A Church History of New England extending from 1783 to 1796.
Containing An Account of the Religious Affairs of the Country and the Oppressions therein on Religious Accounts with a Particular History of Baptist Churches in the Five States of New England Vol III.
By ISAAC BACKUS, pastor of a Church in Middleborough. 334 pages.
THIS IS NOT a reprint but the actual 1796 volume. Back hard cover is missing and it is marked with age. Front piece says Property of Joseph A. Rathbun.
Contents - Baptist Church Histories of towns in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire (At that time parts of New Hampshire were considered Massachusetts) and Vermont. Some of the town names -- Boston, Middleborough, Rehoboth, Taunton, Raynham, Tisbury, Sturbridge, Harvard, New Salem, Providence, Kittery, Newport, Woodstock, Hartford, Lyme, Wallingford, Newtown, New London, South Kingston, Grafton County, Vermont. Windsor, Coventry.
Notes
Some of the surnames - Stillman, Alden, Williams, Clarke, Briggs, Backus, Nelson, Robinson, Thompson, Mason, Seamans, Hicks, Irons, Wheeler, Thurber, Carpenter, Goff, Lawrence, Hathway, Tobey, Lewis, Eldridge, Chace, Smith, Lovell, Dana, Rathbun, Waters, Batcheller, Kenney, Parker, Cooper, Snow, Codding, Wightman, Upham, Clark, Orcott, Smellage, Littlefield, Vining, Long, Todd, Hodge, Webster, Bigelow, Palk, Baldwin, Haskins, Grey, Whelpley, Hooper, Chadbourn, M'Corson, Flagg, Woodward, Leach, Macomber, Hebberd, Potter, Stinson, Gould, Wilbur, Case, Fuller, Jackson, Cain, Lock, Ames, Winsor, Burroughs, Dodge, Bliss, Baker, Burdick, Coon, Gardner, Hill, Jenkins, Northrup, Tillinghast, Weight, Joslin, Barbar, Manchester, Greene, Wightman, Burris, Randal, Brown, Darrow,. Rogers, Lee, Stark, Bolton, Cole, Gillet, Minor, Royce, Ferris, Lee, Sherman, Tuttle, Wildman, Babcock, Lester, Hill, Wheat, Lillibridge, Crocket, Jewel, Powers, Wilbore, Beckwith, Ledoyt, Hebbeard, Higbie, Bridgman, Cram, Ward, Hains, Sonte, Brainard, Currier, Blood, Nichols, Cornel, Ransom, Drew, Low, West, Roots.
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