who were members of
First Church in Boston, 1630---
| Code: (A) = Admitted to Membership (B) = Baptised (C) = Full Communion (D) = Dismission approved (M) = Married in the Church (S) = Servant =========================== 1687 - “Dorcas, a black” 1690 - “Jame, a Negro” Benjamin Negroes, “husbandman, ‘freed from Admonition by the handy vote of the Church, May 11” 1695 - Sarah Negoes, (D) from Sudbury 1696 - Elanor Pallow (A) & her Children, Richard, Robin, Eleanor (B) Lydia Pollow (A) 1700 - Matthew Waters (B) Flugilla (or Fridilla) (B) daughter of Jane Waters 1701 - William Pollow (B) 1702 - James (B), son of Jane Waters Luse Bush (B&C) & her children, Peter & Ruth (B) |
1704 - John(B) son of Ellinore Pollo, Negro 1706 - Dina (A&B) (S) to Deacon [Isaiah] Tays. Elizebeth Demorit(A&B) & her Child Basteen(B) Margret Jeffries (A&B) William, (B) son of Elinore Pollo 1707 - Mary Simmons (A) 1708 - John Coffee (A&B) Jane his wife (A&B) Jane, daughter of Jane Basteen(A) Elizebeth Mossimee(A&B) Richard Pollow(A&B) 1709 - Abigail & Elizabeth (one about 8 years of age), daughters of Thomas Mossimee a Negro, were baptised, their mother being a member of this Church 1710 - Thomas Mosseme(A&B) 1714 - Elizabeth(B) daughter of Sebastian(B) 1716 - Mingo Antee(A&B) 1726 - Tidy (A&B) |
“At a meeting of the Church on June 4, 1727, as the First Church [Boston] was preparing to vote on the choice of an Assistant Minister to Rev. Foxcroft, Foxcroft raised the question “Whether they would proceed immediately to bring in their Votes [as members of the Church] for the Choice of a Minister, or whether there were any prepara-tory Steps necessary to be taken first? “Then one or two Preliminaries, that were mentioned (relating to Servants or Apprentices, and Negros' voting, who belong to the Church etc. being adjusted, and no Objection made against Proceeding now; (though the Brethren were over and over invited to offer their Thoughts, if they had ought to object), They went upon the preparing their Votes for the Choice of a Minister. And the votes being collected and examined it was found that Mr Charles Chauncey [sic] was Chosen.” by T.F. [Minutes: Thomas Foxcroft, Teaching Elder] |
