Snow Camp in Alamance County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Spring Friends Meeting
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, May 1, 2010
1. Spring Friends Meeting Marker
Meeting house by 1761; Meeting recognized, 1773; Preparative Meeting, 1779; & Monthly Meeting, 1793.
Erected 1973 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number G-91.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History, and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1761.
Location. 35° 54.166′ N, 79° 19.593′ W. Marker is in Snow Camp, North Carolina, in Alamance County. It is at the intersection of East Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road and Stockard Road on East Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3323 East Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road, Snow Camp NC 27349, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and specifically in Piedmont Triad. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Battle of Lindley's Mill Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Ernest Peter Dixon (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lindley's Mill (approx. 1.1 miles away); General John Butler (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Battle of Lindley's Mill (approx. 1.3 miles away); September 13, 1781 (approx. 1.3 miles away); Uncle Eli's Quilting Party (approx. 1½ miles away); Saxapahaw (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Snow Camp.
Also see . . .
1. Spring Friends Meeting. Congregation website homepage (Submitted on August 13, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Spring Friends Cemetery. Cemetery Census website entry:
List of graves with photographs (Submitted on May 1, 2010, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina.)
Additional keywords. Alamance, Orange County, Quaker, Church, Cane Creek, Haw River, Snow Camp, Eli Whitney Community, Spring House
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, May 1, 2010
2. Spring Friends Meeting Marker
Seen Near the Road, by the Meeting House and the Spring House
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, May 1, 2010
3. Spring Friends Meeting
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, May 1, 2010
4. The Spring House
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5. Marker on the Spring House
Erected 1952 in Memory of Alred N. and Ada B. McBane Life Long Residents of This Community and Members of Spring Monthly Meeting or the Religious Society of Friends Which Was Founded Here in 1793 and Derived Its Name From This Spring.
"Ho, Everyone That Thirsth, Come Ye To The Waters"
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, May 1, 2010
6. Close View of the Spring House
Spring Water Flows From a Small Spout at Ground Level, Below the Spout That is Visible
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, May 1, 2010
7. View of the Spring Friends Meeting Cemetery
The Meeting House Can Be Seen in the Distance, Across the Road
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, May 1, 2010
8. Another view of the Spring Friends Meeting Cemetery
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, May 1, 2010
9. In Memory of James and Deborah (Lindley) Newlin Marker
James, son of John and Mary (Pyle) Newlin, born in Pennsylvania, 27-1X-1747, died in this community 15-X-1813; married 22-I-1772, Deborah; daughter of Thomas and Ruth H. Lindley, born 26-VI-1753, in 1823 Deborah moved to Indiana.
Their Children
Mary 1772 Ruth 1775 John 1776 Sarah Katherine 1778 Hannah 1780 Eleanor 1785 William 1786 Deborah 1787 Jonathan 1789 Thomas 1790 Nathaniel 1791
This stone is from John and Mary Pyle Newlin's chimney.
Their Children
Mary 1772 Ruth 1775 John 1776 Sarah Katherine 1778 Hannah 1780 Eleanor 1785 William 1786 Deborah 1787 Jonathan 1789 Thomas 1790 Nathaniel 1791
This stone is from John and Mary Pyle Newlin's chimney.
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, May 1, 2010
10. In Memory of James and Deborah (Lindley) Newlin Marker
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, May 1, 2010
11. In Memory of William Braxton - Pioneer Marker
of Piedmont N.C. and of the West
Entered land 2½ Miles south of here
1756 - died 1771.
His Son Thomas Born 1742 - Died 1815 is Buried Here.
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, May 1, 2010
12. In Memory of William Braxton - Pioneer Marker
Note the Small Rectagular Marker at the Base of the Monument. This is the headstone for William's son, Thomas Braxton Who Died in 1815 and is Buried Here.
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, May 1, 2010
13. Close View of Thomas Braxton's Marker
Marker Reads: T.B. 9 Mo 26 D 1815
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, May 1, 2010
14. In Memory of Henry Holaday and Mary Fayle - His Wife Marker
Pioneer ancestors of Holaday Families of this region. They were married March 3, 1746 in Old Swede Church, Wilmington, Del. Came to North Carolina 1756, and lived one mile south of here.
Henry Holaday - Died Sept. 9, 1800
Mary Fayle Holaday - Died June 31, 1797
Note: The emblem of Sons of the American Revolution is affixed beneath the inscribed words.
Henry Holaday - Died Sept. 9, 1800
Mary Fayle Holaday - Died June 31, 1797
Note: The emblem of Sons of the American Revolution is affixed beneath the inscribed words.
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, May 1, 2010
15. Close View of the Small Stone to the Left of Henry Holaday Memorial
The Text Reads:
1800 9 M
H. H.
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16. Close View of the Small Stone to the Right of Mary Holaday Memorial
Text reads:
M.H.
21 6 mo.
1797
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, May 1, 2010
17. In Memory of Isaac and Martha (Newlin) Harvey Marker
Isaac Harvey, Son of William and Judith (Osborne) Harvey (both emigrants from England to Pennsylvania), born in Chads Ford, Pennsylvania, 21st of 9th month, 1716; died 3rd of 4th month, 1802; married 2nd of 2nd month, 1740, Martha Newlin, daughter of Nathaniel and Jane (Woodward) Newlin, born at Concord, Pennsylvania (two conflicting dates of birth found: 18th of 9th month, 1721 and 11th Month 1724), died 23rd of 11th month, 1806. They were both buried here. The Harveys came to this community from Concord, Pennsylvania, in 1774 and established their home one mile southeast of Spring Friends Meetinghouse. Their descendants are now scattered from Pennsylvania to the Pacific Coast.
Isaac Harveys will has the names of the following children: Nathan, Isaac, Caleb, Hannah, Rachel, Martha, and Ruth. Their daughter Edith had died before the date of the will.
Isaac Harveys will has the names of the following children: Nathan, Isaac, Caleb, Hannah, Rachel, Martha, and Ruth. Their daughter Edith had died before the date of the will.
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, May 1, 2010
18. In Memory of Isaac and Martha (Newlin) Harvey
The marker is behind the cedar tree.
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, May 9, 2010
19. Joshua Hadley Marker
B. 3M. 6th, 1703 in King County Ireland
D. 1760
and
Patience Brown, Wife
B. 5M. 25, 1712 D. ------
Came to N.C. 1758, Pioneer Ancestory
of Hadley Family of South and West
Erected 1931
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, May 9, 2010
20. Joshua Hadley Grave Marker
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