Presbyterian, 1st ch. Newburyport, 1st ch. John Andrews, D. D. u Hingham Thomas Bailey Fox u North ch. Christopher B. Marsh Samuel Spring, D. D. 4th ch. Charles W. Milton John Murray Boston Boston Northbridge Feb. 27, 1746 N. Jersey 1771 Aug. 6, 1777 Shaftsbury, Vt. Nov. 15, 1790 Haml. N.Y. 1816 Dec. 8, 1819 London, Eng. Nov. 29, 1767 March 20, 1794 Antrim Co., Ireland May 22, 1742 Edin. Univ. Jan. 4, 1781 Daniel Dana, D. D. Ipswich July 24, 1771 Dartmouth 1788 Nov. 19, 1794 Nov. 19, 1820 (See 2d P. ch.) Weathersfield, Ct. Feb. 22, 1779 Yale 1796 Feb. 8, 1821 Dec. 23, 1826 48 Salem, N. Y. 1803 Union 1821 Oct. 4, 1827 Feb. 1833 Bristol, Eng. April 12, 1755 June 28, 1797 Nov. 4, 1802 48 Monmouthshire, En. April 12, 1755 July 20, 1803 Sept. 28, 1824 70 Scotland Aug. 11, 1824 March 23, 1826 Daniel Dana, D. D. (See 1st P. ch.) May 24, 1826 Rowley, 1st ch. Ezekiel Rogers Weathersfield, Eng. 1590 Cambridge Dec. 3, 1639 Jan. 23, 1661 71 Samuel Phillips Boxford, Eng. 1625 Harvard 1650 1650 April 22, 1696 71 Samuel Shepard Cambridge 1641 Harvard 1658 Nov. 15, 1665 April 7, 1668 27 Edward Payson Roxbury June 20, 1657 Harvard 1677 Oct. 25, 1682 Aug. 22, 1732 76 Rowley June 3, 1705 Harvard 1726 Nov. 19, 1729 May 8, 1774 69 Salem, 1st ch. Ebenezer Bradford David Tullart James W. Tucker Andover Norton Canterbury, Ct. 1746 Aug. 4, 1782 Jan. 3, 1801 55 Shrewsbury, Ct. Sept. 22, 1748 Yale 1774 Dec. 7, 1803 Danbury, Ct. 1787 Yale 1807 June 24, 1812 June 24, Uxbridge April 7, 1792 Brown 1814 July 22, 1818 Harvard 1728 Oct. 18, 1732 Aug. 2, 1634 50 Francis Higginson England 1587 Cambridge Aug. 6, 1629 Aug. 6, 1630 43 Wales 1599 Oxford 1633 1636 April, 1683 84 Hugh Peters Fowey, Eng. 1599 Cambridge 1616 Dec. 21, 1636 Aug. 3, 1641 Oct. 16, 1660 61 Edward Norris England March 18, 1640 April 10, 1659 70 John Higginson England Aug. 6, 1616 Aug. 29, 1660 Dec. 9, 1708 93 Charles Nicholet England 1672 April 20, 1676 Nicholas Noyest Newbury Dec. 22, 1647 Harvard 1667 Nov. 14, 1683 Dec. 13, 1717 70 George Curwint Salem May 21, 1683 Harvard 1701 May 19, 1714 Nov. 23, 1717 35 Samuel Fisk Braintree 1689 Harvard 1708 Oct. 8, 1718 1635 (See Tab. Ch.) John Sparhawk Asa Dunbart | Bristol 1714 Harvard 1731 Dec. 8, 1736 April 30, 1755 42 John Prince, LL. D. Boston July 11, 1745 Harvard 1751 Harvard Sept. 18, 1767 July 22, 1776 Nov. 10, 1755 Aug. 5, 1776 60 1772 April 29, 1779 1779 June 22, 1787 43 VOL. VII. The clergymen who left England and settled in this country over Congregational churches, were constrained, as is well known, to make this change of residence, because they could not conscientiously conform with the ecclesiastical laws of the British parliament. Such was the severe trial of most among the early ministers in Essex county. The relation of pastor and teacher existed in the early period of our large congregations. This accounts for their often having in that period, two ministers instead of one. It is, also, a noticeable fact, that the Rev. Mr. Skelton, one of the first ministers of Salem, was ordained by lay-ordination, i. e., by the imposition of hands and prayer by laymen. |