Augusta Hill Baptists

In 1750, several families left the Congregational Church of Mansfield, CT, and relocated to New Jersey with William Marsh, their spiritual leader. They built a log meeting house here and associated with the Baptist faith in 1750. As the church prospered, members were released to establish congregations in Wantage, Hamburg, and Newton. In 1830, the congregation relocated to Lafayette, citing a better location for river baptisms. The cemetery was used for three generations of the Morris family, neighbors, and slaves. Moses Morris (1743-1827), buried here, enlisted at 16 in the Frontier Guard during the French and Indian War, and during the Revolution harassed residents loyal to Britain.

New Jersey · United States