Simmons-Biddle Cemetery

Craven County, NC

Surveyed by Diane Siniard, Hank Bland & Jim Dugan April 2009




The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Simmons-Biddle Cemetery in Craven County, NC.

Location Off Biddle Farm Rd back in the field on a hill. Surrounded by rock wall Be careful of the "guardians" (snakes!!!!)

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    GPS Coordinates:
    35° 19.035 N
    77° 19.917 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:

    

On wall outside of cemetery
General Samuel Simpson
Rev William P Biddle
Col. Samuel Simpson Biddle

Eliza
Wife of
Samuel Graves Barrow
Sep 30 1788
Dec 22 1806

Frances Simpson
Wife of 
Gen. Saml. Simpson
Died
Jan 5 1814
Aged
44 years 9 months 1 day

Eliza H Simpson
Daughter of
Saml. Simpson & Penelope
Apr 26 1796
May 13 1809

John S Biddle
Son of
Wm P & Mary N Biddle
Jun 14 1816
Sep 1816

William S Biddle
Son of
Wm P & Mary N Biddle
Jun 26 1819
Oct 1 1821

Mary P Biddle
Daughter of
Wm P & Mary N Biddle
Jul 27 1821
Oct 14 1824

Mary N Biddle
Wife of
Wm P Biddle
Daughter of
Gen Samuel Simpson
Dec 16 1793
Jan 6 1850
On one of the tiers
Sisson & Baird Balto
Same Stone
William P Biddle
Son of
John P & Sarah Biddle
Born
Princess Ann County, Va
Apr 27 1788
Aug 18 1853

Susan V
Wife of
Richard G Cobb
Died
Nov 8 1885
Aged 62 years

Broken Stone
no sign of top

John R
Son of
R G & S V Cobb
Died
Mar 22 1891
Age 25 years

John Biddle
Son of
Col. Samuel Simpson Biddle
and
Mary Elizabeth Powell
Mar 31 1849
Dec 1 1913

Samuel Simpson Biddle
Son of
John & Maggie W Biddle
Sep 5 1871
Jan 1 1903

Sarah Elizabeth Biddle Newland
Wife of
Benjamin Allen Newland
Daughter of
Col. Samuel Simpson Biddle
and
Mary E V Biddle
Jan 12 1864
Dec 19 1947

Mary E Powell
Wife of
Samuel Simpson Biddle
Daughter of
Jesse Powell & Mildred A T Brown Powell
Dec 1 1824
Dec 19 1898

Samuel S Biddle
Jan 28 1811
Nov 29 1872

Mary Bryan
Stone has been damaged by chemicals!!
rest unreadable

Capt S S Biddle
61st Reg
NCT
CSA

Samuel S
Son of
S S & M B Biddle
Sep 18 1843
Nov 7 1868

Double Stone
Carraway
Edith Smith
Nov 10 1880
Jul 21 1960
Thomas Daniel
Mar 5 1873
Mar 16 1937

Rosa Powell Biddle
Wife of
Samuel P Smith
Daughter of
Samuel S & Mary E Biddle
Born
Wake Forest NC
Aug 10 1847
Mar 12 1924

Unmarked Grave

TDC
NOI

Quad Stone
General Samuel Simpson
Apr 10 1765
Oct 21 1830
Same Stone
Elinor
Wife of
Gen Samuel Simpson
NOI
Same Stone
Samuel
Son of
Gen Samuel Simpson 
Age 5 years
NOI
Same Stone
Henry Harvey Biddle
Jul 21 1831
Aug 31 1856


    

    

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