History of the Wikoff Cemetery

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Located on a bluff overlooking Rt. 79(Broadway) in Freehold, NJ this burying ground is on approximately a quarter of an acre of ground. About 1702 John Wikoff(Wyckoff) purchased near Freehold 1000 acres of land, within the tract is this grave plot. The graves are of prominent local citizens and founding families from the area surrounding the cemetery.

The Wikoff(Wykoff) Cemetery was re-dedicated and the ground re-consecrated on June 21, 2008. The Historic Preservation Commission paid to have the land cleaned up and the fence installed. The process took about 3 years from start to finish.

Names of persons buried in the cemetery as recorded by F.R. Symmes

Name
Gearche Sutphin           age unknown
Died March 24, 1748

Anne Cowenhoven       age 27yrs. 1 day
Died Sept. 14, 1757-w.Cornelius A.

Anna Williamson       69yrs./3mos./18da
Died May 10, 1824-d.David & Geartey

Sarah Williamson          91yrs./8mos.1da
Died Jan. 31, 1849-d.David &Geartey

* Hendrick Williamson 64yrs./8mos./12da
Died Oct. 28, 1813-s.David & Geartey

Peter Antonides            53 yrs./5mos./16da
Died Dec. 6, 1828-

Mary (Lloyd) Antonides 56yrs./11mos./26daDied Mar. 3, 1836-w. Peter

John D. Antonides              1yr./1mo./9da.
Died July 25, 1830-s.David & Esther

J.A.
Died 1797

J.A.
Died 1800

Ann Lloyd            
Died Sept. 22, 1791-w.John

Daniel Barcalow                   75 yrs./6mos./2da.
Died June 28, 1795

Derick Barcalow                   25yrs./10mos./17da.
Died July 28, 1801-s.Daniel

D.B.
Died May 2, 1828

S.B.
Died               1834

Garret Wikoff                        66yrs./ 7mos./28da.
Died Nov.2, 1770

Aeltie Wikoff                        34yrs./3mos. 26 da.
Died Feb. 19, 1740-w. Garrit(Garret)

William Wikoff                     75 yrs.
Died Sept. 18, 1782

Agness Wikoff                     73 yrs.
Died July 26, 1777-w.William

Anna Wikoff         died in her 68th year
Died Mar. 8, 1803-d.Wm. & Agness

Catherine Forman 72yrs./4mos./12da.
Died Sept. 2 1818

Ezekiel Forman      died in his 80th year
Died Dec. 15, 1828-consort of Catharine

Agness Wikoff     52yrs.
Died Oct. 29, 1795-d.Wm. & Agness   

Capt. Jacob Forman, entered the Merchant’s Service at age of 14 at the Port of New York: he progressed by regular grades to the command of a Ship remaining in the Service 30 yrs. Until a few years of his death, which occurred June 16, 1841, in his 58th year.

There are other graves in this ground, but unmarked with inscribed stones.  This may indicate Slave burials or stillborn children.          

*denotes known Veteran of American Revolution