John Satterfield Plantation Slave Cemetery
Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina, USA
Directions: From Roxboro take 501-S, turn left on Antioch Church Road (SR 1708), turn left on path into the woods.
Access: Deep in woods on private property. Not accessible without permission.
GPS coordinates: 36 19 33.6 N 078 57 59.1 W
This is the original cemetery for the John Satterfield plantation. This is a large cemetery typical of a 1700's plantation. Within a massive rock wall are William Penn Satterfield (1824-1898) and Sarah Beasley Satterfield (b 1823) along with his parents, James Satterfield (1776-1859) and Elizabeth Trotter and his parents, John (Isaac) Satterfield (died 1802) and Lucy (or Sarah Jay, as some researchers believe). John is the original settler who received the land grant from Lord Granville.
Outside the wall are Moores and others from the plantation... about 50 graves total. Separated from this cemetery by 100 ft is a slave cemetery of about 25 graves. The whole area is covered with thick periwinkle and guarded by a massive poplar tree. One child's grave is completely covered with football-sized rocks, which was a common practice with drowning victims. This cemetery was in use from about 1750 to 1900, and has been abandoned since then.
Directions: From Roxboro take 501-S, turn left on Antioch Church Road (SR 1708), turn left on path into the woods.
Access: Deep in woods on private property. Not accessible without permission.
GPS coordinates: 36 19 33.6 N 078 57 59.1 W
This is the original cemetery for the John Satterfield plantation. This is a large cemetery typical of a 1700's plantation. Within a massive rock wall are William Penn Satterfield (1824-1898) and Sarah Beasley Satterfield (b 1823) along with his parents, James Satterfield (1776-1859) and Elizabeth Trotter and his parents, John (Isaac) Satterfield (died 1802) and Lucy (or Sarah Jay, as some researchers believe). John is the original settler who received the land grant from Lord Granville.
Outside the wall are Moores and others from the plantation... about 50 graves total. Separated from this cemetery by 100 ft is a slave cemetery of about 25 graves. The whole area is covered with thick periwinkle and guarded by a massive poplar tree. One child's grave is completely covered with football-sized rocks, which was a common practice with drowning victims. This cemetery was in use from about 1750 to 1900, and has been abandoned since then.
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- Added: 19 Jun 2009
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2310644
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