After Elvira's sister, Abigail Allen made the statement about the length of the prayer given by the minister at Elvira and William's marriage ceremony(1786) I had to go looking to see what I could find about him. His name was Jacob Crocker and as she mentioned he was a Baptist preacher. Wake Forrest has a great NC Baptist Historical Collection So far I've searched the NC Baptist Biographical Files Collection. In it I found not only Jacob Crocker, but some family information within his file which showed interaction with the Winston family(they are connected to the Shem Cooke descendants). There was also a card for Roland Cooke within that collection with a notation of Records and an additional item to check.
In addition to the previously mentioned NC Baptist Biographical Files Collection you can also find:
- Baptist Newspapers
- Baptist State Convention of NC Digital Collection
- Books & Pamphlets
- NC Baptist Church Records & Association Files
- Religion in NC Project
"U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900," database with images, Ancestry(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/26266:1995?tid=77121678 : accessed 12 February 2023), H > Harris, William - Hawley, James > Harrison, Sarah - Harsin, Garret > image 381-473 of 1112: citing NARA microfilm publication M804, Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C.[Image is from the portion of the War Pension & Bounty Land Warrant Application File of Elvira Harrison which includes a sworn statement by her sister Abigail Allen who lived one county to the west of Elvira at the time of her application. Abigail was in attendance at the wedding of her sister to Wm Harrison and detailed her memories of the ceremony]
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