Montgomery County Cemeteries

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1 Name: Washington Aqueduct Cemetery ID: 276 Stonecutter Cemetery, Rayner Cemetery North side of MacArthur Blvd. at Great Falls entrance station to C&O Canal. Great Falls ADC Map: 33 Grid: H-9 Cemetery Association: Community Setting: Forested Condition: Good Burials: 12+ Date range of burials: c Description: Cemetery is on a hillside near parking lot for C&O Canal Park. See map in file. Stones are scattered on hillside. 1 artfully carved stone for Matthew Rayner and several cruder fieldstones with initials. Others are uncarved fieldstones. Listed in the National Register as contributing to the Washington Aqueduct National Register Property. See transcriptions and drawingins of stones in file Survey date: 3/12/2005 National Register listed (contributing structure)

2 Name: Unknown Family Cemetery ID: 277 National Park Seminary Cemetery In Rock Creek Park off Ireland Drive Forest Glen ADC Map: 36 Grid: F-7 Setting: Forested Condition: Excellent Burials: 1+ Date range of burials: unknown Description: One large uncarved stone. Larger than most fieldstones and roughly squared at edges. Located in woods about 100 feet south of path down to Rock Creek. On property formerly owned by National Park Seminary and prior to that was a tobacco plantation. Survey date: 10/22/2005

3 Name: Walker Family Cemetery ID: 278 Mendelshonn Terrace Bethesda Church Road Browningsville ADC Map: 3 Grid: H-4 Setting: Rural Condition: Relocated Burials: unknown Date range of burials: unknown Description: Information from phone conversation with Eunice Walker, owner. Remains from the family cemetery of George W. Walker were moved to Bethesda United Methodist Church cemetery in Browningsville. Survey date: 4/8/2005 MP 10/12 Mendelshonn Terrace Cavicchi, p.144

4 Name: Ball Family Cemetery ID: Dinwiddie Drive (current location of stones) Rockville ADC Map: 29 Grid: C-13 Setting: Suburban Condition: Relocated Burials: 2+ Date range of burials: c Description: Mrs. Ann Pritchard, owner of house from 1940s-1983 said she moved headstones out of the roadway when I-270 was being constructed in 1950s. She took them off their bases and relocated them to her backyard. The relocated stones are for Lawrence Ball, d. June 10, 1855 and Eliza Ball, d. Nov. 24, Survey date: 4/30/2005

5 Name: Selby Family Cemetery ID: 280 Vicinity of Shady Grove Road/Rockville Pike Gaithersburg ADC Map: 19 Grid: J-12 vic Setting: Urban Condition: Lost Burials: 1+ Date range of burials: Unknown Description: Location unknown. One burial (possibly more) moved to St. Mary's cemetery in Rockville. Survey date: 1/19/2007

6 Name: Brighton Centennial Church ID: 281 Brighton ADC Map: Grid: Cemetery Association: Free Black Setting: Condition: Unknown Burials: Date range of burials: Description: Location unknown- contact is John Kelly Survey date:

7 Name: Posey Family Cemetery ID: 282 Goldsboro Road vicinity Bethesda ADC Map: 35 Grid: H/J-13 vic Setting: Suburban Condition: Lost Burials: Unknown Date range of burials: 19th century Description: Ann Posey's 1845 will states that she is to be buried in the burying ground on Peter D. Posey's farm. Will Abstracts Liber JWA-1 folio 40. Posey lived in Bethesda area just south of Goldsboro Road between River Road and Little Falls. See 1865 Martenet & Bond Map and 1879 Hopkins Atlas. Survey date: 1/20/2007

8 Name: Plummer-Hays Family Cemetery ID: 284 Location unknown Barnesville vicinity ADC Map: 0 Grid: 0 Setting: Unknown Condition: Unknown Unknown Burials: 4+ Date range of burials: 1833-? Description: Will of Mary Plummer states that her administrator was to erect tombstones for her parents and sister, Sarah Plummer and John C. Got and enclose burial grounds, which was on land belonging to Leonard I. Hays. See Abstract of Wills, Liber RWC-6, folio 64. Survey date: 1/20/2007

9 Name: Hempstone Family Cemetery ID: 286 Hanover, Charline Manor Darnestown Road Beallsville ADC Map: 16 Grid: D/E-2 vic Setting: Rural Condition: Unknown Burials: 4+ Date range of burials: 1820s Description: Location unknown. Believed to be on property of Hanover, which was owned by William Hempstone and later the Griffith family. There are also Native American and Civil War burials on the property. Hempstone transcriptions in file. Record at MC Historical Society says headstone for Major William Hempstone (Rev War) was moved to Monocacy Cemetery, but only a stone for Armistead Hempstone was found. Survey date: 1/12/2007 MP 17/2 Cavicchi, p. 160, Historic Graves of MD, p Farquhar, p. 112

10 Name: Keith Family Cemetery ID: 288 Off Comus Road Comus vic. ADC Map: Grid: Setting: Rural Condition: Unknown Burials: Unknown Date range of burials: Unknown Description: Cemetery on Keith-Pearre farm off Comus Road. Stones were removed after Chestnut trees harvested from burial ground. Supposedly Laura Jane Nicholson Keith, wife of James N. Keith was buried here. Behind Pearre House on Comus Road near Slidell Road Possibly same as Pearre Cemetery, see ID no. 22. Survey date: 1/20/2007 Dona Cuttler, History of Comus, p. 79

11 Name: Green Family Cemetery ID: 289 Vicinity of 1201 Gold Mine Road Brookeville ADC Map: 22 Grid: A-2 vic Setting: Suburban Condition: Lost Not located Burials: 2+ Date range of burials: Description: Not located. Major Richard Green and wife Sarah were on a farm owned by Joseph Janney near Brookeville. Deeds for property in this area do not refer to a cemetery. Current owner of 1201 Gold Mine Road does not know of a cemetery in the area. Survey date: 6/30/2006 Historic Graves of Maryland

12 Name: Slave and Native American Cemetery ID: 290 Vicinity of Miles Road Burtonsville ADC Map: 32 Grid: B-4 vic Cemetery Association: Slave, Native American Setting: Urban Condition: Unknown Burials: Unknown Date range of burials: Unknown Description: According to "Burtonsville Heritage," Roy Miles recalls Native American or Slave cemetery on Miles property off Miles Road. Survey date: 1/19/2007 "Burtonsville Heritage" by Elizabeth Lord, p. 13.

13 Name: Thompson Family Cemetery ID: 292 West side of Slidell Road just south of Comus Road Clarksburg ADC Map: 8 Grid: F-4 vic Setting: Unknown Condition: Unknown Burials: Unknown Date range of burials: c Description: Richard Thompson's will provided for a fence to be put around his family burying ground. Will dates to 1870, probated Survey date: 7/15/2006

14 Name: Boswell Family Cemetery ID: Ashton Road Ashton ADC Map: 22 Grid: D-7 Setting: Suburban Condition: Lost Burials: 1+ Date range of burials: 1917 Description: There is no evidence of a cemetery on this property. Current owners unaware of a cemetery. Susan Boswell was buried on the Boswell Farm in see Genealogy Abstracts and other info in file. Survey date: 7/20/2006

15 Name: Snyder Family Cemetery ID: 295 Location unknown Gaithersburg ADC Map: 0 Grid: Setting: Suburban Condition: Lost Burials: 1+ Date range of burials: Description: Location of cemetery unknown. According to Genealogical Abstracts, Thomas Snyder was buried on his farm in Gaithersburg. See file for more information. Survey date: 7/20/2006

16 Name: Claggett (William) Family Cemetery ID: 296 Location unknown Gaithersburg ADC Map: 0 Grid: Setting: Suburban Condition: Lost Burials: unknown Date range of burials: 1883 Description: William L. Claggett was buried in the family burying ground on the Briggs Farm near Gaithersburg. Claggetts and Briggs were inter-married. See Genealogical Abstracts and other info in file. Survey date: 7/20/2006

17 Name: Civil War Burials ID: 297 Warfiled Road east of Woodfield Road, adjacent to golf course Laytonsville ADC Map: 11 Grid: C-12 Cemetery Association: Civil War Setting: Suburban Condition: Fair Burials: unknown Date range of burials: c Description: This empty field shows no evidence of burials. There probably never were gravemarkers. Survey date: 7/15/2006 Mike Dwyer, County Historian

18 Name: Etchison Family Cemetery ID: Annapolis Rock Road Etchison ADC Map: 5 Grid: D-9/10 Setting: Rural/Forested Condition: Poor Overgown Burials: 6 Date range of burials: Description: According to owner, P.G. Etchison owned all surrounding land until c when Hiltons bought part. Owned by Hilton-Snyders since then but they are not buried here. Only known burials are children of P.G. Etchison. Located about 75 yards off right front corner of historic Etchison House. Somewhat overgrown although current owner does maintain it. He remembers 5 or 6 stones as a child; 3 visible now (and 1 footstone) See transcriptions in file. Survey date: 11/25/2006 MP 15/23 Perry Etchison House Cavicchi, p. 141

19 Name: Dawson Family Cemetery ID: 300 Location unknown Dawsonville ADC Map: 0 Grid: Setting: Condition: Unknown Burials: Date range of burials: Description: Stone of John Dawson found in 1970s by Gretchen Minners in field. Other graves believed to have been moved to Monocacy Cemetery. Survey date: