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The Speight Family: The Cedars And Speight's Chapel
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44148
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Methodist minister, John Francis Speight moved from Greene County to Edgecombe County with his marriage to Emma Lewis in September 1840. Rev. Speight established a church in the area that later became known as Speight's Chapel. In 1857, he began the construction of his home known as the Cedars. Designed by William Ruffin, the house is fine example of Italianate design. A genealogical sketch of the Speight family follows.
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