Hackettstown in Warren County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Old Presbyterian Burial Ground
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, March 10, 2011
1. Old Presbyterian Burial Ground Marker
Established 1763
Burial place for earlier settlers
Revolutionary War patriots
and their families
Dedicated 1999
Hackettstown Historical Society
Marker by Cochran Funeral Home
Erected 1999 by Hackettstown Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1763.
Location. 40° 51.01′ N, 74° 49.52′ W. Marker is in Hackettstown, New Jersey, in Warren County. Marker is on Main Street (New Jersey Route 46), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 291 Main Street, Hackettstown NJ 07840, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Hackettstown Civil War Monument (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hackettstown Vietnam Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Lt. and Mrs. Robert Wilson (approx. 0.3 miles away); Union Cemetery Memorial to the Unknown Dead (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sea Wolf (approx. 0.4 miles away); Blue Ridge Post 164 World War I Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Drakestown (approx. 2.3 miles away); Beattystown Historic District (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hackettstown.
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Photographed By Bill Coughlin, March 10, 2011
2. Marker in Hackettstown
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, March 10, 2011
3. Old Presbyterian Burial Ground Marker
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, March 10, 2011
4. Old Presbyterian Burial Ground
This burial ground, established in 1763, contains more than 200 marked graves. These include Nathanial Foster, who died in 1763 while building the church; Montgomery Reading, who was the grandson of the Royal Governor of West New Jersey; 29 veterans of the Revolutionary War; and 10 veterans of the War of 1812.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, March 10, 2011
5. Grave of Pvt. John Hockenbury
Pvt 3d Batt
Capt Ballards Company
Revolutionary War
1766 1810
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, March 10, 2011
6. Grave of Maj. John Vliet Sener
Maj 1st Batt Somerset Co
Revolutionary War
1774 1804
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, March 10, 2011
7. Grave of Pvt. Joseph Campbell
Pvt 1st Batt
Revolutionary War
1745 1810
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, March 10, 2011
8. Living Water Church
The Old Presbyterian Burial Ground marker is located beside this church.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 872 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 10, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 7, 8. submitted on March 11, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
