Flint Hill Church, York Co., SC

Notes:
Originally called Sugar Creek Church, Flint Hill Baptist Church was founded on May 1, 1792 and is the mother church of all York County and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Baptist churches.

Rev. John Rooker, a Revolutionary War veteran, who came down from Warren County, North Carolina, was supposedly sought out by John Dinkins and other Baptists already in this area. The original members of the church were: John Rooker; John Dinkins; John Smith; James Spears; William Pettus; Juba, the servant of M. Harris; Margaret Dinkins; Celia Weathers; Mary Smith; Ally Spears; Alice Weathers and Mary Cooper.

Flint Hill records tell us the origins of many of the early members who came after the original twelve members (or thirteen, if we count Mrs. Anna Rooker). In 1794 : Banks Meacham from the Baptist Church of Fountain Creek, Greenville County, Virginia; William McKinney and wife Amy from the Baptist Church of Franklin County, North Carolina; Davis Collins and Nancy Cheek from Montgomery County, North Carolina; Richard Lawrence of the Baptist Church of Dutchess County, North Carolina and Humphrey, servant of Capt. John Springs. In 1795: Mary Cooper, wife of William Cooper, from the Church of Christ, Wake County, North Carolina (dismissed in 1797). In 1796: Joshua Edwards of Rocky River, North Carolina In 1797: Samuel Hockaday and wife Mary of the Church of Christ of Wake County, North Carolina.. In 1799: Mary Harris received on February 10 from the Church of Christ of Montgomery County, North Carolina In 1800: Timothy Orr from New Hanover County, North Carolina; Charles S. Morten, "transient member" from Notteway County, Virginia. In 1802: James Fincher and wife Celia and daughter Mildred on July 10 from Anson County, North Carolina; Mary Forbes and Jane McCorkle from Six Mile Church [Lancaster, South Carolina ?]. In 1804: Sister Charity Barnes from Flat Creek Church. In 1805: James Knox and wife Mary Ann from Buck Creek Church; Polly Williamson dismissed to join Hopewell Church; In 1806: Brother Robert Mursh, wife Elizabeth and son Robert from Church of Christ, King William County, Virginia, Lower College Church, Pamunkey Indians. In 1807, Susanna Crocker from Reedy Creek Church, Warren County, North Carolina In 1808: Eliza Wiggans from Baptist Church of Tar River (Fork of); Thomas Skidmore and wife from Mountain Church, Chatham County, North Carolina, transferring their membership in 1810 to Hebron Church. In 1809: Elizabeth Lancaster from Reedy Church, Warren County, North Carolina. In 1815: Dr. Stephen Fox from Elk Run Church in Virginia. In 1816: Sister Patsy Darnall from Sandy Creek Church, North Carolina In 1820: Sarah Kilgro by letter from Neuse River Church. In 1822: James Appleton from Salem Church, Oglethorpe, Georgia; Moses Seaberry from Hebron Church In 1823: Alfred Nairn, transient member from Wake County, North Carolina; Browning Duncan received from Church of Kentucky.

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Cemetery		Person ID
1	Weathers, Isaac		Flint Hill Church, York Co., SC	I2294