I'on Cemetery
This family cemetery is also known as the
Hobcaw Cemetery, the Bond Family Cemetery,
and the Read Family Cemetery.
Only fragments of the old gravestones remain.
It is likely that the cemetery was first used in
1713 to bury David Maybank, the original settler
of these lands, and his wife Susannah in 1716.
However, the earliest known burial was in 1746.
The large obelisk monument was erected in
1854 by Jacob Bond I'On, the great-great-
grandson of David Maybank. The monument
marks a trend in Victorian times to erect large
memorials to honor the departed. This monument
pays homeage to various members of the
Maybank, Bond, Read, and 'Ion[sic] families.
Over the years, the cemetery has suffered greatly from weather and vandalism. The I'On Company
restored the monument in 1996. The wrought
iron fence and perimeter fence were erected
in 2005.
Marker can be reached from Robert Mills Circle near Edenton Road, in the median.
Courtesy hmdb.org
