New Lisbon, Otsego County, NY Read by Alma Slawson & Edith Gage in April 1968 Re-Typed by Annette Campbell |
Located on the McCrae farm (abandoned) on the Town Line Road just opposite Pool Creek (Brook?) Road. Site is in a place very difficult to reach---is behind the house about 200 ft or so, but there is a swampy spot (more like a pond---the beavers have been working!) so that a detour must be made. Went up the road about 1/2 mile: took the old logging road about 30 ft, turned left onto a smaller trail, went down an overgrown gully, climbed over a fence, tramped through some more woods, and finally came out onto what is called "the big flat" ( a one-time hay field). The cemetery is located in the right hand corner of this flat area ( as you look at the house from Town Line Road. It is marked (sort of) by the presence of three large pine trees and 3 big cherry trees. It is completely overgrown with brush, weeds etc; had to really hunt for the grave markers---three of which are down and partially buried in decaying leaves, grasses etc. and several others are tilted rather precariously. Condition: Extremely bad. Barton, Stukeley d. Jan 1813 Age 69y (stone is barely visable; only the name clearly readable) Alse d. 3 Dec 1833 Age 92y Widow of Stukeley (Stone over and only partially readable) Robert d. 12 Feb 1857 Age 84y (Stone partially buried) Polly d. 17 Jun 810 Age 39y (Stone down) Phebe d. 20 May 1820 Age 16y Dau of Robert Ziporah d. 6 Apr 1835 Age 52y 2nd wife of Robert (Stone still standing well) E. (small stone clearly marked but not recorded by DAR in 1935 Stanton Robert A. d. 2 Jan 1846 Age 7 weeks Son of Abram & Hannah Small Fieldstone marker: Writing no longer visable. (Stone standing well; has a footstone)