1742 June 20 (Sunday). I preached at Shrewsbury on Eph. 5.14 a. and p.m. N.B. Mrs. Robins (Mrs. Cushings sister) and Mrs. Abigail Smith[1] (the Doctors sister) dined with us. I understand that Shrewsbury North End are set off by an Act of Court. At Eve Mr. Cushing returned.
[1]Abigail Smith, sister of Dr. Joshua Smith of Shrewsbury, b. Dec. 18, 1723, dau. of Benjamin and Hannah Smith of Newbury; Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1911), 1:477.