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Early services  in 1815 were held in the home of Gould Crissey,  led by laymen.
Sermons were read and the members sang without books, “ the hymns lined out,  usually
two lines at once by the leader, and so on to the end of the hymn.”

“ The next winter, tokens of divine favor were manifested in the conversion of several
persons, Hezekiah Vial, Horace Thompson and Patty Thompson went to Fredonia,
related their experiences and were received as candidates for baptism by the Pomfret,
now Fredonia Baptist Church,  Reverend Joy Handy,  their pastor came to Stockton and
baptized them, this being the first time that this ordinance had been observed here in
the Town.”

During the years 1815-1817 occasionally preachers came to present a sermon.
The formal formation of the church took place on March 12, 1817 at the home of Adam
McNitt.  This was the third Baptist Church in the Chautauque Township.

The following is a list of members from 1817 - 1820 as appears on page 51/52 of
Catherine Brendt’s book.

MEMBERS of STOCKTON BAPTIST CHURCH

NAME   DATE   HOW

Samuel Crissey   Mar 12, 1817  Letter
Adam McNitt   Mar 12, 1817  Letter
Gould Crissey   Mar 12, 1817  Letter
Edward Ellis   Mar 12, 1817  Letter
Benjamin Miller  Mar 12, 1817  Letter
Susannah Bidwell  Mar 12, 1817  Letter
Ruth Crissey   Mar 12, 1817  Letter
Patty Ellis   Mar 12, 1817  Letter
     Excld. Jan 29, 1823
Barzilla Ellis   Apr 05, 1817  Letter
     Died Apr. 11, 1820
Roxana Higgins  Jun  1, 1817  Baptism
Polly Thompson  Jun  7, 1817
Joseph Sackett   Jun 15, 1817  Baptism
Sally Sackett   Jun 15, 1817  Baptism

Chester Thompson  Jun  15, 1817  Baptism
Rufus Thompson  Jun  29, 1817
Hezekiah Viall   Jul     5, 1817  Letter
Rebeccah Bachellor  Jul     5, 1817  Letter
Horace Thompson  Oct 11, 1817  Letter
Sylvanus Crissey  Mar  1, 1818  Letter
Richard Grosvenor  Nov  7, 1818  Letter
Rebeccah Grosvenor  Nov  7, 1818  Letter
Clarisa Grosvenor  Nov  7, 1818  Letter
Serepta Grosvenor  Nov  7, 1818  Letter
Lydia Sackett
Ebenezer Smith  Feb   6, 1819  Letter
Isreal Smith   Feb   6, 1819  Letter
Elizabeth Smith  Feb   6, 1819  Letter
Abigail Mitchell  May 29, 1819  Letter
Candace Munger  July  23, 1819  Baptism
Naomi Miller   July  23, 1819  Baptism
Levi C. Miller   Aug   5, 1819  Baptism
Sally Smith   Sep   2, 1819  Letter
Jonathan Clark  Sep   2, 1819  Baptism
Ethan Colley   Sep   2, 1819  Baptism
Marvin Evins   Sep   2, 1819  Baptism
Laura Cooley   Sep   2, 1819  Baptism
Susanah Evins   Sep   2, 1819  Baptism
Tirza Fuller   Sep   2, 1819  Baptism
?  Davis   Sep   2, 1819  Baptism
Hezekiah Smith  Oct   2, 1819  Letter
Clarisa Crissy   Oct   2, 1819  Baptism
Jane Phillips   Oct   2, 1819  Letter
Susannah Smith  June  3, 1820  Letter
Elizabeth Phillips  July   1, 1820  Letter
Huldah Jennings  July   1, 1820  Letter
Armilla Lyon   July   1, 1820  Letter
Ira Jennings   Oct   6, 1820  Letter
Aaron Lyon   Oct   8, 1820  Baptism
Eunice Smith   Oct   8, 1820  Baptism
Mariam Waterman  Nov 10, 1820  Letter
Jemima Shepard
Rachel Shepard  Nov 12, 1820  Letter
Samuel Shepard  Dec   5, 1820  Letter

For a lengthy and detailed description of the formation and history of this church and short
vignettes of each minister can be found on pages 49-57 of "Stockton Seen Through The
Rear View Mirror" by Catherine Brendt, Town of Stockton Historian Stockton, NY 1987.
Items in quotation marks are exerpts from the above named publication.

SOURCE - Provided by Donna Mills, 2000.