This correspondence from Robert D. Haack to W. J. Berry includes thanks for W. J. Berry's assistance with research and clarification on information regarding certain Primitive Baptist churches including Bryn Zion, Duck Creek, and Welsh Tract. Included is an excerpt from a writing by George L. Caley on Bryn Zion church.
This letter is addressed to the Welsh Tract Old School Baptist Church from a member of the church expressing his reasons for moving to a Lutheran church. The letter is unsigned.
The newspaper article shares the history of the Welsh Tract Church and that Reese Ryddarcks, possibly an officer of Oliver Cromwell's army, is buried in the church's graveyard. These two clippings were separated by item .008 in the physical collection but were combined because they appear to be from the same article.
This items consists of a short biography of John G. Eubanks, pastor and elder of Welsh Tract Church, written by John B. Miller. Annotations indicate it was written in 1926 shortly after Elder Eubanks' death.
A newspaper article by William H. Wroten Jr. on the Welsh Tract Old School Baptist Church. William H. Wroten Jr. was professor of history and wrote for the The Salisbury Daily Times. This article may have been published in The Salisbury Daily Times.
This item contains two sets of correspondence from Percival R. Roberts Jr. to William J. Berry Sr. regarding Percy Roberts' work on the Welsh Tract Church.
This item contains the minutes of the Welsh Tract Old School Baptist Church's bicentennial celebration. The Welsh Tract Old School Baptist Church was initially established in Wales among sixteen Baptists in the year 1701. Thomas Griffith was their first pastor, and the new congregation decided to move to the United States, arriving in September of 1701. They settled first near Philadelphia at Pennepek. The church experienced growth during this time and then in 1703 the church moved to New Castle County, Delaware, where they settled on land known as “Welsh Tract.” The church continued to grow and by the mid 1700s began to send members to start a number of churches in other regions of the United States. Welsh Tract Old School Baptist Church was one of five original churches to form the Philadelphia Association until 1794 when they along with a few other churches requested to join the Delaware Association. Welsh Tract is said to be the oldest Old School Baptist church in the United States.
Zion’s Rest Primitive Baptist Church was organized on April 23, 1949, in Rockingham County, Spray, North Carolina. The church held monthly meetings and according to its records closed on November 1, 1987. These items include letters regarding membership, a church covenant, and cards of thanks sent to the church.
