Volume 1 — ANCIENT BIBLE IN POSSESSION OF WIDOW LUCY WATERS OF SHARON, MS.

ANCIENT BIBLE IN POSSESSION OF WIDOW LUCY WATERS OF SHARON, MS.

It is said that this Bible was brought from England to America by the Pilgrim Fathers, who landed from the ship Mayflower, at Plymouth, Ms., December 22, A. D. 1620.

The title-page of the Testament[23] part of this Bible is in the following words, viz.—

NEW TESTAMENT

OF

OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

Confered diligently with the Greeke and best approved translations, in divers Languages.

Imprinted at London by the Deputies of Christopher Barker, Printer to the Queens most excellent Majesty.

A. D. 1592.

Cum gratia privilegio Regiæ Maiestatis.

Family Record in the Bible.

We Elisha Bradford and Bathshua Le-brocke, were married, September, y^e 7th, Anno Domini 1718. (?)

Account of the births, of all our children.

Our Daughter Hannah, was born April y^e 10th1719

Joseph was born December y^e 7th day1721

Silvanus was born July y^e 6th day1723

Nehemiah was born July y^e 27th day1724

Laurana was born March y^e 26th day1726

Mary was born August y^e 1st day1727

Elisha was born October y^e 6th day1729

Lois was born January y^e 30th day1730-31

Deborah[24] was born November y^e 18th day1732

Allis was born November y^e 3d day1734

Azenath was born September y^e 15th day1736

Carpenter was born February y^e 7th day1738-9

Abigail was born June y^e 20th day1741

Chloe was born sixth day of April1743

Content was born twenty-first day of May1745

Content dec^d May 221745

Silvanus dec^d the twelfth day of July1723

The foregoing title-page and Family Register were transcribed for and at the request of Alden Bradford, Esq., Feb. 22, 1842,

By his humble servant, WILLIAM ELLIS.