Westfield, New Jersey Revolutionary War Sites

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR SITES IN WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF WESTFIELD
And
CEMETERY

Presbyterian Church of Westfield and Cemetery
East Broad St. and Mountain Ave.
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The plaque on the statue reads:
"Near this site stood the first permanent house of worship in Westfield, organized in 1728 built in 1735, known as the Presbyterian Church in Westfield. The bell played an active part in the Revolution, being rung to warn the patriots of the approach of the British. It was captured by the enemy and carried to Staten Island, but recovered after the war and now hangs in the belfry of the present church." [1]

The cemetery has the graves of 70 Revolutionary War Soldiers: [2]

Jonathan Acken
Joseph Acken
Robert Acken
Anthony Badgley
James Badgley
Daniel Baker
Henry Baker
Jonathan Baker
Azariah Clark
Capt. Charles Clark
Charles Clark
Edward Clark
Ichabod Clark
Jacob Clark
Jesse Clark
Matthias Clark
William Clark

Joseph Cory
Benjamin Crane Sr.
Benjamin Crane Jr.
John Crane
John Crane
Jacob Davis
John Davis 3rd
Samuel Downer Jr.
Samuel Downer
Christopher Denman
John Dunham
Dr. Philemon Elmer
Jonas Frazee
Matthias Frazee
Charles Gilman
Aaron Hatfield
Anderw Hetfield
Danial Hetfield

Moses Hetfield
Zopher Hetfield
Issac Hendricks
John High
James Lambert
Issac Littell
Jacob Ludlum
Noah Marsh
CHarles Marsh
Ephram Marsh
Joshua Marsh
Caleb Maxwell
Moses McMannis
Abner Isaac Miller
Clark Miller
Enoch Miller
William Miller 3rd
NIcholas Mouney

Rice Price
Silvanus Pierson
William Pierson
David Ross
Matthias Sayres
Ephraim Scudder
John Scudder
John Scudder
Eleazer Squier
Thomas Squier
Thomas Terry
Benjamin Williams
Squire Williams
Aaron Woodruff
Jonathan Woodruff
Richard Woodruff
Thomas Woodruff

DOWNER WELL CAP

Downer Well Cap
East Broad St. and Mountain Ave.
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At this corner, adjacent to the Presbyterian Church Listed above, is a plaque that reads::
"Downer Well Cap - On this corner stood the home and general store of Samuel Downer Jr. He was one of the Westfield's first merchants and postmasters and a Revolutionary War veteran. In 1980 the citizens of Westfield conducted an archeological dig, recovering many artifacts of his life and times.". [3]

GALLOWS HILL

Gallows Hill Plaque
East Broad St. and Gallows Hill Rd.
In front of the Fairview Cemetery
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The plaque reads:
"James Morgan, an American sentry, was tried in the Presbyterian Church on East Broad Street, Westfield for killing the popular patriot Reverend James Caldwell. Found guilty, he was hanged on this hill in January of 1781 " . [4]

SIP MANOR

Sip Manor
5 Cherry Ln.
(Private Home)
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The Sip Manor was originally located at the corner of Bergen Avenue
and Academy Street in Jersey City. It was used by. General Cornwallis
used it as his headquarters. It was moved to this location in 1928. [5]

This house is a private residence.
Please respect the privacy and property of the owners.

Sources:

1. ^ Plaque erected by Westfield Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution in 1935

2. ^ List of soldiers taken from plaques erected by the West Fields Chapter No. 11 New Jersey Society, Sons of the American Revolution, and the Westfield Chapter 2-073 NJ of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

3. ^ Plaque erected by the Westfield Historical Society in 1984.

4. ^ Westfield Bicentennial Committee plaque, placed by the Westfield Service League

5. ^ Mark Di Ionno A Guide To New Jersey's Revolutionary War Trail ( New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2000) p.189

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