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Old Burying Point or the Charter Street Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Salem, and the second oldest known cemetery in the country, started in 1637. It is located on Charter St. next to the Witch Trials Memorial and contains many famous individuals such as Jonathan Corwin and John Hawthorne, who were Judges in the Salem Witch Trials, Samuel Bradstreet who was a Governor of Massachusetts and many more interesting historical figures. There are currently 347 entries for this cemetery. See it's location and get directions at Yahoo Maps.
For those looking for the graves of the Witch Trial Victims, you can view the Salem Witch Trials Memorial. The many of the victims were not given gravestones and were buried in unmarked graves near the site of their hanging. 2 of the victims, Rebecca Nurse and George Jacobs are buried on the Rebecca Nurse Homestead. Index of names
Here Lies Buried
Dr. Thomas Barton Died April the 28th 1751 Aged 71 Years And His Relict Mary Willoughby Died January Ye 3d 1758 Aged 85 Years John Barton Esq. H.C. 1730 Died December Ye 21st 1771 Aged 63 Years Mary Willoughby Barton Widow of Dr. Bazaleel Toppan Died June 1776 Aged 61 Years Dr. Bazaleel Toppan H.C. 1722 Died August Ye 8th 1762 Aged 57 Years Thomas Toppan Esq. H.C. 1757 Died April Ye 23d 1758 Aged 20 Years Sarah Toppan Died October Ye 17th 1759 Aged 19 Years Willoughby Toppan Esq. Died May Ye 6th 1760 Aged 25 Years Anne Toppan Died January Ye 13th 1778 Aged 21 Years Mary Toppan wife of Colonel Benjamin Pickman Died October Ye 28th 1817 Aged 73 Years Col. Benjamin Pickman H.C. 1759 Died May 13th 1819 Aged 79 Years Mary Anne Pickman Died January Ye 2nd 1809 Aged 9 Years Hasket Derby Pickman H.C. 181? Died Oct. Ye 22nd 1815 Aged 19 Years Daughter and Son of Benjamin Pickman Esq. H.C. 1784 and wife Anstiss Derby  Here Lies Buried
Dr. Thomas Barton Died April the 28th 1751 Aged 71 Years And His Relict Mary Willoughby Died January Ye 3d 1758 Aged 85 Years John Barton Esq. H.C. 1730 Died December Ye 21st 1771 Aged 63 Years Mary Willoughby Barton Widow of Dr. Bazaleel Toppan Died June 1776 Aged 61 Years Dr. Bazaleel Toppan H.C. 1722 Died August Ye 8th 1762 Aged 57 Years Thomas Toppan Esq. H.C. 1757 Died April Ye 23d 1758 Aged 20 Years Sarah Toppan Died October Ye 17th 1759 Aged 19 Years Willoughby Toppan Esq. Died May Ye 6th 1760 Aged 25 Years Anne Toppan Died January Ye 13th 1778 Aged 21 Years Mary Toppan wife of Colonel Benjamin Pickman Died October Ye 28th 1817 Aged 73 Years Col. Benjamin Pickman H.C. 1759 Died May 13th 1819 Aged 79 Years Mary Anne Pickman Died January Ye 2nd 1809 Aged 9 Years Hasket Derby Pickman H.C. 181? Died Oct. Ye 22nd 1815 Aged 19 Years Daughter and Son of Benjamin Pickman Esq. H.C. 1784 and wife Anstiss Derby
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