Meadow Creek Baptist Church Minutes
Stanly Co
Some Cabarrus County surnames listed here.
Submitted by Ken Scislaw
Ken transcribed this information from LDS microfilm ---|
This and other information on the LONG family can be found at:
http://www.scislaw.com/genealogy/longweb/
Abbreviations (my guess)
Ded
ex
exc
Excd
recd
Rec by L
Dist
Dis by L
Rest
Con Dead?
excluded?
excluded?
Excluded?
received
Received by letter
Dismissed?
Dismissed by letter
Restored
Conference?
Also note: Apparently, several slave names are mentioned as church members.
They are noted in possessive form with their owners name (e.g. Stough's Joe)
"A Church book for the Baptist Church at Meadow Creek, Stanly County August 15, 1825 Made by George Little for James Little clerk in the use of the above church. This is copied from the original book of the Meadow Creek Church. The original is in the possession of Eli Hopkins the present church clerk (1961)"
Joseph P. Williams Aug 1813c Dec 1813 Ex Sept
1914 Rest
A Minute of the Female Members
Dec 1811 Gracy Holland Rec by L (Dead)
Elizabeth Long Oct 1824 Exc (Dead)
Reuben's Rachel (Dist)
Sarah Garmond (Dead)
Jane Garmond (Dist)
Sussannah Weatherford (Dist)
Bethany Smith
Rutha Honeycutt (dead) Recvd by L. June 1825
Rachel Clay May 1811 Exc (Dist)
Elizabeth Lee
Oct 1837 Roda Furr recd
May 1805 Nelly Maynor Rec by L
Elizabeth Marsh
Rosannah Little
Catty Long (Dist)
Margret Shinn (Excd)
Nancy Honeycutt 1813 Dis by L
Rachel Clay May 1811 Exc (Excd)
July 1811 Margaret Howell Rec by L. Sept 1817 Dis by L
Lily Long - Delila Long July 1811 Rest (Dist)
Sussannah Petree
Rachel Tucker
Polly Long Mar 1814 Dis by L (Dist)
Sally Watts
Cassey Polk June 1816 Exc (Excd)
Elizabeth Barnes
Margarett Smith (Dist)
Gurley's girl
Sally Stagner
Rosannah Bird July 1824 Exc (Excd)
Brook's Ester
Rachel Kisor
Polly Morgan
Names Added from Minutes
Brook's Beck Oct 1830 Exc
Elizabeth Shinn Oct 1832 Rest
Oct 1832 Briant Austin Sr Recd by L
Mary Green, wife of Nathan Green Aug 1849, dis by L
Nancy Hankey Sept 1813 Dis by L
Elizabeth Leeting Exc Mar 1803
Sally Underwood Excd Mar 1803
Percilar Bonds Exc mar 1803
Elizabeth Leeting Exc Mar 1803
Page 7 Old Book
Michael Garmon
Thos Ingram
James Little
Ritchard Holland
Anthony Holland
Thomas Berry
Hosiah Rowland
Thomas Rowland
Ritchard Green
Antony Holland
Michael Garmon
Iphraim Clay
Valentine Watts
Aug 1806 Richard Holland
Drewry Smith
Michael Garmon
Page 9 Old Book
Aug 1806 Valentine Watts
Thos Maynor
Isham Clay
Reuben's Joe for Him and his mother
Anthony Holland
Demsy Honeycutt
James Little
Uriah Smith
Drewry Smith
Michael Garmon
James Little
Demsy Honeycutt
Aug 1809 Michael Garmon
James Little
Sept 1809 Henry Howell
Aug 1810 Joseph Howell
List continues until 1834
Particular contributions made up for our New Association in 1816 at July
conf at Meadow Creek the Rev Geo. Whitley for the Bear Creek [ ] $1.95
Demcy Honeycutt
Mark Kisar
James Little
George Long
Mark Morgan
Reuben Pinion
James Little
Proceedings Recording in Conference
[Various minutes entries mentioning members of the Long family - and related families]
July 1811 Meadow Creek Conf. Delila Long restored in full fellowship with
the church. Received Joseph Howell Sr and his wife Margret by letter.
Mch 1814 Washington Meeting House, Mch 1814. Polly Long, wife of Peter Long
dismissed by letter. Joseph Barnes having been considered disorderly by the
church for not attending church meeting the church has appointed Brother James
Little to cite him to attend at our church meeting and he having neglected
to attend and by records and from testimony of Brother Helim by stating that
he the said Barnes is disorderly by drinking to an excess and by breaking
the sabath by hunting as such the church withdrawed themselves from him the
said Barnes being excluded from fellowship.
Sept 1814 Washington Conf. The church withdrawd from Barnard Bird he moving
off in disorder being in debt and not paying his debts.
May 1815 Washington Conf. The church withdrawd from Andy Bird for drinking
to an excess twice and not complying with the orders of the church by not
attending.
Sept 1821 Meadow Creek Meeting House Conf. The church withdrawd from brother
Thos Berry for joining the Methodist Society and for refusing to obey the
church when cited to attend respecting the dispute between brother Geo. Long
and brother Pinion.
Oct 1824 Meadow Creek conf. Then the church withdrawd from sister Elizabeth
Long for neglecting to hear the church when cited to attend and for other
disorderly conduct.