Lamington is an

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and

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(CDP) located within Bedminster Township in Somerset County, in the

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. It contains the Lamington Presbyterian Church Cemetery and the

Lamington Black Cemetery The Lamington Black Cemetery is an African American cemetery in the Lamington section of Bedminster Township, New Jersey, located on Cowperthwaite Road. It is also known as the Cowperthwaite African American Cemetery. The cemetery is a contribu ...

Demographics

Lamington first appeared as a

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in the 2020 U.S. Census. As of 2020, the population was 135.

The name

"Lamington" is a corruption of the Native American word for the nearby stream, the "Allemetunck" or the "Loamatong". Its name means "the place within the hills" or "the place of paint clay." There are 113 recorded variations on the spelling of Lamington, including "Alamatunk," "Lametunk" and "Lamberton."

The church

The Lamington Presbyterian Church was constructed in 1826, replacing the original built in 1740. Church membership included Scots-Irish Presbyterians, Dutch and German settlers, tenant-farmers, large and small landowners, lawyers, teachers, millers, weavers, tailors, other craftsmen and workmen, slaves and freed blacks.

National Register of Historic Places

The

Lamington Historic District The Lamington Historic District is a historic district located along Lamington, Black River, Rattlesnake Bridge, and Cowperthwaite Roads in the Lamington section of Bedminster Township in Somerset County, New Jersey. It was added to the Nati ...

, which includes the Presbyterian Church and the

, was added to the

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in 1984.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Lamington include: *

Joseph Caldwell Joseph Caldwell (April 21, 1773 – January 27, 1835) was a U.S. educator, Presbyterian minister, mathematician, and astronomer. He was the first president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Caro ...

(1773–1835), first President of the

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. *

John Honeyman John Honeyman (1729August 18, 1822) was an American spy and British informant for George Washington, primarily responsible for spreading disinformation and gathering the intelligence crucial to Washington's victory in the Battle of Trenton. ...

(1729–1822), alleged "spy of Washington" during the

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lived the last 30 years of his life in the Lamington area and is buried in the

Lamington Presbyterian Church Cemetery The Lamington Historic District is a historic district (United States), historic district located along Lamington, Black River, Rattlesnake Bridge, and Cowperthwaite Roads in the Lamington, New Jersey, Lamington section of Bedminster Township ...

(his original gravestone, as well as a document showing his assigned church pew, is exhibited inside the church building). *

Zebulon Pike Zebulon Montgomery Pike (January 5, 1779 – April 27, 1813) was an American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado is named. As a U.S. Army officer he led two expeditions through the Louisiana Purchase territory, first ...

(1779–1813), brigadier general and early explorer who was the namesake for

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, though the explorer is often erroneously said to have been born in Lamberton, a port community that has since been annexed by Trenton in Mercer County. *

Jane McCrea Jane McCrea (c. 1752 – July 27, 1777) was an American woman who was killed by a Native American warrior serving alongside a British Army expedition under the command of John Burgoyne during the American Revolutionary War. Engaged to a David ...

(–1777), colonist killed by a

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warrior associated with the

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army, whose slaying led to outrage and an increase in

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military support. * John Van Dyke (1807–1878), represented in the

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from 1847 to 1851. Notable burials: *

James Linn James Linn (1749January 5, 1821) was an American lawyer, politician and Revolutionary War veteran who served as a United States representative from New Jersey, serving one term from 1799 to 1801. Early life Linn was born in Bedminster Towns ...

(1749–1821), a United States Representative from New Jersey who was a member of the Provincial Congress of New Jersey in 1776, served in the Somerset County Militia during the Revolutionary War and is buried in the Lamington Presbyterian Church Cemetery.James Linn
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References

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