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Grave #2 From Lockes Burial Ground
in Lockeport , as noted on the sign, is Jonathon, the
Doctors son.
A note added in the family Bible,
taken from his tombstone in 1906 [presumably when the marker was whole],
adds that Jonathon Locke died in 1852 at
the age of 94. He was born in 1758.
(More info regarding Lockes Burial
Ground below.)
Born: 1758 in
Died: May 16, 1852 in Lockeport, Nova Scotia
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth (Ryder) Locke, m. December 18,
1780 in
(Grave marker
shown below.)
Children: John
Locke
James Locke (Note: James is my direct relative.)
Priscilla Locke b. Sept 12, 1789
Elizabeth Locke b. September 9, 1792
Mary Locke b. April 19, 1795
Abigail (Locke) Churchill b. March 19, 1802 (More below)
Occupation: Ship Owner and Exporter to
Fathers name: Dr.
Jonathon Locke of
Mothers name:
Abigail Perry of
Siblings: Samuel Locke
Jacob Locke
Abigail Locke
Mary (Locke) Craig (More below within old burial ground info and
also see more on her father, Jonathon Lockes
page.)
Ann Locke
William Locke
Lockes Burial
Ground, aka: Pioneer Cemetery
I first heard about this
Lockeport cemetery when studying Ann Capsticks website.
For its location, she quotes from a manuscript found at the Public
Archives of Nova Scotia, which says, On a bluff facing
Mr. Partridge has a
grandson, Jeff
Partridge, who used to play on the bluff as a child. He later wrote a story that reminisces over
those times. He writes, The graveyard
on the bluff recalls a time when people were more closely connected with the
natural processes of life. The graveyard
on the bluff remembers history and celebrates ancestry. The graveyard on the bluff enshrines life,
both present and past. The graveyard on
the bluff produces wild strawberries and raspberries. Below I share with you what I found at the
little graveyard on the bluff; both the sweet and sour; the strawberries and
the raspberries. (Please write me at jrkho5@sbcglobal.net if you would like
more of Jeffs story.)
Mr. Partdridge
has kept the immediate area of the cemetery clear and clean. However, the rest of the bluff is fairly
overgrown with pine and other scrub trees.
You cant really see
Incidentally, Mr. Partridge
would like to repaint the sign and freshen it up. Hes looking for opinions from family members
regarding if or how it should be done.
The sign at the entrance to Lockes
Burial Ground showing: Name, Relationship, Died, and Age.
Information added in [brackets] are
my additions for clarity.
1, Elizabeth, Jonathons
Wife, 1844, 82 [Mary Elizabeth (Ryder) Locke]
2. Jonathon, Doctors Son, 1852, 94 [The Jonathon of this
page]
3. Laetitia, Samuels
Wife, 1839, 51
4. Samuel, Doctors Son, 1844, 89 [Jonathons brother]
5. Rev. John Craig [Other area historians sometimes refer
to him as James Craig.]
6. Mrs. Craig (Doctors Daugther)[sic] [Mary Locke, Jonathons sister]
7. Ann [A daughter of Dr. Jonathon]
8. Dr. Jonathon [Jonathons father]
9. Mrs. Dr. Jonathon [Abigail (Perry) Locke, Jonathons mother]
10. Black Luce, Servant
11. Eliza Aline, Johns
Daughter, 1814 [Daughter of Jonathons son, John. However, family Bible states she
passed in 1810.]
12. Henry Ryder, James Son, 1810 [Jonathons son James son. More below.]
13, 14, 15. Three
Children, One Named Selcher, From Across Harbour [Bodies recovered after a drowning incident]
16. Capt. Sam Mason, Kennebunk, Mass, 1833 [died May 18, 1833,
buried by his crew]
Top:
What you see you arrive at the crest of the hill
Left: Markers of the south half. Right:
Remains of the markers on the north half.
Grave #1 Mary Elizabeth (Ryder)
Locke, Jonathons wife.
Left: Grave # 4, Samuel, Jonathons brother. Little remains of his wife Laetitias marker.
Right: Grave # 5, Rev. John Craig, husband to
Jonathons sister Mary
The
sign says that grave number 12 is Henry Ryder, James son, died 1810. This creates a mysteryHenry Ryder Locke is
indeed James Lockes son, but was born in 1822 and died at age 31 in 1854. James married Elizabeth Strickland in
1811. How do we explain this? Did James have a child by this same name that
died young before he married?
I
also havent resolved who Ann in grave 7 might be. Ann Capsticks
website says she is a daughter of
Dr. Jonathon. Dare we put it together
with the Henry Ryder mystery and say it might be Jonathons daughter-in-law,
first wife of James and mother of Henry Ryder?
Any ideas from all of you out there would be appreciated, please e-mail
to: jrkho5@sbcglobal.net
Daughter
Abigail Locke married maritime Captain Enos Churchill
on December 19, 1822. Enos was b. April 9, 1797 son of Enos
and Mary (Paine) Churchill. They had two
daughters, Tryphena (b. ?)
and Mary Elizabeth (b. 1825), and son Lewis (b. 1822). The Churchill family is intricately tied into
Lockeport history and I have more information on hand about the family. For example, Mary Elizabeth married Sen. John
Locke, son of Abigails brother Samuel.
Please write me if you have a question:
jrkho5@sbcglobal.net. Lewis Churchill and his wife Ann went on to
run a hotel with stables. Stories say
that he hosted visiting royalty.
Left: Abaigail Locke 1802 - 1890 wife of Enos
Churchill, in
Right:
Lewis and Ann Churchills daughter Josephine, in
Dr. John
Locke Churchill is most likely the son of Lewis and Ann, born Jan 1, 1873 and
d. June 22, 1935
With his
wife Lottie (MacMillan) born Aug. 15, 1879 and died Nov 23, 1959
Left is
the Lewis Churchill home in Lockeport that also functioned as a hotel.
Right is
the barn that housed the stables.
This sketch was found in a folio in
the home of George