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I am referring to the church by the name used in the records of the
Rockcastle Baptist
Association. It is also called Wellhope. Any reference on this website to
Wellhope or Hopewell is to the same community and/or church.
Hopewell Baptist Church was located on the East Fork of Skeggs Creek. The
church was formed in 1851 "by a presbytery made up of members from Flat
Lick, Mt. Pleasant, and Freedom."
The church was an original member of the RBA; the first Association annual
meeting was held at Hopewell in 1871.
Some families found early at Hopewell were later members at
Mt. Pisgah, which
was formed later and was closer to where some of the Renner, Cromer, Linville,
McClure, and Prewitt families lived.
From the RBA minutes of 1896 from the report of the Committee of Destitution:
"We beg leave to report as follows: Brethren we have four churches in the
southern part of this Association that are destitute of preaching: Hopewell,
Mt. Pisgah, Pleasant Valley, and Pine Hill."
Following is a list of members of the Hopewell Baptist Church (maiden names of
known females are in parentheses; I have also corrected some spellings). This
list comes from the early church records and obituary information in the
Association records. In parentheses for some individuals is a death date. These
dates are from the church and Association records. Notations of "d.
abt." are from the Association records and indicate the person died
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Acton, Elizabeth
Acton, George
Acton, Letty (29 Mar 1878)
Acton, Sarah
Angel, Betsy A. (d. abt. 1883)
Baker, Jane
Bethurum, Harriett (d. abt. 1884)
Burk, William (d. abt. 1887)
Bustle, Ann (d. Jan 1860)
Bustle, John Willis
Bustle, Nathan
Bustle, Rebecca (d. 1852)
Carpenter, Sarah B. (d. abt. 1884)
Clear, Clarissa
Clear, Francis
Cottengim, Nancy (d. abt. 1884)
Cromer, Joseph
Cromer, Mary (Linville)
Deboard, Elizabeth
Debord, Andrew
Debord, Sarah
Dixon, Lucinda (d. abt. 1887)
Ferguson, Robert (d. abt. 1886)
Gentry, Frank
Hansford, Polly Ann (White)
Jones, Julie Ann
Kidwell, Nancy
Kirby, Elizabeth
Kirby, Emily
Kirby, Jane
Kirby, Mary (d. 8 Dec 1851)
Kirby, Thomas
Kirtley, Elijah
Lacefield, Seley Ann
Lankford, George (a slave)
Linville, Elizabeth Ann
Linville, Kizziah (McClure)
Linville, Malakiah
McClure, Elizabeth (Kirby)
McClure, Emily (Linville)
McClure, Nathaniel
McLemore, Nancy Ann (Kirby)
McQueary, Elizabeth
Miller, John
Miller, Mahala Ann (Cromer)
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Miller, Phoebe (McClure)
Miller, Rachel
Miller, Sarah
Miller, William
Moras, Anna
Mullins, Alford
Mullins, Ann
Mullins, Elizabeth
Mullins, Lucy
Mullins, Mary
Overbay, Matilda (d. abt. 1890)
Owens, Emily
Owens, Jaley
Owens, Louis (d. 1851)
Owens, Phoebe
Pitman, Elizabeth (d. abt. 1891)
Prewitt, Elizabeth (Southard)
Prewitt, Joseph
Prewitt, Joseph Jr
Prewitt, Nancy (Moore)
Price, Jonathan
Price, William
Rash, John (d. abt. 1890)
Renner, Martha Ann (Prewitt)
Smith, Anderson
Smith, Nancy
Southard, Elizabeth
Southard, Emeliza (Bustle)
Southard, H. H. (d. abt. 1885)
Southard, Henry
Southard, John Jr
Southard, John Sr
Southard, Mary (d. Feb 1860)
Southard, Micajah
Southard, Nathaniel
Southard, Rebecca (Miller)
Southard, Rebecca Jr (Bustle)
Southard, Rebecca Sr (McClure)
Southard, Sallie (d. abt. 1890)
Southard, Sarah
Southard, William
Taylor, Homer
Towery, George (d. 12 May 1877)
Towery, Martha (d. abt. 1890)
Whitamore, Susanna
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