SKEWARKY Minute Book,Vol. BIGGS, JOSEPH /? ~(, - /ill,-/ CR 62
19 Sept. 1799 - Li censed "to exerc ise his gifts ina min i ster i a I way. "[p. 50J
7 Oct. 1797 - Invited to assist with ard, of Lule Ward(60)
13 JI. 1799 - Invited again to assist with ord. of Ward(66)
Aug. 3 , 1799 - Assist. with ord. of Wuke Ward(66)
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~ WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA 27109
January 17, 1969
lids s Rayma Biggs 507 W. Quitman Street Iuka, ¥dssissippi 38852
Dear lIass Biggs:
You may obtain a microfilm copy of the Skevmr1.-y Baptist Church Minute Book, 1786­ 1861, from the Southern Baptist Historical Commission, 127 Ninth Ave. N., Nash­ ville, Tennessee, '37203. It is item 1299-52 in their Vdcrofilm Catalogue, and the service charge is $12.20. The minute book is 610 pages long. The Baptist Historical Collection contains the original minute book which seems to be full of Biggses, including biographies of Kedar Biggs and Elder Thomas Biggs. I have enclosed xeroxed copies of these.
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In the back of the Skewarky Minute Book are several IIregisters II of various members of the Biggs family. Copies are enclosed and should be most helpful. Incidentally, the historical papers placed here by Mr. Warren Biggs are the Ske\oJ8.l"ky Minute Book and several loose sheets. Also enclosed are copies of a letter from Sophia N. Biggs and a building committee report submitted by In. D. Biggs.
Elder Joseph Biggs was active in the Kehukee Primitive Baptist Association and revised one of its histories. I've xeroxed the title page and it's introduction. This book is in our collection of rare Baptist items. The copy of the biography of Elder Amariah Biggs is from the same book, A CONCISE HISTORY OF THE KEHlJlillE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
Since we have put together quite a file on the Biggs family, we would appreciate your letting us have any missing information you may discover from other sources. If a Biggs family history exists or mIl be vlritten 'We 'Would like a copy of it. We are happy to be of service to you.
CordiaJ..1y yours,
(tvU's.) Jeanette Smith, Acting Director JS/ml Baptist P~storica1 Collection
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-~ Th cologic;:ll S emina r ies, P lJd 1I1;-l sollic Fruterniti c>. 10:;) was nOI corrcctly st:lt ed;~ri lJ(1 IYllcn:as many mrill_ S l Le rs of this IIssociatioll II crc llJrmbers of the 12. ,.,_ ~ ~ it was I'rs olveJ, that the ar[iclc a s i[ appcared ill
the minutes Coutained tbe true spirit of tile deci­~ ' ~ ' SiO Il,+ allL! ~ .',.'a. tbat the IIss ociatiolJ diu Ilot ar'p'ro rc of~ allY a lteration thereof, uut adrised Ille cLurches to . S'," adi lCre s trictly there to, » . .
l Ti,e l\ssociatiull thell acUourllcd Ilith an ex­~~~lJol.tatio1J LJ' tlJeL':lodcrator, and prayer !Jy Eld e;." J) ' .,.. JJgg s.
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\Vas born ill Curr-j[uch COUll t I' , Oil t],e 21 sf of Octob el', 17G.D. He \Veillto s(:a'durin g th e Revo­ lutionary IV:!!, wheo :l uoy, ~cd \\'DG tolien pri :; ollC:l' by tile B,.iti~h Gnu J'L'!c';";:'ed tljJOll Ihe ~c h lJo\\'l e t.1 u : Trlellt of A meric3n indep cnd (' ocn . He travell ed con siderably in ElIgl ~ nt.1 Jnd Frol)c(', before he e0uld obt~il1 a passDge hark to An1cricD, A [lr;' I'c~chiog lio rne, Ih e ll in the 21,[ y ear of hi " '1gr, he n.J'o rl s s~ d 10 have r;,;pC'rienc cd reli g ion. 110 IJlDI'­ I'ic:d ill Cnmucn Coonty, but ~Ilortly :lfir/' l110wd ilJ~o IIJlil~1 x eOunly. II] tile 2.'hl YC';l1' of his ~gc /;e thought he was cn1Jed to Ib e il ' Orl( of the rnilli ,;­ tl'y, nnd bega n to tl'a\'cl i1lld prc;]cn . A ftCI' li\'ing io IJ a li f. " about five ye;]i'~, he I'e moveu illfo Tyr­ rcll eO unl y llnu to;) !, the pas tlJl'ol ch nrgr of the church at ScuPPCrnong. In the year 1808, lie took a lc tle!' of dismi~s ion and hecnmc a lll('m/;e;' of the c/1lIl'ciJ at T'dorattocl:, alld onJ ci.1 ted ,1 5 IIC'r p,1stor Ulltil his dealh, I,'hi c: h took place by b[;il1;,1 drowllcd ill crOssing lI.e II Ib cmar/e Soulld on hi", rctul'lJ [rom a (our of prcaCIling ill tIle "car 182 :,
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He left ~ wife and seven cliil (lren to m ourn their loss, 11(; .\'I [IS a nlan of cxicn sive talents as n IHC! ­
chcr of Ihe ,:;Il>pd, all houg h he h ~ u ftl VCr fl1j uy U] !Jut a small shore [;[ edu ca tion ill h i~ Y Ol!tiJ, lI e posscsscu n gr E' Jt g;ift in 'piritLJoli zi ng I-I. e Ol d Tc: s ­ tament typ(:s and sllndo\\"s, lIe Ir8v (;ll ed (' XICIl­ sivcly for 25 or 30 years with illlkfali g"b lc: inuu s ­ try ill pft'~Clli"g Ih e go ;pcl, m ~1 !;il' g IOllg t'),ll l'S from hume sOLltl~~\':J:'dl)', \\' (;5 t\\' ;II'(II)" nntJ no:'tl l ­ waruly. \Ve have: rca S() 1J to bt· lie\'C in thi s t ime 'many SQuls were arlucu to the church Ihr0ugh h is 1)1inisllY. l\bny look ed t o him a:3 their spir it ua l falber, whum tile Loru h~cl bl esseu a ~l a m cn l:~ in his bands 10 bri l1 , ~ them to th e I, no\\·lcd D,,·c or t lie trulh, . lIe \\' as higlily eSle em ed hy hi,_brethl' l'I I
, ill the ministry aJ:d professors g L·llcr~llr. \Yc would h~ ve been glaJ, could \ve have (IUl le it COil'
scier.ti ously, to h~ve 5pr~ o(1 the rn~!I\l r. of /r- v(: on llis foibles with the S.1me pll'asu i'c th :tl we have cl c­ clarc:cl his u s~ fuln e ' ~ in the min islry. B ut trulh and jUo;li ce rcqtl irc :1 di fTner.t cou r5e, for il is \';el l hnowil by his inti:n~.Ic a~CjllaiJJIJnc cs Ih al for so me lime before his cea[h Jle too mu ch in du lged hi ms elf in tile usc of nrJelit spirils to the g r e ~t rr.o r l ifl ca ­ (io n of m~ny of his uear blel !Jrc ll anu of len to h is 0\\'11. S ome of lt i$ b:'elLl c ll \\'ore fa ithful wilh him anel II':l GIl 5In:ed n1-\ :lill;;t I!; e i:nl l!Op :r lv of slich 0 CO I!J' i' I! , fllHI Lc ~\' o liid oft en J i;pCar : l ;lI~ h gri eved at hi, n1iscolldllct. The p!';lc l ic e becom ­ ing 1)101'1' Ii ohi:u :d, zn:ll1)" of his brc tll J' e ll UI ~~ ~ n to lo~." cnrdidcJl ce ill him; bllt he \Y ~S t:,:, I' /1 fJ'Ll I11 th e e\; il, ah r od 10 another \\'orld , II is (Dibl e ~ h:) u ltl oe a ,~IUI :Jr j' and imp l'E'o si vc: I t'~~oll to pi O f!,:~';0 I'S of reli~ion, mor(: csp cc i::llly l1lir,i, tC' I:i of t l:e g""pr l to avoid "II prJ c tic('s so 1\' ell c~! clll.l\ t: d to \\' l·nkc ll thc conflJence of tli l: ir bl'ctlHrn, ~1 1(1 d (' '':ro \, their I I ' { ' ·
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worlllY or Ilis "oc~lIion he W3S a brjt~h\ :lIld 51iil';i li + li[(h! ill the cburch, and we eanoot but indulge th~ hope th:!t this his besettillg sin wirh all otlll'ro, llave vc cn free ly pardoned by his Sav iour, and that bis soul is !l OW shining with tbe saints ill rest.
1829. The Association rne\ ~~\ Little Conetoe Crct:l , meeting hOllse, acc ording to 8ppointmcllt.
The introductory sermon was p:cached by £1· ~ler \Yilliam Clark, fro m St. LIar!., xvi. ]5: ":'.Ild he said UlltO them, go ye into all tbe world, und prl!acb the gospel to every C!,eatLlre!" P rDyer by :Elder Lemuel noss.
The Association was opened with rrayer vy .Eld2f \Villiam Uymzlll, and appointed Elder By.. mall l\Ioderator, brother Benjamin F. Eborn Clerk1
:lnu brother J oseph D. Diggs assistcwt Clerh. Brethren ill th e mi;]i slry from siste r Associations
'7ere invited to se<"lts, when Elders Iil oye and Con ..­ g leton, from the Neuse; and urothcr Hayner', fton:\, the C];owan Associations, scated th cmsBI'v es .
Lrttcl's fr om 31 chur(;bes we re r e::lo , fro m wlii('h it nppeZll'ccl (hat there Lad ve cn baptized th e p~ s ~ year 198, then in fcIJo, :s)lipill th e cllLll' chcs 2150.
, A petitionary letter for melJ1btrsiJip in tlii s Asso .. ciation, from a church lately consti tuted ::It tlw B e::l l' Grass meeting hOJs~, W;:IS read, :mu up OJ;
sati sfactory information she \\ ::l S received . A letter fro m the Neu se Asso c:i J tio n, by their
mcsscn ge rs Elders D upree alld Bynum, w a~' rccci· \'co and reJ d.
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"1 rcsnlve(l, to open a corre spondence with ·'t was .,. ~. Jhe R ah!i::,1i Conference and Nawllunty A~soC ·l a ..
tion, and El der J oshua L aw re nce was appointed to ~ \ .• write ami carry a' let\ r r to the [ormlr , aUlI E lder ~(' ~ , Willi an, llym an to tll CJaacr. . ' -)' '\'":' , ff E ldcrs L awrence, Hyman, and Clar k, \ve re apu . I{ v
• ,pointed to draft tbe resolut"lO l1 an d de r ision of tlli3 't f..', 'Association at' he r si tting in 182 7 , in mO I'l: expl it:i t l>f
_ ,terms, rel ative to sun dry article5tlien befo re ti le /\,5­ .~~ ·f • • ~sociatio'n , and whi ch stands on the mi nutcs of that­
~ y ear the' I 4th artide ;~E ld e rsDupr c c , Wo rrell, and :Cl a ; ~ , were appointed to examin e th e circ ular let­
, ,ter; brethren T ho mas Bi g gs and T homas Go d win, \ .a committee on fi nancr,; an d ;E lder Will ia m Clark , I' . to write (0 tIle NC llse i\ ssociation . ). ' Elders Lawrence, Duprce, anu \V 0 l'l'cl I , we re
}).ppoillted to preach on Sunday. " , The Association then adjollrnC~ for tbe uay \\i th I"
,prayer by Elder L awrence . . , . ' Sunu?)" Eleer ' ~/orrc:ll preached ' fro m E phe j ­ . ' :;>,ns, v. 1, ~ : " Bc yo t here[o re[ol l o i\' e j' ~ of Goel , a~
deal' chi lc1 rclI ; and walk ill \ew e, as Christ a lso lI<!t\! loved us, and hatl l given him.;;c!ffo r us all ofrer ing' and a sacl'i ncc to GodeLl !' a sweet-smell ing savour. :' Elder Dllp ree p reac hed frem J l1 dc, : . 3: " Bel oved, ;.-,h cn I gave a\l dili,gence to write U[l toY Oll o f the
' .£:0111 111011 5a\.,,;:\ tiol1, it \\ ".s .n eedful for me to write ,unto you, and exhor t you tl l:\\ y ou sho,lld r anl'» tl), .contcnd for the failh ,,-;; hie \.! was ODce d c li n~rcli \1 ::­ ,to th e saints." El del' Lawretl ce p re ac hed fra n. Hebrews , x. 35: "Cast not aw ay ·therefore your
.~. .coll(jdel1ce,\\'h ich hath great recompel1cc Ilf rewar rl ." . Mond ay, tIle )\ ss Q(;iatioll was opened wilh pray' ,er by the l'Ilodera lo l' . .
Elders Lemuel R oss and \\' illia m rbrk \\ ere a9 " . ~oi')lCd lllCssc.ll e;e rs to .\he Nellse Assoc! ~ ti o ! ! . ­,. '
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