Belleville Historical Society
Belleville, New Jersey 07109
Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
HONORING
REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS BURIED HERE
The men named on the plaque
risked everything to provide freedom for those of us who stand here
today. When the men of Belleville rose up against England, it was no
sure thing that the colonies would prevail but that the
revolutionaries and their leaders might hang.
The Dutch Reformed Church, in
what was known as Second River, now Belleville, New Jersey, was
established in 1697. The private cemetery on the west side of the
building has in it buried at least 68 American Revolution War
veterans.
The
Belleville Historical Society honors these brave men each year on
Independence Day.
Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
John Bayley
Henry
Brown
Harmanus Brown
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Isaac Brown
John Brown
Henry Cadmus
Isaac Cadmus
John P. Cadmus
John H. Cadmus
Peter Cadmus
Lt. Col. Thomas Cadmus
James Campbell
Minard Curen
Capt. Amos Dodd
Thomas Doremus
Anthony Francisco
John Francisco
Jacob Freeland
John Garland
Garrabrant Garrabrants
John Gilliland
John Harrison
James Hornblower
Josiah Hornblower
James Jacobus
John Jacobus
Henry Jacobus
Richard Jacobus
Capt. Henry Joralemon
Helmich Joralemon
Lt. Capt. James Joralemon
Capt. John Kidney
Abram King
Aurey King
William King
John King
Isaac Kingsland
John Kingsland
John Luker
Joseph Miller
William Nixon
Ensign John Peer
Jacob Pier
Jacob Riker
Daniel Rutan
Capt. Anthony Rutgers
Gerard Rutgers
Robert Rutgers
Capt. Thomas Seigler
Capt. Abraham Speer
Capt. Cornelius Speer
Capt. Henry Speer
Francis Speer
Lt. Herman Speer
James Speer
John Speer
John Spier
Lt. John Spier Jr.
Christian Stimets
Col. Philip Van Cortlandt
Capt. Steven Van Cortlandt
Daniel Teurs
Thomas Van Riper
Simeon Van Winkle
Michael Vreeland
Capt. Ezekial Wade
Samuel Ward
John Winne
In addition to the scores of officers and enlisted men, the cemetery
is also the final resting place of Capt. Josiah Hornblower, patriot
leader who also served in the Continental Congress.
Joseph
Hornblower, the first son of Josiah Hornblower, was killed in battle
in Union County also in 1777. The exact date and location are being
researched. He is believed to be buried near the battlefield where
he fell. Perrone note that after Joseph's death and the birth of
another son, Hornblower named his newest son Joseph in memory of his
deceased brother. This Joseph Courtney Hornblower went on to become
the Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Read more:
Col. Philip Van Cortlandt added to roster of
veterans buried in church cemetery
Second River - Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery July 4
The Old Dutch Church
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A Place of Honor and Remembrance In the Home of the Brave
Belleville, New Jersey
American
Revolution
Belleville and Nutley were the village of
Second River, that is, the
village included all the land between the Second and Third rivers,
or roughly from present day Mill Street in Belleville to Kingsland
Road at the Nutley-Clifton border.
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