Smith's Meeting House Cemetery - James Dell - Port Republic, NJ
N 39° 31.123 W 074° 29.719
18S E 543380 N 4374463
Off to the side of Park Avenue, up a small hill and through a clearing you will happen upon a historical sign which marks this location. Walk further still and you will see a cemetery. Most of the graves are from the Revolutionary War era.
Waymark Code: WM4HK8
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 08/26/2008
Views: 29
There are about 75 to 85 graves. Most of them are unreadable. Some are in a "special" section with metal bar fencing surrounding it. There is a separate stone memorial for the Revolutionary War as well as a marker for the erstwhile Meeting House which once stood here.
The official metal NJ marker at the foot of the cemetery reads:
"Smith's Meeting House. Built by Micajah Smith about 1800. Named Methodist Union Chapel at Blackman's Mills when incorporated in 1837. Micajah, John Van Sant, privateer captains and Jonas Morse and James Bell Revolutionary soldiers are buried in the church yard.
This marker was placed by the New Jersey Commission on Historic Sites.
Location type: Revolutionary War Veteran Cemetery
Date of Birth: 1766
Date of Death: 1831
Cause of death: Died Later
Grave Marker Text:
The grave marker is now unreadable. There is a marker placed by the Daughters of the American Revolution, General Lafayette Chapter. The marker is dated is not dated but it is probably from the 30s.
Ranks:
Not listed anywhere
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Visit Instructions:PLEASE NOTE: This category is for American Revolutionary War Veterans only. Veterans of other revolutions are not part of this category.
I have allowed one entry for a grave of British solders, but it was an exception. Please only list graves for Colonial soldiers.
Simply visit the locations. Please provide as much information as possible. Pictures would be a great addition.