[Some of the leaves of this volume are so badly worn that many of the entries are illegible. Fortunately the "Church Book" of the First Church, covering the years 1708-1791, contains many records of marriages and baptisms by Rev. Nathaniel Pitcher and his successors. A comparison of the two books has enabled the transcriber to perfect every record found on the first four pages of Vol. IV. The parts supplied from the Church Book are enclosed in parentheses.] [1] The Following persons were Married together by Shearj. Bourn Minis(worn) ... Thomas Tilden & Lettice Turner, December 12, (1728).