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MAPPING . : Gary L. Flynn at (visit above website) in Dec-2003 HISTORY WRITE-UP : Kim Wilson at kimwilson@mail.utexas.edu in May-2002 JoAnn Wigington at nanawig@bellsouth.net in 1991 IMAGES ......... : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Dec-2003 TRANSCRIPTION .. : JoAnn Wigington at nanawig@bellsouth.net in 1991 **************************************************************** CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ 6 miles west of Piedmont. Latitude N34 43.075 x Longitude W82 34.566 CHURCH/CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Minutes 1831-1859 Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Minutes, Anderson District SC Abstracted by Kim Wilson, 5 May 2002 Following are my abstracts from Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives, Microfilm #1632, Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church minutes and membership roll, Anderson County, South Carolina, 1824-1879. Mt. Pisgah is in the Brushy Creek section near 23-Mile Creek. I am interested in compiling the genealogies of all the people listed in the minutes. They lived in the Piercetown and White Plains neighborhoods. Please reply to the list or to me (kimwilson@mail.utexas.edu) if you have information about these Anderson District families. RBE= Received by experience RBF= Received by faith RBL= Received by letter DBL= Dismissed by letter Mar. 1831, "Stephen Slaten made acknowledgment for transgression and was restored." Apr. 1831, RBL Mary Davis, Verlinda [Vinia/Vididia, d/o Zachariah Davis?] Davis. [who are these women?] Sept. 1831, Took up the case of Henry Thompson, cited him to next meeting. [who is this?] Oct. 1831, Assoc. delegates: Ambrose Bradley, Wm. Pickle. Feb. 1833, "took up a case between Brother [Stephen] Slaten and [William Pickle's servant] Cato"; laid over. March 1833, Cato excluded. June 1833, "there was a charge layed in against Brother [Stephen] Slaten." July 1833, RBL Sister Wigington [who is this?] Sep. 1833, DBL Sister Thompson Dec. 1833, chose Levi Wimpy Jr. church clerk. RBE Sarah Stansel. [who is this?] May 1834, "took up a charge against Brother Slaten for disorderly conduct." Levi Wimpy & Geo. Wigington to cite him. Chose Simeon Smith deacon. June 1834, Agga, a servant, excluded for theft. July 1834, excluded Stephen Slaten. RBE Anny Chasteen. [Is Anny the wifeof Renny Chastain?] Ordained Simeon Smith deacon. Dec. 1834, RBL John Morgan, John M. Moor, and Fanny Moor. [from Big Creek Baptist Church] Jan. 1835, RBE Caty, a servant. Apr. 1835, DBL Matilda McElroy [possibly Berry, wife of John McElroy], Bro.Renny Chasteen and Anny his wife. [Is Anny an Elrod?] May 1835, Bro. Pickle accused of defacing a bale of hay; considerable labor between Pickle and sister Lei Simpson. July 1835, Assoc. delegates Wm. Pickle, Jno. Morgan, S[imeon] Smith. Sept. 1835, charge against Dr. O. R. Broyles' servant John "for intoxication and abuse to his wife." Excluded. Jan. 1836, DBL Jesse Simpson, Isabel [Welborn] Simpson, Lei Simpson. [who is this?] Apr. 1836, charge against Bro. Bradley.[who is this?] RBL sister Mary Hamilton. [who is this?] May 1836, Bro. Bradley charged with not attending church for one year. Claimed "he had received a hurt from Brother [Simeon] Smith which took place about 18 months ago and tht he had not attended conference since." Bradley excluded. RBL Wm. Hubbard. June 1836, RBL David Hamilton. Aug. 1836, "Cato a servant belonging to Bro. Wm. Pickle who had been excluded for lying came forward but gave no satisfaction and was not received." Oct 1836, DBL Caty Byrum. [who is this?] Restored Stephen Slaten. RBE Mary Davis. [who is this?] Dec. 1836, DBL Mary Davis, Belind & James Davis. [who are these Davises?] Jan. 1837. DBL Sarah Stansell, Hanner Williams. [who are they?] Mar. 1837, DBL Levi Wimpy Jr., Jane Freeman. [who is this?] May 1837, Reuben Higgins [Hudgens?] received under the watchcare of the church. June 1837, RBE Lucinda Hamilton July 1837, charge against servant Cloe; he was excluded. Sept. 1837, RBE Peggy McCollister [who is this?] Jan. 1838, excluded Easter [Pickle] Cason for unnamed charge. RBL Hesther [Boyd, w/o David Richardson] Richardson. July 1838, RBE unnamed servant of Jno. H. Rosamond. Aug. 1838, RBE Abram, servant of T(?) Orr. Sep. 1838, RBL Peggy Vandiver. [possibly Margaret Hembree, w/o John Vandiver] Oct. 1838, RBE, Ann, servant of Jno. H. Rosamond. Nov. 1838, DBL Bro. Simpson & wife; Jane West. [who are they?] Dec. 1838, DBL Bro. Hamilton & wife & daughters, Lucinda & Elizabeth. [who is this family?] Jan. 1839, RBL Jane E. Gambrell [Jane Elvira Williams?] Feb. 1839, case against G. W. Wigington. Apr. 1839, G. W. Wigington excluded by unanimous vote. RBL. Geo. V. Gambrell. May 1839, appointed G. V. Gambrell church clerk. Sep. 1839, RBE J. H. Rosamond's female slaves Ester, Marion, & Fellis. Jan. 1840, DBL Mary Simpson. Mar. 1840, RBL Larkin Vandiver & wife, Sarah [Williamson]. Sep. 1840, RBE Sarah, slave of Mr. B. [Bannister?] Owens. RBL Bro. [S. or J.] Morgan; letter from Friendship, Franklin Co. TN. RBE Patsy Martin. [who is this?] Oct. 1840, RBL E[zekiel] Murphy and Mrs. Murphy from Big Creek; RBL J. D. [John Daniel] King from Big Creek; RBE Margaret Wadkins [who is this?], Mary Wigington [Mary West, w/o Geo. W. Wiggington?]. Inquiry into conduct of D. W. Hamilton, of Liberty Church. [Does anyone know what this "Liberty Church" is?] Feb. 1841, Excluded David W. Hamilton. June 1841, Assoc. delegates: Hubbard & J. D. King; Moore in case of failure. July 1841, changed assoc. delegates to E. Murphy & Moore, [Wm.] Pickle in case of failure. Sept. 1841, "Bro. [Larkin] Vandiver stated that he had a fight some four or five weeks since." Laid over. "Bro.[Simeon?] Smith stated that there was a report in circulation against him for drinking too much and said he was sorry that he gave room for the report to go out... church agreed to bear with him." Oct. 1841, Bro. [Larkin] Vandiver "made a satisfactory acknowledgment and was again restored to fellowship." Polly Simpson excluded; "acted very immorrally." RBL James Willbanks and wife, Elizabeth [Martin]. Nov. 1841, "Bro. [J. D.] King stated that there was reports in circulation concerning him and wishes his name extracted from the church." Laid over. DBL Bro. [Larkin] Vandiver and wife. Dec. 1841, Bro. [J. D.] King excluded. Apr. 1842, DBL Jane West [who is this?]. RBE Wm. Durham. June 1842, Assoc. delegates: G. V. Gambrell, E[zekiel] Murphy. June 1842, RBE Nancy Hollansworth [Hollingsworth-who is this?] Oct. 1842, RBE Lucinda Durham [w/o William Durham; maiden surname?] Nov. 1842, DBL Jane C. Gambrell. [Jane Elvira Wiliams?] Jan. 1843, RBL Jane Davis, from Neals Creek Baptist. [possibly Jane Levels, w/o William "Billy" Davis.] July 1843, RBE Ned, servant of Mr. T[homas] Orr. July 1843, Orange, servant of Mr. F[rederick] Owens applied for restoration; deferred. RBE Shadrick Owens. RBE Patsy McCallister [Martha Williams, w/o Edward McAlister], Francis Hunt [Frances McAlister, w/o Jeremiah Hunt.] Aug. 1843, RBE Fillis, servant of Mr. T[homas] Orr. Sept. 1843, RBL James McCallister & wife, Rebeck [Laboon], from Big Creek. Restored Orange, servant of F. Owens. Oct. 1843, RBE Toney, servant of T. Orr; Diamond, servant of E[zekiel] Murphy. DBL Bro. [Levi] Wimpy, Bro. G (?) D. Morgan. [who is this?] Nov. 1843, appointed John Morgan clerk. DBL George Gambrell. Feb. 1844, RBL Bro. Allison Langston, appointed church clerk. March 1844, RBE George, servant of F[rederick] Owens. DBL Elizabeth Burroughs. [who is this?] June 1844, RBE Polly, slave of J. D. Cason. July 1844, RBE Luby, slave of E. Owen. RBL Melia (?) Right from (?) Church, North Carolina [possibly Mahala Martin, w/o James C. Wright]. Nov. 1844, charge against Dime/Diamond, slave of Bro. [Ezekiel] Murphy, for drinking and fighting; laid over. Dec. 1844, DBL Mahala Wimpy [Mahala Bryant, w/o David Wimpy]. Jan. 1845, RBE Chany, slave of F[rederick] Owens. RBL Charity, slave of Dr. Wm. Robinson from Greenville church. May 1845, charge against Sarry, slave of N. [Noah T.?] Richardson; laid over. June 1845, charge against Charity, slave of Dr. Robinson. July 1845, Charity excluded; Sarry postponed. Sep. 1845, Sarry excluded. Charge against Diamond. Charge against Ned for "disobedience to his overseer." Ned "made satisfaction to the Church." Oct. 1845, took up case of Dime [Ezekiel Murphy's Diamond]; excluded. Nov. 1845, took up case against Toney; excluded. "Bro. [James] Willbanks then came forward and expressed his sorrow and repentence for a transgression which he committed at the general muster and was forgiven." DBL Judah Owen [daughter of Frederick Owen]. Jan. 1846, sermon by Bro. Owen. June 1846, DBL sister Tarrissa Cason [Theresa Pickle, w/o James Anderson Cason] and her slave, Polly. July 1846, DBL Sam, slave of Mrs. Earl. RBE Elizabeth Long [likely Elizabeth Hughey, w/o Ezekiel Long]. Aug. 1846, Protracted meeting. All received "on profession of his/her faith in Christ." [Note that this is different from previous members, who were "received by experience."] RBF Amy Smith, Elizabeth [Wilson, w/o William Pickle] Pickle, Joseph Smith [h/o Amy McAllister, s/o Basdal Smith?], Frederick Owen, John Long, Burrel a servant of F. Owen, Mary Pickle [d/o William Pickle], Adaline Langston, Jeremiah Hunt, Anderson Owen. Oct. 1846, RBF Frances [Stephens, w/o Anderson Owen] Owen, Sevilla [Welborn, w/o Edward Smith] Smith, Eliza--slave of E[zekiel] Long. Dec. 1846, chose Robert King as pastor for next year. Apr. 1847, appointed Bro. J. Smith singing clerk. May 1847, RBL Nancy, slave of Redmond Wyatt, from Dorchester church. June 1847, RBL Peter Walker, wife Mary [Nix], daughter Susannah. July 1847, "agreed to have the rules of the church red next meeting." Aug. 1847-Feb. 1848, impossible to read. Mar. 1848, DBL Mary Boroughs [who is this?]. Apr. 1847, "agreed with Bro. S[imeon] Smith to furnish a lock and other instruments for securing the church doors and windows." May 1848, "sermon by Frank a colored man." RBL Polly, slave of J[ames A.] Cason. June 1848, Assoc. delegates: J[eremiah] Hunt, J[ames] E[lbert] Pickle, A[llison] Langston. Sep. 1848, RBF Henry, slave of E[zekiel] Long. Oct. 1848, DBL J[ames] E[lbert] Pickle and wife [Mary Jane Welborn], Sister C. Smith [possibly Savilla Welborn], A[llison] Langston and wife [Catherine unk.]. Jan. 1849, DBL Bro. [Peter] Walker and wife [Mary Nix] and daughter [Susannah]. Feb. 1849, RBL Joel Walker. June 1849, charge against Owen's Orange for fighting. Assoc. delegates: J. D. King, E. Murphy, Simeon Smith, Joseph Smith [h/o Amy McAllister, s/o Basdal Smith?] July 1849, RBL Matilda and Elizabeth Davis[possibly daughters of Zachariah Davis?]. Appointed Joel Walker assistant church clerk. Aug. 1849, RBL Sarah Bird [possibly Sarah May, w/o Martin Bird] and daughter Maranda. Sept. 1849, agreed to retain Orange. "Agreed to have the constitution and rules of decorum written in church book." Dec. 1849, DBL Isaac Timms and wife. March 1850, RBL Nancy J. Crawford. DBL Sarah Bird and daughter. DBL J. D. King. Appointed J. M. Walker church clerk in place of J. D. King. Sept. 1850, RBL R[edmond] F[oster] Wyatt, Viny Davis [d/o Zachariah Davis?]. Oct. 1850, RBL Nancy Brewer. RBE Nancy O. Wyatt. Elected R. F. Wyatt clerk. Appointed J. Long "leader in music to pitch the church tunes." DBL J. M. Walker. Feb. 1851, DBL Malinda Davis and Elizabeth Davis. May 1851, unspecified charge against colored brother named Jack. June 1851, Nancy Hollingsworth RBL. [who is this?] Jack gave satisfaction and was retained. July 1851, RBL Mahala [Bryant] Wimpy Sept. 1851, Association delegates: Bros. [James] Wilbanks & Wyatt; alternate Bro. [Ezekiel] Murphy. Oct. 1851, RBE D. [Daniel Calloway?] Kelly and Mrs. Kelly [Sarah Ann Smith?]. Dec. 1851, elected James Wilson to supply us [as minister] for next year. DBL Nancy Hollingsworth. May 1852, RBL Lucinda Murphy [d/o Ezekiel] June 1852, RBL Bro. T[homas] Murphy and wife [Mary "Polly" Matilda Martin]. Sep. 1852, "Agreed to repair the roof of the meeting house. Brethren W[illiam] Pickle, T[homas] Murphy, and R. F. Wyatt each to furnish 100 boards and Brethren E. Murphy, J. Long, and D. Kelly to put them." Oct. 1852, DBL Nancy Crawford. Apr. 1852, RBL Jane Pickens [who is this?] and Elizabeth Cason [who is this?]. Bro. A[nderson?] Owens "attended and gave satisfactory reasons for nonattendance-and his case was dismised." July 1853, RBE Nancy, slave of Esq. [Ezekiel] Murphy. Sept. 1853, "Rev. Mr. Wilborn, a Campbellite Brother, preached...." [Any ideas who this is? Does anyone know of an Anderson Dist. Campellite church, or if any of their ancestors belonged to the church?] "Took up a collection to pay for minutes": R. G. Wyatt, Wm. Pickle, W[illiam] Hubbard, T. Murphy, James Richey, D. Kelly, Hester [Murphy] Richardson, E. Murphy, John Long, R. F. Wyatt [each paid $.10]; John Rosmond, $.25. "Bro. J[ames] Long asked for a letter of dismission which after some discussion was postponed until our next regular meeting." Nov. 1853, DBL J[ames] Long, Wm. Durham and wife [Lucinda unk.-is she a Murphy?], Bro. Wm. Pickle and wife [Elizabeth Wilson. Both buried at Big Creek]. May 1854, "Examined a colored Bro. Belonging to T[homas] Orr as to the propriety of allowing him to exhort-agreed not to allow them." Aug. 1854, Association delegates appointed: D. Kelly, R. F. Wyatt, alternates E. Murphy & S[imeon] Smith. Sep. 1854, appointed Thos. Murphy additional assoc. delegate. DBL Viney Davis. Oct. 1854, RBE James Long. Jan. 1855, A[nderson?] Owens excluded for non-attendance. DBL Sister L. Jane Pickens [who is this?]. Mar. 1855, DBL T. Orr's slave, Ned. July 1855, DBL Elizabeth Pickle. Aug. 1855, sermon by Bro. Furman of Greenville. Sep. 1855, RBE Ezekiel Long and wife, Matilda [unk.]. RBL Mariah, slave of J. F. Wyatt. RBE Warren, slave of Ezekiel Long. Oct. 1855, protracted meeting. RBE Cynthia [Cason] Long, Martha Jane Wigington, Louisa Wigington, J[ames] H. Cason, James J[asper] Wyatt, Rufus Hughs, Lucinda Wigington, Emeline Davis, John Wigington, Wm. F. Wyatt, W[illiam] A[ustin] Cason, "girl belonging to Col. Pickens," S. H. Browing, David-slave of E. Long. RBL Matilda Davis. Nov. 1855, DBL Sister Brewer [who is this?] Called Bro. B. Hays to supply us next year. Dec. 1855, RBL Lucinda [Murphy] Gore, Elizabeth [Murphy] Pickle. RBE Isaac- slave of Joshua Owens. Feb. 1856, B. Hays asked to be "liberated from the Pastorship of our church." Elected Bro. W. B. Long in his place [did not accept]. DBL Bro. R[ufus] Hughs, James Woolbanks [Wilbanks] and wife [Elizabeth Martin]. May 1856, Bro. E. Long elected deacon. RBL Ayers, slave of Dr.[William] Robinson. June 1856, RBL Enoch Wigington. E[zekiel] Long ordained deacon, following adress by B. F. Mauldin "on the duties of deacons." Pastor now James Wilson. Aug. 1856, sermon by Bro. Burdine, Methodist. RBE Jehu Browning. Sep. 1856, "agreed that Brother E. Long be allowed the privilege of exercising as a licensed preacher." Nov. 1856, RBL Nancy E. McMurray [who is this?] Feb. 1857, DBL Phillis, slave formerly belonging to R[edmond] G. Wyatt. June 1857, charge against Jehu Browning for drunkenness and fighting; excluded. RBL Matthew Gambrell and wife, Ruthy [Murphy]. Sep. 1857, elected R. F. Wyatt deacon. Charge against Isaac, slave of Mr. Owens, for drunkenness; cited to trial; excluded. Nov. 1857, R. F. Wyatt "declined to be ordained as deacon." Dec. 1857, DBL Matilda Davis, Lucinda E. [Murphy] Gore. Request for letter from Emaline Davis; postponed. Jan. 1858, charge against M[atthew] Gambrell for drunkenness. Mar. 1858, M. Gambrell gave satisfaction "byacknowledging the charge and asking for the forgiveness of the church." Apr. 1858, "To the memory of James Jasper Wyatt, born Feb. 15th 1834, Baptized 3rd Sunday in Oct. 1855, died April 10th 1858." June 1858, RBL Amanda Sherman. [w/o Samuel Sherman. Who is he?] July 1858, DBL Nancy, a colored woman formerly belonging to R. G. Wyatt. Aug. 1858, charge against David, slave of Ezekiel Long, for drunkenness; excluded. Sep. 1858, RBE Joseph, colored man of Mrs. McKinney [Martha "Patsy" Owen, w/o John McKinney]. Oct. 1858, "Bro. Wm. F. Wyatt made a statement in regard to a difficulty and fight he had, and after hearing him, agreed to receive it as satisfactory." Long's David gave satisfaction and was restored to fellowship. Dec. 1858, DBL Elizabeth [Murphy] Pickle. Feb. 1859, Simeon Smith presented a charge against M. Gambrell for being drunk; Gambrell excluded. May 1859, "ordered the clerk to write to the clerk of Rocky River for information in regard to the character of Sister Emaline Davis." June 1859, RBL Letty, slave of Mr. Cason. Aug. 1859, protracted meeting. Appointed association delegates: E. Murphy, E. Long, R. F. Wyatt, alternates James Long, John E. Wigington. Restored: Mrs. Owens' slave Isaac, E. Long's Henry, Jehu Browning. RBL G. W. Conner's Lucy, James Pegg's Hester, Thizza Cott [any ideas who this is?] RBE Rachael Vandiver, Margaret Bryant [who is this?], Annfield Vandiver, E. Long's Amanda, Edward Vandiver, Kirksey Bryant [who is this?], John Cason's Samuel, Frances Kelly [female] [who is this?], Joshua Owens' Peter. Sep. 1859, charge against Mr. Owens' Isaac for drunkenness; excluded. RBE Matilda Owens, Harriet E. Wigington [who is this?], Jno. Cason's Susan, Widow Wilson's Cathron and Jane [is this Mary Thomas, w/o James Wilson?], Jane Nix [who is this?] Oct. 1859, RBE T[homas] Orr's John and Hannah. RBL J[oshua] Owens' Jane, Mary Sherman [who is this?]. Nov. 1859, RBL James Browning and wife Nancy. DBL Mary Martin, "who has been out of the bounds of the church for twenty years or longer."[Who is this?] Dec. 1859, DBL Hester [Murphy] Richardson. RBE Thos.Orr's Elias. o----------o MOUNT PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH For some time after our forefathers began to settle this section of Anderson County, they had no churches in which to worship. they probably met in homes in order to keep alive their faith and Form of worship. It was in 1791 that the church, which would later become Mount Pisgah, was organized with ten members. the church was called Brushy Creek with Rev. Carter Tarrent as pastor. The first building was a log structure located just beyond the northeast entrance of the present building. In 1814, Fredrich Owen set aside from his property eight acres of land for a burial ground. From 1817 to 1824, there was no pastor of the church, which sometime during that period came to be known as Mount Pisgah Baptist Church. This church had a distinguished history and its forefathers have been of noble cause and purpose. In 1824, a second building was constructed a hundred feet in front of the present building. From this time to the present, good records have been kept. During this time, the church grew and prospered. Shortly before the Civil War, plans were being made to build a new structure, the present "Old Building." On July 30, 1876, this building was dedicated. The window sills in this building are of heart pine from the old wooden building, which was demolished. After the close of World War I, the church planned and constructed the present sanctuary, which was begun in April 1925 and dedicated on May 9, 1926. This building has been remodeled several times and the educational building added on, as well as a parsonage. The activities building was completed and dedicated in 1974. A children's educational building was dedicated in 1989. This building also has space for the pastor's study, church office, and' library. In 1994, an adult educational building was dedicated which also included a commercial kitchen and fellowship hall. During these years, much progress has been made, not only in the physical facilities, but in the total commitment of the church. By: Piedmont Baptist Association 2003 o----------o MOUNT PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH A church history must be a history within a history - a story of Mount Pisgah Baptist Church within the early history of the Northwest corner of South Carolina. It is inherent for man to desire to know "from whence he came." So it is with a church. The words church refers to "a body of organized religious believers" particularly one who in this case embraces the faith and doctrine of the people called Baptist. History is a "tale - a story of a happening - or a series of events involving people and the causes that lead to their actions or circumstances." Writing any kind of history must be approached with a certain amount of fear and trembling. When one attempts to recapture the past, there is always the danger of failing to include mention of someone or some event that should have been included. How does one begin such a history? I started with the church minutes. Then I went to the Furman University Baptist Historical Collection. Here I read minutes of the early churches in the area, early associational minutes, and early history of the Baptist work in the state. Then I did research pertaining to this area's early history in the other local libraries. Early histories, written by members of the church, provided valuable information. Then various members shared memories and information with me that I could include in the manuscript. This has been a fascinating project. Looking into the past, into the lives of those who have served Mount Pisgah Baptist Church throughout these years, we realize history is more than facts and dates; it is the people. As I read the old minutes, I was amazed by the strange spelling I found. To retain these nostalgic aspect of these early writings, I have noted these strange spellings with { } brackets. In the minutes, names of all members being disciplined, excluded, or joining the membership is listed. I have omitted these names, and referred to these people only as members of the church. We, as a church, need to learn what has gone before because we can not improve the future without knowledge of the past. As we discover just how God has worked through his people two hundred years, we can become more effective in our witness today. If this can be gained from the reading of this history, then all will have been worthwhile. CHAPTER 1 THOSE EARLY YEARS In the northwest corner of the state of South Carolina lies a piece of land which in 1826 was given county status and named Anderson. It was in this area in 1791 that Brush Creek Baptist - later to be known as Mount Pisgah Baptist Church was organized. This land's first inhabitants had been the Cherokee Indians who left the wild beauty and redness of the soil much as nature had formed it. The area before 1750 was the hunting ground of the Indians from the Keowee area. It was also one of their southern most villages as noted by the numerous burial mounds found in the area today. One of the earliest accounts of upstate history was an official report of the State of the Province in 1708. It stated: About 250 miles from our settlement (Charles Town) to the north on the ridge of the mountains, live the Cherokee Indians. They are numerous people, but very lazy. They are settled in some 60 towns and are at least 500 men. The trade we have with them is considerable. They being but ordinary hunters and less warriors...In one year, they have brought us at least 50,000 furs for about $2,500 pounds to 3,000. The goods traded with them are English cottons, broadcloth of several colors, duffels of blue and red, beads, axes, hoes, falchions, small fuses, guns, gun powder, bullets and small shots (Snowden, page 152). These early settlers bequeathed to this section the beautiful melodic names of many of its rushing rivers - the Seneca, the Tugaloo, and the Savannah. They also gave the upstate one of the most beautiful legends of the entire southland. It is the Legend of Cateechee It is said that long ago a young Englishman, Frances Allen, taught in the Indian school at Keowee. Among his pupils was Cateechee, a Choctaw maiden who was captive of the Cherokee chief. In her language, her name was Isaqueena - both names meaning deer's head. Allen and Cateechee fell in love before he was returned to the fort at Ninety Six. He had promised to return for her and to help her return to her people. One night she heard the chiefs planning an attack on Fort Cambridge. Their intent was to massacre all the white people living there. Cateechee was determined to save Allen. After the others were asleep, she stole away to the fort ninety six miles away from Keowee. She planned to go there and warn the white people of the attack. When morning came and she was missing, the Indians suspected her mission and pursued her. As she fled from the mountains, she crossed a number of streams. As she rode along, she named them, comforting herself with the sound of the number of miles she had behind her. She called out One Mile Creek, Six Mile Creek, Twelve Mile Creek, Eighteen Mile Creek, Twenty-three Mile Creek, Twenty-six Mile Creek and so on until she reached Ninety Six. The exhausted girl reached the settlement before the Indians and was able to warn them of the attack. When they arrived, the attack was repulsed. Cateechee remained at the fort and married Allen. The Cherokees, however, did not forget her action. Months later she and her husband were captured and returned to Keowee as slaves. Eventually, they found an opportunity to escape. The two young people fled into the mountains to hide. One day while she was walking along a path near Cave Creek with her small child, she saw a band of Indian scouts and fled down stream. When she came to a place where the stream dropped over a rocky precipice into a gorge far below, she realized her pursuers were close behind. As they closed in, she leaped into the falls and disappeared. Today, these falls bear her name - Isaqueena. The Indians turned back assuming she was killed. She had, however, landed safely on a rocky ledge concealed behind the curtain of water. Frances had seen his wife drop and rescued her. The little family then escaped down the creek to the broad Savannah River and returned to Ninety Six. This is a beautiful story, but historians discount the claim of how the streams were named. Maps of the area long before this incident listed these names. Early traders had named them as they traveled back and forth to the Indian country. The region was rich with deer, bear, elk, and buffalo. There was also a wide beauty much as nature had fashioned it. In 1730, there was a treaty prohibiting any white man to settle in Indian Territory. But there were a few hunters, traders, and cattlemen venturesome souls who dared to disobey this treaty and claimed land as squatters. These individuals walked or rode horse back over Indian paths. Several of these paths came through this area. One such path closely follows Highway 86 and Highway 8 into what is now Pickens County and on to Keowee - the chief town of the Cherokees. There were no soldiers garrisoned in this area to protect the settlers from the Indians, but the rich rolling land and healthy climate of the upstate tempted these people. However, in the 1750's and 2760's a new flood of settlers poured into this "Up County." By 1776, the area was estimated to contain 82,942 people or about half of the population of the state. These new comers were of several nationalities. By far the largest group was the Scotch Irish. These were the humble folk who sought a cheaper, better, freer life than they had known. Before the Revolution, some 40,000 Scotch-Irish came to the up state. The term Scotch Irish is, however, a misnomer. The Scots who had moved to Ulster in Northern Ireland, beginning about 1600, had never interfered with the Roman Catholic Irish who resented their presence. As of 1700, the Ulster Scots began to encounter political and religious difficulties. When these problems arose in Ireland, they relocated in Pennsylvania and later drifted down into the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. When Indian trouble broke out there, they found their way into the upper part of South Carolina. These early settlers arrived perhaps with a pair of horses or yolk of oxen, a small wagon of household goods and occasionally some cattle, hogs, and poultry. Some of these individuals walked, some rode horses, while others arrived in wagons. Knowing its dangers, both natural and human, the pioneers early recognized the benefits of the climate, the possibilities of its rich soil and the quality of its other natural resources. The most significant religious developments in South Carolina in these early years came as the result of this expansion into the upstate. These early settlers possessed few of the skills or experiences to open new territory. Most of them received small land grants of about 175 acres. Usually they chose to settle on a hillside near a creek. Bottom lands were found to be very fertile and also, there were usually springs on the hillsides. This meant no well had to be dug. Settlers wanted to arrive between November and May so a crop could be planted the first year. Their first house often was a three sided cabin built of logs with a roof and an open front. Later the more permanent homes were built of notched green logs dabbed with clay and roofed with bark or rough boards. These cabins were usually about 16 by 18 feet. A bed along one wall was for the parents while the children usually slept in the loft which could be reached by a ladder on one wall. A chimney and fire place was at one end of the cabin. Later the houses in this section of the state were two story frame houses with a chimney at each end. A story ell at the rear was usually the kitchen and dining area. Each home often had a long porch in front. Furniture in these early homes was handmade. Cooking was usually done over the open fire with the chief utensils being a pot hung over the flames for a large frying pan which sat on the hot coals. Meals were varied, but usually consisted of corn and hominy, salt or dried meat and bread from either wheat or corn. Poultry played a major role in the food of the settlers especially since there were many water fowls, game birds and wild turkeys all around. For years the social and financial standing of a family was measured by the number of feather beds the family owned. In examining old wills from the area, always high on the appraisal list were the feather beds. One historian stated that the only aristocracy of the up state was the "Feather Bed Aristocracy." A difficult job for these early settlers was just to clear enough land for a home and for their first crops. This first crop was usually a food crop such as corn. Later they added potatoes, pumpkins, turnips, beans and peas. These crops were not, at this time, money crops but just for the family. Settlers had a rough time just surviving. Life was especially difficult for the women. Many of these women went to an early grave because of childbearing, the drudgery of house and field work and even loneliness. These women were responsible for the clothing for all the family. They also were the doctors for the family since there were few doctors in the area. They had to keep the medicine chest well stocked but found many of the remedies growing in the garden or the near by woods. If the family owned slaves, as many of these settlers later did, they were also responsible for their health and welfare as well as their own household. Most settlers had at least a horse and a pig or two. In a few years they were found to be raising a number of cattle. Even without modern refrigeration, they found that salt preserved meat for some time. These cattle, however, were not just for meat but for milk, hides and tallow. They also raised a number of sheep for their wool. The area, from the time of the early explorers, has been described as having very rich, fertile soil, crystal clear springs and sparkling creeks. In 1775, the famous naturalist, William Bartram, visited the area. He described the region as being so covered with wild strawberries that the hooves of the horses were colored red. He went on to describe the forests as covered with oaks, hickory, pine, black gum, black locust, maple, sour wood and popular. There were, according to Bartram beavers, raccoons, opossums, foxes, otters, minks, muskrats, rabbits and squirrels in abundance. In the air were turkeys, ducks, quail, doves and other birds. By the 1770's the upcountry was exporting grain and meat. Some reports show as many as 3,000 wagon trips from this area to Charles Town. These wagons not only took products to the low country but returned filled with luxuries the settlers desired. It was years before there was any manufacturing going on in the area. There were, however, blacksmiths and water powered mills operating in just a few years. On early maps of the area a number of flour or corn mills are listed. These old maps also show other land marks - especially the taverns which were really private homes who took in over night visitors. These houses were usually identified on the old maps as "P.H." or public house. According to historians, the early settlers were noted for "their integrity, their goodly heritage of ideas and customs and their soundness." (Jones, p. 261) The first settlers of South Carolina were of different religious persuasions. Few had any real connection with the government and the government approved church. In some of the colonies, there were plans for establishing meeting houses and religious instructions as part of every new town. South Carolina never had such a plan. In 1698, a minister of the Church of England was established in Charles Town. This continued as long as the province was subject to Great Britain. Twenty four parishes were laid out mostly n the coastal area with none more than 90 miles inland. When people of South Carolina broke their ties with England, new religious movement began to take place. The organized church, which had been confined to the coastal area, began to move inland as dissenters migrated to the northern and western parts of the state. The Baptist formed a church in Charles Town about 1685 with Rev. Screven as their first minister. Before the Revolution there were some 30 churches in the state. During these early years, the society of the upstate ran the risk of breaking down since there were no schools, no local government and few churches to help organize, shape and hold the community together. One historian reported that the early up country taverns were one of the two principle institutions - the other being the early church. The church, never the less, was probably the weaker of the two. Most of the residents were at first not church going people. (Jones, p. 262) Not long after these early settlers arrived, the Indians began to attack the settlements. One of the earliest attacks was the Long Cane Massacre in February 1760. Patrick Calhoun, father of John C. Calhoun, was attempting to move his family and others from that settlement to Augusta for safety when they were attacked as they approached Patterson's Bridge in what is now Abbeville County. About fifty people, mostly women and children were killed and countless others were scalped and left to wander wounded into the woods. Two children, daughters of William Calhoun, were taken by the Indians. One of these girls was rescued, but the other was never heard of again. Governor James Glen, during his term in office, had he idea of building a string of forts west of the mountains to cut the French Empire in two. He also wanted to show the Indians that the British were their friends. To win the Indians in this area, he proposed building a fort at the Lower Town on the east side of the Keowee River (now under Lake Keowee). Fort Prince George, a 100 feet square fort, was built with a guardhouse and barracks inside. The fort was a symbol to the Indians that the English were watching and also protecting them. During the time, South Carolina was also having problems with the British. The Indians, therefore, felt they could use this as a perfect time to attack the frontier. They felt they could overwhelm the area and sweep away the settlers. This sudden uprising sent many settlers fleeing. Farms were abandoned, crops left to waste and people - most without guns - crowded into little stockades or fled to the midlands or low country. Several hundred men, women and children were killed before an army could be mustered to attack these savages. In September 1776, General Andrew Pickens, then a major, obtained permission to take twenty five choice men to scout the adjacent country. After crossing a stream now called Little River, in passing through an old Indian field covered with thick grass, four or five feet high, more than two hundred Indians, painted in the most hideous manner for war, were seen rushing down the ridge. Their guns were swinging in their left hands and in their right were raised tomahawks. Their leader yelled at them not to fire but to tomahawk the white men for they were but a handful. Major Pickens ordered his men not to fire until the Indians did, to take deliberate aim and fire two at a time in succession and to fall into the grass and load. This invincible firmness, from so small a band, astonished and struck terror into the savage ranks and they immediately recoiled upon each other, dropped their tomahawks, and resorting to their guns gradually fell back and were picked off at leisure by the steady and unerring aim of this small band of firm militia. This encounter was later known as the "Ring Fight" because the Indians had formed a ring around Pickens men. This battle took place in what is now Oconee County. Major Andrew Williamson, with some 450 men marched against Moffettsville in what is now Abbeville County. His forces were ambushed and cut to pieces. Later he organized and with forces from North Carolina marched on the Cherokees burning towns, destroying their crops and driving the Indians to the brink of starvation. Peace talks in Charles Town in December 1761 finally ended this bloodshed. The Indians and South Carolina agreed on a border which was the present line between Anderson and Abbeville counties, turning at the Reedy River and going north (the present Greenville and Spartanburg county line) to the Tryon mountains. East of this line whites could settle peacefully. West of this line was the Cherokee Nation. After 1763, new settlers began to pour into the upstate. Problems with the Indians were reduced and the French threat was no longer present. Unfortunately, many of these new residents were not the stable settlers of the earlier surge. Many of them were even outlaws or drifters. In 1769, the up country was divided into four districts. The first district was the territory between the Savannah River and Saluda River and was known as the Ninety Six District. This district and the others were formed as the result of complaints and hardships the settlers had in making the long and dangerous journeys to the coastal city of Charles Town to transact legal business. It included the present counties of Spartanburg, Union, Laurens, Newberry, Abbeville, Edgefield, Saluda, Greenwood, Cherokee, McCormick, and part of Greenville, Aiken and Lexington. The present counties of Anderson, Pickens, Oconee and part of Greenville were still Cherokee Territory. Before this church was organized, the settlers went through the Revolution War. The upcountry was touched very little by the problems of the British, and many citizens were even Loyalists. Residents were urged to join the Charles Town Patriots. Two ministers - one a Baptist and one a Presbyterian - were sent to the area to "recruit" the settlers, but they found few receptive audiences. Of some 1,500 persons known to the Baptist of military age, about 600 served in the army or furnished supplies. This was about the same proportion as other denominations (Townsend, p. 278). Only a few names of Baptist Patriots appear, but not because they did not support the American cause. These early folk were often not interested in preserving history or recording events. The motive of the war in the beginning was not to obtain liberty, but to get out from under economic oppression. From the 1760's Charleston merchants, blacksmiths, carpenters, printers - and the like had become agitated with British abuse. When the wealthy planters began to feel this abuse, storm clouds gathered. One of the first incidents with bloodshed, however, took place in the upstate of South Carolina. This battle came to be later known as Snow Campaign since an unusually heavy snow for the area fell during the battle. Again, life in the up state was disrupted by the outbreak of a bloody conflict with the Cherokees. They felt that this was again the perfect time to invade the settlements. Col. Andrew Williamson was again called on to lead a force of some 1,800 militia men into the lower Cherokee Country. They burned the villages, towns, huts and cornfields of the Indians. Many of the Indians fled westward. The remnants of the tribe signed a peace treaty at Dewitt's Corner (the present town of Due West) which gave up almost all of their lands east of the mountains - the present counties of Anderson, Pickens and Greenville. They kept a small strip in what is now upper Oconee County. On November 28, 1785, the Cherokee Nation ceded more of the area to the state. A treaty was negotiated by General Andrew Pickens near his home, Hopewell, on the Seneca River. The following year, 1786, Greenville County was established from this Indian land. Pendleton County was established in 1789 from the new land between the Savannah River and Saluda River above the Indian boundary. With this, the hill country gave up its Indian heritage. After the Revolutionary War, the settlers began to build log huts for meeting places. These early churches had no windows, no heat and an opening at one end for light and air. Many of the residents of the area were Presbyterian, but there were few Presbyterian churches and fewer ministers. About this time, Baptist meeting houses began to appear. This denomination seems to have grown more rapidly than some others because they could ordain one of their members as minister since they did not require the education the Presbyterians expected of their ministers. In the early 1750's, there seems to have been only five or six organized churches in this area. These churches depended on circuit ministers to carry on their activity. One historian remarked that this upstate area was no society at all, but a mere mixture of religious and racial ideals. The Presbyterians built Hopewell or Richmond in 1786. The membership included General Andrew Pickens, General Robert Anderson (for whom Anderson County was named), and John Miller (the first upstate printer). It was named for the Pickens home place. In 1799, the church was moved out of Anderson County and became the historic Stone Church near the campus of Clemson University. Historians say that this first church divided also in its denomination. When Frances Asbury rode through the area on his way from Philadelphia to Charleston, he converted many people to the Methodist faith. The Presbyterians moved to a new location a few miles away and built a brick church known as Carmel. This church, located just over in Pickens County, became one of the leading churches in the area. This monument to the early Presbyterians of the section is located about 3 miles southeast of Liberty. It is a brick building with a slave gallery and bears the date 1789. In the cemetery at Carmel, a monument was erected to the memory of Rev. John L. Kennedy, founder of Thalian Academy. On one side, it bears the inscription: "our Pastor" - on the other - "Our Teacher" - and in front - Rev. John L. Kennedy, December 12, 1801 - August 19, 1877." On the original cite of Hopewell, Pickens Chapel was constituted. In the church yard is the counties earliest marked grave of a Revolutionary War soldier. It is the grave of Robert Pickens (1697-1787). This individual had been one of the first settlers in the area having received a land grant in 1783. Also, this cemetery is the resting place of more Revolutionary soldiers than any other known church yard. This is one of the most historic sports in the section of the state. So tread softly here; this soil is sacred. The soldiers resting here include: Captain James Anderson, John Arial, John Hamilton, Major Samuel Barr, Edward Boggs, Michael Dickson, Micajah Hughes, Robert Henderson, Peter McMahan, Laban Mauldin, Rucker Mauldin, Alexander Oliver, Captain Robert Pickens, who served as aide to General Andrew Pickens, Benjamin Hampton, Joseph Smith, Josiah Smith, Job Smith, Mead Smith, Michael Smith, William Waddle, James Watson, John Wilson and William Wilson. Others buried in the cemetery are John Wilson who served in the War of 1812 and William Davis who fought in the Seminole War. In an article, "Old Cemetery, A Step Backward in Time" by Carnis B. Davis in the Easley Progress, October 22, 1960, we read: Walking among the graves of Old Pickens Chapel Cemetery is like turning the pages of time back 100 years. You read names and dates and see a tall young man riding off to war; a beautiful young mother dying at childbirth for lack of proper medical care; infants dying at the age of ten days - two month - two years. You see a grave marked only by a rough field stone a name chiseled by hand into the granite surface - no last name - no date. You wonder who "Mother" was and why she died. You can almost see a grieving husband with hammer and chisel shaping crude letters into the rock. In this county, Big Creek Baptist Church in Williamston was constituted in 1788 - our own church followed just three years later. Big Creek was through the effort of Rev. Moses Holland, a native of Culpepper, Virginia. The first few members were his family and neighbors. Their first building was a small structure a half mile or so from the present site. Slabtown Presbyterian Church was built on land donated by J.M. Smith. The church, which was located on the present Highway 88, closed in the early 1900's when many of the area's citizens moved to nearby towns. Mr. Smith also gave a lot to be used as a burying ground with the stipulation that "the grounds be fenced, kept clean, and managed by a Board of Trustees." The oldest marked grave in this cemetery is that of Andrew Mullikin - 1847. This grave is marked by a small field stone with the words chiseled into it. An especially important issue facing area citizens soon after the War was their resentment concerning the unequal representation in state governing bodies. In the state legislature, about one fifty of the population ruled the other four fifths. The discontented up state residents did win two victories in the mid 1780's. Never had there been a real local government in South Carolina, but in 1785, the legislature created new counties with a country court. The courts were abandoned in 1799, but the circuit courts continued with judges coming around to hold court or "riding the circuit." Columbia was chosen as the state house site and a wooden structure was begun in 1786. The state of South Carolina was then able to draft a new constitution and reorganize its government. In 1790, the first census of Pendleton County showed 10,000 residents. There were a number of reasons for this growth one of which was the nearness of the Old Cherokee Trail. The land was 10 pounds sterling for 100 acres with no warrant to exceed 640 acres. Certain areas of the land were reserved for South Carolina soldiers of the Revolution. In 1791, Governor Charles Pinckney formed a new judicial district and named it Washington District in honor of President Washington who had just visited him. The upstate, in the 1790's, was very much rural as was the entire state. Rural South Carolina, therefore, needed a good staple crop to grow and market. They found this crop in cotton when Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793. As cotton farming grew, some of the larger land owners in the area owned a number of slaves. The residents of the area, however, still considered themselves a distinct people from the lower state - different in education, economics, interest, knowledge and refinement. CHAPTER II The Years 1791 - 1824 The first building for Brush Creek was a log structure located just beyond the north east entrance of the present building probably near the parsonage. The church had ten members with Rev. Carter Tarremt as the first pastor. John Gladdies was a candidate for the ministry in the church. These two individuals served the church which was growing from 14 in 1792 to 15 in 1793, 21 in 1794 and until John Howard became pastor in 1796. (Asplund's Register) During Rev. Howard's first year, 8 were baptized, 10 joined by letter, 3 were dismissed and 1 was excluded. This gave a total membership of 33. The first few years of the church's early existence is shrouded in an impenetrable fog with now and then a ray of light. What the church did during these years of immaturity, we have no records except in the minutes of the associations or in the records of neighboring churches. Baptists have often been guilty of indifferences to their history, or records have been lost, destroyed or left to "moth and decay." A search for early church records in the up country of South Carolina invariably brings the complaint, "Why didn't they keep better records?" The answer to this question is found in the conditions and circumstances of the back country. This, we must remember, had just recently been Indian Territory. Another hindrance to these early churches and associations was the fact that the Church of England was the state established church when the state was first established. This church was supported by tax money until the Constitution of 1777 gave other denominations the right to establish churches and to incorporate. The first church in the up state was Fairforest organized in 1760. It was "located in County Craven, Parish St. Marks, 200 miles north west of Charleston and 750 miles south west of Philadelphia" (Bailey). The church located near what is now the town of Union was established by Philip Mulkey. He was born in Halifax, North Carolina in 1732. He was "a man whose soul was all aflame with unquenchable evangelistic zeal - spared not time, toil, hardship nor suffering in order to plant the Gospel" (Bailey). In 1794, Brush Creek Baptist Church joined the Bethel Association. This was the first association in the upstate and extended into North Carolina. It was organized in 1786 and at one time had some 161 churches in this entire area. The first messengers to the associational meetings were: Henry McCann, 1794 and Nehemiah Payne and Levi Wimpy in 1795. During John Howard's first pastorate, the messengers were Robert Orr, James Head and James Satterfield. It is interesting to note that two of these men, Orr and Head, both were later pastors of the church. We have to remember that in these early Baptist churches it was an acceptable practice to ordain one of their members as minister and then call him as their pastor. In 1797, there were 8 baptisms, 10 joined by letter and 1 was excluded to give the church 50 members still led by Rev. John Howard. This individual had several hundred acres of land in 1775 near the waters of the Saluda River (Plat XVII, p. 107-8) and was living in Greenville County without slaves in 1790 (Census p. 70). He had been ordained at Main Saluda River Church in 1793. He served as pastor of Brush Creek until 1799 when Robert Orr became pastor. Statistics for 1798 were 1 addition, 5 dismissed, 1 was excluded and 3 died. The membership now was 51. By 1799, there were 55 members. There had been 4 baptisms, 3 joined by letter, 2 were dismissed, 1 was excluded and 1 died. Robert Orr served as pastor until 1802 when James Head is listed as pastor. Head was dismissed from Padgette Creek in 1789. He was living in Spartanburg Country with 2 slaves in 1790. The membership by 1802 dropped to 43. John Ray or Rae served as pastor in 1802. In 1804, Robert Orr was again called as pastor and served until 1812. He had a survey in 1772 of 100 acres in the fork of the Broad and Saluda River on Beaverdam Creek. He appears to have come from North Carolina. The church joined the Saluda Association in 1806. In the minutes of the association of 1809, the church appears as Mount Pisgah Baptist Church. This name came from the range of mountains near the Dead Sea. The summit of this range is Mount Nebo from which Moses viewed the Promised Land. The members felt that the name Brush Creek was not Biblical and they wanted a name from the Bible for their church. From the minutes of the Saluda Baptist Association, we find these statistics for the years 1806-1817: 1806 - 72 members - 4 baptized, 1 joined by letter, 4 dismissed, 0 excluded, 1 died 1807 - 63 members - 3 baptized, 4 by letter, 11 dismissed, 5 excluded, and 3 died 1808 - No statistics in the minutes 1809 - 41 members - 0 baptisms, 3 by letter, 11 dismissed, 2 restored, 4 excluded and 0 deaths. About this time, two churches developed from this church. One church, Holly Springs, was in Greenville Country; the other was Liberty. 1810 - 39 members - 0 baptisms, 3 by letter, 1 dismissed 2 excluded and 0 deaths. 1811 - 36 members - 0 baptisms, 3 by letter, 7 dismissed, 0 deaths 1812 - 35 members - 0 baptisms, 3 by letter, 1 dismissed, 1 excluded, 2 died 1813 - 39 members - 4 baptisms, 2 by letter, 2 excluded and 0 deaths 1814 - No statistics 1815 - 51 members - 2 baptisms, 16 by letter, 1 dismissed, 1 excluded 1816 - Pages missing from minutes 1817 - 28 members - no statistics The church is missing from the associational minutes until 1824. The first minute book for the church was begun at that time. If there were written records from 1791 - 1824, these were lost. It is possible that no records were kept since the business affairs probably were very simple. The information we have for these years is from secondary sources, but it does give us a glimpse into those first thirty-three years. During early 1814, Frederick Owen set aside from his property, a land grant from Pendleton District, eight acres for a burying ground. The cemetery is located across Highway 88 from the present church buildings. This cemetery is undisturbed in its simplicity although beautiful monuments and stones rise to attest to the goodness, faithfulness and religious austerity of those sleeping therein. The first person buried in this cemetery was Miss Agnes Wimpey, aged 59, who died on October 13, 1814. Later, the Sunday school erected a monument to this individual. As the nineteenth century began, leaders and politicians were trying to get the new nation organized. Upstate South Carolina, however, seemed to be more concerned about how to improve their living conditions. At this time, most of the residents lived in houses of hand hewn timber. A porch usually extended along the front of the house. In those days, people did not plant grass for lawns and a tidy home would be evidenced by a cleanly swept yard. Cooking, eating, sleeping, making clothing, repairing tools, doing lessons and on and on were all done in the main room of the house. As noted in the early church minutes, many of the members owned slaves. These black members formed a large part of the early congregation. They are frequently mentioned as they presented themselves by experience or by letters from other churches. Many of the minutes state when the doors of the church were opened for members those coming forward were "Tom, colored, belonging to ______" or "Sallie, a woman of (coulour), received by experience." These members customarily sat toward the back of the church - some churches had galleries where they sat to worship, but were considered a part of the church congregation. They were subject to the same strict discipline that applied to the white congregation. CHAPTER III The Years 1824 - 1876 The second church building was of hewn and hand sawed timbers. It was located about one hundred feet in front of the present "Old Building." This building had shutters for windows and rock chimney with a large fire place. The building was built in 1824, but there was no contractor. The people of the community did the work. A Mr. Barr was chosen to supervise the building. (Minutes) In January 1824, Benjamin Neighbors began conducting the services. In February of that year, the church called a Presbytery consisting of Rev. Moses Holland of Big Creek Baptist Church, Matthew Berry of Standing Springs and John Morgan and Deacon Pickle of Mount Pisgah. These brethren proceeded to ordain Mr. Neighbors. He was then called to the pastoral care of the church. Since the church had but one deacon, Deacon Pickle, the congregation decided to elect another. Ambers Bradley was selected. At the May 1824 business meeting, a Presbytery was formed consisting of Brothers Neighbors, Davis, and Pickle. The new deacon was thus ordained. A change in meeting time, from the first Saturday and Sunday of each month to the second Saturday and Sunday, came abut in September of 1824. The Sabbath was spent listening to the plain gospel while Saturdays were business sessions in preparation for the next day. On Saturday, new members were received or dismissed, members disciplined, and only necessary duties were attended to on the Sabbath. Rev. Neighbors continued as pastor until May 1830. During his six years as pastor, the church met somewhat irregularly. The increase in membership was 4 by baptism, 7 by letter and 2 were restored. A decrease of 5 was by letter and 2 were excluded. The next pastor was Rev. Robert King who served until January 1836. He seems to have been a typical Baptist minister of his day - "a strong Christian, a gifted speaker, but a man of little or no formal education. Never the less, he knew his Bible and preached it as he understood it; reaching the uneducated people of those early times as a scholar could never have done" (Minutes). In March of that year the church began meeting in their newer building after having held their meetings at the Brush Creek building for some time for reasons which were not explained in the minutes. During the pastorate of Rev. King, 29 members were added to the church roll and 4 were lost. Rev Drury Hutchinson was called as pastor and served in this capacity until January 1839. An increase of 9 and a decrease of 13 were reported in the minutes during this time. No records show who served the church as clerk until 1837 when William Pickle was appointed. From 1839 until December 1846, Rev. James Wilson served as pastor. During these seven years, there was an increase of 33 by baptism, 16 by letter and a decrease of 15 by letter and 5 by exclusion. Church clerks for this period included: George Gambrell, John Morgan, Allison Langston, J.D. King, J.M. Walker and B.F. Wyatt. These men kept well documented minutes in beautiful handwriting. This was especially true of the Saturday business sessions. In these early minute books, the church, each time a member died, appointed a committee to write an obituary. These obituaries were copied in the minutes then a page in the book was left blank in memory of the deceased. In those days when a person died, members of the family and close neighbors would help with all the burial arrangements. As soon as the person died a number of traditional things were done. If there were a bell at the church, this bell would be tolled to announce the death. One of the neighbors would be contacted to make a casket if the person had not already had one built. Relatives were then notified. The body was bathed, dressed and "laid out by the family members for preparation of the wake or the "sitting up" that would take place in the home of the deceased since there were few funeral homes in the area. Funeral services were usually held at the home. After a brief service, the body was borne to the cemetery - often on the farm - by strong men." Sometime the men would pass a large silk handkerchief under the coffin, grasp the ends and walk with slow measured steps to the grave. The family and friends followed behind the coffin. The absence of vehicles made this ceremony even more sad yet impressive. Rev. Robert King again served the church in 1854. During the time until January 1855, there were 11 baptisms, 22 received by letter, and there were 32 lost either by death, letter or exclusion. The next pastor was Rev. Baxter Hayes who led the group from January 1855 to February 1856. An increase of 18 by baptism, 15 by letter and a decrease of 3 by letter and 1 by exclusion was noted during his pastorate. Rev. W.B. Long was called as pastor after the resignation of Rev. Hayes. He did not accept the call and at their next business session they called Rev. James Wilson. After having been elected and ordained as deacon in May 1856, Ezekiel Long, from the church, was licensed to preach in September 1857. Rev. Wilson again served as pastor until January 1859. The church under Rev. Wilson's leadership had an increase of 5 by letter, 2 by baptism and 1 by restoration. The decrease was 8 by letter and 3 were excluded. These exclusions were often for drunkedness (listed as drunkenship in several entries), stealing, fighting, disorderly conduct. Twistification (dancing), jumping (dancing), and making mirth. The minutes of almost every business session began by the moderator inquiring if the church were in peace. If not, the various charges were brought against the members who were either forgiven or excluded. Just as the church was growing during this time, so was the corner of the upstate. In December 1826, Pendleton County had been divided into Anderson and Pickens. Anderson was named for Revolutionary War hero, Robert Anderson; Pickens was named for General Andrew Pickens. Even with the area growth, much frustration also grew in the area. There were two different and distinct regions of the state just as in the entire nation. There different political views, constitutional theories, different life styles and different economic ideas. But the differences - as wide as they were, it was hard to believe they could cause the bloodiest war in our nation's history. Slavery was more than an economical or emotional idea. It was a moral question. The intensity of feelings also made people irrational. John C. Calhoun of this area became one of the state's most famous political leaders. One of the major needs of these early settlers was roads. These roads, as they were opened, were maintained by people who lived along or near them. For the people of this area, the nearby village, Pendleton, gave them many cultural opportunities. A sophisticated social life was often going on there. The large shaded verandas were the sites of afternoon parties and other social events. There were several hotels in Pendleton for visitors to the area. Membership was also available in a Literary Club, Debating Society, Marksmanship Club, Jockey Club, Driving Association and many other clubs. In 1815, a Farmer's Society had been organized with the worthy purpose of "increasing the real comfort and happiness of farmers in the district and making him respectable and independent. (History of Pendleton Farmer's Society). This society, among the oldest such organizations in the United States, is still in existence. The society holds two meetings a year at its historic Farmer's Hall on the village green in Pendleton. Throughout the state, schools, college, hospitals and churches were built. A new capitol was being built in Columbia. Extracts from a diary kept by Micajah Clark in 1857 on a visit from Mississippi to his Anderson County relatives, gave an account of the building of the capitol. It read: July 15, 1857 - After a fine nights rest I woke invigorated, bathed and walked out on the streets and viewed the Capitol being erected - a magnificent building about 500 feet long. A railroad built out to a rock quarry brings the rock in. The architect employed to construct the building gets $800.00 a year. It will not be completed short of ten years. It will cost over three million dollars and it will surely be one of the finest statehouses in the south. The small church was growing during this time and saw the need for a new building. The Civil War, however, broke out and the congregation agreed to postpone any building plans for the time being. Many of the men of the church joined the fight. From the early 1800's to the outbreak of the war, South Carolina seemed to be stumbling along both politically and emotionally. The question of slavery was splitting the nation in two. In the 1850's, most South Carolinians seemed set on secession. Their only question seemed to be when - either immediately or when other states withdrew. Charleston was still the center of the state's cultural life and there was a strong interest in literature and art. However, the quarrel with the north was ever present in the minds of the people. At the time of the national election of 1860, the Republican candidate was chosen presidency; the state of South Carolina left the Union. Six southern states immediately followed South Carolina out of the Union. They set up their own union, the Confederate States of America, selected Jefferson Davis as their president and named Richmond, Virginia their capital. Four more states soon joined this first group. South Carolina became the center stage for this great conflict. On April 12, 1861, the Confederate troops began bombarding Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. The War had begun! The first great battle, at Manassas, was won by the south and the Confederate armies went on to win many other battles, often against great odds. This area was spared much of the devastation other parts of the state suffered and faced for the most part. Bands of wandering troops took or destroyed much of the supplies of the local people. Older residents recalled that a wooden fence had, at one time, run along what is now Highway 81 from the present Wren School Road to Rogers' Store. When a band of these roughens came, they collected these timbers and built fires all up and down the road. These men were using these fires to cook the chickens and other meats they had taken. These fires were also to warm themselves in the frosty night. By the next day, only the smoldering embers of a beautiful old fence remained. On several Sundays, the minutes of those trying years stated that the minister was not present since he had traveled to distant battlefields where local soldiers were fighting. The minister would carry with him barrels of supplies which the congregation and various families had packed for their men. In addition to these supplies, the church felt the need to donate $100.00 for the benefit of the sick and wounded soldiers in the Confederate Army. On November 12, 1864, N.S. Reeves was received as an ordained deacon. During the next seven years or until September 8, 1866, there was a great increase under the leadership of the pastor, Rev. W.B. Long. There were 197 by baptism, 40 by letter and 9 were restored. Sixteen, however, were excluded. In late 1860, Rev. Long held a series of meetings in a school house later to be called Mountain Springs. Thirty members were baptized with the understanding that they be attached to Mount Pisgah Baptist Church until they could organize a church at Mountain Springs. These baptisms were carried out down at a pool near a spring on the adjoining property. The baptismal service was usually held at 9 or 10 o'clock - before the morning worship service. The candidates returned to the sanctuary for a sermon by the pastor and then were given "the right hand of church fellowship" by the congregation. The black members of the church were given, in May 1856, the privilege of withdrawing for the purpose of forming a church of their own or remaining with the church and holding services at a different hour. They could also attend to their own church business. Forty-two of their members being present, they asked to remain with the church. Their request was granted. In July 1865, J.H. Carson was chosen church clerk. He served until April 1866 when he had to resign because of ill health. He was succeeded by J. Jameson. Rev. F.G. Carpenter was chosen pastor in December 1866. There were 4 members excluded, 4 dismissed by letter and 1 baptized during this time. In November 1867, Rev. T.R. Gray was chosen pastor and Rev. Ezekiel Long was elected assistant pastor. Under these men's leadership, the church received 37 by baptism, 14 by letter and 1 was restored. The church dismissed 17 by letter. It seems that during this pastor's leadership, the church remained "at peace" and did not exclude anyone. By: JoAnn Wigington at nanawig@bellsouth.net in 1991 TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife The cemetery of Mount Pisgah Baptist Church is undisturbed in its simplicity although beautiful monuments and markers rise to attest to the greatness, goodness, faithfulness, and religious austerity of those sleeping therein. The poet has said: For them no more the blazing hearth shall burn Or busy housewife ply her evening care, No children run to meet their sire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share. Beneath the giant oaks that shade with their majestic wings the burial grounds, repose the ancestors of many of those who have made the community what it is. What would these forefathers think if they could see what within a few years the genius of man has accomplished-mastery of space-mastery over the elements-and all else that has been done during the past years. Whilst their hallowed spirits rejoice in the improvements of their community, they would breath the solemn prayer in our behalf that we may not fail to impove the flight of time who are treading so fast upon their heels. The following are those who rest within this hallowed ground. ?, Lois Olivia ALEXANDER, Vannie McAdams, b. jun-1-1872, d. jul-10-1945 ALEXANDER, Warren T., b. mar-22-1874, d. apr-1942 ALLGOOD, Betty Lou Allgood Matlock, b. nov-8-1907, d. jan-31-1947 ALLGOOD, Camely Lula Maggie, b. oct-31-1877, d. nov-21-1970 ALLGOOD, Edward F. b. nov-13-1850, d. jan-13-1920 ALLGOOD, Elizabeth P., b. mar-4-1850, d. apr-30-1936 ALLGOOD, James Edward, DR., b. feb-27-1889, d. jan-29-1924 ALLGOOD, Jessie James, b. may-27-1918, d. jul-14-1918 ALLGOOD, John Calvin Orr, b. jun-22-1877, d. mar-2-1912 ALLGOOD, Keith Erastus, b. mar-17-1910, d. jan-1-1981 ALLGOOD, Keith, b. jan-24-1882, d. nov-4-1955 ALLGOOD, Myrtle May, b. jul-4-1903, .d dec-1-1905 ALLGOOD, Pauline Gainers, b. aug-11-1908, d. ALLGOOD, Ruth Orr, b. mar-12-1911, d. nov-21-1926 ALLGOOD, Ruth Thompson, b. dec-25-1883, .d may-27-1976 ALLGOOD, Sarah AGatha Patience Orr, b. may-18-1920, d. sep-21-1933 ALLGOOD, Thomas R., b. mar-7-1872, d. aug-31-1904 ALLGOOD, Willie Frank, b. feb-3-1917, d. feb-4-1917 ALLGOOD, Zoe Henderson, b. mar-29-1887, d. mar-15-1945 ARNOLD, Eugene Parks, b. apr-7-1912, d. jul-19-1975 ARNOLD, Ruth, b. aug-30-1919 BAGWELL, Alvin, b. jun-6-20-1921, d. feb-13-1981 BAGWELL, Bonnie Jean, b. 1959, d. 1959 BAGWELL, Carolina Gaillard, b. nov-1847, d. feb-2-1919 BAGWELL, Edsel Kenneth, b. sep-26-1920, d. may-16-1922 BAGWELL, Effie, b. oct-26-1898, d. feb-14-1901 BAGWELL, Elizateh Sprearman, b. mar-31,1877, d. mar-15-1965 BAGWELL, Evie Moore, b. sep-25-1882, d. nov-1-1972 BAGWELL, Fred, b. jan-1-1905, d. may-19-1985 BAGWELL, Fred, b. oct-27-1847, d. aug-30-1916 BAGWELL, Infant Boy, b. jan-9-1909, d. sep-5-1909 BAGWELL, Marie, b. jul-31-1906, d. BAGWELL, Monroe M., b. jun-25-1875, d. sep-4-1954 BAGWELL, O.W., b. may-19-1880, d. dec-26-1936 BAGWELL, Oscar, b. jul-6-1898, d. nov-24-1951 BAGWELL, Wilton G., b. sep-30-1915, d. mar-6-1939 BANKS, Cora Lockaby, b. dec-12-1885, d. may-2-1936 BANKS, Delia Capps, b. oct-1-1878, d. jan-4-1942 BANKS, G.W. b. jan-3-1881, d. dec-21-1928 BANKS, Infant, b. 1900, b. 1900 BANKS, Infant, b. aug-23-1920, d. aug-3-1920 BANKS, James Clifton, b. feb-3-1907, d. dec-7-1974 BANKS, John, b. jan-9-1884, d. feb-12-1954 BANKS, Linnie C., b. 1888, d. 1954 BANKS, Lourinda Capps, b. jul-6-1861, d. mar-31-1936 BANKS, Ross, b. aug-15-1861, d. jan-4-1942 BANNISTER, Texie Lockaby, b. jan-15-1888, d. apr-25-1912 BAUGH, Arden, b. may-5-1912, d. mar-16-1970 BAUGH, Edgar W. b. mar-3-1860, d. dec-25-1947 BAUGH, Katherine B., b. dec-26-1874, d. dec-25-1947 BAUGH, Texas, b. 1877, d. 1954 BLACK, Infant son of J.R. and L.G. Black, feb-15-1806, d. may-24-1901 ????? BOGGS, Nora, b. 1902, d. 1976 BOGGS, Robert Lee Jr., b. oct-21-1924, d. apr-25-1981 BOGGS, Sally, age 89 BOGGS, Tobert, b. 1900, d. 1951 BOGGS, W. B., b. apr-10-1906, d. mar-13-1977 BOGGS, Z. Taylor, age 62 BOLDING, Idelle Lockaby, b. jun-9-1919, d. apr-15-1959 BOWLING, Martha Luella Kay, b. mar-7-1867, d. nov-20-1919 BRIDGES, Calvin William, b. mar-16-1929, d. sep-16-1932 BRIDGES, E. W., b. jan-2-1857, d. jan-7-1929 BRIDGES, Earl, b. 1887, d. 1971 BRIDGES, Eliza Bridges, b. jan-26-1851, d. jan-7-1929 BRIDGES, John Howard, b. dec-22-1927, d. mar-3-1928 BRIDGES, John W., b. 1876, d. 1968 BRIDGES, Mary, b. 1895, d. 1965 BRIDGES, Melinda B. Armstrong, b. mar-20-1908, d. aug-25-1969 BRIDGES, Nancy, b. jul-7-1858, d. may-14-1956 BRIDGES, Pansy L., b. 1881, d. 1948 BRIDGES, Reuben, b. jun-20-1911, d. feb-24-1948 BRIDGES, W. E., b. jan-10-1847, d. jun-27-1926 BRIDGES, William (Billy), b. 1881, d. 1914 BROOKS, Lewis E., b. apr-5-1921, d. jun-2-1940 BROOKS, Lewis, b. mar-29-1892, d. apr-3-1956 BROWNING, Little Bessie Ruth, b. mar-4-1894, d. apr-13-1899 BROWNING, Lucinda, b. amy-2-1825, d. jan-25-1902 BRUMELLE, Chris J., b. feb-21-1918, d. sep-13-1979 BRUNELLE, Chris T. b. dec-25-1882, d. apr-1-1963 BRUNELLE, Mary Louise, b. mar-7-1921, d. oct-26-1927 BRUNELLE, RoseLee Robinson, b. jan-7-1894, d. oct-7-1947 BRYANT, Charity, b. may-12-1832, d. may-28-1918 BRYANT, E.A., b,. apr-5-1859, d. mar-25-1883 BRYANT, J. Holbert, b. jun-3-1874, d. may-15-1932 BRYANT, Margaret Long, b. sep-22-1830, d. oct-12-1904 BRYANT, Mary, b. nov-11-1900, d. sep-25-1902 BRYANT, May, b. jul-22-1908, d. jul-9-1909 BRYANT, Olivia, b. oct-5-1889, d. aug-22-1883 BRYANT, Renie D. b. may-10-1879, d. jun-21-1945 BRYANT, S.R., b. jul-7-1825, d. apr-11-1894 BRYANT, Warren, b. oct-11-1883, d. aug-22-1881 BURROUGHS, Lulu W., b. nov-4-1887, d. may-10-1905 CALLAHAM, Betty Jean, b. nov-9-1928, d. nov-11-1979 CALLAHAM, Donald, b. spe-9-1919, d. jul-10-1977 CALLAHAM, Ellen M. Paris, b. nov-27-1882, d. nov-19-1970 CALLAHAM, Harold, b. jan-13-1890, d. dec-8-1945 CALLAHAM, Irene, b. dec-1-1820, d. jul-4-1894 CALLAHAM, Janes E. Pruitt, b. nov-25-1857, d. sep-19-1920 CALLAHAM, Maston W., b. jul-21-1857, d. 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ELROD, John W., b. sep-27-1919, d. sep-18-1973 ELROD, Lois Campbell, b. apr-7-1908, d. jan-28-1981 FENDLEY, Essie, b. sep-12-1906, d. may-8-1979 FENDLEY, J.E., b. apr-21-1896, d, mar-23-1938 FENDLEY, William Charlie, mar-21-1931, d. may-9-1989 FIELDING, Julie Ann, b. apr-1861, d. feb-25-1918 FOSTER, Henry W., b. sep-1-1866, d. apr-22-1903 FOSTER, Ida Wilson, b. may-11-1869, d. aug-13-1943 FREEMAN, J. Forest, b. apr-1892, d. oct-20-1975 FREEMAN, Mary Barrett, b. jan-20-1892, d. jun-15-1958 GAILLARD, Anna, b. apr-15-1879, d. oct-15-1968 GAILLARD, Eliz. C., b. 1851, d. 1915 GAILLARD, Etta G. Stone, b. sep-12-1906, d. jan-13-1950 GAILLARD, John T., b. oct-7-1882, d. oct-24-1857 GAILLARD, Josephine, b. apr-20-1881, d. nov-5-1922 GAILLARD, Walter, b. apr-3-1872, d. may-18-1915 GUTHERIE, E.T., b. aug-17-1920, d. sep-21-1961 HALL, C. 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