Jamestown Church - Jamestown, VA - Churchyard Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

This church is actually created from a 17th century tower and a 20th century church built as a memorial - the 6th church on the site. The graves date from the mid to late 17th century. It is one of the early churchyards of the country.

A plaque at the churchyard has the following text:

Since there is little natural stone in tidewater Virginia, tombstones were rare in the 17th and 18th centuries. Almost all had to be imported, usually from England. Many of the people buried here after the 1680's were wealthy and their families could have afforded tombstones. Nineteenth century reports indicate that many did and the graveyard contained many tombstones. Sadly most of these have been lost, stolen, or destroyed by the ravages of time. Only twenty-five remain. Some of these are not tombstones but merely grave markers erected in 1901 when the A.P.V.A. conducted excavations here and found the graves. The remaining tombstones and grave markers are indicated below. The epitaphs are reconstructed either from the original or from 19th century reports.

Name of church or churchyard: Jamestown Church Approximate Size: Small (11-50)

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