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Peacock Cemetery
Burlington County, New Jersey

Chairville Rd & Route 70
Medford, NJ 08055

Lat: 39° 53' 56"N, Lon: 74° 47' 20"W

Contributed by Judith Williams, Jul 31, 2003, updated Apr 16, 2004 [rositatwo@aol.com]. Total records = 64.

Directions: take route 70 southeast out of Medford NJ for almost 2 miles, turning left onto Chairville Rd. The cemetery is on the right or east side of the road right after after you make the turn onto Chairville Rd.

The Peacock Cemetery dates back to the 1700's and was originally the Prickett Family burial plot. In 1772 one quarter of an acre was set apart by Elizabeth (Prickett) Peacock, widow of (John Peacock, who died in 1759 & buried in Saint Andrew, Mt Holly, N.J.)

In 1826 John Sharp and wife, Mary Peacock (granddaughter of John & Elizabeth Peacock) deeded an additional 78/100's of an acre to Adonijah Jr, John, and other male relatives who had married Peacocks, $5.00 was the consideration to have and hold forever for the sole use and purpose of a burial ground for future descendants.

The Peacock Cemetery first interment was James Peacock, according to family records but markers indicate that an Alexander Peacock was buried at the Peacock Cemetery in 1737. There were 89 recorded stones in 1928 by the NJ Genealogical Society. At present an ancestor to the peacocks (from the Abrams family) is helping to maintain the grounds seasonally.

Additional records and the history were provided Apr 16, 2004 by a Peacock family member, Les Wright, then combined with my records to help give us the most complete reading we can have at this time.

My readings were taken from all the stones that were readable on Jul 30, 2003. There were others which I could not decipher. The additional records were transcribed in Nov 1979, and last updated on Mar 24, 2004, by Jeanette Wright, wife of Wayne Wright and sis-in-law to Les Wright.

- Judith Williams

Abrams, Mary W, b. Dec 2, 1879, d. Mar 02, 1885, d/o Richard & Sarah
Abrams, Richard M., b. Feb 18, 1848, d. Feb 5, 1888, "One by one we are passing away"
Abrams, Sarah E (Peacock), b. 26 Apr 1840, d. 18 Apr 1926, w/o Richard Abrams
Cline, Isaac, b. 22 Dec 1812, d. 6 Dec 1876
Cline, Mariah, b. 18 Dec 1805, d. 21 Mar 1885
Colkett, Emma Barbara, b. 19 Sep 1850, d. 29 Sep 1861, d/o Goldy & MaryAnn Colkett
Colkett, Samuel D, b. 26 Mar 1852, d. 21 Oct 1857, s/o Goldy & MaryAnn Colkett
Coverly, Ella E, b. 1884, d. 2 Feb 1886, d/o Wm W & Eliz E Coverly
Coverly, Lizzie E, b. 1864, d. 19 Feb 1886, w/o Wm W Coverly, age: 22yr
Engle, Alicenia B (Peacock), b. 01 Jul 1806, d. 16 Apr 1876, w/o Eber W Engle (m)10 Mar 1825
Fenton, Mary R, b. 1813, d. 20 Sep 1858, Our mother
Fenton, Samuel B, b. 1803, d. 1867, Our father
Godfrey, Alfred Jr, b. 3 Nov 1924, d. 24 Mar 1988, s/o Alfred & Edna (Wright) Godfrey
Godfrey, Jean T., b. 1928
Haines, Elizabeth,, d. 8 Nov 1831, age: 26yr, w/o Richard Haines
Haines, Theodore F,, d. 7 Jan 1817, 2yr, son/o Rich & Sarah Haines
Hancock, Ann E, b. 9 Feb 1804, d. 21 Dec 1860, w/o of Godfrey Hancock, Our Mother
Hancock, Charles R, b. 07 Mar 1835, d. 06 Sep 1838, s/o Godfrey & Ann Hancock
Hancock, Godfrey, b. 2 Oct 1806, d. 13 Feb 1895, Our Father
Hewitt, Hanna S., b. 1814, d. 2 Feb 1880, w/o Samual
Lamb, Hettie P, b. 1875, d. 13 Oct 1880, d/o James J. & Mary A Lamb
Mason, Mary Florence, b. 14 Mar 1867, d. 30 Jan 1871, w/o Joe S Thomas, d/o John & Sarah Mason
McDaniel, Hanna S., b. 10 Sep 1800, d. 10 Dec 1882
Miller, John, b. 1791, d. 29 Jan 1872, age: 80yr
Peacock, Adonijah Jr, b. 16 Sep 1757, d. 25 Aug 1831, husband of Sarah
Peacock, Adonijah Sr, b. 5 Aug 1724, d. 1777, killed explosion/gun powder
Peacock, Amos S., b. 31 Dec 1837, d. 6 Jan 1917, "I Shall be satisfied when I awaken in his likeness"
Peacock, Diadema B., b. 6 Sep 1834, d. 17 Oct 1891, d/o L & IA Peacock
Peacock, Eleanor J., b. 7 Apr 1836, d. 5 Nov 1911, d/o L & IA Peacock
Peacock, Eleanor, b. 11 Sep 1802, d. no date, d/o Adonijah Jr & Sarah
Peacock, Eliz (Springer), b. 22 Nov 1735, d. 2 Sep 1798, w/o Adonijah Sr
Peacock, Elizabeth (Prickitt), b. May 1705, d. 20 Apr 1774, w/o John Peacock, d/o Z & A Prickitt
Peacock, Ezra C., b. 02 May 1813, d. 14 Jul 1894
Peacock, George H, b. 20 Jan 1844, d. 10 Feb 1924, "Faithful until the end"
Peacock, Isabella A (Stevenson), b. 11 Jun 1810, d. 08 Oct 1875, w/o Lesley Peacock
Peacock, J Franklin, b. 12 Jul 1838, d. 27 Apr 1896
Peacock, Josiah, b. 27 Feb 1796, d. 03 Mar 1874
Peacock, Lesley, b. 17 Sep 1809, d. 14 Jul 1892, "There is no night there"
Peacock, Mary (Thompson), b. 13 Oct 1784, d. 20 Jan 1863, w/o Thomas Peacock
Peacock, Mary L., b. 21 Nov 1821, d. 01 Mar 1886, d/o Josiah & Mary Peacock
Peacock, Mary, b. 11 Nov 1801, d. 08 Sep 1877, w/o Josiah Peacock
Peacock, Ner H., b. 12 Jul 1801, d. 24 Feb 1865
Peacock, Sarah (Vorhees), b. 16 Mar 1766, d. 27 Jan 1846, w/o Adonijah Jr
Prickitt, Elizabeth A, b. 1845, d. 1933, s/w Reeve R, Harriet J and George S
Prickitt, George S, b. 1860, d. 1935, s/w Elizabeth A, Harriet J and Reeve R
Prickitt, Harriet J, b. 1864, d. 1906, s/w Elizabeth A, Reeve R and George S
Prickitt, Mary E., b. 16 Jan 1836, d. 1 Nov 1907
Prickitt, Reeve R, b. 1837, d. 1896, s/w Elizabeth A, Harriet J and George S
Prickitt, Watson, b. 10 May 1831, d. 22 Oct 1866
Read, Esther, b. 1798, d. 9 Aug 1823
Sharp, Howell E,, d. 26 Sep 1883, age: 18yr, age: 11mo 20da
Sharp, Thomas B, b. 1815, d. 13 Sep 1884, age: 69yr
Sharp, Unknown,, d. Sep 24, 1867, -- of Orwell E. Sharp, Age 18
Taylor, Israel, b. 1810, d. 1 Mar 1869, 59yr
Thomas, Elizabeth P., b. 07 Dec 1849, d. 05 Apr 1874, Beloved wife of Joseph S. Thomas, d/o Goldy & Mary (Colkett)
Tule, Elizabeth, b. 1794, d/o Adonjah and Sarah Peacock, w/o Samuel Tule
Woolman, Elizabeth N (Engle), b. 19 Feb 1838, d. 23 May 1918, w/o W H Woolman
Woolman, Mary Roberta, b. 06 Sep 1864, d. 13 Nov 1889, d/o W & E Woolman
Woolman, Susanna E, b. 1868, d. 1934
Woolman, William H, b. 17 Dec 1832, d. 04 Nov 1890
Wright, Bertha Lippincott, b. 16 Apr 1906, d. 18 Aug 1998, w/o Leslie E Wright
Wright, George M, b. 19 Apr 1871, d. 12 Oct 1932
Wright, Isabella S (Abrams), b. 9 Sep 1877, d. 28 May 1957, d/o R & S Abrams
Wright, Leslie E, b. 26 Feb 1905, d. 8 Oct 1979