Crawford Co. GA - History of Mt. Paran Primitive Baptist Church


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                    Mt. Paran Primitive Baptist Church
                           Crawford County, Ga.  
   
   This Indenture made this Seventh day of March in the year of our Lord,
   One thousand, Eight hundred and twenty four, between John A. Tharp and
   John Glover of the County and the State aforesaid , of the one part ,
   and Simon Parker and John Cowan and Peter Castleberry, as Trustees for
   that religious denomination called Baptists designed for a place of
   their worship, a certain spot or parcel of their land whereon they now
   live, lying on either side of their dividing line, viz, beginning and
   cornering on a Red Oak, on said dividing , thence running into
   Glover's land to a public road and cornering on a pine, thence
   bounding by said road to where Glovers West line crosses the same,
   then cornering on a pine, thence turning North with said line the same
   course to a branch, and cornering on a pine, thence turning easterly
   following the meanders of the said branch to a Sugar Maple, and
   cornering on the same, thence, running South including a fine Spring
   and running to said dividing line between the said Tharp and Glover
   and cornering on a Hickory, as above named containing Seven acres more
   or less we the Said Tharp and Glover do each one for himself to that
   part attached to his own survey defend the rights thereof from myself
   my heirs, and all other persons whatsoever to the said denomination
   for a place of worship so long as they see cause to continue the same,
   but if the above named should at any time withdraw from or discontinue
   that place as a place of worship, then the Land shall revert back to
   said Tharp and Glover, of whoever may at the time be possessed of said
   Land, which they now are in possession of.
   In Witness where we have hereunto set our hands this day & year above
   written.
   Witnesses:
   Wm. Simmons
   John A. Tharp
   Henry Clem, J.P.
   John Glover
   Recorded November 13th 1832
   
   
                            History of Mt. Paran
   
   John Martin Blackstone was the first Moderator at Mt. Paran in 1825.
   
   
   We only have a few of the names of those buried at Mt. Paran and hope
   to have as complete of a list as possible in the near future.  If you
   have any information on those buried at Mt. Paran or any interesting
   stories or history of the church please send it to be included on this
   page.
   
                              Cemetery Listing
            Link to an partial list of Mt. Paran at the archives
   
   John Glover Am. Rev. Soldier
   Sarah Paschal Glover wife of John Glover
   Milton P. Glover
   John Martin Blackstone
   Mrs. John Martin Blackstone