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Sharon Primitive Baptist Church
Sharon Primitive Baptist Church was established before the Civil War and abandoned sometime in the late 1900's. The church no longer stands but a small cemetery still exists. The land on which the church was founded was donated by Thomas Robinson Jr. Many stones are missing or barely readable. Of the stones that are readable only this one is from my family:

Cinderella Robinson
Died December 2, 1851
Daughter of Thomas and Sarah
age 49 years

I believe, like Don Clark below, Thomas Robinson Jr and his wife Sarah Robinson are both buried in Sharon cemetery, however, no stone has been found that would indicate that.

For a map on the location of Sharon Church click here.


I am grateful to Don Clark of LaFayette Alabama for his work on Sharon and providing the following information.

Sharon (pronounced SHAY-run) Primitive Baptist Church was constituted on July 30, 1835 in Chambers County, Alabama. It was one of the earliest churches organized in the county and the church no longer exists (2007). The first book of Sharon’s records, (1835 – 1857) was discovered several years ago in Warner Robbins, Georgia. This discovery has revealed a wealth of information on some of the earliest settlers of Chambers County. The following excerpts are from those early records in regards to the Robinson family.

To reach the abandoned Sharon Cemetery and church site From the Courthouse in LaFayette, travel east/northeast on County Road 267 for approximately 7.3 miles. Turn right on to County Road 216, travel another 2/10 mile and cemetery is on right side of road. The cemetery is located in the extreme NW corner of the NE ¼ of Section 1, Township 22, Range 27.

3 Oct 1841:
The church in conference at the house of Thomas Robertson (Robinson), Sen.’s, Brother Lloyd moderator.
1.  Invited visiting brethren to seats with us.
2.  Opened a door for the reception of members and received by letter, Thomas Robertson (Robinson), Sen. and his wife, Sarah Robertson (Robinson), also a black woman, by the name of Milley, the property of Thomas Robertson (Robinson).
Benjamin Lloyd, Moderator  Josephus Barrow, C.L.K.

Note: Clerk Barrow spelled the name Robertson but later in the records the name is recorded as Robinson.

25 Dec 1841:
Met in conference, Brother Lloyd moderator.
1.  Invited visiting brethren to seats with us.
2.  Opened a door for the reception of members and received by experience Mary Dosier (Robinson Dozier) and Jesse B. Robertson (Robinson).
3.  The Church unanimously called Brother Lloyd to the charge of the church for another year.
4.  Brother Brooks stating to the church that there was a difficulty between Sister Satterwhite and himself and wife, the church appointed the following brethren to endeavor to settle the difficulty, viz: Cotton, Barrow, Lloyd, Harris and Foster.
Benjamin Lloyd, Moderator  Josephus Barrow, C.L.K.

13 August 1842:
Met in conference. Brother Lloyd moderator.
1.  Invited visiting brethren to seats with us.
2.  Opened a door for the reception of members, received none.
3.  Proceed to elect(ion of) delegates to represent this church in the Association, which resulted in the choice of the following brethren, viz: Lloyd, Barrow and Foster in case of failure.
4.  Appointed the brother clerk to write a letter to the Association and present it at our next meeting for inspection.
5.  Proceeded to the choice of a new Clerk, whereupon Brother Jesse B. Robertson (Robinson) was chosen.
6.  On application, granted sister Clarissa Cook a letter of dismission.
Benjamin Lloyd, Moderator Josephus Barrow, C.L.K.

3 Sept 1842:
Sharon Church (met in) conference. Brother Barrow, moderator.
1. Invited visiting brethren and sisters to seats with us.
2  Opened a door for the reception of members, received none.
3.  Church authorized Brother J. B. Robinson to purchase and put to our meeting house door one good lock.
J. B. Barrow, Moderator J. B. Robinson, C. Clk.

Note: Once Jesse B. Robinson became clerk, the Robertson name became Robinson.

8 Oct 1842:

Met in conference, Brother Lloyd moderator
1.  Invited visiting brethren and sisters to seats with us.
2.  Opened a door for the reception of members. Received Brother C. (Casper) M. Amos and Sister Christian (Robinson) Amos by confession of faith, being recommend by New Hope church.
B. Lloyd, Moderator  J. B. Robinson, C. Clk

16 Jan 1844:
Met in conference, Brother Barrow moderator
1.  Invited visiting brethren to seats with us.
2.  Opened a door for the reception of members, received none.
3.  Took up the reference from our last meeting relative to Brother Barrows answering the church whether he would serve us as our preacher this year & after expressing his views fully relative to the matter agreed to preach for us this year.
4.  Brother J. B. Robinson called for a letter of dismission for himself & Sister Elizabeth Carlisle & Richard, a man of Colour, the property of John Greer, deceased also Matilda, a woman of colour, the property of J. B. Robinson.
J. Barrow, moderator C. M. Amos, Clk Pro.

11 March 1844:
Met in conference, Brother Barrow Moderator
1.  Invited visiting brethren to seats with us.
2.  Opened a door for the reception of members, received by letter Brother Abel L. Robinson and Sister Sarah Robinson.
3. The church went into the choice of clerk & made choice of Brother A. L. Robinson, also dismission by letter Brother James Baily & wife.
J. Barrow, Moderator C. M. Amos, Clk.

8 August 1846:
The church in conference, Brother J. Barrow moderator.
Received by letter Sister Mary (Robinson) Dozier. The reference of last meeting taken up as regards Sister Tate & satisfaction give by Sister Tate, dismissed. __________________ Elizabeth Penberton ____ a charge brought into the church by Brother Collier against Sister Thrash for communing with the Missionary Baptists. Appointed Brethren Copelin (Copeland), Rogers and Fuller to cite Sister Thrash to our next meeting. Went into the choice of delegates to our next Association, made choice of Brethren Barrow, Fuller & Williamson in case of failure. Agreed to send two dollars for minutes. The brother clerk to write.
A. L. Robinson, Clk.

10 October 1846:
The church met in conference, Brother J. Barrow, moderator.
Received by experience Brother Z. Faulkner, also Sister Amandy Faulkner, Martha J. (Robinson) Dozier & Martha Ann Robinson. Dismissed by letter Brother V. Thrash & Sister Nancy Thrash.
A. L. Robinson, Clk.

6 Nov 1846:
The church in conference, Brother J. Barrow moderator.
Dimissed by letter Sister Martha Ann Robinson and as a church give Brother C. S. Tate to pick whosoever God in his wisdom may direct him.
A. L. Robinson, Clk.

__ July 1849:
The church in conference, Brother J. Barrow moderator.
Received by experience Brother James E. Hobson and Sister Elizabeth J. Hobson. Dismissed by letter Brother C. (Casper) M. Amos and Sister C. (Christian Robinson) Amos.
A. L. Robinson, Clk.

__ February 1853:
The Church of Christ at Sharon met in conference after reaching (by Brother) Barron, moderator.
1.  Invited visiting brethren & sisters to seats with us.
2.  Opened the door of the church for the reception of members and none came forward. Brother Laseter request a letter of dismission for Brother A. L. Robinson & his wife and sister Sary (Sarah) Robinson and Milly a black sister the property of Sister Sary (Sarah) Robinson, the request granted.
3.  The church at Enon request two or more of our brethren to meet with that church on Friday before the 3 Sabbath in March next, the Brethren Laseter, Fuller & Barrow was appointed to go.
J. Barrow, Moderator  W. Fuller, C. Clk.

In David Hall’s book Once Upon A Time – A History of the Emory Chapel Community page 348 he states:

“Thomas Robinson about 1839 immigrated to the Fredonia Community of Chambers County while several of his children resided in the nearby Emory Chapel Community. Thomas died August 18, 1846 and is buried in an unmarked grave at Mount Hickory Cemetery just below that of his oldest son, Abel Lewis Robinson.”

The Sharon Church Records reveal that Thomas Robinson joined the church by letter on October 3, 1841. There is no mention of him leaving the church between the date of joining and the death that Hall gives of August 18, 1846. So we can rightly assume here that Thomas Robinson was a member of Sharon Church at the time of his death. His son Abel Lewis Robinson was a member of Sharon Church from March 11, 1844 through February __, 1853. We can assume here that Abel Robinson moved from the eastern part of the county to a location nearer Mount Hickory Church. Unfortunately the Mount Hickory Church Records were destroyed by a fire in 1880, so there is no way of knowing for sure. But since Abel is buried at Mount Hickory Cemetery, it is very likely that he moved his membership from Sharon to Mount Hickory. Mount Hickory Church has two cemeteries. The oldest cemetery is near the cross roads known as Rock Fence. From an old deed, it seems that Mount Hickory moved from this location in the year 1847, one mile west, to the present location. According to local lore and inscriptions from what became as the second cemetery for Mount Hickory Church, the first burial in this cemetery was that of Mrs. Elizabeth Whatley Carlisle who died on February 22, 1855.

So with the above facts:
1. Thomas Robinson was a member of Sharon Church at the time of his death in 1846.
2. Abel Robinson was a member of Sharon Church at the time of his father’s death in 1846.
3. Other members of the Robinson family were members of Sharon Church in 1846.
4. Mount Hickory Cemetery #2, the alleged burial site of Thomas Robinson had not been established in 1846.
5.  Cinderella Robinson, the oldest daughter of Thomas Robinson, is buried in the old Sharon Cemetery:

“Cinderella Robinson, Daughter of Thomas and Sarah Robinson Died December 2, 1851 – Aged 49 years.”

6. There is no known Robinson Family Cemetery in the vicinity of Sharon Church.
7. There is no connection with Mount Hickory Church and the Robinsons in 1846.

This is evidence to me that Thomas Robinson (and wife Sarah) are buried at old Sharon Cemetery in the close proximity of their daughter Cinderella Robinson. Hopefully this information will be helpful to all researchers of this early pioneer family of Chambers County, Alabama.