Brinson, Rev. James, a pioneer in the region between Ouachita and Red River, was born in Tennessee.

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Admin  ·   · Daily Baptist Encyclopedia Post by Jim Curran Brinson, Rev. James, a pioneer in the region between Ouachita and Red River, was born in Ten- nessee. By his labors some of the earliest churches in this region were gathered. He died in 1831. From the Baptist Encyclopedia by William Cathcart(NOTE: sometimes in researching Baptist history you find men that had quite an impact but are virtually unknown and even where they are buried is a mystery known only to the Lord- James Brinson is one of those men- I did find a little more information in findagrave that was compiled from other sources) BRINSON, James, clergyman. Born near New Bern, N. C., 1761; son of Rev. James and Kezia Linton Brinson. Removed from Middle Tennessee to North Louisiana frontier, 1820, with several related families. Established the first Baptist churches in the hill country, including present parishes of Lincoln, Webster, Bienville and Claiborne. Moderator, Louisiana Baptist Convention, 1822 and 1827. Married, 1783, Patience Purser of North Carolina. Children: Mary Ann (Polly) Koonce, Enoch, Jesse, Josiah, Elizabeth Whitson, Hollen (Holly) McFarland, Sarah Ann (Sallie) Nelson, Philip, Keziah Martin Crow, Laurett Nelson and Mitchell Brinson. Died, September 5, 1831, either Bienville Parish or Claiborne Parish. Grave site undetermined. P.C.C. Sources: Robert W. Brinson, Here, There and Yonder: A Brinson Genealogy (n.d.); Glen Lee Greene, House Upon a Rock: About Southern Baptists in Louisiana (1973); William E. Paxton, A History of the Baptists of Louisiana … (1888).