Hopewell · Lawson’s District No. 8 · Somerset County, Maryland
View of the Little Bolton property. Click to enlarge.
This family burial ground lies near the south shore of Jones Creek (also called Harts Creek), in the Hopewell community. The tract is known as Little Bolton; the source traces its land history from Alexander Draper’s 1663 survey through later Jones and Williams ownership.
During the June 2014 survey, the original gravestones were reported lying near their historic positions on land maintained by the property owner. The photographed site is roughly 70 feet southwest of the creek’s edge.
Latitude38° 01.653′ N
Longitude75° 49.463′ W
Graves Recorded
Gravestone photograph. Click to enlarge.Additional view. Click to enlarge.
Severn Tyler
Transcription
SEVERN TYLER Died Sep. 3, 1866 Aged 57 years. The Lord is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.
Gravestone photograph. Click to enlarge.Additional view. Click to enlarge.
Severn A. Tyler
Transcription
Here Lies The remains of SEVERN A. TYLER Resting in peace until a blessed resurrection. Who was born May 27th, 1844 and died Sept. 24, 1844
Gravestone photograph. Click to enlarge.Additional view. Click to enlarge.Footstone marked M. H. H. Click to enlarge.
Margaret H. Howith
Transcription
In memory of MARGARET H. Consort of Lambert Howith, Born May 22 1826 Died Aug. 10th 1859 aged 33 y'rs, 2 mo's & 10 days. And I heard a voice from Heaven Saying unto me, write, Blessed are the dead which Die in the Lord from henceforth yea, saith the spirit , that they may rest from their labours, and their works do follow them Rev 14C & 13V
C. H. footstone
Footstone initials
C. H.
The field report records the initials C. H.; the person is not conclusively identified.
Cemetery and Research Notes
Phil’s separate 2014 research notes record Severn Tyler’s 1866 estate proceedings, which name his widow Eleanor and children Eliza Bradshaw and John Tyler. An 1839 will of Thomas Russell names Mary, Catherine, Eleanor, and Margaret Russell among his children and refers to the Little Bolton property.
Phil suggested that the “C. H.” footstone might relate to Catherine Russell, but the initials alone do not establish that identification.
Site survey and photography: Dave Hood, Edward Smith, and Philip L. Goldsborough, June 25, 2014. Additional family research: Philip L. Goldsborough, August 6, 2014.
