Davis Burial Ground
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The Davis Burial Ground is between Zarephath, New Jersey
Zarephath, New Jersey
Zarephath is an unincorporated area of Franklin Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. It was the communal home to the Pillar of Fire Church, and was the worldwide headquarters of Pillar of Fire International and housed the church's college, Somerset Christian College, and radio...

 and South Bound Brook, New Jersey
South Bound Brook, New Jersey
South Bound Brook is a Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 4,563.What is now South Bound Brook was originally formed as a town within Franklin Township...

. It is on Weston Canal Road near the Delaware and Raritan Canal
Delaware and Raritan Canal
The Delaware and Raritan Canal is a canal in central New Jersey, United States, built in the 1830s that served to connect the Delaware River to the Raritan River. It was intended as an efficient and reliable means of transportation of freight between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New York City,...

. It contains about 100 graves with maybe 50 extant tombstones. On the opposite side of the canal is a similar cemetery: Van Nest - Weston Burying Ground, Bound Brook
Van Nest - Weston Burying Ground, Bound Brook
The Van Nest - Weston Burying Ground is in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey on the border with Manville. It is also referred to as the Van Nest Burying Ground and the Frelinghuysen Burying Ground. The cemetery is located on Millstone River Road and the corner of Schmidt Street. It resides on the...

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Notable burial

Simeon Van Nortwick II (1724-1813) He was the son of Simeon Van Nortwick I (1687-c1774) of Utrecht, Netherlands and Folkease Volkertje (c1690-?). His siblings include: Philippus Van Nortwick (1720/21-?); Adriaan Van Nortwick (1711-?); Folkert Van Nortwick (1714-?); John Van Nortwick (1716-?); William Van Nortwick (1718-?); Christaen Van Nortwick (1727-?); Martin Van Nortwick (1730/31-?); and Cornelia Van Nortwick (1732-?). Simeon married Maria Cornel (1733-1802) on April 12, 1751 in Somerset County.

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