West Yarmouth MA Baptisms for 1742-1745
Colonial Records for Hedge, Lewis, Parker, Taylor Families
May 31, 2009
The baptisms are listed here in a three-part series: (1737-1741), (1742-1745), (1746-1752)
1742 Baptisms
Solomon, Ebenezer, Abigail, Thankful and Desire, children of Sarah Hawse, bpt March 4, 1742
Lewis, son of Peter and Anna Thacher, bpt March 21, 1742
Ann, daughter of Mathias Gorham, March 29, 1742
Thomas, son of Thomas and Mary Hedge, April 11, 1742
Joseph, son of Joseph Hamlin, Isaack, son of William Downs, William and Josiah, sons of Samuel Hedge, bpt. June 13, 1742
Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer Parker, and Edward, son of Edward Howse, July 11, 1742
Thomas, son of Thomas Smith, born and bpt July 25, 1742
Isaack, son of Edward Howse, Aug. 8, 1742
Robert, son of Benjamin Homer, Aug. 29, 1742
Elisha and Rebecca Taylor, adults, baptized upon professing their faith, Sept. 19, 1742. At the same time the other children of Mehetabel Taylor were baptized as minors: Reuben, Simeon, Joseph, Benjamin, Desire, Rhoda.
Richard, son of Richard and Jane Baxter, Oct. 10, 1742
Data, daughter of Ebenezer Crowel, Oct. 31, 1742
Desire, daughter of Jacob Parker, Nov. 7, 1742
Samuel, son of Edward and Thankful Sturgis, Dec. 13, 1742
Abner, son of Hezekiah and Mehetable Taylor, Dec. 19, 1742
1743 Baptisms
Betty, daughter of Samuel and Mercy Hedge, March 6, 1743
William, son of Judah and Sarah Thacher, April 3, 1743
Edward, Ebenezer and Lydia, children of Ebenezer Rider, Rebecca, daughter of Thomas Bray, and John, son of John and Betty Eldridge, were baptized April 10, 1743
Elisha, son of Elisha Wheelden, May 15, 1743
Desire, daughter of Joseph Hawse, June 24, 1743
Hannah, daughter of Thomas Hedge, July 24, 1743
Jabez, son of Antipas Lewis, Aug. 21, 1743
Rebecca, daughter of John Wheelden, Sept. 13, 1743
Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Susannah Hallet (no date given)
Thomas, son of Eben. Rider Jr., Dec. 11, 1743
1744 Baptisms
Enoch, son of Edward Howse, March 18, 1744
Lydia, daughter of William Downs, March 25, 1744
Ebenezer, son of John Airy, April 1, 1744
John, son of Mathias Gorham, April 15, 1744
Joseph, son of Joseph Thatcher, May 27, 1744
Isaack, son of Isaack Mathews, June 3, 1744
Hannah, daughter of Joseph Rider Jr., June 10, 1744
Anthony, son of Elisha Thatcher, July 1, 1744
Desire, daughter of Richard Baxter, July 22, 1744
Joshua (born July 27, son of Thomas Smith, and Ephraim, son of Ephraim Crowel, bpt July 29, 1744
Robert, son of Joseph Crowel, Sept. 2, 1744
1745 Baptisms
Thankful, daughter of Peter Thatcher, March 10, 1745
John, son of John and Susannah Wheelder, Jane, daughter of Samuel and Temperance Downs, and Elisabeth, daughter of John and Betty Eldridge, all bpt March 24, 1745
David, son of Samuel and Mercy Hedge, April 21, 1745
Isaac, son of John Airy, June 2, 1745
Rachel, daughter of Elisha Wheelden, Aug. 4, 1745
Thomas and Ebenezer, sons of Thomas and Patience Sears, Oct. 13, 1745
Richard and Temperance, children of Will Taylor (no date)
Mary, daughter of Thomas and Mary Hedge, December, 1745
(This list is continued)
SOURCE: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. CV (April, 1951)
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