Chowan County, NC - Eelbeck Cemetery at Blenheim Manor House

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Eelbeck Cemetery
614 Macedonia Road
Edenton, NC

The Eelbeck Cemetery is located on the land of the Edenton Wastewater 
Treatment Plant. It got its name from two brothers, William and Henry 
John Eelbeck, who lived on the property known as The Pagett Plantation. 
Some 500 ft. north lies the remains of Blenheim Manor House where the 
brothers lived. There are six unmarked graves in this cemetery. 
Although it is not provable, I believe the graves in this plot belong 
to brothers William Eelbeck, 1799, and Henry John Eelbeck, 1802.

Later John Dickinson, son of Dr. Samuel Dickinson and wife Elizabeth, 
the sister of the Eelbeck brothers, acquired Blenheim and died there in 
1815, and was buried in Eelbeck Cemetery.

Dr. Samuel Dickinson died around 1816 and was buried in the garden of 
the Cupola House, which he owned, and his widow Elizabeth Penelope 
Eelbeck Dickinson died in 1819. His body was disinterred and buried 
with Penelope at this location. The plantation at that time was owned 
by their daughter, Penelope Bond.

The final grave is thought to be of Samuel Pagett -1745, the first 
owner of the Plantation, who received about 2000 acres of Proprietary 
Grants between 1714 and 1722.

So hence the order of burial being:

Samuel Pagett, -1745
William Eelbeck, -1799
Henry Eelbeck, -1802
John Dickinson, -1815
Dr. Samuel Dickinson, -1816
Elizabeth Penelope Eelbeck Dickinson, -1819

Believed to be true and accurate as documents found.
Bobby Williams

Source/Comments:
The property is owned by the Town of Edenton and I am the Operator in 
Responsible Charge. This information came from an Archaeological and 
Biological Survey of the site of the Edenton Wastewater Treatment Plant 
by Thomas H. Hargrove, Archaeologist and Steven Leonard, Biologist, in 
May 1984.
Archaeological Research Consultants, Inc.
PO Box 3296
Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514
Report submitted by L.E. Wooten and Company
120 N. Boylan Ave.
Raleigh N.C. 27603