One of my ancestors, in Amherst and Old Nelson County, converted to Baptist
in the late 1700's. My ancestor, Rawley Pinn, had been a member of the
Episcopalian Church in Northumberland County (Wicomico Parish).  Rawley Pinn
founded a Baptist Church (Fairmount Baptist), in the late 1700's, which
continues to operate to this day (in Stapleton VA). His church was not
recognized until 1879 (according to the Baptist Historical Society). There
is a book titled Tuckahoes and Cohees which gives some details about the
raids on Baptist meetings, and the persecution they suffered from the
Anglican Church.

Anita


>From: Henry Wiencek <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history
>      <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Early Va Baptists
>Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:43:15 -0400
>
>Lonny Watro's remarks about a Baptist ancestor prompt me to put in a plug
>for Andrew Levy's superb book, "The First Emancipator," about Robert
>Carter, who was among the first high-status Virginians to become a
>Baptist.  The book portrays the struggles of the early Baptists against
>violent abuse, Carter's extraordinary emancipation, and the twists and
>turns of Carter's religious conversions.  It is one of the best and most
>enjoyable books I've read on 18th-century Virginia.  A must-read.
>
>Henry Wiencek
>
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