Information was gleaned from the Minutes of the North Carolina Original Free Willo Baptist General Conference held at Kit Swamp Meeting House Craven County, NC on the 9th,10th & 11th of November 1854, Here is a list of the Ministers, Elders, Preachers belonging to the OFWB conference: THOMAS MOORE, Hookerton ALFRED MOORE, Kinston BENJAMIN B. ALBRITTON, Greenville JOHN BARROW, Kinston CHARLES HOLLAND, Kinston HIRAM G. PAUL, New Bern WILLIAM HARRIS, No Post Office listed EDMOND VENDRIX, New Bern THOMAS C. BAKER, Bay River L. B. VAN, No Post Office listed MATTHEW HOLTON, Bay River SILVESTER J. CARROW, Washington FRED'K B. SILVERTHORON, Bay River On Friday November 10, Elder Thomas C. Baker preached, with Elder S. J. Carrow following. On Saturday November 11, Elder John Barrow preached, followed by Elder H. G. Paul. List of churches with names of delagates will follow. I have several copies of minutes dating in the 1850s, 1860s and 1870s