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!Sanders Saga Vol XII, #2, Nov 1980 p7
Temple Work done 1841 - Nauvoo
!Pvt. Moses Sanders (Martin) enlisted 8 May 1862, Co. D. 43 Georgia Infantry at
Atlanta Geo. for 3 Yrs or duration-Captured 4 Jul 1863 at Vicksburg, Miss-
Paroled 7 Jul 1863 by Ohio Volunteers (Confederate Soldier)
Soldier NC Revolution, Iredell Co.
Founder of Grove Level, Nails Creek and Many Other Baptist Churches
tombstone says "Christ is My Anchor"
grandchildren include Sallie Hooper, Wm. Sanders, Obediah Sanders, Betsy Carter
Aaron Sanders and John Sanders are also descendants, but children or grand
all listed on Frances Garrett Hughes DAR application
Amos, Martin, Kennington, Grider and Sanders Families
Entries: 261 Updated: Thu Oct 26 14:08:00 2000 Contact: Sarrah M. Amos
source:Early Settlers of Banks Count Georgia by Barbara LeFevre
Moses Sanders Constructed a Log missionary in the early 1770's and in the year 1787 became the first pastor of Nails Creek Baptist Church.
The old Federal Road which ran off old Cherokee grounds as in the 1805 Treaty of Tellico, Tennessee, the Cherokees themselves authorized this road which begins in Chattanooga, Tenn and runs to Flowery Branch to Augusta. It was called the Federal road because it was a mail route. Communities along this road were Mt. Pleasant.,Walnut Hills, Jewelsville and Nails Creek named for Joe Nails who ran a trading post.
Nails Creek Baptist Church was established on 11th February 1787.The marker lists Rev Moses Sanders .page 141
In the minutes of Grove Level Church May 1802 stated that the following members of the arm of Nails Creek Baptist Church met at Grove Level Meeting house and were Constituted a Church .( To be called Grove Level Baptist Church) by a presbytery composed of Moses Sandrers Sr. , John Doss, William Denman and Thomas Maxwell . choose Moses Sandrers sr as our supply. The names of 62 members included Richard Mauldin, ( who married Nancy Sanders dtr of Moses bn 1778), Silas Sanders, David Sanders (who married Mary Allred) Francis Sanders ( who may be the brother to Moses),Sally Sanders and Polly Sanders.
abstracted from the NailsCreek Baptist Church records.
Rev Moses served in the Continental Army under General George Washington and bore a number of scars from Bayonet Wounds., Taken from the History of Nails Creek Baptist Church.
one source said he got the scars in a bayonet fight with a British soldier and the " Brit" lost.< not confirmed>
Will of Moses Sanders dated 28 th Feburary 1817 in Franklin Co ( Groves Level ,later Banks Co ) Georgia
"In the name of God, amen" I Moses Sanders Sr of the state aforesaid and County Of Franklin,being of sound and disposing mind and Memory, and calling to mind that it is once appointed for all men to die. I constitute and make this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all other former wills and testaments made or intended to be made.
Firstly I will that all my debts as shall by me owing at my death together, with all changes touching the proving of or otherwise concerning this my will shall in the first place be paid out of my personal estate and effects. From and after payment thereof and subject thereunto this my will is that all the residue of my estate of every description, shall be appraised except the part I hereafter lend my wife. after such appraisement made that the same be divided as follows.
I will that my lands shall be divided into four equal parts, except that I am now about to give and have deeded to away with a small bit of land to my son, John Sanders adjoining the place where I now live beginning at Buch Corner at the mouth of the branch thence to the branch where my ( undeciperable) forms the branch, thence up the branch to the old line, thence along old line to the other branch.
One hundred acres I give Nancy Jones and Joel Sanders across the upper end of the Four hundred acre
tract of land granted to myself a