Old Farm Cemetery
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Photo by JanMarie
Nov.
10th 2005
© 2005
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Located on Harford Slaterville Road,
Town of
Harford, Cortland Co., NY.
Believe this was the Edminster Farm
property at one time.
Burial
plot is located at the intersection of Harford Slaterville Road
& Seamons Road, on the right side of road. Cemetery is in the
field, a large tree with a cross nailed on it is in
the cemetery,
four posts on the out side of the cemetery. Located near the
Dryden Town Line. Cemetery is not an active cemetery, and in very
poor condition.
Many
headstones in this cemetery are no longer in any condition to
be transcribed. It also appears there are unmarked graves where
no trace of any
headstone remain. Every effort was made to record as much of the
inscriptions as possible.
View another cemetery photo
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Name |
Photo
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Notes: Please use as a guide only
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Asa
Son
of
Asa &
Anna Edwards
died Oct. 10, 1828
aged 18 years |
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Record
of Anna (Amy) Barnes married Asa Edwards. The Amy Barnes that married
Asa
Edwards was a sister to Mary Barnes that married Henry William
Edminster, both daughters of Lemuel Barnes & Rebecca Bement.
See second headstone
photo, taken by George Chevalier
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M.
A. E. |
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Foot
marker only.
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Unknown
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Unavailable
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Broken
off Headstone
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Unknown
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Unavailable
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Broken off
Headstone
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_________
?,
died
_________
age 4?,
24 dys |
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Headstone
broken, and very faded
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Unknown
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Unavailable |
Headstone
is unreadable
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Unknown
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Unavailable
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Headstone
is unreadable, too faded
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Unknown
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Unavailable
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Footmarker
only found
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Unknown
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Unavailable
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Footmarker
only found
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Lucy
Ann
daughter of
Howard
& Lucy
Edminster
died June 2,
1843 aged
6 yrs., 9m
9d
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Headstone
is broken, only part of headstone remains. Headstone
was leaning up against a tree. View
second headstone photo, taken by George Chevalier
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Henry Edm_____
died
Ma_ 31, 18??
aged 56 yrs.,
& 6 ?
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Unavailable
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This
headstone is broken and is pieces, not all of the headstone was found.
LDS records: Henry William Edminster, son of Henry William &
Roba Howland Edminster died Mar. 31,
1852 in
Harford, Cortland Co., NY. See below for Edminster family notes.
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Andrew
son of
Henry & Mary
Edminster
died
Sept 29, 1858
aged 15 yrs
3
mo., 6 dys |
Unavailable
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Andrew
Edminster, was born 1843, son of Henry William Edminster and Mary
Barnes.
Edminster Genealogy states he died Sept. 29, 1859 at Harford and was
buried there.
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Sarah R.
wife of
John D. VanNatta
died
Sept 21st 1849
age 26 yrs.,
2 mos., 16 dys
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Buried with
her infant child at her side. See phone of the bottom of her headstone where the inscription states
her babe by her side. Another headstone
photo
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Andrew
son of
Howard & Lucy
Edminster
died
March 18, 1824
aged 5 yrs. |
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Three
children of Howard and Lucy Edminster are on the same grave
marker. Inscription has after Andrew; Howard his brother, died
Oct 25th 1825 age 4 months. Infant died June 1816 age 6 dys.
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Howard
his brother
died Oct 25th 1825
age 4
months |
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See notes
under Andrew, son of Howard & Lucy Edminster above.
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Infant
brother
died
June 1816
age 6 days |
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See notes
under Andrew, infant child of Howard & Lucy Edminster above
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Unknown
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Unavailable
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Broken
Headstone, no inscription
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Unknown
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Unavailable
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Broken
Headstone, no inscription
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M.
C. R.
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Unavailable |
Footmarker
only M. C. R. No headstone was found for this person. Note:
May be the grave of Mercy Cole Rounsevell, she was the grandmother of
Orrin Ronsville, buried next to this grave. Mercy was born Jan.
1, 1750 died April 13, 1821. She was the wife of Philip
Rounsevell of Freetown.
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Orrin
son
of
Ebenezer & Sally
Rounsvill
died Sept. 16, 1828 |
Unavailable |
Headstone
is broken, with no other part of marker found with age inscription.
Ebenezer Rounsvill married Sally Rounsvill. See below for
notes on Rounsvill family.
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Howard
Simmon
died
Apr. 18, 1850
age 30 yrs.
10 mo., 12 dys
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Charity
Edminster, dau of Henry William & Roba Howland Edminster,
married Noah Simmons, this may be a son of Charity's. This cemetery is
on the corner of Seamons Road. Name change could be
Simmond,
Simmons, Seamons? There are other burials next to Howard, with
only
foot - markers on their graves. Found buried in the Old Methodist
Episcopal Cemetery, Town of Berkshire, Tioga Co., NY is Noah Simmonds
d. Dec. 16, 1863 age 89 yrs., his wife Chariety E. died Aug. 6, 1858
age 76 yrs.
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Unknown
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Unavailable |
Field
Stone only, no inscription
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Unknown
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Unavailable |
Field
Stone only, no inscription
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Unknown
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Unavailable |
Headstone
broken off at base, top half not found
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James
Lewis
son of Reuben & Nancy
Simmonds
died ___ ?, 1850
aged 3 yrs.,
4 mo's & _dys.
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Not
found in other records. Found by George Chevalier, Town of
Harford, NY Historian. Photo taken by George Chevalier.
Note: 1850 Harford, Cortland Co., NY census: Simmons, Reuben 45, Nancy
44, Hannah 16, Margaret 16, Charity 11, George 8, Emma J. 5, James L. 2.
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Cemetery was
walked for headstone inscriptions
November 4th 2003
by JanMarie & Cathy Knauff
(Pictures were taken by JanMarie on Nov.
10th 2005)
George Chevalier, Town of Harford Historian also donated information
and photos for this cemetery record.
Thank you George for making this record more complete.
Cemetery record
was last updated on April 6th 2006
The
following family notes are added here only as a guide and seem to be
the families that are buried in this cemetery.
Notes on the Edminster family:
Henry William Edminster born abt 1749. Revolutionary Soldier, He
came to Harford, Cortland Co., NY in 1813. He died abt. 1831 at
the age of 82 years in Harford,
Cortland Co., NY. He was the son of William Edminsteire and Mary
Paul. He married January 13, 1780 at Middleborough, Plymouth
County, Mass to Roba Howland, she died before 1830. She
was the daughter
of Isaac & Katherine (Howard) Edminster. I would believe
Henry was buried in the cemetery listed above.
Their children were:
Charity,
Henry William 2nd, Howard, Unknown son, Hope, Judith.
1. Charity Edminster b. abt 1780 married Oct. 4, 1799 at Taunton
Congregational Church to Noah Simmons of Middleborough,
she may be the mother or grandmother, of Howard Simmon buried in this
cemetery. Found
buried in the Old Methodist
Episcopal Cemetery, Town of Berkshire, Tioga Co., NY is Noah Simmonds
d. Dec. 16, 1863 age 89 yrs., his wife Charity E. died Aug. 6, 1858
age 76 yrs.
2. Unknown Edminster born between the dates of 1784-1789 died at
Harford, Cortland Co., NY between the dates of 1830-1840. He too
may be buried in the cemetery listed above.
3. Hope Edminster born before 1790
4. Judith Edminster born Nov. 17, 1790 died Jan. 10, 1858 in Harford,
Cortland Co., NY. She is found buried in Harford Cemetery, Rt
38.
5. Henry William Edminster born Sept. 25, 1793 died March 31,
1852 in Harford, Cortland Co., NY. He married before 1820 to Mary
Barnes born Nov. 18, 1802, died Sept. 19, 1866 in Milo, Bureau Co.,
Ill., she was the daughter of *Lemuel & Rebecca Bement Barnes.
Their children: Judith, Roba, Reuben, Loretta, Orange, William Henry,
John,
Charles, Caroline, George William, Andrew, Austin, Lucretia
1. Roba/Rhoba/Ruby Edminster, born abt.
1820 at Harford, Cortland Co., NY.
She married 1839 to George Haskins, also of Harford,
Cortland Co., NY.
Their children were: LeRoy; William Wallace; Mary;
Douglas; Almetta; Norton B.
2. Reuben S. Edminster, born July 8, 1822,
married Adelia Mc Cullough, they moved away. Their children: Mary
Jane; Howard Simmons; Austin Leander; Lois Lurana; Mandana; Herbert
Loyal; Charles H.; with 2 child dying in infancy.
3. Judith
Edminster, born abt.
1824 in Harford, Cortland Co., NY., died in 1908 in Harford, NY.
Married Norton L. Brown, son of Morris & Matilda
Holden
Brown. Norton was born in 1820 and died in 1910. They are both
buried in the Harford Cemetery, Route 38, Town of Harford,
Their children: Charles J., who
died Jan. 24, 1876
age 27 yrs., buried beside his parents; Richard; Deete Iona, married
Mr. Chapman; Albie, married Mr. Wilcox;
4. Loretta Edminster, born ? married Sewell Townsend, their
children were: Fred; unknown son; unknown child; Mrs. Don Carlos.
5. Orange Edminster, born abt. 1826, married Phebe De
Maranville. Their children were: Judith; Sylvia; Ellsworth E.
6. William Henry Edminster, born abt. 1829, he married Martha
Hatch, she was a sister to his brother Charles wife. Their
children: Ellen; Maude; Newcomb; Cora. William Henry married 2nd
to Hester ?, their children were: Emma; Myrtle; Etta; Nettie who died
in infancy.
7. John Edminster, born Aug. 30, 1832, married 1st Mary Ann De
Maranville, their children: Orange; Josephine; John married 2nd to Mrs.
Lilly M. Hutchins. They had no children.
8. Charles Barnes Edminster, born April 7, 1835, he married Maria
B. Hatch, sister to Martha Hatch, wife of William Henry
Edminster. Their children: Charles Freemont; Llewellyn D.;
Jessie; Mae; and two children died in infancy.
9. Caroline Edminster, born abt. 1836, at Caroline, Tompkins Co.,
NY., married 1st Valentine Babcock; 2nd George Whitworth, by whom she
had a child,
Libby, who married Mr. Currier.
10. George William Edminster, born Sept. 20, 1840, married Sarah E.
Blaisdell. Their children: Frank Henry; Newell Grant; Bertha;
Harry Dexter.
11. Andrew Edminster, born 1843, died Sept. 29, 1859 at Harford,
Cortland Co., NY., buried on the Farm Cemetery.
12. Austin
Edminster, born abt. ?
13. Lucretia
Edminster, born abt. 1844, unknown if she was their daughter of not.
6. Howard William Edminster, son of Henry W. & Roba Howland
Edminster, b. 1793/94, he was in the War of 1812, 17 Regiment
(Mead's) New York Militia, Private, He married April 10, 1818 to Lucy
Rounsville born
abt. 1798 and believe to have died before 1870, Their children were:
Infant d. 1816, Howard, Andrew, Lucy Ann, Nancy. In 1850
they are living in Spencer, Tioga Co., NY - Howard Edminster age 56 a
farmer, Lucy age 52, Nancy age 22,
with Edward Howard age 27 a laborer, and Wellington Howard age 4 living
in
the same household. In 1870 Howard has moved to ILLINOIS, MILO,
BUREAU
CO., with his daughter Nancy Haywood. - Edward Haywood age 47 farm
hand,
Nancy age 38, Velma age 15, Charles age 9, Lucy age 7, Lucinda age 5,
Howard
Edminster age 76 retired farmer.
Their children;
1. Unknown Daughter, may be the Infant
that died in 1816 age 6 dys., buried
in cemetery on the old farm. (see cemetery listing above)
2.
Andrew Edminster, died March 18, 1824 aged 5 yrs., buried in cemetery
on the old farm. (see cemetery listing above)
3. Howard Edminster, died October 25, 1825 aged 4 months, buried
in cemetery on the old farm. (see cemetery listing above)
2. Lucy Ann Edminster, died June 2, 1843 aged 6 yrs., 9m 9d,
buried in cemetery on the old
farm. (see cemetery listing above)
3. Nancy Edminster, born ? married
Edward Haywood.
Notes on the Rounsville Family
Phillip Rounseville was born JUL 2, 1750, son of Phillip Rounsville
& Hannah Jenney. Phillip married 1775 to Mercy Cole, born
abt. 1754
dau. of Abeil Cole and Anna Peirce.
Their children were:
1. Phebe Rounsevell, born abt. 1789 in Dryden, Tompkins Co., NY
2. Robert G. Rounsevell, born abt 1799 died Apr. 30, 1866
3. Gamaliel Rounsevell, born Oct. 12, 1776, married Freelove Thompson
4. Philip Rounsevell born Feb. 7, 1779
5. Benjamin Rounsevell born Mar 25, 1792, married Delia Lawrence
6. Hannah Rounsevell born April 12, 1783
7. Phylena Rounsevell born Aug. 12, 1794
8. Abial Rounsevell born Sept 6, 1780, married Betsey Ashley
9. Ebenezer Rounseville born Sept. 21, 1785 d. July 22, 1870, buried
at Green Hill Cemetery, St. Peter, Nicollet Co., MN. He married
Sally Oliver Rounseville, daughter of Abner Rounseville and Hannah
Willard
Oliver, she was born Jan. 6, 1790 died March 23, 1856 in Harford,
Cortland Co., NY, and is buried in the Harford Cemetery, Route 38, Town
of
Harford, Cortland Co., NY. Their children were: Phillip born Feb.
5, 1809, Aseneth
b. abt. 1813; Cynthia born abt. 1815;
Daniel T. born Sept 7, 1817; Orrin, who died Sept. 16, 1828.
10. Lydia Rounsevell born Dec. 3, 1787
11. Alden Rounsevell born Oct. 26, 1797, married Cornelia Ashely
Notes on Sally Rounsville Family
Abner Rouseville, born abt 1767 died abt 1828, son of Levi Rounsevell
and Betsy Howland, married Hannah Willard Oliver, born abt 1771
Their children were:
1. Levi Rounseville born abt 1808
2. Rebecca Rounseville bon abt 1810
3. Lucy Rounseville, may be the Lucy that married Howard Edminster?
4. Sally Rounseville born 1790 married Ebenezer Rounseville, son of
Phillip & Mercy Cole Rounseville, she died 1856, buried in Harford,
NY.
These two Rounsville families were related. Philip Rounsevell and Mary Howland, see
below. They are the common ancestors of Ebenezer
and Sally, which makes them third
cousins, once removed.
Capt.
Levi Rounsevell was born 1739 died Jan. 3, 1815; Betsy Howland born
Sept. 3, 1741 died March 6, 1774.
William Rounsevell was born Oct. 10, 1705 died Jan. 31, 1744; Elizabeth
Macomber born March 15, 1715 died Jan. 3, 1815.
Philip Rounsevell was born May 1, 1677 Honiton, England, died Nov. 6,
1763, MA; Mary Howland born abt. 1673 died May 8, 1744.
William Rounsevell was born 1640, Honiton, England, died April 11, 1712
Honiton; Joanna (______) born abt. 1644.
*Note: Lemuel Barnes is buried in a North Harford Cemetery, Harford,
Cortland Co., NY. Per Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary
Patriots. Believe his is buried in the Harford Cemetery, located
on Route 38, Hartford, Cortland Co., NY.
Joel Morton Revolutionary Soldier is buried in the same cemetery as
Lemuel Barnes, he is buried in Harford Cemetery, Route 38, Harford, NY.
Cheryl L. Bruno, sent in some
updates on the Rounsevell family, she is willing to answer any question
about the Rounsevell family.
You can contact her at: clbruno@hotmail.com
(Thank you Cheryl for your updates on
the Rounsevell family)
Copyright © 2006
by JanMarie