Portland West Baptist - Members
West Baptist Church
Portland, Chautauqua County, NY
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Membership and Baptismal List
KEY: OM = Original Member
DBL = Dismissed by letter
RBL = Received by letter
RBB = Received by Baptism
RBE = Received by experience
DBR = Dismissed by request
RAM = Received as member
In December of 1854 the following resolution was passed.
“Any member absenting himself or herself from covenant meetings for
two months are required to give a reasonable excuse, and if not present
within four months without a reasonable excuse will be excluded from the
church.”
Original members were received on March 19, 1842
NAME
RECEIVED
LEFT
Hollis Fay
OM
7/27/1868 Died
Edwin Farrington OM
5/3/1858 Withdrawn
George Freeman OM
12/15/1884 Died
Alanson Jones OM
8/18/1855 Dropped
Henry Huwit
OM
2/17/1845 Excluded
Henry Herrick OM
1/18/1846 DBL
Gardener Herrick OM
1/17/1846 DBL
Edwin Monfort OM
2/18/1854 Died
Ransom Telton OM
9/18/1852 Died
William Pelton OM
6/1845 DBL
George Munson OM
12/17/1842
Frederic Herrick OM
1/17/1846 DBL
Matthew Farington OM
DBL ________
Lemi Bartholomew RBE
6/12/1868 Died
Darwin Wilbur OM
5/1845 DBL
Emery Wood
OM
8/24/1843
Henry Fay
OM
4/19/1851 DBL
John Jarvis
OM
11/15/1851 Excluded
Calvin Andrews OM
9/18/1845 DBL
Titus Roe
OM
2/6/1869 DBL
Jared Taylor
OM
9/18/1852
Daniel Burchard OM
6/30/1859 DBL
Reuben Russel OM
9/20/1846 DBL
Newman Brown
OM
1844 DBL
Stephen Dreuge OM
11/15/1845 Excluded
Ichabod Russell OM
4/20/1850 Excluded
Ithamas Crouch OM
2/21/1862 Died
Joseph Jarvis OM
4/25/1852 Excluded
Lexington Taylor OM
9/18/1852 Excluded
Zador Rogers
OM
Excluded _______
Robert Freeman OM
4/11/1862 Died
James Andrews OM
DBL ________
Jonathan Wilson OM
8/25/1842 DBL
Martin Monfort 6/19/1842
RBL 1843 Died
Jonathan Brown RBL
4/1849 DBL
Gilbert Spencer 4/15/1843
RBL 4/4/1863 DBL
John House
12/24/1843 RBL 3/5/1881 DBL
John House
6/6/1891 RBL Died _______
James Kelsey
12/24/1843 RBL 3/1890 Died
Levant Rathbun 4/20/1844
RBL 4/1846 DBL
Theron Rathbun 4/20/1844
RBL 4/1846 DBL
Edmund Ellis
3/30/1845 RBL 10/6/1857 Died
James Calwell 4/13/1845
RBL DBL ________
Calvin Arnold 4/13/1845
RBL 9/18/1852 Excluded
Benjamin VanLouven 4/28/1845 RBL
10/1845 DBL
Morton E. Winslow 4/18/1846 RBL
3/17/1850 DBL
Jacob Bottom
7/17/1847 RBL 1847 DBL
Nicholas Kesler 1/20/1849
RBL 1855 DBL
Mabeoin Roberts 7/13/1849
Erastus Ellis 12/25/1849
RBB 1855 DBL
Daniel Ellis
1/19/1850 RBE
Charles Morse 3/17/1850
RBL 10/1930 Died
C. B. Read
8/17/1850 RBL 3/20/1852 Died
Jacen Webster RBE
7/17/1852 Died
Chester Stebbins RBL
8/21/1853 DBL
Eld. John Holladay 1/16/1853 RBL
3/31/1855 DBL
John Kingsley 7/3/1858
RBL
Allice Farington OM
11/4/1844 Died
Phebe Farington OM
8/18/1855 Excluded
Charlotte Farington OM
11/22/1853 Died
Harriet Farington OM
8/18/1855 Excluded
Ann Bourne
OM
3/27/1857 Died
Roxanna E. (Fay) Ellis OM
4/4/1868 DBL
Harriet Delavinge OM
Dismissed _______
Louisa Granger OM
10/15/1842 Excluded
Mary Jones
OM
8/18/1855 Excluded
Hempsey Wood
OM
8/18/1855 Excluded
Mariet Bennett OM
3/14/1846 DBL
Ann Mirit
OM
4/20/1850 Excluded
Alvira Munson OM
DBL _________
Harriet Herrick RBL
1846 DBL
Maria Farrington OM
1/28/1859 Died
Mary Telton
OM
6/1845 DBL
Sally M. Bartholomew OM
11/6/1872 Died
Lodema Knockson OM
8/18/1855 Excluded
Elizabeth McGregor OM
Valley Marie Green OM
1/1884 Died
Amanda Taylor OM
Mary Ann Taylor OM
4/20/1850 Excluded
Jerustha Ann Skidmore OM
Matilda Taylor OM
8/18/1855 Excluded
Lucinda Bartlet OM
Dismissed ________
Mrs. Sirua Russel OM
7/1846 DBL
Martha Ann Wilbur OM
8/18/1855 Excluded
Jane E. (Hubbert) Farrington OM
11/12/1918 Died
Mary Shuff
OM
5/1845 DBL
Mary Jarvis
OM
4/5/1852 Excluded
Emily Freeman OM
5/1845 DBL
Phebe Fay
OM
10/19/1868 Died
Margaret Farrington OM
4/3/1858 Excluded
Jane Caldwell OM
Fleura Sperry OM
Excluded _______
Jane (Freeman) Dibble OM
Died 12/1888
Sarah Jane Munson OM
DBL
Sarah M. Brown 2/18/1853
RBL 1854 DBL
Sarah M. Brown 1/18/1855
RBL 1855 RBL
Wuldah McGregor OM
Hannah Rouse
OM
10/19/1850 DBL
Anna Towser
OM
8/18/1855 Excluded
Mary L. Wood
OM
7/18/1851 Excluded
Polly (Taylor) Burch OM
Died _______
Juline Green
OM
11/1880 Died
Anna Andrews
RBL
9/1845 DBL
Hannah B. Munson
1/31/1847
Died
Amanda Felt
7/18/1851 Excluded
Polly Hanes
RBL
9/14/1844 DBL
Manerva Monfort RBL
11/12/1851 Died
Olive Churchel 6/22/1842
RBL 4/14/1851 DBL
Jennette (Wilbur) Taylor 6/23/1842 RBL 8/18/1855
Excluded
Jennette (Wilbur) Taylor 2/28/1863 restored Died
Emiline Wilbur 6/23/1842
RBL 6/30/1855 DBL
Catherine Hulbert RBL
12/19/1875 Died
Mary Brown
RBL
1849 DBL
Mary Day
8/28/1842 RBL 8/11/1849 Died
Mary Jarvi (Jarvis?) 1/1843
7/18/1851 Excluded
Eliza Freeman
4/20/1850
Excluded
Nelly Ann Caldwell
5/1845 DBL
Margaret Jarvis
8/18/1855
Excluded
Eveline Spencer
4/4/1863 DBL
Sarah Ann Spencer
4/1848
DBL
Amanda Baldwin 6/17/1843
RBL 1858 Died
Nancy Russel
3/17/1844 DBL ________
Laura Rathbern 4/20/1844
8/1844 Died
Dorlisca Rathbern 6/22/1844
8/1845 DBL
Betsey Herrick RBL
3/1848 DBL
Emiline Munson 3/30/1845
1848 DBL
Minerva Taser 3/30/1845
8/18/1855 Excluded
Lucy An Russel 3/30/1845
7/5/1846
Chloe M. Russel 4/13/1845
9/20/1846 DBL
Cordelia Spencer 4/13/1845
8/18/1855 DBL
Mary Spencer
4/13/1845 5/5/1855 DBL
Lydia Ann Andrews 4/28/1845
5/5/1855 DBL
Eliza Ann Hewit 4/13/1845
RBL 11/15/1845 DBL
Chloe Ann Hubbard RBL
10/13/1849 DBL
Charlotte Brown 7/21/1848
RBB 8/6/1856 Dismissed
Louisa Kessler 1/20/1849
RBL 2/1855 Dismissed
Hannah (Irish) Green 5/18/1849 RBL
8/5/1900 DBL
Betsy Heurick (Herrick?) 3/17/1849 RBL 8/6/1852
DBL
Phebe Roberts 7/14/1849
RBL 8/6/1852 DBL
Martha Ann Bowdish 8/19/1849 RBB
5/31/1873 DBL
Diana Mason
12/16/1849 RBB 12/14/1850 DBL
Anora M. Spencer 12/16/1849 RBB
5/5/1855 Dismissed
Isabella Woods 1/6/1850
RBB 1855 DBL
Helen (Freeman) Ellis 1/6/1850 RBB
1855 DBL
Helen (Freeman) Ellis 5/30/1864 RBL
11/6/1920 Died
Mary Morse
2/17/1850 RBB Dismissed _______
Lucretia Crafle 2/17/1850
RBB 8/18/1855 Excluded
Harriet E. Morse 3/17/1850 RBL
Dismissed ________
Catherine Lewis 4/20/1850
RBL 1853 DBL
Pearly Ann Lewis 4/20/1850 RBL
4/5/1851 Died
Thankful Brown 4/20/1850
RBL
Caroline C. Read 8/15/1850 RBL
3/20/1852 DBL
Mary Webster
10/18/1851 RBE 12/3/1870 DBL
Mary Sweet
1/23/1853 RBB 4/30/1870 DBL
Maria Halladay 4/17/1853
RBL 1855 DBL
Anna Stebbins 8/21/1853
RBL 1854 DBL
Betsy Kingsley 12/2/1854
RBL 3/3/1866 DBL
Mariah Monfort 6/19/1842
RBL
Mary VanLeuven 12/1/1866
RBB
Mary Jane Mawhir 11/3/1866 RBB
9/15/1872 DBL
Esther (Hulbert) Burch 11/3/1866 RBL
4/4/1874 DBL
Amanda Clow
1/30/1870
DBL
Abel Blowers
12/3/1864 RBL 4/9/1877 DBL
Alonzo Frink
11/14/1863 RBL 3/3/1866 DBL
Harm A. Nixon 6/2/1866
RBL 4/4/1868 DBL
Jason Webster 9/2/1866
RBB 12/3/1870 DBL
Orville Fields 11/4/1866
RBB 3/2/1867 DBL
Alfred O. Ellis 12/2/1866
RBB 6/22/1885 killed
Lysander VanLeuven 12/1/1866 RBB
4/3/1886 DBL
Lysander VanLeuven 7/31/1886 RBL
7/6/1907 Dropped
Ralph Webster 12/2/1866
RBB 9/30/1876 Excluded
Reuben E. Ellis 12/8/1866
RBB 11/22/1911 Died
Daniel E. Burt 5/2/1868
RBL 5/1/1869 DBL
Lucien E. Ellis 7/4/1869
RBL 2/12/1874 DBL
Rev W B Downer 1/4/1873
RBL 2/12/1874 DBL
Rev S J Lee
9/11/1875 RBL 3/3/1877 DBL
George Ellis
11/24/1878 RBB 6/5/1909 Died
Harvey Case
9/1881 RBE 1907 Died
Jerome Green
6/4/1882 RBB Died______
Henry Green
6/4/1882 RBB 5/5/1900 DBL
Henry Lilley
6/4/1882 RBB 1/1/1905 DBL
Elisa Jane Freeman 8/2/1856 RBB
6/9/1873 DBL
Eunice Gater
5/1/1858 RBB 4/4/1868 DBL
Lucy Freeman VanLeuven 6/6/1858 RBB
4/3/1886 DBL
Lucy Freeman VanLeuven 7/31/1886 RBL
Rosa Horsecraft 4/30/1864
RBE 5/31/1887 Died
Rosa Horsecraft 2/28 1863
restored Died after 1890
Martha Ann Caldwell
7/18/1855
Excluded
Martha Ann Caldwell 11/4/1865 Restored 6/4/1870
DBL
Charlotte Frink 11/14/1863
RBL 3/3/1866 DBL
Harriet Dann
6/12/1867 RBB 8/3/1871 DBL
Margaret Sacket
4/2/1865 DBL
Phoebe Blowers 6/3/1865
RBL 12/8/1874 Died
Armina (Weaver) Noxon 4/2/1864 RBL
8/3/1907 DBL
Helen A (Blowers) Titus 9/1/1866 RBL
7/27/1924 DBL
Helen M Ellis 12/2/1866
RBB 8/3/1903 Died
Lillian (Churchill) Van Burg 12/2/1866 RBB 6/4/1898 DBL
Mary J Bennett 2/3/1867
RBB 3/2/1867 DBL
Mary J Bennett 3/5/1867
RBL 3/5/1887 DBL
Sarah Green
2/3/1867 RBB Died ______
Mary Felton
2/3/1867 RBB 8/22/1875 DBL
Betsy Ellis
3/2/1867 RBL 3/27/1876 Died
Julia A Churchill 8/18/1867 RBL
Died Jan 1893
Jane Chapman
10/6/1867 RBB 2/16/1875 DBL
Margaret Mawhir 11/3/1867
RBB 3/13/1880 Excluded
Orpha L Burt
5/2/1868 RBL 5/1/1869 DBL
Ellen Davis
1/2/1870 RBL 8/27/1871 DBL
Florence Taylor 3/6/1870
RBL 7/1871 DBL
Ida Ellis
4/24/1870 RBB 9/7/1924 DBL
Harriet L Dormer 8/14/1873 RBL
Lena Palmer
3/6/1870 RBB 1/28/1911 Died
Ruth Bacon
3/6/1870 RBB 5/8/1893 Died
Melissa Lee
9/11/1875 RBL 3/2/1877 Dismissed
Eliza Spicer
11/24/1878 RBL Died _______
Vina V (Lilley) Hopson 9/30/1876 RBB
1897 Died
Rev Alfred Knight 4/1881 RBL
12/5/1891 DBL
Rev Alfred Knight 8/13/1893 RBL
7/1912 Died
Katie Knight
4/1881 RBL 12/14/1890 DBL
Harriet (Hattie) Knight 4/1881 RBL
12/5/1891 DBL
Harriet (Hattie) Knight 8/13/1893 RBL 3/1/1917
Died
Nellie E (Van Leuven) Napper 3/13/1881 RBB 3/5/1892 DBL
Nellie E. (VanLeuven) Napper 3/15/1893 RBL 7/16/1907 Dropped
Nellie E (VanLeuven) Napper 7/27/1924 RBE 2/11/1940 Died
Mrs Harvey Case 9/1881
RBB Died_______
Lizzie Freeman 4/1/1882
RBL 1889 DBL
Mary Williams 3/4/1882
RBL 1/7/1888 DBL
Charlotte Monfort
Sister Dann
6/12/1864 RBB
Esther Hulburt 11/3/1866
RBL
Emma A Wixon
3/2/1867 RBL
Rev J W Davis 1/2/1870
RBL 8/27/1871 DBL
Sister Davis
1/2/1870 RBL 8/27/1871 DBL
Rev W B Downer 1/3/1873
RBL 12/28/1873 DBL
Harriet L Downer 1/3/1873 RBL
12/28/1873 DBL
Elizabeth Freeman
12/24/??
Died
Hattie (Van Leuven) Shimel 11/3/1883 RBB 6/5/1909 Erased
Robert W. Napper 4/4/1885 RBB
3/5/1892 DBL
Robert W Napper 3/15/1893
RBL 7/6/1907 Dropped
Robert W Napper 7/27/1924
RBE Died _______
Carrie (Ellis) Munson 11/11/1883 RBB
11/11/1923 Died
Ida (Spicer) Auldrich 11/11/1883 RBB
3/5/1887 DBL
Maria J VanLeuven 11/11/1883 RBB
10/5/1889 DBL
Lizzie M (Noxon) House 11/11/1883 RBB
1943 DBL
Sophia Horscraft 11/11/1883 RBB
3/5/1892 DBL
A G VanLeuven 11/18/1883
RBB 11/3/1887 DBL
Melvin Munson 11/18/1883
RBB 4/27/1937 Died
Henry Melhuish 11/18/1883
RBB
Ella Melhuish 11/18/1883
RBB died 1930
Walter Lilley 11/18/1883
RBB 2/4/1899 DBL
Abbie Titus
11/18/1883 RBB 1889 DBL
Abbie (Titus) Poole
Aug 1893 DBL
Emmett Whipple 12/1/1883
RBB
Mrs Emmett Whipple 12/1/1883 RBB
6/30/1894 Dropped
Martha Rouse
12/1/1883 RBB 1/7/1888 DBL
Edmund Ellis
12/1/1883 RBB 1888 DBL
Minnie (Ellis) Squire 12/1/1883 RBB
9/3/1917 Erased
Sara Parker
11/1884 RBL 8/12/1906 DBL
Sara Parker
8/1/1914 RBE 1930 Died
James Walker
4/4/1885 RBL 1/3/1903 DBL
Mrs James (Lydia) Walker 4/4/1885 RBL 1/3/1903
DBL
B H (Bennie) Walker 4/4/1885 RBB
12/21/1952 Died
Fred Lilley
4/4/1885 RBB 8/24/1890 DBL
James Napper
6/6/1886 RBB Died after 1902
Mrs Maria Napper 6/6/1886 RBB
12/4/1891
Grace M Green 4/21/1887
RBB 5/5/1900 DBL
Ada (Napper) Walker 4/21/1887 RBB
5/19/1962 Died
Albert Knight 4/21/1887
RBB 1889 DBL
Grace Hiller
7/3/1887 RBB 2/5/1910 DBL
Grace Hiller
12/4/1927 RBL 1936 Died
Mrs Helen (House) Lilley 8/19/1888 RBB 1/1/1905
DBL
Leria Wood
7/1/1888 RBL 8/7/1895 Dropped
Miss Kate Hulbert 1889 RBL
4/1/1916 Died
Charles Napper 6/7/1890
RBL 2/5/1898 DBL
Mrs Mary Bourne 1/4/1891
RBB 10/11/1911 Died
Grace (VanLeuven) Hare 1/4/1891 RBB
6/5/1909 Erased
Fred Ellis
1/4/1891 RBB 6/5/1909 Erased
Alton Ellis
3/22/1891 RBB 7/8/1895 Died
Earnest Knight 3/22/1891
RBB 12/2/1891 DBL
Albert Napper 3/22/1891
RBB 4/22/1928 DBL
Hattie (House) Buffington 6/6/2892 RBL
12/1900 Died
Frank Montague
6/21/1891 RBB 12/1/1900 Dropped
Almedia House 6/21/1891
RBB DBL_______
Emma Carlson
6/21/1891 RBB 3/2/1895 DBL
Millie (Watson) Ogden 6/21/1891 RBB
9/2/1899 DBL
Pearl (Eaton) Mudge 6/21/1891 RBB
11/30/1895 DBL
Jessie (Holbrook) (Bacon) Ford 6/21/1891 RBB 1/22/1905 DBL
Jessie (Holbrook) (Bacon) Ford 4/6/1907 RBL 8/15/1917 Excluded
Earl Raynor
6/21/1891 RBB 6/8/1916 DBL
Fred Hall
6/21/1891 RBB 2/16/1896 DBL
Mrs Mary Raynor 6/28/1891
RBB
Earnest Raynor 6/28/1891
RBB
Mrs Bertha Blowers 2/6/1892 RBL
8/29/1920 DBL
Arthur Boss
2/6/1892 RBL 8/5/1893 DBL
Frank Knight
8/13/1893 RBB 6/5/1909 Dropped
Charles Melhuish 8/13/1893 RBB
6/5/1909 Erased
Belle (Munson) Patchen 8/13/1893 RBB
11/20/1907 DBL
Maud Farrington 8/13/1893
RBB 11/30 1895 DBL
Frank Stanford 8/12/1893
RBL 7/2/1894 DBL
Mrs Frank Stanford 8/12/1893 RBL
7/2/1894 DBL
Edmund Ellis
1/12/1892 RBL 4/18/1893 Died
George Goff
1/5/1895 RBL 4/6/1895 DBL
Charles S. Knight 9/2/1894 RBB
5/2/1908 DBL
Florence (Napper) Knight 9/2/1894 RBB 6/5/1909
Removed
Maude (Robbins) McGarrel 9/2/1894 RBB 3/6/1909
Removed
Louise (Robbins) Loveless 9/2/1894 RBB 3/6/1909
Removed
Lillia (Arnold) Napper 2/2/1895 RBL
9/3/1898 DBL
Lillia (Arnold) Napper
4/1911 DBL
Blanche Farrington 3/3/1895 RBB
11/30 1895 DBL
Mrs. John (Mary) Mawhir 3/3/1895 RBB
11/20/1907 DBL
Orrie Arnold
12/12/1896 RBB 2/5/1898 DBL
John Mawhir
12/12/1896 RBB 5/3/1902 Expelled
Ella (Mawhir) Hunt 12/12/1896 RBB
1/1/1904 DBL
Anna (McKie) Raynor 12/12/1896 RBB
Rose (Napper) Sherman 12/12/1896 RBB
1/17/1917 DBL
Mary Woleben
12/12/1896 RBB 1925 Died
Flossie (Bennett) Carns 12/12/1896 RBB
Emma Bennett
12/12/1896 RBB Died_______
Irene (Dysart) Gage 9/4/1897 RBL
11/5/1898 DBL
Mary Dysart
9/4/1897 RBL 11/5/1898 DBL
Ellen (Knight) Raynor 5/22/1898 RBB
6/8/1916 DBL
Harry Parker
5/22/1898 RBB 6/5/1909 Erased
Cornelia (Parker) Pace 5/22/1898 RBB
8/23/1903 DBL
J. W. Bowles
8/28/1898 RBL 9/15/1901 DBL
Margaret (Woodborn) Barlow 10/9/1898 RBB 6/5/1909 Erased
SOURCE - Original Church Records; transcribed by Donna Mills, 2002.