Bertie COUNTY NC Churches Grace Episcopal Church Register, Lewiston-Woodville, NC (Communicants - Part 1) ********************* Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie.htm ******************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by murquhar@bellsouth.net Molly Urquhart Claudia Williams Mmaker52@aol.com Grace Episcopal Church Register, Lewiston-Woodville, NC REGISTER OF GRACE CHURCH, BERTIE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Grace Church, Woodville, Bertie was consecrated the 25th of October 1855 by the Right Reverend Thomas Atkinson, the Reverend Mssrs. Parkman and Bronson being present, as the journal of 1856 will show. Contents Deeds, page 1 Baptisms , page 6 Confirmations page 67 Transfers page 124 Marriages page 127 Funerals p. 147 COMMUNICANTS On Assuming the Charge of Grace Church, Bertie County, NC November 15th 1860 the following were found to be communicants belonging to the Parish. Cyrus Waters, Rector pages. 97-103 of Grace Register Received Name Residence Dismissal Other Notes Margaret A. Thompson Woodville, NC Charity Pugh " " Laura S. Williams " " Harriet J. Smallwood " " Willie Julia Hamlin Bertie Co. Removed Harriet Askew " " Died 12-30-1865 Louisa Norfleet " " 5-1862 Rebecca Powell Clark " " Removed 8-1862 Easter (Ester) Elizabeth Cotten " " 4-1863 Martha Cherry Cotten " " " " Margaret A. Hines " " " " " " Mrs. Sally Spivey " " 11-1864 Margaret A. Jacocks " " " " " " Martha J. Cotten " " Died 10-5-1870 " " Mary Eliza Veale " " " " Patsy Kinnehorn " " 4-15-1867 Anna Elizabeth Watson " " Died 2-14-1870 " " Mary Bond Thompson Woodville, Bertie Co. " " Martha Clark Thompson " " Died 11-2-1867 5-9-1869 Thomas J. Pugh " " " " W.H. Spivey " " 1871 Mrs. Joseph Cotten " " 5-9-1869 John Samuel Griffin Frances Slade Norfleet Removed *Laura Slade Pugh *Ellen Louisa Britt *Jane Tremble Sharpe Transferred *Miss Carolina Virginia Lewis " " *Mary L. Smallwood *Mrs. Godwin Cotten *The six last named were confirmed and admitted to the Holy Communion 5-9-1869 Edward Wootten, Rector, Grace Church, Woodville, NC Received Name Notes (added later) May 1872 Thomas J. Pugh Margaret A. Thompson Laura S. Williams Charity Pugh Harriet Smallwood Louisa A. Norfleet Ester E. Cotten Died September 23, 1873 Martha C. Cotten Sally Spivey Patsy Kinnehorn Mary B. Urquhart Wm. H. Spivey John S. Griffin Laura S. Pugh Ellen L. Brett Mary L. Griffin Mrs. Godwin Cotten Removed to Palmyra Joseph Cotten Agnes W. Johnson Mary E. Powell Dropped May 1874 1873 Julia Lee Watson Mrs. Pattie Cotten 1874 Fannie Bishop Jacobs 3-11-1874 Margaret Agnes Wood " " " Mary Collins Pugh 9-27-1874 Dr. Joe Cotten " " " F.D. Winston 4-4-1875 Fannie Norfleet " " " J.H. Brett " " " Frances H.S. Williams " " " Mary W. Grant " " " Lula Mae Barnes " " " Mrs. Bettie Hall 4-20-1879 M.L. Wood 1879 Sallie A. Smith " " " Mary Smith " " " M.W. Hall " " " Maggie Hall " " " Helen F. Phelps " " " Celia Spivey Removed to Tarboro " " " Charles Skinner Removed to Greensboro " " " Ellen Walker Now Mrs. Howell of Norfolk " " " Hattie Harrell " " " Fannie C. Lewis Died 4-16-1992 " " " Louisa Hill Norfleet Roxobel " " " Leila M. Powell Roxobel in 1882 5-6-1883 Joseph Veale " " " Alice Beauregard Hendren (Henderson)?? " " " Cartie Inez Harllee " " " Lucy Brett " " " Cap’n Harrison 1885 Thomas Thompson " " George F. Brett " " John B. Barnes " " Jennie Balmer " " Mary Bougham " " Channing Goode " " Mrs. Harrell " " Mrs. H.M. Garris " " Rev. H.M. Garris 1886 Florence Virginia Harllee " " Mrs. Joseph (Lucy Elizabeth) Hardy Roxobel – desirous and admitted Before confirmation " " John H. Hall " " Samuel MacRae Meakin " " Joseph J. Barnes " " John Wiley Balance " " Mrs. John (Margaret) Balance " " Mrs. Whit (Loula) Smallwood " " W.W. Tyler " " Mrs. William (Linda) Hall " " Ella Virginia Lewis " " Tho. W. MacRae Meakin Mrs. Capitola Pugh Stephen N. Urquhart Mary N. Urquhart Margaret McKenzie Urquhart Mrs. Margaret Jacocks Sadie Meakin Janie Brett Mrs. Alice Cobb David George Ward Communicants January 1911 Mrs. Maggie Austin Mrs. Ellen Brett Miss Lillie Brett Mrs. Joe Cherry, Kelford Mrs. John Grant Mr. John Grant Mrs. M.L. Griffin Miss Aline Griffin Miss Maggie Bennett (Inez, NC) Mrs. Chas. F Jenkins (Eagle Town, NC) Miss Maggie Hardy (Bryan Town, NC) Miss Ella Lewis Mr. T.I. Phelps Mrs. T.I. Phelps Miss Stella Phelps Mr. Ned Phelps Mr. Perry Renfrow Miss Sallie Smith (born 8-4-1842) Mr. John Hill Spivey Miss Margaret Spivey Mrs. Chas. Griffin Mrs. Mary Urquhart Miss Mary Norfleet Urquhart Miss Margaret McKenzie Urquhart Mr. Joe Neal Mr. David George Ward Mrs. David George Ward Mrs. M.L. Wood Mr. Julian Wood Dr. Lorenzo Webb Mrs. John Mitchell Burges Urquhart Thomas W. Griffin Charles B. Griffin Lawrence I. Phelps (died 1-14-1934) Whitmel Spivey Evie Leigh Mizell William B. Phelps William B. Spivey Communicants May 1, 1915 - entered by Morrison Bethea - notes entered by others later Mrs. Maggie Austin Mrs. Ellen Brett George Brett – transferred to St. Thomas, Windsor Mrs. Geo. Brett Pearl Brett Belle Brett Mrs. Joe Cherry Thomas Griffin Charles Griffin Mrs. Chas. Griffin Miss Maggie Baker Mrs. C.F. Jenkins Miss Ellen Lewis T.I. Phelps Mrs. T.I. Phelps Bryan Phelps Stella Phelps Miss Sallie Smith – has cleaned and taken care of church since 1885. Confirmed 3-28-1860 by Bishop Atkinson in Plymouth John Hill Spivey Margaret Spivey – transferred to Christ Church, Raleigh Mrs. Mary Urquhart Miss Margaret Urquhart Burges Urquhart Julian Wood - not in good standing Mrs. John Mitchell Evie Leigh Mizell Mrs. William Harrell Richard A. Urquhart Mrs. Leonard Rawls (Lala Mizell) Mrs. Arthur Ruffin Communicants September 9, 1923 George E. Manson, Rector - notes entered by others later Mrs. Maggie Austin – died Aug 10, 1927 in Raleigh Mrs. Ellen Brett – died May 21, 1932 Mrs. Joe Cherry Mr. Edward Cleaton – dismissed to Presbyterians, November 1, 1933 Mr. Charles B. Griffin Mr. Thomas Griffin Mrs. Charles Griffin Mrs. Thomas Griffin Mrs. Maggie Hardy – moved to Ahoskie, NC Mrs. William Harrell died 9-28-1954 Mrs. C.F. Jenkins moved to Roxobel Miss Ella Lewis died 3-22-1949 Mrs. John Mitchell Miss Evie Leigh Mizell (Mrs. E.V. Gaskins) moved to Windsor Mr. T.I. Phelps died 3-24-1925 Mrs. T.I. Phelps Died 6-22-1936 Miss Stella Phelps Mr. Bryan Phelps moved 1931 Miss Sallie Smith died 12-3-1931 Mr. John Hill Spivey moved to Portsmouth, Va. Mr. John S. Thompson died 5-12-1940 Mrs. Leonard Rawls (Lala Mizell) moved to Rocky Mount, NC Mrs. Arthur Ruffin moved to Burlington 1955 Mrs. Stephen Norfleet Mrs. Mary Urquhart Mrs. Burges Urquhart died 7-16-1948 Mrs. Richard A. Urquhart died 1-3-1947 Mrs. Burges U. Whitehead moved Mrs. Cliff Whitehead (Pattie Urquhart) died Jan 20-1956 Additional Communicants after 1923 George Gay McClenney entered 3-25-1927 when confirmed Mrs. George Gay McClenny Transfer from Virginia April 17, 1928 Lewis Willard Whitehead Transfer from Staunton, Va. William Powell Harrell 10-31-1932 confirmation Kate Fenner Urquhart 10-31-1932 confirmation Richard Alexander Urquhart 10-31-1932 confirmation Thomas Whitmel Thompson Griffin 10-31-1932 confirmation Communicants 1950 – notes entered by others later Jessie Griffin Britton Temperance Britton Walter Thomas Burkett, Jr. – moved to Florida; moved to Slidell, La. Transferred 7-24-1964, Christ Church, Slidell Janie Brett Cherry - died 8-2-1953 Margaret U. Griffin Thomas W. Griffin Margaret U. Griffin (jr) Louise H. Griffin Charles B. Griffin, Jr. Gertrude McCollum Griffin Burges U. Griffin Mary Lee Gardner Griffin Maggie Griffin Harrell died 9-29-1943 Mary B. Griffin Jackson transferred to Mt. Airy, NC 9-15-1953 J. Marvin Joyner Elma M. (Mrs. J.S.) Mitchell Thomas Dawson Mitchell Eugene C. Mitchell Annie Cobb Norfleet died 7-15-1965 Irene (Mrs. F.A.) Ruffin transferred to Raleigh, NC 1-4-1954 Stella Phelps Mamie F. Tynes married P.T. Roane 2-26-1954 Richard A. Urquhart, Jr. Transferred to Raleigh, NC 1-4-1954 Kate Fenner Urquhart William E. Urquhart Wilda C. Urquhart Emily M. Urquhart Emily M (Jr) Urquhart Transferred to Charlotte 7-20-1960 – husband Osborne Ayscue Burges Urquhart, Jr. Thomas M. Urquhart Transferred to St. Thomas, Ahoskie 1/12/1965 Pattie Urquhart Whitehead died 1-29-1956 Burges Urquhart Whitehead Lewis Whitehead Joseph Green Whitehead