Some Records from Blackwater Church
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
Membership Lists (1835-1847)
Between September, the 2nd Saturday, 1840, and December, 2nd
Saturday, 1841, there were no “acts of the Church.”
All marked as joining by experience, unless otherwise noted.
Male Members
April, 3rd Sat. 1842
1 | Eliga Heard | |
2 | Jesse Heard, Sen. | |
3 | William Walling | |
4 | John Presley | |
5 | Jordan Goodman | Deceased |
6 | Swimpfield Anderson | |
7 | Jesse Heard, Junr. | |
8 | William Herd | |
9 | John Heard | Letter |
10 | Peter Livesey | |
11 | Seth Manis | Letter |
12 | Zephaniah Goens | Letter Deceased |
13 | George Heard | |
14 | William Coutch | Deceased |
15 | Stephen Walling | June 25th 1842 |
Male Members
September 2 S 1842
16 | Joseph Heard, son of Eligah | Oct. 25th 1842 |
17 | John Heard, Jun., son of J. Herd | Do 25th |
18 | Thomas E. Heard | Do 31st 1842 |
19 | John D. Herd | |
20 | Wallen Herd, son of Eliga | Deceased March 20, 1847 |
21 | James Herd, Copperidg [sic] | |
22 | George Herd, do [Copper Ridge] | |
23 | Isaac Smith | Excommunicated |
24 | Carter Herd | |
25 | James Anderson | Excommunicated |
26 | Jesse Wallen | |
27 | Pederic of Culor [sic] | Excommunicated |
28 | William Herd, Junr. | |
29 | Elan Anderson | |
30 | George Herd, Jese’s [sic] son |
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31 | Jessee D. Bloomer | |
32 | Daniel Delp | |
33 | Edward Hartley | |
34 | Adam Smith | |
35 | William Delp | |
36 | John Anderson | Excommunicated |
37 | John Smith | |
38 | Adam Smith | |
39 | Jessee Wallen | |
40 | James Helton | |
41 | Odom Nelson | |
42 | Aron Helton | |
43 | James Rouse | Dismissed by letter |
Sept. 1st 1843, Exe 55, Let 2, Rela 6, Exc 1, total 103
44 | William L. Hartley | |
45 | David Nelson | by Letter Arased [sic] |
46 | John Millbern |
Total No. 107 in 1844
Sept. 1st 1844, Ex 2, Letter 1, Rela 1, Recant 0, total 107
Sept. 1st 1845, Ex 00, Letter 1, Relation 00, recant 00, total 106 erased one Nelson
47 | John Kyles Lee of Collour [sic] | |
48 | James S. Bayless | by letter |
49 | Jessee Herd Copperidg [sic] | |
50 | Lewis Anderson | |
51 | Levi Mallet | |
52 | John Vaughn | 1847 |
53 | Elisha Roger | Bap. 23d of Dec. 1847 |
54 | Daniel Wallen | Bap. 23d of Dec. |
55 | Soloman Roberts | Baptised [sic] 23 of Dec. |
56 | Zechariah Minor, Susannah’s Son | Bap. 22nd of Feby |
57 | James Bloomer | Bap. 17th of April 1847 |
58 | Thomas Sullivan | Bap. Do |
59 | Pleasant Presly | Bap. Do |
60 | James Delp | Bap. Do |
61 | Abijah Anderson | Do |
Samuel Vaughn | ||
Michael |
Sisters
1 | Mary Heard | |
2 | Milly Heard | |
3 | Loucia Bloomer | |
4 | Jane Roberts | |
5 | Elizabeth Walling – Bent | |
6 | Mary Munahun | |
7 | Phebe Heard | |
8 | Susannah Walling ) J. Walling’s wife | |
9 | Pegga Walling | |
10 | Nancy Livesey | Deceased |
11 | Hanah Robertson | |
12 | Milly Roberts | |
13 | Any Markum | |
14 | Susanah Livesey | |
15 | Anny Roberts | |
16 | Susanah Manis | |
17 | Elizabeth Car Walling | |
18 | Elizabeth Anderson | |
19 | Elizabeth Peninton | Letter |
20 | Milly Walling ) Cope | |
21 | Mary Walling ) Wm. Walling’s Daughters |
April __th |
22 | Mary Walling ) Roberts | April __th |
23 | Nancy Sizemore | Do |
24 | Margaret Brown | Dismissed by Letter Do |
25 | G. Anderson’s Betsy of coullor [sic] |
Sisters
September 1st 1842
26 | Polly Livesey | |
27 | Nancy Anderson | |
28 | Elizabeth Herd | |
29 | Jane Hartly | Excommunicated |
30 | Any Hartly | |
31 | Susanah Herd | |
32 | Mary Smith | |
33 | Sary Bledsoe now Livesay | |
34 | Sary Herd | |
35 | Anny Heard | |
36 | Lotty Lawson | |
37 | Cathrine Heard | |
38 | Margaret Anderson | |
39 | Polly Smith | |
40 | Polly Anderson | |
41 | Loucia Heard – wife of G. Heard | |
42 | Rachel Bloomer | |
43 | Margaret Merit | |
44 | Hannah Smith | |
45 | Mary Presley | |
46 | Eliza Merit | |
47 | Phebe Smith | |
48 | Loucia Heard | |
49 | Susanah Baker | |
50 | Sary Gray | Letter |
51 | Milly Heard | |
52 | Rachel Coutch | Recant |
53 | Elizabeth Penington | Dismissed by letter |
54 | Lucy Smith | |
55 | Judy Helton | |
56 | Martha Helton | |
57 | Marindy Nelson | |
58 | Elisabeth Helton | |
59 | Margaret Robertson | Letter |
60 | Polly Milbern | |
61 | Elisabeth Roler |
Sept 1st 1843 Total 103
62 | Sarah Roller [Ritter?] | Recant |
Sept 1st 1844
63 | Mercy Ervine | Rec’d by letter |
64 | [blank] | |
65 | Nancy Elisabeth _________ | Letter |
66 | Sarah Burton | Rec’d by letter |
September the 1st 1845 Recant 00 Dismissed by Letter 1 Excon. 2
67 | Susannah Robertson | |
68 | Eliza Ritter | |
69 | Catharine Herd | Copper Ridge |
70 | [blank] | |
71 | Eliza Smith | |
72 | Marthy Kyle | |
73 | Mary Smith Wife of Isaac | Copper Ridge |
74 | Nancy Anderson | Copperidg [sic] |
75 | Mary Earwind | |
76 | Susannah Minus | [probably Manis] |
77 | Jane Herd | |
78 | Mary Herd – Jesse Daughter | |
79 | Sarah Vaughn | |
80 | Isbal Idson | |
81 | Malviny Minus | Baptised 29 of Dec. |
82 | Elizabethe Mallet | |
83 | Margaret Lawson | |
84 | Delany Delp | those were Baptised |
[blank] | Aprile [sic] the 17th of 1847 |
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85 | Mahaly Sulivan | Do |
86 | Susannah Couch | Do |
87 | Anny Herd – John Wife | Do |
88 | Lucinda Mallett | Do |
89 | Elizabeth Smith | Do |
90 | Jene Reason |
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.