736 Byfield Massachusetts parish records recorded by a Rev. Hale from 1709-1743. These baptisms may include residents from Newbury, Rowley and Georgetown. The first pastor of the church in the parish was Rev. Moses Hale, who died Jan.16, 1743-4. The following are all the records of baptisms in the parish from the founding of the church to the time of Mr. Hale’s decease.
Samuell, son of John Hopkinson, Jan. 5. William, son of Nathaniel Dumer, Jan. 12. Nathan, son of Lt. Stephen Longfellow, Jan. 19, 1734-5. Benj., son of Benj. Stickney, jr., Jan. 26. Mary, dau. of Abraham Brown, Feb. 16 Enoch, son of John Stewartt, Feb. 16. Sarah, dau. of Richard Lowell, jr., Mar. 9, 1734-5
Mehitabel, dau. of Nathll Dumer, Mar. 27. A child of Jonathan Mores, May 1. Josiah, son of Samuel Brown, May 8. Ezekll and John, sons of Richard Layton, May 29, 1720. Abigail, dau. of Benjamin Poor, June 12. David, son of Isaac Adams, June 19, 1720 John, son of Lionel Chute, June 19, 1720 A son of Ebenezer Boynton, July 17. Sarah, dau. of Jno. Boynton, July 24. Joseph, son of Jonathan Spafford, Aug. 7. Jane, dau. of Ebenezer Stewartt, Aug. 24. Mary, dau. of Jonathan Boynton, Aug. 28, 1720 Ruth, dau. of James Chute, Aug. 28, 1720 Joanna, dau. … Read more
John, son of Aaron Dresser, Mar. 28. Ann, dau. of William Longfellow, May 2, 1742 Joseph, son of Joseph Carr, May 2, 1742 Benjamin, son of John Noyes, May 2, 1742. Phebe, dau. of Bartholomew Pearson, May, __1742. Hannah, dau. of John Stewartt, May __. Enoch, son of Enoch Noyes, June 13 A child of Abia Sawyer, June __, 1742. Ednah, dau. of Benj. Plumer, July 11. Abraham, son of Joseph Sweat, July 25. Edward, son of Jonathan Pearson, jr., Aug. 1, 1742 Abner, son of Moses Woodman, Aug. 1, 1742. William, son of Andrew Duty, Aug. 15. Abigail, dau. … Read more
John, son of Andrew Stickney, Apr. 8. Betty, dau. of Samll Jewett, Apr. 29, 1733 Jane, dau. of Moses Wheeler, Apr. 29, 1733 Judith, dau. of Eben Tenney, July 1 Johnson, son of Jno. Stewart, July 1. Hephsibah, dau. of Samuell Poor, July 22, 1733 John, son of John Dumer, esq., Aug. 12. A child of Jno. Lull, July 29, 1733 Martha, dau. of Nathan Plumer, Aug. 26. Judith, dau. of Benjamin Pearson, Sept. 23, 1733 John, son of Edmund Cheney, Sept. 23, 1733 Benj., son of Stephen Hidden, Sept. 23, 1733 Judith, dau. of Dea. Samll Moodey, Sept. 30, … Read more
Sarah, dau. of Philip Goodridge, Jan. 22. Lydia, dau. of Lionel Chute, Jan. 29. Jchabod, son of Eldad Cheney, Mar. 12, 1710 Thomas, son of Benjamin Stickney, Apr. 9.
David, son of Nicholas Cheney, Mar. 30. Jonah, son of Jonathan Spafford, Apr. 20. John, son of John Lull, jr., May 4. Sarah, dau. of Moses Gerrish, June 22. Sarah, dau. of Joseph Danford, June 29. Susanna, dau. of Joseph Noyes, July 13. Hannah, dau. of Jonathan Pearson, July 20, 1729. David, son of Nathan Wheeler, jr., Aug. 3, 1729. Samuell, son of Samuell Moody, Sept. 28. Stephen, son of Nathll Danford, Oct. 5. Susanna, dau. of Amos Pilsbury, Dec. 18
Mark, son of Jonathan Thurlo, Jan. 2. Jonathan, son of Jonathan Layton, Jan. 16, 1742-3 Samll, son of David Boynton, Feb. 6 Abigail, dau. of Jer. Adams, Feb. 6. David, son of Caleb Burbank, Feb. 13, 1742-3 Mary, dau. of Jeremiah Poor, Feb. 13, 1742-3 Mary, dau. of Edmund Cheney, jr., Mar. 6, 1742-3
A child of Ephraim Brown, Jan. 13, 1716-7 Phebe, dau. of Thomas Tenney, Jan. 13, 1716-7 Joshua, son of Joshua Boynton, jr., Jan. 20, 1,716-7 Abigail, dau. of Sam” Goodridge, Mar. 17, 1716-7