The Old Tennent Cemetery is a non-denominational community

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adjacent to the

Old Tennent Church Old Tennent Church is a Presbyterian church located at 450 Tennent Road in the Tennent neighborhood of Manalapan, New Jersey. The congregation was founded in 1692 and played a prominent role in the founding of Presbyterianism in America. The cur ...

in Manalapan, New Jersey, with which it was affiliated until 1910. The cemetery was established in 1731, when the congregation moved from its location in nearby

Wickatunk, New Jersey Wickatunk is an unincorporated community located within Marlboro Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Elevation above sea level is . It was founded in 1695 by three Scottish servants from the community of Toponemus (no longer ...

. The cemetery replaced what is known as the

Old Scots Burying Ground The Old Scots Burying Ground is a historic cemetery located on Gordon's Corner Road in the Wickatunk section of Marlboro Township, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 15, 2001, for ...

Notable burials

* Elmer H. Geran (1875–1954),

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politician who represented from 1925–1927 * Thomas Henderson (1743–1824),

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and New Jersey Governor * Henry Monckton (1740–1778), British Army officer during the

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(1900–1965), stage and film actress * Nathaniel Scudder (1733–1781), Continental Congressman *

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(1865–1927), business executive and U.S. Army brigadier general

References

External links

The Old Tennent Cemetery Association
* * {{coord, 40.283999, -74.325981, type:landmark_globe:earth_region:US-NJ_source:GNIS, display=title Cemeteries in Monmouth County, New Jersey Manalapan Township, New Jersey 1731 establishments in New Jersey Pre-statehood history of New Jersey