Hightower Church Minutes

HIGHTOWER BAPTIST CHURCH MINUTES
Part 1: 1846-1865

All the names from the church minutes have been extracted and listed below.
The church is located on Hightower Church Road, Northwest of Dahlonega

There are only minutes recorded for the dates shown in the left column
--names in the rows where no date is shown apply to the date above.

	Moderators &/or		Delegates	Joined	Joined	Dismissed		Committee
Date	Preachers	Clerk	Appointed	by experience	by letter	by letter	Excluded	Appointed	Deacons	Other

May 2 1846	Bro. M. Walker
June 6, 1846	Bro. M. Walker							E. H. Collins
								Martin Lance
								Henry Whisenant
September 5 1846	Bro. Walker	E. H. Collins	Bro. Martin Lance	John Rider
			Henry Whisanant
			Alexander McDuggle
October 3 1846	Bro. Walker	Bro. M. Lance			Warren Barnwell
					Malinda Barnwell
December 5 1846	Bro. Martin Lance	Charles Head
January 2 1847		Martin Lance
February 6 1847	Bro. Walker	Martin Lance			Jams A. Beard
					Susanna Beard
March 6 1847		Martin Lance						James A. Beard
								John Rider
								Alexander McDuggle
April 3 1847		Martin Lance
May 1 1847	Bro. John Sims	Martin Lance				Sarah Lance				Polly Rider
						Bro. Colley W. Collins
						and Wife
						Bro. Warren Barnwell
						and Wife
June 5 1847	Bro. Walker	Martin Lance				Bro.Wm Cockran
						and Wife
July 31 1847	Bro. Russell & Walker	Martin Lance
September 4 1847		Martin Lance	Martin Lance		John Thomason	Jemima Brown
			John Thomason		Easter Thomason	John Rider
			Henry Whisenant			and Wife
October 27 1847	Bro. Russell	Martin Lance
November 6, 1847	Bro. Russell & Walker	Martin Lance			Wm. Cockran
					Jency Cockran
					Solomon Barns
					Sary Barns
January 1 1848	Bro. Walker	Martin Lance
February 5, 1848	Bro. Walker	Martin Lance			John P. Sims
					Susanah Sims
March 4, 1848	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance
April 1 1848	Bro. M. Walker	Martin Lance
May 13 1848	Bro. Walker	Martin Lance
May 14, 1848		Martin Lance		Nancy Watkins
June 10 1848	Bro. M. Walker	Martin Lance
	Bro. Peter Walker
July 8 1848		Martin Lance								John P. Sims
July 9 1848		Martin Lance		Elijah McCrary
August 12,1848	Bro. Peter Walker	Martin Lance
September 9 1848	Bro. Walker	Martin Lance	Bro. Martin Lance
			Bro. Solomon Barnes
			Bro. John T. Sims
			Bro. Elijah McCray
September 10 1848				Sarah McDuggle		Sarah Garrison
October 7 1848	Bro. Walker	Martin Lance
November 11 1848	John P. Sims	Martin Lance							Bro. John P. Sims	Bro. Lance
December 9 1848	Bro. Peter Walker	Martin Lance							Bro. John P. Sims
									Micajah Walker
									Peter Walker
									Samuel Eaton
									Martin Lance
					Samuel Robertson				Samuel Robetson
February 10 1849	Bro. Walker	Martin Lance			Sister Cassy Robertson
March 10 1849	Bro. Walker	Martin Lance
April 7 1849	Bro. Sims & Walker	Martin Lance
May 5 1849	Bro. Peter Walker	Martin Lance
May 6 1849					Sarah C. Lance
					Margaret Crisson
June 2 1849		Martin Lance
June 30 1849		Martin Lance
August 11 1849	Bro. J. Dowdy	Martin Lance	Martin Lance
	Bro. Peter Walker		John P. Sims
			Elijah McCrary
			John Thomason
September 1 1849		Martin Lance								Bro. Charles Head
September 2 1849		Martin Lance		Lauren Satterfield						John P. sims
				Emly Satterfield						John Thomason
October 6 1849	Bro. Walker	Martin Lance
November 3 1849	Bro. Thomason	Martin Lance						M. Lance		Micajah Walker
								J. P.Sims
								Henry Whisenant
December 1 1849	Bro. Thomason	Martin Lance
January 5 1850	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance			John Hood					Bro. Lance
					Barbary Hood
February 2 1850	Bro. Walker	Martin Lance			Sister Hannah Finley

March 2 1850	Bro. Walker	Martin Lance
April 6 1850	Bro. Sims & Walker	Martin Lance
May 4 1850	Bro. Sims & P. Walker	Martin Lance
June 6 1850	Bro. J. P. Sims	Martin Lance
	Bro. M. Walker
July 6 1850	Bro. P. Walker	Martin Lance								Bro. Sims
August 3 1850	Bro. Walker	Martin Lance	J. P. Sims	Judah Canns		Henry Whisinant				Bro. Barnes
			Martin Lance			and Wife
			Bro. Barnes
			Elijah McCrary
September 31 1850	Bro. Peter Walker	Martin Lance
October 6 1850	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance								Bro. Micjah Walker
November 2 1850	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance				J. P. Sims
						and Wife
November 3 1850				Reuben Pearce
				Vicy Pearce
November 31 1850	Bro. J. Dowdy	Martin Lance				Solomon Barnes
	Wm Cockrum					and Wife
January 4 1851	Bro. Walker	Martin Lance
March 1 1851	Bro. M. Walker	Martin Lance								Bro. A. McDuggle
May 3 1851		Martin Lance					Bro. W. Ballard			Bro. W. Ballard
May 31 1851	Bro. Walker	Martin Lance			Maryan Carnes	Elijah McCrary
						and Wife
						Sarah C. McCrary
August 2 1851	Bro. Y.J. Thomason	Martin Lance	Martin Lance
			John McDuggle
			Y. J. Thomason
September 6 1851	Bro. Walker	Martin Lance
October 4 1851	Bro. Wm Cockran	Martin Lance
December 6 1851		Martin Lance				Sis. Rosannah Newberry
March 7 1852						Hannah Finley
April 3 1852	Bro. M. Walker	Martin Lance
May 1 1852	Bro. Wm Cockran	Martin Lance
June 5 1852	Bro. Wm Cockran	Martin Lance				Bro. Beard & Wife
	Bro. Walker					Bro. Robertson & Wife
July 3 1852	Bro. Walker	Martin Lance			Elizabeth Watkins
July 31 1852	Bro. Walker	Martin Lance	Martin Lance	Addaline Whisenant
			Y. J. Thomason	C. H. Collins
			J. McDuggle	Martha Satterfield
			John Hood
September 9, 1852
September 10 1852				Benjamin McCrary
September 11 1852	J. M. Dowdy	Martin Lance		Calvin Sims
	P. Walker			Joshua Watkins
October 9 1852	Bro. Cockran	Martin Lance								M. Lance
	Bro. Walker									J. McDuggle
November 20 1852	Bro.Cockran	Martin Lance								Wm Christopher
January 8 1853		Martin Lance				Bro. Alexander McDuggle				M. Lance
February 12 1853	Bro. Cockran	Martin Lance								John McDuggle
March 12 1853	Bro. Cockran	Martin Lance								M. M. Roberts
June 11 1853	J. P. Sims	Martin Lance								Bro. J. McDuggle
August 13 1853	Bro. Y. J. Thomason	Martin Lance	Martin Lance			Rebecka Satterfield				J. Hood
			John McDuggle			Martha Cain
			Y. J. Thomason
September 10 1853	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance
November 12 1853	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance
December 10 1853	Bro. Cockran	Martin Lance								John P. Sims
December 31 1853	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance								J. P. Sims
January 28 1854	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance								J. McDuggle
March 4 1854	Bro. Sims									John Hood
April 1 1854										M Lance
April 29 1854	Bro. M. Free
June 3 1854	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance								John Thomason
July 8 1854	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance	Martin Lance							J. McDuggle
			John McDuggle							B. McCrary
			John Hood
July 9 1854					John P.Sims &
					Wife Susanah Sims
August 2 1854	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance				Y. J. Thomason & Wife
September 30 1854	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance	John P. Sims		Rebeckah Satterfield
			Martin Lance
			John McDuggle
October 1 1854					James Killy
November 4 1854	J. P. Sims	Martin Lance			Lewis Ballard
November 1854		Martin Lance		Nancy Rosanah Kelly
				Ferruby Watkins
December 2 1854		Martin Lance
March 3 1855	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance
March 31 1855	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance
May 5 1855	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance								Bro. Lance
June 2 1855	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance								J. McDuggle
June 15 1855		William Pruitt								Bro. Wilkins
		William Christopher
June 30 1855		Martin Lance			Ransom J. Cain
					& wife Martha Cain
July 4 1855	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance								Bro. Watkins
September 2 1855	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance	John P. Sims		Rosannah Newberry					Bro. McDuggle
			Martin Lance							Bro. Watkins
			Bro. J. Hood							Joshua Watkins
			R. Cain
October 6 1855		Martin Lance				Bro. McDuggle & Wife
						Bro. Watkins & Wife
November 3 1855	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance
February 2 1856		Martin Lance
March 4 1856	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance								Bro. Benjamin McCrary
May 3 1856		Martin Lance				Bro. Ballard				R. Cain
June 31 1856		Martin Lance				Rosannah Newberry	Benjamin McCrary			Lewis Ballard
						Maryan Carnes				Bro. Cain
July 5, 1856		Martin Lance								Bro. Benjamin McCrary
August 2 1856	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance	John P. Sims							Bro. Oliver
			Martin Lance
			John Hood
			James Killy
October 4 1856		Martin Lance		Rebecka Anderson						Bro. Oliver
October 5 1856		Martin Lance			Addaline Marlow					Bro. Sims
					John McDuggle
					Sarah McDuggle
November 1 1856	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance
December 6 1856	Bro. John Jackson	Martin Lance
January 3 1857	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance
January 31 1857						Bro. Hood, Wife &				Bro. Hood
						Daughter
February 28 1857										Nancy Watkins
April 4 1857	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance					Sister Russel			Margaret Watkins
May 2 1857		Martin Lance								Sister Satterfield
June 6 1857		Martin Lance								Sister Russel
July 4 1857	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance	J. P. Sims				Calvin Sims			Calvin Sims
			Martin Lance
			J. McDuggle
			James Killy
July 31 1857	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance
September 5 1857	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance	John P. Sims
			Martin Lance
			John McDuggle
October 3 1857	No Preacher	Martin Lance
October 31 1857	Bro. Sims	Martin Lance				John P. Sims & Wife
						Bro. W. M Cockun
						and Wife
January 2 1858	No Preacher	Martin Lance				Calvin Sims				L. Chumler

No meetings for 5 months for lack of a preacher.

July 3 1858	Bro. Chambers	Martin Lance	M. Lance
			John McDuggle
			James Killy
August 21 1858	Bro. W. B. West	Martin Lance			John Hood
					Barbary Hood
					Sarah Whitamore
June 11 1859	McBrayer	James M. McBrayer					Rebeckah Anderson			Ransom J. Cain
	J. M. Dowdy									Bro. J. McDuggle
July 2 1859	J. M. Dowdy	Martin Lance					Bro. Cain			John Hood
August 13 1859	No Preacher	Martin Lance								Bro. Cain
September 17 1859		Martin Lance	John McDuggle							Bro. John Blackwell
			M. Lance
			John Hood
February 18 1860	Bro. John Blackwell	Martin Lance					Adline Marlow
August 31 1861	Bro. Davis	Martin Lance	Martin Lance
			John McDuggle
			John Hood
September 28 1861		Martin Lance
November 31 1861		Martin Lance								John Blackwell
September 5 1863	Bro. Roberts	Martin Lance	Martin Lance				Judah Carnes			M. G. Lance
			John Hood				Martha Lance			John Hood

Be it remembered that on the 25th day of March 1865 the Church of Christ at Hightower came together and agreed and acknowledged a full fellowship with each other and on account of having no supply nor could git none on fair principles on account of so many divisions amongst the churchs, after some consultation we agreed to give each other letters of dismission in full fellowship and be dissolved until things mite turne round that we could come together agin. Done in conference
Martin Lance, Clerk

Transcribed and contributed by Barbara E. McDonald -- September 2000

Be it remembered that on the 25th day of March 1865 the Church of Christ at Hightower came together and agreed and acknowledged a full fellowship with each other and on account of having no supply nor could git none on fair principles on account of so many divisions amongst the churchs, after some consultation we agreed to give each other letters of dismission in full fellowship and be dissolved until things mite turne round that we could come together agin. Done in conference
Martin Lance, Clerk

Transcribed and contributed by Barbara E. McDonald -- September 2000

HIGHTOWER BAPTIST CHURCH MINUTESPart 1: 1846-1865

HIGHTOWER BAPTIST CHURCH MINUTES
Part 1: 1846-1865