Gravelly Graveyard, Bricktown, Ocean County, New Jersey Contributed to the USGenWeb Archives by Raymond Martin Copyright. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/nj/njfiles.htm ********************************************************* Gravelly Graveyard aka Old Wooley Cemetery   Fairview Ave Bricktown, NJ --------------------------- Gravelly Graveyard Sign - This Cemetery Located on Fairview Avenue, South of Princeton Avenue on a rise above the north bank of the Metedeconk River, is the oldest burial ground within the boundaries of Brick Township. The Graveyard, also known as The Old Wooley Cemetery, is a 100 x 100 foot plot of land used for burials from the late 1700's to 1901. Images for this cemetery can be seen at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nj/ocean/gravelly.htm Contributor Note: Some of the Stones were Unreadable, so Info for this Cemetery came from Serveral sources 1. My Family Tree & The Cemetery Markers 2. Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey : Vol. VII, no. 2, 3. Orphan Court Books of Monmouth County, N.J.Author: Judith Cronk (compiler) 4. 1860 Census NJ Monmouth County (Howell Township) Page 1 Surname Given Name Birthdate Deathdate Age Inscription's & Notes ========================================================================================================================================== Allen James S. 1791 1848 57 2nd LT,Capt,Butcher's Co,1st Regt, Monmouth Brigade Anna No Date 20 Aug 1863 73 11 mos , 1 day, Allen William W. No Date 11 May 1850 42 1 mo, Allen Elizabeth Ann No Date 1 Dec 1855 19 10 mos, 20 days, Daug of William W. & Mary Ann Allen Chamberlain Ann 1824 30 May 1828 4 1 mo, 10 days, Chamberlain Ansea 1828 30 May 1828 3 days, Clayton Cornelius No Date 23 Jul 1851 66 3 mos, 6 days,PVT, Capt,Butcher's Co,1st Regt, Mon, Brig. Esther (Woolley) No Date 16 Apr 1866 72 8 mos, 22 days, Daug, of Adam Woolley & Esther Morton Clayton Caroline No Date 6 Nov 1822 1 Daug, of Cornelius Clayton & Esther Woolley Clayton Infant Son No Date 11 Mar 1825 Son of Cornelius Clayton & Esther Woolley Clayton James C. No Date 9 Oct 1883 Sarah C. No Date 10 Jun 1865 31 7 mos, 27 days, Clayton John D. No Date 28 Jan 1867 74 Clayton Joseph Holmes No Date 12 May 1845 54 4 Mos, 8 Days, Son of Peter & Hannah Clayton Cook Abraham W. 5 JAN 1817 13 Apr 1890 Son Of Edward Patterson Cook & Sarah Jones Eliza Ann (Wardell) 1819 29 Jan 1851 22 Daug Of Samuel Wardell & Rachel Ann Twining Cook Rebecca Maria(Wardell) 1820 10 Aug 1853 32 4 Mos,19 days,Wife of William Cook Daug, of Samuel Wardell & Rachel A. Twining Elmer Isaac No Date 1813 Served as Pvt, in Capt, Perrine's CO, 3rd Militia, 3rd REGT,N.J. Estel George J. No Date 3 Mar 1854 10 10 Mos, 22 Days,Son of Robert & Joan Estel Falkinburge Faith (Cook) No Date 12 Oct 1826 80 Wife of David Falkinburge, D/O Ebenezer Cook & Sarah Tilton Herbert William C. 18 Nov 1855 11 Feb 1860 4 4 Mos, 26 Days,Son of Jacob Herbert & Deborah Wardell Herbert Joseph E. 9 Mar 1854 1859 Son of Jacob Herbert & Deborah Wardell Herbert Georganna 1 Jul 1861 18 Aug 1861 1 Mo, 17 Days,Daug, of Jacob Herbert & Deborah Wardell Johnson William S. No Date 5 Sep 1863 42 Deborah (Allen) No Date 26 Sep 1868 46 6 Mos, Johnson Anna E. No Date 18 Jan 1866 22 10 mos,7 days,Daug of William S. Johnson & Deborah Allen Johnson Stephen Howard No Date 12 Dec 1863 1 3 mos, 18 days,Son of William S. Johnson & Deborah Allen Johnson William James 24 Sep 1844 29 Dec 1844 Son of William S. Johnson & Deborah Allen Jones Enoch 11 Nov 1762 15 Dec 1834 72 1 mo, 1 day, Deborah No Date 25 Mar 1829 60 Jones Jesse No Date 11 May 1856 70 11 mos, 24 days, Elizabeth (Woolley) 1 Dec 1787 25 May 1860 Daug of Adam Woolley & Esther Morton Jones Adam 30 Oct 1807 27 Dec 1891 84 1 Mo, 23 Days, Son of Jesse Jones & Elizabeth Woolley 1st Wife Mary Ann (Wardell) No Date 14 Mar 1842 32 4 Mos, Daug of John H. Wardell & Hannah Herbert 2nd Wife Mary (Hagaman) No Date 24 Aug 1890 71 11 Mos, 2 Days, 2nd Wife Page 2 Surname Given Name Birthdate Deathdate Age Inscription's & Notes ========================================================================================================================================== Jones Hannah E. No Date 10 Oct 1884 37 6 Mos, 11 Days, Daug of Adam Jones & Mary Hagaman Layton David No Date 7 Nov 1874 Hannah No Date 26 Mar 1880 70 9 mos, Layton Peter No Date 3 Nov 1863 21 9 mos, 22 days, Co, A 14th Regt, NJ Vol, Lecompte William 7 Jun 1782 1 Dec 1854 Son of John Lecompte, Mother Unknown Elizabeth (Applegate) 17 Jan 1779 16 May 1851 72 3 mos,29 Days,D/O Joseph Applegate & Katherine Tiliton Lecompte Elizabeth 10 Sep 1817 14 Oct 1819 2 1 Mo,4 Days,Daug of William Lecompte & Elizabeth Applegate Lecompte Sarah Ann 8 Sep 1816 17 Mar 1869 Daug,of William Lecompte & Elizabeth Applegate Lecompte Joseph Applegate 1814 2 Sep 1849 35 Son of William Lecompte & Elizabeth Applegate Lecompte Joseph S. No Date 2 Jan 1859 3 Days,Son of John & Ellen Lecompte Maxson John 1808 3 Mar 1855 46 5 Mos, Elizabeth 1814 29 Jan 1892 Osborn Thomas H. No Date 9 Dec 1860 47 8 mos, 25 days, Osborn Charles S. 27 Dec 1833 5 Sep 1854 20 8 Mos, 8 Days,Only Son of Thomas & Rebecca Osborn Osborn James W. No Date 16 Aug 1882 Osborn Mary A. No Date 7 Feb 1878 54 2 mos, 28 days, Ortley Michael Lewis No Date 21 Feb 1843 47 6 mos, 9 days, Axsea E. (Phillips) No Date 22 Mar 1875 75 1 mo, 9 days, Daug, of Richard & Hannah Phillips Ortley Pitman No Date 1 Oct 1877 6 6 mos, 6 days, Petit Jacob No Date 26 Mar 1845 Robbins George W. No Date 9 Oct 1857 59 8 Mos, 20 Days, Elizabeth 25 Feb 1800 22 Jan 1877 Truex Joseph No Date 19 Jun 1901 81 2 mos, 25 days, Elizabeth No Date 28 Feb 1885 61 1 mo, 20 days, Truex William M. No Date 15 Mar 1853 1 5 mos, 11 days, Son of Joseph & Elizabeth Truex Truex Washington No Date 23 Jan 1858 11 3 mos, 8 days, Son of Joseph & Elizabeth Truex Truex Catharine Eliza No Date 11 Aug 1863 2 12 days, Daug, of Joseph & Elizabeth Truex Vannote Elizabeth Ann No Date 5 May 1849 33 Wife of Charles Vannote Wardell John H. 18 Feb 1768 18 Mar 1852 84 1 mo,S/O Eliakim Wardell & Unknown,Occupation:Fisherman Soldier in the American Army during War of 1812 Hannah (Herbert) 9 Oct 1775 3 Dec 1842 67 1 mo, 24 days, Wardell Isaac 11 Feb 1795 13 Aug 1875 80 6 mos, 2 days, Son of John H. Wardell & Hannah Herbert Husband of Ruth Cook, Father Of Hiram Wardell Wardell John No Date 24 Jul 1879 Wardell John C. 21 Apr 1808 20 May 1857 31 4 Mos, 20 Days,Son of John H. Wardell & Hannah Herbert Rachel B. (Jones) 7 Feb 1812 8 May 1842 Page 3 Surname Given Name Birthdate Deathdate Age Inscription's & Notes ========================================================================================================================================== Wardell Mary M. No Date 11 Nov 1867 34 17 Days,Daug Of Samuel Wardell & Rachel Ann Twining Wardell Rachel 1782 1812 Wardell William C. No Date 4 Sep 1844 27 3 Mos, 2 Days,Son of Isaac Wardell & Ruth Cook Ware Joseph No Date 26 May 1858 30 Woolley Adam No Date No Date War of 1812 PVT,1st Regt, Monmouth Brigade Woolley Anna No Date 20 Aug 1871 82 10 mos, 14 days, Wife of Adam Woolley Woolley William No Date 8 Sep 1840 43 9 mos, 22 days, S/O Adam Woolley & Esther Morton Elizabeth (Pettit) No Date 1 Apr 1862 57 4 mos, 3 days, Woolley David C. Jan 1820 20 Apr 1855 35 3 Mos, 10 Days,Son of William Woolley & Elizabeth Pettit Sarah C. No Date 2 Sep 1878 73 2 mos, 14 Days, Woolley John D. 7 Sep 1845 16 Sep 1845 Son of David C. & Sarah C. Woolley Woolley Alvina No Date 27 Sep 1854 2 1 Mo, 23 Days,Daug, of David C. & Sarah C. Woolley Woolley Thomas No Date 29 Jun 1860 75 Catherine No Date 11 Apr 1860 65 11 Mos, 6 Days, Woolley Adam 16 Oct 1800 20 Nov 1859 Son of Adam Woolley & Esther Morton Rachel (Curtis) 18 Sep 1802 12 Jul 1867 Woolley John W. 20 Mar 1840 19 Apr 1896 Son of Adam Woolley & Rachel Curtis Woolley Hester 8 Jul 1826 10 Aug 1842 Daug of Adam Woolley & Rachel Curtis This file is located at http://www.usgwarchives.org/nj/ocean/gravelly.htm