Free Will Baptist Church
From Record Book No. 1
Dated July 11, 1840 - May 31, 1862
Waukesha County Wisconsin Genealogy
Covenant
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COVENANT OF FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH.
1. This Church shall be known by the name of the First Free Baptist Church in New Berlin
2. We agree to take the Holy Scriptures for our Rule of faith and practice.
3. We solomnly covenant and agree to watch over each other in love, striving to keep the unity of the Spirit in the Bonds of Peace, to confess our faults one to another, and pray one for another.
4. We agree to exert an influence for the Constant maintenance of the publick (sic) and social worship of God; and we will, also, contribute of our substance, proportionately to our ability and circumstances, for the support of a faithful ministry among us and all the necessary expenses the Church.
(Parts 5 to 8 missing)
9. On receiving members into the Church previous to their receiving the hand of fellowship, this covenant shall be read to them and their assent to its principles obtained. Any members violating it shall be considered subjects of labour by the Church.
(Above pasted on inside cover of Record Book 1)
FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH RECORD BOOK No. 1. (Pages 1 and 2.)
Met at Elder Cheney's agreeable to appointment and adjourned to Nathan P. Kendall's for the purpose of finding out the minds of the people with regard to forming a Church, at which time six came forward, and they were united in Church fellowship by Elder Rufus Cheney, called the Freewill Baptist Church of New Berlin.
The following are the names of the six origional members:
Elder Rufus Cheney,
Ruth Cheney,
Aretas Whitcomb,
Lydia Whitcomb,
Daniel Gilbert,
Caty Gilbert.
Voted that Daniel Gilbert be Church Clerk.
Voted that we hold our monthly meetings on the first Saturday of every month, in the afternoon.
CHURCH COVENANT.
We, the members of the first Freewill Baptist Church in New Berlin, do covenant and agree to give ourselves up to God and to each other; by the will of God to watch over and pray for each other and strive to build each other up in our most holy faith and to take the scriptures of truth for our will of faith and practice to keep up the worship of God and in ordinances of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We hold to communion with all Sints (sic) in Gospel order and good standing.
Names of members of FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH Prospect. 1840-{41,42}
(note:The first letter of some names were cut off on the copy, this will be acknowledged by a dash-)
KEY: L rec'd by letter DL dismissed by letter D died [-]x [Ex] excluded (R or RL there is no explanation for the letter(s) - possibly received/received letter) AUGIR: Rev. O.D. RL DL AUGIR: Lucy RL DL BABCOCK: J.T. Left BERRY: Oliver Gone BERRY: E. RL D BERRY: Caroline RL DL BLOTT: Mrs. Sarah D BLOTT: John D BLOTT: William D BLOTT: Clara D BORNHEIMER: Jacob __ __ BOYD: James DL BOYD: Jane DL BUMP: Ann D BUMP: Laura Ann Ex BUTTERFIELD: F. E. RL DL CHENEY: Rufus D CHENEY: Ruth Died {w-Rufus} CHENEY: Annliza DL {w-John} CHENEY: John L D {-1842} CHENEY: Salome (Jane) L D CHENEY: Mary Ann L {w-Henry} CHENEY: Henry B. L DL CHENEY: Teresse DL CHENEY: Martha DL CHENEY: [-]arcus Died CHENEY: David DL CHENEY: Frances Gone CHENEY: Susan DL CHURCH: Isabel L D CHURCH: Daniel L D CHURCH: Archibald Ex CHURCH: Quincy M. Ex CHURCH: David M. Ex CHURCH: Roseltha Peck RL DL CHURCH: Frank DL CHURCH: Daniel E. Ex CHURCH: Roscoe E. DL CLAFLIN: Eliza Ex CLARK: Jennie RL DL DARLING: Orilla DL DEXTER: Samuel L Gone DODGE: Dike H. DL DODGE: Eben V. DL DODGE: Gertrude DL DOWD: Alanson DL DRAPER: Mary DL DRAPER: Naomi D DUNN: Esther DL EASTMAN: Phebe L DL EASTMAN: Wealtha L DL EASTMAN: [-]athan W. L D EASTMAN: Roxy R DL EASTMAN: Joseph RL DL EASTMAN: Rufus C. DL EASTMAN,JR: [-]athan L Ex FALKNER: Thomas D FARNHAM: Betsey Ex FARNHAM: Bela Ex FARNHAM: Lewis DL FARNHAM: Ashley DL FARNHAM: Amelia DL FARNHAM: Wesley F. DL FARR: Charles Gone D FARR: Laura R LD* [*probable transposition- should probably read FAULKNER: Rufus E. DL FAULKNER: Viola A. D FAULKNER: Clara L. D FELCH: Benjamin L DL FELCH: Jerutia S. L DL FLEMING: John Ex FLEMING: Jenny DL FOSTER: Mary D GILBERT: Daniel Ex GILBERT: Caty D GILBERT: Adaline Ex GILBERT: Juliette M. RL GILBERT: Melinda E. RL D GOODHUS: Nathaniel L DL GRANT: Benona RL Ex GRANT: Billings Ex GRANT: Walter Ex GRANT: Eliza DL GRANT: Delinda D GRANT: William D GREEN: Chauncy Ex GREEN: Calferna Ex GREEN: Caroline DL GREEN: George DL GREEN: Sarah E. DL GREEN: Eben B. DL HAIYEK: Corneliua RL DL [sp?male/female?] HALE: Hiram D HALE: Juliette D HALE: Ella DL HALE: Winnifred E. DL HALE: Floy C. DL HARRIS: Alexander D HARRIS: Sarah D HAYDEN: Charlotte Ex HAYDEN: Warren Ex HEWES: J.P. RL DL HEWES: Rosa RL DL HEWES: Mamie RL DL HILL: Rachel R DL HILL: Alexander RL DL HODGE: Elmina J. RL DL [female?] HODGE: Oliver P. RL DL [male?] HOLCOMB: [-]lmon DL HORN: John Ex HORN: Charles Ex HOUCK: Rebecca Ex HUNKINS: Eld. B. RL DL HUNTER: Ann Died JONES: Mary R DL JONES: [-]lmon RL DL KEEVILL: E. J. RL DL KEEVILL: _____ R DL KENDALL: Clarissa DL KENNAN: R. R. RL KENNAN: Mrs. R. R. DL KILLIP: Betty DL D KILLIP: William E. D KILLIP: Jennie __ __ KILLIP: Jenny D KILLIP: Lizzie Ex KILLIP: Florence Ex KILLIPS: William Died KILLIPS: James Died KILLIPS: Elizabeth D KILLIPS: Jane D LINDSAY: Syrus Ex LINDSAY: Matilda DL LINDSEY: Caroline Gone LINDSEY: Nelson DL LINDSEY: Annette DL LOOMIS: Margaret L LOYD: Martha L DL LOYD: Silas L Ex MACKENTIRE: Hugh Ex MANCHESTER: Isaac D MANCHESTER: Jane D MANCHESTER,JR: Isaac DL MARTIN: Alfred DL MARTIN: Gertrude DL MAYARD: ______ DL MAYNARD: Harriet R DL MAYNARD: [-]rout R DL MCKELVEY: Margaret R LD MCKELVIE: Archibald D MEVIS: Thomas RL Withdrawn Ex MEVIS: Delinda Ex MEVIS: Caroline R Ex MILLER: Sarah Ex MILTON: William Left MONROE: Virgil Ex MONROE: Alonzo DL MONROE: Lydia R DL MORES: Alva L DL MOSHER: Eliza R LD* MOSIER: Jane Ex MOSIER: Thomas Ex {-18_4} MOSIER: Margaret Died MOSIER: Ann E. DL MOSS: Robert RL D MOULTON: Rev. F. B. RL DL MOULTON: Mary E. RL DL MOULTON: Anna RL DL MUNGER: Celia L DL MUNGER: Gaius L DL MUNGER: Isadore RL DL MUNGER: Lucy DL MUNGER: Cornelia DL MURPHY: Harriet J. D PARKER: ______ Ex PECK: Charles F. Ex PECK): Annette(Lindsey)__[crossed out?] PERRY: Olive RL DL PETT: Rev M. G. RL DL PLUMB: Rev. H.N. RL DL POTTER: Gorton K. D RANDALL: Lucy L D RANDALL: [-]laudies L DL RANDALL: David DL RANDALL: [-]ycias Left RANDALL: Margaret R DL RANDALL: Samuel R DL RAYNOLD: Laura DL RAYNOLD: Silas DL RAYNOT: Harriet DL {Raynold} SCAGEL: Martha RL SEARLE: Harriet E. DL SEARLE: Belle __ SEARLE,: Wm. Jr __ SHIELDS: John DL SHIELDS: Lydia RL DL STEWART: Alexander Ex STEWART: Angeline Ex SUPERNO: John Ex SUPERNO: Mary D THAYER: Henry Ex TIESENHUSEN: Joseph Ex VANDERWALKER: ______ D VOSBURGH: _______ D WALBRIDGE: Myron Ex WARREN: [-]. B. L WEIR: Nancy M. DL WHITAKER: A.H. RL DL WHITAKER: Charles E. DL WHITAKER: Sarah E. RL DL WHITAKER: Nettie RL DL WHITCOMB: Aretas DL WHITCOMB: Lydia DL WHITCOMB: Eliza DL WHITE: John Ex WILCOX: [-]lmar G. DL WILCOX: Elene Ex WILLIAMS: Edward L. DL WOOD: Jerutia L Died WOOD: Isaac L Ex WOOD: Angeline Ex WOOD: Helene M. DL WOOD: Orpha Ex YOUNG: Sophia D No last name Jane DL
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