Hi All, I wonder if this "Quaker "cemetery in Redstone Twp in not the one associated with the Centre Monthly Meeting? I don't know the roads in Fayette County but from the 1872 map I have figured the Centre Monthly Meeting house cemetry was located in a Y of two unimproved roads leading to Jno. McCormick's place. Up the third improved road is a listing for Wm. Sharpless, also Britts, James Craft are in the area and this cemetery is near Row Run on the map. So I wonder if this cemetery in not the old Centre MM graveyard especially if "The Church secured it for their use after it stood vacant for a number of years." means that the Redstone Baptists acquired an older church which was rebuilt/replaced. If that is the meaning of this quote then the old Centre Monthly Meeting House might have been that property and the graveyard would have come along. Sunny sent me an email one time in our searches on Peter Miller d. 1838 of Jefferson Twp. that had a will of Sabrina Sharpless setting aside money to maintain the old Center Monthly Meeting grave yard. I cannot find that email on this computer so that was earlier on. The Miller-Sharpless connection was that Peter and Tacy Maxson-Miller's daughter Margaret Miller married Jonathan Sharpless son of Joseph and Mary Sharpless as per Quaker records. They were married in 1825. I have since traced Peter and Tacy back through the Quaker records to Union Co., NJ and then back to Monmouth Co, NJ where they were probably married - at least that is where Tacy Miller submitted her letter relating to her marrying out. Tacy's parents were Mosher and Tacy ?-Maxson. I am still working on the Miller line parents but there was a mention in the Seventh Day Baptist records from this area of one Margaret Miller being baptized (adult) and removing to somewhere not stated (Hunterdon Co???) in 1774. The Maxson's were originally associated with this church. Mike Miller On Tuesday 13 January 2004 16:02, Edward wrote: > Hi John, > > I believe this cemetery is in the village of Merrittstown, > Luzerne Township, Fayette County, Penna. > > The one Ken refers to is near Rowes Run. I read in Jordan that > it is the old Quaker Meeting place in Redstone. > > Edward > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J Bailey" <jbailey@lcsys.net> > To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 2:09 PM > Subject: Re: [PAFAY] RE: More Cem. Quaker Cem. > > > Ken, > > > > Redstone Regular Baptist Church Cemetery > > Redstone Baptist Church built in 1847 but meetings were held before that > > date. Members attented the Brownsville Church prior to this, Wm > > Sharpless, Wm Colvin, and Elias Hutchinson served as building committe, > > but Wm Sharpless was chiefly responsible through his individual efforts > > and > > means. > > > The Church secured it for their use after it stood vacant for a number of > > years. > > > > Della Reagan recored this cem and at the time she recored it she has 59 > > names on her listing. > > > > Allton, Erasmus J 2-13-1854 age 29-4-0 > > Barns Melvina s/o Z &E no dates > > Bee, Thomas J s/o A H & J d-2-25-1861 age 2-1-18 > > Britt, mary Ann w/o John d-6-4-1852 age 53 > > Britt, Elizabeth E d-11-7-1875 age 49 > > Cadd, Elizabeth d-9-9-1872 age 56 > > Cannon, William W d-3-29-1865 age 17-7-1 > > Carlile, Daniel d-5-30-1865 age 68-3-20 > > Carlile, Mary w/o Daniel B d 7-9-1869 age 61-9-2 > > Cochburn, James 4-5-1905 age 61-9-2 > > Cochburn, Sarah Binns wife 3-23-1797-101301855 > > Colley, George d-8-5-1865 age 62-10-7 > > Colley, Elizabeth 1013-1873 age 62-10-7 > > Colvin, David O d-2-18-1856 age 81 > > Colvin, Mary d-11-1-1850 age 87 > > Colvin, Mary w/o David o d-10-9-1856 age 87-6-7 > > Colvin, Mary d/o D & M d-5-1856 age 0-8-0 > > Colvin Sarah J d-9-15-1845 age 5 > > Colvin, Sarah w/o Wm 11-7-1802-8-2-1888 > > Colvin, William d-1-30-1871 age 73-7-1 > > Colvin, Samuel 2-14-1836-11-21-1905 > > Craft, Surtley of J C & E d-3-21-1860 age 18-7-19 > > Foster, Nancy d-8-7-1880 age 21 > > Foster, Sarah d-8-9-1950 age 1-2-0 > > Foulke, Richard C s/o O F & M C d-8-16-1854 age 2-10-25 > > Gray, William 5-17-1819-11-20-1900 father > > Gray, Elizabeth 7-18-1853-12-18-1875 Sister > > Hess, Charles no dates > > Higbee, Elizabeth w/o John C 6-19-1806-12-08-1861 > > Hughland, William d 1840 age 65 > > Hughland, Mother no dates > > Hutchinson, Mathias d 6-5-1858 age 64-3-0 > > Lancaster, Andrew d-10-23-1850 age 36 > > Leonard, Wm Henry s/o Edmund & Sarah d 3-28-1833 > > Lynn, Marcelus d/o J C & S H d 10-9-1862 > > Mason, Hester w/o Charles d 12-11-1880 age 69 > > Mines, Matilda 8-20-1806-3-26-1873 > > Mines, Benjamin 6-22-1797-8-10-1884 > > McKee, Sabine S d/o Jacob & Mary d 4-5-1862 age 20-7-5 > > McKee, John d-10-14-1865 age 72 > > McKee, Letitia Ann d/o John & Mary d-9-25-1867 age 22-7-13 > > McKee, mary w/o John d-6-14-1876 age 73-7-17 > > Phillips, Benjamin s/o Benjamin &Carolina d-10-17-1854 age 0-13-17 > > Phillips, Daniel Cain d-3-5-1877 age 73-11-28 > > Phillips, Sarah Wood d-8-7-1858 age 62-4-28 w/o Daniel C > > Phillips, infant of E F & S J d-1-8-1868 age 1day > > Rush, mary Jane w/o James d-2-16-1862 age 23-0-22 > > Seese, Samuel M d-7-2-1864 age 28-3-3 > > Sharpless, Dorcas d/o J & M d-11-25-1862 age 2-3-0 > > Sharpless, William d-11-22-1881 age 84-9-17 > > Sharpless, Mary w/o William 1-30-1802-3-13-1871 > > Shriver, George W d-2-6-1861 age 45-7-13 > > Wagoner, Andrew N s/o W & M d-6-29-1858 age 2-5-15 > > Wagoner, Eugene A s/o W & M D-5-5-1870 age 0-3013 > > Wells, Elizabeth w/o William d-4-6-1875 age 4 years > > Wells, John H s/o Wm & Elb d 8-26-1865 age 12-11-20 > > Wells, Margaret J d/o S & S A D-6-6-1883 age 2-10-22 > > Wells, Samuel s/o W & E D-3-20-1856 > > Total 59 listed > > > > Redstone Baptist Cem wasn't listed as a Quarker Cem. > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ken O'Neal" <kenoneal@zoominternet.net> > > To: <PAFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 5:33 PM > > Subject: [PAFAY] RE: More Cem. Quaker Cem. > > > > > List Members > > > > > > Found and recorded this cemetery, last month, when we had the warm > > > > weather. This cemetery is in VERY bad shape, setting in a pasture field. > > Most stones, except small natural stones, have been knocked over. The > > first > > > name on one stone is VERY hard to read, I have given what I can read. I > > have > > > a picture of stone, if someone thinks to decipher it. > > > > > Ken > > > > > > > > > > > > QUAKER CEMETERY------------- FRANKLIN TWP. > > > > > > Located on Rowes Run Road. To find Travel to Smock, Take Smock road 1 > > 2/10 > > > miles from the Honor Roll, to Rowels Run Road. Go 1 1/10 mile to top of > > hill, 1/4 mile past Center Gas Rd. Cemetery on Left, next to road. > > > > > I was told by local residents that cemetery was known as Quaker > > Cemetery, > > > and that many stones were stolen over the years, and there were many more > > stones years ago. There are many unmarked field stones, and some with > > only initials chiseled on them. > > > > > Apparently are many unmarked graves. Cemetery is a pasture field. > > > > > > The Samuel Sharpless stone is a four sided, modern Granite stone, and > > > is > > > > not of time period of the deaths of Samuel and his family. All inscribed > > stones have been knocked off their bases, and lying on ground. > > > > > Recorded December, 2003 > > > > > > MYERS ?? > > > > > > Margaret 4-25-1865 age 7 yr. > > > > > > PIERSELL > > > > > > Sarah Mary 9-22-1865 age 13 yr. 7 mo. 27 d. d/o Wm. & Edith N. > > > > > > SHARPLESS > > > > > > *Samuel 6-26-1846 age 53 yr. 4 mo. > > > > > > *Elizabeth 2-14-1871 age 76 yr. 2 mo. 7 d. w/o Samuel > > > > > > *William 5-26-1881 age 57 yr. 2 mo. 17 d. s/o S. & E. > > > > > > *Louisa 8-20-1846 age 20 yr. 3 mo. 19 d. > > > > > > * Four sided stone with above names > > > > > > Sabrina 1st mo. 25th 1810 -- 11th mo. 1st. 1891 > > > > > > Edith 5-11-1769 -- 5- ? 1829 or 1839 > > > > > > One stone natural almost illegible, this is best I can read > > > > > > In Memory > > > > > > Hekeof Lays John / Hcroelays john > > > > > > WO DMA age 10 yr. > > > > > > Died Aug.27 1814 > > > > > > These stones only have initials, no dates > > > > > > T.P > > > > > > A.W. > > > > > > S.H. > > > > > > R.B. > > > > > > H. > > > > > > > > > ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== > > > Confuscious say it time to harvest when nuts fall from tree. > > > > ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== > > "Please remember to post your questions and answers to the list for > > all to share". > > ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== > "There is no better exercise for the heart > than reaching down and lifting people up."