The Monroe Mission Church Session Records ~ 1828 ~ Pontontoc County, MS Jan 5, 1828 ...Peggy, a black woman, was admitted to the church privileges... Jan 6, 1828 The ordinance of baptism was administered to the following newly admitted members, viz: Prince, Sooky, Bekky, Miney, Nelly, Leah, Sophia and Mrs. Colbert. Jan. 20, 1828 Mr. Pearson's daughter, Mary Agnes, and Isam and Leah's children, George and Elvira, were baptized. March 29, 1828 ...Stephen, a black man, applied and was received... April 5th, 1828 ...Mrs. Pearson, Catherine, an Indian woman, Joseph, Mobile, Dinah, and Caroline were admitted on examinantion... April 27, 1828 Catherine's daughter, Nancy; Dinah's two children, Valentine and Lelah; Jinney's child, Loraney, and Caroline's children, Delilah, Linah, Gabriel and Hetty were baptized. Saturday, June 14, 1828...Messrs. James B. Allen and Daniel Carr, white men; James Colbert and Benjamin Love, natives and Manuel a black man were admitted to the privileges of the church... June 28, 1828 ...Silpha, a black woman, was admitted... July 6, 1828 James B. Allen, Benjamin Love, Manuel, Fanny and Esther were baptized. August 3, 1828 Henry Martyn, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Pearson; Polly, daughter of Jack and Affy; Moses, son of Silpha, and Fanny's children, Charles, Winchester, Lelah, Nancy and James were baptized. August 23, 1828 ...Mr. Henry Love, a native, Mr. Christopher Moore, and Miss Polly Allen, whites, applied for admission to the church... August 24, 1828 The persons admitted yesterday were baptized, also the following children, viz; Elizabeth Mitchell, infant daughter of Rev. W.C. Blair; Sally and Dorfhy (sic), children of Christopher Moore, Amanda, John, Elvira, Overton, Charlotte, Frances, children of Henry and Sally Love. Sept. 14, 1828 The ordinance of baptism was administered to Daniel's infant daughter Emelina, and Mimy's infant, Kitty. Oct. 4, 1828 ...Four black persons, Manuel, Reuben, Jennet and Chrissy, were admitted to the communion of the church... November 22, 1828 Martyn, C.N.(Chickasaw Nation)...Mr. James Boyd applied for admission to the church... November 23, 1828 James Colbert's two children, Benjamin and James Holmes were baptized Dec. 21, 1828 Sandy, a black man, was admitted on examination to the privileges of the church... This concludes the year 1828 for the Monroe Mission records, of the Chickasaw Nation. --------------------------------------------------------- Monroe Mission~1830-1831 April 3, 1830. Rev. Cyrus Byington conversed with the following persons with reference to their admission to the church, viz; Edmond Pickens, Sally Fraser, Nuseka Colbert, Disey Colbert, Betsey (Creek woman) and Amy and Syke, colored people....W.H. Barr's infant daughter, belinda, was baptized... June 5, 1830. The following were received into the church, viz: James Perry, Tuppeha, Ishtimayi, Tushkaiahokti, Pohaiki, Mrs. Mary Colbert, Mrs. Charlotte James, Molly (Creek woman) and Frances, colored woman. The following children were baptized: Nuseka Colbert's two sons, Thomas Stuart and George Washington, Betsy's(sic) son Alexander, Tuppeha's daughter Venus, Mrs. James' son Walton, Sally Fraser's two children, Benjamin and Elsey, Molly's children, Caroline and Benjamin, Fraser's daughter Susan, Mobile and Laney's daughter Louisa, Silpa's daughter Rebecca. August 1, 1830. Polley Hogan, native, and Lydia and Lizzie, colored people, were examined and received into the church. The following children were baptized: Brother and Sister Blair's infant daughter Katherine, Daniel and Cassander's son, Isaac, Abram and Dinah's son Israel, Joseph's son John Inman, Crissa's daughter Rose, Molly's daughter Delpha. August 8, 1830. Mrs. J. Perry's two sons, Levi and Oliver, were baptized. October 1, 1830. William Colbert's wife, Kunnoeyi, and Mercury, an old black man, were admitted to the church. The following children were baptized: Dicy Colbert's son Slone, Prince and Lydia's children, Almina, Robert and Tony, Betsy's girls, Liley and Luicinda. AARON GLEASON, Clerk. December 20, 1830. ...It having become notorious that the following persons viz: Sam Pearson and wife, Reuben and Sookey, black people, members of the church, are living in open rebellion against God;...Also Lewis, who is charged with habitual lying, and convicted thereof by sufficient testimony, be suspended... January 2, 1831. the above named persons were publicly dealt with according to the decidion of the session at its last meeting. Lillah, a black woman, was admitted and baptized. Martyn, April 30, 1831. Baptized Thomas C. Stuart, son of Nancy and James Boyd; Luke, son of Christopher and Katherine Moore, and David, son of Henry and Sarah Love. Session met and was poened with prayer. Mrs. Tiney Pickens a native woman, presented herself for examination with a veiw to unite herself with the church. May 1. The ordinance of baptism was administered to Mrs. Pickens, also (her husband being present) to her children, Rachel, Mary and David. September 10, 1831. ...Silpha, a colored woman, applied and was received. September 11. Silpha was baptized, also the following children, viz: Johnson, son of Edmond and Liney Pickens, William son of Nuseka and Mary Colbert, Phillip, son of Chrissy, and Martha, Esther's daughter. Session adjourned sine die. This concludes the year 1830-31 for the Monroe Mission records, of the Chickasaw Nation. --------------------------------------------------------- MonroeMission~1832-1838 January 14, 1832. The following children were baptized, viz: George Clendenen, son of Mrs. Lillah Moore; Emeline H. Richmond, daughter of Christopher and Catherine Moore. January 15. George Duffield, infant son of James and Sarah A. Homes, was baptized March 10. ...Prince, a black man, was also restored. Titus, an African, offered himself as a candidate for admission...Lewis, who has been for some time under suspension, and giving no evidence of repentance, but continuing in sin, was excmmunicated from this church. It having become notorious that Caroline, a member of this church, is living in adultery, she was suspended from its privileges. Tuppeha, giving himself up to intemperance, was cited to appear before the session..., Primus, who has been living in adultery (having taken a woman who was put away by her husband) was cited to appear before the session....Mr. A. C. I. Wetherall and wife, Martha, presented a certificate of dismission in good standing from Palmyra Church in Alabama, and requested to be received... April 29, 1832. Martha Jane, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wetherall, was baptized. June 30. The session not being present, the Moderator examined Mr. William Spencer and wife, Margaret, who applied for admission to sealing ordinances... July1, 1832. Mr. Spencer was baptized. Agnes, infant daughter of Benjamin and Lotty Love. July 8 The following children were baptized, viz: Mary Jane, Samuel Alexander, Margaret Coffee and Martha Gideon, children of Mr. and Mrs. Spencer; Samuel, infant son of William Colbert and wife, Kunnoeyi; Bankston, son of Moblie and Laney; Lissis Jane, daughter of Silpha, and Hooper, son Isam and Leah. September 20. Caroline, who was suspended on a former occasion, was removed by death. Jan. 5, 1833. ...Ishthimayi, a native member of our church, having for a long time absented herself from the means of grace, ...Frances, a black woman, also excommunicated for the sin of fornication. April 7. Jim and Juda were baptized June 9, 1833. Eliza Jane, daughter of Nuseka and Mary Colbert, and Charles, son of Daniel and Kissander, were baptized July 7. ...Mrs. Lizzie Perry (a native woman) applied for admission... July 14. The ordinance of baptism was administered to John David, son of James and nancy Boyd. August 4, 1833. Juda's children, Violet, Phili, Philetus and Eunice were baptized. October 6, 1833. ...admitted to the church the wife of Tuppeha, a native woman, She was baptized by the name of Mary. Syke was erestored to the church. October 7. A black child named Jinney, the daughter of Joseph and ___?___, was baptized. Approved 21st of March, 1834 April 5, 1834. Mr Benjamin Godfrey and wife, Lucrecia, and son James Alfred, were received..by certificate from the church at Mayhew...The following persons, ...were solemnly excommunicated, viz: Molly Gunn, Nancy Colbert, Sally Fraser, James B. Allen, Benjamin Love and Saiyo. Harry, an old black man, applied for admission...Edom, a black man belonging to Mr Wetherall, who was formerly a member ot eh Presbyterian Church in South Carolina... July 6. ...George, a native man, was examined...Maj. John L. Allen was also admitted... September 7(1834). ...Mr. William Colbert, a membe, and elder of this church... September 16, 1837. ...The following persons were adjudged to excommunication... Mrs. Betsy Cheadle, Tuppeha, George and Sarah, natives and Molly, a colored woman. A resolution was passed that the following members, who are about to remove west of the Mississippi, receive letters of dismission and recommendation, viz: James Perry and wife Elizabeth, Tennessee Bynum, Daniel and his wife Kissander, Harry and his wife Sally, Bob and Amy, Abram and his wife Dinah, Agnes, Manuel, Juda, Apphia, Billy, Mimey Colbert, Titus, Sally, Fanny and Silpha. October 10. ...Jack, a black member of the church, ...Being about to emigrate west of the Mississippi, her received a letter of dismission and recommendation, also the following members, viz: Samuel Cunningham and wife, John Cunningham, and William Cunningham. This concludes the series on the Monroe Mission of MS, Pontontoc County. The information contained in this listing was graciously submitted by T.C. Patrick, genealogist following the LOVE~COLBERT trail of the Chickasaw Nation. I wish to thank her for the contribution, on behalf of all the members of the Afrigeneas family and the slave data project. --Estelusti Contributed by: ESTELUSTI@aol.com