Register of the Parish of Christ Church
Matagorda, Texas
1839 - 1875

BAPTISMS
 

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F. R. & H. E. Thompson
S: The Parents & Mrs. Warren

Louisa Warren [Thompson]

Moran & Anna Schmerber
S: The Parents & Mrs. George Clauder

George [Schmerber]

Conrad & Frances Gottschalk
S: Frances Holon Nolte

Frances Katharinea Holon [Gottschalk]

Mills & Warren's Slaves' Children

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Mills & Warren's Slaves' Children

S:  Mrs. Chinn

Dr. Robert Holmes Chinn

Mrs. Warren's Slave S: Mrs. Warren

Daniel

Wm. Wilkinson's Slave S: Mrs. Warren

Frances

Jarrott and wife Martha A. Cloman

John Jackson

Jarrott and wife Martha A. Cloman

Theoria Harman

John W. and Annie P. Harris

Elizabeth Boyd

John W. and Annie P. Harris

Rhodes Fisher

D. J. & N. Parks
S: The Parents & Mrs. H. W. Wilkinson

Helen Maude

Henry & Louise Michalis
S: Mr(s). C. K. _____ & Miss Ernestine Glatz

Earnestine Josephine Sophia

William & Caroline Brown
S: Mr(s). C. K. _____ , Miss Ernestine Glatz & Miss Josephine Freeman

Frederike Earnestine Josephine

E. C. & I. Idlebach
S: The Parents & Miss Josephine Freeman

Jane Lauerine

S. W. & E. O. Fisher
S: Mrs. Perry & Mrs. Cutler with the Parents

Henry Mansfield

A. & E. C. Rugeley
S: The Parents with Mrs. Viser

Alexander Allen

Peter Johnson Private Baptism

Josephine

S. R. & Ann Fisher
S: Mrs. E. O. Fisher & Misses Cutler & Power

Samuel William Fisher

S. R. & Ann Fisher
S: Mrs. E. O. Fisher & Misses Cutler & Power

Annie Pleasants Harris

George & Caroline Burkhart S: The Parents

Catharine Caroline

George & Caroline Burkhart S: The Parents

Louisa Rebecca

D. E. E. & M. E. Braman S: The Parents

Catharine Burkhart

Mrs. Warren's slave S: Mrs. Warren

Hannah

Mrs. Warren's slave S: Mrs. Warren

Rose

Mrs. Warren's slave S: Mrs. Warren

Dave

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Mrs. Warren's slave S: Mrs. Warren

Ben

Mrs. N. Thompson slaves
S: Mrs. N. Thompson

Lane

Mrs. N. Thompson slaves
S: Mrs. N. Thompson

Beauregard

Mrs. N. Thompson slaves
S: Mrs. N. Thompson

Winnie

Miss M. Talbot's Negro S: Miss Mary G. Talbot

Annie Forester

Mrs. Dreyling Private Baptism

Emma Theresa Louise

Mary Ellen Cheesman

Mrs. N. Thompson's slaves S: Mrs. Thompson

Bearegard

Mrs. N. Thompson's slaves S: Mrs. Thompson

Warren

Mrs. N. Thompson's slaves S: Mrs. Thompson

Sam

J. H. & S. H. Shortridge
S: The Mother & Miss Mary Talbot

Isla Gayle

J. & E. M. Culver S: The Parents

George Burkhart

Edwin & Elizabeth Belden
S: The Parents & Mrs. Powell

Betty Powell Belden

Mr. Gayle Talbot

Eugene Warren

Mrs. Warren's Slave S: Mrs. Warren

Peter

Mrs. Warren's Slave S: Mrs. Warren

Lewis

Mrs. Warren's Slave S: Mrs. Warren

Jacob

Judge Talbot's slave
S: Mrs. Shortridge & Miss M. Talbot

Daphne

Judge Talbot's slave
S: Mrs. Shortridge & Miss M. Talbot

Martin Wells

Judge Talbot's slave
S: Mrs. Shortridge & Miss M. Talbot

Phil

Judge Talbot's slave
S: Mrs. Shortridge & Miss M. Talbot

Guy

Judge Talbot's slave
S: Mrs. Shortridge & Miss M. Talbot

Richard

Mrs. Bolling

Lucy Randolph

Mr. & Mrs. Schmerber?
S: Mrs. Miller & Parents

Mary Francisca Ernestina

Mr. J. H. Jones Jun. & Mrs. Marion R. Jones
S: Captain Rugeley, Mrs. C. Jones, & the mother

Sue Nelson

Wm. Thos. & Caroline Jones S: The Parents

William Thomas

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William Bradford Grimes

Wm. B. & Fanny L. Grimes
S: The Parents

Charlotte Malvina
Rec'd into the church having had lay baptism

Wm. B. & Fanny L. Grimes
S: The Parents

Bradford Robins
Rec'd into the church having had lay baptism

Wm. B. & Fanny L. Grimes
S: The Parents

Fanny Louise
Rec'd into the church having had lay baptism

Lydia M. Kennedy Private Baptism

Daniel Wells

Lydia M. Kennedy Private Baptism

Frances George

Mr. H. Rugeley's slave

Jennie

Mr. H. & Mrs. E. M. Stapp
S: Mrs. Harrison & the mother

Elsie Harrison

Mr. & Mrs. Green
Witness: Miss Harvey

Louisiana Elizabeth Hilbert

S: Mrs. Powell & Mrs. Wilkinson

Samuel Graves (Posdr)

Mr. Edwin A. & Mrs. Anna Deming S: The Parents

Annie Louise

Dr. & Mrs. Pearson
[Not clear whether these were children or being sponsored. Appears that the Pearson name and Holbert name might have been marked out.]

Sarah Ellen _____

Dr. & Mrs. Pearson
[Not clear whether these were children or being sponsored. Appears that the Pearson name and Holbert name might have been marked out.]

Lucy Holbert

Dr. & Mrs. Pearson
[Not clear whether these were children or being sponsored. Appears that the Pearson name and Holbert name might have been marked out.]

Susan ? Virginia Kirkland

Mr. & Mrs. Kirkland S: The Parents

Louisa

Mr. & Mrs. Kirkland S: The Parents

Ila Mary

E. A. & M. C. Pearson
S: The Parents & Mrs. King

John Breckenridge

E. A. & M. C. Pearson
S: The Parents & Mrs. King

Sydney Johnson

Henry & Julia Mitchell
S: The mother, the father dead

Julia Catherine

Henry & Julia Mitchell
S: The mother, the father dead

Henry Barton

Henry & Julia Mitchell
S: The mother, the father dead

Elizabeth Angelina

John L. & Ellen R. Croom
The mother, the father not baptized

Rosa Forrest

O. F. Barley & Elizabeth R.

Charles Franklin Barley

O. F. Barley & Elizabeth R.

Thomas Franklin Barley

John L. & Ellen R. Croom S: The mother

Willie Jesse

John L. & Ellen R. Croom S: The mother

Julia Longstreet

Wm. H. & Susan V. Kirkland  S: The Parents

Elizabeth Rosa

Robert C. & Bessie Files
S: Miss Eliza Rugeley & Miss Ellen Files?

Charlotte Files

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Henry & ___ ___ Michalis
S: Mother & Mrs. Miller

Louise Chorlis Adam

Doctor & C. Thompson
S: Miss Molly Wadsworth & the Doctor

Annie Wadsworth

R. G. & M. E. Cheesman
S: Miss Minna Cheesman & Mrs. Van Slike

Minna Ida

Wm. N. (Deceased & Kate Snodgrass
S for Manuel: R. R. & H. M. Randolph

Manuel Newton

Wm. N. (Deceased & Kate Snodgrass
S for William: Capt. George Bass & Mrs. Caldwell

William Edward

George P. & Laura Roberta Bass  S: The Parents

Edward Hamblis

D. E. E. & M. E. Braman

Daniel Harris Braman

Elizabeth Pybus S: The Mother

Alice Elisa

F. I. & C. W. Glatz S: The Parents

Albertine Fanny

Frank? Joseph Julius

(Lucretia) S: Mr. & Mrs. Schmerber

Estelle Lee (colored)

(Lucretia) S: Mr. & Mrs. Schmerber

Frances Pamela (colored)

Doctor & A. D. Brown S: The Parents

John Walton

Dr. Joseph T. Fry Private Baptism

Mary Amanda

Dr. Joseph T. Fry Private Baptism

Lillie Bert

Dr. Joseph T. Fry & Mary A. Fry
[Frys are listed in Parent column]
S: his daughter, Miss Emily

Matthew Talbot

[Parents not listed]
S: Mrs. Stapp & parents

William Edward

[Parents not listed]
S: Mrs. Stapp & parents

George

[Parents not listed]
S: Mrs. Stapp & parents

Jennetta

[Parents not listed]
S: Mrs. Stapp & parents

Charles

Ellen Stith Floyd
[in sponsor column Col: De Graffen Reas? & the mother]

Ellen Stith

Ellen Stith Floyd
[in sponsor column Col: De Graffen Reas? & the mother]

Malcolm Stith

Ellen Stith Floyd
[in sponsor column Col: De Graffen Reas? & the mother]

Nathaniel W.

Ellen Stith Floyd
[in sponsor column Col: De Graffen Reas? & the mother]

Lee Beauregard

Ellen Stith Floyd
[in sponsor column Col: De Graffen Reas? & the mother]

Charles S. Anderson

Wm. B. & Fannie L. Grimes  S: The Parents

William Bradford

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J. N. & L. E. Ragland

Minnie Mitchell (at Indianola)

S: Mr. Cutler & Mrs. Holt

Annie Bateman

_____ Brown colored? [? is written in the record]
S: Minna Cheesman & Jane Freeman

Missia Jane

_____ Brown colored? [? is written in the record]
S: Minna Cheesman & Jane Freeman

Cordelia (Bolling)

_____ Brown colored? [? is written in the record]
S: Minna Cheesman & Jane Freeman

Corilla Hawes

_____ Brown colored? [? is written in the record]
S: Minna Cheesman & Jane Freeman

Cordelia Esphrasia (Jones)

_____ Brown colored? [? is written in the record]
S: Minna Cheesman & Jane Freeman

Mary Marshall (Jones)

[Following baptisms by Biship Gregg]

Thos. & Fanny S. Nye
S: Scott Stewart, Robt. Has_____, _____ Schulz

[Walter H.]

Ford & Sarah Schultz (deceased)
S: Scott Stewart, Robt. Has_____, _____ Schulz

Henry Ferdinand

William & Ellen Nolte Pope
S for Frederick: Francis B. Nolte, Sabastien _____

Frederick William

William & Ellen Nolte Pope
S for Henry: Hy Kookenbo [Cookenboo], Matilda Down

Henry Joseph

Sarah Washington (coloured)  S: Jas. H. Cutler

John DeForest

Isham Thompson
S: Mrs. M. E. Peareson & J. H. Cutler

Emily Thompson Peareson

Dr. A. B. Peareson & Emily Peareson
S: Mrs.  M. E. Peareson & J. H. Cutler

Sidney T. Peareson

Mr. H. & Jane E. Stapp
S: S. W. Fisher & Miss A. E. Pledger

Dalton Pledger

D. E. E. & Mary E. Braman
S: The Parents

Julia Hawes

Dr. J. R. & A. E. Thompson (Caney)
S: The Mother, Mrs. Holt, Mrs. Wadsworth for Ed Wadsworth

Helen Alvey

Wm. & Caroline Brown (Peyton Creek) 
S: Galen Hodges & F. Holt

Frank Galen

Adult S: S. W. Fisher & J. H. Selkirk

Sarah Jane Wolcott

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[Sponsors for the next 14 baptisms were very difficult to match and could be matched with the wrong person.]

W. P. & M. J. Stewart
S: Mrs. C. H. Wright & mother

Irene

Thos. C. & Francis E. Nye
S: Jas. H. Selkirk, I. Ives for J. H. Cutler, Mrs. Scott Stewart

Frank William

Christopher H. & Theresa Williams
S: Mrs. Nancy Thompson & Jas. H. and Lizzie D. Cutler

Laura Roberta

Chas.and Mary Keller (colored)
S: Mrs. I. M. Dale & Jas. H. Cutler

Emma Dale

Chas.and Mary Keller (colored)
S: Mrs. I. M. Dale & Jas. H. Cutler

Charles

George W. & Lydia E. Caldwell
S: Mrs. Nancy Thompson & James H. Cutler

George White

Adult

Mary Jane Bowie

S: J. H. Selkirk & J. T. Ives

Mrs. Alex Carter

S: J. H. Selkirk & J. T. Ives

Walter Allen Ives

Late Isham & Marion Thompson
S: Mrs. ___ Warren & Biship Gregg for J. H. Cutler

Marion Hefford

Sebastian & Caroline Dedrick
S: Jas. H. Cutler & E. C. Scott

Amanda Caroline

Sebastian & Caroline Dedrick
S: Jas. H. Cutler & E. C. Scott

Clarence

Sebastian & Caroline Dedrick
S: Jas. H. Cutler & E. C. Scott

Charles Nolte

Chas. & Ellen Pope
S: J. H. Selkirk & E. C. Scott

Chas. William

Late J. F. & M. F. Baker
S: Mrs. L. D. Cutler, Bishop Gregg for J. H. Cutler

Ernest Franklin

Late Conrad & Josephine Dedrick
S: Mrs. M. L. Warren, Mrs. H. M. Holt & J. H. Cutler

Juliana

Late Thomas and Late
S: Mrs. C. H. Wright by Mrs. Holt & Mr. & Mrs. Cutler

Sarah Frances

[End of baptisms by Bishop Gregg]

William & Gertrude Elliott

Sarah Jane

William & Gertrude Elliott

Mary Ellen

William & Gertrude Elliott

John William

William & Gertrude Elliott

Hannah Beecham

George & Caroline Burkhart

George

George & Caroline Burkhart

Young

John W. & Sarah A. Hill

George W. Thomas

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R. G. & M. E. Cheesman

Charlotte Eliza

Mr. & Mrs. Turner

Waller Beverly

Mr. & Mrs. Turner

Emmet

Mr. & Mrs. Turner

Mania Kendrick

Adult

Miss Ellen Lewis ___ ___

Adult

Miss Evina Roberts

Charles & Mary Keller

John Keller

Walter & Minnie Stewart

Greenbury

Frederick Davis

Adult

Miss Edith M. Gibson

Adult

Julia A. Hodges

Adult

Miss Vanslyke

Adult

Mr. William H. Austin

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Louis Walter

By Rev. I. T. Hutcheson

W. L. Stewart

[Beginning of baptisms by Edwin Wickens]

Walter Scott and Minna Jane Stewart
S: G. Cheesman, G. Stewart, Mary Cheesman 

Arthur Cheesman Stewart

John T. & Sarah A. Sargent
S: Mrs. Holt, Mrs. Weigus?, Rev. Edwin Wickens

Fannie Pulson Sargent

John T. & Sarah A. Sargent
S: Mrs. Holt, Mrs. Weigus?, Rev. Edwin Wickens

Sarah Ann Sargent

Thos. A. Nye
S: Mrs. Wright, Miss R. Rugeley, Mr. W. Nye

Annie Elizabeth

Adult S: Miss K. Rugeley and  Ed Wickens

Peter Coffee Gibson

Adult S: Miss K. Rugeley and Ed Wickens

Baltes Ryman

Adult S: Miss K. Rugeley and Ed Wickens

Columbia Sidney

Charles & Battestine Cheesman
S for Richard: R. G. Cheesman, M. J. Cheesman, Edwin Wickens

Richard Frederick Cheesman

Charles & Battestine Cheesman
S for Rena: Mrs. M. S. Stewart, Mrs. M. G. Cheesman, Mrs. R. G. Cheesman

Rena Quarles Cheesman

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S: Aunt Sarah Washington 

Walter Bankston  Person of colour

S: Nora Bankston

Ida Bankston  Person of colour

S: Edwin Wickens

Nelson Mason  Person of colour

S: Mrs. Wright & Aunt Sarah

Caroline  Person of colour

S: Mrs. Wright & Aunt Sarah

Martha  Person of colour

S: Mrs. Wright & Aunt Sarah

Fanny  Person of colour

Walter Scott & Minna Jane Stewart 
S: G. G. Cheeseman, G. Stewart and Mary Cheeseman

Arthur Cheeseman Stewart

John T. and Sarah A. Sargent
S: Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Holt, Edwin Wickens

Fannie Putson Sargent

John T. and Sarah A. Sargent
S: Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Holt, Edwin Wickens

Sarah Ann Sargent

Thomas and A. Nye
S: Mrs. Wright, Miss K. Rugeley, W. Nye

Annie Elizabeth Nye

S: Miss K. Rugeley, Edwin Wickens

Peter Coffee Gibson

S: Miss K. Rugeley, E. Wickens

Baltes Ryman

S: Miss K. Rugeley, E. Wickens

Columbia Sidney

Charles & Battestine Cheeseman
S: Mr. R. G. Cheeseman, Mrs. M. E. Cheeseman, Edwin Wickens

Richard Frederick Cheeseman

S: R. G. & M. E. Cheeseman, Mrs. M. J. Stewart

Rena Quarles Cheeseman

S: Aunt Sarah Washington

Walter Bankston Person of colour

S: Nora Bankston

Ida Bankston Person of colour

S: Aunt Sarah, E. Wickens

Nelson Mason Person of colour

S: Mrs. Wright, Aunt Sarah

Caroline Person of colour

S: Mrs. Wright, Aunt Sarah

Martha Person of colour

S: Mrs. Wright, Aunt Sarah

Fanny Person of colour

__ B. and M. L. Grimes
Bapt. by Alex Gregg, Bishop  S: The Parents

George Grimes

Joseph John & Willmena Kemp
S: Andrew Duffy, Mrs. Mack, Mrs. Mitchell

Josephine Lilly Kemp

Joseph John & Willmena Kemp
S: Andrew Duffy, Mrs. Mack, Mrs. Mitchell

Minnie Louise Kemp

S: Miss Mattie Vanslyke

Catherine Foster

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__ Catherine Foster
S: Catherine Foster, Mattie Vanslyke & W. S. Stewart

Martha Foster

John Francis & Mary Jane McNabb
S: John Francis & Mary J. McNabb, T. C. Nye

John Francis Allen McNabb

John Francis & Mary Jane McNabb
S: Parents and Mrs. Smith

Mary Angela McNabb

S: W. S. Stewart, James Smith, Miss Mary McNabb

John McNabb Smith

James and Mary Smith
S: Scott Stewart, James Smith, Mrs. Jane McNabb

Charles Henry Smith

Henry & ____ Kookenboo [Cookenboo]

Lillian Kookenboo

William and Sophia McCamly
S: Mr. & Mrs. Cheeseman

Annie Rosa McCamly

Edward & _____ Rugeley
S:  Mrs. Wright, Miss K. Rugeley, Edwin Wickens proxy for Edward Rugeley

Lelia Rebecca Rugeley

Charles William and Ellen Pope
S: Miss Mattie Vanslyke, J. H. Selkirk, C. W. Pope

Albert Martin Pope

Virginia Beverly and Rebecca S. Turner
Bapt. by J. T. Hutcheson
S: Mrs. M. L. Warren, Mrs. H. M. Holt, Mrs. D. D. Cutler

Richard William Turner

Joseph T. Fry & E. R. Fry
S: Mrs. E. R. Fry, Mrs. H. M. Holt  Bapt. by J. T. Hutcheson

Talbot Lee Fry

James R. & Annie E. Thompson
Bapt. by J. T. Hutcheson
S: Dr. J. R. Thompson, Mrs. M. S. Warren, Mrs. H. M. Holt

James Frederick Thompson

William & A. G. B. Elliott
S: The Parents, Captn. Ed Rugeley

Matthew Elliott

John F. & A. J. McNabb
S: The Parents, W. P. Ives  (Bruce also listed)

[Bapt. by various ministers begin here]

John F. & H. M. Holt
S: Geo. Cheeseman, Mrs. M. L. Warren, Miss Kate Rugeley

Annie Elizabeth Holt

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S: Mrs. Sarah Jane Walcott & W. B. Grimes

Mrs. Alice Arrington Gordon

Duncan & Alice Arrington Gordon
S: Sarah Jane Walcott, Mrs. Ellen Croom, W. B. Grimes

Jesse Duncan Gordon

S: Amanda J. McNabb & John McNabb

Hannah Elizabeth Nolte

Mr. & Mrs. H. E. Nolte
S: Mrs. A. J. McNabb & the Mother

Annie Mabel Nolte

Edward & Maggie Kilbride
S: Lauvina Kilbride & John F. Kemp

Mary Louise Kilbride

Edward & Lauvina Kilbride
S: Andrew A. Duffie, Mary C. Freeman

Geo. Thomas Kilbride

Frederick C. & Rosa Forrest McCamly
S: Mrs. C. H. Wright, Mrs. L. R. Croom, R. G. Cheeseman & the Father

Rosa Croom McCamly

C. G. & Mary E. Cheeseman
S: Mrs. J. C. Mitchell, Mrs. M. J. Stewart & W. S. Stewart

Rosa Listen Cheeseman

C. F. and Battie Cheeseman
S: Mrs. J. J. Stewart & R. G. Cheeseman

William Martin Cheeseman

Wm. & Julia Brown
S: Cenius Culver prox. for Mrs. Louisa Reiman

William Louis Brown

George & Irene Simpson
S: Sarah Washington

Sarah Simpson (cold.)

George & Irene Simpson
S: Sarah Washington

Georgia Simpson (cold.)

H. and F. E. Nye
S: R. G. Cheeseman & Mary E. Cheeseman

Henry Nye

Geo. W. & L. E. Caldwell
S: Mrs. Mary Williams & Mrs. Isabella Dale

Mary Roberta Caldwell

Samuel & Gertrude Raymond
S: Mrs. C. H. Wright

Harriet Virginia Raymond

Thos. W. and Helen Pope
S: Mrs. C. H. Wright & W. A. Ives

Geo. Emile Pope

Laura Bankston
S: Mrs. C. H. Wright & Annie Bankston

Rosa Bankston (cold.)

John T. & Elizabeth A. Ives
S: W. Allen Ives, Nettie Elizabeth Austin, R. G. Cheeseman & Mary E. Cheeseman

Charles Mitchell Ives

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