VOL. II.

BYFIELD parish includes a part of the territory of Newbury, Rowley and Georgetown. The first pastor of the church in the parish was Rev. Moses Hale, who died Jan. 16, 1743-4. The following are all the records of baptisms in the parish from the founding of the church to the time of Mr. Hale's decease, numbering seven hundred and thirty-six persons.

1709.

Hannah, dau. of Andrew Stickney, July 24, 1709.

Jeremiah, son of Jonathan Herreman, Sept. 4, 1709.

Elizabeth, dau. of Sam. Dickinson, and Mary, dau. of John Homes, Sept. 25. Jeremy, son of Joshua Boynton, jr., Oct. 16, 1709.

Simon, son of Daniel Pearson, Nov. 13.
My daughter Mehitabel Hale, Dec. 18.

1709.10.

1710-1.

No. 4.

Hannah, dau. of John Homes, Jan. 21. Samuell, son of Isaac Adams, Feb. 18. Mehitabel, dau. of John Haseltyne, Feb. 25, 1710-1.

Sarah,dau. of Samuel Goodridge,Mar. 4. 1711.

Mary and Jemima Boynton, daughters of Joshua Boynton, jr., Apr. 1, 1711. Thomas, son of Jno. Dresser, May 6. Rebecca, dau. of Stephen Thurston, June 17, 1711.

Jane, dau. of Sam'l Hale, Aug. 5, 1711. Sarah, dau. of Edmund Goodridge, Ebenezer, son of Ephraim Colman, David son of Ebenezer Ayrs, and Samuel, son of Jonathan Bradstreet, Aug. 12, 1711.

Sarah, dau. of Henry Sewall, Aug. 26. Mary, dau. of Benjamin Stickney, Sept. 9, 1711.

Benjamin, son of Jonathan Wheeler, jr., Sept. 30, 1711.

9, 1710.

Sarah and Mary Poor, young women, daughters of Joseph Poor, Apr. 23, 1710. Faith,dau. of Maximilian Jewett, Apr.30. Jane,dau. of Benjamin Plummer, June 4. Mary, dau. of James Wheeler, Aug. 13. Margarett, dau. of Nathan Wheeler, Oct. 29, 1710.

Elizabeth, dau. of Francis Nelson, Nov. 5, 1710.

Mary, dau. of Jno. Noyes, Nov. 26, 1710. Abigail, dau. of Samll. Felt, and David, son of Jonath'n Spafford, Dec. 24, 1710.

James, son of John Lull, Nov. 4, 1711. Ephraim,son of Danll. Pearson, Nov. 25. Jeremy, son of Ebenezer Boynton,

1711-2.

My daughter Dorothy Hale, Stephen, son of Joseph Gerrish, and Lucy, dau. of Saml. Dickenson, Jan. 27, 1711-2.

Ann, dau. of Andrew Stickney, Feb. 17. Dorothy, dau. of Philip Goodridge, and Ann, dau. of Benjamin Woodman, Mar. 9. 1712.

Ann, dau. of Ebenezer Stewart, Jane, dau. of Thomas Colman, and Margarett, dau. of Jonathan Boynton, Apr. 6, 1712. Stephen, son of Abraham Adams, Apr.

20, 1712.

Mehitabel, dau. of Thomas Plumer, and Lydia, dau. of Judah Colman, April 27. Jonathan, son of Ephrahim Brown, and Amos, son of Daniel Jewett, May 4, 1712. Hannah, dau. of Eldad Cheney, May 25. Samuel, son of James Wheeler, and Nathaniel, son of Rich Boynton, Aug. 24. Abigail, Alice, Benjamin and Dorothy, children of Benjamin Rawlins, Oct. 26. Hephzibah, dau. of Maximilian Jewett, Nov. 2, 1712.

Nathaniel, son of Jonathan Spafford, Nov. 23, 1712.

David, son of Joshua Boynton, jr., Dec. 21, 1712.

1712-3.

Abigail, dau. of Edmund Goodridge,and Sarah, dau. of John Homes, Jan. 11.

Sarah, dau. of Benjamin Stickney, Jan. 25, 1712-3.

Hannah, dau. of Samuel Goodridge, and Jonathan, son of Elias Whitten, Feb. 1. Jacob, son of John Dresser, Feb. 8. Robert, son of Stephen Thurston, Mar.8. 1713.

Judith, dau. of John Noyes, Apr. 12. Jonathan, son of Francis Nelson, Apr. 19, 1713.

Sarah, dau. of Abraham Adams, Sarah, dau. of Benjamin Woodman, and Jedidiah, son of Judah Colman, Oct. 11, 1713.

Sam'll, son of Samuell Ayers, Nov. 29. My daughter Mary Hale, Dec. 6, 1713. Elizabeth, dau. of Richard Dummer, Dec. 20, 1713.

1713-4.

Mehitabel, dau. of Thomas Plumer, and Sarah, dau. of Jonathan Boynton, Feb. 28. Ellanor, wife of Benjamin Wood, Mar.21.

1714.

Martha, dau. of Richard Layton, Apr. 11. Mary, dau. of Andrew Stickney, and Joseph, son of Benjamin Wood, Apr. 18, 1714. Abner, Sarah and Mary, children of Jno. Spafford, and Elizabeth Rawlins, young woman, May 9, 1714.

Elizabeth, wife of Ebenezer Stewartt, and Abigail, dau. of Daniel Jewett, May 23. Mary, dau. of Jonathan Broadstreet, June 6, 1714.

Sarah, dau. of Lionel Chute, June 27.

Philip, son of Philip Goodridge, and Josiah, son of Benjamin Rawlins, July 11. Priscilla, dau. of Dan" Tenney, Aug. 8. Martha, dau. of Benjamin Stickney, Aug. 15, 1714.

Daniell, son of Stephen Thurston, Sept. 5 Mary, dau. of Joseph Gerrish, Moses, son of David Woodman, and Benjamin, son of John Homes, Sept. 12, 1714.

David, son of Samuell Hale, Oct. 3. Sarah, dau. of Ephraim Brown, Nov. 7. Meribah, wife of John Lull, Nov. 14.

1714-5.

John, son of Jonathan Spafford, Jan. 2. Samuell, son of Jno. Brocklebank, Jan. 9. Moses, son of Pro Joseph Hale, Jan. 23. John, son of Sam" Kenney, Jan. 30. Hephsibah, dau. of Benjamin Plumer, jr., Mar. 6, 1714-5.

Moses, son of John Noyes, Sarah, dau. of Thomas Colman, and Ann, dau. of Sam" Goodridge, Mar. 13, 1714-5

A child of Judah Colman, Mar. 20. 1715.

Ann, dau. of Jonath" Wheeler, May 8. Elizabeth, dau. of Jonathan Boynton, May 22, 1715.

Joseph, son of Benjamin Woodman, June 5, 1715.

William, son of Stephen Longfellow, June 12, 1715.

Rachel, dau. of Elias Whitten, June 19. Ann, dau. of Maximilian Jewett, July 17. Abraham, son of Abraham Adams, Aug. 28, 1715.

9.

James, son of Andrew Stickney, Oct. Jonathan,son of Richard Layton, Oct. 23 Moses, son of Edmund Cheney, Nov. 27. Dorothy, dau. of William Boynton, Dec. 18, 1715.

1715-6.

Joseph Brown, adult person, my daughter Martha Hale, and John, son of Richard Boynton, Jan. 8, 1715-6.

Susanna, dau. of Samuell Ayers, Mehitabel, dau. of Joseph Brown, and Joseph, son of Jonath" Mores, Feb. 5, 1715-6. Joshua, son of James Wheeler, Feb. 12. 1716.

Richard, son of Daniell Tenney, Apr. 1. Judith, dau. of Matthew Adams, Apr. 15.

Jonathan, son of Leonard Herreman, Apr. 8, 1716.

Israel, son of Isaac Adams, Apr. 26. Ann,dau. of Stephen Longfellow, Apr.29. Judith and John, children of Jno. Robinson, and Sarah, dau. of Jonathan Davis, May 6, 1716.

Mary, dau. of Stephen Thurston, June 10. Ann,dau. of Edmund Goodridge, June 17. Elizabeth, dau. of Daniel Jewett, June 24. Mary, dau. of Abraham Thurlo, Aug. 5. James, son of Robert Cole, Aug. 19. Dorothy, dau. of David Woodman, Sept. 2, 1716.

Rebecca, dau. of Jno. Drew, Oct. 21. Mary, dau. of James Chute, jr., Nov. 11. Kezia, dau. of Benjamin Foster, Nov. 18. David, son of Philip Goodridge, Nov. 25. Hannah, dau. of Jonathan Spafford, Dec. 23, 1716.

Simon, son of John Noyes, Nov. 17. 1717-8.

My son Moses Hale, Jan. 15, 1717-8. Mary, dau. of Elias Whitten, and Jedidiah, son of Jedidiah Pearson, Jan. 26. Bethya, dau. of Dan" Tenney,jr., Mar. 30.

1718.

Amos, son of Benjamin Stickney, and Jonathan, son of Jonathan Mores, Apr. 6. Martha, dau. of Sam" Hale, Apr. 13. Sarah, dau. of James Wheeler, Apr. 20. Edward, son of Stephen Longfellow, Apr. 27, 1718.

Mary, dau. of Samuell Brown, May 18. Samuell, son of Lionell Chute, May 25. Charles, son of Ebenezer Stewartt, June 1. Jeremy, son of Benjamin Poor, June 8. Nathan", son of Stephen Thurston, July 13, 1718.

Eliphalett, son of Joseph Danford, Aug.

1716-7.

A child of Ephraim Brown, and Phebe, dau. of Thomas Tenney, Jan. 13, 1716-7. Joshua, son of Joshua Boynton, jr., Jan. 20, 1716-7.

Abigail, dau. of Sam" Goodridge, Mar. 17, 1716-7.

1717.

Jonathan, son of Jonathan Boynton, and Stephen, son of Thomas Plumer, Apr. 1. John, son of Samuel Brown, Apr. 8,1717. Mary, dau. of Thomas Colman, Apr. 24. Abigail, dau. of Richard Layton, Apr.28. Ruth, dau. of Andrew Stickney, May 12. Samuel, son of Abraham Adams, and Thomas, son of Josiah Smith, June 9. Elizabeth, dau. of John Adams, June 23. Lucy,dau. of Samuel Dickinson, July 21. Ann, dau. of Pro'. Joseph Hale, Aug. 11. Thomas and Moses, sons of Daniel Ritter, Sept. 5, 1717.

Ann, dau. of Thomas Look, Aug., 1717. Mary, dau. of Thomas Lull, Sept. 15. Hannah, dau. of William Boynton, Sept. 29, 1717.

Jane, dau. of Joseph Gerrish, Oct. 13. Judith Getchel, young woman, Oct 20. Benjamin, son of Benjamin Plumer, Nov. 10, 1717.

Abigail, dau. of Nicholas Cheney, Oct.19. Abel, son of Jonathan Spafford, Nov. 16. Dorcas, dau. of John Spafford, Dec. 7. 1718-9. Elizabeth, dau. of Daniel Ritter, 22. Ann, dau. of Jacob Abbott, Mar. 1. Richard, son of Edmund Goodridge, Mar. 22, 1718-9.

1719.

Phebe, dau. of Thomas Colman, Mar. -. Benjamin and Ellanour, children of Jonath Boynton, Apr. 12, 1719.

Sam", son of Samuell Goodridge, Mary, dau. of Joshua Boynton, and Eunice, dau. of Matthew Adams, Apr. 26, 1719.

Joseph and Benjamin, sons of Abraham Adams, May 10, 1719.

Edmund, son of Edmund Cheney, May 17, 1719.

Mehitabel, dau. of Daniell Jewett, Mehitabel, dau. of John Adams, and Samuell, son of Josiah Smith, June 21, 1719.

Maximilian, son of John Tenney of Bradford, July 26, 1719.

Joseph,son of Philip Goodridge, Sept.16. Mary and John, children of Edward Carpenter, Sept. 26, 1719.

Sarah, dau. of Daniel Tenney, jr., and Stephen, son of Jabez Ayers, Sept. 27.

Daniel, son of Jedidiah Pearson, Oct. 11.