VITAL RECORD of RHODE ISLAND
METHODIST CHURCH of WARREN
The Methodist church at Warren is the oldest one of this denomination of Christians in Rhode Island. Its house is the first one built in the state and the third in New England. It was dedicated to the worship of God Sept. 24, 1794. The consecration sermone was preached by the Rev. Jesse Lee from Haggai 2:9.
1636-1850.
First series.
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES and DEATHS
A Family Register for the People
By James N. Arnold
Editor of the Narrangansett Historical Register
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"Is My Name Written in the Book of Life?"
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VOL. VIII. Episcopal and Congregational
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Published under the Auspices of the General Assembly.
Providence, R.I.:
Narragansett Historical Publishing Company
1896
[Transcribed by Coralynn Brown]
The compiler of these notes feels hurt that this church shows so decidedly an incomplete and scanty record. The Methodists by transferring their preachers so often will naturally render the vital records of the church very scanty because there is no one to see that it is kept up to a standard or is preserved after being gathered. It is the honest opinion of the compiler, without casting any reflection upon either Methodist or Baptist or whatever faith that pursues this course, that they are doing a very unwise thing. Much valuable records in future will be of priceless value unto all genealogists and will be admired by those who have no sympathy with their faith but yet will have for their preserved annals.
We are pleased to note however that the above named are paying more attention of late years to these things, and we fell assured to say it will be fully appreciated in the future by those who have need to use these records for historical and genealogical purposes.
The list given in the following table is taken from Dr. Talbot's history of the church, published in 1876. We were not able to find any marriages or other matter recorded previous to this date, neither could we learn of any in existence.
Note: The date last given shows the year of admission to the church.
ALGER
Preserved Alger, 1794.
Dorothy Alger, 1809.
Henrietta S., died Aug. 3, 1875; 1802.
Jonathan, died June 1837; before 1820.
ANDERSON
Patty, Winslow, died April 3, 1870, aged 80 years; before 1820.
ANDREWS
Hannah Andrews, before 1820.
John Andrews, was living 1876; 1820.
BARRUS
Isaac Barrus, 1794.
BARTON
William Barton, died Aug. 13, 1809; 1791.
Susannah Barton, before 1809.
Prudence, 1828.
BEBE
Martha Bebe, before 1809.
BLAKE
Jane Blake, 1828.
Nathan Blake, 1828.
BOWEN
Smith Bowen, 1791.
______, his wife, 1791.
Sarah Bowen, died June 1835 aged 93 years; 1794.
Rachel Bowen, 1812.
Amey Bowen, before 1820.
Basheheba Bowen, died June 20, 1830; 1820.
Henry Bowen, before 1820.
William H. Bowen, 1828.
BOWERS
John Bowers, 1809.
BRIANT
Betsey Briant, before 1820.
Samuel Briant, before 1820.
BROWN
Mary Brown, before 1820.
BULLOCK
Rachel Bullock, before 1820.
Sarah Bullock, before 1820.
BURR
Sally M. Burr, 1813.
N. M. Burr, 1836.
BURT
Sally L. Burt, 1828.
BUTTS
John Butts, before 1820.
Polly Butts, before 1820.
CARPENTER
Rachel Carpenter, 1828.
CARR
Sally Carr, died March 26, 1826; 1794.
Samuel Carr, died Feb. 5, 1820; 1820.
CHASE
Burnal Chase, before 1809.
CHILD
Mrs. Patience Child, died about 1854; 1793.
Nancy Child, died May 15, 1841; 1794.
Samuel Child, 1828.
Julia Ann Child, 1828.
Henry Child, 1842.
COLE
Deby Cole, 1794.
Lucy Cole, 1794.
Polly Cole, 1794.
Bethiah Cole, 1809.
Sally Cole, 1809.
William Cole, 1812.
Christian Cole, before 1820.
Rebecca Cole, 1820.
Robert M. Cole, before 1820.
Sally M. Cole, 1828.
COLLOMORE
Peleg Collomore, 1820.
COLLINS
Charles Collins, 1794.
CROMWELL
Betsey Cromwell, 1809.
DAVIS
John Davis, 1794.
DEWEY
John K. Dewey, before 1820.
DROWN
Rachel Drown, died Feb. 15, or 18, 1829; 1809.
Benjamin Drown, before 1820.
Nancy Drown, died June 10, 1868, on her 85th birthday; before 1820.
EASTERBROOKS
Amey Easterbrooks, 1794.
Daniel Easterbrooks, 1794.
Mercy Easterbrooks, 1828.
EDDY
Jeremiah Eddy, 1794.
FOSTER
Benjamin Foster, 1836.
FRENCH
Ephraim French, 1828.
GARDINER
Rebecca Gardiner, before 1820.
GOFF
James Goff, died Aug. 20, 1836; 1791.
Jemima Goff, 1791.
Benjamin Goff, 1809.
Esther Goff, before 1820.
Martha, Ingraham, Goff, 1820.
GRANT
Betsey Grant, 1812.
Sylvester Grant, 1812.
HAILE
Samuel Haile, 1794.
Lydia Haile, died Sept. 4, 1873, aged 87 years, the oldest member; before 1820.
Margaret Haile, before 1820.
HANDY
Nancy Handy, before 1820.
HART
Eliza Hart, before 1820.
HILL
Sarah Hill, before 1820.
HOAR
Allen Hoar, 1794.
William Hoar, 1794.
INGRAHAM
Thomas Ingraham, 1820.
Susan Ingraham, 1828.
John Ingraham, 1842.
Sally Ingraham, ____, died Oct. __, 1873, very aged.
KELLEY
Daniel Kelley, died Sept. 2, 1833; 1791.
Dunken Kelley, 1794.
Betsey Kelley, 1809.
KENT
Jerusha Kent, died ____, 18867, aged 97 years; 1820.
Joseph Kent, died June 15, 1841; 1820.
Sabra Kent, Luther, died March 17, 1859, aged 85 years, 1809.
KNIGHT
George Knight, 1809.
LAWLESS
Gilbert R. Lawless, 1836.
LAWTON
William B. Lawton, 1836.
LINDSEY
Joseph Lindsey, 1794.
William Lindsey, 1794.
LUTHER
Frederick Luther, died May 13, 1822, aged 93 years; 1791.
_______, wife of Frederick, 1791.
Eben Luther Jr., 1794.
Hearty Luther, 1794.
Martin Luther, 1794.
Mary Luther, 1794.
Patience Luther, 1794.
Sebra Luther, 1809.
Ardelia, Wheaton, Luther, 1820.
Betsey B. Luther, 1828.
Mary B. Luther, 1828.
Sarah L. Luther, 1828.
MARTIN
Priscilla Martin, Woodmancy, was living 1876; 1820.
Stephen Martin, 1842.
MAXWELL
Abigail Maxwell, died Aug. 21, 1870, aged 83 years; before 1820.
Henrietta Maxwell, died March 17, 1861, aged 85 years; before 1820.
MILL
Sarah Mill, 1812.
MOLOY
Catharine Moloy, 1812.
MUNRO
Elizabeth Munro, 1809.
Relief Munro, before 1820.
Russell Munro, 1836.
NEWMAN
Sally Newman, 1809.
ORMSBEE
Ezra Ormsbeel, 1794.
PEARSE
Abby Pearse, 1813.
Perez Pearse, before 1820.
Abigail Pearse, 1828.
Lewis B. Pearse, 1828.
Sarah Ann Pearse, 1828.
PEASE
Betsey Pease, 1794.
PECK
Lucy Peck, 1820.
PIERCE
Betsey Pierce, 1791.
Samuel Pierce, 1791.
______, wife of Samuel, 1791.
REED
Peggy Reed, 1809.
John Reed, 1809.
Margaret Reed, before 1820.
ROGERS
Jeremiah Rogers, 1794.
SALISBURY
Abigail Salisbury, 1794.
Betsey Salisbury, 1809.
Nehemiah Salisbury, before 1809.
Amelia Salisbury, 1828.
SAWTELL
Dinah Sawtell, living in 1876; 1820.
Joel Sawtell, died June 30, 1858; 1820.
SHERMAN
Levi Sherman, before 1820.
SHORT
Rebecca Short, 1812.
SIMMONS
William S. Simmons, 1836.
SISSON
Almira Sisson, died Sept. __, 1858; 1820.
Susan Sisson, 1828.
SMITH
Joseph Smith, 1794.
Michael Smith, 1812.
Hannah Smith, died Dec. 29, 1867; 1820.
Joseph Smith Jr., 1828.
SPARKS
Lydia Sparks, before 1820.
STEVENS
John Stevens, 1794.
STOCKFORD
John Stockford, 1794.
STONE
Hepzibah Stone, 1809.
TAYLOR
Polly, Grant, Taylor, 1820.
THOMAS
Abigail Thomas, col., 1808.
THURBER
Abigail Thurber, 1828.
TOBIN
Nancy Tobin, 1809.
TRIPP
Sarah Tripp, 1794.
TUELL
John D. Tuell, 1836.
TURNER
Hannah S. Turner, 1791.
Moses Turner, 1794.
VAUNCE
James Vaunce, 1794.
VENEMAN
Betsey Veneman, died April 11, 1822; 1809.
WARE
Paul Ware, 1820.
WARNER
Betsey Warner, 1828.
WHEATON
Temperance Wheaton, died Dec. 4, 1841; 1791.
Sally Wheaton, died April 1, 1864; 1794.
Betsey Wheaton, died May 14, 1840; 1807.
WHITMARSH
Lucy Whitmarsh, 1808.
WILBORN
John Wilborn, before 1820.
Lydia Wilborn, before 1820.
WILLIAMS
Eliza Williams, died Nov. 8, 1861; 1820.
Thomas C. Williams, died Jan. 20, 1866; 1820.
WINSLOW
Mary Winslow, 1809.
Gardner Winslow, before 1820.
WOODMANCY
George Woodmancy, 1809.
Rebecca Woodmancy, died Feb. 13, 1820; 1809.
Sally Woodmancy, 1809.
Betsey Woodmancy, 1820.
Jeremiah Woodmancy, 1820.
Polly V. Woodmancy, 1828.
Priscilla Woodmancy, 1828.
Rebecca Woodmancy, 1828.
WRIGHT
Samuel Wright, 1828.