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Subject: [NJHUNTER] Amwell Ridge 1100+
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 14:41:29 EST

I have completed the Excel worksheet for Larison's Corner Cemetery AKA Amwell
Ridge Cemetery (pages 54-73) from "Tombstone Inscriptions From Hunterdon
County Cemeteries".
There were 1100+ names. The Tombstones were copied in 1918 by Mrs. A.B.
Simerson, Jr. For anyone who has ever tried to read a tombstone you will
know that there may be errors. Again I will not proof my data entry so if
you have questions please contact me. I believe these are the tombstones
that were so damaged I could not read them when I walked the cemetery.

I have sent the Excel worksheet to Al. Al will be updating the entire
Hunterdon County USGenWeb site during the last week of the year. I have also
tried adding the list to findagrave.com but have not yet confirmed
acceptance.

Here is information about the cemetery taken from the above book.

This cemetery is the property of the "Amwell United First Presbyterian
Church." It is located on the Old York Road, a half mile east of the village

of Ringoes, and in East Amwell Township. Originally it was a German Reformed

Church, with services in German. The first house is believed to have been
built of logs. The second, spoken of as "The Old Stone House," stood on the
north side of the present graveyard. The deed for the property is dated Jan
21, 1749, from James Whittaker to William Kase, Peter Hoffman and William
Bellowsfelt. "Trustees to and for the Calvinistical High Dutch Congregation,

in the Township of Amwell." The last German pastor was Rev. John Jacob Wack,

whose length of service is not definitely known, but approximately 1798-1805,

perhaps later. He was the first pastor to conduct services in English. In
1810 this congregation united with the "Amwell First Presbyterian," (now at
Reaville), and so continued until 1818, when the union was dissolved, and the

present building erected, but this church retained the title of "Amwell
United First." Here in 1816 the Hunterdon County Bible Society was
organized, and here its centennial anniversary was also observed. As four
years have elapsed since the inscriptions were copied, the list was checked
in October 1922, and stones erected since were added. A few stones copied in

1918 were not to be found in 1922, but are included here.

Don't forget for anyone with connections in Hunterdon County it is well worth
the $15 annual fee to join the Hunterdon County Historical Society (114 Main
Street, Flemington, NJ 08822 and help maintain and improve this valuable
collection of your ancestors. They have a wealth of information and are very
helpful.

If you want me to send the worksheet directly to you let me know.


Laura J. Kandro
New Jersey
Researching Surnames: BOHACZ, BRATKOWSKY, CHOPSKY (CZAPSKA), DEMYEN, FEKETY
(FEKETI), GOLINSKY (GOLINSKI), KANDRATOWICZ (KANDRO) (KONDRATOWICZ)
(KONDRATOVICH), KONDRAY, KUCHINSKI, KUSDIOSKA, LISKO, MURAD, OSTROVERKY
(STOVERCHY), PAWLAK, RUSIN, SMARZIK, WASIL
Researching Places: Kupel, Volhynia (Wolyn) Ukraine (Poland & Russia);
Gubernia Witebsk (now Vitebsk, Belarus), Bukovini, Mal~opolska, Poland;
Galicia, Austria
US Residences: Oswego, Oswego, NY; Cherry Valley, Otsego, NY; Bridgeport,
Fairfield, CT; Stratford, Fairfield, CT; Milford, New Haven, CT; Culver City &
Inglewood, Los Angeles, CA; Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, PA

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