Records of the proceedings of the
Session of Pleasant Hill from the time of the ordination and installation of
the Rev S Willson over that charge Apr 5th 1832
(p1)
July 1st 1832 Baptised
Parents Presenting Infants
Robert }
MARSHALL {
Robert Willson
Polly } {
Robert }
CONNOR {
Hannah Rebecca
Polly } {
Jesse }
WORTMAN {
John
Betsy } {
Solomon } REASONER { Mehala
Nancy } {
Harriett
{ Sarah
August 25
Baptised
William DUNNING {
Josephine
James } POLLOCK {
William Willson
Eliza } {
Samuel } MARSHALL {
William
Margaret } {
Joseph }
CONNOR {
Joseph Ash
Nancy } {
September 1st Baptized
Adults (p2)
Nancy }
Mariah } SPEAR
Sally }
Margaret LONG
And
Jane McNEEL
The above Adults were
admitted to baptism by the session regularly met in Pleasant Hill meeting hous
August 30th according to previous appointment by the moderator
Present Rev S WILLSON Mod’r
John REASONER}
Abraham POLLOCK} Elders
And
Samuel
MARSHALL }
The following were admitted
to the communion of the Supper
on
examination:
Sarah SPEAR Mary G
WILLSON
Nancy SPEAR John S
WILSON
Elizabeth LONG Malcum
McNEAL
Margaret LONG Prestly
HASTINGS
Sarah BELL Margaret
McNEAL
Joseph REASONER Jane NcNEAL
Prudence McGEE Hannah
SHAW and
Benj REASONER James McFERREN
(p3) on
certificate
James McGEE, Robert McGEE
and Elizabeth McGEE
Baptised 1st September
Parents Presenting Infants
Thomas McHee (McGEE?) } { Nancy
Nancy } {
John S WILLSON } {
Eliza Linn
and Mary G } {
John HUNTER } {
Jno Thompson
Mary } {
James Moses
The communion administered
Sept 2nd
March 1833
Removed by dismission:
Rebecca GEER
Benjamin GEER
Nancy GEER
May 14
John }
George }
Margaret }
Walter
Hannah } and
Maryann R } Elizabeth RODNEY
And }
Catharine }
27 June 1833 Dismissed by certificate (p4)
William DUNNING and wife
12th September
1833 Session
met at Pleasant Hill meeting house at the call of the moderator constituted by prayer present Rev
S WILLSON Moderator
John
REASONER}
Robert
McGEE }
Abraham POLLOCK} Elders
Samuel MARSHALL}
Admitted to communion
Nicholas REASONER }
Sarah EWING } on examination
George HERRIOTT}
And }
by certificate
Mary Ann his wife}
14th Admitted to communion
Jesse LONG }
Nancy McGEE } on examination
Mary SMOCK }
Baptised children
Sarah Jane } { James }
And } {
and } McFERREN
George } {
Jane }
Samuel }
(p5) John
Alvin } son of } and } CONNER
Catharine }
} Samuel}
Sarah } daughter of } and
} MARSHALL
}Margaret}
} } James
}
Eleanor McKinny} daughter of } and }
PARKHILL
} }Elizabeth }
} Thomas
}
Jane }
daughter of } and
} McKEE
} Nancy
}
15 Sacrament
Administered Rev J CULBERTSON assisted
16th Dismissed
by certificate Esther AITKIN
December 10 1833 Dismissed by certificate
Benjamin REASONER
Zanesville Apl 2nd 1834
Thus far examined &
approved by Presby
Samuel W BOSE
Mdr
27th April 1834
Baptized Isaac
STORY adult
And Samuel Thomas son of the above
And Polly his wife
26 June 1834 Session of Pleasant Hill met at the (p6)
Meeting house at the call
of the moderator constitute by prayer
Rev S WILLSON Moderator
Abraham POLLOCK }
John REASONER } Elders
Samuel MARSHALL }
Robert McGEE }
Admitted to baptism and the
Lords Supper on examination
Rebecca REASONER Samuel SCOTT and Susan his wife Abraham VANDYKE and Sarah McNEAL --- And the following baptized persons to the
Lords Supper
Martha HENDERSON and John
REASONER
Isaac STORY and his wife
Polly
The following were admitted on Certificate
David HAYS
Edith HAYS
Elizabeth HAYS
Thomas McGEE
Charity McGEE
Martha McGEE
and Margery McNEAL signed S. WILLSON
(p7) 26
June 1834 Baptized
} Joseph }
Isaac Harvey {
son of } nd }
CONNOR
Nancy }
} James
}
Mary Jane {daughter
of } and
} POLLOCK
} Nancy
}
}
John }
Esther } daughter
of } and }
POLLOCK
}Margaret}
Signed
S. Willson
28 June Session met at the
call of the moderator
Present Rev S
Willson mod
Samuel MARSHAL {
John REASONER{ Elders
Robt McGEE {
Abraham POLLOCK{
Admitted to baptism and the
Lords supper
Mary STORY
Concluded with prayer S WILLSON
Baptised by Rev Wm WALLACE
Joseph son of
Rev Samuel }
And } WILLSON
Hetty }
} Robt } (p8)
Samuel { son of
} and
} MARSHALL
} Mary }
} James }
Elizabeth {daughter of } and
} McGEE
} Nancy }
} Robt
}
Maryann {daughter
of }
and } McGEE
}Elizabeth }
{John }
Robert son of { and }
HUNTER
{ Mary }
John } {
Sarah Eliza } {
Mahla }
children of { Mary SMOCH (?)
Mary Ellen } {
} { Abraham }
Elizabeth } daugher of { and
} MILLER
} ( Rachel
}
29 Admitted to communion on certificate
Ann McELLROY
Sacrament administered
Wm WALLACE assisted
30 Reading HINLINE appeared before session to
answer to a charge of fornication taken up against him on common fame ---
confessed his fault and professed his repentance where upon it was
resolved unamimously that he be and hereby is restored to the communion of the
church and
that this be published from
the pulpit after services this evening.
The publication was made
accordingly signed S. WILLSON
(p9) 27
June An exact enumeration of the
communicants of Pleasant Hill congregation was then made and they are now put
down at 102. S. WILLSON
August 10th
Baptized Jane daughter of Thomas and Sarah SPEAR -- presented by her mother
alone
Aug. 29th Dismissed by certificate Eliza McCANE
30 Maryann HUGHES and
Reading HINLINE
August 31 Baptized
George son of Reading and Susannah HINLINE
And
Solomon Reasoner son of
John and Rebecca MARSHALL
28th
September 28th dismissed by certificate
Jane DAVIS and Elizabeth DAVIS
Ocotber 5th Baptized
Alesander }
children of
John }
Samuel and
Elizabeth }
Susanna
and }
SCOTT
}
October 6 1834 Received into membership from Norwich
congregation (p10)
David COWDEN
Sarah COWDEN
Nancy Ann FERGUSON
Mary McKINNEY
Nancy GALLAUGHER
Nov 8 Dismissed by certificate Thomas McKEE and Nancy his wife
January 18th
1835 received on certificate
John McGEE
Baptized Hannah
daughter of the above named John McGEE
S.
WILLSON
8 Mar 1835 dismissed the above John McGEE on certificate
9th Apr
1835 Baptized Rachel daughter of James and Sarah BELL also
John son of John and Margery McNEAL
20 April Dismissed on certificate Joseph, Rebecca and
John REASONER
S.
WILLSON
(p11) 18th
June 1835 Session of Pleasant Hill met
at the call of the Moderator Constituted
by prayer. Present Rev S
Willson moderator
{ John REASONER
Elders {Robert
McGEE
{ Abraham POLLOCK
{ Samuel MARSHALL
Admitted to the Lords supper by examination
Richard STORER
The following were admitted
to communion by certificate
Catharine QUICK James
NOBLE
Mary BAILY Jane
NOBLE
Eliza BAILEY Robert
BAILY
John BRIMNER
And Prudence
BRIMNER
20 June 1835 Admitted to
communion on certificate William CAMPBELL and Nancy his wife (p12)
Baptized Rachel
Ann dauaghter of Nancy and William GALLAUGHER -- Robert son of James and Nancy McGEE --- Elizabeth
Ann Rebecca daughter of Andrew and Nancy Ann FERGUSON and Rachel daughter of
John and Margaret POLLOCK
Also Richard STORER
an adult
August 30 Baptized
James son of Samuel and Margaret MARSHALL also Samuel Martin son of John
and Prudence BRIMNER S. WILLSON
September 1 Dismissed by certificate John HUNTER and Mary his wife
S.
WILLSON
June 5th
1836 Baptized James Henry
son of George and Maryann HERRIOTT
June 30 1836 Session of Pleasant Hill met at
the call of the moderator constituted with prayer. Present
Rev S. WILLSON mod. John REASONER
Robt McGEE Abraham POLLOCK Samuel MARSHALL Elders
(p13) Admitted
to the Lords Supper the following
Baptized persons on examination
Eliza BURT
Margaret McNEAL
Sarah McNEAL
Margery McNEAL
And to Baptism and the
Supper Hugh McNEAL
The following were admitted
on Certificate
Thomas CONNER and Sarah his wife
And Sarah [in blotch]aughey
Adjourned to meet 2nd
July at 10 of the clock
Baptized Richard Alexander son of Polly and Isaac STORY-
John McKinney son of William and Nancy GALLAUGHER-
Joseph son of Joseph and Eliza MILLER-
Elizabeth daughter of James and Eliza POLLOCK-
Harriet Few daughter of Joseph and Esther SELLERS-
Robert son of John and Margery McNEAL-
Nancy Ross daughter of Samuel and Susan SCOTT-
Noah son of Abraham and Rachel MILLER-
Also Edward, Hannah, Susan, Richard, Robert Mary, Amy and
Elizabeth Jane, children of Richard
and Mary STORY signed S. WILLSON
June 30th
1836 Baptized -------- son of Thomas and Catharine CONNOR (p14)
July 2 1836 Session of Pleasant Hill met in the meeting house according to adjournment Constituted with prayer member present S. WILLSON
mod.
Robert McGEE }
Abraham POLLOCK } Elders
Samuel MARSHALL }
John REASONER }
The following charge was
presented to the session
“ To the Pastor and Session
of Pleasant Hill church. I do hereby
charge Mrs PARKHILL with circulating a
falshood and slander against me in saying that I have charged her with 10 yds
of bed ticking at 31 cts per yd and also 5 yds of muslin at 25 cts per yd which
she says she never got There is no
bed-ticking charged her at 25cts per yd which I can prove by Alexander McKINNY
and James BELL -- given under my hand this 2nd day of July 1836 William GALLAUGHER
Mrs PARKHILL came forward
and after hearing the charges read agreed to waive her right
(p15) of ten days for preparation and declared herself
willing to enter into trial --- when asked if she pleaded guilty or not guilty
she answered that she had told the things specified in the charge and that they
were true.
James BELL Witness
for the prosecutor being sworn stated in substance that he had been called by
the prosecutor to inspect his books and that in his inspection of them he had
not found the alleged items of 10 yds bed ticking nor 6 yds muslin at 25 per
yd.
Quest by Prosecutor, Did
you see ten yds of bed-ticking charged to PARKHILL at 31 ¼ cts per yd.
Ans. No.
Quest by same. Did you see 6 yds of muslin at 25cts per
yd. Ans no ---- quest by accused. Did you see anything charged on the third
line below 1 ¾ yds bed ticking at 31 ¼ cts per yd. Ans no
-----
The evidence being closed and the parties heard they were
requested to withdraw. --- The case was then taken into consideration by
session and after some deliberation it was unanimously resolved 1st that the charges were
sustained and 2nd that
session are of opinion Mrs PARKHILL was betrayed into this guilt partly through
mistake and therefore resolved that she be only admonished by the moderator and
that she exercise more circumspection in her conversation in the future.
Signed S. WILLSON
Admitted to communion by
examination (p16)
Betsy BOYD
Mary MILLER
Rebecca FURGESON
And by certificate Robert
MARSHALL
James REED
------
REED
Sarah McGEE
Nathaniel McCAUGHEY against whom a charge
of drunkenness had been taken up by the session on common fame came forward and
professed his sorrow. Where upon it was
unanimously resolved that he be and hereby is restored to the communion of the
church -- and that the case be published to the church on Monday next. Note the publication was made.
Singed S. WILLSON
September 27th 1836 Baptized Joseph and children of James and Eliza McCUNE
Transcribed by Penny Pollock
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