Baptisms, 1669 to 1786
Extracted From
The Two Hundredth Anniversary
of the
First Congregational Church
Of Haddam, Connecticut



[Transcribed by Coralynn Brown]

October 14th and 17th, 1900. A carefully prepared copy of the baptisms, marriages and deaths till about 1850, taken from the existing records of the church, is given in the following pages. No attempt is made to preserve the form of the records or their arrangement on the page. For convenience of reference the dates are uniformly arranged, present abbreviations and punctuation being used. Special care is given to making the names a literal transcript of the original entries. Brackets [....] inclose information not found in the records and, occasionally, corrections of manifest errors. A few baptisms of persons from Haddam previous to 1756, copied from the records of neighboring churches, are prefixed to the list. From the Records of the First Church of Christ at Middletown, organized on the 4th of the 9th month (Nov. 4, O.S.], 1668. Mch. 7, 1669; Being the Lord's Day, Hannah BATE, daughter to Mr. Bate of Thirty Mile Island (alias Haddum) Mrs. Bate being a member of and in full communion with the Church of Christ at Dorcester received the Innitiatory Seale of ye Covenant by vitrue of Communion of Churches. 14, 11th; 71. Being the Lord's Day Abraham DIBALL sonne of Goodman Dibiall of Haddam received ye Initiatory seal of ye covenant by virtue of Communion of Churches ye mother being a member in full communion with the Church of Christ at Farmington. 2 - 4 - 72. Being the Lord's Day, Rebeckah COAN daughter of goodwife Coan of Haddam, received ye initiatory seale of ye covenant Baptisme by vitrue of Communion of Churches, ye mother being a member of the church of Christ at Lynn, in ye State of Innitiation. 7br - 8 - 72 Being ye Lord's Day Joshua BRAYNARD and John STANNARD children of two of ye daughters of Ensign SPENCER Children of ye Church of Christ at Lyn, received ye Initiatory seal of ye covenant of baptism, by virtue of Communion of Churches. 25 - 3- 73. Being ye Lord's Day, Ebenezer COAN son of Goodwife Coan of Hadum, a member of ye Church of Christ at Lyn, by virtue of communion of churches received ye Initiatory seal of ye covenant Baptisme. 5 - 5m (1674). Wm. son of Daniel BRAYNARD (on his wife's her account) by virtue of communion of churches, and Gerhard son of Thomas SPENCER by virtue of communion of churches, being children of ye church of Christ at Lyn received ye Initiatory Seal of ye Covenant. 6 - 4- (1675). Nathaniel, son of Goodwife COAN, with William son of Goodwife STANARD received ye Initiatory seal of ye covenant Baptisme, ye mothers members of ye Ch of Xt at Lynn in ye State of Innitiation. 7br - 24- 1676. Grace daughter of John & Hannah daughter of Thomas SPENCER (members of ye Ch. of Xt at Lyn) recieved ye Initiatory Seal of ye Covenant. 26 - 3mo - (1678). Elijah BRAINARD & Steven COANE children of ye daughters of Ensign SPENCER of Haddam whose parents are children of ye ch of xt at Lynn were baptized. 9br - 2 - (1679). Thomas son of Thomas SPENCER of Haddam Child of ye Ch of Xt at Lyn........was baptized. June 19, (1681). Jonathan son of Joseph ARNOLD of Haddam a member of ye first Church of Heartford was baptized. 1682, Mch. 19. Caleb, son of Daniel COAN of Haddam his wife a member of ye church at Lyn (was baptized). 3 - 7 (1682). Joseph (son of Wm.) SPENCER and Hezekiah (son of Hannah) BRAYNARD were baptized. June 8, 1684. Lydia (daughter of Nathaniel) SPENCER was baptized, the father owning ye covenant, being a child of ye Church of Christ at Lyn, thence recommended with her father. 1690, June 15. Elizabeth (ye daughter of Joseph and Eliz) ARNOLD of Haddam, baptized, ye Parents members in full Comm Hartford. 1690, August 10. Hezekiah, son of Wm. SPENCER of Haddam, was baptized. 1691, May 31. Susanna & Daniel children of Daniell & Susanna BRANARD of Haddam were baptized the father then publicly owning ye Covenant. 1694, May 20. The same time Thomas Thomas GATES of Haddam a member ye first church at Hartford & his wife Hannah Gates (formerly BRAINARD) related to ye church at Saybrook both in ye State of Initiation taking hold of their parents coveanat had their son Thomas baptized, as likewise Mary CONE (Some Gates) ye wife of Danl Cone standing in ye like relation to first Church at Hartford had her son Danll baptized both by virtue of Communion of churches. 1695, Nov. 3. Micaiah son of Willm SPENCER of Haddam and his wife Margaret Spencer was baptized. 1695, Nov. 10. Daniel, son of Thomas & Hannah GATES of Haddam was baptized. 1695, Jany 5. Sarah, the wife of John SMITH (formerly WHITE) owning ye covenant had her son Nathaniel baptized. 1696, June 21. Hannah, ye daughter of Danll BRAYNARD of Haddam was baptized. 1696, July 19. John ye son of John & Hannah BATE of Haddam was baptized by virtue of communion of churches, ye father related to ye Church of Christ in Dorchester ye mother to the first church of Xt in Hartford in ye State of Initiation. 1696, Jany 17. John VENTRES a member of ye Church of Christ in Haddam by virtue of communion of Churches was baptized according to ye advice of ye elders and messengers yt were present at ye gathering of ye church, ye being no officer to yt church. 1697, June 13. Stephen, son of Gerhard & Eliz. CONE inhabitants of Haddam was baptized by communion of churches, ye father having been baptized at & ye mother a memeber of ye first church of Christ in Hartford in ye State of Initiation. 1697, July 18. Mr. Alexander ROLLO was admitted to full communion with this church. 1697, July 25. Samll & Eliz. ye children of Mr. ROLLO; Joseph & Eliz ye children of Joseph GATES a member in full communion with ye church at Haddam; were baptized. 1698, May 8. Sarah ye daughter of Jno & Sarah SMITH of Haddam was baptized ye mother being of this church. 1698, July 3. Joseph, son of Joseph ARNOLD of Haddam was baptized by virtue of communion of churches ye father belonging to ye first church of Xt in Hartford. 1698, Nov. 13. Thomas ye son of Gerhard & Eliz. COAN (inhabitants of Haddam) was baptized by communion of churches ye father having been baptized at & ye mother belonging to Hartford. 1699, Sept. 10. Mehetabel ye daughter of Elizabeth ye wife of Jno BAILY of Haddam was baptized by communion of churches ye mother belonging to the church of Christ in New London. 1699, Oct. 1. Margaret ye daughter of Willm & Margaret SPENCER of Haddam (ye mother being in full communion with this church) was baptized. The same time Dorothy ye daughter of Nathll SPENCER of Haddam was baptized by communion of churches. 1699, Oct. 29. Baptized Joseph ye son of Jno & Hannah BATE of Haddam by communion of churches. vid: July 19, 1696. 1699, Nov. 26. Elizabeth, ye daughter of Jno & Sarah SMITH of Haddam was baptized. 1700, June 2. Sarah, ye daughter of Sarah BIDWELL alias Sarah BRAYNARD ye wife of Willm Braynard of Haddam was baptized the mother belonging to this church and having formerly owned ye covenant here. 1700, June 9. Daniel BRAYNARD in full communion with ye church of Christ at Haddam had his son Stephen baptized by communion of churches. 1700, June 16. Nathaniel CONE of Haddam related to ye church of Christ in Lyn had his son James baptized by communion of churches. 1700, Nov. 10. John ye son of Eliz. (MARKHAM, alias) BATE ye wife of Jno Bate of Haddam (was baptized); the mother (ye ad Eliz) belonging to this church where she hath owned ye covenant. 1701, Oct. 26. Elizabeth, ye daugther of Gerhard & Eliz. COAN of Haddam was baptized the father being baptized at & ye mother related to a church at Hartford. 1702, May 31. Elizabeth ye daughter of Jno & Eliz. BATE (of Haddam) was baptized. FROM THE MIDDLE HADDAM CHURCH RECORDS REV. BENJAMIN BOWERS, PASTOR. Baptized at Haddam Febr 13, 1747. Jonathan ye son of John & Sarah SMITH. Children baptized in Haddam, April 12, 1747. Mary the Daughter of Nathl & Ann TYLER. Amos the son of Natel & Elizth SPENCER. & Mary the Daughr of Joel & Mary SPENCER. Baptized at Haddam Augst 16, 1747. Charles ye son of Saml & Esther BRAINERD. Children Baptized in Haddam, September 20, 1747. Jael ye Daugr of ____ BICKFORD. Elleoner ye Daugr Simon & Eleoner SMITH. Dorcas ye Daugh of Francis & Experience ARNOLD. & Hannah the Daughr of ____ & Hannah SPICER. Children Baptized in Haddam, March 27, 1748. David ye son of David & Thankful CLARK. Hezekiah ye son of Hezekiah & Elizabeth SHALER. Catherine the Daughter of William & Hannah SCOVIL. Jacob ye son of Jacob & Thankful BRAINERD. Ruth ye Daughter of Micael and Lucy MUDGE. Children Baptized in Haddam, April 16, 1749. David ye son of Hez'h & Mary BRAINERD. Reuben ye son of Simon & Eleoner SMITH. Silas ye son of Elisha & Hannah CONE. Mindwell of Elizha & Phebe BRAINERD. Gideon ye son of Hopstill & Mary CRIDENDEN. Jacob ye son of Jacob & Mehetabel CLARK. Austin of William & Lydia SMITH. Phebe ye Daugr of Samuel & ____ FERGESEN. Concurrence of Robert & Sarah COGSWELL. ____ ye child of Peletiah & ____ CLARK. ____ ye child of Nathel & Sarah BURR. FROM THE MILLINGTON CHURCH RECORDS, REV. HOBART ESTABROOK, PASTOR. Baptized at Haddam June 19, 1748. Elizabeth dau. of Joseph SMITH. Mary JOHNSON. Simeon son of John SPENCER. FROM THE HADLYME CHURCH RECORDS REV. GRINDAL RAWSON, PASTOR. Baptized at Haddam April 14, 1754. Nehemiah son to David & Dorothy SMITH. Joshua son to Joseph & Elizabeth SMITH. Obadiah son to Nehemiah & Esther DICKINSON. Charles son to Chas. & Abigail HAZELTON. Jonathan son to Jonathan & Zerujah BOARDMAN. John son to Elexander & ___ LYN. Sarah Daughter to Isaac & Susanna BARTLETT of Durham. Esther daughter to Hezekiah & Mabel CLARK. FROM THE MIDDLE HADDAM CHURCH RECORDS. Children Baptized in Haddam November 17, 1754. Selah ye son of Daniel & Abigail GRIZWOLD. John ye son of Hopestill & Mary CRIDENDEN. Mical ye child of Joseph & Elizabeth CLARK. Sarah ye Daughr of Samuel & Anne SMITH. Children Baptized in Haddam Augt. 17, 1755. Joseph ye son of Caleb & Sibbil CONE. Dorothy ye Daugr of Willm & Hannah SCOVIL. Isaac ye son of John & Martha SPENCER. Rebeckah ye Daughr of Samuel & ____ FERGESEN. John ye son of John SMITH Jnr. William ye son of Heber & Esther BRAINERD. Anne ye Daugr. of James & Elizth CLARK. FROM THE EAST HADDAM CHURCH RECORDS REV. JOSEPH FOWLER, PASTOR. Feb. 9, 1755, Baptized a number of Children belonging to some members of ye Church of Christ in Haddam. Simon SMITH of Haddam had a child baptized named Elias. Sarah ye wife of John SMITH belonging to Haddam had a child baptized upon her own acct named Henery. Cornelius HIGGINS of Haddam had a Child baptized named Bethia. Daniel CLARK of Haddam had a child baptized named Joseph. Nov. 16, 1755. The widow RICHARDSON had her child baptized named Stanton. RECORD KEPT BY THE REV. ELEAZER MAY. 1756. July 7, I Baptized Giles the son of Samll BRAINERD. July 11, John the son of Samll ARNOLD. Richard the son of John BAILEY Jr. Elisabeth the Daughter of Evan THOMAS. Hannah the Daughter of John CLARK. Samll the Son of Jonathan BOARDMAN. July 18, Martha the Daughter of Giles PORTER. Aug. 1, Jabes the Son of Nathanael SPENCER. Aug. 15, Eunice, Hope, Susanna, Jemima, Ambrose, the Children of Ezekiel and Sarah BALEY his wife. Aug. 21, Samuel the son of Samuel SMITH. Sept. 5, Jonathan the Son of Nathaniel BURR. Sept. 12, Ann Sarah & Hannah daughters of Ephraim SHAYLER. Sept. 19, Nathanael the Son of Charles HAZELTON. Oct. 10, Robert the Son of Robert SHATTUCK of E. Hampton. Oct. 17, Daniel Son of Danll GRISWOULD deceased. Oct. 31, Aaron Son of Mr. PICKETT of Haddam Quarter. Nov. 14, Simon Son of James HAZELTON Jr., and Francis Son of wido BOYD. Nov. 22, George Son of Israel HIGGINS Jr. of Middle Haddam. December Daniel Son to Danll SMITH. 1757 Jan. 2, Reuben, son of Jeremiah SPENCER, and Nathan son of Joseph CLARK Jun. Jan. 30, Mary, Lucy, Thomas, Samuel, Esther, the Children of Thomas CHURCH and his wife Lucy Church. February Cephas Son of Joseph SELDON & Ann Arnold and daughter of Nathan LEWIS. At Middlefield Jesse the Son of Jo: MILLER Jr., Stephen Son of Edward TURNER; Lois Dafter of Wm. MILLER. March Zebulon Lewis the Son of Jacob CLARK; Ebenezer, Son of Cornelius HIGGINS; Mary Daughter of Daniel SPENCER the first. Whetmore & Joseph the Sons of Shubael CROOK. Apr. Jabez, Daniel, Caleb, John, Hannah, Ann, the children of Jabez BRAINERD and his wife Hannah. Joseph Son of Wm. SCOVIL. Deborah, Williams, James, the children of James BALEY and his wife Anna. May David Son of Lieut. Neh. DICKINSON. Eunice the wife of Stephen BALEY; and Prudence the Daughter of Stephen Baley and his wife Eunice. Silence the Daughter of Ephraim RANEY. James Son of John SMITH; Dorothy the Daughter of Williams SMITH Jr.; Rosewell the Son of Thomas FRANCES. June Isaack halsey Son of Simon ELY. Samuell, Eunicee, Children of Nathll SURTLIFE. July Daniel Son of Danll SPENCER and his wife Elisabeth; and also Thomas there (sic) son. Abigail Clark the daughter of David SMITH the 2d. Benjamin, Sarah, Samuell, children of Ithel DEAN. Joel, Sarah, Children of Joel HUBBARD. Aug. David son of Richard JOHNSON, Jr. Sept. John Sterns Son of Thomas CHURCH. At Eastberry Mindwell Daughter of John HILL. Ezekiel Baley Son of Caleb CONE. Phebe Rice & Mary Worseon Daughters of Samuel FERGUSON. Oct. At Midle Haddam Vienna the Daughter of Doctr BRADFORD. At Midle Haddam Susannah the Daughter of Benjm BRAINERD. Hannah the Daughter of Solomon BATES; Elisabeth the daughter of Danll SPENCER. Jerusha Daughter of Evan THOMAS. Nov. Anna the Daughter of Edward CHURCH of Hadlime. Ebenezer Son of Docr CRUTTENDEN. Dec. Elijah Son of Elijah BRAINERD Jr. 1758 Jan. Zechariah Son of Heber BRAINERD. Feb. At Chester Abigail Daughter of Peter BEBEE. Elizabeth Daughter of Justus BUCK. Mary Daughter of Jared AVERY. Sarah Daughter of Charles DEMING. Mar. Hezekiah Son of James CLARK. Lois Daughter of Isaack AUGUR. Apr. Jeheu Son of Phinehas BRAINERD. Martha Daughter of Elisha BRAINERD. May Mary the Daughter of Alexr LYNN. Sarah Daughter of Elihu JOHNSON. Thankfull Daughter of Daniel CLARKE. June At Stephny Rhoda the Daughter of Asa BELDING. At Chester Jerusha the daughter of Joseph CLARK. Naoma Daughter of Giles PORTER. July Lois the Daughter of Nathll. SPENCER; Anner, Diana, Daughter of Benjm. BALEY. Solomon, Jerusha, Children of Samll BALEY. At Hebron Sibbil Daughter of Elezr STRONG. Else the Daughter of Jeremiah SPENCER. Mary, Elizur, Children of Elizur SPENCER. Aug. Ruth Daughter of Shubel CROOK. John the son of Eleazer and Sibbil MAY an Infant. Sept. James the Son of Jonathan BOARDMAN. Thankfull Daughter of Samel. BRAINERD. Phebe Daughter of Lemuel PRATT. Oct. Anne Daughter of James BALEY was Baptized by Mr. Fowler. Susannah Daughter of Elizur SPENCER. Nov. James Son of Nathll. SURTLIFF. Dec. David son of David SMITH 2d. 1759 Feb. Henry son of Samuel SMITH. Enoss the Son of John SMITH Jr. Mar. Joseph, Simon, Samuel, and Mary, Children of John LEWIS. Elias Son of Richard JOHNSON Jr. Apr. Marther Daughter of Nathll. BURR. Jonathan Son of Thomas CHURCH. May Lydia the Daughter of Ephraim RANEY. Lydia Daughter of Elijah BRAINERD Jr. July Samuell Son of Hopestill CRUTTENDEN. Abigail Daughter of John CLARKE. Sept. Edward son of Joseph SELDEN. Theodore Son of Benjm. STILLMAN Esqr. Oct. Andrew Son of John LEWIS. Abigail, Amos, Abner, Anne, Children of Abner PORTER. Nov. Timothy Son of Wm. SCOVIL. Elias, Mary, Children of John VENTROUS. Dec. Jerusha, Elisabeth, Thomas, Ann, Hannah, Children of Thomas HUBBARD. Phebe Daughter of Elisha BRAINERD. 1760 Feb. 17 Sibbil the Daughter of Eleazer & Sibbil MAY and Infant. Mar. Lettice Daught of Samll FORGUSON. Sarah Daughter of Danll SPENCER 2d. Apr. Aner the Daughter of Caleb CONE. Ezra the Son of Jeremiah SPENCER. Elisabeth the Daughter of Joseph CLARK; Stephen Son of Stephen BALEY. June Lois Daughter of Williams SMITH Jr. July Lemuel Son of Lemuel PRATT. Felix Son of Isach AUGUR. Bathsheba Daughter of Giles PORTER. Aaron Son of Abner PORTER. John SMITH an adult Person. Aug. Sarah Daughter of John SMITH disceasd. Sept. Hannah the Daughter of Shubael CROOK. Oct. Phebe the Daughter of Ithel DEAN and Alexander the Son of Alexandr LYNN. Zeruiah Daughter of Jonthn BOARDMAN at His House. Dec. Sarah Arnold Daughter of John VENTROUS. Mary the Daughter of Saml ARNOLD. Sibbil the Daughter of Elihu JOHNSON. 1761 Feb. Susanna Daughter of Charles HAZELTON. Apr. Hepsibah Daughter of James CLARK. And Benjm. Son of John SMITH. Cornelius Son of Samuel BRAINERD. Lucy Daughter of Elijah BRAINERD Jr. Mar. James Son of Elizur SPENCER at his own house. Apr. Concurrence Daughter of David SMITH 2d. Dolley Daughter of Thomas HUBBARD. May Elijah Son of James BALEY. June Esther the Daughter of Othneil BRAINERD of Mid. Haddam. Edmond the Son of Joel HUBBARD. Stephen Son of Nathll BURR. Mar. Seth Son of Nathll SPENCER. June Jesse the Son of Benjm SPENCER. Lydia Daughter of Joseph CLARK. July Abigail ye Daughter of Richard JOHNSON Jr. Cynthia the Daughter of Eleazer and Sibbil MAY. Robert the Son of Samll SMITH. Aug. At Middletown Jabez Son of Widdow COOK. Samuel son of Jeremiah SPENCER. Sept. David son of Cornelius HIGGINS. Elisabeth Daugter of Elisha BRAINERD. Oct. Moses Son of Jacob ELY. 1762 Jan. Cloe Daughter of Doct Hopestill CRUTTENDEN. May Mary & Sarah Daughters of Nathan SMITH. Elisabeth the Daughter of Thomas FRANCIS. Jonathan Son of Aaron SMITH. June Susannah Daughter of Abner PORTER. John Son of Giles PORTER. Eunice the Daughter of Stephen BALEY. July Danl Son of Jonathan BOARDMAN. Sarah Daughter of John LEWIS, and Hannah alias Anner Daughtr of Benjm SPENCER. Aug. At Midle Haddam Bethiah Daughter of Ezra SMITH, & Abigail Daughter of Mr. CARRY. William the Son of Heber BRAINERD. Dorothy Daughter of Charles HAZELTON. Sept. Elisabeth Bradley Daughter of Nathll SURTLIFF. Rachel Daughter of Nathll SURTLIFF. Oct. Jemima Daughter of Lemuel SMITH. Stephen Son of Stephen JOHNSON. Mary Olmsted Daughter of Williams SMITH. Dec. Israel Son of Nathan SMITH. 1763 Mar. 13 Anne the Daughter of Eleazer & Sibbil MAY. Lewis Son of Jeremiah SPENCER. Daniel the Son of Joseph CLARK. Judith the Daughter of Joel HUBBARD. Apr. Lydia the Daughter of Elisabeth BATES on Esqr Brainerd's account She being bound to Him. Thomas the Son of Shubael CROOK. Curtis the Son of John SMITH. Samuel the Son of Elihu JOHNSON. Mary the Daughter of John VENTROUS. Samuel the Son of Elijah BRAINERD Jr. May Abigail if I mistake not the Name Daughter of Elizur SPENCER. June Dorothy & Rhoda, Daughters of Josiah SCOVIL. John the Son of William KNOWLES. July Sarah Levi & James the Children of James ARNOLD. Ebenezer & John the Children of John WILCOCKS. Nov. Ebenezer the Son of James BALEY. Dec. Hannah Daughter of Docr CRUTTENDEN. 1764 Lydia the Daughter of Lt. Cornelius HIGGINS. Deborah Daughter of Samll FORGUSON. Chipman son of James CLARK. John Son of John CLARK was baptized by Mr. Bordman. Feb. Elisha Son of Elisha BRAINERD. Mar. Elisabeth Brainerd Daughter of Joshua BROOKS. Taphena Child of Jacob ELY. William Child of Wd HARRIS of Middletown. Apr. James Son of John WILCOCKS. Elisabeth Daughter of Stephen JOHNSON. Brooks Daughter of Richard JOHNSON. May Phinehas Son of Samll SMITH. Joseph son of Joseph FARNAM of N. Killingworth. Lydia Daughter of Daniel CLARKE. Daniel, Charles, Sarah and Lucretia Children of Charles SEARS. July Zil[pah] Daughter of Stephen BALEY. Rebeckah Daughter of Joseph WELLS Esqr. Lucy daughter of John SURTLIF. Oct. James & Joseph Children of Wakeman BROOKS. Zerviah the Daughter of Jonathan BORDMAN. James the Son of Abner PORTER. Nov. Phebe the Daughter of Elihu JOHNSON. James & Henry & Mary & Abigail the Children of Ebenezer THOMAS. Dec. Ann the Daughter of Joel HUBBARD. 1765 Jan. Rhoda the Daughter of Josiah SCOVIL. Feb. Dolley the Daughter of Jer. SPENCER. Sarah the Daughter of Isaack AUGUR. Mar. Simon Son of Lemuel SMITH and Jedidah daughter of Nathan SMITH. Apr. 14 Elisabeth Daughter of Eleazer & Sibbil MAY. Else the Daughter of Elijah BRAINERD. May Joseph the Son of Joseph Clark Jr. Sarah the Daughter of Shubael CROOK. Huldah the Daughter of Amos JOHNSON. Phebe the Daughter of James ARNOLD. June Enos & Thomas & Sarah the Children of John SPENCER. Aug. William the Son of William KNOWLES. Elias the Son of John VENTROUS. Sept. Abiel the Daughter of James BALEY. Dorothy the Daughter of Elizur SPENCER. Ebenezer the Son of Ebenezer THOMAS. Thomas the Son of John SMITH. Oct. Rachel & Timothy the Children of Nathaniel RAY. Abraham & Susanah the children of Lt. Abraham TYLER. Susannah the Daughter of Ensign Samuel ARNOLD. Henrietta the Daughter of William BRADFORD. Nov. Stephen the Son of Increase BRAINERD. Dec. Ruth the Daughter of Lemuel PRATT. Esther the Daughter of Charles HAZELTON. 1766 Mar. Jemima the Daughter of Stephen JOHNSON. Apr. Edatha the Daughter of Jared HUBBARD. Williams the Son of Williams SMITH. David the Son of Daniel SPENCER. James Smith the Son of Ensign John CLARKE. William the Son of John WILLCOX. May Elisabeth the Daughter of Jos WELLS Esqr. Frederick James & Else the Children of Jame SMITH. Jesse the Son of Richard JOHNSON. Nathaniel the Son of Nathll SURTLIF. Aug. Concurrence the Daughter of Abner PORTER. Damaris the Daughter of Heber BRAINERD. Drusilla, Mary, Lovisa, Sarah, Joseph, Gideon, the children of Gideon BRAINERD. Nehemiah & Nathaniel the Children of Samuel TYLOR. Timothy the Son of Wakeman BROOKS. July Content the Daughter of Samll FORGUSON at his house it being sick. Sept. Noah Son of Samll SMITH at his house. Anne, Timothy, David, Dorothy, Susannah, Children of Timothy TOWNER. Timothy the Son of Abraham TYLER Jr. Oct. Eleazer the Son of Eleazer & Sibbil MAY. Nov. Rufus & Jerusha the children of Ezra SHAILOR. Phebe the Daughter of John SPENCER. David the Son of Aaron SMITH. Anne and Elisabeth the Daughters of Nehemiah BRAINERD. Dec. Rhoda the Daughter of Elihu JOHNSON. 1767 Feb. Samuel the Son of Samuel SMITH. Mary the Daughter of Jeremiah SPENCER. Mar. Nathan the Son of Samuell TYLER. Deborah daughter of Josiah SCOVIL. Apr. at Milington, a Child of one Mr. FOX. Joseph and Mary the children of Isaack AUGUR. May Anne the Daughter of Nathan SMITH. Jemima Daughter of Elijah BRAINERD. June Israel the Son of Samll BUR. Mary daughter of James ARNOLD. Sarah the Daughter of Joseph CLARK. July Deborah the Daughter of Jacob ELY. Mary Wells & John, the children of John & Sarah SMITH. Aug. Allyn the son of Thomas BATES. Jesse, Oliver, Eliakim, Phinehas & John the Children of Eliakim BRAINERD. Prudence Daughter of Gideon BRAINERD. Sept. Zilpah & Joseph the children of Charles SMITH. Oct. Eunice the daughter of Ebenezer THOMAS. Hubbard the Son of James SMITH. Susannah, Dolly, Ruth, Lydia, David & Aaron the Children of Aaron THOMAS & Ruth Thomas his wife. Nov. Margaret the Daughter of Shubael CROOK. Dec. Abiather the Son of Joel HUBBARD. 1768 Apr. Abigail the Daughter of Elisha BRAINERD. May Ann the Daughter of John WILLCOX. Samuel the Son of Samll FORGUSON. Didimus the Son of Stephen JOHNSON. June Amelia the Daughter of Nehemiah BRAINERD. Charles the Son of Nathaniel SURTLIFE. July Jane the Daughter of Daniel SPENCER. Rebeckah the Daughter of Ithel DEAN. Charles the Son of Jacob POWERS of Middletown. Stephen SMITH & his wife offered sd Child in Baptism. Israel the Son of Joshua BROOKS. Sept. Susannah the Daughter of James BALEY. Prudence the Daughter of Eleazer & Sibbil MAY. David the Son of Nathll BURR. Lucretia the Daughter of Abner PORTER. Elisabeth the Daugther of Ezra SHAILOR. Oct. Hannah the Daughter of William KNOWLES. Sept. Susannah BONFOYE an Adult Person at her father's house. Nov. Lucy the Daughter of Richard JOHNSON. at N. Killingworth Olive the Daughter of Rosewell STEPHENS. 1769 Feb. Anne the wife of Samll SPENCER an adult Person at his house. Ezra the Son of Lt. Abraham TYLR. Mar. Rebeckah Williams Daughter of Charles SMITH. Mindwell the daughter of Increase BRAINERD. Mary, Dorothy, Joseph, James (&?) Partrik & David & Aaron, the children of Joseph TYLER. Apr. Eleazer the Son of Isaack AUGUR. Sarah Daughter of Samuel SMITH. May Hannah Snow the daughter of Aaron THOMAS. Samuel the Son of Alexander LYNN. Deborah the Daughter of Joseph CLARK. June Caroline the daughter of Aaron SMITH. Asael the Son of Elijah BRAINERD. Henry the Son of Elizur SPENCER. Damaris the Daughter of Ebenezer THOMAS. Mercy the Daughter of William BRADFORD. July Orin the Son of Josiah REDFIELD of North Killingworth. Sept. Elisabeth the Daughter of John SPENCER. Amos & Phebe Hubbard, the children of Elisha BRAINERD. Oct. Elias the Son of Jacob ELY. Esther the Daughter of Samll TYLER. Nov. Heber the Son of Gideon BRAINERD. Jonathan the Son of John SMITH. Dec. Elisabeth the Daughter of Wakeman BROOKS. Dan the Son of Eliakim BRAINERD. 1770 Jan. Joseph the Son of Joseph WELLS Esqr. Mar. David the son of John WILLCOKS. Damaris the Daughter of Samll BURR. Apr. Elijah the Son of James ARNOLD. Nathan the Son of Nathan SMITH. Abraham the Son of Joel HUBBARD. May 6 Clarissa the Daughter of Eleazer & Sibbil MAY. June Shubael the Son of Shubael CROOK. July Martha BROWN an Adult Person. Anne the daughter of Joshua BROOKS. Nehemiah the Son of Mr. Nehemiah BRAINERD. Rachel the Daughter of Abner PORTER. John the Son of John BROOKS Disceast. Aug. Samuell the Son of John VENTROUS. Sept. Caleb Brainerd the Son of Stephen JOHNSON. Samuel the Son of Samll SCOVIL. Oct. at Middletown John the Son of John FOSTER. Miranda, the Daughter of Thomas BATES. Esther the Daughter of Ezra SHAILOR. Dec. Calvin the Son of Richard JOHNSON. 1771 Jan. Rhoda the Daughter of Stephen BALEY. Feb. Sarah the Daughter of Aaron THOMAS. Mar. Jonathan the Son of Joseph TYLER. Sarah the Daughter of John SMITH Jr. Apr. Jedida the Daughter of Lt. Abraham TYLER. May Huldah the Daughter of Heber BRAINERD. June Daniel, Esther & James, the children of Zechariah BRAINERD. Mary the Daughter of James SMITH. Bethiah, Esther, Simon, Walker, Richard, Ruel & Daniel the children of Richard KNOWLES. Ruth the Daughter of Wm. KNOWLES. Aug. at Middletown William the son of Samll ATKINS. Mabel the Daughter of Ebenezer ROBERTS. Reuben the Son of Incrase BRAINERD. Samuell, Moses, Roswell & Smith, the sons of Samll HUBBARD. Sept. Dinah the Daughter of Elizur SPENCER. John the Son of Elisha BRAINERD. David the son of Zacheriah BRAINERD. Oct. Asahel & Sarah the Children of Elijah BRAINERD. Eliab the Son of Aaron SMITH. Nov. Ebenezer the Son of James BALEY. Dorothy, Mehitabel, Sarah, Jerusha, Elisabeth, Hepsibah, John, Willard, Benjamin, Abner, the Children of Abner SMITH. Dec. Susanah Daughter of Richard KNOWLES. Solomon, Samuel, John, David and Submit, the children of David BATES. 1772 Jan. Davis, Huldah and George, the children of William SMITH. Feb. Clarinda the Daughter of Josiah HUNTINGTON. Huntington the Son of Eleazer and Sibbil MAY. Levi the Son of John WILLCOX. Apr. Nathan the Son of John SPENCER. Mary the daughter of Charles SMITH. Edwin the Son of Thomas BATES. May Tryphena the Daughter of Josiah SCOVIL, at East Haddam. Jeremiah the Son of Shubael FULLER. Joseph Johnson the Son of Charles WILLIAMS. Joseph Otis the Son of Cornelius ANIBAL. June Thomas the Son of Samll SCOVIL. Nathaniel the Son of Shubael CROOK. John the Son of Joel HUBBARD. Feb. Samuell, Betsey, Molley, Rebeckah, Susannah, Nathan, Phebe, children of Samll RAY. July Susannah the Daughter of Joseph WELLS Esqr. John the Son of Joshua BROOKS. Rebeckah the Daughter of Wakeman BROOKS. Aug. Amos the Son of Nathan SMITH. Sylvester the Son of John SMITH. Sarah the Daughter of Samll TYLER. Oct. Abraham & Sarah, the children of Samll HUBBARD. Nov. Lydia daughter of David BATES. Sarah Arnold the daughter of John VENTROUSE. Dec. Eunice the Daughter of Eliakim BRAINERD. 1773 Parthena the Daughter of Josiah HUNTINGTON. James Son of Solomon WAKELY. Feb. Submit Daughter of Abner PORTER. Mar. John the Son of Nehemiah BRAINERD. Apr. Joshua the Son of Stephen JOHNSON. Anne the Daughter of Samll RAY. May at Middle Hadam William son of Mr. SIMONS. Jonathan Son of Lemuel SMITH. Sibbil Daughter of Ebenezer SMITH. Lucy the Daughter of Abel SHEPHERD. John the Son of Eleanor HIGGINS. Cornelius, James & Henry, sons of Cornelius HIGGINS Jr. June Calvin the Son of Ebenezer THOMAS. Jabez the Son of Elisha BRAINERD. July Jemima the Daughter of Richard JOHNSON Jr. Esther the Daughter of James HUBBARD. Aug. Sylvenus the Son of Lieut. TYLER. Sept. James Daniels son of Heber BRAINERD. Esther, Susannah, Jonathan, Ezra, Jeffery & Simon, children of Jonathan SMITH disceast. Heman, Elisabeth, Rebeckah & Anne, the Children of James MERWIN. Dolly, Elias, James and Mary, the children of Elihu BATES. Rebeckah, Theodore & Abigal, the Children of the Widow Abigail RAY. Zacheriah Son of Sacheriah BRAINERD. Oct. Lydia the Daughter of Joseph TYLER. Nov. Eliphalet the Son of William SMITH. Dec. James and Rebeckah Children of James YOUNGS. 1774 Jan. 2 Hezekiah the Son of Eleazer & Sibbil MAY. Feb. Lois the Daughter of Elijah BRAINERD. Mar. Elisha the Son of Nathll RAY. Arnold the Son of Cornelius HIGGINS Jr. Apr. Hannah the Daughter of James YOUNGS. Sarah the Daughter of Samll CHURCH. Ama Daughter of John WILCOX. Abigail daughter of Joel HUBBARD. Jared the Son of Joseph ARNOLD. Josiah the Son of Josiah SCOVIL. Esther Daughter of Mr. DUDLEY. Seth the Son of Richard KNOWLES. May Elisabeth, Abigail & Ann, the children of Ambrose ARNOLD. June Willard Son of William KNOWLES. July Oliver Son of John SMITH. David Son of Nathan SMITH. Temperance, Zephira and Aaron, children of Nathan BALEY. Aug. Amasa the Son of Samll SCOVIL. Sept. Olive, Samuell, James, Ira, Calvin, Orin, Phebe & Ruah, the children of Asa SHAILOR. Dorcas the Daughter of Ensn. Gideon BRAINERD. Arunah, Daniel, Israel, Solomon, Aaron, Matthew & Rosanna, the children of Daniel HUBBARD. Oct. Zerviah the Daughter of Thomas HUBBARD Jr. Oliver, Thomas, Martha, Keturah, Hannah, Mary & Phebe, the Children of Oliver BALEY. Lucinda the Daughter of Hawes HIGGINS. Catharine the Daughter of James SMITH. Ephraim Son of Shubael CROOK. Sael the Son of Aaron SMITH. Nov. Adna and Elisabeth, Children of Wm. CLARK. Lucy the Daughter of John SPENCER. 1775 Jan. At Middlehaddam Joseph the Son of Thomas STOCKING. a Son of Thomas SMITH which I think was Called Ambrose. Charles the Son of Samll TYLER. Mar. Hannah Daughter of Solomon WAKELY. at Middle Haddam, ____, son of Joseph MARKHAM. Apr. Martha the Daughter of James MERWIN. Anne the Daughter of Aaron THOMAS. May Lucy the Daughter of Stephen JOHNSON. Sarah the wife of Cap SEARS an adult Person. Esther, Hezekiah & Lydia the Children of Abner SPENCER. Samuell the Son of Samll CHURCH. James the Son of James CLARKE Jr. June Dinah the Daughter of John WILCOX. Samuell, Roswell & Eunice the children of Phineas DOANE. Lucy the Daughter of Cap. Eliakim BRAINERD. Aug. Joshua the Son of Joshua BROOKS. Damaris the Daughter of Lt. Ebenezer THOMAS. Elisabeth Daughter of Charles SMITH. Sept. Amasa Son of Thomas HUBBARD Jr. Aaron, Elisabeth & Mary, the Children of Aaron HUBBARD. Ruth the Daughter of Ambrose ARNOLD. Nov. Seaberry child of Stephen BALEY. Scovil the Son of Oliver BALEY. Dec. Lydia the Daughter of Ezra SHAILOR. 1776 Jan. Clarke the Son of Daniel HUBBARD. David the Son of Capn TYLER. Feb. George son of Henry BRAINERD. Senah Daughter of Abner SPENCER. Mar. Hezekiah Son of Doctr Hez. BRAINERD. Sibbil Daughter of James HUBBARD. Timothy Son of Zach BRAINERD. Elisabeth, Peletiah & Hannah the children of Stephen CLARKE. Eunice SPENCER an adult was baptized. Apr. Isaack AUGUR an Adult. Jsoeph the Son of Barzillai DUDLEY. Jesse son of Abner TIBBELS. Ruth the Daughter of Samll SCOVIL. Joseph the Son of Joseph SPENCER. Gideon the Son of Joseph SPENCERs wife. Mary the Daughter of Joel HUBBARD. Prudence Daughter of Isaack AUGUR. May Olive daughter of Joseph ARNOLD. Thomas Brooks the son of Richard JOHNSON. Prince Haws Son of Haws HIGGINS. June Jesse, Heli, Asa and Arsenah, children of Prosper BRAINERD. Prudence Daughter of Samll RAY. Isael Son of Elijah BRAINERD. Danil & Caleb the Sons of Daniel BRAINERD. Calvin, Michael, Timothy, Asael and Abigail, children of Timothy HUBBARD. Hannah the Daughter of Lewis SMITH. Sept. Simon Son of William SMITH. Reuben Son of Increase BRAINERD. Oct. Mary the Daughter of Lt. John VENTOUS. Nathaniel the Son of Nathaniel RAY. Simon Son of Asa SHAILOR. Nov. Josiah, Samuell, Anne & Sally, the children of James PELTON. Else and Eunice children of Amos BATES. Dec. Rufus, Jeremiah, Simon and Else, children of Jeremiah HUBBARD. 1777 Mar. Selden, Asher and Jonathan, children of Jonathan SMITH. May Prudence Daughter of Aaron THOMAS. Timothy Son of Solomon WAKELY. June Mehitable DICKINSON, an adult. Olive Daughter of Jonathan SMITH. at Killingworth Mehitable daughter of Samuel CRANE. Hannah daughter of George ELIOT. Daniel Son of Caleb HURD. Betsey Daughter of Luke STEPHENS. Bettey Daughter of Samuell HULL. Aug. Amos, John, Mehitable and Abigail, children of Wid. Mehitable DICKINSON. James Son of James MERWIN. Anne Daughter of Joseph TYLER. Sept. Submit Daughter of Daniel HUBBARD. Aaron Son of Aaron SMITH. Susannah Daughter of Lt. Ebenezer THOMAS. Hanah wife of Hez. SHAILOR adult Mary wife of Joseph BURR adult. Sarah Asher and Esther, children of Aaron CLARKE. Hannah Daughter of Joshua BROOKS. Abner Son of Abner TIBBILS. Oct. Mary & Martha, children of Joseph BURR. Bezaleel, Ezekiel, Jemima & Catharine, children of Bazel SHAILOR. William son of Joshua SIMMONS. Catharine Daughter of Lewis SMITH. Russel & Dimmis, children of Hez. SHAILOR. Sylvester Son of Eleazer BATES. Catharine Daughter of Neh. BRAINERD Esqr. Sept. Susanah Daughter of Lt. Ebenezer THOMAS [See above]. Nov. Joshua, Solomon, Daniel, Elisha, Hannah & Lydia, the children of Elisha CONE. Mary the Daughter of Gideon BALEY Jr. Dec. John son of John SMITH. Reuben son of Aron HUBBARD. Mary the Daughter of Bazel SHAILOR. James the Son of James PELTON. 1778 Feb. Blin the Son of Major TYLER. Timothy the Son of Oliver BALEY. Mar. Hope Daughter of Joseph BURR. Enos the Son of Zacheriah BRAINERD. Betsey Daughter of Daniel BRAINERD. Apr. Elisabeth Daughter of Capn Eliakim BRAINERD. June Uzzel the Child of James STEPHENS. July Benjamin Son of Ashbel STILLMAN. Sept. Mary the daughter of Barzillai DUDLEY. Ana the Daughter of James HUBBARD. Oct. Anne Daughter of Charles SMITH. Theodore Son of Joshua SIMMONS. Polly daughter of James CLARKE. Nov. Nehemiah Son of Capt James SMITH. Simon Son of Joseph ARNOLD. Dec. Dolly the Daughter of Prosper BRAINERD. Gideon Son of Hawes HIGGINS. Sena Daughter of Eleazer BATES. Rhoda daughter of Samll SCOVIL. 1779 Feb. Dolley the daughter of Hez. SHAILOR. Mar. Smith son of Asa SHAILOR. Porter son of Lt. Richard JOHNSON. Stephen son of Stephen SPENCER. Apr. William Son of Joseph SPENCER. John, William & Esther, children of Widdow RUSSELS. June James, Phineas, Elisabeth, Esther & Jerusha, children of Phineas BRAINERD Jr. July Allice Daughter of John SPENCER. Oct. Deborah Hopson, daughter of Heman BRAINERD. Moses Savage Son of Daniel HUBBARD. Dec. Daniel Son of Solomon WAKELY. Susannah Daughter of Bazel SHAILOR. 1780 Feb. Daniel Son of James MERWIN. Mar. George Son of Joshua BROOKS. Joseph Son of Joseph BURR. Apr. Ruth the Daughter of James PELTON. May Seth the son of Zacheriah BRAINERD. June Jerusha the Daughter of Thomas HUBBARD Jr. Caleb the son of Stephen JOHNSON. Aug. Thankfull the Daughter of Ens Aaron SMITH. Oct. Danll son of Stephen CLARKE. Jonathan, Nathan, Josiah, children of Augustus LEWIS & his wife. Nov. Susannah Daughter of Daniel BRAINERD. Dec. Archelaus the Son of Col. TYLER. Isaach Son of Stephen SPENCER. 1781 Feb. Samuel White son of James CLARKE Jr. Mar. George the Son of Jerh HUBBARD Jr. Apr. Joshua Son of Lt. Elijah BRAINERD. Clara Daughter of Abner TIBBALDS. May Seaberry the child of Prosper BRAINERD. July Huldah the Daughter of Phineas BRAINERD Jr. Aug. Welthy daughter of Jonathan SMITH. Sept. Jonna Son of Joseph TAYLOR. Oct. Ezra & Aaron, sons of Nathan BAILEY of Farmington. Nov. Amne the Daughter of Bazel SHAILOR. Dec. Austin son of Lt. John SMITH. Lucinda Daughter of Cap James SMITH. 1782 Jan. William son of Lt. Wm SMITH. Feb. Tempe Daughter of Eleazer BATES. Daniel son of Thomas HUBBARD. May Hannah Daughter of Lewis SMITH. Daniel son of Joseph TAYLOR. Willis son of Ashbel STILLMAN. Oct. Ezra son of Oliver BAILEY. Dec. Moses son of Joseph TYLER. Joseph son of Zacheriah BRAINERD. 1783 Apr. Anne Pierson Daughter of Joshua SIMMONS. Amne Daughter of Augustus LEWIS. June Zilpah Daughter of Aaron HUBBARD. Margere Daughter of Danll HUBBARD. George son of Stephen SPENCER. Joshua son of Stephen JOHNSON. July Fisk the son of Nehemiah BRAINERD Esqr. & Lydia his Daughter. Drusilla Daughter of Ens Jonathan SMITH. Susannah the daughter of Lt John SMITH. Nov. Rufus son of Col. TYLER. Hope Daughter of Bazel SHAILOR. Silvester son of Prosper BRAINERD. a Child of Abner TIBBELS. Dec. Mary the daughter of Hez BRAINERD Esqr. 1784 Jan. Samuel Boardman Son of Thomas HUBBARD. two twin Daughters of Phineas DOANE. Joel son of Eber TIBBALS. Lydia Smith daughter Lt. BAILEY. A Child of Phineas BRAINERD Jr. 1785 Jan. Joshua son of Joshua SIMMONS. Mar. Seth Son of Ambrose ARNOLD. at Preston Anne Lockwood, daughter of Mr. Jonathan FULLER my Grand Daughter. [this must be the compiler speaking, C.] Apr. Jemima Daughter of James PELTON. Experience Daughter of Cap John SMITH. Matthew, Charles & Fanney, the children of Charles SEARS Jr. June Catharine daughter of Jeremiah HUBBARD Jr. Ebenezer & Hezekiah sons of William CLARKE. Christian the wife of William CLARKE. henry son of Jonathan SMITH. Prude Daughter of Oliver BAILY. Nov. Son of William CLARKE Jr. Abigail his daughter. Dec. Huldah daughter of Bazil SHAILOR. 1786 Apr. John Son of John DICKINSON. Rebeckah, Mary & Esther, children of Mis SCOVIL wife of Samll Scovil. June a Child of Barzillai DUDLEY Name forgot. Selden son of Jonathan HUNTINGTON. Abner & Aaron, sons of Widdow PORTER. July John and Anner, children of James STEPHENS. Elthan Child of Eleazer BATES. Oct. Catharine Daughter of Joshua SIMMONS. Sarah Daughter of Eber TIBBALS.