Is the Colonial Cemetery the one located on a little side street on the opposite side of Queen St. from Maplewood? Does the City own it? Mary Waller Researching in Lenoir Co.: WALLER, ROUSE, CURTIS -----Original Message----- From: Martha Marble <mmarble@erols.com> To: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com <NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 8:20 AM Subject: [NCLENOIR] Re: Harmony Hall & Caswell cemetery >Clair did not mention that the question has risen AGAIN as to the age of >Harmony Hall. This comes up from time to time and Clair, Susan and other >members of the list are trying to backtrack on where all this information >came from in order to document who did or did not live there and when. Of >course, the Historical Assocation has tried to document this for years >without a great deal of success. Opinion is divided even among the >professionals from the archives. > >Update on the cemetery. Ted has spent about $1500 on the purchase of sand >to backfill the two coffins, finding old brick to put up a fence, cleaning >up etc. However, both the clinic and the owner of the Bentley have told him >to do no further work on their property. They are doing nothing to it and >the weeds are taking over again. The city laws require the property owner >keep it cleaned up but that is not being enforced. There is no money to >take this to court to determine the rightful owner or owners of the >property based on the Will of Richard Caswell. Ted has determined where >three other graves are and still feels there is an underground vault that >probably contains a number of old coffins or remains. > >The next flack may be over Maplewood where stones are destroyed or damaged >on a daily basis and have been for years. THe "Yankees" started the >destruction when they turned over stones during the war to make biscuits. >Most of us have ancestors buried in this cemetery. > >The one old cemetery now in good shape is the Colonial Cemetery which has >been contracted out to a private landscape company and looks great. Maybe >the city needs to consider starting a fund to protect the cemetery that we >can all contribute to and then turn it over to a private firm. > >Martha > > >>Resent-Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 22:06:52 -0600 >>X-Original-Sender: clairhadley@erols.com Mon Aug 6 22:06:51 2001 >>From: "Clair Hadley" <clairhadley@erols.com> >>Old-To: "LENOIR" <NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com> >>Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 20:04:15 -0400 >>X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >>X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 >>X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 >>Subject: [NCLENOIR] Re: Harmony Hall >>To: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com >>Resent-From: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com >>X-Mailing-List: <NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/741 >>X-Loop: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com >>Resent-Sender: NCLENOIR-L-request@rootsweb.com >>Resent-Bcc: >> >>Tracing the ownership of Harmony Hall >>>From "Harmony Hall and someof its descendants" by Holloman >> >>William Herritage to dau Eliz.-land on which Harmony was built ; will of >>1769 (one of the 4 lots) >> >>1772-Eliz marries Jesse Cobb;they build Harmony (their son John Cobb is >>quoted by his daughter as having been born at Harmony in 1776)) >> >>1774/5-Jesse goes to war; Eliz goes to live with her brother John Herritage >>at Harrow >> >>war years to 1781-Harmony used as residence of James Glasgow and meeting >>place for official war business >> >>Rich Caswell purchases it from Jesse Cobb-no date >> >>Gives Harmony to his son Rich,jr. at his marriage in 1782 >> >>1784-Rich jr dies, leaves widow & dau Sarah Richard as residents of Harmony >> >>widow marries Benejah White ca 1788 and moves out >> >>Rich Caswell repurchases Harmony from Rich jr's estate and gives it to >>Winston at his marriage in 1788 >> >>Winston dies 1799-widow remarries in 1801-Dallam & John take over Gov >>Caswell's estate settlement >> >>1796-John Caswell, youngest son, dies and his widow marries Willliam >>Lovick-they live in Harmony-not known how long they lived there (C Hollowman >>says perhaps they purchased it when the estate of Winston was settled) >> >>**my note-Hillsborough Court order of 1796 mentions "several Lenoir lots in >>the town of Kinston with 3 houses on them" as part of the lands of Richard >>Caswell. Red House & Newington are in addition to these 3 houses.All the >>lands of RC (in the hands of Winston and Dallam) are ordered sold. >> >>1824-house had come into the possession of Jesse Cobb, the younger, who >>never married and was sickly; he sells house to Abner Pierce..and so on >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: Martha Marble <mmarble@erols.com> >>To: Neuse River Antiques <info@neuseriverantiques.com>; >><clairhadley@erols.com>; <rhoffman@widomaker.com> >>Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 5:23 PM >>Subject: Re: Harmony Hall >> >> >>> According to the Industrial Issue of the Free Press - published in 1906., >>> Abner Pearce purchased the house in 1824 and his daughter, Ann was born >>> there that year year on 7 Aug 1824. I gather Ann who md the Dibble was >>> still alive in 1906. It says the house was old when Pearce purchased it. >>> THe word "old" is reative but to me that would mean at least 50 years old >>> or older. Anyone know who Pearce bought it from? >>> >>> I doubt any of these folks would recognize the name Harmony Hall if they >>> came back to the future. >>> >>> Martha >>> >>> >> >> >