Van Fleet Burying Ground, Wantage, Sussex County, NJ Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives February 11, 2000 by Cathy DiPietro < U1001839@warwick.net > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Published in the Wantage Recorder newspaper dated Friday 31 Aug 1934 - it's a transcription originally done by Charles Stickney and published after his death as a homage of sorts by the paper. Remarks in parenthesis () are Mr.. Stickney's and those in brackets [ ] are mine. "The Van Fleet Burying Ground located on the old Capt. Samuel Van Fleet Farm which is located on the first road to the left after you leave Unionville on the road to the Wolf Pit neighborhood. It is located just inside the Wantage line. Halsey Decker died Feb. 22, 1886, aged 74 yrs, 1 mo. 27 d. Charity J. Van Fleet, his wife. died March 19, 1897, 77y. 6 m. 2d. Gabriel Clark, died Oct. 4, 1876, aged 73 y. 9 m. 4 d. Rachel, wife of Gabriel Clark, died March 26, 1884, 78 yrs., 10 m. 26 d. Mary Ann, wife of B. V. Myers, died July 9, 1885, 69 yrs. Benjamin V. Myers, died Oct. 30, 1884, 74 y. 8 m. 19 d. James E. Dunning, 1857 -1904. Mary M., wife of R. C. Dininny. John B. Dunning, 1830 - 1914. Elizabeth Van Fleet, his wife, 1833 - 1907 Oliver Grover, May 3, 1828 - Sept. 26, 1897. Sarah Van Fleet, his wife, Sept. 1, 18-- - Jan 2, 1921. Dau. Hattie Grover, March 21, 1874 - Dec 16, 1874 Sister, Mary Amelia Van Fleet, June 8, 1841 - Feb 19, 1909 In memory of daughter of James and Mary Van Fleet, who died Sept. 30, 1825 aged 1 yr., 2 m., 17 d. Mary, wife of James Van Fleet, died Sept 2, 1879 - 81 y., 2 m., 10 d. James Van Fleet, died Oct 7, 1869 - 78 y., 1 m., 28 d. William H. Myers, 1871 --; Martha A., his wife, 1875 --; Mary C., their dau. 1894-1914 Cora, dau. of James and Ida Barker, d. Oct. 6, 1892 aged 10 months, 25 days. William B. Russell, died Aug. 10, 1892 aged 36 y. 11 m. 5 d. Mary Russell, died Feb. 18, 1892 aged 66 yrs Sanford C., son of Jesse Y. and Rebecca J. Myers, died Dec. 6, 1858, 17 y. 9 m. 26 d. Abraham Sheperd, died Sept. 3, 1854 aged 70 y. 2 m. 22 d. Jane, wife of Abraham Sheperd, died Feb. 21, 1861, aged 69 y. 1 m. 19 d. Janett, dau. of Samuel B. and Hannah Elston, died Sept. 2, 1852, 5 m. 19 d. Frederick, son of S. B. and H. E. Elston, died Mar. 12, 1843. Mary, wife of John C. Hulse, died Mar. 18, 1850, 26 y. 8 m. 18 d. Isaiah Smith Hulse, born July 18, 1862, died Oct. 12, 1890 Emily Van Fleet Hulse, born Mar. 19, 1884, died Dec. 29, 1905. Mary Van Fleet Hulse born Aug. 11, 1866, died Nov. 11, 1886 Augustus Seward Hulse born Dec. 10, 1864, died July 24, 1865 Emily Smith Hulse, born Aug. 14, 1868, died Sept. 21, 1868 Anna Reeve Hulse, born Sept. 6, 1871, died Aug. 11, 1872 Hannah, dau. of Daniel V. Miers and daughter of Samuel and Jane Van Fleet, died April 13, 1843, 60 yrs, 4 mo., 8 d. Daniel V. Miers, died Sept. 12, 1853, 71 y. 3 m. 19 d. Belinda,. wife of Samuel Van Fleet, died July 13, 1859, 67 y., 4 m., 24 d. Infant dau. of Benjamin and Mary Van Fleet, died Aug. 18, 1832. Samuel Van Fleet, Jr., died Nov. 23, 1844, 49 y., 4 m., 9 d. Hannah E., wife of Oliver E. Wheat and dau. of Samuel and Belinda Van Fleet, died May 4, 1844, 22 y., 7 m. 19 d. Ira E., son of Charles D. and Mary Van Fleet, died Oct. 12, 1855, aged 3 mos. Sarah Jane, dau. of Chas. and Mary Van Fleet, died Sept. 19, 1845, 1 y. 2 m. 21 d. Mary Van Fleet May 19, 1837 - Sept. 18, 1856. Samuel, son of Benjamin and Sarah Van Fleet, died Jan. 7, 1852, 21 y. 8 m. 21 d. Mary, wife of Benjamin and Sarah Van Fleet [error of paper or transcriber?], died Sept. 18, 1856, 19 y. 4 m. Benjamin Van Fleet died Sept 18, 1855, 57 y., 11 m., 12 d. Sarah, wife of Benjamin Van Fleet (dau. of David and Mary Robertson) died Mar. 11, 1843, 36 y. 4 d. Infant dau. of Benj. and Sarah Van Fleet died Aug. 10, 1828. Jesse, son of Samuel and Jane Van Fleet, died Mar. 16, 1832, 31 y. 6 m. 17 d. Jane, wife of Samuel Van Fleet died Mar. 31, 1848, 89 y. 1 m. 28 d. (dau. of James Clark and Sarah Van Auken, pioneer settlers of Unionville on the Armand place) Samuel Van Fleet, (Capt.) died Aug. 26, 1835, 76 y, 7 m. 1 d, Charles T. Willis, died Feb. 19, 1819 or 49, 43 y. 6 m. 3 d. Elizabeth, wife of Joseph O. Hunt, died May 30, 1868, 33 y. 1 m. 6 d. This completes the Van Fleet cemetery inscriptions."