Picture of the cemetery from 2008. The tree in the center rear is now on the ground.
This cemetery is all that remains of Charles Jessop's estate, which he inherited from his father, William Jessop. Charles was born on November 6, 1759. He married Mary Gorsuch in April of 1786 in Baltimore. Over the next 25 years, Mary gave birth to 15 or16 children (number varies with the sources), most of whom are also buried in this cemetery. There are some Merryman's buried here as well. Charles Jessop died in 1828 and his wife passed 4 years later in 1832.
In 1800 Charles designed and built a house he named Vauxhall. This house was located near the family cemetery, probably to the west, but was eventually condemned and destroyed in the 1920s to develop the Loch Raven watershed. Charles Jessop was a man of means and many talents. He was at various points of his life an iron master, road contractor, bridge builder, farmer, and mill operator. He owned at least two mills, one of which was the Beaver Dam Mill (later known as Shipley's Mill). Charles Jessop, with his wealth and skills, was mostly responsible for construction of Historic Jessops Church. less than a mile from this cemetery, on land that Jessop donated. Census records from the early 1800s indicate that Jessop owned slaves who worked mostly in the mines in the area.
While in the area, note the stone foundation about 50 feet to the west of the cemetery.
Cache is well hidden in a common place for woodland hides. Cache is not in the cemetery. Please rehide as well or better than found. No night caching, please. Be respectful. Take extra care when crossing Paper Mill Road.
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