Dr Amos Cooper Dayton
Birth: 1 Apr 1813 Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, USA
Death: 11 Jun 1865 (aged 52) Perry, Houston County, Georgia, USA
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Perry, Houston County, Georgia, USA
Memorial #: 13353446
Bio: Amos Cooper Dayton was a physician, Baptist minister, author, editor and educator, perhaps best remembered for his role in the Landmark Baptist movement. He was born at Plainfield, New Jersey, April 1, 1813, the son of Robert Dayton. Dayton married Lucinda H. Harrison. He died at Perry, Georgia, June 11 1865. Dayton graduated from medical college in 1834. From 1839-1852 he was living in Mississippi and practicing as a dentist. Dayton was reared Presbyterian, but united with the Baptists in 1852. From 1854 through 1858 Dayton was the corresponding secretary of the Southern Baptist Convention Bible Board. He served as associate editor of The Tennessee Baptist for about 18 months in 1858-1859. He published the Baptist Banner in Atlanta, Georgia (1863-1864). He died of tuberculosis in 1865. At the time he was pastor of Houston Lake Baptist Church and First Baptist Church and the president of Houston Female Institute, all in Perry, Georgia..
Dayton made significant contributions to the Landmark cause in the area of religious fiction. His book Theodosia Ernest was published in 1857 in two volumes. Theodosia Ernest originally appeared as a series in The Tennessee Baptist. Dayton wrote Pedobaptist and Campbellite Immersions in 1858. Though J. R. Graves was the most prolific writer and outstanding leader of the Landmark movement, J. E. Tull concluded that Dayton's book was "the most cogent attack upon 'alien immersions' which the Landmark movement produced." ("A Study of Southern Baptist Landmarkism in the Light of Historical Baptist Ecclesiology
Inscription: Baptist author, editor, educator and peacher. "Theodosia Ernest" 1st Southern Baptist Novel. dedicated June 12, 2005 GA Baptist Historical Commission
Stone inside a small ornate metal fence.
Family Members
Parents
Jonathan Dayton 1786-1849
Phebe Day Dayton 1789-1871
Spouse
Lucinda "Lucy" Harrison Dayton 1824-1894
Siblings
Dr Harvey Dayton 1811-1887
Elizabeth Phoebe Upson 1818-1901
Anna Mariah Dayton Hale 1823-1898
Harriet Caroline Dayton Martin 1826-1905
Permelia L Dayton Cory 1829-1863
Charles Henry Dayton 1831-1899
Children
Laura Harrison Dayton Eakin 1845-1918
Lucinda Harrison "Lucy" Dayton Phillips 1849-1913
John Dayton 1857-1904
Hugh Lawson Dayton 1858-1927
Narcissa E. "Nannie" Dayton Kannon 1861-1931
Created by: K. Scott Jessup Jr. (46603620)
Added: 2006-02-15T17:21:34.000Z
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13353446/amos_cooper-dayton
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13353446/amos_cooper-dayton: accessed March 29, 2025), memorial page for Dr Amos Cooper Dayton (1 Apr 1813–11 Jun 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13353446, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Perry, Houston County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by K. Scott Jessup Jr. (contributor 46603620).
