Chester Congregational Churchyard

Morris County, New Jersey

The village of Chester was originally known as Black River. It is located in the north central part of Chester Township, which in 1799 was set off from Roxbury Township. The History of Morris County (1882), page 212, states that Chester was settled by Congregationalists from Southold and Presbyterians from Easthampton, Long Island. Both denominations erected churches. A Congregational Church was first erected in 1743, and rebuilt in 1803. The present building was erected in 1854. This organization has been called the oldest Congregational church west of the Hudson River. The Roxbury, or Black River, (now Chester) Presbyterian Church was originally located a mile north of the village, on grounds now occupied by Pleasant Hill Cemetery, and where many of the early members of that church are interred. The burying ground adjoining the Congregational Church, however, appears to have been used by both denominations. It is still in use.

These records are arranged where possible under the head of the family, as indicated by the inscriptions themselves. The asterisk (*) indicates that no stone was found for that individual, his name and relationship appearing without dates on the stone of a member of his family.

ABEL, Jacob N., b. 1849, d. 1919.

ABEL, Raymond, b. 1833, d. 1905. (Same plot as above).

ALLEN, Charles W., b. Dec. 15, 1848, d. March 17, 1872, aged 23.3.2.

ALPAUGH, Levi, b. 1838, d. 1914; wife Effie H., b. 1842, d. 1912.

ALPAUGH, Roscoe L., b. 1893, d. 1918.

AMMERMAN, Albert, d. March 18, 1855, aged 70.0.12;
"wife" Eliza, d. Aug. 10, 1862, aged 66.10.20.

AMERMAN, David, b. 1834, d. 1905;
    wife Catherine M., b. 1836, d. 1874;
    daughter Lydia, b. 1861, d. 1863;
    son David N. b. 1870, d. 1875.

AMERMAN, Henrietta G., b. 1848, d. 1920;
infant, d. 1884.

AMERMAN, Lewis*; wife Miriam, d. Jan. 3, 1863, aged 28.4.3.

AMERMAN, Simeon E., b. Feb. 19, 1836, d. July 7, 1895;
    first wife Eliza J., d. Oct. 30, 1866, aged 21.10.27;
    daughter Arretta A., b. June 24, 1864, d. June 12, 1865;
    second wife Mary E. YOST, b. April 2, 1848, d. May 10, 1902,
    daughter Georgeanna, b. Aug. 19, 1876, d. March 9, 1896;
    son Alvah A., b. Feb. 12, 1886, d. April 3, 1887.

AMERMAN, William *; wife Sarah E. APGAR, b. 1860, d. 1926.

AMERMAN, William, b. 1822, d. 1884; wife Mary A., b. 1829, d. 1869.
(In same plot: Reading W., b. 18?2, d. 1866. No surname given).

ANTHONY, Joseph*; wife Susan*;
daughter Hattie L., b. Feb. 23, 1873, d. Nov. 26, 1876;
daughter Maggie M., b. April 25, 1881, d. Mary 27, 1882.

APGAR, Ann. (See William CREGAR).

APGAR, Sarah E. (See William AMERMAN).

B., E. (Field stone).

BACKER, Benjamin W., d. Nov. 26, 1854, aged 44.6.23;
wife Mary W. NORRIS, d. Sept. 16, 1858, aged 43.6.15.

BACKER, James M., b. 1813, d. 1890;
wife Mary A., b. 1820, d. 1904;
son George W., b. 1848, d. 1873.

BAKER, Christopher, d. Aug. 15, 1801, in 59^th year.

BALLANTINE, Theodore*; wife Beatrice*;
son Edmund, (no dates);
daughter Eugenia, (no dates).

BARKER, Nora Jane. (No dates).

BARKER, Sadie V. (See Frank HAWKINS).

BARKER, William H., b. 1857, d. 1922.

BARNES, Hester M. (See Stephen H. WOODHULL).

BARNES, Sarah M., d. May 6, 1887, aged 93 years. "Mother."

BARRETT, Emmett, b. 1872, d. 1912;
wife Clara HAGER, b. 1882, d. 1915.

BARRETT, William H., b. 1840, d. 1909;
wife Mary A. CUMBACK, B. 1844;
son Willie, d. Aug. 14, 1872, aged 2.8.22.

BARTON, Nancy. (See Jacob T. BUSH).

BEAVERS, Henrietta. (See Charles H. CUMBACK).

BELL, Angeline G. (See David M. YOUNG).

BELL, John, son of Simeon D. and Elizabeth E., b. Dec. 20, 1824, d. May 20, 1855. (Simeon D. BELL monument gives date of death as 1854).

BELL, John*; wife Catharine, d. June 13, 1855, aged 71 years.

BELL, John, d. July 7, 1853, aged 65 years.

BELL, Levi, d. April 12, 1812 (age not given);
wife (but not so stated on gravestone) Mary TERRY; b. Sept. 13, 1758, d. Sept. 26, 1836.

BELL, Simeon D., [son of Levi and Mary (TERRY) Bell], b. Aug. 15, 1801, d. Nov. 3, 1850;
    wife Elizabeth E., b. Oct. 11, 1803, d. Nov. 21, 1856;
    son John W., b. Dec. 20, 1824, d. May 20, 1854 (see above);
    daughter Margaret M., b. March 22, 1831, d. July 22, 1855;
    daughter of Melissa A., b. March 17, 1836, d. Nov. 27, 1857;
    daughter Mary L., b. April 17, 1839, d. Aug. 7, 1858. (All on one monument).
Also on same monument:
    Levi BELL;
    Mary TERRY [his wife];
    Angeline G., wife of David M. YOUNG, (q. v.).

BERRY, Asa S. b. 1846, d. 1920;
1^st wife Catharine A., b. 1849, d. 1884;
2^nd wife Clarecy, b. 1844, d. 1912.

BIRD, David*; wife Martha HORTON, b. Dec. 3, 1789, d. April 1, 1872.

BIRD, Martha, b. June 6, 1827, d. June 3, 1874. (In David BIRD plot).

BIRD, Terry H.*; wife Mary L.*;
son Orlando V., d. Dec. 14, 1864, aged 9 months;
daughter Della E., d. Jan. 20, 1862, aged 10 months; "Our Little Infant."

BIRD, Thomas, b. Oct. 3, 1815, d. April 26, 1891. (In David BIRD plot).

BLAINE, Sadie J. (See Phineas D. HORTON).

BLAINE, William, b. 1832. D. 1920. Co. C, 27 Reg. N. J. Vols.

BOWMAN, Cornelius, d. Oct. 17, 1836, aged 58.2.29;
wife Sarah, d. May 11, 1853, aged 78.9.29.

BOWMAN, Hannah, b. Aug. 4, 1813, d. Feb. 18, 1890. (Next to Cornelius and Sarah BOWMAN).

BOWMAN, Margaret, d. Feb 26, 1855, aged 49.7.4.

BOWMAN, Michael, b. Dec. 31, 1800, d. Aug. 29, 1863;
wife of Rachel B., b. June 11, 1809, d. Feb. 13, 1872.

BOWMAN, Nathan*; wife Mary, d. April 25, 1853, aged 59.6.19;
son Peter Anania[s], d. Dec. 13, 1832, aged 4.3.3.

BOWMAN, Thomas, b. Feb. 3, 1803, d. May 21, 1886;
    wife Martha STOUT, b. Feb. 15, 1814, d. Aug. 11, 1866;
    daughter Rachel Elizabeth, d. Nov. 8, 1849, aged 15.7.11;
    daughter Sarah Emily, d. Sept. 25, 1851, aged 1.11.18.

BRAGG, John, Co. F, 40^th Reg. N. J. V., b. 1845, d. 1919;
wife Mary C., b. 1848, d. 1931.

BAISTED, John L., b. 1872, d. 1924;
wife Helen NICHOLS. (On monument of Henry and Mary Ann NICHOLS).

BRIANT, Charles*; wife Elizabeth*;
son Elias, d. March 13, 1851, aged 0.9.3.

BRIANT, Hannah. (See Jonah HORTON).

BROWN, Archibald*; wife Catharine, d. Feb 1, 1865, aged 50.3.25;
son George, d. Aug. 10, 1861, aged 26.7.10. (Lizzie A. MARTIN on Catherine’s stone, q. v.).

BROWN, Catharine A. K. (See Peter W. TIGER).

BROWN, David Hull, b. Oct. 25, 1790, d. June 9, 1829.

BROWN, Effey E. (See Henry Y. HALL).

BROWN, Elijah D., b. 1822, d. 1854;
wife Catharine WORTMAN, b. Feb. 15, 1830, d. Feb. 22, 1924;
son Peter W., b. March 11, 1854, d. March 28, 1882. (On monument of Peter and Mary WORTMAN).

BROWN, Elizabeth C. (See Stephen H. LEEK).

BROWN, George. (See Archibald BROWN).

BROWN, Harriet HOWELL. (See Theodore Perry SKELLENGER).

BROWN, Henry Halsey, d. April 11, 1841, aged 45.9.0.

BROWN, Pain, d. Dec. 1, 1812, in 70^th year;
    wife Anna, d. Nov. 21, 1824, in 71^st year;
    daughter Hilah, d. May 30, 1790, in 3^rd year;
    son Elias, d. Jan. 7, 1794, in 4^th year;
    daughter Abigail, d. March 16, 1824, in 17^th year;
    daughter Mehetabel, d. April 10, 1829, in 30^th year.

BROWN, Peter, d. May 26, 1797, aged 35 years.

BROWN, Peter W. (See Elijah D. BROWN).

BROWN, Robert M.*;
1^st wife Mary Jane, d. July 12, 1862, aged 40.2.0;
2^nd wife Mary B., b. 1845, d. 1889.

BUDD, Daniel, b. July 27, 1722, d. Dec. 24, 1806, aged 84 years;
wife Mary PURDY, d. Aug. 5, 1801 in 73^rd year;
son Joseph (See below).

BUDD, Daniel, Jr.*; wife Catharine B. CARLILE, d. Jan. 5, 1852, aged 21.5.22.

BUDD, Gilbert, b. May 6, 1798, d. Jan. 17, 1894.

BUDD, Gilbert*; wife Mary A., b. Feb. 22, 1801, d. Jan 2, 1847.

BUDD, Gilbert Jr.*; wife Lauretta, b. June 2, 1848, d. Oct. 22, 1885. (On Gilbert BUDD monument).

BUDD, Isaac. (See Joseph BUDD).

BUDD, John, d. Nov. 28, 1851, aged 27.0.20.

BUDD, Joseph, son of Daniel and Mary (PURDY) BUDD, b. July 15, 1774, d. June 18, 1827;
wife Johanna SWAYZE, b. April 20, 1775, d. March 4, 1846;
son Isaac, d. June 5, 1850, in 50^th year, buried Delhi, Canada.

BUDD, Joseph, d. May 17, 1867, aged 44.8.4.

BUDD, Malinda A., b. Sept. 28, 1848, d. May 11, 1925. (On monument of Elias and Malinda HORTON).

BUDD, Mary Ann. (See Samuel C. LEEK).

BURNETT, John, d. March 5, 1849, aged 81.11.23;
    wife Keturah, d. Sept. 10, 1836, in 55^th year;
    son James H. H., d. Sept. 24, 1836, in 20^th year;
    son Silvenus H., d. Sept. 13, 1836, in 28^th year;
    daughter Zeruiah Corwin, d. July 7, 1790, aged 0.9.17;
    son William H., d. Sept. 20, 1836, in 22^nd year. (Another stone between Silvenus and William with inscription completely scaled off).

BURNET, Lot H., b. Feb. 24, 1823, d. Jan. 7, 1892.

BURNETT, Silvenus. (See John BURNETT).

BURNETT, William H. (See John BURNETT).

BURR, Annie M. (See Charles DOLAND).

BURR, David A., Co. G, 33 Reg. N. J. Vols., Co. E, 27 Reg. N. J. Vols., d. Jan. 2, 1886, aged 63.2.13;
wife Julia E., d. Dec. 15, 1876, aged 52.7.17.

BURR, James A., Co. 1, 33 Reg. N. J. Vols., b. 1844, d. 1926;
wife Anna D., b. 1848, d. 1931; daughter Carrie, b. Dec. 5, 1889, d. Dec. 26, 1889;
daughter Kittie S., b. Dec. 5, 1889, d. May 13, 1890.

BURR, Joseph E., Co. B, 37 N. J. Inf.

BURR, Willie W., d. Sept. 29, 1875, aged 8.9.22.

BUSH, Hiram*; wife Emma J.*;
son Harvey J., d. Sept. 27, 1880, aged 2.0.2;
daughter Mabel, d. Aug. 27, 1882, aged 0.7.24.

BUSH, Jacob T., b. 1825, d. 1892;
wife Nancy BARTON, b. 1828, d. 1913.

BUSH, Lizzie. (See William F. NICHOLS).

C., C. (Field stone, next to J. C.).

C., E. / 1769.

C., E. A. / AD 1842. (Rough blue stone).

C., J. (Field stone, next to COLEMAN gravestones).

C., S. / 1771. (Field stone).

C., S. / 1773. (Field stone, probably a COLEMAN).

CARLILE, Catharine B. (See Daniel BUDD, Jr.).

CARLILE, Lydia E., b. Feb. 6, 1837, d. Feb. 20, 1885. (On William C. LEEK monument).

CARPENTER, Joanna Mabee. (See Caleb Tappen HOWELL).

CASE, Catharine. (See Abraham EMMONS).

CHAPMAN, John, b. 1829, d. 1920;
    wife Anne EMMONS, b. 1832. D. 1917;
    daughter Carrie A., b. 1856, d. 1872;
    son John, Jr. (see).
    In same plot; Myrtle May, b. 1878, d. 1879.

CHAPMAN, John, Jr., b. 1857, d. 1914;
wife S. Louisa, d. Dec. 6, 1928, (age not given). (In John CHAPMAN plot).

CHAPMAN, Maggie C. (See Henry M. HOFFMAN).

COLE, C. M., Co. D, 48^th N. Y. Inf.

COLE, Charles*; Anna B.*;
"eldest son" Samuel, d. July 1, 1864, aged 32 years.

COLE, Henry*; wife Nancy E.*;
son John Henry, d. Sept. 16, 1839, aged 1.10.15.

COLE, Samuel. (See Charles COLE).

COLEMAN, Eleanor. (See Stephen B. COLEMAN).

COLEMAN, Henry M.*;
wife Mary E., d. Nov. 25, 1877, aged 43.9.25.

COLEMAN, John, d. Aug. 11, 1825, in 72^nd year.

COLEMAN, John*;
wife Margaret, d. Jan. 23, 1812, aged 32.11.0.

COLEMAN, Joseph, d. March 31, 1842, aged 62.2.14;
wife Ruth, d. Dec. 14, 1854, aged 78.9.6.

COLEMAN, Ruth. (See Elijah HORTON, Jr.).

COLEMEN, Samuel, d. June 24, 1772, in 67^th year;
widow Rebekah Colemen, d. April 17, 1776, in 54^th year;
son Sidney Coleman, d. Sept. 22, 1798, aged 17.0.3.

COLEMAN, Stephen B., b. 1808, d. 1868;
    wife Sarah, b. 1806, d. 1840.
    In same plot: Theodore COLEMAN, b. 1830, d. 1917;
    "Eleanor, his wife," b. 1816, d. 1896; Nellie E., b. 1886, d. 1891.

COLEMAN, Theodore. (See Stephen B. COLEMAN).

COLLINS, John*; wife Nancy*;
daughter Helen Mar. (sic), b. June 26, 1845, aged 3.5.3.

COMBS, Julia. (See Jonah H. CUMBACK).

COMBS, Moses, N., d. April 12, 1834, in 81^st year;
wife Phebe, d. March 29, 1833, aged 68.1.6;
daughter Hannah, d. May 30, 1833, aged 39.3.13.

COMEBACK, Eliza R., d. Sept. 21, 1830, in 17^th year. (Possibly daughter of Abraham CUMBACK).

COOK, Abraham, d. Aug. 11, 1801, in 42^nd year.

COOK, F. P.*; wife Lydia E.*;
son Laurence W., d. Nov. 20, 1890, aged 0.11.19.

COOPER, Abraham (son of Nathan and Mehitabel), d. Sept. 18, 1818, in 56^th year;
wife Anna, daughter of Samuel and Rebecca WILLS, d. April 24, 1856, in 82^nd year.

COOPER, Dency. (See Isaiah CUMBACK).

COOPER, Mary H. (See William EMMONS).

COOPER, Nathan, d. Dec. 30, 1797, aged 75.10.5;
wife Mehitabel, d. April 15, 1812, aged 79.11.0;
son Abraham (see); son Nathan (see).

COOPER, Nathan (son of Nathan and Mehitabel), b. March 11, 1751, d. April 25, 1834;
wife Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel and Rebecca WILLS, b. June 11, 1772, d. May 6, 1833;
daughter Sarah, b. July 25, 1793, d. Nov. 14, 1798, in 6^th year.

CORBITT, Mary. (See John DEE).

CORWIN, Benjamin, d. April 18, 1787, in 55^th year, b. 1732.

CORWIN, Isaac, d. Nov. 1, 1830, in 72^nd year;
wife Experience, d. Aug. 15, 1839, in 81^st year;
daughter Sarah, d. April 4, 1841, aged 50.3.6.

CORWIN, Isaac H.*;
wife Lydia, daughter of Silas and Susanna HORTON, b. Sept. 26, 1788, d. Nov. 28, 1808, aged 20.2.2.

CORWIN, John, d. Dec. 2, 1859, in 75^th year;
wife Elizabeth M., d. April 17, 1871, in 85^th year.

CORWIN, John Calvin*;
wife Deborah, b. Dec. 27, 1767, d. Jan. 30, 1791, aged 23 years.

CORWIN, Nathaniel*;
wife Elizabeth, daughter of Barnabas and Elizabeth HORTON, d. may 5, 1806, aged 19.6.26.

CORWIN, Sarah A. (See George H. GRAY).

CORWIN, Stephen Overton*;
wife Lydia H., d. Nov. 2, 1857, aged 48.8.22.

CORWIN, Susanna. (See Silas HORTON).

CRAMER, Alfred, d. April 14, 1881, in 61^st year;
wife Christiana, d. Nov. 21, 1870, in 44^th year; son Silas, d. March 14, 1858, aged 5.10.11.

CRAMER, Alfred, d. April 14, 1881, aged 61 years;
wife Christiann, d. Nov. 21, 1870, in 44^th year.

CRAMER, Alida S. (See Thomas W. REID).

CRAMER, George, b. 1772, d. 1823;
wife Mary Ann SHRINER, b. 1774, d. 1851;
son Jacob Harris (see).

CRAMER, Jacob Harris, (son of George and Mary Ann), b. Oct. 26, 1808, d. June 24, 1901;
wife Esther Horton LEWIS, daughter of Capt. David LEWIS, b. April 29, 1813; d. March 5, 1899.

CRAMER, James M., d. April 2, 1878, aged 55 years;
wife Anna, d. Nov. 22, 1870, aged 59 years.

CRAMER, John, b. 1841, d. 1913;
wife Eugenia HOWELL, b. 1844, d. 1924;
daughter Alida S. (see Thomas W. REID).

CRAMER, Maria G., b. March 27, 1811, d. Nov. 3, 1898.

CRAMMER, Isaac, d. Jan. 14, 1840, aged 62.6.0;
wife Jane, d. April 6, 1861, aged 77.2.0.

CRAMMER, William J., d. June 22, 1846, in 41^st year.

CRATER, Jesse G.*; wife Jarusha S.*;
daughter Harriet M., d. May 2, 1858, aged 3.5.2.

CRATER, John A., b. 1810, d. 1869;
    wife Ruth HORTON, b. 1811, d. 1881;
    daughter Sarah E., b. 1842, d. 1913;
    son Samuel C. (see).

CRATER, Mary Ann. (See John P. YAWGER).

CRATER, Samuel C., (son of John A. and Ruth), b. 1836, d. 1905;
wife Esther LEWIS, b. 1848, d. 1879. (Another stone reads: Esther H. LEWIS, wife of Samuel C. CRATER, d. Aug. 26, 1879, aged 31.4.0).

CRATER, Sarah. (See William CREGAR).

CRATER, Searing P.*; wife Mary H.*;
daughter Lottie E., d. Sept. 27, 1881, aged 18.11.8.

CREGAR, William, b. Jan 9, 1832, d. March 1, 1904;
    1^st wife Sarah CRATER, b. Jan. 29, 1826, d. Feb. 19, 1870;
    son John A., b. Aug. 21, 1863; d. Sept. 1, 1863;
    2^nd wife Ann APGAR, b. Sept. 19, 1838, d. Aug. 17, 1883.

CRONE, Mary Ann B. (See Elisha B. HORTON).

CROTT, Ann. (See Philip R. STONE).

CROWELL, David E.*; wife Phebe A.*;
    son Charles C., d. Dec. 6, 1866, aged 1.7.24;
    son William W., d. July 13, 1866, aged 7.2.13;
    "youngest daughter" Mary E., d. Oct. 8, 1862, aged 0.11.9.

CUMBACK, Abraham, d. July 4, 1832, aged 43.2.0;
    wife Phebe HORTON, d. Jan. 23, 1844, aged 52.8.0;
    daughter Jane, d. Dec. 17, 1818, aged 0.1.9;
    son Abraham L., d. Feb. 25, 1837, aged 12.6.19;
    son Charles; d. April 2, 1839, aged 18.9.23.
    (Eliza R. COMEBACK, in same row, may be another daughter).

CUMBACK, Caroline. (See Mahlon B. MING).

CUMBACK, Charles H., b. 1840, d. 1886;
wife Henrietta BEAVERS, b. 1841, d. 1904.

CUMBACK, Isaiah, b. 1816. D. 1904;
wife Dency COOPER, b. 1820, d. 1888.

CUMBACK, Jonah H., b. 1811, d. 1893;
    wife Julia COMBS, b. 1814, d. 1903;
    daughter Mary H., b. 1853, d. 1861;
    son Charles H. (see);
    daughter Caroline E. (see Mahlon B. MING).

CUMBACK, Lydia A. (see Nathaniel C. HORTON).

CUMBACK, Mary A. (See William H. BARRETT).

DAVIS, John, b. May 4, 1810, d. June 1, 1889;
wife Ruth PICKLE, b. Oct. 17, 1816, d. Feb. 25, 1905. (See Mary DAVIS).

DAVIS, Mary, b. June 22, 1807, d. Feb. 14, 1890. (On John DAVIS monument; relationship not stated).

DEAN, Sarah Jones, b. 1844, d. 1916.

DE CAMP, Alfred E., b. 1843, d. 1898.

DE CAMP, Charles S., b. 1837, d. 1872;
wife Sarah A. HEDDEN, b. 1835, d. 1917.

DE CAMP, David S.*; wife Rebecca*;
"eldest daughter" Mary Eugenia, d. Oct. 4, 1839, in 7^th year.

DE CAMP, David S., b. 1867, d. 1901.

DE CAMP, Zachariah*; wife Elizabeth*;
daughter Experience Ann, d. April 6, 1853, aged 17.4.21.

DE CAMP, Zachariah, d. June 4, 1849, in 61^st year;
wife Experience Halsey, d. Dec. 18, 1831, in 49^th year.

DEE, John, Co. F, 15^th Reg. N. J. State Vol., d. Dec. 23, 1885, aged 66 years;
wife Mary CORBITT, b. 1829, d. 1920.

DILDINE, Mary P. (See David L. HORTON).

DOBBINS, Lydia, b. June 9, 1811, d. Oct. 3, 1886.

DODGE, Frank W.*;
wife Minna T. SKELLENGER, b. 1871, d. 1923.

DOLAND, Charles*;
wife Annie M. BURR, d. Feb. 23, 1886, in 36^th year.

DONOVAN, James, b. 1864, d. 1918.

DORLAND, Henry, Sen., d. May 7, 1833, in 45^th year.

DORLAND, Ichabod, b. 1792, d. 1862;
    wife Miriam, b. 1798, d. 1866;
    son Alfred, b. 1826, d. 1899;
    daughter Jane, b. 1831, d. 1905;
    son John d. Sept. 21, 1840, aged 3.1.27.
    Another stone reads: Miriam, wife of Ichabod DORLAND, d. March 16, 1866, in 68^th year.

DORLAND, William, b. May 29, 1822, d. May 5, 1885;
    wife Margaret WORTMAN, b. Aug. 3, 1825, d. Dec. 4, 1911;
    son Stephen H., b. July 10, 1855, d. Oct. 25, 1893;
    son Edmon, d. May 24, 1863, aged 0.6.19.

DRAKE. Modern markers in one plot as follows: B. D.; D. L.; V. E. D.; J. J. D.

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