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Chowan County
North Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Chowan County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards EdentonUnknown location EdentonEdenton Cemetery EdentonJohnston Burial Ground EdentonSt. Paul's Churchyard Private or familygraveyard Chowan County, North Carolina James Wilson (1742-1798) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.; Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.; Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Carskerdo, Fife,Scotland,September14, 1742.Lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1775;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-98; died in office 1798.Episcopalian.Died in Edenton,ChowanCounty, N.C.,August28, 1798 (age55 years, 348days).Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reintermentin 1906 atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C. Politicians formerlyburied here:     Relatives:Married,November5, 1771, to Rachel Bird; married1793 to HannahGray.   The World War IILibertyshipSS James Wilson (built 1941-42 atPortland,Oregon; scrapped 1964) wasnamed forhim.   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —federaljudicial profile —Wikipediaarticle —Ballotpedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

Joseph Green Campen — of Edenton,ChowanCounty, N.C.Member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1950.Interment somewhere.

Charles Johnson (d. 1802) — of North Carolina. Born inChowanCounty, N.C.Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1781, 1784-85;member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1781-84, 1788-90, 1792;U.S.Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1801-02; died inoffice 1802.Slaveowner. Died in Bandon,ChowanCounty, N.C.,July 23,1802.Interment at Edenton Cemetery.

James Iredell (1751-1799) — of North Carolina. Born inEngland,October5, 1751.State court judge in North Carolina, 1778;NorthCarolina state attorney general, 1779-82;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1790-99; received 3 electoralvotes,1796.Episcopalian.DiedOctober20, 1799 (age48 years, 15days).Interment at Johnston Burial Ground.

	Relatives:Married to Hannah Johnston (sister ofSamuelJohnston); father ofJamesIredell Jr.; grandfather of Margaret Tredwell Iredell (whomarriedWilliamMarcus Shipp).
		Political family:Iredell-Johnston-Cameronfamily of North Carolina.
		The World War IILibertyshipSS James Iredell (built 1942 atWilmington,North Carolina; damaged by air attack and scuttled in theEnglishChannel, 1944) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
		Books about James Iredell: Willis P.Whichard,JusticeJames Iredell

Samuel Johnston (1733-1816) — ofChowanCounty, N.C.Born in Dundee,Scotland,December15, 1733.Planter;member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1760; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1779;Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1780-81;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1787-89;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1789-93; received 2 electoral votes,1796;state court judge in North Carolina, 1800.Slaveowner. DiedAugust17, 1816 (age82 years, 246days).Interment at Johnston Burial Ground.

	Relatives:Brother of Hannah Johnston (who marriedJamesIredell); married to Frances Cathcart; father of PenelopeJohnston (who marriedJohnSwann); uncle ofJamesIredell Jr..
		Political family:Iredell-Johnston-Cameronfamily of North Carolina.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Find-A-Gravememorial

 James Iredell Jr. (1788-1853) — of Edenton,ChowanCounty, N.C.Born in Edenton,ChowanCounty, N.C.,November2, 1788.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1813; state court judge in NorthCarolina, 1819;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1827-28;U.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1828-31.Slaveowner. Died in Edenton,ChowanCounty, N.C.,April13, 1853 (age64 years, 162days).Interment at Johnston Burial Ground.

	Relatives: Sonof Hannah (Johnston) Iredell andJamesIredell; married1815 toFrances Johnston Tredwell (daughter ofSamuelTredwell); father of Margaret Tredwell Iredell (who marriedWilliamMarcus Shipp); nephew ofSamuelJohnston.
		Political family:Iredell-Johnston-Cameronfamily of North Carolina.
		Iredell County,N.C. is named for him.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —National GovernorsAssociation biography —Find-A-Gravememorial

 Samuel Tredwell (1763-1826) — Born in Hempstead, Queens County (nowNassauCounty), Long Island, N.Y.,December11, 1763.U.S.Collector of Customs at Edenton, N.C., North Carolina, 1785-1826;died in office 1826.Died in Edenton,ChowanCounty, N.C.,July 30,1826 (age62 years, 231days).Interment at Johnston Burial Ground.

	Relatives: Sonof Dr. Benjamin Tredwell, Jr. and Elizabeth (Seabury) Tredwell;married to Helen Scrymgeoure Blair and Frances Pollock Lenox; fatherof Frances Johnston Tredwell (who marriedJamesIredell Jr.); grandfather of Margaret Tredwell Iredell (whomarriedWilliamMarcus Shipp).
		Political family:Iredell-Johnston-Cameronfamily of North Carolina.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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St. Paul'sChurchyard
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina
William Biddle Shepard (1799-1852) — also known asWilliam B. Shepard — of Elizabeth City,PasquotankCounty, N.C.Born in North Carolina,1799.U.S.Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1829-37; memberof North Carolina state legislature, 1830.Slaveowner. Died in1852(ageabout53 years).Interment at St. Paul's Churchyard.

Politicians buriedhere:

See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

 Stephen Cabarrus (1754-1808) — of North Carolina. Born in1754.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1790.Died in1808(ageabout54 years).Interment at St. Paul's Churchyard.

Cabarrus County,N.C. is named for him.

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