AUGUSTA: CEMETERY RECORDS – OLD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CEMETERY Contributed by: Joan Renfrow NOTICE: I have no relationship or further information in regards to this family. *************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *************************************************************************** Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection LVA Titled Files: Survey Report, Old Presbyterian cemetery: 1937 July 19 Research made by Scioto M. Herndon Cemetery Location: South of New Hope Road at City Limits of Waynesboro, Va. Augusta County In Memory of Sally Wife of Nathan Dinwiddie Born May 2, 1801 Died Sept. 19th, 1852 Margaret Wife of Jacob Dull Died Aug. 9, 1856 Aged 53 yrs. 2 mo. & 13 ds Lizth Reynolds Clarke died May 17, 1832 Aged 6 years John Harrison Clarke died July 26, 1855 Aged 4 years & 5 m. In memory of Mrs. Rebecca Pelter who departed this life February 21, 1851 Aged 54 years “Hope look beyond the bounds of time When what we now deplore Shall rise in full immortal prime And bloom to fade no more” Sacred to the memory of Henry Lynn who departed this life Aug. 17th 1838 Aged 73 years “Dust to dust, ashes to ashes and the spirit to God who gave it” In Memory of Cynthia Dinwiddie Born April 13, 1825 Died April 26, 1841 D. S. Bush Died Sept. 2, 1856 aged 79 yrs. & 2 mo. “Asleep in Jesus” William Miller Clarke died May 20, 1852 8 mo. & 11 days In Memory of Martha E. Anderson Died Jan. 1st 1845 Aged 9 months Margaret Haygarger Born March 20, 1821 Died Oct. 8, 1855 Sacred to the memory of Rebecca Lynn Born June 28th 1774 Died March 10th 1848 “Farewell we are travelers All to one rest one everlasting home” Addison Morrison Born March 8, 1829 Died August 4, 1844 Dedicated to the memory of our mother Sarah Pearson Died Sep. 20, 1829 in the 46th Yr. of her age Dr. James Fulton Died July 17th 1850 in the 49th Year of his age “Dear Doctor” Daniel R. Son of T. & B. Macarty Died Dec. 8, 1852 Aged 2 Year 11 Mo. and 5 Days Francis M. Son of Wm. K. & P.R. Gollidey Died June 29, 1852 Aged 2 yrs. 8 Mo. 2 ds. In Memory of Mary A. Davis Born Feb. 27th, 1829 Died Aug. 3, 1854 Aged 25 years “If I speak no more feel I died in Jesus” “Eternity” “Angels” Dedicated To the memory of Nancy Pearson Died April 2, 1838 in the 28 yrs. of her age “Dear Sister” Sarah Williams Died June 12, 1856 Age 65 Yrs. “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord” Andrew A. Williams Died June 20, 1856 Aged 39 Yrs. “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord” Benjamin O. infant son of G.S. Ferguson of Norfolk, Va. born Augt 29th 1849 died Aug 14th 1850 “Dear Benny” James Pelter Sr. Died August 11, 1857 Aged 68 Yrs. In memory of William Davis who departed this life Oct. 22nd 1853 Aged 22 years In Memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Davis who departed this life Oct. 15th, 1849 Aged 43 years “Thy memory is fondly cherished” Peyton Guthrie Died July 7, 1849 Aged 16 months Hugh Gallaher Son of Wm. B. & Eliza A. Miller Died June 23, 1858 Aged 1 Mo. & 4 ds. Departed this life Aug. 30, 1847 Robert Porterfield Aged 30 “Dear Robert” Ann Archer daughter of J.J. & M.B. Bell Born Nov. 23, 1858 Died Sep. 14, 1859 In Memory of Mary Elizabeth Wright who departed this life December 15th 1846 Aged 21 Years and 18 days “Dear Bettie” Mrs. Lucy Rose Died Oct. 5, 1853 In the 76 Yr of her age In Memory of A. McClellan who departed this life August 9th 1849 Aged 69 years “Dear Father” Eliza B. Guthrie Died Nov. 26th, 1852 aged 20 Mo. and 19 Days Mary Wife of Alfred Plumb Died Oct. 11, 1859 Aged 52 Yrs. 9 Mo. 19 ds (rest is broken) Sacred to the memory of Alfred Plumb Born in England March 22nd, 1807 Died Oct. 28th 1850 “Farewell my dear and loving wife Contented may you be May you obtain eternal life Prepare and follow me” To the memory of Mark Taylor Born in Westmoreland England April 25th 1809 Died Feb. 23rd, 1854 “We all do fade as a leaf” To the memory of Mary Taylor Born in England July 29, 1805 Died April 19th, 1851 To the memory of Jeremiah Aude Born in England December 21st 1783 and departed this life January 23rd 1849 William Brooks Born July 25, 1789 Died Nov. 11, 1857 Angie E. Brooks Born May 5, 1844 Died July 28, 1858 Sacred To the memory of an affectionate son John Henry Fry died April 5, 1857 in the 19 year of his age “Let me die the death of the righteous and let my last end be like Johny” Dear Brother” Wm. C. Gibbs Died Decr. 19, 1845 Aged 59 Years (this one broken in 3 pieces) In Memory of Elizabeth E. Anderson Died April 30th 1842 Aged 5 years In Memory of Fayette B. Jones who departed this life Oct. 15th, 1847 Aged 25 years “Friendships Offering” Lucy F. Howard Julia S. Howard (both the above have been broken off and when reset the dates were buried) Our Beloved Father Jacob Fry Born May 25, 1804 Died April 22, 1854 Frances Wife of William Grooms Died Dec. 3, 1852 Aged 33 Yrs, 5 Mo., 23 ds James Wayt Son of W.W. & M.J. Gibbs Died Feb. 10, 1854 Aged 2 Years 11 Mo. and 21 Days “His spirit rests above” Annie M. Wife of Benjamin F. Fitch and daughter of Jno. & M.H. Huff aged 49 years “Loved in life, in death- Remembered” “Sister” Frances Consort of Rev. Z. Freeman of Rochester, N.Y. In search of health she found her grave Apl. 20, 1838 in triumphant hope of a Crown in Glory Aged 33 “These also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him” In life an amiable disposition & cultivated mind, sanctifi’d by an elevated piety, adorned her character, In Death Christ gave her Victory. “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints” (a flat stone which has been defaced by a wanton carving of words and initials) The memory of the just is blessed. Patsy Estill Wife of W.W. King Born May 29, 1808 Died suddenly April 4, 1850 “She was the trust of her husband’s heart the joy of her children the delight of her friends She gave herself to Christ and he called her from his service in the Church below to rejoice in that above” Here lies intered the Remains of Margaret Allen Wayt Consort of John Wayt Junr. She was born the 19th of March 1803 and died the 29th of December 1824 In early youth she made Christ her hope And became a member of the Presbyterian Church. Her disposition by Nature sweet, was rendered peculiarly so By grace, and she was much endeared To a large circle of relations and friends By her virtues generally, but especially by The ornament of a meek and quiet Spirit. In her habitual deportment as a wife Parent, and Mistress, she exemplified The maxims of Christianity until she Was summoned hence to be with Christ Having lived much esteemed and beloved She died sincerely and deeply lamented.” “Marble here in testimony of her worth And a memorial of conjugal affection. This mortal must put on immortality.” James Henry King Born January 2th, 1834 died September 11th, 1835 Hannah M. Taylor Died Sep. 9, 1859 Aged 14 Yrs. 8 Mo. 19 ds Granville Henderson Died April 23, 1855 Aged 29 Yrs. 11 Mo. 3 ds “Dear Granville” Wm. Robert Son of R. & S.A. Porterfield Born July 21, 1844 Died May 15, 1845 Departed this life Dec. 13, 1844 Dr. Richard H. Henry Aged 44 “Dear Father” In memory of Jacob Iboden Was born the 3rd Day of April in the year of our Load 1787 and departed this life 10th of Novr. 1818 Aged 37 Years 7 Months and 7 Days Our Father J.B. Finks Born Oct. 1820 Died At healing Springs July 10, 1835 M. Cornelia Weade an orphan committed by her father B.F. Weade to the care of Mrs. S.I. Richardson “Our Little Bunnie” Sally Bridget Died Feb. 23, 1854 Aged 65 years John Bridget Died Aug. 31, 1852 Aged 74 years