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X239/1
Title
Church Book
Found in crumpled pages in 1955, and repaired and bound (so far as could be ascertained in the original order) in that year. pp.
1-5 Lists of church members from "18 years ago", headed 1673.
6 Blank
7 Names of persons excommunicated
9-12 Copies of letters, 1671-3.
13-34 Minutes of church meetings, 1672-99
34-36 Occasional notes of church meetings, 1700, 1707, 1708, 1711, 1712, 1713
37 Church meeting 18 Sept. 1711. Church meeting 29 Sept. 1715.
38 Blank
39 Notes on 1711, with letter of recommendation
40 Names (no details)
41 A suspension, 1714 An excommunication, 1716; another, 1715
42 Names (of those baptised?)
43 Names of those who "spake their experience", 1713-17
44 Minutes of meeting at which treatment of absentees was discussed, 1726
45 Ordination of pastor and deacon, 1718; names, 1719
46 Names of those baptised, 1720-5
47 Appointment of deacons, excommunications etc., 1721-6
48 Names of baptisms, 1726
49 Fragment (? numbers added 1718-9)
50 Names of new members, 1750-64
51 Fragment
52 New deacon etc.
53 Resolution about buying and selling pews, 1723
54 Blank
55 Fragment
56 Blank
57 Fragmentary list of members deceased, 1713-9
58 Fragment (relates to money), 1740-1
59 Fragment, 1747-9
60 Blank
61 Fragment (relates to money) 1765-9
62 Blank
63-4 Fragmentary list of collections, 1769-70 First and last dates given in book: 1655, 1671-1770.
(Typescript transcript by Mr. H.G. Tibbutt available). (in C.R.T: 170/3/1)
For church books, 1750-1829 see X239/11-13.
Date free text
1672-1699
Production date
From: 1655 To: 1770
Scope and Content
About eighteen years ago some of the faithful in Christ did gather together at Steventon, in the County of Bedford, to walke in the Commandments and Ordinances of the Lord, with their beloved Brother and teacher Stephan Hawthorne, their Overseer, whose names, with the names of them that have since added unto them, are hereunder written
The names are as follows - note that gone home indicates that they had died:
Gregory Reade of Stevington, an old disciple, gone home; Katherine Reade, his wife, gone home also;
John Reade, - sleep in Jesus: he was a teacher and was also appointed to break bread to the Church as an elder in the chief brother's absence, and to baptize believers; Judith Reade, -his first wife, departed; Richard Laughton of Stevington departed; Thomas Wooton of Stevington departed;
Mary Coxe of Stevington departed; Elisabeth Finden of Oakley daughter of Gregory [Reade] above named; William Ashburn, he died at Milton [Ernest]; Henry Savage of Milton [Ernest]; Elisabeth Savage his first wife, departed; Thomas Kinge of Wollaston [Northamptonshire]; Mary Read, wife to Edward Reade of Steventon; Mary Hine of Radwell, widow; Margaret White of Oakley, widow; Elisabeth Negus of Stevington, wife of Henry Negus; John Allen of Stevington; Elisabeth Allen his wife; Frances Laughton of Stevington wife to John Laughton; Mary Smith, the wife of Giles Smith of Thurley; Deborah Coxe of Stevington, widow; Susannah Stratton of Stevington, widow; John Harrison of Turvey; Duglis Little of Pavenham;
Mary Savage wife to Brother Savage above mentioned; Mary Reade daughter to Gregory [Reade] abovementioned; Susannah Lovell, wife of Thomas Lovell of Pavenham; Elisabeth Laughton of Stevington; Daniel Negus of Stevington; Mistress Frances Atkinson, wife to Mr. Thomas Atkinson of Northampton; Elisabeth Adams of Stevington, widow, departed; Elisabeth King of Radwell, widow; Elisabeth Toll of Chellington, departed
Anne Newman of Stevington; Anne Classen of Brayfield-on-the Green [Northamptonshire]; Ellin Woodfeild of Stevington departed; William Finden of Oakley; Sussanah Boman of Pavenham; Thomas Lovell of Pavenham; Samuel Harvey of Pavenham; Nicholas Chapman of Pavenham; Mary Chamberlaine of Oakley; Ketherin Osmond of Stevington; Mary Negus of Stevington daughter of Elisabeth Negus named above; Edward Bull of Pavenham; John Fowler of Oakley; John Norris of Turvey; Alice Copperwheat of Oakley; Anne Higges of Clapham wife to Thomas Higges
Elisabeth Norris of Turvey wife to John Norris above named; Mary Laraunce of Stevington; Frances Negus, daughter of Elisabeth Negus above named; Anne Holt of Hackleton [Northamptonshire]; Richard Dixe of Chellington; James Clare of Weston; Richard Laughton of Bowshott [Bozeat, Northamptonshire?]; Ellin Tod of Hackleton; John Carter of Stevington; John Dix of Radwell; Ellin Laurance of Stevington wife to Brother Laurance
Thomas Laurance of Stevington; Aquila Laurance of Stevington; Israel Pake of Stevington; Katherine Pake of Stevington, widow; Mistress Judith Barringer, wife of Joseph Barringer of Steventon; Elisabeth Carter wife to Brother John Carter above mentioned; Elisabeth Renolds wife to William Renolds of Chellington; Mary Dixe of Radwell; Susannah Fowler of Oakley wife to our Brother John Fowler; Mary Odell of Horton [Northamptonshire];
Fisher of Oakley wife to Richard Fisher; Margaret Grunden of Oakley "wife to Robert Grundon; Joan Stratton, widow; Dennis Rose; Margery Church;
John Greenwood; Mary Ball; Mrs. Martha Hilton; Elisabeth Coles; William Hilton; Susanah Alison; Alice Bithrey; Frances Shelton; Nathan Brown;
Mary Roberts; Austin Tayler; Ann Balderson; Richard Moby; Alice Cox; Elisabeth Feild; Elisabeth Ashburner; Elisabeth Lowle; Sarah Scrivener;
Elisabeth Tayler; Hannah Bozard; Francis Boyes; John Bithrey; John Payne; Mary Pain; Mary Payne; John Classon; John Grime; Elinor Tayler;
Ana Boney; Mary Cox; Susanah Pitum; Richard Lambert; Edward Dison; Ann Lambert; Edward Stevenson; Constance Dickens; James Paine;
Elisabeth Stratton; Elisabeth Boyes; Elisabeth Woodward; Mary Negus; James Hardick; Mary Allen; William Ashburne; Elisabeth Stratton;
Benjamin Fen; Sarah Hulet; John Kingstone; Mary Aclom; Mary Greenwood; Jane [blank]; E [blank]; Henry Hallowwood; Jonathan Laughton;
Elisabeth Heines; Frances Hodge alias Woodward; Elisabeth Odell; Ruth Church; Mara Scevington; Mary Seward; Sarah Feazy; Elisabeth Foskett;
Robert Church; Woodam; Mary Seward; Margaret Skevington; Susannah Hardick; Ann Coxe; Robert Stoaks; Frances Rogers of Slappon [?];
Ralfe Page; Elisabeth Rogers of Slappon; Priscila Bray; Elisabeth Morris; Elisabeth Morris; Sarah Harris; Benjamin Shelton; Robert Man; Josias Webster; Margerit Steffe; Mary Stratton; John Scrivener; William Bithwrey; Jeffery Woodam; Hester Gurney; Susannah Norris; William Collisson;
Samuel Laughton ;
The names of persons excommunicate out of our church:
William Hine of Radwell - dead; Elisabeth Frint -of Oakley, a Quaker; Elisabeth Herrin of Dean; Joan Lord of Felmersham; John Greenwood;
Mary Greenwood; Elisabeth Renolds; Mary Chamberlain; Thomas Sharpe -was suspended and did under go that censure;
The names of persons who are admitted into fellowship and full communion with us, belonging to other congregations:
Cicely Bull, wife to Edward Bull of Pavenham; Mary Reade, widow, late wife to Brother John Reade; Sarah Chapman, Wife to our Brother Nicholas aforenamed, both of the congregation over which Mr. John Gibbs is overseer; Judith Tappe, of a congregation in London who walked in fellowship with honourable Mr. Henry Jessey, deceased; Mary Lovell of another church in London, walking in fellowship with Mr. Hanserd Knollys.
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