12541
Lee Hwy., Fairfax, Va.
The cemetery is located
at the southwest corner of the property. The site
was surveyed by Jane K. Wall on Sept. 6, 1976. She
noted "Area wooded and overgrown. Graves sunken
in, stones toppled, giving an abandoned and neglected
appearance. Evidence of several unmarked graves in
addition to those below." She recorded inscriptions
from three gravestones. Researchers requesting to
revisit the cemetery in Jan. and Feb. of 1988 were
denied access by the residents. Aerial photographs
reveal that a barn has been built next to the cemetery
and that the burial site appears to have been cleared.
Reports have been received that say the cemetery has
been "bulldozed" and that the gravestones
are missing. There has been no recent survey to confirm
or deny these reports. The names listed below are
taken from the 1976 survey and are abstracts rather
than full transcriptions.
(1)
Catharine Taylor (aged 76 years) Dec. 18, 1886
wife of Sandford Taylor
daughter of Benjamin & Lucy Berkley |
(2)
George N. Berkley July 22, 1788 Nov. 3, 1830
Eliza S. Berkley, his wife Feb. 11, 1798 May 13, 1870
(3)
Lucy J. Berkley July 5, 1770 Oct. 28, 1852
wife of Benjamin Berkley.