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Oak Point Anglican Cemetery
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This record is from an article in the New Brunswick Magazine, pages 158 to 163.  There is a brief comment following the inscriptions, after which a few more items gleaned from a separate source are recorded.

Items in brackets are historical remarks found in the text of the article. These are not actually found on the stones themselves.

(The record has been placed in alphabetical order with original numbers retained.  Numbers 23 and above are from the extra recording, which is not identified at this time, and numbers preceeded by an * are from Vol 1,20. Additions or corrections to the first record follows the entry in [ ].)

BARR
*01. -  Maria Louisa w/o Thomas [G.] Barr & d/o Isaac Haviland, Esq.
          d. 22 Sep 1855 ae 34 yrs

BELYEA
24. -   Sarah B. w/o W. Ludlow  d. 11 May 1881 ae 31 yrs
25. -   Benjamin d. 22 Sep 1880 ae 60 yrs
          h/w E. Jane d. 20 Apr 1895 ae 70 yrs
26. -   Joseph d. 28 Aug 1870 ae 63 yrs
          h/w Margaret d. 26 Oct 1879 ae 60 yrs
          Reginald A. Belyea  1887-1938
27. -   William s/o Robert & Margaret
          d. 23 Jul 1849 ae 13 yrs  ?[d. 22 Jul 1819 ae 13 yrs]
31. -   James  1801-1886
          h/w Elizabeth J.  1808-1883
          W. Sancton Belyea  1849-1928
          h/w Alice Lee  1846-1924
          Chipman M.  1872-1875
          s/o W. Sancton & Alice Belyea

BERTON
18. -   Peter Berton d. 15 Nov 1791 ae 62 yrs
          h/w Ann d. 11 Jan 1790 ae 49 yrs
          Erected by the sole survivor, their daughter, E. McA. Berton,
          as a tribute of filial affection, A. D. 1855
          (The Berton family gave part of the site for the Church, but the
          name has been long extinct in the Parish of Greenwich. This
          stone is in the same enclosure as that of Flaglors.)

BOGLE
28. -   Thomas  1826-1892
          h/w Mary 1836-1912
29. -   James drowned 5 Oct 1865 ae 27 yrs
30. -   George Bogle  drowned 8 Oct 1849 ae 18 yrs
32. -   Daniel T. Bogle  1862 - 1949
          h/w Mary  5 May 1871 - 30 Sep 1910

BRITTAIN
02. -   Col. James, b. in New Jersey 1752  Came to this
          province with his regiment 1783 d. Oct 1838,
          h/w Eleanor d. Jul 1846 ae 92 yrs
33. -   Joseph d. 23 Apr 1808 ae 30 yrs
*27.    Elizabeth w/o Joseph Brittain  d. 23 Apr 1808 ae 30 yrs

BURGESS:
*04.    Mary Ann w/o William Burgess  1826 - 1853
           also infant son  d. 1853

COLLINS:
*05.    Joseph B. Collins  d. 15 Jul 1857 ae 35 yrs 2 mos

CORSON
*30     Margaret Corson w/o Isaac Corson  d. 27 Aug 1834 ae 82 yrs

CRABB
11. -   Stephen d. 18 Jun 1859 ae 98
          Mary Crabb w/o Stephen d. 1853 ae 85 yrs
          (The Crabbs were in this province before the Loyalist, the first
           of the name in New Brunswick residing near Gagetown. Stephen
          Crabb, who almost reached 100 years, was a man of large size
          and enormous strength. He carried a barrell of flour on his
          shoulder from the South Wharf to Indiantown and placed it on
          the boat without laying it down. This remarkabale feat was done
          on a wager, a flour merchant offering to give him the barrel of
          flour if he could carry it to Indiantown.
*31.    Mary Crab w/o Stephen Crab  d. 1853 ae 85 yrs
*32.    Stephen Crab  d. 17 Jun 1859 ae 78 yrs

DERRAH
*33.    John Derrah  d. 1 Jun 1866 ae 68 yrs
          Thomas  d. 27 Nov 1867 ae 27 yrs s/o John & Martha Derrah

FLAGLOR
06. -   Simon d. Sep 1816 ae 72 yrs
07. -   Elizabeth d. 24 Jan 1842 ae 88 yrs
08. -   Elizabeth d. 30 May 1842 ae 67 yrs
          (Another Loyalist family, although the fact is not stated on their
          tombstones, was the Flaglors.  Simon Flaglor, the first of the
          family in this province was a Loyalist, and he owned a frontage
          of a mile and a half on the river.  He gave the land for the church
          yard, and also part of the land on which the church stands. His
          tombstone and those of his wife and daughter are in a separate
          enclosure, close to the church yard.)

FLEWELLING
12. -  Adam Flewelling  d. Dec 1816 ae 55 yrs
      -  Annie w/o Adam Flewelling  d. 31 Dec 1861 ae 93 yrs
        (The Flewellings are of Welch origin.  Adam Flewelling was one of
        three brothers who all resided in the Parish of Greenwich. The
        other two brothers were Caleb and Thomas.  The later was
        married three times and survived all his wives.  The four lie buried
        side by side and the inscription on their four tombstones are as
        follows: )
      -   Thomas Flewelling  d. 14 Oct 1869 ae 93 yrs   [1860]
      -   Hannah first w/o Thomas Flewelling  d. 7 Dec 1820 ae 33 yrs
      -   Jane second w/o Thos. Flewelling d. 9 Jan 1840 ae 49 yrs
      -   Elizabeth third w/o Thos. Flewelling  d. 9 Feb 1847 ae 47 yrs
*35.    Caleb Flewelling  d. 19 Apr 1858 ae 84 yrs
           h/w Mary  d. 17 Mar 1850 ae 34 yrs
*40.    James Flewelling  1 Oct 1880 - 10 Oct 1821
*42.    Margaret F. Flewelling  d. 6 Nov 1867 ae 55 yrs
*43.    Susan A. Flewelling  12 May 1848 - 29 Dec 1867

FRAZER
20. -   Margt. d. 23 Jul 1823 ae 54 yrs - erected by John Frazer
          (This is a wooden slab with lettering hardly legible.)

GEALM
*22.    Eliza - see ROSS, [Eliza] T.

GILBERT
01. -   Mary 7 Dec 1751 - 18 May 1790 wife of Jno. Gilbert

GORHAM
23. -   Mother, Deborah A. w/o Daniel Gorham
          d. 16 Sep 1861 ae 56 yrs
*47.    John Gorham  d. 15 Jan 1831 ae 43 yrs
           h/w Charity ...
*48.    Ann Sophia Gorum  25 Mar 1792 - 8 Feb 1840 ae 47 yrs
*49.    William Gorum  28 Oct 1788 - 29 Sep 1843 ae 54 yrs

HAMILTON
*51.    Erected by John Hamilton in memory of
           h/w Jane  d. 20 May 1852

HAVILAND
*01.    Isaac - see BARR, Maria Louisa

JOHNSON
*52.    Allan s/o Daniel & Deborah Johnson  d. 6 Jul 1863 ae 21 yrs
*53.    Daniel Johnson  d. 24 Apr 1855 ae 88 yrs
           h/w Deborah [...]

JONES
*54.    Abraham S. Jones  d. 27 Apr 1853 ae 26 yrs
           Nancy E. Jones  d. 17 Oct 1852 ae 22 yrs

LAWSON
*55.    Elizabeth w/o Wm. Lawson  d. 7 May 1832 ae 35 yrs
          Wm. Lawson  d. 17 Mar 1862 ae 60 yrs

LOWERY
*56.    Mary Ann w/o Robert Lowrey  d. 30 May 1856 ae 54 yrs
           th/s Robert Lowrey  d. 29 Oct 1846 ae 10 yrs
           th/s John  d. 1825
*57.    Robert Lowrey  d. 20 Oct 1867 ae 72 yrs
           h/d Annie Jane  d. 10 Aug 1857 ae 32 yrs
*64.    Robert Lowrey  d. 20 Oct 1867 ae 72 yrs
           h/w Eleanor [....]  (see also *57)

MC CLEARLY
*63.    Hugh McClearly  d. 29 May 1863 ae 70 yrs
 

MC KEEL
*58.    Richard W. s/o Wm. B. & Emily C. McKeel
           d. 1 Jan 1856 ae 13 yrs
*59.    John McKeel  d. 1846 ae 50 urs
          Albert M. McKeel  d. 8 Aug 1846 ae 1 yr 1 mo

MC LEOD
*60.    Jemima w/o the late Hon. Wm. McLeod
           d. 13 Mar 1864 ae 71 yrs Native of Portsmouth, England
*72.    The Hon. Wm. McLeod, Captain of the Royal Navy
           d. 1 Sep 1855 ae 67 yrs Native of Portsmouth, England

MARLEY
22. -   Daniel Marley  d. 1 Oct 1853 ae 73 yrs [55 yrs]
          h/w [      ] d. 10 Mar 1867 ae 78 yrs
          (Mr. Marley, who was the father of Squire Daniel Marley of Oak
          Point, was a native of Workington, England, and a blockmaker
          by trade.  He came to this province shortly after the battle of
          Waterloo, and after working at his trade in St. John for some
          years ... ?)
*62.    Ann Marley  d. 30 Oct 1866 ae 40 yrs

MENZIES
*06.    Agnes w/o James Menzies  d. 9 Aug 1865
           Native of Perthshire, Scotland

MILLS
*07.    James Mills  d. 9 Jun 1840 ae 40 yrs

MORGAN
*08.    William Morgan  d. 11 Nov 1862 ae 49 yrs
           h/w Lydia [....]

NUTTER
*10.    William Nutter  d. 25 Jan 1867 ae 72 yrs

PADDOCK
*09.    Beverly Paddock  5 Feb 1830 - 18 Sep 1856 in his 26th yr

PASS ?
*11.    Children of Wm. J. & Emma Pass ---
           Elizabeth  1866

PEATMAN
21. -   Daniel d. 20 May 1849 ae 84 yrs
         (Daniel Peatman was the grandfather of Capt. Alfred Peatman
         who lives on the River about three miles below Oak Point.  The
         Peatmans were Loyalist as were a large portion of the first
         inhabitants of Greenwich.  Quite a number, however came from
         Great Brittain and purchsed land from those who had drawn it
         originally.  One of these has his name and memory
         commemorated thus: - see Daniel Marley entry.)
*12.    ? George Peatman  1758 - 1822

PICKETT
*13.    Rev. David Wetmore Pickett & Helen Boyle
          their children
        - Bessie  d. 14 Apr 1863 ae 2 days

PITT
*18.    William Pitt  10 Jul 1759 - 8 Sep 1841 (in his 83rd yr)
           Elizabeth Pitt  31 May 1771 - 13 Aug 1846 (in her 75th yr)

RICHARDS
19. -   Thomas d. 6 Jul 1853 in his 85th yr.
          (The father of Thomas Richards came from Wales and resided
          just below Oak Point.  He was one of the first to make bricks and
          pottery in New Brunswick.  He drowned in the St. John River
          opposite his own house by falling through the ice. Thomas
          Richards, the only son who survived him, is the ancestor of all
          the Richards family now living near Oak Point. Two of his sons,
          James ae 87, and William D. ae 85 are still living, the latter on the
          old Richards homestead, just below Oak Point.)
*15.    Charles L. Richards  d. 1 Jan 1875 ae 72 yrs
           h/w Jemima  d. 23 Oct 1866
           erected by their son, Zeberlon
*16.    Joseph A. Richards  d. 1 Aug 1854 ae 49 yrs
           h/w Mary S.  [....]
*20.    Margaret w/o Thomas Richards  d. 5 Mar 1821 ae 36 yrs

ROLSTEN
*19.    James Rolsten  d. 8 Jul 1869 ae 56 yrs
           h/s Hugh  d. 23 Oct 1861 ae 8 yrs 6 mos

ROSS
*21.    Dannie  d. ae 3 yrs 1 mo 13 days s/o W. J. & Emma Ross
*22.    [Eliza] T. Ross  d. 20 Mar 1873 ae 63 yrs
           h/w Eliza Gealam  d. 25 Oct 1867 ae 58 yrs

SEARUS
*23.    Robert Searus  1788 - 29 May 1849
           h/w Catherine  d. 3 Nov 1855 ae [--]

SPEIGHT
*73.    Mary E. [...] Sarah J.  d. 12 Sep 1862 ae 4 yrs
           d/o William & Elizabeth Speight

STERRIT
*70.    Seth Sterrit  d. 25 Mar 1861 in his 48th yr

STUART
*69.    Isabella w/o William Stuart  d. 22 Jun 1866 ae 31 yrs
 

TRAVIS
09. -   Jeremiah d. 11 Feb 1801 ae 47 yrs
          Erected by Barnes Travis in memory of his father.
10. -   [---] d. 13 Feb 1838 ae 70 yrs
          Erected by W. H. Travis in memory of his mother
        (The Travis family were Loyalist, and from West Chester Co., New York, and some of the name still reside in St. John. W.H. Travis, who forgot to put his mother's name on her tombstone, was the Squire Travis of Indiantown, whom many of the older readers will remember.)

TROTT
*68.    Deborah w/o John Trott  d. 12 Dec 1852 ae 56 yrs

WALLS
*65.    Samuel Walls  d. 9 May 1847 ae 59 yrs
           h/w Levenia Walls  d. 21 Jul 1867 ae 78 yrs
           Harry Walls  d. 23 Sep 1842 ae 29 yrs
           Roland O. Walls  d. 26 Apr 1852 ae 17 yrs

WALLES
*66     Thomas Walles  d. 1 Apr 1865 ae 75 yrs
           h/w [....]  d. 19 Aug 1865 ae 71 yrs

WILLIAMS
03  -   James Dorsett Williams d. 17 Sep 1832 ae 70 yrs
          h/w Patience Williams d. 25 Mar 1854 ae 88 yrs [& 7 mos]
         They came to this province with the Loyalist in 1783
        (The Williams family did not reside in Greenwich, but on the
        opposite side of the river, just below the Cedars.)
04. -   John, d. 4 Sep 1834 in his 57th yr  [70th yr]
          Came to this province with the Loyalist in 1783
05. -   Eleanor w/o John d. 29 Mar 1862 ae 92 yrs
*25.    James William  d. 27 Mar 1853 ae 58 yrs 7 mos
          h/w Mary Ann  d. 3 Nov 1840 ae 39 yrs
          th/s  James R. D.  d. 7 Jan 1841 ae 16 yrs 4 mos
          th/d  Catherine  d. 29 May 1836 ae 1 yr 7 mos

WOODS
*76.    Thomas Woods  d. 8 Dec 1864 ae 65 yrs

UNKNOWN
*50.    Joseph D.  d. 26 Oct 1864 ae 7 yrs 5 mos
          Willie G.  d. 12 Oct 1864 ae 2 yrs 1 mo
          (possibly Gorum ??)

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