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3/4/05 - A recent paper has been
uncovered and is provided here in support of this cemetery. This
information is shared by/from the archives of
Catherine Schuyler Chapter D.A.R. -
Signed by Ina Church, Chairman - Genealogical Records as copied by
Hazel Shear
"This cemetery is in the town of
Independence, Allegany County. It is about an eighth of a mile
off State Route 248 to the left at the top of a steep pitch as one
goes west from Route 248. It was in very bad condition when the
inscriptions were taken in September 1946. Two of us took a
peck, hoe and crow-bar to extricate some of the markers. There
were apparently others there that we could not get. A reputable
local historian says that at one time it was known that there were
over one hundred graves there.
It is on County Road 39 and in 1955
when the road was widened some trees were taken out and probably some
markers destroyed. It has been variously called Wilson, Teater,
Nye and Coats cemetery. County records have not yet been checked
to prove whether Wilson or Teater first owned the land.
(Webmaster Note: 1869 Atlas shows as Wilson Land)
David Wilson and his wife Diodama,
first permanent settlers in the Town of Independence are buried there
so it seems permissible to call it by its most common name of
Wilson. John Teater and Erastus Eaton were also very early
settlers. Teater was a sub land agent for the Pultneys. He
signed his papers with his mark and his well educated wife, Sophia
Scutt Teater, did the bookwork.
The other men buried here are the
earliest and most prominent men in the early history of the town of
Independence. 5/23/2005 -
It is just off the road on
private property. A previous owner set the stones down and now they
are
being covered by grass and chewed up by ice. Only one monument is
visible
from the road. (Pictures by Mary Rhodes)
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