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Rocky Creek Congregation of the Reformed Presbyterian
Church (RCRP Church) was located in Craven County
(now Chester County), SOUTH CAROLINA. At various
times it included a church, cemetery, and school. Today
only the cemetery remains. The congregation was formed
about 1750, preaching officially began around 1772, a log
worship house was built around 1773, there was a split
from the "Catholic" church about 1774, land was conveyed
for a building in 1791, a brick building was built about 1810,
a school was associated with the church around 1822, and
the congregation was "disorganized" in 1829.
• "Before the church in South Carolina began to decline there were five meeting-houses, besides a number
of societies or out stations, where there was occasional preaching. The centre and parent of all was Edgar's
meeting-house, afterwards called Rocky Creek, and finally the Brick church. It was called Edgar's, because
Adam Edgar, one of the earliest elders, ceded the land on which it stood." The Reformed Presbyterian and
Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; FARIS
• This house was called Rocky Creek from the stream near which it stood; and afterwards the Brick church when the
old log structure was removed, and a comfortable brick building erected. Near this meeting-house was the tent, a
permanent shelter for the ministers to stand in when the great union sacraments were so often held.
The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; FARIS
• "ROCKY CREEK: Chester, Chester County, South Carolina. The parent society in the South, formed about 1750.
In 1770, called "Edgar's Meeting House." William Martin, 1772, to 1789. William King, 1792, to 1798. Thomas
Donnelly, March 3, 1801, to April 10, 1816. Hugh McMillan, June 18, 1822, to April 6, 1829, when disorganized."
History of The Reformed Presbyterian Church in America
• "They built their first log house of worship The Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church building in 1773"
The Covenanters of South Carolina, Ulmer
• "The above historians had called the first building a log meeting house. At the court house I found a deed for
such a building."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
Rocky Creek Congregation of the Reformed Presbyterian Church is also referred to as the following:
• Brick Church (Rock Creek, Rocky Creek)
• "He very soon received an unanimous call from Rock Creek Brick Church congregation, Chester District, South
Carolina, to become their pastor." [There are a dozen other references to the Brick Church in this source.]
The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Sketch of the Covenanters
• "and finally the Brick church"
The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter
• The Brick Church, a Covenanter stronghold...
• "the site of what, after 1810, was the "Old Brick Church" of the Rocky Creek congregation"
The Covenanters of South Carolina, Ulmer
• The Brick Covenanter Church was located on what is known today as the Peden Bridge Road..."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
• "In 1802, the Rev. James McKinney was translated from Galway, New York, and took charge of the "Brick Church"
society." page 392, History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• Rocky Creek Meeting House
• "This commission was constituted at the Rocky Creek meeting house, (widow Edgar's) January 28,
1801..."
History of The Reformed Presbyterian Church in America
• "Rocky Creek Meeting House (widow Edgar's)...The centre and parent of all was Edgar's
meeting-house, afterwards called Rocky Creek..."
The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter
• "I'll just add to John Caldwell's answer a word about the Brick Church (Rocky Creek Meeting House) cemetery."
RootsWeb; Robert Copeland, 06 Jan 2005
• Widow Edgar's
• "This commission was constituted at the Rocky Creek meeting house, (widow Edgar's) January 28,
1801..."
History of The Reformed Presbyterian Church in America
• "Rocky Creek Meeting House (widow Edgar's)"
Minutes of the Reformed Presbytery in The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter
• "I draw this conclusion from the fact that record is again made of the Rocky Creek meeting house, which was
then known locally as “Widow Edgar’s meeting house”, the date being January 28, 1801."
The Edgar Family By Thomas Delbert EDGAR, August 1931
• "William Edgar who was a member and also an elder of what was called widow Edgar’s or more frequently
widow Agur’s Meeting House on Rocky Creek was an elder in this Duck River Society."
Early Associate Reformed Presbyterian, LATHAN, 1888
• "This was known as the Duck River Society. William Edgar, who was a member of what was called Widow
Edgar's Meeting House on Rocky Creek, was an Elder in Duck River Society."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
• Edgar's Meeting House
• "ROCKY CREEK: Chester, Chester County, South Carolina. The parent society in the South, formed about 1750.
In 1770, called Edgar's Meeting House".
History of The Reformed Presbyterian Church in America
• "The centre and parent of all was Edgar's meeting-house.."
The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter
• "The recollections of Daniel Green Stinson and the memoirs of Matthew Elder, who grew up among the
Covenanters, the children of the younger McClurkens, the McMillans, James Wilson and others who were his
classmates, state that Brick Church was originally Edgar's Meeting House."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
• Agur's Meeting House
• "William Edgar who was a member and also an elder of what was called widow Edgar’s or more frequently
widow Agur’s Meeting House on Rocky Creek was an elder in this Duck River Society."
Early Associate Reformed Presbyterian, LATHAN, 1888
The LAND for the Church and Cemetery was sold to the church by Adam EDGAR from his 150 acre homestead. The 08
November 1791 Conveyance "between Adam Edgar of Rocky Creek in Chester County Camden District and State of South
Carolina (Taylor) of the one part and James McQuestion, Hugh Milling [s/b McMillan], and John Kell of the County, District and
State aforesaid Planters of the other part" documents the transaction.
LOCATION
The Church and Cemetery are located about 343955N and 0810524W. To date the exact location of the Church is
unidentified, and there is nothing left of the log or brick structures, so these map points are probably those of the Cemetery of
the Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church. The Church is thought to be located about 200 feet north of the existing
cemetery.
• "Brick Church (historical)" GetAMap
"Latitude: 34.66528 Longitude:-81.09 (DMS - Latitude: 343955N, DMS - Longitude: 0810524W)"
• TopoQuest "Brick Church (historical), SC is a church located in Chester County at N34.66542° W81.08981°
(NAD83). This is the nearest place in the USGS place names database to the center of the map view
below. [PHOTO 6]." (Chester Lookout Tower N34.66514° W81.09731°)
• Google Map from Chester, SOUTH CAROLINA to Rocky Creek Congregation of the Reformed Presbyterian
Church Cemetery
• "The Brick Church situated three miles from Pleasant Grove, on the plantation now [about 1886] owned by John Hood,
has all been removed, nothing but the graveyard left. It was first a log building. The brick building was built about 1810."
The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Sketch of the Covenanters
• "the "Old Brick Church," distant some seven or eight miles from Chester"
The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Volumes 15, 1877
• "The Brick Church, a Covenanter stronghold, once stood near the present site of the Chester lookout tower. (Natives
always make reference to the fire tower rather than the lookout tower.) Whatever the proper name, the tower serves as
a familiar landmark, a sure direction finder, and a reliable point of reference. No trace of the Covenanter church can be
found today, but the cemetery used by these hardy people is nearby. It is in good condition, fairly accessible, but hidden
away in pine-lands. Strangers should use a guide who will inevitably start out by explaining that the old cemetery is
"near the fire tower." USC Names in South Carolina
• "The Brick Covenanter Church was located on what is known today as the Peden Bridge Road, a few miles west of
Paul‘s Cemetery. The graveyard is on a hill between two branches of the Bull Run. Nothing is left of the old church
which stood just beyond the graveyard to the north."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
• "HOW TO GET THERE:
"The Rocky Creek Cemetery is approximately 6 miles from Chester, SC. If you get on Highway 97 in Chester and
head in the direction of Great Falls, SC, you will not go far until you veer off to the left on county road 44 on
which you will travel until you come to a road on your right which is Fire Tower Road. Turn to your right on Fire
Tower Road and go about a quarter mile. Look to your left. The pulpwood road on which the cemetery is located
is hard to see. Park your vehicle safely on the main road and walk down the pulpwood road. You will pass
through pines. Eventually you will come to the clearing where the cemetery is located."
"POSSIBLE LOCATION OF THE OLD CHURCH BUILDING
"March 21, 1996
"During an excursion to the Rocky Creek Cemetery, Rev. William Roberts and I searched the surrounding area for the
church site. It seemed to be a fruitless search because the ground outside the cemetery is covered with pine needles
and pine trees. As we continued our search, about 200 feet north of the cemetery, we came across brick chips which
appeared to be from very old brick. In the midst of the brick chips we found an arrowhead which was broken. Could this
have been shot at the church building during an attack or had it been lost by hunters of long ago? We don't know. It is
our best guess that the Brick Church was located 200 feet north of the cemetery, perhaps covering part of the
old pulpwood road. The terrain around the area of the cemetery also supports our guess. The area around the
cemetery drops off; in some areas sharply. The area north of the cemetery has the largest level area for a building site."
The Covenanters of South Carolina, Ulmer
SCHOOL
About 1822, Rev. Hugh McMillan taught classes at the Brick Church.
• "Rev. Hugh McMillan commenced preaching in the year 1822, at the Brick Church were he had a large school for
a number of years…" ... " He taught classical literature at the Brick Church for a number of years as well as
ministering to the congregation there." The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Sketch of the
• "1822, the Rev. Campbell Madden was ordained and installed pastor of the Richmond society, and also preached
at the tent of John Orr, and taught a school at Glendon's Grove. At the same time, the Rev. Hugh McMillan took
charge of the Brick Church, in which he also conducted a classical school."
GLASGOW's History of The Reformed Presbyterian Church in America, p393
CEMETERY
"...nothing but the graveyard left."
CHURCH HISTORY
The following history is from GLASGOW's History of The Reformed Presbyterian Church in America with additions from
various other sources.
page 379
SOUTH CAROLINA. CHESTER DISTRICT. In the latter part of the seventeenth century a few banished Covenanters settled at
Port Royal and in the vicinity of Charleston, but on account of the unhealthy condition of the country they either migrated to
Chester District or returned to Scotland. Soon Chester District became the stronghold of Covenanterism in the South. In 1750,
soon after the removal of the Rev. Alexander Craighead to the South, a few members of the "Craighead Society" at Octorara,
Pennsylvania, and other Covenanters from Virginia and North Carolina, settled in this region. Among these were Hugh and
John McDonald. They settled along the Rocky Creek and were the pioneers of Chester.
John McDonald and his wife were both killed by the Cherokee Indians in 1761, and their children were made prisoners.
In Rocky Creek, South Carolina, there were about five or six Presbyterian groups including Associate, Covenanter,
Burgher, Anti-Burgher, and Seceders. These groups combined to build a church on Rocky Mount Road, about
15 miles southeast of Chester. They called the Church “Catholic” indicating that all of the various groups were to
worship there. By 1770, the Covenanters wrote to Ireland requesting that a minister be sent to South Carolina. It was
probably in response to this call that Rev. Martin decided to go to South Carolina.
Reverend William Martin at Boyd Roots
page 380
In 1770, the Covenanters separated from the others and held society meetings. They then wrote to Ireland for a preacher and
made every effort to obtain a minister. In accordance with their wishes, the Rev. William Martin, of Ballymoney, Ireland, came
with a colony of his people in 1772, and settled along the Rocky Creek.
Rev. Martin preached a sermon calling for his entire congregation to accompany him to South Carolina. In 1772,
a total of 4671 families responded to Rev. Martin's call to South Carolina and around twelve hundred Covenanters
and others, including Roman Catholics, left Ulster under the leadership of Rev. Martin. A total of 5 ships took the
emigrants to the New Country... [More detailes of immigration to Chester County] Upon arrival in South Carolina,
Rev. Martin, settled in Rocky Creek, where he both received a land grant and bought an additional 640 acres
(1 square mile) and built a stone house. He preached regularly at Catholic...
Reverend William Martin at Boyd Roots
No. 13 Rocky Creek: Wilbridge, Chester Co., S.C. Organized, Nov. 10, 1772. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
page 422
William Martin, 1772, to 1789. [Pastor of RCRPC]
[ELDERS]
1772 - William Anderson - 1788 - Died, 1788.
1772 - James Stinson - 1796 - Died, 1796.
Upon arrival in South Carolina, Rev. Martin... preached regularly at Catholic, but in 1774 the
Covenanter congregation withdrew from Catholic and built a log church about 2 miles east of the Catholic
Church.Reverend William Martin at Boyd Roots
[ELDERS]
1779 - Adam Edgar - 1799 - Died, 1799.
1779 - Samuel Laughridge - 1794 - Died 1794
1779 - Thomas McClurkin - 1816 - Certified to form Bethesda Cong.
page 391
in the summer of 1789, the Rev. James Reid, of Scotland, came on a missionary tour to America, and visited the societies in
South Carolina. He set in order the affairs of the Church as the representative of the Scottish Presbytery, and dispensed the
sacrament
At that time he also organized the Rocky Creek congregation, and the elders were Samuel Loughridge, Adam Edgar, John
Wyatt, Thomas Morton and James McQuiston.
page 422
William King, 1792, to 1798. [Pastor of RCRPC]
[SLAVERY IN CHESTER COUNTY] The region of Chester County... is well adapted to agriculture and is settled by
an industrious and religious people. In it, at one time, nearly all the inhabitants were Covenanters. Six Covenanter
ministers (viz. William Martin, William King, James McGarrah, Thomas Donnelly, John Reily, and Campbell Madden)
were settled at various times in this region of Country. The Covenanters all left the country early in the present
century on account of the institution of slavery. Slavery was introduced to a very limed extent, into the Scotch-Irish
settlements of upper-Carolina before the Revolutionary War. The Scotch-Irish generally regarded the institution with
disfavor, but after the Revolutionary War, the number of slaves gradually increased and the Covenanters as well as
the other Scotch-Irish, became to a limited extent, slave owners. In 1800, the Reformed Presbytery enacted without a
dissenting voice that “No slave-holder should be allowed the communion of the church.” Revs. Samuel B. Wylie and
James McKinney were sent to South Carolina to enforce this enactment, or excommunicate all from the pale of the
Reformed Presbyterian Church who refused to emancipate their slaves. It was said that in obedience to this
enactment of the Presbytery there was in one day, fifteen thousand dollars worth of Negro slaves set free on Rocky
Creek. The majority those who liberated their slaves migrated soon afterwards to the northwestern section of the
United States, and there built up the Reformed Presbyterian Church. Some of the Covenanters, however, did not
accede to the wishes of the Presbytery. A few of these in after years, sold their slaves, they bought land, built
houses, educated their children erected churches and constructed underground railroads by means of which to
convey slaves from the south to the free north. It can accomplish nothing good to give the names of these persons.
It would only mortify the feelings of their innocent offspring and possibly get me into a difficulty, to get out of which I
would be forced to prove some things which would be injurious to a common Christianity. It should be remembered
that sometimes the most blatant reformers, both in church and state, have not the best record. So far, however as I
know, the first effort that was made in America by any ecclesiastical court to emancipate the slaves, was made by the
Reformed Presbyterian Presbytery, and I may add that, in the main that body has always been consistent with its own
enactments on slavery.
Early Associate Reformed Presbyterian, LATHAN, 1888
page 392
In the spring of 1798, the Reformed Presbytery was re-organized in America, at Philadelphia, and the Revs. James McKinney
and S. B. Wylie were sent upon a commission to South Carolina to rectify disorders, and to banish slaveholders from the pale
of the Covenanter Church. This commission was constituted at the Rocky Creek meeting house, (widow Edgar's) January
28, 1801, by Revs. James McKinney and S. B. Wylie, with Mr. Thomas Donnelly, licentiate, who had been preaching here for
over a year, and elders John Kell and David Stormont. During the sittings of this court, Thomas Donnelly was ordained and
installed pastor of the societies; S. B. Wylie was called as his colleague; William Martin was deposed for holding slaves and
becoming habitually intemperate; James McGarragh's suspension was continued, and James Harbison, Alexander Martin,
Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar, James Montgomery and
Robert Black were chosen ruling
page 422
Thomas Donnelly, March 3, 1801, to April 10, 1816. [Pastor of RCRPC]
"... the brick structure which was erected in 1810... The brick building was built by the McClurken family, who also
furnished the materials. It was said to be a building of fair proportion, with comfortable seating arrangements, and
an improved form of pulpit."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
Hugh McMillan, June 18, 1822, to April 6, 1829, [Pastor of RCRPC], when disorganized.
No. 13 Rocky Creek: Wilbridge, Chester Co., S.C. Organized, Nov. 10, 1772. Disorganized, Oct. 18, 1830.
pages 393 - 397
Mr. Donnelly remained and preached to the scattered societies until his death in November, 1847. He was the last
Covenanter minister in the South, and soon the cause became extinct. At one time there were over five hundred
Covenanters in South Carolina, and they composed the congregations of Rocky Creek, Big Rocky Creek, Little
Rocky Creek, Beaver Dam and Bethesda. Among the names, not heretofore mentioned as members of the Church in South
Carolina, are the different families by the names of McMillan, Cooper, McKelvy, Hemphill, Woodbourne, Montford, Nesbit, and
others, of the Brick Church; those of Ewin, McHenry, Erwin, Todd, Kell, Rock, Linn, Little, McFadden, McClurkin and Simpson,
of the Beaver Dam congregation; those of Martin, Dunn, Wright, Hood, Sproull, Henry, Stormont, Cathcart, Robinson, McMillin
and Richmond, of the Richmond or Big Rocky Creek Church; those of McNinch and Crawford dwelt at the McNinch meeting
house; those of Smith, Faris, McDonald, Coulter, Wright, Willson, Orr, Wylie, Black, Henkle, Hunter, Boyd, Neil and McDill at
the Little Rocky Creek congregation. In the old Brick Church graveyard lie the remains of the Revs. William King, James
McKinney, John Reilly and Thomas Donnelly. Rev. Dr. Campbell Madden was buried at Winnsboro, James McGarragh in
Paul's graveyard, and William Martin in a private burying ground near his humble abode. The inscriptions upon some of the
tombstones which mark these sacred graves are here inserted, that the names of these worthy fathers may be kept in
remembrance. It is understood that the inscriptions on the stones of Revs. King, McKinney, Reilly and Madden were
prepared by Mr. Donnelly. [The next three pages are the gravestone inscriptions of Revs. William King, Jas. McKinney, John
Riley, C. Madden and Thomas Donnelley; these inscriptions are the exact duplicate of those referenced in The Reformed
Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 15, 1877. ]
• "The Reformed Presbyterians began to move to Ohio and Illinois, so that by 1832 only one congregation remained
in South Carolina. But it was these Covenanters who build the R. P. churches that have continued to this day in the
"Northeast Territory", such as Sparta or Coulterville in southern Illinois. [12] Transcribed from the Chester News &
Reporter (no date) in The Bulletin, Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Sept. 1978) p.49."
Dispersal of Some of the Descendants of John LYNN and Jennet MALCOLM by James H. LYNN
• So far as I know, there is not a single one of the original Rocky Creek Covenanters in South Carolina. There are a few
individuals in several sections of the state who are in sentiment covenanters. The last Covenanter on Rocky Creek so
far as I now remember, was Mr. Hugh Henry, the grandfather of Rev. H. McMaster Henry, of Oak Hill, Alabama
Early Associate Reformed Presbyterian, LATHAN, 1888
• The names of the covenanter families on Rocky Creek were, so far as is recollected, besides those uniting with the
Associate Reformed Church, Erwin, Hemphill, Todd, Kell, Little, Ewin, McHenry, Henry, McFadden, Simpson,
Harbison, Black, McNinch, Orr, Rock, Cunningham, Cooper, Sproul Boyd, Cathcart, McDowell, McMillan, Richmond,
Morton, Wilson, Wright, McDill (Covenanter John), Hemphill (brother of Rev. Dr. John) Wylie, Faris, Paul, Millen,
Neil, King, Martin, Hunber, Coulter, Edgar, Young, Smith, Guthrie, Gillespie, McKelvey, Woodburne, Crawford,
Monford, Dunn, Rovison, McDonald, Hood, Service, Marshall, and McQuiston. The great majority of those persons,
and many others not now remembered, went to the northwestern States soon after the organization of the Church
by Revs. Wylie and McKinney.
Early Associate Reformed Presbyterian, LATHAN, 1888
• Names of families who worshipped here in the log church and possibly later in the brick structure which was erected
in 1810 have not been easy to find. However, old newspaper accounts give names of a few of these families: McMillan,
McQuiston, McKelvey, Nesbit, Hunter, Holliday, Harbison, McClurken, Hemphill, Woodurn, Muford, Cooper, Edgar,
McNinch, Smith, Wilson, Kell, and Storment. Other families certainly were in this church. These accounts also give us
names of four of the elders--John Kell, David Storment, James Wilson, and Thmas McClurken."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
page 375
This once flourishing congregation was situated along the Elk river, near Fayetteville, in Lincoln County. As early as the year
1807, the families of Alexander Morton, John Paul, John Murdoch, and others, from South Carolina, located in this vicinity, and
were visited by the Rev. Thomas Donnelly. In 1809, and in 1810, other families from South Carolina joined them, and the Rev.
John Kell preached to them. The congregation was organized June 12, 1812, as the Elk congregation, by Rev. John Reilly, of
South Carolina, and elder William Edgar, of Duck river, with eighteen members. At this time Samuel Little and Alexander
Morton were chosen ruling elders.
There was another covenanter settlement formed by Rocky Creek covenanter about he same time or a few years
later in a region of country near Nashville, Tennessee. This, I think, was known as the Duck River Society. William
Edgar who was a member and also an elder of what was called widow Edgar’s or more frequently widow Agur’s
Meeting House on Rocky Creek was an elder in this Duck River Society.This Duck River Society, when slavery
began to increase in the community, emigrated to Indiana and Illinois. Several families of covenanters from Rocky
Creek formed a settlement on the Holston River in East Tennessee.
Early Associate Reformed Presbyterian, LATHAN, 1888
page 422
ROCKY CREEK: Chester, Chester County, South Carolina.
The parent society in the South, formed about 1750.
In 1770, called "Edgar's Meeting House."
William Martin, 1772, to 1789.
William King, 1792, to 1798.
Thomas Donnelly, March 3, 1801, to April 10, 1816.
Hugh McMillan, June 18, 1822, to April 6, 1829, when disorganized.
PASTOR ROSTER
• William Martin, 1772, to 1789. History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW, page 422
• William Martin, Nov. 10, 1772 - March 12, 1801. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
• McKINNEY James
• James McKinney, Aug. 11, 1802 - Died, Sept. 16, 1802. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
• KING William
• William King, 1792, to 1798. History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW, page 422
• Thomas Donnelly, March 3, 1801, to April 10, 1816.
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW, page 422
• Thomas Donnelly, Oct. 16, 1802 - Aug. 14, 1816. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
• Hugh McMillan, June 18, 1822, to April 6, 1829, when disorganized.
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW, page 422
• Hugh McMillan, May 18, 1822 - Oct. 6, 1828. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
MEMBER / ATTENDEE ROSTER
"At one time there were over five hundred Covenanters in South Carolina, and they composed the congregations of Rocky
Creek, Big Rocky Creek, Little Rocky Creek, Beaver Dam and Bethesda." History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In
This roster, which is by no means complete, is a list of likely members and/or attendees of the Rocky Creek Congregation of
the Reformed Presbyterian Church. The names of Pastors of the Congregation are marked in red.
• ALLEY
"After the arrival of Mr. Alley at the Brick church, Mr. John McNinch was tried in the session..."
The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Sketch of the Covenanters
• ANDERSON William
• [Elders] 1772 - William Anderson - 1788 - Died, 1788. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
• BLACK Robert
"That a nomination of elders be made, which was accordingly done as follows: James Harbison, Alexander Martin,
Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar, James Montgomery,
Robert Black." The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Minutes of the Reformed Presbytery
• "This commission was constituted at the Rocky Creek meeting house, (widow Edgar's) January 28, 1801, by Revs.
James McKinney and S. B. Wylie, with Mr. Thomas Donnelly, licentiate, who had been preaching here for over a year,
and elders John Kell and David Stormont. During the sittings of this court, Thomas Donnelly was ordained and
installed pastor of the societies; S. B. Wylie was called as his colleague; William Martin was deposed for holding
slaves and becoming habitually intemperate; James McGarragh's suspension was continued, and James Harbison,
Alexander Martin, Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar,
James Montgomery and Robert Black were chosen ruling elders."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• COOPER John
"That a nomination of elders be made, which was accordingly done as follows: James Harbison, Alexander Martin,
Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar, James Montgomery,
Robert Black." The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Minutes of the Reformed Presbytery
• JOHN COOPER 1828; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• "This commission was constituted at the Rocky Creek meeting house, (widow Edgar's) January 28, 1801, by Revs.
James McKinney and S. B. Wylie, with Mr. Thomas Donnelly, licentiate, who had been preaching here for over a year,
and elders John Kell and David Stormont. During the sittings of this court, Thomas Donnelly was ordained and
installed pastor of the societies; S. B. Wylie was called as his colleague; William Martin was deposed for holding
slaves and becoming habitually intemperate; James McGarragh's suspension was continued, and James Harbison,
Alexander Martin, Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar,
James Montgomery and Robert Black were chosen ruling elders."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• "Among the names, not heretofore mentioned as members of the Church in South Carolina, are the different families
by the names of McMillan, Cooper, McKelvy, Hemphill, Woodbourne, Montford, Nesbit, and others, of the Brick Church."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• "However, old newspaper accounts give names of a few of these families: ... Cooper..."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
• [Elders] 1801 - John Cooper - 1821 - Died, 1821. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
• COOPER Martha
• MARTHA COOPER 1813; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• COOPER Martha
• MARTHA COOPER 1823; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• CUNNINGHAM John
"That a nomination of elders be made, which was accordingly done as follows: James Harbison, Alexander Martin,
Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar, James Montgomery,
Robert Black." The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Minutes of the Reformed Presbytery
• "This commission was constituted at the Rocky Creek meeting house, (widow Edgar's) January 28, 1801, by Revs.
James McKinney and S. B. Wylie, with Mr. Thomas Donnelly, licentiate, who had been preaching here for over a year,
and elders John Kell and David Stormont. During the sittings of this court, Thomas Donnelly was ordained and
installed pastor of the societies; S. B. Wylie was called as his colleague; William Martin was deposed for holding
slaves and becoming habitually intemperate; James McGarragh's suspension was continued, and James Harbison,
Alexander Martin, Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar,
James Montgomery and Robert Black were chosen ruling elders."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• DONNELLY Thomas Rev #3 (March 3, 1801, to April 10, 1816)
• EDGAR Land and Conveyance to Church, Conveyance Witness
The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Sketch of the Covenanters
• Rev. THOMAS DONNELLY 1847; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• "This commission was constituted at the Rocky Creek meeting house, (widow Edgar's) January 28, 1801, by Revs.
James McKinney and S. B. Wylie, with Mr. Thomas Donnelly, licentiate, who had been preaching here for over a year,
and elders John Kell and David Stormont. During the sittings of this court, Thomas Donnelly was ordained and
installed pastor of the societies; S. B. Wylie was called as his colleague; William Martin was deposed for holding
slaves and becoming habitually intemperate; James McGarragh's suspension was continued, and James Harbison,
Alexander Martin, Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar,
James Montgomery and Robert Black were chosen ruling elders."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• "William Martin, 1772, to 1789. William King, 1792, to 1798. Thomas Donnelly, March 3, 1801, to April 10, 1816.
Hugh McMillan, June 18, 1822, to April 6, 1829, when disorganized."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• DONNELLY Agness
• AGNESS DONNELLY 1848; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• EDGAR Land and Conveyance to Church
• "It was called Edgar's, because Adam Edgar, one of the earliest elders, ceded the land on which it stood."
The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; FARIS
• "At that time he also organized the Rocky Creek congregation, and the elders were Samuel Loughridge, Adam Edgar,
John Wyatt, Thomas Morton and James McQuiston."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• "… ordination of some elders over us, as five of our elders are dead, viz., Samuel Lowridge, Adam Edgar, John Wyatt,
Thomas Morton and James McQuiston"
The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Minutes of the Reformed Presbytery
• "However, old newspaper accounts give names of a few of these families: ... Edgar..."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
• [Elders] 1779 - Adam Edgar - 1799 - Died, 1799. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
• EDGAR [Mary, Mrs. Adam]
• "No. 9 January 28th, 1801, Rocky Creek Meeting House (widow Edgar's)"
The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Minutes of the Reformed Presbytery
• EDGAR William [Son of Adam EDGAR]
• EDGAR Land and Conveyance to Church, Conveyance Witness
• "William Edgar, elected elder in 1801" The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; FARIS
• "That a nomination of elders be made, which was accordingly done as follows: James Harbison, Alexander Martin,
Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar, James Montgomery,
Robert Black." The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Minutes of the Reformed Presbytery
• "This commission was constituted at the Rocky Creek meeting house, (widow Edgar's) January 28, 1801, by Revs.
James McKinney and S. B. Wylie, with Mr. Thomas Donnelly, licentiate, who had been preaching here for over a year,
and elders John Kell and David Stormont. During the sittings of this court, Thomas Donnelly was ordained and
installed pastor of the societies; S. B. Wylie was called as his colleague; William Martin was deposed for holding
slaves and becoming habitually intemperate; James McGarragh's suspension was continued, and James Harbison,
Alexander Martin, Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar,
James Montgomery and Robert Black were chosen ruling elders."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• [Elders] 1801 - William Edgar - 1805 - Removed to Duck River, Tenn. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
• HARBISON James
"That a nomination of elders be made, which was accordingly done as follows: James Harbison, Alexander Martin,
Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar, James Montgomery,
Robert Black." The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Minutes of the Reformed Presbytery
• "This commission was constituted at the Rocky Creek meeting house, (widow Edgar's) January 28, 1801, by Revs.
James McKinney and S. B. Wylie, with Mr. Thomas Donnelly, licentiate, who had been preaching here for over a year,
and elders John Kell and David Stormont. During the sittings of this court, Thomas Donnelly was ordained and
installed pastor of the societies; S. B. Wylie was called as his colleague; William Martin was deposed for holding
slaves and becoming habitually intemperate; James McGarragh's suspension was continued, and James Harbison,
Alexander Martin, Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar,
James Montgomery and Robert Black were chosen ruling elders."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• HEMPHILL Robert
• [Elders] 1792 - Robert Hemphill - 1809 - Died, 1809. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
• "Among the names, not heretofore mentioned as members of the Church in South Carolina, are the different families
by the names of McMillan, Cooper, McKelvy, Hemphill, Woodbourne, Montford, Nesbit, and others, of the Brick Church."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• "However, old newspaper accounts give names of a few of these families: ... Hemphill..."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
• HOLLIDAY
• "However, old newspaper accounts give names of a few of these families: ... Holliday..."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
• HUNTER
• "However, old newspaper accounts give names of a few of these families: ... Hunter..."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
• KELL James
JAMES KELL 1793; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• KELL John
• EDGAR Land and Conveyance to Church
• "Rev. Messrs. McKinney and Wylie, ministers; John Kell and David Stormont, ruling elders"
The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Minutes of the Reformed Presbytery
• "This commission was constituted at the Rocky Creek meeting house, (widow Edgar's) January 28, 1801, by Revs.
James McKinney and S. B. Wylie, with Mr. Thomas Donnelly, licentiate, who had been preaching here for over a year,
and elders John Kell and David Stormont. During the sittings of this court, Thomas Donnelly was ordained and
installed pastor of the societies; S. B. Wylie was called as his colleague; William Martin was deposed for holding
slaves and becoming habitually intemperate; James McGarragh's suspension was continued, and James Harbison,
Alexander Martin, Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar,
James Montgomery and Robert Black were chosen ruling elders."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• "However, old newspaper accounts give names of a few of these families: ... Kell...; These accounts also give us
names of four of the elders--John Kell..."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
• KELL Sarah
SARAH KELL 1795; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• KING William Rev. #2 (1792 - 1798)
• "Rev. Mr. King arrived here in 1792."
The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Sketch of the Covenanters
• Rev. WILLIAM KING 1798; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• "William Martin, 1772, to 1789. William King, 1792, to 1798. Thomas Donnelly, March 3, 1801, to April 10, 1816.
Hugh McMillan, June 18, 1822, to April 6, 1829, when disorganized."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• KNOX Lucretia
• LUCRETIA KNOX 1835; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• LOWRIDGE (LAUGHRIDGE) Samuel
• "… ordination of some elders over us, as five of our elders are dead, viz., Samuel Lowridge, Adam Edgar, John Wyatt,
Thomas Morton and James McQuiston"
The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Minutes of the Reformed Presbytery
• "At that time he also organized the Rocky Creek congregation, and the elders were Samuel Loughridge, Adam Edgar,
John Wyatt, Thomas Morton and James McQuiston."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• [Elders] 1779 - Samuel Laughridge - 1794 - Died 1794 RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
• MARTIN Alexander
""That a nomination of elders be made, which was accordingly done as follows: James Harbison, Alexander Martin,
Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar, James Montgomery,
Robert Black." The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Minutes of the Reformed Presbytery
• "This commission was constituted at the Rocky Creek meeting house, (widow Edgar's) January 28, 1801, by Revs.
James McKinney and S. B. Wylie, with Mr. Thomas Donnelly, licentiate, who had been preaching here for over a year,
and elders John Kell and David Stormont. During the sittings of this court, Thomas Donnelly was ordained and
installed pastor of the societies; S. B. Wylie was called as his colleague; William Martin was deposed for holding
slaves and becoming habitually intemperate; James McGarragh's suspension was continued, and James Harbison,
Alexander Martin, Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar,
James Montgomery and Robert Black were chosen ruling elders."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• MARTIN William Rev. #1 (1772 - 1789)
• "This commission was constituted at the Rocky Creek meeting house, (widow Edgar's) January 28, 1801, by Revs.
James McKinney and S. B. Wylie, with Mr. Thomas Donnelly, licentiate, who had been preaching here for over a year,
and elders John Kell and David Stormont. During the sittings of this court, Thomas Donnelly was ordained and
installed pastor of the societies; S. B. Wylie was called as his colleague; William Martin was deposed for holding
slaves and becoming habitually intemperate; James McGarragh's suspension was continued, and James Harbison,
Alexander Martin, Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar,
James Montgomery and Robert Black were chosen ruling elders."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• "William Martin, 1772, to 1789. William King, 1792, to 1798. Thomas Donnelly, March 3, 1801, to April 10, 1816.
Hugh McMillan, June 18, 1822, to April 6, 1829, when disorganized."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• McCLURKIN Thomas
• [Elders] 1779 - Thomas McClurkin - 1816 - Certified to form Bethesda Cong. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
• "However, old newspaper accounts give names of a few of these families: ... McClurken...; These accounts also give us
names of four of the elders-- Thomas McClurken..."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
"... the brick structure which was erected in 1810... The brick building was built by the McClurken family, who also
furnished the materials. It was said to be a building of fair proportion, with comfortable seating arrangements, and
an improved form of pulpit."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
• McGARRAGH James Rev.
• Rev. Mr. James" McGarragh's situation under consideration, relative to the Reformed Presbytery's former procedure
anent his case. 6th. We crave that Mr. Martin be called to the bar of the Presbytery to answer his disgraceful and immoral
conduct." The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Minutes of the Reformed Presbytery
• "This commission was constituted at the Rocky Creek meeting house, (widow Edgar's) January 28, 1801, by Revs.
James McKinney and S. B. Wylie, with Mr. Thomas Donnelly, licentiate, who had been preaching here for over a year,
and elders John Kell and David Stormont. During the sittings of this court, Thomas Donnelly was ordained and
installed pastor of the societies; S. B. Wylie was called as his colleague; William Martin was deposed for holding
slaves and becoming habitually intemperate; James McGarragh's suspension was continued, and James Harbison,
Alexander Martin, Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar,
James Montgomery and Robert Black were chosen ruling elders."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• McKELVY
• "Among the names, not heretofore mentioned as members of the Church in South Carolina, are the different families
by the names of McMillan, Cooper, McKelvy, Hemphill, Woodbourne, Montford, Nesbit, and others, of the Brick Church."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• "However, old newspaper accounts give names of a few of these families: ... McKelvey..."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
• McKINNEY James
• "Rev. James McKinney was the next in order [after KING]. Where his residence was, I do not know. He was pastor of
the congregation at the Brick Church."
The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Sketch of the Covenanters
• "Rev. Messrs. McKinney and Wylie, ministers; John Kell and David Stormont, ruling elders."
The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Minutes of the Reformed Presbytery
• Rev. JAMES McKINNEY 1802; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• "This commission was constituted at the Rocky Creek meeting house, (widow Edgar's) January 28, 1801, by Revs.
James McKinney and S. B. Wylie, with Mr. Thomas Donnelly, licentiate, who had been preaching here for over a year,
and elders John Kell and David Stormont. During the sittings of this court, Thomas Donnelly was ordained and
installed pastor of the societies; S. B. Wylie was called as his colleague; William Martin was deposed for holding
slaves and becoming habitually intemperate; James McGarragh's suspension was continued, and James Harbison,
Alexander Martin, Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar,
James Montgomery and Robert Black were chosen ruling elders."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• McMILLAN Hugh Rev. #4 ( June 18, 1822, to April 6, 1829)
• EDGAR Land and Conveyance to Church
• The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Sketch of the Covenanters
• HUGH McMILLAN 1818; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• "Among the names, not heretofore mentioned as members of the Church in South Carolina, are the different families
by the names of McMillan, Cooper, McKelvy, Hemphill, Woodbourne, Montford, Nesbit, and others, of the Brick Church."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• "However, old newspaper accounts give names of a few of these families: McMillan..."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
• "William Martin, 1772, to 1789. William King, 1792, to 1798. Thomas Donnelly, March 3, 1801, to April 10, 1816.
Hugh McMillan, June 18, 1822, to April 6, 1829, when disorganized."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• [Lived near widow Mary EDGAR in 1800 Census]
? [Elders] 1789 - Hugh McMillan - 1826 - Died, 1826. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
• McMILLAN Archibald
• [Elders] 1798 - Archibald McMillan - 1819 - Removed to Sparta Ill. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
• McMILLAN Daniel
• [Elders] 1810 - Daniel McMillan - 1830 - Removed to Cedarville, Ohio. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
• McMILLAN Hugh
• HUGH McMILLAN 1827 (child); Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• McMILLAN Jane
• JANE McMILLAN 1825; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• McMILLAN John
• JOHN McMILLAN 1821; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• McMILLAN Margaret
• MARGARET McMILLAN 1832; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• McMILLAN Martin
• MARTIN MCMILLAN 1826; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• McNINCH John
• "After the arrival of Mr. Alley at the Brick church, Mr. John McNinch was tried in the session…"
The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Sketch of the Covenanters
• "That a nomination of elders be made, which was accordingly done as follows: James Harbison, Alexander Martin,
Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar, James Montgomery,
Robert Black." The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Minutes of the Reformed Presbytery
• "This commission was constituted at the Rocky Creek meeting house, (widow Edgar's) January 28, 1801, by Revs.
James McKinney and S. B. Wylie, with Mr. Thomas Donnelly, licentiate, who had been preaching here for over a year,
and elders John Kell and David Stormont. During the sittings of this court, Thomas Donnelly was ordained and
installed pastor of the societies; S. B. Wylie was called as his colleague; William Martin was deposed for holding
slaves and becoming habitually intemperate; James McGarragh's suspension was continued, and James Harbison,
Alexander Martin, Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar,
James Montgomery and Robert Black were chosen ruling elders."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• "However, old newspaper accounts give names of a few of these families: ... McNinch..."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
• [Elders] 1801 - John McNinch - 1804 - Relation dissolved. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
• McQUISTON Hugh
• "That a nomination of elders be made, which was accordingly done as follows: James Harbison, Alexander Martin,
Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar, James Montgomery,
Robert Black." The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Minutes of the Reformed Presbytery
• "This commission was constituted at the Rocky Creek meeting house, (widow Edgar's) January 28, 1801, by Revs.
James McKinney and S. B. Wylie, with Mr. Thomas Donnelly, licentiate, who had been preaching here for over a year,
and elders John Kell and David Stormont. During the sittings of this court, Thomas Donnelly was ordained and
installed pastor of the societies; S. B. Wylie was called as his colleague; William Martin was deposed for holding
slaves and becoming habitually intemperate; James McGarragh's suspension was continued, and James Harbison,
Alexander Martin, Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar,
James Montgomery and Robert Black were chosen ruling elders."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• "However, old newspaper accounts give names of a few of these families: ... McQuiston..."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
• [Lived near widow Mary EDGAR in 1800 Census]
• [Elders] 1801 - Hugh McQuiston - 1830 - Removed to Cedarville, Ohio. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
• McQUISTON James
• EDGAR Land and Conveyance to Church
• "… ordination of some elders over us, as five of our elders are dead, viz., Samuel Lowridge, Adam Edgar, John Wyatt,
Thomas Morton and James McQuiston"
The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Minutes of the Reformed Presbytery
• "At that time he also organized the Rocky Creek congregation, and the elders were Samuel Loughridge, Adam Edgar,
John Wyatt, Thomas Morton and James McQuiston."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• MONFORD (MONTFORD) James
• "Among the names, not heretofore mentioned as members of the Church in South Carolina, are the different families
by the names of McMillan, Cooper, McKelvy, Hemphill, Woodbourne, Montford, Nesbit, and others, of the Brick Church."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• [Elders] 1798 - James Monford - 1819 - Removed to Sparta Ill. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
• MONTGOMERY James
""That a nomination of elders be made, which was accordingly done as follows: James Harbison, Alexander Martin,
Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar, James Montgomery,
Robert Black." The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Minutes of the Reformed Presbytery
• "This commission was constituted at the Rocky Creek meeting house, (widow Edgar's) January 28, 1801, by Revs.
James McKinney and S. B. Wylie, with Mr. Thomas Donnelly, licentiate, who had been preaching here for over a year,
and elders John Kell and David Stormont. During the sittings of this court, Thomas Donnelly was ordained and
installed pastor of the societies; S. B. Wylie was called as his colleague; William Martin was deposed for holding
slaves and becoming habitually intemperate; James McGarragh's suspension was continued, and James Harbison,
Alexander Martin, Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar,
James Montgomery and Robert Black were chosen ruling elders."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• MORTON Thomas
• "… ordination of some elders over us, as five of our elders are dead, viz., Samuel Lowridge, Adam Edgar, John Wyatt,
Thomas Morton and James McQuiston"
The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Minutes of the Reformed Presbytery
• "At that time he also organized the Rocky Creek congregation, and the elders were Samuel Loughridge, Adam Edgar,
John Wyatt, Thomas Morton and James McQuiston."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• MUFORD
• "However, old newspaper accounts give names of a few of these families: ... Muford..."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
• NESBIT (could be NISBET)
• "However, old newspaper accounts give names of a few of these families: ... Nesbit..."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
• NISBET Hannah
• HANNAH NISBET 1836; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• NISBET Hannah
• HANNAH NISBET 1847; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• NISBET James [Head]
• JAMES NISBET 1793; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• "Among the names, not heretofore mentioned as members of the Church in South Carolina, are the different families
by the names of McMillan, Cooper, McKelvy, Hemphill, Woodbourne, Montford, Nesbit, and others, of the Brick Church."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• NISBET John
• JOHN NISBET 1847; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• NISBET John
• [Elders] 1792 - John Nisbet - 1822 - Died, 1822. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
• NISBET Nancy [Wife of James NISBET, 1793]
• NANCY NISBET 1802; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• NISBET William
• WILLIAM NISBET 1847; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• ORR John
• [Elders] 1810 - John Orr - 1830 - Removed to Princeton, Ind. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
• RALPH, James L.
• JAMES L. RALPH [after 1860] / 24th S. C. Infantry / CSA / no dates;
Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• RILEY Jane
• Mrs. JANE REILY 1846; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• RILEY, John Rev.
• The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Sketch of the Covenanters
• Rev. JOHN REILY 1820; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• SMITH David
"That a nomination of elders be made, which was accordingly done as follows: James Harbison, Alexander Martin,
Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar, James Montgomery,
Robert Black." The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Minutes of the Reformed Presbytery
• "This commission was constituted at the Rocky Creek meeting house, (widow Edgar's) January 28, 1801, by Revs.
James McKinney and S. B. Wylie, with Mr. Thomas Donnelly, licentiate, who had been preaching here for over a year,
and elders John Kell and David Stormont. During the sittings of this court, Thomas Donnelly was ordained and
installed pastor of the societies; S. B. Wylie was called as his colleague; William Martin was deposed for holding
slaves and becoming habitually intemperate; James McGarragh's suspension was continued, and James Harbison,
Alexander Martin, Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar,
James Montgomery and Robert Black were chosen ruling elders."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• "However, old newspaper accounts give names of a few of these families: ... Smith..."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
• [Elders] 1801 - David Smith - 1816 - Certified to form Bethesda, Cong. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
• STINSON James
• [Elders] 1772 - James Stinson - 1796 - Died, 1796. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
• STORMONT David (STORMENT)
• "Rev. Messrs. McKinney and Wylie, ministers; John Kell and David Stormont, ruling elders"
The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Minutes of the Reformed Presbytery
• "This commission was constituted at the Rocky Creek meeting house, (widow Edgar's) January 28, 1801, by Revs.
James McKinney and S. B. Wylie, with Mr. Thomas Donnelly, licentiate, who had been preaching here for over a year,
and elders John Kell and David Stormont. During the sittings of this court, Thomas Donnelly was ordained and
installed pastor of the societies; S. B. Wylie was called as his colleague; William Martin was deposed for holding
slaves and becoming habitually intemperate; James McGarragh's suspension was continued, and James Harbison,
Alexander Martin, Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar,
James Montgomery and Robert Black were chosen ruling elders."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• "However, old newspaper accounts give names of a few of these families: ... Storment...; These accounts also give us
names of four of the elders-- David Storment..."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
• WIER Alexander
• [Elders] 1822 - Alexander Wier - 1829 - Removed to Cedarville, Ohio. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
• WILEY William
• [In 1772, William WILEY sailed from Northern IRELAND to Charleston SOUTH CAROLINA as the congregation of
Reverend William MARTIN the first pastor of Rock Creek RP Church. Lafford French - NJ to TX at Ancestry.com]
• [Lived near widow Mary EDGAR in 1800 Census]
• WILSON James
• [Elders] 1798 - James Willson - 1830 - Removed to Morning Sun, Ohio. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
• "However, old newspaper accounts give names of a few of these families: ... Wilson...; These accounts also give us
names of four of the elders-- James Wilson..."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
• WILSON John
• JOHN WILSON 1826; Gravestone in Cemetery at Rocky Creek Reformed Presbyterian Church
• WOODBOURNE Dorrance B.
• "Among the names, not heretofore mentioned as members of the Church in South Carolina, are the different families
by the names of McMillan, Cooper, McKelvy, Hemphill, Woodbourne, Montford, Nesbit, and others, of the Brick Church."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• [Elders] 1822 - Dorrance B. Woodburn - 1830 - Removed to Bloomington, Ind. RP Church Rosters, GLASGOW
• WOODURN (could be WOODBOURNE)
• "However, old newspaper accounts give names of a few of these families: ... Woodurn..."
Bulletins of Chester District Genealogical Society, Vol. 1, No. 1 - 4, 1978
• WYATT John
• "… ordination of some elders over us, as five of our elders are dead, viz., Samuel Lowridge, Adam Edgar, John Wyatt,
Thomas Morton and James McQuiston"
The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Minutes of the Reformed Presbytery
• "At that time he also organized the Rocky Creek congregation, and the elders were Samuel Loughridge, Adam Edgar,
John Wyatt, Thomas Morton and James McQuiston."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW
• Wylie Samuel Brown (S. B.) Rev.
• "Rev. Messrs. McKinney and Wylie, ministers; John Kell and David Stormont, ruling elders"
The Reformed Presbyterian and Covenanter, Vol. 14, 1876; Minutes of the Reformed Presbytery
• "This commission was constituted at the Rocky Creek meeting house, (widow Edgar's) January 28, 1801, by Revs.
James McKinney and S. B. Wylie, with Mr. Thomas Donnelly, licentiate, who had been preaching here for over a year,
and elders John Kell and David Stormont. During the sittings of this court, Thomas Donnelly was ordained and
installed pastor of the societies; S. B. Wylie was called as his colleague; William Martin was deposed for holding
slaves and becoming habitually intemperate; James McGarragh's suspension was continued, and James Harbison,
Alexander Martin, Hugh McQuiston, John Cunningham, David Smith, John McNinch, John Cooper, William Edgar,
James Montgomery and Robert Black were chosen ruling elders."
History Of The Reformed Presbyterian Church In America, GLASGOW