Valentine Collins "A Lighthouse in the Wilderness History of the Clear Fork Baptist Church"

In my research for my elusive ancestor Valentine Collins, I came across some information that he was in the minutes of a book title ...."A Lighthouse in the Wilderness  History of the Clear Fork Baptist Church" Published by the Clear Fork Baptist Church Albany, Kentucky. 

Now what Valentine Collins was doing in that area we really have no idea....other than there is mention of a William Bunch....possibly his uncle or father...still no information on who Valentine's Bunch father is at the time of this writing.

Here is a link to the book so you can download it and read it at your convenience.  https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/25698-a-lighthouse-in-the-wilderness-history-of-the-clear-fork-baptist-church-with-facsimile-pages-from-the-church-minutes-from-1802-to-1902?offset=2&fbclid=IwAR2ms-BHj9Q2hjV7TJylux6HLJJR0QGJZi0_pLjfaSIBBprZu_Izur_5Fuw

Here are the excerpts of the information that I found on Bunch, Collins and Cole. 

from page 107..." The church met on the fourth Saturday in December 1805 and after prayers proceeds. 1st Bro. Michael Speck reports that he cited Bro. Wm. Bunch to appointment make last church meeting and Bro. Bunch made objections and refused to come and the church appointed Bro. Michael Speck and Bro. James Wood and Bro. Wm. Wood to visit Bro. Bunch and endevor to labor with him and report next church meeting."

 from page 108..." The church met on the fourth Saturday in January 1806 and after prayer proceeds. 1st Wm. Bunch excluded from the church for disorderly conduct and a contempt? against the church in withholding an acknowledgement from the church while the report was know condeming the conduct lay against him. "

 from page 112...." The church met on the third Saturday in September 1806 and after prayer proceeds. 1st A door being opened received Mary Trigg (Frogg) by letter, also Valentine Collinson, received under the watch case of this church. "

from page 114..."The church met on the fourth Saturday in January 1807 and after prayer proceeds. 1st Bro. Brock suspended by the church and the case continued till next meeting. 2nd The referance from October meeting laid till the church meeting in may. 3rd The church taken of a change against Valentine Collins in your various observations made and appointed Bro. Wm. Wood and Isaac Denton to cit him to next church meeting."

In the next entry it states that the "case respecting Bro. Collins continued till next meeting."

  from page 115...."The church met on the fourth Saturday in March 1807 and after prayer proceeds. 1st Bro Collins came forward and after examining the charge against him the church thinks is proper to continue him under sispence till satisfaction is given respecting a report of a contradiction existing in the where his membership is."

 from page 117..."The church met on the fourth Saturday in July 1807 and after prayer proceeds......4th The church takes iy? a charge againsts Valentin Collins who is a trancient member under supence for prevailing action. And the church appoints Bro. Jessie Robert and Bro John Lee to cite him to the next church meeting. "

 from page 118...The church met on the fourth Saturday in August 1807 and after prayer proceeds. ....2nd The case of Vallentine Collins laid over until next meeting lead and approved. "

also from page 118... "The church met on the fourth Saturday in September 1807 and after prayer proceeds. 1st Valentine Collins who was a trancient member under the watch care of this church and suspended on a former report of a contradiction existing between him and some of the members where his membership and charges here being taken in against him for pevoctions and after due labour used with him and he neglected to hear the church. The church declares an unfellowship with him and agrees to inform the church on Black Water. And Bro. Isaac Denton, Wm Goodson, Harden Williams appointed to write to Black Water church in Valentine Callins case --in Bro. Samuel Coles case mentioned at last meeting. 2nd The church agrees that Bro James Williams keep the horse (house) which was was formerly provided by the Bever (Beaver) Creek Church for the use of Bro. Bunch by paying $3.50 to Bro. John Lee in trade and $3.00 to Moses Beck in trade and the expences of making Bro. Bunches coffin. "

 

So from this we can assume that Valentine Collins was at or near Albany, Clinton County, Kentucky from September 1806, until sometime around September 1807.