RACHEL WINSCOTT/WAINSCOTT ELROD
Memoirs
(wife of Adam Elrod Sr.)
 

 	      	The widowed sister, Rachel Elrod, maiden name Wainscott, who fell
	asleep peacefully at Hope on February 3, 1816, was born February 6, 1747,
	in Shenandoah County, State of Virginia.  Later she moved with her parents,
	who belonged to the English Church, to North Carolina.  On September 19,
	1765, she married the late brother Adam Elrod, and since he knew the Brethren
	she now attended with him the preaching services of Brothers Utley, Soelle 
	and Ettwain and found in them much blessing for her heart.  When in the year
	1769 the Congregation at Friedberg began she attended the services regularly,
	and with her husband became a member of the Society at that place.

		When the English congregation of Hope, on Muddy Creek, was organized in
	the year 1780, they at once united with it and were received into the congreg-
	ation on June 10, 1781, and on July 31, 1784, partook of the Holy Communion
	with it (the congregation).  In February 1803, her late husband assumed the
	management of the tavern at Salem and she moved thither with him.  In this bus-
	iness she was engaged to her best judgment and manifested much faithfulness,
	though she did not like it.  In this the love and affection of the members
	often encouraged her.  At her wish her husband gave up this service in the year
	1807 and they with their two daughters and with a negro family which belonged
	to the society at Hope, moved back to their plantation on the Yadkin River,
	where our late sister lived very happily.  On November 20, 1812, she suffered
	the deep grief of losing her dear husband through his decease. (going home)
	Since none of her children lived with her she managed the plantation with her
	negroes and experienced the aid of the blessing of God.  Her marriage had
	been blessed with 12 children: four sons and eight daughters.  Of the latter,
	two pre-deceased her (fell asleep before her)  She lived to see 60 grandchild-
	ren and 12 great-grandchildren.  That most of her children left the connection
	in the church was very painful to her.  She had a deep impression of the doctrine
	of the atonement for the salvation of sinners.  She attended services almost every
	Sunday.  Often her tears gave evidence of the feeling of her heart and the partak-
	ing of the Holy Communion was a matter of great importance to her and is was
	evident from her speech that she stood in the way of the cross.

		In September of the present year she was taken with the fever which was
	raging then.  At first, however, she could still go on and visit with her family.
	Soon after, however, she had to suffer from an open sore on her leg.  On various
	occasions she indicated that she would soon pass from this world for which she
	was also ready.  Three days before her and she made a visit to her son, Jacob,
	who himself, with his children, was seriously ill and both of whom soon followed
	her into eternity.  On the following day she complained of great weakness and
	fell asleep in which she often prayed to her Saviour, who on the evening of
	February 3rd conducted her from faith to sight.  Her pilgrimage was 69 years,
	less 3 days.

	Translated from the German from Document in the Moravian Archives, Winston-Salem,
	N.C. by Bishop Kenneth G. Hamilton and dictated to B.H. Wainscott, Pennington Gap,
	Virginia, July 23, 1963.
		

Charlotte Curlee Ramsey
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