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Mr. Isaac Smith was
Ordained Pastor of the church by the following ministers --- Rev. Timothy Walker Revd. Jeremiah Belknap Revd. Josiah Stearn
Revd Jonathan Searle Revd. Samuel McClintock Revd Timothy Upham Revd.
Abiel Foster Revd. Joseph Woodman
1774 Original members of the church
Revd. Isaac Smith, Stephen Dudley, John Sanborn, Nathaniel Wilson
1775 Members received by admission
John Dudley, Ebenezer Page Jr and his wife
Mary who
deceased September 1781.
February 26, 1775. William Smith
and his wife Elizabeth, Jeremiah Cogswell and his wife
Mehetable
May 4, 1775. Received by Dismission and Recomendation from ye Churches of
Nottingham and Epping Ebenezer Pages wife, Nathaniel
Wilsons wife, Lemuel Rands wife.
August 31, 1775. Received
Samuel Morril and Mary ye wife of John
Sanborn (next line is crossed out in original) and at ye same
time Margaret Flanders ye wife of Thomas Flanders by
dismission and recomendation from Mr. Adline Ch. Exeter.
November 1775
Received Elizabeth ye wife of
Peter Gilman and Anna
ye wife of David Bean and at ye same time Margaret
wife of Thomas Flanders by dismission and recomendation from Mr. Odlin of Exeter.
December 4, 1775 Hannah
ye wife of Samuel Avery admitted and deceased
December 21.
December 10, 1775
Mary Bachelder the wife of Isaac Bachelder admitted
1776 May 26,
Jonathan Hutchens and wife
Theodate admitted
Oct 6, Esther the wife of Joshua Gilman was received by
dismission and recommendation from Mr. Foggs Church
Kensington
Oct 6, Mariah ye wife of John Melcher
was received
November 3, Judith the wife of
Joseph Avery was received by
dismission and recommendation from Mr. Stearns Church Epping
Nov 3, Joseph Badger and John Gillman were both admitted into
full communion Lords Day.
September 6, Moses Page
and his wife were received into the full communion
of the Church and deceased the November following.
1778 Sept 6,
Parson Smith of Meredith was admitted into full communion of
the Church and deceased the November following.
June 6, 1779 Moses Page and his wife were received into the full communion
of this church by dismission and recommendation from the church at
Epping
1780 Nov 5,
Payne Smith and Jacob Kelley
were both admitted as
member
1781 May 6,
Benjamin French admitted from East Kingston s into the
communion of this Church on Lords Day
June 31, John Bradbury was admitted as a member into the full
communion of this Church on Lords Day
August
5, Elizabeth the wife of Charles Rundlet was admitted as
a member to the full communion of this church
September 2, Eliphalet Gilman
and his wife Samuel Osgood, Betty
the wife of Jonathan Flanders and Betty the wife of William
Gilman were all admitted as members into the full
communion of this church on the Lords Day
Oct 7, David Fifield Caleb James Olive the wife of
John Dudley,
Deborah the wife of Jacob Kelly and Anna Berry a
young woman of this town, Samuel French and his wife and
Isaac Morril all of Loudon were received as members into the
Full Communion of this Church on the Sabbath.
November 4, Mary the wife of
Revd Isaac Smith, Ruth the wife of Thomas Cogswell
and Annise the wife of John Fox
were all admitted as members into the full Communion of this Church
on Lords day at the Sacrament.
1782
July 7, Edward Sarjant and
Sarah Sarjant his wife of Pitsfield
and Micajah Kelly of Gilmanton were all admitted as members
into the full communion of the church
1785
May 3, Eunice the wife of
Matthias Sawyer was admitted as a
member into the full communion of this church
1788
June 1, Sarah Tilton the wife of David Tilton
was admitted as
a member into the communion of this Church
September 7, Lydia Potter
the wife of Israel Potter was received as
a member into the communion of this Church
Oct 5,
Ruth his wife and also
Sarah
Dudley the wife of Major Nicholas Dudley of Barnstead
were all admitted as members into the full communion of this Church
Lords day
1789 Nov 16,
Edward Sarjant and his wife
John Lane and his wife all
received a letter of Dismission and Recommendation to the Church to
be gathered in Pittsfield and which was accordingly gathered and
they were admitted members of it. This letter was signed by this
pastor in the name of the Church of Gilmanton.
1792
April 1, 1792 Payne Smith applied for a dismission and was dismissed by a
vote of the Church and accordingly received his letter of
recommendation to a new Church in Meredith.
May 6, 1792 Robert Smith and Dolly Gale
the wife of Daniel Gale junior
was received as members into the full communion of this Church.
Sept 23, 1792.
Ebenezer Page junior and Isaac Morril applied for a
dismission and recommendation to a new Church in the town of
Danville in Vermont and accordingly were dismissed and recommended.
1793 July 17, 1793
Elisha Sweatt and his wife were admitted as members to the
full Communion of this Church
1794. June 1, 1794
Winslow Page and his wife Martha and Elizabeth Stevens
the wife of Benjamin Stevens were admitted as members into
the communion of this church.
1796. The wife of William Price
was admitted as a
member into the communion of this Church by dismission
and recommendation from the church at Ipswich the year
1797 August 6,
Mr. Jonathan Ross originally a member of the church at Salem
and Mr. Benjamin Page and his wife originally
members of the Church at Deerfield were admitted by
dismission and Recommendation as members into the full
communion of this Lords day .
Whole number admitted 72
1798
November 4, Old Mr. Jonathan Prescott and his wife originally
members of the Church at Kensington were admitted to the
best of my rememberance the Sacrement (sic) following in
September.
1799 Moses Sawyer belonging to Barnstead was admitted to full
communion
Mrs. Price the widow of William Price Esq. Was
admitted a member into the full communion of this Church
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1800 February 4,
By a vote of the Church Sally Tilton the wife of
David Tilton was dismissed and recommended to the
communion of the Church in Danville, Vermont.
May 4, Trueworthy Perkins and his wife Sarah,
Daniel Gilman,
Rebecca Brown the wife of Jethro Brown and
Salem a negro man servant of Lieut Jeremiah Cogswell were all admitted as members into the full communion of
this Church the Lords day at our Communion Season
July 6, Jonathan Ross junior
and Hannah Smith daughter of Doctor Smith were admitted as members into the full
Communion of this Church
October 5, 1800. Sarah the wife of Jonathan Ross
admitted
1801
September 6, The widow Sarah Lowel was admitted as a member
October 4, 1801. Ezekiel French
and Sarah Smith the wife of the
Rev.
Isaac Smith were admitted as members
Nov 1, 1801 Martha the wife of
Jonathan nelson was admitted as a
member into the full communion of this Church
Nov 1, 1801. Daniel Gale was admitted as a member into the full communion
of this church
1802
Sept 26, Samuel Morril dismissed from this church and recommended to
the Church at Danvill .
October 3rd
Hannah French the wife of
Ezekiel French as admitted
into the full communion of this Church .
Dec 30, Doctor Elsworth
being a member of the Church in Rowley and
recommended as a member in good standing was received as
a member into the full communion of this Church at a
Church meeting held at
Deacon Dudleys
1803 Jan 16,
Joanna the wife of David Kimball
was received as a
member into the full communion of this Church
1805
November 3, Thomas Dean and his wife Lucy; Lucy Thurston
the wife
of John Thurston and Sarah the daughter of Robert Moulton were all admitted to the communion of this Church and
took the whole covenant upon them
1806
May 4,
Prudence Richardson the wife of Benjamin Richardson
was baptised and admitted as a member of this Church
June 1,
William Garland was baptised in the water May 30 and received
as a member into the full communion of this Church
July 6, Elizabeth Garland the wife of
William Garland was
received as a member into the full communion of this church
August 3,
Anna the daughter of Andrew Page was baptised and
admitted as a member into the full communion of this church
October 5,
Susannah Dudley the wife of Peter Dudley was admitted as
a member into the full communion of this Church
1806. Benjamin Swain was admitted as a member into this church by
dismission and recommendation from the Church at Hopkinton
The widow
Sarah Nelson was admitted as a member into the full
communion of this Church.
Ebenezer Stevens and his wife admitted as members in the Full
Communion of this church.
1807 June 6, Mary the wife of
Jacob Gale was
baptised and admitted as a member into the full communion of this
Church
July 5, 1807 Anna Prescot the wife of Timothy Prescot
was received
into this Church by a letter of dismissal from the Church of
Chichester(date also written June)
1811
August 4, Hannah Sanborn the wife of Richard
Sanborn was admitted as a member into this Church
September 1,
Rachel Swain daughter of Benjamin Swain was admitted as a
member into this Church
October 6,
James Dirgin and his wife Huldah were admitted as members
into the full communion of this church
1812 July 31,
Mary Smith
the wife of Timothy Smith was admitted as a
member into the full communion of this Church
November 8, Richard Swain
was admitted into this church as a member
March 22, 1818 Ebenezer Eastman
and wife, John Carr, John W. Shepard,
Hannah Peaslie, Eliza Peaslie, Maria Leavitt Burns, Anne Greely Burns, John Fogg Lougee, Huldah Prentice Gale, Maria Frect,
Lovey D. Gilman, Prince Cogswell and Nancy Adams were
baptised and admitted as members in full communion.
Also Theophilus Gilman, William Bishop Norton, Jonathan Prescott,
Frances Moody, Rebecca Marquand and Frances Susan Moody, Anna
Lougee and Grace Crosby were admitted into full communion. Rev. Abraham Burnham
officiated on the occasion.
May 17, 1818
Thomas Adams, Mary Smith Coggswell, Betsey Price, Lucy Sanborn
and Judith Gilman were baptised and received into this
church. Also Sophia Adams and Betsey Smith Gale were admitted.
Rev. Enoch Currier officiated.
July 12, 1818
Joseph French, Moses Page, Eliza B. Shepard
were baptised and
received into the Church in full communion. Also Marther Horn was admitted as a member.
Revd. Osiah Prentice officiated.
August 23,1818 Polly Gilman wife of
Nicholas Gilman was baptised and
received into this church in full communion. Also Amelia Gutterson wife of
William Gutterson, Mary Page
wife of Capt. Andrew Page Jr., Elizabeth Morgan wife of Jeremiah Morgan, Betsey Gilman
wife of Theophilus Gilman,
Mary Hall wife of Jeremiah Hall, Mary Sawyer
wife of William Sawyer were received as members.
Rev. Abraham Bodwell
officiated on the occasion.
Sept 12, 1818
Lydia Kelly wife of John Kelly
was received as a
member, Revd. William Patrick officiated.
Nov. 8, 1818 Lois Gale
wife of Stephen Gale was baptised and
received as a member. Also Priscilla Dean daughter of Thomas Dean was received as a member.
Rev. Enoch Courser officiated.
1819 Jan 17, 1819
John Gunnison was baptised and received into this church .
Rev. Enos George officiated.
June 19, 1819
By letter of recommendation and dismissal from the Church of Christ
in Jaffrey the Rev. Luke Ainsworth Spofford was received into
this church in full communion.
Sept. 26, 1819 Grata Spofford wife of
Luke A. Spofford was received
into this church by a letter of recommendation from the Church of Christ at Rindge.
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