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Baptisms Miscellaneous Churches Churches in Jamaica, Flushing, Newtown,New York 1780 - 1810
Origin and History of Grace Church, Jamaica, New York
By Horation Oliver Ladd
Published by Shakespeare Press, New York, 1914
Found at library of New-York Historical Society, 2004
Transcriber: Peter Devine Feb. 2004
Private Register of Rev. Gilbert Sayres, D.D. 1769 - 1795
page 296-299 baptisms
BAPTIZED
6/15/1780, Beloyal Livingston son of Phillip Livingston
6/2/1780, Thomas Amberman a Negro slave
3/12/1781, Thomas Duncan son of Danl. & Arabella Ludlow
3/29/1781, Margraet Willett, daughter of John & Ann Waters
4/1/1781, Elizabeth daughter of Jabez & Mary Hustead
4/13/1781, Martha daughter of Stephen Wiggins
5/4/1781, Isaac, John, Esther, Joseph (May 7), Clara, Aletta, Sarah, sons and daughters of Jonathn & Mary Anderson
5/4/1781, Jeremiah son of Willm & Elizabeth Anderson
5/6/1781, Mary daughter of Peter & Ann Berton
5/20/1781, Harriet daughter of Josiah & Anna Pomeroy
7/22/1781, Mary daughter of Jarvis & Elizabeth Dobbs
8/10/1781, Ann daughter of Thom & Catherine Clout
9/2/1781, Ann Payne daughter of Gerard & Sarah Beekman
9/13/1781 John & Nicholas sons of Nicholas Jones
9/16/1781 Elizabeth daughter of John & Aletta Dunbar
9/21/1781 Douwe son of Douwe & Catherine Ditmus
10/5/1781, Catherine Betts daughter of Thoms & Susanna Welling
10/25/1781, Ann Prichard daughter of Anthony & Phebe Terrill
12/6/1781, Thoms. Son of Isaac & Isabella Wilkins
12/26/1781, Aletta daughter of Willm & Aletta Vaughn
1/6/1782, Addison son of Heman & Hannah Clarke
1/8/1782, Thomas Howel son of Thoms & Margraet Smith
1/9/1782, Mary daughter of Thoms. & Margraet Smith
1/20/1782, Sarah daughter of Thoms & ____ Smith
1/20/1782, Joseph son of Joseph & Saray Ely
2/6/1782, Sarah daughter of Nathaniel & Johanna Moore
3/21/1782, Elizabeth Chaning daughter of Revd. Thomas & Judah Moore
3/31/1782, Phebe daughter of John & Miriam Burger
4/7/1782, James son of Phillip & Susanna Herny
4/9/1782, Eugenia daughter of David & Mary Haviland
5/5/1782, George son of James & Elizabeth Bonney
5/7/1782, John Halstead son of John & Ann Waters
6/2/1782, Abrahm. & Nathanl. More sons of Abm & Mary Denio
8/17/1782, John Dunbarr - an adult
8/18/1782, Mary daughter of John & Margrt. Houlroyd
9/15/1782, Stephen son of Simon & Margaret Wiggins
10/22/1782, Hannah, Mary, Saml, children of Isaac & Mary Pettit
10/23/1782, Catherine daughter of Danl. & Catharine Whitehead
12/6/1782, James Henry son of John & Sophia McDonald
1/19/1782, Nathan Fish son of Willm & Jane Moore
1/23/1783, Ann daughter of Elihu & Ann Hume
2/2/1783, Gilbert son of Henry & Elizabeth Dawson
5/18/1783, Margraet Willett, Sarah Willett, daughters of James & Sarah Morrell
6/25/1783, Marinus Willett son of Willm & Aletta Vaughn
7/25/1783, Agnes Betts daughter of John & Ann Waters
7/27/1783, Peter son of Thomas & Elizabeth Fairchild
7/27/1783, Balthus son of Stephen & Esther Delancey
9/7/1783, Frances daughter of Daniel & Arabella Ludulow
9/7/1783, John son of Heman & Hannah Clark
9/7/1783, Ann Dashwood daughter of Francis & Elizabeth Lewis
11/9/1783, Elizabeth daughter of Thoms & Elizabeth Cornell
1/5/1784, Lucretia Wiggins, an adult
1/5/1784, Richard Wiggins, an adult
1/5/1784, Mary daughter of Richd & Ann Wiggins
1/18/1784, Willm son of Willm & Jane Roarden
3/27/1784, Ann daughter of John Carpenter
9/5/1784, Ann daughter of John & Mary Hincksman
9/5/1784, Saml. Gregson son of Saml. & Mary Turner, late of Chancy Lane in the Parish of St. Andrew Holborn in the County of Middlesex, London
1/10/1785, Thoms. Colgan son of Danl. & Catharine Whitehead
1/11/1785, Catherine daughter of Danl & Mary Kissam
1/14/1785, Benjamin son of Jacob & Elizabeth Moore
5/22/1785, Thoms. son of Richd & Abigail Alsop
6/5/1785, Charles son of John & Margraet Houlroyd
6/10/1785, James son of Stephen & Rebekah Hallett
6/10/1785, John son of Isaac & Susannah Begaw
7/3/1785, Mary wife of Jonthn Strictland, and adult
7/3/1785, Richard Lawrence, son of Jonthn & Mary Strictland
10/2/1785, Augustus son of d
11/13/1785, Richd son of Charles & ____ Welling
11/20/1785, Eloisa daughter of Francis & Elizabeth Lewis
11/27/1785, Cornelius Rapalay son of David & Mary Purdy
1/15/1786, Aletta daughter of John & Ann Waters
1/15/1786, Frederick son of John & Sarah Polhemus
5/20/1786, Hannah Waynman, an adult
5/20/1786, Benjn son of Joseph & Lydia Burrows
5/20/1786, Ann daughter of Willm & Hannah Waynman
9/5/1786, Willm David son of David & Patience Titus
1/1/1787, Edward Bardin son of Danl & Catharine Whitehead
6/17/1787, Elizabeth daughter of John & Margraet Holroyd
6/24/1787, Susannah daughter of Isaac & Susannah Begaw
7/15/1787, John, William, Thomas, Christopher, children, sons of Blakeney & Catherine Bouchica of Jamaica
8/19/1787, Gabriel Ludlow son of Francis & Elizabeth Lewis
10/1/1787, John Shoals son of Jacob & Elizabeth Moore
10/28/1787, Susannah Betts, an adult
11/3/1787, Ann Smith, an adult
11/3/1787, Danl. Thorn, son of Hutchins & Ann Smith
1/1/1788, John George, & Elizabeth Mary, children of ____
1/6/1788, George Baker, an adult
1/25/1788, Jonathan Underhill, an adult
1/25/1788, Sarah, Hannah, Willm, Mary, Ann, children of Jonathan & Hannah Underhill
1/27/1788, Maria Ann daughter of Saml & Ann Brownjohn
2/1/1788, Sarah, an adult, wife of Cornelius Hyatt - and also Sarah, Thomas, & Anna, their children
5/25/1788, at Jamaica was baptized by the Revd Thomas Moore, Mary daughter of John & Charity Thatford, also Elizabeth daughter of George & Hannah Baker. Enterred by the request of Mr Moore Wm Hammell
2/7/1788, Jane daughter of Oliver & Catherine Templeton
2/14/1788, Jane daughter of Hulett & Charlotte Creed
2/17/1788, Jane daughter of Richd & Ann Wiggins
3/2/1788, Cornelius son of David & Mary Purdy
3/9/1788, John Vanpelt son of Thoms & Elizabeth Kelly
4/13/1788, Willm. Son of Isaac & Mary Pettit
4/27/1788, Hetecha daughter of Jonathan & Rebekah Jones
6/22/1788, Sarah daughter of Isaac & Rhoda Hewlett
6/22/1788, Joseph Roe of Flushing, an adult
6/22/1788, Fanny daughter of James & Sarah Morrell
6/22/1788, John & Sarah children of John & Elizabeth V. Voorhees
6/29/1788, Frances, Deborah Smith, Sarah, Hannah, Waters Smith, Richard, Stephen, Field - all adults
6/27/1788, John son of Saml Eldert of Jamaica
8/15/1788, Sarah daughter of Willm & Hannah Waynman
11/30/1788, Elizabeth daughter of John & Sarah Troup
3/23/1789, Richd Morrell, an adult
9/13/1789, Thomas son of Saml. & Ann Brownjohn
11/29/1789, Charlotte daughter of John & Sarah Hicks
5/2/1790, Willm James son of Willm & Hannah Waynman
5/16/1790, John son of Willm & Mary Aspinwall
5/23/1790, Jane daughter of Hulett & Charlotte Creed
5/30/1790, Levinah daughter of David & Mary Purdy
5/30/1790, Nelly daughter of Isaac & Susannah Begaw
page 304-311
BAPTISMS
Jamaica 8/1/1790, William son of William & Martha Smith
8/26/1790, James Depeyster son of Jacob & Mary Ogden, baptized by Rev. Tho. Moore
Jamaica 10/10/1790, William, Hannah, Ann & Margaret Waters, adults
Hallets Cove, New Town 11/8/1790, Edward Greenoak, Sarah Greenoak, Sarah Lawrence, Elizabeth Lawrence, Elizabeth Greenoak, Martha Hare, Elizabeth Dalton, Mary Hallet, Samuel Hare, Nathaniel Greenoak, Benjamin Hallet, adults
11/8/1790, Maria daughter of Joseph & Mary Hallet
11/8/1790, David Titus, son of Edward & Sarah Greenoak. David Titus, Godfather
11/8/1790, Nathaniel Greenoak son of Malancthon & Sarah Lawrence, Nathaniel Greenoak, Godfather.
11/8/1790, Deborah Greenoak daughter of Malancthon & Sarah Lawrence, Nathaniel Greenoak, Godfather.
11/8/1790, Maria daughter of Malancthon & Sarah Lawrence, David Titus, Godfather.
11/8/1790, Rebecca Moore, Lydia and Nathaniel Moore, children of Stephen & Rebecca Hallet
11/8/1790, Richard son of Edward & Sarah Greenoak. Rich Hallet, Godfather
Jamaica 11/22/1790, Isaac son of Isaac & Rhoda Hewlett
11/28/1790, Anna daughter of John & Charity Thatford
Jamaica 2/16/1791, Sarah daughter of Isaac & Mary Pettit
2/27/1791, Samuel son of Samuel & Elizabeth Sacket
3/9/1791, John son of John & Sarah Troup
Jamaica 3/13/1791, Benjamin Daniel son of Samuel & Elizabeth Welling. N.B. Benjamin Tanner, was Intended
Jamaica 3/23/1791, William son of John & Mary Hinckman
New Town 3/27/1791, Nathaniel Kenney, ad adult
Flushing 5/9/1791, Daniel Thorn, his wife Bathsheba Thorn and Mary Thorn, their daughter, adults
Flushing 5/22/1791, Elizabeth Van Pelt, daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Kelly
New Town 6/26/1791, Catharine daughter of Morris & Catharina Hazzard
Flushing 7/10/1791, Elena, an adult, wife of James Allen, of New York, Clarissa & James, children of James & Elena Allen Fairchild and their mother, Sponsors
Flushing 7/10/1791, Isaac son of Richard & ____ Peck
Flushing 7/16/1791, Mary daughter of Daniel & Mary Kissam
New Town, 8/17/1791, Sally Fish daughter of John & Ann Waters. Mrs. Waters and Mrs. Burris answered for
Jamaica 8/14/1791, Thomas Willett son of Daniel & Catharine Whitehead
Newtown 8/15/1791, Mrs. Nancy Buckbee, an adult; Abigail, Hannah & Benjamin, children of Benjamin & Nancy Buckbee
Flushing 8/18/1791, Patience Susanna daughter of John and Sarah Hicks. David Titus & Susanna Evers, Sponsors
Jamaica 9/25/1791, Mary daughter of Susanna Van Pelt. Sponsors, her father Jacob Van Pelt and her sister Mary V. Pelt
Jamaica 9/25/1791, Kendel & Alexander children of John & Deborah Dunn
Flushing, 10/2/1791, Mrs. Anna Roe, Lawrence Roe, Miss Betsy Roe, and Ann Cornell, adults
Flushing, 10/2/1791, Martha, William, Richard, Samuel, Abraham, Isaac children of William & Martha Lowree
11/13/1791, Catherine and Sarah children of Wm & Catharine Weaver
New Town, 11/20/1792, Sarah daughter of Benjamin & Nancy Buckbee
Jamaica 11/29/1791, Margaret daughter of William & Martha Puntine
New Town 12/26/1791, John son of James & Elizabeth Moore
New Town 1/20/1792, Sarah Tompkins, Hannah Buckbee, adults
New Town 1/20/1792, Edward & John children of Joseph & Sarah Tompkins
Flushing 1/22/1792, John Hutchins, son of John Hutchins & Anna Smith
Jamaica 1/29/1792, Anna & Roloef Duryee, Junior, children of Richard & Anna Wiggins
Jamaica 2/15/1792, Eliza daughter of John & Catharine Hinckman
New Town 3/11/1792, Elizabeth Ann daughter of Jonathan & Hannah Underhill
Flushing 3/22/1792, Cecelia Gold daughter of Francis & Elizabeth Lewis
Jamaica 4/4/1792, Elizabeth daughter of Hulett & Charlotte Creed
Jamaica 4/6/1792, Maria daughter of Samuel & Catalina Eldred
Newtown 4/24/1792, George son of Daniel & Ellen Rapelye
5/28/1792, Thomas, Anna, Samuel Hallet, Joseph & David, children of David & Jemima Moora
Hallets Cove 6/4/1792, Lydia daughter of Joseph & Mary Hallet
Hallets Cove 6/4/1792, Mary Bergam daughter of Stephen & Rebecca Hallet. N.B. Rebecca Bergan stood Sponsor with the Parents
Jamaica 6/24/1792, James Henry son of John & Elizabeth V. Voorhase
Hallets Cove 8/15/1792, Elizabeth daughter of Isaac & Susanna Bergan
Jamaica 9/30/1792, Obadiah Paul son of Obadiah & Sarah Leach. Sponsors, Abraham Probasco and the mother
Jamaica 10/21/1792, William Henry son of William & Catharine Hammell. Sponsors, John Hammell, John Grigg and Hannah Hammell
New Town 11/25/1792, David son of David & Mary Purdy
Jamaica 12/23/1792, Jane daughter of Joseph & Mary Yandle
Jamaica 12/23/1792, Jenne daughter of Isaac & Mary Pettit
Jamaica 12/15/1792, William Betts son of Charles & Sarah McDavid
Nathaniel Lewis son of Nathaniel & Elizabeth Betts. N.B. The above ought to have been inserted before the two last Baptisms.
Jamaica 3/17/1793, Sarah daughter of Samuel & Elizabeth Welling The Parents and Sarah Polhemus, Sponsors
Flushing 4/28/1793, William Simmonds, an adult
Jamaica in the evening, Joanna Smith daughter of Monson & Lucretia Hayt. Chrstopher & Mary Smith, Sponsors
Jamaica 5/12/1793, Martha daughter of William & Sarah McKrell
New Town 6/2/1793, Ann Lewis daughter of Charles & Sarah McDavid
Jamaica 6/9/1793, Martha Prien daughter of John & Charity Thatford
New Town 7/14/1793, Thomas son of Thomas & Susanna Haight
Jamaica 7/21/1793, Robert son of John & Sarah Troup
Flushing 7/28/1793, William Lawrence & David, his son, adults
New Town 7/30/1793, Mary Lawrence daughter of Thomas & Abigail Billup Dr. Richard Lawrence, as Proxy for the Father. The Mother and Mrs. Mary Lawrence, Sponsors
Jamaica 9/1/1793, Eldred son of Samuel & Catalina Eldred
New Town 9/15/1793, Judith Rosevelt daughter of Timothy & Sarah Roach Sponsors, Mrs. Rosevelt and the Parents
Flushing 9/29/1793, Thomas son of Wm & Eve Hannahs
Flushing 10/23/1793, Abby Morrel, Elizabeth Burling, John Morrel, Sarah Morrel, adults
New Town 10/27/1793, Catharine daughter of Moris & Catharine Hazzard
Flushing 11/19/1793, Clarissa Rodman, an adult
12/1/1793, Mary Fowler, Jane Fowler, Margaret Roe, adults
12/1/1793, Thomas Roe, Nathaniel Roe, Gilbert Roe, Benjamin Roe, Silas Roe, Eliza Roe, Ann Roe children of Joseph & Ann Roe.
At the same time Elizabeth & John children of Garret & Cornelia Nostrant
Jamaica 12/15/1793, Mary Ann daughter of Nathaniel & Elizabeth Betts. The Mother, John & Mary Dudley, Sponsors
New Town 12/29/1793, Nathaniel son of William & Elizabeth Betts
Flushing 2/2/1794, Thomas son of John & Sarah Hicks. Sponsors, David Titus, Thomas Hicks, and the mother
Jamaica 2/5/1794, Eleanor daughter of John & Mary Hincksman
Newtown 2/9/1794, Elizabeth daughter of Henry & Winifred Van Allen
Wm Hammell, Rectr.
Jamaica 2/26/1794, Sarah daughter of Hulett & Charlotte Creed
New Town 3/2/1794, Anna Catharine daughter of Daniel & Ellen Rapelye
3/23/1794, Gilbert son of Joseph & Sarah Tompkins
Jamaica 4/2/1794, John son of John West & Jane Welling
New Town 5/4/1794, Elizabeth daughter of Edward & Sarah Greenoak
Newtown 6/15/1794, Patience daughter of David & Jemima Moore. Also Henry son of Anthony & Anna Barkley. The Parents & Peter Rosevelt, Sponsors.
Newtown 6/22/1794, Lydia daughter of John & Martha Burroughs
Jamaica 6/29/1794, Charles son of Joseph & Bonnella Sealy
Flushing on same day, William son of John Hutchins & Anna Smith
New Town 9/14/1794, Margaret daughter of David & Eunice Van Wickly
Wm Hammell, Rectr
Jamaica 12/9/1794, Robert & George Benjamin children of Charles & Sarah McNeile
New Town 1/21/1795, Agreeable to my Consent in a note from Mr. Richard Wiggins, the Revd. Mr Sands baptized his child by the name of Richard on the 16th of October last
Newtown 3/15/1795, John son of David & Mary Purdy
Newtown 3/15/1795, Joseph Woodred son of Henry & Nelly Beadel, Abrm Duryee, the Father, and Mrs. Woodred sponsors
Newtown 3/15/1795, Richard Betts son of John & Ann Waters
Newtown 4/6/1795, Frances daughter of Thomas & Abigail Billup
Jamaica 4/7/1795, Stephen Hicks, an adult and Maria daughter of Stephen & Mary Hicks
Flushing 5/14/1795, Ann Louisa daughter of John & Sarah Hicks. The mother, Samuel Titus, and Elias Hicks sponsors
Jamaica 5/25/1795, John Tanner son of Samuel & Elizabeth Welling
New Town 2/22/1795, George an adult belonging to Peter Culver of Bushwick, & Diana daughter of the above & Jane belongs to Peter Duryee
New Town 6/7/1795, James son of James, a Freeman & Diana belongs to Mr. Devoise, at Fresh pond
Jamaica 2/1/1796, By the Rev Chs Seabury, Thomas Colgan son of John & Sarah Troup
Musqueto Cove 2/24/1796, Daniel Whitehead & Maria children of Daniel W. & Elizabeth Kissam
Jamaica 8/21/1796, By the Rev Mr Elias Cooper of Philipseburgh baptized Mary Ann granddaughter of John & Mary Hinckman son of said John & Mary, who where the God Father & Mother
Jamaica 8/21/1796, Leana daughter of John West Welling, and Jenny his wife
Jamaica 8/21/1796, Mary daughter of Joseph & Cathae Thatford
Jamaica 8/21/1796, Sarah Eliza, daughter of John & Eliza Battin
10/9/1796, Baptized by the Revd Mr. Samuel Haskill of Peekskill, William son of John & Charity Thatford
12/25/1796, Baptized by the Rev. Mr. Ratoone of New York. Mary daughter of John & Cathe Hinchman
1/2/1797, Baptized by the Revd Mr Van Dyck of New Town, John Smith son of James & Margaret Mackrel
3/16/1797, Baptized by the Revd. Mr. Raynor of Elizabeth Town Geo: Hulet, son of Hulet & Charlotte Creed.
Stephen son of Stephen & Mary Hicks, Sponsors, the Father & Mr. Carpenter, the Grandmother.
Jamaica, By the Rev. Mr. E.D. Ratoone of N.Y.
4/14/1797, Thomas son of Samuel & Elizabeth Welling
6/25/1797, Robert son of Joseph & Bonnella Sealy - born
8/19/1797, Ann, born 3/17/1792 daughter of Willm & Martha Puntine
8/19/1797, Mary, born 3/20/1795 daughter of Willm & Martha Puntine
8/19/1797, Henry, born 1/20/1797 son of Willm & Martha Puntine. Father & Mother, Sponsors.
By the Rev Dr. Beach
Sept __, Henry, born ____, son of Samuel & ____ Eldert
By the Revd Mr Ratoone
12/25/1797, John, born 8/3/1797 son of John & Elizabeth Brown. Father & Mother, Sponsors.
By the Revd. Mr Ratoone at Amboy
8/6/1801, Ruth daughter of William & Margaret Smith, aged 31, wife of Joseph Marsh of Perth Amboy
4/22/1802, Edmund Bainbridge, aged 27
Baptisms by the Revd. E.D. Rattoone, Rector of Grace Church, Jamaica
Pages 312-313
This is to Certify to whom it may Concern that the following persons were duly baptized by me according to the Rites & Ceremonies of the Prott Episcopal Church, before & after my Call as Rector of Grace Church Jamaica on the 4th day of June 1797. Elijah D. Rattoone
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