1820 British Settlers

Elizabeth Ann Brooks 20, together with her husband John William Shepstone 24, Mason, and child, were members of William Holder's Party of 39 Settlers on the Settler Ship Kennersley Castle.

Party originated from Gloucestershire.

Departed Bristol, 10 January 1820. Arrived Table Bay, Cape Town - 29 March 1820. Final Port - Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth 29 April 1820.

Area Allocated to the Party : New Bristol on the Bush River

Child :

• Theophilus Shepstone 3
  

The grave of Elizabeth, wife of William Shepstone, Holder’s Party, can be found in the bushes on the western bank of the Begha River near the village of Wooldridge and near the north-eastern boundary of the farm 'Woolwich - the Pato's Kraal of the early days - and near the old track used by the missionary pioneers and early traders.

Sacred to the memory of Elizabeth wife of Rev. William SHEPSTONE, Wesleyan Missionary who departed this life the 19th day of July 1833 aged 40 years. She died at this place in the house of Mr. Daniel ROBERTS, while on a journey from her residence at Wesleyville to Graham's Town after an illness of 14 days. She has been engaged in the Caffre Mission from its commencement and after enduring hardship as a good soldier of Christ 10 years, she died in peace relying on the blood of Christ for acceptance with God. "What e'er we do whatsoever. We're travelling to the grave".

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In various parts of the Peddie district are to be found the graves of 1820 Settler pioneers, who played their part in our country's story. Many of these graves are forgotten and neglected, and has become overgrown with dense bush.

The SHEPSTONE grave Amid the bushes on the western bank of the Begha River near the village of Wooldridge and near the north-eastern boundary of the farm 'Woolwich - the Pato's Kraal of the early days - and near the old track used by the missionary pioneers and traders of long ago, is to be found a lonely grave marking the last resting place of probably the first white woman to die in the Peddie district. Her untimely and tragic death was caused by childbirth.

Sacred to the memory of Elizabeth wife of Rev. William SHEPSTONE, Wesleyan Missionary who departed this life the 19th day of July 1833 aged 40 years. She died at this place in the house of Mr. Daniel ROBERTS, while on a journey from her residence at Wesleyville to Graham's Town after an illness of 14 days. She has been engaged in the Caffre Mission from
its commencement and after enduring hardship as a good soldier of Christ 10 years, she died in peace relying on the blood of Christ for acceptance with God. "What e'er we do whatsoever. We're travelling to the grave".

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