Mary I could not find the cemetery, let me know when you get more info and I will try again Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "maryp" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 9:10 AM Subject: Re: [MSJEFFER-L] Bethel Meeting House > Steve, I have two dates that may be of assistance. Rev. J.R. Hutchison, > D.D. Professor at Oakland College, > Clairborne, Mississippi in work titled "Reminiscenses" published in 1874 > describes the following. > > "on the southern bank of Coles Creek, in sight of the road from Port Gibson > to Natchez, in cluster of beautiful > trees, now lost to decay, but the graveyard is preserved, with gravestones > engraved with precious names which are doubtless written in the Book of > Life, the founders of Southern Presbyterian." > > 4 JUNE 1803 Alexander Callender donated the land for what apparently was > first Presbyterian Church in this > region. The Callender family later married into my lines in Amite Co. and > my ancestor William Fairbanks was > also an early Presbyterian in this area. > > Thank you for your help. I will write to Presbyterian Historical Society > this week to see if they can add anymore > on this early church. > > Mary > > Subject: Re: [MSJEFFER-L] Bethel Meeting House > > > > Mary I find only one Cem. on my topographic maps on the banks of Coles > > Creek. To determine where this particular road is give me a date I can go > > by. I am familiar with the area and live close to it and I know there are > > several roads this could be talking about. The Cem. I found is on the > North > > bank of Coles Creek on the Natchez Trace, which I believe is going to be > the > > road they are talking about, but it was and still is very well known and I > > have to wonder why they called it the Port Gibson to Natchez road instead > of > > the Trace. I have to go right by it tomorrow and if I can get to it I will > > stop. > > Steve > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > List, I'm would like to learn more about the Presbyterian meeting house > > that was also known at the Bethel Meeting House. I have the > > > information taken out of "The History of the Descendants of the Jersey > > Settlers, Adams County Mississippi" which covers the deed of > > > Alexander Callender to trustees of Bethel Congregation. > > > > > > There was a cemetery there with location described as "on southern bank > of > > Coles Creek, in sight of the road from Port Gibson to Natchez". Does > > anyone know where this cemetery is and if so it's condition. > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > Mary > > > > > > > > > ==== MSJEFFER Mailing List ==== > > > "A question suppressed my be an ancestor lost." > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MSJEFFER Mailing List ==== > > "Did our ancestors ever have a bad heir day?" > > > > > > > > > ==== MSJEFFER Mailing List ==== > "A day without genealogy is like a day without coffee." > >