Big Springs Church minutes Warren County, TN November 1st 1850, the following members of the Primitive Baptist Church met and organized at Big Springs about one mile west of the present Cross-roads school house and about one mile east of Oak Grove on the Pettygap road. The call was made by Elder A.R. Hammer and Deacons Issac Young and Reuben Davenport. Names of constitutional members were: James Whitlock, John B. Davenport, Henry Derryberry, Jacob Herndon, Mary Whitlock, Elizabeth Davenport, Martha Derryberry, Charlotte Herndon, Susan Barnes, Francis E. Lench, Catherine Brown, Rebecca Orrick, Levisa Haley, V.A. Massingale, Martha Orrick, Sarah Bates, Catherine Orrick, Selitha Orrick, Rutha Herndon. Trustees appointed to receive title to a plot of land from John B. Davenport, on which the meeting house stands, were James Whitlock, Jacob Herndon and Henry Derryberry. Title to be executed to them and their successors. Saturday, Nov 3, 1850. Seven members were received: Sarah Maroon, Adam Glasscock, Patrick Glasscock, (slaves), also Michael Deberry, Wm. R Akers, Mary E. Akers, and Nancy C (or O). Whitlock. Nov 5, 1850, A.R. Hammer was elected Pastor and Henry Derryberry clerk. Jacob Herndon was clerk in 1851-2. Members admitted 1852. Nancy Hubbard, Nathaniel Robertson and wife Permalia Robertson, Mallory Robertson, Nancy Jane Akers, Mary H. Hubbard, Sarah C. Brown, Henry Miller, Sarah Hensley, Abner Brown, James Brown, John Hensley, Wilson Cates, Thomas Ware, Jackson (illegible), Zackria Mourgain, Abigail Akers, Willeston Bates. M.B. Robertson elected clerk in 1853. Association met at Zion Hill Church in White Co. New members, 1853 Martha Derryberry, Jacob Derryberry, Laviny Derryberry, Mahalah and Nancy m. Derryberry, Mary Ann Brown and Lucy Orrick. Paralee Derryberry, Jane and James M. Derryberry, Elisha Whitlock, J.K.P. Whitlock, WM. Whitlock, John Brown and Emiline Brown, Edmon and Nancy Morgan. 1854 D.L. Shockley, James, Margaret, James P., Sarah, and Jane Shockley. L.W. Miles, Moderator in 1854. 1855, Elizabeth Akers, John Northcut, Elizabeth Varner. Elder C.W. Forest Moderator to 1859. From Sunday May 19th 1861 to Saturday August 5th 1865 there were no minutes kept and probably no meetings on account of the war of 1861-5. The Big Springs church met at Oak Grove School house in 1894. Since that time this has been the regular meeting place. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Alex Arrick transcribed from image 12/22/2011 http://www.arrick.com/family/files/bigspringschurch1850.jpg Notes from Roger Arrick 8/2013 (Some of this is my guesswork): My theory is that folks in this area just south of Centertown TN use to attend church at the Orrick farm place under guidance of Allen Orrick, on what is now Abe Curtis Rd. At one time there was a church with a grave yard (80' x 80'). Many Orricks and others are buried there, possibly 4 generations+). Stories say the graveyard was plowed under in the 1940s. Radar has proven there are graves under the driveway to the modern house. Allen Orrick died around 1850 and then the Big Springs church was created to fill the void. Founding members are Martha Orrick (Allen's widow), Selitha (their daughter), and many other family members. Big Springs church is now gone, but remnants of its graveyard are located behind a white house on the south side of Petigap Rd near the intersection with Alton Davenport Rd. Henry DerryBerry is buried there (A close friend to the Orricks). Sometime in the 1870s, Big springs church split and some went over to Charles Creek baptist and some to the current Oak Grove/Barren Fork Church location (Oak Grove cemetery is behind that). Glascocks: George Glascock (of VA) who was a wealthy landowner in Warren County TN. In the 1854 tax records, he is shown with 5900ac of land and 6 slaves. George possibly moved to TX after the war, but there are many Georges and I'm not 100% sure. ----------------------------------------------------------------------