Underhill Burying Ground
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The Underhill Burying Ground is a cemetery located within the Village of Lattingtown, in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County
, New York
. The cemetery has been in continuous operation since the burial of Captain John Underhill
in 1672.
Formally organized in 1843, the Underhill Burying Ground was incorporated in 1909 and is administered by its own board of officers and trustees. Myron C. Taylor was instrumental in assuring perpetual maintenance, by establishing a fund whose interest is used to maintain the cemetery. Descendants of Captain John Underhill
may purchase burial rights by submitting an application to the Underhill Burying Ground Secretary.
The Underhill Burying Ground was founded in 1672, with the interment of noted colonial military leader Captain John Underhill. An imposing monument was erected on May 18, 1907, and dedicated by President Theodore Roosevelt
on July 11, 1908. Colonel John T. Underhill, then president of the Underhill Society of America had invited Roosevelt to attend. A letter from Roosevelt on April 3, 1908, accepted the invitation and agreed to "say a few words." At the dedication ceremony Roosevelt gave an address on "A Good Soldier and a Good Citizen".
The Underhill Society of America paid $6,000 for the monument, and reburied the "fighting captain" in its foundation. Made of white polished granite, it is topped by a bronze eagle with extended wings and perched on a bronze ball. On each side of the six-foot square base are four bronze tablets depicting the life of Underhill.
The main bronze informational plaque on the monument has the following inscription:
Underhill
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. The cemetery has been in continuous operation since the burial of Captain John Underhill
Captain John Underhill
John Underhill was an early English settler and soldier in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Province of New Hampshire, the New Haven Colony, New Netherland, and later the Province of New York...
in 1672.
Origins and history
Captain John Underhill
John Underhill was an early English settler and soldier in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Province of New Hampshire, the New Haven Colony, New Netherland, and later the Province of New York...
may purchase burial rights by submitting an application to the Underhill Burying Ground Secretary.
The Underhill Burying Ground was founded in 1672, with the interment of noted colonial military leader Captain John Underhill. An imposing monument was erected on May 18, 1907, and dedicated by President Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
on July 11, 1908. Colonel John T. Underhill, then president of the Underhill Society of America had invited Roosevelt to attend. A letter from Roosevelt on April 3, 1908, accepted the invitation and agreed to "say a few words." At the dedication ceremony Roosevelt gave an address on "A Good Soldier and a Good Citizen".
The Underhill Society of America paid $6,000 for the monument, and reburied the "fighting captain" in its foundation. Made of white polished granite, it is topped by a bronze eagle with extended wings and perched on a bronze ball. On each side of the six-foot square base are four bronze tablets depicting the life of Underhill.
The main bronze informational plaque on the monument has the following inscription:
Captain John UnderhillCaptain John UnderhillJohn Underhill was an early English settler and soldier in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Province of New Hampshire, the New Haven Colony, New Netherland, and later the Province of New York...
Statesman Soldier
Born Baginton, Warwickshire, England, Oct. 7, 1597
Died Matinecock, Long Island, July 21, 1672
Coming to America in 1630 he became prominent in the government of the colonies and achieved a high reputation as a soldier in the war with the Indians. To his memory this monument is erected by the Underhill Society of America as a tribute of respect and esteem to the founder of the family in America, May 18, 1907
Colonel John Torboss Underhill, President
Walter Lispenard Suydam, First Vice President
Edward KingEdward King-Politicians:* Edward J. King , Governor of Massachusetts, 1979–1983* Edward King , UK MP for the Irish constituency of Roscommon, 1802–1806...
, Second Vice President
Daniel Oscar Underhill, Third Vice President
David Harris Underhill, Cor. Sec. & Family Historian
Mrs. Marianna Underhill Cocks, Asst. Cor. Secretary
Silas Albertson Underhill, Recording Secretary
Edward DeLacey Underhill, Asst. Rec. Secretary
George William Cocks, Honorary Secretary
Irving Underhill, Treasurer
Reuben Howes Underhill, Counsel
Monument Committee
Colonel John T. Underhill, Chairman
Hon. John Quincy Adams Underhill
Francis Jay Underhill
Charles Munson Underhill
Irving Underhill
Caleb Fowler Underhill
William Anderson Underhill
Patrons
Mrs. Robert Ogden DoremusRobert Ogden DoremusRobert Ogden Doremus was a United States chemist and physician.-Biography:Doremus was the son of philanthropist Sarah Platt Doremus and her merchant husband Thomas. He studied at Columbia, and graduated from New York University in 1842. Here he came under the influence of John W...
, Past President
Mrs. Lydia Greene Lawrence
Records of burials
There are 124 known interments recorded in Historic Cemeteries of Oyster Bay (February 2007) published by the Town of Oyster Bay. Surnames with multiple burials follow by order of prevalence: Underhill (42), Feeks (17), Cocks (15), Golden (9), Cox (8), Parish (4), Udall (4), Feekes (3), Latting (3), Fekes (2), Heley (2), Fisher (2), and Secker (2). The following surnames have only one known burial, but are nonetheless represented: Cashow, Cock, Cozzens, Dickson, Hicks, Miller, Sweet, Thorne, Weeks, Wilbur, and Wilbus.Underhill
- Abram Coles Underhill, died 1910
- Amy K. Underhill, died 1854
- Ann Elizabeth Underhill, died 1896
- Anna Cartha Underhill, died 1916
- Benj. C. Underhill, died 1888
- Catherine Underhill, died 1914
- Clarence Underhill (Inf), died 1877
- D. Kirk Underhill, died 1912
- Edward C. Underhill, died 1913
- Elizabeth Underhill, died 1829
- Frances Y. Underhill, died 1916
- Francis H.(Inf) Underhill, died 1890
- George Underhill, died 1891
- George H. Underhill, died 1843
- George R. Underhill, died 1884
- Harvey C. Underhill, died 1893
- Isabell B. Underhill, died 1902
- Isabella (Inf) Underhill, died 1879
- Jacob S. Underhill, died 1886
- Jemima Underhill, died 1850
- John Underhill, died 1851
- John Henry Underhill, died 1918
- John K. Underhill, died 1891
- Julia P. Underhill, died 1907
- Kate (Inf) Underhill, died 1880
- Marietta Underhill, died 1873
- Phebe Underhill, died 1890
- Phebe A. Underhill, died 1894
- Phebe Ann Underhill, died 1889
- Robert T. Underhill, died 1901
- Rolena Allen Underhill, died 1919
- Samuel V. Underhill, died 1918
- Sarah Underhill, died 1877
- Sarah Underhill, died 1890
- Sarah P. Underhill, died 1889
- Smith Underhill, died 1880
- Smith E. Underhill, died 1903
- Stephen Underhill, died 1836
- Stephen C. Underhill, died 1869
- Thomas F. Underhill, died 1898
- Townsend J. Underhill, died 1900
- Townsend W. Underhill, died 1894