>To: Carol Holt <Carolh@InfoAve.Net> >From: Christine Pettit <cpettit@pe.net> >Subject: Re: Burlington County Gravestones >In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.19981231091441.007132dc@infoave.net> > >At 09:14 AM 12/31/98 -0600, you wrote: >> >>I visited Burlington County, New Jersey in July 1998. I made a copy of the >>following while visiting libraries there. >> >>The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey >>Volume 48, Number 1, Whole Number 178 January 1973 >> >>Page 1 >> >>BURLINGTON COUNTY GRAVESTONES >> >>WRIGHTSTOWN METHODIST CEMETERY >> >>The burying ground surrounding the Wrightstown Methodist Church is the >>second oldest burying place in New Hanover Township. The earliest >>interments, it is understood, are located under the present building, which >>is used as a servicemen's recreation center. The building and the >>surrounding cemetery are kept in good condition. >> >>The earliest Methodist meeting house was located on the opposite side of >>the road. Upon the need for additional room the building was moved and >>enlarged on its present site. As one of the calls on the early Burlington >>circuit, the area was a scene of Methodist activity from its beginnings in >>the late 18th century when Wrightstown, now commonly known as Fort Dix, was >>Pennytown. Many of its early pioneers now rest in the Methodist Cemetery. >>The inscriptions were copied and checked by members of the Genealogical >>Society in September, 1972 and were prepared for publication by Dorothy A. >>Stratford. >> >>Allen, Elizabeth, d. Oct. 19, 1862, aged 52 yrs. & 4 mos. >> >>Asay, Charles W., d. Jan. 1, 1869, aged 65 yrs. >> >>Asay, G. S., no other insc. on stone. >> >>Asay, Hope Aaronson. See William G. Jones. >> >>Asay, Ida Mary, d. Apr. 4, 1880, aged 2 yrs. Next to stone for Parker Asay. >> >>Asay, James, d. Feb. 15, 1856, aged 56 yrs.; wife of Elizabeth, d. Apr. 5, >>1858 >> aged 56 yrs. >> >>Asay, James, b. Feb. 7, 1813, d. Apr. 7, 1898; wife Elizabeth R. b. Apr. >>16, 1818, >> d. Mar. 16, 1887. >> >>Asay, Lettie D., 1859-1957. >> >>Asay, Lydia, b. Apr. 5, 1792, d. Mar. 27, 1898. >> >>Asay, Parker, d. Mar. 10, 1880, aged 33 yrs. >> >>Bennet, Harrison P., d. Mar. 10, 1860(?), aged 13.11.12. >> >>Bishop, Barzillia, B. Feb. 25, 1828, d. Nov. 4, 1907; wife Mary Jane, >> b. May 17, 1834, d. Jan. 22, 1892. >> >>Brown, Ann, d. Nov. 26, 1852, aged 9 days. >> Next to stones for Samuel & Diadamie Brown. >> >>Page 2 >> >>Brown, Samuel, d. Mar. 17, 1854, aged 57.6.23; wife Diadamie, d. Apr. 10, >>1889, >> aged 83 yrs. >> >>Brownley, John, "Capt., Co. H. 13 Regt, Md. Inf.," d. Apr. 26, 1894, aged >>62 yrs. >> >>Crammer, Lawrence*; wife Lizzie*; son Henry, d. Sept. 22, 1873, aged 2 yrs. >> >>Cook, John, "he was a good father," d. June 15, 1877, no age given. >> >>Cooke, Francis B., d. June 8, 1853, aged 27 yrs. >> >>Cooke, William H., "Co. E. 23 Regt. N. J. Vols.," d. Sept. 5, 1899, aged 68 >>yrs. >> >>Dundey, Joel L.*; wife Sarah*; son George K., d. June 21, 1853, aged 10.0.24. >> >>Eckman, Ellen, "our mother . . . sadly missed by children," 1839-1883. >> >>Eckman, Hannah. See Peter Eckman. >> >>Eckman, Peter, b. Aug. 20, 1796, d. Dec. 13, 1865; adj. stone, no rel. shown: >> Job, no age or dates; Hannah, b. Aug. 9, 1801, d. Apr. 15, 1871. >> >>Emley, Eleanor P., b. Jan. 19, 1845, d. Feb. 20, 1923. >> >>Emley, Hannah M., d. Mar. 5, 1864, aged 59 yrs. >> >>Emley, Solomon E., d. Jan. 25, 1848, aged 72 yrs.; wife Sarah, d. Apr. 5, >>1855, >> aged 76 yrs. >> >>Emley, William D. See William S. Emley. >> >>Emley, William S., b. July 3, 1810, d. Sept. 16, 1877; wife Mary A., >> b. July 7, 1817, d. Feb. 14, 1905; son William D., b. Sept. 13, 1856, >> d. May 10, 1884; son George E., "of William & Mary Ann," d. Oct. 3, 1853, >> aged 5.1.19. >> >>Fuller, Ralph E., "Hdq. Co. 16 Inf. USA," 1877-1924. >> >>Gaskill, Asa, b. Sept. 28, 18--, d. Mar. 2, -- (year illegible), aged 84 >>yrs.; >> adj. stone, no rel. shown; Rebecca, insc. illegible. >> >>Goodwin, William, "Co. D 23 Regt. N. J. Vol.," d. Aug. 31, 1893, aged 77 yrs. >> >>Grove, Samuel*; wife Ellen*; dau. Mary Ann, d. Oct. 23, 1863, aged 5.5.12. >> >>Haley, John*; wife M.E.*; son George Jacob, d. Dec. 12, 1920. >> >>Harker, Hannah Ann F. See Hilton Harker. >> >>Harker, Hilton*; wife Martha*; dau. Hannah Ann F., b. Aug. 14, 1846, >> d. Jan. 3, 1869 >> >>Harker, Joseph*; wife Martha*; d. Dec. 21, 1854, in 51st yr.; another wife >> Elizabeth, d. Aug. 1, 1855, aged 51 yrs. >> >>Harris, Benjamin, no other insc. on stone. >> >>Harrison, Harriet, "our mother," b. Aug. 27, 1797, d. Sept. 9, 1893, aged >>96.0.13. >> >>Hartman, William*; wife Emily*; dau. Amy B., d. Mar. 14, 1854, aged 2 yrs. >>and >> 2 mos. >> >>Hartshorne, Mary, "our Aunt," d. Mar. 2, 1856, aged 63.2.11. >> >>Havens, Charles, "Co. D 23 Reqt., Co. E. 40 Regt. N. J. Vol.," d. Nov. 21, >>1898, >> aged 78 yrs.; wife Mary, "our dear mother," d. Dec. 6, 1884, aged 55 >>yrs. >> & 3 mos. >> >>Havens, Edith, d. Jan. 21, 1843, aged 76 yrs. >> >>Page 3 >> >>Hodson, Henry*; wife Martha*; son Joseph H., b. July 1, 1874, d. Mar. 20, >>1879. >> >>Hull, William, "Co. H. 8 Regt. N. J. Vols.," d. Aug. 18, 1900, aged 62 yrs. >> >>Jones, Unis, "our dear mother," d. Mary 1862, aged 75 yrs. >> >>Jones, William G.*; wife Hope Aaronson Asay, b. Oct. 15, 1834, d. May 2, 1878; >> son Frank, d. July 10, 1874, aged 0.6.6. >> >>Kirby, Elizabeth, d. Dec. 28, 1820, aged 82 yrs. >> >>Kirby, Joseph, b. Aug. 7, 1823, d. Apr. 25, 1853. >> >>Kirby, Rebecca, 1826-1895. >> >>L., D., no other insc. on stone. >> >>L-land (illegible), Lydia, "our sister," d. Feb. 1856, in 28th yr. >> >>Lamb, Nehemiah*; wife Mary A.*; dau. Maggie, b. Nov. 5, 1859, d. Nov. (?), >>1876. >> >>Lame, Daniel, d. June 23, 1864, aged 51 yrs. & 3 mos.; wife Elizabeth, >> d. Apr. 18, 1849, aged 35.6.25; son Joseph T., d. Dec. 25, 1850, >> aged 10.3.10; son Caleb A., d. Nov. 17, 1843, aged 0.4.17; dau. Mary, >> d. Feb. 6, 1846, aged 8 mos. >> >>Lame, Jesse*; wife Mary L., b. Sept. 21, 1775, d. May 5, 1856, aged 81 yrs. >> >>Layton, Anthony, 1808-1877; same stone; no rel. shown: Sarah, 1812-1890. >> >>Layton, Sarah. See Anthony Layton. >> >>Leete, William P., b. Aug. (?), 1859, d. Feb. 28, 1888. >> >>Macpherson, William, d. Jan. 29, 1929, aged 53 yrs. >> >>Moore, Catharine, d. Apr. 9, 1869, aged 85 yrs. >> >>Parker, George H.*; wife Althea*; dau. "our Kate," d. Aug. 12, 1872, aged >>18 mos. >> >>Peterson, Elizabeth Remine, 1857-1935. >> >>Phillips, Andrew N.*; wife Mary H.*; son Harry W., d. July 6, 1872, aged >>0.10.5. >> >>Pitman, Asa*; wife Mary, d. Jan. 31, 1852, in 28th yr. >> >>Poinsett, Elizabeth, d. Sept. 11, 1851, in 81st yr. >> >>Pullen, Harrison, 1860-1913; wife Sarah A., 1862-1934; adj. stone, no rel. >>shown: >> Carlton H., 1914-1931. >> >>Remine, Anna M. See Mary E. Remine. >> >>Remine, Benjamin, b. Jan. 26, 1799, d. Jan. 6, 1862. >> >>Remine, Caleb, d. Apr. 1, 1852, in 20th yr. >> >>Remine, Caleb, 1855-1900; same stone, no rel. shown: Hannah P., 1851-1931. >> >>Remine, Catharine Ann, d. Nov. 19, 1865, aged 33.2.13. Stone next to one for >> Charles Remine. >> >>Remine, Charles. See George Remine. >> >>Remine, Charles, "father," 1831-1917. >> >>Remine, Elwood, b. June 13, 1834, d. Apr. 18, 1882, aged 47 yrs. & 10 mos. >> Next to stone for Sarah Remine. >> >>Remine, George, d. May 17, 1909, aged 73 yrs. Adj. stone, no rel. shown: >> Charles, 1884-1936. >> >>Remine, Hannah P. See Caleb Remine. >> >>Page 4 >> >>Remine, Mary E., b. Apr. 25, 1840, d. July 30, 1897; adj. stone, no rel. >>shown: >> Anna M., b. July 20, 1848, d. Oct. 10, 1904. >> >>Remine, Sarah, b. Nov. 23, 1805, d. Aug. 13, 1877. >> Next to stone for Benjamin Remine. >> >>Remine, William, no other ins. on stone. >> >>Rogers, David G., "Co. B 23 Reg. N. J. Vol.," d. May 10, 1863, aged 30 yrs. >> >>Schmeisser, Valentine, b. May11, 1818, d. Mar. 12, 1880. >> >>Scott, John, "farewell my wife and children all," d. Mar. 10, 1860, >> aged 54 yrs. & 2 mos. >> >>Taylor, Theophilus, 1840-1904. >> >>Watkinson, John W., d. Dec. 30, 1849, aged 26.10.6; wife Sarah*; >> son William Henry, d. Nov. 14, 1848, aged 2.7.7; >> son John, d. Oct. 30, 1849, aged 0.2.22. >> >>Wheeler, Theodosia, d. Mar. 10, 1873, in 62nd yr. >> >>[This document was single spaced, but for readability I typed it double >>spaced. There was no note as to what the asterisks stood for.] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Christine Pettit California http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/e/t/Christine-M-Pettit/