United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794United States, Georgia, Oglethorpe County, Lexington, 33.86984, -83.11182United States, Georgia, Wilkes County, Washington, 33.73679, -82.73931Lexington Presbyterian Church (Lexington, Ga.)1822/1874Record book of the Presbyterian Church at Lexington, Georgia covering the years 1822 to 1874. This book covers various happenings pertaining to church events, polity, and membership. It lists baptisms and sacraments performed, changes in church leadership, including ministers and elders, changes in congregants, including those joining and those leaving the church, and news of major events in nearby Presbyteries. The Lexington Presbyterian Church records document the names of enslaved members of the church, and it is not unlikely that for some of the names provided it is the only existing record that these people ever lived.image/jp2enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Lexington Presbyterian Church (Lexington, Ga.)Presbyterian Church--Georgia--Oglethorpe CountyChurch records and registers--Georgia--Oglethorpe CountyChurch membership--Georgia--Oglethorpe CountyChurch polityElders (Church officers)--Presbyterian ChurchPresbyterian Church--GovernmentBaptism--Georgia--Oglethorpe CountyInfant baptismAfrican Americans--Georgia--Lexington--Religion--History--19th centuryLexington (Ga.)--Race relationsSlavery--Georgia--LexingtonSlaves--Georgia--LexingtonEnslaved persons--Georgia--LexingtonBook “A” Record of Presbyterian Church at Lexington, 1822-1874Text