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147    ELLINGTON, FIELDING F. [E93.2]

Location - In New Hope Township, east of Haw River Baptist Church on Mt. Gilead Church Road, about 3,000 feet on old logging road, now closed with cable and posted.

Coordinates: 35d 45m 26.0s N; 79d 04m 40.0s W Click here for Online Maps

In October 2005 Jane Pyle and Nancy Simons recorded 6 gravestone inscriptions and noted four depressions marked with fieldstones. The site is an abandoned farmstead in logged-over tract. Jim and Bev Wiggins visited the site with Dennis Brooks on 4 Oct 2008. A huge boxwood covers part of the cemetery. Nearby are the ruins of a house with part of the chimney still standing. On 29 Aug 2013, Jim and Bev Wiggins revisited the site accompanied by Fred Ward, the developer's representative, and Charles Eliason, surveyor. All of the grave markers were photographed on this visit. View #2 of the cemetery. View #3 of the cemetery.

Owner: Parker Springs LLC.
Legal Description: Parcel 17425. Deed book 1320/108. Plat 95-484. Deed book AD/538, 1837 George Ellington from Johnson Busbee, 321 acres on south side of Parkers Creek; AM/60 and AM/308 F.F. Ellington from George W. Ellington, 1860 (executed 1844). Also see old plats AM-61, 1837 and BR-142, 1886.
Topo Quadrant: Farrington.
Family owned: Yes.
Abandoned: Yes.
Number of graves: 12.
Cemetery size: 25' x 35'.
White: Yes.
Restricted access: Yes. Posted Land
Overgrown and easy to identify: Yes.
Enclosed: No.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 6.
Last burial: 1893.
First burial: 1862.
Unusual situation: Yes.
Markers damaged: Yes.
Other damage explanation: two broken, possibly ravages of time.
Hazards: neglect.
Listed: Yes.

Miscellaneous information: One Civil War soldier (George Farrington Ellington); 1850 Census lists Fielding Ellington, 37; wife Nancy, 37; Ferrington, 15; William, 13; Jane, 11; Crosley, 7; Walter, 4; and Elizabeth, 2. 1860 Census lists FF Ellington, 47; Nancy, 46; GF, 25; WP, 22; Jane, 21; Walter, 12. 1870 Census lists Jno J. Knight, 38; Sarah J, 30; Fred, 4; William, 2; Carrie, 1; Lugenia Poe, 10; John Petty, 14; Epey Ellington, 16 (domestic servant).

Last canvassed by: Jane Pyle. Date: 30 Oct 2005. Jim and Bev Wiggins, Oct 2008; Jim and Bev Wiggins, 31 Aug 2013.

1. Ellington, Fielding Farrington   (b. 29 Jan 1813 - d. 19 Jan 1885)
Husband of Nancy Lewis Ellington. Marker material Marble. Condition broken. Oak leaf motif. Footstone: FFE. Top half of marker. Bottom half of marker. Footstone F.F.E.
2. Ellington, George Farrington   (b. 4 Dec 1834 - d. 10 Mar 1862)
26 N. C. Regiment. At rest. Marker material Marble. Condition good. Footstone beginning G, other letters illegible. North Carolina Troops, Vol. VII, p. 524, lists a G. Farrington Elington, 1834-1862, giving date of death 23 Mar 1862, of disease in Goldsboro. George is buried at Willowdale Cemetery, 306 E. Elm Street, Goldsboro, Wayne County, NC. The family cemetery grave marker is a tribute to George. Closeup of inscription. Footstone: G.F.E.
3. Ellington, Nancy Gray Lewis   (b. 25 Aug 1813 - d. 6 Dec 1893)
Wife of Fielding Farrington Ellington. "Asleep in Jesus". Marker material Marble. Condition good. Footstone: N.G.E. Another view.
4. Knight, Babie   (b. 1 Jul 1873 - d. 16 Sep 1878)
Infant of J .J. and S. J. Knight. [John J. and Sarah Jane Ellington Knight]. Marker material Marble. Condition good. Another view.
5. Knight, Carrie Lea   (b. 22 Dec 1869 - d. 21 Sep 1877)
Daughter of J. J. and S. J. Knight. [John J. and Sarah Jane Ellington Knight]. Marker material Marble. Condition fair. Footstone. Grave is outlined with white quartz rocks. Footstone: C.L.K. Another view.
6. Knight, Joana   (b. 1 Feb 1871 - d. 17 Sep 1877)
Daughter of J. J. and S. J. Knight. [John J. and Sarah Jane Ellington Knight]. Marker material Marble. Condition fair. Another view.
7. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone.
8. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone.Another view.
9. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone.Another view.
10. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone.
11. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone.
12. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone.