Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Morristown

Historic churchyard in Morris County, New Jersey

Burying Ground of the Presbyterian Church

Details
Location|

Morristown, New Jersey

Coordinates| 40°47′53″N 74°28′45″W﻿ / ﻿40.79806°N 74.47917°W﻿ / 40.79806; -74.47917

U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

Part of| Morristown District (ID73001126)
Designated CP| October 30, 1973

The First Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a historic churchyard cemetery of the First Presbyterian Church in Morristown, New Jersey, United States. The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places, listed as a contributing property to the Morristown District, on October 30, 1973.[1]

## History[edit]

The oldest interments date to 1731. There is a mass gravesite for about 150 soldiers of the American Revolutionary War who died from smallpox in 1777.[2]

Revolutionary War memorial

## Notable burials[edit]

* Samuel Beach Axtell (1819–1891), U.S. Congressman, Governor of Utah and New Mexico
* Silas Condict (1738–1801), delegate to the Continental Congress[2]
* John Doughty (1754–1826), Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer
* Jacob Ford Sr. (1704–1777), iron manufacturer, politician and judge[2]
* Jacob Ford Jr. (1738–1777) and Theodosia Ford (1741–1824), owners of the Ford Mansion, used by General Washington during the Revolutionary War[2]
* Jonas P. Phoenix (1788–1859), US Congressman
* George Vail (1809–1875), represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1853 to 1857.[3]

Jacob Ford family plot

## See also[edit]

* List of cemeteries in New Jersey
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, New Jersey

## References[edit]

1. ^ Karschner, Terry (July 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Morristown District". National Park Service. With accompanying 18 photos
2. ^ a b c d Viola, Joey (August 2021). "Eminent Remains". Skylands Visitor.
3. ^ George Vail, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed September 2, 2007.

## External links[edit]

* Media related to First Presbyterian Church Cemetery (Morristown, New Jersey) at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website
* First Presbyterian Churchyard at Find a Grave