Located on Rte 145 just before the Oak Hill
Durham Road. The cemetery rests atop a hill, about 1 mile in from Rte 145 and is
accessible only on foot or with a 4 wheel drive vehicle. The cemetery itself is
in a grassy meadow and the condition of the stones vary; some are in good
condition, others barely legible, and others are in pieces. The cemetery was
located adjacent to the First Presbyterian Church of Durham, which was organized
on November 8, 1792. The church, itself, is long gone.
Transcribed by Sylvia, Derick and Britni
Hasenkopf April 20, 2000
In memory of Stephen TIBBALS, d. December 20, 1832,
aged 65y
Mrs. Cynthia WHITLESEY, d. November 3, 1825, aged 26y
Hannah, d. April 18, 1822, aged 47y, wife of Stephen
TIBBALS
Hannah, d. September 2, 1831, aged 21y, daughter of
Stephen and Hannah TIBBALS
Samuel TIBBALS, d. March 12, 1832, aged 30y
Almon TIBBALS, d. January 12, 1832, aged 24y
John COWLES, b. 1730, d. 1802, Capt. Continental Line,
Revolutionary War
Daniel BROWN, Esq., d. August 9, 1811, aged 79y
In memory of Rebekah, d. February 19, 1799, aged 61y,
wife of Daniel BROWN
In memory of Sukey PECK, d. June 17, 1812, aged 27y,
wife of Jason PECK
In memory of Polly, d. September 2, 1816, aged 42y,
wife of Levy AUSTIN
In memory of Silas S FORDHAM, d. March 20, 1817, aged
55y
Patience FORDHAM, d. March
15, 1817, aged 55y
In memory of Anna COE, d. February 6, 1813, aged 85y
Deacon C(hristopher) LORD, d. November 11, 1797, aged
74y
Patience, d. March 29, 1794,
aged 69y, wife of Deacon C. LORD
In memory of Charlotte, d. January 1, 1813, aged 50y,
wife of Charles KIRTLAND
John HULL, b. November 22, 1756, d. October 29, 1832,
Pvt. Continental Line Revolutionary War
In memory of Mrs. Chloe COOLEY, d. March 18, 1821,
aged 69y, second wife of Capt Samuel COOLEY
Capt Asahel COOLEY, d. May
19, 1824, aged 81y
Hezekiah BALDWIN, d. December 20, 1831, aged 60y
In memory of Eunice BALDWIN, d. November 29, 1823,
aged 62y, wife of Abial BALDWIN
In memory of Charity, d. February 1817, aged 31y,
wife of Francis WILLCOX
In memory of Francis WILLCOX, d. October, 11, 1819,
aged 61y
Lydia, d. May 28, 1824 in Schoharie, aged 20y,
daughter of Deacon William and Caroline CHAPMAN of Saybrook
Loisa A., d. July 7, 1808, aged 13y, daughter of
William and Sally CHAPMAN
Benjamin CHAPMAN, d. February 2, 1842
Bradley Milligant (?), d. September 4, 1823, aged
18d, son of Reuben and Almira ADAMS
Ira, d. October 23, 1816, aged 11y, son of Joseph and
Emma (possibly Eunice) ADAMS
In memory of Alma August ALLYN, d. March 13, 1814,
aged 17m14d, daughter of Isaac and Polly ALLYN
In memory of Amaziah RICE, d. September 29, 1821,
aged 45y
Cornelia, d. May 9, 1822, aged 13m, daughter of Abner
and Phebe COWLES
William Whittlesley, d. June 11, 1823 in Charleston
SC , aged 27
In memory of Capt of Ebenezer ALLYN, d. April 15,
1814, aged 51y
In memory of Betsey, d. January 28, 1821, aged 56y,
wife of Lemuel HULL
Patience, d. May 21, 1838, aged 49y wife of Linus
HEDGES
In memory of Elizabeth GRAY, d. February 19, 1827,
aged 41y
Thomas E BARKER, d. February 5, 1826, aged 67y
his son Thomas died at
Tarboro, NC, June 5, 1820, aged 31y
In memory of Esther BARKER, d. January 20, 1821, aged
84y, wife of Ebenezer BARKER
In memory of Betsey, d. February 22, 1815, aged 24y,
wife of Barnaby COUCH
Joseph, only son of Dr. Luther and Sybil HICK (?)
HART (?)
Mrs Martha SHERMAN, widow of Josiah SHERMAN, daughter
of Hon. James MINOTT of Concord, MASS, d. November 1815, aged 75y
George, d. October 17, 182_, aged 1m27d, son of
Thomas and Elizabeth GRAY
Calvin, d. April 13, 1819, aged 1m13d, son of Thomas
and Elizabeth GRAY
In memory of Emma CRANE (broken stone)
Linus HEDGES, d. September 5, 1835, aged 52y
Elijah H, son of James and Anna__________ (broken
stone)
Postscript:
Cemetery transcription from the Durham
Center Museum, thought to have been done in 1930s identified the
following stones no longer locatable in 2000:
1. William CHAPMAN
2. Mary, d. February 8, 18__, aged 8m, daughter Linus and
Patience HEDGES
3. Charles KIRTLAND, d. January 1, 1813, aged 60y
4. Stephen TIBBALS, d. April 18, 1822, aged 47y
Another cemetery inscription taken August 24, 1888 by Calvin Borthwick
revealed the following stones, which are no longer present in 2000:
1. William CHAPMAN, d. February 27, 1821, aged 40y
2. Sally C COOLEY, d. March 18, 1814, aged 20y, daughter
of Samuel and Polly COOLEY
3. Elizabeth, d. July 7, 1814, aged 80y, wife of David
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