Edmonson County KY
Church Records
Slaves that were
members of white churches
Courtesy
Michelle Gorin Burris, Barren’s Black Roots, Volume 4, (c) Feb 1995,
Gorin Genealogical Publications, By
permission.
Beaver Dam Baptist
Church, Edmonson Co KY 1817-1847 Minutes
3rd Sat
Jan 1820: “Black Brother Bobb excluded from the church”
1st Sat
July 1821: “Brother Charles (Martin Elmore’s slave) received
by letter.”
4th Sat
Nov 1827: “Brother Will, a slave formerly owned by James H.
Cole granted letter of
dismission due to his living too far from this
church. “
3rd Sat
July 1829: “Received Wilson, slave of Levi Moore and unnamed
woman belonging to
Isaac Whitlow and Silvey Caroline, a woman
of Frederick Fort.”
3rd Sat
Aug 1829: “Received Milley, a servant of Hardin Camp by
experience and Phillis, a servant
of Davis Still.”
18 Oct 1829:
“Received Lucy, a woman of collor belonging to Asle Davis.”
13 Mar
1842: “Received Jesse, a man of culler” [no owner
shown.]
13 Mar
1842: “Received by experience Jener, a survent [sic] of
Henry Emmerson that
been baptized by Moses Allen as a member of
the Brownsville Church
the case was this it was new to the Church
for She was satisfied with hur
baptism and brother Leecoth of Cedar Sring
suggested that from the advise
of the Green River Association in 1836 that
we would be saif to reseave
members in this wawy don and assind by the
order of the church.
2nd Sat
Sept 1842: “Brother Moon requested a copy of the record of the
days business on
which they received a woman of culler
whitch belong to Henry Emmerson
and it was granted.”
2nd Sat
Oct 1842 “Fanny, a woman of colour belonging to Thomas Ray
joined by letter.” |