SANDY HILL CEMETERY
In 1830 Edward Jessup III bequeathed the land, then known as Sand Hill, to be used as a burial ground for the different churches in the Town of Prescott.
Colonel Edward Jessup I (1735-1816), the founder of Prescott, was granted this land by King George III for his loyalty and service in the American Revolution. The earliest death recorded in this cemetery is April 12, 1798 on the tombstone of Simeon Covell. He was the father of Susannah Jessup, wife of Lieutenant Edward Jessup II (1766-1815). This site became the final resting place for many of the pioneers who settled this area.
The text above is taken from the marker erected by the Prescott Heritage Committee in 2013. That marker is at the main entrance to the cemetery. There is plenty of additional information concerning the cemetery on the attached municipal website.
Some famous figures are buried in the Sandy Hill Cemetery.
Edward Jessup (1735-1816)
Edward Jessup Jr (1766-1815)
Edward Jessup III (1801-1831)
Hamilton Dibble Jessup (1806-1892)
William Frederick Nelson Sharpe (1892-1915)