Hoffman Watermark. Hoffman Gunpowder Burying Ground circa 1778-1890. William Hoffman, born 1740 in Germany, arrived in Philadelphia in 1768. He married Susanna Weinbach in 1771. They moved here to Maryland in 1775 and built clipper paper mill. William was the first paper maker in the state of Maryland. In 1781 he built the gunpowder paper mill. The village that formed nearby was called Paper Mills, later renamed Hoffmanville. William provided a school and church for his employees, as well as this burial place. Susanna died 1803 and William 1811. Their children were: William, Christian, Henry, Jacob, Peter, Gottlieb and Susanna.

Hoffman Cemetery, Hoffmanville, MD, United States