Oak Summit Cemetery
Rte. 519 at Oak Summit Rd.
Map / Directions to the Oak Summit Marker and Cemetery
The Oak Summit Cemetery was established in 1754. The last known burial was in 1914. There are at least five Revolutionary War soldiers buried here (as well as at least four Civil War soldiers). [2] Most of the older stones have worn to the point that it is very difficult to read the names or information on the the Revolutionary War soldier gravestones.
One Revolutionary War veteran whose stone is clearly legible is Colonel Thomas Lowrey. He is buried next to his wife Ester (shown below). He died November 10, 1809. [3] Lowery served as a supply officer and Colonel in the New Jersey Militia during the Revolutionary War. His first cousin was William Patterson, who became the Governor of New Jersey. Lowery's wife Ester Fleming was the eldest daughter of Samuel Fleming whom the town of Flemington was named. Lowery was elected to the first provincial Congress for New Jersey in 1775, and served in the New Jersey Assembly in 1791 and 1792.[4]
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