The burying ground known as Higgins Cemetery holds at least 11 known graves of Higgins family members and probably several of their slaves. James Higgins (1732-1816), a planter who served in the Maryland militia during the Revolutionary War, and his wife Luraner Becraft Higgins (1744-1819) were the first generation to be buried on their farm. With their son James Becraft Higgins (1772-1848) and his wife Mary Eleanor (1784-1845), they are memorialized by a red sandstone monument that was placed in the center of the cemetery in 1866 by their descendants.
A grass roots community effort begun by concerned citizens and Peerless Rockville ignited a series of actions that led to long-term partnerships. These groups helped to incorporate Higgins Cemetery Historic Preservation Association in 1999 and obtain designation on the Montgomery County Master Plan for Historic Preservation in 2010.
Our Fall 2012 improvement added corner stones on the 1927 fence boundaries. 
It was dedicated December 15, 2012 in a ceremony with Scouts, Chevy Chase DAR, and friends of Higgins Cemetery.
The ceremony included honoring all veterens, including wreath-laying and recognition of participants in the stone project.
A buglar opened and closed the ceremony.
The October 2012 Eagle Scout Project of Patrick Hall had participation of Troop 90 and the Higgins Board.
Red Seneca Sandstone was donated from the farm where the original 1866 marker stone was likely quarried.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Mary Gott's grave marker returned June 2011~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mary Gott's marker was found beside this home in Carroll County, MD It was carried back to the cemetery and required four of us to move it.
On June 7, 2011 Mary Gott's marker was returned to the cemetery. It has been missing since 1980 and was found in Carroll County, MD by the realtor, who loacted us through the efforts of the Carroll Co. Genealogical Society (http://www.carr.org/ccgs/) and the Montgomery Co. Historical Society (http://www.montgomeryhistory.org/). The mystery of the marker's whereabouts remains. We hope that other missing markers will find their way back home!
