Records from the SMITH MEETING HOUSE at Gilmanton, NH Originally copied by Mary Lovering Holman, 1911. The Smith Meeting House in Gilmanton was the first church in that part of New Hampshire. Gilmanton has now been divided into Gilmanton, Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilford and Belmont. I received a photocopy of the typewritten manuscript by Mary Lovering Holman from the NHHS. Here on the Internet with the permission of the NHHS. All spellings are kept as they were in the manuscript. Trish Elliott-Kashima BAPTISMS performed by the Revd. Mr. Isaac Smith: Heirs, the son of John Worth, was baptised Feb 7, 1775 Hannah and Sarah the daughters of Dudley and Reuben the son of Ebenezer Page Jun. were all baptised Feb 26, 1775. John Tilton Lovit and Josiah Bacheldor were baptised Mar 26, 1775 Sarah ye daughter and Jeremiah ye son of Jeremiah Cogswel and Hannah ye daughter of Doctor William Smith were all baptised May 4, 1775. Hitty ye daughter of Jeremiah Cogswel baptised Oct 1, 1775 John and Samuel Harper the Sons and Betsey the daughter of David Bean and Elizabeth the daughter of Peter Gilman were all baptised on their wives account Nov 2, 1775. Sarah ye daughter of Samuel Morril was baptised Nov 7, 1775. David Avery, Betty Ives and Martha Avery were all baptised December 4, 1775 being ye children of Samuel Avery. Isaac Bachelder ye Son and Joanna and Polly ye daughters of Isaac Bachelder were all baptised Dec 10, 1775. Job the Son of Capt. Nathaniel Tilton was baptised Feb 18, 1776. Jonathan Hutchins baptised May 26, 1776. Sarah ye daughter of Peter Gilman was baptised Aug 4, 1776. Samuel ye Son of Samuel Dudley deceased was baptised on his grandfathers account in May 1776. John ye Son of John Dudley was baptised Sept 15, 1776. David ye son of David Bean was baptised Sept 29, 1776. Israel Page the son of Ebenezer Page junr was Baptised Oct 27, 1776. Thomas the son of Jonathan Ross was baptised Dec. 1, 1776. Abel the son of Samuel Dudley deceased was baptised on his grandfathers account Mar 23, 1777. May 25, 1777 Sarah ye daughter of Doctor William Smith was baptised. Jonathan & John ye Sons and Molly & Deborah & Dollay ye daughters of John Gilman were all baptised July ye 3rd day 1777. Ebenezer the Son of Elisha Odlin was baptised on his wife's account Sept. 4th, 1777. Elizabeth ye daughter of Jonathan Kinsman was baptised Sept 14, 1777. James ye Son and Martha ye daughter of Samuel Morril and Benjamin the Son of Jacob Tole of Loudon were all baptised Sept 24, 1777 at a lecture preached there. Judah ye daughter of Jeremiah Coggswell was baptised Nov. 2, 1777. Ebenezer ye Son of the Revd. Mr. Isaac Smith was Baptised Nov 23, 1777. Sarah Worth ye daughter of John Worth was baptised Nov 30, 1777. Anna Lovit the daughter of Liet Lovit of Chichester was baptised Jan 21, 1778. Anna Dudley the Dau of John Dudley was baptised April 3, 1778. Abner the son of Isaac Bachelder was baptised April 17, 1778 on his wifes account. Joshua the Son of Deacon Chamberlain of the Gore was baptised September 6, 1778. Ebenezer Badger Coggswell the son of Thomas Coggswell was baptised on his wife's account Oct 11, 1778. Samuel Stiles the Son of --- Stiles of Loudon was baptised October 18, 1778. Ebenezer Page the son of Ebenezer Page junr was baptised Feb 21, 1779 Abigail Ross the Daughter of Jonathan Ross was baptised March 21, 1779 Levi the son of Capt Nathaniel Wilson was baptised April 25, 1779 Sarah the daughter of Jeremiah Cogswel was baptised Sept 29, 1779 Josiah the Son of Benjamin Mason of Chichester was baptised September 22, 1779 Moses the son of Major Daniel Sanborn of Sanborntown was baptised November 14, 1779 Mary the daughter of Doctor William Smith was baptised Nov 1779. Ebenezer the son of John Gilman was baptised March 5, 1780 Martha the daughter of Revd. Isaac Smith was baptised May 28, 1780. Mary the daughter of John Melcher was baptised the same day. Nathaniel the son of John Didley(Dudley?) was baptised May 14, 1780 Abraham the son of Isaac Bachelder was baptised July 1780 Anna the daughter of David Bean was baptised Sept 27, 1780 Mary the daughter and John the son of John Bradbury was baptised May 3, 1781 Molly the daughter of Ebenezer Page junr was baptised June 2, 1781 Susanna the daughter of John Bradbury was baptised July 1, 1781 Mary and Mercy and Eunice the daughters and Jacob the Son of Jacob Kelley were all baptised together July 4, also Martha the daughter of Robert Moulton was baptised at the same time on his wife's account. Ebenezer the son of Ephraim Chamberlain of the Gore was baptised Sept 3, 1781 Thomas the Son of Thomas Cogswel was baptised Nov 18, 1781. Jeremiah the son of Nathaniel Wilson was baptised Dec 2, 1781 Joanna the daughter of Doctor William Smith was baptised Apr 28, 1782 Abner the son of Jonathan Perkins was baptised June 26, 1782 at Pitsfield Elizabeth Lovit Gilman the daughter of John Gilman was baptised June 30, 1782. Mehetable and Hannah the daughters of Jonathan Flanders were baptised July 14, 1782 on his wife's account. Aug 29, 1782 Anna and Lucy and Thrany the daughters and Ephraim and Ezra the sons of Eliphalet Gilman were all baptised. Noah and Moses and Henry the sons of Charles Rundlet were all baptised on his wife's account. Elizabeth the daughter of Isaac Morril of Loudon was baptised September 8, 1782 Jeremiah the son of Jeremiah Cogswel was baptised Dec 23, 1782. Hannah the daughter of the Revd Isaac Smith was baptised Jan 5, 1783 Huldah the daughter of Isaac Bachelder was baptised March 2, 1783 on his wife's account. Moses the son of John Kelley was baptised March 2, 1783 April 27, 1783 on Lords Day David the Son of Nathan Kenestone of New Durham Gore was baptised. Esther Fox, the daughter of Edward Fox was baptised on his wife's account Aug 15, 1783. Stephen the son of John Bradbury was baptised Oct 8, 1783 Sarah Cotte Gilman, Betty Gilman, Moses Bayley Gilman the son and daughters of William Gilman were all baptised October 26, 1783. Nov 9, 1783 Moses the son of Jonathan Ross ws baptised Nov 30, 1783 John the son of Samuel Morril of Loudon was baptised. May 23, 1784 George the Son of Lieut Ephraim Chamberlain of the Gore was baptised. July 4, 1784 Nathan the son of David Bean was baptised on his wife's account. Samuel the son of Charles Rundlett was baptised Aug 1, 1784 Anna the daughter of Doctor William Smith was baptised Oct 31, 1784. William the son of Thomas Cogswell Esq was baptised on the Lords Day Nov 7, 1784 Anna the daughter of John Bradbury was baptised Nov. 28, 1784 Isaac Coit the son of the Revd Isaac Smith was baptised Dec 5, 1784 Sarah the daughter of Jacob Kelly was baptised Mar 6, 1785 William and Israel the Sons and Molly and Sarah the daughters of Matthias Sawyer were baptised on his wife's account May 3, 1785 Jonathan the son of Jonathan Flanders was baptised May 17, 1785 Theophilus the son of John Gilman was baptised May 22, 1785. Ephraim Fox Berry was baptised on his grandmother John Fox's wife account May 22, 1785 Richard Lakeman son of Mr. Lakeman of Pembroke was baptised June 26, 1785. Betty the daugher of Ebenezer Page junr was baptised July 23, 1785 Samuel Gilman Kelly the Son of Micajah Kelly was baptised July 31, 1785 Nathaniel Cogswel the son of Jeremy Cogswell was baptised Aug 7th 1785. Reuben the Son of Samuel French of Loudon was baptised Sept 11, 1785 Isaac the Son of Isaac Morril of Loudon was baptised Sept 11, 1785 Stephen the son of Jonathan Ross was baptised Oct 16, 1785. Billy the Son of Josiah White of Pittsfield was baptised Mar 26, 1786 Betsey the daughter of Jonathan Perkins of Pitsfield was baptised Mar 26, 1786. Ruth Bean was baptised May 4, 1786 the daughter of David Bean Betty the daughter of Charles Rundlett was baptised June 25, 1786. Thomas the son of Isaac Bachelder was baptised June 29, 1786. Betty Flanders the daughter of Jonathan Flanders was baptised July 8, 1786. James the osn of James Osgood of Sanborntown and Lydia the daughter of Jeremiah Sanborn of Sanborntown were baptised July 16, 1786. Joseph Sanborn Kelley the son to Jacob Kelley was baptised Feb 25, 1787 Francis Cogswell the son of Thomas Cogswel was baptised May 6, 1787. Moses the son of David Bean was baptised July 8, 1787. Daniel the Son of Micajah Kelley was baptised July 8, 1787 Ephraim the son of John Gilman was baptised July 29, 1787 Hannah the daughter of Jonathan Ross was baptised August 5, 1787. Lydia the dau of Samuel Morril of Loudon was baptised Jan 13, 1788 Polly Bachelder dau of Joseph Bachelder and Patty Tilton dau of Joseph Tilton were baptised Jan 14, 1788 on the account of the Widow Martha Tilton. Sarah the daughter of Mr. Winslow of Loudon ws baptised Mar 11, 1788 Molly the daughter of Jeremiah Cogswell was baptised May 29, 1783 Jonathan the Son of Jonathan Flanders was baptised June 1, 1788 Joseph Badger Tilton son of David Tilton was baptised July 6, 1788 Mehetabel the dau of Joshua Bradford was baptised Aug 3, 1788 Hannah the dau of Ebenezer Page junr was baptised Sept 21, 1788. Lydia Warner the dau of Israel Potter was baptised October 2, 1788 Sarah the dau of Isaac Bachelder was baptised October 2, 1788 Joshua Lane the son of John Lane of Pitsfield was baptised October 19, 1788 John and Stephen and Nicholas the sons of Major Nicholas Dudley of Barnstead were all baptised Dec 17, 1788 William the son of Jacob Kelley was baptised by Mr. Woodman Jan 18, 1789 Daniel the son of Charles Rundlet was baptised Mar 3, 1789 Moses the son of Jonathan Ross was baptised July 26, 1789 Sarah the dau of Micajah Kelley was baptised November (9th? Blotted) 1789. Abiel Foster the son of David Tilton was baptised Feb 14, 1790 Pearson Coggswell the son of Thomas Cogswell Feb 14, 1790 Anna the dau of Samuel French of Loudon was baptised May 9, 1790 Thomas the son of Jonathan Flanders was baptised June 6, 1790 Smith Gilman the son of John Gilman was baptised May 9, 1790 by Mr Tucker of Loudon Mary Light the daughter of John Dudley was baptised Nov 4, 1790 I baptised Samuel the son of the Rev Mr Smith Feb 1791 Lots the daughter of Jacob Kelley was baptised Mar 6, 1791 (Lois?) Lucy the dau of Israel Potter was baptised May 1, 1791 Daniel the Son of Jonathan Ross was baptised Oct 3, 1791 Sally Badger Tilton the daughter of David Tilton was baptised Jan 15, 1792 Nathaniel Fulsome Rundlet the son of Charles Rundlet was baptised Mar 24, 1792 Frederick the son of Thomas Cogswel was baptised Apr 22, 1792 John the son of Micajah Kelly was baptised May 6, 1792 William Smith the son of David Galissar baptised on his wifes account May 20, 1792 Eliphalit Gilman Flanders the son of Jonathan Flanders was baptised June 10, 1792 Lemuel Eaton Smith was baptised Jan 13, 1793 the son of the Revd Isaac Smith Betty Potter the dau of Israel Potter was baptised Mar 10, 1793 Joseph the son of Jacob Kelley was bapt May 6, 1793 Betty Smith the dau of Daniel Gale junr was baptised May 26, 1793 Jeremiah the Son and Deborah the Daughter of Eliphas Sweatt were bapt Aug 15, 1793 Samuel the son of Jonathan Ross was bapt Nov 17, 1793 Samuel and Henry True, Hannah and Jabez the Sons and Daughter of Winslow Page and Micajah Morrill the son of John Jane (or Lane) were all baptised Thursday July 3, 1794. Polly Upham the daughter of Benjamin Page was baptised July 31, 1794 Susanna Gale the dau of Daniel Gale junior was bapt Apr 30, 1795 Jeremiah the son of Charles Rundlet, Moses the son of winslow Page, Molly the dau of Micajah Kelly and Amelia the dau of David Tilton were all bapt June 7, 1795 Alfred the Son of Thomas Cogswel was bapt July 19, 1795 Peter Smith the Revd Isaan Smith was bapt Aug 23, 1795 Ephraim Smith Price the son of William Price Junior was bapt on his wife's account Mar 6, 1796 Robert-French Smith the son of Robert Smith was baptised May 22, 1796 Josiah the son of John Lane was baptised by Mr. Woodman July 31, 1796 John the son of Lemuel Morril and Jemima the daughter of Israel Potter were baptised Sept 22, 1796. John Adams the son of Jonathan Ross was bapt May 14, 1797 Israel the son of Winslow Pge was bapt June 4, 1797 Betsey the dau of Jacob Kelley and Lydia the dau of Micajah Kelley were baptised July 2, 1797 Ebenezer Gale the son of Daniel Gale was baptised July 23, 1797 John Smith the son of Revd Isaac Smith was bapt Nov 9, 1797 Lois Smith the dau of Robert Smith was bapt May 13, 1798 Ebenezer Price the son of William Price was bapt on his wife's account May 20, 1798 Sarah the daughter of Lemuel Morril was bapt Mar 3, 1799 John Adams son of Dr. Adams of Concord was baptised by me July 1, 1798 Moses Price son of William Price was baptised Mar 26, 1799 at a lecture at his house Joseph the son of Jonathan Ross was baptised Aug 3, 1799 Mr. Soper (?) child of upper Parish baptised by Mr. Carpenter Chichester 2 Sabbath in September 1799 Dolly the dua of Daniel Gale was baptised Dec 29, 1799 on his wife's account Daniel Gilman and Salem a negro man belonging to Lieut Jeremiah Cogswell being adult persons and Eunice the daughter of Micajah Kelly being an infant were baptised May 4, 1800 Nancy Lowell a young woman in Loudon was bapt July 10, 1800 Clary the daughter of Mr. Emery of Pembroke was baptised July 13, 1800 Sarah and Naby the daughters of Jonathan Ross junr were baptised Aug 14, 1800 Samuel Potter the son of Israel Potter was baptised Oct 22, 1800 Polly the daughter, Nabby the daughter, and Hannah the daughter Nathaniel , Jacob, David, and Jeremiah the sons of David Elsworth, Sarah and Mary the daughters of Summersby Barthelmy and Daniel the son of Daniel Gilman were all baptised Jan 8, 1801 Abigail the daughter of Cotton Gilman was baptised Oct 17, 1801 on account of his wife Deborah Professing faith in Christ and giving up herself and child in her dying moments. Fanny Morgan the daughter of Parker Morgan was baptised Dec 2, 1801 Senna (?) Lad son of Mr. Lad in Stewart in the Upper part of New Hampshire was baptised June 27, 1802. John the son of Benjamin Page and Sarah the daughter of Jonathan Ross were baptised Nov 4, 1802 Nathaniel Fulsome Nelson and Dudley Nelson the sons of Jonathan Wilson and Patty his daughter were baptised on his wife's account Martha in family record Joanna Kimbal the wife of David Kimbal was baptised Jan 16, 1803 Ezra the son, Fanny the daughter, Hazon the son and Sophia, Lydia and Hanna the daughters of David Kimbal were all baptised on his wife's account 22 Sept 1803. Isaac the son of Jonathan Ross was baptised Dec 2, 1803 deceased Dec 3, the following Thomas Jefferson the son of David Kimbal was baptised May 20, 1804 Robert Smith Gale the son of Daniel Gale was baptised June 3, 1804 Abigail the daughter of Samuel Foss was baptised on his wife's account the first Sunday in Oct 1804 Patty True the daughter of Deacon Winslow Page was baptised Nov 4, 1804. John Toppan the son of Parker Morgan was baptised June 2, Sarah the dau of Robert Smith was baptised June 30, 1805. Mary and Dolly the twin daughters of Jonathan Ross junior were baptised Nov 7, 1805 Mary the daughter of David Kimbal was baptised May 18, 1806 Prudence Richardson was baptised May 4, 1806 William Garland was baptised May 30, 1806 Judith Swain Gilman the daughter of Daniel Gilman was baptised Sept 28, 1806 Edmund Chadwick the son of Mr. Jenkin (?) of Pitsfield was baptised Sunday the 26 Oct, 1806 Deborah and Nancy the daughters and John and Hazen the sons of Benjamin and Prudence Richardson were baptised on their mother's account Oct 31, 1806 Cotton the son and Eliza the dau of William Garland were baptised Nov 6, 1806 Eliphalet the son of Daniel Gale was baptised Dec 21, 1806 Mary the dau of Thomas Dean was bapt June 6, 1807 At a lecture July 3, 1807-7 children of Mr. Jacob Gale were baptised on his wife's account viz. Listen, William John and Daniel the sons, Nancy Barber, Mary Gordon and Sally the daughters. Hannah and Lydia the daughters and Moses the son of Moses Sawyer of Barnstead were baptised on his account 3 Jan 1808. Ruth the dau of David Kimbal was bapt May 8, 1808 James the son of Deacon Micajah Morril of Chichester baptised Sept 21, 1808 Stephen the son of Jacob Gale was baptised by Mr. Carpenter Sept 21, 1808 on his wife's account. James Horn the son of a Mr. Place of Rochester was bapt Oct 19, 1809 Lucy Woodbridge Dean the dau of Thomas Dean was bapt July 2, 1809 Aria the daughter of the Rev Mr. John Webber was Bapt Oct 15, 1808 Ebenezer Lowell of Loudon was bapt Aug 28, 1809 Martha my daughter the wife of William Badger meeting with a most remarkable and as we hope gracious change upon her deathbed and giving up herself and her children to the Lord -----they were accordingly baptised Jan 27, 1810 the one by the name of John and the other by the name of Martha Smith. Hannah Upham the daughter of Mr. Jenkins of Pitsfield was bapt Apr 29, 1810 Betsey Hodgdon the dau of Jonathan Ross junr was bapt May 3, 1810 Martha Smith Kimbal the dau of David Kimbal was bapt on his wife's acct May 5, 1811 Stephen son of Jacob Gale was baptised 1811 Jemima Moulton, Loisa, Mary Kimbal and Hannah the daughters of Richard Sanborn were bapt on his wife's right she being a member of the Church May 7, 1812 The two daughters of Samuel Ring of Pitsfield were baptised on his wife's account June 14, 1812 John, Benjamin Jenkins the son of John Jenkins of Pitsfield was bapt June 28, 1812 Adaline the dau of Major Ames bapt at Steward Oct 11, Thomas the son of Thomas Dean and James the son of Jame Durgin was bapt Dec 13, 1812. Stephen Sweat Norton the son and Mariam the dau of Stephen Greely were baptised on his wife's making a confession of Faith on her death bed Mar 14, 1813. Betty Smith dau of Richard Sanborn was bapt July 8, 1813 Alfred the son of Timothy Prescott was bapt Aug 29, 1813 The daughter of Mr. Jenkins of Pitsfield was bapt Apr 17, 1814 Joseph Swan Cilly son of Richard Cilley was bapt Aug 20, 1815 Mary Gray the dau of John Jenkins of Pitsfield was bapt July 28, 1816 Edwin the son of Timothy Prescott was bapt Sept 22, ---- **Mr Smiths writing ends here ** Joseph Badger son of the Hon. William Badger Esq. Was bapt Nov 9, 1817 on his wife's account by the Rev. Enos George Thomas Russell Crosby son of Doct Asa Crosby was bapt Mar 18 by Rev Jonathan Curtis 1818 Ebenezer, Marian, Arthur Mc, John Pitt, and Adaline Rosena children of Ebenezer Eastman were baptised by Rev. Abraham Burnham, 22 Mar 1818 May 12, 1818: Betsey, Harvey, Joseph Piper, Mary Jane the children of Joseph Gilman Jr were bapt by Rev. Enoch Courser. Also Joseph Smith son of Joseph F. Lougee. May 21: Jabez French and Betsey Hall children of Theophilus Gilman were baptised by the Rev. Jotham Sewall. July 12: Anne Eliza Shepard dau of John W. Shepard was bapt by the Rev. Josiah Prentice, Charles Stuart and Mary-ann son and daughter of Joseph French were also bapt by the Rev. Joseph Prentice. Also Asa Tilton and Mary-ann son and dau of Moses Page bapt. Juliann dauter of Samuel Sanborn was baptised on his wifes account by Rev. Joseph Prentice. June 13, 1818: Edmund Elliot, Jamima, Clarissa Brown, John Jay, Abraham, Isaac Smith, Jacob Sandborn, Henery True the children of John Carr were baptised by the Rev. Enoch Courser. July 31, 1818: William Rand, Henery and May Ann children of William Price Jun were baptised by the Rev. Enos George on his wife's account. Hannah Pearson, Cynthia Paris and Sophia, children of Capt. Parsons Cogswell were bapt on his wife's account by the Rev. Enos George (no date) Sept 12, 1818: Isaac Williams son of John F. Lougee was bapt by Rev. William Patrick Ann Hazen, Martha, Alice Chace, Polly Parish, children of Hazen Horn were bapt on his wife's account by Rev. William Patrick. Also Charles Hazen, Hannah, Mary, Charlotte, William Henry, Ann Hazen children of William Perles (or Perley) were bapt on his wife's account, also Lydia Adams, elizabeth Ann phraim Isaac Smith children of Jeremiah Morgan were bapt on his wife's acct also Mary Folsom adopted dau of Peter L. Folsom Nov 8, 1818: Caroline Mehetabel William Patten Lois Susanna Hannah Stephen Colcord children of Stephen Gale were baptised by Rev. Enoch Course on his wife's account. Nov 3, 1818: Lucy Smith, Elizabeth, Mary Adams Hannah Adams Almira and Priscilla Welch childrne of Andrew and Mary Page were bapt on her account by Rev. Eber Price Jan 3, 1819: Stephen Moody son of Doc Asa and Abigail Crosby was bapt by the Rev. Jotham Sewell July 4, ------: Sophia Ann dau of Thomas and Sophia Adams was baptised, lifewise at the same time William Eaton son of William and Amelia Cutter son was bapt on the mothers account by L. A. Spofford Pastor of the Congregational Church in this p-----(worn) July 11, 1819: Francis Spofford son of Joseph and Lovey Gilman bapt on the mother's account. Sept 5, (no year) Joseph Richardson son of William and Betsey Price was bapt on the mothers account. Luke Ainsworth Spofford elected Pastor of the Church in 1819. Courtesy of pkashima@InfoAve.Net (Trish Kashima) The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. 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