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viz., 1744. He was settled, the same year, at Simsbury, Connecticut. He died in 1776, having been for more than twelve
years incapacitated for duty by a disordered mind. It is not unlikely that William Gibbs was a nephew of Mrs. MacSparran's sister-in-law, Mrs. William Gardiner, who was Elizabeth,
daughter of William Gibbs of Newport. Such a connection
would help to explain the manifestly deep interest the Doctor
evinced in the young man, whom he styles, familiarly, " Billy
Gibbs."
41 "I catechized f Negros"
Dr. MacSparran devoted himself most earnestly to the welfare
ofthe negro and Indian slaves, owned in his parish. In 1741,
it is recorded, in the Register of S. Paul's, that on one occasion he catechized "near about or more than one hundred"
negroes. At this period South Kingstown, the Doctor's residence, contained more negroes than any other Rhode Island
town except Newport. In 1748 the whole population of the
colony was 32,733, of whom 3,077 were negroes. In 1780
45 per cent of all the slaves in Rhode Island, outside of
Newport, were to be found in North and South Kingstown.
After March 1, 1784, all children that should be born of
slaves, were, by law, declared free, so that, without any formal
abolition of slavery, it died out naturally in the middle of the
present century, there being but seventeen bondmen remaining in 1830. The earth in the lower and eastern portion of the
old Narragansett churchyard still undulates with the nameless graves of the slaves, whose masters slumber in the upper
part, and there, under the same turf, Dr. MacSparran and his
coloured catechumens, Stepney and Cujo and Emblo and
Phillis, lie awaiting the resurrection morning.
42 "Mrs. Patty Updike"
Miss Martha was a sister of Col. Daniel Updike. Their father,
Capt. Lodowick Updike, died about 1736 leaving, in addition
to his well-known son, five daughters. Of these Sarah married
Dr. Giles Goddard, of New London, the grandfather of the
late Prof. William G. Goddard, of Providence. Martha, the
one mentioned in the text as "Mrs. Patty," died single at an
advanced age. It was customary, in those days, to apply the
[85]
| Title | A letter book and abstract of out services written during the years 1743-1751 |
| Creator | MacSparran, James |
| Publisher | D.B. Updike, Merrymount Press |
| Place of Publication | Boston |
| Date | 1899 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000146 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | JRoteg viz., 1744. He was settled, the same year, at Simsbury, Connecticut. He died in 1776, having been for more than twelve years incapacitated for duty by a disordered mind. It is not unlikely that William Gibbs was a nephew of Mrs. MacSparran's sister-in-law, Mrs. William Gardiner, who was Elizabeth, daughter of William Gibbs of Newport. Such a connection would help to explain the manifestly deep interest the Doctor evinced in the young man, whom he styles, familiarly, " Billy Gibbs." 41 "I catechized f Negros" Dr. MacSparran devoted himself most earnestly to the welfare ofthe negro and Indian slaves, owned in his parish. In 1741, it is recorded, in the Register of S. Paul's, that on one occasion he catechized "near about or more than one hundred" negroes. At this period South Kingstown, the Doctor's residence, contained more negroes than any other Rhode Island town except Newport. In 1748 the whole population of the colony was 32,733, of whom 3,077 were negroes. In 1780 45 per cent of all the slaves in Rhode Island, outside of Newport, were to be found in North and South Kingstown. After March 1, 1784, all children that should be born of slaves, were, by law, declared free, so that, without any formal abolition of slavery, it died out naturally in the middle of the present century, there being but seventeen bondmen remaining in 1830. The earth in the lower and eastern portion of the old Narragansett churchyard still undulates with the nameless graves of the slaves, whose masters slumber in the upper part, and there, under the same turf, Dr. MacSparran and his coloured catechumens, Stepney and Cujo and Emblo and Phillis, lie awaiting the resurrection morning. 42 "Mrs. Patty Updike" Miss Martha was a sister of Col. Daniel Updike. Their father, Capt. Lodowick Updike, died about 1736 leaving, in addition to his well-known son, five daughters. Of these Sarah married Dr. Giles Goddard, of New London, the grandfather of the late Prof. William G. Goddard, of Providence. Martha, the one mentioned in the text as "Mrs. Patty," died single at an advanced age. It was customary, in those days, to apply the [85] |
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