This message is being forwarded to the list by the listowner. If you can add something to the message below or wish to contact the person who wrote the message, reply to "Nancy Calkins" <NCalkins@esboces.org>. Please do not reply to the listowner. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Calkins, Nancy" <NCalkins@esboces.org> To: <TNWASHIN-D-request@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 8:41 AM Subject: RE: TNWASHIN-L CHEROKEE CHURCH > In response to the discussion about the Cherokee Baptist Church, I have a > copy of the History of Washington County and would be happy to share it. I > hope this helps. Sherry, you're not missing that much. To complete the > information that Sherry Mirkovic provided, the following is found on page 69 > -- > Another early Baptist church in Washington County during the early 1780's > was known as the "Limestone Church." It was located near the present > Telford community; its members were: Samuel Bayless, Nicholas Fain, William > Nodding, Daniel McCray, Francis Baster, John Bayless, Mary Nodding, Sarah > Wood, Elizabeth Dilling, Sarah McCray, Lynn Russell, Ann Bayless, Martha > Hannah, Mary Bayless, Priscilla Nodding, and Mary Baxter. In 1783, > Limestone Church united with the Baptist Church on Cherokee "as one body". > > The Cherokee Church, five miles south of Jonesborough, was organized under > the leadership of William Murphy, who served as its first pastor. Some > historians believe that Cherokee was organized circa 1780 or earlier; the > church minutes begin April 2, 1782. The early members included: James > Keel, ____ ____, etc. (include here all the names Sherry listed, then it > picks up on page 70 with--) Elizabeth Compton, Sarah Finch, Martha Hannah, > and Ann Bruner. Cherokee is the only one of the seven charter members > remaining in the Holston Baptist Association and is the oldest church in the > Tennessee Baptist Convention with continuous existence (over 200 years). > > In addition to the Baptist preachers already mentioned, several others wre > in the Washington County area during the 1780's. Among these were Thomas > Kelly, Isaac Barton, James Keel, and William Reno. > > This ends the section on the Cherokee Baptist Church. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: TNWASHIN-D-request@rootsweb.com > > [mailto:TNWASHIN-D-request@rootsweb.com] > > Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 2:11 AM > > To: TNWASHIN-D@rootsweb.com > > Subject: TNWASHIN-D Digest V03 #98 > > > > << Message: Untitled Attachment >> << Message: [TNWASHIN-L] Cherokee > > Church >> << Message: [TNWASHIN-L] Census lookup >> << Message: > > [TNWASHIN-L] Re: TNWASHIN-D Digest V03 #94 >> > >