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Pender County
North Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Pender County

William Shepperd Ashe (1814-1862) — also known asWilliam S. Ashe — of Wilmington,NewHanover County, N.C.Born in Rocky Point,PenderCounty, N.C.,September14, 1814.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1846-48, 1858-60;U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1849-55 (7th District1849-53, 3rd District 1853-55); president, Wilmington & WeldonRailroad,1854; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina,1860;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1861; major inthe Confederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner. Killed in arailroadaccident near Wilmington,New HanoverCounty, N.C.,September14, 1862 (age48 years, 0days).Interment at Ashe Family Cemetery.

Index to Locations Rocky PointAshe Family Cemetery Rocky PointLillington Cemetery Ashe FamilyCemetery Rocky Point, Pender County, North Carolina See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Samuel Ashe (1725-1813) — ofNewHanover County, N.C.Born in Bath,BeaufortCounty, N.C.,March24, 1725.Lawyer;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1776;justice ofNorth Carolina state supreme court, 1777;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1795-98; Presidential Elector for North Carolina,1804.Died in Rocky Point,PenderCounty, N.C.,February3, 1813 (age87 years, 316days).Interment at Ashe Family Cemetery; memorial monument atPackSquare Park, Asheville, N.C. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives: Sonof John Baptista Ashe (1695-1734) and Elizabeth (Swann) Ashe; marriedto Mary Porter and Elizabeth Merrick; father ofJohnBaptista Ashe (1748-1802); uncle and cousin by marriage ofWilliamHenry Hill; grandfather ofJohnBaptista Ashe (1810-1857),ThomasSamuel Ashe andWilliamShepperd Ashe; great-granduncle ofGeorgeDavis andHoratioDavis; cousin by marriage ofAlfredMoore Waddell.   Political family:Ashe#1 family of North Carolina (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).   Ashe County,N.C. is named for him.   ThecityofAsheville,North Carolina, isnamed forhim.  — ThecityofAsheboro,North Carolina, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS Samuel Ashe (built 1942 atWilmington,North Carolina; scrapped 1970) wasnamed forhim.   See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

	Relatives: Sonof Samuel Ashe (1763-1835) and Elizabeth Haywood (Shepperd) Ashe;brother ofJohnBaptista Ashe (1810-1857); married1836 to SarahAnn Greene; nephew ofJohnBaptista Ashe (1748-1802); grandson ofSamuelAshe (1725-1813); cousin *** ofThomasSamuel Ashe; cousin four different ways ofGeorgeDavis andHoratioDavis; cousin two different ways ofAlfredMoore Waddell; second cousin twice removed ofWilliamHenry Hill.
		Political family:Ashe#1 family of North Carolina (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: John Baptista Ashe (1748-1802) — of North Carolina. Born in Rocky Point,PenderCounty, N.C.,1748.Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberof North Carolina state legislature, 1784-86;Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1787; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1789;U.S.Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1789-93; electedGovernor ofNorth Carolina 1802, but died before taking office.Slaveowner. Died in Halifax,HalifaxCounty, N.C.,November27, 1802 (ageabout 54years).Interment atChurchyardCemetery, Halifax, N.C.; cenotaph at Ashe Family Cemetery.

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		Relatives: Son ofSamuelAshe and Mary (Porter) Ashe; married to Elizabeth Montfort; uncleofJohnBaptista Ashe (1810-1857),ThomasSamuel Ashe andWilliamShepperd Ashe; cousin four different ways ofGeorgeDavis andHoratioDavis; cousin two different ways ofAlfredMoore Waddell; second cousin once removed ofWilliamHenry Hill.
		Political family:Ashe#1 family of North Carolina (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		The World War IILibertyshipSS John B. Ashe (built 1942 atTerminalIsland, California; sold 1947, scrapped 1962) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

John Alexander Lillington (c.1725-1786) — also known asAlexander Lillington — Born in North Carolina, about 1725. Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1777; general in the Continental Armyduring the Revolutionary War.Died in New Hanover County (part now inPenderCounty), N.C., April,1786(ageabout61 years).Interment at Lillington Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John Lillington and Sarah (Porter) Lillington; married to SarahWaters.
		ThetownofLillington,North Carolina, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS Alexander Lillington (built 1942 atWilmington,North Carolina; scrapped 1961) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

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