Brokaw Family Burying Ground; Franklin Twp. Somerset County, NJ

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Kathy Coury-Maixner [KCoury78@aol.com] and Kay Schechter [GSLdrKay@aol.com]

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Brokaw Family Burying Ground
Corner of Randolph Road and Canal Road, Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ

ABM
BORN
Oct, 18, 1789
DIED
May 5, 1878
Corneila Polhemus
His wife
Born Feb. 11, 1793
Died April 3, 1873

In
memory of
Cornelia Daughter of
Abraham & Cornelia Brokaw
who departed this life
February 22nd, 1816
aged 2 years 2 months
& 19 days
Far fleeting comfort of an hour
How soon we’re call’d to part.

Ellen Maria
daughter of
ABm. I. & Cornelia
Brokaw
Died Nov. 7th 1868
Aged 54 years
& 14 days
What ……………………het her Tirtaes were
T………………….aht will declare

Hannah Polhemus
who died Feb. 22, 1811
aged 3 years
5 months &
20 days
Sleep lovely babe & take rest,
For thou art number with the ble
                                                  st
(note – the st was written under the ble – the inscriber ran out of room)

A   *  V   * D *
   nne    an       …..
die…….
FEB……..
(this was all that was legible on the headstone)

….. (illegible)
John Brokaw
Who departed this life
Feb. 11th, 1830
Aged ……
………..    …………..    ………….
(the dots represent words that were illegible)
This had a veterans marker with  ? ? B on it


In
Memory of
Peter ? Brokaw
Who
Died Dec 31
1850
(this headstone had veterans marker with P.B.)

In
memory of
Cornelius Polhameus
who departed this life
April 5, 1817
aged 6 months
and 11 days
(note spelling differs for last name)

Abm I ?????
(headstone was broken and leaning against three others)

In
memory of
Cornelia
daughter of
(rest was illegible)

Note – there were many broken and displaced headstone and footstones.  Many 
propped between two existing headstones that were still standing.  Many 
footstones and headstones were in place, but eroded and illegible.

This burial ground is still maintained.

URL’s 
http://members.cox.net/brokawc/gen4/Abraham437.html

http://members.cox.net/brokawc/gen2/Isaac41.html

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/8048/Polhemus/D5.htm


Transcription completed 9/9/06 by Kathy Coury-Maixner and Kay Schechter