Rye in Westchester County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Milton Cemetery
Walk Rye History
The Milton Burying Ground is Rye's oldest cemetery. Joseph Lyon (buried here with his wife Sarah) gave this one-acre plot to Rye around 1750. Some older graves were moved here, including that of Nehemiah Webb who died in 1722 at age 28. Many members of Rye's earliest families are buried here: Purdy, Brown, Disbrow,Budd, Sniffen, Theall, and Van Sicklin. In the northwest corner surrounded by an iron fence, you'll find the Halsted family plot with 21 graves, including that of Ezekiel Halsted, former owner of the Knapp House.
The gravestones tell us much about life in Rye during the 18th and 19th centuries. The tombstone for Samuel and Catherine Bouten reveals that their four children died in 1849 within a week of each other. It is thought that a scarlet fever epidemic tragically took their lives. Many gravestones show that Rye's residents lived into their 80s and 90s, including Sophia Parker who died in 1852 at age 97.
The cemetery has not been used for burials since the 1880s. Today, the Milton Cemetery is listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places.
Erected by Rye Historical Society.
Topics.
this page online
Location. 40° 57.942′ N, 73° 41.198′ W. Marker is in Rye, New York, in Westchester County. It is on Milton Road just south of Mayfield Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 421 Milton Rd, Rye NY 10580, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Hudson Valley and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Timothy Knapp House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Purdy Burying Ground (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Bird Homestead and Rye Meeting House
Other markers no longer nearby. Rye Meeting House (was approx. half a mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); This is one of some 230 markers erected on the Boston Post Road in 1763 (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 970 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
