Stewartsville in Greenwich Township in Warren County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Old Greenwich Cemetery
Photographed by Alan Edelson, May 30, 2009
1. Old Greenwich Cemetery Marker
to the memory of
the Revolutionary Patriots
buried in
Old Greenwich Cemetery
Joseph Beavers Spencer Carter John Innes Robert Kennedy William Kennedy William Kinney John Maxwell Robert Maxwell
[Column Two]
William Maxwell Benjamin McCollough John Patterson Cornelius Powelson Peter Smith William Smith Robert Stewart Sr. Thomas Stewart Phillip Weller
[Bottom Center]
John Yard
Peggy Warne Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
October 25, 1931
Erected 1931 by Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
Location. 40° 39.864′ N, 75° 7.005′
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Regionally, this memorial is in New Jersey’s North Jersey. 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 also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: General William Maxwell (here, next to this marker); Greenwich Township Veterans Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Jersey Central Lines (approx. 0.9 miles away); Coles Grist Mill (approx. 1.2 miles away); Shackletown (approx. 1.2 miles away); Historic Pohatcong Twp. (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Easton Road(s) (approx. 1.6 miles away); Pohatcong Township Vietnam Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenwich Township.
Regarding Old Greenwich Cemetery. See Nearby Marker General William Maxwell for additional information.
Additional commentary.
1. Historic Churches and Graveyards in Warren County
Photographed by Alan Edelson, May 30, 2009
2. Old Greenwich Cemetery Marker - Right of Left Door
The Old Greenwich Presbyterian Church (17 Greenwich Church Rd., Stewartsville NJ) lies south of Harmony and was founded in 1740. The plaque, dated 1930, at one entrance to the stone church is dedicated "to the memory of the revolutionary patriots buried in Old Greenwich Cemetery," and it lists nineteen names. The plaque at the other entrance is in "honor of General William Maxwell," and was given by the Sons of the American Revolution in 1942. Maxwell, a Brigadier General in the Continental Army, is perhaps the most famous person buried in the cemetery. Washington wrote that he was "an honest man, a warm friend to the country." A plaque marks his crypt.
This graveyard is many times bigger than the other cemeteries listed, and iron gates with a green "G" inside a green wreath open to let the visitor drive in. One epitaph reads: "Let worms devour my wasting flesh / And crumble all my bones to dust / My God will raise my frame anew / at the revival of the just."
The stone at a child's grave reads: "Tread gently by the grave / Where little Willie sleeps." Curiously there are no other graves nearby.
Numerous flags and plaques dot the graves of the veterans of the Revolutionary
Photographed by Alan Edelson, May 30, 2009
3. Old Greenwich Cemetery
Source: http://www.njskylands.com/hschurchwc.htm
— Submitted June 1, 2009.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,943 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 30, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
