CHURCH.Beaver.Dam.Baptist.1829.Edmonson Beaver Dam Baptist Church Minutes Copyright Date 1829 Edmonson County KyArchives Church Record 1829: Jan - William WHITMAN moderator. Nancy and Viana LOVE (both alias ALLEN) received as members from Cedar SInking Libery Church in "Wain" Co KY. Note: Assume their maiden names were Allen). Mar/Apr: Jul - Same moderator - protracted service: Received William V COLE by letter; met on the 2nd day at house of David CUTLIP where they received by experience: Squire RAY, Nancy RAY, John RAY and Sally RAY. Adjourned and reconvened at the house of Frederick FORT. Received and Levi MOORE (by recantation), Edwin GREEN, JOhn W GREEN, Washington FORT, Elizabeth FORT, William JONES, Lucy JONES, Wiley JONES, Ruth JONES, Jesse JONES, Ira CAB?, William MOORE, Hiram NATIN, Letha TATE and Wilson, a slave of Levi MOORE. Adjourned, met next at the church and received by experience: Sally PACE, Catherine GARDNER, Deliley JONES, Robert GARDNER, Jefferson FORT, Jane STEIN, William GUNTER, Susannah GUNTER, John CAPPS. Also a slave of Isaac WHITLOW's, not named. Adjourned until the next day and received Leander STROUD and Jesse L FORT. Adjourned to the 7th, meeting at the house of Frederick FORT and received by experience Elizabeth GREEN, John DAVIS, Felix JONES, Washington RAY, Sintha RAY, Mary NEWTON, Lucy STRODE, A B GARDNER, John McNEEL, Margaret JAMES, Silvey Caroline (slave of Frederick FORT) and Amelia GARDNER by letter. Adjourned until the 14th at the house of Levi MOORE and received by experience Harriet MOORE, Louisa WOOTEN, Patsy HOUCHIN and by recantation Dudley SMITH. Note: Though this was shown in the July minutes; the meetings took place the last week of March and into April. Apr - Price LOVELESS received by experience. Also Elizabeth RAY, Augustus M BARRET, Polly HABOR, Salley LOVELESS, Susunnah WRIGHT. Adjourned to home of Augustus Moore BARRET; received Baston, a slave of John ROWNTREE. Adjourned, remet and received by experience Elizabeth CAMP, Robert MOORE, Elijah JONES, Nicholas RAY and Phillis, a slave of David STISE. Also met on the 30th of April at the Court house; received Mary M BARRET, WIlley JONES, Lucy A ROWNTREE. May 5th: Met at house of Warren MOORE and received by exp. Elizabeth CAPPS, Elizabeth JONES, Annis WOOLSEY and Patsy RAY. Met the 8th at Richard RAY's house and received Sally RAY by experience, Johson and Judiah (slaves of Warren MOORE) and WIlson, slave of Reuben GARDNER. Regular service: Received by experience Elizabeth GUNTER, Malindy ALLEN, Jane GUNTER, Thanza ALLEN, Lititha E MOORE and Elizabeth STRODE. Also a slave of Levi MOORE unnamed, by experience. On the 23rd: At the Court House; William McFERSON restored to fellowship, also Margaret THOMPSON. Jun - Met at house of Frederick FORT and received Stephen ALLEN & Waller M GARDNER by experience. At the regular church meeting: J ROWNTREE & A M BARRET are permitted to form a church to be known as the Brownsville United Baptist Church. The following members of Beaver Dam are dismissed to go to this church: John ROWNTREE, Rebecca ROWNTREE, Lucy A ROWNTREE, Boston (black), Augustus M BARRET, Mary M BARRET, William McPHERSON, Susan (black), Henry DECON, Nancy DECON, Asle DAVIS, John DAVIS, Jesse JONES, Sally JONES, Delily JONES, Polly SKAGGS. Elizabeth RAY granted letter of dismission. Frances HUBBERD received along with Rachel PACE, Patsy (slave of Widow GARDNER). Adjourned until the 23rd of June and received by experience Mary LINDSEY and Mary DUNCAN. Adjourned to July 7 and received Jesse HOUCHIN. Norman WARNELL notes that the following were also in the constitution, dismissed from Beaver Dam: William McFERRON, Henry DIXON & Nancy DIXON who are shown as DECON. Jul - W M WHITMAN moderator. Received Enis J TATE by experience. John KEATH received as a member. Also Wm ALLEN, Malinda STRINGFIELD. John ROWNTREE had been clerk her for many years, and is now a member of the Brownsville Church. Warren MOORE elected clerk in his place. Polly STEWART, Polly LINDSEY, Margaret THOMPSON and Jesse HOUCHENS granted letters of dismission. Meeting adjourned and moved to the house of Wm GARDNER. Received Wilson M. GUNTER by experience & adjourned until the next day back at the church. Received Louesa WITHEROW, Sally WOOTEN, Wm CATON, Eldridge WOOSLEY, Evilina COLE. Adjourned. Met at house of Garland RAY. Received by experience Sarah DIXSON, Margaret BLARE. Note: Names shown as spelled by the clerk. Aug - Wm WHITMAN moderator. Received by experience Rusiny KEETH, Lucy BLAIR, Sary SHACKELFORD. Another meeting same month. Received Milley, a servant of Hardin CAMP by experience. Mary Ann DUNCAN granted letter of dismission, also Phillis (servant of Davis STILL), also Rachel LONG. Margaret CATON recvd by experience. Edward P GREEN charged with drinking to intoxication; Levi MOORE and Richard RAY to cite him to next meeting. Adjourned until the 16th and received Elizabeth JOHNSON by experience. Sep - Recvd by experience Henry BLAIR. George SIMMONS & wife granted letters of dismission. Same for Wm ALLEN & wife. Bro GREEN's case laid over. Daniel KEATH, Richard RAY, John ROWNTREE, David CUTLIP and Jesse JONES to conduct of Roland, slave, charged with _______. Subscriptions taken to raise money for the church; those contributing were John B CAIN, Richard RAY, Levi MOORE, Warren MOORE, Squire RAY, E WOOLSEY, David CUTLIP, John McNEal, Daniel KEATH, John HERINGTON and Asa GARDNER. Oct - Recvd Andrew ALEXANDER & wife and Nancy ALEXANDER by letter. Brother Charles (slave) granted letter of dismission. GREEN's case taken up - excluded. Charge against Jane STRIDE [STRODE?] for joining the Methodist Churchh - Richard RAY and David CUTLIP to see her. Recvd by experience Lucy (slave of Asle DAVIS) Nov - Following members granted letters of dismission to form a new church: John KEATH, John BLAIR, Malinda ALLEN, Stephen ALLEN, Sarah ALLEN, Nancy ALLEN, Rhuhmany? LETH, Isaac BLAIR, Polley HUBBARD, Francis HUBBARD, Margaret BLAIR, Salley WOOTEN, Lucinda BLAIR, Pearson P CLIFFORD, Thanzas ALLEN. Jane STISE? (same lady as above) excluded. Received Garland RAY by experience. Dec - Enis J TATE and his wife Letha T granted letters of dismission. Submitted by: Sandi Gorin http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00002.html#0000404 Additional Comments: Note: These minutes are a mess! Dates are all out of order as the clerk apparently entered them later - several with the same month shown, one or more protracted meetings. Showing as entered! This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/