These pages typed April 16, 2007
Records of the Baptist Church of Christ in Fairfield Twp., Lenawee Co., State of Michigan
Known as the Old School & [Predishenarier] Baptist Church. This church was located in Fairfield Twp., on Lyons Hwy near Packard Rd. (No longer standing)
We used copies of the original book to type these pages, given to us by Wayne & Cecelia Carpenter. wcarpent@dmci.net. The LDS Church has filmed this book.
Use the “Ctrl F” function to find names.
[ ] = guess/unreadable/notes
Where noted possible matches to Fairfield Twp Cemeteries (nothing has been verified)
Brothers
Levi B Russell by letter Ex [Old Weston Cemetery Plot 6]
[___eh] Bragg do
Vivain Stanton do
Jacob VanDorn do
Edwin W Cole Letter Exc
[___] Cole Letter Exc
[___] C Lowe B
Sisters
Catherine Fish do Exc
Loviney Wetherby do Dismissed by letter
Lydia Carpenter do
Katherine Stanton do
Clarinda Packard do
Angeline Cole do [Old Weston Cemetery Plot 9]
Eleanor Hagerman do Dismissed by letter Received
Nelly VanDorn left
Nancy Ten Brook B[ ]
Page is torn from this point down.
Reverse side of above page:
Brothers
Decon J H Carpenter [Hagaman Cemetery Row 2]
Gersham Nayer [Exclude]
Wm Carpenter [Hagaman Cemetery Row 1]
Lorenzo G Nayer Ex
John T Carpenter
James L Dean
Joshua C Carpenter
Elder James Carpenter
Sisters
Matilda Gleason Ex
Lydia Nayer do
Elizabeth Carpenter [Hagaman Cemetery Row 2]
Kezia Carpenter
Lydia Dean
Sally Wetherby [sign with x next to 1st and last name, not sure why she signed this area of the book, no other marks like it for any of the other entrees.]
Elizabeth Booth died
Elizabeth Terry Excluded
Ann Carpenter
The names when constituted
Lazanus Griffeth by letter
Wm S Carpenter by letter
John F Pa[Page is torn from this point down.]
United after the Association 1836
John Mead by letter Excluded
Anna Mead do Excluded Restored – died Dec 31, 1850
Hannah Bragg do Excluded
Henry Weatherwax do Excluded
Rectina Smith do died July 17, 1854 [Hagaman Cemetery Row 5]
David Quick by letter Excluded [Old Weston Cemetery Plot 95]
Tamer Elizabeth [Contieres] by baptism Excluded
Aaron S Baker do Excluded
Rebecca Baker do do
Phebe Carpenter do now Northrup
Nathan Northrup do died [Hagaman Cemetery Row 2]
Phebe Northrup do now Caton died
Russell C Carpenter do
Phebe Cook do died August 11, 1857 [Hagaman Cemetery Row 2]
Garret Ten Brook do
Hannah Ten Brook do
Lydia Lowe do Excluded
James Briggs by letter Excluded [Hagaman Cemetery Row 9]
Phebe Rorrick do Excluded
Lucy Quick do Excluded [Old Weston Cemetery Plot 95]
William L Carpenter by baptism Excluded
Isabella Thurber do Excluded Restored
Mary Carpenter do now Gillispie Excluded
Julia Willson do Excluded
John R Carpenter do Excluded
James B Carpenter do Excluded
Benjamin Hawkins do Excluded
Elizabeth Russel by letter Excluded
Melinda Bennett do Excluded [Hagaman Cemetery Row 7]
Maria Briggs by letter Excluded [Hagaman Cemetery Row 9]
Israel E Caten by baptism Excluded died
Catherine Bowen by letter
Sarah W[eime] do
Hannah Griffeth by baptism now Munson deceased
Elmira Griffeth do now Anderson deceased
John Compton do
Mary Compton do do do
Hannah Northrup do now Nellis died [Hagaman Cemetery Row 2]
George Livesay do Excluded
Abner Hunt by letter do
Amos Holmes do deceased
John Roberts do Excluded
Isaac N Springer do
Joel Briggs do [HagamanCemetery Row 8]
Martha [Babents] do Excluded
Eld James P Howel on [experience]
Emily Howel do Dismissed died June 12, 1852
Sheldon Wyman by baptism [Old Weston Cemetery Plot 5]
Lydia Wyman do [Old Weston Cemetery Plot 5]
Jason Gratton by letter
Cordelia Carpenter by baptism
Sarah Jackson do
Church net on business according to appointment. Appointed Br. Alden moderator. Opened by singing and prayer after reading the proceings of the last meeting called on the several committees and they reported as follows.
From Eld Carpenter no [inteligenu] from Brethern Carpenter and [Northrup] there visited B Packard and he is present to answer for himself and say he is not in fellowship with us. Voted to withdraw the hand of fellowship from Br. John F Packard for absenting himself from the church and saying he is not in fellowship with the church.
Voted to withdraw the hand of fellowship from Sister Elizabeth Russell [Old Weston Cemetery Plot 6] for not attending to the….
[A glimpse at how things worked with the old church when it came to membership.]
Names of members then constituted
John H Carpenter [Hagaman Cemetery Row 2]
Elizabeth Carpenter [Hagaman Cemetery Row 2]
Gersham Noyes Dismissed
Lydia Noyes Dismissed
Matilda Gleason Dismissed
Lorenzo G Noyes Dismissed
William Carpenter Died Sept 13th, 1849 [Hagaman Cemetery Row 1]
Joshua C Carpenter
John T Carpenter Excluded
Ann Carpenter
Ke[gier] Carpenter now Brees
Eld, James Carpenter Died Nov 23, 1857 age 74 yrs [Old Weston Cemetery Plot 4]
James S Dean Died July 21, 1858
Lydia Dean
Sally Weatherby Excluded
Elizabeth Booth Died
Eliza Terry Excluded
Since the Constitution of the Church
Lagames Griffeth by letter Excluded
Elizabeth Griffeth by letter Excluded Deceased
William S Carpenter Dismissed by letter
Phebe Elliot Dismissed by letter
Names of church members constituted (note: do = ditto)
John F Packard by letter Excluded
Catherine Carpenter do
Sarah Carpenter now Weatherby do Excluded [Old Weston Cemetery Plot 165]
Michad Kregger by Baptism Excluded Restored Dismissed
Hannah Kregger do do do do
William Older by letter
Tina Older do
Phebe Northrup do Caton Nebras died 1900 [not sure what “Caton Nebras” means]
Ebonezer S Carpenter by Baptismal Excluded Restored
William Edmonds do Dismissed
William Weatherby do Excluded [Old Weston Cemetery Plot 165]
Margaret Barber do Excluded
Sarah J Carpenter do Excluded
Hartwell S Bressel by letter Excluded
Asaph H Porter do Excluded [Old Weston Cemetery Plot 29]
Mariah Carpenter by baptism Excluded
Sally Barber do Excluded
Abigail Barber by letter Excluded
Loisa Russell by letter Excluded [Old Weston Cemetery Plot 10]
Relief Weatherby do died July 18, 1855
Catherine Fisk do Excluded
Lovina Weatherby do Dismissed
Love B Russell do do Received again by letter Excluded
Joel Bragg by letter Excluded
Lydia Carpenter do Dismissed by letter
Hiram Stanton do
Catherine Stanton do
Jacob Vandom do
Carinda Packard do Dismissed
Edwin H Cole do Excluded
Ezra Cole do Excluded [Old Weston Cemetery Plot 9]
Angeline Cole do Excluded [Old Weston Cemetery Plot 9]
William C Lowe by Baptism
Ally Livesay do Excluded
Samuel H Hagaman do Dismissed Received [Hagaman Cemetery Row 6]
Eleanor Hagaman do do do [Hagaman Cemetery Row 6]
Nelly Vandom by letter
Cornelius Randolph do Excluded
Ester Randolph do do
William TenBrook by Baptism Excluded
Nancy Ten Brook do do
Aug 14, 1858
Met in church meeting according to appointment. Opened by singing and prayer. Church in union appointed Brother Sheldon Wyman church clerk. [Old Weston Cemetery Plot 5] Adjourned to meet at B’r Wymans in 4 weeks at 2 o’clock pm. Closed by prayer.
Church met according to appointment, opened by singing and prayer. Church in union closed by prayer.
The book has many pages with these (above) type entrees. We typed a few to show what is in the book. We have also included entrees that have personal info in them.
Was buried from Adrian, Phebe Northrup died Nov 15, 1899, buried beside her husband who died 53 year before/ Nathan Northrup. Phebe Nellis
Record of the name of the persons who have paid the sums set opposite [____] for the building of the old school [Predestinarian] Baptist Meeting House the Township of Fairfield, Lenawee Co., Michigan
Names $
Sheldon Wyman 232 [Old Weston Cemetery Plot 5]
William Weatherby 51 [Old Weston Cemetery Plot 165]
Ira J Hagaman 51 [Hagaman Cemetery Row 9]
Jesse Vine 30
James C Carpenter 20
Lydia Deane 2
James Hinkley 5
William H Baker 5
Sarah C Weatherby 10 [Old Weston Cemetery Plot 165]
Lorina Abbott 10 [Hagaman Cemetery Row 4]
Jonathan Abbott 5 [Hagaman Cemetery Row 5]
Reuben T Carpenter 5
James Himan 2
Ezra [Orcutt] 3
Abram Carpenter 10 [Old Weston Cemetery Plot 100]
John Himes 5 [Old Weston Cemetery Plot 56]
Charles H Carpenter 10 [Hagaman Cemetery Row 8]
Charles Smith 8 [Hagaman Cemetery Row 5] or [Old Weston Cemetery Plot 75] or [Ridgeville Cemetery Sec 5 Row 14]
Elizabeth Hagaman 10 [Hagaman Cemetery Row 9]
Robert Gorble 20
John Roberts 10
Lydia C Wyman 5 [Old Weston Cemetery Plot 5]
Candace A Wyman 2
Sarah C Wyman 2
Alonzo P Wyman 1
Phebe C Northrup 3
Elizabeth Northrup 3
Susan Hagaman 5
James B Day 5 [Hagaman Cemetery Row 5]
Phebe Northrup 2
Phebe [Mathis] 2
George Caton 2,5
Hannah Livesay 5
Gersham Livesay 5
John Livesay 5
Richard H Whitney 5
Thomas C Barber 10
Bennett Brees 3
Kesia L Brees 5
Norman Thurber 5
Ami M Carpenter 3
Mary C Carpenter 2
Harriet A Carpenter 2