Warren-Wilkes County GaArchives Church Records.....Williams Creek Baptist Church : (Cox Family) Copyright Date 1787 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Helen Evelyn Cox Helen Evelyn Cox August 24, 2004, 3:19 pm BAPTIST CHURCH WILKES CO., AND WARREN CO., GA. The Baptist Church of Christ at Williams Creek was constituted Dec. 22, 1787 at the headwaters of Williams Creek at Little River in that section of Wilkes Co., which became Warren Co., by the Act of 1793. It was associated with Powell’s Creek Church (Powellton Baptist Church), Fulsom Creek Church (The Church of Horeb), and churches at Phillips Mill, Long Creek, and Whatley’s Mills. Since the minutes of the Powellton Church of 1793 include excommunications of members for "having broken communion with the General Baptist", it is assumed that all of these churches were under control of the "Particular Baptist" who had accepted Calvinist learnings and became most prominent in the Carolinas in the latter half of the eighteenth century. The minutes of Williams Creek Church for Jan. 9, 1796 also included the administration "….if any member of the church join the Free Masons he is to be excommunicated." The following items relative to the Cox family was extracted from the minutes of the Baptist Church of Christ at Williams Creek. Feb. 7, 1795 - Received Carey Cox and Mary his wife by letter May 9, 1795 - Carey Cox one of those appointed as helps to Powell’s Creek Church. June 12, 1795 - Ichabod Cox and Mary his wife were received by letter. An alphabetical list of members on page 25 obviously added to and crossed out for a number of years indicates that Catherine Cox was excommunicated. p. 154. Jan. 7, 1797 - A matter between brother Cox and James Henderson laid over until next conference, and William Lovel requested to attend as a witness. March 11, 1797 - Brother Cox matter laid over until our next conference. April 8, 1797 - Ditto above. May 13, 1797 - Brother Cox came forward and made satisfaction respecting the charge laid against him by James Henderson and was restored to fellowship. Jan. 1800 - Ordered that Brother Williams cite Brother Cox to attend our next conference. Feb. 22, 1800 - After Brother Cox and Sister Cox were cited to attend, they made choice of certain brothren to attend at a convenient place and hear them both, which they did, and after hearing the nature of the case difference, We Judge them both to be very much to blame, and that Sister Cox’s complaint established. A report being made to the church, the church declares an unfellowship with them in such a standing. Jan 23, 1802 - Sister Cox restored to fellowship. June 25, 1802 - Some of the members being dissatisfied with the restoration of Sister Cox, and as such have no fellowship with her in her present standing and is hereby ordered out of our fellowship. May 21, 1803 - Received a charge against Brother Heflin for being seen at a certain time drunk at Asa Cox’s. p. 155 March 15, 1806 - Mary Cox restored to fellowship after she made acknowledgment which satisfied the church. Dec. 20, 1806 - Brother Cox, his wife and mother requested to be dismissed. August 15, 1807 - Brother Carey Cox came forward and made acknowledgement to the church respecting his former conduct with his wife and was restored to fellowship and granted a letter of dismission. Baptist Church at Long Creek. List of members for period 1799 - 1812 includes #156 Martha Cox, with the notation that she died. CARY COX SR. seemed to have a considerable difference of opinion with the members of the Baptist Church of Christ at Williams Creek. The nature of his transgressions are unknown, however, it is family tradition that he was far minded and very tolerant, especially for a Primative Baptist Minister. Also mentioned were his brother, Asa Cox, wife MARY HORNE Cox, and mother, MARTHA COX. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/warren/churches/gbb151williams.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.3 Kb