Portridge Cemetery
Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina, USA
This is a family cemetery located on the old "Portridge" plantation in Franklin County. The "Portridge" plantation house was moved in 1984, but the cemetery remains on the original grounds which is described as located approximately 200 yards from both NC-55 on the east side of SR 1224, about 2.5 miles from Louisburg.
The "Portridge" estate was owned by David Jeffreys (1754-1794), son of Osborne Jeffreys & Patience Spier. His daughter, Elizabeth Jeffreys married Fernifold Green (1799-1806), and their son, William O. Green (1805-1885) acquired the property in 1842, and his son-in-law, William H. Mitchell (1828-1906) acquired "Portridge" in 1858.
The cemetery itself was surveyed by C. R. Young during the Depression under a WPA project in 1938. He titled he cemetery as "T. H. Griffin Cemetery", named for later owner. At the time of the survey, it was noted as being located on Hwy 56, 3.5 miles west of Louisburg on the W. J. Strickland farm.
This is a family cemetery located on the old "Portridge" plantation in Franklin County. The "Portridge" plantation house was moved in 1984, but the cemetery remains on the original grounds which is described as located approximately 200 yards from both NC-55 on the east side of SR 1224, about 2.5 miles from Louisburg.
The "Portridge" estate was owned by David Jeffreys (1754-1794), son of Osborne Jeffreys & Patience Spier. His daughter, Elizabeth Jeffreys married Fernifold Green (1799-1806), and their son, William O. Green (1805-1885) acquired the property in 1842, and his son-in-law, William H. Mitchell (1828-1906) acquired "Portridge" in 1858.
The cemetery itself was surveyed by C. R. Young during the Depression under a WPA project in 1938. He titled he cemetery as "T. H. Griffin Cemetery", named for later owner. At the time of the survey, it was noted as being located on Hwy 56, 3.5 miles west of Louisburg on the W. J. Strickland farm.
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- Added: 6 Jan 2013
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2479379
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