Veteran of the Revolutionary War. Enlisted in March 1776 and served under Captain Swift and Captain Osborne. William was engaged in protecting the frontiers of Virginia from Tories and Indians. William served until the Fall of 1778. William Blevins Jr. was the son of William Blevins (b. 1735, d.1825) and Agnes Walden (b.1740, d.1818). Sons of American Revolution Records show that he is buried here at the Shipley Cemetery.
Prior to 1850 the Shipley Cemetery was known as the John M. Blevins Cemetery. It is written that one of John M. Blevins’ granddaughters, Martha Shipley, recalled the first burial on her grandfather's land was for an old woman who was traveling on foot through the country. The woman stayed overnight with the Blevins family, became sick and died before the family found what part of the country she came from. Not knowing what else to do, they took her body to a high part of the land where an interment was held. As time went on this land became a burial place for the neighborhood. This information was taken from the book OLD SETTLERS OF HICKORY TREE, by C.T. (Charlie) Hopkins.
Prior to 1850 the Shipley Cemetery was known as the John M. Blevins Cemetery. It is written that one of John M. Blevins’ granddaughters, Martha Shipley, recalled the first burial on her grandfather's land was for an old woman who was traveling on foot through the country. The woman stayed overnight with the Blevins family, became sick and died before the family found what part of the country she came from. Not knowing what else to do, they took her body to a high part of the land where an interment was held. As time went on this land became a burial place for the neighborhood. This information was taken from the book OLD SETTLERS OF HICKORY TREE, by C.T. (Charlie) Hopkins.
Veteran of the Revolutionary War. Enlisted in March 1776 and served under Captain Swift and Captain Osborne. William was engaged in protecting the frontiers of Virginia from Tories and Indians. William served until the Fall of 1778. William Blevins Jr. was the son of William Blevins (b. 1735, d.1825) and Agnes Walden (b.1740, d.1818). Sons of American Revolution Records show that he is buried here at the Shipley Cemetery.
Prior to 1850 the Shipley Cemetery was known as the John M. Blevins Cemetery. It is written that one of John M. Blevins’ granddaughters, Martha Shipley, recalled the first burial on her grandfather's land was for an old woman who was traveling on foot through the country. The woman stayed overnight with the Blevins family, became sick and died before the family found what part of the country she came from. Not knowing what else to do, they took her body to a high part of the land where an interment was held. As time went on this land became a burial place for the neighborhood. This information was taken from the book OLD SETTLERS OF HICKORY TREE, by C.T. (Charlie) Hopkins.
Prior to 1850 the Shipley Cemetery was known as the John M. Blevins Cemetery. It is written that one of John M. Blevins’ granddaughters, Martha Shipley, recalled the first burial on her grandfather's land was for an old woman who was traveling on foot through the country. The woman stayed overnight with the Blevins family, became sick and died before the family found what part of the country she came from. Not knowing what else to do, they took her body to a high part of the land where an interment was held. As time went on this land became a burial place for the neighborhood. This information was taken from the book OLD SETTLERS OF HICKORY TREE, by C.T. (Charlie) Hopkins.
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