Woodbridge in Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
First Presbyterian Church of Woodbridge
Photographed by Larry Gertner, August 3, 2018
1. First Presbyterian Church of Woodbridge Marker
The First Presbyterian Church of Woodbridge is home to the oldest Presbyterian congregation in Middlesex County and the sixth oldest in the state. Located at 600 Rahway Avenue and known as The Old White Church, its first service was conducted May 27, 1675, in a small wooden Meeting House that served as both a non-denominational place of worship and the seat of local government until the early 1700s. In 1710, a Presbyterian majority within the congregation made the Meeting House their official Church. The present structure was built in 1803 by Johnathan Freeman.
The cemetery, in use since 1675, contains some of the best examples of 18th-century Puritan funerary art. The oldest legible tombstone dates to 1690. Notable burials include a freed slave, Jack; Mary Compton Campbell, the first white child to be born in Woodbridge in 1668; patriot/First Presbyterian Church Pastor Reverend Azel Roe; 75 American Revolutionary soldiers of whom the most famous is General Nathaniel Heard, leader of the Middlesex County militia in their arrest of New Jersey Loyalist Governor William Franklin.
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Mayor John E. McCormac Woodbridge Township 2013
Erected 2013 by Woodbridge Township Historic Preservation Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.
Location. 40° 33.393′ N, 74° 16.87′ W. Marker is in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. It is in Woodbridge. It can be reached from North Park Drive. The marker is on a footpath the runs through Bernie Anderson Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 443 School St, Woodbridge NJ 07095, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s Central Jersey, in Greater Princeton, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and
Photographed by Larry Gertner, October 20, 2018
2. Bernie Anderson Park
The marker is along the footpath seen in the background that begins at Amboy Avenue.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fulton Street Train Wreck (a few steps from this marker); Boynton Beach & Sewaren House Hotel (a few steps from this marker); Woodbridge Speedway (within shouting distance of this marker); M.D. Valentine & Brothers (within shouting distance of this marker); General Nathaniel Heard (within shouting distance of this marker); Trinity Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker); African-American Contributions (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fulton Street Neighborhood (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodbridge Township.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, August 3, 2018
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First Presbyterian Church of Woodbridge Marker
Photographed by Larry Gertner, August 3, 2018
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First Presbyterian Church of Woodbridge Cemetery
Photographed by Larry Gertner, August 3, 2018
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Revolutionary War veteran (right)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 862 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 4, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
