Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-02
AN HISTORICAL SKETCH.

The Founding of the ssN0rth PartshH of New Haven, Conn. [Read before the New Haven Colony Historical
 society March 30, 1891, by Sheldon B.
 Thorpe.l
 Having received permission to form new society, they lost no time in setting up the same. Their first meeting was held November 3, 1716, of which Nathaniel Yale was moderator. At this meeting Jo- seph Ives, husband of Mary Yale, as stated, was chosen clerk of the society, position which he held for fourteen years, or until his removal from the parish. A committee was chosen, with MT. Yale as chairman, to attend to the interests of the new organiza- tion. Boundary lines were established with the understanding that such land owners as still dwelt within the old soci- ety, but yet might have property within the new, should pay their rates where they lived.
 BOUNDARIES OF THE PARISH.
 From the Proprietors' Record, March 19, 17l5.l
 Voted. That the Bounds for said Society be as followeth, namely-That the Southern Bounds be the Northern Bounds of Ensign Allen Balls Farm ern part of ''The Half Mie'' until it come to Wal lingford Line, and till it come to Wallingford iingford % South Bounds until it come to the East end of the Blue Hills and so to run on the south sast side of the Blue Hills until it to the of the Southern Bounds of the line of Capt. John Bassett's lot by Wallingford Bridge. and from and then the Westward Bounds to be the East River until it to the point where the line be- gun.
 THE FIRST PLACE OF PUBLIC WORSHIP. Accepted as such by a vote of the socie- ty, was the house of Ebenezer Blakeslee, January il, 1717. A rate of one-half penny to the pound was laid to defray ministerial charges. They now began to James wetmore, who had been educated at the collegiate school in Saybrook, was brought to their notice. He appears at that time to have been preaching at North field, Mass.
 It was agreed to send messenger invit- ing him to come and preach to them and in the spring of 1717 he came down and met them at the house of MT. Blakeslee. Doubtless he continued his ministra- tions during the summer, for in August of that year they quaintly entered on their society record:
 "That they sit very easy under Mr wetnore's
 
 'with them.''
 These preliminaries settled. Eye nexte thynge' was the construction of meeting house. In the consideration of this, they had their first difference in the matter of opinion. They were really very much scattered. The Muddy River men formed one nucleus, the Pine Bridge settlers another, and the "twelve families'' at ! Mount Carmel a third. From limit to limit of their territory was distance of six miles or more, with ''Pine Bridge'' about midway, The strife doubtless lay between the extreme ends of the parish. In the absence of all definite statement, I l am of the opinion the majority favored a location for the meeting house near the Bridge" To this Muddy River objected, | as involving more than their share of l travel. So wide from an agreement did they finally come, that resort was had to the general court for committee to 'tde- side ye difference" among them. If this committee ever reported no &C., count of it appears. The site selected was | upon the land devised to them by the Rev. James Pierpoint of New Haven in 1714 provided they would set their meet ing house there and make their training and burying place there."
 They began their house late in 1717 ol early in 171S, and thus was the center of l the parish established
 THE PETITION FOR POWER TO FORM A CHURCH ESTATE.
 l To the Honorable the Governor, the Counse l and Representives in General Court, assem | bled May the 8, 1718
 The petition of the Northeast society in New Haven humbly showeth:
 Whereas, It hath pleased this honorable as l sembly to have such favorable regard into our former petition as to grant us our request there in, which was to set up. the worship of God 1 among ourselves, and the providence of Goo | hath brought us so far in that affair with gen 1 eral peace and good agreement among ourselves as that we account it our duty to proceed to the ! ordination of a minister in this place. Our hum ! ble request therefore is that we may have ths consent of this honored assembly to imbody our l solves into church estate in order thereunto tha l so in Gods good time we may have tht ! sacramsnts of the New Testament administered to us and ours in this place. We pray this re quest may find that favorable regard with you ] honors as to be allowed, which will oblige us, a. l we are in duty bound ever to pray |. NATHANIEL YALE,
 JOHN GRANNIsS