Cumberland-Clinton County KyArchives Church Records.....Clear Fork Baptist Church Minutes Copyright Date 1806
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Minutes referring to members etc. continued - 1806. Names spelled as shown.

Jan: Wm BUNCH excluded for disorderly conduct. A happy
       reconcilliation has taken place between Joseph CRAWFORD
       and James BROCK. Church waiting with Nancy SPECK
       until next meeting; James SMITH & Thomas WOOD
       to speak to her & tell her she is suspended for the present.

Feb: George BROWN moderator. Nancy SPECK restored.
        J--- HELMS excloded for immoral conduct. Received
        Saranah WILLIAMS by experience.

Mar: Church giving up members are an "arm" of the church on
       Obey River to become a new church. Wm GOODSON,
       Thomas SCOTT, Isaac DENTON & Thomas CROUCH to
       attend to get the church constituted. Received by exp
       Lucy ROBERTS.

Apr: Recvd by recantation Benjamin CAMPBELL. Samuel WOOD
       requested to be released from duties as a deacon, ok'd.
       Nathan BOND suspended.

May: Christian MYERS came forward & told the church he had
        drunk spiritous liquors to excess, recanted & forgiven.
        James BROCK "taken notice of by the church for keeping
        up a charge agaisnt her by refusing to commune"; Isaac
        DENTON, Thomas SCOTT, Wm GOODSON, Thomas &
        Wm WOOD to visit him. Nathan BOND excluded for
        immoral conduct in excess of fashion. (don't know what
        this would mean). Judy LEE and Susanah LEIGHTON
        received by letter.

Jun: Committee reported on Bro BROCK, he came to the 
       service to speak for himself, justified his conduct but
       refuses to commune and was excluded. Received by
       experience William GOODSON Jr and John PARMLEY.

Jul: Ann CRAWFORD excluded for joining another society.
      Isaac DENTON, Wm WOOD and Wm GOODSON to see
      her. Robert STOCKTON & Thomas WOOD to visit Betsy
      GENTRY to bring her to the next meeting; Tom SCOTT &
      Thomas WOOD to visit Patsey BROCK and request her
      presence. Letter of dismission granted Gasper BRISTOW.

Aug: Those appt to visit Betsy GENTRY & Patsey BROCK
        reported, were satisfied.

Sept: Recvd Mary FROGG by letter, Valentine COLLENSON
         recvd under watch care. Letter of dismissiong granted
         James WILLIAMS & wife Patsey. Same for Moses LEE
         and wife Elizabeth.

Oct: Bro LEE excluded for going into another society. Wm BOND
       informs the church that at a corn shucking he got into a
       heat of fasion, conducted it wrong, apology received. Wm
       ROBERTS & his wife, also Michael SPECK & his wife
       granted letters of dismission. Martha JONES recvd by
       letter but undesr consideration until Dec - re case of a
       person marrying the 2nd time while first companion was
       still living.

Nov: Sally WALKER granted letter of dismission. Jeremiah
       WALKER laid under suspence due to a report of his 
       conduct on his moving journey.

Dec: Letter of dismission granted John ROBERTSON & Patsy
        his wife. Benjamin CAMPBELL appt with Wm WOOD to
        contract with Jacob MYERS for 2 aces of land in 
        addition to the one acre he is granting for use of the 
        church. Joel BROCK put on notice for encouraging a
        shooting match at his house.


Additional Comments:
Formerly in Cumberland County, now in Clinton County.

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