The cemetery was once part of the Shepherd plantation, and the land for the cemetery was given to the congregation of the Stone Presbyterian Church in 1795 by David Shepherd, the father of Moses Shepherd, who is also buried in the cemetery along with his wife and the mother of Moses Shepherd, Rachel Teague Shepherd.
The cemetery was originally part of the Shepherd plantation, and the land for it was given to the Stone Presbyterian Church in 1795 by David Shepherd, the father of Moses Shepherd, who is buried there along with his wife and the mother of Moses Shepherd, Rachel Teague Shepherd.