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Commack Methodist Episcopal Churchyard
The following Data was submitted by David  Roberts
These are burials at the Commack Methodist Episcopal Churchyard Cemetery, next to but separate from the Commack "Commercial" Cemetery

The present Commack United Methodist Church is one of the oldest Methodist congregations in New York State. The old church, built in 1789, is the oldest standing United Methodist church building in New York State. The old church and its churchyard are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The following list is derived from two sources sent to me by the Church Historian, Commack United Methodist Church. One was an inventory published by Janice T. Woods in 1984 as part of the Bicentennial Celebration of the founding of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States, established in 1784 at Lovely Lane Chapel, Baltimore, Maryland. The other listing was done as an Eagle Scout Project in 1992 by Christopher C. Jarvis. Both lists were checked against the data on pp. 82 - 85, volume 3,  of LDS Microfilm Roll # 0017925
 
The Methodist Episcopal [M. E.] Church merged in 1939 with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South [M. E., South] and the Methodist Protestant [M. P.] Church to form The Methodist Church. In 1968, The Methodist Church merged with the Evangelical United Brethren [E. U. B.] Church to form the present United Methodist Church. The Commack congregation had been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the larger of the Methodist groups in the Northern United States until the 1939 merger. Thus the use of the historic name for this cemetery.
BEERS
Julia Ann {BROWN}, daughter of James & Phebe BROWN, wife of Zenas, d. 12 April 1832, 24 yrs 2 mos 2 days
infant, son of Zenas & Julia Ann, d. 1832
 
BISHOP
John H., d. 17 July 1875, 63 yrs, 2 mos 26 days
 
BLACHLY
Benjamin, d. 22 December 1816 - 32 years
Benjamin, d. 29 July 1823 - 75 years; soldier in the American Revolution
 
BOND
Phena, daughter of Doxy and Keturah, d. 16 February 1815 - "17th year"
 
BROWN
B. Franklin, b. 29 July 1821, d. 20 June 1907
Carolina {BUNCE}, wife of B. Franklin, b. 6 March 1820, d. 26 June 1901
Margaret {BRUSH}, daughter of Henry & Charity BRUSH, wife of Benjamin F., d. 2 November 1849 - 27 years
Samuel S., son of Benjamin F. & Carolina, d. 19 July 1855, 4 mos 10 days
Samuel, d. 15 January 1875, 82 yrs 10 mos, 16 days
Sarah, wife of Samuel, d. 29 May 1833, 35 yrs 9 days
Sarah J., daughter of Stephen & Jemima, d. 20 October 1840 - 18 years
Thirza T., daughter of Samuel & Sarah, d. 24 October 1845, 19 yrs, 4 mos, 18 days
 
BRUSH
infant, daughter of Epenetus & Jemima, b. & d. 28 June 1811
Abram, d. 27 June 1818 - 26 years
Ann Eliza, wife of Samuel, d. 9 March 1856 - 29 years
Charity, wife of Henry J., d. 8 June 1832 - 46 years
Charles, son of Moses & Abigail, d. 4 September 1816, 5 mos 10 days
Deborah, daughter of Selah & Polly, d. 12 January 1828, 9 mos, 27 days
Drusilla, daughter of Epenetus & Jemina, d. 28 March 1803 - 7 months
Elizabeth, widow of Samuel, d. 1830 - 70 years
Elizabeth, widow of Abram, d. 25 July 1860 - "66th year"
Henry J., d. 23 February 1855, 73 yrs 2 mos 16 days 
Jemima Traviss, daughter of Selah & Polly, d. 19 December 1831, 1 yr 3 mos 21 days
Jemima, wife of Smith, d. 18 February 1858 - 76 years
Jesse, son of Nehemiah & Mary, d. 4 June 1793 - 15 years
John, d. 20 February 1806 - "28th year"
John S., d. 1 January 1890, 75 yrs 10 mos   [d. 21 January 1890 - Commack; "old and respected citizen"]
Juliana, daughter of Selah & Polly, d. 1 January 1826, 2 mos 21 days
Mahala, daughter of Abram & Elizabeth, d. 12 October 1859 - "37th year"
Marguerita, wife of John [S.], d. 11 April 1881      ["Margaret" ; d. Commack, 66 yrs 9 mos 19 days]
Mary, wife of Nehemiah, d. 10 March 1822 - 65 years
Mary F., wife of Joel, d. 21 May 1879, 47 yrs 9 mos 11 days  ["Mary E." ; wife of Joseph; suicide - Commack]  
Merwin, son of Selah & Polly, d. 7 June 1850, 12 yrs 2 mos 5 days
Nehemiah, d. 16 March 1822 - 65 years; soldier in the American Revolution
Samuel, d. 7 June 1816 - "70th year"
Sarah J., wife of Henry J., d. 27 August 1872, 95 yrs 1 mos
note: Jarvis list has "Molly" d. 1820, age 78 and "Paula" d. no date, age 87; Woods list has "Polly," but the dates and ages are those of Merwin per the LDS Microfilm.
BUNCE
Edmund A.  [no dates, no age given]
H. Libbie, wife of Edmund A, d. 26 August 1884 - 30 years  ["H. Elizabeth"; d. Commack, 30 yrs 7 mos 20 days]
Joseph W., son of Edmund A. & H. Libbie, b. 11 April 1881, d. 27 May 1895   [nephew of I. B. Pedrick]
Martha A., wife of Sylvester, d. 30 June 1865, 51 yrs 9 mos 19 days
Mattie M., daughter of Edmund A. & H. Libbie, d. 22 April 1880, 2 yrs 1 mo 11 days   [ "Mattie N."; d. Commack]
Sylvester J., b. 10 April 1818, d. 12 June 1887  [d. Northport]
 
CHESHIRE
Caroline Jane {BRUSH}, daughter of Philetus S. & Dorothy BRUSH, wife of William S., d. 3 November 1834, d. 1 January 1855
William S., b. 15 October 1824, d. 3 October 1861
 
COCHRAN
Nathan Henry, son of Rev. Samuel & Abbey, no dates - part of stone missing
 
COMBS
John, d. 24 May 1815 - "90th year"
Millicent, wife of John, d. 12 April 1814 - 87 years
 
CONKLIN
Daniel, b. 11 October 1778, d. 20 September 1844
Mary, daughter of Daniel & Nancy, d. 5 October 1817, 1 yr 7 mos 18 days
Nancy, wife of Daniel, b. 30 September 1781, d. 1 Aoril 1864
William J., son of Daniel & Nancy, b. 20 May 1819, d. 25 October 1828
 
COOK
Mary Alexandrine {D'ANTERROCHES}, daughter of Joseph D'ANTERROCHES, wife of William, d. 21 August 1837 - 52 years
 
CUTTING
Charles S., d. 14 September 1865, 83 yrs 6 mos
Ellen Nagle Duryea, daughter of William & Charlotte, d. 12 November 1860 - 9 years
Mary {COLLINS}, wife of Charles S., d. 24 March 1879    [90 yrs 9 mos 15 days, d. Commack]
William, d. 25 March 1852, 36 yrs 3 mos
 
ELLIS
Ira, son of William & Josephine, d. 3 October 1857 - 19 months
 
GILDERSLEEVE
Alexander, son of Stephen & Amelia, d. 10 April 1831 - 27 years; interred at Brooklyn
Almeda, daughter of Stephen & Amelia. d. 9 December 1824 - 16 years
Amelia, wife of Stephen, b. June 1763, d. May 1841 - "78th year"
Hannah, wife of Daniel, d. 30 July 1840, 40 yrs 8 mos 2 days
Hannah Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel & Hannah, d. 20 May 1836, 1 yr 1 mos 1 day
Smith, son of Richard & Nancy, d. 22 June 1822, 13 yrs 11 mos 12 days
Stephen, b. 11 April 1755, d. 30 July 1853, 98 yrs 3 mos 19 days
 
HAFF
Addison, d. 1 February 1840, 25 yrs 1 mo 20 days
Charles G., son of Ezra & Susan, d. 24 December 1841, 4 yrs 5 mos 2 days
Deborah, wife of Isaac, d. 2 August 1853, 76 yrs 18 days
Ira, d. 30 August 1822 - 28 years
Isaac, d. 29 March 1829, 48 yrs 2 mos 13 days
James, d. 20 February 1801 - "42nd year"
Losey, d. 17 March 1823 - 59 years
Phebe E., daughter of Ezra & Susan, d. 10 June 1847, 8 mos 19 days
Phebe Maretta, daughter of Jeremiah & Hannah, d. 10 June 1847, 25 yrs 3 mos
Ruth, d. 5 July 1852 - 84 years
Susan A., daughter of Ezra & Susan, d. 19 January 1850, 5 yrs 6 mos 26 days
 
HAMMOND
Hannah, d. 7 December 1857 - 60 years
 
HARRIS
Lydia Eames, daughter of Rev. Reuben & Betsy. d. 25 September 1820, 1 yr 9 mos
Sarah E., daughter of Ezra & Susan, d. 29 November 1841, 1 yr 11 mos 3 days

HIGBEE
Mary Shephard, d. 5 May 1840, 21 yrs 9 mos 6 days
 
HUBBS
Freelove, wife of James, d. 12 April 1826 - "69th year"
James, d. 17 April 1809 - 68 years; soldier in the American Revolution
Mary, wife of James, d. 9 October 1805 - 61 years
Nellie A., wife of Robert, b. 1871, d. not given
Nellie Jewell, d. June 1955, 87 yrs 28 days
Robert B., b. 1871, d. 1940
 
JARVIS
Fineta, daughter of Stephen & Tabathy, d. 7 February 1828 - 22 years
Lucindah, d. 1 February 1792 - 24 years
Scudder, son of Stephen & Tabathy, d. 11 November 1826 - 19 years
Seth, son of Stephen & Tabathy, d. 18 January 1813 - 18 years
 
JEWELL
Mary E. {WHITMAN}, [daughter of Zebulon WHITMAN], wife of James H., d. 18 September  1879, 32 yrs 9 mos 8 days   [d. Commack]
 
KETCHAM
Adele, d. 1986
Bernard, b. 29 January 1809, d. 13 November 1885
Gordon, d. 2 August 1959 - 27 years
Joseph Mathias, d. 12 December 1947, 54 yrs 2 mos 4 days
Mary, wife of Bernard, b. 16 May 1824, d. 30 September 1879   [d. Brooklyn]
Selina, wife of Bernard, d. 21 January 1845 - "33rd year"
 
LEE
Ella A. {KETCHAM}, b. 1853, d. 1909
 
LEWIS
Dorcas E., wife of John G., d. 9 January 1844 - "29th year"
 
NICHOLS
William H., b. 1844, d. 1913; Civil War Vet, Co. D, 127th New York
 
OWEN
Ann, d. 14 December 1855 - 44 years
 
PURNELL
Capt. Lorenzo D., husband of Deborah A., d. 24 July 1849 - age 30   [A beautiful carved Victorian white marble stone picturing a sailing ship at sea was erected by his wife in his memory. It is quite possible, from the wording and picture on this stone, that Capt. Purnell was lost at sea and this stone is a memorial stone rather than a grave stone and that Capt. Purnell was not actually buried at this cemetery.]

RICE
Melville W., son of Samuel & Charlotte, d. 2 December 1850 - 16 months
 
ROBBINS
Dorcas, d. 11 April 1796 - "56th year"
 
ROBINSON
James, d. 14 January 1872, 35 yrs 4 mos 24 days; veteran of the "War of the Rebellion" 1862-1865; 2nd Lt.
 
ROGERS
Isabel, son of Joel G. & Elizabeth, d. 16 May 1807 - 15 years
 
RULAND
Jane, wife of Jedediah, d. 26 January 1796 - 29 years
Susannah, daughter [?] [wife ??] of Tredwell, d. 30 April 1815, 32 yrs 7mos 26 days
Tredwell, d. 26 December 1828 - "48th year"
 
SAMMIS
Alexander, b. 3 June 1796, d. 9 October 1877
Harriet, wife of Nathanuel S., d. 13 September 1857, 27 yrs 19 days
Mary Emily, daughter of Alexander & Nancy, d. 9 April 1855, 33 yrs 8 mos 24 days
Nancy A., [wife of Alexander], b. 19 April 1804, d. 3 April 1896
 
SKIDMORE
Hannah, wife of John, d. 6 August 1846, 47 yrs 11 mos
 
SOPER
Isaac, d. 31 August 1850 - 32 years
 
SPURGE
Clara A., wife of William [N.], d. 25 June 1885 - 31 years
 
TERRY
David V., d. 29 May 1851 - 40 years
Edward S., son of David & Elizabeth, d. 28 July 1843, 3 yrs 8 mos 5 days
William H., son of David & Elizabeth, d. 15 October 1849, 3 yrs 8 mos 17 days
 
VELSOR
Elizabeth Ann, wife of Jacob, d. 9 November 1863, age 53 yrs 6 mos 5 days
Ruth, wife of William, d. 15 November 1856, 75 yrs 7 mos 29 days
William, d. 22 June 1843, 62 yrs 13 days
 
WARE
Hannah, wife of Richard, d. April 1791 - 56 years
 
WHITMAN
Eliphalet, son of Richard & Sarah, d. not given, 5 mos 28 days
Eliphalet, d. 1 October 1828, 55 yrs 2 mos 10 days
Eliphalet, d. 4 May 1840 - "45th year"
George Stanley, son of Zebulon D. & Martha A., d. 30 June 1863, 3 yrs 9 mos 23 days
Jemima, wife of Eliphalet, d. 18 July 1845, 72 yrs 2 mos 18 days
John D., son of Zebulon D. & Martha A., d. 23 May 1869, 12 yrs 9 mos 21 days
Laura D., daughter of Zebulon D. & Martha A., d. 19 September 1860, 11 yrs 6 mos 3 days
Martha A., wife of Zebulon D., d. 15 March 1885 - 64 years   [d. 16 April 1885 - Commack]
Mattie L., daughter of Zebulon D. & Martha A., d. 31 March 1869, 1 yr 11 mos 16 days
Sarah, wife of Eliphalet, d. 21 February 1880 - "84th year"    [d. Commack]
Sarah Augusta, daughter of Zebulon D. & Martha A., d. 25 October 1847, 3 yrs 4 mos 12 days
Seymour Z., son of Zebulon D. & Martha A., d. 17 March 1866, 3 yrs 8 mos 10 days
Zebulon D., d. 25 December 1886 - 65 years   [d. 23 December 1886 - Commack]
 
WICKS
Joanna, wife of Conklin, d. 7 January 1851 - 60 years
Conklin, d. 23 December 1863 - "79th year"
Hannah, wife of Selah, d. 3 January 1869 - 83 years
Lewis, d. 4 October 1821, 56 yrs 3 mos 4 days ["killed by a waggon loaded with hay running over his breast"]
Lewis Smith, son of Lewis & Susan, d. 18 January 1818, 1 yr 4 mos
Lura, wife of Platt, d. 21 July 1865, 77 yrs 3 mos 3 days
Platt, d. 29 November 1848 - "60th year"
Selah, d. 8 November 1811 - 29 years
 
WILLSON
Esther, d. 11 January 1849, 68 yrs 11 days
William, d. 1 August 1850 - 80 years
 
WOODHULL
Julianna, wife of William, d. 12 October 1812 - 26 years