Some Records from Blackwater Church
Minutes of the Blackwater Church (on Blackwater Creek) in Hawkins (now Hancock) County, 1816-1847
Transcribed from the original by Jean K. Horton, Kingsport, TN. Typescript transcription in the collection of the H. B. Stamps Library, Rogersville, TN; donated by the late Mary E. Parkey, Jonesville, VA. The transcription on this Web site was completed by Billie McNamara in 1998 from the typescript.
Contents:
- Church Enroled [sic] (undated) — page 1
- Names of Deceased Persons (undated) — page 2
- Untitled and Undated List of Persons — page 3
- Membership Lists, 1835-1847 — page 4
- Letter Regarding Brother William Nelson, dated 1814 — page 5
Church Enroled [sic]
| William Walling, Senr., exp. | Oct. 2nd Sat. 1824 |
| James Walling | |
| Daniel Bloomer | |
| Eligah Hurd, experience | Sept. 2nd Sat. 1824 |
| Jessy Hurd, experience | Sept. 2nd Sat. 1824 |
| William Walling, Junr., experience | July 2nd Sat. 1824 |
| George Henderson | |
| Adam Reel, letter | May 2nd Sat. 1820 |
| John Presly, experience | Nov. 2nd Sat. 1826 |
| Ezekiar [sic] Miner, experience | May 2nd Sat. 1824 |
| Daniel Rapp, experience | Sept. 2nd Sat. 1818 |
| John Garison | |
| David Garison | |
| Thomas Johnson | |
| John Briscoe | |
| Isaac Briscoe | |
| Jerdin Goodman | |
| Joseph Garison | |
| *William Vicars (?) | |
| Thomas Walling, letter | Apr. 2nd Sat. 1828 |
| Thomas Rutlege | |
| John Rolar, experience | June 2nd Sat. 1824 |
| Benjamin Bunch | |
| Thomas Roberts | |
| Denston Rogers, experience | Mar. 2nd Sat. 1824 |
| Georg Stapleton | |
| John Hird | |
| Jessy Roberts, letter | July 2nd Sat. 1831 |
| *Seeth [sic] Morris, letter (Manis?) | Aug. 2nd Sun. 1831 |
| Swimpfield Anderson, letter | Nov. 2nd Sat. 1831 |
| George Wallin, experience | Dec. 2nd Sat. 1833 |
| George Hird, by experience | Feb. 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| Jessy Hird, by experience | Apr. 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| William Bloomar, by experience | Apr. 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| Addam Smith, by experience | Apr. 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| William Garrison, by experience | Apr. 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| James Hird, by experience | Apr. 13th 1834 |
| Henery Fisher, by experience | Apr. 13th 1834 |
| Wiley Manis, by experience | May 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| James Anderson, by experience | May 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| Zephenial Goins, letter | May, 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| William Couch, experience | Aug. 2nd Sun. 1834 |
| Simmeon [sic] Frost, experience | Aug. 2nd Sun 1834 |
| Soloman Robnet | July 1st Sun. 1834 |
| Joseph Bloomar, experience | Sept. 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| Jessy Gause, experience | Sept. 2nd Sun. 1833 |
| Claburn Roberts, experience | Sept. 2nd Sun. 1834 |
| John Inglan, experience | Oct. 18th 1834 |
| William Hird | |
| Thomas Bledsoe | |
| **James Vaun, letter | Aug. 2nd Sat. 1831 |
| **Stokley Lawson, exp. | Jul. 2nd Sat. 1824 |
| Milicent Ryan | |
| *Mary Walling, Senr. (wife of Wm. Walling, Sr.?) | |
| *Mary Hurd, Senr. (wife of Elijah Herd, Sr.?) | |
| Mary Hurd, Junr. | Nov. 2nd Sat. 1825 |
| Mary Walling, Junr., experience | July 2nd Sat. 1824 |
| Elizabeth Walling, experience | Aug. 2nd Sat. 1824 |
| Millicente Hurd, experience | Feb. 2nd Sat. 1825 |
| Lucy Bloomar, experience | Sept. 2nd Sat. 1824 |
| *Jane Roberts (mother of Claiborne) | |
| Elizabeth Walling, experience | Sept. 2nd Sat. 1824 |
| Anna Roberts, experience | May 2nd Sat. 1824 |
| Nancy Lawson, experience | Nov 2nd Sat. 1824 |
| Nancy Rapp, experience | Oct 2nd Sat. 1816 |
| Amy Anderson, experience | Oct. 2nd Sat. 1824 |
| Elizabeth Presly, experience | June 2nd Sat. 1825 |
| *Elizabeth Brookses [sic] (née Walling) | J [sic] |
| Sary Froste | |
| Prasilla Green, experience | Mar. 2nd. Sun. 1824 |
| *_____ Stephens (Carshabay?) | |
| Mary Johnson | |
| Hetty Briscoe | |
| Mary Berten, experience | May 2nd Sat. 1824 |
| Rebeckey Goodman | |
| Elizabeth Garison | |
| Sary Prat | |
| Mary Anderson | |
| Sary Belcher (now Roller) | |
| Susannah Wallin, letter | Apr. 2nd Sat. 1828 |
| Abby Lawson, experience | May 2nd Sat. 1824 |
| Rebecke Rollar, experience | June 2nd Sat. 1824 |
| Hannar Briant | Mar. 2nd Sat. 1830 |
| Mary Stapleton, Senr. | |
| Sally Rolar | |
| Mary Inglan | |
| Elizabeth Willis | |
| Rebecka Rolar | |
| Tildy Gipson | |
| Mary Stapleton | |
| Elizabeth Rogars, experience | Mar. 2nd Sat. 1824 |
| Nancy Roberts, letter | Oct. 2nd Sat. 1831 |
| Millicant Bledsoe | |
| Mary Bunch | |
| Ellender Warden | |
| Susannah Manis, letter | Aug. 2nd Sun. 1831 |
| Elizabeth Anderson, experience | Oct. 2nd Sat. 1831 |
| Mary Johnson | Feb. 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| Pheby Hird, by experience | Mar. 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| Mary Smith, by experience | Apr. 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| *Peggy Hird, experience (Margaret?) | Arp. 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| Polly Garrison | Apr. 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| Susannah Wallen | May 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| Peggee Wallen | May 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| Elizabeth Wallen | May 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| Susannah Sisemore | May 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| Elizabeth Luis, experience | May 9, 1834 |
| Susannah Millar, experience | June 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| Susannah Bloomar, experience | June 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| Fanny Manis, experience | June 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| *Jene Berten, experience (Jenny?) | June 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| Rachel Couch, experience | Aug. 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| Elizabeth Smith, experience | Aug. 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| Hanner Roberson, experience | Aug. 2nd Sun. 1834 |
| Rody Mieculler, experience | Aug. 2nd Sun. 1834 |
| Elizabeth Robnet | Sept. 12 1834 |
| *Milicent Roberts (wife of Claibourne) | Sept. 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| Anna Markem, experience | Sept. 2nd Sat. 1834 |
| Happy Fisher, experience | Oct. 1834 |
| Nancy Hird, experience | Oct. 1834 |
| Mary Bledsoe, experience | Oct. 18 1834 |
| Mary Bloomar, experience | Oct. 18 1834 |
| Susanna? Amos?, experience | Oct. 18 1834 |
| Lucinday Luis | Oct. 18 1834 |
| Patsy Bloomar | |
| Elizabeth Anderson | |
| Peggy Robinson, experience | Jan. 2nd Sat. 1835 |
| Milcent Levesy, experience | Jan. 2nd Sat. 1835 |
| Sary Johnson | |
| Mary Wallen | |
| Abigil Lasson | |
| George Wallen | |
| Greenburg Wallen | |
| Nancy Wallen | |
| John Johnson | |
| Isaac Ausborn | |
| _____ Wallen | |
| Anny Frost | |
| _____ Wallen | |
| _____ Wallen | |
| _____ Wallen | |
| Solomon Robnett | |
| Samuel Robnett | |
| Anny Robnett | |
| Adam Smith | |
| Thomas Walling | |
| Susannah Walling | |
| _____ Roberts | |
| Elizabeth Anderson | |
| _____ Rolar | |
| George Osborn | |
| _____ Smith | |
| Rebeca Rollar | |
| _____ Lawson | |
| Sarah Johnson | |
| *Elindar (?) Warden | |
| Marget Roller | |
| Jane Walling | |
| Margarett Anderson | |
| Daikey Roberts | |
| Seth Manes | |
| Susannah Manes | |
| Zephaniah Goyens | |
| Mary Johnson | |
| Elizabeth Walling |
*Note by Jean Horton
**Note: Did not find on church roll
We the Church appointed brother John Roller as Clerk of this Church
We the Church have chosen Brother Greenberry Walling as moderator when you are absent
Second Satterday of Feb. 1842
Interested in the 1844 Sarah Burton listed here. My line went to Blount CO, TN, and seem to have originated in Culpeper/Madison CO, VA, area. Related surnames are Carpenter, Greenway, Kittrell, McClain.