Quaker Cemeteries

Location: Correspondence: graveyard “at Woodville, Perquimans County, east of U.S. Highway 17, at the deadend of the old stage road, now labeled in part as Swayne’s Lane” (CC). Perquimans County, N.C. Adjacent to 162 Gregory's Lane, Hertford, NC 27944.

Timeline: Started ca. 1700 under Symon's Creek MM (Weeks). 1744: Land “lying round the meeting house on the head of Little River” deeded to Quakers, dated 2-15-1744, registered 5-15-1744, Perquimans Co. (PA. D) 
Meeting laid down ca 1854. (Weeks, CC: Eastern Quarter file)
1854-55: Little River meeting house and part of lot sold. “Burying ground to be fenced in and a portion of the remainder of lot reserved for future burials….” 1857: “East part of lot up to the graveyard was sold to the owners of a steam saw mill adjoining the lot, for $37.50.” 1870: A committee was appointed to care for the (eastern) graveyards. 1874: Burying ground enclosed. (PA)

Survey: None. Early Quakers thought carved stones were pretentious.
MS Rountree, Carlton, “Historical Tour of Quaker Sites,” 1993: “Several little stones dot the graveyard.” (CC: Eastern Quarter file)  

Other resources at Quaker Archives: Short history and photo of marker (CC: Historical Markers file). See also Pasquotank / Symons Creek VF.

Last known ownership and care: NCYM. In 1999 Clarance Holley was caretaker (CC: Eastern Quarter file).