New Providence Church Cemetery Markers

New Providence Church historic marker

New Providence Church Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Blount County, Tennessee, and enjoys a prominent hilltop position in the town of Maryville on West Broadway Avenue, adjacent to St. Andrews Episcopal Church. Twelve patriot graves are known to lie in this cemetery.

John Davis tombstone
John Davis, Sr. (John M. on some records) Born about 1759. Died 1-5-1859. Married Polly Ann Taylor, sister of James Taylor, also a Revolutionary soldier.
John Duncan grave marker
John Duncan. Born 1752, Virginia. Died 4-29-1836, Maryville, Tennessee. Married Margaret Alexander, Fort Craig, Blount County, Tennessee. Chapter placed government marker in May, 1924.
James Houston tombstone
James Houston. Born 11-12-1757, Augusta County, Virginia. Died 8-15-1840, Blount County, Tennessee. Married 1) cousin Esther Houston on 2-3-1780. Married 2) Mary “Polly” Gillespie in 1791.
Portrait of James Houston
Portrait of James Houston donated by chapter and hangs in Maryville Courthouse.
David Eagleton grave marker
David Eagleton. Born 3-16-1748, Scotland. Died 5-17-1828, Blount County, Tennessee. Married 1) Margaret (Peggy) Montgomery. Married 2) Elizabeth Hook. Marked by chapter in 1978.
Benjamin Kilbourn grave marker
Benjamin Kilbourne/Kilburn. Born June 1761, Nova Scotia. Married Diana Mary Denning in 1782, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Died 6-3-1828, Maryville, Tennessee. Marker placed by chapter in 1976.
James McCallen grave marker
James McCallen/McCallon. Born 5-5, 1743. Died July 10, 1833, Maryville, Tennessee. Married __ Love. Marker placed by chapter in 1976.
James McGinley grave marker
Col. James McGinley. Born 11-20-1763. Died 3-26-1834, Maryville, Tennessee. Married 1) Susan (Alexander) James. Married 2) Margaret (McGill) Wells Privett. Marker placed by chapter May 1924.
John Toole grave marker
John Toole. Born 1756, Ireland. Married Ruth Rankin in Pennsylvania. Died 3-13-1791, Greene County (now Blount County), Tennessee.
Thomas Turk grave marker
Thomas Turk, Jr. Born 1755. Died 1833. Marker placed by chapter in 1976.
Jesse Wallace tombstone
Jesse Wallace. Born 10-4-1767, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Moved to what is now Blount County, Tennessee, at age 4. Enlisted at age 15, under Col. John Sevier. Married Martha George, 1788, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Died 2-3-1854, Blount County, Tennessee. Photo shows original stone, placed by chapter in 1923.
James Weir grave marker
James Weir/Wear. Died 3-11-1820, Blount County, Tennessee. Married Margaret Sharp.
John Wilkinson grave marker
John Wilkinson. Born 12-13-1763. Died 6-12-1829. Chapter placed government marker in 1976.