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253    MORAN, WILLIAM THOMAS [J48.1]

Location - Hickory Mountain Township. On the north side of NC 902, Pittsboro--Bear Creek Road, 0.5 mile east of SR 2163, Alex Cockman Road

Coordinates: 35d 41m 30.0s N; 79d 15m 50.0s W Click here for Online Maps

On 16 July 1981, Nolan Moran reported 2 graves and 15-20 field stones. William Thomas Moran was a Revolutionary War soldier in 10th Regiment, Sharpe's Company.

View of the cemetery sign.

Owner: McLaurin.
Topo Quadrant: Siler City NE.
Family owned: Yes.
Abandoned: Yes.
Number of graves: 20.
Cemetery size: 50' x 50'.
White: Yes.
Unrestricted access: Yes.
Not identified: Yes.
Enclosed: Yes.
Enclosed explanation: Fence.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 6.
Last burial: 1850.
First burial: 1829.
Listed: Yes.
Listed explanation: Shown on G. P. Stout's Historical Map of Chatham County.

Significant events: William Thomas Moran was a Revolutionary War soldier in the 10th Regiment, Sharpe's Company.

Last canvassed by: Nolan K. Moran. Date: 16 July 1981. Photographed by Barbara C. Pugh in April 2010.

1. Moran, Delilah Mann   (b. 1760 - d. 1851)
Wife of William Thomas Moran. Ref: Nolan Moran. Cast marker.
2. Moran, William Thomas   (b. 1760 - d. May 1830)
Husband of Delilah Mann Moran. Revolutionary War soldier, 10th Regt. Sharpe Co. Bottom of marker. - Cast marker. - Burial site.
3. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. 1831)
Carved marker with date of 1831. Another view.
4. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Various fieldstone markers: #2. - #3. - #4. - #5. - #6.
5. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Marker with what appears to be PM and 12.