A Collection of Moravian Memoirs from 18th Century English Congregations
The Course of life of the Single Sister Sarah Metcalf I was born at Southowram febr. 16 1708 & Baptzd in the Church of England, & many drawings of Grace was perceptable to me in my Childrens years which I made use of by in the dutys of the Church in hopes of pleasing God,…
Departed Jan 2d 1761.Christ. Oxley, was born at the Son of our Br & Sr Wm Oxley in the North of Irel.was born at Scoales Sept 28th 1752. He came into the Childns Oeconomy hereMay the 6th 1755, when he could scarcely speak a word. He was apretty agreeable Child, but of a very tender…
Mary Oates 1 Sr Mary Oates dictated the following Ap 8th 1812 Thy blood, thy blood the deed hath wrought ye I was born June 26th 1747 in Great Horton, in the Parish of Bradford. My father being one of the first Brn there he was called home to our Saviour when I was only…
Out of the S Srs Choirhouse in Fulneck who departed happily to our Savr on Jany 25th Our Happily departed Sister Mary Myers was Born at Horton Bradford parish Jany 15th 1731, having left nothing of Her course thro’ this time, the following has been conducted from Sisters who has had acquaintance with Her &…
Our late sr Sarah Mortimer who departed happily Jan. 2 1810 at Fulneck Our happily departed Sr Sarah Mortimer, was born June 3 1780 at Scoles in the parish of Birstal, and baptized in the Church of England. Her Mother dy’d before she was a year old, and she being a very weakly Child &…
I McMillan, excuted at Ayr May [Friday] 25. 1810. He was tried & condemned Apr. 17 & 18 for having administered poison to a young woman, which occasioned not only the death of her child, but her own death. He was a native of Scotland [Friday] 20 Mar. I called upon him the first time.…