UNION, TOLLAND CO., CT - CHURCH MEMBERSHIP
Extracted from
The History of Union, Conn.
Founded on Material Gathered by
Rev. Charles HAMMOND, LL. D.
Principal of Monson Academy
And Compiled by
Rev. Harvey M. LAWSON, Ph. B.
1893

[Transcribed by Jane Devlin]

CHURCH OF CHRIST Names of the members of the Church of Christ in Union, Connecticut, who were admitted before the Rev. Ezra HORTON was ordained pastor, 14 Jun 1759. [Copied from the Union Church Records. There were other memebers at the time of organization not given here.] William WARD, deacon; Humphrey CRAM, deacon (dismissed); Rev. Caleb HITCHCOCK, predecessor of Rev. Mr. Horton, dismissed for intemperance; Sarah HITCHCOCK, his wife, excommunicated for adultery with Joshua WEBB; Daniel BADGER, Abner SESSIONS, deacon; Mary Sessions, hwf, widow of Rev. Ebenezer WYMAN, the first minister; her maiden name was WRIGHT, born at Woburn, Mass.; Jeremiah BISHOP, Martha BISHOP, hwf; Jeremiah BISHOP, Jr., Hannah BISHOP, hwf; Margaret CRAWFORD, Elizabeth WARD, Edward HOUGHTON, Abigail HOUGHTON, hwf; Nehemiah COY, Samuel WOOD, Lydia WOOD, hwf; Ebenezer WALES, Deborah WALES, hwf; Joshua BURGES, Elisha WALES, Joshua WEBB, Caleb LOOMIS, Abigail LOOMIS, hwf; Charity LOOMIS, Tabitha SPRAGUE, Hannah WOODWORTH, Aaron CLARK, Sarah CLARK, hwf; James CRAWFORD, Hugh CRAWFORD, Nathaniel WALKER, Dinah WALKER, hwf. Names of members of the church admitted during the pastorate of Rev. Ezra HORTON. Dec 1759 - Caleb ABBOTT, Elizabeth ABBOT, hwf, by letter 30 Jan 1760 - John HENDRICK, Abner LOOMIS, Robert CRAWFORD 1 May 1760 - Mary HORTON, Widow Sarah LOOMIS 6 Jul 1760 - Lydia ROBBINS, bl 10 Aug 1760 - Abijah LARNED 29 Jan 1761 - Lucy ROBBINS, bl 12 Jul 1761 - Mehetable PAUL 9 Mar 1762 - Zerviah WALKER 15 Jun 1762 - John CRAWFORD 17 Aug 1762 - Nehemiah MAY, Anner MAY 17 Jun 1764 - Solomon WALES, Lucy WALES, Timothy WALES, Sarah WALES 29 Jul 1764 - Susanah WALES 3 Jun 1765 - Elizabeth BASCOM 3 Feb 1766 - Mary CRAWFORD 23 May 1766 - Abigail WILLIAMS 26 Apr 1767 - Mary MARCY 28 Jun 1767 - Mary ABBOTT 10 Jan 1768 - Mary HUTCHINSON 24 Jan 1768 - Widow Jerusha ENOS 14 Aug 1768 - Rebecca WALKER 28 Aug 1768 - Phineas LOVEJOY 9 Oct 1768 - Esther WALES 25 Mar 1770 - Nathan ABBOTT, Judith ABBOTT 15 Apr 1770 - Anna WARD 20 May 1770 - Lucy CADY 20 Jan 1771 - Anna HENDRICKS 4 Aug 1771 - Samuel ABBOTT, Rachel ABBOTT 1 Aug 1773 - Obadiah LILLY 18 Oct 1773 - Damaris HOLTON 21 Nov 1773 - John SESSIONS, Ellis SESSIONS, hwf 15 May 1774 - William ABBOTT, Mary ABBOTT 5 Jun 1774 - Jonas DRAKE, Sarah MOOR, % John MOOR 5 Feb 1775 - Richard CHILD, Abigail CHILD, hwf 26 Mar 1775 - Elizabeth COBURN, Daniel COBURN, by letters; Rachel COBURN, hwf, bl 22 Sep 1776 - Mary HORTON 25 May 1777 - Hannah MOOR 20 Jul 1777 - Martha LILLY, bl 3 Aug 1777 - Mehetable MOOR 31 Aug 1777 - Ziba WINTOR 7 Jun 1778 - Hannah HENDRICK 8 Jul 1779 - Levi LYON, Ruth LYON, hwf 2 Jul 1780 - Nathaniel SESSIONS, Irene SESSIONS, hwf 7 Oct 1781 - Althea, % Ebenezer STODDARD 7 Nov 1782 - Ebenezer CHILD 4 Apr 1783 - Hannah BARTLETT, Robert LAWSON, Anna LAWSON, hwf; John LILLY, David ROBERTS & wife 1778 - John TAYLOR & wife Rev. Ezra HORTON was dismissed 6 Aug 1783 Names of members admitted while the church was without a settled pastor, 1783 to 1797 28 Nov 1786 - Ezra HORTON, Olive HORTON, hwf Names of members admitted during the pastorate of Rev. David AVERY, Apr 1797 to Aug 1799 1797 - Widow Elizabeth COY Names of members admitted while the church was without a settled pastor, Aug 1799 to Apr 1824 Aug 1812 - Lydia, % Joseph SNELL, Sr. 18 Apr 1813 - Joseph SNELL, Jr., dismissed 20 Mar 1831 5 Jul 1814 - Silence, % Nathaniel NEWELL; Chloe, % Joel KINNEY, Susannah LAWSON 28 Aug 1814 - Bethiah, % William MOOR, dismissed 25 Mar 1832; Betsey SNELL 30 Apr 1815 - Samuel MOOR, Anna, % Josiah EATON, Phebe LAWSON, dismissed 3 Jun 1827 to join church in Smithfield, N. Y.; Lucinda HORTON 10 Jul 1815 - Joseph MOOR, Allice MOOR, hwf, Sarah LAWSON, % David LAWSON; Asuba MOOR, % Thomas MOOR 5 Nov 1815 - Capt. Joseph SNELL, Lydia EATON, dismissed 14 Sep 1828; Nancy MOOR 15 Jul 1817 - Mary, % Dr. Shubael HAMMOND; Lovisa EATON, dismissed 12 Feb 1826; Sarah MOOR 21 Sep 1817 - Polly SESSONS, Anna GRIGGS, Polly HORTON 28 Nov 1819 - Hannah, % Joseph SNELL, Jr.; Daniel ATWOOD & hwf. Names of members admitted during the pastorate of Rev. Nehemiah B. BEARDSLEY, 14 Apr 1824 to 18 Apr 1831 7 Nov 1824 - Anna EATON, bl from First Church in Ashford 6 Mar 1825 - Ataresta, % Elias SEVERY, bl from Church in Chaplin 7 Mar 1826 - Elias SEVERY, dismissed 25 Dec 1857; Amy MOORE, Lucinda MOORE, Mary LAWSON 18 Sep 1826 - Marjury SNELL, % Capt. Joseph SNELL, bl from West Stafford 5 Nov 1826 - Archelaus UPHAM, bl from Thompson; Betsey UPHAM, hwf, bl fro Thompson 3 May 1828 - Ruth HAWES 6 Sep 1829 - Hannah MOORE, dismissed Jan 1842, and given a letter of recommendation to the church in Dwight, Cherokee Nation; Louisa MOORE Names of members admitted while the church was without a settled pastor, 18 Apr 1831 to 12 Apr 1843 20 Nov 1831 - Polly BOYDEN, bl from Presbyterian Church, Vernon Centre, N. Y.; Paul LAWSON, Charles HAMMOND; Lydia MOORE, Alexander STRONG, dismissed 20 Apr 1837; Lucinda STRONG, hwf, dismissed 20 Arp 1837; Thomas MOORE, Austin MOORE, Esther WALES, Louisa NEWELL 1 Apr 1832 - Marshall SEVERY (excommunicated 13 Nov 1855, for stealing); Chloe SEVERY, Elisha GRIGGS, Sarah GRIGGS, hwf; Hannah GRIGGS, Laura GRIGGS, Healy CORBIN, dismissed 11 Aug 1864; Nancy CORBIN, hwf, dismissed 11 Aug 1864; Widow Lucy COY, Cyrus COY, Asa COY, dismissed 20 Jun 1840; Lucy COY, Sullivan BOOTH, Minerva BOOTH, hwf; Joanna SESSIONS 13 Jul 1832 - Mrs. Lydia LAWSON 4 Nov 1832 - Mrs Abigail STRONG, Gideon WALES, Jr. 20 May 1838 - Mrs. Elvira MARCY, % Calvin MARCY, bl from Church in Champlin 3 Jun 1838 - Joanna MOORE, bl from Dudley, Mass 22 Jul 1838 - Mrs. Ann BARTLETT, bl from Eastford 2 May 1841 - Mrs. Rebecca W. WALKER, % Joseph WALKER 4 Jul 1841 - Levi SEVERY, Sophia SEVERY, hwf; Lovisa LAWSON, dismissed; Louisa BARTLETT, % John BARTLETT, bl from Church in Westford Dec 1841 - Harvey WALKER, Julia W. WALKER, hwf, both bl from Church in Westford 25 Sep 1842 - Nancy BROWN, bl from Church in East Strafford 6 Nov 1842 - Lucy KINNEY, % Nathan KINNEY; Lovisa R. CORBIN Names of members admitted during the pastorate of Rev. Samuel I. CURTISS, from 12 Apr 1843 to 1875, and from that date to 1892 5 Nov 1843 - Eliza Ives CURTIS, % Rev. Samuel I. CURTIS, bl from Church in East Stafford 5 May 1844 - Arnold PAINE, excommunicated 3 May 1850, for intemperance; Harriet PAINE, hwf 7 Jun 1846 - Harriet SESSIONS, % Alexander SESSIONS, bl from Church in Brookfield, Mass 5 Sep 1847 - Nancy D. CORBIN 19 Nov 1848 - Mrs. Lomena PAINE, bl from Church in Monson, Mass.; Mrs. Martha TOWN, % Joseph TOWN, bl from Church in East Stafford 6 Jan 1850 - Adeline PAUL 3 Oct 1850 - Mrs. Mary P. McNall CRAWFORD, % Fayette CRAWFORD, bl from Church in Scantic 5 Jan 1851 - Charlotte J. CORBIN, dismissed 22 Jun 1862; Loretta CORBIN, dismissed 5 May 1861; Harriet BOSWORTH, Sarah A. PAUL, Mary Ann SMITH, dismissed 1854; Ezra M. HORTON, William GROVES, withdrew and joined Methodist Church, 1860; Loretta A. WALES, dismissed; Lucy R. CORBIN, dismissed 28 Mar 1875; Rebecca CORBIN, dismissed 30 Mar 1868; Chole E. SEVERY, Elias Henry SEVERY, George CURTISS, dismissed 17 Dec 1865 2 Mar 1851 - Myron KINNEY, dismissed 5 Jun 1881; Sarah E. UPHAM 4 May 1851 - Edwin W. UPHAM 6 Nov 1853 - Elvira CORBIN, dismissed 17 Dec 1865 9 Mar 1856 - Mrs. Mary Ann RINDGE, % Thomas RINDGE 5 Jul 1857 - Laura W. WALKER, dismissed Jul 1865; Josephine WALKER 7 Nov 1858 - Edwin N. LAWSON, Esther C. LAWSON, Mrs. Sophia LELAND, % Benjamin LELAND, dismissed 25 Dec 1859; Sophia W. LELAND, dismissed 1860; Sarah L. LELAND, dismissed 25 Dec 1859 6 Mar 1859 - Juliett BOOTH, dismissed; Samuel I. CURTISS, Jr., dismissed 3 Nov 1865 2 May 1859 - Mrs. Emeline ELDRIDGE, dismissed 30 Jun 1861; William E. CORBIN 6 Jan 1860 - Roswell BLODGETT, dismissed 4 May 1860 6 Jul 1861 - Mrs. Betsy HOWARD, % Marvin HOWARD, dismissed 28 Jul 1872 3 Jul 1864 - Miner H. CORBIN, dismissed 14 Aug 1868; Ichabod UPHAM, Abigail UPHAM, Philinde W. CORBIN, Milton H. KINNEY, Martha M. KINNEY, Aaron A. WALES, Betsey M. WALES, Lucy CLEVELAND, Mary Ann CLEVELAND, Leverett A. SNOW, dismissed 29 Dec 1878; Rhoby C. SNOW, dismissed 29 Dec 1878; Armena C. CORBIN, dismissed 24 Mar 1872; Elisha SEVEREY, excommunicated 1 Nov 1867; William Harrison HORTON, dismissed 29 Mar 1872; Jonathan C. UPHAM, Robert Bruce HORTON, Melvin BOOTh, dismissed 1885; Abigail SIMONS, dismissed; Olive LONGDEN, dismissed 2 Sep 1864 - Maria A. UPHAM, % Jonathan UPHAM, bl 4 Mar 1866 - Emily S. SEVERY, % Elisha SEVERY, bl from the 1st Baptist Church, Woodstock, excommunicate 1 Nov 1867; Herman CORBIN, Henry F. CORBIN, Ann Maria CORBIN, dismissed 19 May 1872; Francis O. LETCHER, dismissed 30 Mar 1872 2 Sep 1886 - Deborah H. G. CURTISS, bl; Emily H. CURTISS, bl, dismissed 22 Nov 1868; Ellen G. WHEELER, bl, dismissed 25 Jun 1874 6 Jan 1867 - Mary E. HORTON, % R. B. HORTON; Lucy J. WALES, William P. BEECHING, Stephen AGARD, baptized by immersion, dismissed 30 Mar 1868 2 Jan 1869 - Emily BOOTh, % Melvin BOOTH, bl, dismissed 1885 7 Jan 1871 - Charles ROOT 5 May 1872 - Roscius BACK, Harriet C. BACK 4 May 1873 - Ada LELAND, bl; dismissed 1876 1879 - Lizzie A. UPHAM 2 May 1881 - Mrs. Mary HORTON, % Mason HORTON, Lucy HORTON, William H. CORBIN, Harlow R. BACK 1 Sep 1882 - Sarah E. UPHAM Jul 1883 - Ella M. CORBIN, Harvey M. LAWSON Sep 1883 - Sarah C. LAWSON, bl from the 1st Baptist Church, Woodstock 1884 - Mrs. Henry BOOTH, Mrs. M. A. MARCY, Lillian BOOTH, dismissed 1885 Jul 1884 - Sarah MOORE 4 Jul 1886 - George N. LAWSON, Mary E. LAWSON, Mrs. Herman CORBIN 31 Dec 1886 - Rev. I. P. SMITH, bl, dismissed 3 Mar 1889; Clara R. SMITH, bl, dismissed 3 Mar 1889; Perley D. SMITH, bl, dismissed 3 Mar 1889 6 Mar 1887 - Charles SMITH, dismissed 3 Mar 1889; Brainard SMITH, dismissed 3 Mar 1889; Charlotte WARREN, excommunicated; Francis KEMPTON, Charlotte WITHERELL, dismissed 11 May 1890; Clark W. WATROUS, bl, dismissed 22 Jul 1888; Mary Watrous, bl, dismissed 22 Jul 1888 Jun 1887 - Henry B. BOOTH, Frank YOUNG. The members of the Congregational Church in Union, 1 Aug 1892, in the order of their joining, are: Males: Ezra M. HORTON, Edwin W. UPHAM, Edwin N. LAWSON, William M. CORBIN (absent), Milton H. KINNEY (absent), Jonathan C. UPHAM, R. Bruce HORTON, Henry F. CORBIN, William BEECHMAN (absent), Roscius BACK, William H. CORBIN (absent), Harlow R. BACK (absent), Harvey M. LAWSON (a), George N. LAWSON (a), Francis KEMPTON (a), Henry B. BOOTH, Frank YOUNG (a); Males 17 Females: Mrs. Dexter MOORE (a); Mris E. W. UPHAM, Adaline PAUL, Mrs.Sayette CRAWFORD, Mrs. William CORBIN (a), Mrs. Aaron A. WALES (a), Mrs. Henry CORBIN (a), Mrs. Aaron A. WALES (a), Mrs. Henry CORBIN, Mrs. Milton KINNEY (a), Mrs. Jonathan UPHAM, Mrs. Roscius BACK, Lizzie UPHAM, Mrs. Mason HORTON, Mrs. Lucy P. ALDRICH, Mrs. Arthur C. BARROWS (a), Mrs. Henry BOOTH, Mrs. M. A. MARCY, Sarah MOORE (a), Mary E. LAWSON The Clerk & Treasurer of the Congregational Church & Society of Union has been: From 1816 to 1825 - Robert LAWSON From 1825 to 1828 - Norman HORTON From 1829 to 1830 - Robert LAWSON From 1830 to 1833 - Deacon Ezra HORTON From 1833 to 1842 - Dr. Shubael HAMMOND From 1842 to 1849 - Paul LAWSON From 1849 to 1858 - Elias SEVERY From 1858 to 1862 - E. M. HORTON From 1862 to 1878 - Myron KINNEY From 1878 to 1890 - Milton H. KINNEY From 1890 - Roscius BACK METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH AT MASHAPAUG A list of names so far as they could be gathered of all who have been members since it's organization in 1867: Prosper SMITH Monica SMITH Jesse L. HALL Lois M. HALL Ira WALKER Maria WALKER Elijah SEVERY Polly SEVERY Lucia M. SMITH Mary A. SMITH Emily BARBOUR Walcott BARBOUR Gleason ALLEN Emily ALLEN Emma A. ALLEN Jane WALKER Eliza A. HALL Newton WALLACE Jasper MILLER Fidelia MILLER Fannie MILLER Elijah S. SEVERY Lucy J. SEVERY Polly S. RUSSELL Persis CURTISS Amanda A. BUTTERWORTH Marvin KIMBALL Pruvia KIMBALL Charles JACKSON Annis JACKSON Addison JACKSON Pemelia JACKSON Harriet HARBISON Benjamin STONE Phebe STONE Augustus MOORE Lavinia H. CLEVELAND Josephine WALKER Mary E. BRAMAN Permelia REED Danforth HOWARD Julia HOWARD Dinah FREEMAN Philander HALL Seth CLAPP Caroline CLAPP Jarvis HALL Hannah CLAPP Thomas WHITTMORE Mary WHITTMORE Jennie BARBOUR Martha CRAWFORD Sarah A. WHITTMORE Chloe KIMBALL Marvin HOWARD Betsy A. HOWARD Charles HOWARD Oscar HOWARD Ernest HOWARD Dennis MURPHY Alden A. FLETCHER Olive FLETCHER Martha E. CRAWFORD Carrie E. CARPENTER Edward BLODGET Fidelia BLODGET Maggie BETTS Esther BELCHER Howard G. BARBOUR Gracie W. BARBOUR Wm. B. CHAMBERLAIN Sarah CHAMBERLAIN Emma CHAMBERLAIN Ida CHAMBERLAIN Almira CORBIN Amanda CHAMBERLAIN Georgie A. CROSS Addie C. CROSS Horace COURTISS Mary COURTISS Asaph RICHARDS Eva E. SHERMAN Mary SEVERY William SMITH Sarah SMITH Albert E. WELD Celinda WELD Ezra WITHERELL Emma WITHERELL John WINCH Ellen WINCH Charles R. WEBSTER Belle WELD Corey WELD Nellie WINCH Wesley WINCH Lemuel WILLIS Abigail WILLIS Moses WILCOX Helen G. WILCOX Lowell WILCOX Eva M. CHAMBERLAIN Ernest E. CORBIN Delia M. DOUGLASS Hansine DENMAN Martha S. HEWETT Lyman HISCOX Laura HISCOX Ella HISCOX Emily HEWLETT Nettie E. KINNEY Carrie LAWSON Charles LEE Aurelia LEE Bryon MOORE Emma MOORE Caroline MARCY David PERRY Clara PERRY Louis A. PERRY William S. WEBSTER Robert E. WEBSTER Gilbert E. WILLIS Oscar E. WILLIS Henry VINTON Emily A. W. VINTON The preachers of the church have been as follows: 1867 - 1869, supplied by Daniel PRATT, George CARPENTER, Local Preachers 1870 - 1871, S. V. B. CROSS 1875 - 1877, W. A. TAYLOR 1878 - 1879, S. V. B. CROSS 1879 - 1880, T. W. DOUGLASS 1881 - 1883, Jacob BETTS 1883 - 1884, H. S. SMITH 1885 - 1886, John PEARCE 1887 - 1888, T. C. DENMAN 1888 - 1889, Mr. NICHOLLS 1890 - 1891, C. A. PURDY 1892 - Oscar BISSELL (of Holland) The membership of the church in 1891 was forty-eight. Of these thirty-nine are in the town and vicinity. The remainder are scattered here and there throughout New England.