From the "accurate" timeline: “The horizontal lines at the bottom have between them the nicknames given to Baptists during the passing years and ages -- Novations, Montanists, Paulicians and Waldenses.”
Novatians—“held a strict view that refused readmission to communion of lapsi, those baptized Christians who had denied their faith or performed the formalities of a ritual sacrifice to the pagan gods”
Montanists—early Pentecostal/Charismatic types who prophesied and believed that if a person ever fell from grace they could not be restored.
Paulicians—dualistic, believing the Evil Spirit was the creator of this world, rejected the Old Testament, and rejected all outward administration of the Sacraments.
Waldenses—had bishops, priests and deacons who could be either gender, believed it was a sin against the Holy Ghost to betray one of their own group, and their priests were believed to return to heaven periodically to renew their faith.
All I can say is, if the Baptists want to claim these folks as their forebears they can have them. But it certainly is an interesting (to say the very least) family tree, if you ask me.
Thank God that the truth will still make us free!