A REGISTRY OF ORDINATIONS BY THE BISHOP OF CONNECTICUT.

Samuel Seabury, S.T.P. Oxon., elected Bishop of Connecticut by the Episcopal Clergy of that State, was consecrated at Aberdeen in Scotland, on the 14th of November, 1784, by the Right Reverend Robert Kilgour, Bishop of Aberdeen, Primus; The Right Reverend Arthur Petrie, Bishop of Ross and Murray; And The Right Reverend John Skinner, Bp. Co-adjutor.

In the Name of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; Amen. The following is a true Record of Ordinations performed by Us, the Bishop of Connecticut; every page of which is signed with our own hand.

SAMUEL CONNECT.

At an Ordination held in Christs Church in the City of Middleton on the third day of August, 1785.

Colin Ferguson, A.M., of Washington Colege, Maryland, Recommended by Dr. Wm. Smith. Rev’d . Messrs. John McPherson, Wm. Thompson and others. Henry Van Dyke, A.M. Ashbel Baldwin, A.M., Recommended by the Clergy of Connect. Philo Shelton, A.M. were admitted Deacons.

At an Ordination in the same Church, Aug. 7th, 1785,

Thomas Fitch Oliver of Providence was admitted Deacon, And Colin Ferguson Priest. Recommended by Rev’d Messrs. Parker, Bass, Badger and Fisher.

At an Ordination held in Trinity Church in the City of New Haven, on the 16th of September, 1785, Samuel Spraggs of Mount Holly, New Jersey, and Samuel Roe of Burlington, New Jersey; both recommended by The Rev’d Dr. White, Dr. Magaw, and Mr. Blackwell of Philadelphia; and Mr. B. Moore of N. York. Samuel Armor, late of Washington College, Maryland, recommended by The Rev’d Lawrence Gerelius, Commissary of Swedish Congregations, Wilmington, Delaware; Dr. White, Dr. Magaw, & Dr. Andrews of Philadelphia, were admitted Deacons. And Henry Van Dyke, Philo Shelton, Thomas Fitch Oliver, were ordained Priests.

At an Ordination held in Trinity Church, in New Haven, on Sunday, the 18th of September, 1785, Ashbel Baldwin, Samuel Spraggs, Samuel Roe, Samuel Armor, were ordered Priests.

At an Ordination held in Trinity Church in New Haven, on Sunday, the16th of October, 1785, Hatch Dent, recommended by Rev’d T. J. Clagget, Geo. Goldie, Jno. Stewart. William Duke, recom. by Rev’d Ed. Gould, T. J. Clagget, Walt Magawan, were admitted Deacons. [Maryland.]

At an Ordination held in Trinity Church in New Haven on St. Luke’s day, the 18th of October, 1785, Hatch Dent, William Duke, were ordered Priests.

At a special Ordination held in St. George’s Church in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, on Nov’r 2d, 1785, John Lowe of Fredericksburgh, Virginia, recommended by The Rev’d Messrs. Robt. Buchan, Francis Wilson, Rodham Kenner, was admitted Deacon. And,

At an Ordination in the same Church on Nov’r 3d,1785, the above named John Lowe was ordered Priest.

At a special Ordination held in St. Paul’s Church in Wallingford on the 27th day of November, 1785,  Joseph Pilmore, recommended by The Rev’d Mr. Charles Wesley of London, the Rev’d Mr. William Stringer of Barnet in England, the Rev’d Mr. John Bowden, of Norwalk, Connect., & Joseph Galloway, Esqr., late of Pennsylvania, was admitted Deacon. And At a special Ordination held in the same Church on the 29th day of November, 1785, the above named Joseph Pilmore was ordered Priest.

At a special Ordination held in Christs Church in Norwich on the fourth day of January, 1786, John Wood, A.B., of Trinity College, Dublin, recommended by Rev’d Messrs. Joseph Gilbanks, Curate of Maryport, Anth. Sharp, Vicar of Dear: ham, Richard Mally, Assistant Curate of Maryport, & Thomas Wilson, Curate of Crosscanonby, all in the diocese of Carlisle, & certified by Edm. Lord Bishop of Carlisle, was admitted Deacon. And At a special Ordination held in the same Church on the sixth of January, 1786, the above named John Wood was ordered Priest.

At a special Ordination held in Trinity Church in New Port, Rhode Island, on the 12th of March, 1786, John Bisset, recommended by the Rev’d Mr. John Bowie, and the Honb. Wm. Hindman, both of Maryland, was admitted Deacon. And At a special Ordination held in the same Church on the 15th day of March 1786, the above named John Bisset was ordered Priest. N. B.—Mr. Bisset brought ample testimonials of his sober life &c., from Dr. Campbell & Dr. Gerard, Professors of Divinity in the Mareshall & Kings Colleges, Aberdeen.

At an Ordination held in Christs Church in Stratford on the 9th day of June, 1786, Bryan Fairfax, recommended by the Rev’d Messrs. David Griffiths, Alex’r Balmain, Benj’n Blagrove, John Bracken, Samuel Shields & John Buchanan. And Abraham Lynsen Clarke, A.B., recommended by the Clergy of Connecticut, were admitted Deacons. And At an Ordination held in the same Church on Trinity Sunday, June 11th, 1786, the above named Bryan Fairfax was ordered Priest.

At a special Ordination held in Trinity Church in New Haven on the second day of July, 1786, Walker Maury, recommended by the Rev’d Messrs. J. Madison, J. Bracken, Rob. Andrews, Wm. Bland, John Page & J. Blair; all of Maryland. And William Skelly, recommended by the Rev’d Mr. J. Bowie, & the Vestry of Broad Creek in Maryland were admitted Deacons.

At an Ordination held in the same Church on the third day of July, 1786, the above named Walker Maury and William Skelly were ordered Priests.

At a special Ordination held in Christs Church in Guilford on the twenty-sixth day of July, 1786, Benjamin Lindsay, recommended by the Church Wardens and Vestrymen of the Episcopal Church in New Bern in North Carolina, which Recommendation was supported by the Rev’d Mr. Abraham Beach of New York,—was admitted Deacon. And at a special Ordination held in the same Church on the 27th day of July, 1786, the said Benjamin Lindsay was ordained Priest, and Licensed for North Carolina.—Present, Rev’d Messrs. Hubbard, Jarvis & Van Dyke.

At a special Ordination held in Trinity Church, in New Port, Rhode Island, on the twenty-seventh day of August, 1786, Henry Moscrop, recommended by the Rev’d John Bracken, Visitor, and the Rev’d Samuel Shield, R. Y. H. P. [Rector York Hampton Parish], of the Presbytery of York &c., Virginia; and by the Hon’l Rich’d Henry Lee, was admitted Deacon. And At a special Ordination held in the same Church on the thirtieth day of August, 1786, the said Henry Moscrop was ordained Priest, & Licensed for Virginia. Present at the Ordination the Rev’d Messrs. Moses Badger, James Sayre & T. F. Oliver.

At an ordination held in Christs Church in Derby on the twenty-first day of September, 1786, Philo Perry, A.M., David Belden, A.B  Tilley Brunson, A.B. and Reuben Ives, A.B. Recommended by the Convocation were admitted Deacons; and together with Ab’m Lynson Clarke, were on the twenty-second licensed to preach.

At an Ordination held in Christs Church in Derby on the twenty-fourth day of September, 1786, John Cosens Ogden, A.M., recommended by the Convocation, was admitted Deacon, and on the 25th was licensed to preach.

At a special Ordination held in Christs Church in Middleton on Sunday the 29th day of October, 1786, Daniel Barber, recommended by the Rev’d Mr. Veits, late of Symsbury, The Rev’d Mr. Nichols of Arlington in the State of Vermont—the Church Wardens & Vestrymen of Pownal and Sandgate in Vermont, from whom he had his Title, & by others, was, with the approbation of the Rev’d Messrs. Learning, Mansfield, Hubbard & Jarvis, admitted Deacon, being presented by the Rev’d Mr. Jarvis—Letters of Orders, & License to Preach in Vermont bearing date the same day.

At an Ordination held in, S. John’s Church in Stamford on Friday the first day of June 1787, Chauncy Prindle, A.M., and Ambrose Todd, A.B., Recommended by the Convocation.

Bethuel Chittenden, recommended by the Church Wardens of Tinmouth & Castleton in the State of Vermont, & approved of by the Convocation, were admitted Deacons. The two former were at that time licensed to preach, And Mr. Chittenden was afterward, viz. the latter end of July, was licensed at Middleton, & his license sent to him by the Rev’d Deacon Reuben Garlick.

At an Ordination held in S. John’s Church in Stamford on Trinity Sunday, the third day of June, 1787, Philo Perry was ordained Priest upon a Title from Christs Church, Newtown, and from the Church at Newberry.

At a special Ordination held in Christs Church in Middleton on Sunday, July 29th, 1787, Reuben Garlick, A.M., recommended by the Wardens and Congregation of the Church in Manchester in Vermont; And by the Rev’d Messrs. Ab’m Jarvis of Middleton, Gideon Bostwick of Great Barrington & James Nichols of Arlington in Vermont, was admitted Deacon, & licensed to perform the office of Deacon, & to preach.

At an Ordination held in S. Jameses Church in New London, on the Festival of S. Matthias, Sunday the 24th February, 1758, Edward Blakslee was ordained Deacon, being recommended by the Rev’d Messrs. Learning, Mansfield & Hubbard, & licensed to preach. And Reuben Ives, A.B., Tillotson Brunson, A.B., Chauncy Prindle, A.M. Presented by the Rev’d Mr. Jarvis, were ordained Priests. Mr. Ives was appointed to the Cure of Cheshire, Mr. Prindle,—Watertown & Northbury, Mr. Bronson, Strafford in Vermont.

At a special Ordination held in Trinity Church in Boston, Massachusetts on the 27th day of March, 1788, John Cosens Ogden, presented by the Revd Mr. Samuel Parker, Rector of said Church, was ordained Priest, upon a Title from the Congregation of Queen’s Chapel in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, & licensed to perform there the office of a Priest.

At a special Ordination held in S. Jameses Church in New London on the Feast of S. Barnabas, June 11th, 1788, David Foot, A.M., of Dartmouth College, was ordained Deacon, being presented by the Rev’d Mr. John Tyler, Rector of Christs Church, Norwich Landing, and was licensed to preach, & directed to serve in the Congregations of Hebron & Chatham.

At a special Ordination held in S. Jameses Church in New London on the Eighteenth day of August, 1788, Adam Boyd, of the State of Georgia, recommended by the Parishioners of S. Pauls Parish, Richmond County in said State—By a number (22) of the Inhabitants of Wilmington, North Carolina—By Alex. Martin Esqr., late Govr. of North Carolina—Brigr. Genl. H. Clark, Majr. Genl. Lach’n McIntosh—Geo. Matthews Esqr. (in Council) late, & Geo. Handley Esqr. the present Govr. of Georgia, and presented by the Rev’d Mr. Tyler, Rector of Christs hurch, Norwich Landing, was ordained Deacon: And at another special Ordination held in the same Church on the Nineteenth day of August, 1788, the said Adam Boyd was ordained Priest, and licensed to perform the office of a Priest in the State of Georgia, & wherever else he shall be duly called thereto.

At a special Ordination held in Trinity Church in New Haven on Sunday the 12th day of October, 1788, Ambrose Hull, A.M., recommended by the Convocation held at North Haven, & presented by the Rev’d Mr. Learning, was ordained Deacon, licensed to preach, & appointed to officiate as Deacon at Reading.

[NOTE: The following Registry of the Ordinations of Mr. Foot and Dr. Nisbett ought to have preceded that of Mr. Hull.]

At a special Ordination held in Trinity Church in New Haven, on Sunday, the 19th of October, 1788, Samuel Nisbett, M.D., recommended by the Clergy, and presented by the Rev’d Mr. —— was ordained Deacon.

At an Ordination held in St. Johns Church in North Haven on Wednesday the 22d of Oct. 1788, David Foot, A.M. and Samuel Nisbett, M.D. were ordained Priests.

At a special Ordination held in St. Pauls Church in Norwalk on Wednesday the third day of June, 1789, Mr. Solomon Blakslee, recommended by the Clergy of Connecticut, was ordained Deacon, licensed to preach & perform the office of a Deacon in Connecticut, & wherever else he shall be duly called thereto.

At an Ordination held in S. Pauls Church in Norwalk in Connecticut on Trinity Sunday, the 7th day of June, 1789, Abraham Lynsen Clarke, Ambrose Todd, and Ambrose Hull Were ordained Priests.

At a special Ordination held in S. James’ Church in New London on Sunday the 13th of December, 1789, Robert Fowle, A.B., recommended by Dr. Bass of Newbury-Port, Dr. Parker of Boston, The Rev. Mr. T. F. Oliver of Marblehead, Massachusetts, And by the Rev. Mr. J. C. Ogden of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, was ordained Deacon, licensed to preach, and, at the desire of the Congregation of New-Holderness in New-Hampshire, appointed to officiate to them.

At a special Ordination held in the meeting house at Litchfield on Wednesday the second of June, 1790, Truman Marsh, (ordained Deacon by Bp. White of Pennsylvania) was, by the recommendation of the Clergy, ordained Priest.

At a special Ordination held in St. Michaels Church in Litchfield on Sunday the 6th of June, 1790, David Perry was, upon the recommendation of the Clergy, ordained Deacon, & licensed to preach.

At an Ordination in Christs Church in Newtown on the third of October, 1790, Sunday, William Ogilvie (ordained Deacon by the Right Rev’d Bp. Provost of New York) was ordained Priest, for Norwalk.

At an Ordination in St. James’ Church in New London on the 28th of November, 1790, Sunday, Joseph Warren, recommended by Dr. Parker, & Mr. Montague of Boston, & the Congregation at Cambridge in Massachusetts, was ordained Deacon & licensed to preach.

At an Ordination held in St. Johns Church, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on St. Peters Day, June 29th, 1791, Mr. Robert Fowle, presented by the Rev’d Dr. Bass of Newbury Port, was ordained Priest, for Holderness in New Hampshire.

At an Ordination held in Christs Church, Westbury, on Sunday the 9th of October, 1791, Seth Hart, presented by the Rev’d Chauncy Prindle, was ordained Deacon, licensed to preach, and directed to officiate at Waterbury.

At an Ordination held in St. John’s Church, Stratfield, on Sunday, the 16th of October, 1791, David Perry presented by the Rev. Mr. Philo Shelton, was ordained Priest, for Reading, Danbury, and Ridgefield.

by me SAMUEL BP CON.

At an Ordination held in Trinity Church, New Haven, on the tenth of June, 1792, being the first Sunday after Trinity, Russel Catling and David Butler were ordained Deacons, having been recommended by the Convocation, and presented by the Rev. Dr. Hubbard, the former to officiate at Arlington in the State of Vermont, from whence he had his title; the latter at North-Guilford, Guilford, and Killingworth. They were both licensed to preach.

At a special Ordination held in St. Pauls Chapel in New York, by the permission of Bp. Provost, Joseph Warren, presented by the Rev’d Mr. Uzal Ogden, was ordained Priest. This Ordination was held, Sepr. 18, 1792. Present, Dr. Jarvis and the Rev’d Mr. Bowden, of Connecticut; Dr. Moore and the Rev’d Mr. Rich. Moore, of New York.

At an Ordination held in St. Pauls Church in Huntington in Connecticut, on the fourteenth of October, 1792, being Sunday, Seth Hart, presented by the Rev’d Mr. Abm. L. Clarke, was ordained Priest, and appointed to the cure of the Church in Waterbury.

At an Ordination held in Christs Church, in Middleton, on the 5th day of June, 1793, Daniel Burhans and Charles Seabury, presented by the Rev’d Dr. Jarvis, were on the recommendation of the Clergy, ordained Deacons. And at another Ordination held in the same church on Sunday, the 9th of June, Solomon Blakslee, Edward Blakslee, Russel Catling, and David Butler, Were, on the recommendation of the Clergy, presented by the Rev’d Dr. Jarvis, and were ordained Priests.

Solomon Blakslee was appointed to the Cure of East Haddam and Pettypaug,

Edward Blakslee, to the Cure of Woodbridge for one-half his time, the other half as assistant to the Rev’d Dr. Mansfield at Derby,

Russel Catling went to Arlington in Vermont, and

David Butler was appointed to the Cure of North Guilford, Guilford, and Killingworth.

At an Ordination held in Trinity Church, New Port, on Sunday, the 28th day of July, 1793, John Usher of Bristol, recommended by the Convention of Rhode Island, ‘ and presented by the Rev. Mr. Smith, was ordained Deacon.

And at an Ordination held in Kings Ch’ch, Providence, on the 31st day of July, 1793,

John Usher, presented by the Rev. Mr. Clarke, was ordained Priest. Mr. Usher was appointed to be an itinerant Clergyman in Rhode Island, and to have his residence at Bristol.

At an Ordination held in St. James’ Church, in New London, on St. Lukes day, October, the 18th, 1793, William Green, presented by the Rev’d Mr. John Tyler, of Norwich Landing, was ordained Deacon. Mr. Green was ordained on my own personal knowledge of him, and on the recommendation of the Rev’d Dr. Bela Hubbard of New Haven. Mr. Green was licensed to preach, and purposes to go into Maryland.

At an Ordination held in Trinity Church, in New Haven, on Whitsunday, June the 8th, 1794, Daniel Burhans, presented by the Rev’d Dr. Bela Hubbard, was, on the recommendation of the Clergy of Connecticut ordained Priest.

At an Ordination held in St. James’ Church in New London on Sunday, the 29th of June, being St. Peters day, Bethuel Chittenden, recommended by the State Convention of Vermont, and presented by the Rev’d Mr. Solomon Blakslee of East Haddam, was ordained Priest for SheIurn, Vermont.

At an Ordination held in Christs Church in Stratford, on the seventh day of June, 1795, being the first Sunday after Trinity, Caleb Child, Alexander Veits Griswold, and Manoah Smith Miles, recommended by the Clergy of Connecticut in Convocation, and presented by the Rev’d Mr. Ashbel Baldwin, the Rector of the Church, were ordained Deacons. They were all licensed to preach. Mr. Child is to officiate at Great Barrington, in Massachusetts. Mr. Griswold was directed to officiate at Cambridge (alias Bristol), Harrington and Northfield. Mr. Miles at Branford, Guilford, and Cohabit.

At an Ordination held in St. Matthews Church, in Plymouth, formerly Cambrige, in Connecticut, on Wednesday, the twenty-first day of October, 1795, being the day of the Consecration of that Church, Alexander Veits Griswold was on the recommendation of the Clergy of Connecticut in Convocation assembled, and presented by the Rev. ——, ordained Priest, and appointed Rector of that Church, of Harrington, and Northfield.

By US SAMUEL BP CONNECT. AND RHO. ISL.

REGISTRY OF ORDINATIONS.

ABRAHAM JARVIS, D.D., elected Bishop of Connecticut, by the episcopal Clergy of the State, was consecrated in Trinity Church in the City of New Haven, State of Connecticut, on the Festival of St. Luke, the eighteenth of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven, By the right reverend William White, Bishop of Pensilvania, presiding Bishop; and the right Reverend Samuel Provoost, Bishop of New York; and the right reverend Edward Bass, Bishop of Massachusetts.

At a special Ordination held in St. John’s Church, in Stratfield, on the twenty-eighth day of June, 1798, Calvin White, on my own personal knowledge of him, and also being recommended by the Rector, assistant Minister, and vestry of the Church in Newark, and by the Rev’d Mr. Croes and Col. Sam’l Ogden, of the State of New Jersey; and by the Standing Committee of the State of Connecticut; was presented by the Rev’d Mr. Shelton, and ordained Deacon. He was licensed to preach.

At a special Ordination held in St. Peter’s Church in Cheshire on Sunday, the thirtieth day of September, 1798, Bethel Judd and Ezra Bradley, recommended, the former, by the clergy in convocation, the latter, by the standing committee, and presented by the Rev’d Dr. Bowden, were ordained Deacons. Mr. Judd was licensed to preach. Mr. Bradley was referred to the Bishop of Massachusetts for a license to preach in a church belonging to his diocese.

At a special Ordination held in Christ’s Church in Middletown, on Sunday, the twentieth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, Amos Pardee recommended by the standing committee of the church in the state of Vermont, and the Wardens and Vestrymen of the church in the Towns of Paulet and Wells in that state; and presented by the Rev’d Dr. Bowden, was ordained Priest.

At a special Ordination held in St. John’s Church in Stratfield on Wednesday the fifth of June, 1799, John Callaghan & Evan Rogers, the former recommended by the Bp. of South Carolina & by other Testimonials from Charles Town, accompanied with the Bishop’s Letter dimissory; the latter recommended by the standing committee in Connecticut, were ordained Deacons & licensed to preach.

At a special ordination held in St. Peter’s Church, in Cheshire on Sunday, the first day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & ninety-nine, Calvin White, recommended by the standing committee & presented by the Rev’d Mr. Hubbard, was ordained Priest.

At an Ordination held in St. Peter’s Church, Cheshire, on Christmas day, 1799, Abraham Brunson, assistant instructor in the Academy, recommended by Dr. Bowden, the principal of the Academy, & the Rev’d Mr. Ives, Rector of the church in Cheshire; the standing committee expressed their concurrence, & gave their reason for not transmitting a Testimonial in form, that they had not received the previous certificate required by the cannon; upon this virtual tho’ not formal Testimonial it was judged best to proceed; and the same Abraham Brunson was accordingly presented by the Rev’d Dr. Bowden and ordained Deacon & licensed to preach.

At an Ordination held in St. Peter’s Church, Cheshire, on Trinity Sunday, June eighth, eighteen hundred, Jasper Davis Jones and Gamaliel Thatcher were ordained Deacons, examined and presented by the Rev’d Dr. Bowden, Mr. Jones assistant instructor in the Academy, recommended by the Clergy of Connecticut in convocation. Mr. Thatcher recommended by the same, and ordain’d at the request of the right Rev’d Dr. Bass, Bp. of Massachusetts, as he was to officiate at Lanesborough and exhibited a Title from the Church in that Town. Both were licensed to preach.

At a special Ordination held in St. James’s Church, New London, on Thursday, Oct’r 16, 1800, Evan Rogers, presented by the Rev’d Charles Seabury, was, on the recommendation of the Clergy then present in convocation, ordained Priest.

At an Ordination held in St. Peter’s Church, Cheshire, on Sunday, Jan’y 18th, 1801, Nathan B. Burgess, presented by the Rev’d Dr. Bowden, was, on recommendation of the standing committee, ordained Deacon and licensed to preach.

At an Ordination held in Trinity Church, New Town, on Wednesday, the 3d day of June, 1801, Gamaliel Thatcher presented by the Rev’d Daniel Burhans; on the recommendation of the Clergy at that time met in convention, was ordained Priest.

At an Ordination held in St. Peter’s Church, Cheshire, on Sunday, the 24th day of January, 1802, with advice and consent according to the cannon 2d of 1801, and being recommended by the standing committee of Connecticut; James Kilburn, presented by the Rev’d John Bowden, was admitted Deacon, and licensed to preach.

At an Ordination held in St. Peter’s Church, Cheshire, on Tuesday, the 13th of April, 1802, Nathan B. Burgess, recommended by the standing committee, and presented by the Rev’d Reuben Ives, was ordained Priest.

At an Ordination held in St. Peter’s Church, Cheshire, on Wednesday, the 14th day of April, 1802, Clement Meriam, recommended by the standing committee, and presented by the Rev’d Reuben Ives, was ordained Deacon.

At an Ordination held in St. Peter’s Church, Cheshire, on Wednesday, the 19th of May, 1802, Jasper Davis Jones, recommended by the standing committee, and presented by the Rev’d Reuben Ives, was ordained Priest.

At an Ordination held in [St. Paul’s] Church, Huntington, on Wednesday, the 2d day of June, 1802, Henry Whitlock, recommended by the Clergy then met in convention, and presented by the Rev’d Mr. Todd, Rector of the church, was ordained Priest.

At an Ordination held in Trinity church, New Haven, on Tuesday, the 19th of Oct’r, 1802, Joseph Perry, recommended by the standing committee, and presented by the Rev’d Daniel Burhans, was ordained Deacon.

At a special Ordination held in Trinity Church, New Haven, on Sunday, the 25th day of September, 1803, Galen Hicks, A.M., of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, recommended by the standing committee of convention of the church in the state aforesaid, and presented by the Rev’d Mr. Hubbard, Rector of Trinity Church, was ordained Priest.

Note, the following registry of the Ordination of the Rev’d Abraham Brunson, Priest, ought to have preceded that of the Rev’d Mr. Hicks.

At Ordination held in St. James’s Church in Danbury, on Wednesday, the first day of June, in the year of our Lord, 1803, the day of the annual State convention, Abraham Brunson, recommended by the Clergy of Connecticut in convocation, and presented by the Rev’d David Butler, was ordained Priest.

At an Ordination held in St. Peter’s Church in Cheshire, on Sunday, the twenty-seventh day of November, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and three, Samuel Griswold, recommended by the Clergy of Connecticut, in convocation and the standing committee, agreable to the 5th cannon of 1789, having certified their full belief and expectation that he will be received and settled as a pastor, by some one of the vacant Churches in this State, and being presented by the Rev’d Reuben Ives, Rector of the said Church, was ordained Deacon.

At an ordination held in Trinity Church, New Haven, on Sunday, the seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and four, Asa Cornwall, recommended by the standing committee, and presented by the Rev’d Bela Hubbard, D.D., was ordained Deacon.

At an ordination held in Christ’s Church in Middletown, on Thursday, the sixth of June, 1805, Rev’d Samuel Griswold, Clement Meriam & Timothy Hilliard, entitled and recommended according to the Cannons of the church, and presented by the Rev’d Dr. Hubbard, were ordained Priests.

On Sunday, the ninth of June, 1805, being Trinity Sunday, in the same church, being duly recommended according to the cannons of the church, and presented by the Rev. Mr. Meriam, Messrs. Russel Wheeler, Barzillai Buckley, John Blackburn, Virgil H. Barber, Roger Searl, were ordained Deacons.

At an ordination held in Trinity Church, New Haven, on advent Sunday, the first day of December, 1805, John Ward, recommended by the standing committee, and presented by the Rev’d Dr. Hubbard, was ordained Deacon.

At an ordination held in Trinity Church, New Haven, on Sunday, the eighth day of June, 1806, John Lynn Blackburne, and Roger Searl were ordered Priests. The former recommended by the Rev’d Alexander Viets Griswold and the Rev’d Theodore Dehon, & the Wardens & Vestry of St. John’s Church, Providence, State of Rhode Island, who have elected him their Rector, and by the standing committee of Connecticut; which committee also recommended the latter.

At an ordination held in Trinity Church, New Town, on Sunday, Oct’r 12, 1806, Elijah G. Plum, recommended by the standing committee, and presented by the Rev’d Mr. Burhans, was ordained Deacon and licensed to preach.

At an ordination held in Christ’s church, Watertown, on Thursday, June 4th, 1807, Russel Wheeler, recommended by the Standing Committee, & presented by the Rev’d Mr. Shelton, was ordained Priest, & inducted Rector of Christ’s church in Watertown on the same day.

At an ordination held in St. John’s church, Bridgeport on Wednesday the sixteenth, being the first ember day in September, 1807, Salmon Wheaton, Benjamin Benham, and David Baldwin, recommended by the standing committee, and presented by the Rev’d Mr. Shelton, were ordained Deacons.

At the unanimous recommendation and request of all the standing cormmittee, the knowledge of the Latin language, in respect of Mr. Benham, was dispensed with. The above named Deacons were licensed to preach.

At a publick ordination held in St. John’s church, Bridgeport on Sunday, the 20th of September, 1507, Asa Cornwall and Virgil H. Barber, recommended by the Standing committee, and presented by the Rev. Mr. Shelton, were ordained Priests.

At an ordination held in St. James’s church, New London, on Sunday the eleventh day of October, 1807, John Ward, recommended by the Wardens & Vestry of Trinity Church, Newport, and the Standing committee of convention of the State of Rhode Island, and presented by the Rev’d Charles Seabury, Rector of the said St. James’s church was ordained Priest.

At an ordination held in Christ’s church in Norwalk on Wednesday the thirty-first day of August, 1808, Elijah G. Plum and Benjamin Benham, Recommended by the standing committee of convention in the State of Connecticut, and presented by the Rev’d Mr. Whitlock, were promoted to the order of Priests.

At an ordination held in Christ’s Church, Norwalk, on Sunday, the fourth day of September, 1808, Salmon Wheaton recommended by the standing committee of the convention in the State of Connecticut and presented by the Rev. Mr. Whitlock was promoted to the order of Priests.

At a publick ordination held in Trinity church Newhaven on Sunday, the 18th of December, 1808, Joseph Davis Welton and Sturgis Gilbert, recommended by the standing Committee, and presented by the Rev’d Mr. Shelton, were ordained Deacons. Mr. Sturgis Gilbert was licensed to preach, in the Towns of Salisbury, Sharon, Kent & Canaan. Mr. Welton was licensed to preach in St. Peter’s church, Plymouth, and the church in the parish of Northfield.

At an ordination held in Christ’s church Guildford on Sunday the thirtieth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and nine, David Baldwin, Deacon, was promoted to the order of Priests. Presbyters present, Dr. Mansfield, Dr. Hubbard, and the Rev’d Mr. Bronson. He was recommended by the Clergy, and presented by the Rev’d Dr. Richard Mansfield.

At a publick ordination, held in Trinity Church, New Haven, on Sunday, March 18, 1810, Samuel Farmar Jarvis, and Daniel McDonald, were ordained Deacons; They were recommended by the standing committee of Connecticut, and presented by the Reverend Tillotson Bronson principal of the episcopal Academy. They were licensed to preach.

At a private ordination held in Trinity Church, New Haven, on Friday the 13th day of April, 1810, Nathaniel Huse was ordained Deacon. He was recommended by the standing committee; at the joint request of the committee and a number of other Clergymen, he was ordained at the above mentioned time, and presented by the Rev’d Mr. Shelton, Rector of the Church in Bridgport; said Huse was licensed to preach at Warehouse point East Windsor.

At a publick ordination held in Trinity Church, New Haven on Sunday, December 23d, 18ro, Sturgis Gilbert and Joseph D. Welton, were promoted to the order of Priests. Presbyters present, the Rev’d Dr. Mansfield, Dr. Hubbard and Rev’d Mr. Bronson. They were presented by the Rev’d Dr. Mansfield.

At a special Ordination, held in Trinity Church, New Haven, on Friday, April 5, 1811, Samuel Farmar Jarvis, was promoted to the order of Priests. Recommended by the standing Committee, and the Presbyters present were the Rev’d Philo Shelton, Rev’d Ashbel Baldwin, and the Rev’d Henry Whitlock. He was presented by the Rev’d Mr. Shelton.

At a special ordination held in Trinity Church, New-Haven, on Sunday. June 23, 1811, Frederick Holcombe was admitted to the order of Deacons, Recommended by the standing committee, and presented by the Rev’d Dr. Hubbard. Mr. Holcombe was licensed to preach.

At a special ordination held in Trinity church, New Haven, on Sunday, Sep’r 15, 1811, Stephen Jewett was ordained Deacon, he was presented by the Rev’d Tillotson Bronson. Mr. Jewett was admitted to orders without the Testimonials required by the 12th Canon, for the following reasons. Mr. Jewett had contracted with the members of the church in the Town of Paulet, State of Vermont, to become their minister. A valuable parcel of Land, belonging to the church in that Town was in danger of being lost; an action in law was then pending for trial before the circuit court, which was to sit early in the ensuing October; the Judge of the state had given his opinion that a Clergyman who should be minister of that church, & holding possession of the land according to the Statute of the State must be present at the court. Information of these particulars came to Mr. Jewett at the Academy in Connecticut so near the time of the Session of the court, as rendered it impracticable to obtain testimonials in proper form, or to go for ordination to Bristol in the state of Rhode Island, where the Bishop resides, whose diocese includes the church and lands in question. Under these imperious circumstances, the Bishop of Connecticut, judged it expedient and justifiable to deviate from the rules provided for general use, and to ordain. Mr. Jewett, as above recorded.

At a special ordination held in Trinity Church, New Haven, on Sunday the 27th of October, 1811, Orin Clarke was ordained Deacon, was duly recommended, and presented by the Rev’d Mr. Whitlock.

At a special Ordination held in Christ Church, Hartford on Tuesday, the second day of June, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, Birdsey G. Noble, A.B., having been duly recommended, was ordained Deacon, and presented by the Rev’d Mr. Burhans.

At a special ordination held in St. James’s church, Danbury, on Monday, the thirty-first day of Aug’t, 1812, the Rev’d Reuben Hubbard was ordained Priest. Presented by the Rev’d Mr. Burhans.

At a public Ordination held in Trinity church, New Haven, on Sunday, December the twentieth, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twelve. Daniel McDonald, and Frederick Holcombe, were ordained Priests. They were regularly recommended, and presented by the Rev’d Mr. Bronson.

By us ABRAHAM Bp. OF CONNECTICUT.

NOTE.—The book containing the foregoing ordinations recently came into the possession of the Registrar of the Diocese. The lists are printed in full for the first time, as a matter of historical interest.—SECRETARY.