CHURCH.Beaver.Dam.Baptist1816.Edmonson Beaver Dam Baptist Church Minutes Copyright Date 1816 Edmonson County KyArchives Church Record 1816 - minutes from Jan to July missing from minute book. No date - begins in middle of sentence but might be from June: John ROWNTREE, Joseph CAMP and Benjamin ETHEL to layoff an acre of ground excluding the meeting house. Jul - Samuel GREATHOUSE (moderator) ordered that Richard RAY & John ROWNTREE notify Frederick FORT to come to next meeting & answer charges. Richard RAY and Green COLLIER appt Trustees. John ROWNTREE & Jesse JONES to see William WOOLSEY and invite him to next meeting to talk about the letter he'd written to the church. Aug - Christopher DAVIS moderator. Case against Frederick FORT taken up, excluded. Church going to wait with Willam H WOOSLEY and Levi MOORE. Spenser GRIFFIN granted a letter of recommendation and dismission. Winney DOLLETRITE presented a letter of recommendation from the church at Brush Creek, was received as a member. John ROWNTREE, Joseph CAMP presented the bond taken by them of Benjamin ETHEL for a title for 1 acre of land. Note: Brush Creek Church was in in Green Co about 5 miles from the entrance of Green River. Church records from there were supposedly burned in a house fire at the church clerk's per Cawthorn and Warnell. Sep - Edward TURNER moderator. Levi MOORE and William H WOOLSEY excluded. Recvd letter from Ogles Creek Baptist Church, clerk to reply and David CUTLIP, Andrew RAY, Richard RAY and William ROWNTREE .... missing. Letter to be written for Bro PROCTOR and held until he calls for it. Charges against John CONLEE, excluded. Oct - William ROWNTREE moderator. Phillip JONES to notify Caleb LINDSEY and John LINDSEY to appear at next meeting re their long absence. Philip JONES also to notify John PHELPS re charges against him (fighting). Church to consider calling William ROWNTREE to the ordination of the ministry. Elijah JONES to invite Bro CLAYTON to preach at next meeting. Nov - William ROWNTREE moderator. Caleb LINDSEY & John LINDSEY came and gave satisfaction. WIlliam HOWCHIN has not been notified. William ROWNTREE called for ordination - calls sent out to other churches for help in the service including Mt Tabor (Barren Co). James PHELPS excluded. Dec - Augustine CLAYTON moderator; William ROWNTREE ordained to fill the vacanty of bro TAYLOR at Qey Church. Submitted by: Sandi Gorin http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00002.html#0000404 Additional Comments: It ws noted that no mention was made of the ordination of ROWNTREE - it might have been postponed sicne the Communion service scheduled for Jan 1817 was also delayed because of bad weather. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/