Records, 1724-1839.

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First Church (Weymouth, Mass.). Records, 1724-1839.

Records, 1724-1839.

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Records kept by Reverends William Smith, Jacob Norton, and to a lesser degree Josiah Bent and John C. Phillips, pastors of the First Church of Weymouth, Mass. Included are two record books containing minutes of First (North) precinct meetings and committee reports (1724-1839) and two volumes containing lists of births, marriages, members, and deaths (1734-1837) under all four ministers. Loose papers of Smith and Norton contain warrants for precinct meetings to discuss town and church affairs including the dispute between the North and South precincts, papers related to the meetinghouse and the ministers' salaries, letters from other local churches noting appointments and other news, and papers related to Norton's dismissal as pastor in 1824 amidst religious controversy. (Cont.) Also included are notes from and lists of members who withdrew from the church to join other area churches, in particular the Union Religious Association of Weymouth and Braintree (later the Old South Union Church of Weymouth).

3 boxes and 1 oversize container.

Massachusetts Historical Society