Willow Swamp Baptist Church

The Willow Swamp Baptist Church was formed from the Dean Swamp Baptist Church on August 10, 1805.

Constitution of Willow Swamp Baptist Church

Met in Conference at WILLIAM TYLER on Willow Swamp on the 10th day of August 1805.
We the dismissed Members from DEAN SWAMP CHURCH being in Number thirty six and by the help of God and our Beloved Bretheren JAMES SWEAT and ISAAC DUBOSQUE being the Presbatery chosen to constitute us into a church we were legally then constituted and our Beloved Bretheren RICHARD SIMMONS and CHARLES FELDER were unanimously chosen Deacons to act in the Deaconship and govern said Church and were ordained by the sd. Presbatry and Brother ADRIAL MIXON chosen clerk of the church.....

Richard Simmons, Charles Felder, William Tyler Senr, William Tyler Junr, Henry Tyler, John Ballard, Joseph Brown, Jane Tyler-dead, Sarah Mixon,, Martha Tyler, Hannah Young, Ansley Broom, Elizabeth Holman, Ann Guess, Sarah Sanders, Sarah Hughs, Keziah Ballard, Mary Brown, Arial Mixon, Leary Lee, Daniel McDaniel, John Holman Senr, John Holman Junr, Martha Hughs, Izabella Hutto, Sarah Felder, Ann Tyler, Sabra Sanders, Mary Tyler, Elizabeth Tyler, Elizabeth Sandifer, Ann Simmons.

These are the charter members of Willow Swamp Baptist Church.


[Abbreviations used in this book and transcription:
dis. Dismissed to another church
rec'd Received into the church
exe. Excluded or expelled from membership in the church
res, Restored to membership in the church
returned Returned church letter to the church]

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE WILLOW SWAMP CHURCH AUGUST 10TH DAY 1805. Met in conferance at WILLIAM TYLER on Willow Swamp on the 10th day of August 1805. We the dismissed Members from DEAN SWAMP CHURCH being in number thirty six and by the help of God and our Beloved Bretheren JAMES SWEAT and ISAAC DUBOSQUE being the Presbatery chosen to constitute into a church we were legally then constituted and our Beloved Bretheren RICHARD SIMMONS and CHARLES FELDER were unanimously chosen Deacons to act in the Deaconship and govern said Church and were ordained by the sd. Presbatry and Brother ADRIAL MIXON chosen clerk of the church....

Richard Simmons - dis.
Charles Felder - dis.
William Tyler, Senr. - dead
Adrial Mixon - Excluded
William Tyler- Exc.
Henry Tyler - dead
Thomas Tyler
John Holman, Senr.
John Holman
Levi Lee
Joseph Brown
John Ballard
Mary Tyler - dead
Elizabeth Tyler, Senr. - dead
Elizabeth Tyler - dis.
Ansley Brown - dead

Mary Brown - dis.
Hannah Young - dis.
Elizabeth Holman
Ann Tyler
Jane Tyler - dead
Martha Tyler - dead
Ann Simmons - Dismissed
Ann Guess
Sarah Hughs
Sabra Sanders
Sarah Felder - Dis.
Isabella Hutto
Dyche's Charlotte [slave] - dead
Young's Nanny [slave]
Daniel McDaniel - Exc.
Martha Hughes
Kezia Ballard

State of South Carolina         Orangeburgh District
We the Baptist Church of Christ on Dean Swamp holding conferance on the first day of June 1805 have dismissed all and singular the members whose names are under enroled to be constituted a church at William Tylers on Willow Swamp and when constitued are dismissed from us in full Fellowship by order of the church.
              ----------Josiah Keadle G.C.

Richard Simmons
Charles Felder
William Tyler, Senr.
William Tyler, Junr.
Henry Tyler
John Ballard
Joseph Brown
Jane Tyler - dead
Sarah Mixon
Martha Tyler
Hannah Young
Ansley Broom
Elizabeth Holman
Ann Guess
Sarah Sanders
Sarah Hughs
Keziah Ballard

Mary Brown
Arial Mixon
Leary Lee
Daniel McDaniel
John Holman, Senr.
John Holman, Junr.
Martha Hughs
Izabella Hutto
Sarah Felder
Ann Tyler
Sabra Sanders
Mary Tyler
Elizabeth Tyler
Elizabeth Sandifer
Ann Simmons

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