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Samson Adams Cemetery

Quindocqua · Old Guy Chelton Farm · Somerset County, Maryland

Cemetery No. 911-II-32-Southeast
Samson Adams Cemetery site in the Quindocqua area of Somerset County, Maryland
Cemetery site. Click the photograph to enlarge.

This burial ground is located in a corn field farmed by Coulbourn Swift and owned by Chris Marlatt. The site is small with several large trees that have pushed the stones over.

The stone of James T. Adams was found by probing and was under several inches of dirt. The cemetery is 1,850 feet east of the Quindocqua Church. Near the home of Capt. F.J. Chelton on the 1877 Atlas of the Eastern Shore.

  • Latitude 38 degrees 01.099 minutes North
  • Longitude 75 degrees 44.559 minutes West

Site status: Extant when recorded in 2008. The small field cemetery was affected by large tree growth; one additional burial depression was observed, but probing revealed no more stones. Current status has not been independently verified.

Transcription note: The grave information below is presented as recorded by the contributors. Original spelling, abbreviations, epitaph wording, and transcription notes have been retained.

Graves Recorded

Gravestone of Samson Adams
Samson Adams. Click photograph to enlarge.

Samson Adams

Transcription

Samson Adams
Died
May 2, 1866
aged 73 years

Gravestone of Elizabeth M. Coulbourn
Elizabeth M. Coulbourn. Click photograph to enlarge.

Elizabeth M. Coulbourn

Transcription

In memory of
Elizabeth M.
Wife of
Thomas L. Coulbourn.
Born Mar. 22nd 1829
Died Oct. 24th 1857

Remember friends as you pass by
As you are now so once was I
As I am now so you must be
Prepare for death and follow me.

Gravestone of James T. Adams
James T. Adams. Click photograph to enlarge.

James T. Adams

Transcription

In memory of
JAMES T. ADAMS
Born Dec. 11th 1823
Died Nov. 29th 1857
aged 33 yrs. 11 mons
& 18 days.

Farwell dear wife ----
My voice you’ll hear -
But may we both meet in -
On Cannons peaceful sh--

Cemetery and Family Notes

A depression in the ground indicates there was another burial at this site but probing revealed no more stones.

Property was recorded as owned by Chris Marlatt, and is the farm Woodrow Wilson called the Guy Chelton Farm in his Quindocqua Maryland Indian Country book.

Listed by: Ed Smith and Philip Goldsborough

Date recorded: Sunday, March 16, 2008

Location map for Samson Adams Cemetery in the Quindocqua area
Location map from the donor collection. Click the image to enlarge.