Baptized the first white child

 

Reverend John Alderson is noted in the sources as the individual who baptized the first white child in the neighborhood, Jane Keeney. This event marks an important early moment in the settlement of the Greenbrier Valley and highlights the role of religion in the lives of the early settlers.

Here is what is known about this event:

• Jane Keeney was the first white child born in the Greenbrier Valley, which is a significant event in the history of the area.
• Her baptism by Reverend John Alderson indicates the presence of religious figures and the establishment of religious practices in the early settlement.
• The baptism took place in the "neighborhood" suggesting an early community was taking shape.

While the sources do not offer more details about Reverend John Alderson, the fact that he performed this baptism indicates his role as a spiritual leader in this developing community. The act of baptizing a child was a significant and symbolic event, and further illustrates the efforts of early settlers to establish a sense of community and order in their new environment.

The sources also mention that the Methodist and other Christian congregations were beginning to organize in the region, suggesting that this was a period of religious development in the Greenbrier Valley. This context makes the baptism performed by Reverend John Alderson part of a larger trend of religious establishment and social development in the region.