Ken: Thanks for the info. Every piece helps solve the puzzle. Jack R. Louthan ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 6:49 PM Subject: Re: Meeting House > Hi Everyone, > > The following excerpt from a Jefferson County history may help clear up > the question of the Hopewell (Bullskin) Meeting of the Donegal Presbytery. > > Bushong, M.K.1941. A History of Jefferson County West Virginia. Jefferson > Publishing Co., Charles Town, West Virginia. > > p. 19 - The Potomoke Presbyterian Church has already been treated in > connection with early settlements in Jefferson County. In 1740, or perhaps a > year or two earlier, members of that denomination erected a building at the > headspring of Bullskin Run, near Summit Point. However, it was not until > November 25, 1771, that the land was deeded by David Castleman and wife to > Isaac Larew, John Riley, John Oliver, George Hampton, William Rankin, and > William McCormick, trustees. Although the house of worship was commonly known > as the Bullskin Church, its ecclesiastical name was Hopewell. The latter name > appears in the records of the Presbytery of Donegal as early as April 2, > 1740, and is frequently mentioned thereafter...The Bullskin, or Hopewell, > congregation continued to meet at Summit Point until about 1800. By that time > the building had fallen into decay and it was decided to worship in the new > union church at Smithfield, the title to which was held by the Lutherans. > After April 24, 1819, the Hopewell name was changed to Smithfield. Services > were continued until April 19, 1933, when the membership became so small that > the Winchester Presbytery dissolved the church. > > This may clarify some of the confusion on the use of the name Hopewell. > > Ken McCormick > > > ==== OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: > Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, > political announcements, roll calls,current events, items for sale, > personal messages, flames, etc. is NOT ALLOWED and will > be grounds for immediate removal and exclusion from this > mailing list. For comments or list administration questions, > please contact mailto:[email protected] > >