Ten miles west of Winchester, on Indian Creek, about one mile below where the present Allansville Pike crosses the creek.
Nathaniel Haggard Sr. and 4 of his married sons emigrated to Ky. from Albermarle Co. Va. about 1788. The father and 3 of his sons, Nathaniel Jr., Bartlett and James settled in the Bush settlement around the Old Stone Meeting House on Lower Howard's Creek, but John, who married mary Shepherd in Va., a son of Nathaniel Haggard Sr. settled about 6 miles southeast of Winchester, between the waters of Four Mile and Upper Howard's Creek, afterwards known as the Haggard-Hampton settlement.
John Haggard Sr. became a member of Unity Church. Tradition says that Elder James Quisenberry, pastor of Unity Church, married his 2nd wife in 1811, within 6 weeks after the death of his 1st wife, who left 12 children. This hasty action so offended John Haggard Fr. that he withdrew his membership from Unity Church and, with others, constituted a new church, known as Indian Creek Church.
The first record we have of this church is in August 1823, when a deed was recorded in Clark Co. (Book 10, page 127) from John Haggard Sr. and his wife, Mary Haggard, to the Trustees of Indian Creen Church for one acre of land and the church house, which was already built in the center of the lot.
Tradition also says the church record book of Indian Creek Church was lost in a fire, along with the first record book of Mt. Olive Church.
In 1827 Indian Creek Church was received into Boone's Creek Assn., reporting 60 members, and her messengers being Elder Edward Kindred, J.T. Watts, Jesse Hampton and David Reed, the last 2 being sons-in-law of John Haggard Dr. The next year the church reported 105 members, and thereafter her membership never exceeded 105.
When the division came in 1829 between the Baptists and the followers of Alexander Campbell, Indian Creek Church stood loyal to the Baptists and was on eof the 7 churches to vote for retainin gwhat is the present constitution of Boone's Creek Assn.
The doctrine as preached by the new sect gained but few, if any, adherents from this congregation.
In 1830, Boone's Creek Assn. her annual session with Indian Creek Church, when she reported 95 members.
In 1845 Mt. Olive Church was constituted by the union of Unity and Indian Creek Churches.
John Haggard Sr., 2 of his sons, David T. and Martin Haggard, as well as his sons-in-law David Reed and Jesse Hampton, were prominent members of Indian Creek Church.
In 1845 David T. Haggard, Jesse Hampton and David Reed were members of the committee from Indial Creek Church to confer with a committee from Unity Church as to uniting with Unity Church. On this committee (of Unity Church), were 2 other sons and another son-in-law of John Haggard Sr. (see Mt. Olive Church records). |
