Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Morristown

The First Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a historic churchyard cemetery of the First Presbyterian Church in Morristown, New Jersey, United States. The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places, listed as a contributing property to the Morristown District, on October 30, 1973. With

History The oldest interments date to 1731. There is a mass gravesite for about 150 soldiers of the American Revolutionary War who died from smallpox in 1777.

Notable burials Samuel Beach Axtell (1819–1891), U.S. Congressman, Governor of Utah and New Mexico Silas Condict (1738–1801), delegate to the Continental Congress John Doughty (1754–1826), Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer Jacob Ford Sr. (1704–1777), iron manufacturer, politician and judge Jacob Ford Jr. (1738–1777) and Theodosia Ford (1741–1824), owners of the Ford Mansion, used by General Washington during the Revolutionary War Jonas P. Phoenix (1788–1859), US Congressman George Vail (1809–1875), represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1853 to 1857.George Vail, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed September 2, 2007.

See also List of cemeteries in New Jersey National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, New Jersey

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