Pritchett (Mark M)
Maple Lawn Cemetery
Washington County, Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions by Charles M. Bennett and the Watauga Association of Genealogists. Information used with the permission of Lorraine Bennett Rae.
From volume 3, page 324 – entry WCCL
“PRITCHETT – 4 mi N Jonesboro near Marvins Chapel. Established in 1839 by the Pritchett family. There are only a few graves in this plot.”
This entry, for a burial ground near Marvin’s Chapel, is different than the entry at CMB volume 3, page 130, entry 107. Entry 107 would seem to fit the “established 1839” portion, as the first known burial there was Elizabeth Pritchett, wife of Singleton, who died Sept 28, 1839. Also, there are a few graves there. The burial ground near Marvin’s Chapel is thought to have included only one grave – that of Mark M. Pritchett (1818-1863). Mark M. Pritchett was reinterred at Maple Lawn and a new marker placed indicating the move from “Boone’s Creek”.
No written documentation has been found to prove this, however a reliable eyewitness recalled his grandfather, who lived across the road, stating that “he was married and buried up by the old tree on top of the hill”. The subject tree is now gone, however, a very close approximation of the spot is noted in this entry.
Mark M. Pritchett owned that hilltop property at the time of his death.
LOCATION – On the southwestern side of Highland Church Road, just west (north) of Boone’s Creek.
GPS location: +36° 21.170, -82° 27.170
BURIALS – Mark M. Pritchett – born June 1, 1818 – died December 8, 1863. Reinterred at Maple Lawn in Jonesborough.
Researched, surveyed, transcribed, and donated to the Washington County TNGen Web August 2015 by Gordon M. Edwards, member of the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee.
Copyrighted 2015 by the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee. No part of this work may be copied without written permission from the Cemetery Survey Team.