{"id":462,"date":"2011-12-26T12:00:57","date_gmt":"2011-12-26T17:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/orange\/?page_id=462"},"modified":"2011-12-31T20:47:21","modified_gmt":"2012-01-01T01:47:21","slug":"new-hope-church","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/orange\/new-hope-church\/","title":{"rendered":"New Hope Church"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Hope Presbyterian Church<\/a><\/p>\n

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from: A Historical Sketch of New Hope Church in Orange County<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, by David Irvin, published 1891. This file was contributed to the USGenWeb Archives by Anna Herbertson. It contains many names of founders\/charter members and photos of churches. \u00a0Following are excerpts, just as they appear in the original work.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Ministers of New Hope Church, 1765 – 1890<\/span>:
\nRev. Henry Pattillo, Organizer—1765
\nRev. John DeBow—–1775
\nRev. Jacob Lake—–1785
\nRev. William F. Thompson—–1795
\nRev. James H. Bowman—–1802
\nRev. Robert H. Chapman—–1815
\nRev. Elijah Graves—–1818
\nRev. Shepherd K. Kollock—–1820
\nRev. Elijah Graves—–1825
\nRev. Daniel L. Russell, Evangelist—–1831
\nRev. John S. MCutcheon, Evangelist—–1831
\nRev. Philip Pearson, Evangelist—–1832
\nRev. George W. Ferrill—–1833
\nRev. James Phillips, D. d.—–1836
\nRev. Thomas Lynch—–1866
\nRev. Henry B. Pratt—–1868
\nRev. Alexander Kirkland—–1869
\nRev. Thomas U. Faucett—–1870
\nRev. Calvin N. Morrow—–1873
\nRev. James L. Currie—–1874
\nRev. Pleasant H. Dalton—–1874
\nRev. James L. Currie—–1187
\nRev. James E. Fogarite—–1890<\/p>\n

Elders of New Hope Church and the Time of their Ordination<\/span>:
\nGilbert Strayhorn—–about 1765
\nJohn Craig—–about 1765
\nJohn Mitchel—–about 1765
\nRobert Baker—–about 1765
\nMr. ___ Gill—–about 1765
\nAlexander Strain—–about 1765
\nJames Hart—–about 1765<\/p>\n

The above named persons were the elders through the first thirty years of the church’s existence<\/span>:
\nJames Strayhorn—–1795
\nJohn Strain—–1795
\nJohn Freeland—–1795
\nAlexander Gattis—–1820
\nSamuel Faucett—–1820
\nGilbert Strayhorn—–1820
\nWilliam Brown—–1832
\nAlexander Strain—–1832
\nSamuel Hart—–1832
\nDavid Hart—–1832
\nAllen Petty—–1832
\nJohn R. Faucett—–183
\nGeorge A. Faucett—–1840
\nDavid Craig—–1840
\nWilliam C. Blackwood—–1840
\nJoseph Kirkland—–1840
\nSamuel C. Claytor—–1859
\nAlexander Dickson—–1859
\nWilliam S. Kirkland—–1859
\nBryant Strayhorn—–1859
\nGeorge R. Long—–1859
\nJohn T. Hogan—–1871
\nSamuel D. Blackwood—–1871
\nWilliam C. Claytor—–1877
\nNettleton G. Craig—–1877
\nCharles W. Johnston—–1877
\nSamuel Kirkland—–1879
\nLeroy Craig—–1879<\/p>\n

The New Graveyard<\/span>:
\nThe old graveyard near the site of the first church was badly located, the ground being too low and forming almost a basin, and in the winter season it was almost impossibly to bury the dead in a dry tomb.\u00a0 Great dissatisfaction existed in the minds of many persons as they saw their loved ones thus laid away.\u00a0 It was in December, 1859, when a little infant brother of mine was buried there under just such circumstances.\u00a0 My father, James Newton Craig, was greatly troubled and dissatisfied and determined that he would remove the remains at some future day.\u00a0 It was never done, however, until he died February 11, 1879, when the remains were transferred to the new graveyard and deposited by his side.\u00a0 But, when he had a second child to die, he determined to seek a new and dry place where he might lay its body.\u00a0 And accordingly, in company with tuling elder David Craig, he selected a spot in the present graveyard, where his little son, Vernon, nine months old, was buried the 1st day of January, 1869.\u00a0 This was the first grave, and the origin of the present burying ground at New Hope church where scores have since been buried.\u00a0 It is a dry and beautiful location, looking to the sunrise, and a little south of east from the church, and will no doubt receive the mortal remains of generations to come.<\/p>\n

New Hope Soldiers in the War between the States – Death Roll<\/span>
\nThe following persons lived within the bounds of New Hope congregation, and gave their lives to the “Lost Cause” …<\/em>
\nSamuel A. Craig
\nWilliam H. Craig
\nJoseph A. Craig
\nThomas J. Strayhorn
\nGeorge Strayhorn
\nSamuel Strayhorn
\nWilliam H. Strayhorn
\nEgbert Strayhorn
\nGreene Strayhorn
\nWiley Strayhorn
\nArchibald Strayhorn
\nJohn Kirkland
\nAlexander Baldwin
\nJackson Borland
\nWilliam Borland
\nWilton B. Robson
\nOrin A. Watson
\nBartlett Bishop
\nWilliam J. Long
\nWilliam G. Latta
\nJordan Williams
\nHenry Gilliam
\nWisely Barton
\nMaurice Sharp
\nWilliam Crabtree
\nLeonard Crabtree
\nMunroe Crabtree
\nWilliam Rhodes
\nJohn Neal
\nThomas Sykes
\nKern Sykes
\nJohn Howard
\nWilliam Thompson
\nMonroe Thompson
\nSamuel Thompson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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