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Minutes of the organization of the Presbyterian Church in the Town of Troy Bradford County Pennsylvania AD. 1822.
March 21st 10 Oclock A.M. The following Ministers and delegates belonging to the Churches of the Susquehannah Presbytery Met in counsel at the school house in the Vilage of Troy. Rev. Simeon R. Jones Chose Moderator. Rev. Oliver Hill. Ephraim Strong chosen Clerk. Michael Bird delegate.
Infant Baptisms
Names of Parents	Name of Infant	When Baptized	By Whom
Baird, Eli	Samuel Shelton	8 Dec 1839	Rev. Isaac Todd
	Julia A.	11 May 1850	Rev. I. Todd
Baird, Eli and Nancy	Ephraim Wooster	1 July 1843	Rev. I. Todd
	Amelia	7 Feb 1846	Rev. I. Todd
Canada, Hosea & Latetia	Nancy Jane	18 Apr 1839	Rev. Isaac Todd
	Martha	29 Aug 1841	Rev. Isaac Todd
	Orr	24 Dec 1844	Rev. I. Todd
	Alexander	27 June 1847	Rev. I. Todd
	Emma	27 June 1847	Rev. I. Todd
	William Wilson	6 Apr 1851	Isaac Todd
	Mary	6 Apr 1851	Isaac Todd
Cole, Nancy Mrs.	Sally	Sept 1827	Rev. Platt
	Vienna	Sept 1827	Rev. Platt
	John Sidney	Sept 1827	Rev. Platt
	Phebe	Sept 1827	Rev. Platt
Doolittle, Henry L. & Sophia J.	Archibald Alexander	30 Dec 1854
	Mary Wallace	12 Sept 1856
Fitch, Stephen & Lucinda	Francis Ellery	30 Dec 1854	Rev. H. L. Doolittle
	Alice Adaline	30 Dec 1854	Rev. H. L. Doolittle
	Charlie	30 Dec 1854	Rev. H. L. Doolittle
Hart, Betsey Mrs.	Olive Ursula	23 Sept 1832	Rev. David Harrower
	Jeptha Sylvester	23 Sept 1832	Rev. David Harrower
	Bethana	23 Sept 1832	Rev. David Harrower
Johnson, Libeus & Abigail	Laura Ann	8 Dec 1839	Rev. Isaac Todd
	Louisa Elvira	8 Dec 1839	Rev. Isaac Todd
Lane, George W.	Thomas Gustin	4 Apr 1843	Rev. Isaac Todd
	George	4 Apr 1843	Rev. Isaac Todd
	Sarah Bale	4 Apr 1843	Rev. Isaac Todd
	John Conover	4 Apr 1843	Rev. Isaac Todd
Larcom,Orrin	Betsy Jane	19 July 1840	Rev. Isaac Todd
Manly, Darius	Sally Maria	Sept 1827	Rev. Platt
	Ebenezer Loomis	29 July 1832	Rev. David Harrower
	Susan Sophia	29 July 1832	Rev. David Harrower
McClelland, John	Eliza Ann	22 Mar 1821	Rev. Simeon Jones
McClelland, John and Patience J.	Mary Elizabeth	31 Dec 1854	Rev. H. L. Doolittle
	Laura Eliza	31 Dec 1854	Rev. H. L. Doolittle
	Flora Adella	30 Sept 1855	Rev. H. L. Doolittle
Morse, Israel	Amos Ozman	12 Feb 1821	Rev. Oliver Hill
	Wm Farnam	22 Mar 1821	Rev. Simeon Jones
	Phebe Louisa	Sept 1827	Rev. Platt
	Solomon Lee	Sept 1827	Rev. Platt
Morse, Solomon	Chancey	12 Feb 1821	Rev. Oliver Hill
	Adaline	12 Feb 1821	Rev. Oliver Hill
	Laura	Sept 1827	Rev. Platt
	Horace	Sept 1827	Rev. Platt
	Charles Solomon	23 Sept 1832	Rev. David Harrower
	Orrin D.	no date given but sometime after 23 July 1832 and before 9 Sept 1838	Rev. D. Harrower
Paine, Seth W.	Sarah Jane	15 Aug 1849	Rev. I. Todd
	Mary Forest	15 May 1853	Rev. I. Todd
Peck, John T. & Laura L.	Horace	11 May 1839	Rev. Isaac Todd
Peck, John T.	Emma Ann	11 May 1844	Rev. Isaac Todd
Pomroy, Ebenezer	Emely Azenath	12 Feb 1821	Rev. Oliver Hill
	Cireno Edwin	22 Mar 1821	Rev. Simeon Jones
Pomroy, Newton & Lucinda	Henrietta Bliss	12 May 1844	Rev. Isaac Todd
Pomroy, I. N. & Lucinda	George Hamilton	23 May 1847	Rev. I. Todd
Pomroy, Newton & Mary Ann	Newton Merrick	23 July (no year given but some after 23 Sept 1832 and before 9 Sept 1838)	Rev. Charles C. Corfs
Smith, Laura Mrs.	Eliza	10 June 1838	Rev. J. Foster
Smith, Francis & Laura	Lucy Alice	8 Jan 1842	Rev. Isaac Todd
Tears, William	Esther Angeline	9 Sept 1838	Rev. Simeon R. Jones
Todd, Isaac Rev.	Francis Makemie	8 Dec 1839	Rev. Isaac Todd
Todd, Isaac Rev. & C. S.	Harriet Mariah	4 Sept 1842	Rev. John Dorrance
Waldron, Alfred B.	Clarry	24 June 1854	Rev. H. L. Doolittle
Westbrook, W. & S.	Mary Hellen	21 July 1844	Rev. I. Todd
	Calvin Todd	29 Aug 1847	Rev. I. Todd
Wheeler, Barthena	Harriet Andress	22 Mar 1821	Rev. Simeon Jones
Winne, Henry N. & Sarah	Martha Maria	26 Feb 1826	Rev. Platt
transcribed by J. Kelsey Jones 2010

Deaths
Name	Death
Cole, Widow "daughter of"	before 18 Apr 1829
Manly, wife of "Brother Manly"	before 18 Apr 1829
Morse, Jemima wife of Dea. Solomon	before 18 Apr 1829	"lamented the recent death"
Morse, Solomon Deacon	9 Mar 1858	ruling elder and clerk
transcribed by J. Kelsey Jones 2010

Membership
Name	Admission Date	How Admitted	Removal Date	Reason
Armstrong, Patience	16 Sept 1832	confession
Avery, Ebenezer	7 Mar 1834	letter	Apr 1842	death
Avery, Eleanor Miss	28 July 1832	profession		deceased
Avery, Harriet Miss ("now Murray"  added by 8 Dec 1833)	28 July 1832	profession	6 Jan 1834	excommunicated for neglect of public worship
Avery, Hezekiah Dea.	26 Feb 1826	letter	1835	death
Avery, Lydia wife of Ebenezer	7 Mar 1834	letter	Apr 1842	death
Avery, Martha wife of Hezekiah	26 Feb 1826	letter	4 Oct 1853	death
Ayres, Martha Minerva Miss	9 Aug 1843	examination		dismissed
Baird, Artimetia wife of Samuel	13 Nov 1847	certificate from Congregational Church of Oxford, NY	1855	death
Baird, Eli (elder in Towanda church)	3 Feb 1839	letter from Towanda	16 Apr 1854	letter to Brooklyn, N.Y.
Baird, Ann Miss daughter of Eli	13 Aug 1850	examination	16 Apr 1854	letter to Brooklyn, N.Y.
Baird, Emily Mrs. wife of Eli	7 Aug 1852	letter from Huntington	16 Apr 1854	letter to Brooklyn, N.Y.
Baird, Nancy wife of Eli	3 Feb 1839	letter from Towanda		death
Baird, Samuel	13 Nov 1847	certificate from Congregational Church of Oxford, NY
Ballard, Margaret Mrs.	10 Nov 1849	certificate from Athens
Bassett, Charles	17 Jan 1834	letter from Smithfield	12 Feb 1835	letter to Smithfield
Bassett, Charles R.	10 Feb 1847	certificate from Rome		dismissed
Baxter, Will Helmina Miss	9 June 1838	confession	23 Feb 1893	death Alba, Pa.
Benson, Elizabeth Mrs.	28 July 1832	letter	1835	death
Bothwell, Mary Miss	16 Sept 1832		no date but between 1835 and 1837 entries	joined Baptist
Bowen, Esther wife of Laban	17 Jan 1834	letter
Bowen, Harriet L. wife of Brainard	9 Jan 1858	examination
Bowen, Laban	17 Jan 1834	letter	July 1849	death
Bowen, Lucy Jane Miss	7 May 1851	examination
Bowen, Mary A. Miss	9 Jan 1858	examination
Bradford, Charles	8 July 1837	profession	14 Mar 1858	letter to constitute a church at Columbia Flats
Bradford, Elizabeth Mrs.	9 June 1838	letter	14 Mar 1858	letter to constitute a church at Columbia Flats
Butler, Latitia Anarilla Mrs.	9 June 1838	letter from Springfield	11 Apr 1840	united with another church
Canada, Latitia Mrs.	9 Sept 1838	letter
Cole, Elizabeth Mrs.	21 Mar 1822	examination	23 Mar 1824	death
Cole, Nancy Mrs. ("now Morse" added later)	18 Apr 1829	profession	28 Jan 1842	lengthy church minutes beginning 4 Nov 1841 over separation from husband Solomon Morse and her complaint of his defrauding of her children; died 18 Aug 1845
Cole, Rachel Mrs.	16 Sept 1832		1837	removed to Wysox
Cole, Sarah T. Miss (wife of Rev. Henry Miller when removed)	28 July 1832	profession	25 Mar 1838	removed to the West with letter
Cole, Vienna Miss	28 July 1832	profession	28 Jan 1842	lengthy church minutes beginning 4 Nov 1841 over her statements that her step father Solomon Morse was guilty of defrauding the estate of her father
Comfort, Lavinia Miss	13 Feb 1839	certificate from Southport	20 Oct 1839	letter to Rushford, Allegany Co., N.Y.
Cooley, Mary Ann	30 Apr 1836	letter	11 Apr 1840	joined the Baptists
Crandell, Margaret D.	3 Nov 1845	certificate from Trumansburg, N. Y.
Crans, Rebecca Mrs.	22 July 1837	letter
Dart, Calista L. Mrs.	24 Sept 1854	letter from Ithaca, N.Y.
Davis, Jemima Mrs.	28 Jan 1846	certificate from Millport, N.Y.	16 Apr 1854	letter to join Church of Jesus Christ, Elmira
Davis, William	28 Jan 1846	certificate from Millport, N.Y.	16 Apr 1854	letter to join Church of Jesus Christ, Elmira
Doolittle, Olive Mrs. mother of H. L. Doolittle	24 June 1854	letter from Scottsville, N.Y.		dismissed to Mill Hall
Doolittle, Sophia Mrs. wife of Rev. H. L. Doolittle	24 June 1854	letter from Scottsville, N.Y.		dismissed to Mill Hall
Fitch, Elery	1 May 1858	examination
Fitch, Lucinda Mrs.	Nov 1852	examination
Forest, Catherine Mrs.	12 May 1849	certificate from Milton	15 Apr 1850	dismissed
Freelove, Melissa	2 May 1858	examination
Fries, Catharine wife of Jacob	20 Nov 1853	referred from Wells & Columbia
Fries, Elizabeth	20 Nov 1853	referred from Wells & Columbia		dismissed to Old Hickory, Wells
Fries, Jacob	20 Nov 1853	referred from Wells & Columbia
Fries, Martin	20 Nov 1853	referred from Wells & Columbia
Fries, Sophia Mrs.	20 Nov 1853	referred from Wells & Columbia
Furman, Julia M. Mrs.	5 Jan 1858	examination
Garabrant, Rhoda Mrs.	16 Sept 1832	confession	Apr 1853	joined Methodist
Gillam, Margaret wife of Micah	15 Feb 1852	letter from Varna, Tompkins County, N.Y.
Gillam, Micah	15 Feb 1852	letter from Varna, Tompkins County, N.Y.
Greeno, Clarissa Mrs.	13 Oct 1839	letter
Greeno, Melissa Miss daughter of Clarissa	13 Oct 1839	letter	Feb 1845
Hart, Betsey Mrs.	28 July 1832	letter		joined Free Baptist
Herrick, Hellen W.	7 Aug 1851	examination		death
Houslander, Elizabeth Mrs.	9 June 1838	confession
Hubbard, Enos	9 Sept 1838	letter
Hubbard, Mary E. wife of Enos	9 Sept 1838	letter	20 Apr 1843	united with Methodist Church
Hull, Harriet Mrs.	28 Jan 1846	certificate from Candor, N.Y.	Feb 1847
Hull, Harriet A. wife of Samuel Jr.	30 June 1856	letter from Candor, N.Y.
Hull, Samuel Jr.	28 Jan 1846	certificate from Candor, N.Y.	Feb 1847
Hull, Samuel Jr.	30 June 1856	letter from Candor, N.Y.
Irwin, Alice Jane Mrs.	7 Aug 1851	examination
Jewel, Araminta M. wife of Ezra S.	5 Jan 1858	examination
Jewel, Ezra S.	30 Mar 1856	letter from Tioga, Pa.
Johnson, Abigail Mrs.	7 May 1838	examination and letter from Congregational Church East Stockholm	July 1851
Kellum, John H.	11 Nov 1848	certificate from Onindaga Hollow, N.Y.	7 Nov 1850	certificate to Elbridge, N.Y.
Kimball, Ebenezer	21 Mar 1822	letter	11 Aug 1822	letter
Kingsley, Eliza Mrs.	7 Jan 1843	certificate from Pittsford, Vt.
Kingsley, Fayette	1 May 1858	examination
Kingsley, Joshua	26 July 1857	letter from Pittsford, Vt	6 Aug 1857	death
Kingsley, Joshua Mrs.	26 July 1857	letter from Pittsford, Vt
Kingsley, Lucy Jane Miss	23 June 1855	examination
Kingsley, Ralph K.	7 Aug 1852	letter from Pittsford, Vt
Kingsley, Sarah wife of Ralph K.	7 Aug 1852	letter from Pittsford, Vt
Knapp, Abagail Mrs. mother of Miss Hila E. Smith	20 Aug 1836	letter	1842	death
Lane, George W.	2 Jan 1843	certicate from Newton, N. J.	20 Nov 1853	letter to Rathbone, Steuben Co., N.Y.
Larcom, Job	11 Apr 1840	letter from Caroline, N.Y.	26 Sept 1852	letter to church to be formed in East Burlington
Larcom, Mrs. wife of Job	11 Apr 1840	letter from Caroline, N.Y.	26 Sept 1852	letter to church to be formed in East Burlington and she was named Elizabeth in dismission
Larcom, Orrin	19 July 1840	certificate from Congregational Church at Newark Valley, N.Y.	4 July 1841	certificate to Smithfield with wife
Lefler, Joanna Mrs.	20 May 1848	examination
Lewis, Anna wife of Dennis	20 Nov 1853	referred from Stateline
Lewis, Dennis	20 Nov 1853	referred from Stateline
Long, Lydia Mrs.	21 Mar 1822	examination	16 Mar 1837	death
Long, Mary Mrs.	20 Apr 1843	examination
Manly, Darius	18 Apr 1829	letter
Manly, Lucy Mrs.	Nov 1852	examination	20 Nov 1853	letter to Canton, Pa.
Manly, Susanna Mrs.	28 July 1832	profession
McClelland, Anna Maria Mrs.	21 Mar 1822	examination	24 July 1842	death
McClelland, Eleanor Jane Miss	21 Mar 1822	examination
McClelland, Eliza	15 Aug 1846	examination
McClelland, Mary Ann Miss	21 Mar 1822	letter	30 Jan 1850	letter to Canton as Mrs. Mary Ann Frisbie
McClelland, Patience Jane Mrs.	9 Nov 1850	examination
McClelland, Polly Mrs.	21 Mar 1822
McKean, Elizabeth Mrs.	16 Sept 1832	letter	1835	death
Merrick, Lucinda Miss	28 July 1832	profession
Moody, C. Ann Mrs.	9 June 1838	letter from Lewiston
Morse, Adaline Miss	16 Sept 1832	profession		dismissed
Morse, Ann Jane wife of A.	2 May 1858	examination
Morse, Elizabeth Mrs.	13 Nov 1847	certificiate from Smithfield
Morse, Elizabeth Mrs.	29 Sept 1855	examination	20 Oct 1856	letter to Elmira
Morse, Israel	21 Mar 1822	letter	14 July 1832	letter to Smithfield; Apr 1, 1840 stated never went to Smithfield and still member of Troy
Morse, Jemima Mrs. wife of Dea. Solomon	21 Mar 1822	letter	4 Apr 1829	death
Morse, Sarah Mrs.			10 Feb 1847	returned the certificate given her as probability is she will remain in this place
Morse, Solomon Dea.	21 Mar 1822	letter for himself and wife	13 Aug 1822	death
Morse, Solomon Jr.	21 Mar 1822	letter	9 Mar 1858	death
Morse, Sophia Mrs. wife of Israel	21 Mar 1822	letter	14 July 1832	letter to Smithfield
Orwan, Charles Mrs.	22 July 1837	letter
Owen, Phylah wife of Thomas	20 Aug 1836	letter	26 May 1842	death
Owen, Thomas	20 Aug 1836	letter	2 Nov 1845
Paine, Harriet Jane wife of Seth W.	3 Oct 1857	letter from Waterloo, N.Y.
Paine, Seth W.	23 July 1837	letter from Towanda	1846 (between 7 Feb and 15 Aug)	united with Episcopal Church of Troy, died July 1892
Peck, Emma Miss	5 Jan 1858	examination
Peck, Fanny wife of Jonathan	20 Aug 1836	letter	14 Mar 1858	letter to constitute a church at Columbia Flats
Peck, John T.	20 Aug 1836	letter
Peck, Jonathan	20 Aug 1836	letter	14 Mar 1858	letter to constitute a church at Columbia Flats
Peck, Laura L. wife of John	20 Aug 1836	letter
Peck, William	20 Aug 1836	letter	14 Mar 1858	letter to constitute a church at Columbia Flats
Pomroy, Ebenezer	21 Mar 1822	letter
Pomroy, Emely	16 Sept 1832	confession	1853	death
Pomroy, Jane Mrs.	6 Jan 1851	examination	11 June 1851	death
Pomroy, Laura Mrs. wife of Ebenezer	21 Mar 1822	letter
Pomroy, Mary Ame Mrs.	8 June 1833	letter
Pomroy, Melvina Mrs.	20 May 1848	examination
Pomeroy, Newton M.	1 May 1858	examination
Pomeroy, Rhoda wife of E.	2 May 1858	examination
Pomroy, Susan Sophronia	7 Aug 1851	examination
Robbins, Esther Mrs.	13 Nov 1847	certificate from Caton, N.Y.		dismissed
Robbins, Martha Mrs.	13 Nov 1847	certificate from Caton, N.Y.
Rockwell, Julia Miss	21 Mar 1822	letter		joined Methodist
Rorabaugh, Harriet Miss	9 Jan 1858	examination
Rorabaugh, Samuel	11 May 1849	certificate from Painted Post, N.Y.
Rorabaugh, Sarah wife of Samuel	11 May 1849	certificate from Painted Post, N.Y.
Royal, Timothy and wife	11 Feb 1837	letter	25 Mar 1838	letter to Pike
Rugles, Sarah Mrs.	13 Oct 1839	letter		dismissed
Sadler, Harriet DeWitt Mrs.	10 Feb 1847	certificate from Elmira		dismissed
Shockey, John	13 Feb 1839	certificate from Elmira	29 Dec 1841
Shockey, John Mrs.	13 Feb 1839	certificate from Elmira	1841	death
Smith, Hila E. Miss daughter of Mrs. Abagail Knapp	20 Aug 1836	letter	1842	death
Smith, Laura Mrs.	Apr 1837	letter
Smith, Nathaniel M.D.	7 Feb 1846	certificate from Bennington, Vt.	30 Dec 1848
Smith, Sarah Mrs.	9 June 1838	confession
Spalding, Laura ("now Smith" added later)	16 Sept 1832	confession	Jan 1836	letter to Elmira
Spencer, Mary Ann Miss	7 May 1851	examination		dismissed to Michigan church
Stevens, Elizabeth Ann Mrs.	20 May 1848	examination
Stoll, Margaret Mrs.	19 Aug 1843	certificate from Frankford
Tears, Isaac	16 Sept 1832	letter	3 Oct 1845	death
Tears, Issac Mrs.	16 Sept 1832	letter	Nov 1850	death
Tears, William	16 Sept 1832	profession
Todd, Caroline S.	11 Apr 1840	letter from Milford, Otsego Co., N.Y.		dismissed
Waldron, Alfred B.	7 Aug 1851	examination
Waldron, Mary	7 Aug 1851	examination
Waldron, Sarah A. wife of Theodore	5 Jan 1858	examination
Waldron, Theodore	5 Jan 1858	examination
Westbrook, Sarah wife of Willhellimes	17 Feb 1844	certificate from Crawfordsville
Westbrook, Willhellimes	17 Feb 1844	certificate from Crawfordsville
Wheeler, Barthena Mrs.	21 Mar 1822			joined Baptist
Wilber, Elizabeth			1835	death
Wilber, John	13 Sept 1834	profession	9 Nov 1846	death
Wilber, Ruth Mrs.	9 June 1838	letter from Elmira	29 Dec 1841
Williams, Hannah	26 Feb 1826	letter
Winne, Henry N.	16 Sept 1832	confession	Feb 1844	death
Winne, Sarah	26 Feb 1826	letter	15 Nov 1857	death
Wolf, Margaret Mrs.	20 Nov 1853	referred from Wells & Columbia		death
Yates, Walter	16 Sept 1832	confession	1 Aug 1840	death
transcribed by J. Kelsey Jones 2010

Adult Baptisms
Name	When Baptized	By Whom
Ayers, Martha M. Miss	20 Aug 1843	Rev. Isaac Todd
Baxter, Will Helmina Miss	10 June 1838	Rev. J. Foster
Bradford, Charles	23 July (no year given but sometime after 1832 and before 1838)	Rev. Charles C. Corfs
Furman, Julia M.	10 Jan 1858
Herrick, Hellen W.	10 Aug 1851	I. Todd
Irwin, Alice Jane Mrs.	10 Aug 1851	I. Todd
Jewel, Artaminta M.	10 Jan 1858
Long, Mary Mrs.	30 Apr 1843	Rev. Isaac Todd
Morse, Elizabeth Mrs.	30 Sept 1855	Henry L. Doolittle
Pomroy, Jane Mrs.	6 Jan 1851	I. Todd
Pomroy, Melvina Mrs.	21 May 1848	Rev. I. Todd
Pomroy, Susan S.	10 Aug 1851	I. Todd
Spencer, Mary Ann Miss	11 May 1851	Isaac Todd
Waldron, Sarah A.	10 Jan 1858
Waldron, Theadore	10 Jan 1858
transcribed by J. Kelsey Jones 2010

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