| Tazewell County, Virginia |
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| Church Records |
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| Some Tazewell Co. Preachers, 1800 - 1860 As Identified by Court Orders |
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| Source -- John Newton Harman, Sr. Annals of Tazewell County, 1800-1922, in Two Volumes (Richmond VA: W. C. Hill Publishing Co., 1922), Reissued as 2 vols. in 1 in 1975 by Netti Schreiner-Yantis, Springfield, VA, Vol. I. Extracted and submitted by: June White |
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County Court Law Orders, from June 1800 to May 1810. Order Book No. 1 |
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| 1805. Nov. T. | Rev. John McClure, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, authorized to celebrate the rites of matrimony. (Vol. 1, p. 176) |
| 1808. June T. | "David Young exhibited in Court a license to preach, and took the oaths required by law, whereupon he is exempted from Militia duty." (Vol.1, p. 181) |
| 1809. Nov. T. | David Young having proven to the satisfaction of the Court that he is a legal licensed preacher he was authorized to solemnize the rites of matrimony in this County. (Vol. 1, p. 183) |
| 1810. Feb. T. |
David Young is authorized to celebrate the rites of matrimony, as a local preacher. (Vol. 1, p. 183) |
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County Court Orders
from January 1821 to June 1825 |
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| 1821. Feb. T. | John Tevis, an ordained minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, authorized to celebrate the rites of matrimony. (Vol. 1, p. 203) |
| 1823. Dec. T. | Jonathan Quicksall produced in Court credentials of his ordination and also of his being in regular communion with the Baptist Church of Christ and was authorized to celebrate the rites of Matrimony agreeable to the forms of said church. (Vol. 1, p. 209) |
| 1834. Nov. T. |
Elizabeth Quicksall and John Quicksall were appointed to administer the estate of Jonathan Quicksall, deceased. (Vol. 1, p. 236) |
| 1824. Dec. T. | Edward T. Peery a minister of the Methodist Church was authorized to celebrate the rites of matrimony. (Vol. 1, p. 210) |
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County Court Law
Orders from July 1825 to December 1831 |
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| 1825. Nov. T. | William McGuire a minister of the Methodist Church was authorized to celebrate the rites of matrimony. (Vol. 1, p. 212) |
| 1827. Dec. T. | Hugh Johnston, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church was authorized to celebrate the rites of matrimony. (Vol. 1, p. 214) |
| 1828. Sept. T. | Thomas K. Catlet, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was granted authority to celebrate the rites of matrimony. (Vol. 1, p. 214) |
| 1828. Nov. T. | John J. Barum, a minister of the M. E. Church granted authority to celebrate the rites of matrimony. (Vol. 1, p. 215) |
| 1830. Feb. T. | David Fleming, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, granted authority to celebrate the rites of matrimony. (Vol. 1, p. 216) |
| 1830. Nov. T. | Moses E. Carr, minister of the M. E. Church was authorized to celebrate the rites of matrimony. (Vol. 1, p. 217) |
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| County Court Law Orders, Feb. 1832 to Dec. 1841 | |
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| 1834. Feb. T. | Hiram Ingram a preacher of the Methodist Episcopal Church, took the oath of allegiance. (Vol. 1, p. 234) |
| 1840. May T. |
"Ordered that preachers of the various religious denominations have leave to preach in the Court House, provided their meetings do not interfere with the transaction of public business." (Vol. 1, p. 244) |
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| County Court Law Orders from January 1842 to December 1852 | |
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| 1845. Aug. T. |
David Muncy, a Methodist Minister, authorized to celebrate the rites of matrimony. (Vol. 1, p. 252) |
| 1846. Jan. T. | Wm. E. Neel is authorized to celebrate the rites of matrimony, as it has been represented to this court that no ordained minister of the Gospel is convenient on the Clear Fork in this county. (Vol. 1, p.253) |
| 1847. Sept. T. | "The church near here having been destroyed by fire, it is ordered that the Court House may be used as a place of public worship till the 1st day of January next." (Vol. 1, p. 255) |
| 1849. Jun. T. | On account of the destitution of persons to celebrate the rites of matrimony in some parts of the county, George Gibson and Thomas P. Lambert are authorized to perform said rites. (Vol. 1, p. 257) |
| 1850. Jun. T. | Charles Mitchell authorized to celebrate the rites of matrimony, on account of the destitution of preachers in some parts of the county. (Vol. 1, p. 258) |
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| County Court Law Orders From 1853 to March Term 1870 | |
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| 1857. Dec. T. |
Jonathan Lyon a Presbyterian minister, was authorized to celebrate the rites of matrimony. (Vol. 2, p. 48) |