Bennettsville Cemetery

West side of (Rt. 5) Dundee-Himrod Road, just south of Shannon's Corners Road - hidden in woods

This almost 200 year old cemetery, is one of the earliest cemeteries & settlements in what is now, Starkey. This small burying ground is all that remains of that settlement. It is located in the woods, behind homes and is not visible from the road. There is evidence of "trash dumping and fill", that has obliterated the front part of the cemetery. It is in very poor condition and not made accessible, nor cared for, by the town as required by NY state law.

The town has previously been petitioned on several occasions, about maintaining this historic cemetery, to no obvious avail or concern to the town. Even though NY state law assigns abandoned cemeteries to the care of the town in which they are located, this town seems to have made no efforts in saving, nor maintaining this historic cemetery of ancestors.

Please, bring this subject up at town meetings, and remind those in office, that they need to act in caring for this particular cemetery as well as all within the town and to abide by the laws of the state of NY concerning your historical cemeteries. Please help in volunteering in your community to care for the historical cemeteries and teach the next generation as well.

A Revolutionary War Soldier was buried here, along with their family and others who settled here with their families. It is shameful where that the town, left to the care of the town's heritage, even by state law, seems to have no respect, nor regard for the care of the final resting place of the ancestors of this town.

If you would like to submit Yates Co. Cemetery data to this site please contact me. Copyright resides with the contributor. Owned and transcribed by Dianne Thomas

BEAM	Eve or Eva	died Mar 1851; 87y,2d; w/o Capt. Peter; nee INSCHO [Beam plot]
BEAM	Jane	died Mar 4, 1843; 41y,7d; w/o Peter Jr.; nee SMITH [Beam plot]
BEAM	Peter (Capt)	1765 - June 16, 1841; 76y,2m; h/o Eve or Eva INSCHO; Capt John Meade's NJ Regiment - Rev War Soldier [Beam plot]
BEAM	Peter Jr.	1796 NJ - died Oct 26, 1864; 67y,10m; h/o Elizabeth; s/o Peter & Eve (Inscho) [Beam plot]
BEAM	William R.	Dec 10, 1833 - Feb 19, 1835; 1y,3m,9d; s/o Peter & Elizabeth [Beam plot]
COOLBAUGH	John #	1794 PA - May 1860; 66y; h/o Betsey [mortality schedule]
COYKENDALL	Emanuel	died Jan 3, 1827; 64y; h/o Mary STRUBLE; s/o Squire & Ann [stone partly buried]
COYKENDALL	Mary	died Jan 1, 1839; 67y; w/o Emanuel; nee STRUBLE
DUNN	Anna	May 23, 1853 - Aug 19, 1855; 2y,2m,23d; d/o Warren & Clarissa (Swarts) [Beam plot]
LESLIE	M #	died May 1860; 1m; d/o David & Betsey M. [mortality schedule]
LOSEY	Anna #	1777 NJ - Apr 1860; 83y [mortality schedule]
LOSEY	C. A. #	died Mar 1860; 22y (male) [mortality schedule]
MOORE	Elizabeth	died Nov 8, 1852?; 49y,3m.?d; w/o John; d/o Jephthah & Jane RANDOLPH
RANDOLPH	E.	[footstone next to Jephthah]
RANDOLPH	Jephthah F.	died Feb 12, 1850; 37y,10m; s/o Jephthah & Elizabeth
RAPLEE	Erasmus D.	died July 17, 1820; 8m,5d; s/o Stephen & Sarah (Adams)
RAPLEE	Sarah	Jan 11, 1779 - Sept 12, 1829; 53y,5m; w/o Stephen; d/o Uriah ADAMS [2 stones]
RAPLEE	Stephen	1774 - Jan 20, 1867; h/o Sarah ADAMS & Rebecca M.; s/o James & Byer
SCHNECK	Jane	Oct 2, 1818 - June 29, 1850; 31y,8m,23d; unwed; d/o Daniel
SUTPHIN	Polly	died June 30, 1830?; 68y?,3m; w/o Richard; nee VAN MATER
SUTPHIN	Richard	no data; h/o Polly VAN MATER
SWARTS	Anna	Aug 30, 1748 - June 3, 1843; w/o Baltus
SWARTS	Baltus	Feb 26, 1749 NJ- Apr 13, 1830; 81y,1m,15d; h/o Anna
SWARTS	George	Mar 29, 1808 - June 5, 1832; 24y,2m,7d; s/o Tewalt Jr. & Margaret (Dean)
SWARTS	Margaret	Jan 8, 1782 - Nov 23, 1848; 66y,10m,15d; w/o Tewalt Jr.; d/o Micajah DEAN
SWARTS	Margaret	1778 - Aug 31, 1824; 46y; w/o Tewalt Jr.
SWARTS	Margaret Mariah	died May 21, 1839; 5m; d/o Hulsey & Phebe (Corbin) [Beam plot]
SWARTS	Tewalt Jr.	1777 NJ - Mar 19, 1857; h/o Margaret & Margaret DEAN; s/o Baltus & Anna
unknown	Jane?	42y
WALLING	Daniel	died 1867; 71y,10m,3d; s/o Samuel & Susannah [Walling monu]
WALLING	Samuel	Mar 29, 1781 NJ - July 4, 1869; 88y; h/o Abby [Walling monu]
WALLING	Susannah	May 25, 1784 - June 17, 1842; 58y,23d; w/o Samuel; d/o Tewalt & Elizabeth SWARTS [Walling monu]
WILSON	Susannah	died 1822; 1st w/o Thomas; nee BUCHANAN Hulburt
YOST	Adeann	Mar 16, 1779 - Dec 24, 1831; 52y,9m,8d; w/o Nicholas
YOST	Adia Ann	died Sept 30, 1832; 3y,1m; d/o John & Pata Ann
YOST	Jacob	Oct 17, 1744 - Mar 12, 1833; 88y,4m,26d; h/o Mary
YOST	Mary	Jan 31, 1752 - Mar 7, 1832; 81y,1m,7d; w/o Jacob
YOST	Nicholas	1778 NJ - 1860; 81y,11d; h/o Patience
YOST	Sally	Dec 22, 1809 - Dec 8, 1832; unwed; 22y,11m,18d; d/o Nicholas & Patience

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