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065    SAINT MARY'S EPISCOPAL CHAPEL CEMETERY (CA. 1759) [DISUSED]

Location - About 6 miles ENE of Hillsborough on the north side of St. Mary's Road (SR #1002) at its NE intersection with Pleasant Green Road (SR #1567).

Coordinates: 36d 06m 59.0s N; 78d 59m 58.0s W Click here for Online Maps

Survey - This cemetery was surveyed on March 5, 1962 and rechecked on December 4, 1973 and February 10, 1975. Photographs of cemetery and 14 stones found were made by Milton Forsyth in 2005.

Graves, Marked - There were 41 graves marked.

Graves, Unmarked - There were 5 graves unmarked.

Comment - the first chapel was built in 1759; the present church in 1859. Services were discontinued at the church in the 1930s. The cemetery was apparently not in use by the 1960s. The facility had fallen into disrepair when a renovation project was begun in 1974, and continues today (1997). In 1978 the church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The cemetery today is covered with fallen tree materials, and possibly fewer headstones remain than when the survey was conducted. Two Eagle Scouts built a makeshift stone walkway from the church to the cemetery in 1993. There are plans to restore and open the cemetery to future burials. [see Raleigh News & Observer, 2 Dec 1996, P. 1b].

1. Allen, Annyas   (b. 19 Oct 1791 - d. 31 Mar 1826)
'Here Lies Body of Annyas' (An Anania Allen recorded in Orange County Court minutes of 1763) (last name Allen is uncertain)
2. Cain, E Elizabeth   (b. - d. 16 Dec 1851)
Aged 73 Yrs. (Death date 1851(?) questionable)
3. Carrington, Duncan   (b. 25 Aug 1807 - d. 9 Oct 1874)
Footstone: D.C.
4. Carrington, William   (b. - d. 1851)
Aged 85 Yrs. (Son of Duncan Carrington) Footstone: W.C.
5. Dortch, J. Y.   (b. 29 Apr 1800 - d. 6 Sep 1882)
Footstone: J.Y.D.
6. Dortch, Mary A   (b. 20 Aug 1832 - d. 7 Apr 1921)
Daughter of J(ohn) Y(oung) Dortch
7. Douglas, Nancy Cain   (b. Abt 1786 - d. 24 Oct 1848)
Aged 62 Yrs. (first Wife of Adam Douglas) Footstone: N.D. 1848 Stonecutter's mark: A. Gaddess, Maker, Balto.
8. Douglas, Rosanna   (b. - d. 6 Dec 1854)
Aged 75 Yrs. (Sister of Adam Douglas) (stone Broken) Footstone: R.D.
9. E----, Ea----   (b. - d. )
(Letters scratched on fieldstone leaning against tree)
10. Evans, Fannie Elizabeth   (b. 22 Jun 1884 - d. 10 May 1933)
Wife of John Lawson Evans
11. Evans, Jack Spencer   (b. Dec 1911 - d. Dec 1911)
New marker. Infant Son of John and Fannie Evans.
12. Holden, Catharine   (b. - d. 19 Apr 1825)
Wife of John Holden (Sr) Aged 59 Yrs.
13. Holden, John Sr   (b. - d. 22 Oct 1842)
Aged 78 Yrs.
14. Holden, Louisa   (b. - d. 28 Jul 1837)
(Daughter of Thomas W Holden) 'In The 9th Year of Her Age'
15. Kelly, John Jr   (b. 20 May 1779 - d. 24 Nov 1851)
(Only Sandstone Slab In Cemetery)
16. Lata, -----   (b. - d. )
Rough Stone (Name Lata(?) Is Questionable)
17. Latta, John, Jr.   (b. 20 May 1779 - d. 20 Jun 1818)
Aged 39 Yrs.
18. Latta, John, Sr.   (b. 30 Apr 1734 - d. 13 Jul 1824)
"Here lies the body of Jno Latta Senior."
19. Latta, Joseph   (b. 28 Dec 1784 - d. 13 May 1824)
"Here lies the body of.". Aged 29 Yrs. (Should be 39 years) Footstone: J.L.
20. Latta, Suzanna   (b. - d. 4 Jul 1792)
21. Latta, William   (b. - d. 15 Jan 1968)
Born August --(St)
22. Lockhart, Caroline   (b. 5 Nov 1832 - d. 20 Jul 1833)
Daughter of David and Emeline Dortch Lockhart. Footstone: C.L. (Broken)
23. Lockhart, Cora E   (b. 11 Nov 1857 - d. 21 Nov 1859)
Daughter of John P and Caroline Lockhart Footstone: C.E.L.
24. Lockhart, David   (b. 8 Jun 1806 - d. 14 Jan 1847)
Son of Samuel and Ellener Kelley Lockhart 'Our Grandfather' Footstone: D.L.
25. Lockhart, Robert   (b. 30 Oct 1833 - d. 25 Jul 1834)
Son of David and Emeline Dortch Lockhart Footstone: R.L.
26. Lockhart, Samuel P.   (b. 29 May 1843 - d. 21 Aug 1864)
'A Confederate Soldier' Son of David and Emeline Dortch Lockhart. Killed in Battle of Reams Station, Va. Footstone: S.P.L.
27. Nichols, A   (b. - d. 14 Jun 1850)
28. Nichols, Alvis   (b. 15 Nov 1800 - d. 16 Feb 1845)
Footstone: A.N.
29. Nichols, Johnathan   (b. - d. 23 Jan 1800)
'Was Buried Jan. 24, 1800'
30. Nichols, Johnathan A (1)   (b. 13 Dec 1835 - d. 14 Dec 1861)
Footstone: J.A.N.
31. Nichols, Johnathan A (2)   (b. 25 Feb 1862 - d. 20 Mar 1862)
(Infant - 1 Mo. Old)
32. Nichols, Mary A   (b. 20 Sep 1833 - d. 18 Jun 1907)
Footstone: M.A.N.
33. Nichols, Mary Polly Dortch   (b. 13 Jul 1808 - d. 29 Nov 1892)
Wife of Alvis Nichols (Daughter of Levi Young Dortch and Nancy Woods Dortch; Sister of J. Y. Dortch)
34. Nichols, Nannie J.   (b. 12 Nov 1843 - d. 5 Sep 1938)
"Faithful to the end"
35. Nichols, Pe R   (b. - d. 4 Mar 1850)
36. Nichols, Robert M   (b. 8 Nov 1839 - d. 5 Jan 1840)
(Infant) Footstone: R.M.N.
37. Riley, Mary Ellen Catherine   (b. - d. 28 Jul 1897)
(Daughter of Mary E C Riley And Niece of Ellen (eleanor) Bain) (known As Kate) (death Date Is Burial Date)
38. Roberts, Sarah   (b. 27 Jul 1778 - d. 18 Jul 1828)
Loose Stone Found On Top of East Cemetery Wall, Inscription Eroded And Very Dim) (Birthdate 28(?) Jul
39. S----, A----   (b. - d. 1795)
40. Vickers, Alse   (b. 1730 - d. 1780)
(Stone readable until past 5 years; oldest stone in cemetery) (first name could be Alice (?) Or Alsey(?)). Wife of John Vickers, Sr. (ca.1725 - ca.1790).
41. Walker, George C   (b. 25 Oct 1884 - d. 8 Mar 1885)
Infant Son of G. W. (George W.) and C. F. (Cynthia Frances) Walker Footstone: G.C.W. (broken)
42. Walker, Rona   (b. 1 Oct 1880 - d. 22 Mar 1881)
Infant daughter of G. W. (George W.) and C. F. (Cynthia Frances) Walker Footstone: R.W.