Edmonson County KyArchives Church Records.....Beaver Dam Baptist Church Minutes Copyright Date 1818
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Feb  - Augustine CLAYTON moderator. John B BLAIR excluded.

No date - John LINDSEY and wife Sallie granted letters of recommendation in lieu
of a letter. Sallie joined but John was recommended as a deacon by the Holley
Spring Church but John declined. To be continued.  Note: there were three
churches in Edmonson Co named Holly Springs. The 1st was organized in Jan 1803
by Jacob Locke - also known as Bee Springs. The other 2 churches were not
organized until later per Cawthorn and Warnell.

Apr - Bro GREATHOUSE moderator. By request of Elijah JONES, Joseph CAMP appeared
and gave satisfaction for his long absence. Then church received John LINDSEY to
the fellowship of this church.

May - Augustine CLAYTON in charge; funds to be raised by the members to enclose
the burying ground at the church.

June - Orson FLOWERS moderator. John ROWNTREE, Augustine CLAYTON & Richard RAY
to be the messengers to next Green River Association Meeting. Green COLLIER and
Nancy COLLIER his wife granted letter of dismission.

July - Bro HERINGTON moderator. John ROWNTREE read the letter from the church to
the Association.

Aug - Ordered that John ROWNTREE and John LINDSEY settle with the treasurer for
the subscriptions raised. Those contributing were: John ROWNTREE ($1.00), David
CUTLIP (50 cents - he the clerk), John LINDSEY (50 cents), Jesse JONES (75
cents), Asle DAVIS (75 cents), David MAXWELL ($1.00), Andrew RAY (25 cents),
John SLEMMONS (25 cents) and John HERRINGTON (25 cents). Book to be purchased to
record this.

Sept - Orson FLOWERS moderator. Ruth HOWINGTON granted letter of dismission.
Samuel GREATHOUSE had publically stated that Augustine CLAYTON is a liar. Elijah
JONES and Richard RAY to request Bays Fork Church to send Greathouse to their
Oct meeting to prove his statements..

Oct - John CHASTEEN moderator. Discussion of last month's charges; Greathouse
came but refused to make a charge against Clayton. Church thanks Bays Fork for
sending him - matter stricken. John ROWNTREE, Richard RAY, Elijah JONES, William
GARDNER and David CUTLIP to attend at Grove Church to assist them. 

Nov - Augustine CLAYTON moderator. He and Richard RAY to go to Bays Fork Chruch
on the 22nd and answer questions. Augustine to be given a letter of
recommendation from Concord Church and his letter of dismission from this church
to be file. Letter shown, recommended him; mentioned his wife Caty.



Additional Comments:
No further minutes until April 1819.

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