Primitive Baptist Church and Family History Assistance for Wilson County, Tennessee
CHURCHES:
ROUND LICK (WATERTOWN)(1803)
Round Lick Church was constituted in Smith County, near the village of Grant, July 2, 1803, by a presbytery consisting of Elders Moore Stevenson and Cantrel Bethel, who were members of Big Cedar Lick and Brush Creek, respectively. In June 1820, the church moved some ten miles up the creek into Wilson County. The church divided in 1837 on the mission question, with a large majority being opposed to the modern mission system.
SPRING CREEK (LEBANON)(1804)
Spring Creek Church was constituted about 1804, by Elder John Jones, who became the first pastor.
CEDAR CREEK (BIG SPRING/LEBANON)(1820)
Cedar Creek Church was constituted July 21, 1820, by a presbytery consisting of Elders William Stevens, Josiah Rucks, John Jones, Elijah Maddox, and Thomas Durham, with ten members. Elders John Borum and Josiah Rucks both became members of this church. This church was the place of constitution of the Salem Association in October 1822, and of the Round Lick Association in 1837. The church divided over missions, with a large majority opposing the new measures.
BIG CEDAR LICK (LEEVILLE)((1801)
Big Cedar Lick Church was organized April 25, 18801, by a presbytery composed of Elders Patrick Mooney, Moore Stevenson, Clifton Allen, and Frank Weathered, who were members of West Station Camp Church in Sumner County. Big Cedar Lick joined Mero District Association in 1802. In 1803 she went into the constitution of the Cumberland Association. In 1817, she united with the Concord Association, and in 1823 the Salem Association.
LITTLE CEDAR LICK
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