Laurens Family Cemetery
SC - Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Mepkin Abbey Rd, Moncks Corner, SC 29461, USA
GRAVE
VISITOR INFORMATION
Free; cemetery access is tied to Mepkin Abbey visitor hours and scheduled tours. Check the abbey calendar before visiting.
The cemetery lies on the grounds of Mepkin Abbey, an active monastery whose gardens are open to visitors. Specific hours and on-site facilities for the cemetery itself are not published.
SITE FEATURES
Surviving Structures
Peak visitation season unconfirmed. No reliable site-specific monthly attendance pattern was established.
March-April or October-November for the Laurens family burial ground at Mepkin Abbey near Moncks Corner. Confirm the garden/cemetery visiting route and any closures with the active monastery. Church tours and retreat reservations are separate.
HISTORIC SITES NEARBY
Nearby Historic Sites
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WHO WAS HERE
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About Laurens Family Cemetery
The Laurens cemetery contains members of a family central to South Carolina’s Revolution. Henry Laurens served as president of the Continental Congress and diplomat, while his son John became a Continental officer, advocate for arming enslaved men, and battlefield casualty in 1782. The cemetery commemorates their political and military service.
The family burial ground remains on the former Mepkin plantation. Historic grave markers and the cemetery enclosure preserve the resting place and family landscape associated with Henry Laurens.
History happened here at Laurens Family Cemetery
The Laurens cemetery contains members of a family central to South Carolina’s Revolution. Henry Laurens served as president of the Continental Congress and diplomat, while his son John became a Continental officer, advocate for arming enslaved men, and battlefield casualty in 1782.
The cemetery commemorates their political and military service.
PEOPLE WHO LIVED HERE
PEOPLE WHO DIED HERE
PEOPLE AT REST HERE
Eleanor Ball Laurens
Henry Laurens
John Laurens
EXTERNAL LINKS
Mepkin Abbey, John Laurens grave: https://www.mepkinapp.org/john-laurens-grave-or-cemetery/
Mepkin Abbey, virtual tour: https://www.mepkinapp.org/virtual-tour/
American Battlefield Trust, Mepkin Plantation: https://www.battlefields.org/visit/heritage-sites/mepkin-plantation
Mepkin Abbey, remembrance history: https://mepkinabbey.org/june-a-month-of-remembrance-in-the-lowcountry-and-at-mepkin/
Mepkin Abbey, reconciliation garden: https://mepkinabbey.org/meditation-garden-of-truth-and-reconciliation-newsvideos-and-qr-codes/