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Subject: [NJHUNTER] Prallsville Graveyard
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 08:44:53 EDT


This article was in the Lambertville Record of Aug. 6. 1879 and maybe the
earliest recording of this old family cemetery. Rittenhouse and Cavanaugh
researchers maybe interested. I found it interesting that even in 1879
someone raised the question of preserving the local gravesites.

Carol Reading Morris

"A friend, yesterday visited the old graveyard on the farm of Morris
Wolverton, near Prallsville, in this county, and copied the following names
and dates from the headstones of that ancient burial place. The first three
or four stones contained only initials:
A.H. 1711
J.J.H.
A.W., D.C.,D.C., 1732

W.R., 1767
C.R., 1778

M.H., (no date.)

P. Rittenhouse, born 1724; Died 1791

Sarah Rittenhouse, widow of Peter Rittenhouse, died May 16th, 1811, in the
76th year of her age.
Stacy Rittenhouse, died April 11, 1827. In the 22d year of his age.
Peter Rittenhouse, son of Elisha and Isabella Rittenhouse, his wife, born
1798. Died 1804
Ann Cavanaugh, wife of *John Cavanaugh, died Dec. 24th , 1810, aged 20years,
6 mo. and 4days
Hannah Cavanaugh, wife of John Cavanaugh, died Feb. 24th 1814, aged 22 years,
10 mo. and 5 days.
Jacob and Letitia Lambert's son, born Jan. 15th 1815. Died the same day
A.H., died September 29th, 1820, aged 26 years and 2 days.
John Bake, died Dec. 9th, 1826, aged 47 years and 2days.

*John Cavanaugh was Sheriff of Hunterdon County in 1832, and lived at
Prallsville. Married for this third Miss Shamp. Moved to Phila., where he
died.

This graveyard is so grown up with bushes and briers that it is very
difficult to find the graves of the ancient dead. Would it no be well for
those who are interested in the past to look after the old graveyards that
are now so sadly neglected."



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