Below is the membership of the Turkey Creek Church that the Fosters/Armstongs belonged to. Nita Emberlin who is one of the people I work with found this and sent it to me. I was hoping to find my Thomas Armstrong and Mary Brown Armstong on the list but they must have be Presbyterian. Julia From the book "South Carolina Baptists 1670-1805" by Leah Townsend published 1935 by The Florence Printing Company, Florence, S. C. The Turkey Creek Church of Saluda was organized 1785. Early members were Sarah Foster (sister of Ambrose Foster), Thomas Foster, Elizabeth Hall, Benjamin Northcut, Archibald Shirley, Margaret Shirley, Mary Shirley, Richard Shirley, Thomas Shirley, James Smith, Joseph Smith, Leannah Smith, Mary Smith, Sarah Smith, Martha Ware, Nicholas Ware, other members later included James Addams, Polly Addams, Sarah Addams, Jane Aldridge, Nathaniel Aldridge, Rosey Aldridge, ? Anderson, Margaret Armstrong (wife of William), William Armstrong, Mary Baremore, John Baugh, Edmund Bearden, Joseph Birchfield, Dicy Birchfield (wife of Joseph), Abraham Bradley, William Brown, Richard Camp, Andrew Carson, John Cheatham, Susannah Clure, Samuel Cobb, Clary Cullins, Dorcas Cullins, Joseph Culp, Mary Culp (wife of Joseph), Cornelius Cook, Nancy Cornelius, SallyCross, James Crowder, Aaron Crump, Charles Cullins, Phebe Culp, ?Danibey, Anna Delph, Lewis Deweese, Elizabeth Dodson, Enoch Dodson, Arthur Durham, Elizabeth Durham (wife of Arthur), Daniel Drummond, Nancy Drummond, Nancy Drummond, Alexandger Elgin, Catherine Elgin, Robert Elgin, Charles England, Ambrose Foster, Fanny Gafford married to Stephen Gafford, Caty Gains with father Henry Gaines, Henry Gaines, Molly Gaines also daughter of Henry, Susannah Gaines, Elizabeth Gant, John Garner, Letha Garner wife of John, Widow Gipson, Margaret Goltney, Elizabeth Green, David Green, George Green, Elizabeth Grubbs, John Hall, Luke Hanks, Nancy Hanks married to Luke, Alex Harper, Sarah Harper married to Alex, Mary Henderson married to Michael Henderson, George Higs, Sarah Holsclaw, Rebecca Hughes, Elizabeth Kinma married to James Kinman, Charlotte Leech, Barbara Long, Elizabeth Long, Nicholas Long, Hannah Looney, John Lord, Margaret Lord, Mary Lord, Molly Lord, William Lord, David McGladery, Aggathis Matthews married to Chichester Matthews, Anna Magee, Michael Magee, ? Morrow, Ezekiel Nash, John Nahs, Mary M. Nash, Polly Nash, Jacob Neal, Nancy Neal married to Jacob, Rebecca Neal, Benjamin Neighbours, ? Nitwager, ? Norris and wife, Thomas Norris, ? Osten, Frances Owen, Sally Owen, Polly Owens, Polly Petty, Sally Petty, Essie Piles, Mrs. M. Posey, Nancy Posey, Sarah Pratt, Daniel Putman, James Putman, John Putman, Mary Putman, Milly Putman, Sally Putman, Sarah Putman wife of Daniel, William Putman, Mary Quins, Bethiah Rainy, Anna Redding wife of Joseph, Rev. Joseph Redding, Mutty/Nellie Reeve, James Rice, Elizabeth Rice, Zephaniah Roberts, Fanny Saylor, Elizabeth Shirley (two, one married to John Shirley), James Shirley, John Shirley, Polly Shirley, Thomas Shirley's wife and son Elijah, Drury Sims, Thomas Sims, Nimrod Smith, Sarah Spruill, Simson Spruill, John Swain, Mary Swain, Hannah Swindle, Rev. George Tillmam, Charles Watkins, James Watkins, Nancy Watkins, Anny Weathers, Isaac Welden, Rev. Arthur Williams, Ireda Wilbanks wife of Joseph, Joseph Wilbanks, Elizabeth Yarber married to William Yarber/Yarborough. From notes in this chapter, Arthur Williams accepted the call to preach here June 9, 1804, supposedly born in Guilford County, NC in 1773 when his parents moved to Abbeville, SC soon after the Revolution, ordained at Providence Church 1801. Chichester Matthews, clerk and writer of letters, was dismissed Aug. 8, 1789 to got to Kentucky with several others who received dismissory letters at the same time. David Green did not satisfy the critical taste of the Turkey Creek group and did not receive a recommendation, later he moved to the Popular Spring Church. Among the information. Nancy Hanks and husband Luke were received by letter Feb. 12, 1785, but on Aug. 8, 1787, Nancy was excluded for her disorderly walk, but Luke remained a member until his death June 1789. Dismissed from the church 1791: Katherine Blades, Joseph Culp, Obediah Fields, William Grant, John Gresham, Jacob Hackleman, Thomas Jones, Thomas Lacey, Joe Parker, Elizabeth Saylor, John Saylor, Philip Saylor, Ahimass Spencer James Crowther/Crowder is said to have been born in Yorkshire, England June 25, 1762, ordained 1792, no family or slaves in Abbeville County 1790. Moses Holland came from VA to SC, ordained at Big Creek 1788, said to have served in Revolution at age 16, settled in Anderson County near Holland's Ford, one of the most influential preachers in his area, died Sept, 8, 1829, wife Gracy, children Moses, Aaron, Caleb, Joshua, Tabitha, Eleb, Ellender, James, Chesley, John, Fanny From a later chapter, for the ministers at Coronaca (Providence) Church: Ahimaas Spencer, Samuel Dewitt, William Long, William Wright, John King, JohnWilliams, Abraham Roman, Arthur Williams, Jonathan Ussery, Joel Lipscomb From the membership of the Bethel Association, Siloam, CB: in June 1799, John Waller, Charles Foushee, John Ball, Nancy Ball, Benjamin Waller, Martha Nichols, Phoebe Turret, Claben Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Mary Gains, Tabitha Kemp, David Gains, old sister Drummond, Peter Ball, Delilah Ball, Daniel Trussel, Elizabeth Waller, Patterson Pulliam, Benjamin Drummond, Ann Conner, Doratha Waller--later listed Larkin Reynolds, James Chiles William Chiles lived in Edgfield County with 20 slaves in 1790, no record of church membership