BLOUNT COUNTY, TN - CHURCHES - Selected Minutes of Miller's Cove Baptist Church 1812-1887 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Alice Foster-Blevins TNriogal@aol.com ==================================================================== MILLERS COVE BAPTIST CHURCH BOOK 1 1812-1824 SELECTED MINUTES Brother Henry DAVIS brings charges against Sister HILL for being drunk. On Thursday June 1813 mete the church of Christ and after divine services proceeds to business the matter concerning Sister Betsy TATE laid over till our meeting in course. Bro. Henry DAVIS came to the church to make acknowledgement of bad conduct. The church, not receiving satisfaction, laid it over until next meeting in course. Bros. DAVIS brought charges against Peggy DAVIS for tilling one thing two ways at two different times Received Jenney BURNETTE 26 June 1813 Saturday Names mentioned: Aaron WALLER (WALKER?) V. W. TIPTON Peggy DAVIS James TAILOR George SNIDER Joseph TATE John SNIDER ? MORRISON Richard DAVIS Peggy DAVIS excluded Received by letter William and Susanah Greisen(?) Saturday 7th December 1817 William MORRISON excluded Eli TIPTON excluded 2 August 1817 Joined by experience Abraham BAYLES and wife Jenne 5 September 1817 George SNIDER requested dismissal by letter for himself and his wife. Granted. 6 December 1817 Sally MUCKLEROY was forgiven John SNIDER charges for drinking 5 December 1818 Excluded John SHAMBLIN Betsy ROGERS dismissed by letter Excludes Sister Polly BATES for joining the Methodist. 6 February 1819 Chose Bro. William TAYLOR for ordination to deaconhood. Rec’d by experience Betsy HINE? Susannah DEAVER Rec’d by letter Malinda HIX? Appoints William DAVIS, Clerk April 1819 Charged John SNIDER with going off and not paying his debts. George SNIDER, Jr. for drinking Rec’d by experience Jinny BEARD & Gary MORRISON April 1819 At evening received Zachariah HIX by experience and Rebecca WILLIAMS August 7, 1819 William MACKEY brings a complaint against Bro. WALKER 3 September 1819 Sally BRICKEY dismissed by letter Thomas MORRISON and family dismissed by letter. 4 March 1820 George SNIDER, Jr. excluded Elihu HIX and family dismissed by letter 1 August 1820 Henry BIARD? Brought a charge against Susannah DEAVERS. 5 May 1820 Received Jacob GEAR? And wife Elizabeth by letter Anderson SKEEN and Judah by letter 3 June 1820 Received Zachariah JOHNSON by experience 1 July 1820 Received Yancy JOHNSON by experience 5 August 1820 Charges Stephen Bedford DAVIS for drinking too much Received Taylor SNEED by experience 1 September 1820 Excluded Stephen B. DAVIS 11 November 1820 Charge against William MACKEY for drinking 3 September 1822 Received William BILLUE by experience Talitha ROGERS by letter Tilmon CANTREL by letter Taylor SNEED by reconciliation 4 September 1820 Received Fanny JONES and Daniel JOHNSON 11 August 1841 Saturday Elizabeth DAVIS charged with stating she had a dirk knife for the purpose of killing Polly RUSSELL and she left her family and ran off from home in the place of coming to meetings and she accused her husband of buying dresses for other woman when it was false and then denying that she had a knife and said it was an old butter knife. She was excluded. 3 September 1869 Granville FARR was baptised along with Thomas BLAIR Rebecca HATCHER, Malinda FARR and Elizabeth TAYLOR were selecred to keep things in order. Rebecca HATCHER died 4 December 1887