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.

[P-63] 2nd Saterday in Febuary 1860 the church met & after worship set in conferance 1st opened doors for members & none came
2nd letters granted to Wm. Denton & wife & daughter & Nancy A. Walker
3d the church apointed Brother Asa Fitzgerald to go & see Brother J. Cavett & envite him to our next meeting to answer to a report for drinking then dismised in order
J.P. Moon Mod
John Stanfield C. Clk.

2nd Saterday in March 1860 the church met & after worship set in conferance 1st opened the doors of the church for members none came
2nd cauled for report of Asa Fitzgerald & he being absent it refered to our next meeting in course then dismis in order
J.P. Moon Mod
John Stanfield C. Clk.

2nd Saterday in April 1860 the church met and after worship set in conferance 1st opened doors for members & none came
2nd cauled for Refferance of the case of Brother Cavett & no report being made we will still Refer it until next meeting in course
3rd that our next meeting be a Sacramental & foot washing meeting & that we petition the following churches & send messenger to wit Brethren D. Prady to Salem, J. Stanfield to Shilo, J. Newel to little Hopewell, S. Blevin to Candys Creek, D. McDowel to Sheppard hill, S. Atchley to friendship
4th Brother Moon’s Pastoriel time being Expired

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by the request of the church he agrees to still continue for a time then dismised in order
J.P. Moon Mod John Stanfield C. Clk.

2nd Saterday in May 1860 the church met & after worship set in conferance 1st opened doors for members none came
2nd cauled for refference & being a refference it is still refered until the June meeting next then dismised in order
J.P. Moon Mod
John Stanfield C. Clk.

2nd Saterday in June 1860 the church met & after wor[s]hip set in conferance 1st opened the doors of the church for members & none came
2nd cauled for refferance & took up the case of Brother James M. Cavitt on a charge of drinking to get drunk & the church say the[y] Exclude him from their Boddy
2nd took up a charge against Ann Cavitt for theft & the church Exclude hur from their Boddy
3d letters of dismision were cauled for & granted to John H. Thompson & Mary Jane Mitchel & Elizabeth Pereen then dismised in order
J.P. Moon Mod John Stanfield C. Clk.
& on Sabbath opened doors of the church & received By experience Edley Murphy

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2nd Saterday in July 1860 the church met & after worship set in conferance 1st opened doors of the church for members & none came
2nd by motion & second apointed delagates to meet with Candys Creek Church on the 4th Saterday in July for the purpose of Selecting Some Suitable Site for to Build a church house then dismised in order
J.P. Moon Mod John Stanfield C. Clk.

2nd Saterday in August 1860 the church met and after worship proceded to business no refferance
1st took up the case of Brother William White and agrees to refer the case until next meeting
2nd proceded to apoint delegates to the association & agree to apoint Brethren to wit Asa Fitzgerald & Seth Atchley & Andrew Hooper & W.M. Haggard their alternate contribution two dollars and that the Clerk write then dismised
J.P. Moon Mod D. Prady protem for the day

2nd Saterday in September 1860 the church met & after worship set in conferance 1st Opened the doors of the church for members & received by Experience Wm. Shelton 2nd Cauled for refferance of Brother Wm. White & the case not being legally laid in the church apoint Brethren James Newel & Ervin Wood to write to Brother White & inform him of the publik rumour of his fighting

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& to come up to our next meeting & State the case to the church then dismised in order J.P. Moon Mod
John Stanfield Clk.

2nd Saterday in October 1860 the church met & after worship Set in conferance 1st Opened doors for members & received by Experience & Baptism Martha Devena & Jane Devena & Kiziah Seabourn & Mary Stanfield
2d Cauled for refferance & there being a refferance to Brother Whites case & the Committee not being presant the case laid over till next meeting in course
3d letters of dismission cauled for & granted Seth Atchley, Mary Barr & Sarah Atchley, Anna Atchley, & Lydia Huff then dismised in order the meeting protracted until wen’day then dismised
J.P. Moon Mod
John Stanfield C. Clk.

2nd Saterday in November 1860 the church met & after worship set in conferance 1st Opened doors for members moved & Seconed that Brothers Whites case be laid over until next meeting
2nd letters of dismision cauld for & granted D. Prady, D. McDowel & wife Martha & James McDowel & Jemima Seabourn & Kiziah Seabourn & Cornelia Nelson & James Young & Nancy Young, John Stanfield & wife Mary Stanfield
3d apointed John Branham church Clerk adjourned until sabbath morning 10 oclock after worship met in conferance the following members were dismissed by Letter Tempy Nelson & Elizabeth Nelson & Solomon Blevin & wife Mary Blevin

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Then adjourned until the 2nd Saturday in December 1860 J.P. Moon modtr
John Branham C. Clk.

White Plains Church met pursuant to adjournment 2nd Saturday in December 1860 and after Prayrs set in church conferance first chose Brother Asa Fitzgerald as moderator protem second give an opportunity to any wishing to Join the church 3d read the minutes of the previous meeting which was received by the Church which Brought up the case of Brother Wm. White on a charge for fighting and after hearing the testamony of Brother J. Newell the church acquits Bro. White of the charge 4th Sister Permelia Shipley called for a letter of Dismission which was granted to her then adjourned until to morrow morning at 10 Oclock Sabbath morning met pursueant to adjournment and after services adjouned until the 2 Saterday in January 1861 Asa Fitzgerald Moderator Protem
J. Branham C. Clk.

2nd Saterday in January 1861 church met pursueant to adjournment and after prayr set in conferance then callled Brother Asa Fitzgerald as Pastor of the church for twelve months and Bro Fitzgerald agrees to take charge of the same then adjourned until our next Regular meeting Asa Fitzgerald Mod
J. Branham C. Clk.

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2nd Saterday in March 1861 the church met pursueant to adjournment and after prayr set in conferance 1st give opertunity to any wishing to become members 2nd Bro Daniel McDowell former Trustee resigned his Trust the church then appointed Brothers S.C. Geren & John Branham & Asa Fitzgerald Trustees for the White Plains church property and autherizeing them to Transfer & convey their Interst & Title to the Limestone church property to J.S. Johnston & to receive the remainder of the purchase money & to pay the same to Bro Asa Fitzgerald then adjourned until the 2nd Saturday in April 1861 Asa Fitzgerald Mod John Branham Clk.