Old Tennent Cemetery

Old Tennent Cemetery
Details
Established	1731
Location	454 Tennent Road, Manalapan, New Jersey
Country	United States
Coordinates	40°17′04″N74°19′38″W / 40.28447°N 74.32722°W / 40.28447; -74.32722
Type	Non-Denominational
Website	oldtennentcemetery.org
Find a Grave	Old Tennent Cemetery
The Political Graveyard	Old Tennent Cemetery

The Old Tennent Cemetery is a non-denominational community cemetery adjacent to the Old Tennent Church in Manalapan, New Jersey, with which it was affiliated until 1910. The cemetery was established in 1731, when the congregation moved from its former location in nearby Wickatunk, New Jersey, which Wickatunk cemetery is known as Old Scots Burying Ground and was established there in 1708.

Notable burials

See also: Category:Burials at Old Tennent Cemetery

• Elmer H. Geran (1875–1954), Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1925–1927
• Thomas Henderson (1743–1824), U.S. Representative and New Jersey Governor ^[1]
• Henry Monckton (1740–1778), British Army officer during the American Revolutionary War ^[1]
• Catherine Dale Owen (1900–1965), stage and film actress
• Nathaniel Scudder (1733–1781  †), Continental Congressman ^[1]
• Guy Tripp (1865–1927), business executive and U.S. Army brigadier general ^[2]

References

1. Symmes, Frank R. (1897). History of the Old Tennent Church (PDF). Freehold, N.J.: James S. Yard and Son. p. 142.
2. "Business Leaders Mourn Guy E. Tripp". Brooklyn Daily Times . Brooklyn, NY. June 18, 1927. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• The Old Tennent Cemetery Association
• Old Tennent Cemetery at Find a Grave
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Old Tennent Presbyterian Church