83727419: 10m: 1670 Newbury, Essex, MA is the recorded birth for Samuel Emery.
843Rev. Samuel Emery graduated at Harvard College, 1691. He went to Wells, Maine, privious to 1698, probably as chaplain to the garrison stationed there. In the town records of 1698, he is mentioned as a minister of the town. 17 March 1701, the town voted to settle Mr. Emery as their regular minister and 'to give him yearly 45 pounds to be paid one half in good merchantable provisions as follows: Wheat at five shillings a bushel; Indian corn at three shillings a bushel; rye at three shillings a bushel; pork at three penee a pound; beef at two pence a pound; and to cut and bring to his house twenty five cords of fire wood and that he shouold have the use of the ministerial land.' A church was organized 29 October 1701. Mr. Emery was ordained 29 October 1701, the churches of Newbury, Dover, Portsmouth and York being invited to assist. In 1716, the people being poor in consequence of the war, Mr. Emery relinquished all that was due, being a large part of the amount allowed him as salary. After this his people raised his salary to eighty pounds, and directed all mill rents to be paid to him and built a study for his use. The latter years of his life were disturbed by some troublesome matters. He was charitable and of quite temperament, performing his duty without ostentation, with zeal and courage fulfilling in an eminent degree the apostolic precept, 'as much as in you lieth live peaceably with all men.' 844 |