Virginia Episcopalian Magazine Summer 2013 Issue | Page 16

St. Paul’s, Haymarket
The cemetery at St. Paul’s, Haymarket, surrounds the church
building on all sides. To the left and right of the door is a
headstone with an inscription, one in memory of 80 unknown
Confederate soldiers who died in the Battle of Manassas in
July 1861, and another in memory of the Union soldiers who
died in St. Paul’s when it was serving as a hospital during the
Civil War, from 1861-1865.
Photo: The Rev. Sean Rousseau

St. John’s, Richmond
The sprawling and historic graveyard at St. John’s, Richmond,
is home to many notable figures.
(Below left) Elizabeth Poe, mother of Edgar Allan Poe, was an
actress. Because of her somewhat unsavory profession, she
was buried far from the church building.
(Below right) Jurist and statesman George Wythe was the
first professor of law in the United States and a signer of the
Declaration of Independence. He died after being poisoned by
his great nephew.
(Bottom) Charlie the Church cat was a fixture at St. John’s –
and, in fact, had a line item in the budget dedicated to his care.

Photo: Rob Hunter

Photo: John King

Photo: John King

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Aquia Church,
Stafford
The tombstone of Maj.
John Mason Lee (top),
nephew of Robert E. Lee
and great-grandson of
George Mason, includes
the Lee coat of arms. The
coat of arms features a
squirrel, and carries the
motto, “Not mindful of
the future.” Maj. Lee was
a chaplain for the Seventh
Virginia Infantry during the
Civil War.
Husband and wife, the
Rev. Alexander Scott
(middle) and Sarah Gibbons
Scott (bottom), are
buried beneath tabletop
tombstones in the Aquia
Church cemetery. Scott was
one of the earliest ministers
of Aquia Church and died in
1738. Both were originally
buried at their home, Dipple,
but were relocated in 1943 at
the government’s expense
when Quantico Marine
Corps Reservation annexed
that part of upper Stafford
County where these graves
were located.

Photos: Courtesy Dennise Labarre