1821 To Present
Location
Corner of Hwy 11E and McCarty Church Rd., Jonesborough, TN.
History
In 1821 Philip McCardle (whose granddaughter, Eliza, married Andrew Johnson, future President of the United States) deeded one acre of ground to Henry Ruble, Isaac Hair, John G. Ruble, and Robert Paine, trustees, to be used for a Methodist Episcopal church and cemetery. Subsequently a log structure was built on the site. The log church building was also used as a school for many years. Originally, the church was known as McCardle’s Meeting House, but over the years the name became “McCarty.” In 1866, a frame church building was erected. During the early years, ministers held services at the church on the first Sunday of each month.
Early Members
Trustees of McCarty Methodist Church in the late 1890’s were William R. Murr, George W. Murr, John Cloyd, L.W. Simpson, Aaron Croyle and Charley Stayer. Surnames found on the church roll during the 1880’s and 1890’s include: Armentrout, Brown, Moore, Marsh, Ling, Longmire, Long, Lovegrove, Jones Croyle, Cloyd, Miller, Murr, Patton, Stayer, Simpson, Rogers, Pritchard, Mongold, Collins, Self and Simmerman.
Cemetery
Information about the Old cemetery and New cemetery is in the cemetery section.
Reference: History of Washington County Tennessee 1988, by the Watauga Association, p.80.