Records of the Baptist Church
At Parksville & Liberty
Sullivan Co., N.Y.

Copied & compiled by
Gertrude A. Barber
1930

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[Transcribed by Jane Devlin]

Baptist Church at Liberty, N. Y. organized 1858. Brethern E. A. FRANCIS & Newell CALLENDER began to preach in Liberty (Oct. 1858). Dedicated 5 Apr 1860, Rev. S. J. DOUGLAS. For nearly three years after Sept. 1864, the Church was without a pastor. 18 Feb 1866, Dr. D. VAN FRADENBURGH recommended that the two churches unite (Liberty & Parksville.) The old Church at Liberty burned 13 Jun 1913. Church rebuilt at the same place. Church Records -- at the time they were copied (1929) were in the possession of Mrs. Cora L. SCHREIBER, Church Clerk, 134 Chestnut St., Liberty, N.Y. BAPTISMS 24 Oct 1858: Mary GREGORY, Alexander JACKSON Elizabeth HOTCHKISS (were baptized into the fellowship of the Parksville Baptised (sic) Church). 14 Nov, 1858: Cornelis HUBBELL Rebecca FISH Sarah MOFFET Mrs. Amanda BRIDGES 21 Nov 1858: Cynthia WILLEY (d. 6 Oct 1893) Catherine JONES 28 Nov 1858: Joseph MORTON Martha GREGORY John DARBEES 17 May 1860: Lavinia W. RENYOLDS 19 Jan 1861: Sister DOUGLAS by letter 26 Apr 1863: Kate CODDINGTON (now Mrs. A. Weston LABAGH) Cert. 1866: Jane VAN VRADENBURGH May 1867: Rowland LAMB June 1867: Mattison SOULES M. SOULES Lydia SOULES Alfred G. VAN ORDEN Douglas Ralston, Hannah, Martha I. & Wm. COMFORT Mrs. MIDDAUGH Cornelius SIMMONS David & Mary LAMB Melissa VAN ORDEN 25 Apr 1868: Jacob SMITH & wife received by letter 31 Oct 1858: Drusilla FISH - Parksville Church Hester LARE - pc Ann LEWIS 14 Nov 1858: Cornelia HUBBELL Rebecca FISH Sarah MOFFET Mrs. Amanda BRIDGES Sophronia STEWART Julia MURPHY Mary Gregory IVES Mary E. GREGORY Elizabeth HOTCHKINS Catherine & John CLEMENTS Jane CARPENTER Drusilla FISH Catherine JONES Ester M. LARE Eveline JACKSON Alexander JACKSON Ursula YOUNG Anna Jane WELTON Catherine PALMER Sarah MOFFETT Martha GREGORY Rebecca FISH Wm. W. MURPHY Ives GREGORY John T. CLEMENTS Joseph H. MORTON Edwin PORTER Andrew REYNOLDS John DARBEES Dec 1858 Edwin PORTER Lucy Maria PORTER Jane CARPENTER Eveline JACKSON Ursilla YOUNG 2 Jan 1859: John T. STRONG, rec'd by letter from the Baptist Church at Berlin, Pa. 15 Jan 1859: Hannah PORTER rec'd by experience Apr 1860: Rachel PALMER by letter 13 May 1860: Lavinis W. REYNOLDS 16 Aug 1862: Sarah DENNISON by experience from Bridgeville Baptist Church 25 Apr 1863: E. Kate CODDINGTON, formerly of Wesleyan Baptist Church William OLLIVERS Martha STARR 19 Mar 1864: Mary GREGORY by letter of recommendation March 1866: D. & A. M. VAN VRADENBURGH rec'd upon letter from Shenandoah, N. Y. F. B. VAN VRADENBURGH rec'd by letter from Bapt. Ch. Hamilton, N. Y. Jane VAN VRADENBURGH, ditto 24 Oct 1868: Eliza LORD by letter, Bapt. Ch. in NYC Florence LORD by letter David RYDER 1872: Alice & James PURVIS 1874: Martha SMITH Mrs. Charlotte, Sarah, Frank, Emma BROME Edward & Matilda RANDALL Reed, Seth, Clark JOHNSON Mrs. GORTON DEATHS Rachel M. PALMER, d. 21 Jul 1862 Sarah DENNISON, d. 1 Sep 1862, ae 77 yrs MEMBERSHIP LIST - BAPTISMS - DEATHS Austin W. BLACKMAN, by letter 1877 Mary A CEARY, by letter Estella SMITH, baptism 14 Oct 1877 George GRAY, baptism 24 Mar 1878 James DARLING baptism 26 May 1878 Sarah DARLING baptism 26 May 1878 Minnie DARLING baptism 26 May 1878 Mrs. A. CODDINGTON, d. 17 Oct 1878 Flora SMITH Minnie BERTHOLF (now Mrs. WRIGHT) William SMITH, Jun 1878 Minnie CODDINGTON, Jun 1878 Mrs. KNAPP, Jun 1878 Mrs. DRENNAN, Jun 1878 William HATHAWAY, Jun 1878 Eve, Jun 1878 CHURCH ROLL 1875, SCOTT, Mrs. Florence, by letter 1877, CRARY, Mary A., by letter 1883, GRANT, Cora L., baptism 1872, RANDALL, E. J., baptism 1883, RANDALL, Nancy A., baptism 1889, LA MONT, Nettie A., baptism 1895, LA MONT, George, experience 1889, VAN FRADENBURGH, E., by letter 1889, VAN FRADENBURGH, M. C., by letter 1889, GORDON, Jennie E., by letter 1889, WEBB, Augusta H., by letter 1890, JAY, Fransisco, baptism 1890, FRANCISCO, Jay, (sic), baptism 1890, FRANCISCO, Mabel S., baptism 1890, FRANCISCO, Detus C., baptism 1890, RANDALL, Cora E., baptism 1890, RANDALL, Edward J., Jr., baptism 1890, RANDALL, Floy C., baptism 1895, FRANCISCO, Hamilton, by letter 1895, FRANCISCO, Sarah, by letter 1895, FRANCISCO, Bessie, baptism 1895, CRARY, Jennie, baptism 1895, MURPHY, Ida, baptism ----, LARE, Wilbur, baptism 1895, SMITH, Matilda, baptism ----, RANDALL, Wm, baptism ----, RANDALL, Lottie, baptism ----, NORTON, Mrs. Georgie, d. 25 Oct 1902 1863, LABAGH, Kate, experience 1896, APPLEY, Mrs. Minnie, baptism 1897, BROWN, Walter, baptism 1897, BROWN, Ann, baptism 1897, STARTUP, D. R., experience 1897, STARTUP, Althea, by letter 1897, ELDRIDGE, Miss Adaline, baptism 1897, BIRMINGHAM, Mattie, by letter 1897, BIRMINGHAM, William G., by letter 1897, BIRMINGHAM, Nettie C., by letter 1897, BIRMINGHAM, Hattie, by letter 1898, ELLISON, D. J., D. D., by letter 1898, ELLISON, Emma F. C., by letter 1898, ELLISON, Emma, by letter 1898, ELLISON, William, by letter 1898, MARAH, Mary, by letter 1898, FOSTER, C. A., by letter 1899, HERBST, Leander, by letter 1899, TAYLOR, Jessie, by letter 1901, BURR, Abigail, by letter 1901, BEKER, Edna, baptism 1901, BEKER, Ella, baptism 1901, RANDALL, Hattie, baptism 1897, RELYES, Mrs. C., by letter 1902, DuBOIS, A. A., by letter 1902, BRISCO, Nathaniel, experience 1902, BRISCO, Amanda, experience 1902, GRANT, Wm., experience 1902, BRISCO, Joseph E., baptism 1902, BRISCO, Ida, Mrs., baptism 1902, BRISCO, Mina, baptism 1902, PORTER, Ella, baptism 1902, BENTON, Mina, baptism 1902, BRISCO, Henry, experience 1902, TOWNSEND, Louise, by letter 1903, FROHECK, Rev. Silvanus, by letter 1903, FROHECK, Mrs. Nellie W., by letter 1903, MURPHY, Ida, by letter 1903, TELLER, Susan G., experience 1903, TELLER, Alonzo G., baptism 1903, CHAFFEE, Wm. H., by letter 1904, BRAMEN, Rev. T. P., by letter 1904, ROGER, Mrs. P., experience 1904, CARY, Daniel, by letter 1904, CARY, Melissa, by letter 1904, NORTON, Althea, baptism 1904, BENTON, Mabel, baptism 1897, BROWN, Walter, baptism 1897, BROWN, Anne, baptism 1897, STARTUP, D. R., experience 1897, Althea, by letter 1897, ELDRIDGE, Miss, baptism 1905, McCORMICK, Mrs., baptism 1905, WEBER, Charles, baptism 1905, CONEY, Mrs. Sarah, baptism 1906, TELLER, Alonzo G., by letter 1906, KAYS, Charles, by letter 1906, KAYA, Mrs. Marie, by letter 1906, ROGLE, Mossie, baptism 1906, BANKS, Ira M., baptism 1906, COMFORT, Wm., reinstated 1906, COPELAND, Rev. L. H., by letter 1906, COPELAND, Mrs. L. H., by letter 1906, COPELAND, Clarence, by letter 1909, McKANE, Mrs. D. W., by letter 1909, STARTUP, Ralph, baptism 1909, YAHN, Mrs., baptism 1909, YAHN, Myrtle, baptism 1909, BANKS, Florence, baptism 1909, BENTON, Mrs. Warren, baptism 1908, COOKALEY, Rev. Daniel, by letter 1908, MERRITT, Mrs. Lorinda, baptism 1908, MERRITT, Mabel, baptism 1908, ATKINS, Nellie, baptism 1908, HOBART, Pearl, baptism 1908, MERRITT, Mrs. M. J., baptism 1908, HOWELL, Rev. W. E., by letter 1908, HOWELL, Mrs., by letter 1908, CRANCE, Mrs. Jno, by letter 1908, MERRITT, Mrs. Arthur, by letter 1908, MERRITT, M. J., by letter 1908, MERRIT, Mabel, by letter 1908, KNACK, Mrs. Henry, by letter 1908, ERONIMUS, Alvie, Mrs., by letter 1909, SMITH, Mrs. Phebe, by letter 1909, TICE, Mrs. Chester, by letter 1913, HOBART, Robert, Carrie, Ruby, by letter 1913, KIRK, Elmer & Mrs. E., by letter 1915, BANKS, Mrs. Josephine, by letter 1915, WYNKOOP, Harold Burr, baptism 1917, CRONK, Vincent, experience 1917, CRONK, Mrs. Vincent, experience 1917, BROWN, Martha C., baptism 1917, HALL, Gladys Smith, baptism 1917, EDWARDS, Ida Kays, baptism 1903, CHAFFEE, Mr. & Mrs. Wm., (Mr. W. d. 1919) 1907, BANKS, Wm. E., baptism 1905, HANKS, Mrs. Wm. E., baptism 1905, McCORMACK, Mrs. Mary, baptism 1907, JAUN, Myrtle, baptism 1895, LAMONT, Mr. & Mrs., experience 1917, MEHAN, Olive, baptism 1917, COOK, Mrs. George, baptism 1919, HURLEYVILLE, Mrs. Wm., by letter 1919, DUNN, Mrs. Frank, by letter 1919, SHELEY, Miss Alice (Mrs. A. J. WILBUR), by letter 1915, YOUNG, Mrs. Sarah May, baptism 1919, JENCK, Ralph, baptism 1919, THRONTON, G. Morris, baptism 1919, PORTER, Mrs. Ira, baptism 1919, SHELEY, Ruth LOWE, baptism 1919, QUICK, Mrs. Ralph, by letter 1919, KYRK, Gilbert, by letter 1920, MILLER, Catherine, baptism 1920, CODDINGTON, Benj, baptism 1920, YAUN, Margaret, baptism 1920, GRANT, Edith Taylor, baptism 1920, SLONE, Ruth Taylor, baptism 1920, SMITH, Herbert, baptism 1920, HULL, Mrs. Nial, baptism 1921, SMITH, George, baptism 1921, RANDALL, Lena, baptism 1921, MARSHALL, Rose, baptism 1921, INGRAHM, Charles, baptism 1921, MARSHALL, James, baptism 1921, CODDINGTON, Jno, baptism 1921, MARTIN, Jno & Mrs., baptism 1921, MARSHALL, Geo., baptism 1921, DECKER, Mrs. Alfred, baptism 1921, HENDRICKSON, Clarence, baptism 1921, HENDRICKSON, Mrs. Clarence, baptism 1921, MARSHALL, Mrs James, experience 1923, DECKER, Arthur, baptism 1923, YAUN, Francis E., baptism 1923, MORRIS, Frances, baptism 1923, DECKER, Emily E. Gorton, baptism 1923, GORTON, Emily E., baptism 1923, GORTON, Vernon L., baptism 1923, KYRK, Mrs. Cora E., baptism 1925, SHOUP, Rev. Wm. & Mrs. Mildred, by letter 1902, GRANT, Wm., by letter 1926, 4/4 WORDEN, Mrs. Vessie, baptism 1926, BROWN, Evelyn, baptism 1926, BANKS, Flossie, baptism 1926, GORTON, Margery Benton, baptism 1926, POLEY, Mrs. Gennie, baptism 1926, EDWARDS, Clarence, baptism 1926, KYRK, George, baptism 1926, BOND, Jno, experience 1926, BAILY, Elmer, baptism 1926, YAUN, Richard, baptism 1926, LONG, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur, experience 1926, GREENE, Vernon, baptism 1926, 8/1, BAILEY, Victor, baptism 1926, HAFF, Mrs. L., experience 1926, HAFF, Cornelia, baptism 1926, KAYS, Bettie M. (Mrs. COCHRAN) 1926 9/28, Mr. & Mrs. Wm. HENSEL, baptism 1926, 9/28, SMITH, Mrs. Berbert, baptism 12 Dec 1926, Robinson, Viva, by letter 17 Apr 1927, GREEN, Henry, baptism 17 Apr 1927, PORTER, Edw., baptism 17 Apr 1927, RAY, Clifford, baptism 1 May 1927, BERKLEY, Mrs. Elmer, by letter 1 May 1927, VEDIL, Joseph, baptism 1 May 1927, BLIVINS, Mrs. Etta, by letter 7 Aug 1927, VIDAL, Mrs. Cath. M., by letter 7 Aug 1927, GREEN, Schuyler, baptism Oct 1927, VAN FRADENBERG, Matilda, experience Oct 1927, GORTON, Mrs. Hazel, baptism Oct 1927, KYRK, Zeroda, baptism Oct 1927, BARKLEY, Katherine, baptism Oct 1927, HUDSON, Keith, baptism 1 Apr 1928, PARKS, Mrs. G. H, by letter 1 Apr 1928, WOOD, Mrs. Melvin, by letter 1 Apr 1928, WOOD, Mrs. Henry, by letter 1 Apr 1928, WOOD, Irene & Flora, by letter 1 Apr 1928, STEWART, Mrs. Jos., by letter 1 Apr 1928, FULLER, Mrs. DeK, Agnes, by letter Jan 1929, HUSON, Edward, by letter Jan 1929, TAYLOR, George, by letter Jan 1929, TAYLOR, Clara, by letter Jan 1929, SMITH, Rev. O. F. & Mrs., by letter Jan 1929, BANKS, Ada, baptism Mar 1929, CODDINGTON, Mildred, baptism Mar 1929, ABPLENALP, Sada, baptism Mar 1929, ABPLENALP, Shirley, baptism Mar 1929, ABPLANALP, Stanley, baptism Mar 1929, PRINCE, Donald, baptism PASTORS 11 Oct 1858: Brethren E. A. FRANCIS & Newell CALLENDER began to preach at Liberty. 1860-1863: S. J. DOUGLAS 1866-1871: D. VAN FRADENBURG 1872-1882: E. B. VAN FRADENBURG 1883: F. K. VAN TASSEL 1884: Joshua WOOD 1885: H. STEELMAN 1887: A. P. MERRILL 1888-1892: Thomas WEBB 1892-1893: Alexander PELVINBET 1895-1897: Thomas J. McKAY 1897: E. A. RELYES 1898-1901: C. A. FOOTE 1902: A. A. DUBOIS (Licentiate) 1903-1904: S. E. FROHICK 1904-1096: F. P. BRANMAN 1906: L. H. COPLAND 1907: Daniel COOKSLEY 1908: Rev. W. E. HOWELL 1911: Rev. I. Duane HALL 1 Dec 1912-30 Nov 1915: Benjamin STINSON June-Sep 1916, Rev. J. T. PHILLIPS 1 Jun 1917-Jun 1920: Rev. J. Archie BARKER Oct 1920: Rev. A. J. COFFEY Dec 1924: Rev. A. J. COFFEY 1 Jan 1925: Rev. W. F. SHUP DEACONS 1860: Jno T. CLEMENTS, Andrew REYNOLDS, Edwin PORTER Aug 1872: David PURVIS 16 Sep 1879: William RANDALL, D. C. FRANCISCO, E. J. RANDALL, D. R. STARTUP 2 Apr 1898: Mrs. J. E. GORDON, Deaconess 5 Jan 1904: Wilber LARE 4 Jan 1905: Arthur MACKAY 6 Jan 1909: Charles WEBER 1915-1916: Elmer KIRK Jan 1920: Wm. G. BIRMINGHAM Jan 1929: D. R. STARTUP, 3 yrs; E. J. RANDALL, Jr., 2 yrs; Vernon GORTON, 2 yrs; Miss Cora RANDALL, Deaconess, 2 yrs