This church was organized in 1788 as an A. R. P. church. Its first minister was Rev. John Boyse. The present site was obtained on 1-7-1795. It is now affiliated with the Presbyterian Church of America. The cemetery is behind the church and cannot be seen from the road.
Documentation
William J. Charles survey for the Mecklenburg Genealogy Society on 8-2-1983.
The church was established in 1790.
The cemetery for this church is in two places. One is directly behind the church and can best be seen from the parking lot. The other is directly across the street and can be easily seen from Sardis Rd. There is another unmarked cemetery behind the visible cemetery on the east side of Sardis Rd. that may be a slave cemetery.
Documentation
(1) Family Grave Record Book of Sardis Presbyterian Church Established 1790, by John Douglas Clark, Jr. (for an Eagle Scout Service project), 1980.
There appeared to be many unmarked graves and some unreadable stones. It is on private property.
Documentation
(1) Jane Johnson abstracted this cemetery in 7/2003.
This church was established in 1767. The cemetery used to be across the street from the church on Providence Rd. Recently, Providence Rd. has been rerouted behind this historic church. The street between the church and cemetery was renamed. The cemetery is located across the street from the church.
Documentation
(1) Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery Committee provided the cemetery abstracts in this database.
This cemetery is believed to be a slave cemetery. Dr. Chris Hood This cemetery is behind the Boy Scout hut, basketball court and the marked cemetery, as shown in the photo.
The AME Church has recently built a new church on Shopton Rd., which is behind the cemetery and their former sanctuary. Their former sanctuary is at 6414 S. Tryon and is shown in the photo. The cemetery is to the right and back of the sanctuary. The cemetery and church are next to each other. The cemetery can be seen from S. Tryon.
Documentation:
Comprehensive Genealogical Services, Marie Daniels, verifier
Location:
The Raeburn Homeowners Association was the owners in 2002.
This cemetery is often mistakenly thought to belong to First Presbyterian Church, which is across the street. The cemetery has very early settlers of Charlotte and is just a short distance from the Square, the historic and current center of Charlotte's business district. According to the plaque, which was erected on 3-29-1939, and is shown in the 2nd photo, the cemetery was used between 1774-1878. It has recently undergone major renovation. However, many of the old stones have been broken or removed. According to Violet G. Alexander, it is one of the oldest cemeteries in North Carolina.
This is one of the oldest churches and cemeteries in the county and has graves dating from the 1700s as well as graves of many Civil War veterans. Burial records are not complete on this site. They are provided by John Blythe. The church and cemetery are next to each other and are visible from the road.
The church originally was near Main Street in Pineville. The old church building may have been replaced with a newer facility, now part of Davis Upholstery in Pineville. The church members later merged with other Presbyterians and now worship in west Charlotte. This church cemetery has several unmarked graves, and some graves have only stones marking a burial. The cemetery is on the west side of Sam Meeks Rd.
Documentation
(1) The burial records for this cemetery are taken from tombstones read by Jane Johnson on 7/2/2004.