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085    WILLIAMS, JOHN [D94.1]

Location - Center. about 2,500 feet south of Old 87, SR 1520; 1,500 feet east of SR 1519, Milliken Road.

Coordinates: 35d 45m 23.0s N; 79d 11m 54.0s W Click here for Online Maps

Owner: John Gaines and others.
Legal Description: DB 401/54; parcel 6580.30 Dec 1976, Clara B. Gaines to C.S. Gaines, Jr., et al. Deed says: "except for 1/4 acre for family graveyard." Plat 2005/80 shows the cemetery..
Topo Quadrant: Bynum.
Family owned: Yes.
Abandoned: Yes.
Number of graves: 7.
Cemetery size: 36' x 54'.
White: Yes.
Restricted access: Yes. Private Property
Overgrown and easy to identify: Yes.
Enclosed: No.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 2.
Last burial: 1889.
First burial: 1816.

Significant events: Burial site of John Williams, first resident lawyer of Chatham County, called "London John" to distinguish hom from another lawyer because he came from London..

Miscellaneous information: Prospective developer has marked site..
Last canvassed by: Mike Hubbard, Jane Pyle, Britt Norwood. Date: 27 Mar 2007.

1. Pope, Philadelphia Hosier   (b. 13 Aug 1828 - d. 14 Jun 1889)
Wife of Harrington Pope, granddaughter of John `London John' Williams. good. In Memoriam / Philadelphia Hosier / wife of / Harrington Pope / Born Aug. 13. 1828 / Died / June 14. 1889. footstone: PHP.
2. Williams, Anna Maria   (b. 3 Mar 1794 - d. 22 Jun 1800)
Daughter of John and Philadelphia Hosier Williams. No inscribed stone. This burial recorded in family records or in St. Bartholomew's Church register. This person is probably buried in one of the gravesites marked by fieldstones.
3. Williams, Harriet Mary   (b. 30 May 1775 - d. 25 Oct 1812)
Daughter of John and Mary Monkfield Williams. No inscribed stone. This burial recorded in family records or in St. Bartholomew's Church register. This person is probably buried in one of the gravesites marked by fieldstones.
4. Williams, John   (b. 9 Aug 1752 - d. 4 Nov 1816)
Husband of 1) Mary Monkfield 2) Philadelphia Hosier (from family history). I have heard of the[e] by the / hearing of the ear but now / my eyes seeth thee. fair. In / Memory of / John Williams / departed this life / November 4th 1816 / aged 64 years 2 months / and 26 days /. Chatham's first resident lawyer, called `London John' to distinguish him from another lawyer with the same name. footstone JW; calculated date of birth.
5. Williams, John Barber   (b. 13 Sep 1798 - d. 6 Apr 1841)
Son of John and Philadelphia Hosier Williams. No inscribed stone. This burial recorded in family records or in St. Bartholomew's Church register. This person is probably buried in one of the gravesites marked by fieldstones.
6. Williams, Martha   (b. 4 Jan 1804 - d. 26 Aug 1804)
Daughter of John and Philadelphia Hosier Williams. No inscribed stone. This burial recorded in family records or in St. Bartholomew's Church register. This person is probably buried in one of the gravesites marked by fieldstones.
7. Williams, Philadelphia Hosier   (b. 5 Feb 1759 - d. 4 Dec 1838)
2nd Wife of John Williams. No inscribed stone. This burial recorded in family records or in St. Bartholomew's Church register. This person is probably buried in one of the gravesites marked by fieldstones.