Stilley's Cemetery, Pamlico Co., NC

Location: Behind Hubert Potter's House in Hobucken and to the right at the edge of the trees
Directions: At the intersection of Hwys 304 and 33, follow Hwy 304 across the Gene Potter Bridge across the Intracoastal Waterway on to Goose Creek Island. At about 1.4 miles park and walk through the yard to the left of Hubert Potter's house to the rear of the property to the tree line near the woods. The cemetery is just across the ditch.
Compiled from the following:
    1. Info from The Goose Creek Islander 1874-1974, pg. 89, "Stilley's Cemetery"
    2. The Spains of Eastern NC by William Odell Spain
    3. Additional research by Janet Copen Orndorff
Starting Place: At left corner closest to Hubert Potter's house and the road, rows run from front to back. Most graves are marked with stones. Found 4 stones with engraving. Any additional info known by family members and/or research of public records has been noted in the "Notes" column. Click on underlined names to see a photograph of the headstone.

ROW	STONE	NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	NOTES
2	1	Spain, Jerome B. [Bonaparte]	1811	[Feb] 1872	Husband of Anna Lupton Son of Frederick A. Spain & Sarah Carawan Jerome B. Spain gravesite There appears to have once been an older stone which is now lying broken at the foot of the newer stone.
2	1	Spain, Anna L.	[Aug 28] 1810	1882	Maiden name Lupton Wife of Jerome B. Spain Daughter of Josiah Lupton & Mary Polly Goodwin
		Ireland, Mary Jane Spain			b. Aug. 18, 1836 d. abt. 1867 Wife of Noah W. Ireland, Sr. Daughter of Jerome B. Spain & Anna Lupton
1	1	Spain, Aggy			b. June 1844 d. June 23, 1855 top of stone broken off Daughter of Jerome B. Spain & Anna Lupton
1	2	Ireland, Sadie H.	Nov the 8, 1897?	Sep the 23?, 1898?	stone broken, dates hard to read Inscription: Our babe has gone to rest [Another photo taken by Odell Spain in 1997]
		Spain, McDonnal			b. 1846 d. 1852 Daughter of Jerome B. Spain & Anna Lupton
		Cahoon, Brittie Caroline Spain			b. May 2, 1849 d. 1930 Wife of William Cahoon & Albin Williamson Daughter of Jerome B. Spain & Anna Lupton
		Cahoon, Sarah			Daughter of William Cahoon & Brittie Caroline Spain
		Cahoon, Henry			Son of William Cahoon & Brittie Caroline Spain
		Ireland, Joshua D.			b. 1868 d. abt. 1900 Son of Archibald Ireland & Holland J. Spain
		Ireland, Amos			b. 1864 d. 1923 Husband of Lovie Hamblem Ireland Son of Noah W. Ireland, Sr. & Mary Jane Spain
		Hopkins, Claude			b. Nov. 7, 1917 d. July 4, 1918 Son of James Foy Hopkins & Bertha Elizabeth Spain
2		Smith, Ambers	Dec 27, 1861	July 29, 1876	Inscription: Son of Bartimeus & Penninah Smith
		Ireland, Maggie			b. ???? d. 1897