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Jun 7, 1840

Journal Entry

June 07, 1840 ~ Sunday

John Meredith By John Spires turkey Hall th


Samuel Roberts
Elizabeth Roberts
Ann Hopkins
Mariah Hopkins
Hannah Hopkins
Mary Ann Smith
Ellen Green th Philip Green


Charles Powel
John Tyler
Maria Gibbs
Susan Tyler
Jane Dutson
Mary Gibbs

7th Sunday according to appointment I met a congregation of
saints & sinners at the coars Lawn for the purpose of holding a
camp meeting I preached in the fore part of the day & was
followed by a Priest, & in the afternoon several of the Priest
& Elder deliverd their testimony, & I closed the meeting by
delivering my testimony unto them. their was a large congregation
of different denominations. after the camp meeting closed we
repaired to a house & broke bread unto a large number of the
Saints & confirmed 8, & one was baptized by Br Spires
our last meeting was some disturbed for a few moments by
some fighting of the ungodly at the door but was soon silenced
I walked to the Ligh & spent the night at Br Brewett. 6 miles
Brother Nathan Roderts Died this morning at Dearhurst A coffin

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Smith, Ann Hawker
1809–aft.1870
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
Hopkins, Ann
1812-1883
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
Powell, Charles
17 Jun 1764 - 11 Dec 1846
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
Browett, Daniel
18 Dec 1809 - 27 Jun 1848
65 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
5 mentions
1840 British Convert
Roberts Harrod, Elizabeth Matty
1 Jan 1804 - 2 Apr 1882
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
Hopkins, Hannah
27 Mar 1827 - 28 Jan 1854
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
Melville, Jane Ann Dutson
10 Mar 1827 - 11 May 1911
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
Meredith, John
abt. 1820–aft. 1880
3 mentions
1840 British Convert
Spiers, John
19 Feb 1822 - 12 Nov 1895
18 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
Tyler, John, b. abt. 1777
abt. 1777-aft. 1840
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
Orum, Mary Gibbs
1824-aft. 1850
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
Roberts, Nathan
8 Apr 1814 - 9 Jun 1840
4 mentions
1840 British Convert
Green, Philip
25 Apr 1773 - 28 Nov 1894
21 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
Roberts, Samuel
20 Nov 1803 - 24 Nov 1853
2 mentions
1840 British Convert
2 mentions
1840 British Convert

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Mission - 1840 Record of British Converts
By John Spires turkey Hall Samuel Roberts Elizabeth Roberts Ann Hopkins Mariah Hopkins Hannah Hopkins Mary Ann Smith
Mission - 1840 Record of British Converts
Philip Green Charles Powel John Tyler Maria Gibbs Susan Tyler Jane Dutson Mary Gibbs

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Jun 7, 1840