Tag: Historic Cemeteries of Bergen County

Saddle River Reformed Church 481 East Saddle River Road Saddle River, NJ 07458

Saddle River Reformed Church and Cemetery

481 East River Road

Saddle River, NJ 07458

(201) 327-5242

https://oldstonechurchonline.org/about-us/

Open: Sunday 9:00am-12:00pm/Monday-Saturday Be Appointment

My review on TripAdvisor:

The Saddle River Reformed Church at 481 East Saddle River Road in Saddle River, NJ is also known as the “Old Stone Church”

The Saddle River Reformed Church in Saddle River, NJ is one of the nicest church’s in Bergen County for Sunday services. The Pastor is very inspirational in her speaking, the service is well planned out and enjoyable to follow, the congregation is very nice and very welcoming to new people attending church and they have nice refreshments in which they ask you to enjoy after service is over. I found the whole experience very engaging and enjoyable.

Inside the Old Stone Church during Sunday service there is still a sense that you are revisiting the time of the Revolutionary War and the period around it. The pews still have the same details they have had for three hundred years. You are no just going for Sunday service you are experiencing part of history.

The inside of the Old Stone Church

The inside of the Old Stone Church for Sunday Mass

The podium at the Old Stone Church

The Chandelier inside the Old Stone Church

The refreshment table after mass. It is a nice way to gather with other parishioners.

I thought it was very nice of the congregation to invite me to join them for pastries after the service was over. I had a nice time talking to everyone.

The historic marker of the church

I visited the ‘Old Stone Church’ in Saddle River, one of the oldest churches in the state and was taken not just by the beauty of the church but by the respect the church has for the people who are buried here. There is much recognition for the contributions of the soldiers and the armed forces not just for the Revolutionary War soldiers but current ones as well.

The oldest part of the cemetery is the closest to the church

The oldest part of the cemetery contains names like Demarest, Haring, Hopper, DeBraun, Eckerson, Terhune and Zabriskie. These are the first settlers of the area whose families owned farms in Saddle River. Many of the families have family plots in the cemetery.

The Hopper family plot

The Hopper family plot

The Hopper family plot

The Zabriskie family plot

The Gilderston family plot

The DeBaum family plot

The DeBaun family plot

The DeBaun family plot

The Hopper family plot

The Hopper family plot

The oldest part of the cemetery holds so much history of the founding members of the Saddle River and Bergen County community.

The History of the Church:

(from the Saddle River Reformed Church website)

Our church, known to many as the Old Stone Church, was organized in 1784 as a daughter church of the Old Paramus Church. It is a part of the Reformed Church in America, a denomination which traces its roots to the Dutch colonists.

While there is evidence that the original church building was erected in 1789, our present sanctuary was built in 1819. An extensive renovation in 1971 – 1972 recreated the appearance of the original structure.

The Old Stone Church and the historic Revolutionary War Cemetery that is located behind it.

The History of the Cemetery:

(From the Saddle River Reformed Church website):

Our cemetery is the resting place of numerous American Revolution and Civil War Veterans. Church records indicate that the following veterans have been buried at our historic site.

The Saddle River Reformed Church Cemetery is one of the most historic in this part of the country. Our cemetery is over 230 years old and is the burial ground of nine known Veterans of the American Revolution. Tracing back to the founding of this nation, these resting places designate the cemetery as an historic spot of great significance, with a special interest to historians and antiquarians. Surrounded by mature and lush foliage, its peaceful setting by the banks of the Saddle River make for an esteemed and hallowed resting place for your loved ones.

Some of the most fascinating part of the cemetery is its historical section

With the Bergen 250-The 250th Anniversary of the Revolutionary War next year, I wanted to point out the veterans buried here from the war.

Click to access srr-osc-church-and-cemetery-guidebook-for-viewing_649314046da32.pdf

Jacob David DeBraun

(from the church website)

David DeBaun was born in Schraalenburg (Bergenfield) in 1759 to Abraham DeBaun and Bridget Ackerman. About 1770 the family moved to Hempstead in New York. David served as a private in the Second Regiment of Hay’s Militia, Captain Garret Ackerson’s Company. He married Hannah Forshay, b. 1868, d. 1836. David died in New Hempstead, NY in 1820. He was tax officer of Hempstead in 1811 and 1812; supervisor of Haverstraw 1811-1814. An enclosed plot in the Upper Saddle River Cemetery is the resting place of his entire family.

John Tallman

(from the church website)

John Tallman was a Sergeant in Hays Regiment of Militia, Orange County, NY Militia, Company of Captain Hogenkamp, William Sickles, and Aurie Smith, and is listed on the Revolutionary War pension records. He was born in Tappan, the son of Jan Tallman and Helena Gerritse Blauvelt. He married Margrietje Forseur (Forshay). He died in New Hempstead, NY in 1839.

David Eckerson

(from the church website)

David Thomas Eckerson, was born in Schraalenburgh (Bergenfield) in 1738. He married Angenetye Vanderbeek and they had a sons Thomas, Paul, Jon, David and Aurie and daughters Hannah, Mary and Angenetye. He is on the Revolutionary War rolls in Rockland County. Revolutionary War veteran Peter van Orden was an executor to his will.

Thomas Eckerson

(from the church website)

Thomas Eckerson, 1745-1818, was married to Cornelia Eckerson. They had children, Thomas Eckerson, Edward T. Eckerson, Maria Eckerson Crouter, and Jacob Eckerson. He is listed as a Private, New Jersey Regiment. He also served in the War of 1812.

Abraham Haring

(from the church website)

Abraham G. Haring was born in 1755 in Tappan, Orange, NY to Garret J. Haring and Cornelia Lent. He married Elizabeth Blauvelt. He died in 1832 in Hempstead, Rockland, NY. He served in the Revolutionary War 1775-1783, Coopers Regiment, NY Militia.

John Terhune

(from the church website)

John A. Terhune, 1753-1805, was the son of Albert A. Terhune and Elizabeth Doremus. He inherited the stone house on the sw corner of Lake Street and West Saddle River Road, known as the Terhune-Hopper house. He married Catherine Lutkins, daughter of Harman Lutkins of Paramus. He is on the SAR list.

Jacob Zabriskie

In the modern day, I wanted to point out a hero to the Bergen Country Firefighting Community and former Saddle River Fire Chief Larry Rauch and his wife, Sherry who both contributed so much to the firefighting community.

Chief Larry Rauch

https://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/ber091143

Many members of the Revolutionary, Civil, war of 1812 to WWI and II to Desert Storm are buried here. These church treats our veterans with great respect.

The cemetery sign

Bergecco-Parc Consulting Inc. Team Project:

As part of our historic cemeteries and graveyard project we are working on for the Bergen 250 project for the 250th Anniversary of the Revolutionary War, my class and I toured the historic graveyard and the family plots.

Captain John Outwater/Outwater Family Cemetery 710 Washington Avenue Carlstadt, NJ 07072

Captain John Outwater/Outwater Family Cemetery

710 Washington Avenue

Carlstadt, NJ 07072

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10735322/john-outwater

https://www.revolutionarywarnewjersey.com/new_jersey_revolutionary_war_sites/counties/bergen_county_revolutionary_war_sites.htm

Open: Sunday-Saturday 24 hours

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Profile/R4960NKjustinw/mediabatch/13650283?m=19905

The entrance to the Outwater Family Cemetery

The stone marker sign at the entrance to the family cemetery. This cemetery is the final resting place of Captain John Outwater from the local militia who fought in the Revolutionary War and his family.

The memorial to Captain Outwater in the center of the cemetery dedicated to his contributions to Revolutionary War

Captain John Outwater during the Revolutionary War

https://www.outwatersmilitia.com/about

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/KJ4L-N3R/john-j.-outwater-1780-1842

Captain John Outwater’s bio:

(From family search website)

When John J. Outwater was born on 9 February 1780, in Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey, United States, his father, Captain John Outwater, was 33 and his mother, Hendrickje Dirck Lozier, was 34. He married Cathalina Van Bussum on 1 February 1813, in Old First Reformed Church, Passaic, Passaic, New Jersey, United States.

They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He died on 25 September 1842, in Wilson, Wilson, Niagara, New York, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Glenwood, Lewiston, Lewiston, Niagara, New York, United States.

The original entrance to the cemetery must have been on Moonachie Avenue in the distant past.

The original graves of Captain John Outwater and his wife, Louise Lozier

Across from their graves is the memorial to the family

Various members of the Outwater family including parents, brothers and sisters and children are buried here.

The grave of Jacob Outwater and his family

The tombstone of Jacob Outwater

The grave of Jacob’s son who died as an infant

The graves of George Outwater and his wife, Ann Van Note

I think this is the grave of George Outwater’s first wife, Mary

Buried outside the family plot is the grave of Henry Cordes

The Outwater family cemetery sits on a small hill overlooking a Quick Check store and gasoline station. Talk about modern progress.

I took a quick tour of the cemetery:

My video of the Outwater Family Cemetery and the grave of Captain John Outwater of Revolutionary War fame.

Hopper Family Burial Ground Spottswood Road Glen Rock, NJ 07452

Hopper Family Burial Ground

Spottswood Road

Glen Rock, NJ 07452

https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1593990/hopper-family-burying-ground

https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=36966

Hopper Family Burial Ground, Glen Rock, NJ [GSBC Index]

Open: Dawn to Dusk

My review on TripAdvisor:

The Hopper Family Burial Ground

The Hopper Family Burial Ground sign

The Hopper family burial ground once sat between two branches of the Hopper family farms and was the resting place for members of both extended families.

The graves date back to before the Revolutionary War to the late 1800’s. It now sits between the suburban neighborhood in Glen Rock, NJ and one of the town’s elementary schools.

The grave of Elizabeth Alyea, the last person to be buried here in 1867

The grave of John Van Embury, whose wife was a member of the Demarest family.

The grave of Jess Demarest mostly is covered

These graves of the Hopper family were covered by grass.

The grave of John Hopper

Raham Hopper and his wife, Maria Goetschius graves

The Hopper family graves

The grave of Henry Hopper

The John Hopper family grave

https://www.glenrockhistory.org/post/2017/06/17/john-a-hopper-and-the-civil-war

Except for the last person to be buried here in 1876, all the tombstones were laid flat. Most have been overgrown by weeds and grass.

No one has been maintaining this cemetery or edging the tombstones so the cemetery is hard to study. Most of the graves were grown over or in bad shape.

The cemetery needs some work and a little TLC but still a reminder of the important part of our Country’s history.

Those buried in the Hopper Cemetery:

(Genealogical Society of Bergen County website)

Name	Date of Death	Age at Death	Notes
Anne Hopper	Feb 2, 1839	88y, 3m, 27d
Jacob Demarest	Dec 22, 1832	11y, 3m	Son of James & Ann Demarest
Peter Hopper	Aug 28, 1818	73y, 6m, 26d
John VanEmburgh	July 13, 1852	28y	Son of James J. and Anna Demarest
Maria Hopper	Mar 30, 1851	4y, 6m, 13d	Daughter of Garret H and Eliza Hopper
Theunis Hopper	July 29, 1854	4y	Child of Garret H. And Eliza Hopper
Eliza Spear	Mar 5, 1897	born Feb 7, 1814	Wife of Garret H. Hopper
James J. Demarest	Aug 6, 1849	56y, 7m, 2d
Henry J. Hopper	Feb 5, 1849	42y, 1m, 22d
Sophia Courter	Mar 4, 1860	84y, 6m, 16d	wife of Aaron Courter
Aaron Courter	Feb 28, 1862	85y, 2m, 5d
Caroline Hopper	Oct 25, 1897	78y, 1m, 28d
Maria Goetschius	June 15, 1889	79y, 2m, 12d	wife of Abraham H. Hopper
Garret H. Hopper	Jan 10, 1870	60y, 1m, 8d
Peter Hopper	Mar 3, 1879	73y, 4m
Ann Hopper	Dec 27, 1888	74y, 7m, 17d
Henry G. Hopper	June 22, 1859	24y, 3m, 13d
Dorcas Ackerman	Aug 11, 1866	92y, 11m	wife of Garret P. Hopper
John A. Hopper	May 25, 1863	22y, 6m, 14d	Civil War casualty
Henry P. Hopper	Mar 28, 1870	85y, 11m
Abraham Hopper	Mar 20, 1856	48y, 6m
Elizabeth Ann Hopper	Mar 10, 1868	19y, 7m, 17d
Garret J. Hopper	Sep 12, 1876	55y, 1m, 23d
Eliza Westervelt	Oct 22, 1894	68y, 8m, 22d	wife of Garret J. Hopper
Garret P. Hopper	May 12, 1852	82y, 3m, 13d
Albert J. Hopper	Nov 5, 1818	38y, 11m, 28d
Elizabeth Ackerman	Jan 17, 1864	87y, 1m, 8d	wife of Henry P. Hopper
Jacob Demarest	Apr 23, 1829	65y, 8m, 27d
John J. Lydecker	Aug 14, 1846	52y, 10m, 4d
Sarah M. Hopper	June 2, 1819	30y, 12m, 12d	Wife of James Williams
John H. Hopper	Aug 7, 1859	71y, 2m, 7d
Mary Voorhis	Apr 7, 1870	84y, 1m, 20d	wife of John H. Hopper
Clarence Williams	July 19, 1873	2 months	Son of James and Sarah Williams
Baby	May 4. 1828	2 months	Son of Garrett and Jemime VanWagoner
Catherine Hopper	Aug 9, 1838	40y, 11m, 12d	wife of John J. Lydecker
Kacia Demarest	Aug 4, 1849	76y, 3m, 27d
Ann VanEmburgh	Apr 19, 1833	35y, 10m, 14d	wife of James Demarest

Hopper Farm Family Cemetery Lexington Lane Oakland, NJ 07436

The Hopper Family Farm Cemetery

Lexington Lane

Oakland, NJ 07436

https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2247921/hopper-farm-family-cemetery

https://ldsgenealogy.com/NJ/Bergen-County-Cemetery-Records.htm

Open: Dawn to Dusk

My review on TripAdvisor:

The Hopper Farm Family Cemetery is a reminder of what happens when time passes you by and the world changes around you. I went in search for the grave of Andrew Hopper, a veteran of the Revolutionary War. I could not find it.

This historic cemetery is hidden from the road behind two large homes on a tiny hill in the back woods. The only way to access the cemetery is to walk down the utility road off the main road, walk through the woods and walk up through the bush to back of two families back yards.

You can tell by the rotting fallen fence that this cemetery was once enclosed but the fence has since fallen and the cemetery in disarray. Still there is a quiet elegance to it.

The cemetery is in desperate need of clean up and repair as tombstones are broken, fallen and discolored.

Some of the family tombstones have fallen. Still you can see members of the Hopper and Demarest families buried here.

Members of the Vanderbryck family Maryann and Rachel

The grave of David Hopper

The grave of Susan Storms, wife of one of the family members buried here.

The grave of Peter Bogart, a member of the extended family

One of the broken tombstones that I could not read

Another tombstone in loving memory of a name I could not read

The broken stone of Fredrick Storms grave

The family cemetery sits quiet and neglected in the woods. Most of the tombstones broken and discolored and hard to read.

I took one last look as I walked down the hill and said a prayer to these forgotten people. One what must have once been the family farm sits a development of extremely large and well maintained McMansions. This is the irony of this once prominent family.

The family buried at this cemetery:

(Bergen County Genealogical Society website)

Copied July 4, 1913, By John Neafie New York City.

    1.  Abraham Verbryck, d. Jan. 8, 1843 ae. 63-11-8.
    2.  John P. Ackerman, d. Feb. 24-1829 ae. 34-1-4.
    3.  Rachel, wife of John P. Ackerman, d. Oct. 4,1844
        ae. 49-11-22.
    4.  Martha Ann, d. Apr. 6, 1835 ae. 1 yr. 8 da.
    5.  Martha Ann, d. Feb. 5, 1837 ae. 2 mos. 7 da.
    6.  Rachel Ann, d. July 12,1838 ae. 6 mos.
    Children of
    Abraham and
    Susan Hopper.
    7.  Peter G. Bogert d. 5 Dec. 1859 ae. 76-6-16.
    8.  Mary his wife d. 5 April 1866 ae. 72-6-21.
    9.  David Berthoif d. 8 Jan. 1851 ae. 85-2-29.
    10. Catharine Storms his wife d. 19 June 1864 ae. 87-2-5.
    11. Peter, son of Stephen D. and Eliza Berthoif, d. 19 Nov.1843
        ae. 1-7-2.
    12. Elizer L. Ramsey (My Mother), wife of Stephen D. Bertholf
        d. 18 Dec. 1876 ae. 56-7-5.
    13. Stephen S. Berthoif (Brother), d. 28 Oct. 1875
        ae. 21-11-17.(same stone as above.)
    14. Frederick Storms d. 20 Feb. 1826 in 54th yr.
    15. Alice, widow of above, d. 6 Jan. 1859, ae. 81-6-25.
    16. John, son of Frederick and Alice Storms d. 29 Apr. 1852
        ae. 37-7-10.
    17. Susan B. Storms, wf. of Stites Miller d. at San Francisco,
        Cal. 16 Dec. 1863 ae. 60 y.
    18. Eliza, wf. of Philip Vantassel d. 10 Sept. 1830
        ae. 29 y.21 d.
    19. Samuel V. Codington b. 19 Jan. 1824 d. 30 Oct. 1834.
    20. Mary Ann Verbryck, wf. of William Codington b. 9 Sept.1802
        d. 17 Feb. 1835.
    21. Samuel Verbryck b. 15 Nov. 1780 d. 16 June 1847.
    22. Rachel his wife b. 5 Aug. 1778 d. 13 Dec. 1864.
    23. Conrod Lines d. 20 Dec. 1839 ae. 66-2-8 (footstone C. L.)
    24. Garret G., son of Philip and Jane Hopper, d. 17 Apr. 1833
        ae. 15 mos.
    25. Rachel Bogert d. 22 Oct. 1793 ae. 70 y. 22 d.
        widow of Lucas Bogert.
    26. Rachel dau. of Lucas Bogert d. 21 Feb. 1791 ae. 30-10-4.
    27. Lucas Bogert d. 2 Sept. 1777 ae. 57 y. 4 m.
    28. Maria Mandevil, wf. of Steven Bartolf, b. 26 May 1736
        d.22 Feb. 1813 ae. 76-8-27.
    29. Aaron G. son of Patrick and Sarah M. Cronk d. 25 Nov.1861
       ae. 6 m. 29 d.

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