Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 edition. Excerpt: ... floor; and the peculiar numbering of the pews will indicate the " dignity " of each seat as estimated by the first committee on seating the house. This numbering was afterwards changed--sometimes to suit the views of each new committee.) By common usage, the two pews directly in front of the pulpit ranked the highest; but the choice of a side pew (No. i, on the plan), by Mr. Hubbard, made it proper to designate that as the highest in dignity; and the rest were numbered to correspond. The seating of 1780. No. 1, Mr. Hubbard's family. No. 2, Esq. Field, Col. Wright, Mrs. H. Mattoon. No. 3, Eleazar Stratton, Capt. Stratton, widow Stratton, widow Mattoon. No. 4, Mr. Stebbins, Dea. Smith, Mr. Todd. No. 5, Hezekiah Stratton, Lucius Doolittle, widow Christian Field. No. 6, Capt. Hunt and family. No. 7, Ebenezer Field, Samuel Field. No. 8, Philip Mattoon, Jona. Bclding No. 9, Mr. Norton, Lieut. Janes, Samuel Mattoon. No. 10, Simeon Lyman, Lieut. Wright, Seth Lyman. No. 11, Shammah Pomeroy, Elijah Mattoon. No. 12, Mr. Whitney and family. No. 13, Sergt. Holton, Lieut. Alexander, Capt. Alexander. No. 14, Ens. Field, Capt. Merriman, Theophilus Merriman, Mrs. Joanna Lyman. No. 15, Ebenezer Field Jr., James Lyman. No. 16, Reuben Smith, Tabitha Wright, Capt. Smith. No. 17, Zebediah Stebbins, Reuben Wright, Reuben Morgan, Noah Morgan. No. 18, William Field, Lemuel Holton, Samuel Holton. No. 19, Pedajah Field, Benjamin Brooks, John Moffatt, widow Reuben Petty, Benjamin Miller. No. 20, William Holton, Ebenezer Severance, John Mun. No. 21, George Field, Capt. H.King, widow Robbins. No. 22, Oliver Wright, Elisha Stebbins, Abner Wright. No. 23, Moses Dickinson, Titus Dickinson, Benoni Dickinson, Mary Dickinson. No. 24, Joseph Cook, David Wright, ...
