On October 13, 1830 Samuel D. Beekman from New York City purchased land in Section 12 of Southfield Township. Later he set aside 100 square feet for a burying ground in which his family members and others were buried. Later, Mr. Fons bought the land and eventually opened Southfield Downs Trailer Park. The gravestones gradually disappeared. In 1963 two boys found the broken tombstone of Samuel Beekman, the last remaining indication of the original cemetery. The graveyard was restored in 2010 through a partnership of the City of Southfield a nearby residential developer. Located at Section 12 at 12 1/2 Mile Road east of the subdivision.