Edenton Methodist Episcopal Church record book, 1804-1863 [microfilm manuscript].

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Edenton Methodist Episcopal Church record book, 1804-1863 [microfilm manuscript].

Volume with three parts: a merchandise ledger, 1804-1806; church records, 1815-1853 and 1863; and commonplace entries, undated. The bulk of the volume consists of the records of Edenton Methodist Episcopal Church, including minutes of quarterly, steward, and other meetings; records of membership, births, baptisms, marriages, and deaths; lists of ministers and other officials; and a running history of the church, whose membership apparently included whites and both slaves and free blacks. Church officials mentioned included Enoch Jones and Bernard Overton.

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Overton, Bernard, fl. 1824-1825.

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Edenton Methodist Episcopal Church (N.C.)

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Jones, Enoch, fl. 1808.

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Methodist Episcopal Church

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The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in the U.S. in 1784. The first general conference was held in 1792 and the constitution was adopted in 1900. In 1939 the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Protestant Church united to form the Methodist Church (U.S.). From the description of Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122455885 From the guide to the Methodist Episcopal Church records, 1791-1945, (The New ...