Eastern North Carolina Primitive Baptist Church Records

1882-2006
Manuscript Collection #1311
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Creator(s)
Pittman, Harold
Physical description
2.5 Cubic Feet, 6 archival boxes, consisting of minutes, correspondence, financial information, forms, clippings, Bible records, and publications
Preferred Citation
Eastern North Carolina Primitive Baptist Church Records (#1311), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
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This collection contains minutes from several eastern North Carolina Primitive Baptist churches including Mill Branch (1882-1998) and Nashville (1896-1983) churches in Nash County, Briery Swamp Church (1991-2006), and Kehukee (1971-1994) and Contentnea (October 1985) Primitive Baptist Associations. Other records include expense accounts and correspondence for Mill Branch Church; Bible records for the Barnhill family; correspondence and publications relating to a schism (1979) between Elder David Spangler and Brethren Eldon Gilbert and St. Clair Graham of Ontario, Canada; forms and clippings related to the Norfolk and Briery Creek Associations; and miscellaneous items.

Administrative information
Custodial History

September 27, 2017, (unprocessed), 2.5 cubic feet; This collection contains minutes from several eastern North Carolina Primitive Baptist churches including Mill Branch (1882-1998) and Nashville (1896-1983) churches in Nash County, Briery Swamp Church (1991-2006), and Kehukee (1971-1994) and Contentnea (October 1985) Primitive Baptist Associations. Other records include expense accounts and correspondence for Mill Branch Church; Bible records for the Barnhill family; correspondence and publications relating to a schism (1979) between Elder David Spangler and Brethren Eldon Gilbert and St. Clair Graham of Ontario, Canada; forms and clippings related to the Norfolk and Briery Creek Associations; and miscellaneous items. Gift of Harold Pittman.

Source of acquisition

Gift of Harold Pittman

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

Key terms
Personal Names
Gilbert, Eldon
Graham, St. Clair
Spangler, David
Family Names
Barnhill family
Corporate Names
Contentnea Primitive Baptist Association
Kehukee Primitive Baptist Association
Topical
Church buildings--North Carolina--Nash County
Church buildings--North Carolina--Pitt County
Church records and registers--North Carolina
Primitive Baptists--North Carolina
Container list
Box 1 Folder a Mill Branch Primitive Baptist Church minutes, September 1981-December 1990
Box 1 Folder b Mill Branch Primitive Baptist Church minutes, January 1991-May 1997
Box 1 Folder c Mill Branch Primitive Baptist Church minutes, May 1997-April 1999
Box 2 Folder a Mill Branch Primitive Baptist Church minutes, August 1944-March 1971
Box 2 Folder b Mill Branch Primitive Baptist Church minutes, April 1971-July 1977
Box 2 Folder c Mill Branch Primitive Baptist Church minutes, August 1977-August 1981
Box 3 Folder a Mill Branch Primitive Baptist Church minutes (August 1882 - September 1905)
Box 3 Folder b Mill Branch Primitive Baptist Church minutes (February 1906 - December 1929)
Box 3 Folder c Mill Branch Primitive Baptist Church minutes (January 1930 - August 1944)
Box 4 Folder a Mill Branch Primitive Baptist Church account book (1885 - 1943).
Box 4 Folder b Mill Branch Primitive Baptist Church account book (1981 - 1991).
Box 4 Folder c Mill Branch Primitive Baptist Church minutes forms and record of members
Box 5 Folder a Briery Swamp Primitive Baptist Church minutes (March 1991 - December 2006).
Box 5 Folder b Nashville Primitive Baptist Church minutes (July 1896 - April 2006).
Box 5 Folder c Nashville Primitive Baptist Church minutes (May 1920 - December 1964).
Box 5 Folder d Nashville Primitive Baptist Church minutes (December 1964 - February 1967).
Box 5 Folder e Nashville Primitive Baptist Church minutes (February 1967 - March 1973)
Box 5 Folder f Nashville Primitive Baptist Church minutes (June 1973 - June 1983)
Box 6 Folder a Letters and statements regarding "Signs of the Times." 1979-1985, undated
Box 6 Folder b Extensive letter from Elder Stewart McColl to Elder James F. Poole about "Sings of the Times." 1980
Box 6 Folder c Black Creek Primitive Baptist Church minutes (January 1994 - June 2003)
Box 6 Folder d Correspondence and deeds relating to Mill Branch Primitive Baptist Church, 1985-1990.
Box 6 Folder e Newspaper clippings (1983-2002) regarding Primitive Baptist Churches. Also July 12, 1931, issue of "Girlhood Days."
Box 6 Folder f Correspondence and forms regarding Primitive Baptist Churches, 1983, 2006, undated
Box 6 Folder g 1987 Draft of "Israel Chosen of God?" by Jack Dawsey; 1985 minutes for Contentnea Primitive Baptist Association; 1800s Bible Records for Ashley J. Barnhill and wife Ann S. J. Barnhill of Martin and Pitt Cos., NC
Box 6 Folder h Issues of The Truth (1984-1985).
Box 7 Folder a Kehukee Primitive Baptist Association minutes (1971 - 1994)
Box 7 Folder b Bound printed scans of Kehukee Primitive Baptist Association minutes (1971 - 1994).