Bob Nobles typed up some information from the early minutes and this will really help with the Membership List that we previously posted. I believe the "xxx of J. Lamb" probably indicates a first name of a slave. It would be so interesting to locate descendants of them as well. Minutes of Cool Spring Baptist Church. BOOK A - Was lost prior to 1833. BOOK B - 1833 1879 30 November 1833 Sister Lincy Davison Received by Experience The Church appointed brother David Smith, Absolom Jackson and Rhuben (Reuben) Lamb as a committee to arrange the transcribing and on Examining desides for the Old Book to Stand as it was and not transcribe. 2 February 1834 Pernelopy Tripp By Letter. 1 March 1834 Jacob Dove By Letter. 5 April 1834 Peter of Allen Smith By Experience. James Bulock By Letter. 31 May 1834 Janney of G. T. Harrison By Experience. John Smith By Experience. 2 August 1834 Jesse of Dillard By Experience. Allen Davison By Experience. 4 September 1834 William Brown By Experience. Ace Pope By Experience. Norrel Truluck By Experience. Elizabeth _________ By Letter. 5 September 1834 William Davis By Experience. John Evers By Experience. 7 September 1834 Mary Evers By Experience. Allen Smith and By Experience. Mary Smith his wife By Experience. 9 September 1834 Julian Knight By Experience. Archibald McDaniel and By Experience. Hariet McDaniel his wife By Experience. 10 September 1834 Mary Jackson Not Stated. 5 October 1834 Henry of Jackson By Experience. Diller of Ingram By Experience. Lucy of A. Smith By Experience. Hannah of R. Lamb By Experience. Needham Faulk Not Stated. Nathan Jackson Not Stated. 1 November 1834 Jinney of T. Sears By Experience. Polly of A. Smith By Experience. 6 December 1834 Meriah of James Vickers By Experience. Brother and Sister George Ordered Have Their Letter. Truluck 3 January 1835 Wm Davis Ordered Have His Letter. Nancy Bryan now Nancy Ramsey Ordered Have Her Letter. Brother Archibald McDaniel and Ordered Have Their Letter. His wife Harriet McDaniel 31 January 1835 John Giddians By Letter. 4 April 1835 Salley Bryan By Experience. John Giddens By Letter. 2 May 1835 Brother Needham Faulk Excommunicated. Sister Ellander of R. Lamb Excommunicated. 5 June 1835 James Allen and Jane Allen his wife By Letter. Mary Perkins By Letter. Mary Curry By Experience. Brother Allen Smith Ordained as Deacon. 1 August 1835 Plasant a woman of Color of James Allen By Experience. Peter Goss By Experience. William Nobles By Experience. Artinne Lee Brown By Experience. 5 December 1835 Norrel and Salley Truluck (wife) Granted Letters of Dismission. Elizabeth Truluck Granted Letter of Dismission. Nancy a woman of Color Granted Letter of Dismission. 2 January 1836 Joseph Bryan and Wife Salley Granted Letters of Dismission. 2 April 1836 Brother Jacob W. Dove Letter for Dismission Excommunicated. Sister Rebecah Dove Granted Letter of Dismission. 30 April 1836 Rachel of James Vickers By Experience. 4 June 1836 Brother John Smith Granted Letter of Dismission. 2 July 1836 Brother Jesse of Dillard Lost fellowship in Church. 6 August 1836 Aggy of John Smith By Experience. Rebecah Nobles By Experience. 3 December 1836 Sister Fanny of G. T. Harrison Granted Letter of Dismission. 31 December 1836 Sister Deller of Ingram Granted Letter of Dismission. 4 February 1836 Mary McDaniel Not Stated Penny Albritton of Allabamah Letter for Dismission Refused. Was resolved by Bethsada Church., Wilcox County. 6 May 1837 Rebecahan Tison By Experience. Brother Nathan Jackson Excommunicated (Drunkness) 3 June 1837 Jim of Meadea Lamb By Experience. 5 August 1837 Abner Tison Not Stated. 2 September 1837 Elizabeth Lamb and Meded Lamb Not Stated Penelope Albritton Restored to Fellowship Requested Letter of Dismission which was granted. 4 November 1837 Right Howell Applied to the Church for to Exercise his Gift. Moved and Second. Brother J. Evers Applied to the Church for to Exercise his Gift. Moved and Second. 2 December 1837 Emeline Rogers Not Stated. Right Howell Leave to Exercise his gift in Preaching Was deemed not profitable at present. 3 March 1838 Marry Parrish By Letter. 31 March 1838 Brother John Evers Ordained to Preach. 5 May 1838 Brother Jim Applied for Letter Was Granted. 3 November 1838 Moses Tison Treating his slave woman as if it was his Wife. Excommunicated. Brother Abner Tison and Rebecha his wife Granted Letter of Dismission. 2 February 1839 Chaney of M. Tison Stealing Bacon out of his masters meat- house. Excommunicated. 1 June 1839 Nancy Lewis By Letter. 5 October 1839 Elizabeth McDaniel now Bracewell Granted Letter of Dismission. 2 November 1839 George of Ingram By Experience. 30 November 1839. Jacob W. Dove Restored to full fellowship. Applied for and was granted Letter of Dismission. 4 January 1840 Sister Mary Parrish Granted Letter of Dismission. Sister Mary Jackson Requested Letters of Dismission, both Sister Julian Knight were told to pick up letters at Church. 1 February 1840 Sister Knight Call for Letter 11 June 1843. 4 July 1840 Guy of Wm. Brown By Experience. 5 July 1840 James Faulk Received and Baptised. 1 August 1840 Brother John and Mary Evers Granted Letters of Dismission. 2 August 1840 Esq of Wiet Merinda Received and Baptised. 3 October 1840 Brother Allen Smith Shown deceased., Committee Appointed to look for new Deacon. 30 October 1840 Brother Wm. Brown Talk of His Ordination. 19 November 1840 Brother Wm Brown Ordained as Deacon. 5 December 1840 Egr of Wiet Mereda Guilty of a fault on a White Man and acting against custom. Excommunicated. 6 March 1841 Abram of A. Ingram By Experience. 3 April 1841 Willis Lizer and Fanny all Of Wm Mirida By Letter. Effy Maning By Experience. Mary Spurlock Granted Letter of Dismission. John Davison Granted Letter of Dismission. 1 May 1841 Joseph Williams By Letter. John Davison Requested His Letter remain in the Church. Brother Benjamin Lamb Granted Letter of Dismission. 2 October 1841 Brother James Bullock (Drunkness, Dancing and Non Attendance at Church) Exspelled. 4 December 1841 Nelly of E. Pope Granted Letter of Dismission. 2 April 1842 Tereesa Inglish By Experience. 30 April 1842 William Haskins By Experience. 4 June 1842 Right Howell Mistreatment of wife and moving Another mans wife about his House. Lost Fellowship. 2 July 1842 Absolam Jackson and Sister Elizabeth Jackson Granted Letters of Dismission. Brother _____ Inglish By Experience Jack a Man of Polly Smith At Water (Baptised?) Virginia Crilley