The founding members of the Murfree Spring
Church were:
- Gen. Joseph Dickson
- Mary Stewert
- Elizabeth Kelton
- Susannah Henry
- John Smith
- Margaret Dickson
- Margaret Jetton
- John Henry
- Frances Henderson
- Isabella Smith
- Mary Dickson
- Mrs. Samuel Wilson
- Margaret Wasson
- James C. Smith
- William D. Baird
- Grace Williams
- Abagail Baird
- Robert Wasson
The first minister of this church was the
Rev. Robert Henderson. The original elders were Robert Wasson, John
Smith and William D. Baird. In 1818, the name of the church was changed
to 1st Presbyterian Church and a brick building was erected for it's use
on the corner of the old cemetery grounds. The Tennessee State
Legislature sat here in 1822. The church remained until 1864, when
it became a causualty of the Civil War. The old cemetery
is located on Vine Street, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It is surrounded
by an old iron fence and there is a marker telling of the Presbyterian Church. |
