Church records, 1820-1959
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Microfilm of original records at the Library, Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia.
This church was organized in 1819 with its congregation divided into two distinct sections, one on the east side of the Southwestern Mountains and the other on the west side. Both sections built churches. The eastern church was called South Plains. The western church was called Bethel and was organized separately in 1870.
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| Note | Location | Collection/Shelf | Format | ||
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| Session minutes 1820-1958 (includes some congregational meeting minutes) Congregational meeting minutes 1836-1948 Members [1820?-1947?] Baptisms 1828, 1840-1872, 1895, 1913-1916 Document about the sale of Boyd's Tavern Presbyterian Chapel, an outpost of South Plains Church (2 leaves, typescript), 1945 | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1490909 Items 1-6 | 7424255 | |
| Sunday School records 1929-1934 Walker's Presbyterian Congregation. (2 leaves, typescript). History says it was located in Cismont, Albemarle Co. and started ca. 1755 as Episcopal but became Presbyterian. Walker's Episcopal Congregation (later Grace) played an important part in the establishment of the Presbyterian Church (South Plains and Bethel. Record states "no records found". | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1490909 Items 9-10 | 7424255 | |
| Women of the Church records 1938-1959 History of South Plains Church, Albemarle County, Virginia. [1886?]. (8 p., ms.). A Brief history of the South Plains Presbyterian Church, Keswick, Va. / by Rev J. Lee McLean. 1937. (3 leaves, typescript). From "History of Ch'v. P. Ch. 1820-1933" compiled by [Eva?] Harris Somerville (1931-1932). [1933?]. (2 leaves, ms.) Memorial to James Neville Black, Jr. [1933?]. (3 leaves, typescript). Son of James Neville & Kate Brockett Black, born 1893, died 1933. | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1490909 Items 7-8 | 7424255 | |
| Another filming, 1987, of session minutes and registers 1820-1919. | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1514017 Items 7-8 | 7424305 |
| Note | Location | Collection/Shelf | Film | Image Group Number (DGS) | Format |
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| Session minutes 1820-1958 (includes some congregational meeting minutes) Congregational meeting minutes 1836-1948 Members [1820?-1947?] Baptisms 1828, 1840-1872, 1895, 1913-1916 Document about the sale of Boyd's Tavern Presbyterian Chapel, an outpost of South Plains Church (2 leaves, typescript), 1945 | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1490909 Items 1-6 | 7424255 | |
| Sunday School records 1929-1934 Walker's Presbyterian Congregation. (2 leaves, typescript). History says it was located in Cismont, Albemarle Co. and started ca. 1755 as Episcopal but became Presbyterian. Walker's Episcopal Congregation (later Grace) played an important part in the establishment of the Presbyterian Church (South Plains and Bethel. Record states "no records found". | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1490909 Items 9-10 | 7424255 | |
| Women of the Church records 1938-1959 History of South Plains Church, Albemarle County, Virginia. [1886?]. (8 p., ms.). A Brief history of the South Plains Presbyterian Church, Keswick, Va. / by Rev J. Lee McLean. 1937. (3 leaves, typescript). From "History of Ch'v. P. Ch. 1820-1933" compiled by [Eva?] Harris Somerville (1931-1932). [1933?]. (2 leaves, ms.) Memorial to James Neville Black, Jr. [1933?]. (3 leaves, typescript). Son of James Neville & Kate Brockett Black, born 1893, died 1933. | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1490909 Items 7-8 | 7424255 | |
| Another filming, 1987, of session minutes and registers 1820-1919. | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 1514017 Items 7-8 | 7424305 |
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