nable minister of the gospel may be seen in Allen's Biog. Hist. Dict. YARMOUTH, MASS. 600. Sacred to the memory of the rev. JOSEPH GREEN,jun. pastor of the first church in Yarmouth, who departed this life, 5 November, 1763, in the 42 year of his age and in the seventh year of his ministry in this town. Note The subject of this notice was son of the venerable mr. Green, whose epitaph makes the 61 article of this work, and father of the hon. Isaiah Lewis Green of Barnstable. Previous to his installation at Yarmouth he had been in the ministry at Marshfield. According to tradition, mr. Matthews, a schoolmaster, exercised the ministerial function in Yarmouth, after its settlement; but finally removed to Cape May and their spent the remainder of his life. The rev. John Millar, one of the seventy-seven, mentioned in Mather's Magnalia, who had been in the ministry previous to their embarcation for America, was, for a number of years, the pastor of the church and congregation at Yarmouth. He died in the ministry at Groton, agreeably to a memorandum in the Roxbury church records, 14 June, 1663. Rev. Thomas Thornton, who fled from the persecution in England, subsequent to the act of uni formity, which took place in 1662, may be considered as the third minister of this place. About the year, 1692, he removed to Boston, where he spent the residue of his life. Rev. John Cotton, son of the rev. John Cotton of Plymouth, and grandson of the rev. John Cotton of Boston, settled mr. Thornton's successor in 1693; resigned his office, on account of weakness of body and mind, 26 April, 1705; and died, 11 February, 1706, at the age of 45 years, according to a record in the manuscript biographical sketches of sundry branches of the family in possession of Rossiter Cotton. esq. at Plymouth. Mr. Cotton had one or two sons, who died in infancy, and seven daughters, the most of whom lived to have families. The rev. Daniel Greenleaf, was settled at Yarmouth in 1708, and continued there till about 1727. His situation was rendered unpleasant, through the influence of a parishioner, who had become disaffected towards him. At length, he was honourably released. For a year or two before his dismission, his wife with thirteen children removed to Boston, and opened an apothecary's shop. She frequently prescribed for the sick, having, in early life, had opportunity, at Cambridge, to gain considerable knowledge of medicines and of the healing art. Twelve of her children lived to maturity of years. She carried them all safely through the small pox, at the time of the second great inoculation, as it was calfed. Mr. Greenleaf preached occasionally, but not often, after his removal to Boston. He belonged to doctor Colman's church, and used to take his place in the elders' seat. He was a venerable looking old man, according to his portrait, which is still preserved and was taken by Blackburn. For two years, before his death, he was bedridden, in consequence of a fall, and suffered extremely, but was a pattern of patience. An old friend called to see him in the time, and remarked to mr. Greenleaf that God had laid his hand heavily upon him; he replied, true, but his almighty arm is underneath me. In that happy submissive state of mind he continued to the last, breathing out his soul in love to God and man, and died at the age of 82 years. The late high sheriff of Suffolk county was one of his descend ants. The rev. Thomas Smith, a native of Barnstable, was ordained at Yarmouth, in 1729, and continued till the year, 1754, when he left his people for want of a comfortable support, and was installed in Pem- . broke. The tev. Grindall Rawson, who had been ordained at Ware, was installed at Yarmouth, in 1755, and was released from his labours in that place in 1760. He had a strong mind but was a very eccentrick character. The rev. Timothy Alden, the ninth and present minister of Yarmouth, was ordained, on the 13 of December, 1769, and, although entered on his 78 year, is still able to discharge the duties of the pastoral office. YARMOUTH, MASS. 601. Note.-ELISHA NAUHAUGHT, an exeuplary deacon in the little cluster of wigwams, which were standing as late as 1779, at Indian-town in Yarmouth, deserves an honourable notice among the worthy aborigines of this country. Several anecdotes are still related of him, which show that he was a conscientious, honest, and pious man. He once found a pocketbook containing a quantity of money. Such were his ideas, however, that he would not open it, nor would he suffer any one else to open it, till he got to a publick house. If I were to, he said, all the trees in the woods would see me and witness against me. The village before mentioned contained many praying Indians, as well as some of a different character. Deacon Rider, an old gentleman, had lost some turkies, on a certain time, and, not being well acquainted with the character of his aboriginal neighbours, fixed his suspicions upon them. He rode into the village very early in the morning, fustened his horse in the woods, and walked in silence to the door of one of the wigwams, where he stopped for a moment and found that the Indian was at prayer. He then, without disturbing the pious occupant in his devotions, passed on to another wigwam. The head of the family was solemnly engaged in the same manner. He felt ashamed of himself; yet be thought he would go to one wigwam He did so, and it happened to be Nauhaught's. To his astonishment, he found him also more. offering up the morning sacrifice in the midst of his little family. What a delightful scene! while the groves resounded with the melodious notes of the feathered choir, the whole village seemed to echo with the prayers and praises, which rose from eve ry quarter. Deacon Rider was extremely mortified, and vexed with himself, to think that he should have suspected the poor Indians of theft, when he found them, before sunrise, pouring forth their petitions to almighty God, in such a commmendable manner, while many of his whiter brethren were sleeping, like the sluggard, and never called upon that sacred name unless to profane and blaspheme it. Deacon Nauhaught, in the near prospect of dissoIution, was visited by the clergyman, in the town, who had much satisfaction in the meek, humble, and pious temper, which he witnessed. Among other questions, he asked Nauhaught if he felt resigned to the will of God and could say he was willing to die? He immediately replied, in an Indian style, oh yes, mr. Alden, I have always had a pretty good notion about death; meaning, that he had long so cast himself upon the blessed Redeemer and had such hope in his mercy, that he was not afraid of the king of terrors. He soon after left the world, between 80 and 90 years of age, and no doubt entered upon that rest, which is provided for the people of God. The following remarkable anecdote the author of this Collection had from some aged people, and, particularly, from the late venerable deacon Isaae |