A short history of the Darien Baptist Church written by Mrs. J.H. Traywick

Some church minutes and member records

Transcribed from book for web by Scott O. Fraser FTM: The Scott and Priscilla Fraser Family Page

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History of Darien Church

Darien Baptist Church, created at Long’s bridge, near Linton, Hancock County, Ga., was constituted on De. 6, 1794, by Elders John Henderson, John Hainey, Joseph Baker, James Sanders, John Colter, William Griggs, Cader Powell, and William Reaves.

According to the oldest inhabitant, it was first placed in Washington County, near Walker’s Mill, and reached its present location after sundry change that I can not trace. We do find that in December, 1824, Lee Reaves (?), James Gladden, and William Reaves, were appointed to lay off a tract of land, and take tithes to it, for the purpose of building a meeting house (?). In May, 1845, F. Trawick, G. Andrews, Stephen Mills, J.B. Thompson, Jon Mills, W. Clay, P. Pitman, James Mills, Jr., J.R. Hitchcock, and Wm. Thomason, were appointed to trace and ( ), at the next meeting Lee Reaves, Green Andrews, and William Rushin, were to act for this church in making a transfer of the original deed that was given by Ambrose Ray a certain parcel of land to Darien Church and A.J. Ray, and have the same amount of land deeded to them as commissioners of said church, making such a survey of the land the commissioners may think most conducive (?) to the interest of said ch (urch).

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On April 3, 1795, notice of nails for the house.

On Sept. 4, 1795, notice of nails for the house.

We find the first notice of a new house in the minute of Aug. 1, 1807. There we find that (Joh)n R. Hogin and William McDowell were appointed (to) supply a workman to build a house according to the following specifications: Thirty feet long, twenty feet wide, ten feet pitch, three girders on the plat, fifteen sets of rafters posted a fals plat, to be sheeted with plank and covered with good heart shingles (?).

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Darien Church Minutes Roll (1841-1863)

BY LETTER:

Lee Reeves dead Moses Brown ex

Benjamin Brookins James McCray

Stephen Durden dis James M. Pate dis

Rhubein Bullington dis William Gladin

Henry Thompson` dead Bolen Leaptrot dis

Restored Thomnas Ford dis

Jonathan Miller do Thomas Neal

William Hood Wm. Hitchcock

James Carr do George F. Rhoades

James J. Salmon dis A.H. Clay

Jonathan Gladin restored Samuel L. Bradlus exc

John Stone C.W. Stevens dis

Alexander Armstrong dis Joseph Duggan

Daniel Garrot dis ??? Perkins

Thomas Brookins dis Jonathan Gladden

Allen Cook dis R.T. Allen dism

John R. Lary excom James A. Ray

Solomon Barron dis John R. Mills

P. 4 (1841-1863)

BY EXPERIENCE:

Middleton Pool dead James Mills dis

Sherrod Hood Simon Hood

Frederick Trawick dead John Renfroe dead

Francis Durden died Nov 3,1850 William N. Glenn dis

Green Andrews dis Robert Childres dis

William Archer ??? dis Lee R. Miller dis

Stephen Mills dis Michael Ikinor died Oct 1843

Isom Thompson died June 25, 1848 Labun Horton Exc

Moses Roberson died Shadrick L. Hitchcock

John Wise Thomas Williams Exc

Spirus Standley George W. Young Exc

Matthew Poind dis Bolen Leaptrot dis

Nimrod Pitman Nicholas Henderson died Mar 18, 1844

William Rushin William Gladin dis

William Archer Jrn. Dis Pethuel Pitman died

Enoch Ethredge dead John Mills Jnr. dis

Ambrose Ray died Sept 11, 1843 Moses Brown Exc

Zachariah Brantley dism John Pirmon dis

Jeremiah B. Thompson Solomon Barnes

William Clay dism Irwin J. Hitchcock Exp

John J. Holmes desd Stephen B. Mills dis

Job Jackson dis John Swint dead

Calvin Giles exc James Christy dis

William Hitchcock dis Moses W. Trawick Exc

Wiley Hood dis James Turner Exc

John Pound dis James Little Exc

William Thomason Andrew J. Ray

Jesse Bullington dis Richard L. Andrews

Nathan Vel dis Green L. Andrews dis

Solomon Gladin Wiliam r. Lock

Turner R. Hitchcock died Jan 17, 1848 Jarrot Renfroe

Nicholas Clay John Taylor

Edmon Bullington dis Joseph Hood

Jonathan Gladin Jnr.

Stephen Gladin

Everitte Renfroe dead

Pg. 5 (1841-1863)

Joseph Hitchcock John J. O’Quinn dis

Kinnon Malpass Exc J.A.P. Roberson

William Rushin Jrn dead John Spightes exp

George W. Young Exc Test James Holmes

William James Clay dis Thomas Renfro dism

Matthew Thompson Exc J.T. Jordan

Joseph K. Chambers dis Daniel Green dism

James Gladin dism John Roberts

Theophilus Trawick Green Renfroe dism

Wilson Turner A.J. Trawick exp

John Beal Henry Swinte

Young Henry Thompson John Best exp

Thomas Clay dism Charles Renfroe dis

Joseph Harris Wm. Linor

Nathaniel Renfroe Ben Lester exp

Labus Horton rest, Exp??? Jonathan R. Lane

Rhosh Renfroe test dead Joseph L. Chambers

Bricey Chambers dis Wm. H. Jackson dis

J.F. Cummings George Rivers dis

Homer Thomason Stephen Gilmore

Judson Robbert Exp Thomas Olipant

Thomas J. Adames Thomas Veal dis

William Radney dis Wm. Sinquefield

Adam Clay dead Asa G. Rhoades

Wm L.A. Reeves James L. White exp

Matt Hooks exp John J. Holmes dead

Benton H. Miller Wm. Renfroe

John S. Spillers James Hood dead

Thoams R. Clay John Hitchcock Jnr.

Moses W. trawick restored John White

Samuel Swint John Perkins

Wm. F. Wombles James F. Durden

Joseph Duggan dis

Lee N. Miller

Jonathan S. Miller

Abner Foster

Jordan Holmes

William Hood

Pg. 6 (1841-1863)

SISTERS BY EXPERIENCE:

Mary Ethredg dead Alecy Thomason

Elizabeth Jackson dis Winney Thomason

Elizabeth Renfroe Mary Ann Trawick

Nancy Barnet dead Martha Parrish dism

Nancey Miller Mary Reeves

Mary Clay dis/dead Amanda Reeves

Nancey Hood Rebecca Turner

Mary Andrews dis Nancy Turner

Sarah Ray died Dec 11, 1847 Elizabeth Adams

Katharine Pool dead Carey Osbon

Mary Mills dis Amandah Trawick

Mary Durden dead Abbemarle Roberson dis

Nancy Trawick Adaline Gladin

Rebekah Thompson Mary Perkins Restored

Lena Jackson dis Martilla Miller

Sarah Hood dism Eliza Osbon dead

Elizabeth Roberson dead Ann Womble dis

Sarah Pitmon dead Elizabeth Foster

Mary Reaves dead Rebeca Standley dead

Mary Ann Trawick Teereecy Pitman dis

Martha Johnson Florida Francis Hitchcock

Lyda Wise dead Auguster A. Mallpass

Mary Ann Brookins dis Ann Hood

Jinate Crooms dead Elizabeth Hood dead

Sarah Swint Jordan Francis Mills

Sarah Rushin dead Mary Ann Adams

Penelopy Crooms dism Nancy Gladin

Treasy Thompson dead Virginia Adams

Piety Ann Chambers dis Mary Renfroe

Martha Thompson dead Marthann D. O’Quinn dis

Mary Brantley dism Maryan Trawick

Hixey Mills dead Julia Clay

Sarah Reaves dis Catharine Rushin dis

Martha Harris Eliza Gonder

Katherine Smith dead Sarah Yong dis

Elizabeth Clay died Sept 1849 Mary Buckner

Clarsey R. Walker dis Fany Latimer

Elizabeth Archer dis Martha Harris

Elizabeth Archer dis Mary Slade

Tiner Jackson Sarah C. Jordan

Mary Archer dead Mancreat A.M. Jordan

Martha Smith Exc S.E. Jordan

Mary D. Henderson dis J.E. Jordan

Patience Durden dism N.C. Jordan

Emaly Durden dism Nancy Pitman

Amandy Yarbrough dec dis Susan Pitman

Sarah Veal dead Anna Chambers dism

Zilpah Thomason Lou Veal

Elizabeth Gladin Lizza Perkins

Rebekah Leaptrot dis Molly Green

Elmirah Glenn dis Elenors Hitchcock

McHaley Smith Marium Hitchcock

Amanda Gladin Louisa Raines

Zilpha Reevs Sarah Miller

Narciss Pitman Martha Durden

Theodosia Roberts Mary Hitchcock

Julie Standley Lydda Best

Nancy Standley Elefair Clay

Martha Guest Harrietee Lee Hitchcock

Emeline King Sarahann Elizabeth Prescott

Mary Ann Johnson Nancy Foster

Eliza Johnson Smitha Jane White

Mary Dutenhafer Sarah Jane Pitman

Anna Perkins dism Marga Ann Hood

Mary E. Tyus

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SISTERS BY LETTER:

Deborah Reaves dead Martha Gladin dis

Treasey Harris Elvy Pound

Elizabeth Reaves dead Luzar Ray

Mary Brookins dism Sarah Jane Ford dis

Lyda Cook dis W.E. Neal dis

Sivil Hitchcock Alsley H. Hitchcock

Mary Cook dis Elizabeth Latimer

Katharine Simpson dis Martha Griffin dis

Nancy Johnson dis Patience A. Rhodes

Nancy Askew dead Susan Verderes dism by letter

Mary Durden dis Louisa M. Stevens des dis.

Elizabeth Trawick dead Lena Jackson

Elizabeth Bulington dis Mary E. Jackson

Elva Pound dis Mary Perkins

Anne McDaniel dis Mary Milles

Patience Hood dead Harriet Gladin

Charity Carr dis Patience A. Hooks

Elizabeth Salmon dis Martha A. Jackson

Milley Leaptrot dis Nicey Mills

Jane Armstrong dis Catherine Cone

Martha Veal dis Catherine Dadenhaffer

Elizabeth Glenn dis Nancy D. Adams dead

Martha Floyd dis Francis V. (N?) Rhodes

Narcussa Brookins dis Catharine Warthen

Prissiler Carr dis Martha White

Delany Reaves dead M.H. Presscot

Sarah Pitmon

Treasy Cook

Francis Moore died

Elizabeth Trussell died

Jane Malpass died

Martha Barron dism

Piety Ann Chambers dis

Eliza McDaniel

Mary Renfroe

Anne Gladin

Sarah Christian dis