HISTORY: TRAMMEL'S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH Extracted from: Pioneer Baptist Church Records of S-Central KY & The Upper Cumberland of TN 1799-1899, by. C. P. Cawthorn & N. L. Warnell (c) 1985 by CP Cawthorn & NL Warnell. Submitted by Kate Beaugrand Cook Minnesota kbcook@cfaith.com or kbcook@mn.rr.com ============================================= 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. Commercial entities must ask for and receive permission from submittor before downloading. ============================================== Trammel's Creek Baptist Church, Green Co., KY Extracted from: Pioneer Baptist Church Records of S-Central KY & The Upper Cumberland of TN 1799-1899, by. C. P. Cawthorn & N. L. Warnell (c) 1985 by CP Cawthorn & NL Warnell. One of the oldest churches in Green Co. In 1847, John Barbee wrote a letter mentioning that most of the men on the hunt were dead but Thomas and Moses Skaggs were still alive "... Thomas is and have (sic) been an ordained preacher near 50 years...." (placing his ordination about 1797; T. Skaggs was an old Indian fighter). Trammel's Creek Church was the parent church of Little Barren River Church of United Baptist, Barren Co., KY (now Metcalfe Co.); was probably started by Rev. Elijah Summers (ord'd 1791 by S. KY Assn. of Separate Baptists), installed as pastor of Blue Ash church (1795) then moved to Green Co.; joined (1802) Mt. Gilead & installed as pastor. Thos. Skaggs was chosen pastor at Trammel's Creek Ch.. about same time and w/Jonathan Latham & Benj. Bayless, was a messenger to the Green Riv. Assn. same year. 1804, Trammel Creek Ch. was w/in bounds of Russell Creek Assn.; Thos. Skaggs was pastor till 1813, when church divided; part, w/Skaggs, joined S. KY Assn. of Sep. Bapt.; remainder stayed in Russell Creek Assn. under the name "Little Barren." 1850, Trammel Creek Ch. withdrew from Nolin Sep. Bapt. Assn. (formed from S. KY Assn. in 1819) and rejoined Russell Creek Assn. (absent for 37 years); received by Russell Creek Assn. w/unanimous vote; ceased being Separate Bapt. Ch. and was United Bapt. 7/13/1850. The 1st 30 members listed as UB: Pascal Pierce, Malissa Ann Pierce, John J. Chaudoin, Eliza Chaudoin, Gabriel Curry, Jerome G. Strader, Margaret E. Strader, John A. Pierce, Julius Woodard, James J. Pierce, Jane W. Pierce, William Pierce, Tempy Ann Pierce, John F. Wright, Ruthy Ann Wright, William C. Kidd, Lucy Kidd, George W. Curry, Martha W. Curry, Wm. F. Clark, Mary A. Clark, William M. Kidd, Frances Wallace, Mary F. Curry, Mandy B. Curry, Mahulda A. Curry, Lucy Pruitt, Margaret Pierce, Elizabeth J. Stilts, Mariah Ennis. Other early names in the minutes: Elijah Summers, Jonathan Lathan, Charles Harper, Thomas Skaggs, Benj. Bayless, Wm. Radcliff, John Smith, Rev. Jacob Gum, John Slinker, James Forbis, J. Green, Wm. Jones, John Scott, Sr., John Scott, Jr., Stephen Biggs. Rev. Jacob Gum s/o Jacob Gum (elder) whose name is on land transactions w/Richard Skaggs (the Long Hunter); 2 sisters of Rev. J. Gum married sons of (elder) Richard Skaggs -- Lydia Gum m. Shadrack Skaggs (3/1792 in Nelson Co.); both Skaggs sons were dead by 1795; Mashack was killed by Indians in Monroe Co. on a creek named for him. (*MY NOTE: There is a separate account for this event, which I'll post at a later time.) Thos. Skaggs was a messenger to Green Riv. Assn. several times; his home church was w/in boundaries in 1804; a man who had respect & confidence of those who knew him. 1806, he was chosen to preach intro. sermon before Russell Creek Assn. 11/1819, Michael Dillingham & Thos. Skaggs constituted the Nolin Sep. Baptist Assn. @ Little Mount Ch. in Larue Co., KY; Skaggs was acting moderator with the group for many years; the last church he was in membership with was Mt. Gilbo in Green Co. 1845, he & David Judd sent as messengers to Green Riv. Assn.; he died 1851, will probated Green Co., KY 9/31/1851. Table of Trammel's Creek Bpt. Ch: year.............messenger names.................................................................. .......................#members Green River Assn. 1800............E. Summers, Jno. Lathan, Benj. Bales, Chas. Harper...........................33 1801............E. Summers, Jno. Lathan, Chas. Harper..................................................44 1802............Jno. Latham, Thos. Skaggs, Benj. Bayliss...............................................35 1803............Thos. Skaggs, Wm. Radcliff, Benj. Bayliss............................................34 Russell Creek Assn. 1804............Thos. Skaggs, Jno. Latham, Benj. Bayliss................................................34 1805............Thos. Skaggs, John Smith, Jacob Gum (licensed)..................................46 1806...........Benj. Bayliss, Thos. Skaggs, Jacob Gum...................................................44 1807............Thos. Skaggs, John Smith, Jacob Gum, John Slinker...........................45 1808............Thos. Skaggs, Jacob Gum, John Smith, Jas. Forbis..............................42 1809............Thos. Skaggs, J. Green, Benj. Bayless, Wm. Jones................................37 1810.............Thos. Skaggs, John Scott, Step. Biggs, Benj. Bayless...........................(blank) 1811.............Thos. Skaggs, Stephen Biggs, J. Scott......................................................28 1812.............Thos. Skaggs, John Scott, Sr., Stephen Biggs, John Scott, Jr...........80 1813.............Thos. Skaggs, Wm. Smith, Chas. Smith, John Scott, Sr., John Greenstreet, Sam'l Hind, Wm. Jones, Aquilla Greer, Oliver Gentry, Henry Slinker, Fred'k Slinker, Robt. Irwin........83 (Church Divided) 1814 joined the S. KY Assn. of Sep. Bapt. 1815.............Thos. Skaggs, Wm. Jones, Jno. Greenstreet.............................................64 1816.............Thos. Skaggs, James Forbes................................................................. ........46 1817.............Thos. Skaggs, John Scott.................................................................. ............46 1818.............No entry 1819.............Joined the Nolin Sep. Bapt. Assn. 1820-1821..No entries 1822............Thos. Skaggs, H. Skaggs, T. Atwell.............................................................75 1823............No entry 1824............Thos. Skaggs, Rev. Henry Skaggs, Wm. Skaggs, Abr'm Woodward, Isaac Galaway...92 1825............Thos. Skaggs, Abr'm Woodward, Jno. Greenstreet, Jno. Curry, C. Slenker....71 1826............No entry 1827............Thos. Skaggs, Abr'm Woodward, Larken Minor, John Curry, Christ'r Slinker...72 1828............Thos. Skaggs, A. Woodard, John Scott, C. Slinker.................................83 1829............Thos. Skaggs, A. Woodard, L. Minor, C. Slinker......................................82 1830............Thos Skaggs, John Pointer, Wm. Lobb, A. Woodard................................59 1831.............Thos. Skaggs, J. Pointer, A. Woodard, J. Miller......................................60 1832............John Pointer, Juleus Woodard, Wm. Curry, Jos. Miller..........................52 (Thos. Skaggs moved his membership to Lebanon Sep. Bapt. Ch. in Hart Co.) 1833............Wm. Curry, John Pointer, Joseph Miller, Shadrack Asburry, Sam'l M. Asburry......50 1834............Wm. Curry, Julius Woodard, Rubin Clark, Jos. Milton, Dan'l Kepler, Robt. Judd.....57 1835............Ashley Wilcap. Alex'r Lisle, Jos. Miller, Ruben Clark.............................57 1836............Alex'r Lisle, Jno Greenstreet, Rubin Clark, Jos. Miller...........................58 1837............John Edwards, Reubin Clark, Alex. Lisle, Abrm. Lisle, Jos. Miller.........57 1838............Alex. Lisle, Jos. Miller................................................................. .....................91 1839............Reubin Clark, Green Forbush, Wm. Woodard...............................................95 1840............R. Clark, A. Lisle, J. Miller................................................................. .............97 1841.............J. Edwards, S. Asburry, W. Curry, J. Miller..............................................95 1842............S. Asbury, J. Greenstreet, J. D. Curry, J. Miller.......................................96 1843............R. Clark, J. D. Curry, T. Curry, J. Miller......................................................92 1844............J. Miller, J. D. Curry, R. Clark, S. Asberry..................................................90 1845............J. Miller, J. Pointer................................................................ .............................98 1846............J. D. Curry, G. U. Curry, R. Clark.................................................................. ...96 1847............J. D. Curry, R. Clark, W. Curry, J. Miller......................................................92 1848............J. D. Curry, J. Lemons, G. W. Curry, J. Miller..............................................111 1849............J. D. Curry, P. Pierce, W. Curry.................................................................. ......115 1850............J. D. Curry.................................................................. ............................................75 1851.............P. Strader, W. Strader................................................................ .........................24 (Trammel's Creek Ch. ceased to exist as a Sep. Bapt. ch) (Russell Creek U. Bapt Assn.) 1850 -- Minutes of the Russell Creek U. B. Assn. ... "received unanimously" 1850.............W. M. Kidd, J. J. Shadoun, J. J. Pierce, G. W. Curry...................................33 1851-52......No entries 1853.............J. J. Shadower, J. D. Curry, G. W. Curry........................................................93 1854-56.....No entries 1857............J. D. & G. W. Curry, W. M. Kidd, P. Pierce........................................................84 1869............A. Lisle, J. N. Wallace, Jas. Pierce................................................................. ....119 1870............R. Chaudoin............................................................... .................................................123 1871............G. W. Curry, R. Chaudoin............................................................... ..........................130