Wells Farm Burying Ground
1345 Easton Ave.
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This small family cemetery is located on the grounds of the Rutgers Preparatory School. It is called the Wells Farm Burying Ground because this was once the farm property of a man named Floyd Wells.
It contains the grave of Revolutionary War soldier Joseph Conover, who died April 6, 1814, at age 84. He served as a sergeant in the Somerset County Militia. A modern sign in the cemetery pays tribute to him under his Dutch name Joost Kouvenhoven. [1]
The Smalley Farm Burying Ground is located along Easton Avenue, by the entrance to the Van Wickle house. Because it is a small cemetery, with only a few stones which all lie flat on the ground, it is easy to miss. At least two Revolutionary War veterans are buried here: [2]
Colonel Jerome Rappleyea
August 22, 1758 - December 9, 1831
Abraham Voorhees
November 13, 1742 - December 4, 1835
1. ^ Information was drawn from:
• Gravestones and markers in the cemetery
• John J. De Mott, "Family Burying-Grounds on the Easton Turnpike," Somerset County Historical Quarterly, Volume 3, No. 4, October 1914 / Available to be read at the Internet Archive here
• Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A025115 (Name spelled Joseph Covenhoven here)2. ^ Information was drawn from:
• Gravestones and markers in the cemetery
• John J. De Mott, "Family Burying-Grounds on the Easton Turnpike," Somerset County Historical Quarterly, Volume 3, No. 4, October 1914
Available to be read at the Internet Archive here
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