David Mann (from left), John Thornhill and Dick Bishop plan the best route for the entrance of the Color guard and the presentation of colors ceremony at a gravemarking ceremony Oct. 22 in Pender County. Courtesy photo
From StarNewsOnline: Revolutionary graves marked
Members of a number of historical and lineage groups, along with private citizens, met Oct. 22 at an early family gravesite of the Ashes and the Lillingtons to honor the service of members of both families in our American Revolution.
The graves of Gen. Samuel Ashe, Samuel Ashe Jr and Lt. William Ashe were marked with appropriate ceremony that morning, and in the afternoon the grave of Gen. John Alexander Lillington was marked. A picnic was served at the Ashe site between the ceremonies.
These graves are on private property in Pender County near the Northeast Cape Fear River.
Represented were: the Sons of the American Revolution, Sons of the Revolution, Daughters of the American Revolution, Moores Creek National Battlefield, Brunswicktown, Cape Fear Revolutionary War Round Table and a host of other important historical and lineage groups.
The host Chapter for this day of celebration was the Lower Cape Fear Chapter of North Carolina Society Sons of the American Revolution. Visit www.ncssar.org for more information about the organization.
