Sandy Run Baptist Church (Roxobel N.C.) records

CRMF811

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Summary Information

Repository
Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
Title
Sandy Run Baptist Church (Bertie County, N.C.) records
Creator
Sandy Run Baptist Church (Bertie County, N.C.).
Date
1773-1804
Extent
1.0 microfilm reel(s) / 35mm; positive
ID
CRMF811

Biographical and Historical Note

Sandy Run Baptist Church, located in Bertie County, N.C., was organized in 1740 and restored in 1773. This church was listed as Bertie, (1769-1825). This church has been a member of the Kehukee (1769-1805); Chowan (1806-83); and West Chowan (1883-present) Baptist associations.

Collection Overview

Records consist of minutes of church conferences from the reorganization of the church, Nov. 19, 1773 to Jan. 1804 [No minutes, Oct. 1774-Feb. 1783; Feb. 1793-Sept. 1799]; including a biography of Lemuel Burkitt (1807); male, female, free blacks, and slave membership rolls; and a copy of a deed for the meetinghouse land (1821). This volume also contains information on Potecasi Baptist Church while an arm of Sandy Run.

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Publication Information
Finding aid prepared by Molly McCurdy
Restrictions
Permission of the church must be obtained to photocopy these records in their entirety.