January Second Saturday 1820. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Agreed to defer the matter relative to Sister Mary Mays to next meeting. February Second Saturday 1820. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Excommunicated Mary Mays for not obeying the call of the church when sent for to answer to a report that was circulating about her living with another man that was not her husband. 2nd Dismist Brother Thomas Jones and Sister Hester Briant by letter. March Second Saturday 1820. Church met at Big Spring. April Second Saturday 1820. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Agreed to a petition of a number of our body for a new constitution. May Second Saturday 1820. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Sister Hester Briant returned her letter of dismission to the church again. 2nd Appointed Brother and Sister McCubbin to converse with Sister Rachel Rice and make report next meeting. 3rd Appointed Brethren Zachariah McCubbin, Isaac Lane, Thomas Hurst and John Neil to attend at Davises Creek meeting house the first Saturday in June to assist them in a matter of difficulty according to their petition. In addition to the above appointment Brother Joab Hill and Brother James Sims is appointed to attend with them. 4th Gave up the following named members for a new constitution, Ritchard Harper, David Huddleston, Thomas Whitehead, James Hodges, Briant Breading, Rheubin Harper, Jemima Huddleston, Nancy Harper, Fanny Smith, Fanney Breading, Mary Hodges, Susannah Whitehead, Elizabeth Harper, Millender Thompson, John Burch, Elizabeth Burch, Martha Harrison. June Second Saturday 1820. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Rachel Rice excommunicated for the sin of adultery. July Second Saturday 1820. Church met at Big Spring. August Second Saturday 1820. Church met at Big Spring. September Second Saturday 1820. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received Esther Shipley by letter. 2nd Appointed Thomas Hurst, James Sims, Hirum Hurst and John Evans delegates to the Association. October Second Saturday 1820. Church met at Big Spring. November Second Saturday 1820. Church met at Big Spring. December Second Saturday 1820. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Dismist Mary Hurst by letter. Church Records for the Year 1821 January Second Saturday 1821. Church met at Big Spring. February Second Saturday 1821. Church met at Big Spring. March Second Saturday 1821. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Dismist Hester Briant by letter. April Second Saturday 1821. Church met at Big Spring. May Second Saturday 1821. Church met at Big Spring. 1st Appointed Brethren John Neil and Thomas Hurst to converse with Sister Omy Cleark and make report to next meeting. July Second Saturday 1821. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st The difficulty deferd to next meeting. August Second Saturday 1821. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Deferd the business relative to Sister Cleark. 2nd Appointed Brethren James Hill, Bibby Hodges and Thomas Hurst delegates to the Association. 3rd Dismist Sister Jane Griffetts by letter. September Second Saturday 1821. Church met at Big Spring. 1st Dismist Isaac and Sarah Lane, Stacy Edwards and Mary Riggles by letter. October Second Saturday 1821. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received Elizabeth Cook by experience. November Second Saturday 1821. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Dismist John and Sarah Neal, Sarah Whitmore and Polly Branham by letter. On Sunday dismist Elijah Hurst by letter. December Second Saturday 1821. Church met at Big Spring. Church Records for the Year 1822 January Second Saturday 1822. Church met at Big Spring. February Second Saturday 1822. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Dismist Joab Hill and Elizabeth Hill by letter. March Second Saturday 1822. Church met at Big Spring. April Second Saturday 1822. Church met at Big Spring. 1st Appointed Brethren Thomas Hurst and Joseph Cleark to cite Sister Lucrecy Davis to attend meeting. May Second Saturday 1822. Church met at Big Spring. 1st The Brethren appointed to cite Sister Davis to attend meeting report her to be in a situation not to attend. The matter postponed for the present. June Second Saturday 1822. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Sister Lucrecy Davis dismist by letter. July Second Saturday 1822. Church met at Big Spring. August Second Saturday 1822. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Appointed John Condry, Mercurius Cook and John Evans delegates to the Association. September Second Saturday 1822. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received Reuben Harper by letter and Nancy Harper by experience. 2nd Dismist Nancy Dobbs by letter. 3rd Association letter read and approbated. October Second Saturday 1822. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Dismist James Cunningham by letter. 2nd Appointed Bibby Hodges and John Evans to converse with Sister Martin and make report to next meeting and also to converse with Sister Omy Cleark and make report to next meeting. 3rd Appointed Thomas Hurst and John Evans to converse with Sister Sarah Hopson and make report to next meeting. November Second Saturday 1822. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Sister Frances Martin attended meeting and gave satisfaction agreeable to request. 2nd Neomy Cleark excluded for her declaring she would not sit with the church in their present standing of the church. 3rd The matter relative to Sister Sarah Hopson deferd to next meeting. December Second Saturday 1822. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Deferd the matter relative to Sister Sarah Hopson to next meeting. January Second Saturday 1823. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Sarah Hopson attended meeting and gave satisfaction. February Second Saturday 1823. Church met at Big Spring. March Second Saturday 1823. Church met at Big Spring. April Second Saturday 1823. Church met at Big Spring. May Second Saturday 1823. Church met at Big Spring. June Second Saturday 1823. Church met at Big Spring. July Second Saturday 1823. Church met at Big Spring. August Second Saturday 1823. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Appointed Brethren Joseph Neal, Thomas Hurst and John Evans delegates to the Association. September Second Saturday 1823. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Association letter read and approbated. October Second Saturday 1823. Church met at Big Spring. November Second Saturday 1823. Church met at Big Spring. December Second Saturday 1823. Church met at Big Spring. Church Records for the Year 1824 January Second Saturday 1824. Church met at Big Spring. February Second Saturday 1824 [date is written but nothing else] March Second Saturday 1824. Church met at Big Spring. April Second Saturday 1824. Church met at Big Spring. May Second Saturday 1824. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Opened a door for the reception of members and received William Ritter by experience. On Sunday received William True by experience. June Second Saturday 1824. Church met at Big Spring. July Second Saturday 1824. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Opened a door for the reception of members and received Mary Dayley by experience. August Second Saturday 1824. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received James Edwards by recantation. 2nd Appointed Brethren James Sims, Joseph Neil and Bibby Hodges delegates to the Association. On Sunday received Mary Ritter by experience. September Second Saturday 1824. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st received James Goin by recantation. 2nd William Ritter appointed deliget to the Association in room of James Sims. October Second Saturday 1824. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Appointed Brethren Thomas Hurst and James Sims to attend at Hindses Creek Meeting House as helps with that church to try to settle a difficulty in that church. November Second Saturday 1824. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Dismist Sarah Hopson by letter and James Edwards dismist by letter. 2nd Received Rhodah Baker by experience. December Second Saturday 1824. Church met at Big Spring. Church Records for the Year 1825 January Second Saturday 1825. Church met at Big Spring. February Second Saturday 1825. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st After casting lots for a minister to attend us the lot fell to Brother Samuel McBee and as such he is requested to attend us. March Second Saturday 1825. Church met at Big Spring. April Second Saturday 1825. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st At our February meeting the church agreed to call Brother Samuel McBee to attend as a minister and at this meeting he has agreed to attend us as such. May Second Saturday 1825. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received Christen Plank, Margaret Plank and Ameiline Plank by letter. 2nd Brother Christien Plank received as deacon. June Second Saturday 1825. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received Nancy Dobbs by letter. July Second Saturday 1825. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. First. The case of Brother Thomas Hwitsgift (?) taken under consideration. It meets the approbation of the church and he is hereby licensed to exort or preach wherever he believes the Lord has laid it on him and pray God to bless him. August Second Saturday 1825. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Appointed Brethren Hirum Hurst, Joseph Neil, Christian Plank and John Simmons delegates to the Association. September Second Saturday 1825. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Association letter read and approbated. October Second Saturday 1825. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Appointed Brethren Christian Plank, Joseph Neal, James Sims and John Evans to attend the Union meeting at Head of Barren Creek Church. November Second Saturday 1825. Church met at Big Spring. December Second Saturday 1825. Church met at Big Spring. January Second Saturday 1826. Church met at Big Spring. February Second Saturday 1826. Church met at Big Spring. March Second Saturday 1826. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received Hezekiah Branson and Agnes Branson by letter. 2nd A charge taken up against Bro. William True from report and appointed Bros. Joseph Neil and John Evans to cite him to attend next meeting and also to desire Brother Reubin Harper to attend. April Second Saturday 1826. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Brother William True exonerated from the charge taken up against him at last meeting. 2nd Appointed Brethren James Sims and Joseph Neil to attend the union meeting at Cedar Fork meeting house. May Second Saturday 1826. Church met at Big Spring. June Second Saturday 1826. Church met at Big Spring. July Second Saturday 1826. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Appointed Brethren Thomas Hurst and Christian Plank to cite Sister Lucrecy Jenkings to attend the next meeting. August Second Saturday 1826. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Appointed Brethren Thomas Hurst, Bibby Hodges and John Condry delegets to the Association. 2nd Lucrecy Jenkings returned her letter of dismission. September Second Saturday 1826. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Association letter read and approbated. October Second Saturday 1826. Church met at Big Spring. November Second Saturday 1826. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Appointed Brethren Joseph Neil and Zachariah McCubbin to cite Brother William True to attend at next meeting. December Second Saturday 1826. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st The reference relative to William True continued and Brother Thomas Hurst and Brother William Ritter appointed to cite him to attend next meeting. January 1827 January Second Saturday 1827. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st The matter relative to Bro. William True deferd to our meeting in course. [the following was crossed out]: 2nd The case of difficulty between Brother Robert Southern and the church taken up, whereas Brother Robert Southern at our last meeting recorded an unfellowship with us and left our meeting in disorder we appoint Brethren Thomas Hurst and Christian Plank to go and labour with Brother Southern and make report to our next meeting. February Second Saturday 1827. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st The difficulty relative to Brother William True deferd to our next meeting in course. 2nd Sister Mary Brooks dismist by letter. 3rd The church agrees to arrace the record of our last meeting respecting Brother Robert Southern and the church crossed out. March Second Saturday 1827. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st William True excommunicated for intoxication and not obeying the call of the church and Reubin and Nancy Harper excommunicated for leaving the church in disorder. April Second Saturday 1827. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Appointed Friday before Second Saturday in May for to transact our church business. May Friday before Second Saturday 1827. Church met at Big Spring. June Second Saturday 1827. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Opened a door for the reception of members and received by experience James Dove and Sarah Dayley by experience. Received Delily Gunn by letter. July Second Saturday 1827. Church met at Big Spring. August Second Saturday 1827. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Appointed William Ritter, Thomas Hurst and John Evans Deligets to the Association. September Second Saturday 1827. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Association letter read and approbated. 2nd Brother Joseph Neil tollerated to exercise his publick gift. October Second Saturday 1827. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received George Evans by letter. 2nd Dismist James and Elizabeth Goin by letter. November Second Saturday 1827. Church met at Big Spring. December Second Saturday 1827. Church met at Big Spring. Church Records for the Year 1828 January Second Saturday 1828. Church met at Big Spring. February Second Saturday 1828. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Opened a door for the reception of members and received John Hodges by experience. 2nd James Dove dismist by letter. March Second Saturday 1828. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Opened a door for the reception of members and received John Sanders by experience. 2nd Dismist George Sanders by letter. April Second Saturday 1828. Church met at Big Spring. May Second Saturday 1828. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received Rhoda Hunt by letter. June Second Saturday 1828. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Sister Sarah Hodges taken under dealings by some of the church for communion with the Methodist Society. Deferred to our next meeting. July Second Saturday 1828. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received George Hughs by experience. 2nd Sarah Hodges communing with the Methodist Society and going in unto their love feast and declaring she would not be debarred from the privilege and benefit she enjoyed at such meetings the church agreeing to sit her at liberty. She is therefore excluded. John Hodges declaring himself not a member of the church and as such excluded. 3rd Christian Plank, John Sanders and John Evans appointed deligets to the Association. August Second Saturday 1828. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Association letter read and approbated. September [just the word; nothing else] October Second Saturday 1828. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st George Hughs draws his experience from this church in order to join the Head of Barren Creek Church. 2nd The church agreed to send Sister Frances Cleark another letter of dismission. 3rd On Sunday morning the church opened her door for the reception of members and received Stokley Lawson and Emilia Lawson by letter. November Second Saturday 1828. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Dismist Agnes Branson by letter. December Second Saturday 1828. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Opened a door for the reception of members and received Hirum and Elisabeth Young by letter. January 1829 January Second Saturday 1829 [date written; nothing else] February Second Saturday 1829. Church met at Big Spring. March Second Saturday 1829. Church met at Big Spring. April Second Saturday 1829. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Dismist Delily Nunn by letter. May Second Saturday 1829. Church met at Big Spring. June Second Saturday 1829. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Christian Plank chosen deacon by Big Spring Church. July Second Saturday 1829. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Appointed Brethren Hirum Hurst and Joseph Neil deligets to our next Association. August Second Saturday 1829. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Association letter read and approbated. [nothing entered for September] October Second Saturday 1829. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Dismist Hirum Young and Elizabeth Young by letter. November Second Saturday 1829. Church met at Big Spring. December Second Saturday 1829. Church met at Big Spring. Church Records for the Year 1830 January Second Saturday 1830. Church met at Big Spring. February Second Saturday 1830. Church met at Big Spring. March Second Saturday 1830. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Dismist Mary Ann Cunningham by letter. April Second Saturday 1830. Church met at Big Spring. May Second Saturday 1830. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Dismist Rodah Baker by letter. June Second Saturday 1830. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received Delily Nunn by letter. July Second Saturday 1830. Church met at Big Spring. August Second Saturday 1830. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received Nancy Breeden by letter. 2nd Brethren Christian Plank and Thomas Hurst appointed deligets to the Association. September Second Saturday 1830. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Dismist Nancy Cammack by letter. October Second Saturday 1830. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received petition from the Head of Barren Creek Church for helps to labour in a difficulty in the church. We appoint Thomas Hurst and Joseph Neil to attend at the Head of Barren Creek Church the fourth Saturday in this month. November Second Saturday 1830. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Appointed Brother Joseph Neil and Brother Bibby Hodge to converse with Brother Reubin Rose and desire him to attend our next meeting. 2nd Brother John Condry dismist by letter. 3rd Received a petition from our sister church at Old Town Creek for help to labour in a difficulty in the case of Brother Pittman, appointed Brother Plank to attend their next meeting in course. December Second Saturday 1830. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Dobbin's Anthony now Reilly's Anthony received by recantation. 2nd Reilly's Anthony dismist by letter. 3rd The reference relative to Brother Reubin Rose deferd to next meeting. The End of the Year 1830 Church Records for the Year 1831 January Second Saturday 1831. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st The reference relative to Reubin Rose deferd to next meeting. February Second Saturday 1831. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st The reference relative to Reubin Rose deferd to next meeting. March Second Saturday 1831. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st The reference relative to Ruebin Rose attended too and satisfaction obtained. 2nd Received a petition from our sister church at the Head of Barren Creek for help and appointed Brethren Joseph Neil and Thomas Hurst to attend the 4th Saturday in March. April Second Saturday 1831. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Opened a door for the reception of members and received Samuel McBee and Anna McBee by letter. May Second Saturday 1831. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received Rachel Hudelston by letter. June Second Saturday 1831. Church met at Big Spring. July Second Saturday 1831. Church met at Big Spring. August Second Saturday 1831. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Appointed Brethren Thomas Hurst and William Ritter Deligets to the Association. 2nd Received Nancy Forguson by letter. September Second Saturday 1831. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st John Simmons withdraws himself from the church and as such is excluded from the church while in his present standing. 2nd Association letter read and approbated. October Second Saturday 1831. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Dismist Christian and Margaret Plank and Ameline Grub and Hirum Hurst by letter. November Second Saturday 1831. Church met at Big Spring. December Second Saturday 1831. Church met at Big Spring. Church Records for the Year 1832 January Second Saturday 1832. Church met at Big Spring. February Second Saturday 1832. Church met at Big Spring. March Second Saturday 1832. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received Milla McVay by letter. 2nd Brother Hirum Hurst withdraws his petition for a letter of dismission that he made at our last October meeting. April Second Saturday 1832. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Opened a door for the reception of members and received William and Mary Laffoon by letter and Nancy Yarbro by experience. On Sunday received Horton Nunn and Maria Nunn by letter. May Second Saturday 1832. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Appointed James Sims and William Ritter deligets to the union meeting. June Second Saturday 1832. Church met at Big Spring. July Second Saturday 1832. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Opened a door for the reception of members and received Sarah Hurst by experience. 2nd Appointed Brethren Samuel McBee and Joseph Neil deligets to the Association. August Second Saturday 1832. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Opened a door for the reception of members and received Isaac Sanders by experience. 2nd Association letter read and approbated. September Second Saturday 1832. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st A petition made by Bro. Isaac Sanders for a letter of dismission for Graham's Stephen granted. 2nd On Sunday opened a door for the reception of members and received Shadrach Williams by experience. October Second Saturday 1832 [just the date written] November Second Saturday 1832. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Dismist Phebe Simmons by letter. 2nd The church granted a letter of dismission to Sister Frances Martin when applied for. December Second Saturday 1832 [just the date written] January Second Saturday 1833. Church met at Big Spring. February Second Saturday 1833. Church met at Big Spring. March Second Saturday 1833. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Brother James Sims requested the church to release him form the office of deacon. The church granted him his request from serving as deacon. 2nd Brother William Ritter and Brother Hirum Hurst appointed deacons of the church. 3rd The church agree to call Brother Rice Whiteaker to attend our next meeting to assist in ordination of our deacons. April Second Saturday 1833. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Brethren Samuel McBee and Rice Whiteaker a presbatry attended to the ordaination of William Ritter and Hirum Hurst deacons of the church by prayer and the laying on of hands. May Second Saturday 1833. Church met at Big Spring. June Second Saturday 1833. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received Dianah Peake by experience. On Sunday received Bundren's Ursley under the watch care of the church. July Second Saturday 1833. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Appointed Brethren Hirum Hurst, Mercurius Cook and James Sims deligets to the union meeting. 2nd Appointed Brethren Samuel McBee, Hirum Hurst and Isaac Sanders Deligets to the Association. 3rd Graham's Stephen withdraws his letter of dismission and retains his membership with us. August Second Saturday 1833. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received James Hodges by experience. 2nd Association letter read and approbated. 3rd Isaac Sanders releast from attending the association. September Friday before Second Saturday 1833. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received Pleasant McBee, Joseph Jonson and Polly McBee by experience. On Saturday dismist Stokely and Emilia Lawson by letter. Sunday received Caswell McBee, Thomas Hill and Mary Ann Burch by experience. On Monday received James Briant by experience. September Third Saturday 1833. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received Patsey Gibson, John Bartlit and John Hill by experience and Ransom Day by recantation and on Sunday received Daniel Day and Daniel Markum by experience. October Second Saturday 1833. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received Daniel Shuemack by experience. 2nd Shadrach Williams withdraws himself from the church and as such is excluded. 3rd On Sunday received James Johnson and William Cook by experience. October Fourth Saturday 1833. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received Elizabeth Jonson, Isham Simmons, Ransom Day, Anna McBee, Mary Jinnings and Wesley Simmons by experience. On the 30th Received Nancy McBee by experience. November Second Saturday 1833. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received William [maybe Fitzgerald], Juda Shoemac, Lyda Bouls, James Pitmon, Ritchard Hopson and Samuel McBee by experience. 2nd Dismist Isham Simmons by letter. On Sunday received Martha Jinnings and Eliza Bouls by experience. November Third Sunday 1833. Isham Jinnings received Zenea Dobbs, Lucy Adkins and Mary Hodges by experience. 4th Saturday. Received Delily Mitchel. On Sunday received Mary Vance and Mary Hill by experience. December First Day 1833. At Thomas Hill's received Maria Hurst, Susannah Litteral by experience. On the 8th at Isam Jinnings received William Grub, Thompson Hurst and John Breeding by experience. December Second Saturday 1833. Church met at Big Spring and received Hester Hill, Nancy Simmons, Daniel Miller and Sparkman Smith, Minerva Shoemac and Drewry Gibson by experience. December Fourth Saturday 1833. Church met at Big Spring and dismist Nancy Yarbro by letter. On Sunday received Sarah Hurst, Lolley Hurst, Winney Day, Simpson Hurst, Jesse Evans, Martha Evans and Elia Plank by experience. Church Records for the Year 1834 January Second Saturday 1834. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received Miller's Fann, George Rose and Phebe Phulps by experience. Sunday 19th. At Isham Jinnings received Laban McBee by experience. January Fourth Saturday 1834. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received Joel Ritter, Peggy Keen, Mary Evans, William Evans, William Sanders, Thomas Harper, Mary Peck and Malinda Hill by experience. 2nd Ameline Grubb returned her letter of dismission. 3rd William and Ameline Grubb dismist by letter. February 2nd Day 1834. At Isham Jinnings received James Ritter by experience. February Fourth Saturday 1834. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received Moses Ritter, Mary Bouls, and Betheney Harper by experience and on Sunday received Mahaley Cheek, Susannah Hodges, Sarah Lane, Francis Keen and Chrisley Plank by experience. February 27th Day 1834. Church met at Big Spring and received Sarah Smith, Sarah Ann Neil, and John Neil by experience. March Second Saturday 1834. Church met at Big Spring and received Eleanor Evans by experience. On Sunday received Elizabeth Jinnings, Seleta Harper, Mary Evans, Mary Suelto, Calvin Hurst, Ambros Day and Lewis Day by experience. Third Sunday at John Sanders received Raney Hurst by experience. Fourth Saturday at Big Spring received William Hill, Arrency Bunden, Eliza Duvault, Lieuisa Hurst, Massy Dunsmore, Sarah Dunsmore, Samuel Bunch and Elizabeth Hurst by experience. On Sunday received Charles Hurst, Mary Young, John McBee, Jacob Cheek, Edward Cardwell, Squire I. Harper and Elizabeth Frazier by experience. April Second Saturday 1834. Church met at Big Spring and received Michael Pearson and Nancy Hurst by experience and on Sunday received Fleming Frazier, Henry Hill, Daniel Hurst, Lucinda Harper, and William Bartlet, by experience. April Fourth Saturday 1834. Church met at Big Spring and received Pernetia McNew, Willliam Neil, David Neil, and Spencer Neil. On Sunday received Elizabeth Breeding, Mary Hurst, Hannah Ritter, Isam McNew, James Bartlit and George Suelto by experience. May First Sunday 1834. Church met at Isham Jinning's and received Mary Pritty and John Vance by experience. May Second Saturday 1834. Church met at Big Spring and received Susannah Pritty and Moses Ritter by experience. 2nd Dismist Elizabeth Cunningham by letter. Sunday received Fleming Keen by experience. 3rd Sunday at Isham Jinnings received Aaron Hurst and Joseph Pritty by experience. 4th Sunday at Big Spring received Isham Wadkins, Andrew Hurst and Rhoda Hopson by experience. June 2nd Sunday 1834 at Isham Jennings received Rebeca Ibel by experience. June Second Saturday 1834. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received Andrew I. Mitchel, James Carpenter, Prior Huddleston, Claiborne McBee, and Mary White by experience and on Sunday received Lotty Meriah Wells, Mahaley Hurst, Larking Harrell, Anna White and Nancy Mallicoate by experience. June Fourth Saturday 1834. Church met at Big Spring and received Madison Neil by experience. July Second Saturday 1834. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received Mildred Cardwell by letter and Daniel Arnwine, Elizabeth Carpenter, Golvina Marcum and Susannah Maise by experience. 2nd Appointed Brethren Samuel McBee, Thomas Hurst, Daniel Miller and Wesley Simmons Deligets to the Association. On Sunday received Anne Idel under the watch care of the church until a letter of dismission can be obtained. July Fourth Saturday 1834. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Ambrose Day excommunicated for Drunkness and denying of it. 2nd Received Sarah Briant, Roses' Sawney and Elizabeth Collens by experience. August First Saturday 1834 at Isham Jinnings Mountain Creek Received George Peak and Elizabeth Williams by experience and Joseph January, Polly Holmes and Rebecca Holmes by letter. August Second Saturday 1834. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Association letter read and approbated. On Sunday received Catharine Venable by experience. September Second Saturday 1834. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Dismist Nancy Dobbs and Calvin Hurst by letter. October First Sunday 1834 at Town dismist Sarah McCubbins by letter. October Second Saturday 1834. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Dismist John and Sarah Ann Neil and Madison Neil and Nancy Forguson by letter. On Sunday received Anna Idel by letter. November First Saturday 1834. Church met at Mountain Creek Meeting House and received Orlena Leebo by experience. December Second Saturday 1834. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received William Hurst by experience and on Sunday received John Lebo by experience. Church Records for the Year 1835 January the Second Saturday 1835. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Mehata Cheek excommunicated for the sin of whoredom. February Second Saturday 1835. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Received Rebecah Cain and Calvin Hurst by letter. 2nd Dismist Thomas Hill, Linda Hill, Henry Hill, Hirum Hurst, Daniel Hurst, Sarah Hurst and Mary Young by letter. February Fourth Saturday 1835 at Mountain Creek Church met and dismist Zeane Dobs by letter. March Second Saturday 1835. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Lifted a charge against Sister Elizabeth Bouls for living with a married man the sin of adultery. On Sunday dismist Mary Cleark by letter. March Fourth Saturday 1835 at Mountain Creek, received Mary Sellers by letter and dismist Rebeca Ibel by letter. April Second Saturday 1835. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Elizabeth Bouls excommunicated for living with a married man in the sin of adultery. 2nd A charge lifted by the church against Thomas Hill for killing of an estray yearling bull without posting of it and for saying he had handed the probate to the deputy rainger when he knew there never was any such thing as a probate or certificate in existance for which crime the church excommunicates him. In consequence of a contradiction existing between Brother Thompson Hurst and Brother Henry Hill, Brother Henry Hill's letter of dismission is retained until the contradiction is reconciled. 4th A charge lifted by the church against Bro. Calvin Hurst for stripping to fight and for making use of profane language. Bro. James Jonson and Crisley Plank appointed to cite him to attend next meeting. May Second Saturday 1835. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Brother Calvin Hurst attended according to citation and acknowledged the charge against him and the church agree to bare with him. 2nd James and Sarah Briant and William Hill dismist by letter. 3rd A charge taken up by the church against Brother Miller's Fanne for violating the rules of the gospel in running away from her master without any cause whatever. Brother Thomas Hurst appointed to cite her to attend next meeting. May Fourth Saturday 1835. Church met at Mountain Creek and received Anny Idel and Nancy Idel by letter. June Second Saturday 1835. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st The reference relative to Bro. Miller's Fanne deferd to next meeting in course. 2nd Hiram Hurst, Daniel Hurst and Sarah Hurst withdraws their moticion for a letter of dismission. June Fourth Saturday 1835. Church met at Mountain Creek and received William January and Clary January by letter. July Second Saturday 1835. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Excommunicated Brother Miller's Fann for the charge taken up by the church at our May meeting. 2nd Joseph Neil dismist by letter. 3rd Sister Mary Peak and Sister Elizabeth Rose appointed to cite Sister Ann White to attend our next meeting on Friday before the 2nd Saturday in August next to answer a report that is circulation about her. 4th Appointed Brethren Samuel McBee Senior, Thomas Hurst, William Ritter, Hiram Hurst, Mercurius Cook, William Markum, Samuel McBee Junior and Christian Plank Deligets to the Association. Abraham Davis received by letter. July Fourth Saturday 1835. Church must at Mountain Creek Meeting house and received Cinthey Dodson by letter. Rebecca Idel returned her letter of dismission. 2nd Mary Jinnings excommunicated for deviating from the truth. Martha Jinnings excommunicated for deviating from the truth. August Friday before Second Saturday 1835. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Anna White excommunicated for the sin of whoredom. 2nd Brother Wesley Simmons and Brother Samuel Bunch appointed to cite Sister Mildred Cardwell to attend our next meeting. 3rd The record of John Evans appointment as an assistant clerk being neglected until now, the church agree now to make a record of it, and appoint him cleark of Big Spring Church. Nancy Malicote dismist by letter. 4th The contradiction existing between Brother Thompson Hurst and Bro. Henry Hill settled and ordered that Bro. Henry Hill's letter of dismission issue. Association letter read and approbated. September Second Saturday 1835. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st The reference relative to sister Mildred Cardwell deferd to next meeting. 2nd Prior Huddleston and Spencer Neil dismist by letter. 3rd The church members living west of Ball Creek petition to become a constitution which is granted. The following members dismist for a new constitution. Samuel McBee senior, William Lutrel, Daniel Arnwine, John Vance, William January, Caswell McBee, Francis Keen, Pleasant McBee, James Hodge, Laban McBee, Morris Adkins, Samuel McBee junior, John McBee, Clayburne McBee, Joseph January, John Lebo, Anna McBee, Susannah McBee, Peggy Keen, Susannah Adkins, Cinthy Dodson, Polly Hodge, Polly McBee, Nancy McBee, Susannah Lutril, Diannah Peak, Daniel Shumate, Juda Shumate, Clary January, Polly Holms, Rebekah Holms, Sarah Romine, Polly Vance, Polly Sellars, Nancy Idle, Rebeckah Inglebarger, Sarah McBee, Elizabeth Williams, Vancy Barnwell, Orlena Lebo, Pheby Phelps, Sarah Jinnings. Whole number 44. November Second Saturday 1835. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st From the report of Brother Andrew Hurst and Moses Ritter appointed to cite Sister Mildred Cardwell to attend at next meeting it appearing to the church that her excuse were sufficient for her not attending as she expressed a desire to attend her meetings and as such the reference is dismist. December Second Saturday 1835. Church met at Big Spring and after worship proceeded to business. 1st Lewis Day excluded for leaveing the church in disorder in not applying to the church for a letter of dismission. 2nd Brethren Samuel Day and William Ritter appointed to cite Sister Delily Mitchel to attend next meeting.