Cowenhoven Burying Ground aka Garretson Farm Burial 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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Cowenhoven Burying Ground 
New Brunswick Road near Davidson Road intersection, Franklin Twp.
 
The last name is listed as Covenhoven on the headstones, but other records 
indicate that the cemetery is also called Garretson Farm Burial Ground
 
The burial ground was disturbed during construction of Somerset Run by Del Webb.
 
5 headstones exist, 2 still standing, three leaning against a rotted out tree.



NC
In Memory
of
Nicholas Covenhoven
Senr who died May
19th  1803  in the
66 year
of his age


CC
In Memory
of Catharine wife of
Nicholas Covenhoven
Senr who died April
22d  1815 in the 78th year
of her age


NC
In memory of
Nicholas Covenhoven
who departed this
life March 8th 1807
aged 34 years 2 months
& 8 days
 ?????  Sillcocks
(This headstone was broken and laying against a tree)


Unknown 
(This headstone was broken, the layers of the stone had separated and were 
missing, and was laying against a tree)

N  x  C
1141 (not sure if original to the stone)
(This headstone was broken and laying against a tree)


Additional Information from: http://home.xnet.com/~ugeiser/Genealogy/Rappleyea3.html
Garretson Farm Burial Ground, between Bound Brook and Uniondale, Franklin Twp., 
Somerset Co. NJ (Somerset County Historical Quarterly, Vol. 5, p. 298-299) 
•	Catherine Cowenhoven, wife of Nicholas, died April 22, 1815 in 78th year 
•	Nicholas Cowenhoven, Sr., died March 19, 1803 in his 66th year 
•	Peter Cowenhoven, died April 23, 1802 in his 36th year 
•	George Rappelye died January 8, 1797 age 53 years 

Completed 9/9/06 – Kathy Coury-Maixner and Kay Schechter