Name |
John ALDERSON |
Prefix |
Elder |
Suffix |
Jr. |
Birth |
5 Mar 1738 |
Hunterdon County, New Jersey, British America [2, 3, 4] |
Gender |
Male |
Misc |
1777 |
Greenbrier County, Virginia, United States [5] |
- "'Elder' John Alderson, Jr. settled in Greenbrier County, Virginia (now Monroe County, West Virginia) in 1777 and later organized the first permanent Baptist Church in [what is now] West Virginia on Nov. 24, 1781. He drove the first wagon across the Alleghenies. At that time the settlers were frequently harassed by the inroads of the Indians, and Mr. Alderson was the first preacher to go from fort to fort with rifle in one hand and Bible in the other."
"In 1777 Rev. John Alderson had taken up 1750 acres of land on the south side of the Greenbrier River. At the same time his brother-in-law, William Morris, took up a tract of the same number of acres on the north side of the same river. John Alderson's home was near the present Alderson Hotel. He had made two missionary trips to the Greenbrier Valley before he located there. The church organized in 1781 was the first of any denomination in what is now southern West Virginia. It was a member of the Ketockton Baptist Association. In 1911 it had 506 members. [pg. 153, "Virginia Valley records: genealogical and historical materials of Rockingham" ... By John W. Wayland]
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Misc |
24 Nov 1781 |
Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States [3, 5] |
Founded Old Greenbrier Baptist Church with 24 charter members |
- In 1911, Rev. Robert B. McDanel preached a historical sermon at the old Greenbrier Baptist Church at Alderson, W.VA., on the 130th anniversary of the said church, and stated that the church had been organized on Nov. 24, 1781, by 12 members, namely, John, Mary and Thomas Alderson, John Kippers, John Shepherd, John, Catherine, Joseph and Lucy Skaggs, and Bailey, Ann and James Wood.
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Death |
5 Mar 1821 |
Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States [3] |
- Another source says he died 3/2/1821.
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Notes |
- " 'Elder' John Alderson, Jr. settled in Monroe County (then Greenbrier Co.), West Virginia in 1777 and later on organized the first permanent Baptist Church in West Virginia on November 24, 1781. He drove the first wagon across the Alleghenies. At this time the settlers were frequently harassed by the inroads of the Indians, and Mr. Alderson was the preacher to go from fort to fort, rifle in one hand and Bible in the other."
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Person ID |
I6515 |
Watkins |
Last Modified |
28 Aug 2018 |
Father |
Rev. John ALDERSON, Sr., b. 9 Sep 1699, Grinton, Richmondshire District. North Yorkshire, England d. 1780, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States (Age 80 years) |
Mother |
Mary Jane CURTIS, b. 1 Apr 1707, Baptistown, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States d. 1785, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States (Age 77 years) |
Marriage |
1721 |
Bethelehem, Hunterdon, New Jersey, British America [6] |
Family ID |
F1134 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Mary CARROLL, b. 1739, Maryland d. 17 Jul 1805, Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States (Age 66 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1755 |
- Based on age of eldest child, Margaret.
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Children |
| 1. Margaret ALDERSON, b. 1755, Augusta County, Virginia, British America d. 1822, Logan County, Ohio, United States (Age 67 years) |
| 2. Joseph ALDERSON, b. 17 Jun 1771, Augusta County, Virginia. United States d. 24 Jul 1845, Alderson, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States (Age 74 years) |
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Family ID |
F1288 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
10 Oct 2023 |