New Scotland in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Patriot Burials

Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, September 7, 2024

1. Patriot Burials Marker

Inscription.
New Scotland Cemetery and adjacent churchyard at least 11 veterans of the Revolutionary War interred here ca. 1795-1849.

Erected 2024 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 72.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Patriot Burials (WGPF), and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1795.

Location. 42° 37.796′ N, 73° 54.433′ W. Marker is in New Scotland, New York, in Albany County. It is at the intersection of New Scotland Road South (County Route 308) and New Scotland Road (New York State Route 85), on the right when traveling north on New Scotland Road South. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 477 New Scotland South Rd, Slingerlands NY 12159, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

in the Capital District,

and in the Albany Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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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: New Scotland (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Samuel Dickson (about 600 feet away); Early Mission (about 700 feet away); New Scotland Church (about 700 feet away); Hotaling / Pound House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bender Melons (approx. 0.6 miles away); Matthew Bullock (approx. 1.2 miles away); New Scotland War Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Scotland.

More about this marker. Dedicated September 7, 2024. The New Scotland Historical Association worked with the Empire State Society Sons of the American Revolution to bring this marker about.

Also see . . .
1. Pomeroy Foundation Information on this Patriotic Burials historic marker. Provided are the names of 11 veterans busied in the New Scotland Cemetery and

Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, September 7, 2024

2. Patriot Burials Marker

View looking north.

adjoining New Scotland Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery, as well as five more believed to have been interred here.

The New Scotland Cemetery and abutting New Scotland Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery are the final resting places of many of the community’s early residents. Among those buried are at least eleven veterans of the Revolutionary War.

(Submitted on September 7, 2024, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York.)

2. The Sentinel Winter 2024. Two articles in this issue relate to this marker: the cover story, "The Voice of a New Scotland Revolutionary War Patriot," (pages 1,3) and "'Ordinary New Scots Doing Extraordinary Things': New Scotland "Patriot Burials" Historical Marker Dedicated" (pages 4-5). The first article, for which there is an excerpt below, describes the troubles one of the soldiers had collecting his pension and includes the text of a letter he wrote to the War Department while trying to obtain it.

"One of those fourteen patriots is John Furbeck, who entered the war at the age of 16, impressed by the Hessian Army, and sent to serve in the British army. Through a series of events, John Furbeck became
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a soldier for the American side. Fifty-three years after completing his service, he applied for a pension and, according to the National Archives records of pensioners, was placed on the pension roll in 1833. He was granted a pension of $80 dollars annually, of which he collected $120. However, his pension was discontinued because of “lack of proof of service.”

(Submitted on May 16, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2024, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. This page has been viewed 329 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on September 7, 2024, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 7, 2024, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.