FAUQUIER: CEMETERY RECORDS – DENHAM CEMETERY Contributed by: Joan Renfrow NOTICE: I have no relationship or further information in regards to this family. *************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *************************************************************************** Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection LVA Titled Files: Survey Report, Denham burying ground at Rose Hill: 1937 Feb. 5 Research made by Francis B. Foster (Mrs. Carter Foster) Cemetery Location: On Rose Hill Farm in orchard. 6.9 miles northwest of Middleburg, Va. 2.5 miles south of Upperville, north side of Route 50. Fauquier County Three Denham tombstones are found in the orchard at “Rose Hill”. while there is evidence that many more of the family were buried there. Note: A slave burying ground is also pointed out to the visitor at Rose Hill. Sacred to the Memory of Amos Denham born September 16, 1769 Died August 31, 1835 Naked as from the earth we came, And crept to life at first, We to the earth return again, And mingle with the dust. Sacred to the Memory of Oliver Denham Born 1765 – Died 1847 Aged 82 years Sacred to the Memory of Amy Denham Consort of Amos Denham Born July 6, 1786 Died Feb. 28, 1851 Tis God that lifts our comforts high, Or sinks them in the grave, He gives, and blessed by His name, He takes but what He gave.