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From: "Richard Hughes" <>
Subject: Re: [Fwd: Union Presbyterian Church]
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 21:32:50 -0400


Just for information, I recall (or think) there was a railroad, "Cape Fear
and Yadkin Valley". Also, "Virginia & Carolina Southern" about the same
time. V& CS ran from Fayetteville down to Elizabethtown through St. Pauls I
think. Governor McLean named the stops. Tobermory, Durart, Dublin, etc.,
after he returned from a trip to Ireland. Think all these railroads became
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad which is now Seaboard Coastline Railroad.
.... Richard Hughes
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From: Charles Bell <>
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Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 5:55 PM
Subject: [Fwd: Union Presbyterian Church]


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> Charles Bell wrote:
> >
> > Thank you so very much for the information.
> >
> > Do you have the "9 pages" in electronic format?
> > I am bound to be related to the Catherine Monk I found, but just how, I
> > do not know just yet. Frank should let me know something soon.
> >
> > Also, I could tell there were a number of graves that had unreadable
> > headstones. Does your list of "9 pages" include every tombstone or just
> > the ones you can read?
> >
> > Thank you so much for your kind reply. I am so very very excited about
> > finding out more of my Scottish roots.
> >
> > When I get my digital camera hooked up and the pictures I took
> > downloaded I could send the ones I took in the cemetery to this email
> > list.
> >
> > Could you tell me more about this Murcheson cemetery? Location, size,
> > any other families?
> >
> > Any info could prove useful. We are just a bunch of untrained detectives
> > searching for anything we can find.
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Charles
> >
> > Barbara Roseborough wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Charles,
> > >
> > > I have 9 pages of names from the Union church cemetery. I find only
> > > one Monk, Catherine, died in May 1845. Does that date fit the time you
> > > were looking for?
> > > The brief history of the church follows.
> > > Union Presbyterian Church was established in 1797. W.D. Paisley was
> > > sent by the Orange Presbytery to serve the congregation know as Union.
> > > A settlement had sprung up near the crossings of four early roads, the
> > > Old Yadkin Trail )from the Cape Fear to the Yadkin Valley) ran nine
> > > miles south, the Salem Road (from Campbelltown or Crosscreek to
> > > Salem), passed through the north side of the church grounds, the Old
> > > Joel Road (running east to west) passed one-half mile south of Union
> > > and the Pee Dee Road (running north to south) passed through the
> > > church ground on the west side of the building.
> > >
> > > Services were first held in the house of Archibald Reed (1796).
> > > Union Church itself was organized in 1797 with Walter MacBeth,
> > > Zachariah Graham, Duncan Patterson, John Blue, and Colonel A.
> > > McDougald as the first elders. John McKenzie, Donald Blue and Martin
> > > McPherson were later made elders.
> > >
> > > In 1798 a log church building was built on Crain's Creek by a spring,
> > > across the field from the present church. Soon afterwards a larger log
> > > church was built on land given by Mrs. Elizabeth M.Rowan.
> > >
> > > By 1813 the church had grown to the point that a new building was
> > > needed. A new frame building was erected by Duncan Buie.
> > >
> > > In 1833 during the pastorate of Rev. Angus McCallum, the great revival
> > > was held after which over 300 people joined Union Church.
> > >
> > > In 1838 a new and larger church building was erected near the present
> > > site.
> > >
> > > These 9 pages were sent to my mother back in 1957 so I do not know who
> > > copied them or from what source.
> > >
> > > I know how you feel after at least finding the cemetery because I went
> > > on a similar hunt with my 2 daughters 2 year ago in the same area and
> > > we found the Murchison cemetery in the deep woods but did find 6 of my
> > > McIntosh family.
> > >
> > > If I can be of any more help just ask.
> > >
> > > Barbara
>
>
> WOULD YOU BY ANY CHANCE KNOW OF OR HAVE ANY INFO. ON THE JOHN MCKENZIE
> REFERENCED IN THIS ARTICLE? I DESCEND FROM A NANCY ANN MCKENZIE WHOSE
> FATHER WAS ALLEGEDLY NAMED JOHN MCKENZIE. NANCY ANN MCKENZIE M. WILLIAM
> BOBBITT, 1768 PITTSYLVANIA, VA. HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PROVE WHO HER
> PARENTS WERE.
>
> WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION POSSIBLE. THANK YOU.
> NANCY ELAM-KELLY
>
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