MOUNT OLIVE PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH Minutes Henderson County Texas

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MOUNT OLIVE PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH Minutes
Henderson County. TX

Mrs. W. D. Lewis, 1857 Provine Street, Ft. Worth, TX 76103, furnished this data abstracted from the minutes.

Constitution:
State of Texas, County of Henderson.  
We certify that we did on the 26th day of March A.D. 1860 at the request of the following Brethren and 
Sisters after the proper examination did on day and date above named constituted them into a church.
The Primitive Baptist faith and order.
Distinguished by them the name Mr. Olive Church
Constituted upon the Articles of Faith by the union Primitive Baptist Association
Names of Brethren and Sisters as Follows:

Presbytery: James Major and L. G. Ashby.
S. R. Carver, Nancy Carver, William Carver, John Carver, Levi Carver, T. T. Temples, Judy Temples, Elizabeth Laymance.

After the constitution of the church sat in conference and opened the door of the church for  reception of members.  
Received by experience and baptism.  Jacob R. Laymance.

L. G. Ashby, Moderator,  He was the first pastor for the church.  
The second Sunday and Saturday preceding was set aside as regular meeting day.  
The church was first located near Rock Hill.

On Saturday night, August 1860, the door of the church was opened 
and Amanda W. Laymance came forward and joined by experience and baptism.  
Sunday Lucinda Benty Laymance joined by experience and baptism. 
L. G. Ashby was Moderator and John Carver was clerk.

NAME                              Born                                    Died
Isaac Laymance              1804 Tenn.
Elizabeth Laymance        1812 S. C.                         25 Dec. 1860

Their children:  All born in Murray County, Georgia.

Jacob Regan Laymance (29 Mar. 1825 - 11 Nov. 1896) Mar: 5 July 1857 to Amanda E. Garner in Anderson Co. 
Phoebe C. Laymance, b ca 1839 
David Eli Laymance, b. 2 July 1844
John W. Laymance, b. ca 1841 died 16 April 1929
Susan A., b. ca 1843 d. 22 March 1860   
James Isaac Laymance, b. 28 Nov. 1846
Nancy Laymance, b. ca 1850  died 17 Dec. 1836

Children of Jacob Regan Laymance and Amanda E. Garner are:
Sylvany Elizabeth, b. 28 Aug 1858; 
Margoret Lee, b. 1 Mar 1860; 
Sylvania, b. ? 11 1864; 
Mary Susan, b. 15 Apr. 1866; 
Phebbie Jane, b. 18 Mar 1868; 
Letty Masinia, b. 26 Mar 1868; 
Jacob Ellerd, b. 22 May 1870;
 Pegga Ider, b. 13 July 1873; 
Georgia Texas, b. 5 Sept. 1875; 
John Regan, b. 13 Sept. 1878; and 
Nora May, b. 22 Feb. 1881

Published in East Texas Family Records Volume 11, Number One Spring 1978. 
Submitted  with permission by East Texas Genealogical Society 2002