John Church Family Bible
John Church (born 1748)

Holy Bible in English, London, Christopher Barker, 1577.

The records cover the births of all the children of Richard and Elizabeth
Church.  John Church came to this country and married Angelica Schuyler,
daughter of Philip Schuyler; the Bible descended to her great-great-grandson,
Philip Schuyler Church of Geneva, New York, the present owner, who has
deposited it for safe keeping in the Library of Hobart College, Geneva.

Mattilda ye Daughter of Rich'd & Eliz. Church was born at Lowestoft, on
monday ye Ninth of Augst. 1736 at twelve o Clock at noon answerd for by ye
Revt. Wm. Tanner & wife & Mrs. Jane Barker Senr. of Lowest.

Sam: Church ye Son of ye Sd. Richd & Eliz'a Church was born at Great
yarmouth on Friday ye Seventeen'th of Sept. 1737 at eleven o Clock in ye
morning.

John: Church ye Son of Rich'd & Eliz. Church was born on Wensday ye 28th of
Mar. at 9 o clock in ye morning in ye year of our Lord 1739

Jane Church the Daughter of Rich'd and Eliz'a Church was born at Great
yarm'th on Saturday the 15th of march at half an hour after five o Clock in ye
afternoon 1740 answerd for by Mr. Frd. Porter of yarmt & and Mis. Eliza
Paulsom & Mrs. Jenny Barker.

Elizabeth Church the daughter of Rich. and Eliz'a was born on Munday the 22d
of Novr. 1742: at 9 o Clock at night answerd for by Mr. Sam: Barker and Mrs.
Margt. Barker and Mrs. Sarah Barker, of Lowestoft.

Elizabeth Church the daughter of Rich'd and Eliz'a Church was born on
Saturday the 12th of April 1746: at 2 o Clock in the Morning, and answerd for
by Capt. Jno. Barker Mrs. Ann Kitteridge, and Mrs. Hannah Rymer.

Jno Barker Church the Son of ye Sd. Rich'd & Eliz'a Church was born on Sunday
ye 30th Oct'r at 9 o Clock in ye morn, 1748, answerd for by M'r Jno Barker of
London & Mr. Robt. Barker, Lowes't & Mrs. Jane Barker Junr.

Taken from the book: The Colonial Dames of the State of New York,
Genealogical Records, Manuscript entries of Births, Deaths, and Marriages,
taken from Family Bibles 1581-1917.
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