155, 171
Daniel , . . 154, 173, 187
Easter 112
44 Elizabeth 146
44 Ephraira .... 144, 145
Esther 187
44 Francis 175
Gregory ... 2, 99, 173
Hannah . . 153, 175, 187
Isaac 126
Israel 106, 161, 166, 173, 175,
176, 187, 191
44 James 127
Joanna .... 112, 184
John 105, 126, 127, 146, 154,
156, 157, 158, 159, 161,
171, 173, 183
44 Joseph 155
Lucy 159
Mary 126, 157
Polly 176
R. S 149
Rev. Mr 145, 150
Cook, Robert 149
44 Samuel 92, 93, 129, 146, 147
149, 153, 171
44 Sarah 106
44 Stephen 25, 90, 91, 120, 122,
129, 147, 156,173,183
44 Susanna 105, 121, 151, 183
Corley, Lidia 124
Cooper, Jonathan .... 160
44 Sarah 160
Cotton, Rev. Mr. 139, 144, 145, 149,
151, 155
Crackbone, Abigail .... 141
44 Joseph 141
Lydia 141
Craft, Abner 108, 170, 171, 172, 174
Betsey 170
44 Charles 172
44 Daniel P 174
44 Ephraim 141
44 George 172
44 Henry 165
44 John 141
44 Nancy 171
Sally 174
44 Samuel 165
Craige, Andrew. 190
Sally 190
Crane, Eliza 174
Elizabeth T. . . . 172
44 Henry 172
Stephen 174
Cravath, Eiiz 103
Crawley, Abram 158, 160, 161, 162,
164
44 Elizabeth .... 162
John 161
Mary 160
44 Samuel 164
Crosby, John 169
Polly 169
Crowell, Robert 146
Cunningham, Elizabeth . . 180
John 90
Currye, Jo 195
Curtis, Benjamin 192
Benjamin R. ... 192
Geo. T 192
Cushing, Rev. Mr. 155, 157, 162, 163,
164, 166, 168
Cutler, Ann 99
Elizabeth .... 136
Hannah .... 103, 136
" James 121, 150
<4 Jonathan 126
44 Martha 150
Phebe 122
Samuel 129
Thomas . . 120, 126, 129
Timothy .... 88, 89
Cutter, Bethia . . . Ill, 127
■« Ephraim 19,41,49,50,54,
55, 70, 71, 84, 90,
i
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Watertown Records.
Cutter, Ephraim, Continued.
Ill, 112, 127, 129, 180
Cutter, George 141
" Gershoni 148
" Hannah 129
" Jonathan .... 127, 141
■* Mary 127
" Neheraiah .... 145
Samuel 145
Sarah 148
Cutting, Abraham . . . 152, 159
Betty 165
Elizabeth . . 92, 131, 152
" Eunice 136
George 90, 119, 135, 136, 138
" Grace 135
John 119
" Josiah 136
" Lydia 182
" Mary 153
Richard .... 119, 153
" Samuel 138
" Sarah 120
" Susanna .... 104, 182
" Uriah 1G5
Zee. 90
Dalrymple, Henry .... 191
Wm. H 191
Dana, Benj 143
Caleb 164, 193
" Daniel . . . • . . . 158
" Edmund 162
• " Elizabeth . . . 128, 138
" Francis 143
" George 167
" Grace 188, 193
" John 153
" Jonathan 163
" Lydia 153
Mary 151
" Rachel ..... 163
11 Richard . . . • . 162
" Thomas 138
William 151
Danforfh, Gov 99
Dascomb, James 152
Davis, Benj 120, 12-9
Dawes, Amos 166
William 166
Dearing 177
Dill, Elizabeth 121
" George 123
" James 123
" Sarah 123
" Thomas 123
Dix, Deeks, Abigail 103, 123, 140,
180
" Anna 149
Benjamin . 145, 147, 182
" Betty 179
David 147
" Deborah 153
Dix, Edmund 90, 123, 138, J39, 181
Elijah 150
Elizabeth 77, 119, 123, 138,
159
" Hannah 158
James 92, 93, 148, 149, 150,
152, 153, 158, 159, 160
" Jane 128
John 103, 123, 128, 136, 137,
138, 140, 141, 143, 146,
149
" Jonas 160
Jonathan .... 143, 149
" Joseph 123
Lydia 138, 180
" Martha 138
Mary . . . 103, 137, 180
Samuel 90, 103, 138, 146, 180
" Sarah 148
" Stephen 141
William . . 139, 152, 158
Dockum, John 154
William 154
Downes, Clarissa .... 171
«« Samuel 149
Shubal 171
" William 149
Draper, Elizabeth .... 166
Hannah 162
*' John 162, 166
Thomas 166
Drue, Ann 101
Dunah, Elizabeth .... 158
Dunster, David 141
Herbert 141
Durant, Edward 155
" Elizabeth .... 155
" Henry W 175
John . . 106, 166, 175, 176
Sarah 166
Sarah D 176
Earle, John 99
Mary 129
Eddy, Benjamin .... 23, 125
" Deliverance . » . . 125
" Ebenezer .... 91
Elizabeth . . . 125, 130
John 119
Ruth 130, 181
Samuel 2, 17, 19, 23, 132,
133
Sarah 123, 130, 132, 181
Edes, Daniel . ' 161
Sally 161
Edmunds, Jonathan . . . 145
Esther 145
Elding, Read ...... 103
Elliston, Jonathan .... 102
Eliot, Richard R. 105, 115, 116, 186
Dea 177
Ellis, Andrew 168
John 141, 168
Sarah HI
Index to Persons.
207
- • ,
Flag, Benjamin
A A 1 OA 1 OA
99, 120, 129
Fairfield, Tryphena .
... 98
" Elizabeth
. . . 122
Fanning, Elizabeth .
.. . 2
" Michael . .
. . 119, 127
Farnsworth, Rebecca
... 119
Sarah . .
... 121
Faulkner, Charles .
... 171
D wight F. .
... 189
... 88
Francis 105, 171, 172, 176,
Foster, David . . .
... 156
189, 190
" James R.
... 176
Fowle, Abigail . .
... 150
... 190
... 154
Felton, Benjamin
155, 157, 164
... 156
... 164
Edmund98, 108, 150, 151,152,
. . . 157
154,
156, 157, 159,
... 97
160,
161, 171, 172
... 98
" Jeremiah
... 160
Fessenden, Beni. 163, 164, 166, 167,
11 John . . .
. . 157, 189
168
... 159
Elizabeth .
... 164
" Mary .
. . 152, 189
... 167
... 171
... 163
... 172
" Jonathan
148, 165, 168
" Samuel
... 161
... 168
Fox, Abigail
. . 120, 127
... 165
Ebeuezer
... 128
... 166
" Isaac . .
. 120, 127, 128
" John
... 127
" Samuel .
... 127
Fiske, Abigail . .
. . 122, 130
Frazer, Charles B.
... 194
... 142
" Isabella
... 191
" Daniel . .
91, 156, 181
" John . . .
191, 192, 194
David . .
. . 120, 140
" Walter
. . . 192
Elizabeth 108, 119, 120, 122,
Freeman, Elizabeth .
. . 106, 175
132, 155, 182
... 100
" Hannah . .
. . 123, 183
Fullam, Francis .
. . 35, 36
" Henry . .
. . 91, 181
Fuller Caleb . . .
... 143
John 90,91,123,127,128,
" Daniel .
. . 162, 167
137, 140, 183
" Jonathan
127, 128, 137
... 162
... 162
" Nehemiah
... 143
159
... 140
11 Lydia . . .
126, 150, 183
... 140
" Margaret
. . : 121
William . .
... 107
... 120
Fullertou, Jennet
. . . 150
" Mary . . .
108, 128, 156
... 150
Nathan 2, 6, 7
, 8, 11, 12, 13,
... 183
17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24,
25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31,
... 123
36, 38, 45, 46, 47,49,
" Abraham .* .
. . 120, 127
51, 53,
68, 73, 74, 75,
... 123
79, 91, 123, 125, 132,
" Elizabeth
. . 120, 121
133
. . 93, 121
" Nathaniel
123, 126, 128
" Marah . . .
... 127
Samuel 92, 93, 114, 115, 142,
... 153
150,
152, 153, 155,
... 153
159, 161, 162, 183,
... 154
184
" William . .
93, 153, 154
Sarah . . 108, 125, 132, 153
Gardner, Benjamin .
... 165
... 125
... 156
Fitzhugh, Robert
... 102
... 168
Flag, Fleg, Abigail .
... 119
Allin . . .
122, 127, 129
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Watertown Records.
Gardner, Joseph 108, 160, 161, 163,
165, 166, 168
Mary 108
" Sarah 161
Garfield, Benjamin ... 4, 129
Eliakim 139
Grace 120
John 98, 123
" Joseph 126
Mehitabel .... 125
Mercy 123
Ruth 122
Samuel .... 129, 139
Berg 125
Thankful 152
Garrett, Hannah 102
Gaskell, John 129
George (a negro) .... 101
John, 105, 173, 174, 175, 189
" Lucy 175
44 Margaret 189
Mary 102
44 Mary A 174
Sally M. ...... 174
William M 173
Gibbins, Elizabeth .... 137
Mr 102, 177
Peter 137
W 97
Gibbs, Henry 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 21, 22,
24, 25, 31, 33, 37, 38,
52, 122, 125, 130, 134
Mr 178
Giles, Mary 156
Thomas 156
Gleasou, David . . 92, 146, 183
44 Dorothy 145
John ..... 92, 145
44 Samuel 152
Thankful .... 152
Goddarcl, Abigail .... 146, 185
44 Benjamin .... 120
Ebenezer 57, 63, 64, 66, 69,
70, 71, 77, 146, 147,
148, 149, 150-|/(
Edward . 125, 131, 132, 133
Elizabeth .... 149,
Josiah 10, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23,
28, 30, 31, 125, 132,
133, 148
Rachel . . 125, 132, 147
Robert. ... 5, 23, 27, 28
Simon 133
Susanna .... 125, 132
William .... 2, 120
Godding, Abigail 145
Hannah 146, 168, 183, 185
Henry 90, 92, 93, 150, 168
44 Joanna 146
44 Jonas 164
Jonathan C. 144, 161,162,164,
166, 168
Godding, Martha . 104, 139, 165
Peter 148, 162
Rebecca 162
44 Spencer .... 151, 166
William 89, 90, 91, 92, 93,
104, 112, 139, 142,
144, 146, 148, 150,
151, 162, 165, 168
Goffe, Elizabeth 119
Goodenow, Mary 183
Gooding, Elizabeth .... 99
Goodwin, Elizabeth .... 121
Grant, Abigail 91, 131
Caleb 2, 133
Charles 176
Christopher 2, 92, 107, 145,
148, 165, 167, 182,
187
Elizabeth .... 131
Hannah 133
Hepsibah .... 176, 188
Joseph 2, 6, 10, 19, 28, 126,
128, 131, 132, 133,
134, 165
Joshua 50, 64, 65, 90, 106,
131, 136, 137, 138, 175,
176, 181, 189
" Lydia . . .
... 137
Mary 91, 92,
121, 126, 132,
145, 180
... 134
Ruth . . .
... 138
Sarah 126, 127
133, 167, 187
... 161
44 Samuel . .
. 101, 179
44 Sarah . . .
161, 163, 185
... 121
Greenough, Rev. Mr.
... 116
Greenwood, Josiah .
44 Moses .
... 151
Grimes, James . .
92, 145, 148
... 145
. . . 148
123
44 Joseph . .
120, 123, 128
... 99
... 128
4< Susanna . .
. 120, 123
... 90
Hackleton, Bethiah
. . • 166
... 155
... 149
... 149
James 92, 148, 149, 151, 153,
155
14 John . . .
148, 149, 166
. . . 153
, . . 151
Index to Persons,
209
Hagar (a negro) 101
' " Abigail 97
11 Elijah 157
. " Hannah 135
Jonathan ... 145, 153
Joseph 153
Lucy 151
" Mary 185
Mehitabel 97
Samuel 90, 92, 93, 130, 135,
145, 150, 151, 157, 185
" Sarah 130
" Susanna 150
William 97
Hall, Anna 168
Ezekiel . . . 108, 168
John 108
" Josiah 152
" Susanna 152
Halloway, Curtis 132
Mary 132
Hamlin, John 177
Hammond, Hamont, Abigail . 166
Abijah .... 162, 166
" Daniel 136
" David 129
. " Elizabeth 126
" Hannah 135
" Isaac 162
John . . . 2, 5, 15, 136
" Jonathan 154
Mary 180
Thomas 119, 122,126,129, 135
Hancoks, Samuel 77
Hanna, Hannah, Robert . . 102
William 103
Hapgood, Mary , 98
Shadrack 98
Harrington, Abijah .... 158
Anna . . . 104, 152, 157
<l Beulah 143
" Betsey 171
" Charles 159
Daniel . . . 123, 124, 127
David 124
Ebenezer 124
Edward 37,38,45,59, 60,61,
62, 63, 64, 71,77, 78,
95, 104, 139, 141, 143,
145, 147, 148, 150, 152,
154, 156, 157, 159, 160,
162, 168, 169, 170, 171,
172, 181, 186
Elijah 169
Elisha .... 134, 153
<4 Elizabeth 135, 142, 180, 184
" Ephraim . •. . . . 172
Esther 186
George . . . 134, 136
Grace .... 145, 163
Hannah ... 121, 169
Henry 130
Isaac 172
Harrington, Jabez .... 94
" Jacob 168
" Joel 172
John 103, 121, 123, 128, 163
" Jonathan 127. 135, 147, 163,
164, 172, 173
" Joseph 52, 55, 56, 64, 90, 91,
93, 99, 142, 183
" Josiah 153
Katy .... 157, 173
" Leonard 173
" Lucretia 173
Lucy 172
Lydia .... 128, 164
Martha . • . 142, 183
Mary 123, 139, 151, 153, 154,
158, 194
Moses .... 140, 158
Nathaniel 93, 107. 151, 153,
154, 157, 159, 181
Peter 154
Phineas . . 148, 157, 172
Polly 170
" Rebecca . . . 124, 130
a Robert 123
Ruth 142
Samuel . . 153, 159, 160
Sarah . . 98, 136, 146, 183
Seth 134
" Susanna . . 127, 156, 162
" Thankful 186
Thomas 124, 127, 130, 142
William 150, 169, 170, 171,
172
Harris, Abijah 139
" Anna .... 137, 158
" Benjamin 138
" Francis 135
Fullam 143
Hannah . . 140, 160, 172
" Kate .... 105, 172
*« Lucy 166
Mary .... 136, 164
" Mehitable 180
'« Nathaniel 37, 38, 41, 43, 45,
46, 47, 48, 49, 50,
51, 52, 53, 54, 55,
57, 59, 60, 61, 62,
63, 64, 65, 66, 67,
68, 69, 70, 71, 72,
74, 76, 90, 91, 113,
115, 135, 137, 138,
140, 141, 143, 156,
159, 180
Priscilla . . . 135, 137
Samuel . . . 135, 172
Sarah . 135, 156, 163, 183
" Stephen 105, 141, 156, 158,
160, 161, 163, 164,
166, 172
" Thomas 135
" Timothy 90,136, 137, 139, 181
Harrison, Prudence .... 98
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Watertown Records.
Hastings, Abigail 150
44 Asher 137
" Benjamin 71, 90, 92, 93, 105,
133, 13G, 138, 140,
141, 142, 144, 146,
147, 148, 150, 151,
152, 160, 173, 174,
175, 176, 180
** Charles 173
Dauiel 46, 52, 53, 103, 133,
135, 136, 162
44 Ebenezer 66, 71, 75, 77, 79,
80, 82, 84, 90, 92,
140
44 Elisha 136
Elizabeth 125, 131, 139, 164,
173
44 Enoch 134
44 Eunice 134
44 Hepzibah 125
Hannah 140, 146, 167, 183,
184
44 Isaac 168
John 38, 45, 46, 51, 63, 74,
75, 76, 77, 79, 90, 91,
125, 129, 131, 134, 136,
137, 138, 139, 141
44 Jonas 142
Joseph . 2, 91, 140, 148
44 Martha 142
Mary 91, 125, 131, 136, 144,
153, 161, 175, 180
44 Nathan 148
44 Nathaniel .... 91, 131
Richard C 174
Ruth .... 140, 182
44 Samuel 23, 96, 131, 132, 133,
' 142, 152, 173
44 Sarah 103, 135, 138, 141, 175,
180
Seth . 93, 146, 153, 184
Simon 141, 160, 161, 162, 164,
167, 168, 184
" Smith 151
44 Stephen 136
44 Thomas .... 96, 155
William . . . 129, 147
Hatch, Benjamin 136
Mercy 136
Hawarcl, Mary 99
Hawkins, Mary 130
Hay, Abigail .... 153, 158
" Anna 164
Elizabeth . .
. 153, 155
«(
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James 153, 155,
156, 157, 153,
160, 161, 164, 165, 167
C(
John . . .
159, 160, 167
((
Joseph . 157,
158, 159, 163
(I
((
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Hay, Thomas 158
44 William 156
Hayman, Samuel 1
Hewes, Abraham 164
44 Lucy 164
Hicks, Elizabeth 101
Hide, Enoch 174
Sally D 174
Hill, Abigail ...... 135
44 Abraham 141
44 Benjamin 165
44 John 144
44 Joseph 135
44 Susanna 165
44 Thomas 78
44 Zechariah ... 141, 144
Hilliard, Ann 188
Hinds, Abigail 156
" Ebenezer . . 154, 156, 157
44 Margaret 154
Hoar, Esther 144
44 John 144
Nathaniel P 171
44 Samuel 171
Holden, Holdin, Holding, Abigail 180
Elizabeth . . 119, 137, 180
Isaac . . 23, 90, 92, 182
John 130
" Jonathan 135
Joseph 23, 47, 57, 59, 63, 64,
66, 69, 70, 75, 76, 90,
135, 137, 180
44 Justinian 119
Lydia 132
Phineas . . . 192, 193
Samuel . . 23, 132, 133
44 Susanna . . . 104, 132
Holland, John 90
Nathaniel . . . 119, 128
Ruth ...... 99
Holman, Deborah .... 98
Homans, Thomas ..... 91
Hosmer, Daniel 150
Holt, Samuel 172
Samuel N 172
Houghton, Abigail . . . . 133
Henry 133
Hovey, Eliza B 176
44 Eunice 175
Mary 163
Phineas . . 106, 175, 176
Sally 175
Thomas 166
How, Abigail 154
44 Enos 154
Humphrys, Rebecca .... 97
Humsteds, Jabez 125
Matthew 125
Hunt, Dorothy 185
44 Elizabeth 185
44 Jane .190
JaneL. 190
Index to Persons.
211
Hunt, John 91, 147, 148, 149, 150,
151, 152, 154, 156, 157,
159, 168, 175, 185
" Katherine 147, 148, 154, 185,
188
Maria B 190
Mary . . . 168, 185, 188
Ruth . . . 151, 183, 185
Samuel . . . 149, 175, 185
Sarah 157
Sarah P 188
Susanna 107
Thomas 156
William . . . 152, 190
Jackson, Abigail 103
" Abraham 136
Daniel 105, 170, 171, 172, 173,
175, 176, 187
Edward . . 103, 136, 159
Elizabeth 147
Francis 172
Henry 170
Jonas .... 136, 160
Joshua .... 136, 159
Kezia 159
Leonard 173
Lucy . . . 105, 175, 187
Mary H 173
Michael 147
Moses 160
Patty R 176
Samuel 159
Jane (a negro) 102
Jeffreys, George 102
Jenny (a negro) 154
Jennison, Abigail 104, 142, 164, 182
Benjamin . . . 108, 170
Elias 168
Elizabeth . . . 138, 162
Eunice 183
Grace 130
Hannah 133
John 181
Joseph -.132
Joshua 155
Josiah 138
Judith 119
Lucy 149
Lydia .... 126, 182
Mary . . . 133, 146, 180
Mercy .... 155, 182
Nathaniel . . 138, 167, 181
Phineas 108, 148, 166, 168,
170, 171, 187
Rachel .... 130, 132
Rev 137, 138
Samuel 12, 15, 17, 18, 20, 23,
51, 52, 54, 56, 103,
126, 130, 133, 140, 142,
146,148,149,151,153,
155, 162, 164, 167, 180,
182,221
Sarah 151
Jennison, Susanna . . 166, 187
Sergt 41
William . . 153, 171, 180
Johnson, Esther 162
" Hannah . . 121, 123, 130
" John 123
" Mary 123
" Matthew 159
" Sarah 185
" Solomon 96
Thomas . . . 123, 162
Jones, Caleb 127
" Deborah 123
" Isaac 128
Josiah . 98, 123, 128, 133
" Lydia 98
" Samuel 131
William 127
Kate (a negro) 158
Kay, Lydia 177, 178
" Mary 97
" Miss 177
" Thomas 97
Kelly, Elizabeth 150
" Joseph 150
" Mary 184
Kendall, Benjamin F. . . . 194
" Benjamin S 167
" Betsey 171
" Charles 175
David 174
Eliza C 192
" George 192
Hannah 173
" Henry L 190
" Hiram 191
Joshua 107, 167, 171, 172,
173, 174, 175
" Josiah 172
Paul 106, 188, 190, 191, 192,
193, 194
Susan C 191
" Susanna 107
William 193
Kimball, John 2, 90, 91, 93, 154, 179,
182
Mary 183
King, Ebenezer 133
" John 77
Richard 92
" Samuel 133
Kinningham, Cuningham, Eliza-
beth 132
« Esther 132
John .... 132, 133
Knap, Knop, Daniel .... 152
Henry 132
James .... 120, 129
« John . . 2, 121, 127, 129
" Jonas 152
Sarah 121
» Thomas 99
Knight, Mr 179
212
Watertown Records,
Knox, John 177
Lamb, Isaac 123
Langdon, John 178
Jo 179
Lawrence, Abigail . . 134, 144
" Benjamin 136
" Edmund 142
Elizabeth . . . 119, 133
" Eunice 144
George 23, 99, 103, 119, 131,
133, 134, 136, 144, 154,
180
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John
. . 104, 134, 143
u
Mary
99, 123, 141, 183
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it
Rev. Mr.
. . . 152, 159
<<
Samuel
142
«(
143
((
William
92, 141, 142, 144,
146, 182
Learned, Larned, Aaron . . 169
Abigail . . 148, 169, 186
" Amariah 135, 139, 157, 159,
160
Anna 163, 164, 167, 187, 190
'4 Benjamin 149
Bezalel 93, 150, 151, 152, 154
" Christopher .... 168
" Daniel 175
David 90, 92, 93, 140, 138,
141, 143, 144, 147, 148,
149, 181
Edward W 193
Eli 160
" Elijah 168
Elisha 143, 162, 163, 165, 167,
168, 185
Elizabeth 93, 104, 138, 141,
168, 182, 184
" Fanning 140
11 George N 194
Grant 108
Hannah 146, 150, 157, 164,
167, 170, 185
" Henry 93, 165, 170
14 James 107
Jedidiah 108, 142, 168, 170
•« Jerusha . . 147, 151, 169
" Jesse 149
" Jonas . . . 136, 154, 158
« Jonathan 90, 107, 139, 140,
142, 144, 146, 147,
149, 154, 163, 164,
166, 167, 180
" Joseph 166
Joshua 90, 92, 104, 138, 139.
141,143, 145, 148, 162,
181
Josiah .... 161, 188
" Katherine 154
Lucy .... 141, 166
Mary . . 71, 77, 144, 159
" Mercy 135
Learned, Moses 169
" Oliver 148
" Parnel 107
Paul 145, 161, 175, 187, 190
" Phineas 107
" Robert 139
" Samuel . . . 164, 175
Samuel S 194
" Sarah . . . 147, 162, 185
Silas 167
" Susanna . . 163, 165, 167
" Tabitha 158
Thomas 23, 38, 49, 59, 63, 64,
107, 135, 136, 138,
140, 161, 162, 164,
165, 167, 175, 184,
188, 193, 194
William 107, 144, 164, 165,
167, 168
Leason, Abiah . . . 120, 121, 129
" Ann 126
" Elizabeth 122
" Isaac 129
" John 122
a Joseph 122
William . . . 121, 122
Leathe, Achsah 161
Ann G 193
" Frances 163
Hannah . . 156, 159, 185
Jedidiah 112, 118, 156, 157,
160, 161, 163, 164,
166, 185
John .... 157, 193
" Jonathan 159
" Lucy 166
11 Mary 164
" Sarah 160
" Sophia ...... 107
Leckey, Abraham 153
" Richard 97
William 153
Lee, William 93
Legg, Capt 100, 103
« Sabella 100
Leppington, John .... 138
Mary 138
Leverett, Benjamin D. . . . 191
" Daniel 191
Little, Anne 101
Livermore, Abigail . . 146, 149
Adeline 193
" Amos 107, 143, 162, 165, 167,
175, 176, 188, 189, 190,
191, 192, 193, 194
Amos H 190
" Anna . . . 129, 134, 144
Charles 192
Daniel 23, 25, 132, 133, 134,
146, 151, 162, 183,189
« David 92, 149, 150, 151, 153,
156, 176, 190, 191, 192,
193
Index to Persons.
213
Livermore, Edmund 91, 92, 141, 144,
145, 181
Elisha . . . 100, 107, 153
11 Eliza 189
" Elizabeth 141
" Grace S 191
" Hannah . . 99, 156, 176
" Hannah S 191
44 Harriet L 194
44 Hepzibah 167
Jane A 191
" Jonathan 147
Josiah 91, 144, 145, 181, 190
11 Katherine 159
" Lucy 165
" Lydia .... 124, 153
44 Martha W 193
44 Mary 133
44 Mary A 192
44 Matthew . . . 134, 139
44 Nathaniel . . . 119, 149
44 Oliver 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 66,
67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 74,
75, 80, 81, 90, 91, 92,
103, 132, 134, 136, 137,
139, 140, 141, 143, 144,
146, 147, 149, 159, 161,
162, 183
44 Priscilla 150
Rachel .... 137, 140
Ruth 136
Samuel 3,8,9, 11, 12, 13,22,
23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,
119, 129, 133, 134
44 Samuel B 190
44 Samuel W 189
44 Sarah 153
Sibyl .... 112, 176
44 Thomas 175
Loud, Abner F 194
Edward 194
Maccoys, Alex . . . . 77, 78, 79
Maddocks, Caleb 133
44 Daniel -. 145
44 Joanna 134
4* Henry 132
44 John 90, 131, 132, 133, 134,
136, 138, 145
Mary .... 132, 138
Ruth .... 131, 132
44 Sarah 132
William 138
Mailet, Ephraim 146
Man, Hannah 102
44 James 154
" Moses 154
Mansfield, Bethiah .... 130
Mason, Aaron 174
Abigail 182
44 Amos 173
44 Daniel .... 164. 165
44 David 154
Ebenezer 139, 160, 161, 162
Mason, Elias ... 93, 161, 183
" Elijah 160
44 Elizabeth . . . 160, 172
44 Enoch 162
" Esther ...... 135
44 Grace 147
Hannah 102, 148, 154, 174
Hugh 105, 170, 171, 172, 173
44 Isaac .... 165, 174
44 Jonas 151
44 Joseph 3, 30, 31, 33, 43, 44,
45, 46, 51, 52, 54, 55,
56, 60, 63, 66, 68, 73,
75, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84,
85, 91, 92, 113, 114,
119, 126, 135. 136,137,
139, 140, 147, 148, 150,
151, 172
44 Josiah 140
41 Lydia 136
44 Martha C 170
Mary . 102, 121, 122, 181
41 Moses .... 105, 174
44 Nehemiah ... 93, 183
Richard C 171
44 Samuel . . 159, 160, 164
44 Sarah 150
Seth 173
44 Susanna . . . 137, 184
William 161
Maverick, Elias 103
McCollister, Charles .... 84
" John 94
McConnoughey, David ... 140
" George 140
McKilenys, Mr 177
Mead, Abigail 186
" Betsey ...... 170
44 Elijah 169, 170, 171, 172, 186
44 Isaac 170
Israel 92, 93, 145, 154, 155,
156, 183
44 John 156
44 Lydia 172
44 Mary 155
44 Nabby 172
Polly 169
44 Samuel 171
Meatox, Bethia 121
44 Daniel 121
44 Mary 121
Mellin, Helen M 190
44 Leonard 190
44 Sophia .... 187, 190
Memory, Joseph 126
44 Mary 126
Merriam, Rev. Mr. . 160, 163, 167
Merritt, Amos .... 122, 129
'4 Bethiah 122
Daniel 129
Messenger, Ebenezer ... 97
Metcalf, Hezikiah .... 171
" Polly 171
2I4
Watcrtown Records.
Miller, Moses 149
Samuel 149
Millings, James 120
" " John 120
44 Mary 120
" Richard 120
Samuel 120
Simon 120
Thomas . . . 119,120
Mills, Ann 110
" Henry 23
Mixer, Isaac 4
14 Joanna 99
John 170
44 Josiah . 112, 170, 172, 174
" John 170
44 Lois 172
44 Nathaniel 174
44 Sarah 119
Moocley, Mr. ...... 110
Morse, Abraham 134
" Daniel ...... 130
" Elizabeth . . . . . 130
" Jacob 134
" James 123
" Jeremye . . 123, 126, 134
John . 2, 99, 124, 126, 130
" Jonathan 126
" Joseph 144
" Nathaniel 126
" Sarah ...... 123
44 Zechariah .... 144
Murch, Lydia 141
" William . . 91, 141, 142
Murclock, Abigail 140
" Amasa 168
" Artemas . . . 176, 189
44 Horace 176
" John 168
Julia 189
Sally ...... 176
Mnrriah (a negro) .... 187
My rick, Abigail ..... 97
" Hannah 158
44 John 97
" Jonathan 158
Neggres, Mary 97
Nevenson, Elizabeth .... 120
" John 120
Newell, John 156
" Solomon 156
Newhall, George 192
Polly 192
Nison, Joseph 174
Norcross, Abigail 168
Asa 145
" Charlotte 175
Elizabeth . . 158, 159, 165
Hannah . . . 188, 193
Helen 175
44 Jemima 164
" Jerusha 187
Norcross, Josiah 108, 137, 139, 158,
159,161,162, 164, 165,
167, 168
44 Mary 144
Mehitabel 129
" Mercy 138
" Moses 108
Nathaniel 90, 91, 97, 129, 135
136, 137, 138, 139
140, 144, 145, 147
150, 158, 162
Nehemiah 147
« Polly .
" Richard 2
" Rose
44 Samuel .
Seth .
44 Sukey .
44 Susanna
44 Uriah .
Nutting, Ebenezer
44 Charles
... 175
5, 96,97, 124, 128
. 124, 128
... 128
... 175
. 106, 175
... 150
. 135, 139
... 136
155, 169, 171, 172,
173, 174, 175, 176
Hannah 176
44 James 137
John 146
Mary .... 137, 151
44 Mercy 181
Nabby 172
Nathaniel ... 173, 174
44 Phineas 171
Richard .... 4, 171
14 Sally 175
44 Samuel 92, 93, 148, 151, 155
44 Sarah 148
Nymphas (my negro) 150, 154, 155,
156
Oliver, Peter 136
Samuel 136
Orms, Elizabeth . . . 135, 181
44 John . 65, 66, 78, 90, 135
Ozment, Mary . * 137
William . . . 137,180
Pain, Will 179
Page, Phineas 187
Palfrey, Phebe .... 104, 137
Park, Edward 148
Lucy .... 108, 158
44 Pennel 108
. " William 158
Parker, Hananiah 131
Fanny 163
Jacob 91
44 Moses 147
44 Peter 155
44 Thomas 147
Parkhurst, Isaac 107
Parkis, Anna 129
George 119
44 John . . . 119, 126, 129
Samnel 126
Parkman, Rev. Mr 154
Index to Jr'crsons.
215
Patrick, Capt 118
Partridge, Sarah 163
Thaddeus 163
Patten, Isaac . 167, 191, 193, 194
John 164
Juliana D. .... 194
" Lucretia 191
Mary 165
Mary D 193
Richard R 193
" Samuel 170
Thomas 1G4, 165. 166, 167,
168, 170, 191
William 168
Patterson, Adam . . 139, 141, 181
Esther 157
Isaac 106
Isabel 181
" James 190
John 139
" Joseph 157
Paughonot, Hannah .... 155
" Joseph 155
Pegg (a mulatto) 144
Pemberton, Hannah .... 103
Mr 102, 103
Penneman, Widow .... 91
Pero (a negro) 1-13
Perry, Parry, Abigail . . . 133
Dorcas .... 136, 146
Ebenezer 128
Elizabeth 134
44 Ephraim 142
44 Hannah ... 150, 152
John . 2, 128, 129, 133, 134
" Jonathan .... 91, 181
" Joseph 129
" Joshua 146
Josiah 23, 59, 61, 62, 64, 65,
71, 72, 84, 90, 91, 92,
93, 136, 116
44 Mary .... 133, 183
44 Mercy 181
44 Nathan . 150, 152, 153, 184
44 Samuel . 90, 91, 93
44 Sarah . Ill, 130
44 Susanna .
Peter (a negro)
Peters, Abigail . .
44 Joseph . .
44 Moses . .
Phillips, Elizabeth
44 Hannah
44 John . .
44 Jonathan .
44 Lydia . .
Mary . .
44 Priscilla .
44 Ruth . .
44 Sarah . .
44 Theophilus
Phillis (a negro) .
Pierce, Pearse, Abigail M.
128, 135
133, 154
. 183
104, 138
. 184
154, 184
. 154
. 123
. 185
134, 135
127, 129
. 180
119, 135
. 134
. 123
123, 127
126, 129
. 156
. 192
Pierce, Pearse, Abraham . . 129
44 Anna 160
44 Benjamin . . 119, 121, 126
44 Daniel 146,155, 156,160,183
44 Edward 162
44 Elvira 189
44 Elizabeth ... 121, 124
44 Eunice 150
44 Francis . . 130, 132, 134
44 Hannah . .119, 121, 134
44 Henry 155
Isabel . . - w^r-129, 178
44 Israel 119 _"
44 John .... 121;vl£^
44 John M 189
44 Jonas 150 -1
44 Jonathan 155
44 _ JosejA--^99, 106, 119, 124,
189, 190, 192
44 JosephJST/ 190
Martha .... 156, 184
Martha B 190
" Mary 155
Mary B 192
" Rebecca 180
" Ruth 137
Samuel 35, 36, 37, 38, 46, 57,
59, 60, 63, 64, 65, 90,
126, 129, 134, 137, 138
William 189
Pitman, Nathaniel .... 102
Place, Sarah 103
Poole, Matthew 101
Porter, Anna 102
" Lydia .... 105, 172
Nabby 172
Nathar .... 105, 172
Prense, Abraham 96
Prentice, Benjamin .... 149
" David 157
Edward 161
Elizabeth . . . 146, 159
Hannah 186
" Joshua 161
Lydia .... 143, 158
Mary .... 150, 159
" Mercy 155
Samuel . . 92, 93, 143, 146
Smith 93, 149, 150, 154, 155,
157, 158, 159, 161
Solomon 186
" Thomas 154
Price, John .' 120
Mary 120
William 128
Priest, Hannah 134
" Josiah 157
Mary 152
Sarah 152
William 157
Proctor, Edward 122
Prout, Eunice 128
Quiner, Mary 145
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Robbins, Lucretia
... 173
" Thomas . .
. 143, 145
. . . 191
u
... 191
««
Mary . 107, 144, 191, 193
<(
... 168
Phineas . .
150, 167
Randall, Elizabeth
. . . 154
Sarah . • .
107, 193
Solomon . .
150, 152
!■ Jacob . . .
. . . 160
< <
John 153, 154, 156, 157, 159,
William E. .
160
Robinson, Bradbury .
... 187
Ray, Elijah ....
... 189
Rogers
Raymond, Jonathan .
... 158
Reed, John ....
... 90
Phineas . .
. . . 108
... 140
" Josiah . . .
. . 90, 140
Remington, Elizabeth
. 167, 185
" " Frederick . .
. 161, 187
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John 112, 156, 158, 159, 160,
161, 163,
167, 168, 186, .
187
u
" Jonathan . .
. 159, 160
i <
... 190
... 158
Joseph . 106,
190, 191, 192
" Mary . . .
156, 163, 168
« (
Lucy S. . .
... 191
Rice, Rise, Ephraim .
99
" Mary . . .
'. ' 125, 162
Ryder, Rider, Thomas
. . 10, 119
Richards, Humphrey .
... 102
Richardson, Abigail .
... 157
Saltmarsh, Abigail
... 145
... 188
< (
... 147
... 160
it V
Elizabeth . .
. 160, 163
" Edward 155,
157, 159, 160,
« (
John . . .
144, 161, 163
161, 163,
165, 166, 168
( (
... 148
ft
... 192
{(
Seth ....
150, 166
" John . . .
159, 188, 192
« t
Thomas 92, 93, 94, 141, 143,
144, 145, 147, 148, 150, 185
((
William 141, 160, 161, 162
Sanders, Saunders, Abia . . 119
... 123
... 161
... 163
... 162
«<
. . . 170
Ripley, Rev. Mr. . .
. 189, 194
li
... 165
... 152
Pollv G. . .
... 174
1 1
Sarah . 106, 120, 165, 174
" George . . .
. 175, 176
ti
... 120
... 189
Sanderson, Charity .
... 168
James 173, 174, 175, 176, 188,
Elizabeth . .
. 155, 189
189, 193
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Jane W. . .
... 176
u
... 126
Henry . . .
108, 151, 168
Jonathan 106, 191, 192, 193
4 (
Isaac 92, 93, 146, 148, 149,
... 144
151, 153
155, 158
. 188, 193
««
... 126
" Lois A. . .
... 193
Josiah . . .
148, 170, 173
" Lois C. . . .
... 188
((
Kezia . . .
. 149, 185
((
Lydia . . .
108, 126, 173
Index to Persons* 217
Sanderson, Mary . .
tot i;o
. lZi , loo
Sawin,
Mary . .
. 118, 144, 183
. . . 182
Munninss 2,
3, 9, 11, 12, 13,
21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29,
Seth . . . .
. 153, 173
31, 32, 33, 100, 127, 131,
William . .
. 126, 127
132, 134
... 108
<<
Samuel 132, 142, 143, 161
Abigail . . .
157, 158
.... 145
«<
Stephen 92, 104, 141, 142,
Anna . . .
166, 186, 193
143, 145, 147, 149
... 161
Susanna .
. . 153, 167
Daniel . . .
157, 168, 194
Sawtell, Satle, Ab.
. . 142, 146
David 90, 92, 93, 134, 136,
137, 138,
140, 142, 145,
147, 157,
1 rn t on 1 nt
loo, 1d0, loli
Enoch . .
. . 124, 127
1 no 1 /> 0
lb2, 163,
165, 167
Elizabeth . .
167, 188, 193
Henry . .
. 146, 149, 150
Grace . . .
160, 161, 185
... 165
Ruth . .
John . . .
107, 134, 157
... 167
Sayer, Charlotte .
Lucy . . .
. 157, 162
Lydia . • .
134, 147, 160
Scudder, Daniel .
... 164
11
Sarah P. .
Nathaniel . .
140, 160, 162
Seaver, Andrew
.... 168
... 194
Ebenezer .
.... 168
Richard . .
. 188, 193
Severn
.... 133
Samuel . .
. 120, 130, 133
Samuel 142,
167,
160, 161, 166,
Sewall, Capt. . .
.... 178
168, 185
Shattuck, Shattock,
Abigail . 125
... 193
Benjamin .
. . 124, 149
Seth . . . .
... 163
.... 180
... 162
< «
.... 131
... 78, 122
William 108,
137, 138, 157,
( (
Josiah . .
. 149, 151, 157
158,
160, 161, 164,
( (
Mary . .
. . 128, 159
168, 193
Nathaniel .
.... 127
Savage. Ephraim . .
. 102, 103
Philip . .
4, 120, 127, 128
i<
11
«<
.... 131
Sawin, Abigail . . .
121, 142, 182
Samuel
. 23, 125, 127
it
Abijah . . .
137, 162
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Benjamin . .
. 145, 165
«(
William 2, 6, 19, 22, 23, 24,
it
Daniel 112, 136, 149,158,159,
160, 161, 162, 165, 167,
168, 184, 188
25, 28, 30, 38, 39, 41, 43,
49, 53, 63, 71, 90, 124,
128, 131, 138, 180
<«
.... 168
ti
... 134
< <
Elizabeth . .
. 142, 168
ft
Zecariah .
. . 108, 168
it
... 131
Sherman, Abiah .
tc
2
.... 138
t c
Hannah . .
. 147, 183
u
({
John 2,79, 127, 136, 137, 142,
. . . . 5, 6
145, 147, 153, 159, 182
.... 124
(1
... 141
ft
.... 119
It
... 164
((
Joseph 5, 22
, 23, 25,26, 124,
(•
Judith . . .
. 103, 118
<128
(C
Lydia . . .
. 144, 183
(I
Martha . .
. . 128, 138
« (
<(
2l8
Watcrtovj7i Records.
Sherman, Mr 119
Nathaniel 43, 45, 47, 51, 57,
138
" Pastor 2
Simmons, Anna ..... 189
James . . . 106, 189, 190
" Mary 189
Sarah 189
Stephen 190
Smethnrst, Mary 100
Smith, Alfred 193
" Benjamin 128
Daniel 23, 125
Elisha 129
Elizabeth 127
" George 175
Hannah 180
" James 98
" Jane 120
John 125
Jonathan 120, 124, 127, 129
Joseph .... 125, 128
Lydia . . . 124, 175, 193
" Mary ... 2, 177, 179
Mary A 176
" Nelson 189
" Rebecca 125
" Samuel 128
" Sarah 103
" Sarah J 120
Shubael . ..175,176,189
" Thomas 128
Widow 129
" Zechariah 124
Soden, Elizabeth 107
Hannah . . . 162, 187
" Mary 166
Samuel 107, 157, 159, 160,
162, 163, 166, 187
" Susanna 157
Thomas . . 159, 163, 173
Sparhawk, Isaac 159
" Jacob 155
" Katherine 107
" Nathan 165
" Nathaniel . • 107, 156, 165
" Timothy 155
Spring, Abigail 99
Alpheus . . . 144, 185
Convers 141, 161, 162, 164,
165, 167, 169
Elizabeth . . . 133, 169
Francis . . . 152, 170
Henry 18, 20, 23, 28, 36, 90,
91, 93, 121, 126, 131,
133, 136, 137, 139,
141, 143, 144, 147,
150, 151, 152, 156,
165
Jedediah . . 137, 157, 159
" John .... 139, 158
" Josiah 159
Keziah . . . 158, 180, 183
Spring, Luke 167
Lydia 125, 126, 137, 151, 186
" Marshall 147
Mary .... 134, 150
Mehitable . . 130, 131
Mercy A 161
Mr 41
Samuel . 136, 156, 170, 186
Sarah .... 131, 143
Silas 164
Thomas . . . 134, 157
Stacy, John . . . . 131, 132
Samuel 132
Starrs, Star, Comfort . 121, 126
Hannah 129
" Lydia 126
" Mary 121
Peter 144
Stearns, Abigail . . . 145, 180
Abijah . . . 146, 153, 183
Anna . 142, 146, 180, 183
Benjamin . . . 129, 135
4' Catherine M. ... 189
Charles 166
Daniel . 135, 136, 140, 142
144, 147, 150, 157
Dorothy 148
" Elisha 157
Elizabeth 135
" Ezekiel 139
" George W. . . 129, 170
" Hannah . . . 165, 182
11 Hepzibah 146
Isaac . 122, 131, 142, 150
Isaiah 136
Jacob 182
John 36, 38, 57,. 59, 61, 63,
64, 65, 90, 92, 129,
135, 136, 138, 142,
145, 146, 161, 162,
163, 164, 166, 168
Jonas .... 142, 165
Jonathan . . 138, 165, 166
Joseph 92, 93, 163, 173, 181
Joshua .... 150, 153
«« Josiah 141,142, 147,148,150,
151, 156, 164
Judith 129
" Katharine 161
Lois 146, 183
Lucy 172
Martha . 161, 166, 167, 168
Mary 112,130,140,147,155,
168, 183
Mary C 189
Mehitabel 124
Moses 136
Nathaniel . . 90, 92, 142
" Peter 147
Phineas 107, 141, 165, 166,
167, 168, 170, 171,
172
Polly 171
Index to
" Ruth . . .
... 140
" Samuel . 113,
121, 124, 139
141, 145, 180, 183
" Sarah . . .
129, 141, 144
" Simon . . .
... 131
Stephen . .
94, 135, 153
" Susanna . .
150, 166, 182
... 162
William . .
151, 167, 168
Stevens, Hephzibah .
... 154
... 154
Steward, Hephzibah .
... 145
Stimpson, Stimson, Andrew 105, 170
44 Elizabeth . .
. 121, 131
" James . . .
130, 133, 134
. 171, 172
44 Jonathan 119,
120, 129, 130
... 126
... 119
Stoddard, Solomon .... 90
Stone, Aaron 173
((
Abigail .
. . . 170, 172
«(
Abijah .
105, 155,170, 171
((
155
<«
Ann . .
. 101, 119, 193
( c
. . . 176, 189
14
Asa 106,
191, 192, 193, 194
(C
««
Caroline
176
((
Charles
. . 107, 173, 193
u
u
Cherry
(<
Columbus
J. ... 175
<i
Cornelius
. . . 158, 170
(<
Daniel .
121,123, 128, 153
tc
David, 23, 90, 91, 133, 150
it
Dorcas .
. . . 123, 125
«(
Ebenezer
23, 26, 31, 48, 66,
67, 70, 77, 78, 79,
82, 83, 90, 91, 93,
107, 121, 135, 137,
138
(<
Ic
Elizabeth
. . 125, 157, 158
II
Eveline
176
George H.
.... 192
a
Hannah
103, 128, 135, 180
<<
Harriet L.
. . . 189, 193
«<
Hepzibath
. . . 125, 173
(C
Joanna .
. . 100, 118, 123
(i
James .
. . . , . 159
Persons. 219
Stone, John 3, 132
" Jonas 155
" Jonathan 20, 21, 23, 30, 31,
36, 38, 49, 51, 54,
59, 60, 61, 62, 63,
64, 65, 78, 79, 93,
103, 105, 107, 130,
134, 135, 136, 137,
138, 146, 151, 153,
155, 163,171,172,
173, 175, 176, 180,
182,183,184, 190,
193
Joel 174
Joseph ... 41, 175, 194
" Josiah . . . 137, 152, 171
44 Johanna . . . 107, 193
Keziah .... 138, 164
4 4 Leonard 193
44 Love 183
44 Lucy .... 170, 193
44 Margaret 137
44 Martha. . . . 153,184
" Mary . 150, 182, 191, 193
Mathias . . 152, 160, 183
44 Moses 146, 150, 152, 153,
155, 169, 170, 172,
173, 174, 175, 183,
185, 187, 189, 190
44 Nancy 174
44 Nathan 150, 152, 153, 155,
183
" Nathaniel 93, 115, 157, 163,
182
44 Phebe S 107
44 Rebecca 175
Rhoda .... 163, 169
44 Richard 172
Ruth . . . 112, 151, 182
Sally 171
Samuel 136
Sarah 135
Seth .... 155, 175
44 Simon 3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,
12, 15
44 Susanna 174
44 Warren F 194
44 William 153, 170, 172, 173,
174, 175, 176, 189,
191
Storer, Ebenezer 154
44 John 135
44 Joseph 135
44 Seth 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44,
46, 54, 56, 78, 94, 114,
134, 180
Stoughton, William .... 1
Stowell, Abigail 184
44 Benjamia 137
44 David 145
44 Hezekiah 139
44 Jemima 143
44 Jerusha 141
220
Watertown Records*
Stowell, John 84, 90, 92, 136, 137,
139, 141, 143, 145
Josiah .... 88, 92, 93
44 Mary
" Samuel.
" Sarah .
Thankful
44 Thomas
Stratton, Abigail
44 Abijah .
" Elizabeth
" Eunice
" Hannah
" Isaac
... 181
... 92
, 182, 183
... 183
... 192
122, 132, 137, 184
... 135
... 138
. 136, 184
... 149
151, 153, 166
Jabez 133, 135, 137, 138, 141,
180
John 3, 15, 23, 103, 107, 122,
124, 127, 133, 136, 137,
139, 153, 154, 155, 158,
159, 162, 163, 166, 167
" Joshua 162
Lucy .... 107, 159
Lyclia 158
Mary 132, 140,154,155,167
" Mercy . . . 124, 141, 180
" Nathan 137
" Nathaniel . . .78, 151
Oliver 136
" Rebecca 130.
Richard 163
Samuel 77, 89, 90, 92, 95,
129, 130, 134, 136,
140, 144, 147, 149,
151, 153, 182
Sarah . . . 141, 147, 153
Tabitha . . . 103, 180
" Thomas • .... 151
" Widow 91
Sturgeon, Robert 113
Stutson, Ebenezer .... 164
Swan, Bathsheba . . . . . 142
Ebenezer . .141, 142, 144
" Joseph 141
" Mary 144
Sweet, Mrs 101
Symms, James 180
Tainter, Tayntor, Ann . . . 140
44 Anna 158
" Ayers, Eyris 108, 146, 165
167, 168, 171,
185 '
" Benjamin . . . '. . 124
Dolly 171
Elizabeth . . 119, 151,165,
Hannah 134,146,165,183
" Joanna . . . 138, 161, 180
John 90, 92, 93, 108, 114,
115, 134, 136,139, 140,
143,146, 150, 151, 157,
158,160,163, 164,165,
166, 171, 181
" Jonathan 124, 126, 150, 151
" Joseph 126
Tainter, Lizzey 164
Lucy 167
Mary .... 144, 157
Nathaniel 108
Rebecca . . 108, 180, 183
" Sally 188
" Samuel .... 143, 163
Sarah .... 160, 171
" Simon .... 90, 100
" Susanna . . 136, 158, 184
" William . . . 150, 168
Tay, Isaac 103
Taylor, Benjamin . . . 121, 178
Edward 97
44 Margaret . . . 100, 118
44 Walter .... 121, 126
Thayer, Thare, Abigail ... 132
Anna 132
" Charles 192
" Clinton .... 188, 192
Elizabeth 188
" George C 192
Thacher, Thatcher, Abigail . 180
" Anna 126
" Ebenezer 139, 142, 143, 144,
149, 181
" Ensign 7
" Erancis 101
Hannah 180
44 John 119
" Marath 129
" Mary 142
" Mercy 131
Mr 178
Samuel 2, 7, 14, 15, 17, 28,
38, 39, 72, 74, 118,
119, 126, 129, 131,
132, 139
Sarah . . . 132, 140, 149
Sergt 5, 6
" Susanna . . . 144, 183
Thaxter, Atherton .... 190
Elizabeth 190
" George W. .... 191
Hannah F 190
Jonas 193
Levi 106, 188, 191, 193, 194
Lucy W 194
LydiaA 191
Mary C 190
Thomas, James 162
44 Joshua 165
" Moses 165
Richard 102
Thompson, Alexander . . . 149
" Hannah 159
44 John 159
Samuel 149
Thornton, Ebenezer ... 91, 93
Mr 179
Thomas 120
Throp, Mary 121
Sarah 121
Index to Persons.
221
Townseud, Abigail
Thwing, Amos 162
Edward 151
John 162
Mary 162
44 Nathaniel 151
Thomas 162
Tidd, Betty 147
" Daniel 117
Tilton, Nathan 187
Tobey, (a ne%ro) 102
Tom, Sarah (a negro) ... 113
" Margaret (a negro) . Ill
. . . 120
Capt. 7 177
" Jonathan 126
Martin .... 2, 12^ 126
Train, Trayne, Deborah . . L3J2
44 Elizabeth 12^,
" John ... 2, 132, 150
" Margaret 132
" Rebecca, 92, 125, 131, 133
" Silas 150
" Thomas . 2, 90, 132, 133
Trask, Ame 107
Tredaway, Josiah . 120, 127, 129
" Severanna 127
Tabitha 129
Trowbridge, Anna .... 191
Charles 190
14 Edmund . . . 190, 191
" James 191
44 Jonathan 118
Lucy 190
Mary .... 118, 187
Trull, John 107,192
" Thomas 192
William J 192
Tucker, Ebenezer .... 189
" John 106, 117, 188, 189, 190,
191, 193
Martha 191
Sally 189
William . . . 189, 193
Tufts, John 126, 129
Mary .... 122, 126
Twitchell, Lydia 151
Underwood, Elizabeth . 119, 120
Eunice 183
Hannah 128
u James 139
" Jonathan 120
Joseph .... 126, 12S
Joshua 106
Mary 120
" Nehemiah 183
Ruth . . . 101, 139, 181
Sarah 126
Thomas . . . 120, 123
Up ham, Abijah 139
" Jonathan 139
Ruth 117
44 Thomas 117
Vila, Velah, Veleau, Anna . . 117
189
190
190
190, 191
105
153
16
Vila, Velah, Veleau, John 92,93,
105, 115, 117, 119
Vinal, Elizabeth 88
" John 105,171
Mary 171
Vose, Addisou . .
44 Charlotte .
" Ebenezer 17
" Henry . .
" Jonathan .
" Lucretia .
Polly^* .
J .
" Tholnas .
Wade, Capt. . .
Waight, Wait, Amos
" Sarah . .
" Thomas
Wakefield, Susanna
Wales, Betsey
" Elkanah .
" Grace . .
" Samuel . .
Walker, Abigail .
" Elizabeth .
" Richard .
Ward, William N .
Warren, Abigail >^
11 Abijah . i£
44 Ann . . h
{* Asa . . .
" Benjamin .
44 Carolina M.
Capt. . .
" Charles
" Daniel . .
" Eleanor
44 Elijah . .
44 Ephraim .
4 4 Elizabeth 120
Esther .
44 George .
John 120, 126
156, 158
Jonathan 126
Joshua 90, 92, 93, 103, 135,
137, 138, 110, 112,
115, 181
Josiah .... 167, 168
44 Juliana M 171
Lucy . . . 151, 160, 176
u Lydia 155
Margaret . . . 112, 119
44 Marshall 175
Mary .... 137, 151
Moses 105, 135, 170, 172,
171, 175, 176
Nathan 135
Nathaniel . . 110, 152, 163
" Noah 115
" Rebecca 181
Roba 169
Ruth . o o . . . 158
189
176
191
171
172
L, 172
126
131
122
122
102
170
108
108
171
185
161
164
99
7, 168
161
156
1, 160
137
171
3,1
170, 172
4, 79, 128
172, 188
. . 138
93
, 110, 112, 165
156
173
128, 152, 151,
222
Watertown Records.
Warren, Samuel 90, 92, 93, 111, 112,
135, 137, 151, 153,
155, 156, 158, 160,
161, 163, 165, 167,
170
Sarah 119
" Sophia 174
Stephen 167
" Susanna 152
" Tabitha 160
Thadcleus 140
« William 104, 169, 170, 171,
172, 173, 174
Watson, Wason, Abraham . 99
" Benjamin 101
«« Lethie 141
" Margaret . . . 104, 141
Weaver, Samuel 103
Webb, Mr Ill
Widow. . . 100, 101, 102
Weld, Nathaniel 188
Wellington, Abraham . . . 141
Benjamin 22, 126, 129, 130
" Dorcas .... 104, 145
" Dr. 5, 6, 7
" Ebenezer . . . 104, 135
Edmund 168
Elisha 149
41 Elizabeth 120, 124, 142, 155
" Jeduthan 153
" John . 108, 133, 134, 143
«• Joseph 92, 104, 120, 124,
127, 129, 141, 143,
145, 147, 149, 151,
153, 155
Josiah .... 147, 149
Katy 173
Lydia 135, 172
'l Margaret . .141, 149, 182
Mary 127
Mehitabel . . 126, 147, 168
" Oliver 23
" Palgrave 11, 15, 22, 23, 24,
25, 26, 134, 151
Eebecca . . . 143, 181
, " Relief 108
" Roger 3
% " Ruhamah . . . . , 147
Samuel .... 172, 173
" Susannah 144
Thomas 124, 141, 142, 143,
144, 149, 181
William 149
Wells, Francis 156
Thomas 156
Wheeler, Abijah 148
" Ephraim . . 162, 163, 164
Elizabeth ' 162
" James 164
" Jonathan 148
Samuel 163
White, Aaron 17(5
Abigail . . 144, 160, 180
White, Abijah .... 152, 192
" Adeline 191
Andrew 90, 91, 92, 93, 94,
131, 133, 134, 135,
138, 139, 140, 141,
142, 144, 146, 147,
149, 166, 180, 181
Betty 163
Calvin 193
Daniel 150
" Diadama 163
Eleanor 162
Elijah .... 149, 167
Eunice .... 147, 166
" George 192
" Grace 165
Hannah . . 139, 167, 180
Henry .... 173, 174
Jane .... 180, 190
Jedidiah 141, 163, 165, 166
" Jemima 144
Joel 156
John .... 144, 154
Jonas 152, 154, 156, 157,
159, 160, 162, 171,
172, 173, 174
" Joseph . . 150, 190, 191
" Josiah . . . 159, 164, 172
Lois .... 157, 162
Lucy . 107, 142, 159, 190
Luther . . . 188, 192, 193
Lydia 140
" j Martha .... 138, 192
Moses . . .174, 176, 190
" | Rachel ...... 191
Reuben 163
Ruth .... 136, 155
Sally 174
Samuel 112, 115, 135, 158,
159, 160, 162, 164,
166, 168, 185
Sarah . . . 131, 138, 180
Sibyl .... 168, 187
" Stephen 155
William . . 134, 153, 171
Whitmore, Francis .... 130
John 121
Rebecca 130
Samuel .... 122, 130
Whittamore, Isaac .... 160
" James 129
John 129
" Joseph 177
Samuel 160
Whitney, Aaron 149
Abigail 121, 142, 146, 174
" Alexander .... 191
" Amos 140
Anna . . . 134, 166, 192
" Benjamin 90,92,93,97,140,
142, 144, 147, 149,
150, 152, 154, 158,
170, 181
Index to Persons,
223
Whitnev, Bradshaw 194
Charles 100,169, 191,192,194
" Daniel 90, 92, 94, 112, 113,
116, 118, 142, 143,
144, 146, 147, 148,
150, 152, 169, 170,
171, 173, 174, 186
David . 145, 160, 168, 171
Dorothy . . . 142, 183
Edward . . .' . . 193
Eliezer 97
Elisha .... 150, 174
Elizabeth . . . 150, 181
44 Elnathan 180
Ezekiel 105, 146, 174, 176
" Francis 172
Frank 174
" George 174
Grace 148, 158, 161, 173, 185
" Hannah . . 127, 173, 186
Henry . . . 144, 149, 170
" Isaac 121
Israel 107, 146, 165, 166,
168, 170, 185, 188,
193
" James .... 171, 192
" Jemima, . . . 165, 185
" Joanna 142
John 79, 90, 91, 93, 97, 98,
121, 138, 139, 144, 146,
148,149, 151, 157,176
" Jonathan 98, 108, 133, 134,
139,147,164,165,
166, 173, 192
Joseph 92,93,108,121,143,
145, 147, 150
Joshua 143
Josiah 150
Katy 105
" Leonard 174
Lucy . . . 108, 152, 165
Lydia .... 147, 150
Martha 111, 112, 121, 125,194
Mary 140, 142, 143, 157, 161,
165, 166,169, 184, 186,
193
" Moses 144
44 Nancy 170
Nathaniel 95, 106, 119, 124,
127, 159, 171, 172,
173, 174, 175,176,
188, 189, 191, 192,
'193, 194
44 Otis 176
" Polly 171
" Rebecca 144
" Richard 170
'« Relief .... 167, 168
Ruth 151
44 Sally 188
Samuel 124, 147, 157, 173,
183, 186
Sarah 119, 130, 152, 193, 194
Whitney, Sibil C. ..... 191
Simon 159, 160, 161, 165,
166, 170, 175, 184
Stephen 108, 148, 167, 168,
44 Susanna
" Thomas
" William
Wilkins, Mr.
Williams, Amariah
44 Damaris
Esther .
44 Hannah
" Jesse
4 ' Nathaniel
" Phineas
" Thomas
170
104, 138, 164, 185
97, 119
100
. 175
101, 102
137
119
139
153
143
153
140
119
Wareham 137, 145, 147, 148,
149
William 74, 80, 82, 90, 137,
139, 140, 143
Willis, Benjamin 119
Mr
" Stephen
Willy, Sarah
Winchester, Daniel
44 Grace .
44 Jonathan
" Leonard
44 Mary .
44 Nancy .
" Rebecca
11 Sarah .
'* William
Winship, Aaron
44 Edward
44 Ephraim
44 Jason .
" Jonathan
44 Joseph .
4t Lieut. .
44 Nathan .
44 Philemon
Winter, Hannah
44 John
44 Sarah .
Wisonclonk, Elizabeth
Witherspoon, Isabel
Woodward, Achsah
44 John . .
44 Rev. Mr. .
44 Rose . .
44 Thomas .
Woolson, Mary
Wyeth, Wiett, John
44 - Mercy . .
44 Nicholas .
Wyman, Charles .
44 Thadcleus .
Young, John . .
44 Susanna .
44 Daniel . .
175, 176
98
149
177
119
98
189
188
156
175
176
190
190
176
189, 190
141
98
145
141
167
98, 144
126
167
144
129
126, 129
126
102
96
153
124, 153
155
96
98
131
102
132
119, 132
160
160
150, 151
149
151
224
Watertown Records,
Index to Places.
Acton 163
Antigo 97
Barnstable 195
Boston 1,18,53,88,89,96,97,98,
99, 100, 102, 122, 129, 154,
158, 162, 179, 181, 195
Bowling Green 103
Braintree 119, 128
Brookline . 150, 152, 155, 156, 159
Cambridge 52, 73, 86, 96, 98, 99, 107,
121, 124, 138, 141, 142,
148, 149, 150, 151, 152,
156, 158, 159, 160, 161,
162, 163, 167, 168, 186,
195
Charlestown 97, 98, 99, 129, 154,
195
Concord . . 99, 128, 150, 152, 195
Conway 167
Dedham . . 98, 121, 126, 129, 195
Dorchester 101, 195
Dublin, Ireland 96
Grafton 162
Ireland 100, 194
Lancaster .99, 133
Lexington .... 144, 147, 156
Limerick 194
Lunenburg 153
Maiden 137
Marlboro' 131, 139
Marshlield 101
Medford 120, 159
Mendon 122, 184
Menotomey 96, 98, 141, 144, 145,
148, 149, 150
Middleton . 177
Muddy Kiver 98
Mystic 122, 126, 127
Natick 154, 155
Newbury 195
Newton 108, 116, 136, 140, 143, 144,
145, 147, 148, 149, 151, 152,
153, 154, 155, 158, 159, 160,
161, 163, 165, 168
Piscataqua 102
Plymouth 101
Roxbury . . . 103, 158, 163, 195
Salem 101, 129
Sherborn 98, 128
Shrewsbury 166
Stockbridge 163
Stoughtou 104
Sudbury 96, 97
Waltham 151, 152, 153, 154, 157, 160,
163, 165, 184, 189, 194
Wells .... 135, 136, 139, 181
Westboro' 154
Weston 35, 139, 147, 148, 150, 160
Weymouth 195
Woburn 119, 195
Woodstock 161
Worcester 152, 154
Yarmouth ........ 129
Index to
Subjects.
Arms and Ammunition . . 85, 86
Assessment f or.fmishing New Meet-
ing House ... 43
44 rate of 5, 8
Auditors appointed .... 16
Baptism by Rev. Robert Sturgeon,
irregular .... 113
Bailey, Rev. John's book . . 96
44 bids farewell . 124, 197
44 end of his marrying in
N. E. : . . . . 99
44 pastoral work, sick of 119
44 records, private memoranda
only 128
44 remarks on admitting to
Communion certain per-
sons . . 118, 119, 122
44 daily expenses ... 179
44 death of wife 110, 124, 177
" distributes what his wife
left .... 177, 178
44 funeral expenses of wife,
177
44 marriage registration fee of
3 black dogs . . . 100
Bank 28
Bell 76, 78
*« wheel 19
44 ringing allowance for, 13,46
44 hanging of ... . 71
Burying place 2
Certificates of attendance upon
Church of England, 88,89
Charles River . ... 73, 84, 86
Church charity, upon whom be-
stowed Ill
44 meeting, held on desire of
three 117
" England, certificate of mem-
bership . . . 88,89
44 third in Watertown . 113
" member, how received, 115
Clark 13, 15
Committee, appointed, against peti-
tion of sundry inhabi-
tants 22
" to buy land for use of minis-
ter 22
" to wait on General Court, 27
" to obtain helper for Mr.
Gibbs 28
" for conference with the
other congregation 30
" upon boundary between pre-
cincts .... 31, 32
" for ordination of Seth
Storer . . . . 39, 40
Committee on building aLee**^
House 55
" to take care of Church
funds ... 115, 116
Communion service administered,
when 117
Com munion service vessels changed,
116
Communion table, support of, 112,
116
Confessions to be made before the
Church 115
Congregational affairs end . . 33
Contributions, for expenses of ordi-
nation of Rev. S. Storer,
41
" for repairing buildings of
Pastor Gibbs . . 21
" to be papered, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12
Council of Churches, May, 1722, 113
Covenant, form of .... 109
" children of persons owning,
116
Doggs, 3 black, as marriage regis-
tration fee . . . 100
Epitaph on John Bailey . . Ill
on John Bailey's wife, 110
" on Thomas Bailey . 110
" on John Sherman . . 110
Flagons, pewter, sold ; silver tank-
ards bought . 116, 117
Full Communion, form of Covenant,
109
Funeral expenses of J. Bailey's wife,
177
Gibbs, Henry, called to ministry, 3
" " declines ... 4
" gift to Church . 18
" *• receipt for salary, 24
Glass, repairs, 6, 10, 18, 21, 64, 66,
69, 70, 71, 80, 82, 84
Great Bridge 73, 84
Grist Mill, old 10
Hearse cloth 2, 76
Land granted 86
Legacy from Mrs. Ann Mills, 111,
112, 113, 114
Marrying, end of for Mr. Bailey in
N. Eng 99
Masters brook 86
Meeting House, repairs, 6, 10, 27, 29
44 '4 old, 1,5, 6,7,29,38,
\ 4?, 43, 44
" middle . .1,7, 24
" new, 1,4,38,42, 43,
44, 45, 56
" " on School House
Hill , 38,50,51
226
Watertown Records.
Meeting House, path to . 76, 78
44 pews in, 48, 58, 59,
GO, 61, 62, 63, 94, 95
" 44 seating of, 65, 75,
76, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94
" " shutters to win-
dows ... 69, 70, 71
Military precinct 1
Mills, Ann, legacy, 111, 112, 113, 114
Minister, assessment for support of,
5, 6
44 Henry Gibbs chosen, 4
if M support of in the east and
west parts ... 1
44 advice of General Court,
24, 25
Ministeral place, 2, 37, 49, 52, 53, 55,
67, 71
44 alteration and repair of, 31,
53, 55, 56, 57, 67, 68
" land and fence, 21, 22, 29,
83, 84
Notes belonging to the Church re-
newed 117
Ordination of Pastor Adams . 169
J.Bailey 119
Eliot . 169
Storer . 134
Owning the Covenant, form of, 109
(I II U II «(
for those, children of whom
to be baptized . . . 116
Pequod War 118
Pew Committee .... 59, 62
Pew lots, disposal of, 48, 58, 60, 61,
62, 63, 64
Precinct affairs .... 35, 86
44 assessors, allowance of, 45
44 lines 73, 74
Prince of Orange guards . . 118
Protest, town's voting in precinct
affairs 30
Record book to be kept, 4, 9, 13, 14,
18, 22, 24, 39, 85, 86
44 transcribed from Alma-
nacks 107
Sacraments, when to be adminis-
tered 117
Sacramental phrases and expres-
sions of J. Bailey, 194,
195, 196
44 lecture 117
Salary for Pastor, contributions for,
on Sabbath days, 12, 14
44 of minister, 8, 11, 13, 37, 79
44 for sexton .... 14
Society to consider some method for
placing meeting house, 19
Storer, Seth, chosen to be Gospel
minister .... 37
" " acceptance . . 39
44 4 4 petition for increase
of salary .... 94
Town, division of, 72, 73, 84, 85, 86
Tombstone of Mrs. Bailey . 177
Treasurer's account book . . 82
"Warning for precinct meeting, 10, 31
Ways layed out 86
Wood for Pastor . . 5, 6, 10, 31
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