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This is the home of the religious order that received land from Sister Mary Bapsista (Sarah Elliott Linton) so that the land at Lintonsford would not be sold for farming.

This is a rubbing of the headstone found in the Linton cemetery across the street from the monastery.

headstone reads "Sacred to the memory of Sarah Tyler Born 1763 Widow in 1822 of John Augustine Elliott Linton Died Aug. 19, 1835. R.I.P."

After the death of John Tyler Linton, Cecilia was encouraged to quickly remarry. She married R.H. Philips thus becoming Cecilia Anne Graham Philips. They had one daughter, Anne Cecilia Philips, before she was widowed for the second time.

This picture shows the difference in coloration due to rust on the gate. The front right corner is the only one that looks like this- the others are completely rusted.

Front gate leading up to the cemetary

This cemetery is located off of Linton Hall Road in a section of the Braemar neighborhood. John Augustine Elliott Linton was the original proprietor of the Lintonsford Plantation which included over 1,000 acres of the surrounding land. this land was…