Primitive Baptist Church and Family History Research Assistance for Virginia, West Virginia, Washington D.C., and North Carolina
State of Virginia
Some of the earliest Baptist Churches organized in Virginia, according to Hassell's Church History, pages 552-554, included the following: Burley, Isle of Wight Co.(1714); Opeckon (Mill Creek), Berkeley Co. (1743).
Primitive Baptist Churches formed after 1750 and before 1800, in Virginia, included: Ketocton, Loudoun Co. (1751); Smith's Creek (Lynville Creek), Rockingham Co. (1756); Broad Run, Fauquier Co. (1762); New Valley, Loudoun Co. (1767); Little River, Loudoun Co. (1769); Mountain Run, Orange Co. (1769); Birch Creek, Halifax Co. (1770); Potomac Creek, Stafford Co. (1770); Mill, Pittsylvania Co. (1770); Strawberry, Pittsylvania Co. (1770); Hartwood, Stafford Co. (1771); County Line, Pittsylvania Co. (1771); Thumb Run, Fauquier Co. (1771); Leatherwood, Henry Co. (1772); Buck Marsh, Frederick Co. (1772); Pig River, Franklin Co. (1773); Upper Banister, Pittsylvania Co. (1773); Brent Town, Fauquier Co. (1773); Catawba, Halifax Co. (1773); Rehoboth, Chesterfield Co. (1773); Bethel (New River), Wythe Co. (1774); Muddy Creek, Powhatan Co. (1774); Smith's Creek, Shenandoah Co. (1774); Mayo, Halifax Co. (1774); Goose Creek, Loudoun Co. (1775); Bull Run, Fairfax Co. (1775); Difficult, Fairfax Co. (1775); Popeshead, Fairfax Co. (1775); Occoquan, Prince William Co. (1776); Skinquarter, Chesterfield Co. (1778); Catawba, Botetourt Co. (1780); Cedar Island (Fox Creek), Grayson Co. (1782); Buck Lick, Fairfax Co. (1782); Shenandoah, Shenandoah Co. (1783); South River, Shenandoah Co. (1783); Happy Creek, Frederick Co. (1783); Salem, Montgomery (now Floyd) Co. (1784); Upper Carter's Run, Fauquier Co. (1784); Battle Run, Culpeper Co., (1785); Mount Poney, Culpeper Co. (1785); South Quay, Southampton Co. (1785); Meadow Creek, Montgomery Co. (1785); Long Branch, Fauquier Co. (1786); North Fork, Loudoun Co. (1787); Waterlick, Shenandoah Co. (1787); Union, Pittsylvania Co. (1789); Greasy Creek (now New Hope), Montgomery (now Carroll) Co. (1789); White Oak, Stafford Co. (1791); White Thorn, Pittsylvania Co. (1791); Frying Pan, Fairfax Co. (1791); Hedgman's River, Culpeper Co. (1791); Meadow Creek, Grayson Co. (1796); Sinking Creek, Giles Co. (1796).
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State of West Virginia
Some of the earliest Primitive Baptist Churches organized in what is now West Virginia, according to Hassell's Church history, pages 552-554, included the following: Mill Creek (Opequon), Berkeley Co. (1766); Greenbrier, Greenbrier Co. (1781); North River, Hampshire Co. (1787); Mt. Tabor, Monongalia Co. (1788); Crooked Run, Hampshire Co. (1790); Indian Creek, Monroe Co. (1792); Forks of Cheat, Monongalia Co. (1795); Big Levels, Greenbrier Co. (1796); Canawha, Greenbrier Co. (1796); Zoar, Jefferson Co. (1799);Teay's Valley; Mud River; Coal River; Peter's Creek.
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State of North Carolina
Some of the earliest Primitive Baptist Churches organized in North Carolina, according to Hassell's Church History, included the following: Shiloh, Pasquotank Co. (1729); Meherrin, Hertford Co. (1735); Kehukee, Halifax Co. (1742); Sandy Run, Bertie Co. (1750); Daniel's (Fishing Creek), Halifax Co. (1755); Toisnot (Wilson), Wilson Co. (1756); Falls of Tar River, Nash Co. (1757); Red Banks, Pitt Co. (1758); Clear Spring, Stokes Co. (1770); Eno, Durham Co. (1773); Rocky Swamp, Halifax Co. (1774); Flat Swamp, Martin Co. (1776); Lower Town Creek, Edgecombe Co. (1780); Hunting Quarter, Carteret Co. (1780); Newport, Carteret Co. (1780); Coinjock, Currituck Co. (1782); Meadow, Greene Co. (1785); Cross Roads, Edgecombe Co. (1786); Skewarkey, Martin Co. (1787); Hadnot's Creek, Carteret Co. (1790); Flatty Creek, Pasquotank Co. (1790); Morattuck, Washington Co. (1791); Nahunta, Wayne Co. (1791); Conoho, Martin Co. (1794); Great Swamp, Pitt Co. (1795); Lawrence's (Cotten's), Halifax Co. (1795); North Creek, Beaufort Co. (1795); South Muttamuskeet, Hyde Co. (1795); South Fork of Roaring River, Wilkes Co. (1799).
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