Eleventh in
the RIP Series
There is no need to search around any of the stones
as the cache it not near them. Please be respectful as this is a
place of rest for love ones. Only hunt this cache during
daylight hours.
Please do not hunt this cache
at night.
By booboo_1
There have been a few people asking about this particular
cemetery so I thought I'd share a few things.
This is Holland's oldest cemetery and was named after Arthur
Humphrey, who was one of Holland's first settlers and its first
supervisor. Most of Holland's Revolutionary War and War of 1812
soldiers are buried here.
I've spent quite a bit of time in this particular cemetery
collecting information and taking many pictures. Each and every
person buried in this cemetery is an ancestor of mine.
Not far from the cemetery was a fort called, Fort Humphrey.
Another interesting bit of history is that at one point, the
Holland Land Company (which it is believed Holland was named
after), tried to take land away from some of its settlers (my
ancestors). There was supposedly a gun battle with the HLC (Holland
Land Company) and some of the family moved out west where many of
the "Colby" family is now living.
Some of the family names in this cemetery are "Colby",
Cooper", "Rogers", "Davis" and others which are all descendants of
mine. The Colby's were one of the first families to move to
Holland, NY. Through lots of research using LDS records and help
from relatives in Utah close to the LDS Center, we were able to
verify one very famous ancestor. Laura Ingalls Wilder, who also
descends from the Colby Family turns out to be a cousin. How very
exciting to be related to such a talented writer.
For more information on the history of this cemetery and
Holland, NY....check out the following link:
(visit link)