ROBERTSON COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - Wessyngton Slave Cemetery ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: John Baker ==================================================================== Dedicated to the African Americans buried at Wessyngton Emanuel Washington 1824 1907 Hettie Washington 1839 1913 Sarah Cheatham Washington 1810 1914 Alex Washington 1795 ? Allen Washington 1825 189? Jenny Washington 1830 190? Tempy Washington 1795 1861 Jenny Washington 1772 1870 Green Cheatham 1817 1860 Mariah Washington 1798 1846 Amanda Washington ? 1863 Rosetta Washington 1829 1850 Will Washington ? 1842 Esther Washington 1785 1861 Jack Washington 1859 1865 Parthina Lewis ? 1865 Moses Lewis 1857 1866 Otho Washington ? 1854 Henny Washington 1814 ? Abraham Washington 1770 ? Easter Washington 1784 1870 Vina Washington 1843 1869 Lettuce Washington 1857 1857 Westley Washington 1853 1853 Cherry Washington 1839 1839 Boyd Washington 1840 1840 Maria Washington 1853 1853 Wendy Washington ? 1853 Winnie Washington Biggers 1862 191? Hannah Washington 1808 ? Infant of Sally Washington 1851 1851 Pompe Washington 1797 ? Matt Washington 1777 ? Phillip Washington 1783 ? Malinda Washington 1830 1863 Britain Washington 1800 188? Axum Washington 1808 188? Prudy Washington 1819 188? Hezekiah Washington 1850 1918 Researched by John F. Baker, Jr. Donated by Mary Washington Holley Thomas Blagden George Preston Frazer *Note Corneilia Washington (January 22, 1859-September 8, 1882) was buried in this cemetery and was a former Wessyngton slave. Her name was not included on the marker erected in 1994 because the info was not known at the time. Mary Washington Holley, Thomas Blagden, and George Preston Frazer are all descendants of the plantation owner.