DOCSLIB.ORG

Records of the Colony of New Plymouth, in New England : Printed

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

'i.V:KE3!JRj CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY BOUGHT WITH THE INCOME OF THE SAGE ENDOWMENT FUND GIVEN IN 1891 BY HENRY WILLIAMS SAGE 097 3 1924 070 695 wx. Cornell University Library The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924070695097 RECORDS OF PLYMOUTH COLONY. JUDICIAL ACTS. 1636—1692. RECORDS OF THE COLONY OF NEW PLYMOUTH IN NEW ENGLAND. PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OP MASSACHUSETTS. EDITED BY NATHANIEL B. SHURTLEFF, M.D., MEMBER OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY, FELLQ-W OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY, FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON, ETC. JUDICIAL ACTS 1636-1692. BOSTON: FROM THE PEESS OF WILLIAM WHITE, PRINTER TO THE COiMMONWEALTH. 185 7. jinl CORNFU} V UBRARY yj REMARKS. npHIS volume comprises the record of the Judicial Acts of the General -"- Court and Court of Assistants of the Colony of New Plymouth. They were originally contained in one manuscript volume, though divided into two Parts, and are in the handwriting of the various secretaries of the colony, as designated in the printed copy. The first Act recorded bears date the third of January, 1636-7, and the last the fifth of April, 1692, consequently extending until the imion of the Massachusetts and Plymouth Colonies under the Provincial Charter, which passed the seals in the year 1691. There are no records of a similar character anterior to the year 1637, excepting those to be found in the volumes of Court Orders. During the usurpation of Andros the records of judicial acts do not appear to have been kept by the colonial secretaries. Copious indexes, prepared with much care by clerks in the ofl&ce of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, are appended. N. B. S. Decembeb, 1857. ; MARKS AND CONTRACTIONS. " A Dash (or straight line) over a letter indicates the omission of the letter following the one marked. ~ A Curved Line indicates the omission of one or more letters next to the one marked. A Superior Letter indicates the omission of contiguous letters, either pre- ceding or following it. A Caret ^ Indicates an omission in the original record. A Cross X indicates a lost or unintelligible word. All doubtful words supplied by the editor are included between brackets, [ ]. Some redundancies in the original record are printed in Italics. Some interlineations, that occur in the original record, are put between parallels, || ||. Some words and paragraphs, which have been cancelled in the original record, are put between + + . Several characters have special significations, namely : — @ , — annum, anno. oi, — mo, month. a, an, am, curia, curiam, — par, por, — pt, part ption, por- — — p, ; a, — matrate, magistrate. tion. t, — ber, — numfe, number j Rofet, p, — per, — pson, person. Robert. p, — pro, — pporcftn, proportion. c, — ci, ti, — accon, action. p, — pre, — psent, present c&, — tio, — jurisdiccon, jurisdiction. q., — q.stion, question. 5, — ere, cer, — a6s, acres. ^, — es^, esquire. , d, —• dd, delivered, f — Apr, April. e, — Trer, Treasurer. i, — s, session ; sd, said. e, — committe, committee, s, — ser, — svants, servants. g, — gnlal, general ; Georg, George. £, — ter, — neu£, neuter. h, — chr, charter. t, — capt, captain, 1, — begig, beginig, beginning. Q, — uer, — sefial, seueral. }, — ire, letter. u, — abou, aboue, above. m, — mm, mn, — coinittee, commit- ^, — ver, — se^al, several. tee, w, — wn, when. ffi, -^ recomdacbn, recommendation. y, the ; y", them ; y", then j y', their M, — mer, — foriBly, formerly. y", this ; y', that. 6, — month. 5, — us, — vilibj, vilibus. aiio, anno. — es, et, — statut^, statutes. n, — nn, — Pen, Penn ; ^ ii, — Dni, Domini. (6, &6, &c*, — et caetera. fi, — ner, — manii), manner. vizj, — videlicet, namely. 5, — on, — mentio, mention. — full point. •I CONTENTS. JUDICIAL ACTS, 1636—1692, 3 GENERAL INDEX, 3lS JUDICIAL ACTS 1636-1692. PLYMOUTH RECORDS. THE EECORDS OF THE COLONY OF NEW PLYMOUTH IN NEW ENGLAND. [The following pages contain the Judicial Acts of the General Court and Court of Assistants of the Colony of New Plymouth, in New England. The first thirty pages of the First Part are in the chirog- raphy of Mr. Souther ; after which there is a chasm of two years, from July, 1646, to October, 1648, when they appear in that of Secretary Morton, who completes the First Part, which contains two hundred and thirteen pages. Part Second, as far as the sixty-third page, is also by Mr. Morton, and the remain- der is by Messrs. Clarke and Sprague. No records appear in the volume between the fifth day of October, 1686, and the eighth day of October, 1689. The Second Part contained one hundred pages.] JUDICIAL ACTS OF THE GENERAL COURT AND COURT OF ASSISTANTS. *JVew Plymouth Collony. At the Generall Court held the third Day 163 6-7. ""' of January, in the twelft Yeare of the Raigne of our SoU- ^ ^ 3 January. aigne Lord Charles, by the Grace of God of England, Scot- p^m i. land, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Fayth, 8fd. [*!•] jlnno Dm 1636. COMFORT STARR, of New Towne, in Mattachusetts Bay, complained against Wilim Hatch, of Scituate, in a plea of debt vpon a bond of seaventy eight pounds, for the payment of thirty nine pounds. The bond was shewed in Court, & confessed by the deifen*, & the jury found for the pitiffe twenty six pound & tenn shillings debt, three pound damnag, and the cost of the Court about the suite. Judgment was graunted, but execucbn deferred vntiU the next Court. Nathaniell Tilden, of Scituate, complaines against Comfort Starr, of New Towne, in Mattachusets Bay, in a plea vpon the case, to the damnage psonally ap- of one hundred pounds ; in w* action the said pltiff did not ordering peare, but sent a declaracbn ; wherefore the action was referred to the (3) PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS. 163 6-7. and ending of M' James Cudworth and Samuell Hinckley, of Scituate ; and '- y—-' — if they cannot agree, the same then to take a third man vnto them, and so to 3 January. end the same ; but if the said M' Tilden shall refuse their end and arbitri- Pari I. ment, that then he shall pay M' Starr, the deff"' his charges, and the deffen* to be subject to a new action. Nathaniell Thomas complaines against Georg Soule, in an action vpon the case, by attaching two heiffers, in the behalf of his father, Wilim Thomas. The jury found for the deffen*. Georg Soule complains ag^' Natha" Thomas, in a plea of trespasse, to the damnag of fourty pounds. The jury found for the pW, the beasts to be restored to him, & gaue him xii* damnag, & costs of suite. The Jury. M'^ John Atwood, Wilim Gilson, John Winslow, Thomas Willet, Steeven Tracy, Edward Bangs, sworne. • sworne. Edward Foster, Wilim Paddy, 6 February. *jt a Couvt of Assistauts Md at JYew Plymouth, the sixt Day ^^'^ of Febrmry, Anno Dm 1636. WILLM PADY complaines ag^' Webb Adey, in an action vpon the case, to the damnage of v" vij= v*, vpon a bill of pticulers shewed in Court, whereof by the same bill he hath receiued iii" xii" ix*, & there "^^ resteth due xxxiiij' iiij''. The def answereth, that he hath paid ix» viii* more, and will pay xx» more this weeke, and a bushell of corne at harvest next, in full satisfaccbn of the said debt ; and the pitiffe therew*'' content, or els execucbn to be graunted for xxv'. JUDICIAL ACTS. At a Court of Assistants held the vif^ March, 1636. 1636-7. 7 March. CLARKE complaynes against Edward Dotey, in an action GEOE.G Paki I. vpon the case for to the damnage of xij" for a deceitful! bargaine made -w*"^ him for a lot of land. The Court ordered it by consent of both pties, that the said Edward Dotey shall either repay to the said George Clarke the eight pound^ he hath receiued for the said lot in pt of payment, vpon the last day of Nouember next, or els vpon the payment of foure pounds more vnto the said Edward Dotey by the said George Clarke : the same day the said Edward Dotey shall assure the said lot of land vnto the said Georg Clarke and his assignes for euer. At the Gefiall Court held the vif' of March, Anno Dm 1636. 7 March. M'' Bradford, GoUnd". FE.AUNCIS COOKE complains against Thomas Lettis, James Walter, John Browne the yeonger, & Thomas Teley, and against M"^ John Browne thelder & Thomas Willet, vpon an action of the case, to the damnag of x'*, for that they, the said Thomas Lettis, James Walter, John Browne the yeonger, & Thomas Teley, in the service of the said John Browne thelder, & Thomas Willet, did, about the ix"" day of November last, vnreasonably abuse the cattle of the said Francis Cooke, insomuch that therevpon one cowe cast her calf, & hath lost her milk, & is in danger to be lost her- self. The jury found for the pitiff against John Browne thelder, and doe assesse him three pounds damnage, and the cost of the suite. An execucon made forth for S*" damnage, & 13^ 6* charges of the suite. The names of the Jury for Tryall of Yssues betwixt pty & pty, the 7"' of March, 1636. John Done, Wilim Basset, James Hurst, Josiah Cooke, Henry Rowland, John Jenkin, > sworne. f sworne. Thomas Cushman, Wilim Hodgkins, Richard Burne, William Pontus, George Kennerick, PLYMOtfTH COLONY RECORDS. 1636-7. •Humfrey Turner complaines ag'* Willm Hamans in an action of debt for xxxix% vpon a note of the s'' Hamans hand, wherevpon his goods were at- 7 March.
Recommended publications
  • Colonial America

    Colonial America

    COLONIAL AMERICA 1651 DOCUMENT SIGNED BY TIMOTHY HATHERLY, WITCH TRIAL MAGISTRATE AND MASSACHUSETTS MERCHANT ADVENTURER WHO FINANCED THE BAY COLONY GOVERNOR THOMAS PRENCE SIGNS A COLONY AT PLYMOUTH 1670 DEPOSITION * 1 [COLONIAL PLYMOUTH] TIMOTHY HATHERLY was * 2 one of the Merchant Adventurers of London who financed the [COLONIAL PLYMOUTH] THOMAS PRENCE: Governor colony at Plymouth, Massachusetts after obtaining a patent from Massachusetts Bay colony. Arrived at Plymouth Colony on the “For- King James covering all of the Atlantic coast of America from the tune” in 1621. He was one of the first settlers of Nansett, or grant to the Virginia company on the south, to and including New- Eastham, was chosen the first governor of Governor of Massachu- foundland. Hatherly was one of the few Adventurers to actually setts Bay Colony in 1633. serving until 1638, and again from 1657 till settle in America. He arrived in 1623 on the ship Ann, then returned 1673, and was an assistant in 1635-’7 and 1639-’57. Governor Prence to England in 1625. In 1632, he came back to Plymouth and in 1637 also presided over a witch trial in 1661 and handled it “sanely and was one of the recipients of a tract of land at Scituate. Before 1646, with reason.” He also presided over the court when the momen- Hatherly had bought out the others and had formed a stock com- tous decision was made to execute a colonist who had murdered an pany, called the “Conihasset Partners.” Scituate was part of the Ply- Indian. He was an impartial magistrate, was distinguished for his mouth Colony; it was first mentioned in William Bradford’s writ- religious zeal, and opposed those that he believed to be heretics, ings about 1634.
  • Anne Bradstreet

    Anne Bradstreet

    STUDENT’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GREAT AMERICAN WRITERS Volume I: Beginnings to 1830 STUDENT’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GREAT AMERICAN WRITERS Volume I: Beginnings to 1830 ANDREA TINNEMEYER PATRICIA M. GANTT , GENERAL EDITOR Student’s Encyclopedia of Great American Writers, Beginnings to 1830 Copyright © 2010 by Andrea Tinnemeyer All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact: Facts On File, Inc. An imprint of Infobase Publishing 132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Student’s encyclopedia of great American writers / Patricia Gantt, general editor. v. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: [1] Beginnings to 1830 / Andrea Tinnemeyer — [2] 1830 to 1900 / Paul Crumbley — [3] 1900 to 1945 / Robert C. Evans — [4] 1945 to 1970 / Blake Hobby — [5] 1970 to the present / Patricia Gantt. ISBN 978-0-8160-6087-0 (hardcover: acid-free paper) ISBN 978-1-4381-3125-2 (e-book) 1. Authors, American—Biography—Encyclopedias, Juvenile. 2. American literature—Encyclopedias, Juvenile. I. Tinnemeyer, Andrea. II. Gantt, Patricia M., 1943– PS129.S83 2009 810.9’0003—dc22 [B] 2009030783 Facts On File books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses, associations, institutions, or sales promotions. Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at (212) 967-8800 or (800) 322-8755. You can find Facts On File on the World Wide Web at http:// www.factsonfile.com Text design by Annie O’Donnell Composition by Mary Susan Ryan-Flynn Cover printed by Sheridan Books, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  • Winslows: Pilgrims, Patrons, and Portraits

    Winslows: Pilgrims, Patrons, and Portraits

    Copyright, The President and Trustees of Bowdoin College Brunswick, Maine 1974 PILGRIMS, PATRONS AND PORTRAITS A joint exhibition at Bowdoin College Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Organized by Bowdoin College Museum of Art Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2015 https://archive.org/details/winslowspilgrimsOObowd Introduction Boston has patronized many painters. One of the earhest was Augustine Clemens, who began painting in Reading, England, in 1623. He came to Boston in 1638 and probably did the portrait of Dr. John Clarke, now at Harvard Medical School, about 1664.' His son, Samuel, was a member of the next generation of Boston painters which also included John Foster and Thomas Smith. Foster, a Harvard graduate and printer, may have painted the portraits of John Davenport, John Wheelwright and Increase Mather. Smith was commis- sioned to paint the President of Harvard in 1683.^ While this portrait has been lost, Smith's own self-portrait is still extant. When the eighteenth century opened, a substantial number of pictures were painted in Boston. The artists of this period practiced a more academic style and show foreign training but very few are recorded by name. Perhaps various English artists traveled here, painted for a time and returned without leaving a written record of their trips. These artists are known only by their pictures and their identity is defined by the names of the sitters. Two of the most notable in Boston are the Pierpont Limner and the Pollard Limner. These paint- ers worked at the same time the so-called Patroon painters of New York flourished.
  • British Isles

    British Isles

    BRITISH COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES: VITAL RECORDS CIVIL REGISTRATICN Following is a partial list of British Ccmmcnwealth countries with dates when civil registration began, and the places you should writ~ to obtain information: Ccuntry or Prevince Q!!! Where to Write .Au$t'ralia Registrar Ganer-a! of each area. N.S. wales 1 Mar 1856 Sex 30 GPO, Sydney, N.S.W., 2001 Queensland 1 Mar 1856 Treasury Bldg., Brisbane, Queensland 4000 So. Australia Jul 1842 8ex 1531 H Gr\), Adelaide, S.A. 5CCCl Victoria 1 Jul 1853 295 Cuesn St., Melbourne, Victoria XCO W. .Australia 1841 Cak!eigh 61dg., 22 St. Gear-ge's Terrace, Perth, W.A. eoco Nc. Terr. 1870 Mitchell St., Box 1281. OarNin, Nc. Territory England 1 Jul 1837 Registrar General's Office, St. catherine's House, 10 Kinsway. Loncen, 'AC2S 6 JP England. Ireland 1864 Registrar General, Custcme House. Dublin C. 10, Eire, (Recuolic(Republic of Ireland) Genealogical Society has bir~h, marriage, and death indexes 1864-1921. Nete: Birth, rtarl"'iage,rmt'l"'iage, atld death records farfor Nor~hern Ireland frcm 1922 an: Registrar General, Regis~erOffice, Oxford House. 49~5 Chichester St. Selfast STI 4HL, No~ !re1.a.rld Genealcgical Scciety has birth, narriage, and death recordreccrd indexes 1922-l959~ New Z!!aland marriages Registrar General, P.O~ Sox =023, wellingtcn, New Zealand. 1008 birth, deaths 1924 Scotland 1 Jan 1855 The Registrar General, Search Unit, New Register House, Edinburgh, EHl 3YT, SCCtland~ Genealogical Saei~tyScei~ty has bir~h,birth, marriage, and death indexes 1855-1955, or 1956, and birt%'\ crarriage, and death cer~ificates 1855-1875, 1881.
  • Reaching for Freedom: Black Resistance and the Roots of a Gendered African-American Culture in Late Eighteenth Century Massachusetts

    Reaching for Freedom: Black Resistance and the Roots of a Gendered African-American Culture in Late Eighteenth Century Massachusetts

    W&M ScholarWorks Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 1998 Reaching for Freedom: Black Resistance and the Roots of a Gendered African-American Culture in Late Eighteenth Century Massachusetts Emily V. Blanck College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd Part of the African American Studies Commons, African History Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Blanck, Emily V., "Reaching for Freedom: Black Resistance and the Roots of a Gendered African-American Culture in Late Eighteenth Century Massachusetts" (1998). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539626189. https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-yxr6-3471 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects at W&M ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects by an authorized administrator of W&M ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. REACHING FOR FREEDOM Black Resistance and the Roots of a Gendered African-American Culture in Late Eighteenth Century Massachusetts A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the Department of History The College of William and Mary in Virginia In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts b y Emily V. Blanck 1998 APPROVAL SHEET This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Emily Blanck Approved, April 1998 Leisa Mever (3Lu (Aj/K) Kimb^ley Phillips ^ KlU MaU ________________ Ronald Schechter ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS As is the case in every such project, this thesis greatly benefitted from the aid of others.
  • American Political Thought: Readings and Materials Keith E. Whittington

    American Political Thought: Readings and Materials Keith E. Whittington

    American Political Thought: Readings and Materials Keith E. Whittington Index of Materials for Companion Website 2. The Colonial Era, Before 1776 II. Democracy and Liberty John Adams, Letter to James Sullivan (1776) John Cotton, The Bloudy Tenent Washed and Made White (1647) John Cotton, Letter to Lord Say and Seal (1636) Jacob Duche, The Duty of Standing Fast in Our Spiritual and Temporal Liberties (1775) Massachusetts Body of Liberties (1641) James Otis, Rights of the British Colony Asserted and Proved (1764) Elisha Williams, The Essential Rights and Liberties of Protestants (1744) Roger Williams, The Bloudy Tenent Yet More Bloudy (1652) John Winthrop, Arbitrary Government Described (1644) John Winthrop, A Defense of an Order of Court (1637) John Winthrop, Defense of the Negative Vote (1643) III. Citizenship and Community Agreement among the Settlers of Exeter, New Hampshire (1639) Combination of the Inhabitants of the Piscataqua River for Government (1641) Robert Cushman, The Sin and Danger of Self-Love (1621) Fundamental Agreement, or Original Constitution of the Colony of New Haven (1639) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1639) Patrick Henry, Give Me Liberty Speech (1775) William Livingston, “The Vanity of Birth and Titles” (1753) Oath of a Freeman in Massachusetts Bay (1632) Thomas Tryon, The Planter’s Speech to His Neighbors and Countrymen (1684) IV. Equality and Status Address of the Mechanics of New York City (1776) Jonathan Boucher, Sermon on the Peace (1763) Charles Inglis, The True Interest of America (1776) William Knox, Three Tracts Respecting the Conversion (1768) William Byrd, Letter to Lord Egmont (1736) Samuel Sewall, The Selling of Joseph (1700) John Saffin, A Brief and Candid Answer (1701) John Woolman Some Considerations on Keeping Negroes (1762) V.
  • Acts of the Commissioners of the United Colonies of New England

    Acts of the Commissioners of the United Colonies of New England

    CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ..CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 3 1924 083 937 122 Cornell University Library ^^ The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924083937122 RECORDS OF PLYMOUTH COLONY. %tk of i\t Comittissioitfi's of !lje Initfb Colonies of felo €\4ml YOL. I. ] 643-1051. RECORDS OF THE COLONY OF NEW PLYMOUTH IN NEW ENGLAND. PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. EDITED BY DAVID PULSIFER, CLERK IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, MEMBER OF THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC-GENEALOfilCAL SOCIETY, VIXLOW OP TllK AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION, CORKESPONDINQ MEMBER OP THE ESSEX INSTITUTE, AND OF THE RHODE ISLAND, NEW YORK, COXNKCTICUT AND WISCONSIN BISTORICAL SOCIETIES. %t\^ of Jlje ^tinimissioners of Ijje InM Colonirs of Btfo ^iiglank VOL. I. 1643-1651. BOSTON: FROM THE PRESS OF WILLIAM WHITE, rRINTEK TO THE COMMONWEALTH. 185 9. ^CCRMELL^ ;UNIVERSITY LJ BRARY C0MM0.\))EALT11 OF MASSACHUSETTS. ^etrflarn's f eprtnunt. Boston, Apkil o, 1858. By virtue of Chapter forty-one of the Eesolves of the year one thousand eight hundred fifty-eight, I appoint David Pulsifee, Esq., of Boston, to super- intend the printing of the New Plymouth Records, and to proceed with the copying, as provided in previous resolves, in such manner and form as he may consider most appropriate for the undertaking. Mr. Pulsifer has devoted many years to the careful exploration and transcription of ancient records, in the archives of the County Courts and of the Commonwealth.
  • "In the Pilgrim Way" by Linda Ashley, A

    "In the Pilgrim Way" by Linda Ashley, A

    In the Pilgrim Way The First Congregational Church, Marshfield, Massachusetts 1640-2000 Linda Ramsey Ashley Marshfield, Massachusetts 2001 BIBLIO-tec Cataloging in Publication Ashley, Linda Ramsey [1941-] In the pilgrim way: history of the First Congregational Church, Marshfield, MA. Bibliography Includes index. 1. Marshfield, Massachusetts – history – churches. I. Ashley, Linda R. F74. 2001 974.44 Manufactured in the United States. First Edition. © Linda R. Ashley, Marshfield, MA 2001 Printing and binding by Powderhorn Press, Plymouth, MA ii Table of Contents The 1600’s 1 Plimoth Colony 3 Establishment of Green’s Harbor 4 Establishment of First Parish Church 5 Ministry of Richard Blinman 8 Ministry of Edward Bulkley 10 Ministry of Samuel Arnold 14 Ministry of Edward Tompson 20 The 1700’s 27 Ministry of James Gardner 27 Ministry of Samuel Hill 29 Ministry of Joseph Green 31 Ministry of Thomas Brown 34 Ministry of William Shaw 37 The 1800’s 43 Ministry of Martin Parris 43 Ministry of Seneca White 46 Ministry of Ebenezer Alden 54 Ministry of Richard Whidden 61 Ministry of Isaac Prior 63 Ministry of Frederic Manning 64 The 1900’s 67 Ministry of Burton Lucas 67 Ministry of Daniel Gross 68 Ministry of Charles Peck 69 Ministry of Walter Squires 71 Ministry of J. Sherman Gove 72 Ministry of George W. Zartman 73 Ministry of William L. Halladay 74 Ministry of J. Stanley Bellinger 75 Ministry of Edwin C. Field 76 Ministry of George D. Hallowell 77 Ministry of Vaughn Shedd 82 Ministry of William J. Cox 85 Ministry of Robert H. Jackson 87 Other Topics Colonial Churches of New England 92 United Church of Christ 93 Church Buildings or Meetinghouses 96 The Parsonages 114 Organizations 123 Sunday School and Youth 129 Music 134 Current Officers, Board, & Committees 139 Gifts to the Church 141 Memorial Funds 143 iii The Centuries The centuries look down from snowy heights Upon the plains below, While man looks upward toward those beacon lights Of long ago.
  • (King Philip's War), 1675-1676 Dissertation Presented in Partial

    (King Philip's War), 1675-1676 Dissertation Presented in Partial

    Connecticut Unscathed: Victory in The Great Narragansett War (King Philip’s War), 1675-1676 Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Major Jason W. Warren, M.A. Graduate Program in History The Ohio State University 2011 Dissertation Committee: John F. Guilmartin Jr., Advisor Alan Gallay, Kristen Gremillion Peter Mansoor, Geoffrey Parker Copyright by Jason W. Warren 2011 Abstract King Philip’s War (1675-1676) was one of the bloodiest per capita in American history. Although hostile native groups damaged much of New England, Connecticut emerged unscathed from the conflict. Connecticut’s role has been obscured by historians’ focus on the disasters in the other colonies as well as a misplaced emphasis on “King Philip,” a chief sachem of the Wampanoag groups. Although Philip formed the initial hostile coalition and served as an important leader, he was later overshadowed by other sachems of stronger native groups such as the Narragansetts. Viewing the conflict through the lens of a ‘Great Narragansett War’ brings Connecticut’s role more clearly into focus, and indeed enables a more accurate narrative for the conflict. Connecticut achieved success where other colonies failed by establishing a policy of moderation towards the native groups living within its borders. This relationship set the stage for successful military operations. Local native groups, whether allied or neutral did not assist hostile Indians, denying them the critical intelligence necessary to coordinate attacks on Connecticut towns. The English colonists convinced allied Mohegan, Pequot, and Western Niantic warriors to support their military operations, giving Connecticut forces a decisive advantage in the field.
  • Edward Bangs: His Arrival in Plymouth Edward Bangs Arrived in Plymouth on the Anne in 1623

    Edward Bangs: His Arrival in Plymouth Edward Bangs Arrived in Plymouth on the Anne in 1623

    Edward Bangs: his arrival in Plymouth Edward Bangs arrived in Plymouth on the Anne in 1623. Governor William Bradford tells of the ship’s arrival in Plymouth: "About fourteen days after came in this ship, called the Anne, whereof Mr. William Peirce was master; and about a week or ten days after came in the pinnace which, in foul weather, they lost at sea, a fine, new vessel of about 44 tun, which the Company had built to stay in the country. They brought about 60 persons for the General, some of them being very useful persons and became good members to the body; and some were the wives and children of such as were here already." William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647, ed. Samuel Eliot Morison (New York: Knopf, 1991), p. 127. Edward Bangs & the 1623 Division of Land The 1623 Division of Land marked the end of the Pilgrims' earliest system of land held in common by all. Governor Bradford explains it in this way: "And so assigned to every family a parcel of land, according to the proportion of their number, for that end, only for present use (but made no division for inheritance) and ranged all boys and youth under some family. This had very good success, for it made all hands very industrious, so as much more corn was planted than otherwise would have been by any means the Governor or any other could use, and saved him a great deal of trouble, and gave far better content. The women now went willingly into the field, and took their little ones with them to set corn; which before would allege weakness and inability; whom to have compelled would have been thought great tyranny and oppression." William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647, ed.
  • Genealogy Edward Wins

    Genealogy Edward Wins

    GEN EALOGY E DWA R D WI N S LOW TH E MAYFLOWE R A N D H I S D E S C E N D A N T S FROM 1 620 TO 1 865 MARIA WHITMAN B RYANT D AUGHT E R OF ELI"AB ETH WIN SLOW A ND (JUDGE ) KILB ORN WHITMAN F PE BR KE MASS . O M O , C o pyright 1 91 5 by Herbe rt Pelh am B ry ant A ll Right s Reserved A NTHONY So ns, ' Ne w B e o Mass df rd , . , U . (3 p r y P R E F A C E These biographies are gathered and arranged for the use Of the generations in the direct line Of descent from Edward Winslow as they , n i n i will i ev tably be dispersed in the future , givi g nto their possession , in a compact form , this knowledge Of the incidents in the lives of those who preceded them . They are facts reliable and without embellishment . Adopting the sentim ents expressed in the introduction to the history Of the Otis family by Horatio N . Otis member of the New England Historical and Genealogical Society ,of New York we quote as follows , It i s to be regretted while sketching the external circumstances Of some , the chroniclers , that such a man was born , died , and ran through such a circle Of honors , etc . , that we cannot more carefully trace the history Of mind, those laws which govern in the transmission fi of physical and mental quali cation .
  • Colonial Massachusetts, 1607-1750

    Colonial Massachusetts, 1607-1750

    Colonial Massachusetts, 1607-1750 Topics of Discussion I. Virginia Company of Plymouth Fails, 1607-09 II. Puritans still interested in North America. III. Why were the Puritans interested in North America? IV. Pilgrims and the movement to Plymouth (1620) V. Massachusetts Bay Company (1629) VI. The Great Migration VII. Massachusetts Religious Vision VIII. Massachusetts Government IX. Puritanism Expands X. Economy and Indian Relations XI. Puritans in the Second Half of the Seventeenth Century Colonial Massachusetts, 1607-1750 Virginia Company of Plymouth Fails, 1607-09 A. Like the Virginia Company of London, the Virginia Company of Plymouth set out in 1607. B. Settlement in Maine: Fort St. George. 44 settlers were left to man the post in 1607-08. C. The attempt was a miserable failure D. In 1609, the Virginia Company of London invited the Plymouth members to join in with them. E. Virginia Company of Plymouth ceased to function. Colonial Massachusetts, 1607-1750 Puritans still Interested in North America A. Many investors – mostly Puritans – were still interested in settling in North America. B. Two movements C. Pilgrims moved to Plymouth in 1620. D. Puritans moved to Massachusetts in 1630. 1 Colonial Massachusetts, 1607-1750 Why were Puritans interested in North America? A. Puritans were Christian reformists, who followed the teachings of John Calvin (1509-64) B. Calvin lived in Geneva and published a classic work entitled, Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536) C. The Institutes proposed three principals: 1. Absolute Sovereignty of God 2. Total depravity of Man 3. Justification though God’s saving grace D. Emphasis on biblical teachings E.