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cepting the ordinance of Laying-on-of-hands on every particular member) with whom we wished much to hold communion at the-Lords-table ; but we could not be in fellowship with them in the Lords-supper ; because they bore not testimony for God touching the forementioned ordinance. (Records, Pt. I., pp. 7. 8.)



"After our arrival we lived much scattered for about a yea-, and a half, yet kept up our weekly and monthly meetings among ourselves : during which time it pleased God to add to our num- ber about twenty members, in which time we, and many other Welsh people purchased a tract of land in New Castle County, on Delaware, which was called Welsh Tract: in the year 1703 we began to get our living out of it, and to set our meetings in order and build a place of worship which was commonly known by the name of. The Baptist meeting-house by the Iron- hill." (Records. Pt. I., p. 8).

"The names of the members who first came over were :

Thomas Griffith "minister" Year Griffith Nicolas 170T. Evan Edmond

John Edward

Elizeus (Elisha) Thomas

Enoch Morgan

Righart (Richard) David

Elizabeth Griffith

Lewis Edmond

Mary John

Mary Thomas

Elizabeth Griffith

Shonnet (Jennet) David

Margaret Matheas

Shonnet (Jennet) Morris

James David" (Records Pt. L, pp. 11, 12.)