Colby.   The meeting-house is in Middleborough, and all their ministers have resided there, the largest part of the parish belonging to that town.

   Besides these territorial precincts there is an Episcopal church in the south parish, incorporated June 14, 1815, by the name of Trinity Church.   It is of much longer standing, having originated in a grant of about fourteen acres of land, made January 23, 1747, by Samuel Edson, of Bridgewater, to the society in England for the propagation of the gospel in foreign parts, on condition that the income be applied to the support of public worship according to the usage of the Church of England.   Their house was erected in 1648 by individual subscription.   In April, 1812, they conveyed the glebe to the trustees of donations at Boston, and it is leased for nine hundred and ninety-nine years to John Edson, one of the members, for twenty-one dollars a year.   June 12, 1816, having repaired their house and laid an assessment for the support of public worship, it was solemnly consecrated by Bishop Griswold, and the Rev. Messrs. Blake and Crocker.   The Rev. Henry Blackaller is now their pastor.

   There is also a Baptist meeting-house in the west part of the west parish.   The society consists of members partly from Easton and partly from Bridgewater.   It was formed abut the time Dr. Reed was ordained, but not incorporated till March 9, 1804.—Their ministers have been Mr. Robertson, Mr. Rathburn, Mr. Smith, Mr. Shurtliff, and the Rev. Bartlett Pease is now their pastor.

   There is also a Congregational society in South Bridgewater, over which the Rev. Ebenezer Gay, who graduated at Harvard University 1814, is now settled, and another, over which the Rev. Mr. Raymond is pastor; and a Universalist society, in which the Rev. Lewis G. Brown sometimes officiates; and a New Jerusalem church, over which the Rev. Samuel Worcester is pastor.

   There is also in North Bridgewater another Congregational society, over which the Rev. John Goldsbury, who graduated at Brown University, 1820, was the pastor, but is now vacant; and there is another, of which the Rev. John Dwight was pastor, but in which the Rev. Mr. Huntington above named is now preaching; and a New Jerusalem church, over which the Rev.