Erie County (PA) Genealogy
Early Presbyterian Church - Southeast County
Contributed by Susan Smith
The information below was submitted by Susan Smith as a part of her many years of research on the SMITH surname in Erie County. This data has been obtained from microfilm and other source documents and is not intended to be portrayed as complete, only an extract. Anyone having any questions or comments on this extract should contact Susan Smith directly.
The Memorandum Meeting Middlebrook Union and Beaverdam Congregations.
Absolm McCready Rec’d Calls from these Congegations at the June sitting of presbytery Met at (illegible) AD 1826
Came to Middlebrook July 16th 1826.
Was ordained and installed Pastor of the Congregations 2nd Thursday of September 1826
William Carson and Wm Gray were ordained Elders In Beaverdam congregation
In August 1826 James Donaldson, Samuel Smith, Wm Pierhant, and Zailman Tracy were chosen Trustees of Middlebrook Congregation for the 1st year.
July 2nd 1827 John Willson, Burrel Tracy Nathaniel Willson and James Phillips were chosen trustees for Middlebrook Congregation 2nd year.
July 7th 1828 John B Jones, John Smith, James Yost and Thomas E Reed were chosen trustees for the 3rd year.
John Kincaid and Matthew Gray were chosen trustees for Beaverdam Congregation for the 1st and 2nd years.
For Union Esquire Willson and (illegible) Robert Gray were chosen trustees 1st year, Robert Gray and John Cook 2nd year.
An Account of the subscriptions Rec’d in Two years from July 1827 to July 1829
| Subscription | 2 years bal | |
| Robert Allison | $300 | 600 |
| Moses Brown | 120 | 250 |
| Wm K Block | 500 | 585 |
| Francis Block | 100 | 200 |
| Henry Block | 400 | 562 |
| John Carson | 10.00 | 20.00 |
| John D Carson | 250 | 500 |
| F Carnahan | 250 | 300 |
| Catherine Carnahan | 200 | 400 |
| James Donaldson | 700 | 1400 |
| Betsy Donaldson | 500 | 766 |
| Samuel Henderson | 250 | 250 |
| John Hunter | 350 | 700 |
| Ashel Gates Jr | 100 | 62 |
| John B Jones | 500 | 650 |
| Thos Johnston | 500 | 231 |
| Tyler Lewis | 500 | 566 |
| James (illegible) | 250 | 500 |
| D McNair | 250 | 400 |
| James Philips | 750 | 1404 |
| David Philips | 500 | 647 ½ |
| John Low | 200 | 200 |
| Timothy Rical | 500 | 235 |
| Lyman Robison | 500 | 500 |
| Thos Reed | 500 | 1000 |
| Jacob Sheets | 100 | 100 |
| Samuel Smith | 500 | 812 ½ |
| Thos Smith | 500 | 873 |
| John Smith | 500 | 1000 |
| Mason Shepperd | 350 | 476 |
| Total | 119.25 | 183.65 ½ |
| Subscription | 2 years bal | |
| John Tracy | 250 | 370 |
| Zalmon Tracy | 500 | 271 |
| Wm Willson | 400 | 800 |
| N Willson | 700 | 1181 |
| Joseph Willson | 250 | 511 |
| (ink too faded) | 200 | 150 |
| John Yost | 500 | 1100 |
| James Yost | 250 | 425 |
| (illegible)) Young | 250 | 250 |
| Ashel Gates Sr | 137 | |
| Burrel Tracy | 666 | 13.33 |
| Wm Davis | 150 | 150 |
| Erastus Rouse | 200 | 200 |
| Daniel Chapen | 250 | |
| James Nelson | 500 | 500 |
| Robert Recal | 500 | 350 |
| Richard Sears (?) | 250 | 250 |
| George Himrod (?) | 100 | 100 |
| Total | 59.53 | 83.22 ½ |
| 119.25 | 183.65 1/2 | |
| 178.78 | 266.88 | |
| (ink too faded) | 5.00 | 1000 |
| 276.88 | ||
| 178.78 | ||
| _____2 | ||
| 357.56 |
This page originally posted August 10, 2002.
Last updated on Sunday, March 13, 2005 .
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