Slate Hill Cemetery - Morrisville, Pennsylvania
Posted by: BruceS
N 40° 13.973 W 074° 49.603
18T E 514741 N 4453619
Historic cemetery in the Lower Makefield township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Waymark Code: WM494P
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2008
Views: 18
"The Slate Hill Cemetery is possibly the oldest burying grounds in Bucks
County. It was established in 1690 and the earliest gravestone is dated 1698.
There are a number of unmarked graves, for which dates are unknown. These
unmarked graves are believed to be the final resting-places of a number of the
early settlers in Lower Makefield. The cemetery was created in three sections: a
plot granted by Thomas Janney in 1690; a section granted by Abel Janney in 1721
immediately to the northwest along the Yardley-Morrisville Road; and the last
part granted by Joshua Anderson in 1788 further to the northwest along the
Yardley-Morrisville Road. Most of the graves are 18th century and represent the
early Quaker settlers in the area; the Friends section contains 487 graves, of
which 185 are marked. Most of these burials pre-date 1800, according to a
Federal Works Project Administration survey sponsored by the Pennsylvania
Historical Commission in 1941. The early gravestones in this cemetery are
significant examples of early Bucks County gravestones. Three types of markers
are found in the Friends section. Over 80 percent are brownstones. Another
approximately two dozen markers are wood painted white or wire wickets. The
Friends section has the only 17th-century gravestone (dated 1698) in Bucks
County. The cemetery also contains the graves of six free African Americans who
served in the Northern Army during the Civil War. The dates of burials in the
cemetery date from 1698 to 1918, the last of whom is Martha E. White." -
National
Park Service website
The coordinates listed above are for the 1698 gravestone within the cemetery.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Not listed
Approximate number of graves: Not listed
Cemetery Status: Not listed
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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