The Wassonites- Cult or New Denomination?
Reverend Joseph Wasson was my husband's 5th great grand uncle. Oddly enough, my husband's Posey County family did not come from this branch of Wassons, but from descendants of a sibling of Joseph. Joseph, a man of Scottish ancestors, was born August 1, 1782 in Iredell County, North Carolina. Joseph's parents moved to Bourbon County, Kentucky between 1795 and 1800. Joseph married Elizabeth 'Jane' Adams on September 30, 1801 in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Jane was born in 1776 in North Carolina. She was a first cousin to our sixth President, John Quincy Adams! Joseph and Jane had 12 children. At some point, the family moved to Maury County, TN. In 1812 they moved from Maury County, TN to Gibson County, IN. At that time, Joseph met a man named Alexander Campbell. Alexander was the leader of a religious group called the Campbellites. This religious reform was the start of many non-denominational churches, as well as the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Alexander pu...