Cedar Hill in Selkirk in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Nicoll-Sill Burying Ground American Revolution Burials
Inscription.
Buried in this cemetery are eight soldiers of the American Revolution
Cornelius Glen, 1st Regt. Albany Co. Militia Hugh Jolly, 3rd Regt. Albany Co. Militia Zimri Murdock, 5th Regt. Dutchess Co. Militia Col. Francis Nicoll, 3rd Regt. Albany Co. Militia James Selkirk, 2nd Regt-Line Major Richard Sill, Continental Army Caleb Smith, 2nd Regt. Westchester Co. Militia Lt. Arie Van Wie, 3rd Regt. Albany Co. Militia
Erected 1877 by Placed by Tawasentha Chapter USDAR 1877.
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 (DAR) series list.
Location. 42° 32.58′ N, 73° 45.95′ W. Memorial is in Selkirk, New York, in Albany County. It is in Cedar Hill. It is on Dinmore Road 0.3 miles south of U.S. 144, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 94 Dinmore Road, Selkirk NY 12158, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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. Globally, it is in 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Henry Hudson Park at Cedar Hill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cedar Hill School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Hans Van Buren (approx. 1.2 miles away); Bethlehem's Historic Waterfront (approx. 1.6 miles away); Hamlet of Selkirk (approx. 1.9 miles away); Bethlehem Grange Hall 137 (approx. 2.3 miles away); First Reformed Dutch Church of Bethlehem (approx. 2.4 miles away); Becker Homestead (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Selkirk.
More about this memorial. This marker is outside the Nicoll-Sill Burying Ground opposite the Bethlehem House (also known as the Rensselaer Nicoll House). The address of the house is 70 Dinmore Road. The treatment
plant just past the cemetery has numbers 96 and 98 Dinmore Road. The cemetery, which has no address, is between these entities.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. This page has been viewed 17 times since then. Last updated on July 9, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 8, 2026, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

