The Kollock and Arnett graves at the First Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth, NJ

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The inscription on the stone of shepard and susan reads IN MEMORY OF SHEPARD KOLLOCK, Esq. an officer of the Revolution who after having guided in the establishment of the liberty of his country, and for many years filled with usefullness various civil stations, died in the full assurance of a glorious resurrrection , of a blessed immortality, July 28th 1839 Aged 88 Years Also IN MEMORY OF SUSAN, WIFE OF Shepard Kollock who died April 13th 1846 Aged 90 Years and 6 Months

There are 12 burials in the Kollock/Arnett plots at the Church Yard of the First Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth, New Jersey They are: Shepard Kollock and Susan Arnett Kollock Isaac Arnett and Hannah White Arnett, Elizabeth, Abigail, & John Arnett (children of Issac and Hannah) Sarah Stockton (headstone missing) (grandchild of Isaac and Hannah Arnett) William Arnett (son of Isaac and Hannah Arnett) Unknown(presumably the grave of a Patriot soldier) Sarah Harris Kollock (wife of the Rev. Shepard Kosciusko Kollock Shepard Kosciusko Kollock

Shepard Kollock and Susan Arnett Kollock

Isaac Arnett and Hannah White Arnett

The Inscription on the stone of Isaac and Hannah Arnett reads Sacred to the memory of Isaac Arnett who departed this life November 19 th A.D. 1801 in the 76 th year of his age Dear partner in my life and children who I love remember dying strife which you have got to prove. Come learn the heavenly art to improve the hours you have come act the wiser part and live beyond the grave. also in memory of Hannah Arnett, his wife who departed this life January 10, 1825 aged 90 years. BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHICH DISCOVER THE LORD.

***The headstones visible in the upper right hand corner are the 3 children of Issac and Hannah

Elizabeth Arnett, Abigail Arnett, & John Arnett

Elizabeth Arnett died April 6, 1758 age 3 months. Abigail Arnett died December 1, 1766 age 11 months. John Arnett died September 6, 1770 age 1 day.

***That is Isaac and Hannah's grave to the left.

William Arnett, Unknown (my brother),& Sarah Harris Kollock (wife of Shepard Koscisuko Kollock)

William Arnett (son of Isaac & Hannah) died September 20, 1821 Aged 47 years. My Brother aged 22 years This stone is thought to belong to an unknown soldier who died in Elizabethtown during the Revolutionary war.  It was cusotmary for compassionate families with money to bury unknown soldiers in their family plots.  There is also a poem about unknown soldiers titled "My Brother" Sarah H. Kollock 1804 - 1859 wife of Rev. Dr. Shepard Kosciusko Kollock

Shepard Kosciusko Kollock

Shepard K. Kollock D.D., b. Elizabeth June 25, 1795 d. Philadelphia April 7, 1865 The ingraving on Shepard's headstone was not readable. That is his wife Sarah's headstone to the left.