Cemetery: Old White Church Episcopal Cemetery, Huntington Twp., Adams (formerly York) County, PA. File submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: "Kestuart" kestuart@coshocton.com ******************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, 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. ********************************************************* Old White Church Episcopal Cemetery Huntington township, Adams (formerly York, pre 1800) County, PA Old White Church was the first church of any denomination west of the Susquehannah River and was started circa 1742, founded as a mission church by a priest who came across the Susquehannah. It was also the "mother church" of four Episcopal churches of the area - St. John's Episcopal in Carlisle (1752), of St. John the Baptist and St. Andrew's Episcopal church of York in York county, and of Christ Episcopal Church (circa 1828) at York Springs in Adams county. The church also shared the building with a Lutheran congregation for a period of about 75 years. There is said to be some slight indication of the old foundation of the church but nothing more except for the old cemetery. This cemetery is about three miles from York Springs, on an old country road (White Church Road). The land is flat and wooded. The cemetery is kept up under the oversight of Prince of Peace Parish in Gettysburg. In addition to the following stones, there are about one hundred field stones in this cemtery without markings. Many of the gravestones are unreadable and a number of them have been vandalized. COLLINS, John Jr. Died November 28, 1855 73 yrs. COLLINS, John Sr. Died March 27, 1819 83 yrs COLLINS, Mary, wife of John Died October 27, 1881 85 yrs. COLLINS, Rebecca Died November 23, 1849 COLLINS, Mary Died July 28, 1842 COLLINS, Elizabeth Died October 11, 1843 COLLINS, Sarah Died February 11, 1841 COLLINS, E.H. [Fieldstone - no dates] STEPHENS, John Jefferson Died April 9, 1830 26-8-2 ROSS, Catharine Died May 30, 1854 74 yrs GODFREY, Hannah Stoner, daughter Thomas & Mary Died July 15, 1815 37 yrs. GODFREY, Stephen Foulk, son of Thomas & Mary Died July 17, 1834 14 yrs. THOMPSON, John No dates 10 yrs. THOMPSON, Andrew No dates 17 yrs (or 19) GODFREY, Hannah, wife of William Died June 9, 1819 77-9-3 GODFREY, William Died March 31, 1812 86-2-8 GODFREY, William Jr. Died August 20, 1814 34 yrs. THOMPSON, Rachel, wife William December 17, 1816 39 yrs. GODFREY, Thomas Died November 8, 1831 62 yrs. FISSEL, Mary Agnes, daughter Michael & Elizabeth Died November 10, 1846 1-5-13 FISSEL, Edward James, son Michael & Elizabeth Died October 25, 1846 5-9-15 HATTON, Edward Died December 25, 1842 78-11-29 ?? , L.H. [Fieldstone - no dates] PITTENTURF, Abel October 17, 1774 - October 6, 1859 85-0-21 PITTENTURF, Susannah, wife Abel July 19, 1776 - March 7, 1835 69-8-20 PITTENTURF, Mary Leach, "born in Wales" May 1745 - May 4, 1829 84 yrs PAULSON, Tamar, Died January 29, 1841 PAULSON, Francis Died March 24, 1835 25-2-? (or years could be 75) PAULSON, Mary Died January 5, 1840 44-2-? PAULSON, Sarah Eliza Died April 4, 1829 2-4-? ????, P.G. [Fieldstone - no dates] ????, N.G. [Fieldstone - no dates] ????, B.F. [Fieldstone - no dates] ????, J.D. 1782 [only date given] ????, H.M. [Fieldstone - no dates] ????, R.M. [Fieldstone - no dates] ????, A.C. [Fieldstone - no dates] ????, J.G. [Fieldstone - no dates] SCOTT, James M. Died May 10, 1845 about 50 SPEALMAN, James Havey, son John & Margaret [Note: Old slate stone - Dates illegible] SPEALMAN, Reuben, son John & Margaret Died April 13, 1821 6-1-2 ????, M.B. [Fieldstone - no dates] DICKS, George Died September 7, 1829 25 yrs WOOD, Thomas "died at the Sulphur Springs" July 24, 1813 67 yrs. "A Native of Cheshire, England but for upwards of fifty years a resident of The City of Philadelphia" KENNEDY, Mary Ann 1809-1896 KENNEDY, Thomas C. 1805-1881 KENNEDY, Mary Emily Died June 24, 1852 1-7-14 KENNEDY, Samuel Died January 20, 1829 13 days KENNEDY, Amos Died August 27, 1833 1-5-? KENNEDY, John Died December 10, 1833 LEAS, Lydia Died July 4, 1822 "in her 67th year" [Note: Lydia Leas was the wife of Daniel Leas of Tyrone township, Adams county, PA and the daughter of Daniel and Susannah Worley] GODFREY, Mary, consort of Thomas Died February 17, 1844 65 yrs. GODFREY, Margaret, Died August 21, 1823 COOPER, Margaret, wife of Thomas Died May 14, 183? 76 yrs. THOMAS, Thomas "Veteran 1776-1783" Died February 20, 1823 69 yrs. ????, M.K. [Fieldstone - no inscription] ????, S.K. [Fieldstone - no inscription] ????, M.C.K. [Fieldstone - no inscription] BRACKON, John Died December 20, 1777 40 yrs. ????, I.B. [Fieldstone - no inscription] SADDLER, Richard Died December 16, 1864 61-11-? MARSDEN, Emma R.T. daughter Leonard & Rebecca Died September 14, 1852 7 yrs. MARSDEN, Leonard Died October 29, 1845 40-1-? MARSDEN, Anna Eliza, daughter Leonard & Rebecca Died August 6, 1843 3 mos. CLINE, Mary August 19, 1777 - July 8 1799 FINK (or FINE), Susan May 18, 1823 - August 9, 1892 69-2-2 ********************************************************************************************** FIELD, William Died March 30, 1848 60 yrs John Field Pankow states the above entry contains an error. The correct information is: died March 30, 1748, at the age of 50. ********************************************************************************************** COULSON, Charles son William & Rhoda December 17, 1777 8 mos. COULSON, Charles Died August 11, 1790 81 yrs. COULSON, Mary Died March 14, ???? 74 yrs. McQUOWN, John Died September 2, 1787? 3‡ mos. McQUOWN, Sally 10 mos. Mc????? John Died April ?? 1792 2 yrs. [Note: old slate stone - broken] ????, H.V. [Field stone - no inscription]