West Collingswood Extension in Haddon Township in Camden County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Old Newton Friends Burial Ground
Photographed By Thomas Anderson, March 30, 2021
1. Old Newton Friends Burial Ground Marker
Near this site, in 1681, Mark Newby, William Bates, Thomas Thackara, George Goldsmith, Thomas Sharp, Robert Zane and other immigrants from Ireland, who came here in quest of religious liberty, founded the First Friends Meeting of Old Gloucester County, held in the home of Mark Newby. Soon after, William Cooper of Pyne Poynt associated himself with this group of worshipers. The log meeting house which they built in 1684, probably stood on the adjoining premises to the north of this tablet.
In this ancient burial ground rest the remains of these early spiritual pioneers, one of whom wrote that the settlement of this colony was not so much for their own tranquility, "but rather for the posterity yt should be after, and that the wilderness being planted with good seed might grow and increase to the satisfaction of the good husbandman."
Ex Libro- John Clement, “First Emigrant Settlers in Newton Township", 1877.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1681.
Location. 39° 54.423′ N, 75° 5.382′ W. Marker is in Haddon Township, New Jersey, in Camden County. It is in West Collingswood Extension.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Champion School (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); World War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Artillery Park (approx. 1.2 miles away); Collingswood (approx. 1.2 miles away); Borough of Collingswood (approx. 1.2 miles away); Walt Whitman (approx. 1.3 miles away); Route 30/130 Cooper River Bridge: A Component of the Cooper River Park (approx. 1.4 miles away); General Thaddeus Kosciuszko (approx. 1.4 miles away).
Regarding Old Newton Friends Burial Ground. This cemetery contains the graves of 22 soldiers of the American Revolution and 2 from the War of 1812.
Photographed By Thomas Anderson, March 30, 2021
2. Old Newton Friends Burial Ground Marker
Photographed By Thomas Anderson, March 29, 2021
3. Old Newton Friends Burial Ground
Photographed By Thomas Anderson, March 29, 2021
4. Revolutionary War Soldier Grave
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2021, by Thomas Anderson of Haddon Township, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 308 times since then and 90 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 30, 2021, by Thomas Anderson of Haddon Township, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
