The epitaphs are as follows:

William Whitfield II
May 20 1715
Mar 31 1795
his wife
Rachel Bryan
Jun 10 1723
Nov 1780
Needham Whitfield
Feb 20 1758
Apr 6 1812
His Wives
Lucy Hatch
Nov 13 1756
Jul 23 1789
Elizabeth Hatch
Sep 3 1760
NOD
Sarah Watkins
Feb 28 1777
NOD
Penelope Bush
1756
Mar 4 1816

William Whitfield III
1743-1817
Married
(1) 1763
Hester Williams
(2)
Mrs Sarah Hurst
(3) 1792
Hepzibah Hatch
(4)
Sarah Bryan Hatch

He was father of 29 children 
21 reached maturity. His eldest 
son William had raised a family 
before his youngest William 
Alexander was borne him by
his fourth wife. This William died
in 1904 which was 161 years after 
the birth of his father.

William III and his brother Needham 
served in the Revolution and helped 
destroy the Tories in the Battle of
Moores Creek Bridge, Feb 27 1776.

In 1787 William III together with his
eldest son and Joseph Green were 
appointed "Directors and Trustees"
for designing and building the town
of "Waynesboro" now Goldsboro.

Pvt
Benjamin F Smith
Co E
4 NC Cav
CSA
1843
Dec 16 1862

Pvt
Elias Dulin
Co E
4 NC Cav
CSA
1843
Dec 16 1862

Pvt
Riddick Arnold
Co B 3 Bn
NC Lt Arty
CSA
1843
Dec 16 1862

Pvt
John W Tarkenton
Co B 3 Bn
NC Lt Arty
CSA
1841
Dec 16 1862

Pvt
L T Gill
Co D
31 NC Inf
CSA
1842
Dec 16 1862

Corp
William H Liles
Co B
31 NC Inf
CSA
1840
Dec 16 1862

Pvt
Noah Rountree
Co F
11 NC Inf
CSA
1831
Dec 16 1862

Pvt
Benjamin H Walker
Co E
11 NC Inf
CSA
1827
Dec 16 1862

Pvt
James Gault
Co I
11 NC Inf
CSA
1845
Dec 16 1862

Pvt
Walter Duckworth
Co B
11 NC Inf
CSA
1832
Dec 16 1862

Pvt
John F Dellinger
Co I
11 NC Inf
CSA
1841
Dec 16 1862

1st Serg
E B Bristol
Co B
11 NC Inf
CSA
1841
Dec 16 1862

2d Lieut
William N Means
Co E
11 NC Inf
CSA
1840
Dec 16 1862





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