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From: Becky Nelson <>
Subject: Re: [Melungeon] Church Minutes in Claiborne Co., TN
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 22:10:14 -0700
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I am so sorry, some how the list owner, Pam Burnette's name got cut off after
Warmest Regards, again I am sorry.

Becky Nelson

Tammy Blankenship wrote:

> You have to understand they still are very.....formal, no nonscense. These
> people's whole life circle the church, and gossip is informal. They still go
> to church here 4 times a week, and thier social life is church or and
> family. TT
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Becky Nelson <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2000 11:20 PM
> Subject: [Melungeon] Church Minutes in Claiborne Co., TN
>
> > Dear Cousins,
> >
> > I'm so glad you are all enjoying the Church Minutes, sometimes I wish
> > the
> > person taking the notes would have gone into a little bit more detail,
> > been a
> > little bit more gossipy perhaps instead of just listing that so-and-so
> > had a
> > problem with so-and-so, but we will take what we can get!
> >
> > Thanks again, and always should go to Nancy Nelson who spent many, many
> > hours
> > laboring over the handwritting and decipering them for us.
> >
> > Warmest Regards
> >
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > MINUTES OF BIG SPRING PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
> >
> > Church Records for the Year 1807
> >
> > January Second Saturday 1807. Church met at Big Spring and after worship
> >
> > proceeded to business.
> > 1st Lifted the reference relative to Sister Harper the difficulty got
> > through.
> > 2nd Received James Larimoor by letter.
> >
> > February Second Saturday 1807. Church met at Big Spring and after
> > worship
> > proceeded to business.
> > 1st Opened a door for the reception of members and received Thomas
> > Hurst,
> > John and Nancy Thurmond and Susannah Smith by letter.
> > 2nd Dismist James Larimore by letter.
> > 3rd George Stubblefield and John Evans appointed to converse with Sister
> >
> > Sarah Cloud and desire her attendance.
> > 4th Joseph Clark and John Nolin appointed to converse with Sister Mary
> > Green
> > and desire her attendance.
> > 5th Isaac Lane and Ishum Clark appointed to desire Brother John Harper
> > to
> > attend meeting.
> >
> > March Second Saturday 1807. Church met at Big Spring and after worship
> > proceeded to business.
> > 1st The citation of Sister Cloud and Sister Green referd to next
> > meeting.
> > 2nd John Harper met relative to citation and gave satisfaction.
> > 3rd Appointed John Cunningham, James Sims, Wm. Weaver, George
> > Stubblefied,
> > Jas. Hill, Jon. Evans, Joseph Clark and Thos. Jeffries to go to Holston
> > Blue
> > Springs with charge authority to inquire into the stand and conduct of
> > our
> > members there and to attend on the fourth Saturday of April.
> >
> > April Second Saturday 1807. Church met at Big Spring and after worship
> > proceeded to business.
> > 1st Received Elisabeth Rose by letter.
> > 2nd The reference relative to Sister Cloud continued and Bro. Jeffries
> > and
> > Bro. Ishum Clark appointed to cite her to meeting.
> > 3rd Bro. Peter Neal and Bro. Robert Southern appointed to cite Dobkin's
> > Anthony to attend next meeting.
> >
> > May Second Saturday 1807. Church met at Big Spring and after worship
> > proceeded to business.
> > 1st Agreed to fill up her record from the references of November meeting
> > 1806
> > and the reference of December meeting 1806.
> > 2nd Sister Mary Green came forward and gave satisfaction.
> > 3rd The reference relative to Sister Cloud referd to next meeting to see
> >
> > whether she would come to next meeting.
> > 4th Report from Blue Springs Rachel Hase dismist by letter. William
> > Rose's
> > letter of dismission retained on account of reports church collected on
> > Sunday and entered on the reference of Dobbin's Anthony and
> > excommunicated
> > him for swearing and making of fiddles on Sabbath and offering to fight.
> >
> > June Second Saturday 1807. Church met at Big Spring and after worship
> > proceeded to business.
> > 1st Susannah Whitehead dismissed by letter.
> > 2nd The church agreed to drop the charge against Sister Cloud.
> > 3rd Appointed Bro. Jeffries and Bro. Peter Neal to converse with Bro.
> > Jesse
> > Dodson to see how his mind is.
> > 4th Bro. James Sims and bro. James Hill appointed to converse with Bro.
> > Thomas Cunningham and make report at next meeting.
> >
> > July Second Saturday 1807. Church met at Big Spring and after worship
> > proceeded to business.
> > 1st Continued the reference relative to Bro. Jesse Dodson to next
> > meeting.
> > 2nd Referd the reference relative to Bro. Thomas Cunningham to next
> > meeting.
> > 3rd Brother William Jones chosen pastor of Big Spring Church.
> >
> > August Second Saturday 1807. Church met at Big Spring and after worship
> > proceeded to business.
> > 1st Continued reference relative to Bro. Jesse Dodson to next meeting.
> > 2nd Bro. Thomas Cunningham gave satisfaction.
> > 3rd On account of a report concerning Bro. William Hase the church or
> > any
> > part of them appointed to cite Brother Hase to attend at Big Spring next
> >
> > meeting.
> > 4th Bro. John Cunningham, Bro. Isaac Land and Bro. William Weaver
> > appointed
> > as delegates to Association.
> > 5th The clerk appointed to write the Association letter for inspection
> > at
> > next meeting.
> >
> > September Second Saturday 1807. Church met at Big Spring and after
> > worship
> > proceeded to business.
> > 1st Referd the reference relative to Brother Jesse Dodson to next
> > meeting.
> > 2nd Association letter read and approbated.
> > 3rd Samuel Bristow dismist by letter.
> > 4th Brother William Jones received the call of the church.
> > 5th Referd the reference relative to William Hase to next meeting.
> > 6th Thomas and Martha Jeffries dismist by letter.
> > 7th Appointed Isaac Lane, Peter, Neal, James Sims and Elias Harrison to
> > labour with Sister Nancy Harper for fellowship between her and Ransom
> > Day.
> > 8th Appointed the first Saturday in October for next church meeting.
> >
> > October First Saturday 1807. Church met at Big Spring and after worship
> > proceeded to business.
> > 1st Dismist the reference relative to Bro. Jesse Dodson.
> > 2nd Continued the reference relative to Bro. William Hase to next
> > meeting.
> > 3rd John and Nancy Thurmond dismist by letter.
> > 4th Continued the reference relative to sister Nancy Harper and Bro. Day
> > to
> > next meeting.
> >
> > November Second Saturday 1807. Church met at Big Spring and after
> > worship
> > proceeded to business.
> > 1st James Going came forward and complained that he was unjustly dealt
> > with
> > by the force of evidence. The church agree to examine the matter and
> > refer it
> > to next meeting.
> > 2nd William Hase excommunicated for getting drunk at several times.
> > 3rd Continued the reference relative to Sister Harper and Bro. Day to
> > next
> > meeting.
> > 4th Bro. John Neal appointed to cite Bro. John Nolen to attend next
> > meeting.
> >
> > December Second Saturday 1807. Church met at Big Spring and after
> > worship
> > proceeded to business.
> > 1st Opened a door for the reception of members and received Sarah
> > Hodges,
> > Zachariah, Sarah and Leta McCubbin by letter.
> > 2nd Continued the reference relative to Sister Harper and Brother Day.
> > Appointed Bro. John Cunningham, Bro. Zachariah McCubbin, Bro. William
> > Weaver
> > and Bro. Thomas Hurst to labour with Sister Nancy Harper and Bro. Ransom
> > Day
> > and make report at next meeting.
> > 3rd Raised reference relative to John Nolen and Appointed Bro. Joseph
> > Clark
> > and Bro. George Stubblefield to cite Bro. Nolen to next meeting.
> > 4th Reference relative to James Goin referd to next meeting.
> > 5th Appointed Bro. John Neal, Bro. Joab Hill, Bro. James Sims and John
> > Evans
> > to labour in a difficulty between Bro. George Stubblefield and Bro.
> > Peter
> > Smith.
> >
> > End of Year 1807
> >
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