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Subject: Re: Rev. Thomas Hutchins
Date: 16 Jan 2006 16:14:45 -0700


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I beleve the church you are looking for is Ebenezer Methodist Church located on Batesville Road just off hwy 14 near Pelham, SC. There is a Rev Samuel Hutchings burried there. Check this website http://www.angelfire.com/sc/ebenezerchurch/ and go to church history section and you will find this information about Thomas..................
History of the Church
Ebenezer Church is over a century old, and is the third structure built on the site. Originally a one room building, it was heated by a large wood stove, and lit by oil lamps and candles. The windows had no glass or screens, but wooden shutters that were opened or closed depending on the season. The alter and pulpit were built by the late Manning Snow, from wood cut from his own property. In the early days, the church was ministered by circuit riding preachers who traveled by horseback from one small church to another. When the pews were filled to capacity inside, folks would pull their buggies up to the windows, and listen to the sermon from outside. As there are not many recorded facts about Ebenezer, its history relies on verbal accounts. One recorded item notes that a preacher named Rev. Thomas Hutchings bought 300 acres in Greenville County in 1819, and built the area's first textile mill. Hutchings land abutted William Moon's land. It is believed Hutchings was preachin!
g to the textile workers and others in the area. Hutchings and William Moon joined together to establish "Moon's Landing Meeting Place" during 1821-1827. Until a church was built, worship services were held under a tree on the banks of the Rocky Creek. In 1853, two acres of land were given to the church by William Bates and Phillip Lester. The old cemetery on church grounds, dates back to the late 1700's.

I think the mill they are refering to Is Pelham Mill

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