Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Morristown Explained

Location:	Morristown, New Jersey
Coordinates:	40.7981°N -74.4792°W
Nrhp:	Embed: yes Nrhp Type: cp Nocat: yes Partof: Morristown District Partof Refnum: 73001126 Designated Nrhp Type: 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

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]

Notable burials

• 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 in the United States House of Representatives from 1853 to 1857.^[3]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=73001126}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Morristown District ]. National Park Service. Terry . Karschner . July 1973 . With
2. Web site: Viola . Joey . Eminent Remains . August 2021 . Skylands Visitor.
3. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000001 George Vail