- Mary Ellis grave
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Grave of Mary Ellis (1750–1827) in 2003
The Mary Ellis grave is in New Brunswick, New Jersey in the parking lot of the Loew's Movie Theatre. Her family home eventually became the site for the Route 1 Flea Market, and later the Loews Movie Theatre. Her grave now sits in what became the parking lot, and now rests about seven feet above the level of the parking lot after the site was regraded for development.[1][2][3]
Contents
Burials
Death Order
- Mildred Moody (1746–1816) who married Thomas M. Evans
- Thomas M. Evans (1790–1820)
- Mary Ellis (1750–1827)
- Margaret Ellis (1767–1850) who married Anthony Walton White (1750–1803) General of the United States Army[4]
- Eliza Mary White (1792–1861) who married Thomas M. Evans
- Elizabeth Margaret Evans (1813–1898)
- Isabelle Johanna Evans (1815–1901)
Birth Order
- Mildred Moody (1746–1816) who married Thomas M. Evans
- Mary Ellis (1750–1827)
- Margaret Ellis (1767–1850) who married Anthony Walton White (1750–1803) General of the United States Army
- Thomas M. Evans (1790–1820)
- Eliza Mary White (1792–1861) who married Thomas M. Evans
- Elizabeth Margaret Evans (1813–1898)
- Isabelle Johanna Evans (1815–1901)
Mary Ellis
Mary Ellis was a spinster in New Brunswick, New Jersey.[5]
Eliza Mary White
Eliza Mary White (1792–1861) was the second wife of Thomas M. Evans (c1790-1820). Thomas was previously married to Mildred Moody (1746–1816). Eliza appears in the 1860 US Census as "Eliza Evans".
Mildred Moody
Mildred Moody (1746–1816) was the first wife of Thomas M. Evans (c1790-1820) and she had the following children: Elizabeth Margaret Evans (1813–1898); and Isabelle Johanna Evans (1815–1901).
Isabelle Johanna Evans
Isabelle Johanna Evans (1815–1901) was the daughter of Thomas M. Evans (c1790-1820) and Mildred Moody (1746–1816). Her sister was: Elizabeth Margaret Evans (1813–1898). Isabella appears in the 1880 US Census in New Brunswick under the name "Bella J. Evans" with five children from South America that have her family name of Evans. Perhaps she adopted them or is teaching them.
Elizabeth Margaret Evans
Elizabeth Margaret Evans (1813–1898). Her father was born in Virginia and mother was born in New Jersey. She appears in the 1860 US Census living in New Brunswick with Eliza Evans (1795-aft1860); and Isabelle Johanna Evans (1815–1901). She appears in the 1880 US Census living in New Brunswick without any family members and two employees: Maria Kelley, and Irish servant; and John E. Tobin a "laborer"
References
- ^ Janice Kohl Sarapin (2002). Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0813521114. http://books.google.com/books?id=uDfIJt5RFWgC&pg=PA41&dq=%22Mary+Ellis%22+grave&ei=8VksS4vfDZeGzATj5tjUBA&client=firefox-a&cd=5#v=onepage&q=%22Mary%20Ellis%22%20grave&f=false. "The Gravestone in the Parking Lot. ... Back in the 1790s, Mary Ellis came to New Brunswick to stay with her younger sister, Margaret, and her husband, Colonel Anthony White."
- ^ "Mary Ellis Grave". Weird NJ. http://www.weirdnj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=28. Retrieved 2007-08-21. "As the legend goes, Mary Ellis came to New Brunswick in the 1790's to stay with her younger sister Margaret. It was around this time that she met and fell in love with a man who was a sea captain, and former Revolutionary War officer. The Captain sailed down the Raritan and out to sea one day, vowing that when he returned he and Mary would be wed. He even left her his beloved horse to look after in his absence. Every day after her captain's departure, Mary would ride his horse from her sister's house, on what is now Livingston Avenue, down to the banks of the river to eagerly await a glimpse of her lover's returning ship. ..."
- ^ "New Brunswick, New Jersey – Parking Lot Grave of Sailor's Girl". Roadside America. http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/13523. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ "Anthony Walton White". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. "White, Anthony Walton, soldier, born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, 7 July 1750; died there, 10 February 1803. ..."
- ^ Martin, Antoinette (November 6, 2005). "A Sentimental Developer Saves a Grave.". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/06/realestate/06njzo.html?ex=1189051200&en=98081903261a922d&ei=5070. Retrieved 2007-08-21. "This story concerns real estate in the 21st century, but it starts with a long-ago romance. Sometime in the 1790's, a woman named Mary Ellis arrived in New Brunswick and fell in love with a sea captain who had been an officer in the Revolutionary War. The captain soon put out to sea again, heading down the Raritan River toward New York Harbor, but he left behind his trusty horse – and a promise to marry Mary when he returned. The graves of Mary Ellis and two others are to be moved to a site closer to the Raritan River if the Raritan Heights development is built. Every day for years after, as local legend has it, Mary rode her sweetheart's steed to the riverbanks, waiting for her beloved to reappear. In 1813, she purchased a piece of property overlooking the river from which she maintained the daily watch – until she died, her love unrequited, in 1826."
External links
- Loew's Cemetery at Findagrave
- Findagrave: Mary Ellis
Coordinates: 40°29′21.27″N 74°24′59.53″W / 40.4892417°N 74.4165361°W
Categories:- Cemeteries in Middlesex County, New Jersey
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