Gregory Cemetery was located on a hill east of Horse Pound Road, Carmel, a short distance north of Stebbins Road and the District School. These dirt highways were cut off a century ago when the creation of the reservoir left them sitting on a NYC-owned peninsula on West Shore Drive. The associated settlement was Gregory's Mills, clustered near Croton Falls Road and Horse Pound Road (now underwater).
This cemetery (approx. 100x110) is not listed in Buys' reference. There are about 57 burials, though mostly all are marked with fieldstone shards and not identifiable. Some may have been moved here from cemeteries on lower ground. The stone wall on the east is old; the rest of the wall is a well-fitted trapezoid.
Marked burials:
Daniel Gregory, d. 18 Nov 1817 aged 65 y. (Additional commemorative/veteran markers.)
Elizabeth Gregory, wife of Daniel, d. 12 Oct 1841 aged 82y.
Lewis Gregory, son of Daniel and Elizabeth, d. 27 March 1819 aged 32y.
Esther, wife of Charles Williams, d. 17 Aug 1822 aged 21y.
One other stone, lying face up and weathered near the northeast corner, needs a gentle cleaning and transcription.
NOTE: posted NYC-DEP reservoir land, access restricted. The dirt portion of Stebbins Road is found opposite the stop sign at West Shore and Stebbins.
GPS: 41°22.124'N, 073°40.383'W.
Map location: http://wikimapia.org/#y=41368500&x=-73673072&z=15&l=0&m=a&v=2
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