Bertie County NC CAPEHART FAMILY CEMETERY - Merry Hill File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by "Neil Baker" Located within the Research facilities of RJ Reynolds, (and maintained by them) just past the administration building and surrounded by a black wrought iron fence. It is near Merry Hill, high on a bluff overlooking the Mattaponi River and 1/2 mile west of the small Capehart family church located in Merry Hill, close to the intersection of SR1502 (Avoca Farm Road) & SR1511 (Sutton Road). ===================== Scotch Hall built in 1838 by George Capehart son of Cullen Capehart. Graves on the Avoca Plantation (These are next to the Main Office of the RJR Avoca Farm) William Selby Harney 1886-1950 Clara Bond Capehart Harney 1883-1974 Clara Bond Capehart 5-23-1853--6-27-1942 wife of William Rhodes Capehart William Rhodes Capehart 10-3-1836--7-31-1907 Ass.Surgeon Genaral CSA (Large Monolith tomb) William Rhodes Capehart III 4-2-1913--7-3-1915 son of William R.& Deas M. Capehart Cullen Capehart 3-17-1789---11-21-1866 Amelia Capehart wife of Cullen Capehart who died 11-11-1841 aged 52 yrs,11 months, 28 days. ========================== (These are next to the Family Church) Virginia Ann daughter Tristram & Emily Capehart 3-27-1820--9-11-1822 Mary Eliza daughter of Sherman Driggs and Mary W. Kimball and wife of William H. Rhodes 8-14-1830--11-8-1850 There several that died in 1753 & 1796 that I could not read Joseph Eugene Nicholls 8-12-1891--6-29-1896 Researcher: "Marylin Nicholls" (smnich@dnet.net) William Rhodes Capehart Nicholls b__ 8th day 1859 that is all I could get off of headstone Joseph E. son of J.E. & S.M. Nicholls 11-30-1898--9-8-1899 Susan B daughter of J.E. & S.M. Nicholls 8-18-1900--9-25-1900 Gerald Bruce Newby 1879-1966 Sophie Capehart Newby 1878-1968 Cadmus Capehart d.10-29-1879 aged 33 yrs 10 months and 25 days Mary Martin wife of Cadmus Capehart 10-9-1847---12-18-1908 Cadmus Capehart 9-11-1873-----------2-6-1966 Pattie Moore Capehart wife of Cadmus Capehart 9-9-1885-------12-31-1914 Shepard W. Wells (Priest) 1878-1928 Mary Grant Capehart Wells 1871- 6/22/1966 (register of Burial - St. Thomas's Episcopal) Mary McKay daughter 8-25-1912----10-13-1972 Susan M. Capehart daughter of George W. & Susan B. Capehart d. 2-20-1841 aged 2 years 5 months 24 days Susan B. Capehart born at Woodville, NC 10-29-1815 ----died at Scotch Hall 2-27-1884 Susan Martha daughter of G.W. & S.B. Capehart 5-12-1842--2-27-1924 George W. Capehart son of Cullen & Amelia Rhodes Capehart 10-18-1840---6-15-1885 George Washington Capehart 1872-1961 Elizabeth Hill Jacocks Capehart 1886- 7/10/1988 George Washington Capehart 8-19-1913---6-30-1991 Marjorie Powell Capehart b. 6-29-1918 W.A. Capehart Jr 5-20-1943--3-12-1955 William Armistead Capehart 12-23-1911---2-24-1975 Amelia Martin daughter of W A & Sara Capehart 4-8-1941--3-3-1942 Sara White Capehart 8-21-1912----2-20-1988 There are approx 6 more that I were not legible James Lockhart departed this life 12-17-1755, in his 54th year. Elizabeth Lockhart died 1-13-1796 in her 87th year. Grave separated from the others: Tom Tobin, age 79, a family slave This was part of the old Avoca Plantation that was owned by the Capeharts for many-many years. This church is was a family church that was built in the mid to late 1800's. For more information about all these families: The Consul's Journey - The life and Tiems of Colonel Elisha Averitt Rhodes and his North Carolina Family. by Gerald Galvin Larson 30 pages, 650 documentary reference notes, 30 illustrations, indexed. Contact Gerald Galvin Larson, 3725 Murworth, Houston, Texas 77025 or at geeg@gateway.net. ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.