Devareaux Jarrett was more than a minister. He was initially hired, per his journal, as a teacher for Jacob Moon's children in Albemarle Co Va in the 1750's before Jacob up and moved to Bedford. He was appalled at the condition of the "church" in Albemarle co and the lack of attendance and participation. Little did he know that most of those running Albemarle at that point had moved to get away from "the church" and weren't about to create a good system as had existed in New Kent etc. A good number of them were "closet" quakers or other dissenters. they show up as vestrymen in earlier times and Quakers later, but came from Irish Quaker families. Karen -----Original Message----- From: CAUDEE@aol.com <CAUDEE@aol.com> To: VACHARLO-L@rootsweb.com <VACHARLO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, January 04, 1999 11:35 AM Subject: Re: [VACHARLO-L] Ministers & Denominations of Charlotte and Mecklenburg Count... >Thanks for the list of ministers - Charlotte County; however, I have a >question about >one of the Methodist ministers: Devereau Jarrett - this name appears in the >Episcopal >list and I know that he was an Episcopal minister - My husband's great >grandfather. >Devereau Jarrett Claiborne Slaughter was a Methodist minister. Could it be >that the >last name of this minister was left off and that it was my husband's ancestor? > >I have been to Charlotte several time to look for ancestors and have found the >people >in the Clerk's Office to be most helpful and they have good - old - records. >I appreciate the Charlotte Web Page which has so much useful info. > >Thanks. > >Claudia in Nelson County > > >==== VACHARLO Mailing List ==== >If you discovered an abandoned cemetery,tombstone, or old grave site >marked with fieldstones, whom would inform? How about a full account >for VAGenWeb Archives. I will help. JoLee spearsj@bellsouth.net. >