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064    OLD ENO QUAKER BURYING GROUND (1759)

Location - In Hillsborough Township NE of Hillsborough off Hwy 57 at Mars Hill (a prominent geological edifice). On the north side of the highway about 0.15 mi. north of Strouds Creek Road, which is just north of the Mars Hill Baptist Church. The cemetery is listed on the Orange County GIS system as PIN 9876-10-0265.

Coordinates: 36d 06m 50.0s N; 79d 05m 52.0s W Click here for Online Maps

Survey - M. C. Engstrom and Virginia C. Forrest surveyed this cemetery in November, 1959; it was rechecked by M. C. Engstrom and Beatrice B. Doak in October, 1973. Milton Forsyth visited and photographed the cemetery in February 2005 courtesy of Mrs. A. D. Freeland.

Graves, Marked - There were 57 marked graves, a number of stones only partially readable.

Graves, Unmarked - None listed.

Status - The meeting house and cemetery property of 5 acres was rented to the Quaker Meeting on 15 Jul 1768 by Joseph Maddock for a five shilling payment plus 4 pence per year (see Orange County Deeds, Book 2, Page 565). The cemetery is surrounded by a rock wall and was in fair condition. In February 2005 the unattended cemetery had a number of fallen trees and tree limbs on it, had a heavy growth of young trees and bushes with some briars, and was covered in periwinkle, all of which suggested heavy vegetation cover in the summer. Also noted were a number of old red marker flags on graves, possibly from a past survey.

The Chapel Hill Friends Meeting established an Eno Cemetery Committee that conducted a study relating to the cemetery from 1999 thru 2001. The general purpose was to determine if it was feasible to restore and preserve it. Their conclusion was that it was not within the capability of the Meeting to do this, and that no other organization contacted was willing to accept the responsibility. Their report is recorded in the Orange County Register of Deeds office in Book 2483, Pages 248-257.

1. Burnside, John   (b. 25 Jul 1776 - d. 9 Apr 1862)
(Tree fallen on stone)
2. Burnsides, Hannah   (b. - d. 12 Jul 1834)
'Dcd. 12th 7m. 1834' (Name May Be I.(?) Hannah) (9 Semi-Circles On Stone)
3. C----, M T   (b. - d. )
4. Cates, Susannah   (b. - d. 2 Mar 1828)
'Died March 2, 1828 Aged 31' (Death Date 2(?) Mar 1828)
5. Chambers, J   (b. - d. )
(Surname Chambers(?))
6. Chambers, M W   (b. - d. )
(Surname Chambers(?))
7. Chambers, Samuel   (b. - d. 11 May 1809)
Trustee of Eno Meeting (Name Chambers(?); Name Samuel(?))
8. Chambers, Sarah   (b. - d. )
(Probable Wife of Samuel Chambers) (name Chambers(?); Name Sarah(?))
9. Chambers, T N M   (b. - d. )
(Name Chambers(?); Initial M(?))
10. Comb, W   (b. - d. 3 Sep 1811)
(GrandSon of William C(omb). Flowers and leaves on stone.) Footstone: W.C.
11. Comb, William, Sr.   (b. - d. 18 Aug 1791)
'Dec. Au. the 19, 1791' (Flowers and leaves on stone. Comb leased 5 acres land for burying ground, meeting-house, school: Sworn chain-carrier for William Churton's first (1754) survey of Corbinton Grant.) Question concerning name Wm. (sr.) C(omb)(?)
12. D----, I F   (b. - d. )
13. F----, Amandia   (b. - d. )
(Stone badly flawed; leaning against tree) (note: this may be the Amandia Jackson who married Stephen Cole)
14. F----, H   (b. - d. )
15. F----, M.   (b. - d. 1809)
(Stone flaked) (inscription: 'M.F. 1809') Year of death could be 1809
16. F----, Mandia J.   (b. - d. )
(Stone badly flawed; leaning against tree) (note: this may be the Amandia Jackson who married Stephen Cole) See F----, Amandia
17. F----, S   (b. - d. )
18. Faucett, R. C.   (b. - d. )
19. Faucette, F. M.   (b. - d. 17 Jul 1826)
'A. 3 Weeks' (seven dots indicate letters on stone) Question concerning surname faucette(?)
20. Faucette, J. C.   (b. - d. )
21. Fosset, Mary   (b. - d. 4 May 1810)
(The 0 in 1810 has been cut over 7; orig. read 1817) Question concerning given name Mary?
22. Fosset, R.   (b. - d. Dec 1825)
(Deathdate could be 1824 or 1825(?))
23. Freeland, Harriet N Holeman   (b. 11 Jun 1836 - d. 7 Jan 1907)
Wife of William J. Freeland (Married Feb. 21 1859)
24. Freeland, Mary Ann   (b. - d. 31 Jul 1848)
Daughter of J. and L. Freeland. Aged 14 Yrs.
25. Freeland, William J   (b. 12 Dec 1826 - d. 3 Aug 1910)
26. H----, D   (b. - d. )
(On Same Stone As H.T.)
27. H----, T F   (b. - d. )
28. Irayd, William   (b. - d. )
(Ervin? William carved upside down. Stone leaning against tree)
29. Jackson, Catherine C   (b. - d. )
'Wife of L(Evi) Jackson' (inscription almost illegible)
30. Jackson, Elizabeth D. Ellis   (b. 12 Jan 1810 - d. 27 Oct 1848)
Wife of Abel G Jackson. Footstone: E.D.J. (Daughter of Rev. John Ira Ellis and Rachel Ellis of Ellis' Mill on Eno River) (tombstone maker - Lauder, Fayetteville)
31. Jackson, J (2)   (b. - d. )
32. Jackson, J.   (b. - d. )
33. Jackson, M   (b. - d. )
Question concerning surname Jackson(?)
34. Jackson, T   (b. - d. )
Question concerning surname Jackson(?)
35. Jackson, W J   (b. - d. 1811)
Question concerning surname Jackson(?)
36. Jordan, W. T. R.   (b. 24 Oct 1818 - d. 30 Jan 1843)
(Tool-marks on back of bevelled stone)
37. M----, E M   (b. - d. )
38. M----, G   (b. - d. )
Question concerning surname M----(?)
39. M----, J   (b. - d. )
(Child's Grave)
40. M----, J   (b. - d. )
41. M----, M   (b. - d. )
42. M----, M   (b. - d. )
43. M----, M   (b. - d. )
(Letters Run Together)
44. M----, N   (b. - d. )
(Pink Manganese Stone) First Name Could Be An N
45. M----, S   (b. - d. )
46. M----, S   (b. - d. )
(May be Susannah Miller, Wife of George Miller, D. 1795, who lived north of the Cemetery)
47. M----, S   (b. - d. 15 Oct 1828)
48. Marris, M   (b. - d. 11 Mar 1844)
Question concerning Maris? And death year 1844(?)
49. McCracken, Abigail   (b. 23 Sep 1786 - d. 9 Sep 1858)
Footstone: A.M. (New Stone; Old Stone Nearby)
50. McCracken, Catharine   (b. 11 Nov 1803 - d. 11 Nov 1873)
Wife of Thomas McCracken. "She Hath Done What She Could". Footstone: C.M. (new stone; old stone nearby)
51. McCracken, Thomas   (b. 9 Feb 1794 - d. 16 Feb 1892)
Husband of Catharine McCracken. "But now they deserve a better country, that is, a heavenly; whereof God is not ashamed to be called their God; for He hath prepared for them a city". Footstone: T.M.
52. Millar, Jesse   (b. - d. )
Question concerning first name Jesse(?)
53. Miller, Jesse   (b. 7 Oct 1834 - d. 29 Dec 1909)
Captain 31 Regt. N.C. Inf. CSA (Bronze Military Plaque) great grandSon of George and Susannah Miller (above). This is the third Jesse Miller, Son of the second Jesse and his wife Margaret Tickle.
54. P----, S   (b. - d. 11 May 1811)
'De. May The 11, 1811'
55. Palmer, Henry G   (b. - d. )
Husband of Agnes Palmer. Lived near cemetery.
56. Palmer, Priscilla Bivens   (b. - d. 1 May 1820)
Wife of Martin Palmer, carpenter. Aged 68 Yrs. Footstone: P.P. (only grave in cemetery surrounded with earth and stones) Picture of grave.
57. R----, --   (b. - d. )
58. Thompson, A   (b. - d. 23 Dec 1883)
59. Thompson, A.   (b. - d. 4 Dec 1832)
from survey of 1959 by Durward T. Stokes
60. Thompson, Abel   (b. - d. 26 Jan 1847)
Probably Abel Thompson, d. 26 Jan 1847, age 66, death announced in Hillsborough Recorder, 4 Feb 1847. [Updated information from Marge Thompson of Texas, Oct 2005]
61. Thompson, E   (b. - d. 3 Jul 1807)
(Deathdate-- Dy. 3, 1889(?))
62. Thompson, E.   (b. - d. 11 Sep 1832)
from survey of 1959 by Durward T. Stokes
63. Thompson, H   (b. - d. )
(On Same Stone As D.H.) D.H. H.T.
64. Thompson, I   (b. - d. Oct 18??)
(First initial could be J) (deathdate-- Dec 10 Mo. (Oct))
65. Thompson, I   (b. Abt 1777 - d. 9 Jun 1839)
Inscription: "Age 62". "H.T." on same stone. This is believed to be John Thompson (b. c1777 - d. 9 Jan 1839), whose death was announced in the Hillsborough Recorder, 10 Jan 1839, "[age] 60, on the 9th inst.". [Updated information from Marge ThompSon of Texas, Oct 2005]
66. Thompson, James   (b. Abt 1770 - d. 24 Jun 1846)
A broken slab of dark slate covers the grave. This is most likely James (IV), the Son of the trustee, James Thompson (III) who had died between July and August of 1794. Death announced Hillsborough Recorder, 2 Jul 1846, "[age] 80, in this vicinity Thursday evening last" (but other records suggest he would have been only about 76). [Updated information from Marge ThompSon of Texas, Oct 2005]
67. Thompson, Joshua   (b. Abt 1774 - d. 28 Jul 1837)
(Son of Trustee James Thompson) Aged 63 Footstone: 'J.T. Dec. 7 Mo. 18--'
68. Thompson, M   (b. - d. 21 Oct 1821)
Footstone: 'M.T. Died 21 October, 1821' Almost certainly Mary "Polly" Jackson Thompson, Wife of Joshua. [Updated information from Marge ThompSon of Texas, Oct 2005]
69. Thompson, M   (b. 1782 - d. 1814)
70. Thompson, Rachel   (b. 29 Mar 1804 - d. 16 Apr 1876)
Aged 72 Yrs. and 18 Ds.
71. Wilkinson, Daniel   (b. 18 Dec 1768 - d. 31 Jan 1842)
Aged 73 Yrs. and one month Footstone: D.W.
72. Wilkinson, Elizabeth   (b. 22 Jun 1774 - d. 30 Jan 1842)
Aged 67 years and 7 months. Footstone: E.W. (Elizabeth died one day before her husband, Daniel. Both are buried in the same grave.)
73. Wood, M.   (b. - d. 22 May 1823)
74. Woodward, N. J. F.   (b. - d. )
Aged 75 Yrs., 4 Mos., 18 Ds. (Circular designs on stone)
75. Woodward, S.   (b. - d. )
Aged 20 Yrs., 3 Mos., 23 Ds. (Circular designs on stone) Footstone: S.W.