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Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church
Fisherville, Augusta County Virginia
This monument, which stands outside the Fellowship Hall, reads, "Sacred to the Memory of the Immigrants to this valley who turned the wilderness into habitations."
It lists the names of the original members who were assessed twelve shillings each to build the first meeting house. Administratively, the membership was divided into three Quarters headed by John Christian, William Wright, and John Finley.
Christian's quarter included families named Black, Cowin, Wilson, Long, Bell, Alexander, Stewart, Patton, Hall, Robison, Cristian, Davison, McCollock, Caldwell, Armstrong, Rutledge, Henderson, Conegham, Thomson, Scott, Gamel, Ramsey, Preston, Maxwell, McDonal, Russell, Lewis, Hutchison, McClanahan, Brackenridge, and McCollock.
Wright's quarter included families named Smith Hutchison, Palmer, Thomson, Moday, Frazer, Johnston, Logan, Henderson, Scileran, Black, Cear, McCune, Fergeson, and Wright.
Finley's quarter included families named McClure, Turk, Gay, Finley, McCollock, Gelaspey, Edmiston, Campbell, Stewart, Peterson, Cear, Tays, Steel, and White.
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Owner of original | findgrave by Pat Kiser |
Date | 4 Oct 2010 |
File name | Tinkling-Springs-Presbyterian-Church-monument.jpg |
File Size | 109.66k |
Dimensions | 1167 x 1750 |
Linked to | Tinkling Spring Church, Tinkling Spring, Augusta Co, Virginia; Alexander* Breckenridge, (Immigrant) (son?) (Religion); John Finley, (immigrant) (Religion); first Speaker of Kentucky State House of Representatives Robert Preston (Religion) |
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