Island Ford Baptist Church Historic Document A 
Transcribed by Suelle Swarts, Suwanee Creek Chapter, NSDAR 
2022 
 
The following document transcriptions are of documents that were held by the church.  They have not been microfilmed by the Georgia Archives.   
 
Document A Front 
27th June 1835 Met in conference in peace   
1st opened a door for the reception of members 
2nd appointed Brethern J. Compton and  
R. Fields and in case of failure Brother 
B. Jones to act in concert with the delegates from 
Sister Churches in a general meeting to be  
held with us on Friday before the 4th Sunday 
 in July next.   3rd Elected Brother King to pr___  
a Sermon introductory to the business of the 
said general meeting   4th Agreed to make 
preparation for the celebration of the Lords 
Supper on Sunday of the said general meeting 
 
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27th July 1835  Met in conference 
1st inquired into the State of the church 
and found her in peace 
2ndly agreed to send  
Delegates to attend at Siver Spring Friday 
before the 5th Sunday in August next  
and appointed Brethern J. Compton and 
E. Bagby and in case of failure  
R. Fields and Authorized them to act 
 upon their own Discretion in Relation 
to forming a new association --- 
the church then agreed to have and the  
union Meeting attended by Brethern 
G. Thompson from Mt Salem, Wm Coff___  
and James Roberts from Suwanee, William 
Hammon from Silver Spring, John Lawley 
& M. Cauthel from Bold Spring, -- D. A. Ga______  
from Mt Olivet, S. Nuckalls and B. Cro__ 
from Shoal Creek, J. Morgan from Mt _____,  
 
 
 
 
 
Document A Back 
 
J Compton and R. Fields from Island Ford 
E. Pirkel and J. De___ from Cumming,  
N. Wilson from Flat Creek, J. Osburn 
and G. Curhouse from betaabara,  this 
organized the union meeting proceeded 1st to  
appointed the next union meeting for section 
No 2 to be held with the Church at Cumming 
Ga  agreed to recommend the apreciation grant 
the Easter union meeting to be held with the  
church at bethabara  2 appointed brethren 
J. Compton, R. Fields, J. Morgan, E. Pirkle  
and S. Nuckolls committee on preaching 
during this meeting.  3rd  after some consultation 
agreed to Recommend the church to conduct 
on the propriety of Recommending our association 
in future to convene at some central place 
in her bounds in the character of a Camp  
Meeting and Report their views to the next  
Meeting of the association.  the church then 
Resumed her business and opened a door  
for the Reception of Members and Recd  
Esther Brown by Experience 
 
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22nd August 1835 - Met in conference in peace   
opened a door to Receive members next ________ 
the Camp Meeting question and decided against 
it.  3rd appointed our Pastor and J. Compton  
Delegates to the association and in case  
of failure E. Bagby