The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-20

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Saylegs Greek congregation moved
to jamestown where i Worshippee
in the old meeting house which
stood there until recently.
just as the Disciples moved *
fill the vacancy left when Baptis
worship ceased at Liberty, diff
terent variety Of BaDtists. known a:
Union Baptists was launched iii The
Rice community They built d place
OF worship about two miles east o.
Rice about l847. some four years
after their minister James W Hun
nicutt Began preaching III the com
munity Their meeting house was
open to the use OF any denomina
tlcn when they were not using it
Pisgan Chufcll--lS57
& The Union Baptlsts did not flour
ash Daniel Witt. pastor Of Sharon
and the first Baptist leader OF this
section. led in move to re-estab-
llSh Baptist influence IN the Rice
nelghborlo0d He hal led iii the re-
I vlval u the historic Nott0Way
Church though III a different To-
cation and in the founding OF both
Sharon and Farmyille churches. He
saw the need of Baptist church III
< tn Rice community
Through his leadership. Pisgah
! Baptist Church was organized al
Union meeting house On Saturday
August IS, 1851 with SO members.
Several OF these had been members
Of ShaFpn Is came from Saylers
Greek
A number Of young people Of the
comnllinty haa been baptized 4
short time previously al saylers
Greek dstersibly for the purpose Of
sharing IN the organization Of the
fn-w church
The first m HI bers Of Pig
Church were James N Marshall
John Redtord, John j. Woodson,
Henry I Phillips. Vincent Phillips
John z D Harper William B.
Phillips BENJAMIN r Flippen LII
cinda G Redford Catherine r
kedfCrd Adalade T. BEDFORD, Mary
a Redford, Mary V. Woodson. Fan
nie E Marshall Josephine Brad
shaw Eliza Bradshaw. Arisone j
DlcKersolf Louisa NJ williamson.
Hamlet S Phillips. Susan B Har-
per. Mary A E Harper Pamela
+. Phillips, Anne Jane Phillips.
Lucy A Bradshaw Polly Bradshaw.
Phshc Elicit Missouri A william
son. sarah NJ Fhppen Nancy Mott
ley Elizabeth Fowlkes. Phe b G
Nowlkes Rebecca Fowlkes. ADELAIDE
Holt Mary Clements. Rebecca Car
ter Sarah Motley Martha Nj
Motley Elizabeth Woodson and
Sarah f Redford
Oficlrs we're probably elected 4
short TIME after The constitution Of
the Church. for d member of The
lirsE board Of deacops, Joseph W.
PHILLIPS is not listed as charter
member He was also the first
clerk The other deacons were
James N Marshall. John Redford.
and BENJAMIN r Flippen. Daniel
Witt was the first pastor
Phillips Family
Although Vincent Phillips was Not
ar cfhcal he was in sense the
key member Henry 7 Phillips and
William 3 Phillips were his sons.
Harriet s later Mrs Jesse Har-
per AEalie p. later Ms. David
Owen. and Anne Jane Philips
were his daughters. Joseph W Phil
lips, husband Of Anne Jane Phillips.
was his son-in-law James N. Mar
shall whose >wite was Fannie Z
Marshall was his nephew. John
Redf0rd had married his sister.
Frances Phillips. Lucy A Bradshaw
and Sarah NJ Flippen, wife Of Ben
lann + Flippen, were his nieces.
Josephine and Eliza Bradshaw were
gleat-nIeceS and Sarah F Reaford
was bus granddaughter. Thus each
deacon was in his connection.
Vincent Phillips was at this time
NJ advancing years. He had been
prosperous farmer, operating a
iaim on the upper Mannboro Creek,
naar the old fork on the Norfolk
owned by Eddie Hicks
Phillips was appointed 4 justice Of
the Prince Edward County Court in
1879 By the Governor Of Virginia
He served until 1852. when the old
courts We're dissolved By the new
constitution and replaced by JUS
tees elsctedby popular vote.
He WAS prominent Wing. taking
a leading part In the support of
William Henry Harrison for piesi-
dent III 1870.
James Marshall
James w Marshall was living at
Sunnyslde. Which he had inherited
from his father, Capt Richard Mar
shall ona time clerk Of Saylers
Greek Church and militia officer in
the War Of 1872 Sunnyside, about
mile east Of Rice, now the home
70 B G Bass, had been given to
Richard Marshall by his father
Alexander Marshall, who moved
from Powhatan County to Prince
Edward about 1879 Richard Mar
shall married Sarah Scott Phillips.
Oldest Sister Of Vincent Phillips.
BENJAMIN F. Flippen was first