The George Smith is said to be a german immigrant who was orphaned after he arrived here. He married a woman named Rebecca Bowen and was an early settler . One of his sons would later be a famous preacher called "Raccoon John". I believe he performed the wedding of my Henry Hill to Sally Tackett
not my relative but is close to George Smith family --from www.dentongenealogy.org
Rev. Isaac Denton -- Clinton County's first preacher. At the age of 18 he moved with his parents to Tennessee.
Here he made a profession of religion and was baptized in 1792. He was ordained to the ministry soon after and spent some years preaching among the churches of the area. Through the persuasion of friends he left TN and came to Clinton CO, KY. He was instrumental in organizing Beaver Creek Baptist church in Wayne CO, probably the first in that county,
Clear Fork Church
Founded 1802
April 1, 1802, the church was constituted. Page 411 of the
original record book shows the following charter members:
James Brock- Agnes Couch- James Couch-
Benjamin Campbell- Anna Denton- Isaac Denton
Martha Denton- William Goodson -
George Smith-
Thomas Stockton- Samuel Wood - William Wood
TL NOTE t Racoon John studied with Denton and the George Smith family named children, Denton so I presume they were all close
this is a different member list I found ............
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Subject: Clear.Fork.Baptist.Clinton-Cumberland.CHURCH
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Clear Fork Baptist
Clinton-Cumberland County KyArchives Church Record
List of members of first day of Apr 18-- [blank]: Isaac DENTON (died Jan? 185- ), Thomas STOCKTON, James CROUCH, Benjamin CAMPBELL, Martha DENTON (d Feb),
Varden LEE, Elizabeth GENTRY, Anis WILLIAMS, Thomas SCOTT, William LEE, James
WOOD, Milly SMITH, Thomas SMITH, Patey HUDDLESTON, Milley HUDDLESTON, Pink
BECK, Christian MYERS, Moses ROBERTS, Mary WHITEHEAD, George SMITH, Samuel
WOOD, Anna DENTON Sr, James BROCK Sr, Jesse ROBERTS, Martha BRISTOW, Nathan
BOND, Nancy RIGHT, Letter? SCOTT, Mary SMITH, Savanah WOOD, John SMITH, Joseph
CRAWFORD, Caty HUDDLESTON, Ann ROBERSON, Celita LEE, Rannett T RICHARDSON,
Elizabeth SMITH, Elizabeth READS
William WOOD, Wm GOODSON Sr, Agness CROUCH, Cleo CAMPBELL, Joseph BRISTOW,
Nicholas GOSNELL, Rebecky PARMLEY, Druzna TULLEY, Joseph PATTON, Ann PAGE,
Mary WILLIAMS, Philip SMITH, Obed GARDNER, Martha DENTON, Agnes FRANKLIN,
William BROWN, Hoomy BECK, Robert WHITEHEAD, ******George SMITH.****
Submitted by: Sandi Gorin http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00002.html#0000404
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