St. David's Episcopal Church and Cemetery explained

St. David's Church and Cemetery
Nrhp Type:	nrhp
Location:	Church St., Cheraw, South Carolina
Coordinates:	34.6956°N -79.8794°W
Built:	1770
Added:	September 22, 1971
Refnum:	71000761

St. David's Church and Cemetery is a historic church and cemetery on Church Street in Cheraw, South Carolina.^{[1] [2]}

It was built in 1770 and added to the National Register in 1971.

Notable burials

• Alexander Gregg (1819–1893), a native of this area and the first bishop of Texas and author of History of the Old Cheraws.
• James McCutchen McJames (1873–1901), early professional baseball player.
• William P. Pollock (1870–1922), member of the S.C. General Assembly and U.S. Senator from South Carolina
• Capt. Moses Rogers (d. 1821) commanded the SS Savannah on its 1819 voyage when it became the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
• William Francis Stevenson (1861–1942) U.S. Representative from South Carolina.

External links

• Saint David's Church and Cemetery, Chesterfield County (Church St., Cheraw) Photographs from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History website
• Payne's Adventures, August 4, 2012——Blog with photographs of St. David's and other Cheraw sights
• Old St. David's Historical Marker Database
• St. David's Church, Cheraw, Searching the South – one-half (½) of Laurence Prince (1920–2004) is at St. David's and the other is in Virginia

Notes and References

1. Web site: McCorkle . Norman . Saint David's Church and Cemetery . National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory . October 30, 1970 . pdf . 23 June 2012.
2. Web site: Saint David's Episcopal Church and Cemetery, Chesterfield County (Church St., Cheraw) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 23 June 2012.