Admissions from The First Records of the Congregational Church in Newington

The First Records of the
Congregational Church in Newington
Hartford Co., Connecticut
As Kept by Rev. Joshua BELDEN, Pastor

ADMISSIONS TO COMMUNION

Extracted from
Early Annals of Newington
Transcribed & edited by Roger WELLES
Hartford, 1874
Pages 106 - 112

Feb 9, 1752 - Stephen DEMING & his wife were admitted to full communion
Apr 26, 1752 - Louis (Lois), the wife of Phinehas ANDRUS, being recommended from Stepney, was accepted to communion with this church. At the same time, Abigail, the wife of John FRARY, referred from East Guilford, was accepted to communion
Jun 28, 1752 - Mary, the wife of Daniel KILBORN, referred from Killingworth, was accepted to communion
Nov 26, 1752 - Penelope, the wife of John CAMP was admitted to full communion
Apr 1, 1753 - David GOODRICH was admitted to full communion. Atsm, Henry KIRCUM, with his wife, referred from New Cambridge, were received again to communion
Jun 1, 1755 - Prudence, the wife of Timothy KILBORN, & Happy KILBORN, were admitted to full communion. At the same time, Mr. David WEBSTER, whw, referred from Glassenbury, were admitted to church privileges
Aug 3, 1755 - Peletiah BUCK, Jr., & his wife, were admitted to full communion
Dec 4, 1755 - Mercy LAMB was admitted to full communion
Jun 6, 1756 - Jemima LAMB was admitted to full communion
Jan 16, 1757 - Abigail, the wife of David WOOLCUT, referred from Guilford, was accepted to church privileges
Dec 3, 1758 - Sarah, the wife of Thomas FRANCIS, referred from East Middletown, was accepted to church privileges
Apr 6, 1760 - Sarah WELLS admitted to full communion
May 3, 1761 - Mr. Simon BACKUS admitted to full communion
Jul 4, 1762 - Thomas FRANCIS admitted to full communion
Mar 6, 1763 - Thomas WRIGHT admitted to full communion
May 1, 1763 - Henry KIRCUM, Jun. admitted to full communion
Jul 3, 1763 - Martha the wife of Ensign Chas. HURLBUT, admitted to full communion
May 6, 1764 - Caleb ANDRUS admitted to full communion
Jul 5, 1767 - Mr. Zadock HUN admitted to full communion
May 7, 1769 - Eunice WOOLCOT admitted to full communion
Sep 3, 1769 - Dorothy, the wife of Luther LATIMER, received to communion. At the same time, Hannah, wife of David WOOLCUT, Jr., referred from Windsor, was accepted to stated com.
Nov 5, 1769 - Joseph CHURCHIL & his wife were admitted to full communion. At the same time, James WELLS was admitted to communion
Apr 29, 1770 - Martha WELLS & Eunice LUSK admitted into communion
Jul 1, 1770 - Elijah WELLS & Mary LUSK were admitted to full communion
Nov 1, 1770 - Gamaliel DEMING, & Rebecca, his wife, Cloe WELLS & Absalom WELLS were admitted to communion
Jul 28, 1771 - Ashbel SEYMOUR was admitted to full communion
Jan 6, 1772 - Elias FRANCIS & his wife were received to full communion
Mar 1, 1772 - Capt. Charles CHURCHILL & his wife received to full communion. At the same time, Lucy CAMP was admitted to full communion
Nov 1, 1772 - Jessie CHURCHILL & Sarah, his wife, referred from New Cambridge, admitted to communion
Dec 13, 1772 - Hannah FAIRCHILD, admitted to communion & baptised
Jan 3, 1773 - Louis LATTIMER, received to full communion
Apr 1774 - Fitch HURLBUT & Jemima, his wife, received to communion
Jun 25, 1774 - Mary, wife of Joseph STODDORD, & Dinah, wife of Enoch STODDORD, received into the church
Mar 5, 1775 - Honor BELDEN, referred from the first church in Norwich, was accepted to stated com.
Jul 7, 1776 - Hannah, wife of Martin KELLOGG, Jr., referred from Caanan, risc
Sep 1, 1776 - Lydia FOX & Lydia BUCK, admitted to communion
Apr 20, 1777 - Robert WELLES, Jr., & Abigail, his wife, Marry BELDEN & Martha BELDEN, were admitted to full communion
May 4, 1777 - Elisha STODDORD & Hannah, wife of Jonathan CURTIS, were received to communion
Jun 22, 1777 - Daniel WILLARD, Jr., renewed covenant and was rifc
Jun 29, 1777 - Lemuel HURLBUT & Tabitha, his wife, received to full communion
Feb 15, 1778 - William RICHARDS renewed covenant & was received to full communion
Aug 9, 1778 - Sarah, wife of Jedediah MILLS, was admitted to church communtion
Apr 2, 1780 - Levi HURLBUT & Martha, his wife, and Mercy, wife of Saml. CHURCHILL, were admitted to church communion
May 7, 1780 - Elizabeth, wife of Bernard ROMANS, admitted to church communion. The same day, Love, wife of James LUSK, referred from Suffield, received to communion
Jul 2, 1780 - Jemima KELLOGG, admitted to full communion
Jul 23, 1780 - Amos BUCK, & Abigail, his wife, admitted to church communion
Oct 29, 1780 - Justus FRANCIS, received to church communion
Feb 25, 1781 - Thankful SEYMOUR, admitted to church communion
May 6, 1781 - Tabitha, wife of Elias ANDRUS, received to communion, referred from East Windsor
Oct 14, 1781 - Mabel, wife of Amos Andrus WEBSTER, referred from Worthington Church, received to said communion
May 4, 1783 - Capt. Robert WELLES, received to church communion
Oct 5, 1783 - Elizabeth, wife of George WOOLCUTT, received to church communion
Jan 4, 1784 - Anne DEMING was admitted to church communion
Feb 20, 1785 - Ephraim PETERSON & his wife, referred from the church at Piermont, were admitted to church communion, and privately
May 1, 1785 - Octavia & Rhoda BELDEN admitted to church communion
Sep 4, 1785 - Abel ANDRUS admitted to full communion
Feb 19, 1786 - Sarah, wife of Oswell ROCKWELL, admitted to church communion
Mar 5, 1786 - Abigail, wife of James WELLES, referred from Bristol, was received to said communion. At the same time, also Elizabeth, wife of Simon WELLES, referred from East Guilford
Jun 25, 1786 - Obediah SMITH admitted to church communion
1781 or 1782 - Dorothy, wife of Elisha STODDORD, was admitted to full communion, but not being entered at the time the exact date is forgotten
Mar 4, 1787 - Lois, wife of Justus FRANCIS, referred from N. Britain, atsc
Sep 2, 1787 - Rhoda, wife of Abel ANDRUS, referred from West Hartford, received to said communion
Sep 16, 1787 - Mary, wife of David STODDORD, admitted to church communion
Nov 4, 1787 - Isabel CORNWELL, referred from New Britain, received to communion
Nov 1, 1789 - Silas CHURCHILL admitted to church communion
Jan 24, 1790 - Judith, wife of John HURLBUT, & Hannah, wife of Abijah WRIGHT, admitted to church communion
Nov 7, 1790 - Eleazur MERRIL & his wife referred from West Hartford, were received to communion
Sep 4, 1791 - Elizabeth, wife of Roger FRANCIS, referred from New Britain, was received to said communion
Oct 16, 1791 - Lt. Sam'l HURLBUT was admitted to church communion
Jan 8, 1792 - Waitstill DICKINSON & his wife admitted to full communion. At the same time, Elizabeth, wife of Ephraim DEMING, was admitted etc.
Feb 26, 1792 - Simon WELLES was admitted to church communion
Aug 26, 1792 - Jerusha SEYMOUR, admitted to full communion
May 4, 1794 - Rose, negro woman, referred from Durham, admitted to church communion
Sep 6, 1795 - Elizabeth, wife of Elias SEYMOUR, Honor, wife of Ashbel SEYMOUR, & Abigail HUBBARD were admitted to full communion
Oct 25, 1795 - Admitted to church communion, Martha FOX & Mary ATWOOD, the last baptized at the same time
Jul 3, 1796 - Janna DEMING & his wife, and Josiah FRANCIS & his wife were received to full communion
Nov 6, 1796 - Widow Mercy GRISWOLD & Abigail, wife of Josiah GRISWOLD, referred from West Hartford, were admitted to church communion
May 7, 1797 - Levi WELLES & his wife and Alma WELLES were received to full communion. And Sarah, wife of Lemuel HOLMES admitted (on a letter received from Stepney)
Jul 2, 1797 - Honor, wife of Jonathan BLIN, Lucy WELLES & Lucy GAYLORD were admitted to full communion
Jul 1, 1798 - Eleazur BROWN and Anne, his wife, referred from the Church in New London, were received to communion
Jul 14, 1799 - Hannah ANDRUS & Clary WELLES were admitted to full communion with the church. Also Eleazur MERRILL & his wife received again, referred from New Britain, where they have resided some time
Sep 1, 1799 - Erastus SEYMOUR admitted to communion
Nov 3, 1799 - Mary KELLOGG, 2d, admitted to communion
Mar 2, 1800 - Silva, wife of Michael WRIGHT, & Anne CAMP were admitted to full communion
Sep 7, 1800 - Levi DEMING, Ashbel SEYMOUR, Jr., Mary LOWRY and Jemima KELLOGG were admitted to full communion
Nov 2, 1800 - Prudence MERRIL admitted to full communion
Mar 1, 1801 - Joshua BELDEN, Jur., & Dorothy, his wife, admitted to full communion
May 3, 1801 - Francis COSLET was admitted to full communion
Dec 20, 1801 - Oledine ANDRUS admitted to full communion & Baptized. Same time, Eunice SEYMOUR received to church communion
Mar 14, 1802 - David LOWRY & his wife received to communion
Apr 17, 1803 - Roger HURLBUT received to communion
Oct 30, 1803 - Anne ANDRUS received to communion
Nov 6, 1803 - Lydia ANDRUS received to communion
Nov 4, 1804 - Esther LATIMER admitted to communion
Dec 23, 1804 - Anne, the wife of Elizur ANDRUS, & Louis, wife of Fitch ANDRUS, were admitted to communion
Feb 17, 1805 - Absalom WELLES & Lorania, his wife, were received to church communion

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