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FREDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH Aka First Baptist Society of Pomfret FREDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH aka First Baptist Society of Pomfret Transcriptions of handwritten, church correspondence and loose leaf records from 1818 through 1849 Receipts are not included in this transcript unless they contain names of persons. Items are not necessarily listed in chronological order. Loose-leaf records prior to 1818 have not been found, although the church is said to have been founded in 1808. Notes which seem to have been added at a later date in another hand are so noted. Some punctuation is added, and some spelling is corrected. Key words and years have been given a bold face font by the transcriber. Undecipherable words or phrases are followed by or replaced with a question mark. Transcribed in March, 2006 by Wendy Straight, assisted by Douglas Shepard Transcribers’ notes are in italics. (Item 1a) The First Baptist Society of Pomfret Clerk’s Office, Chautauqua County Received for recording June 26th A.D. 1822 at One o’clock P.M. and Recorded in Liber Two of Miscellaneous Records For said County Page 20 John Dexter, Clrk. Fee Paid and certificate to be made State of New York Chautauqua County We whose names are hereunto subscribed and seals affixed do hereby certify that on the twenty fourth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two pursuant to Public Notice previously given according to the directions of an act of the Legislation [sic] of the State of New York entitled an Act to provide for the incorporation of Religious Societies passed April 5th 1813 the male persons of full age belonging to the first Baptist Society in the Town of Pomfret in said County assembled at the Schoolhouse in the Village of Fredonia in which the said Society stately attend for divine worship for the purpose of choosing trustees to be incorporated under and by virtue of said act and that the said persons so assembled as aforesaid did then and there by a majority of voices nominate and appoint Thomas Morton Esq and James Hull members of the said Society to preside at the said Election receive the votes of the Election be the Judges of the qualifications of such electors and to be the officers to return the names of the persons who by plurality of voices should be chosen to serve as trustees for the said Society & to be incorporated as aforesaid and we do further certify that Zattu Cushing, Nathaniel Crosby and Ebenezer Webster were then and there duly elected to serve as trustees for the said Society to take Charge of the estate and property belonging thereto and to transact all offices in relation to the temporalities thereof who together with their successors shall forever be called and known by the name or title of the trustees of “the first Baptist Society in Pomfret.” All who do hereby certify under our names and seals pursuant to the said act the twenty fourth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty two. Jas. Hull / Thos. Morton. Returning officer chosen as aforesaid. (Item 1b) State of New York County of Chautauqua Be it remembered that on the twenty fourth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty two personally appeared before me Zattu Cushing first Judge of the Court of Common pleas for the County of Chautauqua the within named Thomas Morton and James Hull persons to me well known to be the same persons Described in and who Executed the within instrument of writing who acknowledge that they signed and sealed the within certificate for the uses and purposes therein Mentioned and Described and I having examined the within instrument and finding therein no interlineations(?) or erasures do allow the same to be Recorded -- Zattu Cushing (Item 1c) [Much later note added in 1859 by A.Z. Madison] On petition to B.F. Greene Supreme Court Justice the name of the within Society was changed pursuant to law, to be known by the name, “The Fredonia Baptist Society,” from and after the 25th day of May 1859. See society records A.Z. Madison Clerk of Society (Item 2) Records of the formation of the first Baptist Society in Pomfret Recorded Found in old Town Clerk’s Desk over Censor office by E.F. Warren and taken by A.Z. Madison Bpt Soc. Clk. Augt. 21, 1871 On the twenty fourth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and twenty two the male members of the Baptist Society of Pomfret Fredonia met at the Schoolhouse on the east Side of the Creek the usual place of their assembling for religious worship according to public notice previously given pursuant to the Statute in Such case made and provided and resolved to form them Selves into a religious Society chose for their presiding and returning officers Thomas Morton and James Hull and then proceeded to the choice of Trustees when on counting the ballots it appeared that Zattu Cushing, Ebenezer Webster and Nathaniel Crosby were elected and when they had cast lots as the law directs it appeared that Nathaniel Crosby was to Serve one year, Ebenezer Webster two years and Zattu Cushing three years. The Society then & there resolved that their name or title should be the Trustees of the first Baptist Society in Pomfret. The Trustees then appointed William Barker for Treasurer and Thomas Morton for Clerk and chose for their common Seal a half cent the impression to be made with that Side which has the words “half cent” on it. The returning officers above named then and there made out their certificate of incorporation. Then they went to Zattu Cushing Esq, first Judge of the Court of Common pleas for the County of Chautauque and acknowledged the Certificate before him. The Certificate was then Sent to the Clerk of the County of Chautauque and recorded. (Item 3a) At a Meeting of the first Baptist Society in the Town of Pomfret being warned according to Law for the purpose of appointing a trustee in the Place of Nathl Crosby whose term of Time expires on the 24 Inst/ by limitation -- 1st Chose Zattu Cushing Moderator 2nd Chose Nathaniel Crosby Clerk Protem 3rd Chose Martin D. Harmon trustee for three years 4th Voted to disolve this meeting without day June 16 – 1823 Nathaniel Crosby Clerk Protem (Item 3b) [A list from 1834 showing expenses paid out for “raising house” and altering slips] (Item 4) At a meeting of the first Baptist Society in Pomfret legally notified holden at the Baptist Meeting House in the Village of Fredonia on the 16 of June 1824 for the Election of one trustee in the room of Ebenezer Webster whose time of Service will expire on the 24th instant chose Benjamin Randall for trustee. Thomas Morton, Clerk (Item 5) At the annual Meeting of the first Baptist Society in Pomfret holden at the Meeting House in the Village of Fredonia 16th of June 1827 for the purpose of choosing one Trustee in the place of Benjamin Randal whose term of Service will expire on the 24th of the present instant chose David (?) Matteson for Trustee. (Item 6) 1823 Feb 24 Society met according to adjournment Zattu Cushing auctioneer Sold Slip No. 49 to John Walker for $33.00. Sold Slip No. 48 to Jonathan W. Covell for 35.000. Adjourned to the 25 at 10 PM at this place Society met according to adjournment Samuel Everden auctioneer Sold Slip No. 13 to Stephen Porter for 70.00 (Item 7a) The annual Meeting the first Baptist Society of Pomfret Met according to Legal Notice at the Baptist Meeting house June 14th 1831 E. Webster Chairman B. Randall Clerk protem After balloting for a Trustee it was Declared that Nathaniel Crosby was Legally Chosen Trustee for three years from the 24th of June instant Ebenezer Webster Mod[erator] B. Randall Clk(?) (Item 7b) Fredonia Decm 8th 1823 At a meeting of the Baptist Society Esqr. Morton was appointed chairman and D (?) Matteson Clerk Protem(?) and proceed(?) to Business. 1st voted to appoint a Committee to wait on the Reverend E. Tucker expressing the High Opinion they entertain of the Sermon he Delivered at the Dedication of the new Meeting House in this place and request a copy for the press. 2nd Voted that B. Randall, N. Crosby and D.J. Matteson as Committee for the above purpose 3rd Adjourned until Saturday 15th instant at 4 0’clock P.M. at the School House. D.J.M. Clerk PT. (Item 7c) 1823 December 8th Meeting of the Society to request a Copy of the Dedication Sermon for publication Not Recorded Society Minutes The annual meeting for 1823 is recorded. The next thing to be recorded is the call of E.E Tucker to this place and his removal. 2 the dedication of the Meeting House 4 Dec 1823. 3 the Society meeting requesting a copy of the dedication Sermon for publication 4 the adjourned meeting from that above. The above minutes are made this 12 of May 1829. (Item 8) 1826 March 20 Society met at the Baptist Meeting House according to notice previously given & adjourned to Harmons Hotel Proceeded to Business according to adjournment First voted that we approve of what the Trustees have done in Selling the gospel Land to Aaron Osborn 2ly voted to impower [sic] the Trustees to Sell So much of the unsold ground in the Meeting House as will pay A. Osborn $25.00 due him from the Society either at auction or private Sale 3ly voted to impower the Trustees to Sell the property in the Meeting House at their discretion to pay Nathaniel Crosby 4 dissolved the meeting (Item 9) Terms of Sale Not recorded 1823 Terms of Sale made known at the sale of Slips Jany 20th 1823 – 1st The purchaser shall pay one Eighth part of the purchase money in Cash by the first day of April next 2nd The purchaser shall have the privilege of paying a part of the remaining Seven Eighths
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