EV. THOMAS TRUITT was born in 1816, in Orange (now Alamance) county, North Carolina, and died in Alamance county, in 1874. He was buried at Brown's chapel, about a mile west of Burlington. (This church is no longer kept up and the place is marked only by the graves.)

      He represented Shallow Ford (Huffines') church in the Conference at Pleasant Grove in Randolph county, in 1848. He was also at New Providence as a representative in 1848. In 1852, he attended Union chapel as a licentiate of the Conference, and at the Conference at Mt. Pleasant in Randolph county in 1858, he was recommended for ordination, and the following presbytery was appointed: Elders J. R. Holt, A. Apple, and G. G. Walker, to ordain him to the office of Elder. He attended the Conference at New Providence in 1855. And likewise he attended the Conference at Bethlehem in 1857. He reported that he preached twenty-nine times; attended and assisted in seven sacramental meetings; received five members; attended two Sunday schools. He was an active Sunday school worker and did much for the Sunday school cause to which he was passionately devoted.

      In 1859, he was at the Conference at Union chapel, and reported having preached eleven times and received $1.85, and walked 216 miles. He resided near Company [287] Shops (now Burlington), North Carolina. In 1872, the Home Mission committee of the Conference at Shallow Well, Moore county, reported him to preach at Shallow Ford, and labor in the Sunday school. Rev. A. Iseley was the pastor. The ministerial report of Mr. Truitt for 1873 shows the same labors as assigned the preceding year.

      The committee on memoirs at Hanks' chapel, in 1874, report as follows: "Resolved, That we have heard with feelings of profound sorrow of the death of Brother Thomas Truitt at his residence near Company Shops (Burlington), North Carolina, 2. That we will cherish the memory of our departed brother, believing that in the meek and quiet tenor of his life he gave evidence of his being a sincere follower of Christ, and that he now rests from his labors.

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