Native American Graves

Small fieldstones mark the site, that according to legend, are the graves of Native American members of the Lenni Lenape tribe. The stones are said to date from 1709, but the graves may predate the founding of the parish or ownership of the land by William Davies.

The Lenni Lenape people typically marked their graves with wooden monuments. The 1709 stones serve as an early replacement for this type of memorial. The location of the graves near the spring suggests the presence of a nearby tribal settlement.

“It has long been understood that members of the Lenni Lenapi Tribe of Delaware were buried here in about 1709”

Native American Fieldstones