Essex, Vt Congregational records 1797

We have information from the Essex town records that indicate one of the first items of business taken up by the new community of Essex, Vermont was the organization of a Congregational Society. The town records note that the first meeting for the project was held in the home of Samuel Griffin. The formal church records however do not start until 1797. Prominent in the list of original church members is the name of Samuel Bradley. Samuel was to serve as a Deacon in the Society until his death. The Bradley family name is well represented in the records as are the Griffins and their allied families in particular the Kelloggs (Orlo) and the Days, Zilpha Griffin having married David Day. On page 2 we see the name of John Griffin’s wife Mary.