JONES COUNTY GA CHURCH New Hope/Caney Creek Primitive Baptist The following information was contributed by Bobby F. Stokes Published in the Central Georgia Genealogical Quarterly, December 1988 (Vol. 10, Number 4). Typed for USGENWEB use by Gene Funderburk NEW HOPE (CANEY CREEK) PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH New Hope Baptist Church was constituted on 6 February 1813 on Caney Creek in Jones County, Georgia. The Presbytery at constitution meeting were brothren Joel Willis, Abraham Brown, and William Jones. John Bayne served as constitution clerk. The following membership roll was copied from the original Minutes of the church on 16 May 1977. These original minutes are in possession of Mr. Willie Jarrell, Jarrell Plantation, Jones County, Georgia. The church is still in operation and stands about three miles northeast of Dames Ferry. Mr. Jarrell also has later membership rolls. John Kelley Sarah Patterson Isham Brooks Mark Patterson Elizabeth Lee Winney Short Bryan Lee Lucy Parker Catharine Graves ? Isiah Parker William Hindman Dicy Parker Isham Madows ? Daniel Parker Sarah Mitchell Hannah Kelley William Brooks Agnes Brooks Jane Jacob Henry Mitchell The following persons came into New Hope Baptist Church during 1813-1846. They are listed here as in the original membership list, thus are in the order in which they were received. The membership turn over was rapid. Most who came in left within a few months or years. This was due to the fast immigration of people westward at that time. It does not appear that there were more than fourty members of the church at any particular time. For the most part these people all have dimissed written beside their names. A few had deceased written after their names. Those so listed are recorded as being deceased in this copy. Edward Brooks Rhody Mitchell Modical Jacob Nancy Hammon - deceased Dury Mitchell Lidda Brooks Benj. Waldrup Nancy Pruitt Micajah Sanders Rebechah Waldrup Allen Hodges Alsey Waldrup John Tew? (Low) Susannah Brooks David Edwards (moved Mary Smith to Pike County) Sarah Brown Robert Mitchell Martha Pearce William Hudman Elizabeth Gorman Judith Scoggins Sarah Murphey - deceased Nancy Cane Susannah Gunn ? (Green) - deceased Milley Pearce - deceased Alcey (slave) Page 2 Lucy Alford Charles Huckaby Dianh (slave) Suckkey Doster Elizabeth Flouncy - deceased Jesse Newby and wife Sarah Alford Kiziah Newby (dismissed June 1823) Grace (slave) Dorkus Weaver?(dismissed Nov. 1823) Primus? (slave) - deceased Elizabeth Huckaby Benjamin McDaniel - deceased Polly Williams Nancy McDaniel Sarah Gammage Jesse Roft Lucy Tew? (Low) Diecy Roft Fanny Taylor Daniel Green ? (Gunn) - deceased Nancy Bell? Julia Scoggins William Gammage James West Richmond (slave) Elizabeth McDaniel Aaron Crawford James Caddenhead Rachel (slave) Shadrick Stilwell Benj. Smith John M. Gray Rhodah Mitchel Judith Pinkard Elizabeth Elkins - deceased Rebeckah Woodall Nancy Mercer Daniel (slave) Eveline Smith Elizabeth Mitchell Milly Blalock Anderson Smith Timothy Ledbetter Jane Scroggins Mariah Smith Violet (slave) - deceased Nancy Anglin Elizabeth Stilwell Benj. Merrit Peggy Stilwell Sarah Mitchel Nancy Brown Martha Gray Jacob King (a minister Scott (slave) Dismissed Nov. 1824) Patty (slave) Elizabeth Crawford Sarah Tillery Elizabeth Mullins Wm. R. Moore Wm. Clarke Ruftil? (Russell) Williams Nancy Short Sarah McDuffie John Brooks (dismissed Aug. 1823) Summer? Alford George (slave) Julus Alford Mason (slave) William Owens Duncan McDuffie Charity Williams Jodah? Waldrup Thomas H. Moore Matilda King Polly Nash Bryan Lee Clinton Alford (received by Nancy Maddows Exp. Aug. 1823) Daniel Parker Milly Blalock George Waldrup John Tew and wife Patience Tew - Milly (slave) received July 1824 Benj. (slave) Hannah Green - received Oct. 1824 Ephriam Cox Denyett? H. Taylor Moses Cox (dismissed Aug. 1823) Elizabeth Taylor Litha Cox (wife of Moses) Anderson Smith Garrot Hudman Nathaniel Gammage Nathaniel Gammage Delilah Gammage - deceased Elizabeth (slave) Mary Roluntz? Timothy Ledbetter Joicy Taylor Wiley Foshe Daniel (slave) James Horsley Eveline Smith Samuel Gray Nancy Caldwell Rebeckah King Cloey Wright - deceased Dinah (slave) Eleanor Blalock Nancy Card Elihue Britt Matilda Owens Gilley Abney Stephen Doster Hannah (slave) Kiziah Newby Rubin Taylor Lucy Clark - deceased Blake F. Jarrell Mariah Cox Catharine McFarland Delilah Gammage Mary Smith Nancy Merritt Baxter Taylor Abram (slave) John Minyard? Zachariah Gordon (minister Nancy Minyard dismissed 29 Aug. 1822) Sarah Thompson Penny (slave) - deceased Sophia (slave) Sarah Thompson James McLeane Sophia (slave) Jack (slave) James (slave) German (slave) Ross (slave) Caroline Doster Phoby Gammage - deceased L.? Alford - deceased Sally Cooley? John Childers James Caldwell Matilda Coldwell Mary Gill ? Millen or Miller Scelia Green Elizabeth Millen or Miller Elizabeth Taylor Peter Gill Leroy Gammage Daniel (slave) Elizabeth Lord William Harbrook? Abigaile Sims Fanny (slave) Lucinda Mitchell Seaborn W. Ellis Joshway Mitchell - deceased Patsey Boswell Sarah Gore Wm. Amos John Uffey, Jr. (Ussery?) Sarah Alsobrook James Stallings Mary Jarrell Harriett Stallings Hall (slave) Thornberry Green Sophriah Champion Esther (property of Peter Gill) Nancy Childres Nancy Cox Mary Newbey Eliza Lord Jesse Ellis Cathy (slave) Rebeckah Watts Wm. Gammage Malinday Ellis Wm. M. Ross Louiza Ussery Sarah Ross Emitey Watts Elias Wright Nancy Candler Wm. C. Ellis Matilday Castilow James P. Ellis Mary Ellis Seaborn Gammage Martha Doster Gracey (slave) Lucinda Watts Elizabeth Doster Francis Adams - deceased Sarah McLean William Mitchell End of list 1813 to 1846. Martha Mitchell-dead Elizabeth Usery-dead Matty, property of Wm. Clark. Nancy Peddy (formerly McDaniel) James Gammage Elizabeth Gammage Elizabeth Crawford Nancy McCrany Malinda Watts Fally Smith Nancy, property of Catherine McFarling Wm. Maynard-dead Sarah Thomson Rachel Gord Charloty Adams Thomas Goggins Mary Castelow Catherine Goggins Scott, property of Ed. Clark Rutha Driver Tempey Glover Leucenda Green Martha Right Sary,property of Wm Cruchfield Lucinda Mitchell Mary Rose? Mason, property of John Usery Paticin? Property of J J Comer Mary Smith Rachel Arnold by Exp. Roana Wethernton-dead Rebecca Caldwell Nathaniel Arnold Elisha Right Elizabeth Adms (Rec'd by Exp.Jun 1840) Wm. R. Richey Caty (Slave) Martha Butts (dis. 17 Dec 1843) Drucilla Hearndon (rec'd 17 Sep 1842) Benj. Hearndon Nancy Leslie-formerly Jarrell Rachel Arnold Ann Goar Pharis Goar Elizabeth Bennett Mary Green Mary Ramsey Elizabeth Davice Sarah McAlister ======== Additional notes: My grandmother Carrie Elizabeth Spear and my father Jesse Bryant Funderburk were baptized at Caney Creek Church. Gene Funderburk NEW HOPE CHURCH (Caney Creek) Jones Co Ga partial J. W. Jackson 11-3-1880 6-4-1917 Lucy Hataway Jackson 8-28-1861 3-23-1939 Mary Lou S. Jackson 1-14-1872 4-17-1933 Minnie Spear Jackson 5-16-1873 11-1-1916 ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.