Subject: Cedar Springs records from Abbeville part1 From: Stephen M. Brown Date: April 21, 1998 I wanted to share these as they were published in SC Magazine Ancestral Research, I have scanned them as a result there are some errors. I will post all of these records over several messages just bear with me. SCMAR EARLY RECORDS OF CEDAR SPRINGS A.R.P. CHURCH (contributed by Mrs. Henry Morrow, Greenwood, S. C.) The following record is a transcript made from the original session book of Cedar Springs Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (Abbeville District) by Dr. Nora Davis in 1958. The location of the original is not presently known, but the editor and the contributor would be most interested in locating it. Information in brackets has boen added by the editor. THE SESSION BOOK OF CEDAR SPRINGS CONGREGATION WHEREIN THE NAMES OF THE MINUTES, ELDER AND OTHER MEMBERS ARE WITH AN ACCOUNT OF BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES, DEATH AND OTHER IMPORTANT OCCURRENCES IN SAID CONGREGATION. 1 Cor. 14:40 Let ail things be done decently and in order. Mai. 3:16 And a book of remembrance was written, "The rod of God and the pall of mourning are hung up in the house of affliction." The Call of C[edar] Springs and L[ong] Cane Congregations. We the under subscribers elders heads of families and other members of the united congregations of Long Cane and Cedar Springs being of a long time destitute of the Gospel and Gospel ordinances in a stated way and manner amongst us and being fully convinced bv our own experience of the Piety Prudence Literature and other ministerial gifts and qualifications of you Mr. Alex. Porter probationer under the inspection of the Associate Reformed Presbytery of the Carolinas and Georgia and the suitableness of your gifts bestowed on you by the great Lord and Head of the Church to our edification. We do hereby call and entreat you Mr. Alex. Porter to come unto us and take the charge and oversight of our souls and we do also engage and promise all due submission in the Lord and also for your subsistance we promise the sum of one Hundred pounds sterling annually and we do hereby entreat the Rev. Associate Reformed Presbytery before whom we present this our call to grant this our desire and to take the ordinary steps to expedite his trials in order to our being soon comfortably supplied in testimony of which we subscribe our names this 22 day of March 1797. Cedar Springs March 22 1797 Pursuant to an appointment given me some time ago to moderate in a call at D. Springs and L. Cane for any object they might in providence pitch upon this day I have at their request met to preside in a moderation of a call for Mr. Alex. Porter Prob and attest in concert with the other witnesses the unanimity of the under subscribers for sd Mr. A. Porter to be their fix Pastor--and we refer the Presbytery to the original subscription Paper. Peter McMillan V. D. M. The names prefixed to the call and moderation are as follows: 1 William Hill 56 Nat. Weed Sr. 111 Hugh McCullough 2 Adam Gill 57 Saml McClinton 112 Alex Patterson 3 Simon Beard 58 George Con 113 Wm McBride 4 Hugh Beard 59 John Hearst 114 John Robertson 5 Robert Smith 60 Jno Devlin 115 John McBride 6 Pat Quin 61 Thos Mealey 116 Thos McBride 7 John Campbell 62 David Cochran 117 James McCormick SCMAR EARLY RECORDS OF CEDAR SPRINGS A.R.P. CHURCH 8 Nat Weed 63 Archd Thompson 118 John Gilmer 9 Ruben Weed 64 Jane Vickery 119 John Deal 10 Wm Dale Jnr. 65 Bart Weems Sr. 120 Wm Etward 11 James Nelson 66 Jas Foster Sr. 121 Saml Leard 12 Wm McDonald Jr. 67 Mary Black 122 Abraham Little 13 Peter Totten 68 Robt Crawford 123 Thos Hearst 14 Wm Deal Sr. 69 Andw Paul 124 Timothy Russell 15 Andw White Jr. 70 Jno Lesley 125 John Miller 16 Matthew Shanks 71 Saml Young 126 John Gooey 17 Adam Beard 72 Robt Margey 127 Jas Conn 18 Samuel Patterson 73Wm Black 128 Agnes Irvine [Irwin] 19 Jno Wilson 74 Andw Jones 129 Eliz Boggs 20 Jn0 Beard 75 Jno Morrow Sr. 130 Elias Gibson 21 Jno Kown 76 Jas Mcbride 131 John Pressly 22 David Wiley 77 Jane Patten 132 John McGaw 23 Thos Wiley 78 Jno White 133 James Bonnet 24 Jno Leany 79 Wm Cochran 134 John Leard 25 Robert Jones 80 George McBeath 135 John Thompson 26 David Presley 81 Robt Mc}lien] 136 Andrew McCorzic 27 Bart Weems Jr. 82 Saml Leard 137 Robt Taylor 28 Wm Jones 83 Jas Foster 138 Michael MaGi/rains. 29 James Hawthorne 84 Jno Waddle 139 Mary Glasgow 30 Wm Pres!ey 85 Andrew English Jr.140 Andrew Ewart 31 Saul Spence 86 Saint Foster Sr.141 John Campbell 32 Thos Jordan 87 Jas Cochran 143 Saint heard [numbered thus] 33 Agnus Massey 88 Archib Thompson Jr. 144 Pat Bradley 34 Henerv Weems 89 Sam] McClinton Sr. 145 Jas McMillan 35 Thomas Mcbride 90 Sam! }lc:Clinton Jr.146 George McFarlin 36 George Hearst 91 Robt Bradford 147 Ann Lessly 37 James mcBride 92 Mary Ann Hannawav148 Arthur Morrow Sr. 38 Hugh Mcbride 93 John McCullah 149 Arthur Morrow Jr. 39 Thomas McMillan 94 John Patterson 150 Jas Morrow 40 Gilbert Wilson 95 Pat Gibson Jr. 151 John Morrow Jr. 41 Wm Stewert 96 Jas Shanks 152 John Black 42 Jno Foster 97 Wm Buck 153 Joseph Hearst 43 Rosanah McKinney98 John Beaty Sr. 154 John Anderson 44 Marget Riley 99 Francis Hunter 155 David Anderson 45 Jane Hannah 100 Jas Gray Sr. 156 Alexr Gaston 46 Edward Wailes 101 Margot Meaben 157 Martha Downey 47 Mary Boggs 102 Jas Hawthorn 158 Eliz Chalmers 48 Crisel Findley 103 Jas Gray ,Ir. 159 Andw Paul 49 Jas Smith 104 Jas Patterson 160 Saml Foster Jr. 50 Jno Kown 105 Charles Beaty 161 Saml McClinton 51 Wm Fife 106 Jno Beaty Jr 162 Jas McClinton 52 Jas Young 107 Andw Cochran 163 Robt Gibson 53 Jno Young 108 Thompson, James 164 John Gibson 54 Jas Foster Jr. 109 John McClinton 165 Joseph Couey 55 David Kenady 110 Archbd Morrison 166 Hugh McCormic EARLY RECORDS OF CEDAR SPRINGS A.R.P. CHURCH 167 Gennit Quin 183 Collen Forbis 198 Wm Henderson 168 Alexr Spence 184 Jas Forbis 199 Wm Robinson 169 Arthur McCrery 185 Frederick Heart 200 Jane Patten 170 Alexr Clark 186 Malcom Kays 201 John Kewn 171 John Tygart 187 Robt Gorley 202 John Beard 172 Robt Hearst 188 Wm Foster 203 John Wilson 173 John Diffur 189 Enos Crawford Jr.204 Jas McBride 174 John Duglas 190 Wm Norris 205 John Morrow 175 Jas Foster Jr. 191 Wm Clarke 206 Thos Lindsey 176 John Gaston 192 Wm White 207 Jas or Jos. Lindsey 177 Wm Nelson 193 Wm White 208 Robt McDonald 178 Jas Young 194 Rowland Kewn 209 John Pinkerton 179 Robt Kewn 195 Anthony Tittle 210 Simon Beard 180 Robt Foster 196 John McBride 211 Saml Stewert 181 Jas Lesley 197 Wm McDonald 212 Jas Anderson 182 Agness Rogers 213 Saml Presley Stephen M. Brown ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |