The Scotch Plains Baptist Church Yard inscriptions begin in Volume 35, Number 2 at page 62 (surnames A-D). They continue with D-H (Hetfield) in 35, #3 at page 130. H-P are in 36, #1 at p. 29. P-Z are in 36, #2 at p. 86. Also, more specifically, an individual marked with a * is mentioned on the stone of somebody else listed in that entry. For example, the second stone listed below is for Pollie, but the inscription indicates that she is the daughter of Benjamin and Sallie. There are no stones for Benjamin or Sallie themselves. Gary On Wed, 19 Apr 2000 21:49:01 -0700 (PDT) [email protected] writes: Hi Pat, I neglected to write down which year of the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey these came from - sorry. I have a separate list somewhere with the dates and will post info when I find it. "Union County Gravestones SCOTCH PLAINS BAPTIST CHURCH YARD The Scotch Plains Baptist Church was organized August 5, 1747, by fifteen members from the Piscataway Baptist Church at Edison (Stelton), Middlesex County. A building had been erected in 1742, which was enlarged in 1759. The first pastor was the Rev. Benjamin Miller, who served from February 13, 1748, until his death on November 14, 1781. He was succeeded in 1785 by the Rev. William Van Horne. The church, with its adjoining burial ground, is located on the southeast corner of Mountain and Park avenues in Scotch Plains. These inscriptions were first copied in 1922 by members of the Genealogical Society of New Jersey, and subsequently supplemented by them on November 4, 1952. The early brownstones in the graveyard are in poor condition. Many are fallen and broken; some have disintegrated completely. Inscriptions enclosed in brackets were either missing or illegible in 1952. An unusual number of later stones omit the age, and some have no dates whatsoever. Family researchers are also referred to "Scotch Plains Baptist Church Members, 1747-1814," published in the January 1932 issue of this magazine (Vol. VII, No. 3), and to "Scotch Plains Baptist Church Marriage Records, 1758 - 1761," printed in the New Jersey Archives (First Series, Vol. XXII). The original church records have been microfilmed by the Rutgers University Library. UNION COUNTY GRAVESTONES p. 135 Hand, Annie, b. 1870, d. 1936. Hand, Benjamin*; wife Sallie*; dau. Pollie, d. Feb. 19, 1797, aged 8 mo. Hand, Benjman W., d. Aug. 11, 1859, aged 32.11.25; wife Rhoda Drake, d. April 21, 1901; aged 69 yrs. 8 mos.; dau. Mary Elizabeth, d. Jan. 23, 1859, aged 6.11.13; dau. Sarah I., d. May 16, 1856, aged 0.8.12; dau. Laura A., d. Sept. 10, 1858, aged 1.0.16. Hand, Ezra, d. Dec. 3, 1864, aged 64.0.12; wife Mary, d. Dec. 13, 1841, aged 44 yrs. 3 mos. Hand, Ezra, "eldest son of John M. Hand," d. Nov. 5, 1863, aged 47.7.25. p. 136 GENEALOGICAL MAGAZINE OF NEW JERSEY Hand, Henderson, d. Nov. 15, 1857, aged 25.0.6. Hand, Henry, b. 1841, d. 1905, "Corp. Co. -B. 11 N.J. Vol." Hand, Hezekiah*; widow Anna, d.,Dec. 30, 1808, in 58th yr. Hand, Jacob, d. Oct. 6, 1857, in 92nd yr.; wife Joanna, d. July 22, 1848, aged 82 yrs. 7 mos.; son Randolph, d. May 30, 1829, aged 24 yrs. Hand, John, d. Aug. 31, 1861, aged 30 yrs. 7 mo., "killed by a Rebel at Munson Hill Va." Hand, John Meeker, d. Jan. 3, 1841, aged 48.11.22; wife Rhoda, d. Nov. 11, 1864 (1861?), aged 69 yrs. 1 mo. Hand, Johnathan, d. Nov. 7, 1855, aged 66.1. __ ; wife Phebe, d. Aug. 2, 1851 (1857?), aged 59 yrs. Hand, Mary. See Dr. Corra Osborn. Hand, Mary. See Jeremiah D. Gilliand. Hand, Nehemiah*; wife Rachel, d. Dec. 25, 1796, aged 52 yrs. Hand, Oliver, d. April 1, 1872, aged 84.9.15 (81.8.15?); wife Hannah, d. Dec. 22, 1866, aged 74 yrs. Hand, Randolph. See Jacob Hand. Hand, Sarah. See Herman A. Cook. Hand, Stephen, d. June 15, 1821, aged 87 yrs. (stone missing 1926); consort Prudence, d. June 16, 1844, aged 79.11.12; son J. Smith, d. Dec. 2, 1809, aged 13.1.11; dau. Betsey, d. Nov. 2, 1801, in 12th yr.; dau. Pegy, d. Nov. 2, 1801, in 8th yr; son James, d. Oct. 30, 1801, aged 10 yrs. Hand, Thomas, b. 1846, d. 1912. Hand, William, d. Feb. 2, 1861, aged 86.7.15; wife Sarah, d. Mar. 19, 1836, aged 57.2.13. Hand, William, d. Oct. 29, 1866, aged 60.1.26; wife Nancy ("of William Hand, Jr."), d. April 3, 1890, aged 79.11.11. Hand, Wm.*; wife Fannie*; dau. Mary, d. -- 1862 (stone weathered); son Frankie, d. Aug. 13, 1861, aged 0.5.10. Osborn, Dr. Corra, b. May 12, 1796, d. June 7, 1868; wife Mary, dau. of William & Sarah Hand, d. Oct. 26, 1826, aged 30.5.9; son Corra, d. Aug. 3, 1820, aged 2 years. 1 mo.; son William H. , d. Oct. 30, 1823, aged 10.4.28. Gilliand, Jeremiah D.*; wife Mary, dau. of William & Nancy Hand, d. Aug. 21, 1861, aged 28.2.23; son Wm. H., d. Feb. 27, 1863, aged 7.5.22. On stone with John, Henry, & Thomas Hand. Cook, Herman A., b. 1849, d. 1911; wife Susan Hunt, d. Aug. 8, 1876, aged 25 yrs." Although not defined in this particular cemetery list, * means the relationship was stated on the stone in almost every other list published in the GMNJ, so I'd assume the same for these. happy hunting, Kathleen Pantano ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.