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 The Shock of the Old
‘Offers a view of technology that matters in a world convinced that it is
discovering everything for the first time’ Guardian

‘Alan Bennett’s history boys have a keen rival in audacious revisionism in

David Edgerton’s latest book. Where the young historians delighted in
proclaiming that “Stalin was a sweetie and Wilfred Owen was a wuss”,
Edgerton focuses on unquestioned assumptions about the history of
technology.’ TLS

‘A quiet pleasure and salutary corrective … Edgerton leaves us with an

infinitely more nuanced, balanced and perceptive account of technology
and social change than conventional accounts would allow.’ David
Goldblatt, Independent

‘The Shock of the Old is a book I can use. I can take it in two hands and
bash it over the heads of every techno-nerd, computer geek and
neophiliac futurologist I meet.’ Simon Jenkins

‘I liked Edgerton’s challenging thesis, and I want to cheer it on in the face

of our throw-away world of non-stop neophilia’ John Cornwell, Sunday
Times

‘Edgerton’s innovation is to focus on the technologies we actually use

rather than Tomorrow’s World-style bright new things that mostly never
catch on or last.’ Peter Forbes, Daily Mail

‘Original and timely … a compelling tour de force’ Nature

‘A pathbreaking work’ American Scientist

‘Newfangled things are sexy, but how significant are they? … Edgerton
provides a corrective by emphasising some of the overlooked technologies
that affect the lives of many’ John Sparks, Newsweek

‘Packed with iconoclastic, thought-provoking ideas that challenge our

innovation-centric view of technology.’ Icon

‘Lucid and completely convincing … points are made without a trace of

romanticism, which only adds to the power of his argument. [The]
optimistic political message is merely one of this splendid book’s
strengths.’ Journal of American History

‘Historian Edgerton’s marvellous revision of modern technology is as

informative as it is refreshingly controversial.’ Herald

‘A formidable polemicist with an encyclopaedic grasp of business and

econimic history and policy, as well as the history of technology.’London
Review of Books
David Edgerton is the Hans Rausing Professor of
History of Science and Technology at King’s College
London, and was the founding director of the Centre
for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine.
He has challenged conventional analyses of technology
for thirty years, and is also the author of The Rise and
Fall of the British Nation: a twentieth-century history.
He is married with three children and lives in London.
 For Rafael

I stood on a hill and I saw the Old approaching, but it came as the
New.
It hobbled up on new crutches which no one had ever seen before
and stank of new smells of decay which no one had ever smelt
before.

Bertolt Brecht (1939), from ‘Parade of the Old New’, in Bertolt

Brecht: Poems 1913–1956, John Willett and Ralph Manheim
(eds) (London: Methuen, 1987), p. 323
 The Shock of the Old
Technology and global history since
1900

David Edgerton
 Preface to the Second Edition

Books still exist. When Shock of the Old was first published in 2006
there were those who thought they were on the way out. But even
in a world of supposedly ever-accelerating, disruptive change, in
which creative destruction makes the world anew, here the book still
is. Even biographies of tech entrepreneurs come out as big fat
hardbacks, still made of paper, printed in ink, still on sale in
bookshops. Some, like this book, might survive to be reprinted in
second editions. Why exactly the book trumps the blog, and the
printed word the pixel, is not a question which tech gurus concern
themselves with.
This book was, in one of the techy clichés I condemned in
passing, ‘ahead of its time’. It was unknowingly prescient in its
insistence on the importance of the old. For the old marched on, and
not just books: U2 spylines are still spying, B52s are still bombing,
and the KC-135 are still refuelling US jet fighters. (What is new is
that the USAF has a new F-35 which it expects to operate for fifty
years and more.) Since the first publication I have been thrilled to
discover tuk-tuks recently arrived in Nicaragua and Colombia, and
reports from scholars of their appearance in West Africa (I have
added recent works to the bibliography of this edition). Well-
travelled students have told me of long-tailed boats now on the Nile
and the Amazon. A kind correspondent shared news of novel
equipment for horse-powered agriculture in the USA. It turns out
that 2007 was the low point in vinyl sales. They have since grown
back to 1980s levels, indeed demand is so outrunning pressing
capacity, that new pressing plants are being built.1 A record shop
has opened around the corner from me. I discovered Chris De
Decker’s wonderful magazine www.lowtechmagazine.com, a growing
compendium of forgotten old machines that might be brought back
into use, including not just electric cars but electric trolley trucks,
and even electric trolley canal boats. I have been less pleased to
discover that Shell planner were assuming (with good reason) that
coal output would increase into the 2030s, and that the five or six
largest mines in the world produce more than the whole British
coalfield produced at its peak in 1913. A previously invisible 1940s
technology, fracking, brought about a very radical transformation in
US gas supply, and hence prices, returning the US to a possible self-
sufficiency in oil and gas.
Of course, Shock of the Old was far from alone in noting this
expansion of the old, much less its continued existence, particularly
in relation to production processes. That we live in an age of giant
factories, of mass production, is also widely known. Filmmakers and
photographers, for example the Canadian photographer Edward
Burtynsky (and notably the film on his work — Manufactured
Landscapes by Jennifer Baichwal (2006)) featured heavy old
industries expanding in the present. The German filmmaker Harun
Farocki produced a beautiful film on brickmaking, Zum Vergleich (In
Comparison) in 2009. There has also been a notable increase in
interest in showing that the really significant agents of change have
not been the ones mostly celebrated. For example, the container has
rightly been lauded as a key simple technology of globalisation, and
the diesel and jet engines, burning dense cheap fueal also, in work
by Marc Levinson, Vaclac Smil, Ha Joon Chang and Tim Harford. The
sense of globalisation and the future being de-materialised,
weightless and electronic — at which this book was partly directed
— was strong at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It now
seems dated.
Even more astonishingly, retro tech has become fashionable,
years after the post-modernism of the 1980s. The steam punk and
cyber punk writers (of whom I was shamefully ignorant) caught a
mood of retro futurism. Even the great digital game-changes have
developed serious interests in the most passé of futurisms — cars,
aeroplanes and rockets. Elon Musk has taken to making electric cars
— so 1900,so Belle Epoque. Sergei Grin, of Google, is developing a
gigantic airship — what could be more 1920s, or 30s, so Art Deco?
Larry Page, also of Google, is funding the development of ‘flying
cars’, a very 1940s idea. Rockets, so 1960s, so International Modern,
have proved especially popular: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is developing
Falcon rockets and Jeff Bezos of Amazon, the Blue Origin space
system. The late Paul Allen of Microsoft has supported the building
of a giant aeroplane, the Stratolaunch (as big as an A380) to fire
rockets into earth orbit. Thankfully none are making atomic bombs.
It is becoming ever more obvious that the characteristic feature of
our age has not been innovation but imitation. Never before in world
history have so many shared exactly the same things in such
quantities, nor used them in exactly the same way. The iPhone is
much more widely diffused and global than the Ford Model T ever
was, and unlike that versatile motorcar, has to be used in identical
ways the world over. Indeed, one way of thinking about this book is
this — it argues for imitation and variation being a fundamentally
important mode of change, one more important in mostly places,
and for most people, than innovation. So much so that one of the
more remarkable imitations of recent years has been the daft idea
that we should all be innovators, or rather, that we are all
innovators.
I have been delighted to see a strong push-back against this
ludicrous ideology of innovation in the rich world led by Andrew
Russell and Lee Vinsel. They have also stimulated and organised an
extraordinary surge of interest in maintenance, the crucial but
mundane work of keeping things going. (There is now a ‘Right to
Repair’ movement.) I have been surprised and thrilled to find that
my chapter on maintenance has had a particular resonance,
certainly in the academic world. But I am also very pleased that the
book has helped scholars from outside Europe and the United States
see the value of writing new kinds of material histories engaged with
the political and political-economic history of their countries where
innovation was not central.
The book makes an important implicit claim which is worth making
more explicit. It is that we have an astonishingly poor understanding
of the material constitution of society, of the past and of the present.
We think about it in the most appalling clichés. ‘Technology’ is
perhaps the key one. Technology, like ‘science’, is a master concept
of modernity with extraordinarily slippery meanings. One minute
technology is the latest technical gizmo, and the next it is the very
infrastructure of human existence. Similarly, science shifts
vertiginously between meaning the product of academic research to
human reason itself. They are concepts which invite more insincere
moralising that serious analysis. That the terms are associated with
the future makes matters even worse. We end up gawping at an
unknowable future with all the sophistication of judgemental
children. They are concepts which, as we use them, turn us into
ignoramuses.
For example, it is a depressing experience to attend high-powered
workshops on the impact technology will have on, say, work.
Speakers will assume technology is a single novelty from outer space
which will change our lives radically. They signal broadmindedness,
humanness, openness to the social, by recognising the potential for
bad effects, and by telling us that this time the hype will come true.
But the good and bad effects of mirror images of each other, each
an argument for the power of the one big new thing, not evidence of
critical distance. Tech-utopianism and dystopianism are two sides of
the same much debased coin, a passé futurism drawn from the
dregs of twentieth-century intellectual culture. It has little or nothing
to do with what is supposedly new in the supposedly revolutionary
new technology. Take, for example, the idea which became
fashionable in recent years telling us we are entering a fourth
industrial revolution (through artificial intelligence, robots). Its
advocates can’t properly explain why isn’t a third or a twenty-third
industrial revolution. They are certainly unaware that the whole idea
is old, that their predecessors already talked about a fourth industrial
revolution in the 1940s.
 Above all, this book is a warning that anything which claims that
we are living through a fourth industrial revolution, or that the past
can be summed up as a recurring cycle of technical revolutions, or is
well represented by trinities of inventions supplanting each other in
time, is really not to be trusted. These arguments reduce the history
of the material to the history of selected novelties, certainly not all
novelties, which have been granted revolutionary transformative
powers at the time their introduction or later. This kind of thinking is
deeply ingrained in many different kinds of historical account but are
mostly invariably produced by those profoundly ignorant of real
history.
The conflation of what is significant with selected innovations at
early stages of their lives is hardly confined to the study of the
material constitution of society as a whole. The history of
architecture is all too often a series of particular novelties designed
by elite architects — standing for the history of all new design.
Similarly, the history of books often turns out to be the history of the
later literary canon as it was formed but tells us next to nothing
about literary novelty as a whole. However, such cases are less
damaging as only a fool would conflate building with elite
architecture or books and reading with the literary canon. In the
case of ‘technology’, however, highly intelligent people conflate
selected inventions with the whole world of artifice in which we live.
These crude and misleading accounts have enormous purchase even
where one would not expect it.
This suggests that one easy way of raising the quality of debate
about‘technology’ and indeed ‘science’ is simply to avoid using these
terms. I was not sufficiently aware of this while writing this book, so
I continued to use the terms, though in the sense of technology-in-
use, that is the machines, structures and processes actually being
used, rather than the conventional sense of ‘technology’ as selected
technical novelties which the book criticises. In later books I stopped
using the term, and instead used more descriptive and specific
terms, like aeroplane or machine tool, or the terms which were used
in the past.
 It turns out that ‘technology’ in its current sense is a new term.
As Eric Schatzberg has shown, it is a complex, changing term, with a
convoluted history. In the United Kingdom in the first half of the
twentieth-century technology was an ‘ology’, a rather rare term used
to describe the academic study of the technical arts. It was used in
the title of engineering schools or faculties — for example the
Imperial College of Science and Technology, or the Faculty of
Technology of the University of Manchester. ‘Technology’ meaning
machinery, and in practice the latest machinery, only comes into use
(imported from the USA) from the late 1940s, and steadily grew in
popularity. It is perhaps time it returned to obscurity. It is a brain
macerating concept.
The problem is that we think we ave, we are sure we have, a
decent account of the material constitution of modernity. The
account Shock of the Old criticises is deeply embedded in good
histories, sociologies and economics. Even in a supposedly
postmodern world we still live in a world of grand narratives, of
great ruptures, and transitions in our academic understanding as
elsewhere. It is accounts of ‘industrial revolutions’ transitions from
industrial to post-industrial societies, accounts of Fordism and post-
Fordism, modernity and post-modernity, accounts of general purpose
technologies in history. Yet these are stage theories of history of a
sort Stalin would blush at, fro they have the historiographical
subtlety of those school books telling us about the Stone, Bronze
and Iron Ages. This is acceptable (just) for pre-historic archaeology
but not for history! Our understanding is a cliché-ridden mess but
not any old mess, created by random error, but a systematic,
ordered mess, which gains authority through repetition.
Freeing ourselves from the grips of such accounts requires us to
think afresh about the interconnected but different accounts
standardised by time, and those standardised by income per head,
to recognise that where one is in the world matters, and that we
don’t understand or know about the significance of most of the
important machines of the century (cemented-carbide anyone?). We
also need to appreciate the need to move from accounts which
stress supersession of the past to those which appreciate the
importance of superimposition and cumulation. We might (in some
parts of the world) have gone from feudalism to capitalism but not
from agriculture to industry, or industry to services. At the global
level, agriculture is bigger than ever, so is industry.

I would like to pre-empt some misunderstandings among academic

readers of the first edition. Those arose in part, at least, because the
book did not set out the academic background to its argument, as it
had been published a decade earlier in the French historical journal
the Annales in 1998, and the translation in History and Technology in
1999. As a result some have thought I make claim for the originality
of the though that techniques only become significant when they are
used. In that work I note that despite the triviality of the point, and
the fact that it is long-known, it has been systematically overlooked
even by some of the most distinguished economists and economic
historians, sociologists and historians of technology. It is not a
matter of personal error but a problem embedded in our
understanding of modernity. Others have thought that I am making
a complaint against all academic literature. But, my complaint was
directed at the literatures I know, overwhelmingly English language,
and concerned with the twentieth century. I recongnised that for
earlier periods and in other places, the problem may not be so
grave, indeed I would expect that to be the case. In fact, I have
been surprised by the extent to which academics from the non-
English speaking world, and specialists on earlier periods recognise
the problems I describe in their literatures. Another source of
confusion has arisen from my concept of technology-in-us. Some
have read this to be the same as the long-established idea in the
academic history of technology that we study users. However, such
studies were usually about the role of users in innovation, not users
in general. Furthermore, I am not interested only in users but also
the technologies themselves. In short, the criticisms missed the
essence of my main point which was that our very understanding of
what ‘technology’ is has been deeply bound up with innovation of
what are taken to be important things, neatly illustrating its force.
The book has also been celebrated for the wrong reasons. The
book has been read as calling for a shift from innovation to use, and
I am in part responsible for that. To be clear, I am arguing against
the weird and unfortunate conflation of certain accounts of
innovation with certain accounts of use which dominate our
understanding of ‘technology’. We need separate, though connected,
study of what is in use, and what is being invented. But I am most
certainly not arguing against the study of innovation. Little notice
was given to the chapter on it, which argued that our accounts of
invention are flawed by a focus on the tiny proportion of successful
inventions, and those deemed for other reasons to be important,
and on a privileging of laboratory science. We lack a decent history
of twentieth-century invention, though great strides inat direction
have now been made by Hermione Giffard. It is also pleasing to see
low level cheap innovations being recognised (Jugaad, for example)
even if it minor source overall.
One of the few critical points concerning invention made is that
we need the hype in order to stimulate the inventors, and to get
people interested in science and technology. However, the hype is far
from neutral — it directs enthusiasms in very particular directions,
and a sustained interest in science and technology is better achieved
by showing what we know and how things we have work, than in
generating more childish speculation about the future. Lack of
invention per se is not in any case the problem, a diminished
language around technical means is.
The book has been applauded for being about usually invisible,
small, local things as opposed to big things. This fits with a
commonplace opposition, long-standing in critiques of modernity,
that the large and powerful represents the destruction of everything
truly human. But the argument here was different — it was about
the invisibility of most of the big as well as most of the small, the
Haber-Bosch plant as much as corrugated iron. The book has been
seen as an example of a work which takes the poor world seriously,
and so it does, but in particular ways. It does not distinguish
between ‘western’ and ‘indigenous’ technologies, nor does it
particularly celebrate hybrids. It does not foreground colonialism or
post-colonialism, but rather what I call the poor world. My aim was
not only to write from a non-Eurocentric point but to claim that the
usual Eurocentric stories were wrong, not just about the poor world
but the very Euro-centre of modernity itself. Indeed, lurking here is
an argument I have developed since, that looking at the poor world
suggests models for looking at the rich world, in which we strip away
the usual non-sensical stories of modernity. What is obvious for the
poor world applies to the rich world but less obviously so.
The book argues, sketchily, for a fresh way of thinking about
history. In changing our account of ‘technology’ we change our
history, for within our histories there already lie, embedded and
invisible, very particular understandings of technology. It is not that
we should put the material into history, for it is already there. The
issue is what kind of material history is already in our histories? For
example, if we change our assumptions about the technical basis of
modern war, so our account of war will change too. To put it another
way — wht is wrong with most so-called technologically determinist
accounts is not really that they made dodgy assumptions about what
determines what but that they get the key determining technology
wrong, and to the extent that they get it right, place it in the wrong
period.
When I wrote Shock of the Old I was not well-read in the
emerging global history literature. When I came to read it later I
must admit to certain disappointment at least with the work on the
twentieth century, both the global literature, and that focussed on
science and technology. Much seemed simply to re-assert what have
long been techno-globalist clichés about a shrinking interconnected
world, now expressed as a rejection of ideas of centres and
peripheries and a focus on circulation and networks. My own
approach was different. The connectedness of the twentieth-century
world was an obvious condition (as shown by how soon cars were
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Son of Hooker Osgood Junr. 20. Matthias Son of Philip Larken.
Elizabeth daughter of Joshua Wheeler. 27. Mary daughter of Seth
Walker. July 4*. Sarah daughter of Joseph Glazier. 25. Michal
daughter of Benj; Houghton Senr. & Silence daughter of Josiah
White. August 22. Ebenezer Son of Ebenezer PoUey upon his owning
the Covenant. Sept. 19"'. Lemuel Son of Joseph Willard. Nov. 7*.
Sarah daughter of Seth Walker. 14. Aaron Son of Aaron Willard.
Decemb. 12. Jonas Son of Fairbank Moor. Decemb. 26. Sarah
Daughter of Thomas Carter. 1725-6. March 20. Barnard Son of
Richard Wiles, also Eunice daughter of Dav. Osgood he & his Wife
owning the Covenant. 1726, April, 3*^. Hannah daughter of
Jonathan Kendal. 10. Ephraim Son of Josh: Osgood. May i^',
Dorothy daughter of John Sawyer. 29. Olive daughter of Jonath.
Sawyer. June, 5"\ Ruth daughter of Henry Willard, Abigail daughter
of James Willard, & Abraham Son of Abraham Willard. 12. Patience
daughter of James Butler. 19*. Jotham Son of John Bennett. 26.
Abiathar Son of Gershom Houghton. July, 3^^. Josiah Son of Josiah
Johnson he having owned the Covenant & his Wife being a member
of Mr Barnard's Church in Andover. io"\ Priscilla daughter of
Ebenezer Beaman & Joanna daughter of Thomas Houghton. 17.
Dorothy daughter of Jonathan Whetcomb. 24. William Son of
Thomas Tucker, & Cyrus Son of Joseph Fairbank. Sept. 4. Piercis
daughter of Jonas Houghton. Octob. 2'^. Zenas Son of Benj:
Wheeler. 9"'. Moses Son of John Warner. 23. Jacob Houghton & his
Wife owned y« Covenant & had y'' Son baptized Abraham. Nov. 6"^
Elizabeth daughter of James Wilder, & Abigail daughter of Jonathan
Houghton Junr. Decemb. 11. Martha Houghton wife of Israel
Houghton owned y** Covenant & was baptized, & y'' children Israel,
Benjamin, & Phinehas, also Miriam daughter of Eleazer Houghton.
18. Joseph, Benjamin, John & Peter Atherton owning y** Cov: were
baptized, also Ephraim Son of Hez: Willard, Ebenz: Son of Edw:
Phelps, & Prudence daughter of Ehas Sawyer.
 FIRST CHURCH, BOOK I. 279 12 1726. Decemb. 25 Relief,
daughter of Benjamin Houghton Junr. 1726-7, Janu: 15"'. Joseph &
John Wheelock owning y® Covenant were baptized. 29, Josiah Son
of Sam". Carter, & Patience daughter of Ebenz: Broughton & OHve
daughter of Joseph Wheelock. Feb. ig*''. Molle daughter of Daniel
Houghton. March, 12, Elias Son of Nathanael Wilder. 1727, April,
16"'. Joseph Atherton's children OHver & Mary. May, 7*. Lydia
daughter of Edward Phelps. 21. Dinah daughter of Benj: Houghton
Sen. 28*'^. Levi, Son of Capt. Sam". Willard. June. 4"\ Deborah
daug: of Amos Sawyer. 11. John Son of John Houghton. 18. Ephraim
Wheeler & wife owning y" Cov: had Sec. Glazier, Ruth, Azubah ; also
Elizabeth daug; of Joseph Atherton. 25. Prudence daug: of James
Atherton, Hannah daughter of Sam". Rugg, & Vashti dau: of Joshua
Houghton. July, 2. Tamar daughter of Oliver Wilder, & Azubah dau:
of Sam". Bennett Junr. 16. Katharine daughter of Ephraim Sawyer.
30. Sarah dau: of Jon; Sawyer. August, 6. Ephah daughter of
Jonathan Houghton. Sept. 3, Elizabeth daugh: of Jabez Fairbanks
Junr. Joseph Moor & his Wife owned y'' Covenant and had &c Lucey.
24. Rebekah daugh : of J. & P. Prentice & Joseph Son of Ephraim
Wheeler. Octob. i, Peter Son of Philip Larken, & Timothy Son of
Jacob Houghton Junr. 29. Simon Son of Aaron Willard. Nov. 5.
Thomas Son of Hezekiah Townsend. 12. Phinehas Son of Tho:
Carter, & Mary daughter of William Richardson of Woburn. Decemb.
10*^. Steven Houghton & Henry Houghton Junr. & y"' wives owned
the Cov: & had y'^ children baptized. Abigail daug: of Steven & Asa
Son of Henry Houghton. 24"^. Oliver Son of Joseph Wheelock.
1727-8, January 14. Ezra Sawyer & his Wife owned y" Covenant and
had y'' Daughter Baptized Prudence, also Uriah Holt & his Wife
owned y^ Covenant at y*^ same time. 21. Joseph Wilson & his Wife
owned y" Covenant & had y'' Son bapt: Joseph. 28. Ruth daughter
of Joshua Osgood. Feb. 4'\ Hannah Houghton owning y^ Covenant
was baptized. 11 David Son of Abraham Willard. March, 10. Hannah
y^ Daughter of John Wright, father & mother having owned the
Covenant at Mr Barnard's in Andover. 17*. Keziah Daughter of
Hooker Osgood Junr. 24"^ Fairbank Moor upon his owning of the
Covenant, also y'^ children of Sarah Pratt upon her doing so also.
Dennis Joseph & Abijah. Timothy Son of Timothy Knox, he
Submitting to Discipline, also Margarett daught: of William McAllister
upon his owning y** Covenant, also Sarah dau: of Uriah Holt. 1728,
April, i^*. Silence daughter of James Houghton Junr. upon his Wives
account, she having owned y^ Covenant at Concord & submitted to
Discipline with us. 7. John Son of James Butler, & Experience
daughter of James Willard. 21. Silent Son of Richard Wiles. Beckee
daug: of Jonathan Whetcomb. 28. Ruth daughter of John Pletcher.
May, 5. Jonas Son of Jonas Houghton & Dinah daughter of Hezekiah
Whetcomb, & Tamar daughter of Nath". Hudson. 12. Sarah Sanders
owned y** Covenant & was baptized. June, g'^. Joseph Son of
Henry Houghton Junr. 23. Joseph Son of Joseph Willard. July, 7*^
Bettee daughter of Seth Walker. Notandum. August, 4''', 1715. Att a
Church meeting att y« house of John Prentice Captain Peter Joslin &
Joseph Wilder were chosen to y'= Deacon's office in the Church of
Christ in Lancaster & accepted of said office. 13 July 21, 1728,
Baptized Benjamin Houghton Junior's Son Elijah, also David & Eunice
Osgood's Daughter Dorothy. Aug: 11 Ebenezer Beaman's twins
Ebenezer & Patience, also John Bennett's Son Elisha. 18. Stephen
Houghton's Son Ebenezer. 25. Joshua Wheeler's Daughter Thankful,
& Ezra Sawyer's Daughter Elizabeth. Also the Widdow Whites
children, Her eldest Daughter Eunice owned y" Covenant, the Rest
on her own Account, viz: John Bette Dorothy Thomas Lois Mary
Nathanael. September, I, 1728, F'airbank Moor's Son Fairbank, also
Jonas Wilder's Children, Joseph & Hannah. 8*''. Israel Houghton's
Daughter Martha. 15"^ Daniel Rugg's Daughter Sarah, the same
time Joshua Wheeler's Wife owned the Covenant. 22, Thomas
Tucker's Daughter, Mary, also Robert Waite's Son John. Both he and
his Wife having in Schadoway in Ireland
 280 LANCASTER RECORDS. made an open profession of
Religion and both Submitting to Discipline with us. 29*'\ Benj:
Atherton Junr. owned the Covenant & was Baptized. October, 6*'\
1728. Josiah Wilder & Prudence his Wife owned the Covenant. She
was Baptized and their two Sons Abner & Rufus. Nov. 10*. Eben:
Polley's Son Joseph & John Sawyer's Son John. 17"!. Joseph Moor's
Son Jacob. 24. Daniel Houghton's Daughter Experience. Decemb.
29**^, 1728. Barnard Tewells owned the Covenant and was
baptized, also the Son of Joseph Wilson, Solomon. Febr: 23, 1728-9.
The Daughter of Peter Atherton, Experience, he having owned the
Covenant, also the Son of Francis Kendal of Woburn, she being with
it in Town and Mr Fox being sick, the mother of it a member in full
Communion with y** Church in Woburn. March, 9*'\ Joseph
Fairbank's Daughter Mary. 23. Jonathan Houghton's Daughter
Zeresh. April, 13. Benj: Osgood's Daughter Hannah. 2o"\ Ephraim
Sawyer's Son Ephraim. May, 11, 1729. Thomas Houghton's Junr.
Daughter Jriannah. 25*'\ Deacon White's Son John, Thomas
Houghton's Senr. Daughter Esther, Jonas Wilder's Daughter Priscilla.
June, I''*. 1729. Jonathan Sawyer's Son Manasseh. 8*'\ William
Pollard's Son John. i5*'\ Daniel Albert & his Wife owned the
Covenant and had y"' Daughter Baptized Mary. 2g*. Benj:
Houghton's Senr. Daughter Keziah. July 2o*'\ Joshua Houghton's Son
Solomon; Benj: Atherton's Son, Jonathan, & Henry Willard's Junr.
Children, Henry, & Abigail. July 27*11, 1729. John Phillip's Son
Ethan, he having owned the Covenant at Cambridge and Submitting
to Discipline with us. August 3, 1729. Sam'^ Wright & Ruth his Wife
owned the Covenant, & she was Baptized. Aug: 31. Jonathan
Kendall's daughter Mary. Henry Houghton's Junr. Son Aretas,,
Jonathan Houghton's Junr. Ebenezer. Sam". Wright's Daughter, Ruth.
Sept. 28'^^. My Son John Prentice's Son, John. Octob. 26. Joseph
Atherton's Son, Joseph, & James Houghton Junr. Son Nathanael.
Nov. 2
 FIRST CHURCH, BOOK I. 281 Sept. 27*51. John Divol & his
Wife owned the Covenant & had y"" Son Baptized John. Richard
Wiles' Daughter Susanna. Octob. 25*l^ Jonathan Powers owned the
Covenant & was Baptized. Nov. F': 1730. William Whetcomb &
Hephzibah his Wife owned the Covenant & ha.d y"^ Daughter
Baptized, Mary. 8. Joseph Wilson's Son William. 20, Moses the Son of
John & Sarah Sawyer, was baptized at y'^ house of John Sawyer, the
child not being capable of being brought out by Reason of a grievous
excressence which it was born with upon its belly, and its life being
threatened hereby. Several of the members of y® Church were
present at y^ house at its Baptism. Decemb. 6*'\ 1730, Baptized
Sam". Sawyer & his Daughter Mary, both he & his Wife owning the
Covenant. Also, Asa, Son of Josiah Wilder, & Joseph Son of Joshua
Church, & John Son of William McAllister, and Elizabeth Daughter of
Robert Bratten & Elizabeth his Wife member of a Church of Christ in
Fermont in Ireland in y'^ Countey of Tyrone, the father Submitting
to Discipline with us. 20. Nathanael Wilder Junr. & his Wife owned y«
Covenant she was baptized, and Nathanael y'' Son. January, 3, 1730-
1, Tillee Son of Joseph Moor, the same time Oliver Moor & Abigail his
Wife owned the Covenant and had y'^ Son Baptized Abijah, also
Azubah the Daughter of Peter Atherton. 17. Amos Knight's Son
Ebenezer, & Jonas Cuttin's Son Absalom he having owned y**
Covenant at Mr Warham Williams' Church in Watertown and
Submitting to Discipline w"* us. 24*1^. Amee the Daughter of
Joseph Willard. Feb. 14. James Houghton's Son Edward, and John
Divoll's Phinehas. 28. Fairbank Moor's Son, William, & Robert Whites
Daughter Martha. March, 21, 1730-1. Hezekiah Willard's Daughter
Elizabeth & John Atherton's Daughter Phebe. 28. Jane Rogers owned
the Covenant and was baptized. April, II, 1731, Daniel, Son of Daniel
Albert. 18. Azubah Daughter of David and Eunice Osgood. 25. Mary
the Daughter of Samuel Carter Junr. May 2*^. Elisha, Son of Deacon
Josiah White. 23. Mercy Daughter of 15 Samuel Wright. June, 6'*'.
1731, Baptized John y" Son of Thomas Fairbank. 13. Elizabeth
Daughter of Henry Houghton Junr. 27'**. William Son of William
Pollard, & Hannah daughter of Joseph Atherton. July ii'''. 1731.
Philemon Son of Benj: Houghton Junr. & Annes daughter of Joshua
& Annes Church. August i^'. 1731. John Son of Benj: Harris the
mother a member of the Chh of Christ in Shrewsbury, also Lydia the
Daughter of Matthew Patrick August, 15, 1731, Phillip Larken's Son
William, Israel Houghton's Daughter, Lois. Sept. 5*^ 1731. Samuel
Son of John & Anna Prentice. 12"^. Relief Daughter of Nath". &
Mary Wilder. ig. Daniel Son of Daniel Houghton. 26. Ephah Daughter
of Jonathan Houghton. Octob. io"\ 1731. Lydia Daughter of Joseph
Fairbank, William Son of Nathanael Hudson. Mary Daughter of
Jonathan Houghton Junr. & Benjamin Son of Benjamin Osgood. Nov.
7*h 1731. Amos, Son of Amos Atherton, the mother a member of
the Church. 28 Bette, the Daughter of Benjamin Atherton. Decemb.
12. Joseph & Hannah Woods owned the Covenant & had their Son
Baptized. His name, Joseph. Decemb. ig, 1731, Prudence the
Daughter of Hooker Osgood Junr. Also Thomas, the Son of Thomas
Houghton of Stilriver, and Thomas the Son of Thomas & Abigail
Wright, they owning the Covenant at y« same time. 26. Joseph the
Son of Ephraim & Sarah Houghton, also, Elias the Son of Elijah
Whetney. January, 2^ 1731-2, Margaret the Daughter of Joseph
Robbins. 16"^. Abel, Son of Samuel & Elizabeth Willard; also Mary,
Daughter of Ebenezer & Dorcas Polley. 23 Abishai, Son of Robert
Phelps. February, 13. Amity the Daughter of James Houghton Junr. &
his Wife. 20. Phinehas Son of Joseph Wheelock, Abigail daughter of
Joseph Whetcomb, and Abigail daughter of Thomas Wright. 27. John
Son of Jonas Houghton, & Lydia Daughter of Jonathan Kendal.
March 12, 1731-2, Jacob Son of Jonathan & Hannah Powers. April,
g*''. 1732, Nathaniel Son of Aaron Willard, & Aaron Son of Aaron
Osgood. 23. Russel Son of Daniel Knight, & Dorothy Daughter of
Thomas Houghton y*^ lives towards Lunenburgh. 30"^. Joseph,
Son of Joseph Whetcomb. May, 14, 1732. Elisabeth daughter of
Joseph Bennett, the mother of the 19
 282 LANCASTER RECORDS. 16 child a member of Mr
Walter's Chh. in Roxbury. May, 21^', 1732. Tiras, Son of Joshua &
Elisabeth Houghton also Hannah, Daughter of Shubael Bayley. 28.
Baptized Major Samuel Willard's Negro Caesar, and my own viz,
Dorchester, upon their owning to the Covenant. June 25*. 1732.
Lydia, Daughter of Seth Phillips, also Levi Son of Oliver Moor. July,
i^. John Moor Junr. & Susannah his Wife owned the Covenant. He
was Baptized, and y'' children also viz: Samuel Thomas & Abigail
also Mr John Martin's Daughter Mary, his Wife being a member in full
Communion in the Church of Christ in Cambridge, also Henry Willard
Junr's Son Thomas. 30. David Whetcomb & Bette his Wife owned
the Covenant & had their Son John Baptized. August, 6*'^ 1732.
Jonathan Sawyer's Daughter Lois, & Jabez Fairbank Junr's Daughter
Beulah. 13. Mary, Daughter of Ephraim Wheeler, also John Snow's
Children viz. Abigail, Mary, Martha. 27*^^, Joshua Osgood's Son
William. Sept. 3'', Baptized with y" Consent of the Brethren taken y^
same Day at noon, Jonas the Son of Jonas Wilder, on his Deceased
mother's account, who was a member in full Communion. His
Grandfather John Wilder who hath y"* Care of him promising by
divine Help (to y** Church) to give it a Religious Education so long
as God in his Providence should give him opportunity herefor. Octob.
i, 1732. Reuben Rugg & his Wife owned the Covenant and had y""
Daughter Martha baptized. 22'^. Azubah the Daughter of Samuel
Sawyer. Nov. 5, 1732. Nahum, Son of Benjamen -Houghton Junr.
12*'^. Hasadiah Moor owned the Covenant and was Baptized, and
her child also whose name is Ehsabeth. Baptized also at the same
time Mary Daughter of Jacob Houghton Junr. Also Abner, Son of
Joseph Wilson. 26. Hezekiah Whetcomb & his Wife owned the
Covenant and had their Son John baptized, at the same time, Oliver
Son of Jonathan Whetcomb. Decemb. 10, 1732. Elisabeth the
Daughter of Nath'\ Hutson. 31''*. Jonathan the Son of Thomas
Fairbank. January I4*'\ 1732-3, Eunice Sawyer Daughter of Bezaleel
Sawyer owned the Covenant & was baptized, at y^ same time
Benjamin the Son of Benj; Houghton Senr. & Martha Daughter of
Jonas & Thankful Fairbank. 21^*. Phinehas Son of Edward Phelps, &
Mary daughter of Amos Knight. February 4'", 1732-3, Ephraim Son of
Joseph Moor. March, 11*. Mary Daughter of Timothy Knox, &
Katharine Daughter of William White. 18. Margaret, Daughter of
Richard Wiles. April, I, 1733, David the Son of Amos Atherton. April
8"^. 1733. Baptized 17 the following Children viz: Eunice Daughter
of Sam". Carter Junr. Rebeckah Daughter of Ezra & Phebe Sawyer,
also Isaac the Son of James White upon his owning of the Covenant
on sd Day. 15, Martha daughter of Josiah Wilder. Monday April 23,
1733. then Baptized at the house of John Sawyer, Nath". Son of said
Sawyer at the Desire of the Parents, it being under threatening
Circumstances by reason of a sore mouth, Deacon Joslin, Nath".
Sawyer and some others present, and they not having opportunity to
bring it out to be baptized publickly, by reason of its being taken ill
so soon after its birth. It died third Day following. 29. Lois Daughter
of Capt. OUver Wilder. May 6"\ 1733, Mary, Daughter of Nath".
Wilder Junr. & Lydia, Daughter of Reuben Rugg. 20"". Joshua, Son of
Uriah Holt. June 3'^. 1733. Robert, Son of Robert White. io*'\
Baptized Jonathan the Son of Jonathan White, Elisabeth Daughter of
William Richardson, Henry Son of Daniel Albert, & Abigail Daughter
of Henry Houghton Junr. 24*'\ Jacob Son of Matthew Patrick. July,
15"', 1733. Susannah Daughter of John Moor. 22'^. Sarah, Daughter
of Eben''. Dakin a member in full Communion with Mr Loring's
Church in Sudbury. August, 5*. Joseph Sawyer Junr. & his Wife
owned the Covenant and had their Son Aaron baptized. 19*'', Dinah,
daughter of Jonas Cuttin, Joseph Son of Israel Houghton & John,
Son of John Johnson Junr. 26. Elijah, Son of Joseph & Hannah
Wood. Sept. 16. Benjamen, the Son of Fairbank Moor. 23, Levina,
Daughter of Jonathan Houghton Junr, & Benjamen Son of Benj.
Harris. Octob. 14*''. 1733. Keziah, Daughter of John Snow. 21^'
David, Son of Robert & Elizabeth Bratten. Nov. 11, Susannah
Daughter of James Houghton Senr., y^ same day y'' Brethren
manifested their Willingness that Mary Bruce a member in full
Communion
 FIRST CHURCH, BOOK I. 283 with us should, according to
her desire be Recommended to Communion with y" Church of Christ
in Marlborough. 25. Amos, Son of Amos & Abigail Sawyer. Decemb.
2'*, 1733. Tillee, Son of Josiah & Dorothy Richardson. 16. Tamar,
Daughter of Gershom & Elisabeth Houghton. January 20''', 1733-4,
Dinah daughter of Hooker Osgood Junr., Jonathan Son of Shubael
Bayley, & Eunice Daughter of Benj: Atherton. January, 27, 18 1733-
4. Jonas, Son of William Pollard, and Joseph, Son of John Bea'man
Junr. The father owned y'' Covenant, & Susanna the mother was
admitted to full Communion by a Letter of Recommendation from
Weston church to which she belonged; also, Mary the Daughter of
Thomas Wilder Junr, & Mary his Wife, who at the same time owned
y'' Covenant in order to it. Febr. 3"^. James the Son of James
Houghton Junr. Nath". Son of Nathaniel Hudson, & Eunice, daughter
of David Whetcomb. March io*ii, 1733-4, Joel, Son of Robert &
Dorothy Phelps. ly^^. Moses Son of Joseph Sawyer Junr. 24*i\ Mary
the Daughter of Joseph Bennet, the mother being a member of Mr
Walter's Church in Roxbury. 31^*. Israel Son of Do(> tor Daniel
Greenleaf, he having owned the Covenant & his Wife a member in
full Communion with the Church of Christ at Hingham, also, Sarah,
the Daughter of Henry Houghton upon her owning the Covenant.
April, 7'■^ 1734, Dorcas Policy the Wife of Eben^". Policy upon her
owning of the Covenant. Also, Amos, Son of Jonathan Powers, &
Isaac, Son of William White. 14. Thomas, y^ Son of Aaron Osgood.
21. Ephraim, Son of Ephraim & Anna Wilder, also, Joseph, Son of
Joseph & Deborah Wilder. May 5, 1734. Ruth Daughter of Benj: &
Ruth Houghton. 19. Israel, Son of Oliver Moor. June 2'^. Ohver, Son
of that Thomas Houghton who Lives nigh to Lunenburgh. 9. Wilham,
Son of Ephraim Houghton, Elisabeth Daughter of Josiah Richardson
& Lucey, Daughter of John Joslin. 16. David, Son of David & Eunice
Osgood, & Thankful, Daughter of Wilham Whetcomb. 23. Anna,
Daughter of John & Anna Prentice, also, Rebeckah Daughter of
Ephraim Wheeler. 30. Josiah, Son of Jonas Fairbank, also Olive,
Daughter of Jabez Beaman & his Wife upon their owning the
Covenant the same Day. July, 21. John, Son of Joseph Wheelock. 28.
Sylvanus, Son of Aholiab Sawyer. August, 4*1^. Rebeckah, Daughter
of Joshua & Rebeckah Phelps. 11*'^. Ehsabeth, the Daughter of
Ebenr. Dakin. A member of Mr Loring's Church in Sudbury. 18. Luke,
Son of James Richardson, y" mother a member of y[; 25 Nov. 14,
1734. Att a Church meeting at the house of John Houghton Esqr.
Alexander Scott and his Wife upon the reading of their Testimonial
from the Pastor of a Church in Ireland, were allowed by the Brethren
present the Priviledge of occasional Communion with us in all
ordinances upon their Submitting to Discipline and walking orderly
whilst their abode shall be among- us * * * * * 30 September, 22*5,
1734, David How and Mary his Wife owned the Covenant, upon it
she was baptized, also Artemas their Son, at the same time, Jacob'
Son of John & Bathsheba Bennett, also John & Sarah Sawyer's twins,
Joanna & Damaris. Nov. 3, 1734. Moses Chandler & his Wife owned
y" Covenant and had their children baptized, named as followeth :
Hannah, San 
 284 LANCASTER RECORDS. born, Elenor, Eliphalet, Moses,
Anna. 24. Sarah, the Daughter of Josiah & Sarah Pratt. Decemb: 8*.
EHzabeth, Daughter of Aaron Willard and Mary Daughter of Reuben
Rugg. 15'^. Ohver, Son of Benj: Osgood. January, 5*^, 1734-5,
Benj: Harris upon his owning the Covenant. Febr: 9*^. Josiah, Son
of Thomas Tucker, Dinah daughter of Sam". Carter Junr. & Ehzabeth,
Daughter of John Beaman Junr. 16. Prudence, the Daughter of Israel
& Houghton. March, 2^. Ehsabeth the Daughter of Joseph Wilson &
Rebeckah the Daughter of Joseph Moor. April, 13, 1735. Nathanael,
Son of Jonathan Rugg. 20"^ Ruth, Daughter of Sam". Sawyer, and
Keziah Daughter of Ezra Sawyer. May 4*, 1735. Sarah, Daughter of
Thomas Wilder Junr. & Mary his Wife. i8"\ Levi, Son of Joseph &
Hannah Wood. June S^"^. William Son of Alexander McBride, a
member of a Church in Ireland of which Mr Clark now minister in
Nutfield was the Pastor, he hath had by vertue of his Testimonials,
the Priviledge of the Special Ordinances of Christ at Concord. The
same time baptized Jane, the Daughter of Wilham White. 15. Hiram,
Son of Joshua Houghton. 22. Mindwell, the Daughter of Jonathan &
Mary Bigelow, the father tiaving owned the Covenant at Weston &
the mother a member in full Communion with the Church there. 31
July 6'^''. 1735, Elisabeth Russel owned the Covenant & was
baptized. 13. Margaret Kili owned the Covenant & was baptized, at
the same time, Lucey Daughter of Martha Snow. 20. Hephzibah,
Daughter of Jabez Fairbank Junr. 27. Hezekiah, Son of Hezekiah
Whetcomb. Aug: 17"^ 1735. John, Son of John Snow, Deliverance
Daughter of Thomas Ross, & Esther, Daughter of Jonathan & Esther
White. 24. Magdalen Laggett the Wife of Thomas Laggett owned the
Covenant in order to the baptism of her Children. 31. Thomas, &
Elisabeth the children of Thomas & Magdalen Laggett, also Abigail
the Daughter of Benjamin Houghton. Sept. 14 Piercis the Daughter
of Benja. Harris. 21. Caroline the Daughter of Jonathan Houghton
Junr., and John the Son of John Joslin. ***** Octob. 12. Hannah
Daughter of Uriah Holt, & Benjamin, Son of Joseph Whetcomb. 19*.
Stephen, Son of Doctor Greenleaf, & Lucey Daughter of Amos &
Atherton. 26. Lydia Gibbs the wife of Sam". Gibbs upon her owning
the Covenant was baptized, and their two Sons also, Elijah & Amasa.
The man had before owned the Covenant at Framingham, at the
same time baptized also Josiah the Son of James Wilder Junr.
Katharine the Daughter of Ephraim Wilder Junr., Sarah the Daughter
of William Willard, the mother a member of the Chh in Stow. Nov.
2^. David Son of Richard Wiles, & Lemuel Son of Benj. Houghton
Junr. 9"', Capt. William Richardson's Daughter, Lucretia, & Elisabeth
the Daughter of John Phillips. 16'^^. Edmond, Son of Phillip & Mary
Larken. 23. Josiah, Son of Josiah Wilder. 30. Hooker, Son of Hooker
Osgood Junr. Decemb. 4, 1735. Prudence, the Daughter of David
Whetcomb. 1735-6, January, 18*. Kate, the Daughter of James
Houghton Junr. Feb. 8 Elijah, Son of Jonas Fairbank, and Bridget
Daughter of Jonathan Bayley, the mother a member in full
Communion w'* a Chh in Rowley. 33 Admitted to full Communion.
March 2"^. 1734-5, Daniel Power. May 11, 1735, Josiah Swan. Aug:
24* 1735, Elisabeth Prentice. August 31, Abigail Beaman Wife of
John Beaman Secundus. Nov. 2, 1735, Ann Barbar wife of Alexander
Barbar allowed the Priviledge of Communion in y'^ ordinance of y^
Lord's Supper with us whilst her stay is in Town by vote of the
Brethren. Febr. 15, 1735-6. Benjamin Ballard upon a
recommendation from the South Church in Andover, Also Martha
Harris, Daughter of y® widow Elisabeth Harris, and Mary Beaman
Daughter of John Beaman Junr. April, II, 1736. Ruth Ballard the wife
of Benj; Ballard. May 9*''. Thankful Whetcomb, the wife of Simon
Whetcomb. June 6"', 1736. Sarah & Dorothy Prentice. 13. David
Nelson upon a Letter of Recommendation from the
 FIRST CHURCH, BOOK I. 285 Church of Christ in Topsfield,
to which he stood related. July 18'''. David Whetcomb & Bette his
Wife. August, 29*, 1736. Hephzibah Wilson Wife of Jonathan Wilson.
Sept. ig*'', 1736. Nathaniel Wilson & Eunice his Wife. Octob. 31.
Hannah Knight Wife of Amos Knight. Nov. g*. Mary Houghton Wife
of Jacob Houghton Junr. 14. Abigail Wilder Daughter of Deacon
James Wilder. Decemb. ig*'\ Jonathan Osgood and his Wife. January,
g"\ 1736-7. Damaris Carter Wife of Jonathan Carter & Lois White,
Wife of John White. 16. Benj": Houghton Junr. & Ruth Houghton his
Wife, and Edward Robbins. March 13^'^ 1736-7. David Wilder. June,
19"^. 1737. Joshua Fairbank, John Buss, Dinah Beaman wife of
Jabez Beaman, Mary Sawyer wife of Abner Sawyer &; Prudence
Prentice. July, 3", 1737. Abigail Green, wife of Peter Green. August
I4"\ 1737. Gardner Wilder and Mary his W^ife. Octob. 23'^.
Thankful Fairbank, Wife of Jonathan Fairbank, Sarah Harris,
Daughter of Eben''. Harris & Anna Harris, Daughter of the Widow
Elisabeth Harris. December 25"% 1737, William Goss. February 5"',
Caleb Wilder & Abigail his Wife, also Josiah Sawyer Son of William
Sawyer. 34: April 2^. 1738. Admitted to full Communion Daniel
Albert, also Bathsheba Robbins wife of Edward Robbins. June ii*^
1738. Annah Knight, Wife of Daniel Knight. July 30*. Nathaniel
Butler. Sept. 24*'^ 1738, John Carter & Abigail his Wife. March i8"\
1738-g. Robert Phelps. April 15, I73g. Reuben Rugg & Lydia his
Wife. 22'*. Thomas Fairbank & Dorothy his Wife. May, 20'*^,
Hephzibah Houghton, Wife of John Houghton Junr., also Samuel &
Annah Bayley his W^ife upon a Letter of Recommendation from the
Church of Christ in Dudley. July S^^. Israel Houghton & Josiah
Richardson. 2g*. Abigail Ross wife of James Ross. August, 5"^.
I73g. The Brethren voted y"" Consent to y'' Desire of Damaris Wilder
Wife of Nathaniel Wilder to be Recommended to the Communion of
the Chh of Christ in Nichewaug. December g*. I73g. Mary Sawyer
Wife of Phinehas Sawyer. 30. Beulah Carter, Wife of Oliver Carter.
February, 17*^^, 1739-40, Ebenezer Beaman and vid: Tabitha
Sawyer. April 27*, 1740. Thomas Burpee & Mary his Wife, upon
Recommendation from the Second Chh of Christ in Rowley. June i^',
1740. Jonathan Bayley. 8. Josiah Wilder. August 21, 1740. At a
Church meeting at my House: the Brethren present upon hearing the
Case of old father Dunsmore a member of y^ Church in Ireland of
w'^^ Mr Matthew Clark was y'= pastor Discovered their Willingness
that he should (according to his Desire & upon his Submitting
himself to Discipline) have his Priviledge of holding Communion with
us in the ordinance of the Lord's Supper. April, 5"", 1 741. Mr Josiah
Brown upon a Letter of Recommendation from the Chh of Christ in
Lexington. 12. Thomas White and Sarah his Wife. July, i2''>. 1741.
Mary Houghton Daughter of John Houghton. August, 30*11. Mary
Moor wife of Isaac Moor of Bolton, and Mary Johnson Sept. 6"',
1741. Hephzibah Kendal widow. 27*. Andrew Wilder. Nov. i**', 1741.
Elizabeth Wilder, Wife of Andrew Wilder. January 17*'^, 1741-2.
John Herbert & Sarah Wilder Wife of Oliver Wilder Junr. Feby. 28 1
741-2. Margaret Bowers, wife of John Bowers. July 25*^. 1742.
Rachel Wilder Daughter of Thomas Wilder. Aug: i^'. Ruth Sawyer
Wife of Elisha Sawyer. Sept. 12 1742. Thankful Haskal wife of Jer.
Haskal. Octob. i^'. 1742. Att a meeting of the Brethren of y^ Chh at
the Pastor's House according to his Desire, signified the Sabbath
before to Consider Respecting an Addition to y'^ Number of Deacons
&c. i'** Proposed by y^ Pastor whether they would now endeavour
an Addition to y" Number of Deacons. Voted in the Affirmative. 2^^.
Whether they would choose two more. Voted also in the Affirmative.
Then by Prayer sought Direction of God in the choice. After this the
Brethren brought in y'' written votes and upon Counting of them it
appeared that Hooker Osgood Junr. and Israel Houghton were the
men chosen. *****
 286 LANCASTER RECORDS. 35 February 29*^. 1735-6,
John Johnson Junr. owned the Covenant and was baptized. March,
7*, 1735-6, Uriah the Son of Ohver Moor, and Mary y" Daughter of
Benjamin Ballard. The same Day the Brethren shewed y'' Willingness
by y** uplifted hand that our Brother John Warner and his Wife also
at y'' Desire should be recommended to communion with the Chh of
Christ in Harvard. 21. Robert Powers & his Wife owned the Covenant
and their Daughter, Named Ruth, was Baptized. 28. Asahel Son of
Joshua Osgood, and Abner Son of Joseph Wheelock. April 4"\ 1736,
Solomon, Son of Nath'^ Hudson, and Dorothy Daughter of John
Johnson Junr. ii*^ Abigail, the Daughter of Daniel Albert. 18. Sarah
Daughter of Joseph Sawyer Junr. May, 2'^. Josiah Son of Josiah &
Sarah Pratt. 9'^ Moses, Son of Capt. Oliver Wilder. Relief Daughter
of William Whetcomb. Ehsabeth, Daughter of Joshua Phelps, &
Lydia, Daughter of John Glazier, upon his & his Wives owning of the
Covenant. 16. Lois, Daughter of William Pollard, and Mary, Daughter
of Simon Whetcomb. 30*^ Sarah Daughter of Joseph Bennett &
Elisabeth daughter of Jonathan Powers. June 6'^^ 1736. John, Son
of James Richardson & Robert Son of Robert Powers. 13. Eunice,
Daughter of Aaron Osgood, July, 4*K Relief Daughter of Benj;
Atherton. 11*. Mary, Daughter of David Osgood. August 8"\ Thomas,
Son of John Bennett. 22'*. Susanna, Daughter of Josiah Richardson.
29*. Benjamin, Son of John Sawyer also Jonathan & Lois, Son &
Daughter of Jonathan & Hephzibah Wilson. Sept. 5, 1736. The
Brethren present manifested their Willingness that Mr Eben''. Flagg
should be Dismist & Recommended to y« Communion of the Chh of
Christ in Chester. 19. Eunice Daughter of Hezekiah Snow, and
Rhoda, Daughter of Nathaniel & Eunice Wilson, also, Nathaniel &
Elizabeth children of Nath'^ Carter upon his & his Wife's owning of
y'' Covenant. Octob. 3'^, 1736. Abner, Son of John Moor, Junr. also
Prudence, Daughter of Nathaniel Butler. 10. Thomas, Son of Thomas
Fairbank. 17. Elijah Son of John Beaman Junr. & Keziah daughter of
Simon Whetcomb. 31. Mariah Daughter of Thomas Hough36 ton of
Harvard. Nov. 7*. 1736. Hannah, y'' Daughter of Amos Knight Junr.
& Hannah his wife. 14"^. Ezra Son of Jabez Beaman. 21. Samuel,
Son of Nath". Hastings and his Wife upon their owning the Covenant
the same Day. 28. Deborah, Daughter of Joseph & Deborah Wilder.
Decemb. 19*'^. Jonathan, Son of Jonathan Osgood. 26. Phinehas,
Son of Phinehas Willard the mother a member in full Communion.
January, 2*^. 1736-7. Dorothy, Daughter of Robert Phelps, y**
mother in full Communion. 9*^. Tillee, Son of John White, y®
mother a member in full Communion. 30**. Paul, Son of Fairbank
Moor. Feb. 13. Eunice, Daughter of Israel Houghton. 27. Peter Son of
Aaron Willard. March j^th^ 1726-7. Levi, Son of James Houghton.
20*''. Thomas, son of Thomas Ross. 27'''. Baptized at the house of
Jonathan Osgood the place of meeting, Paul, Son of Samuel Gibbs,
also Ame Daughter of Moses Chandler, Elisabeth Daughter of Samuel
Burpee, & Sarah Daughter of John Farrar. April 3"^, 1737. Thomas,
Son of Ephraim Houghton. 10. Samuel, Son of Samuel Carter Jun''. &
Martha Daughter of James Wilder Junr. 24. Abigail, Daughter of
Thomas Munroe, a member of y^ Chh of Christ in Charlestown also
Samuel Son of John Snow. May, 7*. Baptized by Mr Seccomb of
Harvard in my Congregation, Mary, Daughter of Sam" Wilson of
Nichewaug, the mother a member in full Communion with the
Church of Canterbury. Jonathan Son of John Phillips & William Son of
John Warner, y'^ mother a member of y*^ Chh in Haverhill. June
5'^ 1737. Cyrus Son of Jonas Fairbank, and James Son of Benjamin
Ballard. 19. Hannah Daughter of Joseph Moor, and Agnus Daughter
of Alexander McBride. 26"^. Joseph Son of John joslin & Eunice
Daughter of Nathaniel Wilson. July 17, 1737. Mary Resign, Daughter
of Benjamin Harris also Damaris, Daughter of Thomas Houghton
towards Turkey Hills. 24. David, Son of Doctor Greenleaf. Aug. 7^^,
1837. The Brethren manifested (by y** uplifted hand) their
willingness that Annah Hinds, wife of John Hinds of Brookfield should
according to her desire be dismist and recommended to
 FIRST CHURCH, BOOK I. 287 37 y^ Church of Christ in
Brookfield. Aiigust I4*'\ 1737. Baptized Lucey, Daughter of Sam'^
Sawyer. 28"". Mary, Daughter of Thomas & Magdalene Laggett. Sept.
11"', 1737. OUver Son of Edward Phelps Junr. also, Ruth Daughter of
Reuben Rugg. 18"', Elisha, Son of Joseph Wood. 25. Mary, Daughter
of Gardner & Mary Wilder Octob. 2"^, 1737. Joshua Son of John &
Anna Prentice. 9*'', Mary the Daughter of Daniel Howe. 23"^.
William, Son of Jonathan Fairbank. Nov. 6"\ Benj": Son of Joseph
Whetcomb was baptized by the Rev'* Mr David Stearns of
Lunenburgh in Lancaster. 13. Joel, Son of Benjamin Houghton also
Simon Son of Jacob Houghton Jun"". & Tamar, Daughter of James
Houghton Jun''. 27. Jacob, Son of John Glazier. Decemb. 4"\
Jonathan Son of Jonathan VVheelock. II*'' Elisabeth Daughter of
Aholiab Sawyer. 18*'^. Jonathan, Son of Jonathan Houghton.
January, i"'. 1737-8, Dinah Daughter of William Goss. 15'^. Samuel,
Son of Jonathan Osgood, and Elias Son of Nath". Carter. 29*^
Elisabeth, Daughter of David Osgood by me at Jonathan Osgood's
house, the same Day Miriam Daughter of Jonathan Bigloe Baptized
in Town by Mr Stearns of Lunenburgh. February, i2*'\ 1737-8. Tillee
Son of David Whetcomb, Annah, Daughter of Jonathan Whetcomb,
& Abigail Daughter of Oliver Moors. 26. Baptized at Jonathan
Osgoods the place of Publick meeting Sarah Daughter of Josiah
Wilder, and by the Rev
 288 LANCASTER RECORDS. 39 & Sarah Sawyer. The Same
Day was baptized by y^ Rev'^. Mr Cushing of Shrewsbury, who
changed with Mr Brown at the meeting of the Neighbourhood at
Wonksechaukset, Thomas, Son of Moses Chandler, and Hannah,
Daughter of Jonathan & Hannah Powers. 25"^. Joshua, Son of
Joshua Fairbank, Stanton, Son of Samuel Carter, Thankful, Daughter
of Simon Whetcomb, and Lydia, Daughter of Ezekiel Wallingsford.
Feb. 28, 1738-9. James, Son of Richard & Lydia Proutee at the house
of Mr House, the child to appearance being not like to live till the
Sabbath, both father & mother having owned the Covenant at
Hanover & put ymselves under the watch of y® Church y' of which
the Rev'^. Mr Buss is the Pastor. Mach, 18*, 1738-9, Samuel, Son of
Thomas Ross. 25'!'. Gardner, Son of Joseph & Deborah Wilder. April,
8*''. 1739, Frederick, Son of Daniel Albert, & Elisabeth Daughter of
Jonathan Wheelock. 15'^. Sam": Son of Benjamin Ballard, and
Abigail Daughter of John Warner. * * * April 29*'^ Josiah Son of
John Moor, Thomas, Son of Alexander McBride, & Prudence,
Daughter of Joshua Church. May, 13. Samuel, Son of Caleb & Abigail
Wilder, & Lucey Daughter of William Goss. 20*. Sarah Prescott
owned the Covenant and had her Daughter Susannah baptized.
27'^. Susannah, Daughter of Nathaniel Carter. June, 3''. Samuel Son
of Joseph Wood & Rebeckah Daughter of John Houghton &
Hephzibah his wife. 10*. William Pollard's twins, viz. Prudence &
Patience, also Katharine, Daughter of Joseph Moor, and Prudence
Daughter of Reuben Rugg. 17"^ Silas, Son of Jabez Beaman. 24.
Jonathan, Son of Jonathan Bigelow and his Wife, also Abigail
Daughter of James Wilder. July i, 1739. Sylvanus, Son of Benjamin
Harris. July, 8"". Elijah Son of Thomas Houghton of Harvard, &
Rhoda Daughter of Jonas Fairbank. The Same Day, the Brethren
voted a Dismission & Recommendation for Rebeckah Wilson wife of
Joseph Wilson of Nichewaug, to y** Church in sd Place. 29^'^,
James Son of James & Abigail Ross. ******* Sept. 2"^. 1739.
Ezekiel, Son of Hezekiah Snow. 9**. Benjamin, Son of Israel
Houghton. 16*''. Simon, Son of Timothy Ross. 30. John, Son of
AaTron Willard. Octob. 14, 1739, John Son of John Houghton Junr.
Nov. 4*''. 1739, Abigail, Daughter of Jonathan Osgood. ii"\ Enoch,
Son of Amos Jewett. He and his Wife having owned the Covenant at
Mr Balch's Church in Bradford. Decemb. 2'^, 1739, Then baptized
Eunice 40 the Daughter of Benjamin Houghton of Woonksechawkset.
9. Levi, Son of David Whetcomb, & Susannah Daughter of Phinehas
Sawyer. 16. Levina Daughter of Jonathan Houghton. 30. Tabitha
Daughter of John Farrar & Josiah Son of Josiah Sawyer Son of
William Sawyer. January, 6*^ 1739-40. Phinehas Beaman owned the
Covenant & was baptized, at the same [time] John, the Son of John
Buss. * * * 2o"\ Jabez Fairbank Junr. had his Daughter Eunice
baptized, also, Keziah Daughter of Abner Sawyer. 27*''. Elisabeth
Daughter of Gardner Wilder. February, 19*. 1739-40. Abigail
Daughter of John Carter. 24"^ Mary Daughter of Mr Joshua
Townsend of Bolton, the mother a member of that Chh. in Boston of
which y® Revd. Mr Welsted is y'' Pastor. March, 16"^. 1739-40.
David Son of David Wilder, & Beulah Daughter of Phinehas Sawyer.
18'^. Baptized privately at y"^ house of John Sawyer his twin
Daughters named Mary & Martha, which was done at the Desire of
the Parents they being both under threatning Circumstances by
reason of the soreness of their mouths. 23*^. Samuel, Son of
Samuel Sawyer, Elijah Son of Benj: Osgood, & Oliver Son of William
Dunsmore. He and his Wife having owned y'' Covenant at Stow. 30*.
Levina, Daughter of James Houghton Junr. & Phinehas Son of Amos
Atherton. April, 6*^^. 1740. Peter, Son of Peter Green, the mother
in full Communion. 9"'. Ephraim, Son of Ephraim & Abigail Carter,
baptized privately, being very ill & like to die. 13. Calvin Son of
Doctor Greenleaf, Jonathan Priest Son of Joseph Whetcomb, Mary,
Daughter of Uriah Holt, Ruth, Daughter of Richard Wiles, Abigail
Daughter of Benjamin Atherton, and Stephen Son of Samuel Burpee,
and Jonathan Son of Jonathan Fairbank. 20. Thomas, Son of
Thomas Sawyer. May, 2*^. 1740, Philip, Son of John
 FIRST CHURCH, BOOK I. 289 Goss at his own house, he
being dangerously sick. ii. Mary, Daughter of Samuel Gibbs, and
John Son of John Glazier. June i, 1740. Benjamin Son of Benjamin
Houghton Junr. Tabitha Daughter of y^ widow Tabitha Sawyer, also
Hephzibah, Daughter of William Whetcomb. 8. Shubael, Son of
Jonathan Bayley, & Heman Son of Josiah Kendal. 29. Abigail,
Daughter of Ephraim Houghton. July, 6. Anna, Daughter of Zaccheus
Boynton & Lucey, Daughter of Amos Knight Junr. 13. Elizabeth,
Daughter of David Jewett who had owned the Covenant in y"^ first
Church in Rowley, and Submitted to Discipline w"' us. 27. Matthew
Clarke & his wife in Communion with the Irish Church in Worcester
upon Submitting to Disci41 pline with us had their Daughter Mary
baptized. August 10*. 1740. Zerviah & Lois Beaman Daughters of
Gamaliel Beaman, upon their owning y^ Covenant were both of
them Baptized. 31. Prudence Daughter of Oliver Moor. Sept. 14''',
1740. Abigail Daughter of John Snow, and Lucey Daughter of
Ephraim Wilder Junr. 21. Elijah, Son of Joseph Proutee. He and his
Wife owned the Covenant at y' Chh in Hannover of w"^"" Mr Bass is
the Pastor Octob. I2*'>, 1740. Josiah, Son of David Osgood, Rufus
Son of Daniel Powers, and Elijah Son of Phinehas Willard. 26.
Rebeckah, Daughter of William Richardson, and Lydia the Daughter
of James & Lydia Butler upon y'' owning of y** Covenant. Nov. 2"^,
1740. Daniel Son of William Goss. g*''. Roger, Son of Thomas Ross.
23'*. Joanna, Daughter of Jonathan & Elisabeth Wheelock. 30"^.
Thankful, Daughter of Nathaniel Wilson. December, 14"': 1740.
Sarah, Daughter of Joshua Osgood, Silas Son of Aaron Osgood, &
Joseph Son of Thomas Fairbank. 21^*. Josiah Son of Nehemiah
Wood. This Child was Baptized on its mother Mary Wood's account,
she being a member in full Communion, once Mary Johnson &
before that Mary Collar. January, 4*. 1 740-1. Abigail Daughter of
Lieut. Coll. Oliver Wilder. 25"^. Silas, Son of Samuel Carter. Febr. 22.
Ebenezer, Son of Daniel Woodberry, a member in full Communion
with the Chh of Christ in Townsend. March, 2*^. 1 740-1. In y^
Evening at the house of Joshua Fairbank baptized his Son at his
Desire, Named Lemuel, being to appearance nigh unto Death. 22**.
Levina Daughter of Simon Whetcomb. April, 12. Daniel Son of John
Warner, Thomas, Son of Thomas & Sarah White, & Abigail, Daughter
of Ephraim and Abigail Carter. iq"\ Oliver, Son of Oliver Carter. April,
26. Att Bolton Experience, Daughter of William Pollard, & Mary
Daughter of Johnson, y** mother a member of y^ Church in
Reading. May, 3^ 1741. Lucey Daughter of Joseph Moor, & Dorothy
Daughter of John Joslin. 10*. Att Woonkseechaukit, Aaron Son of
Jonathan Bigelow, Susannah Daughter of Samuel Bayley, Abigail &
Prudence Twins & Daughters of Nathaniel Carter, & Bettee Daughter
of David Nelson. 24"^. Jotham Son of Joseph Woods, Edward Son of
Edward Robbins, Rebeckah Daughter of Joseph Wilder Junr. Abijah
Son of John White, & Joanna Daughter of Phinehas Beaman. 31"'.
Robert, Son of Robert Phelps, & Oliver Son of John Beaman. June,
7*, 1741. Mr Josiah Brown's Son, WiUiam, Anna Daughter of John
Phillips, Sarah Daughter of Jonathan Ball, Eunice Daughter of Nath".
Hastings, Lucey Daughter of David Johnson. He and his wife having
owned y'^ Covenant, and Ball having owned the Covenant at
Lexington. 14*. Jonathan Priest Son of Hezekiah Whetcomb, &
Dinah, Daughter of Moses Osgood & his Wife upon y" own42 ing of
the Covenant. June, 28"'. 1741. Thomas Sawyer and his Wife owned
the Covenant and had their Children Baptized, Names, Thomas &
Bettee. Also Abigail Carly owned the Covenant & was Baptized. July
ig**", 1741. John Son of James Richardson, George Son of Ephraim
Wheeler, and Martha Daughter of Moses Osgood. 26*'\ Joseph, Son
of Benj'^: Ballard. August, 2*. Caleb, Son of Caleb Wilder, & William
Son of Nathan" Butler. g'^. William, Son of Charles Wilder and his
Wife upon y"^ owning the Covenant, at y*^ same time, Hephzibah
Daughter of Benjamin Harris. 16*''. Hannah, Daughter of Jabez
Fairbank of Bolton, and Eunice Daughter of Joseph Bennett. August,
30* 1741. Nathan, Son of Timoothy Farrar. Both Father & mother
having owned the Covenant at Concord, and Caleb, Son of Joshua
Church, the mother in Communion with us.
 290 LANCASTER RECORDS. Sept. 13*. 1741. Abigail,
Daughter of Mr Caleb Richardson of Bolton, he having owned the
Covenant at Roxbury. Peter & Levi, Sons of the Widow Hephzibah
Kendal. 27*. Andrew, Son of Andrew & Elisabeth Wilder. Octob''. 4*,
1741. Thomas, Son of Stanton & Mercy Prentice. 25. Oliver Son of
Jonathan Powers. The same time Mary & Esther Daughters of Mr
Thomas Burpee renewed their Baptismal Covenant. Nov. 1=', 1741.
Martha, Daughter of Nath'^ Hudson, & Abigail Daughter of Peter
Green. Sundry Brethren manifesting y"" Desire of the Consent of y'=
Church to y' Lying with others in y® foundation of a Chh. at Bolton
and being Recommended to y* business viz, Jeremiah Wilson,
Jonathan Moor, John Wilder, Jacob Houghton, John Priest, John
Fletcher, Jabez Fairbank, David Whetcomb, Nathan^'. Butler,
Nathaniel Wilson, Josiah Sawyer, It was voted by the Brethren
present that it should be according to y'' Desire. December, 6*'',
1741. Mary Daughter of Ezra and Rebeccah Sawyer. 20"', 1741.
Zephaniah Son of John Buss, & Elisabeth Daughter of Reuben Rugg.
27*'' Mary Daughter of Jonas & Fairbank. January, 10*, 1741-2.
Nathanael Sawyer and Mary his Wife owned the Covenant, and had
their Children, Oliver & Mary baptized. 17*. Ezra, Son of Oliver
Wilder Junr. and Sarah his Wife. 24. Nathan, Son of John Farrar. 31.
Peter & Nathaniel, Twins of John & Sarah Sawyer. March, 7'ii.
Baptized at Wooksechauckit meeting at the house of David Osgood,
Joshua Son of Samuel Sawyer, and Elijah Son of Samuel Burpee, and
Kath43 erine Daughter of Thomas Sawyer Junr. March 14^''. Israel,
Son of Israel Houghton & Timothy Son of Timothy Ross. April i8"\
1742. Jane, Daughter of Zaccheus Boynton, att Woonksechauksitt.
May, 2"^. David, Son of James Butler, and Phinehas Son of Phinehas
Sawyer. 23"^. Richard Son of Richard Proutee. June 6*. Martha,
Daughter of John Snow, Sarah, Daughter of Thomas White, &
Phinehas Son of Phinehas Beaman. 27*''. Peninnah Daughter of
Daniel Albert. July 4'^. David, Son of David Nelson. 11. Ephraim,
Son of Jonathan Nelson, who had owned the Covenant at Rowley &
Submitted to Discipline with us. 25*^ 1742. Similius, Son of Rachel
Wilder Daughter of Thomas Wilder and John Son of John Carter.
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