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Town of Dover
Dutchess County, New York
Updated 4/13 /2001
 

Facts and Figures from JW Poucher's "Old Gravestones of Dutchess County", 1924.  See Dutchess County Cemetery Internments for Poucher's exact comments.

Beers = found on 1867 Beers Atlas
Terraserve = found on topographical map on web
 
Cemetery Hamlet Earliest
Stone
2nd 
Stone
# Comments
Chestnut Ridge Friends Chestnut Ridge 1833 1843 40 Chestnut Ridge (CR 23) and CR 24.  In 1913, "Overgrown and uncared for.  Chestnut Ridge Friends' Meeting was organized in 1790. It has been extinct now for many years and the meeting house is in ruins, but the burial ground has been used occasionally within recent years. 
Chestnut Ridge Methodist Chestnut Ridge 1849 1849 17 Chestnut Ridge (CR 23) between High View street
Only 1 stone was found in 2000 visit.  In 1913, "Overgrown and deserted. The Methodist Church at Chestnut Ridge was organized ( ) years prior to 1849, in which year a church building was erected.
Plymouth Inn Dover Plains 1851 1852 10 Not yet Found.  In 1913,  "Private ground near Plymouth Inn.   Uncared for.  Accurate particulars about this ground have not been obtained. It is said to have belonged to the Baptist Church and that many stones have been removed from it.
South Dover Wingdale 1767 1775 204 CR 13 and CR 17
In 1913, "At South Dover (Wingdale).  Well cared for.  The "First Baptist Church of Dover," organized 1757, built the "Red Meeting House" at
South Dover in 1758. This ground lies a little to the west of the site of the meeting house and was probably begun by the meeting house congregation either as a churchyard or a community ground. The first pastor of this church, Samuel Waldo, is buried in this ground.
Valley View Dover Plains 1776 1786 250 Rt 22 and South Nelie Hill
In 1913, "Known as the Valley View Cemetery. A community [ ] ground was
started at Dover Plain early in the history of the settlement. In 1871 the Valley View Cemetery Association was organized and acquired several acres of land adjoining the burial ground The latter was then put under the care of the new cemetery corporation, the old and new grounds together forming one cemetery of about twenty acres. The following list gives the inscriptions in the old section of the cemetery."  3 stones removed to Valley View from ? dated 1759/ 1770/ 1777"  see Dutchess Co website above.
Dover Road
(Kickerbocker)
Dover Plains 1769 1770 34 Not yet found.  Directions from an acquantance who played in field as child in the 70's, "East Side of Rt22, just south of Butts Hollows rd intersection.  Stones laying face down".  In 1903, "Burying ground on the Belden farm between Wassaic and Dover:"
Knickerbocker Dover Plains 1832 1836 7 Not yet found, In 1903, "In a small enclosure on the Belden farm on west side of road, between Wassaic and Dover, N.Y":
Nase Dover Plains 1829 1836 4 A small yard on the Benson farm on the Dover Road has the following: 
East Mountain Dover Plains 1813 1813 31 Not yet found:  In 1913, "Community ground.  Three miles east of Dover Plains, in the woods on the top of East Mountain.   Overgrown and deserted.  In former years this mountain was more thickly and prosp settled. The farms are now almost all deserted. This old  place is difficult to find, being in the midst of a dense ta( ) the woods."
Family Ground 1834 1 Not yet found,  in 1914, " Family ground.   Plymouth Hill Farm, Dover Plains, in 1914 the property of Horatio N. Rain.   In an open field.   A local recluse requested that when he died he should be buried alone in this field."
Hoag Family Ground Wingdale 1830 1838 37 Found:  about 1.5 miles west of Wingdale on North side of Pleasant Ridge Rd (CR21), Just past the intersection of Dover Rd (CR20)
In 1914, "A mile west of Wingdale, on the farm of Sanford Hoag."
Sheldon Family Wingdale 1841 1845 8 Found:  About 0.75 mile south of Hoag Family Cemetery;   Go south on Dover Rd (CR 20) and then straight onto Pawling Rd another 0.5mile.  It's in good shape and on east side of road.
In 1914,  "One mile west of Wingdale."
Webetuck Webetuck 1793 1805 46 Currently mislabled as "Deuel Family Ground".    It is located on the east side of Deuel Hollow Rd, ~0.75 miles south of Rt 55 (close to the Conn Border).  Close to a trail head of the Appal. Trail.  Overgrown.
In 1914,  " Community ground. Two miles east of Webatuck, on the farm of E. M. Bacon. Fairly good condition".
Deuel Family Ground Webetuck 1779 1803 17 From Cindy Deuel in post on Dutchess Co Geneology site, 2001, "Turn onto Byrd's Hill Road off of Deuel Hollow Road. Go about a 1/4 mile up the road. Park. To gain your bearings look for a recently built home. Find the spot where the driveway of that home meets Byrd's Hill Road. About 30 feet downslope of that spot there is an old farmer's wall, follow that wall about an 1/8 to 1/4 mile into the woods, then walk to your right about an 1/8 of a mile, you should hit the cemetery. It was originally built on a  raised mound surrounded by farmer's walls. The walls and the mound are somewhat collapsed. It is about 35 ft. by 35 ft. It is extremely overgrown. 
Note:  See Webetuck Cemetery above.
In 1914, "Two miles southeast of Webatuck, on the hill above Deuel Hollow. Overgrown and deserted."

John B. Dux  ajdux@prodigy.net