Document G.249 · find a grave memorial · transcription: verbatim
Find a Grave memorial 12246691 - Lt. Col. Cornelius Ludlow, New Providence Presbyterian Churchyard, New Providence, Union County, New Jersey
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- 1812
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What is transcribed: The whole memorial: header, bio (citing Arthur E. Cooper's account in the Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, 3rd series, vol. III, pages 42-50), family panel (two parents, spouse, one half-sibling and three children, with memorial ids) and three photographs of his headstone, one beside the stones of Uzal Johnson and Benjamin Ludlow. The parser returned no Ancestry record links.
People named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lt. Col. Cornelius Ludlow | deceased | Lt Col Cornelius Ludlow | birth: 1729, New Jersey death: 27 Apr 1812, Long Hill, Morris County, New Jersey burial: New Providence Presbyterian Churchyard, New Providence, Union County, New Jersey |
| Gen Jeremiah Ludlow | parent | ||
| Elizabeth Smith Sayre Ludlow | parent | ||
| Martha Lyon Ludlow | spouse | Martha (Lyon) Ludlow 1734–1790 | |
| Ezekiel Sayre | half-sibling | ||
| John Ludlow | child | John Ludlow | |
| Major Gen. Benjamin Ludlow | child | ||
| Col Israel Ludlow | child |
Transcription and notes
- Name: "Lt. Col. Cornelius Ludlow"
- Birth: "1729 - New Jersey, USA"
- Death: "27 Apr 1812 (aged 82-83) - Long Hill, Morris County, New Jersey, USA"
- Burial: "New Providence Presbyterian Churchyard", "New Providence, Union County, New Jersey, USA"
Bio, as given on the memorial:
Revolutionary War Officer. Lt. Col. Cornelius Ludlow served in the Morris Co. Eastern Bn. New Jersey Militia. "Below Source-- To Add to Bio: In Sept 1902, Author Arthur E Cooper kindly provided us with the issue descending from Colonel Cornelius Ludlow, in his bio on the colonel contained within the 1906 publication, Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, 3rd Series, Vol III, pp42-50, NJ His Soc (1906). Author Cooper opens with his parentage, naming Colonel Cornelius Ludlow who was married three times, as the son of Jeremiah Ludlow and Elizabeth Smith Ludlow; the colonel’s three wives are named as m1st, Catharine Cooper (first child of Daniel Cooper Senior and Grace Runyon); m2nd, Martha Lyon; m3rd, Mary Wall (no issue from 3rd wife)." DBardes
Family panel: - parent: "Gen Jeremiah Ludlow", 1697-1764, memorial 94245799 - parent: "Elizabeth Smith Sayre Ludlow", 1699-1790, memorial 32439417 - spouse: "Martha Lyon Ludlow", 1734-1790, memorial 32455522 - half-sibling: "Ezekiel Sayre", 1726-1796, memorial 166410865 - child: "John Ludlow", 1752-1823, memorial 14075219 - child: "Major Gen. Benjamin Ludlow", 1763-1817, memorial 12246661 - child: "Col Israel Ludlow", 1765-1804, memorial 6191632
Photograph (headstone):
CORNELIUS LUDLOW LT COL MORRIS CO EASTERN BN NJ MIL REV WAR 1729 1812
Photograph (beside it): "BENJAMIN LUDLOW / MAJOR GENERAL / 2ND STATE MILITIA / WAR OF 1812 / 1763 1817"; "UZAL JOHNSON".