We took photos of the oldest Fitzrandolph section of the cemetary - which is the northwest corner of the cemetary. The oldest graves which we found were for Elizabeth Manning Fitzrandolph (1669-1732), wife of Thomas Fitzrandolph, son of Edward and Elizabeth Blossom Fitzrandolph. Also buried next to Elizabeth to the left is her son Thomas.

There is an empty space to her left which I presume if the grave for her husband Thomas Fitzrandolph.

Based on the open space going back to the northwest corner of the cemetery (with lines of 18th century stones stopping way before the fence - it appears as according to tradition that the stones in this section were taken away during the revolutionary war. I think we should consider the fact that Edward and Elizabeth Blossom Fitzrandolph are most probably buried one or two row further into the corner from Elizabeth Manning Fitzrandolph and her family - based upon the age of the headstones. It appears in the cemetery that the oldest stones were placed for the Fitzrandolph family close to Woodbridge Avenue - with the later stones in advancing age going towards the upper north center of the cemetery - then merging with stones of the Stelle family which apparently intermarried with the Fitzrandolphs.

The church is quite nice - it looks very congregationalist - which I guess should not be too surprising given that a number of the original church goers were Puritans from New England.

Anyway -- I am sending some photos of the old Fitzrandolph section of the cemetery. If you would like to add them to the Fitzrandolph website -- that would be great.

Rick Backlund
Jersey City, NJ