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Subject: CHURCHES.Clear.Fork.Baptist.Minutes.1802.Cumberland-Clinton


Clear Fork Baptist Church Minutes  1802 
Cumberland-Clinton County KyArchives Church Record

The late Eva Coe Peden transcribed the minutes of this church likely in the
1960's and had not completed them at the time of her untimely death. It
appears that Clerk Fork was in existance prior to the beginning of these
minutes in 1802. It was also known as Stockton Valley#2 and at various
times was a member of the Green River, Stockton Valley & Russel Creek
Association. Isaac DENTON was pastor here at one time. This church is in
Clinton Co but was formerly in Cumberland Co thus will contain many
Cumberland Co names. Names will be shown as spelled and the clerk wasn't
the greatest speller!
 
May 1802: Isaac DENTON chosen moderator. Received Tomes & Polley WALKER by 
experience. William WOOD chosen to write a letter to the Green River 
Association, to apply for membership.

   There is some information on this church in "A History of Kentucky
Baptists, From 1769 to 1885", by J. H. Spencer, 1886.  I will include
a section at the end of this note.  It says that the church was
constituted on April 1, 1802 by Reverend Isaac Denton and others. In one
of his articles in "Cumberland County Kentucky - Yesterday and Today"
Dr. Winston W Crouch says the same thing.

   There has been some confusion in the past about Reverend Isaac Denton
because there were two of them in the area. The Dentons of Monroe Co
and Clay Co (TN) descend from Abraham Denton and Mourning Hogg, who
came to the area around 1800 and were early members of the Mill Creek
Church. Their son Isaac (born 1774) settled around Brimstone Creek
in Clay(Jackson) County and became well-known for his preaching. He is
said to have still been preaching as he approached the age of 100.

   The Revernd Isaac Denton of the Clear Fork Baptist Church was a
cousin of the other Rev Denton. His parents were Isaac (brother of Abraham)
and Ann Whitson Denton.



Submitted by: Sandi Gorin



Additional Comments:
Formerly in Cumberland County, now in Clinton County.

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