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    1. Re: Hopeful Baptist Church, Rocky Creek Baptist-Gresham / Byne cemeteries
    2. Edgar Taylor
    3. Hi Marge - Do you -or anyone- know if a survey of these was made before they were destroyed? Our particular interest lies in that the GRESHAMS, also linked to King and Queen Co VA, were related by marriage to the BYNES. Thanks. Ed T of PGH ---------- >From: M55442@aol.com >To: GABURKE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: Hopeful Baptist Church, Rocky Creek Baptist >Date: Thu, Apr 13, 2000, 7:39 AM > >In a message dated 4/12/00 8:31:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >deloresth@hotmail.com writes: > ><< I notice on the Burke Co map on Bartlett Branch Road there is a Byne Slave > Cemetery. Across the road appears to be another cemetery with no name. And > just east of the Byne Slave Cemetery is the Gresham Cemetery. Does anyone > know the name of the unnamed one? And what are the earliest marked burial > dates in the Gresham Cemetery? > >> >Delores >These cemeteries were destroyed by the owner of the land, since gone on to >his rewards, There is a hunting club here now and the loss of these >cemeteries was great. >Marge >

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