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Source: July 1981 Volume 19 Number 3, Pages 91–96

Nineteenth Century Burials in St. Peter's Churchyard

Elizabeth Rumrill

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Several entries in the old Vestry Book concern burials at St. Peter's and are of interest.

At the second Vestry meeting, on December 4, 1745, the Vestry acted with respect to burials inside the Church, when

"it was ordered and agreed on for ye Better Regulating of said Church affairs That Every Grown Person admited to be Buried within the said Church walls Shall pay by their Heirs, Exrtrs, admrs, or friends ye Sum of five pounds to ye Church Wardins then being and the same to be Laid out for ye Use of ye Church at ye Discretion of ye Vestary for the time being, And Every Minour there Buried As aforesaid Shall pay half ye Sume aforesaid in the Manner aforesaid and for the Use as afore,

"This to continue till Repeald." (Spelling original)

At the same time, the Vestry also ordered that to prevent

"any Evil Report on our Christian Burial place for time to Come, by any pratice not Admited by ye Church of England Where Establish'd, That no persons what So Ever Laying of Vilant hands Upon themselves to ye taking away of their Life Shall be admited Directly or indirectly A Burial within ye said Church Yard Walls." (Spelling original)

Not long afterwards, they further ordered "yt ye southeast Corner of said Church-Yard shall be to Bury Strangers in."

The listing of burials at St. Peter's continues with the persons with surnames beginning with the letters "M" through "P".

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Mamie II., daughter of B. M. and Hannah Miller Died Jan. 29, 1834 aged 4 years 5 months (285)

Sacred to the memory of Ann Milligan, wife of Samuel Milligan of Ellerslie, county of Susquehanna, who departed this life the 23rd day of July A.D. 1831 aged 42 years (191)

Sacred to the memory of Samuel Milligan formerly of Ellerslie, Susquehanna County, Pa, died April 24th, 1854 Aged 65 years (192)

Charles H. Milligan Born June 12th, 1840 Died May 16th, 1867 In the 27th year of his age (222)

My Husband Lafayette Minker Born Jan. 14, 1840 died Oct. 14, 1896 (36)

Sacred to the memory of Harriet Morris, daughter of Benjamin Morris, who departed this life the 12th of March 1864 In the 75th year of her age (186)

Sacred to the memory of Ann Morris, daughter of Benjamin Morris, who departed this life the 4th of September 1845 In the 54th year of her age (187)

Sacred to the memory of Frances Morris, wife of Benjamin Morris of Schuylkill Township, Chester County, who departed this life the 20th day of June A.D. 1832 Aged 75 years (188)

Sacred to the memory of Samuel Morris of Schuylkill Township, Chester County, who departed this life on the 21st day of February A.D, 1820 Aged 77 years (190)

Sacred to the memory of John S. Morris who departed this life the 16th day of April. I860, in the 75th year of his age (193)

Sacred to the memory of Hannah Morris, daughter of Cadwalader Morris, who departed this life the 3rd day of Sept'r 1860, in the 77th year of her age (194)

Joseph J., son of Peter & Maria Macneill died May 23, 1840 aged 3 yrs. & 14 d' s ( 51)

Our Father Peter Macneill departed this life March 17, 1871 aged 64 years 8 months and 20 days

"Gone, but not forgotten" (62)

Our Mother Mary M. wife of Peter Macneill departed this life May 17, 1898 aged 35 years 9 mo's and 28 days

"Sleep dear mother sleep
Till we in heaven again shall meet" (63)

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Elizabeth H. McClellan Born Sept. 30, 1820 Died Oct. 13, 1902 In her 82nd year (244)

At Rest George McClellan Died April 17, 1891 Aged 58 years and 6 months (245)

Eliza Ann, wife of George McClellan Died June 5th, 1865 Aged 35 years 7 mos. & 28 days

Asleep in Jesus (24.6)

Alexander McConaghy 1848-1907
Emma McConaghy Their children
Mary E. 1881-1905
Minnie Alda 1906-1907 (316)

In memory of Henry McDonald who died March 20th 1845 aged 39 years (38)

In memory of H. M. aged 10 mo. & 24 days (39)

Our Mother Margaret, wife of Alexander McIntyre Died August 10th, 1896 Aged 82 years 3 mo. & 2 days

Dearest mother thou hst left us
And thy loss we deeply feel
But 'tis God who hath bereft us
He can all our Sorrows heal (312)

Our Father Alexander McIntyre Died July 19th 1881 Aged 73 years

Gone but not forgotten (313)

In memory of Margaret Dunn, wife of Alexander McNeil1 and daughter of John and Martha Curry Born March 6, 1856 Died Feb. 12, 1892 (223)

Sacred, to the memory of Rebecca McVeagh who departed this life January 5th, 1855 Aged 71 years 2 months and 26 days (344)

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In memory of Anna Margaret Nebhut, consort of John Nebhut, who departed this life February 12th 1842 In the 49th year of her age (1)

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In memory of Juliann Pearce, daughter of John and Hannah Pearce, who departed this life September the 18th 1823 Aged 16 years (122)

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In memory of Cromwell Pearce, son of John & Hannah Pearce, who departed this life October the 11th, 1823 Aged 27 years (123)

In memory of Hannah, daughter of Thomas Roberts and Mary Fox, widow of William Haines and also widow of Edward Pearce Born Feb. 27th, 1763 Died Nov. 20th 1850 (126)

In memory of Edward Pearce who departed this life July 31st, 1850 In the 66th year of his age (127)

Cromwell. Pearce Born Aug. 12th, 1772 Died April 2nd, 1852

A devoted member of the Protestant Episcopal Church A faithful officer Military and Civil and an exemplary citizen of the Republic
He filled the civil office of high Sheriff and Associate Judge of Chester County and Acceptable Impartiality Colonel of the 16th Regiment United States Infantry, in the War of 1812 The Battlefields of Little York, Fort George, Williamsburgh and Lyons Greek attest his bravery
This memorial Is erected by his son L. G. Pearce (423)

In memory of Isabella, the wife of Cromwell Pearce the younger, who de­parted this life March the 30th, 1807 Aged 30 years 9 months and 24 days (426)

Sacred to the memory of Cromwell Pearce Jr., who departed this life March 5, 1851 Aged 25 years and 2 months (434)

Sacred to the memory of Anthony Wayne Pearce, son of Joseph & Jane Pearce, who departed this life January 16th, 1815 In the 4th year of his age (435)

Joseph Pearce Born June 9, 1780 Died April 11, 1828 (436)

Jane Pearce Born March 9, 1782 Died Nov. 24, 1851 The remains of Jane Pearce were removed from West Chester and interred here Dec. 16th, 1854 (437)

In memory of John Pearce, who departed this life June the 7th, 1808 Aged 41 years & 1 month (438)

In memory of Hannah, consort of John Pearce, who departed this life March 8th, A.D. 1831 In the 56th year of her age (439)

In memory of Harriet Ann Pearson, the daughter of William & Ann Pearson (22)

Margaret Llewellyn Peck 1834-1913 (86)

Our Mother Margaret, wife of Charles Peck Died September 7th, 1872 aged 82 years (89)

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Our Father Charles Peck Died January 21st, 1870 aged 81 years (90)

Susanna L., daughter of Charles & Margaret Peck died August 22nd, 1864­aged 45 years (91)

Mary Ann, Daughter of Charles & Margaret Peck died January 13th, 1834 aged 11 years (92)

Theodore D., son of Charles & Margaret Peck died April 18, 1829 aged 18 months (94)

Lydia, daughter of Charles & Margaret Peck died June 23, 1827 aged 2 years (95)

Nelson, son of Major Charles Peck Born Sept, 12, 1822 Died March 8, 1887 aged 75 years 6 m. & 4 da.
Sara J. W., wife of Nelson Peck Born Mar. 8, 1840 Died Apr. 28, 1883 aged 43 years 1 mo. and 20 days
Anna M., daughter of N & M Peck Born Aug. 31st, 1855 Died Feb. 1st, 1867 Aged 12 years 6 mo. and 30 days
Mary Y., wife of Nelson Peck Born Feb. 15, 1824 Died March 1, 1873 aged 49 years 16 days (100)

Laura May, daughter of Abram and Lizzie Peck Born May 29, 1867 Died Dec. 20, 1873

"She Sweetly Sleeps" (338)

Eliza Evans Phillips Born June 12, 1816 Died October 16, 1903 (115)

Hannah Phillips Born January 17, 1809 Died December 25, 1886 (116)

Ann Phillips, wife of Abram Phillips Died May 19th, 1870 In the 88th year of her age (117)

Sacred to the memory of Abram Phillips Esq., who departed this life on the sixth of October in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty-one Aged seventy-five years and five months

There are deposited the mortal remains of a kind husband and affectionate Father, a generous neighbor, a faithful friend, and this stone is placed here to perpetuate his memory (118)

In memory of Davis, son of Abram and Ann Phillips, who departed this life the 3rd of October 1813 aged 4 years 2 months and 16 days (119)

In memory of Slater Clay Phillips, son of Abram and Ann Phillips, who departed this life October 24, 1853 aged 31 years 2 months 17 days (120)

In memory of Evan Phillips, who departed this life August 28th, 1824 In the 64th year of his age (121)

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Lewis Phillips 1873-1377
Marguerite Phillips 1886-1899
(On same stone as Eva Acnes and Robert T. Baer) (300)

Nannie Davis, daughter of John L. and Lizzie Phillips Died Aug. 28, 1878 Aged 8 months 15 days

Sleep little darling sleep
And Nannie may we one day meet
There in that better land
Where thy sweet spirit, too pure for earth, has flown (305)

John Lewis Phillips Died January 27, 1875 Aged 61 years 6 mo. & 28 days

Verily, I say unto you, they have their reward Matt. V iv (307)

Agnes Happersett. wife of John L. Phillips, only daughter of Jonathan & Agnes Jones Died March 13, 1866 Aged 46 years 6 months & 9 days (308)

Lieut, Jonathan J. Phillips, of Comp. D, 5th Regiment, Penna. Cavalry, who died in the United States Chesapeake Hospital, Fortress Monroe, Va. June 11, A.D. 1864 (Our only son)

Outworn by marching and watching, he yielded up a life devotod to his country and his God

Jonathan Jones, son of John L. & Agnes H. Phillips Born July 11, A.D. 1841 Enlisted in the service of the United States July 28, A.D. 1861 Died June 11, A.D. 1864 Aged 22 years 11 months

Saviour like a Shepherd lead us
Much we need thy tender care
In the pleasant pastures feed us
For our use Thy folds prepare
Blessed Jesus Thou hast bought us
Thine we are (309)

In memory of Edwin Abram and Anna Mary, Infant twins of John L. & Agnes H. Phillips Born July 1st, 1841 (310)

In memory of Agnes Darlington, daughter of John L. & Agnes Phillips Born July 17, 1850 Died on the 29th Aged 13 days (311)

In memory of Mary Powell who departed this life October 5th, 1823 aged 50 years 8 months and 13 days (59)