Swanton, Vermont
Baptist Church Records
1796 – 1840 

University of Vermont Special Collections 

This is a single leather-bound volume, about 2 inches thick, in very fragile condition. About 2/3 of the pages are filled. Some pages have become detached. Besides the lists below, the pages contain a chronological account of church business, including the dates they met, baptisms performed, and very personal accounts of complaints church members made about one another, discipline meted out, usually in the form for exclusions or excommunications. The "notes" column may contain several sequential entries, added at different times.

The first page contains the Articles of Convenant.  This is followed immediately on page 2 with the list of founding members, some of which are annotated with notes. The lists of the church members are entered below.  Many thanks to Cindy Walcott of Grand Isle, Vermont for transcribing these records for us.

Page  Date Name Notes
(not all added at same time)
2   Dea. Joshua Calkins letter
    Thomas Brown letter Westford Chh
    Thomas Arms letter Richford Chh
    Daniel Rowley [1-6.0256] letter
    Caleb Calkins letter May 25 1799 Sutton church
    David Campbell Dead Sept 1827
    James Tracy Excommunicated
    William Brown Letter - Sutton ch
    Israel Robinson  
    Parker Ingals (Illegible)
    Peter Eastman Letter gone
    William Eastman Excommunicated
    Tilten Eastman Letter - joind Richford Chh
    Michael Filmore (?) Excommunicated 14th March
    Seth Hopkins Gone - excommunicated
    Harvy Ingals Excomm
    Alvin Ingals Excomm
    James Cimball Deceased
    Samuel Calkins Gone
    Salmon Calkins Gone
    Darius Ingals Encluded
    Simeon Lacky Excomm- returned
    Abraham Vandozee Letter - joined Sutton Chh
    (last name worn off) Gone - letter
7 Brethren    
  May 21st 1800 Wiliam Orcutt Died Feb 2d 1814
  Sept 2nd Ebenezer Orcutt Died 1833
  November 5th 1809 Jedediah Tripp Excluded, Restored 1826
  November 26th David Orcut Dismissed
  June 3rd 1810 Isaac Lacky Excommunicated
  October 7th Neucom Lampkins Excluded
    Erastus Lathrop Excluded
  Sepm 4 1811 Ebenezer Dimond dead May 1828
  Oct 6th Rufus White Deceased
    Stephen Fion(?) Excluded
    Daniel Collar (?) Excommunicated
    William Smith Excluded
  March 24 1813 Barzilla Abell by letter deceased June 11(?) 1811
  May 24 Eld Phineas Colver by letter dismissed dead
  June 6 1814 Moses Howard gone dismissed dead
  July 3d 1814 John Orcutt Died September 1833
    Samuel Bartlett letter
  August 14th Moses Orcutt Excluded
  Sept baptized Benj Latham Excluded
  Oct 9 Nathan White Died
  (illegible) Joel White  
8 Sisters    
  1798    
  Jul 28 Asenath Campell married to Br. John Stearns (?) of (illegible)
  August 2 Anna Calkins gone
    Rhoda Spur (illegible)
    Synthy Calkins gone
  Agust 19 Anna Spur Deceased
    Remembrance Eastman gone letter deceased August 1809
    Rhoda Calkins letter
    Ursula Wincel gone
  1799 Febr 23 Hannah Vandozee letter Sutton chh
  1800 Jun 27 Elizabeth Hulbard Letter, Essex Chh
    Anna Steward gone
    Sally Spur gone
  1801 July 25 Jerusha Smith died 1832
  1800 May 31 Jemima Stuvard (?) gone
    Susannah Lampkin dead
    Abigail Hill letter
  1803 May 29 Phebe Robinson  
    Marey Potter  
    Hannah Smith Dismissed
    Mary Calkins deceased Nov 1st 1808
  June 3rd 1804 Polly Orcutt Deceasd 7 of Jan 1802 or 4
  July 29 Asenath Andrus married to John Calkins, letter
  August 26 Eunice Foster married Dea. (?) Campbell
  Sept 29 Susannah Robinson  
  October 28 Hannah Robinson letter
  Nov 25 Polly Dunckin (?) married, died Jan (?) 1812
  Nov 25 Abigail Foster gone
  (?) 29 Patience Sweet  
  (?) 23 Mary Sweet  
9 May 23 1809 Cynthia Abel dismissed, returned 1829
  May 28th Clarisa West letter, dead
  July 30th Mabel Ames gone
  Sept 3rd Sally Abel  
  Septr 3rd Sally Burnel married to Chester B____, excluded
  November (?) 1809 Elizabeth McLure Excluded
    Dura Robinson letter
  June 3rd 1810 Elenor Otis gone with letter
  (?) 7th Phebe White married Moses Orcutt
    Betty Lee letter done, married Mr. Grig, returned, dismissed
  June 9, 1811 Rosanna Marsh Excluded
    Dilly Lothrop dismissed
  Septr 4 1811 Chloe Smith Excluded
    Olive Collar married Silas Overt, dead 1833
    Baizy Foz marred ____ (blank in book) Ovet
  Oct 9 Sally Fuller  
  March 26 1814 Persis Abel by letter
  May 24 Sarah Whitney by letter gone dismissed
    Eunice Colver by letter dismissed
  June 6 1814 Polly Howard dismissed
  (?) 25 Eunice Aldridge by letter
  Jul 3d 1814 Lety (?) ???el  
    Sally Lackey gone with leter
10 blank    
11 Sisters    
  1805    
  Jany Mary Wing gone
  ? Elizabeth Robinson gone
  July Anna Niles gone
  May 29 Elizabeth Hall (?) gone
  June 9 Susannah Wheelter dism.
    Barbara Sweet dism.
  July 21 Mary Farr gone
    Margaret Babcock dism.
  August 20 Lois Latham letter gone returned
    Lydia Lackey Excommunicated
  August 28 Anna Sweet dism.
    Francis Farr dism.
    Nancy Dannilson gone
    Hannah Farr dism.
  June 28 1806 Mabel Ingals deceased 27 July 180?
  Septr 28 1806 Roseanna Arms dismissed
  January 28th 1809 Mercy Ingals Excluded
  May 21 Jane Burnall  
    Patty Orcutt married J. Vaughan
  May 27 1815 Sylvester Sweet by letter exlcuded
  June 30th 1815 Elilsha Smith by letter dismissed returned
  July 29 Wm. Goff by letter/ need a letter
  July 30 1814 Peabody Babcock by baptism gone dismissed
  March 10th 1816 One (?) Willard by baptism excluded
    Numan Campbell do do excluded returned
    Heman Sparrow (?) do do letter deceased
  April 7 1816 Francis W. Emmons by baptism gone with letter
    Ezra Lothrop do gone with letter
  May 5th baptised Georg Green  
    Asa Dorwin done dismissed
    William Forwell (?) Excluded
  May 23rd baptised Benjamin Pitcher Excommunicated
    Jesse Abell dead 1836
    Adam Filemore dismissed
    Bingham Lapel gone
  June 2nd baptised Benjamin Sisco jr (?) Excluded
  June 16 1816 baptised Noah Brown excluded
    Darius Ingals junr Excommunicated
  June 30 1816 baptised Ezra Lothrop letter gone
    William Burnell dismissed/returned 1831
  July 11 1813 baptised Philo Lampkin dead
    Isaiah Robinson Excommunicated
12 Sisters    
    Polly Green  
    Sally Dorwin excluded returned gone with letter
    Sally Reed letter
  July 23 1815 baptised Sally Barnet excluded
    Patty Filemore gone
    Rosanna Pitcher died 1825
    Tirzah Lassel gone
    Roena Abell married and gone
  June 2d 1815 baptised Hannah Shear (?) married and excluded
    Rebecah Sisco  
    Sally Bowers excluded
    Hariot Sharrow died 1814
    Hannah Bowens maried Mr. Russell dead
    Deborah Kettle marrie Org. Willard
    Lavina Willard excluded
    Matilda Pitcher married (?) letter
    Ruth M. Calvin (?) married (?) (?) recd a letter
  June 30 1815 baptised Huldah Babcock dismissed
    Minerva Abell married Theopolis Abell
    Sophia Burnell married E. Jewll
    Polly Sweet Excluded
  July 24 1815 baptised Betsey Roberts married Mr. Eaton
    Cynthia Orcutt married Russell
    Sally Forbes excluded
    Lydia Mansfield married Mr. Pain
    Lavina Warner married Liman Babcock
  Sisters names left out by mistake together June 2 1815
    Olive Brown  
    Huldah Babcock dismissed
    Abigail Gillett gone
    Sylvia Merick excluded
    Polly Burnell  
13      
July 1814 Abigail Goff  
    Mahitable Green died March 9th 1819
    Margarret Orcutt dead
    Asenath Orcutt gone married Mr. Weeks (?)
  August 7th Annah Collar married Andrew (?) gone
  Sept 24 baptism Sarah Mcgoon married Wm. Smith letter excluded
    Annuh Collar married John Canaan (?) dismissed
  Oct 9 bapt. Eunice White died
  Novr 10 Anna Collar  
  Dec 4th Hannah Shattuck deceased 22 November 1817
    Mary Willard died November 1833
  May 24th 1815 Esther Cooley  
    Patty Rowley gone with letter joined (?)
  May 27 1815 Mary Sweet excommunicated
    Hannah Sweet married A Edding, excluded
  June 30 1815 Lucy Smith by letter dismissed returned
    Patience Sweet by letter dead
    Betsy Sweet by letter excluded
    Hannah Lothorp by letter dismissed and dead
  April 7 1816 Abigail Emmons gone
    Electa Eager by baptism letter
    Betsy Robinson by baptism letter
14 Names of Brethren 1840+  
    Lyman Ballard by letter
  May 17 Sparrow Robinson by baptism
    Nelson Barnal by baptism
    Smith Varnal by baptism
  November 14 Wm. D. Vandusee by letter
Pages at back of book, after many blank pages    
first Names of Brethren    
  Dec 14 1816 Norman Himes dismissed
    Naham Green by letter dismissed
  by baptism Joseph Himes dismissed
  May 20 1817 Elijah Russel dismissed
  May 27 1818 Jonathan Bonne (?) dismissed
  May 31 1818 Ezra Jewel died Septm 3d 1819
  Sept 29 1821 Jonathan Green by letter gone with letter
  Sept 30 1823 Rufus Biseby by letter dismissed
  Nov 22 Rulif. (?) W. Green dismissed
  Jany 1827 Calvin White by baptism dismissed returned dismissed
  May 6 1827 Elder Mears dismissed
  May 1828 Ira M. Vanduzee by letter dismissed
  Octr 17 1829 Abell Smith by baptism
  December 12th 1829 Adnah Orcutt by letter Johnson
  Dec 28 1829 Jonas Brown by baptism
  April 6 1830 David Prouty by baptism
    Myron Ovet by baptism
next Names of Sisters    
  Novm 10 1816 baptism Experience Warner  
    Betsey Spaulden dismissed
  Decm 15 1815 letter Elisabeth Himes dismissed
    Betsey Green dismissed
    Nancy Russsell dismissed
    Polly Green dismissed
  by baptism Betsy Green married Mr. Sela (?)
  baptism Amanda Green dismissed
    Elisabeth Himes gone with letter
    Eunice Green dismissed
  Decm 29 1815 Lefy Lawrence  
  May 7 1815 by baptism Amelia Marvin  
  May 20 1817 by baptism Lois Himes dismissed
  May 1th 1818 by baptism Sally Sander gone with letter
  Oct 18 1818 Elenor Carrol excluded
  June 13th 1814 Sarah Elwood  
  Novm 31 1819 Alma Babcock by baptism married Hervy McMaster
  Jan 29 1820 by letter Dolly Remington  
  August 19 1820 Anna Smith by letter married J. White
  June 1821 Lodema (?) by baptism dead 1823
  July 22 1821 Miss Semantah Barnel by baptism
  August 18 Mrs.Sibblee Smith by letter died September 1833
next Sisters    
  July 1822 Mrs. Bathsheba Fuller Dead 1824
  Sept 30 1823 Lucy Bisby by baptism dismissed
  August 29 1829 Catherine Green by letter gone with letter
  1825 Widow Printis by letter dismissed
  in July 1819 Betsey White by letter dead 1819 omitted in proper place by mistake
  May 6 1827 Sister Mears dismisssed
  January 1827 Sally Palmer by baptism gone with letter
  April 9th 1828 Mrs. Betsey Button by baptism
  May 19 1828 Miss Anna Smith by baptism
    Miss Caroline Smith by baptism
    Miss Sophrony Latham by baptism
    Miss Mary Ann Beard by baptism married Philo Weeks dead
  June 28 Miss Patty M. Reynolds by letter gone with letter 1829
  July 10th Mrs. Octavia Cattin by baptism gone with letter
  August 30 Miss Gennett (?) Fowler by letter gone
  Nov 1 1828 Mrs. Mary Green by letter dismissed gone
  Sept 5th 1829 Mrs. Olive Carpenter by baptism
  Oct 1829 Mrs. Fanny Hodgdaleq  by baptism excluded
    Mrs. Mary Ann Hines by baptism gone without letter
next      
November 15th 1829 Miss Lois Poolen (?) by baptism
  December 16th 1829 Miss Maria Lckey (sic) by baptism
    Miss Sally Prouty by baptism
  December 12th 1829 Mrs. Sophia Orcutt by letter
  Dec 28th 1829 Miss Electy Abell by baptism
  Jany 11 1830 Miss Melvina Smith by baptism
    Miss Julia White by baptism
  Jany 13th 1830 Mrs. Chloe Orcutt married Lyman Darling
    Miss Polly Gregory by baptism
    Miss Sophrony Fox baptism excluded
  Apri 16 1830 Elizabeth Prouty by baptism
  July 12 1830 Mrs. Phila Limon by baptism
  Nov 13th 1830 Mrs. Hannah Davidson by letter
  August 20th 1831 Widdow Electa Bates by letter gone without letter
next      
December 1831 Mrs. Sophia Varnell by letter
    Mrs. Amada Barnes by baptism gone without letter
  April 15 1832 Miss Lucretia Kimball excluded
    Miss Maria Clark recd letter
    Miss Lydia Abell by baptism
    Miss Ollive Hoadley by baptism gone with letter
    Miss Julia Colburn by baptism gone with letter
    Miss Margaret Moaisy (?) by baptism gone with letter
  July 22 1821 Miss Mary Jane Smith by baptism married Martin Loveland dismissed
next Names of Brothers    
    John Varnal  
    John Dimon excluded October 6 1838
  July 15th 1837 Ira A. Vanduze by letter
    Selson Lackey  
    Davis Porty  
    Benjamin Abell by restoration
  June 1839 Ambrose Mear by baptism
  July 28 1839 Elias Burnel by baptism
  Mary 19 1840 Joseph Jenison by baptism
    Eli Carroll by baptism
    George Poolen by baptism
    Henery Sabin by baptism
    Luke Murphy by baptism
    Luther White by baptism
    Wm. Burgess by baptism
    Orange Abell by baptism
    Thomas Irish by baptism
    Norman Long by baptism
    Wm. Lawrence by baptism
next Sisters    
    Susann Robinson  
    Expereince Warner dead 1840
    Lefy Lawrence  
    Amelia Marvin  
    Sarah Elwood  
    Dolly Remington  
    Cemantha Burnel  
    Phila Dimon died 1838
    Octavia Cattin taken a letter
  July 15th 1837 Mrs. Mary Ann Vanduze by letter
    Mrs. Phebe Man by baptism gone without letter
    Clinifa (?) Green by letter gone with letter
    Miss Anna Smith married J. White
  March 24th 1838 Mrs. Cynthia Lawrence by letter
    Sophrony Latham gone with letter
  June 1839 Mrs. Sylviann Mears by baptism
    Almira Beard by letter
  March 19 1840 Mrs. Clarisa Sabin  
    Miss. Mary Sabin  
    Miss Caroline Sabin  
    Mrs. Mary Brown  
    Miss Melinda H. Eaton gone with letter Jany 23 1841
    Mary Burnelle  
    Mrs. Endocia Abell  
    Miss Jane Poolen  
    Miss Harriet Keith  
    Mrs. Nancy Cory  
    Miss Amanda Roberts  
    Miss Harriet Merick  
    Mrs. Abigail Carroll  
    Mrs. Hepsibah Foster  
    Miss. Caroline Jenison  
  May 2nd Mrs. Lucy Ballard by letter
    Miss Jane Rogers by baptism
  July 17 Mrs. Sarah French by baptism
  do Mrs. Theda Jinison by baptism
next      
  Sophia Jewell  
    Synthia Russell  
    Lydia Paine  
    Lavinna Babcock  
    Polly Burnell  
    Cynthia Abell  
    Sally Abell  
    Hannah Tripp  
    Phebe Orcutt  
    Baisy Ovit letter Jany 24 1841
    Sally Fuller  
    Persis Abell Dead 1839
    Eunice Aldrich  
    Jane Russell  
    Lefy Russell  
    Eunice Campbell  
next [note - left side of page gone] ?  
    ? Latham gone with letter
    ? Burnell  
    ? Vaghan  
    Abigail Goff  
    ? Searl  
    ? Crossman  
    ? Cooley dismissed
    ? Colier  
    ? Smith gone with letter
    Bettey Robinson gone with letter
    Rebecca Sisco  
    Deborah Willard gone without letter
    Matilda Foster gone with letter
    Minerva Harrington gone with letter

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