St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cemetery

Beaufort Co., NC Cemeteries

St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cemetery
Photo courtesy of: Ron Dailey

Location: 101 North Bonner Street, Washington, NC
Directions: See Google Maps
Description: This cemetery is well maintained and holds some of the oldest graves in Beaufort County.

Information has been recorded as written on the tombstones. Any additional info known by family members and/or research of public records has been noted in the "Notes" column. Click on underlined names to see a photograph of the headstone.

NOTE: This, by no means, represents all the tombstones in this cemetery. If anyone has photos of stones that are not listed on this page please send them to me for inclusion on this site.

NAME BIRTH DEATH INSCRIPTION NOTES

Blount, John Gray [Sept. 21, 1752] Jan. 4, 1833
Died the 4th Day of January 1833 in the 81st Year of his Life
Father: Col. Jacob Blount
Mother: Barbara Gray
Spouse: Mary Harvey
Plaque erected by the Beaufort Co. Historical Soc.
Photos courtesy of Ron Dailey

Blount, Mary c. 1766 Oct. 6, 1818
Wife of John Gray Blount; Died the 6th Day of October 1818 in the 52nd Year of her Life
Father: Col. Miles Harvey
Mother: ___________
Spouse: John Gray Blount
Photo courtesy of Ron Dailey

Bonner, Col. Jas. [c1719] [c1782]
N.C. Mil.; Rev. War; S.A.R.
Founder of Washington, NC in 1771
Col. Rec. Vol. IX, pp. 152-3
Father: Thomas Bonner
Mother: Abigail Bryan
Spouse: Mary Ann Snoad/Snode
Vault & Marker
Marker in front of church
Photos courtesy of Ron Dailey

Bonner, Sarah Feb. 21, 1756 Nov. 8, 1779
To the Memory of M^rs Sarah Bonner wife of M^r James Bonner Ju^r she was born ye 21^st Feb 1756 Married ye 29^th of Nov 1770 and departed this life ye 8^th of Nov 1779.
Here lies my Wife oh lovely once and fair
Her face cast in the mould of beauty where
Her eyes all radiance Her cheeks like snow
Whose cheeks once tinchured with a purple glow.
Where those ivory cheeks and lips of celestial sound
Her lips like lilys set with roses round Wheres that soft marble breast, white neck and where
That all of woman past description fair Wheres those active fingers that with artful ease
Which in her house once taught her family to please
Wheres that spritely wit even loves divine delight
All sunk alas in everlasting night
Earth take her bones cha______ soul she smiles at rest
Whilst her image lives immortal in my breast.
Father: ______ Wilson
Mother: _____________
Spouse: James Bonner, Jr.
Photo courtesy of Ron Dailey

Bonner, Thomas c. 1690 Apr. 7, 1765
Beneath this stone lyes the Body of Thomas Bonner Esq. who departed this Life the 7 of April 1765; Aged 75 Ye[broken off]
Father: Henry Bonner, Sr.
Mother: Deborah ________
Spouse: Abigail Bryan
Plaque erected by the Beaufort Co. Historical Soc.
Photo courtesy of Ron Dailey

DeMille, Thomas A. family vault 1832 Father:
Mother:
Spouse:
Photo courtesy of Ron Dailey

Keais, Mrs. Babara [Aug. 4, 1744] Mar. 4, 1801 memory of M^rs Babara Keais who departed this life on the 4^th March 1801 aged 56 Years 6 Months and 18 Days Father: _________ Low
Mother: ___________
Spouse: Nathan Keais
Photo courtesy of Ron Dailey

Keais, Nathan [Oct. 12, 1740]
[Rhode Island] Oct. 13, 1795
Memory of M^r. Nathan Keais who departed this life on the 13^th Oct^r 1795 Aged 54 Years 11? Months and 26? Days
Father: ______ Keais
Mother: ____________
Spouse: Barbara Low
Long Shot of tombstones
Plaque erected by the Beaufort Co. Historical Soc.
Photos courtesy of Ron Dailey

Palmer, Margaret [c. 1721] Oct^r 19^th 1765
Here lyes the Body of M^rs Margaret Palmer, wife of Robert Palmer Esq^r one of His Majestys Council & Surveyor General of the lands of this Province, who departed this Life Oct^r 19^th 1765. Aged 44 Years. After labouring ten of them under the feverest [severest] Bodily Afflictions brought on by Change of Climate, and tho' She went to her Native Land received no relief but return'd & bore them with uncommon Refolution [resolution] & Refignation [resignation] to the Last.
Father:
Mother:
Spouse: Col. Robert Palmer
Photo courtesy of Ron Dailey

© 2008 McGowan/Sheppard

NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	INSCRIPTION	NOTES
Blount, John Gray	[Sept. 21, 1752]	Jan. 4, 1833	Died the 4th Day of January 1833 in the 81st Year of his Life	Father: Col. Jacob Blount Mother: Barbara Gray Spouse: Mary Harvey Plaque erected by the Beaufort Co. Historical Soc. Photos courtesy of Ron Dailey
Blount, Mary	c. 1766	Oct. 6, 1818	Wife of John Gray Blount; Died the 6th Day of October 1818 in the 52nd Year of her Life	Father: Col. Miles Harvey Mother: ___________ Spouse: John Gray Blount Photo courtesy of Ron Dailey
Bonner, Col. Jas.	[c1719]	[c1782]	N.C. Mil.; Rev. War; S.A.R. Founder of Washington, NC in 1771 Col. Rec. Vol. IX, pp. 152-3	Father: Thomas Bonner Mother: Abigail Bryan Spouse: Mary Ann Snoad/Snode Vault & Marker Marker in front of church Photos courtesy of Ron Dailey
Bonner, Sarah	Feb. 21, 1756	Nov. 8, 1779	To the Memory of M^rs Sarah Bonner wife of M^r James Bonner Ju^r she was born ye 21^st Feb 1756 Married ye 29^th of Nov 1770 and departed this life ye 8^th of Nov 1779. Here lies my Wife oh lovely once and fair Her face cast in the mould of beauty where Her eyes all radiance Her cheeks like snow Whose cheeks once tinchured with a purple glow. Where those ivory cheeks and lips of celestial sound Her lips like lilys set with roses round Wheres that soft marble breast, white neck and where That all of woman past description fair Wheres those active fingers that with artful ease Which in her house once taught her family to please Wheres that spritely wit even loves divine delight All sunk alas in everlasting night Earth take her bones cha______ soul she smiles at rest Whilst her image lives immortal in my breast.	Father: ______ Wilson Mother: _____________ Spouse: James Bonner, Jr. Photo courtesy of Ron Dailey
Bonner, Thomas	c. 1690	Apr. 7, 1765	Beneath this stone lyes the Body of Thomas Bonner Esq. who departed this Life the 7 of April 1765; Aged 75 Ye[broken off]	Father: Henry Bonner, Sr. Mother: Deborah ________ Spouse: Abigail Bryan Plaque erected by the Beaufort Co. Historical Soc. Photo courtesy of Ron Dailey
DeMille, Thomas A. family vault 1832				Father: Mother: Spouse: Photo courtesy of Ron Dailey
Keais, Mrs. Babara	[Aug. 4, 1744]	Mar. 4, 1801	memory of M^rs Babara Keais who departed this life on the 4^th March 1801 aged 56 Years 6 Months and 18 Days	Father: _________ Low Mother: ___________ Spouse: Nathan Keais Photo courtesy of Ron Dailey
Keais, Nathan	[Oct. 12, 1740] [Rhode Island]	Oct. 13, 1795	Memory of M^r. Nathan Keais who departed this life on the 13^th Oct^r 1795 Aged 54 Years 11? Months and 26? Days	Father: ______ Keais Mother: ____________ Spouse: Barbara Low Long Shot of tombstones Plaque erected by the Beaufort Co. Historical Soc. Photos courtesy of Ron Dailey
Palmer, Margaret	[c. 1721]	Oct^r 19^th 1765	Here lyes the Body of M^rs Margaret Palmer, wife of Robert Palmer Esq^r one of His Majestys Council & Surveyor General of the lands of this Province, who departed this Life Oct^r 19^th 1765. Aged 44 Years. After labouring ten of them under the feverest [severest] Bodily Afflictions brought on by Change of Climate, and tho' She went to her Native Land received no relief but return'd & bore them with uncommon Refolution [resolution] & Refignation [resignation] to the Last.	Father: Mother: Spouse: Col. Robert Palmer Photo courtesy of Ron Dailey