WETIPQUIN METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY

The image on the left is the Wetipquin Methodist Church, taken August 2002. The image on the right is the gravestone of Francis Asbury Mezick, grandson of Covington Mezick.

Known for most of its existance as "Mezick's Church" or "Mezzeck's Meeting House", the Wetipquin Chapel of the Methodist Church was built on land given by Covington MEZICK and his wife, Leah, in 1826. This was 19 years after Covington had quit (and simultaneously been excommunicated from) the Episcopal Church's Stepney Parish. For more on this incident, see Trouble In Old Stepney Parish. The land upon which Mezick's Church was built was a portion of a tract of land called "Spry" (or "Spy"), patented in 1794 by Covington Mezick and his cousin, Elihu Mezick. The church building was built around 1825. The gravestones and grounds are maintained in excellent condition. This cemetery listing was obtained on Sunday, August 3, 1997 by Shari Handley, Jill Pevear, Chris Pevear, Robert Simms, and Paul Willing.

Hilda M. HORNER - WHITE, 1911 - 1971
George Dallas HORNER - WHITE, 1886 - 1977
Maggie H. HORNER - WHITE, 1889 - 1975

Esther G. ROBERTSON, b. Jan. 17, 1927 d. Jul. 12, 1983

Beverly Ann Phillips FURBUSH, b. Nov. 3, 1956 d. Jul. 27, 1957
Lafayette FURBUSH, 1879 - 1970
Melissa FURBUSH, 1889 - 1979

Andrew J. BROWN, b. Oct. 1, 1896 d. Feb. 26, 1968
Ann G. BROWN, d. Dec. 30, 1990, aged 81 years

Gladys W. MEZICK, 1905 -
Marion A. MEZICK, 1903 -
Agnes H. MEZICK, 1903 - 1970

William H. HAMBURY, 1863 - 1957

Ellen H. COUCH, 1858 - 1936

Lulu OWENS, aged 30 years (no dates)

Maggie E. MESSICK, 1881 - 1973
L. Richard MESSICK, 1877 - 1947
Woodrow W. MESSICK, 1911 - 1943

Hazel F. MESSICK, 1909 - 1942
Nelson MESSICK, 1906 - 1936
Nelson MESSICK, Jr., 1928 - 1928

James Alverda WHITE, wife of Charles White, b. Oct. 15, 1863 d. Jul. 1, 1918
Charles T. WHITE, b. Feb. 2, 1858 d. Jul. 1, 1918

Winfield Scott RIGGIN, b. Feb. 1, 1871 d. May 10, 1933
Lola White RIGGIN, b. Oct. 20, 1884 d. Jun. 1, 1972
Winfield S. RIGGIN, b. Nov. 20, 1906 d. Oct. 8, 1994

Mary Alice FURBUSH, b. Oct. 17, 1855 d. Aug. 30, 1930

Mary Rhea FURBUSH, 1900 - 1982
George D. FURBUSH, 1897 - 1978
George M. FURBUSH, b. Jun. 14, 1870 d. Jun. 29, 1939
Ella F. FURBUSH, wife of G. M. Furbush, b. Jun. 13, 1871 d. Aug. 28, 1911, aged 40 years 2 months 25 days

Louis C. HORNER, d. Sep. 8, 1918, aged 63 years
Annie HORNER, his wife, d. Mar. 18, 1919, aged 68 years

Harry G. HORNER, 1881 -1957
Bessie H. HORNER, 1885 - 1954

William Rodney PHILLIPS, d. Mar. 20, 1922, aged. 36 years
Mary J. PHILLIPS, 1840 - 1918
E. Ross PHILLIPS, 1892 - 1917
William Ross PHILLIPS, 1850 - 1932
Emily C. PHILLIPS, 1854 - 1900
W. Harley PHILLIPS, 1875 - 1895

Thomas WALLER, b. Feb. 5, 1846 d. Jun. 4, 1917, aged 71 years 3 months 29 days

Lyda N. MESSICK, daughter of F.A. and Elizabeth A. Messick, b. Feb. 4, 1884 d. Sep. 9, 1919, aged 35 years 7 months 5 days
Elizabeth A. MEZICK, wife of Frances A. Mezick, b. Sep. 28, 1819, d. Jun. 17, 1924
Ira Willis MEZICK, son of F.A. and Elizabeth Mezick, b. Jul. 22, 1869 d. Jul. 23, 1871
Etta May MEZICK, daughter of F.A. and Elizabeth Mezick, b. Jun. 30, 1853 d. Sep. 13, 1878
Martin Jackson MEZICK, son of F.A. and Elizabeth Mezick, b. Mar. 5, 1880 d. Oct. 24, 1881
Amos MEZICK, son of F.A. and Elizabeth Mezick, b. & d. Nov. 6, 1885
Francis Asbury MEZICK, son of F.A. and Elizabeth Mezick, b. Jul. 18, 1887 d. Jan. 27, 1890
Francis Asbury MEZICK, husband of Elizabeth M. Mezick, b. Jul. 18, 1833 d. Sep. 17, 1903, aged 70 years 1 month 29 days

Thomas Cecil WILSON, son of William H. and Mary V. Wilson, d. Jul. 2, 1872, aged 1 month 19 days

A. Stengle MESSICK, 1875 - 1960
Blanche H. MESSICK, 1879 - 1945
Elsie May MESSICK, daughter of A.S. and Blanche Messick, b. Jul. 27, 1911 d. Nov. 5, 1911

William T. HAMBURY, d. Sep. 6, 1889, aged 7 years 10 months 23 days
Elsie M. HAMBURY, d. Jul. 24, 1897, aged 20 years 9 months 28 days
John W. HAMBURY, b. Mar. 11, 1850 d. Aug. 14, 1922

Julius F. HAMBURY, b. Nov. 23, 1853 d. Oct. 18, 1928
Phoebe J. HAMBURY, b. Mar. 14, 1862 d. Feb. 9, 1946
Paul S. HAMBURY, b. Jul. 30, 1887 d. Apr. 18, 1936
Howard H. HAMBURY, b. Sep. 9, 1885 d. Aug. 16, 1980

G. Gorman HAMBURY, 1888 - 1916
James C. HAMBURY, Pvt. Bty. D 7 Tv M. Bn. AEF, died in service France Jan. 13, 1919, aged 22 years
Ella T. HAMBURY, wife of George H. Hambury, b. Nov. 3, 1859 d. Mar. 31, 1922
George H. HAMBURY, b. Feb. 9, 1852 d. Dec. 28, 1918
Albert M. HAMBURY, d. Oct. 7, 1899, aged 36 years 2 months 19 days

George FURBUSH was born in Somerset County, Maryland the year of our Lord 1777 October 23 and departed this life Dec. 14, 1851, aged 74 years 1 month 22 days

George William CATLIN, b. Oct. 28, 1858 d. Feb. 24, 1864, aged 5 years 8 months 27 days
Isaac Henry CATLIN, son of Thomas G. and Jane C. Catlin, b. Dec. 19, 1844 d. Aug. 5, 1855, aged 10 years 7 months 16 days
Octavia L. SAUER, b. May 14, 1866 d. Jul. 1, 1924

Sarah J. NEWTON, wife of Levin B. Newton, b. May 27, 1839 d. Nov. 29, 1896
Levin B. NEWTON, b. Dec. 25, 1834 d. Aug. 29, 1917

Julius CATLIN, b. Sep. 22, 1847 d. Nov. 1, 1891
Theodore Tubman CATLIN, son of Thomas G. and Jane C. Catlin, b. Nov. 3, 1852 d. Jan. 30, 1906

Ina W. WALLER, wife of Thomas Waller, b. Jul. 31, 1872 d. Jul. 5, 1907, aged 34 years 11 months 4 days
Willie M. WHITE, wife of J. D. White, b. Apr. 20, 1847 d. Apr. 13, 1913, aged 65 years 11 months 23 days
Joseph D. WHITE, 1843 - 1916

Ernest M. HURLEY, b. Aug. 26, 1869 d. Oct. 30, 1951
Hettie M. HURLEY, b. Mar. 7, 1876 d. Jul. 30, 1959

G. Gorman HAMBURY, 1888 - 1946

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