Brent Catholic Cemetery

Contributed by: Homer Musselman
This cemetery is located off Telegraph Road (Route #637) about a half mile from the Crucifix on Route #1. Follow a private road on the right of Telegraph Road for about a half mile to the cemetery. The cemetery is surrounded by an eight foot chain link fence. The following was copied from the placate in the Cemetery: "In 1750 a group of Jesuit missionaries came from Spain to bring Christ's gospel to the Indians in this country. At first they did not know exactly in what part of the country they had settled, however, it was in the Aquia region of Stafford County, Virginia, near Aquia Creek. Our Lady of Ajacan, the first Christian Temple in our northern land, Luis De Quiros, Priest; Baptista Mendez and Gabriel De Solis, Scholastics; 4 Feb 1751; Juan Baptista De Segura; Priest Christobal Rendondo, Scholastic; Pedro Linares, Gabriel Gomez, and Sancho Zebalics, Brothers, for their Christian teachings were treacherously slain by the natives, the last five on 9 Feb 1751, all of the Society of Jesus. They had labored nobly for the Greater Glory of God and died joyously as they had lived."

Later research published in The Spanish Jesuit Mission in Virginia, 1570-1572 states these early missionaries landed near Williamsburg on a tributary of the York River and not on Aquia Creek. The information is included in this book since the cemetery is located in Stafford County.

Brent, Ann Maria
No date
Feb 17, 1685, 8 Yrs
Parents: Oldest daughter of George Brent

Brent, Clara
No date
1687, 28 Dys
Parents: Oldest daughter of George & Marie Brent (2nd wife)

Bronaugh, Mariah
No date
Mar 25, 1802, 19 Yrs
Consort: William Bronaugh

Side Note: The date of death for these Jesuits may have been transposed. According to one of our researchers, the date should be 1571.

De Quiros, Luis (Priest)  
No date
Feb 4, 1751

De Segura, Juan Baptista
No date
Feb 9, 1751

De Solis, Gabriel (Scholastic)
No date
Feb 4, 1751

Doyle, Dennis
No date
Jun 30, 1795, 63 Yrs
Consort: Katherine Doyle

Doyle, Katherine
No date
Oct 25, 1794, 62 Yrs

Doyle, Rettfon
No date
Jul 18, 175-, 50+ Yrs

Edmbaugh, Heemapried Anny
No dates, 33 Yrs
Parents: Daughter of Edmbaugh, Esq.

Flora,
No date
1697

Gomez, Gabriel (Scholastic)
No date
Feb 9, 1751

Greene, No First Name
No dates
Parents: Eldest Daughter of W. Greene, Esq.

Linares, Pedro (Scholastic)
No date
Feb 9, 1751

Mendez, Baptista (Scholastic)
No date
Feb 4, 1751

Petwon, Lyesyrod
Feb 1687
1693, 6 Yrs
Parents: Son of E. V. Petwon, Gen Anny, Dau of Hnwuhard

Rendondo, Christobal (Priest)
No date
Feb 9, 1751

Sewall, No First Name
No dates, 35 Yrs
Parents: Daughter of Henry & Lady Baltimore

Zeballos, Sancho (Scholastic)
No date
Feb 9, 1751