MIDWAY BAPTIST CHURCH - Charlotte County, Virginia MIDWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Membership Rolls Transcribed and Contributed by Ward Oliver 1997 Names are alphabatized at the end of this article. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Midway Baptist Church Charlotte County, Virginia Membership Rolls, 1833-1851 The Midway Baptist Church is located just over two miles north of State Road 40 on County Road 672, about a mile from the Campbell County border. The church was constituted September 30, 1833 by elders Elisha Collins and Elijah W. Roach. E.W. Roach was chosen as the first pastor of the Midway Baptist Church. He preached there the Sunday before he died in July, 1883. Members at the Constitution of Midway (Males) Name From 1. William Walker Lower falling 2. Benj. Sublett Providence 3. Abram St. John Providence 4. Baylor Walker Staunton River 5. William Holt Lower Falling 6. William L. Thornton Providence 7. Benj. Sublett Providence 8. Sam'l Ramsey 9. Allen Davidson 10. Benj. Carter Hills Creek 11. Jacob Woodall Lower Falling 12. Thos. N. Moore Providence 13. Will'm Woodall 14. John Stewart (Females) 1. Sarah Walker St. River 2. Lucy Dernen ditto 3. Lucy Buckner Low. Falling 4. Soph. Holt ditto 5. Mary Cunningham Union Hill 6. Sally Ramsey ditto 7. Nancy Sublett Providence 8. Lucy Carter Hills Creek 9. Susan Vernon 10. Maria Vernon 11. Susan Newell 12. Eliz. Kelly 13. Sarah Thornton 14. Frances Tucker 15. Ann Stewart List of Members Revised November 1837 (White Males) Name Members at the Constitution of Midway 1. W. L. Thornton 2. Stephen Moon died May 1857 3. B. B. Sublett 4. W. S. Moon 5. Thomas Ramsey died Oct. 1855 6. John S. Moon 7. Thomas B. Davidson 8. B. T. Sublett dis by letter April 1856 9. John Cock 10. W. H. Cock 11. R. L. Pentecost 12. Nathan Moon 13. S. B. Ramsey 14. B. W. Ramsey Exco. July 1856 15. L. W. Hamlett Ex July 1856 16. Joseph Smith 17. Wm. Brightwell 18. H. E. Vaughan by letter April 1855 19. Joseph T. Ramsey Exco. July 1856 20. Archer Davidson gone 21. Thomas H. Carter dis 22. Edward carter dis 23. William Lovelace dis 24. Melville Vernon dis 25. Thomas hamlett excom. 26. Stephen Moon 27. John Howard dead 28. John Lovelace dis 29. John Blankenship dis 30. Thomas Ramsey 31. John Dixon ex Oct. 1838 32. Thornton Moore dis 33. Benjamin F. Hill dis 34. William Faris ex Oct. 1838 35. --- Trent 36. --- Blankenship dis 37. William Woodall (?) March 4th 1843 38. Robert R. Dickerson dis July 1st 1843 39. Joseph Childress 40. Anderson P. Hamlett dead 41. John J. Brightwell dis. 42. John T. Ramsey 43. William T. Jorden 44. John S. Moon 45. William T. Hamlet 46. Thomas B. Davidson 47. Edward W. Hamlet 48. Richard T. Sublet (?) Novem. 3rd 1853 49. William J. Turner 50. William H. Cock 51. Richard J. Pentecost (?) May 1845 52. Joel H. Blankenship by letter 1846 53. Joel L. Blankenship 54. Robert W. Ramsey dis 55. Nathan Moon 56. Mathew Jorden (White Females) 1. Lucy Vernon ex 2. Lucy Buckman dis 3. Sally Ramsey dis 4. Mary Cunningham 5. Ann Stewart dead 6. Sarah Thornton 7. Susan Newell 8. Elizabeth Kelly gone 9. Maria vernon dis 10. Susan Vernon ex; restored; dis 11. Nancy Sublett 12. Frances Tucker dis 13. Lucy Carter dis 14. Nancy Moore dis 15. Elizabeth Robertson 16. Elvira Fears ex 17. Lucy Lovelace dis 18. Eliza Lovelace dis 19. Mary J. Bailey 20. Lucretia Tyree dis 21. Susan Vernon jr dis 22. Ann E. Roach dis 23. Rhoda East ex but restored 24. Mary P. Roach dis 25. Winney Dickinson dis 26. Lucy Davidson 27. Mary Ann Davidson 28. Martha E. Davidson 29. Mary Moore jr dead 30. Mary Moon sr dead 31. Mahala Moon dis by letter 32. Elizabeth Newell dis 33. Louisiana Carter dis 34. Amanda F. Carter dis 35. Frances Lovelace dis 36. Sarah Vernon dis 37. Nancy Blankenship dis 38. Lucy Brightwell dead 1842 39. Mary Smith dis 40. Ann Hamlet 41. -- Moore dis 42. Sarah Harris 43. Mary Cocke 44. Matilda Cunningham 45. America Ann Fore 46. Martha D. Roach dis 47. Elizabeth Jane St. John 48. Harriet E. Meloney dis 49. Merinda Ramsey 50. Mary Giles ex 51. Nancy Harris 52. Mary Stewart 53. Mary Ramsey 54. Harriet Meloney dis 55. Jane Nash 56. -- Cock 57. Susan Ramsey 58. Martha Ramsey 59. Martha Dickerson dis july 1st 1843 60. Mariah Moon 61. Susan B. Breedlove dis 62. Elizabeth Stewart 63. Lucy Ann Cock (?) November 1843 64. Elizabeth Cock 65. Mrs. Nancy Hamlet 66. Elizabeth Hamlet 67. Susan t. Thornton 68. Susan Woldridge dis 69. Mildred Newel 70. Julia Ann Brightwell dead 71. Mary Breedlove dis 1846 72. Nancy Blankinship dis by letter 1846 73. Nancy Blankinship ju (Males Coloured) 1. J. O. Armistead's Joshua 2. B. Carter's Cromwell dis 3. ditto Moses dis 4. T. McDearmon's William 5. E. W. Roach's Pleasant gone 6. D. W. Wiliamson's Frank 7. S. Moon's William dead 8. J. S. Armistead's Harry 9. J. Smith's Patrick ex 10. ditto Henry 11. M. Slaughter's Daniel 12. -- Wick's man- (?) 1847 13. - Armistead's Robbin Rec'd 1843 14. J. J. Morton's Dick Ex'd 1856 15. Henry L. Thornton's Henry Ex'd May 1846 16. - Mason's Riley (Females Coloured) 1. J.S. Armistead's Julia 2. Mrs. Lovelace's Eliza gone 3. J. O. Armistead's Agnes ex 4. A. Hamlet's Rhoda 5. Jos Mason's Catharine 6. Wm B. Williamson's Elmira 7. J. Robertson's Martha 8. J. Stewart's Mary 9. ditto Tabby 10. G. Barksdale's Hannah 11. ditto Harriet 12. Wm Clark's Agnes 13. Mrs. Slaugter's Louisa 14. ditto Judy 15. dito Milley 16. Z. Carwile's -- ex 17. T. Ramsey's Rebecca 18. C. Clark's Silvey 19. Dr. Rt. Smith's Tener 20. Wm Walker's -- dis 21. Wm Walker's -- dis 22. Chas. Spenser's -- dis 23. ditto -- dis 24. John North's -- 25. Mrs. North's -- 26. J. W. Chappell's Elvey 27. ditto Fisher 28. ditto Susan 29. Doct. John Armistead's Rosettee dis 30. Capt. Reins' Lucy 31. Nancey hamlet's Betty 32. W. B. Williamson's Martha gone - ex 33. James M. Tucker's -- 34. Mary Slaughter's Lucy 35. Cary Anderson's Betty 36. Mrs. Stewart's Martha 37. Tho. Mills' Delila 38. Ann Stewart's Mary 39. Mrs. Slaughter's Lucy 40. James M. Tucker's woman 41. Nash's Aggy List of members January 1851 (White Males) 1. Henry L. Thornton 2. Stephen Moon 3. John Stewart dead 4. Benjamin B. Sublett 5. William L. Moon 6. Thomas Ramsey dead Oct. 1855 7. John S. Moon 8. Thomas B. Davidson 9. Richard T. Sublet 10. John Cock 11. William H. Cock 12. Richard J. Pentecost 13. Nathan Moon 14. Matthew Jorden ex 15. Joel H. Blankenship dis 16. Thomas Pugh dis 17. Edward W. Hamlet ex 18. Joel L. Blankenship dis 19. Samuel B. Ramsey 20. Robert H. Ramsey 21. John Barlow ex 22. James M. Hamlet ex July 1851 23. Joseph Smith 24. Wm Brightwell 25. Henry E. Vaughan (White females) 1. Ann Stewart dead 2. Sarah Thornton 3. Nancy Sublet 4. Elizabeth Robertson 5. Mary J. Bailey 6. Lucy Davidson 7. Mary Ann Pentecost 8. Martha E. Mason 9. Mary Moon sr 10. Mary Cock (marked through) 11. Matilda Cunningham dead 12. Marry Stewart 13. Elizabeth Stewart dismissed as Barlow 1855 14. Susan Ramsey 15. Mariah Moon 16. Lucy Ann Cocke 17. Nancy Hamlet sr dead 18. Susan L. Thornton 19. Julia Ann Brightwell dead 20. Nancy Blankenship sr dis 21. Sarah Ramsey 22. Amanda Sublet 23. Martha W. Sublet 24. Mary St. John 25. Martha St. John 26. Martha Johnson dis Feb. 1857 27. Mary Johnson 28. Elizabeth Hamlet 29. Sarah Childress 30. Lacy J. Covington 31. Mrs. St John 32. Mrs. Sam'l (?) Vaughan (?) April 1855 33. Lucy A. Trent (?) Aug 1855 34. Harriet E. Mason (?) Oct 1856 35. Luisa Hamlett (?) Oct 1856 36. Christina Blankenship Nov. 1856 by letter 37. Nancie Moon Oct 1856 by letter 38. Louisa Ramsey (?) Oct 1856 (?) probably = dismissed ===== NOTICE: 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. - JoLee Gregory Spears 1997 ===== Indexed by JoLee Gregory Spears 1997 (Members of Colour follow.) Bailey, Mary J. Barlow, John Blankenship, --- Blankenship, Christina Blankenship, Joel H. Blankenship, Joel L. Blankenship, John Blankenship, Nancy Blankenship, Nancy sr Blankinship, Nancy Blankinship, Nancy ju Breedlove, Mary Breedlove, Susan B. Brightwell, John J. Brightwell, Julia Ann Brightwell, Lucy Brightwell, Wm Buckman, Lucy Buckner, Lucy Carter, Amanda F. Carter, Benj. Carter, Edward Carter, Louisiana Carter, Lucy Carter, Thomas H. Childress, Joseph Childress, Sarah Cock, -- Cock, Elizabeth Cock, John Cock, Lucy Ann Cock, Mary Cock, W. H. Cock, William H. Cocke, Lucy Ann Cocke, Mary Collins, Elisha Covington, Lacy J. Cunningham, Mary Cunningham, Matilda Davidson, Allen Davidson, Archer Davidson, Lucy Davidson, Martha E. Davidson, Mary Ann Davidson, Thomas B. Dernen, Lucy Dickerson, Martha Dickerson, Robert R. Dickinson, Winney Dixon, John East, Rhoda Faris, William Fears, Elvira Fore, America Ann Giles, Mary Hamlet, Ann Hamlet, Edward W. Hamlet, Elizabeth Hamlet, James M. Hamlet, Nancy Mrs. Hamlet, Nancy sr Hamlet, William T. Hamlett, Anderson P. Hamlett, L. W. Hamlett, Luisa Hamlett, Thomas Harris, Nancy Harris, Sarah Hill, Benjamin F. Holt, Soph. Holt, William Howard, John Johnson, Martha Johnson, Mary Jorden, Matthew Jorden, William T. Kelly, Eliz. Kelly, Elizabeth Lovelace, Eliza Lovelace, Frances Lovelace, John Lovelace, Lucy jr Lovelace, William Mason, Harriet E. Mason, Martha E. Meloney, Harriet Meloney, Harriet E. Moon, John S. Moon, Mahala Moon, Mariah Moon, Mary sr Moon, Nancie Moon, Nathan Moon, Stephen Moon, W. S. Moon, William L. Moore, -- Moore, Mary jr Moore, Nancy Moore, Thornton Moore, Thos. N. Nash, Jane Newel, Mildred Newell, Elizabeth Newell, Susan Pentecost, Mary Ann Pentecost, R. L. Pentecost, Richard J. Pugh, Thomas Ramsey, B. W. Ramsey, John T. Ramsey, Joseph T. Ramsey, Louisa Ramsey, Martha Ramsey, Mary Ramsey, Merinda Ramsey, Robert H. Ramsey, Robert W. Ramsey, S. B. Ramsey, Sally Ramsey, Sam'l Ramsey, Samuel B. Ramsey, Sarah Ramsey, Susan Ramsey, Thomas Roach, Ann E. Roach, Elijah W. Roach, Martha D. Roach, Mary P. Robertson, Elizabeth Smith, Joseph Smith, Mary St.John, Abram St.John, Elizabeth Jane St.John, Martha St.John, Mary St.John, Mrs. Stewart, Ann Stewart, Elizabeth Stewart, John Stewart, Mary Sublet, Amanda Sublet, Martha W. Sublet, Nancy Sublet, Richard T. Sublett, B. B. Sublett, B. T. Sublett, Benj. Sublett, Benjamin B. Sublett, Nancy Sublett, William Benj. Thornton, Henry L. Thornton, Sarah Thornton, Susan L. Thornton, Susan T. Thornton, W. L. Thornton, William L. Trent, --- Trent, Lucy A. Tucker, Frances Turner, William J. Tyree, Lucretia Vaughan, H. E. Vaughan, Henry E. Vaughan, Sam'l, Mrs. Vernon, Lucy Vernon, Maria Vernon, Melville Vernon, Sarah Vernon, Susan Walker, Baylor Walker, Sarah Woldridge, Susan Woodall, Jacob Woodall, Will'm Woodall, William COLOURED MEMBERS: -- , Z. Carwile's Aggy - Nash's Agnes - ditto [G. Barksdalel] Agnes - J. O. Armistead's Betty - Cary Anderson's Betty - Nancey Hamlet's Catharine - ditto [A. Hamlet] -- - Chas. Spenser's Cromwell - B. Carter's Daniel - M. Slaughter's Delila - Tho. Mills' Dick - J. J. Morton's Eliza - Mrs. Lovelace's Elmira - Wm B. Williamson's Elvey - J. W. Chappell's - Mrs. North's - John North's - James M. Tucker's Fisher - ditto [J.W.Chappell] Frank - D. W. Wiliamson's Hannah - G. Barksdale's Harriet - ditto [G. Barksdale] Harry - J. S. Armistead's Henry - ditto [J. Smith] Henry - Henry L. Thornton's Joshua - J. O. Armistead's Judy - ditto [Mrs. Slaugter] Julia - J.S. Armistead's Louisa - Mrs. Slaugter's Lucy - Capt. Reins' Lucy - Mary Slaughter's Martha - J. Robertson's Martha - W. B. Williamson's Martha - Mrs. Stewart's Mary - Ann Stewart's Mary - J. Stewart's Milley - ditto [Mrs. Slaugter] Moses - ditto [B. Carter] Patrick - J. Smith's Pleasant -E. W. Roach's Rebecca - T. Ramsey's Rhoda -A. Hamlet's Riley - Mason's Robbin - ditto [Armistead] Rosettee - Doct. John Armistead's Silvey- C. Clark's Susan - ditto [J.W. chappell] Tabby - ditto [J. Stewart] Tener - Dr. Rt. Smith's Wick's - Armistead's man -- William -T.McDearmon's William - S. Moon's -- - Wm Walker's -- - Wm Walker's woman - James M. Tucker's --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE: 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. - JoLee Gregory Spears 1997