Zion Chapel of Ease Cemetery

574 William Hilton Parkway 

Intersection of U.S. 278 and Matthews Drive

Earliest known date of existence: The Hilton Head Island Church of Ease of St. Luke’s Parish was built about 1786 under the direction of Isaac Fripp and Captain John Stoney. The chapel was consecrated in 1833.  In 1834 the communion service, which is still in use, was imported from London.  The chapel was abandoned and destroyed in 1868.  The massive Baynard mausoleum was built in 1846. 

From the book, "Hilton Head Island Cemeteries", Compiled by Karen Marsh Gobrecht and John Griffin

BALDWIN, ISAAC
AGE 74, Revolutionary War Patriot

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b. February 22, 1752
d. August 01, 1826     

   

BALDWIN, MARTHA  PARAMENTER
WIFE OF ISSAC BALDWIN

b. December 25, 1771
d. August 01, 1826

   

BALDWIN, SARAH
DAUGHTER OF ISAAC AND MARTHA BALDWIN

b. December 06, 1789
d. November 01, 1806

   

BARKSDALE, THOMAS  HENRY
SON OF GEROGE AND ANN BARKSDALE WHO

WAS BORN ON HILTON HEAD, SC AND DIED THERE

b. November 09, 1795
d. August 22, 1832

   

BAYNARD, CATHERINE  ADELAIDE  (SCOTT)
WIFE OF WILLIAM BAYNARD AND BURIED IN

THE BAYNARD VAULT

b. 1814
d. May 29, 1856 

   

BAYNARD, WILLIAM  EDINGS
BROWN STONE VAULT BELIEVED TO CONTAIN

SEVEN BODIES INCLUDING BAYNARD, HIS WIFE

CATHERINE, AND SEVERAL CHILDREN; NO

INSCRIPTIONS EXCEPT W.M. BAYNARD -

INTEGRITY AND UPRIGHTNESS ON THE OUTSIDE

OF VAULT OVER DOOR. DOOR BROKEN OPEN

AND ALL COFFINS OPENED. SAID TO HAVE BEEN

OPENED BY SOLDIERS IN SEARCH OF JEWELRY

DURING THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR. TWO

IRON COFFINS RUSTED AWAY AT THE BOTTOM.

EMPTY WOODEN BOX INSIDE VAULT MARKED IN

PAINT REMAINS OF M. HERQUES 7/13/1865.

SAID TO BE THE REMAINS OF A SOLDIER.

b. 1800

d. 1849

   

BROUGHTON, CATHERINE
WIFE OF PETER F. BROUGHTON

b. 1788

d. December 28, 1836

   

DAVANT, JAMES
AGE 59 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 4 DAYS

b. September 9, 1744
d. January 13, 1803

   

DAVANT, JOHN  J
HERE RESTS THE REMAINS OF SAMUEL F. DAVANT

SON OF JAMES AND MARY DAVANT ALSO

JOHN J. DAVANT WHO DIED AT 17 DAYS

b. May 15, 1818
d. June 01, 1818

   

DAVANT, LYDIA
WIFE OF JAMES DAVANT SENIOR

b. December 20, 1754
d. April 20, 1795

   

DAVANT, MARTHA
AGE 37 YEARS AND 2 DAYS

b. June 04, 1781
d. June 06, 1818

   

DAVANT, MARY
WIFE OF JAMES DAVANT JUNIOR

b. June 15, 1788
d. May 15, 1818

   

DAVANT, ROBERT
HERE RESTS THE REMAINS OF ROBERT DAVANT

SON OF JOHN DAVANT

b. July 13, 1805
d. October 20, 1808

   

DAVANT, SAMUEL  F
HERE RESTS THE REMAINS OF SAMUEL F. DAVANT

SON OF JAMES AND MARY DAVANT ALSO

JOHN J. DAVANT WHO DIED AT 17 DAYS

b. February 18, 1808
d. March 26, 1808

   

FLINN, JAMES  B
AGE ABOUT 31 YEARS

b. January 22, 1781
d. March 30, 1812

   

FYLER, AURELIA  A
AGE 15 MONTHS

b. July 31, 1812
d., October 31, 1813

   

FYLER, MARY  ANN
AGE 4 YEARS 6 MONTHS

b. August 07, 1810
d. February 07, 1815

   

FYLER, SAMUEL
DOCTOR

b. February 11, 1882
d. October 11, 1921

   

HERQUES, M
EMPTY WOODEN BOX INSIDE BAYNARD VAULT

WHICH IS MARKED IN PAINT REMAINS OF

M. HERQUES 7/13/1865. SAID TO BE

REMAINS OF A SOLDIER

b. ----
d. July 13, 1865

   

IRVINE, MARY
WIFE OF WILLIAM IRVINE

b. August 03, 1762
d. August 03, 1821

   

IRVINE, WILLIAM
AGE 46 YEARS

b. September 01, 1771
d. September 01, 1817

   

JOHNSON, VICTOR  LEROY
A DESCENDANT OF THE STONEYS AND

KIRKS AT REST NEARBY

b. February 22, 1950
d. November 14, 1991

   

KIRK, BENJAMIN  FRANKLIN
AGE ABOUT 4 YEARS

b. September 09, 1807
d. September 09, 1811

   

KIRK, ELIZABETH  OCTAVIA
AGE ABOUT 15 YEARS

b. May 18, 1830
d. December 01, 1845

   

KIRK, FLORENCE  W
DAUGHTER OF JAMES AND GABRIELLA KIRK

b. October 16, 1852
d. August 05, 1853

   

KIRK, INFANT
IN KIRK PLOT

b. ----
d. 1812

   

KIRK, INFANT
IN KIRK PLOT

b. ----
d. 1827

   

KIRK, JAMES
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES KIRK

b.December 09, 1780
d. November 09, 1850

   

KIRK, JAMES
DOCTOR

b. January 10, 1825
d. July 31, 1858

   

KIRK, JAMES  LYCURGUS
AGE ABOUT 6 YEARS

b. 1811
d. October 22, 1817

   

KIRK, MARY  E  (BALDWIN)
WIFE OF JAMES KIRK, DAUGHTER OF ISAAC

AND MARTHA BALDWIN

b. December 09, 1793
d. October 31, 1851

   

KIRK, OCTAVIA
AGE ABOUT 6 YEARS

b. 1809
d. September 08, 1815

   

KIRK, ROLLIN  H
IN THE MIDST OF LIFE WE ARE IN DEATH

b. 1818

d. December 02, 1854

   

KIRK, WILLIAM  ISAAC
AGE ABOUT 2 YEARS

b. 1808
d. March 23, 1810

   

ROBERTS, B  S
BORN AT ALFRED, MAINE DIED AT HILTON HEAD, SC

b. May 24, 1819
d. October 17, 1890

   

SCHWARZER, PAUL
A GOOD HUSBAND AND A KIND FATHER

b. December 27, 1853
d. December 22, 1905

   

SEALY, JAMES  S
AGE 18 MONTHS

b. April 1818
d. October 22, 1819

   

SMITH, JOHN  M
DIED AT HILTON HEAD SOUTH CAROLINA AND

STONE ERECTED BY HIS FELLOW WORKMEN

THE CARPENTERS OF THE QUARTERMASTER DEPARTMENT

b. September 01, 1812
d. June 03, 1865

   

STONEY, JAMES
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES STONEY

WHO DIED AT HIS LATE RESIDENCE ON

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, ST. LUKES PARISH

b. March 30, 1772
d. February 10, 1827

   

WAGNER, CHARLES
AGE ABOUT 82

b. 1922
d. 1922

   

WEBB, LEVINA
WIFE OF SAMUEL B WEBB

b. February 22, 1799
d. February 22, 1821

   

WEBB, SAMUEL  B
AGE 37

b. March 02, 1836
d. March 02, 1836

   

WEBB, THOMAS
AGE 46 YEARS AND 3 MONTHS

b. November 24, 1769
d. February 24, 1816

   

WEBB, WILLIAM  I
SON OF S B AND L WEBB

b. 1820
d. November 09, 1822

**Some dates provided through research



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