Myatt Family

Mustang Prairie Cemetery

2008-07-16T14:16:00.001-05:00

From Dolores Kinsey:

I just ran across your Myatt blog site and was reading the story about the picture-taking trip, which included pictures of a Myatt cemetery.

It reminded me of a cemetery here in Texas that has some Myatt gravestones. It's called Mustang Prairie Cemetery. Some of the Myatts that I recall being there are: William Henry Myatt 1834-1904, his 3rd wife Nannie Havens, Nannie's daughter Frankie Havens, and their daughter Annie Eliza 1882-1971 were all buried at Mustang Prairie Cemetery, between Kosse and Bremond, Texas, in Falls County. William Henry was son of Mark Myatt (not Mark Alvis Myatt) and Annie Thomeson. Annie Eliza married John William Yates, only one of the Myatt/Yates connections. Members of the Yates family are also buried at Mustang Prairie.

In addition to William Henry Myatt and his line, his brother Marquis d'Lafayette Myatt's son Braxton Myatt and Braxton's wife Virginia Pearlee "Jinnie" Rhodes are there with headstones.

Marquis d'Lafayette Myatt was my great-grandfather through his daughter Julia Ann Myatt who m. John Joel Haltom. I have not been able to find Lafayette's gravesite. There is a fair-sized, rough rock next to Braxton's grave, seemingly marking some gravesite. I'm thinking it might be that of Lafayette Myatt. This is a mystery that I'd love to solve.

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Mark Myatt Will from Wake County North Carolina

2007-11-13T22:27:00.001-06:00

The Mark Myatt will was found at the following url:

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/wake/wills/myatt01.txt


Wake County, NC - Mark Myatt Will

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Will of Mark Myatt
Written October 15, 1821.  Filed for probate 1821 --- Wake Co. Clerk of Court 
Book 17, page 227, file #472

    In the name of God, Amen, I, MARK MYATT, of the County of Wake in the 
State of North Carolina, being of sound mind and perfect memory, do make and 
ordain this instrument to be my last Will and Testament in manner following, 
to wit:  
    Item 1 - I lend to my beloved wife, MARY MYATT, during her natural 
life, the tract of land whereon I now live containing fourteen hundred and 
fifty six acres, it being the third number in a plat now in my possession 
bearing date the thirteenth day of November one thousand eight hundred and 
four.  Also all my negros and household and kitchen furniture and all my 
living stock of every sort and kind except the specified articles which I 
shall mention in a latter clause of the will for payment of my just debts that 
I have.  The article mentioned in said latter clause not be sufficient for 
payment of debts, then such of said stock as my wife should choose to give up 
sufficient to make up that deficiency must be sold for that purpose.
    Item 2 -  After my wife dec'd, I give and bequeth to my son, ACRIL 
MYATT, one Negro man named Sam and one Negro woman named Chocolate, to him 
and his heirs and assigns forever.
    Item 3 - After my wife dec'd, I give to my son ALDRIDGE MYATT, one 
Negro man named Bob, to him his heirs and assigns forever.
    Item 4 - At my wife deceased, I give unto my three grandchildren, 
namely, MARK ALVAS, JOHN HENRY and MARY JANE MYATT, heirs of ALVIN MYATT, 
dec'd, to them their heirs and assigns forever the tract of land I loaned to
my wife.  At my wife dec'd, my will and desire is that the said land be rented 
out until the youngest child becomes of lawful age or marries.  Then the said 
land profits arising from said rents to be equally divided between the above 
named children, survivor or survivors of them.
    Item 5 - I give to my daughter CANDIS PARTIN, one Negro woman named 
Morning with all her former and future increase which said Negro are in 
possession of her, the said Candis, to her heirs and assigns forever.
    Item 6 - I give to my grandson, GABRIEL MYATT, part of the tract of 
land whereon James Fish now lives, it being the fourth number in the plat 
above mentioned.  Beginning at a black gum in Black Creek, Aldridge Myatts 
corner, thence up the meanders of said Creek to the mouth of Steep Hill 
Branch, thence up the meanders of said Branch to the first fork above the 
old Buckhorn Road, thence a north course to the back line, thence East to 
the Spring Branch, thence down the meanders of said branch to a poplar corner 
intended for a boundary of the land above given to the heirs of Alvin Myatt, 
deceased, thence with said land south to the first station containing by an 
estimation two hundred acres and two hundred and forty dollars in lieu of a 
Negro child I had formerly mentioned to give to him.  Also one feather bed 
and furniture, two cows, and one colt, about eight months old now.  The said 
land, bed and furniture, and colt to be delivered to him when he arrives to 
the age of twenty one.  The balance of his to be delivered at the deceased of 
my wife to him his heirs and assigns forever.
    Item 7 - I lend to my daughter, CHINA FISH, during her natural life 
the remainder of the above land, number four in the plat, whereon James Fish 
now lives.  After my wife's deceased, I lend to my said daughter, China, one 
negro woman named Hannah and her two children, Pompy and James.  After the 
death of my said daughter, China, I give the land and negros and all their 
future increase to be eaqually divided between the heirs and assigns forever.  
Also at my wife's death, I give to the said Chiny Fish one feather bed and 
furniture.
    Item 8 -  I lend to my daughter, CYRENA WHITTAKER, one tract of land 
whereon she now lives containing one thousand four hundred and fifty two acres, 
being the fifth number in the afforesaid plat and bounded thereby.  Also after 
my wife's deceased, I lend to the said Cyrena one Negro woman named Edith and 
three children, namely, Horris, Sam, and Ben.  I give to my daughter Cyrena 
Whittaker, one feather bed and furniture.  Also after my wife's deceased, I 
give to her two hundred and forty dollars in lieu of one Negro child I had 
intended lending.  At her death, I give the above described land and Negros 
and the future increase to be equally divided between the heirs of her body 
lawfully begotten, to them their heirs and assigns forever.
    Item 9 - I give to my daughter, CZANIA SHAW, one Negro woman named 
Anaca and her increase which Negro is now in her possession, and at my wife's 
deceased one feather bed and furniture and one set of silver tablespoons to 
her, her heirs and assigns forever.
    Item 10 - I lend my sett Black Smiths tolls and two (shares?) which I 
hold in the State Bank in Raleigh and all the rest of my estate that are not 
heretofore given or loaned in this Will wherever found to be sold to pay my 
just debts.  And if the afforesaid articles should not be sufficient to pay 
said debts that as much of the stock agreeable to the first item of this Will 
be sold and applied to that use.
    Item 11 - And further, my will is that after the deceased of my wife 
wll the personal estate lent to her that is not otherwise given away and the 
personal estate lent to her that is not otherwise given away and the overage, 
if any, in the hands of the executors after paying the debts, be applied to 
the payment of the two (minored?) legacys mentioned in this Will.  Then if any 
be left in the hands of the Executors, be equally divided between all my 
aforesaid sons and daughters and the three heirs affore mentioned of Alvin 
Myatt, dec'd, the said three heirs to receive and eleventh part to be equally 
divided between them.
    And lastly, I nominate and appoint my sincere friend, Agustus T. 
Turner, and my son, Aldridge Myatt, executor to this my las Will and Testament.
    Inwitness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed by seal 
this 15 day of October 1821----------------------Mark Myatt-------seal
Signed, sealed, pronounced, and declared in the presents of:
Alex Myatt McCullers
Peter Porter
Martin Nale
The above last Will and Testament was exhibited into open court for probate 
and was approved by the oaths of Alan Myatt McCullers, James Adams, Peter 
Porter and Martin Nale 
Returned and ordered to be recorede.  B.G. King, CC

________________________________________________________________________

Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm

This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Sandy Mitchell - CdraMitch@aol.com
________________________________________________________________________

Robert Alexander and Tek Ida Myatt marriage photo

2007-11-05T19:55:00.000-06:00

This photo shared by Roger Arrick of Tyler, Texas. THANK YOU, Robert.

From the Myatt pages:
515. Robert Alexander Myatt (Robert Alexander , Joseph Henry , Alexander , John ) was born on 25 Jul 1875 in Johnson Co, TX. He died on 25 Feb 1963 in Jones Co, TX. He was buried in Phantom Hill Cemetery, Jones Co, TX.

Robert married Tek Ida in 1900 in Texas. Tek was born on 21 Nov 1880 in Texas. She died on 14 Apr 1953 in Jones Co, TX. She was buried in Phantom Hill Cemetery, Jones Co, TX.

They had the following children:

1299 F i Lee Etta Myatt
1300 F ii Winnifred Myatt
1301 F iii Virginia Myatt
1302 M iv James E. Myatt was born on 21 Feb 1917 in Texas. He died on 30 Jun 1974 in Texas. He was buried in Phantom Hill Cemetery, Jones Co, TX.

Bob Williams' additions

2006-03-01T22:45:00.001-06:00

I did a bit more investigating and the information which I have is that John Walter was the firstborn of William Alfred and Amelia Rand Myatt and was born c 1848.

His first marriage was to a ______ Fowler which produced two children, Reuben and Annie.

His second marriage was to ________ Stallings.

The statement "relationship between Walter Myatt and the Smith/Myatt
cemetery" does not mean that Walter is buried there. He may be, but there is no stone which we have found with his name on it.

There is another Walter, the son of Nathan Ira and Laland Honeycutt who was born in the early 1900s. He is mentioned in David Myatt's book. I don't have any information on him but that is another possibility of the road name.

Speaking of David's book, I notice that Mary Pherabe Myatt is not listed as a daughter of William Alfred and Amelia (which she was), but is listed as having Alfred as her father. The book has the fact that they had seven children but only six are listed. No big deal, even though she is not listed I know in my genes that she was my ggrandmother and that William Alfred was my gggrandfather.

I should have looked a bit more before my blog comments, but I was mainly interested in putting a correct name on the persons mentioned.

Tex Myatt's Post

2006-03-01T22:45:00.000-06:00

This a continuation of the conversations (BLOG entries) of Tom Myatt and Bob Williams.

In the 1860 census for W.A. Myatt and Amelia Harrison Rand there was a J.Walter Myatt. We show him as John Walter Myatt in our Website. I would assume this is the Walter Myatt for whom the street is named.

In the 1880 census J.Walter appears in Panther Lake, Wake Co., NC. married to a Bettie, and with two daughters, Anna and Eether.

He does not appear in the 1900 census. However, in the 1910 census he appears as Walter J. Myatt in the Cleveland Twp, Johnston, NC, with his daughter Anna, and sons Reuben (26), James (23), John (20) Walton (16).

All of these entries show that he was born in 1847/1848 or thereabouts. If someone could check this out we could add all of this to our Website.

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After re-reading my message I decided it was not too clear. Walter Myatt,if I am correct, was the older brother of Amelia and Mary P. Myatt, the Myatt girls who married the Smith brothers. That is the relationship between Walter Myatt and the Smith/Myatt cemetery.

Additions to Tommy's Visit

2006-02-26T22:07:00.000-06:00

This is from Bob Williams, the gentleman who cleaned up the Myatt cemetery.

Let me give you a bit of information to add to Tommy's visit that he had to Panther Lake (Myatt's Mill Pond area. I am the individual from Chapel Hill to whom he owes the money (which I will talk to him about sometime). The name is Robert Williams.

I have to do some more investigating to find the Walter Myatt for whom the road is named. The critical thing is that the father of Amelia Myatt, who married Turner Smith who lived in the house being restored, was named William Alfred Myatt.

He married Amelia Rand and two of their children Amelia and Mary Pherabe (my great grandmother) married brothers Turner and Henderson Frank Smith (my great grandfather).

Their father, William, gave them identical houses, the one in the Blog for Amelia and its mate about 400 yards due east for Mary Pherabe. That one has been restored by a gentleman named Fish.

The mill was owned for a time by my Mary Pherabe and Henderson Frank. He was a millwright and rebuilt the dam when it washed out around the turn of the last century. Their son (my grandfather) Alfred Myatt Smith ran the mill for a time and did the grinding.

It is interesting that the pecan trees were mentioned. The William Alfred Myatt homeplace was in the area of the Myatt Mill Farms and he planted on both sides of the raod from his home to the millpond pecan trees. So there were a lot of those trees in the area and probably spread naturally over a large area. Now there are only a few along the road.

Tommy, I will contact you soon and we can chat and/or visit the area
together.

Bob Williams

Helen Hudson Motulsky Obituary

2006-02-26T21:51:00.000-06:00

Helen Hudson Motulsky Obituary
She was the daughter of Omar and Pearl MYATT Hudson
born Feb. 28, 1919; died Nov. 8, 2005

Dave Myatt sent this obituary clipping. I do not know what newspaper it came from, but seems to be from the Danville, Illinois area.

Tommy Myatt Jr. Shares Old Myatt Mill and Other NC Sites

2006-02-23T17:41:00.000-06:00

A Day in the Life of a Myatt- February 6, 2006 (Post Super Bowl Monday) Part I

by Thomas (Tommy) Allen Myatt, Jr.

It began like most Monday mornings, except that the alarm clock had intentionally not been set, thus I was able to "sleep-in" and awaken a bit later than usual. For the last couple of years I have been host to entertaining friends for the Super Bowl and I had taken an allotted vacation day to ease any potential post Monday morning discomfort. I awoke refreshed.

The previous evening was one of making merry with food, friends, frosty beverages and then, more food. Tink (my wife Tracy) pulled out her digital camera to snap some photos of party members, Uh... er... participants rather. I reviewed the photos that morning and they had really turned out great. I thought to myself. A day off with nothing in particular planned but to kick back and relax. What to do. Make a cup of coffee. Good idea.

Two cups later and while again reviewing the earlier evening's photos, it hit me that I had some follow up business to take care of regarding the gravesites of some Myatt, Upchurch, Hobby and Crowder families. The gravesites were found at the intersection of Rand Road and Ten-Ten highway in Garner, North Carolina, and very near Holland's United Methodist Church back in 2000. As I understand it, the land was donated or possibly sold by a Myatt to build the church.

Susan Meates as many of you know, has done a fabulous job with the DNA search project and back in June of last year ('05) I had promised Susan that I would take some photos of that small cemetery. I had promised that I would take care of this within the week. Oh well, sometimes things fall through the cracks. Now back to the cemetery/gravesites. The gravesites were found while grading crews were developing an old cow pasture to make ready for a new subdivision called Rand Meadows. Construction was halted upon the discovery of the gravesites there. I had posted a copy of the article that was written in the October 18th, 2000 Garner News edition to the Myatt forum back in June '05 as well. I will post that article again later in this document.

So after calculating my directions and turns to take to the gravesites and with my trusty digital in hand I ventured out for a drive with the intention of making good on my promise to Susan. Snap some photos, get back before lunch, and then post the pictures to the Myatt forum.

It began like any other Monday, but I knew not what was in store for me.

From my home in Clayton, I took 42 Highway West past Cleveland crossings where I would make a right turn to reach the gravesites. I missed my turn. "Rats man"! No bother though, because the thought hit me that I could venture a little further towards Willow Springs near where Panther Lake (Panther Lake was Myatt's Mill Pond) is located and snap some photos of the old mill house and the lake. So I continued west. I intentionally passed Panther Lake Road on my left and continued I estimate about a football field in length to Walter Myatt Road. That is where I decided to snap my first photo. I know it is just a road sign, but hey, everyone needs a Myatt road sign picture.

Figure 1 Walter Myatt Road

After snapping the photo I turned around, headed back east and made a right onto Panther Lake Road to reach the old millpond. I had to snap another photo of the subdivision that is located off the right side of the road there.

Figure 2 Myatt Mill Farms

This photo-snapping thing is easy and I am making great time, so now I am on to the old millpond and things get interesting.

You Find Champions in the Most Unlikely Places

The Old Myatt's Mill Pond now designated as Panther Lake is situated off the right side of all things, Panther Lake Road. I pulled into a paved driveway between what was the old mill house and Panther Lake Grocery, which is currently not an operational store. I began taking photos of the house, the grocery, the pond and the dam. Here are some captioned photos to view.

Figure 3 Front Porch of the Myatt Mill House

Figure 4 Rear View of Myatt Mill House

Figure 5 Dam and Spillway on Panther Lake (Myatt's Mill Pond)

Figure 6 View of Dam facing Panther Lake Road and Myatt's Mill House

Figure 7 View of Panther Lake from the Right Side of the Dam

Panther Lake actually stretches much further past that horizon that you see. People actually come here to water ski and fish. That's right, I said water ski. The lake boasts numerous Bass and Pike. Folks swear that they are Pike but they may be Chain Pickerel. The lake also contains fresh water mussels AND fresh water shrimp! The fish feed heavily on these shrimp so don't bother going with live bait. Use that artificial worm for best results. The water is clear and clean. You can actually see the bottom very well several feet out around the edges.

Figure 8 Panther Lake Grocery situated just to the right of the Myatt Mill House off of Panther Lake Road

The store is not operational really. Sometimes it is used during fishing season. The price is $2.00 to fish and/or $2.00 to lookJ. Remember that.

Well now, I am about finished. I 'll just hop in my little red truck and head on back to the gravesites in Garner and snap some photos. Wait! There's someone coming out of the mill house front door and approaching me. A young gentleman, perhaps in his mid-30s but it's just a guess. We mosey up to each other. "How ya doin? You live here?" I asked. "I sure do. I own this place" he replied. "Well sir, my name is Thomas Allen Myatt, Jr. and," before I could finish he nodded with approval and smiled and said "Oh yeah, there's a lot of history here what with the Myatts and all." "I'm Scott Champion." We shook hands. I went on to explain my lineage and why I was there (to take pictures). I asked about the widow there, Mrs. Monday and if she still lived in the house in the middle of the mobile home park. Her home is situated behind the store and the mobile homes dot the lakeshore on the roadside. He said that she did and then he shared with me some history.

First off, Scott grew up right across the street from Panther Lake Grocery in a little house that was the old Willow Springs Post Office. Not sure of the years or dates here. The house faces the store and a view of the lake. If you were to stand on the front porch steps of that house facing the lake and then looking right, you can spot an old dirt road that has been closed off for some time. That is the old Mill Road this was used way back before there was a Panther Lake Road. Mill Road ran from the mill back out to Old Stage Road.

Now Mrs. Monday was married to "Bubba" Monday. Bubba owned the mill house and the land around it before selling it to Scott in 1996.

Scott affectionately spoke of Mr. Monday, "Everyone called him Bubba." As a child, Scott would venture across the street and he can remember Bubba telling him that, "It's $2.00 to fish and its $2.00 to watch." Bubba was a sweet old man and a very frugal one to boot. Scott who was still a young child, told Bubba that one day, he was going to buy the mill house and then he would be able to come across the street and watch all he wanted. Scott made good on his promise. Scott purchased the old mill house in 1996 but unfortunately Bubba passed away shortly afterwards in November of that year.

Scott has plans for the mill house. He plans to add a deck and do as much restoration as he can. Of course, those government folks are trying to move in, buy up the land and put houses all around the lake. Something about expanding the tax base. They have been putting a lot of pressure on Scott and the widow. The widow often calls upon (sometimes in tears) Scott when the government folks are pressuring her to sell. In addition, Scott is being charged he stated an exorbitant amount of money, as in $500,000.00 to make some of the changes he wants to make.

Anyway, Scott went on to tell me that Yates Mill Pond off of Lake Wheeler Road is being tabbed as the oldest mill in NC. Scott states that Myatt's Mill Pond was built in 1752 and is actually the oldest mill in NC. I remember fishing in and around the old Yates Mill Pond when I was a kid. That was before the state took it over and fenced it in for uh�..research.

During the Civil War the mill house was a makeshift hospital and troops made camps behind the mill house. Scott took me down below the house to look at the mill case where the water wheel was situated. Here is a picture of the mill case.

Figure 9 Mill Case at Myatt's Mill Pond where the Water Wheel was situated.

Scott is in the home improvements and building business. He built many of the houses that surround the area in various subdivisions. His company is called A to Z Home Improvements, uh� I think. He also owns and operates Champion Glass Company where his email is: pantherglass@earthlink.net. I like that.

Anyway, Scott pipes up again, "Tell you what, if you have time I'll ride with ya and show where the old Myatt house is and the cemetery." I was quick very quick to respond with a "Sounds great and thanks." We started out from the lake and took a right and then a left onto Old Stage Road (I think) and then on up a ways on the left we spotted a sign for the Myatt Cemetery. A nice marker by the way. I was impressed. Then it hit me. Oh yeah, I remember some folks from the forum that gathered donations to clean up the cemetery. I remember pledging $50.00, but somehow and for whatever reason I cannot remember getting my check out to..uh.. What was his name? I think he was a doctor. Some things just fall through the cracks. I felt guilty. Still do. I took some photos of the grave markers there and I am not going to post those because I believe they are already up on the Myatt site. Should anyone like to get those photos (I did not photo all of the grave markers) please feel free to contact me at: tmyatt@nc.rr.com or 919-341-1001(Vonage). My old telephone number was 919-553-4740 and is no longer valid.
Scott directed back out to Old Stage Road a ways where we came upon the old Myatt house as he called it. Turned out that this house was built in 1886. Now the man that had this house built or built it, he was Turner Smith.

Scott and I pulled in and immediately spotted a couple of pickups trucks and a van. There are major additions being made to the house. Scott and I got out of my truck and walked up to a gentleman by the name of Scott Burns. Mr. Burns, who stated that he had been in the housing and development business, has purchased the house and some of the land surrounding it. He is restoring the house. Here are a few pictures before I go further.

Figure 10 Front of the Turner Smith House. You can see to the right that additions are being made.

It appeared to me that when the additions are made that it would more than double the square footage of the house. The original house is being restored per historical codes regarding what insulation can and cannot be used, etc. The house is very nice inside, although it has been gutted. Real wood floors and planks as well as plank ceiling instead of plaster. As you enter the front door a Victorian style staircase immediately greets you. Look at the window just above the front door. The window tilts out and was used (this was told to me) as a form of air conditioning. The original house was built in 1886 as a ranch, and then a second floor was added in 1887.

Figure 11 Another Angle

Figure 12 Side View with Additions being made

There are quite a few pecan trees and the pecans litter the ground around the house. That's a lot of pie! Where I am standing to snap this photo is an orchard of apple and cherry trees just planted.

Figure 13 Looking in from the back additions. That is Scott Champion on the right.

Figure 14 Fireplace with another just like on the other side in the adjoining room. Both fireplaces share/use the same chimney.

Figure 15 Ceiling shot. Check out the wooden planks instead of plaster.

Figure 16 Old Tree in front of the Smith/Myatt House.

There was a very old oak tree that had to be cut down that was located near the road (Old Stage Road). I am not sure what authorities were responsible but the tree was ordered removed due to a large number of auto accidents somehow attributed to the big old tree.

Scott Burns was very generous and allowed us to photograph the old house, and then he began to talk. Well okay so I began to question him first. Scott Burns is from Blowing Rock, NC and he has "quit" his job to come out and restore and build additions to this house. He has plans of course with the orchard. The windows in the additions are large and the view is and will be great. The house faces due east and he is placing a great big window facing due west for the sunsets. Out the back you can see farmland and fields lined with a horizon of hardwoods and pines. I suppose he will have the same view as the Smiths had or was it the Myatts?

Okay so who lived in this house? Here is Scott Burns's story. Walter (remember the road sign) Myatt (he thinks) had two daughters that married two Smith boys. Amelia Myatt married Turner Smith and Mary Myatt married James Smith. There is an old James Smith place not too far away but I didn't get out to that one today. I'm telling you folks; you could take just one location a day and write a book. By the way, my hat is totally off to H. David Myatt for his book. "Myatt England to America, 1400 to 1998. I can only imagine the blood, sweat and tears that went into that work. As a matter of fact, Scott Champion and Scott Burns both referred to "the book."
Scott Burns figures that he will have some visitors from time to time being what the history is of the house. The house is located off of Old Stage Road and Widget Lane. Widget Lane is an old dirt road.

Burns also had a very old barn from the 1800s moved in from Johnston County and it is situated to the left of the house and behind the freshly planted orchard.

Figure 17 Old Barn from Johnston County moved to Turner Smith House location.

So now Scott Champion and I had to say our farewells to Scott Burns and we thanked him for his graciousness. But I had one more question. "How bout that Myatt cemetery down the road?" I said. "Oh yeah, there was a doctor from Chapel Hill that got that going, what was his name?" he paused�Williams I think" "David Williams maybe?" I thought out loud. "That sounds right!" Burns replied.

Dr. David Williams I can only presume, if I have the first name or last name correct, you know where to find me and I have $50.00 burning a hole in my pocket. A true Myatt always makes good on his or her promises.

Scott Champion and I drove back to the old mill house and it was there that he showed me the old Mill Road. Of course you know I had to snap a shot of that.

Figure 18 The old Mill Road

Okay so it is just a dirt road now, but many years ago this was the road the wagons came in on to bring their grains for grinding at the mill. As you can see the road has been closed off. This road went out to Old Stage Road where the Turner Smith/Amelia Myatt House was located.

Okay, now here is the skinny on everything that I just told you. I just told you what I was told. My research spanned a scope of a little over three hours. I hope this information is correct. I am just glad that a picture is worth a thousand words J
Happy Monday Ya'll.

Wait a doggone minute�Susan� aw man, I was supposed to get pictures of the gravesites in Garner and my camera is full! Susan Meates, a promise is a promise. I went back home to download my pictures and got back on the road to the intersection of Ten-Ten Highway and Rand Road.

A Day in the Life of a Myatt- February 6, 2006 (Post Super Bowl Monday) Part II

You know, it is a little funny to have a reference to the Super Bowl in your titles. Let's just say that I love the game and that I was happy for Mr. Bill Cowher, an NC State graduate.

So I drive right up to the relatively new built Rand Meadows subdivision and look for the spot where I thought the gravesites were located. I did not recognize the new surroundings. There is a brick house now built there and a tree and shrub landscaped border, very nicely done I might add, around what appears to be the grave "stones." These are located in someone's yard! Oh well, I strolled up the concrete driveway to the door and rang the bell. I am greeted by a mid 40s (I am cheating because he told me his age a little later) gentleman that I immediately assumed had ancestors from Africa. I state this only because it will add to the story.

I explained to him my presence and that I wanted to snap some photos of the grave stones. He looked at me like I was crazy and let me tell you all, it was getting' on about mid-afternoon or better and the morning coffee had worn off to say the least. His eyes got big around and he kinda lit out with "All my paperworks in order on those graves" "You talking about that stuff from the 17 and 1800s? "You can take all the pictures you want but they've been dead quite a while he joked. "I'll give you a chair if you want to sit out there like some people have wanted to do"

Well I am looking at him puzzled and all and I just state that I want to take some photos and I hand him my card and tell him that my name is Tom Myatt and he recognized the Myatt name that was some of the head stones. "Sure go ahead" he said. I thanked him.

Well I was about 30 seconds into trying to move grass from around some of the head stones when he came up from behind me as started up a conversation.

Well, we kinda hit it off and we talked about a lot of different issues. Issues such as Race, Religion and Politics.

I usually don't discuss those things with folks I don't know, but he wanted some conversation and I was more than happy to oblige. I think the conversation began with ancestors. I told him that once you started looking backwards at the lineages you start to find out that we are all related. He said, "Yep, when folks start to really study history, and look back at ancestors there is gonna be a lot of angry folks or there is going to be a lot of enlightened ones. "I'd like to take you up on the enlightenment gig," I stated.

We both find ourselves moving bits of centipede grass from around these gravestones. I am disappointed to find that the Elizabeth Booker Myatt (Born January 29th, 1792 Died May 27th, 1876) head stone is missing.

"They really helped me landscape the border with these trees and all," he said and I replied that it did indeed look nice.

Our conversation was a good one; you know the one where we got into the race, religion and politics thingamabob. He was a little upset at how the whites and blacks as he put it don't commonly attend church together. He is trying to bring the races together in the church. Turns out that he is a pastor at a "Samaritan Baptist" church but I am not sure which one it is. I agree with him totally as I think the music is much better at his place. Of course, I implied that I had never been an avid church go'er or "religious" individual per say, but that I was mighty high on God. And as for the race thing, I again explained that the further back you go the more you find out that WE are all related, as in, everything points to us coming out of Africa. He slowly rose up a smile. "I just figure on this race thing that there is only one race, the Human Race," I said. "We're not different colors; we're just different shades of skin tone�brother." He smiled again. I gave him my name but he never gave me his. I kept waiting for him to invite me to his church but I suppose I had had about all the destiny that was coming to me this day. I think some day that we'll meet again.

Here are some pictures from those gravesites in Garner below.

Figure 19 An Upchurch Head Stone

Figure 20 Angelina Myatt, wife of I.B. Myatt

Figure 21 C. H. Myatt
Some of these head stones are hard to make out. When I have more time I'll get out there and clean these up.

Figure 22 A Crowder gravestone. Looks like George Crowder.

Figure 23 Elizabeth Crowder head stone.

This is a head stone for a Hobby or perhaps two individuals and the picture is of very poor quality but I am posting it anyway. Looks like Annie Hobby and perhaps J.W. Hobby.

Figure 24 Hobby head stone

These grave plots are all within about a 10-15 yard radius.

Here is the article from the Garner News (Garner, NC) Wednesday October 18th, 2000

Cemetery remains undisturbed

Forgotten families are buried here
By Sherry Monahan
Correspondent

It was a different time, and more importantly, a different place where families like the Myatts, Crowders, Upchurchs, and Hobbys lived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
The area surrounding Old Stage, Ten-Ten, and Rand Roads was rural when these pioneer families called it home.
Not only did these people live, work and raise their families here, but it's also their final resting place.
The cemetery, where some of those families are buried, is where Rand Road dead-ends into Ten-Ten, not far from Holland's United Methodist Church.
Centuries later, the mystery of who was buried in this tiny plot-lingered. Who were those people with tipped over head stones, and where were they all buried together?
One would hardly even notice this family plot, except for the bright orange construction fence surrounding it. This cemetery, like some many others, was long forgotten. Until recently, the only ones who may have noticed the graves were the cows grazing nearby.
However, all that changed a few months ago, when the farm field and cemetery were sold to Perry Development Co. The cemetery sits relatively close to the entrance of the soon to Rand Meadows subdivision. It was thought the cemetery would have to be relocated, but the Wake County Planning Department confirmed that the cemetery would not be disturbed after all.
Developer Lee Perry confirmed that his development would build around the cemetery, and he stated that the cemetery would be landscaped.
With that settled, the question of who those folks were, still remained.
After researching family history, the cemetery appears to have belonged to Isaac B. Myatt. Isaac was one of patriarch John (Miot) Myatt Sr.'s great-grand-sons, who descended from John's fifth son, Britain. It was also Isaac's great-grandfather who donated the land around 1811 where Holland's Church was built.
Isaac, born around 1818, was the son of Bennet and Elizabeth Booker Myatt. Isaac grew up in the area and eventually married Angelina Crowder on May 19, 1849.
From their marriage came two sons, George T. and C.R. Myatt. It's very likely they had another child, Annie Myatt Hobby, since she is buried with them.
It appears Isaac intended to make this cemetery his family plot until his wife Angelina passed away on Christmas Day 1859, just eight short days after giving birth to C.R.
Even though Angelina, C.R., and George T. are buried there, there is no visible grave marker for Isaac.
It is likely, however, that he is buried elsewhere, since he remarried after Angelina's death. Angelina's parents, George and Elizabeth Crowder, lie near her, as well as their own daughter, Adelia M. Crowder Upchurch.
Adelia's husband, Alfred and their 5-day old son are also buried there. Isaac's mother, Elizabeth Myatt, as well as Isaac's sister, Annie Hobby and her husband, J.B. Hobby, are in the cemetery as well.
Two descendants of the John Myatt, Sr. line, Tom Myatt and Sue Myatt, have recently shown interest in this forgotten plot.
Even though Tom and Sue are descended from different lines, they're still interested in their family's rich history.
Standing among knee-high weeds, as cars shizzed by, Tom remarked, "I would want someone to take care of my gravesite."
Sue said that even though it's not her line either, "It's important to preserve the heritage of local families."
Tom and Sue are working on getting other Myatts involved in caring for some of their family's final resting place, provided it doesn't get moved.
Anyone with information on the families buried in this plot or those who would like to help care for it can contact Tom Myatt at 919-553-4740.

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I have certainly enjoyed my Monday and I hope you will find something of interest in the information or pictures gathered today

Feel free to contact me at anytime. I do on occasion make it out to these sites and each time I learn something new. Hope the information I have gathered is correct and please do not hesitate to correct, elaborate and add-lib to anything posted here for the common good of Myatts everywhere. Wherever we may be.

Respectfully,
Thomas (Tommy) Allen Myatt, Jr.
2009 Creekview Circle
Clayton, NC 27520