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174    PATTERSON FAMILY CEMETERY (1835)

Location - Northeast of Chapel Hill off Erwin Road (SR #1734, formerly Mt. Moriah Church Road) about 250 ft eastward of the road across a field almost directly opposite the front entrance of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. The cemetery is all the way across the field in a clump of cedars, box trees and hardwoods. The site is visible from the church steps and from Erwin Road.

Coordinates: 35d 58m 20.0s N; 79d 00m 21.0s W Click here for Online Maps

Survey - This cemetery was surveyed on November 7, 1974. Milton Forsyth visited and photographed the cemetery in February 2005, and found the site in fine condition.
Plat of the cemetery boundaries as existed in 1941. High resolution copy of the Plat.

Graves, Marked - There were 27 marked graves.

Graves, Unmarked - There were at least 5 unmarked graves (including that of John Tapley Patterson).

Current Status - Fenced square cemetery approximately 50' square encloses several large old box trees and 5 rows of marked graves, 27 in all. Row 3 in the midst of the box trees is apparently the oldest (1835) of the rows. A dense carpet of periwinkle covers the cemetery, now unkempt and covered with vines and brambles. There are extraordinarily handsome tombstones, possibly the handsomest in the county. John Tapley Patterson is said to be buried in one of the unmarked graves here. This is probably not the 'Patterson's Graveyard' near the 'Baptist Meeting House' mentioned in Orange County Deed Book 22, p. 267 (May 3, 1822).

1. Bain, Catherine   (b. 14 Aug 1823 - d. 2 May 1884)
Wife of N. D. Bain. Footstone: C.B.
2. Hogan, Jane O. Southerland   (b. 16 Feb 1828 - d. 21 Apr 1878)
Wife of Dr Thomas Hogan. Daughter of Fendal Southerland. Aged 50 Yrs., 2 Mos., 5 Ds. Footstone: J.O.H.
3. Hogan, Thomas (Dr)   (b. - d. 17 Mar 1901)
Aged 82 Yrs. Footstone: T.H.
4. McCauley, Mary E (& Infant Dau)   (b. 19 Jul 1842 - d. 15 Mar 1871)
Aged 28 Yrs., 7 Mos., 26 Ds. (Stone fallen and broken). Footstone: M.E.McC.
5. Patterson, Annie Olympia Donnell   (b. 3 Jun 1846 - d. 24 Jan 1916)
Wife of Robert Donnell Patterson. Footstone: A.O.D.P.
6. Patterson, David A.   (b. 1 Mar 1830 - d. 23 Apr 1865)
Footstone: D.A.P.
7. Patterson, Ella Jane   (b. 5 Mar 1887 - d. 15 Nov 1894)
Footstone: E.J.P.
8. Patterson, Eva S   (b. 1 Dec 1870 - d. 31 Oct 1881)
Daughter of H. H. and M. E. Patterson. Aged 10 Yrs., 11 Mos. Footstone: E.S.P.
9. Patterson, Henry   (b. Mar 1882 - d. Oct 1882)
Son of H. H. and M. E. Patterson. "Suffer little children to come unto me"
10. Patterson, Irving A   (b. 4 Dec 1833 - d. 5 Dec 1855)
11. Patterson, James H   (b. Mar 1847 - d. 9 Oct 1906)
Footstone: J.H.P.
12. Patterson, James N   (b. 28 Jan 1806 - d. 21 May 1865)
13. Patterson, Jessie   (b. Feb 1883 - d. Mar 1883)
Daughter of H. H. and M. E. Patterson. Footstone: J.P.
14. Patterson, John Cave (Dr)   (b. 9 Oct 1835 - d. 31 Mar 1900)
(Obelisk Fallen) Footstone: J.C.P.
15. Patterson, John Tapley   (b. - d. )
(Unmarked Grave)
16. Patterson, Lucy Hawkins   (b. - d. 20 Apr 1848)
Spouse - James N. Patterson. (year of death questionable)
17. Patterson, Mann   (b. - d. 28 May 1835)
Footstone: M.P.
18. Patterson, Mann Page   (b. 12 Dec 1824 - d. 17 Aug 1875)
Footstone: M.P.P.
19. Patterson, Mary Cabe (Mrs)   (b. 14 May 1791 - d. 10 May 1854)
Second Wife of Mann Patterson. Daughter of John Cabe. Footstone: M.P.
20. Patterson, Mary Ruffin Jones   (b. 19 Sep 1836 - d. 3 May 1874)
Wife of Major William N. Patterson. Daughter of John and Rachel Jones. Born In Jones Co., NC. Married 30 Mar 1859. Died in Orange Co. Footstone: M.R.P.
21. Patterson, Robert Donnell   (b. 17 Dec 1831 - d. 29 Jan 1905)
Footstone: R.D.P.
22. Patterson, Samuel Frederick   (b. 22 Jun 1832 - d. 9 Oct 1890)
(Obelisk Fallen)
23. Patterson, Willie Thomas   (b. 20 May 1841 - d. 10 Jan 1910)
(Stone Fallen) Footstone: W.T.P.
24. Rogers, Benjamin D   (b. 24 Dec 1814 - d. 23 Oct 1882)
(Large ship's anchor on stone) Aged 67 Yrs., 9 Mos., 29 Ds. Footstone: B.D.R.
25. Rogers, Martha L   (b. 4 Aug 1822 - d. 9 Mar 1882)
Wife of B. D. Rogers. Daughter of Mann Patterson. Aged 59 Yrs., 7 Mos., 5 Ds. (stone off base). Footstone: M.L.R.
26. Sims, James P   (b. 12 Oct 1870 - d. 15 Jul 1885)
Son of H. H. and M. A. Sims. Footstone: J.P.S.
27. Sims, Melissa A   (b. 29 Nov 1838 - d. 11 Dec 1895)
Footstone: M.A.S.
28. Southerland, Fendal   (b. 21 Feb 1800 - d. 22 Jan 1878)
Aged 77 Yrs., 11 Mos. Footstone: F.S.
29. Whitted, Jane C   (b. - d. 20 Dec 1858)
Wife of Henry Whitted. Aged 38 Yrs., 7 Mos., 11 Ds.