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.

4th Saterday in March 1852 the church met & after worship set in conferance opened doors for the reception of Members & received by letter Abrham Hester, Nancy Hester, Haseltine Hester, Mary Hester, Nancy F. Hester, Rebecca Hester & by Experience Susan Haggard & 2d the church chose John L. Burns for their pastor for the present year then dismised in order J. Burns Mo John Stanfield assistant Clerk

4th Saterday in July 1852 the church met & after worship Proceded to Bisness 1st opend doors for members & received by letter George M. Burns, Elizabeth Burns, Jno. L. Burns, Jefferson Burns, George K. Burns, Lydia Burns, Jane Burns then dismised in order J.L. Burns Mo. J. Stanfield C. Clk.

4th Sabbath in September 1852 the church met & after worship set in conferance 1st opened doors for recption of members & none cane forward then dismised in order J.L. Burns Mo J. Stanfield C. Clerk

[P-35] 4th Saterday in October 1852 the church met and after worship set in conferance first opened door for the reception of members and none came forward then dismised in order J.L. Burns Moderator John Stanfield Clerk On sabbath Received by letter Wm. Denton, Rebecca Denton, Susan Fitzgarald

4th Saterday in November 1852 the church met & after worship set in conferance 1st opened doors fir the reception of members & received Mary Graham by Experience then dismised in order J.L. Burns Mod John Stanfield C. Clerk

4th Sabbath in December 1852 the church met & after worship set in church conferance 1st opened doors for the reception of members & received by Experience Melinda Geren then dismissed in order A Fitzgarald Mo protem J. Stanfield C. Clerk

4th Saterday in January 1853 the church met & after worship set in conferance 1st Opened doors for the reception of members & recived Daniel Woodruff by Experience then dismised in order A. Fitzgarald Moderator Protem John Stanfield C. Clerk

3d Saturday in February 1853 the church met & after worship Set in conferance 1st Cauled for anything in order to be done in to church & nothing done then dismised in order J.L. Burns Mod J. Stanfield C. Clerk Dismised Brother Tallent by & wife by letter

[P-36] 4th Saterday in March 1853 the church met & after worship set in conferance 1st Opened doors for the reception of new members and James Walker came forward by Experience then dismissed in order J.L. Burns Moderator J. Stanfield Clk. On Sabbath Received by letter Martha Legg & Elizabeth Hooper

4th Saterday in April 1853 the church met & after worship set in conferance 1st opened door for the reception of members & received by letter Wm. Burns & his wife Elizabeth Burns 2nd took up the case of Brother Asa Fitzgarald & the church liberates him to Exercise his gift in Exortation or preaching where ever his lot may be cast then dismissed in order J.L. Burns Moderator John Stanfield C. Clk.

4th Saterday in May 1853 the church met & after worship set in conferance 1st Opened the doors for the reception of members & Elizabeth Douglas Came forward by Enrolment then dismissed in order J.L. Burns Moderator John Satnfield C. Clerk

4th Saterday in June 1853 the church met & after worship set in conferance 1st opened doors for the reception of members and received by Experience Mary Stanfield & Elizabeth Rogers & by letter Elizabeth Guinn then dismissed in order J.L. Burns Moderator John Stanfield C. Clk.

[P-37] 4th Saterday in July 1853 the church met & after worship sit in conferance 1st opened the door for the reception of members & none came forward the meting protracted until sabbath week during the meeting received by Experience Wm. Ross & Eliza Geren then dismiss in order J.L. Burns mo. J. Stanfield C. Clk.

2nd Sabbath in Augst 1853 the church met and after worship opened the doors of the church for the Reception of members and Received Isaac Geren and wife Anna Geren by letter

4th Saterday in Augst 1853 the church met and after worship set in conferance 1st Opened the doors for the Reception of members and Received Hiriam Geren & wife by letter 2nd chose John Stanfield, Daniel McDowel to bear the letter to the association letter read & received 3d took up the case of Brother Marshal Medley & say the[y] drop of his name for non attendance then dismissed in order Archibald Fitzgerald Mod John Stanfield C. Clk.

4th Saterday in September 1853 the church met & after worship set in conferance 1st opened the doors for the reception of members none came forward then took up the case of Asa Fitzgerald & the church went in to the Ordaination to ordain him to the ministry then dismissed in order J.L. Burns Mod John Stanfield C. Clk

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[P-39] 4th Saterday Oct 1853 the church met & after worship Sit in 1 Conferance and Cold for refference an Thar was nothing on reffernc 2 granted 6 leters And apointed W.M. Haggard Clark Protem 3 Sabath after 2 Sermonts opend the dores And rec brother Isack Thompson buy inRolement and brother James Young buy Experence 4 the church granted leav to open the Door of the Whitplain Church at Limeston on the first Saterday in November next then dismision in order J.L. Burns Mo W.M. Haggard C.C. Protem

4th Saterday in November 1853 the church met & after worship set in conferance 1st opened doors for the reception of new members none came forward 1st received Brother Burns statement for receiving two members by Experience at Leggs Creek 2nd took up the case of Brother Wm. Hunt & Dorcas Hutcherson for leaving this church & Joining another order & the church say we drop their names 3d Letters of dismision granted then dismised in order J.L. Burns Mod John Stanfield Clk.

on the 12th day of December 1853 a protracted meeting was held and during the meeting the doors of the church were opened for members and received by letter Margaret Walker and by Experience and Baptism Joel Geren & Simeon C. Geren & Elizabeth McPherson, Danis G. Foster, John Branham & Elizabeth Branham & lettered Brother H. Haggard & wife & daughter

[P-40] and the church chose Brother Wm. Wall to the pastorial care for the ensuing year and dismised in order Wm. Wall Mod John Stanfield C. Clk.