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3783
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Although the Church of England, or Anglican Church, was the colony's official religion, it grew slowly. Colonists were spread out, and churches were few. Because of the colony's religious tolerance, three dissenting groups developed: Quakers, Presbyterians, and Moravians.
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21164
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During the Great Awakening in Britain and its colonies, George Whitefield had little success in North Carolina in spreading his doctrine. While Whitefield failed, the Separate Baptists from New England had greater success after 1755 led by Shubal Stearns and Daniel Marshall. Numerous Baptists joined the Separates who founded many churches before the American Revolution.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 45 Issue 3, 1968,
p264-283, f
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21204
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After the Church of England was established in North Carolina in 1715, there were several disobedient groups to its authority, including Quakers and Baptists. The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (SPG) sent several missionaries to assist in evangelizing the colonies during this period. One such missionary, Reverend Michael Smith, preached in both South and North Carolina and was the center of several ignoble and dramatic tales.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 47 Issue 3, July 1970,
p233-243, il, por, f
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21241
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This article examines the closure of the Episcopal School of North Carolina and the transfer of the school property from Reverend Levi S. Ives to Reverend Albert Smedes.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 49 Issue 2, Apr 1972,
p178-194, il, por, f
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37035
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38479
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Hannah Baskel, born about 1630 in England, married Nicholas Phelps about 1651 and came to Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony and held the first Quaker meeting there in their home. She and her husband, Nicholas Phelps, became embroiled in anti-Quaker laws and had to escape. Hannah, in company of her children and Henry Phelps, her husband and her former brother-in-law, came to the Albemarle region of North Carolina. Hannah held the first recorded Quaker meeting in Carolina in their home. Henry Phelps died between 1670 and 1676 and Hannah married third to James Hill. James Hill became involved in the Culpepper Rebellion and Hannah’s son Jonathan Phelps, signed a remonstrance.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 16 Issue No. 1, January 2007,
p23-24
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