McEachern Cemetery, Mill Prong House

Aerial photograph and map of Mill Prong House, 3062 Edinburg Rd., Hoke County, North Carolina; the McEachern cemetery and McPhaul's Mill site.

Historic cemetery dates to 1772

The cemetery contains 66 graves and was established with the interment of Gilbert McMillan in 1772.

Several of the gravestones were executed by George Lauder, a prominent 19th century Fayetteville stonemason.

The adjacent African-American cemetery contains among others the gravestone of Washington McEachern, the coachman for the McEachern family.

The State Preservation Officer in the National Register Nomination to the National Register termed the historical significance of the cemetery as strong as the house itself.

It is located on Old Maxton Road, approximately 3/4 mile from the Mill Prong House, and is available for touring and genealogical research every day.

McEachern Cemetery Gravestone Inscriptions
Gilbert McMillan D. May 7, 1772 age 60 years (came from Isle of Cantyre Scotland with Gilchrist Family in 1770)	Flora consort of Angus CurrieB. in the Island of Cantyre Scotland May 20, 1774 came to Am 1775 D. Sept. 19, 1834 (sister of Randal Currie)	Mrs. Mary Purcell wife of John Purcell, Sr. Who D. Nov. 20, 1843 age 72 years The deceased sustained a spotless reputation & possessed a sound energetic & discriminating mind. She was for 50 years a communicant member of the Presbyterian Church. (dau of John Gilchrist & Effie McMillan she married 1st Col. Archibald McKay – they had one son Hector McKay who D. in Tenn. 1845)
Christian McMillan D. 15 day June AD 1811 aged 84 (LUMBER RIVER SCOTS & their descendents (1942) describes Christian McMillan as a woman of great character who during the Rev. War period acted as physician for the folk in a 40 mi area, she rode a grey pony & carried remedies in her saddle bags)	Angus Currie B in the Island of Collonsay Scotland Sept. 17, 1770 came to Am 1791 D. June 10, 1845 He was long a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church.	Daniel McCallum B. April 19, 1823 D. Feb. 16, 1885
Calvin son of Angus & Christian McBryde, D. Dec. 8, 1825 at 17 mos	Archd. Currie, Sr. D. May 25, 1849 age 71	Infant son of Archd & Margt. A McEachernB. Oct. 22 and D. Nov. 12, 1849
Christian wife of Angus McBryde, D. Sept. 22, 1820, age 28 years, Also of her Infant	Margaret wife of Archie Currie, B. Jan. 12, 1784, D. Aug. 24, 1882	Caroline McCallum B. Sept. 20, 1822 D. Aug. 4, 1878
Infant son of Angus & Sarah McBryde D. Aug. 26, 1833	J.A. Currie , D. Nov. 1, 1873, age 62 y 3 m 4 days	Sellers Infant son of Archd. & Effie McEachern D. Dec. 28, 1839 age 1 m 6 days
Angus McBryde B. March 11, 1799 D. March 1, 1875	Archibald son of DF & Mary McEachern D. June 2, 1886 Age 2 weeks	Julia Ann dau of Col. A. McEachern, Sr. B. Sept. 27, 1824 D. June 25, 1865
Duncan E. McBryde B. Oct. 15, 1842 D. Feb 13, 1911	Margaret Ann wife of Archd. McEachern B. March 10, 1828 D. April 20, 1890	Margaret Jane dau of Col A. McEachern B. Oct. 21, 1828 D. May 31, 1878
Felicia H. dau of A & S McBryde B. March 31, 1840 D. Feb. 13, 1878	Archibald T. McEachern B. Dec. 5, 1818 D. April 26, 1864	Katherine White Watson B. June 8, 1843 D. June 17, 1885
Barbara Smith D. June 7, 1790 Age 76 years	Effie Sellers McEachern B. Dec. 21, 1794 D. June 17, 1865	Louise Euphemia Watson B. Oct. 26, 1868 D. Oct. 14, 1876
Peter Smith D. Dec. 15, 1808 Age 54 years	Archibald McEachern, Sr. March 1788 D. May 23, 1873	Kate Julia Watson B. Aug. 7, 1866 D. Oct. 7, 1876
Archd. McLean Esq D. Dec. 7, 1843 In the 43 year of his age	(John Purcell & Mary Gilchrist Purcell are buried underneath marble sarcophagi erected by their son Alexander Torrey Purcell)	Katherine McArn Watson B. Feb. 1, 1838 D. May 19, 1866
Neill McLean D. Sept. 4, 1817 Age 19 y 6 m 26 days	John Purcell, Senr Who died Aug. 7, 1850 Age 77 years	Alexander McLean B. Aug. 4, 1819 D. Feb. 8, 1892
Margaret McLean A native of Scotland D. Aug. 1, 1850 95 years She was the wife of John McLean	Wm. D. Stewart D. Aug 2, 1853 age 2 y 5 m 4 days	Adison McArn A Conf. Soldier B. 1844 D. 1862
John McLean A native of Scotland D. Dec. 29, AD 1832 Age 83 years	Catharine A. wife of Daniel McPhaul B. Jan. 20, 1814 D. Aug. 20, 1882	D.L. McArn B. 1840 D. 1860
Catharine McLean D. Sept. 15, 1858 aged 80 years	Daniel McPhaul B. Jan. 20, 1801 D. July 20, 1865	J.G. McArn B. 1842 D. 1860
Caroline E. Stewart B. March 15, 1834 D. June 14, 1915	John McPhaul D. Aug. 20, 1820 age 50 years	Daniel A. McArn B. March 20, 1801 D. Sept. 10, 1858
Laura Ann Stewart D. Aug. 22, 1853 age 9 m	Murdock Curie (Currie)A native of Colonsay Scotland D in 1775 age 60 years	Jane Brown dau of Danl. A. & Nelly McArn B. June 1, 1836 D. June 25, 1853
Duncan McBryde D. Dec 11, 1838 age 76	Flora widow of Angus Currie A native of Isle of Colonsay Scotland D. March 28, 1856 age 86 years	Nelly wife of Daniel A. McArn B. Feb 3, 1813 D. Dec. 18, 1851
	Penelope McLean B. March 31, 1829 D. March 29, 1915 (?)(stone is chipped)	Infant son of DA & Nelly McArn