OLD SCOTCH GRAVEYARD
Moore County, North Carolina
Old Scotch Cemetery is Located on State Road 1263 (Scottish Burying Road), off of State Road 1261 - about 3/4's of a mile from the Junction of State Road 1261 and State Road 1210. Some may know it as 'Old Scotch Burying Ground'. This rather large cemetery cannot be seen from the road - be sure to watch for sign.
When we visited, in June 2000, many, many of the headstones were broken, decaying, or sinking into the ground. It did look like someone has begun work on the area though and a fairly new sign was up.
The oldest tombstones have shapes unique to those seen in Europe. It appears that most of the headstones were "hand-written" and a large number of them were in the same shape - the most we have found in any of the cemeteries we have visited.
From "A History of Moore County" I read that this cemetery (approximately three acres) was set aside by John Martin, being part of the 100 acres purchased from Thomas McClendon, January 12, 1775. The early Scots brought their dead from far down the Cape Fear and even from Robeson County, Richmond County, and Anson County for burial.
There were many, many headstones that we were unable to read. Many thanks to Linda Bennion for sharing these listings with us. Posted July 17th, 2000
Angus Alexander MacCaskill Born in the Isle of Skye in Scotland In 1769 died March 14, 1807 In Memory of Daniel McIntosh Born October 27, 1827 Died March 25, 1856 Aged 28 years, 4 months and 26 days (In bottom right hand corner, stone has "Lauder, Fayetteville") Martha J. McIntosh Wife of William R. Seawell Born @1823 died 1866 John Patrison Born Sept. 1777 died the 14th day of June 1842 Peter Bethune (Unable to read) Christian Bethune Who was born the 23rd day of August 1728 And died the 23rd day of August 1827 Sary Bethune March 9th in the year of our Lord 1829 Euphemia Bethune Departed this life the 29th day of Sept. 1835 Aged 62 Effie Bethune Died Sept. 22, 1835 Aged 62 Daniel Edward Johnson 1852-1909 Sarah Catherine Wife of Daniel Edward Johnson 1860 - 1923 John S. McIntosh Was born Feb 10 1854 And died December 15 1855 Elizabeth Black (or Beach?) Was born March 3rd 1853 And died July 1855 Mary Jane Wife of William W. Hunsucker And daughter of A. J. & E. (?) McIntosh Born April 13, 1836 Died October 10, 1866 Cornelius Mc______(?) Son of A. J. & Mary McIntosh Born in Mississippi January 12th 1857 And died in North Carolina June 21st 1858 Norman McLean Died August 1794 Hector McLean Born May 1, 1747 Died October 12, 1833 Allen McLean Born Sep. 25, 1776 Died May 24, 1832 Christian McLean Born Jan. ___(unable to read), 1780 Died July 3rd, 1831 Margaret McLean Born August 2, 1802 Died February 19, 1848 James McLean Died 1794 Ann McLean Died __(unable to read) Malcolm McReson Died 1827 Aged about 92 years Norman Matheson Died August 1846 In the 78th year of his age Neil Matheson Died 1811 Murdoch B. Person Born November 25, 1823 Died April __(unable to read) 1851 Benjamin A. Person December 1827 Aged 39 years Thomas Person Son of B and A Person Died January 27 1829 Aged 5 months Aaron Moore Tyson Born Sept. 1820 Died July 19, 1822 Neill B. Tyson Born March 1812 Died August 22 1829 Janet McIntosh Consort of Duncan McIntosh December 4, 1817 October 23, 1842 Created to the Memory of Lydia McIntosh Who was born the 4th day of July 1849 And died the 9th day of October 1851 Alexander McIntosh Born 1773 Died April 22, 1845 Alexander McIntosh Born January 6, 1810 Died March 28, 1840 Neill McIntosh Born October 1816 Died January 1817 Duncan McIntosh (Unable to read) Nancy Caroline McIntosh (Unable to read) Neill McIntosh Was born Old Christmas 1772 Died June 29, 1846 Mary McIntosh Relict of Neill McIntosh Died August 26, 1782 Aged 72 J. J. McIntosh December 11, 1802 July 18, 1870 Dr. Neill McIntosh June 6, 1812 January 5, 1856 Nancy Davis Wife of Matthew Davis (Could see no dates) Robert Davis (Unable to read) Nancy Bailey 1st Wife of Benjamin Bailey Born 1806 Died 1862 Mary Dickerson (Unable to read) Angus MacCaskill Who died June 26 1855 Aged 4 years, 6 months, and 21 days Alexander MacCaskill Died 18th of March 1840 Aged about 70 years Mary MacCaskill (Unable to read) Nancy MacCaskill Died February 29th 1825 Aged 97 Kenneth Murchison Born October 19th 1745 Died December 10th 1817 Aged 72 years Christian Morrison Born 1735 Died September 29th 1821 Scared to the Memory of Allan Morrison Who died September 22nd 1823 Aged 60 years Margaret McSwain Died the 29th of March 1822 Aged 84 Mrs. Janet McDonald Sept. 24, 1834 (Only date visible) Jane McDonald Was born 1767 And died October 1836 Margaret McDonald Died January 22nd 1840 Aged about 80 years Effie McDonald Died April 1828 Donald McDonald Died June 1827 Margaret McDonald November 5, 1827 (Only date) Norman McLeod July 8th 1836 Aged 72 Mary McLeod October 27, 1859 Aged 85 Neill McLeod Died August 25th 1845 Aged 85 years Norman McLeod Died March 12th 1808 John Calvin Stutts April 25, 1858 August 4, 1911 George A. Stutts November 30, 1868 August 6, 1909 Mary A. M. Stutts May 3, 1841 August 19, 1897 Henry W. Stutts November 27, 1832 October 8, 1904 Maggie A. Stutts February 27, 1871 September 11, 1902
Back to Myrtle's Genealogy Page