Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Cemeteries.....St. John ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Nansemond Co., VA, St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery interments, epitaphs and notes Compiled by the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} - an extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project. Updated Apr 2019. SAINT JOHN'S CHURCH CEMETERY FOUNDED ABOUT 1643 AND FORMERLY KNOWN AS CHUCKATUCK CHURCH. THE PRESENT BUILDING, THE THIRD ON OR NEAR THE SITE, WAS BUILT IN 1755 AND IS THE SECOND OLDEST CHURCH BUILDING IN NANSEMOND COUNTY. IT WAS RENAMED ST. JOHN'S CHURCH IN 1828. HOWARD WELL 11-14-1821 08-15-1846 CAPT. PETER ZELUFF (B. CA. 1799) 08-28-1836 AGE 37 CAPT. HENRY ZELUFF SAME STONE THODOCE ANN ZELUFF (B. CA. 1814 ) DIED 08-25-1836 AGE 5 MO. 08-21-1836 AGE 22 YRS. IN MEMORY OF JOHNSTON CLENAGHAN (B. CA. 1766) 07-09-1829 AGE 65 YRS. CHERISHED IN LIFE, MOURNED FOR IN DEATH WILLIAM A. BUTLER (B. CA. 1836) 03-23-1874 AGE 38 DIED IN BALTIMORE JEREMIAH A. PINNER 05-21-1882 01-04-1971 S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #38116899 GIVES H/O AGNES GODWIN PINNER (INSIDE A FENCE) SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JEREMIAH PINNER (B. CA. 1818) WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 09-11-1860 AGE 42 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF [JULIA] AGNES GODWIN PINNER (B. CA. 1823) WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 04-21-1896 AGE 73. W/O JEREMIAH A. PINNER "I SHALL BE SATISFIED WHEN I AWAKE WITH THY LIKENESS" JAMES H. GODWIN HARRIET GODWIN AGE 66 YEARS AGE 60 YEARS JOSEPH BUNCH (B. CA. 1800) DEPARTED THIS LIFE 11-26-1852 AGE 52 ELIZABETH C. PINNER 1880 - 1967 GIBSON W. PINNER 10-14-1885 10-26-1886 RICHARD H. PINNER 11-23-1889 01-10-1891 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF MY FRIEND EMILY J. MURDEN (B. CA. 1830) WHO DIED 10-30-1860 AGE 30 JAMES H. PINNER ROSA WEBB PINNER JAMES HUNTER PINNER SR. ROSA VIRGINIA WEBB PINNER 09-21-1852 03-11-1851 PR.GEO.CO., VA 11-13-1894 05-24-1938 NAN.CO., VA S/O JEREMIAH A. AND D/O SAMUEL GIBSON AND JULIA AGNES GODWIN PINNER K/CATHERINE HEATH WEBB M. 03-11-1880 NAN.CO. S- D.CERT. 12148 (CHUCKATUCK #5) S- ANCESTRY.COM VIRGINIA MARRIAGES *S-ST 06-02-1938, P. 1 ELIZABETH J. SUMNER PINNER (B. CA. 1814 NAN.CO.) "03-22-1876 AGE 61 YRS." D. 03-22-1875 NAN.CO. W/O JEREMIAH DIXON PINNER S- ANCESTRY.COM VA DEATHS & BURIALS JULIA A. PINNER (B. CA. 1860) 10-06-1912 D/O JEREMIAH A. AND JULIA AGNES GODWIN PINNER S- 1860 CENSUS - LOWER P'SH, NAN.CO. GIVES AGE 2/12 CHARLES F. PINNER CHARLES FINLEY PINNER 09-17-1858 NANSEMOND CO., VA 03-22-1927 CHUCKATUCK, NAN.CO., VA S/O JEREMIAH A. AND JULIA AGNES GODWIN PINNER S- D.CERT. 6381 (CHUCKATUCK #4) *S- DONATED OBIT M. FILLMORE PINNER MILLARD FILLMORE PINNER 11-23-1856 NANSEMOND CO., VA 11-19-1934 SUFFOLK, NAN.CO., VA S/O JEREMIAH A. AND JULIA AGNES GODWIN PINNER H/O ELIZABETH/MARY McRAE/MacREA PINNER [BU. CEDAR HILL CEM, SUFFOLK - BLOCK E, LOT 10] M. 11-21-1883 NAN.CO. S- ANCESTRY.COM VIRGINIA MARRIAGES S- D.CERT. 25829 (SUFFOLK #316) JAMES HUNTER PINNER (B. 1885) 06-06-1933 IN MEMORY OF BETSY BUNTER PINNER (12-29-1845) I LOVE THEE, DAUGHTER OF MY HEART 02-29-1852 AGE 6 YRS., 2 MO. OLDEST CHILD OF JEREMIAH & AGNES PINNER NANCY STOAKLEY PINNER (B. 06-19-1846) 09-19-1850 AGE 4 YRS., 3 MO. IN MEMORY OF ANNA STOAKLEY UPSHUR DIED 08-31-1841 D/O CALEB LITTLETON SR. & ANN E. PINNER UPSHUR IN MEMORY OF JOHN STITH UPSHUR DIED 10-08-1841 S/O CALEB LITTLETON SR. & ANN E. PINNER UPSHUR IN MEMORY OF MRS. ANN PINNER DIED 01-03-1848 AGE 66 BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHO DIED IN THE LORD IN MEMORY OF ANN E. UPSHUR (B.06-30-1814) DEPARTED THIS LIFE 12-31-1854 AGED 40 YRS., 6 MO. W/O CALEB LITTLETON UPSHUR SR. (CA.1810-1885) [BU. ELMWOOD CEM, NORFOLK] D/O JEREMIAH & ANN PINNER OF NANSEMOND CO., VA UNMARKED? CALEB LITTLETON UPSHUR [II] CA. 1840 NANSEMOND CO., VA 09-12-1886* S/O CALEB LITTLETON SR. & ANN E. PINNER UPSHUR [PA ABOVE; PA BU. ELMWOOD CEM, NORFOLK] H/O ANNA GREEN RIDDICK UPSHUR (1842-1914) [BU. ELMWOOD CEM, NORFOLK] D/O RICHARD H. & M.A. RIDDICK M. 02-27-1868 IOW.CO. CSA - 9TH VA INF, CO. F, LT. S- 1880 CENSUS - NORFOLK S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #9925666 *09-12-1886 *ELMWOOD CEM. GIVES BU. THERE IN MEMORY OF MY BELOVED HUSBAND IN MEMORY OF CAPT. WILLIAM J. SULLIVAN MARY J. SULLIVAN 04-25-1839 12-29-1851 01-02-1894 02-08-1915 TO MY BELOVED SON J.D. SULLIVAN 08-26-1870 03-01-1901 IN MEMORY OF MARY LAWRENCE 11-26-1823 02-07-1910 D/O ROBERT & ELIZABETH LAWRENCE WALTER A.(ALLEN) LAWRENCE 04-18-1840 10-28-1862 RICHMOND, VA "A PATRIOT WHO GAVE HIS LIFE TO SAVE HIS COUNTRY'S HONOUR." CSA - 9TH VA. INF., CO. F, PVT. (ORIG. BU. HOLLYWOOD CEM, RICHMOND) IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF ROBERT LAWRENCE ELIZABETH G. LAWRENCE 08-17-1793 10-20-1797 DEPARTED THIS LIFE 10-29-1866 10-26-1877 IN MEMORY OF ANNA LAWRENCE 12-01-1834 09-01-1895 D/O ROBERT & ELIZABETH LAWRENCE IN MEMORY OF CLAIBORNE WHITE BALL 03-07-1883 10-12-1953 IN MEMORY OF JACK C. BRADY 04-08-1871 03-13-1942 IN MEMORY OF ROBERT LAWRENCE 08-18-1826 07-09-1892 THIRD S/O ROBERT & ELIZABETH LAWRENCE IN MEMORY OF OUR MOTHER SARAH GODWIN 02-22-1816 02-07-1902 IN MEMORY OF OUR MOTHER MARGARETTA KIRK 06-11-1846 09-10-1936 IN MEMORY OF JOHN J. KIRK 08-08-1839 12-10-1922 PATSY WILKERSON SAME STONE LUCY WILKERSON 12-07-1809 05-31-1812 08-10-1863 04-16-1846 D/O WILLIS & POLLY WILKERSON D/O WILLIS & POLLY WILKERSON SARAH WILKERSON 03-10-1826 05-12-1871 D/O WILLIS & POLLY WILKERSON MARY McGOWIN WILKERSON 11-13-1823 02-05-1901 D/O WILLIS & POLLY WILKERSON WILLIS WILKERSON POLLY J. WILKERSON 10-20-1786 09-11-1788 07-15-1842 08-20-1849 THOMAS WILKERSON NANCY P. WILKERSON 07-08-1807 03-10-1819 10-05-1870 05-07-1858 S/O WILLIS & POLLY WILKERSON LUCY UPSHUR 07-31-1881 02-14-1950 ANNA UPSHUR GODWIN 01-24-1869* ISLE OF WIGHT CO., VA 08-05-1947 WILLIAMSBURG, VA D/O CALEB LITTLETON AND ANNA GREEN RIDDICK UPSHUR [PARENTS BU. ELMWOOD CEM, NORFOLK] W/O ROBERT SIDNEY GODWIN (1868-1915) [BU. ELMWOOD CEM, NORFOLK] M. 01-24-1894 CHUCKATUCK, NAN.CO. S- D.CERT. 18379 *GIVES 01-25-1870 *S- DONATED OBIT H.F. SNEAD 05-28-1855 10-02-1862 K.T. SNEAD 08-29-1861 07-07-1862 F.W. SNEAD - A MASON 10-27-1827 03-06-1862 M.E.R. SNEAD 06-22-1859 10-18-1862 HENRY AND PAULINE UPSHUR NO DATES INFANT CHILDREN OF CALEB LITTLETON & ANNIE RIDDICK UPSHUR JOHN DAVID* CORBELL 10-02-1899 SURRY CO., VA 03-04-1961 NORFOLK, VA "FAITHFUL UNTO EVERY TRUST." S/O DR. JOHN DAVID AND BELIA O. DERRING* CORBELL S- 1900 CENSUS - NEWPORT NEWS *GIVES B. 10-1892 2H/O LOUISE GIBBS KER BLENHEIM CORBELL [3M. BROOKS] [(1917-2000) BU. LAUREL GROVE CEM. NORTH, SAVANNAH, CHATHAM CO., GA] M. 10-04-1941 (NORFOLK #1490) {DIV. '47} *GIVES JOHN DAVIS CORBELL; MA: DEARING S- D.CERT. 6150 S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #38486172 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF BETTIE NICHOLSON CORBELL CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH "BETTIE" NICHOLSON CORBELL 1854 SOUTHAMPTON CO., VA 05-31-1881 AGE 27 YRS. "BELOVED" D/O DAVID WILLIAM AND CAROLINE AMANDA EDWARDS NICHOLSON {1WF} [PARENTS M. 12-14-1848 SUSSEX CO.] [PA - CSA - 5TH VA CAV, CO. G, 2CPL.; 13TH VA CAV, CO. B, PVT.] 1W/O DR. JOHN D. CORBELL M. 02-10-1876 (SUSSEX CO. #17) S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #199384593 JOHN D.* CORBELL, M.D. 10-04-1857* NANSEMOND CO., VA 01-07-1902* "THE BELOVED PHYSICIAN" S/O JOHN DAVID SR. AND BELIA O. DERRING* CORBELL H/O CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH "BETTIE" NICHOLSON CORBELL 1M. 02-10-1876 (SUSSEX CO. #17) GIVES J.T. H/O "BELIA" SIBELIA O. DERRING CORBELL 2M. 01-05-1887 (SURRY CO. #4) GIVES JOHN T., S/O JOHN D.; AGE 35 BELIA DERRING CORBELL "BELIA" SIBELIA O. DERRING CORBELL 05-15-1865 SURRY CO., VA 05-11-1924 NORFOLK, VA "BELOVED" D/O JULIAN HENRY AND REBECCA WILSON GOODRIDGE DERRING [BU. GREENLAWN CEM, NEWPORT NEWS] [PA (1837-1918) - CSA - 5TH VA CAV, CO. E, PVT.] 2W/O JOHN DAVID CORBELL SR. M. 01-05-1887 (SURRY CO. #4) S- 1900 CENSUS - NEWPORT NEWS S- D.CERT. 12030 (NORFOLK #700) BELIA CORBELL AGE 4 YEARS WILLIAM F. COTTEN V. ALICE COTTEN WILLIAM FREDERICK COTTEN VIRGINIA ALICE CORBELL COTTEN 05-29-1849 SUSSEX CO., VA 12-27-1853 NANSEMOND CO., VA 04-23-1929 "CYPRESS VALE," 11-23-1937 NANSEMOND CO., VA CHUCKATUCK, NAN.CO., VA D/O JOHN DAVID [SR.] AND S/O JOHN ARCHER AND ELIZABETH MARY PHILLIPS CORBELL MARY AGNES HOLLIMAN COTTEN M. 05-16-1877 (NAN.CO. #47) [PA - CSA - 5TH VA CAV, CO. C, PVT.] S- D.CERT. 27372 (CHUCKATUCK #14) S- D.CERT. 11252 (CHUCKATUCK #12) S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #38487260 *S-ST 04-25-1929, P. 6 S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #38487207 EDWIN FERDINAND COTTEN 07-24-1881 NANSEMOND CO., VA 12-16-1918* MERCEDES, HIDALGO CO., TX NICKNAME: EDDIE S/O WILLIAM FREDERICK AND VIRGINIA ALICE CORBELL COTTEN S- NAN.CO. B.REG. #31 GIVES COTTON RES: KANSAS CITY, MO S- TX D.CERT. 56731 (MERCEDES #181) *GIVES EDDIE F. COTTON, D. 12-16-1918 S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #38486925 *GIVES 12-16-1919 {FONT DIFFICULT TO READ] JOHN DAVID CORBELL ELIZABETH M. CORBELL JOHN DAVID CORBELL [SR.] ELIZABETH MARY PHILLIPS CORBELL 03-18-1816 11-25-1825 05-31-1895 NANSEMOND CO., VA 05-17-1909 *S-NORFOLK VIRGINIAN 06-02-1895, P. 8 S-RTD 05-18-1909 *S-NORFOLK VIRGINIAN 06-04-1895, P. 5 S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #38486787 S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #38486617 PARENTS/O LASALLE "SALLIE" (CORBELL; MRS. GEORGE EDWARD) PICKETT [(1843-1931) BU. HOLLYWOOD CEM, RICHMOND] MARY IDA CORBELL ELEY 04-18-1858 NANSEMOND CO., VA 07-18-1951 SUFFOLK, VA D/O JOHN DAVID SR. AND ELIZABETH MARY PHILLIPS CORBELL W/O WILLIAM WALTER ELEY (1854-1921) [BU. CEDAR HILL CEM, SUFFOLK] M. 11-25-1885 (NAN.CO. #107) S- D.CERT. 15799 (SUFFOLK #243) S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #38548031 DAVID CORBELL COTTEN CLAIRE CAMPBELL COTTEN 04-16-1886 NANSEMOND CO., VA 02-09-1881 CLARKSBURG, WV 10-01-1965 NEWPORT NEWS, VA 08-20-1957* SUFFOLK, VA S/O WILLIAM FREDERICK AND D/O JUDGE AUGUSTINE MORTIMER AND VIRGINIA ALICE CORBELL COTTEN ANNIE ELIZA CHAPMAN WILSON CAMPBELL {2HUB} M. 12-25-1910 HARRISON, BOONE CO., AR [PARENTS BU. ROSE HILL CEM, S- WW-I&II DRAFT CARDS HARRISON, BOONE CO., AR] S- D.CERT. 65-027392 S- D.CERT. 20436 (CHUCKATUCK #233) S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #38547960 *GIVES D. 08-19-1957 S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #38547891 EDWIN F. CORBELL, M.D. EMMA FLORINE CORBELL EDWIN FERDINAND CORBELL, M.D. EMMA FLORINE COSTEN CORBELL 09-21-1860 CHUCKATUCK, NAN.CO., VA 03-17-1870 GATES CO., NC 04-11-1935 SUNBURY, GATES CO., NC 03-20-1932 GATES CO., NC S/O JOHN DAVID [SR.] AND D/O GEORGE JORDEN AND ELIZABETH MARY PHILLIPS CORBELL ANNIE MARY SMITH COSTEN S- D.CERT. 241 (HOLLY GROVE TWP.) [PARENTS BU. GEORGE J. COSTEN CEM, *S-SNH 04-12-1935, P. 1 SUNBURY, GATES CO., NC] S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #38487371 S- ANCESTRY.COM NC D.INDEX *S-SNH 03-21-1932, P. 8 *S-SNH 03-23-1932, P. 5 S- FIND A GRAVE MEM. #38547809 UNMARKED? FLORINE* CORBELL 04-1899 NC 08-02-1900 SUNBURY, GATES CO., NC [CA.] D/O DR. EDWIN FERDINAND AND EMMA FLORINE COSTEN CORBELL S- 1900 CENSUS - HOLLY GROVE TWP, GATES CO., NC *S-VA.P 08-04-1900, P. 6 *GIVES CHLORINE (INSIDE FENCE) IN MEMORY OF E.(EDWIN)C.(CORNELIUS) RAMSEY MARY E. WALRAVEN RAMSEY 09-26-1838 CSA MARKER 01-29-1853 10-15-1904 POSTMASTER OF CHUCKATUCK, VA 02-20-1888 AGE 34 YRS. 21 DAYS (9TH VA. INF., CO.F, PVT.) (MARRIED 12-16-1868) (S/O JOHN & DIANNAH P. WHITLEY RAMSEY) JONAS WALRAVEN HENREITTA CHADWICH WALRAVEN (B. 04-20-1820) 05-26-1824 IN OLDHAM ENGLAND 01-10-1875 AGE 54 YRS.,8 MO., 21 DAYS 09-09-1904 ANNIE V. RAMSEY 05-10-1871 11-03-1871 LILLIE D. RAMSEY 08-10-1874 10-02-1875 FLORENCE RAMSEY COLLINS 09-04-1869 03-31-1954 A VERY OLD STONE [CAN'T BE READ] JANET GODWIN, MY MOTHER 09-1808 04-02-1886 JOSEPH C. MEADOR, MY HUSBAND SUSANA J.H.G. MEADOR 09-24-1820 04-06-1828 02-01-1873 09-21-1889 (ALL ON ONE STONE) JOSEPH MEADOR AND FAMILY JOSEPH GODWIN AND FAMILY HENRY GODWIN AND FAMILY ALLEN GODWIN AND FAMILY ELIZABETH G. BRADY BILISOLY 10-01-1904 11-18-1958 D.A.R. MARKER, BATON ROUGE CHAPTER W/O JULIUS P. BILISOLY NORFLEET A. SMITH MARGARETTA B. SMITH 06-23-1910 10-15-1911 04-16-1958 04-13-1960 1ST SGT., U.S. ARMY, WW II TO THE MEMORY OF MY WIFE MRS. HULDA W. TYNES 07-08-1837 03-08-1858 CONSORT OF DR. R.H. TYNES IN MEMORY OF JOHN HIRST 08-1822 A NATIVE OF YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND 01-1895 A FENCE WITH NO MARKERS WALTER R. LEWIS, FATHER 1855 - 1913 IN MEMORY OF STONEWALL J. LEWIS 04-15-1863 12-20-1865 IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF JAMES J. LEWIS CHARLOTTE S. LEWIS 04-17-1821 04-28-1828 06-04-1895 02-12-1865 *S-NORFOLK VIRGINIAN 06-07-1895, P. 3 TO THE MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED MOTHER ADALINE A. LEWIS 01-17-1827 06-21-1899 IN MEMORY OF CHARLOTTE E. LEWIS 07-24-1867 08-31-1868 ALICE V. LEWIS, MOTHER 1880 - 1933 MARY KIRK 09-02-1950 1 P.M. 09-02-1950 9 P.M. D/O ARTHUR A. & MARIE L. KIRK EDWARD N. WOODWARD 03-26-1886 02-09-1951 FANNIE E. MARTIN BORN 1836 01-10-1901 JOHN G. MARTIN 08-07-1826 11-27-1900 NANCY C. MARTIN 04-14-1820 10-20-1870 MARTHA A. MARTIN 12-05-1834 08-25-1872 JULIA H. MARTIN 02-14-1874 10-06-1881 HELEN E. BEZILLA VAN DOREN 06-23-1923 01-10-1986 MARGARET M. CARTER 1914 - 1989 WILLIAM ABBITT KIRK 02-04-1954 11-23-1984 S/O ARTHUR A. & MARIE LINGE KIRK LAURA DeYOE WOODWARD 06-16-1890 WATERLOO, NY 05-19-1989 NORFOLK, VA D/O GEORGE SAMUEL AND CORNELIA CRANDALL DeYOE W/O EDWARD NATHANIEL WOODWARD S- D.CERT. 89-018212 REV. JOHN ASKEW WINSLOW 1901 - 1976 RECTOR OF ST. JOHN'S CHURCH 1947 - 1955 BERT BURR HENDERSON, JR. 03-12-1918 08-21-1987 DAVID JAMES FROHMN 06-04-1938 SANDUSKY, OH 01-07-1985 SUFFOLK, VA PAUL KIRK BALL 11-02-1883 11-30-1980 MERLE ABBITT KIRK 06-13-1887 04-18-1971 D/O C.A.P. & CHASSIE M. ABBITT W/O JOHN RUSSELL KIRK MARGARET GILL KIRK 07-15-1912 07-11-1982 W/O J. STOKES KIRK SALLIE PICKETT CORBELL 04-06-1895 01-15-1984 D/O DR. & MRS. JOHN D. CORBELL JOHN RUSSELL KIRK 02-18-1885 11-23-1969 Compiled and contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), on behalf of the Southampton County Historical Society. Additional Contributors cited within the text. 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