[1] St John's Cemetery contains a number of graves from French settlers who fled the St. Domingue Slave revolt of 1791.

The family of Etienne Bellumeau de la Vincendière made their way to Frederick, Maryland possibly via Charleston, South Carolina.

Etienne established himself in Charleston and was moved to Frederick to be buried in the family plot with his wife Marguerite.

[2] His eldest daughter Victoire, acquired the land and managed L’Hermitage plantation, notorious for the poor treatment of its many slaves,[3] her sister Adelaide and her nephew Enoch Louis Lowe are also buried at St John's Cemetery.

Above the entrance hangs a small iron cross that was found on the property, which originally marked the burial site of an unknown Union soldier.

Above the entrance hangs a wood and plaster crucifix once owned by John McElroy, SJ, who is also buried in the cemetery.

79 Jesuits along with others including Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney were relocated to St. John's cemetery.