The Watts Family Ground

Interments in the Watts Family Burying Ground

"Old Gravestones of Dutchess County, New York" by J. W. Poucher published in 1924, page 179.

Note: Some of Poucher's listings have been found to be inaccurate, so use these with caution.

CLASSIFICATION: Family ground.
LOCATION: South of the village of Pawling, near the golf links.
CONDITION: Overgrown; surrounded by a stone wall.
INSCRIPTIONS: 16 in number. Copied August 24, 1914, by J. W. Poucher, M. D. and Mrs. H. N. Bain.
REMARKS: Known as the Watts ground.

1. Bu(r)ch, Marth, d. 1811, Nov. 11, a. 38 y. 10 m.
2. Cook, David, d. 1813, Mar. 1, a. 27-4-18.
3. Cook, Mary, d. 1820, Apr. 25, a 80 y.
4. Crawford, Clarissa, w. of John L., & dau. of Gideon & Hannah Slocum, d. 1826, Nov. 19, a. 23-11-22.
5. Dimon, Col. Jonathan, d. 1786, Mar. 30, 1. 48 y.
6. Slocum, Amy, dau, of Gideon & Hannah, d. 1806, Sep. 2, a. 19-2-24.
7. Slocum, George, d. 1848, May 8, a. 53-9-8.
8. Slocum, Hannah. w. of Gideon, d. 1823, Jan. 14, a. 55 y. 6 m.
9. Slocum, Humphrey T., s. of Gideon & Hannah, d. 1840, Apr. 10, a. 49-10-24.
10. Slocum, John F., d. 1847, Mar. 8, a. 54 y. 3 m.
11. Slocum, Thomas T., s. of Gideon & Hannah, d. 1842, Dec. 5, a. 42 y. 10 m.
12. Slocum, Willam H., d. 1848, Sep. 7, a. 39 y. 22 d.
13. Tallman, Ebenezer, d. 1847, Aug. 25, a. 60-9-17.
14. Watts, Anna, w. of Robert, d. 1852, Nov. 6, a. 56-4-4.
15. Watts, Clarissa, d. 1854, Sep. 29, a. 34-1-11.
16. Watts, Robert, d. 1864, May 20, a. 74 y.
17. Slocum, Gideon, d. July 14, 1843; a. 85-5-20 (Mr. W.S. Coons of Albany, N. Y. copied the additional inscription July 25, 1925.)

Typed and submitted by: Liz DuBois