Clear Springs Baptist Church is located in Simpsonville,  Greenville County,
S. C.  It was a very strict organization.  The church settled disputes 
between the members and frowned upon playing music.  However, white and
black worshipped together and the church regulated the treatment of slaves.  
The founders of the church were Joab League and Stephen Marchbanks.  
Josiah Kilgore deeded the land to Robert League for the church.

These are not the complete records.  Some are only brief segments.

Jul 25, 1805  Church met according to appointment.  dismissed three George
Marchbanks and Unity Marchbanks  appointed Charles & Stephen
Marchbanks.

Jan 21, 1815  Query - May a master correct a slave by stripes when both 
are members of the same church -  Answer we think a man may correct 
his slave if necessity calls for it but at next meeting lay the matter 
before the church in order that such disobedient slaves may be delt 
within the church.

Jun 12 1816  Rec'd Jincy Stokes by letter.

Mar 27, 1819  Rec'd Elisha League by experience

Dec 25 1819  Rec'd Thomas Compton by letter

Jul 22, 1820  Rec'd Thomas & Betsy League, Framly League, Joel 
League

Sep 27, 1823  Appt. David Stokes clerk

Jan 25, 1825  Disappointed by snow

May 23 1829  a request bring for Bro Hudson to preach at funeral of Bro 
League, deceased

Nov 27 1830  Rec'd Lucinda League by experience

Apr 21 1832  Rec'd James Jones & wife Elizabeth

Jun 23 1832  Rec'd Francis Jones appointed James Jones delegate to 
Saluda Association

Oct-27 1832  Church met according to appointment.  Rec'd by experience
Elizabeth Brockman, Mary Jones, Tempy Jones, Amelia Jones, Rebecca 
Stone, Jemima Butler & Mary Vaughn.  Colored: S. L. Westmoreland's 
Jack, John Jones' Mary, Rachel Westmoreland's William.

Nov-26 1832  Met according to appointment. Rec'd by experience Keziah

Kilgore's Susan (col).  Appointed Brethren Wm Johnson, James Jones &
William Mahaffy Deacons for the church.

Dec 22 1832  Met as usual Rec'd by experience John H. Campbell, Lucitta
Brockman, Harriett Brockman, Alethia Brockman, Cassander Hammett, 
Missourid Hammett & Rebecca Lock.  Colored:  B. Stone's Ailsy & 
Clarissa, T. P. Brockman's Saunders and Hartwell Lester's Empeor.

Jan 20 1833  Church met according to appointment.  Rec'd by experience 
Nancy Jones and Anthony W. Jones.  (Col) B. Stone's Rebecca.

Mar 23, 1833  Met according to appointment.  Rec'd by experience Mary
Howard.   (col)  B. Snow's Mary, Mrs. Kilgore's Abraham.  Ordained Wm 
Johnson & Wm H. Mahaffy & James Jones Deacons.

Apr 27 1833  Church met according to appointment.  Rec'd by experience 
John L. Westmoreland, Wiley Jones {she married Daniel Rogers of 
Spartanburg - my ancestor}.  (col)  Mrs. McNeely's Lydid.

May 25 1833  Met according to appointment.  Bro Landrum did not attend.
 Exhordation (sic) and prayers by som (sic) individuals.

June 22 1833  Church met according to appointment.  Rec'd by experience
Susanna Westmoreland.  (col) Andrico McCrary's Sampson, B. Stone's 
Rachel and Abraham Smith's Nancy.  Appointed Brethren Henry Brockman, 
John L. Westmoreland, James Brockman  Deacons

Nov 23, 1833 Met according to appointment rec'd by experience Mary 
Jones wife of Wm. Jones.  moved that a new church book be organized by 
a select committee of Thomas ?? John L. Westmoreland Henry Brockman
Wm Johnson James Brockman and Jas Jones

Dec 21, 1833  Nothing done

Jan 25, 1734  Rec'd by letter Sarah League

Jul 26, 1834  Rec'd by experience Minervy Hughes

Sept 27, 1834  Dismissed Ester Long & Mary Jones  Reported Elisha League
in disorder

Oct 28 1834  Church met according to appointment.  Reported the case of 
Elisha League and Elizabeth League settled.  Dismissed  Elizabeth 
League.  Excommuted two colored women Ailsey & Jiny by consent of 
the Deacons & supply of the church dismissed four people of color viz 
Simon Ned Lucy & Edd

Nov 20, 1834  Met according to appointment defered the communion until
next meeting.

Dec 26, 1834  Met according to appointment.  Rec'd Elizabeth Andersons 
by ?? of experience.  rec'd and read a letter from >>>>>>>>

Mar 21, 1835  Dismissed sister Matilda Jones

Jan 23, 1836  Call Bro E. Rogers

Nov 26, 1836  A. W. Jones

??? 25, 1836  Church met according to appointment  Rec'd Bro Thos 
McCray's Jack by letter.  Rec'd by letter Joshua Gilbert & Wife by 
experience.  Jane League Elizabeth League Mary League and Nancy 
Smith  Moved that the church should decide on the case of Bro  Wm 
Naunelly (?) and he was rested upon his acknowledgement and promise 
not to play the fiddle any more.  Moved that the church investigate the 
report which are in circulation respecting Sister Pemelia Stinty(?)  
Appointed Bro Gilbert Brockman Davis Goldsmith Westmoreland 
Mahaffy Butler Wood Garrett & Jones a committee to see to
 that business and report next meeting.

Mar 27, 1837  Bro E. Rogers preached

Nov 24, 1838  Rec'd Young Stokes

May 23, 1840  John Jones, Senior

Sunday 23 Met in conference no business transacted.

Monday 24 Opened the doors for reception of members and rec'd the
following persons by experience VIZ Lucinda Hughes Sterling T. Jones 
Jediah Cook Nelly Austin James Austin

Tuesday 25   rec'd by experience Emily Hughes Geo T. Hughes Polly 
M. Stokes Polly Davis Wm Austin's Dick Restored Mariah Mayfield 
Merret Nunelly and restored Samuel Howard.

Oct 16, 1840  Bro Vandiver preached at Bro Simpsons and opened the 
door of the church & rec'd by experience Jesse E. Elrod Joel League 
Sarah Baldwin's black girl Avaline ?? met at Clear Spring according to 
previous appointment in conference the committee appointed last 
meeting to investigate the difficulty between Bros Westmoreland and 
Gilbert presented a report saying they ?? the testimony adduced 
against Bro Gilbert should not  ?? him from having a letter but it was 
moved said report is not received. Therefore said difficulty is 
consecutively referred till next meeting.  Then opened the door for the 
reception of members and received the following persons by 
experience VIZ Sarah Jones (ser) Walter Austin (ser) Martha Elrod 
William Brockman Benjamin W. Jones Margaret Jones John L. Jones

Feb 26, 1841  Rec'd by experience Henry Stokes, James Stokes, 
James Jones

Sunday 22  Opened the door for the reception of members and rec'd
by experience colored persons B.F. Stanley's Peter & Lucy thru 
Baptised.  the following is a mistake in copying yesterdays rec'd viz by
experience H. Lister's Milly Josiah Kilgore's Peter and dismissed 
Tempy Rogers by letter.

Sept 25, 1841  Met according to appointment and after Divine service 
church met in conference granted letters of dismission to Bro John 
Atkinson & his wife Emaline.  also Sister Wiley Rogers and rec'd by 
experience S. L. Westmoreland Nathan League colored persons T. P.
Brockman's Elizer and Behrly Glenn's (???) Prisse Suday received 
colored persons VIZ William Jones Helvy & B. Snows Dolly their 
Baptised.

1842  Robert League

Feb 20, 1842  Bro Wm J. Stokes returned

May 21, 1842  Sister Elizabeth H. Jones a letter of dismissal

Sunday 26, 1842  met and after some services opened the doors of the 
church for the reception of members.  Sister Jane Stokes returned her 
letter recently taken from this church then rec'd Wm Jones's Nicey by 
experience.

July 23, 1842  Met agreeable to appointment and after pulpit services 
met in conference then took up the case of Bro  Austin referred from last 
meeting and after some time spent in bro Austin's and his promising by 
the help of God to be careful in the use of spirits for the future.  The 
church agreed to bear with him the church doors in fellowship opened.  
The doors for the reception of members rec'd by experience Sarry Ann 
Jones, Mary Caroline Jones and dismissed Sister Sarah Nations then 
rec'd and adopted the Associational letter it was moved and seconded 
that the delegation >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Sep 24, 1843  Rec'd Mary Compton by experience

Jul 24, 1844  Sister Anna Compton, Rachel Jones

Aug 24, 1844  Rec'd by experience Miss Mary League, Joel League

Sep 24, 1844  Rec'd by Experience Wm League

Mar 22, 1845  Bro Compton cited for drinking

Sept 27, 1846  dismissed John L. Jones & Susannah his wife, Rec'd by 
experience Mary F. League.

Oct 20, 1846  preaching by Silas Knight  Dismissed Susannah Jones 
wife of Aires Jones

May 26, 1862  death Elizabeth Jones died 21st

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