[shelby research]The Rocky Spring Cemetery in Mecklenburg

[Judith A Trolinger]

Was it Rock Spring(s) or Rocky Spring(s) ? In either case it apparently is 
no longer known by that name. Sure my son will keep us posted if he his 
able to turn up anything new.

As for finding Moses Shelby here-Johnnie M Johnson has her doubts about his 
being buried in this cemetery-She wrote a pretty good book on Moses and 
Isabel a few years back. She is leaning more on the idea that they were 
Primitive Baptists. You can reach her at <PeaPicker2@aol.com>

Judy

At 06:35 PM 7/30/03 -0400, you wrote:
>Thanks Judy.
>
>This cemetery is hard to find due to its wooded location. It is on the 
>north side of Brief Rd. near the intersection with Hwy. 218. It sits about 
>1500 feet from the road and can be reached by going down a dirt drive to 
>the left of the cemetery. I'm sure the Philadelphia Presby. Church can 
>give specific directions.
>Martha
>
>>From: John Trolinger <jdt@trolinger.com>
>>//ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/mecklenburg/cemeteries/oldphil.txt


>> > This is the discription of the location that I have.
>>
>> >
>> > Mary Shelby, born 1735 PA, was the youngest child of Evan Shelby and 
>> Catherine Morgan.
>> >  Will of Mary Alexander - Meckl Co, NC, Book A, p17, dated 2 Feb 
>> 1811-to daughter Polly HARRIS, slave Nancy. Residue of my property is to 
>> be divided equally between my 5 living children. Mary signs. Names son 
>> Isaac Alexander, as sole Executor.
>>
>> > Martha posted additional info on the Ancestry message board a couple of
>> > days ago:
>> > 
>> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=an&p=surnames.shelby&m=562.2.1.1.1.2
>> >
>> > I found Rock Springs Cemetery in Mint Hill, NC at the corner of Union,
>> > Cabarrus and Mecklenburg Counties. It was a mess; a pile of dirt about as
>> > large as a small front yard full of leaves, sticks, holes and stones from
>> > the time of the Revolutionary War. It was unsafe to walk through.
>> > Philadelphia Presbyterian Church, Mint Hill, had the cemetery deed back
>> > from a family who bought the land from the Wilson family. This Wilson
>> > family had been in Mecklenburg Co., since abt. 1750. I truly believe that,
>> > when the site is restored, there will be found numerous headstones under
>> > the dirt, and one probably will be that of Isabel's Moses Shelby. Martha
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