Opequon Cemetery, Winchester, Va.

OPEQUON Cemetery, Located outside of WINCHESTER, Va. This is not a complete list of the people in the OPEQUON Cemetery. I transcribed this partial list in September 1998. The cemetery is well maintained, with an old "Well Kept" wrought iron fence around it. It is located in the Church Yard of the oldest Presbyterian Church West of the Blue Ridge. The Church was established in 1736. Most of the inscriptions are exactly as they are on the stones. Notes in (...) are mine. There are two monuments in the cemetery, the inscriptions on the monuments are at the bottom of the page.

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Here interr'd the body of James D. Vance Who departed this life Dec. 25st 1816 in the 64th year of his age.

(This would make him b. 1752) __________________________________________________________________________________

Here intombed the body of Elizabeth Vance who died July 20th 1811 in the prime of life __________________________________________________________________________________

IN Memory of Robert Vance who departed this life June 29th 1834 in the 59th year of his age

(This would make him b. 1775) __________________________________________________________________________________

W.Vance 1792 __________________________________________________________________________________

M.Vance 1791 __________________________________________________________________________________

Anna BEALL D. June 5th 1797 in the 25th year of her age

(This would make her b. 1772) __________________________________________________________________________________

Here Interred the body of James VANCE Who departed this life October 19th, 1814 in the 36th year of his life

(This would make him b. 1778) __________________________________________________________________________________

Here Interred the body of Sally VANCE Who departed this life March 28th, 1815 in the 33rd year of her life

(This would make her b. 1782) __________________________________________________________________________________

Here Interr'd the body of Gilkeson D. VANCE Who departed this life July 21st, 1816 in the 18th year of his age

(This would make him b. 1798) __________________________________________________________________________________

M.V. Departed this life March 9th, 1791 __________________________________________________________________________________

Elizabeth MARQUIS D. April 14, 1844 Her first Husband Edward HOGE D. 1782 __________________________________________________________________________________

James R. GLASS Departed Sep. 4, 1823 aged 10 month, 14 days __________________________________________________________________________________

Elizabeth GLASS Wife of James V. GLASS D. Oct. 12, 1825 in the 40th year of her age

(This would make her b. 1785) __________________________________________________________________________________

Isabella S. GLASS D. Nov. 11, 1837 aged 21 years

(This would make her born 1816) __________________________________________________________________________________

Sarah Ann GLASS Dau. of Rev. Joseph & Ann GLASS B. July 9th, 1805 D. Oct. 2, 1837 __________________________________________________________________________________

Eliza Wilson FOOTE Dau. of Rev. Joseph & Ann Glass Wife of William Henry FOOTE B. Beckley Co. Jan. 2, 1800 D. April 20, 1885 __________________________________________________________________________________

ANN Wife of Joseph GLASS Dau. of John MCALISTER Born October 7th, 1780 Died December 27th, 1831 ___________________________________________________________________________________

Rev. Joseph GLASS Son of Joseph and Grandson of Samuel the Imigrant Died Oct. 27th, 1821 Aged 47 years

(This would make him born in 1774) __________________________________________________________________________________

Robert D. GLASS Born Dec. 12th, 1771 Died Dec. 12th, 1844 __________________________________________________________________________________

Elizabeth GLASS Wife of Bob GLASS Died Sep. 1839 aged 54 years

(This would make her born in 1785) __________________________________________________________________________________

The first monument is located just to the right as you go into the cemetery. The inscription on it reads:

In memory of the many Soldiers of the Revolution Interred at Opequon Church of whom only seven are known.

Major John GILKESON

Capt. William CHIPLEY

Capt. Samuel GILKESON

Capt. James SIMRALL

Capt. Samuel VANCE

Capt. William VANCE

Private James HAMILTON

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The second monument is located toward the back of the cemetery, in the middle of the GLASS-VANCE family graves, it reads:

To the memory of Samuel GLASS and his wife Mary GAMBLE, Emigrants from Banbridge County Down, Ireland, A.D. 1736. Their Children, John, Eliza, Sarah, David, Robert, Joseph. Were all born in Ireland and came with them. Their decendents are to be found in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana.

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