St. Peter's Cemetery
Initial listing contributed by Anne Braun, Jun 01, 2006, last edited Jun 05, 2006 [annieb1961@comcast.net]. Total records = 68. "I walked this cemetery on May 17, 2006." - Anne Braun
Notes on the cemetery from Hidden Village Port Royal, Virginia 1744-1981 - Ralph E. Fall
May 6, 1878 – Vestry voted that is “inexpedient that the Church Yard should be used as a cemetery”. Rev Friend was the first buried here in 1870. Before long, other people began to be buried here.
1886- Resolution adopted by Vestry whereby the northwest side of the year was laid off in sections 20 feet by 24 feet and sold for $75 to Church members for interment of their families. Resolutions amended to include members of other churches to obtain cemetery lots.
1938 – Vestry voted to permit graves on SE side but “the area was disapproved for that purpose.”
1946 – Vestry authorized extension of the graveyard from bell tower to the top edge of the Riverbank.
1975 – Congregation approved 11 bylaws on the church cemetery. It is “not a public burial ground but is the exclusive property of St. Peter’s Church”. Cost of new grave space 10 feet x 4 feet was fixed at $100 and grave-markers were not to exceed four feet above the ground
Epitaphs on the graves can be found here.
| Name | Born | Died | Other Information | Photo |
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| Balabous, Margot T. | 1938 | 2003 | ||
| Bosch, Laura Bonney | Jan 25, 1937 | 2003 | s/w Laura |  |
| Bosch, Lorraine | Jan 10, 1917 | ? | ||
| Bower, Lucie Jaqueline | Oct 11, 1847 | Sep 30, 1906 | w/o Horace Ress T |  |
| Catlett, Anna Gordon | Mar 15, 1844 | Jul 1924 |  |
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| Catlett, Elsie Fitzhugh | 1847 | 1933 | d/o George Washington and Elizabeth Fitzhugh, s/w Patsie Julia |  |
| Catlett, Patsie Julia | 1845 | 1922 | d/o George Washington and Elizabeth Fitzhugh | |
| Davis, Edward Conway | Apr 9, 1917 | Dec 10, 1983 |  |
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| Davis, James Conway | Feb 28, 1947 | Aug 28, 1972 |  |
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| Corbin, Beatrice Thornton | Aug 6, 1906 | Aug 21, 1973 |  |
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| Corbin, John Tayloe | Sep 30, 1935 | Oct 2, 2002 |  |
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| Farish, Fannie Amiss | Dec 2, 1846 | Sep 6, 1928 |  |
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| Farish, George Buckner | May 15, 1852 | Jan 6, 1929 |  |
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| Farish, Virginia Irene | Jan 16, 1896 | May 11, 1978 |  |
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| Friend, Reverend William | 1806? | May 16, 1870, In his 64th year |  |
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| Gibbs, Alice G. | Nov 2, 1854 | Aug 7, 1920 |  |
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| Gibbs, Aubrey | Feb 23, 1885 | Sep 14, 1915 |  |
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| Gibbs, Gilbert B. | Nov 4, 1851 | Mar 5, 1916 |  |
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| Gravatt, Charles O. | Feb 28, 1880 | Jul 24, 1880 | ||
| Gravatt, Charles Urqhart | Jun 22, 1849 | Apr 14, 1922 |  |
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| Gravatt, Dr. John J. | Nov 27, 1817 | Sep 23, 1886 |  |
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| Gravatt, Elizabeth B. | Aug 14, 1887 | Feb 28, 1919 | s/w Charles Urqhart | |
| Gravatt, Mary Ambler | Sep 29, 1846 | May 16, 1929 |  |
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| Gravatt, Mary E. | Jul 3, 1820 | Apr 4, 1920 | s/w Dr. John | |
| Green, Francis Holloway | May 2, 1913 | Dec 30, 1989 | d/o Fannie and Cleveland |  |
| Harrison, Louis B. | 1932 | 2001 |  |
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| Holloway, Cleveland Amiss | Oct 28, 1884 | Jan 16, 1967 |  |
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| Holloway, Cleveland Breonard | Jun 11, 1919 | Nov 28, 1988 |  |
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| Holloway, Fannie B. Powers | Nov 16, 1878 | Apr 12, 1970 |  |
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| Holloway, Gladys Ashton | Sep 1, 1922 | Feb 21, 1985 | |
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| Holloway, Robert Green | Sep 1907 | Jul 1929 |  |
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| Holloway, Rosina Powers | Jul 21, 1878 | Jun 1, 1969 | w/o William |  |
| Hoyt, Austin | Apr 26, 1915, | Jun 21, 1976 | WWII Veteran |  |
| Hoyt, Margaret Carter | Oct 10, 1912 | Oct 31, 1984 |  |
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| Lightfoot, George Patterson | Mar 27, 1858 | Jun 4, 1887 | s/o John and Harriett |  |
| Lightfoot, Harriett Ann | Jun 28, 1822 | Jun 11, 1871 | s/w Sallie Virginia, John Bernard, and George Patterson |  |
| Lightfoot, John Bernard | Dec 14, 1814 | Jul 10, 1887 | s/o Phillip and Sallie |  |
| Lightfoot, Sallie Virginia | May 25, 1858 | Aug 25, 1895 | d/o John and Harriett |  |
| Long, Patricia | Mar 17, 1939 | Feb 12, 2009 |  |
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| Mitchell, Charlotte Thornton | Mar 16, 1838 | Mar 17, 1917 | w/o Richard |  |
| Mitchell, Loula Thornton | Feb 4, 1877 | Mar 9, 1898 | |
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| Powers, Charles Presley | Jan 20, 1885 | Apr 13, 1964 |  |
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| Powers, Charles Randolph | Jan 25, 1920 | Jul 21, 1941 |  |
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| Powers, David Bernard | Dec 27, 1927 | Dec 8, 1966 |  |
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| Powers, David Breonard | 1875 | 1936 |  |
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| Powers, James Thomas Jr. | Aug 24, 1924 | Jul 20, 1976 | ||
| Powers, James Thomas | May 1, 1880 | Jan 13, 1962 |  |
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| Powers, Lulu Randolph Livingston | Jun 12, 1890 | Feb 2, 1872 |  |
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| Powers, Virginia Dunn | May 14, 1892 | Dec 15, 1980 |  |
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| Powers, William Dunn | Feb 28, 1916 | Jun 10, 1993 |  |
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| Powers, William Thornton | Aug 3, 1887 | Jul 8, 1969 |  |
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| Stehl, Edward II | Jul 28, 1921 | Mar 11, 1993 |  |
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| Taylor, Henrietta Pendleton | Dec 25, 1840 | Oct 11, 1919 | w/o George |  |
| Thornton, Champe Brockenbrough Sr. | Oct 16, 1920 | Dec 26, 1900 | s/w Elizabeth Grammer |  |
| Thornton, Elizabeth Grammer | Apr 2, 1820 | Mar 6, 1900 | w/o Champe Brokenbrough | |
| Thornton, John Tayloe Jr. | Apr 12, 1903 | Jun 23, 1903 | s/w Louise and John |  |
| Thornton, John Tayloe Sr. | Dec 18, 1854 | Jan 28, 1915 | |
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| Thornton, Louise Disney | Feb 8, 1833 | Jan 27, 1933 | |
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| Thornton, Lucy Brockenbrough, Lucy | 1797 | May 20, 1875 | w/o Phillip Wade |  |
| Thornton, Lucy Ann | Dec 14, 1833 | Mar 1901 | s/w Charlotte, loula, and Lucy | |
| Thornton, Mary Rosina | Dec 27, 1849 | Oct 10, 1893 | w/o David |  |
| Thornton, Matilda Grammer | ? | ? | d/o Champe Brockenbrough and Elizabeth Grammer |  |
| Turner, Augustune Bowen | Nov 25, 1902 | Jun 22, 1903 | s/o George and Mary |  |
| Turner, George | May 17, 1873 | Oct 12, 1958 |  |
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| Turner, Jacqueline | Feb 9, 1901 | Jul 1, 1999 |  |
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| Turner, Mary Cary Bowen | Apr 18, 1879 | Jan 6, 1964 | s/w George | |
| Turner, Ruth | Sep 17, 1905 | Jul 5, 1906 |  |
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| Urqhart, Nellie Lee | Jul 11, 1861 | Nov 9, 1877 | d/o Charles and Laura |  |
| Ware, E. Jacqueline | Aug 18, 1892 | Nov 3, 1896 |  |
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| Ware, Elizabeth Montgomery | Jun 13, 1850 | Nov 21, 1914 | w/o Reverend S.S. Ware |  |