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GENEALOGY COLUECTION

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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

3 1833 01145 9028

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EAULY RECORDS OF THE CHURCH

COMMUNICATED I!Y JOHN H. GOULD.

From the UiSTORiCAL CoLLLcnoNS OF THC Esscx I.vp riTUTK, Vol. XXIV. I). ISI

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EARLY EECORDS OF THE CHURCH IXTOPSEIELD.

COMMUNICATED BY JOIIX II. GOULD.

Ata Lawfull

Townmeeting y^ 7 ^h\y KISO, The

TowneManifested by voat that thay ware not Avilling Mr Hub-bard Should Continarc in y*^ work of y^ ministry here atTopsiflcld withi)at ]Mr Hubl)ard and y*^ Towne can agree ina More Chri:

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4 EARLY KECORDS OF THE

Este}^ Gierke are cboscMi a Comniitey to discorse with mrCtipen to Stay and preach licre with us at Topsiield a wliile.

At a lawfull towiie meeting the lift of Sapenil)er 1G81

Sargen Redingtoii Jacob towne Senr and John how or anitwo of them ar chosen to acompeni mr Capen to dorches-ter when hce goes to viset his frcndes and to bring himagane if tha can with his fronds Consent to Contene Avith

lis in the ministri 20 June 1682 Town granted to Mr Capentwelve acres of upland i^ medow if he settle amongst us.

Ata Lawfull meeting of y*^ Selectmen y^ 20

of decem-ber 1G81, Ensigne John Gould and Isaac Easty Sener are

chosen to go to mr Jerymyah Ilobbard to demand the keyof the parsonidge house. Voted.

mr Capen answer to y*^ Church & Towne oi neiaglidr ofye viliag Ji Ipswich. In Answer to y^ motion of y*^ Church& Towne of Top>tield and y" Xeighl)ors of Ivow ly village& Ipswich Sept 18 : An do 1682

Having taken into serious Consideration y^ motion which

hath been made by your selves to me in order to y*^ workof y^ ministry among you having also to y utmost of myunderstanding & abillity eyed & ol)served both y^' word &,y^ providences of God in order thereunto: and Although

I am greatly Sensible of my inabillity and Insulliciency toso great a worke, yet Seeing it is God who hath by hisprovidence brought mee into y Same & not seeing my wayClear to break of from that worke, Considering also y*

Continuance of yo'" Love & goiKl Aftection to mee havingalso been Earnest with that God & wich dirccteth his in alltheir wa3'-es & Setteth bounds to y* habitations of all menfor guidance, Counsell & Direction in this great Affair:Waighing all these things together I do Intend if God shallcontinue mee in this worke by Assitting & inabling meethere unto to Continue with you in the worke of y" Gos-

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CUURCII IN TOrSFIELD.

less ;inythinr Shall IntcrvciiG which Shall heo accounted by

Indiiiaraiit c^- Import all Judgments to liee Just ground &Sufficient Reason to obstruct an}' proceedings of that Na-

ture Joseph Capon.16 May 1()84 The Towne did manifest by voat that they

war willing to proseed to ordanation with mr Joseph Capeu.

1684r.

A LIST OF YK MEMr>i:i!S IX FULL COMAICXIOX AT TOPSFIELD WHENWAS I^IRST OUDAI.VD, Oil Y^ AVKKi: ADMITTKD AFTF.UWAKUS.

Francis Pabodj*

.Tohu Kod

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CHURCH IN TOPSFIELD.

Tliomas AndrewsJohn AndrewsCapt. How

^ Samuell Stanley

Thomas HazenIsaac Cummins Jun.Joseph I?ixb3^Timothy Perkins

Epliraiin WildsElisha Perkins

Mv. Baker

Daniell ClarkeMr. Tobijah Perkins

Daniell Keddington

Isaac Estie

William PebodyMr. Zerubbabell Endicot

John Town5Iy own (Capeu)William Smith

Nehemiah AbbotGooiinian Esties gJoseph Estie

Jacob Foster

Goodman Knight

& at ye same timeMary Hobbes was

baptized on her ownaccount entring into

Covenant.

Thomas PeddingtonJoseph AndrewsDaniell Wood

Good wife GillSamuell "Wallis

Ensign (.Vmos) Dorman1'homas TowueMr. Braa>lreet

his Patience

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Oi")

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EARLY RECORDS OF THE

Caleb Jackson

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CHURCH IX TOPSFIELD.

Mr BakerJonaihan Foster

Phillip Kni,-ht

Michael DuiinelJohn TowiieNehemiah AbbotJohn EstieMr John BradstreetGJoodvvife Willis

JJoiiathan Bixby

GJoodwiff Eames

TJhomas TowneTJimothy DoniianThomas ReddingtonJoseph Bixb}^

Ephraim CurtisDaniell ClarVre

TJhomas Ilazeu

Hannah Putnam once ITann;"Borman"or " Dormau"

WJilliam Smiih

Mr] Timothy PerkinsIs]aac Estie

Jo'jhu GouldBJenjamin P>ixby

Elizabeth Upham of MauldiIsaac PebodyJohn StilesJohn CurtisThomas Andrews

--Samuell Stanley

Tobijah Perkins

John AndrewWilliam Aveiill

Abraham llowElisha Perkins

Timothy P^^rkinsThomas PerkinsDaniell Clarke

Lis Elizabeth

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John Estie

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Isaac Cummins Jim

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^t : 1--

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12 EARLY

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CHURCH IX TOrSFIELD. 13

Jo]hn Bussel Ijis Lydia

daugliter of J Curtis

Sa]rali Smith her ^lary

Thjoinas Duiinellhis Jonut'.i

IJsaac llurton Sen wt his whole family

July 19

Sons.

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Anne Perkins

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CHURCH IN TOPSFIELD. 15

John Perkins

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ijlr.

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Ephralm Curtis

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'^ if-

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J]acob Foster

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CHUKCII IN TOPSFIELD. 19

Peter Shumwa

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20 EARLY RECORDS OF THE

Ephraim Dorman

Ebouexur Avorell

Samuell Stanley

Jacob Pebodj-John I'eilcy

Jacob Robinson

John TowneDorcas Butler

Caleb Fo.ster

Job AverillPaul Averill

Jacob EstyJoseph CumminsEphraim Wilds

Peter ShumwaySarauell Smith

John >sicholsSamuell Potter

Nathaniell Porter

John CumminsJoseph Knight

Hannah ClarkeSamuell Smith

Jacob Stanley

John Averill

Abraham HowBenjamin IIow

Samuell Potter

Thomas GouldJoseph TowneJoseph Gould

William TowneWilliam Porter

Simon ]?rad>treet

John PerkinsAmo.s Dorman

John GouldIvory HoveySamuell Porter

Nathaniell Averill

Thomas Curtisd B l h

800

his Mary

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Nathaniell Borman

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EARLY RECORDS OF THE

Simon BradstrcetTho Gould

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Samuel Stanley

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John Towne

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ciiURcn IX TorsriELD. 25

Jacob Towne jun.

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26 EAKLY RECORDS OF THE

Zacheus Gould

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Thomas Potter

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