Transcriber / contributor unidentified; date not given.

This transcription was created from the Tennessee Historical Records Survey Division of the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) in 1941 entitled

County-Line – White Plains Baptist Church Minutes
[Independent United Baptist Church]
Bradley and Meigs Counties 1843 – 1864

Transcriber’s note:  No attempt was made to correct or standardize spellings. Names appear just as they did in the W.P.A. typescript.  An individual’s name may appear under more than one spelling. For example, the name Fitzgerald appears as F.Garald, Fitzjerrell, Fgarald.

The transcription provided to Bradley County TNGenWeb is lengthy.  We have divided it into smaller sections for each of on-line reading and study.

W.P.A. transcribers placed the minute book’s original page numbers in brackets. 

The location of the original minute book is unknown.

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Second Saturday January the 10th 1846 the Church met at Brother Samuel Hunters and after worship Proceded to Business first opened the door for the reseption of Members 2nd took up the case of Brother Martial Medley and send for him to come to the church by Brethren J.P. Hunter and Jos Johnson

Sabbath 11th church met and after Worship proceeded to bysness opened the door for the reception of members non came forward
2nd laid over the case of Brother Medley till our meeting in May
3rd then dismissed in order

first Saturday in May 1846 the church met and after worship proceeded to business
1st Opened a door for the reception of members and recd R. Simpson and Martha E. Simpson by Letter
2nd took up the case of Brot Medley and laid it over till our next meeting and appointed Brethern J. Johnson and C. Rogers to go and invite him to attend our next meeting
3d appoint R. Simpson to write our abstract of faith and D. Priddy to write rules of decorum to govern the church in the transaction of business
4th appointed a sacramental meeting to commence on Friday before the 1st Saturday in Aug

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5th then adjourned to Sabbath
R. Simpson [strike through] C. Ck. Protem

Sabbath met pursuant to adjournment and after worship opened a door for the reseption of members and recd John McDowell and his wife by letter then adjourned till 1st Saturday in June
R. Simpson C.C. protem

1st Saturday in June 1846 The Church met and after worship proceeded to business
1st opened the door for the reception of members
2nd took up the case of Brother Medley no information from him it was continued till our meeting in July
3d whereas brother Simpson was appointed to write our abstract of faith in our book the church agrees to deferr it until after our next association
4th Priddy Davis Presented rules of government to the church which were read and the church agrees to be governed by said rules
5th Then adjourned till sabbath
Sabbath met pursuant to adjournment and after worship

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1st Saturday in July church met and after Worship proceeded to business first opened door of the church second brother James Johnson offered his resignation as church Clerk and it was recd by the Church and apointed Davis Priddy church clerk then took up the reference of last meeting Viz the case of Brother Medley and as ther could be no laws or Scripteral charge he was again restored to fellowship again and then a Journed untill Sabbath Morning 10 Oclock and after worship opened the doors for the reseption of members and Zebolon Gilbreath and his wife & Martha Gilbreath joined by letter and then aJourned untill the first Saturday in August
P. Moon Mod
Priddy Davis C Clerk

Church met the Friday before the 1 Sunday in August and after Worship proceed to a pointe Brother R. Simpson Moderator for the day 2 then opened the doors for Receiving members and Brother John Tillery and his wife U.E. Tillery joined by letter they apointed Davis Priddy to write a letter for the church and that Brother R. Simpson & Brother John Hunter bare the same to the sociation and in case of failler Brother

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Johnson & Brother D. McDowell their allternity then ajourned until Saturday 11 Oclock
Davis Priddy C Clk.
R. Simpson Mdr.

[Water-soaked and faded] P. Moon Mod
Davis Priddy C Clerk

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Church Meet Saturday before the first Sabath in October all in peace
Davis Priddy C Clk
P. Moon Moderator

Church met Saturday before the first Sabath in November Church met all in peace P. Moon Mod Davis Priddy C Clerk

Church met Saturday before the first Sabath in December all in peace Matilda Locke was dismissed by letter P. Moon Mod Davis Priddy

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Saturday before the first Sabath in January in 1847 church met all in peace P. Moon Mod Davis Priddy C Clerk

Saturday before the first Sabath in February the church met all in peace
P. Moon Mod
Davis Priddy

Saturday before the first Sabath day in March the church met all in peace and John Standfield and Polley Johnson & Nancy Johnson & James Hunter & Martha Hunter Joined all by letter and brother John Standfield was recomed as a deacon P. Moon Moder Davis Priddy

Saturday before the first Sabath in April the church met all in peace

Saturday before the first Sabath in May the church met all in peace

Saturday before the first Sabath in June the church met all in peace and on Sabath took sacrament and R. Pruett & E. Pruett Joined by letter

Sabath before the first Saturday in July the church met all in peace

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Sabath before the first Saturday in August the church met all in peace and Seth Atchly Joined by exper and on Sabath his wife E. Atchly Joined baptism was omitted until the next meeting

Sabath before the first Sabath in September church met all in peace and proceded to business and apointed Brother Samuel Hunter and Brother James Jonson to attend the asociation on sabath attended to baptism

The October meeting was not attended on the account of a meeting neare us

Saturday beforethe first Sabath in November the church met and after worship proceded to business of the church the pastor of the church not present a motion made by Brother S. Hunter that the church choes Brother J. Moon as moderator for the day which motion was seconed and the voice of the church being take the motion maid by brother Hunter was the choice of the church brother Moon took the charge>br> 1st opened the door of the church for the reception of memebrs none came forward
2nd Brother Simpson requested the church to enquire of Brother Wm. Williamson and Brother James Mathews about some reports that was derogtive to his caracter that was bad conduct that he shold have had at a protracted meeting held by Brother Simpson & others

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neare Brother Williamsons in September 1847 in Hambleton County the church proceded to make the inquirry and from the information the church could get from these Brothing who attended the meeting all the time withe the exceptons of brother Mathews the first day of the meeting the church say that it is cleare from what we can here from those Brothers that Brother Simpson is cleare of those charges and they are without foundation or good arthhourity that is to say the reports and rumor that apers to be cerculated throug the country so far as bad conduct that he should have had at that meeting that is to say the protracted meeting above spoken of at Brother Williamsons
3rd Brother Samuel Hunter made a motion to the Church whether they wold not take up and consider wher Brother Simpsons gift was proffertable owe’g to his corse carractor or not motion being seconded the voice of the church being taken the motion prevaled
4th Brother Samuel Hunter made a motion that from publik talk and personal knowledg that the church call in Brother Simpson gift or credential wich motion being seconded the voice of the church being taken the church agree to call in his gift believeing it from his corse manners of conduct that it is not profitable at the present

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5th Motion made by Brother Simpson the Clerk make out a trancescript from the records of this meeting as signed by the Moderator and Clerk and given to him which motion being seconded the voice of the church being takeing the church say that the Clerk make out a true coppy from the records of this meeting and give it to Brother Simpsons request the above record is not disfellowshipping Brother Simpson but ondley to call in his gift done in church conferance
James Moon Moderator
Davis Priddy C. Clerk

6th Brother John Hunter requested the church to give him & wife leter of dismission as he was going to moave a way all so ast for one for Brother James Johnson which request was granted
James Moon Moderator
Davis Priddy C Clerk

Saturday before the 1 Sabath in December the church met all in peace B. Cornelius Rogers requested the church to give him a letter of dismission as he was going away which request was granted B.J., M. Miller Joined by letter as an ordained Minister
P. Moon Mod
D. Priddy C. Clk.