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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[P-55] 2nd Saterday in January 1858 the church met & after worship set in conferance 1st opened doors for the reception of members none came then dismissed in order Archibald F Garald Mod John Stanfield C. Clk.

Febuary no meeting on Saterday Preaching on Sabbath Archibald F Garald Mod John Stanfield C. Clk.

2nd Saterday in March 1858 the church met and after worship set in conferance 1st opened doors for the reception of members none came 2nd granted a letter of dismission to Matilda Furgerson then dismised in order Archibald F Garald Mod John Stanfield C. Clk.

2nd Saterday in April 1858 the church met and after worship set in conferance 1st opened doors for members none came 2nd proceded choose a pastor for the presant year and have chosen Asa Fitzgarald 3d proceded to apoint delagates to a union meeting to be held at mount Harmony McMinn County commencing Friday before the 1st Saterday in May and apointed Asa F garald and

[P-56] Thomas Kimbrough 4th that our next meeting be a communion season then dismissed in order Asa Fitzgarald Mod John Stanfield C. Clk.

2nd Saterday in May 1858 the church met and after worship 1st opened doors for the reception of members none came 2nd granted the request of Friendship church and sheperd hill church to attend their communion season then dismissed in order Asa Fitzgerald Mod John Stanfield C. Clk.

2nd Saterday in June 1858 the church met and after worship set in conferance 1st opened the doors for the recption of members and received by Experience David Melton then dismised in order Asa Fitzgerald Mod John Stanfield C. Clk.

2nd Saterday in July 1858 the church met and after worship set in conferance 1st opened doors for memebrs none came 2nd by motion & second the church liberates Brother Ervin Wood to exercise his gift in Exertation & prayer where ever his lot may be cast 3d By motion & second agree to pay when the work is done & that Brother S.C. Geren Superentend the work

[P-57] then dismised in order Asa Fitzgerald Mod John Stanfield C. Clk.

2nd Saterday in August 1858 the church met & after worship set in conferance 1st apointed delegates to our next association to wit Seth Atchley & Thomas Kimbrough & in case of failure John Stanfield contribution $1.00 & by motion & second we contribute 80 cents for their expences then dismised in order Archibald Fitzgarold Mod protem John Stanfield C. Clk.

2nd Saterday in Sept. 1858 the church met and after worship set in conferance 1st opened the door of the church for members and received by Experience Joseph Galiher then dismised in order Archibald Fitzgarald Mod Protem John Stanfield C. Clk.

2nd Saterday in Oct 1858 the church met at Corrinth & dismised by letter Gilbert Padgett & Milley Padgett

2nd Saterday in November 1858 the church met & after worship set in conferance nothing done on Sabbath opened doors for members & received by letter Sarah Haggard & Jane Nelson then dismised in order Asa Fitzgarald Mod John Stanfield C. Clk.

[P-58] 2nd Saterday in January 1859 the church met and after worship set in conferance 1st opened doors for members & none came then being no business on hand dismised in order Asa Fitzgarald Mod John Stanfield C. Clk.

2nd Saterday in February 1859 the church met and after worship set in conferance 1st opened doors for members none came then dismised in order Asa Fitzgarald Mod John Stanfield C. Clk.

2nd Saterday in March 1859 the church met and after worship set in conferance 1st opened doors for members & Received by letter Solomon Blevin & wife Mary Blevin & daughter Martha Blevin and John Geren and wife Lucy Geren 2nd apointed a committee to say what Brother Asa Fizgerald Shal have for his Pastoriael charge of the year of 1858 and the[y] report that he have $12.00 Asa Fitzgarald Mod John Stanfield C. Clk.

[P-59] 2nd Saterday in April 1859 the church met & after worship set in conferance 1st opened doors for members none came 2 the church agree to hold hur communion season at hur May meeting 3 & that we agree to envite Sheperd Hill & Friend ship churches for ministerial & deacon aid & as maney others as will then dismised in order Asa Fitzgarald Mod Protem John Stanfield C. Clk.

2nd Saterday in May 1859 the church met and after worship set in conferance 1st opened doors for members and received by letter Maryan Mairs 2nd Cauled for Brother Moon’s answer to his call to the Pastoriel care & he agrees to take the charge for the ensuing year then dismised in order P. Moon Mod John Stanfield C. Clerk.

2nd Saterday in June 1859 the church met and after worship set in conferance 1st opened doors for members & none came 2nd apointed delagates to the convention to be held with sweet water church & apointed the following Bretheren to wit Asa Fitzgarald, John H. Thompson, John Stanfield, Daniel McDowel

[P-60] 3d Granted letter of dismission to Brother Charles Champion & wife then dismised in order J.P. Moon Mod John Stanfield C. Clk.

2nd Saterday in July 1859 the church met and after worship set in conferance 1st opened doors for members and received by letter Gemima Seabourn 2nd apointed delegates to the convention to be held with Blue Spring church for the purpose of making a new association & apoint Brethern James Newel & Ervin Wood 3rd took up the case of Charity Cook & the church say the[y] Exclude hur for contemp to the church 4th also took up the case of Worley Linville for the same contemp & say the[y] Exclude him from the church then dismised in order J.P. Moon Mod John Stanfield

2nd Saterday in Augst 1859 the church met & after worship set in conferance & nothing done then dismised in order A. F. garald Mod protem

[P-61] 2nd Saterday in Sept 1859 the church met & after worship set in conferance 1st opened the doors of the church for members & received by letter Mary F. Atchley 2nd proceded to apoint delagates to the association & apoint Davis Prady & Thomas Kimbrogh 3d granted letters of dismission to Baty Peren & John Ingle & Fetna Ingle & An Ingle then proceded to apoint delegates to Blue Spring for the purpose of organising a Association & apoint D. McDowel, Seth Atchley, D. Prady, J. Stanfield, M. Haggard, S. Blevin then dismis in order the meeting protracted Monday opened the doors of the church & received by letter Mary Seabourn & granted letters of dismission to Parish Garner, Susan Garner, Rachel Haggard, Sarah Haggard & Received by letter John McDowel & Elizabeth McDowel & By Experience and Baptism James Young, Samuel McDowel, Sarah Atchley, Elizabeth Nelson, Nancy Stanfield, Ann Atchley, Ann Geren, Minerva Kirkpatrick then dismised in order J.P. Moon Mod John Stanfield C. Clk. Also received by Experience the last night Sarah Shelton, I.W. Legg, Andrew Hooper, William Hooper, Dialtha Galbreath, Tempy Nelson, Wm. Marr, Wm. White, James McDowel

[P-62] 2nd Saterday in October 1859 the church met and after worship set in conferance 1st opened the doors of the church for members and received by Experience Nancy Jane Denton & Lydia J. Huff 2d then by petition from Candys creek church for help to hur communion season by motion & second we Except the petition then dismised in order J.P. Moon Mod John Stanfield C. Clk.

2nd Saterday in Nov 1859 the church met & after worship set in conferance 1st Opened doors for members none came
2nd granted letter of dismission to Elizabeth Penderson then dismised in order J.P. Moon Mod
John Stanfield C. Clk.

2nd Saterday in December 1859 the church met & after worship set in conferance 1st Opened the doors of the church for members none came then dismised in order J.P. Moon Mod
John Stanfield C. Clk.