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Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island - John Clarke Burial Ground, Newport RI, NT007- Newport Cemeteries - - - Newport County HOME - Located 15 ft west of Dr. Marcus Wheatland Blvd. at telephone pole # 12 14 burials only (behind police sta. "History of Newport County, Rhode Island," New York, 1888, ed. Richard M. Bayles: "On West Broadway is a little cemetery containing the graves of Dr. John Clarke, one of the founders of Newport and pastor of the First Baptist church. He died in 1676. Here also rest the remains of Reverend John Callender and other pastors of this church. Calender died in 1748." Beautiful condition: walled on one side, with an iron fence on a stone base, and padlocked iron gate. The standard RI Historical Cemetery sign is not in evidence, but there is an elegant sign with the following inscription: JOHN CLARKE CEMETERY |
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List of Burials in John Clarke Burial Ground, NT007 Newport, Rhode Island [top] JOHN CLARKE BURIAL GROUND NEWPORT HISTORICAL CEMETERY # 007 Located 15 ft west of Dr. Marcus Wheatland Blvd. at telephone pole # 12 14 burials only (behind police sta. "History of Newport County, Rhode Island," New York, 1888, ed. Richard M. Bayles: "On West Broadway is a little cemetery containing the graves of Dr. John Clarke, one of the founders of Newport and pastor of the First Baptist church. He died in 1676. Here also rest the remains of Reverend John Callender and other pastors of this church. Calender died in 1748." Beautiful condition: walled on one side, with an iron fence on a stone base, and padlocked iron gate. The standard RI Historical Cemetery sign is not in evidence, but there is an elegant sign with the following inscription: JOHN CLARKE CEMETERY To the memory of Dr. John Clarke, 1609-1676 United Baptist 30 Spring st, 847-3210 Clergyman Physician Statesman GPS coordinates: N41°29.623' x W71°18.673' 0000 EDDY, JOSEPH W. 1781c 20 MAR 1829 48 M G P U M G H/O (1) ABBY (2) ANNA MARIA NOTE: [on stone with 1st wife] 0000 EDDY, ABBY 1794c 22 FEB 1816 22 M G P U M G W/O JOSEPH W 0000 EDDY, ANNA MARIA 1796c 20 JUL 1854 58 2ND W/O JOSEPH W. NOTE: [stone next to that of her husband & his first wife] 0000 PECKHAM, RHODA 1764c 1848 84 P NOTE: [Next to stones for Joseph W., Abby, & Anna Maria Eddy. 0000 EDDY, ANNA LOUISA [d-Jos. W. 22 FEB 1828 23 MAR 1828 NOTE: [Child? No dates] 0000 CLARKE, JOHN, DR 1609 20 APR 1676 66 H/O ELIZABETH; H/O ANN NOTE: [very old stone] 0000 CLARKE, ELIZABETH [Harris] G F R 0 1ST W/O JOHN, DR. NOTE: [very old stone] 0000 CLARKE, JANE [Fletcher, widow] 19 APR 1672 2ND W/O JOHN, DR [married 1 Feb 1671] 0000 EDDY, MICHAEL, REV. 1764c 24 NOV 1835 71 H/O PHEBE DEATH LOCATON/CAUSE: NEWPORT NOTE: [weathered] 0000 EDDY, PHEBE 1762c 10 AUG 1855 94 M F P U 0 F W/O MICHAEL, REV 0000 EDDY, PHEBE 1794c 30 MAY 1816 22 D/O REV MICHAEL & PHEBE 0000 EDDY, MICHAEL 1799c 12 NOV 1835 36 M P F U B F S/O REV. MICHAEL & PHEBE 0000 CALLENDER, JOHN 1707 1748 G P B P H/O ELIZABETH (HARDIN) NOTE: [Beaman reports no dates legible, weathered. Robert Franklin, writing in 1911-13 calls him another early pastor, gives death date 1748, inscription "Confident of awakening here reposeth John Callender" (Newport Historical Society, Special Bulletin #10, 1913, p.37)] 0000 KELLEY, ERASTUS, REV 1745c 7 NOV 1781 36 M F S R 0 F NOTE: age could be 86yr ewestgate August 26, 2008; updated updated August 27, 2008 |
Notes:
John Callender died 1748 H/O Elizabeth (Hardin). NOTE: [Beaman reports no dates legible, weathered. Robert Franklin, writing in 1911-13 calls him another early pastor, gives death date 1748, inscription "Confident of awakening here reposeth John Callender" (Newport Historical Society, Special Bulletin #10, 1913, p.37)]
Jane [Fletcher, widow] Clarke died 1672. 2nd W/O Dr. John [married 1 Feb 1671]
This page, updated August 27, 2008; replaces earlier page https://sites.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/cemeteries/Newport/CemeteryNT007.html