The Kentucky Baptist Heritage, volume 2, number 2

THE

KENTUCKY BAPTIST ·

BIIITIII

A PUBLICATION OF

THE KENTUCKY BAPTIST HISTORICAL SOCIETY

WILLIAM HICKMAN 1747 - 1834

~ _ Q , ~ THE KENTUCKY BAPTIST

HISTORICAL _ COMMISSION WENDELL H. RONE, SR., Th.M.

Chairman

THE KENTUCKY BAPTIST HISTORICAL SOCIETY LEO T. CRISMON, Th.D.

President GEORGE RALEIGH JEWELL, A.B.

Secretary

APRIL, 1972 VOLUME II, NO. 2

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TliBLE.OP CONTENTS

?rant - William Hickman 's Pic- ture.

~5. Table of Contents.

Members~ip in Southern Bap- tist llistorical Society.

0embership in Kentucky Rap- tist Historical Society.

/2nnual Meeting of the K~n- Tucky Baptist Historical Com- mission and Society at Camp- betlsville College.

lJ.nnual l:1eeting of the South- ··

ern Baptist Historical Com- missiori and Society at Nash- ville.

26. Agenda of Annual Meeting of The Southern Baptist Histori- cal Commission and Society.

u8. Kentucky's First Baptist Ch- urches (1780-1784). · 30. The Baptists of Kentucky at

the End of 1785.

32. The Baptists of Kentucky at the End of 1790.

36. The Baptists of Kentucky in 1790-1793 (According to Spen- cer. Asplund¹s Re~iste~$ and Other Authentic Sources).

42. The Baptists of Kentuckt at t he End of 1 7 D 5.

1~. The Baptists of Kentucky at the End of 1800.

50. Record of Extinct Baptist Ch- urches (1?81- 1800).

A Chronological Chart of the Grovth and Development of Bap- tist Associations in Kentucky- 1?85- 1800.

52. The Constitution and By-•Laus of the Kentucky Baptist His- torical Society - 18?1.

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T!lE ~'ILLIAM HICKMAN PICTURE Taken from the Jiles of the Filson Club~ Louisville~ Kentuc- ky. From a painting, c. a825.

Young Dickman~ together with the aged Thonas Tinsley . preached the first PecoJ>ded Baptist ,'.3er- mons in Kentucky at Harrodoburg2

in April, 1?75. The Bi-Centennial will be obaerved in 19?6.

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Theme: BAPTISTS

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SOCIAL REVOLUTION

Tuesday, April 18 - SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION BUILDING

460 James Robertson Parkways NaEhville~ Tenn.

4:00 p.m. Administrative Committee

5:50 Dinner Meeting of Commission Members -SBC Patio Room 7:00 Regist~ation in Lobby

'1:30 '1:40.

'1: 5 ~

8:20

EVENING SESSION - Austin Crouah Room Introduatory Mat~ers

Rep·ort of E;cecit'tive Secretary

Historical. Society - Business a~d Reports Roll Call and Treasurer's Report

Society Reports from the States ·

BAPTISTS IN,A REVOLUTIONARY AGE -C. Penrose St. Amant!J Southern Seminary fvednesday-L-ApriZ 19 ~ MORNING SESSION - Austin Crouch Room 8:30 a.m.

8:40

9:00

9:30 10:00 10:30

11 ;· 25 12:00

Devotional - Miss Josep~ine Norwodd~ Maryland Staff Reports:

Aaaessions - Mrs. Patricia Goeller Micr6film - Mrs. Reba McMahon

Research Director - Ronald Tonks

WALTER RAUSCHENBUSCH: BAPTIST EXEMPLAR OF SOCIAL CONCERN- Address of Commission Chairman~ W. Morgan Patterson,

· Southern Seminary Coffee Break

Society Reports from the States (Continued)

· PROPHETS OF "CHANGE: SONE SOUTHERN BAPTIST LEADERS AND

PROBLEl,fS OF R_ACE, 1900-1921 - Henry Y. War>noak,.

Mercer University

Reactor- Walter B. Shur>den~ Carson-Newman College Adjourn

FELLOf!SHIP LUNCHEON - Sheraton Motel -1 ot·h· and Broad Streets WE Hil VE A DREAM- Address of Society President,

F. Wi Zbur He lmbo Zd~ ·Samford Univer.

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Wednesday, April 19 - AFTERNOON SESSION - .

Bap.tist S~nday School Board. Chape: 12? Ninth Avenue North

B:15 p.m. Report on Consultation

2:50 Committee meetings (Historical Commissidn)

Library -Treasure Room~ Dargan-Carver Library Promoiion - 202 North Wing

Study and Research - 203 .North Wing

Consultative and Advisory - Public Relations

Conference Room 3:00 - 4:00 OPEN HOUSE - Dargan-Carver Library -

Baptist Sunday School Board Administrative Tower. Editorial Committee - Dinner Meeting

EVENING SESSION -Southern Baptist Convention Buildinc Austin Crouch Room

?:15 p.m. · Devotional - Luther Berry, Kansas

?:2S iSoaiety Business Session:

?:40 ._8: 00

Election of Officers Miscellaneous Business Historical Happe~ings

WHITE BllPT ISTB ~ ATTITUDES AND REL1-1T IONS!JIPS Tl ITH BLACKS- Leon McBeth - Southwestern Seminary

Reactor - Harry Hollis - Christian Life Commission~SE 9.: 00 Adjourn

Thursday~ April 20 - SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION BUILDING -

Aust'in cri·ouah Room 8:30 a.m. BllPTISTS AND POLITidS -··John Baker, Baptist Joint ··.·

Committee on Public Affairs Reactor

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Shackleford~ Editor Indiana Baptist 9:25

9:55 10 ,: 20 10:40

11:30

Business Meeting - Historical Commission: Committee Reports

Election of Officers Miscellaneous Business Coffee Break

Historicai Happenings

SOCIAL ATTITUDES OF SOUTHERN BAPTISTS IN THE EARLY T~!ENTIETH CENTURY - Wayne Flynt, Samford University Reaator - RolZin Armour~ Stetson Univereity

Adjourn

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1780-1784

(11acording to Spencer** and Other Authentic Souraes)

COUNTY DATE . TYPE COUNTY

AND CHURCH OF ~!HEN

CHURCHES ORGANIZED BAPTISTS ORGANIZED

JEFFERSON (1780)

Severns Valley June 18., 1781 Regular Jefferson CedoP Creek July 4:, 1 ?81 •. Regular Jefferson

Nolin ^(A) 1782 Separate Jefferson

Bear Grass January

-

^{1784 Regular Jefferson}

FAYETTE (1780)

Sout;h Elkhorn Fall Of ¹⁷⁸³ Regular Fayette Howard's Creek{B) April 3., 1784 Separate Fayette LINCOLN (1780)

Gi lber·t 's Creek #1 (C) December 9, 1781 Regular Lincoln Forks of Dix River 1782 Separate Lincoln Gilbert's Creek #II 1783 Separate Lincoln

The extreme Western area of Virginia., to June 1., 1792., when area became State of Kentucky.

A. Known as "No-Lynn" and "South Fork of No-Lynn" for a time. Now

11South Fork, ¹¹

B. Became "Providence" in 1?90. Organized for discipline, out of Pioneer Virginia Baptists on the way to Kentucky, on the Holston River in North Carolina . (Now East Tennessee)., in January., 1781.

Constituted and recognized by a presbytery of Baptist ministers on September 28s 1781. Moved to Kentucky in Fall of 1783. Met for

»uainees 6n

A~riZ

^$., 1784~ ·

** Spencer, J. H . ., History 2..f Kentucky Baptists., Volumes I & II, J. R. Baumes, Cincinnati., 1885

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KENTUCKY'S FIRST BAPTIST CHURCHES 1780-1784

(According to Spencer and Other Authentic Sources)

PRESENT PASTORS AND MINISTERS IN MEMBERSHIP COUNTY (AT END OF. 1781)

Hardin John Gerrard⁰ (1781-1782) Nelson Joseph Barnett

Larue Benjamin Lynn#, James Skaggs+

Jefferson John Whitaker#

Fayette Lewis Craig#., John Taylor+

Clark Robert Elki,a.#., James Quesenberry+

Garrard Geo~ga Stokee Smi.th#, Richard Cave+

Garrard ' Randolph Hall#, William Marshall+

Garrard Joseph Bledsoe.# 3 William Bledsoe+, James Smith+

C, The famous "Trave Zing Church.," formerly r,Upper Spottsy Zvania,"

(1?67), most of which migrated to Kentucky in September - Deoemberj 1781, under the leadership of Pastor Lewis Craig, the '~oses" of earl~ Kentucky Baptists. Most of members moved north of Kentucky River in the fall of 1783, settled on South Elkhorn Creek:, and formed "South Elkli.r;rn^11- the first · Baptist church organized north of the Kentucky River in the sta~e . . The remnant united Jith Elkhorn Association on September 30, 1?85, as a constituent church, only to dissolve in 1786, Area fully taken over by Gilbert's Creek #II, a "Separate" Baptist

Church, ·

#, Pastor

+, Itinerant ministers, ·ordained but not pastors

0 Supposedly killed by Indians in 1782. Ordained by Joseph Barnett and John Whitaker on June 18., 1781 as pastor of

"Severns Valley," when church organized.

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(According to Spencer# and Other Authentic Sources)

COUNTY DATE TYPE COUNTY

AND CHURCH OF WHEN

CHURCHES ORGANIZED BAPTISTS ORGANIZED

.. JEFFERSON (1780)

Bear Grass Creek January

-- ,

^{1?84 Regular Jefferson}

Brashear's Creek

--- --

^{3 1?85 Regular Jefferson}

FAYETTE ( 1? 80)

South Elkhorn Fall of 1?83 Regular Fayette Howard's Creek ( A) April 3, 1 ?84 Separate Fayette Clear Creek April

--

^{1 ?85 Regular Fayette}

Big Crossing (B) May 28, 1?85 Regular Fayette Limestone (CJ July

--

^{1 ?85 Regular Fayette}

Boone's Creek Novemberl3, 1?85 Regular Fayette LINCOLN (1?80)

Gilbert's Creek#l ^(D) December 9., 1?81 Regular Lincoln Fork's of Dix River(E)

--- - -

^{3 1?82 Separate Lincoln}

Gilbert's Creek #II

--- -- ,

^{1 ?83 Separate Lincoln}

Tate's Creek #I(F)

- - --- --

^{, 1?85 Regular Lincoln}

Rush Branch

---- ·- -- -- ,

^{1 ?85 Separate Lincoln}

NELSON (1?85)

Severns Valley June . 18, 1 ?81 Regular Jafferson Cedar Creek July 4, 1 ?81 Regular · Jefferson Nolin (G)

--- - - -,

^{1?82 Separate Jefferson}

Cox's Creek April 1?_, · 1?85 Regular Nelson Pottenger's Creek -

- - ,

^{1 ?85 Separate Nelson}

Level Woods

** - ---- -- ,

^{1785 Separate Nelson}

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A. Organized for discipline in January, 1781, on the Holston River (Now East Tennessee). Constituted there on September 28, 1?81.

Moved to Kentucky in the Fall of 1783. Fir&t business session on April 3, · 1784. Became "Providence" in 1790.

B. Later called "Great Crossing. "

C. Bocame "Washington" in 1792

D, Dissolved in 1786. Not to be confused with Gilbert's Creek #II,a

"Separate" Baptist Church, organized near it in 1783.

E. Became a "United" Baptist Church. Constituent church of Tate's Creek Association in 1793.

F. Some claim 1783 as founding date (see Spencer, I, 96).

G. Became "Regu Zar" Baptist Church in 17 9 7. Known as ¹¹Sou th Fork. ¹¹

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THE BAPTISTS OF KENTUCKY AT THE Er!D OF 1785

(According to Spencer# and Other Authentic Sources)

CHURCH

COUNTY MEM- IN PASTORS & MINISTERS IN MEMBERSHIP NOW BERS ASSC"N ASSC"N

Jefferson 19 !Salem 1785 John Whitaker

Shelby

-- --- ----

^None

Fayette

--

^{Elkhorn 1785} Lewis Craig, William Hickman*

Clark

-- --- ----

Robert Elkin, James Quesenberry*

Tloodford Elkhorn 1785 John T a y Z o r , ~ a v e • ,

Scott Elkhorn 1?85 James Rucker*.,

Mason Elkhorn 1785 Will.iam Wood John Dupuy*

Fayette

-- --- ___

^,_

David Thompson

. .

Gc.rra.rd . Elkhorn 1785 George Stokes Smith, John friae*

Garrard

-- --- ----

Randolph Hall, WilZiam Marshall*

Garrard

-- ---

^..

-- ----

Joseph Bledsoe, Wi l iiam Bledsoe*, Madison Elkhoim l ?85 John Tanner "-....James Smith*., .Lincoln

-- --- ----

John Bailey vlm.E. Waller, Sr. * :)

' joseph Craig*

Hardin 3? Salem 1785 None

NeZ.son 41 SaZem 1785 Joseph Barnett LaRue .

-- --- ----

James Skaggs*

Nez.son 26 SaZ.em 1785 Wi ^7,, Ziam Taylor NeZson

-- ---~- ----

Benjamin Lynn

LaRue

-- --- ----

^None

· * Ordained but Itinerant Ministers.

Non-pastors

# . Spencer, J.H., History of Kentucky Baptists, VoZumes I and II, J. R~ Baumes, Cincinnati, 1885.

** Nothing is known of this church. 1t seems to have been taken over by the Methodists after a precarious and feeble existence.

:It was never a member of any assoaiation. ProbabZy extinct by

1?87. It is ppssible that Level Woods and. Pottenger's Creek were ~ ohurah meeting in two p laaes.,

END OF 1?90

(According to Asplund's Reaister~ Spencers and Othe~ Records)

COUNTY AND CHURCHES

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1 JEFFERSON (1 ?80) Bear Grass Creek Brashear's Creek (A) I FAYETTE ( 1? 80)

South Elkhorn Howardis Creek (B) Boone's Creek #I Br>yan's Station Town Pork

Head of Boone's Creek(C) Marble Creek

Boone's Creek#II (D) Jessamine Creek (E) Hickman Creek

Unity (FJ J

Indian Creek (G) LINCOLN (1?90) Forks of Dix River Gilbert ¹s Creek #II Rush Branch

Hanging Pork NELSON (1?85) Severns Valley J Cedar Creek

No-Linn ^(H) Cox's Creek

Pottenger ;s Creek Lick Creek (I) Rolling Pork

Hardin ¹s Creek #I White Oak Run (J) Hardin's Creek #II(K) West Pork-Cox's Creek(L) BOURBON (1?86)

Cooper ¹s Run (M) Huston's Creek

DATE CHURCH ORGANIZED

January ^{-:, 1784} - ., 1?85

Pall of April 3., November 13, April 1 §,

1?83 1?84 1?85 1 ?86 July

June

August

-, 1?86 - ., 1? 86 15, 1?8?

--, 178?

--, ').?89 --·.s, 1?90

- - 3 1?90

- - 3 1790

- - 3 1782 --., 1?83 --., '1?85 26;, 1?8?

June 18., 1?81 July 4., 1?81

- - - - - -·. 3 1, 7 8 2 April 1?., 1?85 ----- --., 1?85 ----- --., 1?8?

September -3 1?88 --- -., 1?89 ----- -, 1?90 - ----- - ., 1?90 - - ------ - ., 1?90

- 3 1?8?

- , 1?88 32

TYPE OF B.,.1PTISTS

Regular Regular

Regular Separate Regular , Regular . Regular , Separate Regular Separate Separate Separate Beparate Regular

Separate Separate Separate Regular

Regular Regular Separate Regular Separate Separate Regular Regular Regular Separate Separate

Regular>

Separate TOTAL

TOTAL MEM- BERS

42

· 100

16?

?5

'64

200 24

?4 119 36 68 25 70 8

58 240 135 55

4?

36 47 110 38 20 20 32 18

· 15 31

66 56 2011

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(According to Asplund ^rs Reaister_., Sp_encer, and Other Records)

CHURCH IN ASSC"N

ASSOCIATION MINISTERS IN MEMBERSHIP

1'185 Salem 1?88 Salem

John Whitacre* · Joshua Mor:t>is

1 ?85 1?8?

1786 l '186 1786 178?

1'18?

178?

1790 1'190 1790 1 ?90

178?

1?87 1787 1'187

1785 1785 1787 1785 1'187 1?87 1788 l 790 1?90 1 ?90 1790

1?87 1'187

Elkhorn

South Kentucky #I Elkhorn · ⁱ

Lewis Craig, George Stokes Smith*

Robert Elkin, William Bush⁰ . Elkhorn

Elkhorn

. South Kentuaky

· Elkhorn

South Kentuaky South Kentucky

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Ambrose Dudley, William Wall~r*

Henry Roach⁰ John Gano, Fi Z liam Payne ^{O ··}

John Price Joseph Craig*

Martin Haggard, Joseph Anderson*., South Kentucky

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1 Robert South Kentucky #I · Andrew Elkhorn

Elijah Summers⁰ Ammon, Ftobert Ashurst^0, King^0, Joseph Craig*

Tribble, Ambrose Bush⁰

South Kentuo7<.y South Kentucky South Kentucky Elkhorn

Salem Salem

South Kentuokb Salem

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JI1 James Smith*

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Joseph Bledsoe, William Bledsoe, Thomas -Chilton°

#I _ John Bailey.

, William Marshall

#II· Joseph Barnett Josiah Dodqe⁰ :!

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Wi Z Ziam Tg.y,Zor, Joshua Carman South Kentucky '#I ' Benjamin Lynn, Jos1:ah Milbourne

· South Kentucky,. #I Jarries Ragers⁰

Salem

Salem i ' Baldwin Clifton

Salem ^!J

South Kentucky #I'.

South Kentucky #I:;

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Elkhorn Augustine Eastin.s James Garrard South Kentucky #f Nases Bledsoe, James Sutton*

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END OF 1790

(According to Asplund's Register 3 Spencer 3 and Other Records)

COUNTY DATE ! ^{TYPE TOTAL}

AND CHURCH OF MEM-

CHURCHES ORGANIZED BAPTISTS BERS

MERCER (1786)

Shawnee Run November 21, 1788 ' Separate 60 Head of Salt River

--- --

^{!I 1789 Separ.ate 57}

Head of Beech Fork

--- - --

^{!) 1790 Separate 30}

MADISON (1786)

Tate 's Creek #I

---

^{. . ....,;_ ., 1785 Regular 39}

Tate's Creek #II(N)

--- --

^{!) 1786 Separate 210}

MASON(1789)

..

Limestone Creek July --·

,

^{1785 Regular 86}

May's Lick November 28!) 1789 Regular 10

WOODFORD (1789)

Clear Creek April

-- ,

^{1785 Regular 308}

Great Crossing May 2 8, 17 85 Regular 96

Forks of Elkhorn #I June 14, 1788 Regular 98

Buck Run October 1, 1788 Regular 49

Forks of Elkhorn #II

--- - ,

^{1790 Separate 13}

TOTAL 3105

A. Unable to:.me~t,from shortly after its cons~itution, until 1787- 17883 due to Indian depradations.

B. Name changed to "Providence" in 1790,

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C. Became a "United" Baptist Church and constituent church of Tate's Creek Association in 1793

D. Became "Baughman's" or ¹¹Boffman's Fork" in 1790. To North Dis- trict Association in 1802. No reoord of church after 1806.

E. Became a "United" Baptist Church and constituent church of Tate's Creek Association in 1793.

F. Formed from a division of Howard's Creek (Providence) in 1790.

G. Name changed to "Indian Run" in 1792 and again to 'Wt. Moriah"

in 1802.

H. Became a ¹~egular" Baptist Church in 1797, withdrew from South Kentucky Association. Unassociated 1797-1801. Joined Green RiverAssociation in 1801.

I. Name changed to "Buffalo Creek" in 1794.

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THE BAPTISTS OF KENTUCKY AT THE END OF 1790

( Ac.aording to Asplund rs Reg'f__s_ter.:; Spenaer, and Other Reaords)

/ CHURCH

1 IN ASSOCIATION MINISTERS IN MEMBERSHIP

I I ,

ASS'N

1789' 1790 1790

1785 1787

1785

South Ky.#1 South Ky.#I South Ky.#I

E.Zkhorn South Ky.#I

Elkhorn (None)

John Rioe WilZ.iam Ray⁰

David Thompson, Reuben Smith⁰ Thomas Shelton°, Squire Boone II⁰

William Wood, Thomas Sloo⁰

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Elkhorn Elkhorn Elkhorn

John Taylor, John Sutton*:; James Rucker*, ^Ii Joseph Redding, EZ.ijah Craig

1

Richard Cave⁰ William Hickman, ·Richard Thomas ⁰ 1Donald ·Holmes l

John Dupey, James Dupey*:; Joseph Minter⁰

J.

K.

L~

M.

· Elkhorn South Ky.#I

Dis•so lved about Dis'so lved about Dissolved about

1794 1 ?94

1794-1795

Spelled tCowper ¹s Run,, at first. Dropped in 1803. Turned Unitarian.

N. Became a "United" Baptist Church ·and a constituent ohurch of Tate's Creek Association in 1793.

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Itinerant ministers (not Pastors) Licensed to preaah but unordained.

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1?90-1?93

(According to Asplund's Register., Spencer., and Other Records)

COUNTY ^j DATE ^I I TYPE · I ^I

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Bear Grass _l Jan.

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^{3 1?84 Regular 42 431 41}

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- -- -

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^{3 1 ?93 Regular}

--

FAYETTE (1780)

.South Elkhorn Fall of ^1?83 Regular 119

)

9? 97

~ Boone ⁹ s Creek #I Nov. 13., 1785 Regular l ^{64 ?4 ?9 66}

B1~yan ⁹ s Station Apr. 15., 1?86 Regular

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^{200 233 254 228}

: To11m Fork July

- .,

^{1 ?86 Regular 24 3,5 49 60}

; Head-Boone vs Creek

- --- - .,

^{1 ?86 United ?4 60 50}

\Marble Creek June 15., 1?8? Regular 119 99 9? 9?

! Boone rs Creek #II

---- -

^{3 1 ?8? Separate 36 31 41}

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--- - -

^{:> 1?89 United 68 126 130}

; 111.,c man Creek

---- - .,

^{1790 United 120 120 125}

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---- -

^{., 1?82 United 100 90 105}

I G-i lbert 's Creek #II ^:

---- -

^., 1783 Separate 240 215 245

I , .1,-'j usn •• .l3 ranc . h .

--- - - .,

_1?85 Separate 135

f Hanging Fork Aug. 26., 1 ?86 Regular 55 53 53 46

! Cedar Creek

---- -

^{3 1 ?91 Regular 19 20}

f

I NELSON (1785)

Cedar Creek July 4., 1781 Regular 36 44 41

Cox rs Creek Apr. 17., 1785 Regular 110 83 ^{. '29}

Pottenger's Creek

---- --

^{., 1?85 Separate 38 37 ·30}

Lick Creek #I ^(A)

- -- --

··-^{:> 178? Separate 20 20 18} Lick Creek #II ^_..

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_{., 1791 Regular 19 25}

Rolling Fork Sept.

-

^{; 1788 Regular 20 20 16}

Hardin vs Creek #I

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^{J 1789 Regular 32 32 30}

I rniite Oak Run (B)

-- - - -

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1790 Regular 18 20 20

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Hardin's Creek #II

---- - ,

^{1790 Separate 15 16 17}

West Fork Cox's Creek

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^{1790 Separate 31 34 38}

Simpson 's CN:1ek Mar. 12., 1791 Regular 36 36 BOURBON (1? 86 l

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---- --

^{, 1787 Regular 66 9 5 120 114}

I Huston Creek

-- -- --

^{3 1788 Separate 56 63 95}

Green Creek Apr. 23., 1791 Regular 10 12 26

Indian Creek

---- --

^{3 1792 Regular 17 31}

Lick Fork (C)

---- --

^{J 1792 Regular 12. 13}

Flat Li.ck

-- - - --

^{3 1793 Regular 14}

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1790-1793

(Aacording to Asplund 's Reg_ister, . Spencer., and Other Reaords)

CHURCH .

. IN !ASSOCIATION ASS 'N..

I

1785 1792 1793

1785 1786 1786 1?86 · 1793 1788 , 1?87 1793 T793

1793 1787 1787 1787 1791

1785 1785 1787 1 ?8?1 1791 1788 1 'l 90 1790 1790 1 ?90 1791

178?

1788 1 ?91 1792 1?92 1 ?93

Salem Salem

(Unassoc.)

Elkhorn Elkhorn Elkhorn Elkhorn

Tate's C-Pk.

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Elkhorn South Ky.

Taters Crk.

Tate's Crk.

Tate ¹s Crk.

South·Ky.

· South Ky. ;' ¹

Elkhorn

·Elkhorn

Salem Salem South Ky.

South Ky.

Salem . Salem Salem Salem South Ky.

South l(.y.

Salem

Elkhorn South Ky. Elkhorn Elkhorn Elkhorn Elkhorn

MINISTERS IN MEMBERSHIP (1793)

John Wnit.ac:t>e*

John Shaakleford., Lewis Craig*.,

· ~George Stokes Smith*., Joel Noel⁰ Ambrose Dud~, William Waller.,

John Gano* . ~lexander Munroe*, Hanry Roach⁰ John Priae*

·,

Martin Haggard

Thomas Ammon₁ Joseph Craig*,

\John Kinp ^O ₂

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Jame$ Smith

Robert Ashurst*., Self⁰

Joseph Bledsoe, Thomas Chilton*

;John Bailey

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Joshua Carman William Tay Zor Benjamin Lynn James Rogers⁰

Joseph Milbourn°

Augustine Ea 9tin, James Garrard*

Moses Bledsoe., John Todd*, John Pattock*

. Ja~eq Sutton*J Isaac Monson

3'1

.

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I

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l I

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l

1790-1793

(Aacording to Asplund's Register~ Spence~., and Other Reaords)

COUNTY DATE ^I TYPE ^l

AND CHURCH

l

^OF _{-· -} TOTAL MEMBERS CHURCHES ORGANIZED BAPTISTS 1790~1?91 1792 1 ?93

MERCER (1786) ~

I:

Shawnee Run Nov. 21., 1788 Separate

~~1

^{100 . 110}

Head of Salt River

---- -- .,

^{1 ?89 Separate 60 65}

Forks _{Head of} of Beech Fork Elkhorn #II

--- ---- -- -- ., .,

1790 ¹⁷⁹⁰

I

^{Separate Separate 50 30 25 52 55 20}

Cove Spring

---- -- .,

¹⁷⁹¹ _I ^{I Regular 19 23}

MADISON (1786) ..

I

_' ^-

: -

Tate's Creek #I

---- -- .,

^{1785 Regular 39 60 63 62}

TatePs Creek #II

---- -- .,

^{1786 United 210 235 240}

Taylor's Fork (DJ

---- --

^{., 1791 Regular 19 19 20}

Sugar Creek

---- -- ,

^{1792 Regular 12 16}

MASON (1789)

Tvashington July

- .,

^{1785 Regular . 86 89 100 105}

May's Lick Nov. 28., 1789 Regu,lar 10 25 4? 51 Indian Run

---- --

^{3 1790 Regular 8 7 5 6}

fv0ODF0RD (1789)

CZ.Gar Creek Apr.

--

^{, 1785 Regular 308 277 271 263}

Porks-Elkhorn #I June 14., 1?88 Regular 98 93 98 103

Buck Run Oct. 1, 1788 Regular .49 63 67 ?O

WASHINGTON (1?92) (None)

SCOTT (1792)

Great Crossing May 28, 1785 Regular 96 80 85 150 SHELBY (1792)

Brashear's Creek#I

--- -- .,

^{1785 Regular 100 110 100}

Brashear's Crk.#II (Ej

--- -- .,

^{1192 Separate 16}

LOGAN ⁽¹⁷⁹²⁾ (Nonej

GREEN (1793)

Brush Creek

--- --

^{., 1791 Separate}

Pitman Creek

- -- -- .,

^{1791 Separate 15 20}

CLARK (1793)

Providence Apr. 3., 1784 Separate ^{75 102 116} Unity -·---

- .,

^{1790 Separate 70 75 'i 5}

Strode ¹s Fork ---"·

-

^{., 1791 Regular 9 8 7}

Lulbegrud Mc.r. 16., 1793 Separate ²⁰

Grassy Lick

---- --

^{., 1793 Regular}

I

-~ ³²

I

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38

THE BAPTISTS OF KENTUCKY 1790-17,93

(According to Aaplund's Register, Spencer, and Other Records) .. ! CHURCH

j· IN

l

ASS ⁹ N •

ASSOCIATION! MINISTERS iN MEMBERSHIP (1793)

i

t l

I

l

l l '

. 1 l · . . ! .

1789 1790 1790 1790 1791

South Ky.

.south Ky.

South Ky.

Elkhorn South Ky •. 17 8 ,5 Elkhorn 1?93 South Ky.#I 1?91 El-khi!Jrn 1792 EJZkhorn 1785

1791 1?90

1 ?89 1788 1788

1785

1?88 1 ?92

1791 1791

1?88 1?90 1?91 1?93 1793

EZkhorn EZkhorn EZkhol'n Elkhorn Elkho1'n Elkhorn

EZkhorn Salem South Ky.

South Ky.

South Ky.

South Ky.

South Ki/, Elkhorn South Ky.

Elkhorn

John Rice, Bernard NoeZ⁰

David Thompson, John Moore⁰

Andrew TribbZe, Squire Boone II*,Thomas SheZton Feathergi:z l Adams

William Wood, Thomas Sloo⁰ Hiram M. Currey⁰

1 William MarshaZZ

John Taylor, John Sutton*, James Rucker*,

W-i Z liam Hickman -\_B_iahard Cave*, Donald Holmes ⁰ John Dupuy, James Dupuy*, Joseph Minter⁰

Elijah Craig, Joseph Redding*, John Tanner*,

~ Lei.vis Dewees ⁰ Joshua Morris

Joseph Anderson

Robert Elkin, Robert CZark*s William Bush*

Ambrose Bush⁰ Reuben Smith⁰

William Payne*, Thomas Hansford*

,39

1790-1?93

(According to Asplund's Register. Spencer. and Other Records)

DATE _i ^j

AND CHURCH i OF _I ^I TOTAL MEMBERS

COUNTY TYPE

I

^{CHURCHES ORGANIZED '. BAPTISTS 1?90 11791 ;1?92 11?93}

!:HARDIN (1?93)

lseverns Valley June 18, 1781

I t No-Lynn

---- --

¹⁷⁸²

, ^.:;

-

~

,• I

.

:OUT OF STATE

' CHURCHES

l

NORTHWEST TERR.

Columbia, (F) lvJar. ,

,

1790

i

(Hamilton Co.)

l i

TERRITORY S. OF

i

^OHIO RIVER (1?88)

!Mouth of Sulphur July 25~ 1790

i FoPk of Red River (G)

l

Forks of Sulphur

l of Red River ---··--""

-- - •

¹⁷⁸⁶

; (Tennessee Co.)

I I

0

Itinerant ministers (not pastors).

Licensed to preach but unordained.

,1. Nqme changed to ¹¹Buffalo Creek" in B. Dissolved in 1794.

c.

Dissolved in 1 ?94.

D. Dissolved in 1 ?94.

E. Dissolved in 1794.

i

I

I

^Regular _Separate

TOTALS

Regular

Regular Separate

. I

!

1794

F. To Miami Association (Ohio) in 1?9?

l

! 47! 47'

I

_I

!

32

40

i

'

G. To Mero District Association (Tennessee) in 1796.

40

t

l

44 1 461

I j

j I

_i

33 3? 37

21 21

35 JO

I

THE BAPTISTS OF KENTUCKY 1?90-1?93

(According to Asplund's Reaisters Spencer~ and Other Reao~ds)

· CHURCH

IN ASSOCIATION MINISTERS. IN MEMBERSHIP ^(1?93) ASSrN.

I

I _{1 ?85}

1saZem Josiah Dodge

I

1 ?8? , South Ky. #I

I

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L

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!

i 1791 ElkhoY'n John Smith, ·DanieZ Clark* ^•.

I

^{1? fJ 1 Elkhorn} DanieZ Brown~ Richard Thomas

I

^{South Ky. fl.I} John Grammer

11

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COUNTY AND CHURCHES' JEFFERSON (1780)

Bear Grass

I

Chenoweth' s Run '. ziJiZZ Creek (A)

, PAYETTE (1?80)

; South Elkhorn

: Boone rs Creek #I

B1"yan 's Station '. Town Fork

j Head-Boone's Creek jMarble Creek . , Boone's Creek#II

; ,lessamine Creek

1 Hickman Creek

l

, LINCOLN (1780)

i

!

' ^Porks-Dix River

: Gi Zbert '8 Creek

Rush Branch

· Hanging Fork : Cedar Creek

I

NELSON (1?85)

l

: Cedar Creek

i Cox 's Creek

JPottenger's Creek

I .

Buffalo Creek * , Ro Z Zing Fork

Hardin's Creek W.Pork-Cox ¹s Creek Lick Creek

Simpson ¹s Creek Nill Creek

BOURBON (1?86)

Cooper's Run

!

Huston's Creek Green Creek

1 Flat Lick

AT THE CLOSE OF 1?95

! l t

DATE CHURCH ORGANIZED

· TYPE i

1 ···· · OF ··

r

ASSOCIATION

CHURCH IN ASSC'N.

I

I I

I I

f Jan. -=-, 1784 I

I

I ^{June 16, 1? 9 2 J} , 1 ?93 :

Pall of 1783

Nov. lB, 1?85

Apr. 15, 1786

July ., 1786 , 1?86

June 15 _. 178 7 .. 178?

., 1789 ., 1790

_. 1782 , 1783 i ., 1785

I

, 1786;

_. 1791

July 4., 1781 1 1

·

Apr. 17_. 1?85 .. 17851 _. 1787 ,

Sept. -., 1788 : , 17 89 , 1790 _. 1791 ,

Mar. 12., 1791 ! Dea. 21, 1793 ;

, 1787

l

, 1788 j Apr. 23, 1791

., 1 ?93

42

BAPTISTS:

Regular Regular Regular

Regular Regular Regular Regular United Regular Separate United Uni·ted

United Separate Separate Regular Regular

Regular Regular Separate Separate Regular Regular Separate Regular Regular Regular

Regular Separate Regular Regular

I

^Salem

! Salem

I

^Salem

1?85

· 1 ¹⁷⁹²

! 1793

!

•

, 1

, Elkhorn Elkhorn

I

^Elkhorn

, Elkhorn

I

Tate 's Creek

I .

^Elkhorn

South Ky •

1 Tate_;s Creek

!

^{Tate 's Creek}

I

i !Tate's Creek

1 South Ky.

. ,

; South Ky.

i Elkhorn

!

^Elkhorn

j

Salem Salem South South

1 Salem

I

_{, Salem} ^{South Salem}

Salem Salem

Ky.

Ky.

Ky.

Elkhorn South Ky.

Elkhorn Elkhorn

1785 1786 1786 1786 1788 1788 1787 1793 1793

1793 1787 1787 178?

1791

1785 1785 1787 1787 1788 1790 1790 , 1791 1791 1794

1787 1788 1791 1793

··•· ...

-

_COUNTY

AND CHUIJ.CHES MERCER ( 1? 86) Shawnee Run Head-Salt River

I Head-Beech Fork

I

i Cove Spring M.AfJISON (1786) Tate ta Creek #I Tate's Creek #II Sugar Creek ^(B) Otter> Craeek MASON (1?89) v!aa hington May's Lick Indian Run (C) WOODFORD (1789) Clear Creek Buck Run (D)

Tvil.SHINGTON (1792) Hardin ¹s Creek#II(E) Springfield ^(F)

Cart'l;)z,i,ght's Creek SCOTT (1792)

Great Crossing McConnels Run SHELBY (1792) '

Brashear rs Creek Fox Run

Elk Creek LOGAN (1792) Union

THE BAPTISTS OF KENTUCKY AT THE CLOSE OF 1?95

D/l.TE TYPE _' CHURCH OF I

·ORGANIZED BAPTISTS

I

Nov. 21., 1788 Separate

---- -- ,

^{1 ?89 Separate}

---- -- .,

^{1?90 Separate}

t-- ... -

-- .,

^{1 ?91 Regular}

---- -- .,

^1?85 Regular>

---- -- ,

^1?86