New Hope (Caney Creek) Primitive Baptist Church, Jones County, Georgia New Hope Baptist Church was constituted on 6 February 1813 on Caney Creek in Jones County, Georgia. The Presbytery at constitution meeting were brothren Joel Willis, Abraham Brown, and William Jones. John Bayne served as constitution clerk. The following membership roll was copied from the original Minutes of the church on 16 May 1977. These original minutes are in possession of Mr. Willie Jarrell, Jarrell Plantation, Jones County, Georgia. The church is still in operation and stands about three miles northeast of Dames Ferry. Mr. Jarrell also has later membership rolls. John Kelley Sarah Patterson Isham Brooks Mark Patterson Elizabeth Lee Winney Short Bryan Lee Lucy Parker Catharine Graves ? Isiah Parker William Hindman Dicy Parker Isham Madows ? Daniel Parker Sarah Mitchell Hannah Kelley William Brooks Agnes Brooks Jane Jacob Henry Mitchell The following persons came into New Hope Baptist Church during 1813-1846. They are listed here as in the original membership list, thus are in the order in which they were received. The membership turn over was rapid. Most who came in left within a few months or years. This was due to the fast immigration of people westward at that time. It does not appear that there were more than fourty members of the church at any particular time. For the most part these people all have dimissed written beside their names. A few had deceased written after their names. Those so listed are recorded as being deceased in this copy. Edward Brooks Rhody Mitchell Modical Jacob Nancy Hammon - deceased Dury Mitchell Lidda Brooks Benj. Waldrup Nancy Pruitt Micajah Sanders Rebechah Waldrup Allen Hodges Alsey Waldrup John Tew? (Low) Susannah Brooks David Edwards (moved Mary Smith to Pike County) Sarah Brown Robert Mitchell Martha Pearce William Hudman Elizabeth Gorman Judith Scoggins Sarah Murphey - deceased Nancy Cane Susannah Gunn ? (Green) - deceased Milley Pearce - deceased Alcey (slave) Page 2 Lucy Alford Charles Huckaby Dianh (slave) Suckkey Doster Elizabeth Flouncy - deceased Jesse Newby and wife Sarah Alford Kiziah Newby (dismissed June 1823) Grace (slave) Dorkus Weaver?(dismissed Nov. 1823) Primus? (slave) - deceased Elizabeth Huckaby Benjamin McDaniel - deceased Polly Williams Nancy McDaniel Sarah Gammage Jesse Roft Lucy Tew? (Low) Diecy Roft Fanny Taylor Daniel Green ? (Gunn) - deceased Nancy Bell? Julia Scoggins William Gammage James West Richmond (slave) Elizabeth McDaniel Aaron Crawford James Caddenhead Rachel (slave) Shadrick Stilwell Benj. Smith John M. Gray Rhodah Mitchel Judith Pinkard Elizabeth Elkins - deceased Rebeckah Woodall Nancy Mercer Daniel (slave) Eveline Smith Elizabeth Mitchell Milly Blalock Anderson Smith Timothy Ledbetter Jane Scroggins Mariah Smith Violet (slave) - deceased Nancy Anglin Elizabeth Stilwell Benj. Merrit Peggy Stilwell Sarah Mitchel Nancy Brown Martha Gray Jacob King (a minister Scott (slave) Dismissed Nov. 1824) Patty (slave) Elizabeth Crawford Sarah Tillery Elizabeth Mullins Wm. R. Moore Wm. Clarke Ruftil? (Russell) Williams Nancy Short Sarah McDuffie John Brooks (dismissed Aug. 1823) Summer? Alford George (slave) Julus Alford Mason (slave) William Owens Duncan McDuffie Charity Williams Jodah? Waldrup Thomas H. Moore Matilda King Polly Nash Bryan Lee Clinton Alford (received by Nancy Maddows Exp. Aug. 1823) Daniel Parker Milly Blalock George Waldrup John Tew and wife Patience Tew - Milly (slave) received July 1824 Benj. (slave) Hannah Green - received Oct. 1824 Ephriam Cox Denyett? H. Taylor Moses Cox (dismissed Aug. 1823) Elizabeth Taylor Litha Cox (wife of Moses) Anderson Smith Garrot Hudman Nathaniel Gammage Nathaniel Gammage Delilah Gammage - deceased Elizabeth (slave) Mary Roluntz? Timothy Ledbetter Joicy Taylor Wiley Foshe Daniel (slave) James Horsley Eveline Smith Samuel Gray Nancy Caldwell Rebeckah King Cloey Wright - deceased Dinah (slave) Eleanor Blalock Nancy Card Elihue Britt Matilda Owens Gilley Abney Stephen Doster Hannah (slave) Kiziah Newby Rubin Taylor Lucy Clark - deceased Blake F. Jarrell Mariah Cox Catharine McFarland Delilah Gammage Mary Smith Nancy Merritt Baxter Taylor Abram (slave) John Minyard? Zachariah Gordon (minister Nancy Minyard dismissed 29 Aug. 1822) Sarah Thompson Penny (slave) - deceased Sophia (slave) To be continued.