Contributed by A. Kibby Taylor akibbytay@aol.com

Pioneer Baptist Church Records of South Central Kentucky and the Upper Cumberland of Tennessee, 1799 - 1899; by Ch. Couthorn & W. L. Wanell, 1895.

Comments added by Kibby Taylor are bracketed by {}. {The following are excerpts from the book about four Baptist Churches, Lick Creek, Sandy Creek, Indian Camp Creek and Mt. Vernon.  Lick Creek is near Hadley, therefore I conclude that Lick Creek Baptist Church was near Hadley. Sandy Creek Baptist Church was and still is near Sandy Creek, a tributary of Little Muddy Creek, about eight miles south of Morgantown and six miles north of Hadley. Indian Camp Creek Church was near Indian Camp Creek at Banock, nine miles north of Morgantown, and its successor, Mt. Vernon was and still is near Dexterville, seven miles north of Morgantown, on a ridge dividing Indian Camp Creek and the East Prong of Indian Camp Creek.  All of these churches were greatly influenced by early descendants of Moses Taylor, Sr.}

History of Sandy Creek Baptist Church
(Butler County, Kentucky)
 

    "The first Baptist Church in Butler County of which any written account has been obtained is Sandy Creek, about eight miles south of the county seat, near Mud Creek."
    The records of Sandy Creek Church Book reads:
"United Baptist Church at Sandy Creek."
"Constituted Saturday the 15th day of June 1805" by Lewis Moore and Benj. Talbert.  {Rev. Benjamin Tolbert was an early pastor of Sandy Creek and served until after 1835}

The male members that went into the constitution are as follows: Wm. Gaugh,Thos. Whitaker, Isbel Whitaker (?), Thos. Lawrence, Joseph Taylor, Hughanne Taylor (?), Samuel Chinowith, Jesse Shelton, Asher Shelton, Isaaac Ellaze, Jonathan Gaugh, Jesse Gaugh, James Taylor, Josheua Shelton, James Green, Jacob Borah, Reden Taylor, William Beasley, John P. Taylor, Barberry Evans, Reubin Daugherty, James Childress (last on the list).  {It looks like the authors could not decide whether Isabel Whitaker and Hughanne
were men or women.}

The 10th article under Church Decorum reads:
"We believe that washing of feet is a commandment to be complied with when opportunity serves."
{This practice was still dividing Mt. Vernon Baptist Church during 1930s.}

Following are some abstracts from the Sandy Creek Record Book:

Aug. 1805   "Joseph Taylor given leave to continue his gift."
        "set . . . Br. John P. Taylor forward to improve his gift."
Oct. 1805   Thos. Lawrence chosen for deacon.
Sept. 1806  Appointed Brethren Asher Shelton, Joseph Taylor, Wm Gaugh delegates to the conference at Hazel Creek
Oct. 1810   Agreed to license John P. Taylor to preach.
April 1811  Read the report of committee met at Hazel Creek M. H. in
Dec. 17, 1810 . . . "Receive and fellowship for the Red River Association . . . "
May 1811    Sent to Green River Association Bro. John P. Taylor, Jonathan Gough, as delegates to bear their petitionary letter.
Aug. 1812   Ordained Bro. John P. Taylor by Bro. Benj. Tolbert, Asher Shelton, and Joseph Taylor (this is the first mention of Joseph
Taylor since  . . . 1806).
June 1817   Received by letter Ruth Oden, Bro. Joseph Taylor, Mary Taylor, and Thomas Danton by letter.
{As we would expect, there is no mention of John P. Taylor or Ruben Daugherty after 1817 when they migrated to Washington County, Alabama}

 Lick Creek Baptist Church
(1811 - 1816)

{We do not find recorded history of this church until they joined the Green River Association but there must have been an organized church near Hadley before Sandy Creek Baptist Church was formed in 1805. As evidence of such a church note the August 1805 notes of Sandy Creek Church Records, "Joseph Taylor given leave to continue his gift". I believe that this statement means, "Thank you for your assistance. You may return to shepherd your own flock".  I conclude that Sandy Creek Baptist Church was a splinter
off of Lick Creek Baptist Church and was formed in response to the migration of William Beesley, Joseph Taylor, John Prevatte Taylor, Alfred Thomas Taylor and Redding Taylor to the watershed of Little Muddy Creek in what was to become Butler County.}

Messengers to Greeen River Association:
1811        Joseph Taylor, James Taylor,                20 members
1812        Joseph Taylor, James Taylor and Ab Taylor       36 "

Messengers to Gasper River Association:
1812        Joseph Taylor and Ab {Absolum} Taylor       30       "
1813        Joe Taylor, James Taylor, and G. Harding        32     "
1814        James Taylor and Ab Taylor              34       "
1815        Joe Taylor, James Taylor, and William Beasley   20    "
1816        Ab Taylor, and James Taylor             19       "
{Lick Creek Baptist Church drops from recorded history after 1816. The Families of Joseph Taylor, James Taylor, William Beesley and other Moses descendants return to Sandy Creek.}

History of Indian Camp (Mt. Vernon) Baptist Church
{1814 - 2001}

In 1814 a small body of Baptists in Northern Butler County, and of the Green River, on Indian camp Creek united with the Gasper River Association. It was reported dissolved by 1832.  In 1836 they reappeared in the Goshen Baptist Association and remained affiliated until 1859.  In 1867 it was received into the Green River Association under the name of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church and remained with them until 1903 . . . dismissed by letter to join Gasper River Association.  {The Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist
Church remains affiliated with the Gasper River Missionary Baptist Association through 2000.}

Associational Tables of Indian Camp (Mt. Vernon) Baptist Church

{Influence of descendants of the Moses Taylor migration is evident by their service as messengers to the associations from 1818 onward.}