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451	Holbrook, Ambrose 60y/M/M/fr Ralph and Jane Holbrook LAW NC	HOLBROOK, Ambrose (I7766)
452	Holly Cordle Service Info.: PVT US ARMY CIVIL WAR Birth Date: 1 Dec 1845 Death Date: 22 Mar 1863 Cemetery: Cordle Cemetery Cemetery Address: Blaine, KY 41124	CORDLE, Holly (I271)
453	http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/anson/wills/maness92gwl.txt Anson County NcArchives Wills.....Maness, Amos January 3, 1849 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/nc/ncfiles.htm ********************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Linda Dillard petfriends2@bellsouth.net May 24, 2006, 7:45 pm Source: Anson County Register Of Deeds Written: January 3, 1849 Recorded: July 1852 In the name of God Amen. I, AMOS MANESS, of the County of Anson & State of North Carolina being at present in good health and of a sound & disposing mind & Memory, Thanks be to God for the same & calling to Mind the uncertainty of Life & the certainty of death, have this day made this, my last will & Testament in Manner and form as follows (To Wit) ----- 1st I Give unto my beloved wife, MARY MANESS, during her widowhood the following property, To Wit) all my Money that be found on hand, one Black Negro Woman, MOLLY, three hundred seventy five acres of Land, the Plantation on which I now reside with all my Plantation Tools, Household & kitchen furniture with the Balance of my stock of Cattle, Hogs, Horses & Sheep that may remain after giving off to my children as hereafter mentioned & after her decease, to be equally divided between my two sons, PLEASANT W. MANESS & AMOS B. MANESS. 2nd I Give unto my son, PLEASANT W. MANESS, one Negro Girl, ELIZA, one Bed, Bedstead & furniture, one sorrel Mare, Bridle & Saddle, one Cow & Calf. 3rd I Have already given to my son, TYSON G. MANESS, property amounting to about Three hundred Dollars [several illegible words following are lined out] which I consider to be his distributive share & the Right & Title of which is hereby confirmed to him & his heirs ----- 4th I Give unto my Daughter, OLLEY ROSS, one Negro Girl, VIOLET, to her & children with all her increase if any. I have already given her property which I consider worth about one hundred Dollars which, with the negro Girl, will make about three hundred Dollars for her share ---- 5th I Give unto my Daughter, SPICEY MEACHAM, one Negro Boy Named JOHN WILSON, worth about two hundred Dollars To her & her children. I have already given her property which I consider to be worth about one hundred Dollars as her share. 6th I have already given to my son, TALLEY K. MANESS, Property to the amount of Three hundred Dollars, the Right & Title of which is hereby confirmed to him & his heirs ---- 7th I have already given to my son, JESSE C. MANESS, Property to the amount of Three hundred Dollars, the Right & Title of which is hereby confirmed to him and his heirs ---- 8th I Give unto my Daughter, BILLINDA THOMAS, one Negro Girl, IRENA, to her & her children which I consider worth about Two hundred Dollars which, added to what I have already given her, which is about one hundred Dollars, will make her share equal. 9th I have already given my son, TALBUT [possibly TOLBUT] H. MANESS, Property to the amount of Three hundred Dollars, the Right & Title is hereby confirmed to him & his heirs. 10th I have already given my son, BENTON A. MANESS, Property amounting to the sum of Three hundred Dollars, the Right & Title of which is hereby confirmed to him & his heirs ---- 11th I Give unto my Daughter, MARTHA ANN MANESS, one Negro Girl, CLARISSA, to her & her children, also one Bed, Bedstead & Furniture, one Cow & Calf, one Bridle & Saddle, one sow & Pigs, 1/2 dozen Plates, one Pot, all of which I consider will make her equal with the rest. 12th I Give unto my son AMOS B. MANESS, one Negro Boy Named EDMUND, worth about two hundred Dollars, one Sorrel Horse, Bridle & Saddle, one Cow & Calf, one Bed, Bedstead & Furniture, all of which I consider to be about the sum of three hundred Dollars ---- 13th It is my will on account of the Confidence I have in my friend & Acquaintance, MILES W. MARKS, & also my son-in-law, BINJAMIN THOMAS, that they act as executors to This my last Will & Testament & as Guardians to my two sons, PLEASANT W. MANESS & AMOS B. MANESS, on account as I consider of their inability to act for themselves. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal This the 30th day of January in the year of our Lord 1849. Amos Maness seal Test Williamhorn Test John Davis State of North Carolina) Court of Pleas and Quarter Anson County ) Sessions July Term 1852 Then this will was exhibited in open Court and duly proven by the oath of William Horn and John Davis, the Subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be Recorded. (unsigned) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/anson/wills/maness92gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.9 Kb	MANESS, Amos (I14211)
454	http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vatazewe/TCMI-ABC.htm CORDELL, CHARLES (24) Single. Farmer. Born in Walker Co., NC. Son of Jeremiah & Elizabeth Cordell SOW, CELIA (18) Single. Born in Tazewell Co. Daughter of J. & Easter Sow	CORDELL, Charles (I12610)
455	Hugh Cockerham Bride: Nancy Fulks Bond_Date: 29 Dec 1831 Bond #: 000143770 Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 ImageNum: 002785 County: Surry Record #: 01 041 Bondsman: Wm Auberry	COCKERHAM, Hugh (I13232)
456	I came to Japan in 1991, met my wife and have lived here since. She is Japanese and we have two wonderful daughters, Haruko Eunice (14) and Hanako Renee (12) I teach at a mid-level university, proof read for SEIKO Watch Company and work a few other free lance projects. Ironically, my father's name was James Robert Smith. For further detail please scroll below our correspondence. Proving that I was from this well researched line was a challenge and most likely an interesting read for anyone that has an interest in genealogy. I hope that you will take 10 or 15 minutes to read it too. Yes, we are definitely what... 4th cousins? I have no idea about the whereabouts of the Chatham house. Have you read Barbara Groeger's Family Tree, "Out On a Limb?" It was compiled in the early 1960's and she is currently bringing closure to an updated version. We are in touch with one another via email. It covers the descendants of James Robert Smith, our fourth GGF and has extensive coverage of the Smith, Blevins and Caudill families among 4 or 5 others. In fact I just looked up your name and I believe I found your father. Was his name Linnie Famon Caudill? It tells of him loosing his first wife in 1916 due to a flood and landslide. He also collected rare smoking pipes and later married Augusta Richardson. If you do not have a copy of this I can send you one. YTo my knowledge, you are the first to shed any doubt in whether our fourth GGF, James Robert Smith, was born in England. Interesting and I would like to receive a copy of what you have as well (ANYTHING related to our family). This information is somewhat disjointed chronologically but is relatively easy to follow. If you can add to anything please do so. Perhaps we can share much more. As far as Townsend's work, you can "Google it." It is a huge 3 volume work. I just looked for Caudill and found a brief description on p. 105 of volume 2 of Levisa Smith who married John Caudill. Hutchins-Hutchens, descendants of Strangeman Hutchins, born 1707, of the James River in Virginia and Surry (Yadkin) County, North Carolina by Rita Hineman Townsend, Publisher: Baltimore : Gateway Press, 1979-1992. There is a good chance that you know much of what I have put together here for you. Since, I shouldn't assume anything I have taken the liberty to "unload" on you. I hope some of it is new territory for you. OK. 1:30 a.m. here. I better get some rest. I hope to hear from you soon. Jason I have compiled (In most places simply copy and pasted) the following from various Internet sources: James Smith Born: 6 Jan 1766, England Baptized: 24 Jan 1766, Bungay, Suffolk, England Marriage: Elizabeth Hutchins 1795, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Died: 1849, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA General Notes: James Smith was born in England, 6 January 1766, to Robert Smith and Hannah. He spent his early years in England. While still a young man, his parents died and an older brother inherited all of his parent’s possessions according to English law. Apparently, with his parents’ dead and his brother holding their possessions, James had no ties left with England and so he immigrated to America. Tradition goes that he landed in Delaware and lived there a short time. Then around 1790-1794, he arrived in Surrey (now Yadkin) County, North Carolina. There he met a girl named Elizabeth Hutchins, who was a Quaker by birth. In 1795, James and Elizabeth were married, against the wishes of the Quaker Church because James was a member of the Methodist Church (perhaps having been baptized by Bishop Asbury). And so, on 6 March 1797, Elizabeth was disowned from the Quaker Church for marrying out of unity (meaning not marrying a member of the Quaker Church) and lived out the rest of her days as a Methodist. Apparently, even though the Quakers had disowned Elizabeth, her family still accepted James as her husband, because in 1799 Elizabeth's father, Thomas Hutchins, sold James some land. The receipt was written as follows: October the 21 1799 I recd of James Smith the Sum of Seventy Dollars in part pay for the Land that I Sold him tying on Deep Creek. I Say Recd By Me (signed) Thomas Hutchins This receipt was in 1962, in the possession of James Ralph Smith of Roaring Gap, North Carolina, who was the grandson of James Smith. A record of land being purchased in 1899 in Surrey County from Thomas Hutchins is recorded in the Surrey Deed Book H, pages 304 and 305, with 40 acres in the first tract and 119 acres in the second tract. However, on 23 September 1802 James Smith sold 119 acres to William Johnson for 175 pounds (Deed Book K, page 3). James bought a third tract in Surrey on 14 November 1805 for 150 pounds and which consisted of 100 acres on the north fork of Deep Creek (Surrey Deed Book , page 302). Sometime between these transactions and 1812, James sold the 40 acres that he had purchased from Thomas Hutchins in 1800, but there is no record and apparently the buyer failed to have the deed recorded. On 27 November 1812, James apparently sold out his 100 acres in Surrey County for two hundred dollars (Surrey Deed Book, page 38) and moved over into adjoining Wilkes County where he bought 200 acres for $400 at the head of the Big Elkin on 20 January 1814 (Wilkes Deed Book, page 561). James Smith lived on these 200 acres from 1814 until his death in 1849 at the age of 83 years and 3 months. James Smith and Elizabeth Hutchins Smith had 10 children born to them. These ten children grew up and went their different ways in life during the pioneering days of the United States. James Smith, of course, remained on his land in Wilkes County and watched his children grow, marry and move away. He was a carpenter, a cabinet maker and farmer by trade. It is said that he brought his carpenter tools with him from England. He worked hard and lived the life of a true pioneer. On the 25th of August 1841, his wife, Elizabeth, died at the age of 65 and since he was 75 years old and had been rather sick recently, he sat down a few days later and wrote his will. At the time he wrote it, all of his children were either married or had moved away except for the youngest daughter, Elizabeth Hutchins Smith, who was at that time 23 years old and unmarried. Here is a copy of the will he wrote: "In the name of God, Amen. I, James Smith, of Wilkes County in the state of North Carolina being at the present time sound in mind although very weak in body do declare this to be my last will and testament. I hereby bequeath and devise to my beloved daughter Elizabeth Hutchins Smith all my household & kitchen furniture, also all the stock I possess of all kinds with my shop tools of all descriptions and my family utensils for her own separate use and maintenance. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 29th day of August 1941." His X mark James Smith In presence of ........David Hanks Charles Harris Wilkes County, North Carolina Was duly proven February term 1842 It is important to note that in those early colonial days, if a woman was not mentioned specifically in a will, then she had no claim for (or very little) on any property or possessions regardless of her relationship to the deceased. So, James made a point to write a will that would insure a future for his daughter since she was still unmarried. He left her all his earthly possessions except his land (which is not mentioned in his will, but which James deeded to his son, James Anderson Smith in 1847). James wrote his will in August 1841, but lived for seven more years. However, just a few months after he wrote his will, Elizabeth, apparently in order to secure for her own possession the things her father had willed her, simply went into Wilkes County court and asked that the will be probated. Naturally the court officials took it for granted that James Smith was dead and so went ahead and probated the will. This is an unusual case, but it could, and evidently did happen because his will was actually probated in 1842, but he was still alive in 1847 when he deeded his land to his son. Two years after the will was probated, another interesting event occurred. Elizabeth had met a man named Jeremiah Richardson who she wanted to marry, but evidently the family disapproved. So she eloped and the family followed her a considerable distance in order to have the marriage set aside, but Elizabeth and Jerry went all the way to Indiana (a very long distance in those days). James lived until 1849 when he passed away at the age of 83 years and 3 months. The old James Smith homeplace is now owned by the Chatham family and lies 1/4 to 1/2 mile west of Doughton, North Carolina. The family cemetery is enclosed with an iron fence. Just five persons are buried there and their graves are marked with field stones. The five are James Smith, his wife Elizabeth (Hutchins) Smith, their son James Anderson Smith and his wife, Mary, and also Jones Smith, son of James Anderson Smith. James married Elizabeth Hutchins, daughter of Thomas Hutchins and Patty Chiles, in 1795 in Surry County, North Carolina, USA. (Elizabeth Hutchins was born on 4 Dec 1776 in Virginia, USA and died on 30 Sep 1840 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA.) Elizabeth Hutchins Born: 4 Dec 1776, Virginia, USA Marriage: James Smith 1795, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Died: 30 Sep 1840, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA General Notes: Unlike her England-born husband, James Smith, Elizabeth came from a family who had lived in America for many years and who had established themselves prominently, first in Virginia and then in North Carolina. They were almost all Quakers, and very good Quakers at that, with a great deal of devotion, belief and strength of character. Because of these facts, it is possible to trace her line back quite a few generations and ancestry pedigree is also a part of ours. There are seven different known surnames, and also many surnames which still must be traced. The seven known surnames are Hutchins, Cox, Watkins, Trent, Sherman, Chiles and Cheadle. Since a little bit is known about some of these lines, the following is a short account of their history - which is also the history of our ancestors. HUTCHINS FAMILY There were numerous Hutchins families that appear early in the history of the colonies. The (our) immediate family of Hutchins are those that were first found along the James River in Virginia. Nicholas Hutchins land grant was located about 12 miles, by paved road, down the James from the present side of Richmond. It was about three miles below Dutch Gap. A distance of 50 miles along the James, with Richmond as center would approximately locate this family the first 100 years in the colony (Crider, Mrs. Gussie Waymire, "Four Generations of the Family of Strangeman Hutchins", 1935, Kokomo, Ind.). Just when Hutchins first came to the Virginia Colony is unknown, but it is thought that they arrived as early as 1625. Nicholas Hutchins is the first one that we have a positive record of and it is because he was a devout Quaker. The members of the Nicholas Hutchins family were birthright Quakers, which means that religion was a serious matter to be taken into their daily lives. The Quaker religion emphasizes tolerance, simple living, and service to their fellow men. They oppose all forms of violence, including war. They will neither take nor administer oaths, believing that a Friend will always speak the truth, whether under oath or not. (American Educator Encyclopedia, United Educators Publishers, Lake Bluff, Illinois, 1956.) Their daily lives were to be filled with righteous living which means to them that they must not gamble, drink, lie, swear or talk frivolously. They had to dress conservatively, conduct themselves properly and attend church faithfully. If a member failed to live up to these principles, he was counseled with and he had the choice of acknowledging the error of his ways or he might be disowned. To be disowned meant that that person ceased to exist as far as the church was concerned and often the parents disowned them and even disinherited them. Nicholas Hutchins was a Quaker living in Henrico County, Virginia and belonged to the Henrico Monthly Meeting at Curles and later to the White Oak Swamp Meeting (Op. Cit., Cricer). Nicholas had two daughters, Catherine (who married a Stanley) and Mary. He also had a son, Strangeman, who was born in Virginia in 1707 and about 1731 married Elizabeth Cox. Some time later, he moved up the James River where over the years he acquired about 750 acres of land. Strangeman was a very prominent member of the Friends Church. His name is first found in the Cedar Creek records of 1741 - and is continually on the records as a witness, committee member, representative, as overseer, clerk and elder (Ibid). Strangeman Hutchins was 68 years old when the Revolution began and 71 by the time the war reached Virginia. He was too old to take part in the war even if his Friends Faith had not forbidden it. But he could perform patriotic service. A record of such patriotic service was found in Goochland County and Mrs. Gussie Waymire Crider made application to the D.A.R. and proved the service. With her application was filed a photostat copy of the record of the service, and also a copy of the will of Strangeman Hutchins (Ibid). Strangeman had eleven children, four sons and seven daughters. The seventh child was Thomas who was born in 1746 in Virginia. In 1773, the Quaker records in the Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting show that he was married to Patty Chiles. They had two daughters, Ann and Elizabeth (Elizabeth being the future wife of James Smith), and then Patty died. In 1780, Thomas married again to a girl named Susannah Ladd and had four more children. On January 14. 1786, Thomas and his family, including his father, moved to North Carolina and the following record of transfer is found in the Quaker records: "Strangeman and wife and granddaughter Elizabeth Hutchins, daughter of Thomas; Thomas Hutchins and wife and children and Benjamin Hutchins and family were granted certificate to Deep River Monthly Meeting in North Carolina." Deep River Monthly Meeting which is in the west part of Gullford County, North Carolina about 12 miles from Greensboro. Deep Creek was organized after being under the jurisdiction of Deep River Monthly Meeting and was first established in Surrey (now Yadkin) County in 1793 and in their early records are mentioned the members of the Hutchins family including Strangeman and Thomas, etc. It was here in Surry (now Yadkin) County of North Carolina that this portions of the Hutchins family settled and established their homes and continued to work actively in the Quaker Church. And it was here (in the larger meeting of Deep River) that on 6 March 1797, "Elizabeth Smith, formerly Hutchins, was disowned by the Deep River Meeting for marrying out of unity." (Elizabeth being the daughter of Thomas heretofore mentioned and now the wife of James Smith). Elizabeth Hutchins, daughter of Thomas Hutchins and Patty Chiles, married James Smith. One of their daughters, Levisa (or Levica), married John Caudill. COX FAMILY Strangeman Hutchins had married Elizabeth Cox and thus tied her line to our ancestry. Elizabeth Cox was the great granddaughter of William Cox who was the migrant ancestor on this line (in other words, William Cox was the first member of our Cox line to immigrate to America). "The Coxes were among the earliest immigrants to Virginia. William Cox, who came in the ship, Godspeed, in 1610 was apparently a lad not more than 11 years old when he landed at Jamestown (The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 52, pages 214-216). In Hotten's List of Immigrants, his name is given as William Coxe and his place of residence as Eliz. Cittie." Thus the earliest member of the Cox family arrived only three years after the earliest English colony in America had been established, that being the Virginia Colony. (The Mayflower did not arrive until 1620.) This colony in Virginia had been struggling with existence since 1607 and had been on the verge of giving up many times due to the many hardships of winter, Indians, sickness, plus the facts of poverty and homesickness. It was not an easy life that our William was entering, be he was young, full of enthusiasm and intelligence and eventually established himself very well in this new world. He acquired land that finally amounted to about 500 acres and became very prosperous. William married a girl by the name of Elizabeth and had two sons, Thomas and John (John was the father of Richard and Richard was the father of Elizabeth who married Strangeman Hutchins). WATKINS FAMILY "One of the most interesting families in Virginia from the point of view of economic, social and political development is the distinguished family of which Henry Watkins is the immigrant ancestor" (Fuller, Frank, and Thomas Curd, "The Curd Family in America", The Tuttle Publishing Company, 1938). "Henry Watkins of Henrico County, Virginia....was born in 1638. He was a Quaker and member of the Society of Friends, a fact that caused him at times to clash with the ruling authorities in Virginia.... in 1679, he received a patent for 170 acres of land on the north side of the James River in Henrico County, adjourning land of John Lewis, Mr. Cocke, and Mr. Beauchamp and touching the three runs of Turkey Island Creek (patent book 7, page 17). In July 1690, he purchased of Lyonel Morris 360 acres of land in Varina Parish, Henrico County on the South Side of Chickahominy Swamp and in October of the same year he patented 60 acres of land adjoining his own land and touching a run of Turkey Island Creek" (Ibid). Henry Watkins had seven children, the youngest of whom was Mary who in 1701 married Nicholas Hutchins. (The great statesman, Henry Clay, was also a descendent of Henry Watkins). CHEADLE FAMILY John Cheadle was a Pennsylvania Quaker. He bought a tract of land in Carolina's St. Margaret's Parish from Thomas Carr in 1733, but it was five years later (1733) before Governor Gooch and his Council cleared the way for members of the sect to come to Virginia and live unmolested. In 1739, the mass migration began and the segment which came to Caroline settled on lands which John Cheadle, John Hubbard and others had purchased from William Terrell on the upper branches of Polecat Creek (Campbell, T. E. "Colonial Caroline (County)", The Dietz Press, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, 1954). DESCENDENT'S FAMILIES The preceding has been a history of James Smith, his wife Elizabeth Hutchins and their ancestors. Their descendents can be divided into six main branches, each representing the descendents of one of James and Elizabeth's children (the descendents of four children are not known). 1. Nancy Smith and James McCann. 2. Hannah Smith and William Lewis Harris 3. Levisa (Levica) Smith and John Caudill 4. James Anderson Smith and (1) Mary M. Smith and (2) Martha Settle 5. Zadoch Thomas Smith and Candace Snow 6. Elizabeth H. and Jeremiah Richardson ----- Original Message ----- From: Lenny F. Caudill II To: Jason P. Smith Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 9:54 AM Subject: Cousin Jason Dear Cousin Jason: In fact we share a fourth GGF and beyond. I was at the cemetery last weekend and was thrilled by the event. I've seen the Chatham reference before but assumed it's an old reference. Where is the house relative to the cemetery???? I assumed that the house and cemetery were both in the same proximity (within yards). Here are a few pics for you free of charge of course. My 3rd GGF was John Caudill married Levica Smith, James' daughter. I run the Caudill YDNA Project. I got interested in your results because I realized they're from our James' line and wanted to see how many other Smith's had the same markers. Didn't get very far last night .... thought if I could locate other lines that match then I may get lucky and find new clues about James' ancestry (kinda like groping in the dark frankly). Absolom Smith lived in the same area as James and was about the same age. Absolom is buried at the Antioch Church which is maybe a mile north of James' up highwat 21 headed for Sparta. Of course I'm wondering if they're kin. Probably not even though they have the same unusual last name .... SMITH. It would be great to see DNA results from an Absolom descendant. I'll keep looking. Tokyo? What happened? Take a wrong turn? From: Smith DNA Project Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 6:15 PM Subject: James Smith and Elizabeth Hutchins testing this would like to talk about your genealogy line as seen on the Smith DNA page. Here's the message My 4th Great grandparents were James Smith and Elizabeth Hutchins. I actually visited their graves last Saturday. I'm curious if YDNA has connected, or proven no relationship, between Absolom Smith b. 1750-ish and James Smith b. 1766? James' children consistently report that James was from Delaware while tradition states he was from England. Maybe both are true? This email was sent privately to you, forwarded by the Smith DNA Project Manager; please do not reply to this email but click on this link to reply via email to testing this lcaudill@triad.rr.com _______________________________________ The following is a bit disjointed, but I simply do not have the time to polish it at this juncture. It isn’t that troublesome to sort through and certainly is reflective of my time and energy. Jason Paul Smith 25 January, 2007 "There is divine beauty in learning, just as there is human beauty in tolerance. To learn means to accept the postulate that life did not begin at my birth. Others have been here before me, and I walk in their footsteps. The books I have read were composed by generations of fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, teachers and disciples. I am the sum total of their experiences, their quests. And so are you. (author unknown) _______________________________________- My (Jason Paul Smith) grandfather on my father’s side of the family, Oren Beher Smith (born in Missouri in 1871-d. 1933) who married Nonie Dawson (b. ? of Cincinati Ohio- died on thanksgiving day 1981). Oren Beher Smith was the son of John W. Smith (b. 1836- d. about 1909) married Anna Jane Wilson of West Plains Missouri. John W. Smith was the son of Zadoch Thomas Smith (b. in NC in 1812- d. 8/2/1879 in West Plains Missouri) married Cadice Snow. Zadoch Thomas Smith was the son of James Robert Smith (1766-1849). This is the same James Robert Smith that was married to Elizabeth Hutchens which ties our family to Strangeman Hutchens and even beyond. Strangeman Hutchins was born in 1707 and was of the James River in Virginia and Surry (Yadkin) County, NC. They were Quakers and as being such kept church records of marriages, deaths land deeds etc. Much can be found on the Internet on this line. Further, the 3 volume work, (1,114 pages), Hutchins-Hutchens, Decendants of Starangeman Hutchins by Rita Hineman Townsend’s last volume published in 1992 is a superb account of our family. Oren Smith, (1870-1933 was married twice. The first marriage, in 1900, was to a woman that shared the same family name. Yes, her maiden name was Smith…. (Mina Smith) Oren had one set of twins from both marriages! His first marriage gave birth to David Vern & Dorthy Vera in 1908 and his second marriage to Noni gave birth to Joseph and Josephine in 1931. I am from the line of his Second marriage with Nonie. They had 7 children Eunice Smith (married Burrel Cheadle) b. 2/27/1914 Malcolm Cook Smith b. 4/25/1917 married + Marcella (from Cincinati Ohio) on Oct. , 1948. had 3 children => Malcom Eugene Dona Rodger James Robert Smith (See below for wife and children.. I am the middle child of nine) b. May, 1919 d. April, 1989 Hugh Smith married Helen and they had 2 sons=> Terrence and Dennis born in the middle 1940s. Kenneth married Ruth from the Houston area. They had 3 children. Sharon Josephine Kenneth b. 2/1951 Joseph b. 1931 (Twin) d 1967. Josephine b. 1931 (Twin) d. (drowned in 1935) I, Jason Paul Smith, am the son of James Robert Smith.(1919- 1989) James married Caroline Ruth McSorley 10/2/1929. They had 9 children. James Robert Smith Jr. b. July 10, 1949 d. Oct.,1978 Gregory Oren Smith b. 1/13/1951 + Kathleen Mecikalski b.10/18/50 Dawn Kathleen b. 9/16/73 Sean Gregory b. 2/17/75 +Amber Renee Hamboldt b. 8/15/75 Zachaery Gauis b. 3/2/2000 Logan Xavier b. 11/28/2002 DeAnne Kimberly b. 5/18/77 + James Riley Tiwater b.12/6/74 + Clint Smith (Married on 9/2/2006) Cynthia Ann Smith b. 3/17/1952 + Stephen Markham b. 9/30/1952 +Edi Sneve b. 3/13/1945 Married in 1975 and adopted kids 1 year later. Stephanie Elaine Sneve .b.2/2/3 1971 Shayla Chrisp (Daughter of Steph) Joseph Chrisp father b.11/21/1988 +Darel Tadlock Married 1988 Jonathan Tadlock b. 5/ /1991 Anita Ann b. 7/8/1993 Ben Horne (father of 4th child) PeterHorne b. 4/15/1995 Patricia Ann Carow/Sneve b. 3/17/ 1972 + Chad Carow (2nd husband Zackery VanDershedten b.3/29/1994 Marcus VanDershelden b. 4/7/1995 Steven Gerald Markham Jr (adopted by Edi and named legally changed to Guy Stanley Sneve at age 2) b.3/11/1974 Stephen Egbert Smith b 12/19/1953 + Mary Kay Williamson one child, Jennifer. by earlier fiancée, Sharlot Snodgrass. Jennifer was, put up for adoption by her mother before the birth. Jason Paul Smith b. 1/19/1955 + Edna Jane Hut t b. 4/14/ 1959 Jasmine Elissa Smith b. 1/25/1980 Madison Jane Smith b. 5/15/1999 Father: Brian Main b. 8/31/1976 Alivia Grace Smith b. 8/22/2003 Father Richard Bates b. 7/23/1977 Jason’s second wife ( Married in Nov. 1991) + Kyoko Murakami b. 10/30/1955 Haruko Eunice b. 3/24/1993 Hanako Renee b. 6/2/1995 Victoria Noni Smith b 6/13/1957 +Kenneth Ferdig b 11/15/1933 William Wayne b.5/9/ 1979 +Jennifer Penifold b Ryan William Ferdig b. 10/10/2005 Tresa Marie Smith b. 3/8/1961 +George Arvid Stuber b. 2/19/1957 Nicholas Arvid Stuber b. 8/8/ 1985 Alicia Marie Stuber b .8/26/1987 Michelle Elissa Smith b. 10/1962 d. 10/6/1962 Adrian Michael Smith	SMITH, Jason Paul (I13316)
457	I Love you Mom.	HARRIS, Betty Jane (I6)
458	I visited Martin December 3, 2005 at his daughter's house as he was on the verge of passing away. He was "non-responsive" but it was clear to me that he could hear us as we talked in his room. He'd try to move his eye lids as we'd talk with him. I stayed with him in his room for about three hours talking with Joy and Derek. Actually, we were telling stories, laughing, and generally enjoying the last time we'd all be together. I kissed his forehead as I was leaving the room, told him that I loved him, told him we'd all miss him, and said goodbye. He died an hour later. We love you Uncle Martin.	CAUDILL, Andrew Martin (I22)
459	Immigrated from Ireland. (p.402 The Heritage of Wilkes, Co..)	RICHARDSON, Thomas (I7457)
460	In the book "Goodbye Turkey Roost" by Dan Norman which is about the Elihu Thompson family of Devotion NC. He tells how Elihu (WALKS to his house) borrows enough money from his wife Margaret Katherine Caudle Thompson's uncle "Hort Caudle" to purchase one of his sons share of his mother's property (Elihu's 1st wife Nancy Walker, Caudle) I can't find an uncle "Hort" (brother of her father Peter) I'm thinking his name would be Hartsel (called Hart/Hort) & he is who Peter Hartsel is named for......but, I still can't find him.))) Third child Margaret (for her mother) C/Katherine (for who?) married James Elihu Thompson, Jr. Fourth child, William Thomas ( after uncles/brothers?? William & Thomas are very common names) Fifth child Jesse Thompson (Jesse was a common Caudle name, was there a prior relationship with the Thompsons?) Sixth child Nancy R. (Noone will talk about her or even knows about her ) Was she retarded? Did she run away with an undesireable? Much is known about all the rest of the family & she was on two census records, 1880 age 4 & 1900 Surry County census: Jesse Caudle age 29 Margaret P. age 67 mother B. Nov. 1832 Nancy R. sister age 24 B. 1876 Single- Did she marry??who?? Peter H. age 40 brother B. Jan.1860 single	THOMPSON, James Elihu (I13280)
461	In the name of God, Amen. I William Crow of said State and County being of advanced age but of sound and disposing mind and memory. Knowing that I must respect my family and any self that I should make a disposition of the property which a kind providence has blesed me. I do therefore make this my last will and testament hereby revoking and annuling all others by me hereto fore made I desire my just debts be paid and direct that my body be buried in a decent and Christian like manner and my soul, I trust will return to God who gave it so I hope for Salvation through the merits and attonment of the blesed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I William Crow bequeath to son Jesse M. Crow 1 horse, bridle and saddle, 1 bed and furniture, 1 Corn and Calf bequeath to him as his part of my property. I desire that my six daughters to Mary Hix, Nancy Poole, Sallie Caudell, Elizabeth Poole, Martha Jane Crump the balance of my estate in full of all the property I posses and money and notes equally, to be divided between them by lot or division between the girls and William Crump only after my death and the death of us both. My sons had their full shares Jessis M. Crow, Asa C. Crow of the estate therefore I declair this my last will and testament. Signed sealed and published by William Crow as last Will & Testament in presence of us the undersigned who subscribed our names hereto in the presence of said testator at his special instance and request and in the presence of each other this March 16, 1878. Last of all I appoint Elisha M. Poole administrator of my Last Will to be done without any expence or lazo equal with each other if any expence each bears their part March 16, 1878. his William X Crow Mark Attest J. E. Strange William Jordan J. S. Connally J.P. __________________________________________________________________________________	CROW, William L. (I11993)
462	Introduction to Martha’s memoirs by Dan Brown I hope you all enjoy the memoirs of my great aunt, Martha Frances Caudill Brown. To me they are a real treasure since I never knew my paternal roots or any of my Blue Ridge ancestors or cousins until 2004. I have inserted some comments and research data such as census records that I hope will help everyone. I also have other family history and some photos available. If anyone finds or knows of any additional or related sources or data pertaining to any person, place or event in the memoirs, please let me know. Thanks for your interest and thanks in advance for your comments of the memoirs. Dan Brown Email “Dan” dadbrown_99@yahoo.com Ph 503 434-1215 Martha’s husband, Jonathon A. Brown was the brother of Dan Brown’s grandfather, Joseph H. Brown. Martha is the daughter of John P. Caudill (b 25 Feb1850) and Rhoda C. Blevins (19 Oct 1849) who were both born in Wilkes Co, NC. Dan ************** The memoirs of Martha Frances Caudill Brown Pg 1 I was born June 3, 1878 in Wilkes County, North Carolina near the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. As I go back in my mind and start life all over again, I see myself a little white haired girl. My mother kept my hair babe (?) cropped is what she called it. It was considered too much trouble to take care of if left long. My sister older than I was going to put my hair up like older folk did and she got a lot of Burdock burs and put them on the back of my head and all of my hair that was long enough to reach them she put in the burs which caused my hair to be cut close or clipped. Pg 2 One of the earliest memories of my life was the death of my Grand mother (Jane Susan Wood Caudill, aka: Jinnie or Virginia), my father’s mother, which was sudden. It made quite an impression on my mind. Her death occurred ( Mar 1882) in the early spring before my fourth birthday. There was no such thing as an undertaker or hearse. The body was kept in the house until time for the burial which was usually the 3rd day unless conditions were so it could not be kept. The coffin was homemade and was considered very much uncharitable if any charge was made, so a coffin maker got no pay for his work. (pg 3) There was a low bed that was set in the large room with a tallow candle burning at the head of the bed. The neighbors would come in and set up all night, usually sing most of time. And when time came for the burial the corpse was carried by four men walking very slowly and singing softly while the family and relatives followed. Taken from the 1880 Federal Census of Wilkes County, North Carolina Township: Walnut Grove Date Started: 4 June 1880 Date Completed: 29 June 1880 Enumerator: Franklin Miles Page: 53 Dwelling Number: 65 Family Number: 65 Name: William Caudill, Color: White, Sex: Male, Age: 64, Relation: Head, Status: Married, Occupation: Farm Labor, Remarks: None Name: S Jane Caudill, Color: White, Sex: Female, Age: 55, Relation: WifeStatus: Married, Occupation: Housekeeping, Remarks: None Name: John P Caudill, Color: White, Sex: Male, Age: 30, Relation: Son Status: Married, Occupation: Farm Labor, Remarks: None Name: Rhoda Caudill, Color: White, Sex: Female, Age: 26, Relation: Wife Status: Married, Occupation: Cook, Remarks: None Name: Susan Caudill, Color: White, Sex: Female, Age: 8, Relation: Daughter Status: Blank, Occupation: Blank, Remarks: None Name: Margaret Caudill, Color: White, Sex: Female, Age: 7, Relation: Daughter Status: Not Listed, Occupation: Not Listed, Remarks: None Name: Martha F Caudill, Color: White, Sex: Female, Age: 3, Relation: Daughter Status: Not Listed, Occupation: Not Listed, Remarks: None The old farm house was built of large logs that had been hewed out with an axe and the cracks was daubed with clay mud. The one room in the big house we always called it was 20 by 24 ft, not a partition in it. (pg 4) There was four beds in that one room. A big fireplace at the east end of the house and by the fireplace one bed set for my grandfather. On the other side the stairway started near the door and turned and reach the top all most over the big fireplace. There was only one window in that large room and it was near the door at the foot of the stairs. Three beds set in the back of the room. My two older sisters (Susan Jane and Margaret Leah) and I slept in the middle bed. I usually slept in the middle and one night I insisted I must (pg 5) sleep on the front side of the bed. So some time after I was asleep I was awakened by something almost pulling me out of bed. My screams woke all there was in the house. I got back in the middle of the bed between my two sisters and was glad to stay there. I never knew who or what gave me the scare. Either Martha had an exceptional childhood memory, or she revisited her parent’s early homes when she was older. The detail which Martha describes her childhood homes and the words she uses-are also exceptional as is her understanding of distances, compass directions, measurements, construction techniques, etc.. Another possibility for all the detail when we consider Martha’s education (or lack of) and that Martha died in 1939 but her husband not until 1956—is that Jonathon could have helped his stenographer daughter to add detail to a rough draft of the memoirs. Unfortunately, we have only a few of Cordelia’s original shorthand pages. An unsuccessful attempt was made to have a modern day stenographer or someone who knew shorthand, to decipher or transcribe the shorthand pages to script or longhand. There was not a porch to the house. There was a small dirt yard on the south side of the house and the most beautiful flower garden I ever saw on the north side of the large log house. There was a long room built the full length of the house (pg 6) which was kitchen and dining room. There was two large stone chimneys at the east end of the house. The yard on the north side or the yard above the kitchen was laid of large flat stones, some of them as large as a common dining table. The yard had been dug out level leaving a bank about two feet in height and a smooth rock wall to keep the dirt from falling. On the west side at the end of the rock wall there was a large pear tree, and at the other side at the end of the rock wall was a large apple tree Pg 7 Just a few feet above the yard where the rock wall stood the old log smoke house where the meat was kept after the hogs was butchered. I will describe the farm starting at the east side of the house. There was some large cherry trees and a very large oak and one of the old eastern cedars by the road that led to the old spring house which was a small house built of large logs built over the spring. Further out was a large nearly flat rock. Must have been an acre of the bare rock where my father and grandfather would thrash (pg 8) out the grains with flails. They would take small hickory wood poles and pound it about two feet from one end so it would easily bend. Having the other end about four or five feet long. They would lay eighteen skines (skeins or bundles) down with the head ends laping over and they would stand facing each other beating out the grain. After the grain was threshed then came the part when I had to help and I very much disliked it, especially if the grain was rye. One would take a large siene (or sieve) and fill it with the grain and chaff holding it high shaking (pg 9) the grain thru. While two others would take a bed sheet and with it fan or blow chaff out of the grain. Just a little further north was a road that could be gone over easily with wagon and team that led to the field we called the two mile gap field. This was a place where the mountain was lower than on either side. The view from this field was wonderful. We could see the Old Stone Mountain, almost a solid rock and was said to be five miles around it. One side was high and steep with a few shrubry (?) trees in patches and the (pg 10) other side was so anyone could easily go up on it. The Dunkard people would go up on that mountain each Easter and take the lamb and have the feast of the Passover. There was another mountain in plain view of this same field that was called the Pilot Mountain. The wonderful thing about it was that on the top there was a cliff that was three hundred feet high and almost round. And someone had drove iron spikes in the crevices of the rocks and climbed up there and built a cabin and planted a peach orchard. (pg 11) My grandfather said there was about, as well as I remember, two or three acres of ground on top and was nice and level. From our field the cliff looked to be perpendicular. Almost north from the old farm house was a large chestnut orchard which was the joy of we children when the chestnuts began to fall. And back of the chestnut trees was the field we called the Boiling Spring field. There was a spring in that field where the water boiled up like boiling water and the bottom of the spring was white gravel rock. The water (pg 12) was clear as crystal and seemed almost ice cold. This field was quite a distance from the house and we most of the time took our lunch after the crop was planted. And my father only used one horse to plow between the rows of corn. I well remember one day we was working in this field and there was coming an electric storm. There was a lot of dead trees standing that had been deadened by choking a ring around them. It was very dangerous to be in the field as the lightning quite often would strike a tree and tear it up from top almost (pg 13) to the ground and limbs and trees falling from the severe wind which usually came with the electric storm. This time mentioned mother sent me to the spring to get the things we had carried our lunch in. I was running as fast as I could but tried to eat a piece of apple pie as I ran and got choked so bad I do not remember what else happened at that time. Many times we would be caught in those quick rain storms and hurry as fast as we could . We would get as wet as could be. And it all passed and the sun shining some times before we would get to the house. On the west side of the house (pg 14) stood the old grainery and a big wood shed made by the roof extending several feet from the grainery. My father would haul wagon loads of black walnuts and put them up on the floor overhead of where the grain was kept. They would get dry and we did enjoy them in the winter time. On west from the house was a trail that led gradually up to the top of the hill where the family graveyard was. My grandmother (Jane Susan Wood Caudill ), my aunt Frances Gambill and my little sister Lydia which was only seventeen months (?) were buried there. Just below the graveyard was a plum orchard (pg 15) and near it was a grove of pine trees. We called it the pine thicket. The trees was so close together in many places a cow could not walk thru the grove. They were not over eighteen inches in diameter and smaller were most all straight and several feet to the first limbs. And the long needles had fallen until it was more soft to walk on than a soft rug. There was but very little undergrowth and it was a beautiful place to play. On further south was a trail winding its way down a steep ridge down the mountain side over which I went to school. On that side of the mountain it was about one mile from the (pg 16) foot of the mountain to the house and about one mile from the foot of the mountain to the school house. I would have to leave school and start home if it began to snow. The school house was a framed building, just the siding, not even siding on the inside. The floor was about six feet from the ground at the lower side of the house. A small wood stove near the center of the house did not warm up the house only a few feet from the stove. The county road run just below the school house and a grove of pines most all around the school (pg 17) house except on the side next to the road. It was called Piney Grove school house. I went to school part of three terms. There was only three months of school each year-Dec., Jan., and Feb.. The work on the farm was usually all done for the season, the crops harvested. Then the children was sent to school. As a general thing those three months was so cold. The weather was so rough not much work was done. Only cutting and hauling wood for the two big fireplaces, and the chores. I am sure my school days did not exceed three months. My clothes were all home made (pg 18) and hand made. In the spring of the year after the cold weather was passed, the sheep was sheared. The wool washed, picked and after it was properly prepared it was sent to the carding machine where it was made into wool rolls thirty six inches long. After all outside work was done, my two sisters would put the two big spinning wheels in the kitchen in front of the fireplace and spin the wool rolls into yarn. Then we would go to the Black Walnut trees and dig the roots and pound the bark off them. And it was cut in short pieces and boiled in (pg 19) the big fourteen gallon pot in several gallons of water. In that water or ooze, the yarn was put in and died. Mother would die some real dark, some medium and some light brown. She would get the cotton (?) for the warp (?) which was also colored with maple bark. When everything was in readiness, mother would put the big weaver loom in front of the fireplace in the big house described and the clothes was woven for the whole family. Winter clothes. The cloth for my father and grandfathers clothes was wove first. Then some yarn was died red, some blue, and different colors for the dresses, etc.. The striped (pg20) cloth for our dresses was cross the width instead of length wise. We was so very glad when the cloth was ready to make as our cloth was all made by hand and took quite a while to get garment for each one of the family. We did not have underwear as we have now. Our clothes were all long loose skirts from the waist and the waist was usually tight fitting or fit close. We knit all our own stockings. They was just long enough to reach the knees. Part of the time when the snow was not too deep, I would go to school and the wind would blow in (pg 21) such winding sweeps that often my underskirt would be wet from the snow blowing and stick to them and melt. My knees would be chapped like you have seen children’s hands from the cold wind. Many times we would get back of the barn where we could not be seen from the house and run and play in the snow, the wind and snow blow to our waist. Sometimes when it was very cold my mother would have me wear my father’s everyday coat to school. Of course I did not want to do so, but when mother said for me to wear it, I knew that (pg 22) there was no use for me to say anything. But would go on to school thinking how I looked going to school with that big coat an the sleeves turned up and it came almost to my feet. There was none of the other children going from our home. So when I had to wear the coat I would most always be late and would pull my coat off and put it away with the tiny basket I carried my lunch in. I had only one book to study at school, the old Blue Back Spelling Book. When school was out, the children told “now put your book away until (pg 23) next year. We had to learn to spell such long words as incomprehensibility, individuality and incompatibility. Not so hard to spell but long words. Then after we had gone thru our book we was turned back to the first and go over it again. The teacher would give out the words, or pronounce them such as : ab; ac; ad, etc.. Our reading then was –go an go up an ox. We could learn for it was only beginners work to go over after we had completed the book. I tried in every way I could to get all the education I could. I had a deep desire to know more than just to able to read and write which my (pg 24) parents told me was all that girls needed. Although money could not buy the limited education I obtained in those few days of school and so what I learned out of school. I would take my book to bed with me and study from the light of the fire place. My father would not let me study from the light of the fire if he knew it. He said it would injure my eyes which was true. Although I did it I would turn my face from the front of the bed and study that way. I slept in the bed that set in the middle between the other two that set in back end of house. (pg25)—the house being 24 feet long made it quite difficult to see from the light of the fireplace. I can remember the first glass lamp that was bought for the home. The only lamp before that time was a small brass lamp, no chimney. The wick was round and about the size of a lead pencil. If we wished to carry the lamp upstairs or anywhere that it was likely to be blown out, we would stick a pin thru the wick and carry it most anywhere we wished without it blowing out. In the fall of the year when the crops was being hauled in from (pg 26) fields, my father would have me go and mind the gap. That was to stay by where the rail fence was laid down to keep the cattle from going thru so he would not have to put the fence up every time he would go thru. I would take a book of the New Testament and commit scripture to memory. I got a little book of the Psalms for a prize for getting scripture, so I could read chapter after chapter without looking at the bible or testament. One of my children have the book for a souvenir. Mother and we children would pick and (pg 27) dry wild black berries and dry apples to sell at the store to get such as coffee, salt, sugar and soda, etc.. Also our Sunday clothes and leather to make our shoes. My father would have someone come in the fall of the year and stay and make one pair of shoes for each one of the family. The long evening in the winter time was put in popping corn or cracking Black Walnuts, and roasting Sweet Potatoes in the fireplace. We never had a newspaper or magazines to read. The bible—(the scanner clipped off the last line at the bottom of this page 27)—(pg 28)—we had to read. My grandfather’s name (my father’s father) was William Caudill, and grandmother’s maiden name was Virginia Wood. My grandfather spoke of her as Jinnie. My father (John P. Caudill) was tall, fair complexion, medium brown hair, blue eyes. He wore chin whiskers which was a dark sandy. He was very firm in his discipline but was one of the most kind loving father I ever knew. Mothers fathers name was Andrew Blevins. Her mother’s maiden name was Susie Joines. Mother (Rhoda C. Blevins Caudill) was low of stature, more short and heavy built than my father. She also had fair complexion, blue eyes, real dark brown hair. My father was more of a mild temper than mother was. She was as much interested in her children as a mother could be in what she thought best for us. There was no limit to the sacrifice she would make that was not beyond her ability. But she expected and demanded strict obedience and as a usual thing we knew better than to disobey. If we did something happened. I remember very well how much I felt I must be subject to my parents. I remember one especially. We was in the black berry field. As (pg 30) the fields that was not cultivated regular soon grew up in black berries, briars, persimmons, pines and sassafras. We wore sun bonnets. So one day, I think it was (Margaret) Leah, my sister older than I was picking berries off some briars that had grownup under a persimmon tree. Something struck her on her sun bonnet. Looking up she saw a black snake. It fell to the ground and started after us. It would raise up and look and then fall to the ground and run again. We would turn and run the other way and zig zag back and forth ___ we got (pg 31) to the house. Those black snakes was not poison or did not bite but would wrap around anything and squeeze the life out of their victim. They would stand up, some were 6 or 7 feet long and would stand as much as two feet high and fall and run straight toward the object. So dodging back and forth, we could get away from them, otherwise we never could have, as they would run so very much faster than we could. We could only work in the field from early in the morning until about ten o’clock on account of the intense heat. Then we could go out about (pg 32) three o’clock in the afternoon. In the hot part of the summer we would go to the corn field about four o’clock in the morning and work until eight or nine o’clock then go to the house and have breakfast. Then go back and work until the heat got so intense it was not safe to stay in the field. There was so many pests such as ticks , chigars (chiggers) etc.. The tick would get on cattle and get as large as a large goose berry. When they would get so large they would fall off. We would look for them on the cows and keep them picked off so they would not (pg 33) drop in the pail of milk. The seed ticks never got larger than small cabbage or mustard seed but was very annoying, they would get on anyone. Just hundreds of them and if they got their heads buried in the skin they would stay for days unless you bathed in something that would kill them. As they were to small even to get hold of to pull them off. I was going thru an old field one time and noticed on a white apron and the seed tick was on my apron in wads, just thousands of them. I took my apron off and got home as soon as I could and (pg 34) took dried tobacco leaves and burned them and let the smoke go all thru my clothes. In that way we could them before so many would bury their heads in the skin. Not much use to change your clothes off to get rid of them if you were working outside for the next time you went out where there was grass or weeds you would get them again. The chigars was just as bad, they were even smaller. Just a tiny red speck but would make a welt as large as the end of your finger and would have to picked off with a pin or point of a sharp knife, or bathe (pg 35) in strong salt or soda water. We was afraid to step outside the door at night on account of poison snakes. It was a common thing to kill a rattlesnake or a copperhead snake around the house. My mother kept a lot of geese and we had to round them all up and put them in pens at night to keep the foxes from catching them. I remember one night we left the geese where we milked near the house and some time in the night the foxes came and mother got up and put her flock of geese in the garden. She said she heard foxes barking at (pg 36) five different places. The winters was so cold that the turkeys and chickens would be found on their perch sometimes with their mouth frozen full of ice. And the trees would snap like a gun shot from freezing and bursting. Sometimes we could not get corn or wheat ground as the mills were all water power. The rivers would be frozeup for weeks and we would have to do without bread for part of our meals. Sometimes we would have baked sweet potatoes as a substitute. There is especially one spot on the old home place that stands out so vividly in my (pg 37) mind. It was a small rock about ten or twelve feet across. It was hedged with the old eastern cedars that was tall enough that no one could see the rock unless they were near it. There was a natural bench in the rock about one foot in height that extended clear across the rock. I have gone to that secluded place and crawled under the cedar limbs that came so near the ground that no one could go under or thru them otherwise. It was not so far from the house but what I could hear mother call me. I would go there and read the best I could and kneel down by the bench mentioned and pray. All that I (pg 38) knew what to say was Oh God be merciful to me a sinner, oh lord thou son of David have mercy on me. My two older sisters were more like twins. There was only one year and fourteen days difference in their age. The one next older than I was borned dead. And the one younger than I died at the age of seventeen months, so I always felt that I grewup somewhat alone as there was no one near my age. When mother would buy any clothes for us she would get their clothes just a like. And my clothes were (pg 39) different in color or some way which I now believe made me feel more alone or one to myself. Why mother did so I do not know. My mother had four brothers that was missionary Baptist preachers. My father told one of them, uncle Callie Blevins, if he would move near us he would give him half of his farm. And the line was run thru, leaving my father one hundred and seven acres of land and my uncle got one hundred and three. My uncle had a large family and he being a minister was a way from home (pg 40) quite a lot. My father and mother was very generous and sympathetic tried to supply the needs for my uncles family as well their own. Soon they found their selves unable to meet the needs of their own family. In the year 1893 my father sold out the portion of the old home that he had kept and on the 21st day of November of the same year before it was daylight we left for what we thought a long move. There was another family whose farm joined ours sold out and started out with us not knowing (pg 41) where they were going. There was six covered wagons, one horse team and five ox teams. Leaving early as we did before daylight, they drove all day and camped about twelve miles from home. We camped the first night near the top of the Blue Ridge Mountain which was said to be five miles from the foot to the top at that crossing. We were from noon until after dark going from near the foot of the mountain to where we camped. And we crossed over the top of the mountain about nine o’clock the next day. We was on the road five days and traveled the (pg 42) distance of about sixty miles. My oldest sister (Susan Jane Caudill 3 Dec 1872--) was married and she rode with her husband (Leander Walker 11 Dec 1871--). He was driving an ox team. My father (John P. Caudill 25 Feb 1850--) was driving an ox team also and mother (Rhoda C. Blevins 19 Oct 1849--) and the two youngest children (Geneva and Rebecca Eliz. 22 Oct 1885--) rode with him, leaving my sister older than I and me to see that the cows went in the right roads at the crossing. After a short while they would follow the wagons. One time I got behind all the wagons and came to a small stream that was frozen over and no way to cross. Only to walk across (pg 43) on the bottom rail of an old rail fence and hold to the rails above, I slipped off. One foot broke thru the ice and my foot was so badly frozen that I had to ride quite a bit of the time. Although I walked, must have been two hours after I got my foot wet before we came to New River. The river was wide and at common time could be easily forded with a team. There was an awful lot of mush ice going down the river and it was turning colder, the ice freezing worse. We stayed there some time before any (pg 44) one ventured to drive in. My brother in law (Leander Walker) took one of the horses out and rode across. The ice was frozen for aways out from the banks. The ox team could not get out on the opposite side from where we were. The horse he rode in would strike the ice with one foot until it was broken, then go on doing the same as it came to the unbroken ice until a way was broken thru. Then the ox teams were driven thru. The water came well up on the sides. We sure felt relieved when all was safe (pg 45) across the river. We camped out every night but one and we stayed at my uncles ( ? ) that night. My mother’s brother (Callie Blevins) my father’s brother ( ? ), that was with us would go on ahead late in the afternoon to find a place to camp near water and near where someone lived. He would take forked limbs and drive them in the ground and arrange like a fire made in a fireplace where we cook our meals. Bake corn bread in the old fashioned baker and lid, and milk the cows and how we did enjoy our meals. After supper mother would cook pork or whatever she wished for the next day. She had about six feather beds and she would make our bed on the ground. Father and mother would sleep (pg 46) on one side of the bed and my sister and her husband on the other side and we four children between them. The other family (?) that was with us had six children and they also camped out. One night we was awakened by snow falling in our faces. One evening I was real hungry and ate some boiled spare ribs for supper and when I awoke I was lying on my stomach with my head draped up and was trying to vomit. I sure was a sick girl. There was two nights we had to take our beds up and put them in the (pg 47) wagons to keep them from getting wet. At the end of the fifth day we arrived at the house our father had got for us to move into. It was a log house about 18 X 20 with a rugged stone chimney and a ladder in one corner to go up in the upstairs. The joists were round poles and loose lumber laid down on them to make the upstairs floor. There was a side room built to it that we used for a kitchen. It also had a small rough built chimney. It was a cold rough winter. The snow would blow in the upstairs or up in the loft as there was no stair way except (pg 48) a ladder. We would sweep it down and carry it out . We had to carry water quite a ways up a hill. My father got quite sick that winter and my sister and I had to take a cross cut saw and cut wood. And then we would take an old mule our father had bought and hitch her to a sled and haul the wood to the house. We stayed on that place we had rented and made a crop of corn as the place my father had bought was all in woods. In the spring of that year we took the logs off a large field and planted it in corn. The corn was up nice and we had hoed quite (pg 49) a bit of it out and on the 19th of May it began to snow. It snowed for three days. Quite a lot of course melted as	CAUDILL, Martha Frances (I7620)
463	Jan. 10, 1848 Jacob HOPPERAS [HOPPERS] to James R. CAUDILL, 2 tracts of land, for $75. 1st tract: 50 acres on Little River on the Turkey Knob, adj. his line & CAUDILL. 2nd tract: 27 acres adj. James R. CAUDILL's own line. Signed: Jacob (X) HOPPERAS. Wit: H. CHEEK. Proved Sept. 6, 1875 (ack'd). Reg. Dec. 16, 1875. 3:119 __________________________________________ Mar. 28, 1863 James R. CAUDILL to J.M.D. CAUDILL, 150 acres on the headwaters of Little River, for $100. 1st tract: adj. the old line. 2nd tract: beg. at the head of a drain on top of the Blue Ridge, down said branch to the main fork then to the old line. Signed: James R. CAUDILL. [No wits.] Proved Dec. 6, 1882 (ack'd). 5:213 ______________________________________- Oct. 24, 1864 James R. CAUDILL, H. CHEEK, & J.P. CAUDILL, to State of NC, $4,000 bond, to be void if James R. CAUDILL shall truly & faithfully perform his duties as constable of the Union District. [No wits.] 1:170 ___________________________________________ Jan. 31, 1874 James R. CANDILL [CAUDILL] & wife Phebe to James F. CANDILL, 130 acres on Little River on top of the Blue Ridge adj. William GOINS & the CROUSE Spring Branch, for $100. Signed: James R. CANDILL, Phoebe CANDILL. [No wits.] Proved July 29, 1874 (ack'd). Reg. Dec. 12, 1933. 42:404	CAUDILL, James Robert (I7281)
464	Jan. 16, 1862 Jesse BLEDSOE to David C. CAUDLE [CAUDILL], 100 acres on Pine Swamp & No Head Branch of Little River, for $200. Signed: Jesse BLEDSOE. Wits: A.F. BLEVINS, Ezekiel (X) JOINES. Proved Sept. 11?, 1869, by Ezekiel JOINES. 1:409 Jan. 24, 1866 Andrew OSBORN to David C. CAUDILL, 65 acres on the headwaters of Prathers Creek on the Jesse DEADNING Branch, VANOVER's old line, & the bank of a branch, for $130. Signed: Andrew (X) OSBORN. Wits: Stephen LANDRETH, Betty M. LANDRETH. Proved Sept. 1, 1879, by Stephen LANDRETH. 7:13 July 24, 1866 David MAXWELL to Daniel C. CAUDILL, 13 acres on headwaters of Prathers Creek adj. D.C. CAUDILL, Eli OSBORN, Daniel CAUDILL, for $15. Signed: David MAXWELL. Wits: Jonathan STAMPER, S.B. JONES. Proved Dec. 31, 1889, by Jonathan STAMPER. Reg. Jan. 2, 1890. 8:139 May 3, 1871 F.J. MCMILLAN, Adm'r of the estate of Wiley P. MAXWELL, to Cloyd COX, 50 acres on Elk Creek beg. at the bottom corner of the old John HILL land now Cloyd COX land, adj. D.C. CAUDILL, the fence that MAXWELL made, the top of the ridge, Hiram HILL, & a sheep rock on a branch, for $128.50. Sold at public auction on Oct. 26, 1870, by order of the Superior Court at Spring term 1870. Signed: F.J. MCMILLAN, Adm'r of W.P. MAXWELL, dec'd. [No wits.] Proved Mar. 1, 1880 (ack'd). 5:556 May 3, 1872 D.C. CAUDILL & wife Sarah, Daniel CAUDILL Sr. & wife Winey, to Phebe MOXLEY, 100 acres on Prathers Creek adj. a cond'l line made by Daniel CAUDILL, Sr., the brink of the ridge, & Eli OSBORN, for $250. Except the water race which belongs to J.A. JONES. Signed: D.C. CAUDILL, Sarah (X) CAUDILL, Daniel CAUDILL, Winey (X) CAUDILL. Wits: M.F. JOINES, W.J. SPARKS. Proved May 3, 1872 (ack'd). 2:357 Feb. 10, 1874 William ANDREWS & wife Lydia to D.C. CAUDILL, 155 acres on the headwaters of Elk Creek on the north side of Peach Bottom Mountain, adj. the branch, WILLIAMS, & Cloyd COX, for $450. Signed: Wm. ANDREWS, Lydia (X) ANDREWS. Wits: S.J. IRWIN, M.F. JOINES. Proved Dec. 16, 1885, by S.J. IRWIN. 7:178 blank] 1875 D.C. CAUDILL & wife Sarah to J.C. CAUDILL, 35 acres on headwaters of Prathers Creek beg. on the west bank of the Jesse DEDNING Branch, adj. VANOVER, for $150. Signed: D.C. CAUDILL, Sarah (X) CAUDILL. Wits: S.J. IRWIN, J.C.M. EDWARDS. Proved Dec. 30, 1885 (ack'd). 7:13	CAUDILL, David Crockett (I7205)
465	Justice of the Peace Wilkes County, NC as proven in Wilkes County deed Book F-3, page 75~76.	MCCANN, James M. (I11494)
466	Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.	HOLBROOK, Caleb (I7769)
467	Lillian Harris SSN: 578-24-1499 Last Residence: 20870 Spencerville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States of America Born: 7 Dec 1895 Died: Mar 1975 State (Year) SSN issued: District of Columbia (Before 1951 )	BARTON, Lillian Eugenia (I163)
468	Major was in th CSA Army.-Appalachia Crossroads ___________________________________________ Mar. 31, 1860 Jesse P. CAUDLE [CAUDILL] to Johnson CAUDLE, [mortgage deed], 325 acres of land, 2 horses, 12 head of cattle, 25 hogs, 23 head of sheep, household & kitchen furniture; to secure $640 debt to Major JOINS [JOINES] due Mar. 31, 1863. Signed: J.P. CAUDLE, Johnson CAUDLE, Major JOINS. Wits: T.M. JOINS, J.M. ADAMS. 1:50 Jan. 20, 1866 Major JOINS [JOINES] of Wilkes Co., NC, to Thomas JOINS & Lydia JOINS of Alleghany Co., NC, 175 acres on Little River adj. a cond'l line, the mill ford, the old line, & said Major JOINS, for $170. Signed: Major JOINS. Wits: Isom WAGONER, F.M. JOINS. Proved Apr. term 1868 by Isom WAGONER. [Transcriber's note: this deed was re-executed on May 24, 1873, to correct a legal error. DB 2:34] 1:230 Jan. 20, 1866 Magor JOINES of Wilkes Co., NC, to Daniel JOINES of Alleghany Co., NC, 121 acres in 3 tracts on Little River, for $350. 1st tract: beg. on the bank of Little River, adj. the old field fence & Thomas JOINES old line. 2nd tract: adj. Wm. LENOR [LENOIR]. 3rd tract: beg. near the River, adj. JOINES. Signed: Magor JOINES. Wits: Thomas JOINES, Meredith RICHARDSON. Proved Fall term 1868 by Merideth RICHARDSON. 1:245 Jan. 20, 1866 Major JOINES of Wilkes Co., NC, to Meridith RICHARDSON, 100 acres on Little River adj. bank of the river, a small branch, & JOINES old line, for $300. Signed: Major JOINES. Wits: Daniel JOINES, T.M. JOINES. Proved Fall term 1868 by Daniel JOINES. 1:292	JOINES, Major Finley (I245)
469	Mar. 10, 1869 Josiah CAUDILL & wife Elizabeth to A.J. WAGONER & wife Nancy, 5 adjoining tracts of land on Little River & No Head branch, for $500. 1st tract: 100 acres adj. GAMBILL & ALEXANDER. 2nd: 50 acres adj. Wm. LENOAR [LENOIR] & Minty CROUSE. 3rd: 13 acres adj. James WHITEHEAD & the BRINEGAR land. 4th: 53 acres adj. HILL's corner. 5th: 30 acres adj. the old MARTIN corner, Samuel BRACKINGS [BRACKINS], THOMPSON, & Martin CROUSE. Signed: Josiah CAUDILL, Elizabeth CAUDILL. Wits: B.H. EDWARDS, Nancy BRACKINGS. Proved Mar. 20, 1869 (ack'd). 1:268 Mar. 10, 1869 A.J. WAGGONER & wife Nancy to Josiah CAUDILL & wife Elizabeth, 4 adjoining tracts on Little River on Nettle Cove, for $500. 1st tract: 75 acres beg. near the old Nettle Cove line, adj. CAUDILL, the road, a lane, a north mountain side, a cove, & a ridge. 2nd tract: 10 acres adj. his line & a ridge in William HOPERAS [HOPPERS] line. 3rd tract: ? acres [image cut off] beg. near the old line of the Nettle Cove tract, adj. an agreed line, BILLINGS, the ridge, & a branch. 4th tract: 50 acres beg. at the top of the knob, adj. the agreed line, east side of the old peach orchard, the branch, a little ridge, old line of the Gabriel FENDER tract, the line of the 22 acre tract, & through a 10 acre tract. Signed: A.J. WAGGONER, Nancy (X) WAGGONER. Wit: B.H. EDWARDS, Nancy BRACKINS. Proved Mar. 20, 1869 (ack'd). 1:299 Feb. 24, 1870 John A. JONES, Chairman of the Alleghany County Board of Comm'rs, to J.P. LESTER, for $48.30, Sparta Town Lot No. 12, said to contain 3/4 acre lying on the south west street. Bid off by G.W. CORNETT at the public sale of Town lots. Bounded on the west by a lot bid off by Marvil THOMAS now belonging to J.P. LESTER, & on the east by D.R. GENTRY. Signed: John A. JONES, Chairman. Wit: Josiah CAUDILL. Proved Mar. 13, 1870 (ack'd). 1:364 Feb. 24, 1870 John A. JONES, Chairman of the Alleghany County Board of Comm'rs, to J.P. LESTER, for $47.88, Sparta Town Lot No. 13, lying on the south west street. Bid off by Marvil THOMAS at the public sale of Town lots. Bounded on the east by a lot bid off by G.W CORNETT & on the west by J.H. PARKS. Signed: John A. JONES, Chairman. Wit: Josiah CAUDILL. Proved Mar. 13, 1870 (ack'd). 1:365	CAUDILL, Josiah (I133)
470	Martin Cockerham Bride: Lidda Baugus Bond_Date: 14 Nov 1829 Bond #: 000164627 Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 ImageNum: 000506 County: Wilkes Record #: 01 052 Bondsman: John Durham Witness: R Martin	COCKERHAM, Martin (I13243)
471	May 20, 1870 James GRIFFITH to Jackson CAUDILL, for $100, my entire interest as an heir of my father Hilton GRIFFITH in a certain tract of land on the Big Branch containing 83 acres, it being the land deeded by William GRIFFITH to Hilton GRIFFITH [DB 7:552] on which the said Jackson CAUDILL now lives, adj. a cond'l line made btw. William GRIFFITH & James TOLIVER, the mouth of Nancy GRIFFITH, dec'd, Spout Branch, & Shadrack GRIFFITH's line. Signed: James GRIFFITH. Wits: Wm. J. WEAVER, Wm. LYNN? Proved Feb. 4, 1888, by W.J. WEAVER. Reg. Feb. 15, 1888. 7:492	CAUDILL, Jackson (I11223)
472	Melvin Harris SSN: 163-22-7843 Born: 21 Jun 1927 Died:	HARRIS, Melvin Raymond (I7463)
473	Minutes of the 107th Annual Session of the Mountain District Primitive Baptist Association This session of the Association convened with the church at Jordan, Grayson Co., Va., 22, 23, 24, Sept. 1905. PROCEEDINGS The Introductory sermon was preached by Elder C. C. Davis, correspondent from Senter Association, .from Mat. 4:8. After A short intermission the messengers assembled in the house and were celled te order by singing, prayer by Elder T. H, Kilby. 1. Received letters from all of our churches, and messsengers seated. 2. Organized by appointing Elder W. R. Graft, Moderator, and J. O. Brewer, Clerk. 3. Called for correspondents and received, from Roaring River Elder R. C. Martin--with minutes, and Brethren A. A. Johnson and M. F, Joines; from New River Elder D. S. Webb; from Senter, Elders T. H. Kilby and C. C. Davis with minutes; from Zion, Brother Fielden Rector; from Washington, Elder M. B. Martin with minutes and letter; Silver Creek, Elder T. H. Kilby with minutes; from Bear Creek, Incian Creek and Fisher's River minutes; froui Pig River, Mayo, Kehukee, Smith's River, Abott's Creek and White Oak, nothing. 4. Called for transients and received from E. W. Lundy from Zion and E. O. Osborn from Senter. 5. Authorized the Moderator to make all temporary appointments during this session, and he appointed Wilborn Carr, John Busic and J. M. Diekey with the messengers of this church to appoint ministers to the stand during this session, who reported for Satarday, 1st Elder R. C. Martin, 2nd Elder C. C. Davis, 3rd Elder T. H. Kilby. 6 Appointed a committee of Finance cousisting of A. J. Galyean, H. M. Crouse and D. J. Busick. 7 Appointed correspondents as follows: To Washington-Elders M, B. Martin and P. K. Roberts; To Roaring River-Elders M. B. Martin, W. R. Craft, J. M. Williams and H. C. Nichols, and Brethren T. R. Caudill, L. W. Caudill and T. A. Fender. To Senter-Elder W. R, Craft and Brethren J. M. Roberts, Wilborn Carr and T. A. Fender; To New River-Elder M. B. Martin and Brethren I. C. Reynolds and J. M. Roberts; To Indian Creek-Elders W. R. Craft and J. M.. Williams; To Silver Creek-Elders W. R. Craft, H. C Nichols and J. R. Sanders; To Zion-Elders F. M. Hackler S. A. Greer, Brethren L. W. Caudill and J R. Grouse; To our other corresponding Association we send minutes. 8. Appointed a conimittee of Arrangements viz: M. B. Martin, J. M. Williams, S. A. Greer, J. M. Dickey and P. K. Roberts with Moderator and clerk, correspondents and transients iivited to sit with them. 9. Adjourned until 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, prayer by Elder D. S. Webb. Saturday Morning, Sept. 23,.1905. The Association met pursuant to adjournment, prayer by Elder F. M. Hackler. 1. Called the roll of messengers and marked absentees. 2. Called for the report of. the committee on Arrangements, which was received and. committee discharged. 3. Omitted the reading of the constitution and rules of Decorum. 4. Finanance committee reported, received from the churches $23.70. Paid for printing minutes --- $12.00 Paid clerkfor his services --- 3.00 Gave to correspondents --- $8.70 [Total] --$23.70 5. Called on correspondents to sister associations who reported and were discharged. 6. The committe on the Ministry reported for Sunday 1st. Elder M. B. Martin, 2nd Elder D. S. Webb, 3rd Elder T.H. Kilby. 7. Agreed to print an obituary of Brother A. P. Murry in these minutes, and that Brothers J. M. Dickey, John Busick and J. M. Roberts prepare the same. 8. Ordered that our constitution, rules of Decorum and Articles of Faith be printed in these minutes. 9. As an advisory council, we suggest that the churches consider the matter of amenting the 8th item in our Articles of Faith, so as to read, "We believe the Saints are preserved in Grace and never fall away." and that the churches report in their letters to our next association. 10. Appointed a Union meeting at Zion the 2nd Saturday and Sunday in August 1906. Elders Craft, Hackler and Martin to attend. One at Barton X Roads the 2nd Saturday and Sunday in August 1906. Elders Craft and Sanders to attend. One at Mitchell's River the 4th Saturday and Sunday in July 1906, Elders D. S. Webb and T. H. Kilby to attend. One at Antioch the 4th Saturday and Sunday in August, Elders Hackler, Greer and Martin to attend. 11. Appointed our next Association to be held with the church at Cross Roads, Grayson County, Va., seven miles west of Galax to commence on Friday before the 4th Sunday in Sept. 1906, and church to say who shall preach the Introductory sermon. 12. Appointed the clerk-treasurer and ordered him to have 1000 copies of these mintues printed and distributed as usual. 13. Resolved that we return thanks to God, and our brethern sisters and friends for their kindness to us during this meeting. 14. Resolved that we now adjourn to the time and place for our next meeting. W. R. Craft, Moderator. J. O. Brewer, Clerk Sunday The stand was occupied on Sunday as follows: 1st Elder M. B. Martin, text: "Preach the word" 2nd Timothy 4:2;' and Elder D. S. Webb, text: "And wither I go you know, and the way you know" John 14:4 3rd Elder T. H. Kilby, text: "For the love of Christ constraineth us" 2nd Corinthians 5:14--Clerk Ordained Ministers and Addresses W. R. Craft Sparta, N.C. M. B. Martin Whitehead, N.C. P. K. Roberts Summerfield, Va. F. M. Hackler Shamrock, Va. S. A. Greer Major, Va. S. A. Welsh Major, Va. J. R. Saunders Laura, N.C. J. M. Williams Laura, N.C. H. C. Nichols Edwards X Roads, N.C. J. O. Brewer, Clerk Baywood, Va. CONSTITUTION Of the Mountain District Primitive Baptist Association. Art, I The Association shall be composed of members chosen by the different churches in our union, and duly sent to represent them in the Association, who shall be members whom they judge best qualified for that purpose, and producing letters from their respective churches, certifying their appointment, shall be entitled to a seat. Art. 2. In the letters from the different churches there shall be expressed their number in full fellowship, those baptized, received by letter, dismissed, excommunicated and dead since the last Association. Art. 3. The members thus chosen and convened shall have no power to Lord it over God's heritage, not shall they have any eclesiastical power over the churches, nor shall they infringe any of the internal rights of any church in the union. Art. 4. The association when convened shall be governed by a proper decorum. Art. 5. The Association shall have a moderator and clerk who shall be chosen by the sufferage of the members present. Art 6. Any churches may be admitted into this union who shall by letter and delegates,and upon examination, if found orthodox and orderly, shall be received by the Ameciatica. and manifested by the moderator giving the delegates the right hand of fellowship. Art. 7 Every church in the union shall be entitled to representation in the Association. Art, 8 Every querry presented by any member of the Association shall be at once read, and before it be debated the moderator shall put it to a vote, and if there be a majority for its being debated, it shall be taken into consideration and be deliberatred, but if there be a majority against it, it shall be withdrawn. Art. 9. Every motion made and secended shall come under the consideration of the Association, except It be withdrawn by the member who made it. Art. 10. The Assolation shall endeavor to furnish the churches with the minutes of the Association, the best method for effecting that purpose shall left the discretion of the future Association. Art. 11.We think it absolutely necessary that we have an Associational fund for defraying the expenses of the same, for the raising and supporting of which we think it the duty of each church in the union to contribute voluntarily such sums as they shall think proper, and send by the hands of their delegates to the Association, and these monies thus contributed by the churches and received by the Association shall be deposited in the hands of a treasurer by the Association who shall be accountable to the Association for all monies by him received and paid out according to the direction of the Association. Art. 12. There shall be an Associational book kept, wherein the proceedings of every association shall be regularly recorded by a secretary appointed by the association, who may receive a compensation yearly for his troubles. Art. 13. The minutes of the association shall be read and corrected, if need be, and signed by the moderator and clerk before the association rises. Art. 14. Amendments to this plan or form of goverment may be made at any time by a majority of the union, when they may deem it necessary. Art. 15. The Association shall have power: 1. To provide for the general union of the churches. 2. To endeavor to preserve invioably a chain of communion among the churches 3. To give the churches all necessary advice in matters of difficulty. 4. To inquire into the cause why the churches fail to represent themselves at any time in the Association. 5. To appropriate the means contributed by the churches for an associational fund to any pupose they may think proper. 6. The association shall have power to withdraw from any church in this union which shall violate the rules of this decorum or deviate from the orthodox principles of religion. 7. To admit any of the distant brethern in the ministry who may be present, to assist in the transaction of business during their sitting. 8. The association shall have power to adjourn themselves to any future time or place they may think most convenient to the churches in the union. Rules of Decorum. 1 The Association shall be opened and closed by prayer. 2 A Moderator and clerk shall be chosen by the suffarages of the members present. 3 Only one person shall speak ala time, who shall arise from his seat and address the Moderator, when he is about to make his speech. 4 The person thus speaking shall not be interrupted in his speech by none except the Moderator until he is done speaking. 5 He shall strictly adhere to the subject, and in nowise reflect on the person who spoke before, so as to make remarks on his slips failures, or imperfections, but shall fairly state the matter as nearly as he can so as to convey his light or ideas. 6. No person shall abruptly break off, or absent himself from Association without liberty obtained from it. 7. No person shall rise and speak more than three times on one subject without liberty from the Association. 8. No member of the Association shall have liberty of laughing during the sitting of the same, nor whispering in the time of public speech. 9. No member of the Association shall address another by any other appellation than that of brother. 10. The Moderator shall not interrupt any mamber in or prohibit him from speaking till he dives his light on the subject, except he break the rules of decorum. 11. The names of the several members of the Association shall be enrolled by the Clerk and called over as often as the Association requires. 12. The Moderator shall be entitled to the same privlege of speech as another member provided the chair be filled, but he shall not vote unless the Association be equally divided. 13. Any member who willingly and knowingly break any of these rules shall be reproved by the Association as they shall think proper. ARTICLES OF FAITH. 1. We believe in one only true and living God, and that there are three persons in the Godhead, the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. 2. We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are the words of God and the only rule of faith and practice. 3. We believe in the doctrine of eternal and particular election. 4. We believe in the doctrine ef original sin. 5. We believe in man's incompetency to recover himself from the fallen state he is in by nature, by his own free will and ability. 6. We believe that sinners are justified in the sight of God only by the, imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ. 7 We believe that God's-elect are called, converted, regenerated, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 8. We believe the saints shall persevere in grace and never fall finally way. 9. We believe that baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordinances of Jesus Christ, and that true believers- are the subjects of these ordinances; and we believe the true mode of baptism is by immersion. 10. We believe in the resurrection of the dead, and a general judgment. 11. We believe the joys of the righteous and the punishment of the wicked will be eternal. 12. We believe that no minister has the right to administer the ordinances only such as are regularly called and come under the imposition of hands by the Presbytery.	CAUDILL, Tyrrell Robert (I7095)
474	Moved from Wilkes, NC to Nebraska, to Texas, and back to Nebraska with bros. ________________________________________________________	CAUDLE, Joseph Woodson (I227)
475	Mr. Thomas Caudill, age 67 of 1320-7 West D St., North Wilkesboro, NC., died Friday evening, November 7, 2003 at his home. He is survived by his wife, Georgia Billings Caudill of the home,. five sons, Ronnie Caudill of North Wilkesboro,. John William Caudill of Wichita, Kansas,. Larry Douglas Caudill of Cooleemee,. Ricky Allen Caudill of Thomasville,. Stephen Caudill of Mooresville,. a daughter, Lesia Bryson of Thomasville,.and a daughter Kay Smith of Sparta, two brothers,Haywood and Henry Caudill, both of Laurel Springs,. 21 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be conducted Monday afternoon, November 10th at 2:00 p.m. at the Grandview Memorial Chapel with burial in the Landmark Baptist Church Cemetery in the Whitehead Community. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Sunday evening at the funeral home in Sparta.	CAUDILL, Thomas (I1091)
476	MRS. LACY JOINES CAUDILL Mrs. Lacy Joines Caudill, age 79, of Cain Ridge Road, Wilkesboro, widow of Troy E. Caudill died Sunday, November 17, 2002 at her daughter's home. There will be no funeral services. The family will receive at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home from 6:00 until 8:00 Thursday, November 21, 2002. Mrs. Caudill was born in Wilkes County, March 13, 1923, to John Larkin and Rittie Laws Joines. She was a member of Cub Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Caudill is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Jane) Brock of Ft. Walton Beach, FL and Mrs. Jerry (Elizabeth) Frazier of Moravian Falls; one sister, Ruth. J. Haynes of Wilkesboro; one brother, James F. Joines of Wilkesboro; one grandchild; three great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Cub Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, C/O Bill Joines, 737 S Hwy 18, Moravian Falls, NC 28654.	JOINES, Lacey Margaret (I60)
477	Name Date Land Lot Number District Section Lottery Year County Residence County Drawn Benjamin Caudell 12/ 15 /1835 230 4 0 1827 Habersham County Muscogee County David Caudell 11/ 28 /1828 167 16 0 1827 Franklin County Muscogee County	CAUDELL, Benjamin (I11588)
478	Name Date Land Lot Number District Section Lottery Year County Residence County Drawn Benjamin Caudell 12/ 15 /1835 230 4 0 1827 Habersham County Muscogee County David Caudell 11/ 28 /1828 167 16 0 1827 Franklin County Muscogee County Therefore, David was a Rev. War Vet. Authentic List Of All Land Lottery Grants Made To Veterans Of The Revolutionary War By The State Of Georgia Lottery Grants To Revolutionary Veterans C 17	CAUDELL, David (I12130)
479	Name: Bruner Caudill Birth Date: Est. 1920 Gender: Male Race: White Residence County: Preble Residence State: Ohio Residence Country: United States Death Date: 25 Jul 1973 Hospital of Death: Public/Other City of Death: Butler County County of Death: Butler Certificate: 050295 Age at Death: 53 Certifier: Coroner Autopsy: No autopsy County of Injury: Butler Marital Status: Married	CAUDILL, Bruner (I13681)
480	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	CAUDILL, Bruner E. (I13680)
481	Name: Leonard Frank Jr Caudill Service Info.: F2 USN Birth Date: 18 May 1927 Death Date: 20 Jan 1962 Interment Date: 24 Jan 1962 Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery Cemetery Address: C/O Director Arlington, VA 22211 Buried At: Section 28 Site 4092	CAUDILL, Leonard Frank Jr. (I5)
482	Name: Lula Mae Combs Date of Birth: 10 Dec 1899 Gender: Female Race: White Birth County: Allegheny Parent1 Name: Wiley Combs Parent2 Name: Mary Candis Caudill Roll Number: BD_C004_66001 Volume: D 5 Page: 56	COMBS, Lula Mae (I1128)
483	Nancy was deeded the home-place of her father in 1880.	CAUDILL, Nancy E. (I220)
484	North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Register of Deeds. North Carolina Birth Indexes. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Archives. Microfilm. Name: Guy Caudill Date of Birth: 1914 Birth County: Wilkes Parent1 Name: Arres Caudill Roll Number: B_C104_66001 Volume: A Page: 993 NC State Archives. North Carolina Deaths, 1908-67; Certificate: . 22 May 1956	CAUDILL, James Guy (I13272)
485	NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1961 SESSION CHAPTER 1105 HOUSE BILL 956 AN ACT TO APPOINT JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FOR THE SEVERAL COUNTIES OR NORTH CAROLINA. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: Section 1. The following named persons are hereby appointed justices of the peace for their respective townships and counties in North Carolina, for a term of two years, said terms to begin on July 1, 1961, unless otherwise provided in this Act: Provided, that they may qualify at any time within ninety (90) days after the beginning of their terms. Walnut Grove Township: L. F. Caudill ___________________________________ Justice of the Peace in Hays NC. Farmer and self-employed.	CAUDILL, Linnie Famon (I87)
486	Nov. 21, 1870 Jesse P. CAUDILL & wife Biddy to Josiah CAUDILL, 25 acres on Little River adj. John BILLINGS Heirs' land, a branch, & my own line, for $55. Signed: J.P. CAUDILL, Biddy CAUDILL. Wits: M.F. CAUDILL, B.E. CAUDILL. Proved Jan. 7, 1888 (ack'd). Reg. Jan. 10, 1888. 7:469 Apr. 17, 1874 Jesse BLEDSOE of Ashe Co., NC, to B.E. CAUDILL of Alleghany Co., NC, 466 ¼ acres in Alleghany Co. on Little River & Cranberry Creek beg. on top of the Blue Ridge, adj. Martha CROUSE, John PHIPPS, Isaac HOLLOWAY, Josiah CAUDILL, Cicero WAGGONER, for $1,867. Signed: Jesse BLEDSOE. Proved Apr. 17, 1874 (ack'd). 2:117	CAUDILL, Josiah (I11049)
487	Nov. 3, 1860 Martin CROUSE to Levi WILLEY, 24 acres beg. at the end of CROUSE "layin" [lane], adj. the road, Sarah CHOAT, the branch, & CROUSE, for $40. Signed: Martin (X) CROUSE. Wits: Wm. R. CAUDILL, E.C. WOLFE. Proved July 21, 1910, by Eli WOLFE one of the subscribing witnesses. Reg. Aug. 22, 1910. 25:272 Aug. 11, 1866 Heirs of Thomas SMITH, dec'd, to William R. CAUDILL, of Wilkes, Surry, & Alleghany Counties, 350 acres adj. Elias SIMMONS, James ROBERTS, A.M. SMITH, RYALL [ROYAL?], R.J. SPARKS, & others [not identified], for $1,020. Signed: J.B. WILCOXEN, Elizabeth WILES, James A. SMITH, William (X) HARRIS, Frances HARRIS, A.M. SMITH, Nancy HARRIS. Wits: Hugh HANKS, H. HARRIS, Lewis (X) HARRIS, Elias SIMMONS. 1:303 Apr. 9, 1870 William R. CAUDILL & wife Sarah of Alleghany Co., NC, to James A. SMITH of Wilkes Co., NC, 2 tracts of land, for $500. 1st tract: 250 acres on the south side of the Blue Ridge known as the Thomas SMITH old place. 2nd tract: 15 acres on Laurel Fork of Brush Creek adj. Thomas SMITH's old line, WOODRUFF, & A.M. SMITH. Signed: William R. (X) CAUDILL, Sarah (X) CAUDILL. Wits: A.M. SMITH, M.C. SMITH. Proved Sept. 22, 1871 (ack'd). 1:477	CAUDILL, William Riley (I215)
488	Nov. 3, 1873 D.C. CAUDILL & wife Sarah to Hardin CAUDILL, 23 ½ acres on Prathers Creek, for $50. Signed: D.C. CAUDILL, Sarah (X) CAUDILL. Wits: W.P. CAUDILL, E.D. IRWIN. Proved Dec. 28, 1885 (ack'd). 7:8	CAUDILL, Hardin T. (I7210)
489	Peter A. Caudle Side: Confederate Regiment State/Origin: North Carolina Regiment Name: 43 North Carolina Infantry Regiment Name Expanded: 43rd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Company: K Rank In: Private Rank In Expanded: Private Rank Out: Private Rank Out Expanded: Private Film Number: M230 roll 7	CAUDLE, Peter A. (I13275)
490	Pheraby and Ezekiel are buried in the Joines Cemetery on the Paul Adams farm near Traphill in Wilkes Co., North Carolina	CAUDILL, Pheraby (I171)
491	Possibly son of Ruth Caudle and Grandson to Moses Caudle, Sr. --- See p.205 Surry County 1850 Census.	CAUDLE, Martin A. (I13329)
492	Refer to notes for James Smith for significant commentary on this individual.	HUTCHENS, Elizabeth (I1185)
493	Samuel Hanks Bride: Letties D Cockerham Bond_Date: 12 Jan 1860 Bond #: 000165538 Marriage Date: 12 Jan 1860 Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 ImageNum: 001606 County: Wilkes Record #: 01 108 Witness: Ansel Parks, Deputy Clerk Performed By: R Sparks, Minister of the Gospel	HANKS, Samuel (I12654)
494	SEPTEMBER 1865 Minutes of the Mountain District Baptist Association Convened with the Rock Creek Church Grayson County, Virginia Friday, the 29th of September, A. D., 1865 1st. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder P. A. Witt, from the 28th verse of the 20th Chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, "Take heed therefore unto yourselves," &c. After a short intermission the delegates assembled in the Meeting-house and were called to order by singing and prayer by the Moderator. 2nd. Received and read letters from all the Churches in our district, from which the annexed table was prepared. 3rd. Organized by appointing Elder George Douglas, Moderator and Wm. A. J. Fowlks, Clerk. 4th. Called for newly constituted Churches, when Zion was represented by letter and delegates, who received the right hand of fellowship and took seats with us. 5th. Called for correspondence from sister Associations: when P. B. Welsh and John Adams came forward from Senter Association, and John B. Bishop from Washington district; all producing letters and minutes certifying their appointment, received the right hand of fellowship, and aided in council. 6th. Invited transient ministers to seats with us, when P. A. Witt from Nolachucky district and B. E. Caudill from New Salem district accepted the invitation, took seats and aided in council. 7th. Called on correspondents of last y eat, who reported satisfactorily and were discharged. 8th. Appointed H. W. Roberts, John Gambill, and J. W. Joins a Committee to appoint correspondents to sister Associations, who reported thus: To the Roaring River District, Elders G. Douglas, J. J. Caudill, and D. Caudill; To Three Forks Wm. B. Halsey, and J. J. Caudill; to the Senter E. Reves, T. Carr, and Wm. A. Moore; to the Washington Wm. Lundy and Wm. B. Halsey. Report received and the Committee discharged. 9th. Appointed a Committee to write corresponding letters to sister Associations, viz: J. J. Caudill to Roaring River; Wm. Lundy to Three Forks, P. Carr to Washington; Wm. B. Halsey to Senter; to be inspected tomorrow. 10th. Appointed the delegates of Rock Creek Church with one delegate from each section a Committee to assign preachers during this section, who report for Saturday: 1st Elder P. B. Welch, 2nd Elder John Adams, 3rd Elder P. A. Witt; 4th Elder B. E. Caudill. 11th. Appointed E. Reves, T. Carr, Wm. B. Halsey, Wm. Lundy and H. W. Roberts, with the Moderator and Clerk a select Committee to arrange the business for tomorrow and invite correspondents to sit with them. Adjourned until tomorrow 10 o'clock. Prayer by Elder Wm. Lundy. Saturday, September 30th A.D., 1865. Met pursuant to adjournment. Prayer by B. E. Caudill. 1st. The Committee of arrangements reported and was discharged. 2nd. Called the names of the delegates, and read the rules of decorum. 3rd. Invited transient ministers to seats with us: John Caudill from New Salem district, and B. O. Johnson from Three Forks district, accepted and seated with us. 4th. Appointed a Committee of Finance, viz: Robert Gambill, J. W. Joins, and J. W. Parsons; who reported that they received in contributions from the Churches $21.46; distributed to correspondents $3.46; allowed the Clerk $5.00 for his services, leaving in the hands of the Treasurer $13.00, of this money in the Treasury to defray the expense of printing Minutes &c. Received the report and discharged the Committee. 5th. Appointed Union Meetings as follows: With Meadow Creek Church the 3rd Saturday and Sunday in August next, G. Douglas, E. Reeves, and T. Carr to attend: With Jordan Church the 3rd Saturday and Sunday in August next; Wm. B. Halsey, D. Caudill, and J. J. Caudill to attend; with Friendship Church the 2nd Saturday and Sunday in August next, T. Carr, Wm. Lundy, J. J. Caudill, and Wm. B. Halsey to attend. 6th. Inspected and received corresponding letters and discharged the Committee. 7th. Called on the Committee that was appointed to visit Pine Fork Church who reported satisfactorily and were discharged. 8th. Considered the question from Elk Creek Church. Question Is it right for a Church to hold in fellowship belonging to oath bound secret organizations or party? Answer, in the affirmative; i.e., we do not consider oath-bound secret organizations (alone) a sufficient cause for a test of fellowship. 9th. In answer to the request from Knob Fork Church for ministerial aid, we therefore announce the voluntary agreement of each Minister in our bounds to visit that Church once in the next twelve months. 10th. Whereas we are credibly informed that Joseph Lineberry, who was formerly a member of Meadow Creek Church and licensed by said Church to exercise a public gift; but on failing to be ordained to the administration of the word &c., became dissatisfied and left the fellowship of the Church; and is preaching and using Gospel Ordinances in disorder. Resolved, therefore, That we publish the same in the Minutes of this Association; and also in the public papers. 11th. The Committee on the ministry reported for Sabbath, 1st, Elders John Caudill, N. M. Senter, 3rd B. E. Caudill, 4th G. Douglas. On motion, received the report and discharged the Committee. 12th. Directed the Clerk to superintend the printing of the Minutes and have 500 copies struck and distributed as heretofore. 13th. Then appointed our next Association to be held with the Union church, Alleghany County, N.C., to commence on Friday before the 1st Sabbath in October, A. D., 1866. Elder Wm. Lundy to preach the introductory sermon; Elder T. Carr his alternate. 14th. Resolved, That we tender our thanks to the brethren and people in general of this vicinity for their kindness and hospitality during our session. 15th. After Prayer by Elder Wm. Lundy, adjourned to time and place appointed for our next annual meeting. George Douglas, Moderator Wm. A. J. Fowlks, Clerk. Sabbath The stand was occupied by those appointed. 1st. Elder John Caudill, preached from Paul's letter to the Ephesians, 1st Chapter and 13th Verse, "In whom we also trust," &c. 2nd. Elder N. M. Senter, from Revelations, 21st Chapter, latter clause of the 9th verse, "Come hither," &c. 3rd. Elder B. E. Caudill from Rev. 19th Chapter, latter clause of the 7th verse, "For the marriage of the Lamb is come," &c. 4th. Elder G. Douglas from 1st Peter 4th Chapter and 18th verse, "And if the righteous scarcely be saved," &c. Clerk Churches Counties Post Office Names of Delegates Antioch Alleghany Gap Civil Daniel Caudill, D. C. Caudill, Wm. Anders Crooked Creek Carroll Piper's Gap Wm. Lundy, Wm. A. Moore X Roads Grayson Old C.H. T. Carr, Solomon Jennings, Cox Edwards Elk Creek Alleghany Gap Civil E. Reeves, Robt. Gambill, John Gambill Fox Creek Grayson M. Wilson Wm. B. Halsey, J. W. Parsons, J. M. Kirk Friendship Alleghany M. Wilson Drury Halsey, Eli Wyatt Jordan Grayson Independence Mat. Perry, W. Calloway, W. A. J. Fowlkes Knob Fork Grayson - Ephraim Boyer Little River Alleghany Glade Creek Richard Edwards., A. J. Carson, J. Andrews Meadow Creek Grayson Meadow Creek H. W. Roberts, Jonathan Edwards, J. Bedsall Piney Creek Alleghany Piney Creek G. Douglas, James Weaver, Ruda Faw Pine Fork Alleghany Gap Civil A. I. Prewitt, J. Stamper, J. Hollaway Rock Creek Grayson Independence John F. Pool, Wm. Hawkins, M. Vaughn Saddle Creek Grayson Bridle Creek John Barton, J. M. Dickey, Lewis Carico Union Alleghany Gap Civil J. J. Caudill, J. W. Joines, Isom Waggoner Zion Alleghany Gap Civil Isaac Edwards, R'd Edwards, S. D. Caudill __________________________________________________________________________________ OCTOBER 1869 Minutes of the First Regular Annual Session of the Primitive Baptist Association , Held With New Covenant Church, Wilkes Co., N.C. October 22 and 23, 1869 1st. Elder Thomas Jones preached the Introductory Sermon. 2nd. After a short intermission the Delegates assembled in the Meeting House and were brought to order by singing and prayer by Elder Jackson Combes. 3rd. Received letters and Delegates from all the Churches belonging to our Association. 4th. Organized the Association by appointing Elder J. Combes, Moderator and Wm. Myers, Clerk. 5th. Opened a door for other Churches to join our Association, when Racheal, Bethany and Zion Churches handed in their letters which were read and received, and the right hand of fellowship extended to their Delegates. 6th. Invited transient Ministers to seats with us, when Brethern Andrew Powers, Thomas Jones, John Adams, J. J. Caudle, D. Caudle, J. Linley and C. Blevins came forward and received the right hand of fellowship. 7th. Received Fishing Creek Church into our Fellowship upon the statement of Elder S. P Smith. Brother Smith also produced a letter of dismission from the Lewis Fork Association. 8th. Appointed a Committee to arrange the preaching on to-morrow. 9th. Appointed a Committee of Arrangement, to-wit: William Walker, S. P. Smith, Ralph Holdbrook, Elder Hughes, and John Harrell. 10th. Adjourned until to-morrow, 10 o'clock, after prayer by the Moderator. Met according to arrangement. Prayer by the Moderator. The Committee to appoint preaching to-day, reported first Brother John Adams, second A. Powers, third J. J. Caudle. 1st. Called the names of the Delegates. 2nd. Read the Constitution and Rules of Decorum. Called on the Committee of Arrangemnts to report. Report received and Committee discharged. 3rd. Appointed a Committee of Finance, to-wit: J. N. Myers, Austin Gentry and Joel Brewer, who reported six dollars in the hands of the Treasurer, and ten dollars and eighty-eight cents received from the Churches, making in all sixteen dollars and eighty-eight cents. The report received and Committee discharged. 4th. Considered the propriety of appointing a correspondence. This Association does not feel at liberty to invite correspondence for the present; but cordially invite all our ministering brethern to visit us who may wish to cooperate with us. 5th. To make some provisions to procure an Associational Book. The Clerk is allowed to use money enough to purchase said book if enough be left in his hands after defraying the expenses of printing the Minutes of the Association. 6th. Appointed the next Association to be held with the Rachael Church, five or six miles south east of Trap Hill, Wilkes county, to commence on Friday before the fourth Lord's day in October, 1870. 7th. The Clerk is appointed to superintend the printing of the Minutes and have three hundred copies printed, and have three dollars for his service. 8th. Called for Resolutions. 9th. Resolved, That the thanks of this Association be tendered to the citizens of this vicinity for their kind hospitality through this meeting. William J. Combes, Moderator William Myers, Clerk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Churches Delegates Names Meet Baptized Rec by Letter Restored Dis by Letter Excluded Deceased Total Contributions New Covenant Wm. Walker, Singer; William Myers, J. M. Myers J. P. Waters J. N. M. Wiles 3 9 3 1 1 1 3 0 133 2.00 Roaring River John Gentry Ralph Holdbrook Lewis Holdbrook J. Holdbrook David Hanks 4 14 7 0 0 3 0 114 2.00 White Oak W. G. Combs James Caudle Austin Gentry J. Gentry J. W. Combes A. G. Combes 2 0 5 0 0 12 1 56 1.88 Rachael J. Hughes John Bougus Iredell Gentry Thos. Billings Daniel Billings 3 4 7 2 1 0 0 55 2.00 Zion Hamilton Childers 4 1 0 0 0 0 26 1.5 0 Bethany John Harald S. H. Brooks 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.00 Fishing Creek J. Blackburn Joel Brewer Daniel Garner John Wood Eli Banner Elder S. P. Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Constitution Article 1. This Association shall be known by the name of the Primitive Baptist Association, and shall be composed of members chosen by the different Churches in our union, and duly sent to represent the Association, who on producing letters from their respective Chruches certifying their appointment, shall be entitled to their seats; each Church shall be entitled to five delegates from each Church. In their letter is to be expressed their number in full fellowship. Number baptized--Received by letter, by application with a good recommendation--Dismissed by letter--Excluded and died since the last Association. 2. The number thus chosen and convened shall have no power to lord it over God's heritage, nor shall they have any class power over the Churches, not shall they have any internal right over any Church in the Union. 3. This Association when convened shall be governed by regular decorum. 4th. The Association shall have a Moderator and Secretary who shall be chosen annually by a majority of the votes fo the members present, a majority of the Churches being represented. 5th. New Churches or any regular Baptist Church of Jesus Christ, of our faith and order, in good standing, either dismissed by letter from sister Associations, or by application and a good recommendation by sending up letter and delegates shall be admitted into the Union. 6th. Every Church in the Union shall be entitled to representation in the Association. 7th. Every motion made and seconded shall come under the consideration of the Association, except it be withdrawn by the member who made it. 8th. The Association shall endeavor to furnish the Churches with the Minutes of its proceedings. The best method for accomplishing this purpose shall be at the discretion of the future Association. 9th. We think it necessary to have an Associational fund to defray the expenses of the Association. And it is the duty of each Church in the Union to contribute such sums as they may think proper to the Association, and these moneys shall be deposited in the hands of a Treasurer who shall be accountable to the Association for the same, and the Association shall appropriate the money thus contributed to any purpose they may think proper. 10th. There shall be an Association Book wherein the proceedings of the Association shall be recorded by a Secretary appointed by the Association who shall receive a reasonable compensation for his service. 11. The Minutes of the Association shall be read, and corrected, if necessary, and signed by the Moderator and Clerk before the Association adjourns. 12. Amendments to this from of government may be made at any time by a majority of the Association, when they may deem it expedient by giving the Churches twelve months notice. 13. The Association shall act as an advisory council and shall endeavor to preserve a general union of the Churches, and also to preserve a chain of communication among the Churches and give advice in matters of difficulty. 14. The Association shall inquire into the cause if any Church failes to represent the Association. 15. The Association shall have power to withdraw from any Church in her union that shall violate the rules of this constitution or deviate from the orthodox principles of the gospel. 16. The Association may correspond with sister Associations, and invite any bother in the ministry in good standing or that can bring a good recommendation of his standing, who may be of our faith and order, to a seat in the Association who may be present at the time of its sitting. 17. The Association shall have power to adjourn to any future time or place they may think proper. 18. The benevolent institutions of the day shall be no bar nor test of fellowship, but all shall be free to sustain or not sustain the same as they may see proper. William J. Combes, Moderator William Myers, Clerk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Articles of Faith 1. We believe in one only true and living God, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, and these three are one. 2. We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are the word of God, and the only rule of faith and practice. 3. We believe in the doctrine of election by grace. 4. We believe in the doctrine of original sin, and in man's impotency to recover himself from the fallen state he is in by nature, by his own free will and ability. 5. We believe that sinners are called, converted, regenerated and sanctified by the Holy Spirit, and all who are thus regenerated and born again by the spirit of God, shall never fall finally away. 6. We believe that sinners are justified in the sight of God, only by the imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ. 7. We believe that Baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordinances of Jesus Christ, and that true believers are the only subjects of those ordinances, and we believe the true mode of Baptism is by immersion. 8. We believe in the resurrection of the dead and a general judgment, and that the joys of the righteous and punishment of the wicked will be eternal. 9. We believe that no Minister has a right to administer the ordinances of the gospel, except such as are regularly called and and come under the imposition of hands by the Presbytery. William J. Combes, Moderator ____________________________________________________- Sept. 10, 1863 Wilson ROYL [ROYAL] to William ANDREWS, 200 acres on Elk Creek on north side of Peach Bottom Mountain adj. CHESHER, for $800. Signed: Wilson ROYL. Wits: W. WARDIN, J.J. CAUDILL. Proved May 6, 1873, by Wm. WARDIN. 2:22 ______________________________________________________	CAUDILL, John Jackson (I7110)
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