Caroline Church, Setauket, Brookhaven, Long Island
Village Green, Setauket, NY 11785
Telephone: 631-941-4245
    In the early 1700s, the Anglican mission at Brookhaven was named Christ Church and the building was originally known by that name. The construction of this simple yet beautiful colonial church was the product of an effort that lasted more than a decade. Records are not clear as to the precise date church construction started but it is know to have been completed by June 1, 1730.
    The strong loyalist convictions of the original congregation are evident in its decision to honor Queen Wilhelmina Karoline of Brandenburg-Anspach, Queen of George II of England. She had given the Church altar cloths and a communion service that are still used on special occasions. The same January 25th vestry minutes record the unanimous decision ". . . that this Church and parish Shall in honour of our gracious Queen, her most Serene Britannic Majesty be hereafter called Caroline parish and Caroline Church, and this be entered upon record in Our Vestry books ad futuram rei Memoriam."
    The burial ground around the church was acquired in 1734. By 1741 questions of ownership of the "parsonage lots," or lands reserved for use and support of the early established town church and minister, were brought to a head. Members of Caroline Church who were heirs and assignees of the old town properties claimed their rights to the land. An agreement was reached on October 5, 1741 which apportioned the land between Caroline Church and the dissenting Presbyterian Church.
    After the Battle of Brooklyn, late in August of 1776, all of Long Island fell under British occupation and remained so for seven years. A long period of constant raids from the "Christian Shore" of Connecticut followed. The Setauket shoreline was a favorite landing place for Yankee boatmen and much has been written of the "Setauket Spy Ring" that smuggled secrets to General Washington's headquarters.
    One ill-fated rebel skirmish was fought within range of Caroline Church on the 48th anniversary of the church's founding, August 22, 1777. The Continentals bombarded the rebels inside the Presbyterian meeting house from a canon near the large glacial boulder in the woods west of today's village green. Within hours, the "Battle of Setauket" was concluded the rebellion put down.
    During the long occupation, services at Caroline must have been officially sanctioned. However, tradition has it that a priest, probably Reverend James Lyons, "a man of wit and talent and basic virtues but with a sharp Hibernian tongue and temper," while preaching one Sunday to British army officers, interjected, "Here I am preaching the blessed Gospel to you and there are your d---d Redcoats in my garden stealing my potatoes!"
    The disruption and damage to Caroline parish caused by the occupation and its skirmishes were minor compared to the problems it faced with the departure of the British troops. Many parishioners who had remained loyal to the crown were forced to emigrate, typically to Canada and Nova Scotia. This resulted in a sharp decline in the size and resources of the Caroline congregation. At the close of the late Revolutionary war their church which was before flourishing was left in a very destitute condition -- the building was very much injured -- some of the most wealthy & respectable of the congregation went from the country, & those who remained were left as sheep without a shepherd."

Burials in the Caroline Episcopal Churchyard
Most of these records came from - Nellie R. Scudder 'Collection of Long Island Genealogical Records' pp. 1573-1573, LDS microfilm #0017131
Additional sources were used where available.  The listing is not complete - anyone with additions please feel free to submit them.

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Angus, John Grant born at Perth, Scotland June 7, 1834, died Jan. 11, 1898
Augusta, Sarah daughter of Carlton & Harriet Jayne 1837-1912




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Baldwin, Ella Mills b. Jan. 17, 1872 d. Sep. 27, 1962
Barnett, Rachel Thomlinson b. Apr. 5, 1831 d. Apr. 27, 1882
Barnett, Thomas b. Jul. 6, 1839 d. Jan. 14, 1885
Bartlett, Mary K.  Hulse 22 Mar 1845
Bates, Carrie S. b. Apr. 13, 1863 d. Jan. 18, 1876
 Bates, John (Dr) Ferdinand b. 1834 d. 1916
Bayles, Charles E. b 1870 d July 8, 1890, in his 21st year  eldest son of Henry H. & Mary L. Bayles
Bayles, Mary Louisa b 1868 d Nov. 4, 1868, aged 5 days In the same plot, a small stone marked "Charley"  daughter of Henry H. & Mary L. Bayles,
Bayles, Nicholas  b 1738 d 27 Jun 1820
Bazealy, Charles Woodhull  b 1844 d 10 Apr 1845
Bazealy, Frances J  b  1829 d June 22, 1848, aged 19 yrs  wife of James H. Bazealy
Beck, Felix, Jr b. Sep. 6, 1911 d. May 4, 1961
Bennett, Abigail b. 1785 d. Jan. 26, 1874
Bennett, Amy b. 1728 d. Jun. 11, 1795
Bennett, Brewster b. 1812 d. Aug. 4, 1813
Bennett, Caroline A. Roseman b. 1820 d. 1897
Bennett, Caroline R. b. 1811 d. Aug. 20, 1858
Bennett, Electa Ann Hawkins b. Oct. 12, 1853 d. Jan. 20, 1926
Bennett, Frederick Noll b. 1858 d. Nov. 16, 1858
Bennett, Israel b. 1761 d. Feb. 10, 1846
Bennett, Israel b. 1723 d. Aug. 13, 1781
Bennett, Israel b. 1782 d. Apr. 27, 1853
Bennett, Israel C. b. Sep. 13, 1852 d. May 5, 1893
Bennett, Jane Biggs b. 1762 d. May 22, 1841
Bennett, John b. 1803 d. 1870
Bennett, John Oscar b. Aug. 1, 1848 d. Aug. 27, 1871
Bennett, Joseph b. 1788 d. Oct. 5, 1841 (committed suicide, "LI Newsparer Suffolk County Library Historic Newspaper Collection, Nov 12, 1841, p 3")
Bennett, Rebecca Woodhull b. May 23, 1790 d. Apr. 23, 1868
Bennett, Sarah Jane b. unknown d. Apr. 6, 1830
Bennett, Woodhull b. 1811 d. Sep. 28, 1811
Bowser, Eggert Edward b. unknown d. unknown
Bowser, Verna Halsey Tyler b. Jul. 25, 1897 d. Feb. 23, 1924
Brown, Wilson b. Nov. 10, 1851 d. Sep. 11, 1914
Browne, Deborah Ann b. 1803 d. Dec. 23, 1857



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 Cargill (Cargyll), John b 23 Aug 1805 in Scotland d 20 Oct 1846 in Brookhaven; married ALVIRA HARTT 17 Apr 1830 in Caroline Church, Setauket. She was born Abt. 1808 in Setauket.
Carrigall, Andrew T.  b 1832 d 17 Oct 1833
Clark, Emma S d  02 Aug 1889




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Dallas, Charles  09 Jan 1825
Dallas, Mary   17 Aug 1817
Darling, Abby Lenard  08 Mar 1843
Darling, Ann Maria  04 Aor 1843
Darling, Clarissa    15 Dec 1870
Darling, Peter  22 Feb 1847
Davis, Catherine Ann    22 Aug 1824
Davis, Charles N.  1916
Davis, George M. P.  02 Apr 1846
Davis, Mary E.  Avery
Dewick, John  15 Oct 1852
Dewick, Margaret  25 Jan 1809
Dewick, Mary  Strong 12 Apr 1819
Dewick, Richard  27 Jan 1822
Dickerson, John  30 Jun 1856
Dickerson, Julianer E.  Smith 21 Aug 1896
Dicks, George Elijah  18 Jan 1839
Dominick, Benjamin Floyd  06 Dec 1883
Dominick, Blanche E.  04 Nov 1883
Dominick, George G.  05 Aug 1876
Dominick, Gilbert Francis  14 Oct 1840
Dominick, Margaret Isabella  28 Aug 1849
Dominick, Sarah H.    15 Jan 1870
Duryee, Frances Jayne  28 Aug 1832
Duryee, Jacob  23 Dec 1833
Duryee, Sarah Eliza  25 Aug 1832
Dyckes, Charles died June 8, 1869, aged 43 years, 9 months, 13 days
Dyckes, Charles H. died Jan. 17, 1910, aged 61 yrs, 10 months, 4 days
Dyckes, George J. died Jan. or June 18, 1889, aged 16 yrs, 10 months, 14 days
Dykes, Hannah  Hatfield 15 Mar 1873
Dyckes, Henry G. who departed this life March 21, 1851, aged 61 yrs, 6 months
Dyckes, John Robert  1851-1864
Dyckes, Mary A. wife of Charles Dyckes, died Nov. 20, 1879, aged 53 years, 7 months
Dyckes, Mary E. wife of Clarence Jayne, 1852-1918
Dyckes,Sarah A.  Smith 15 Jun 1916
Dyckes, Shepard A. 1887-1918, age 31
Dyckes, Walter R. 1866-1925
Dyckes, William H. born Aug. 23, 1847, died April 18, 1922




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Edwards, Anna M. b. 1840  d.  05 Mar 1854
Edwards, Benajah  b. 1712 d. Dec. 19, 1787, husband of Sarah (Hallock), Benajah died before his wife Sarah
 Edwards, Benjamin  b. 1809 d. Aug. 10, 1829
 Edwards, Blanche A.  14 Nov 1893
Edwards, Bryant  b. 1857 d. Nov. 23, 1857
 Edwards, Charles  b. 1805 d. Jun. 22, 1833
 Edwards, Daniel  10 Jan 1890
Edwards, Hannah   b. Apr. 26, 1766 d. Jan. 15, 1821
 Edwards, Hannah Maria  Van Brunt 25 Mar 1895
Edwards, Maria(h) (Smith),  d/o John-4, Samuel -3, Benjamin-2, Arthur "The Quaker" Smith and Elizabeth Floyd [first husband was ? Denton second was Daniel Edwads b. 31 March 1798 d.10 January 1890]  b 19 December 1798 d. 19 Sep 1851 in Old Field - NOTE on date of death:  the records of Osborn Shaw use the year 1854 and her tombstone says 1851
 Edwards, Polly  b. 1794 d. Mar. 22, 1818
 Edwards, Pulaski  b. 1855 d. Nov. 17, 1857
 Edwards, Sarah  Hallock 15 Nov 1809
Edwards, Stephen  b. 1766 d. Sep. 15, 1851 W/O Hannah [b. 1766 d. 15 Jan 1821], second wife Elizabeth ?
 Edwards, William H.  22 Dec 1903
Elberson, George E.  29 Mar 1883
Elberson, Le Roy  24 Feb 1880
Elberson, Paul  27 Jan 1886
Elderkin, Annie C.  Davis, 14 Sep 1910
Elderkin, Charles H.  28 Dec 1840
Elderkin, Emma J.  Smith 18 Aug 1871
Elderkin, Emma Jane  20 Apr 1885
Elderkin, George H.  20 Apr 1909
Elderkin, Georgie  09 Apr 1887
Elderkin, John  02 May 1885
Elderkin, John Dr.  10 Feb 1837
Elderkin, John Allen  10 Oct 1888
Elderkin, Julia A.  17 Jan 1900
Elderkin, Martha  Smith 19 Jul 1858
Elderkin, Renelcha  Hallock 27 Jan 1884
Elderkin, William Wallace  25 Nov 1918
Ellison, Richard  22 Jan 1864




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Foster, Albert M.  26 Feb 1844
Foster, Francis M.  04 Jun 1880
Foster, Mary A.  Smith 09 Jun 1877




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Gray, Arabel S.  10 May 1865
Gray, Julia E.  24 May 1865
Gray, Mary E.  24 Apr 1865
Gray, Mary J.  Hawkins x1919
Gray, William  1910
Gwynne, George Thomas  04 Nov 1836
Gwynne, Mary E.  Elderkin, 06 Apr 1865
Gwynne, Thomas  10 Oct 1873
Gwynne, William  04 Jan 1837




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Hallock, Amelia J.    1922
Hallock, Anna A.  Bennett, x1921
Hallock, Charles D.  14 Jun 1861
Hallock, Ephraim  1899
Hallock, Freddie G.  22 Sep 1883
Hallock, John B.  02 May 1891
Hallock, Mary Ann  Gulick x1894
Hallock, Renelcha  Smith 24 Apr 1875
Hallock, Vincent G.
Hammon, Catherine    1874
Hammon, George  1898
Hand, Isabella  13 Dec 1839
Hatfield, Hannah wife of Henry G. Dyckes, who departed this life March 15, 1873, aged 82 yrs
Hawkins, Amy F.  Hallock 1916
Hawkins, Edith  11 May 1872
Hawkins, Ellen    07 Apr 1910
Hawkins, Ernest Mervin  06 Mar 1891
Hawkins, Hattie B.  16 Mar 1895
Hawkins, Isaac  28 Apr 1825
Hawkins, James  26 Mar 1813
Hawkins, James S.  19 Mar 1901
Hawkins, John  22 Sep 1878
Hawkins, John Wickham
Hawkins, Mary Antoinette  Smith 06 May 1918
Hawkins, Mary B.    26 Mar 1881
Hawkins, Rebecca  Bennett, 07 Dec 1829
Hawkins, Ryerson B.  1923
Helm, Anselm son of Carlton & Harriet Jayne, born April 23, 1840, died August 13, 1897
Hodgkins, Thomas G.  25 Nov 1892
Howell, Edna  - (wife of Shepard A. Dyckes), 1888-1918, age 30
Howell, Mary A. (wife of S. Dyckes), 1870-1933, age 63
Hubbell, Augustus  01 Jan 1852
Hubbell, Eastburn  26 Aug 1835
Hulse, Eliza S.  09 Feb 1847
Hulse, Elizabeth  15 Sep 1855
Hulse, Harriet  19 Sep 1847
Hulse, Harriet S.  06 Feb 1811
Hulse, Harvey  11 Nov 1843
Hulse, Jesse  01 Apr 1833
Hulse, Martha  Satterly 06 Jul 1854
Hulse, Robert Nelson  21 Aug 1838
Hulse, Ruth    16 Sep 1790
Hulse, Stephen  25 Feb 1815
Hulse, Stephen  25 Feb 1815
Hurtin, Rebecca Jane  Woodhull 11 May 1848




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Ingersoll, Ernest
Ingersoll, Mary  Scofield 1921




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Jayne, Adeliade B. Raynor b. Jun. 7, 1841 d. Sep. 2, 1927
Jayne, Amelia Hulse wife of Charles F. Jayne, born Feb. 20, 1824, died Feb. 14, 1897
Jayne, Anna L.  born Dec. 31, 1852, died Jan. 7, 1905
Jayne, Ann S.  Mount 17 Sep 1841
Jayne, Anselm H. b. Apr. 23, 1840 d. Aug. 13, 1897
Jayne, Archibald b. Mar. 6, 1788 d. Feb. 16, 1848
Jayne, Asenath b. 1739 d. Mar. 6, 1761
Jayne, Carlton b. Sep. 10, 1812 d. Sep. 24, 1879
Jayne, Charles F. b. Sep. 10, 1816 d. Jun. 24, 1899
Jayne, Clarence E. b. 1844 d. 1912
Jayne, Clarinda Brownell b. Dec. 15, 1851 d. Jul. 28, 1855
Jayne, Carlton born Sept. 10, 1812, died Sept. 24, 1879
Jayne, Charles F.  born Sept. 10, 1816, died June 24, 1899
Jayne, Clarinda Brownell  28 Jul 1855
Jayne, Daniel J. b. 1836 died Oct. 8, 1878, aged 42 years, 3 months, 17 days
Jayne, Edmund b. 1827 d. Jun. 30, 1865
Jayne, Elcanor b. 1805 d. Aug. 15, 1853
Jayne, Emily S. daughter of Brewster H. & Harriet, b. 1846 died March 28, 1849, aged 2 years, 8 months, 10 days
Jayne, Frank b. 1851 d. 1921
Jayne, (Capt) Gilbert b. 1798 d. Nov. 6, 1868
Jayne, Hannah [?], wife of William Jayne, b.1785 died May 7, 1849, aged 63 years, 7 months, 5 days
Jayne, Harriet Roseman b. Feb. 5, 1817 d. Mar. 24, 1881
Jayne, Henry Floyd Jones b. 1854 d. 1928
Jayne, Ida A. b. Oct. 30, 1856 d. Jul. 27, 1939
Jayne, Isaac b. 1792 d. Feb. 15, 1847
Jayne, Jane Williams b. 1728 d. Mar. 18, 1807
Jayne, John b. 1770 d. Apr. 17, 1828
Jayne, Julia [Lovett]   b. 1789 d. 31 Mar 1862
Jayne, Lillie M.  born Sept. 12, 1856, died Oct. 27, 1927
Jayne, Marion S. Wilson b. Mar. 14, 1851 d. Dec. 8, 1907
Jayne, Mary b. 1813 d. Jan. 2, 1814
 Jayne, Mary Barnet b. Jul. 4, 1822 d. Nov. 18, 1901
Jayne, Mary E. Dykes b. 1852 d. 1919
Jayne, Mary Mitchell b. May 6, 1790 d. Feb. 14, 1848
Jayne, Mary H. [Helm?] daughter of William & Hannah Jayne, b. 1810 died Feb. 25, 1872, aged 61 years 6 months, 28 days
Jayne, Mary wife of William Jayne Esq. ,daughter of Anselm Helm, b.  1756died March 1, 1825, aged 69 years
Jayne, Mary Biggs b. Sep. 19, 1766 d. Dec. 29, 1830
Jayne, Milton A. born Oct. 5 1855, died Nov. 25, 1885. Clarence E. Jayne, (?), 1844-1912
Jayne, Morris b. Oct. 16, 1763 d. Mar. 20, 1842
Jayne, Oscar son of Carlton & Hannah Jayne, b. 1842 d. Apr. 13, 1843
Jayne, Robert  b. 31 May 1803  d. 21 Oct 1804
Jayne, Robert  b. 1734 d. Apr. 24, 1826
Jayne, Robert b. 1757 d. May 31, 1803
Jayne, Robert Morris b. Jun. 27, 1816 d. May 4, 1883
Jayne, Robert T.  24 Apr 1826
Jayne, Samuel  b.  1759 d. 05 Oct 1844
Jayne, Samuel B. son of William & Hannah Jayne, b. 1820 died June 28, 1832, aged 11 years, 6 months, 6 days
Jayne, Sarah Augusta b. 1837 d. 1912
Jayne, Shepard b. 1847 died Sept. 25, 1873, aged 25 years, 10 months, 20 days
Jayne, Shepard H. son of Brewster H. & Harriet A. Jayne, who b. 1845 died Aug. 8, 1846, aged 1 year, 5 months, 22 days
Jayne, Silvina S. b. 1810 d. Jun. 24, 1852
Jayne, Tabitha b. 1729 d. Feb. 7, 1785
Jayne, William son of William Jayne Esq., b.  1785 died Mar. 20, 1832, aged 46 yrs, 7 months
Jayne, William  b. 1724 d. Apr. 28, 1802
Jayne Esq., William b. 1759 died July 11, 1826, aged 68 years 6 months, 10 days
Jayne, William Jones b. Oct. 21, 1843 d. Jan. 7, 1927
Johnston, Annabel Susan b. 1903 d. Nov. 19, 1904
Johnston, Beverly R. Betts b. Sep. 5, 1880 d. Sep. 18, 1882
Johnston, Irena Tyler b. 1836 d. 1898
Johnston, Mary Emma b. 1861 d. Feb. 26, 1866
Johnston, Ryder b. 1830 d. 1899
Jones, Anna Shepard b. Dec. 1, 1792 d. unknown
Jones, Anna C. Evans b. Jan. 24, 1847 d. Jul. 5, 1905
Jones, Benjamin b. 1754 d. Nov. 18, 1823
Jones, Benjamin b. 1790 d. Dec. 23, 1868
Jones, Catherine b. 1794 d. Sep. 26, 1819
Jones, Daniel b. unknown d. unknown
Jones, Daniel Shepard b. Sep. 27, 1841 d. Aug. 19, 1920
Jones, Ebenezer b. 1722 d. Oct. 10, 1800
Jones, Elizabeth b. 1799 d. Sep. 4, 1884
Jones, Hannah Jayne b. 1726 d. Jun. 26, 1800
Jones, Jonna E. Longbothum b. Feb. 1, 1821 d. Nov. 23, 1880
Jones, Mary b. 1802 d. May 8, 1809
Jones, Mary b. 1765 d. Aug. 12, 1851
Jones, Mary H. b. 1852 d. 1854
Jones, Philip Hancock b. 1822 d. 1900
Jones, Sarah Adeliza Jayne b. 1827 d. 1888
Jones, Sarepta A. b. unknown d. unknown
Jones, Shepard Smith b. Jul. 22, 1819 d. Sep. 27, 1889
Jones, Stephen b. 1809 d. Mar. 18, 1830
Jones, Susan E. b. Dec. 10, 1881 d. Jun. 26, 1895
Jones, Tabitha Jayne b. 1764 d. Oct. 5, 1804
Jones, Vincent b. 1713 d. Jan. 5, 1751
Jones, Vincent b. 1753 d. Sep. 27, 1821
Jones, William P. b. 1851 d. 1851
Jones, William P. b. 1860 d. Dec. 6, 1875



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Longbothem, Pamela   03 Sep 1870
Longbothem, Philip  02 Mar 1854
Lyon, Thomas H. born June 3, 1828, died Jan., 10, 1888




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Payne, Mary P. wife of Charles H. Dyckes, died Sept. 22, 1903, aged 55 yrs, 8 months, 22 days
Punderson, Rebekah wife of Capt. T. H. Punderson, died Feb. 5, 1854, aged 55 years, 8 months, 3 days
Punderson, Capt. Thomas H. died April 18, 1844, aged 48 years, 25 days. (His death was caused by falling overboard at sea but his body being recovered, rests here)




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Ralston, Anne E.  Bennett, 24 Jun 1896
Rand, Isabella daughter of Silas & Ruth H. Rand, died Dec. 13, 1839 age 1 year, 7 months
Raynor, Adelaide B. wife of Anselm Helm, born June 7, 1841, died Sept. 2, 1927
Roseman, Harriet wife of Carlton Jayne, born Feb. 6, 1817, died March 24, 1881
Roseman, Julia daughter of Carlton & Harriet Jayne & wife of Charles E. Smith, b. March 12, 1846, d. Sept 18, 1908
Ross, Elsie D.  Sier 05 Apr 1994
Ruland, Juliana wife of Lewis Ruland who, died Jan. 5, 1848, aged 30 yrs. 8 months
Ruland, Oscar died Sept. 8, 1847, aged 1 month
Ruland, Mary died Sept. 8, 1847, aged 1 month
Ruland, Jeannette A. wife of Thomas H. Lyon, born Oct. 7, 1827, died Aug. 14, 1901




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Seabury, Ann   22 Mar 1816
Seabury, Charles [Rev.]  29 Dec 1844
Sherry, George F. 1830-1903. Johanna K. Sherry, 1836-1917. One stone
Smith, Charles E. born July 3, 1840, died April 22, 1928
Smith, Sarah A. wife of William H. Dyckes, born March 31, 1852, died June 15, 1916




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Terel, Deborah wife of Richard Terel, died Aug. 28, 1835 in 53rd year of her age




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Underwood, Margaret   04 Dec 1999




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Wilson, Marion S.  wife of William Jones Jayne, born March 14, 1851, died Dec. 8, 1907
Wood, Robert Leander  12 Oct 1992
Woodhull, Charles infant son of James H. & Frances J. Woodhull, April 10, 1845