A Collection of Moravian Memoirs from 18th Century English Congregations
The S. Sr Rachel Roebuck was born in Huddersfield Feb. 14th 1735. She came to live in Fulneck Oct: 14 1760, the following year she was recd into the Congn and Jan. 11. 1767 she partook for the first time of the H. Comn. The most of her time amongs us, she spent in serving…
Ful/3/151 The Md. Sr. Elisab. Rainer of Dudleyhill departed Dec. 20. 1838, aged 76 years. Her parents being members of our Church she was from early childhood accustomed to attend the public and private meetings in our Chapel. What she there heard of the love of our Saviour soon made a good impression on her…
Mary Render Daughter of Br John & Ann Render Born at Leeds July 22 1746 Baptz by Br Telcha at Holbeck. She was from Her Infancy of a Quick capacity & lively disposition & off Tender intemation as to her Heart, being soon Convinced, when She Committed Errors & with Submission it with Tears wou’d…
Septr the 5th 1764 Mary Scott a Single Women in Hallifax who was before her last sickness in no Connection with us went Hapily to our Savr she was born in the above mentiond Townin 1734; Her Parents being Church people Educated her in the same Way, her Mother was Concerned for her own Salvation;…
The Single Sisr Hanh Tordoff has left the following concerning her course of Life. I was born at Houme in the Lordship of Tong Decbr ye 10th 1759 baptiz’d by the Brn in my Childhood I frequented the Childrens meetings which prov’d a great blessing to my heart & I often prayd our dr Savr…
Personalia of the Widow Deborah Thornton. and of theWidows house in Fulneck, who Jan 10th. 1771The late Sr Deborah Thornton, whose Maiden Name was Walker,was born the 13th of May 1699, & brought up in the Church ofEngland. In the Year 1723 she was mard. to her late Husbandwith whom she lived chearfully & contentedly.…