Friends' Ground

Interments in the FRIENDS' GROUND



"Old Gravestones of Dutchess County, New York" by J. W. Poucher published in 1924, pages 221-223.


Note: Some of Poucher's listings have been found to be inaccurate, so use these with caution. If you find any inaccuracies in this listing please send them to me so that I may correct them. Lynn Brandvold  Thanks.


CLASSIFICATION: Friends' burying ground.
LOCATION: Friends' meeting house, village of Pleasant Valley.
CONDITION: In good order.
INSCRIPTIONS: 133 in number. Copied July 1 and 2, 1914, by J. W. Poucher, M. D., and Mrs Poucher.
REMARKS: The Friends' meeting at Pleasant Valley was organized in 1802. The meeting is now extinct.

1. Attwood, Elijah, b. 1811, Apr. 20, d. 1841, Feb. 21.
2. Attwood, Jane T., dau. of William & Maria Thorn, d. 1843, Nov. 13, a. 28 y. 1 m.
3. Attwood, Maria Olivia, dau. of Elijah & Jane, b. 1840, May ---, d. 1841, Dec. 27.
4. Barber, Arselia, G., d. 1851, Oct. 9, a. 8-3-6.
5. Barber, Charles E., d. 1851, Sep. 25, a. 11 y. 7 m.
6. Barber, Sarah R., b. 1812, Sep. 1, d. 1890, Sep. 25.
7. Baright, Amy C., w. of Elijah, d. 1879, Dec. 30, a. 80-11-13.
8. Baright, Elijah, d. "6th m., 19th d., 1874," a. 71-2-20.
9. Baright, Elizabeth, dau. of Elijah & Amy (C.), d. "9th m., 16th, 1852," a. 21-10-20.
10. Barrett, Jane Ann Hart, w. of Lewis, 1826-1907.
11. Barrett, Lewis, 1827-1907.
12. Bloodgood, S. M., dau. of Daniel, d. 1837, Aug. 10.
13. Brown, Daniel, d. 1841, Sep. 30, a. 56-11-15.
14. Brown, George M., d. "8 m. 4, 1843," a. 19-1-11.
15. Brown, Seneca, d. "1 m. 5, 1819," a. 18-5-21.
16. Carpenter, Henry, d. "8 m. 22, 1851," a. 73 y.
17. Clearwater, Jeremiah, d. 1889, July 26, a. 91-3-14.
18. Clearwater, Timothy F., b. 1833, Mar. 29, d. 1873, Sep. 23.
19. Clearwater, Weltha, w. of Jeremiah, d. 1897, Oct. 1, in 93d y.
20. Cooley, James, a. 4 d.
21. Cooley, John, d. "5th m. 19th, 1856", a. 58 y.
22. Dean, Ann, d. 1836.
23. Dean, G. C. L., d. 1829.
24. Dean, Hannah B., d. "1 m. 9, 1860," a. 61 y.
25. Dean, Jonathan, b. "3 m. 27 d. 1747," d. "2 m. 16 d. 1813".
26. Dean, Julia, w. of Edwin, a. 28 y.
27. Dean, Mary, b. "3 in. 17 d. 1745," d. "9 m. 19 d. 1829".
28. Dean, Mary, d. "4 in 21 186(0)," a. 66 y.
29. DeGarmo, Edmund, d. "6th m. 28th, 1870," a. 48-8-8.
30. DeGarmo, Mary D., b, 1822, July 27, d. 1875, May 12.
31. Devine, Abram, 1831-1905.
32. Devine, Irving, s. of Reuben C. & Mary E., d. 1880, Nov. 10, a. 10 y. 8 m.
33. Devine, Reuben C.. 1840, Aug. 1, 1898, Aug. 27.
34. Divine, Phebe W. Drake, w. of Abraham, b. 1822, Feb. 4, d. 1881, Jan. 23.
35. Donaldson, Annie E. Downing. w. of Isaac T., 1838-1897.
36. Donaldson, Isaac T., 1831-1912.
37. Downing, Andrew S., b. "11th m. 12th, 1827," d. "7th m. 5th, 1894."
38. Downing, Coe S., b. "9th m. 17th, 1831," d. "8th m. 1st, 1876."
39. Downing, Emily, d. 1850, Oct. 2, a. 15-3-19.
40. Downing, Emma Ann McCord, w. of George, d. 1880, Apr. 14, a. 68 y.
41. Downing, Eliza, w. of Townsend, d. 1865, Dec. 11, a. 50-5-10.
42. Downing, George S., d. 1872, Dec. 11, a. 72 y.
43. Downing, Gideon W., b. "10th m. 1st, 1798," d. "2d m. 15th, 1864."
44. Downing, Judith Skidmore, w. of Gideon W., b. "3d m. 22d, 1801," d. "4th m. 3d, 1854."
45. Downing, Mary Ann, b. "1st of 11th m., 1803," d. "1st of 7th m., 1873," a. 69 y. 4 m.
46. Downing, Moses, d. "10th m. 19, 1853," a. 87 y. 1 m.
47. Downing, Sally Ann, b. "23 d of 2d m., 1806." d. "21 of 9th m., 1875," a. 69-6-2.
48. Downing, Susan Ann, b. "7th m. 22d, 1837," d. "3d m. 13th, 1854."
49. Downing, Townsend, b. "8 m. 3d, 1809," d. "12th m. 5th, 1879."
50. Drake, Augustus S., 1. "8-31-1852," a. 55 y.
51. Farrington, Eliza Ann, d. "11 m. 17 d. 1837," a. 28 y.
52. Farrington, Eunice, w of Timothy, d. "2 m. 18, 1841," a. 66-1-27.
53. Farrington, Mary, d. 1876, Jan. 19, a. 78 y. 6 m.
54. Farrington, children of George & Mary K.;
Elizabeth, d. 1828, Feb. 10, a. 2-3-7.
William H., d. 1829, Mar. 4, a. 1-3-4.
55. Fish, Elizabeth, w. of Ira, d. 1849, Mar. 11, a. 72 y. 5 m.
56. Fish, Ira, d. 1858, Feb. 14, a. 64-11-14.
57. Flagler, Anna, w. of John L., d. "26th of 4th m., 1857," a. 83 y.
58. Flagler, Benjamin, d. 1877, Feb. 5, a.. 81-2-12.
59. Flagler, Hannah Farrington, wid. of Silas, d. 1889, Aug. 17, a. 72 y. 10 m.
60. Flagler, Mary Strait, w. of Enoch, b. 1832, May 20, d. 1894, Dec. 7.
61. Gager, Hannah M. Velie, wid. of Joseph, d. 1896, Aug. 21, a. 86-6-7.
62. Gager, Robert, d. 1852, Nov. 18, a. (illegible).
63. Ganse, Winnie May, dau. of DeWitt T. & Mary, d. 1880, May 25, a. 10 m. 1 d.
64. Giddings, Charles L., b. 1849, Aug. 21, d. 1893, Oct. 10.
65. Giddings, Mary C., w. of N. L., d. 1885, June 16.
66. Green, Griffin, b. "3d m. 4th, 1786," d. "7th m. 31,1869."
67. Green, Mary, w. of Griffin, d. "8th m. 20th, 1852," a. 59-8-20.
68. Gurney, Amy, w. of David, d. 1812, Nov. 18, a. 17-8-6.
69. Gurney, Mary Ann, w. of William H., d. 1815, Mar. 7, a. 21-8-25.
70. Hastings, Eunice Jane, w. of John, b. 1820, Jan. 21, d. 1887, Oct. 15.
71. Hastings, Hannah, dau. of John & Jane, d. 1862, Aug. 4, a. 17 y. 5 m.
72. Hastings, John, b. 1805, Nov. 2, d. 1872, Dec. 11.
73. Hastings, William, s. of John & Jane, d. 1865, Nov. 14, a. 24 y. 3 m.
74. Hauxhurst, Catharine B., d. "5th m. 27, 1871," a. 72 y.
75. Hauxhurst, Deborah A., (dates sunken below ground).
76. Hauxhurst, Hannah, d. "3d m. 31, 1881".
77. Hauxhurst, Maria, d. 1880, June 19, a. 80 y.
78. Hauxhurst, Martha, d. "2d m. 6th, 1867," a. 76 y.
79. Hicks, Jerusha N., w. of Samuel, b. 1808, Nov. 21, d. 1886, Mar. 9.
80. Hicks, Samuel S., b. 1795, Dec. 3, d. 1869, Mar. 31.
81. Holmes, Phebe M., w. of George, d. 1844, Dec. 23, a. 28-8-21.
82. Howland, Seneca, d. "12th m. 25th, 1856," a. 81-6-25.
83. Ingraham, John C., d. 1889, July 5, a. 76 y., "Father."
84. Ingraham, Mary B., d. 1892, Oct. 10, a. 72 y., "Mother."
85. Knickerbocker, David H., s. of John & Sarah B., d. "9th m. 11, 1859," a. 15 y. 20 d.
86. Knickerbocker, Jane E., dau. of John & Sarah B., d. "11 m. 25, 1850," a. 19 y. 20 d.
87. Knickerbocker, John, d. "8th m, 18th, 1892," a. 85-1-6.
88. Knickerbocker, Martha, dau. of John & Sarah B., d. "11 m. 12th, 1847," a. 1-1-17.
89. Knickerbocker, Martha Alma, dau. of John & Sarah B., d. "9 m. 23d, 1850," a. 10 m. 11 d.
90. Knickerbocker, Sarah B. Sleight, w. of John, d. "10th m. 8th, 1875, a. 69-7-8.
91. Landis, Abbie Jane, w. of Samuel J., & dau. of Homer J. & Amittai W. Leach, b. 1837, Apr. 6, d. 1905, Nov. 26.
92. Lawton, Anthony, d. "8 m. Aug. 23, 1832," a. 41-10-15.
93. Leach, Amittai, w. of Homer J. & dau. of John & Grace Wanzer, b. 1805, Aug. 1, d.1876, Jan. 30.
94. Leach, Daniel Francis, s. of Homer J. & Amittai W., b. 1830, Jan. 28, d. 1881, Oct. 16.
95. Leach, Homer J., b. 1800, Oct. 15, d. 1867, Oct. 18.
96. Masten, Charles, d. 1859. Sep. 15, a. 54 y. 10 (m).
97. Masten, Elmira Lake, w. of Charles, d. 1878, Aug. 24, a. 69-4-8.
98. Masten, John V., d. 1879, Aug. 30, a. 46-5-17.
99. Masten, William H., d. 1802, Aug. 26, a. 29-10-29.
100. McCord, Catharine, d. 1872, Aug. 1, a. 55 y.
101. McCord, Elizabeth H., d. "10th m. 10, 1865," a. 69-4-5.
102. McCord, Sarah H., d. 1849, Aug. 19, a. 76-1-25.
103. Miller, Elizabeth Noe. w. of William B., d. 1852, Apr. 5, a. 28-3-18.
104. Palmer, Gulielma, d. "3d m. 21st, 1878," a. 71-5-17.
105. Palmer, James, d. "5th m. 13th, 1893," in 82d y.
106. Palmer, Jesse, d. "2d m. 1st, 1883," a. 74 y. 7 d.
107. Palmer, Peter, b. "1 m. 8th, 1808," d. "4th m. 4th, 1889."
108. Sleight, Elizabeth Barnes, w. of John, d. "10th m. 2d. 1853," a. 76-3-18.
109. Strait, George S., b. 1834, Apr. 3, d. 1875, Feb. 8.
110. Strait, Phebe Farrington, w. of Justus, b. 1803, Feb. 11, d. 1868, Mar 5.
111. Stringham, George J., s. of Willet & Eliza, d. "11 m. 15, 1853, a. 10 m.
112. Stringham, Owen D., d. 1852.
113. Stringham, Sarah, d. 1889, Mar. 15, a. 64 y.
114. Stringham, Susan A., d. "30th of 9th m., 1867," in 47th y.
115. Thorn, Ann W., d. 1826, Dec. 31, a 12 y.
116. Thorn, Edwin, s. of William & Maria, d. 1825, Mar. 5, a. 15 y. 3 m.
117. Thorn, Jane, w. of Edgar, & dau. of J. M. Thorn, d. 1828, June 2, a. 25 y.
(Note: Thorn has been crossed out in pen and 'Thurston' typed at the end of the line.)
118. Thorn, Joseph, d. 1860, Dec. 21, a. 82-6-5.
119. Thorn, Lydia L., w. of Joseph, d. "29th of 8th m., 1863," in 76th y.
120. Thorn, Maria, w. of William, b. 1781, Feb. 15, d. 1845, Jan. 17.
121. Thorn, Mary S., dau. of Edgar & Eliza Ann, d. 1812, Jan. 8, a. 6 d.
122. Thorn, Priscilla, d. 1832, Mar. 16, a. 15 y.
123. Thorn, Samuel, d. 1809, Mar. 15, a. 6 y.
124. Thorn, Sarah, w. of Joseph, d. 1827, Jan. 8, a. 47 y
125. Thorn, Sarah H., d. 1840, Mar. 6, in 28th y.
126. Thorn, William, s. of William & Jemima, b. "1 m. 21, 1781," d. "11 m., 6, 1869," a. 88-9-15.
127. Tompkins, John B., 1839, Feb. 5, --- 1913, Mar. 18.
Sarah E. Downing, his wife, 1839, June 30, --- 1903, Oct. 29.
128. Townsend, Betsey T., w. of George, b. "6th m. 27th, 1802." d. "4th m. 18th, 1869".
129. Townsend, Sarah, w. of Thomas. d. "12 m. 13, 1836," a. 23-11-19.
130. Townsend, Thomas, d. "1 m. 12, 1839," a. 25-3-17.
131. Vail, Jarvis, d. 1859, Nov. 4, a. 61 y. 3 d.
132. Vail, Lydia, d. "10 m. Oct. 18, 1842," a. 41-1-10.
133. Welling, Delilah, d. 1861, Feb. ---, a. 67 y.



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