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Mr. Bulkley was son of the Rev. Peter Bulkley, of Concord, in Massachusetts, and a gentleman of a very eminent character. It is thus given upon his monument: "Who was of rare abilities, extraordinary industry, excellent in learning, master of many languages, exquisite in his skill in divinity, physic and law, and of a most exemplary and christian life." By reason of infirmity he resigned the ministry many years before his death.

2 Mr. Rowlandson, the fourth minister of Weathersfield, removed from Lancaster, in Massachusetts, after that town was burnt by the Indians, in 1676.

3 Mr. Samuel Stow preached some years at Middletown, but as he was dismissed before the church was gathered, he is not reckoned in the list of its ministers.

4 This name should be Jeremiah Peck. The date of his ordination and the establishment of this church should be Aug. 26, 1691, as appears by MS. notes in Dr. Trumbull's handwriting, confirmed by the Colonial Records, which show that the General Assembly granted permission to establish this church, at the May session, 1691.-J. T.

5 The Rev. Mr. Hobart was first ordained at Topsfield, in Massachusetts. Thence he removed to Long-Island, and afterwards to Haddam, where he died in the ministry, at a very advanced age. Before him, Mr. Nicholas Noyes preached thirteen years in the town; but during this time no church was formed; and he left the town, and was afterwards ordained to the pastoral office in a church at Salem, in Massachusetts.

6 After the removal of Mr. Davenport, Mr. Street continued the only instructor of the church until his death; and after his decease the church and people were eleven years without a pastor. A great variety of preachers were invited into the town, but none could unite them until Mr. Pierpont was called. Under his ministry they enjoyed great peace, and were edified.

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The committee of New-Haven for settling the town of Wallingford, for the safety of the church, obliged the undertakers, and all the successive planters, to subscribe the following engagement, viz. "He or they shall not by any means disturb the church, when settled there, in their choice of minister or ministers, or other church officers; or in any of their other church rights, liberties or adminis trations; nor shall withdraw due maintenance from such ministry." This shows how strongly the churches in this part of the colony were, at that time, opposed to towns and parishes having anything to do in the choice of a minister, or in any church affairs.

? There seems to have been no church formed in New-London until the ordination of Mr. Bradstreet, and it is probable that neither Mr. Blynman nor Mr. Bulkley were installed or ordained in the town.*

The Rev. Dr. S. Le Roy Blake, pastor of the church since April, 1887, says there are good reasons for believing that the church was organized at Gloucester, Mass., in 1642, and that it came with Richard Blinman to New-London in 1650, as the first church of Hartford came from Cambridge with Hooker in 1636. He discusses the subject at length in his volume on the Origin and Early History of the First Church of Christ in New London.-J. T.

The Rev. Mr. Noyes preached at Stonington more than ten years before his ordination. It appears by the church records, that he preached in the town 55 years and 6 months.

• Mr. Pierpont, returning from a visit which he had made his friends, at NewHaven, was drowned in Connecticut river, March, 1725. He attempted to cross the river in a canoe, but an unexpected gust of wind arose, by which it was overset. His body wafted to Fisher's Island, where it was taken up and buried.

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Ministers within the boundaries of Connecticut, but unaer the jurisdiction of Mas

sachusetts, in 1713.

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Within the boundaries of the colony, including those under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, there were forty-six churches, which had been illuminated with about ninety ministers. The churches enjoyed peace, and increased in numbers, knowledge and beauty.

1 Mr. Jones was episcopally ordained in England, and came into this country at an early period, but as the first records of Fairfield were burnt, no particular account can be given of his installation, or the time of his death.

2 Mr. Denton died at Hampstead, upon Long-Island, about the year 1663, where he left posterity.

Mr. Bowers removed from Derby, and settled at Rye, about the year 1688. Mr. Webb then preached at Derby about twelve years, but was not ordained.

Mr. Collins, after laboring more than twenty years at Enfield, resigned his ministry in that place, but preached to other congregations, and continued in it until his death.

APPENDIX.

ORIGINAL PAPERS

ILLUSTRATING THE PRECEDING HISTORY.

NUMBER I.

The old patent of Connecticut, 1631.

To all people, unto whom this present writing shall come, Robert, Earl of Warwick, sendeth greeting, in our LORD GOD everlasting.

KNOW ye, that the said Robert, Earl of Warwick, for divers good causes and considerations him thereunto moving, hath given, granted, bargained, sold, enfeoffed, aliened, and confirmed, and by these presents doth give, grant, bargain, sell, enfeoff, aliene, and confirm, unto the right honorable William, Viscount Say and Seal, the right honorable Robert, Lord Brook, the right honorable Lord Rich, and the honorable Charles Fiennes, Esq. Sir Nathaniel Rich, Knt. Sir Richard Saltonstall, Knt. Richard Knightly, Esq. John Pym, Esq. John Hampden, John Humphrey, Esq. and Herbert Pelham, Esq. their heirs and assigns, and their associates forever, all that part of New-England, in America, which lies and extends itself from a river there called Narraganset river, the space of forty leagues upon a straight line near the sea shore towards the southwest, west and by south, or west, as the coast lieth towards Virginia, accounting three English miles to the league; and also all and singular the lands and hereditaments whatsoever, lying and being within the lands aforesaid, north and south in latitude and breadth, and in length and longitude of and within, all the breadth aforesaid, throughout the main lands there, from the western ocean to the south sea, and all lands and grounds, place and places, soil, wood, and woods, grounds, havens, ports, creeks and rivers, waters, fishings, and hereditaments whatsoever, lying within the said space, and every part and parcel thereof. And also all islands lying in America aforesaid, in the said seas, or either of them, on the western or eastern coasts, or parts of the said tracts of lands, by these presents mentioned to be

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