Graybeal's Chapel, Ashe County, NC Surnames appearing in the following deed: Ashley, Graybeal, Grayham/Graham, Hudler, Weaver and Wilborn ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Graybeal's Chapel Calvin Graybeal, born 14 March 1829, and died 9 March 1902, was the youngest son of David Graybeal and Barbara Burkett Graybeal Calvin, who was a strong advocate of Methodism, donated land to build a Methodist Church and a parsonage in what is now the town of Lansing. Calvin was also a trustee of Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church which he and his older brother Joseph had founded earlier The building served not only as a church but as a private school as well. Calvin's oldest son, Cicero Graybeal, served as an ordained Methodist minister, taught school there, and later became principal. The facility became known as Graybeal's Chapel. Graybeal's Chapel flourished in the Lansing area until about 1944 when a brick building in a different location replaced the original structure. This building is in use today and is the Lansing United Methodist Church. The old frame church building was sold to a Baptist congregation and moved to an area east of Warrensville. The deed is recorded in the Ashe County Court House in deed book Z, page 163. The deed for the parsonage is recorded in book R-1, page 162 but is not included here. Hiram Weaver, Joseph Graybeal & P. Graham deed from Calvin Graybeal. Know all men by these presents that we Calvin Graybeal and Susanah Graybeal his wife of the County of Ashe and State of North Carolina for and in consideration of a donation to the Methodist Episcopal Church this day do transfer right, title and claim, and by these presents do donate unto Patterson Grayham, Joseph Graybeal, Hiram Weaver and their successors in office in behalf of the M E Church in America a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Ashe on the waters of Horse Creek containing one and a half acres more or less. Beginning at the road running North up a small Branch Six poles to a Stake in the branch, then an East course fifteen pole[s] to a white oak, then South to the Road, then with said Road to the beginning, to have and to hold to them the sd Patterson Grayham, Joseph Graybeal, Hiram Weaver and their successors in office so long as used for the purpose above named, when it seases [sic] to [be] used as a place of Worship, the land herein conveyed shall return to the former owner or heirs or assigns as the case may be, and the building thereon shall go to the use of the Church above named, and we bind ourselves, our heirs to warrant and defend the same to the said Trustees, and their Successors in office, that we are lawfully seized, have a good right to convey and the same is unincumbered. In testimony we have hereunto set our hands and seals, this the 6th day of December 1876. Attes. Calvin Graybeal {seal} John ?. Wilborn Susan Graybeal {seal} John Ashley State of North Carolina} In the probate Court Ashe County} April 30th 1878 Registered July 4th 1878 Jo. Hudler Cty. Registrar For additional information regarding Graybeal's Chapel see Bumgarner, George William, Methodist Church in North Carolina 1865-1939, Hunter Publishing, Winston Salem, NC, 1990 ************************************************* ************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Submitted by Kyle R. Graybeal 37 Spring Lake Dr. Stafford, VA 22554 (540) 659-9551 *********************************************** *********************************************** Return to the NC Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm#NC