She is buried in Van Fleet Burying Ground, Wantage, Sussex County, New Jersey. Gravestone inscription was recorded before 1934 as: "Jane wife of Samuel Van Fleet died on Mar. 31, 1848, aged 89 y. 1 m. 28 d." Annotation by Charles Stickney indicates "(daughter of James Clark and Sarah Van Auken, pioneer settlers of Unionville on the Armand place) possibly Deerpark, Orange, New York."[1] Findagrave memorial has a gravestone image that shows the inscription as "In memory of Jane, wife of Samuel Van Fleet, who died March 31, 1848, AE 89 ys, 1 mo, 28 ds," but indicates a birth date of 28 May 1763.[2]
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↑Inscriptions in Van Fleet Burying Ground, Wantage, Sussex County, New Jersey. Transcribed by Charles Stickney and published in the Wantage Recorder newspaper dated Friday 31 Aug 1934, after the death of Charles Stickney. Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives February 11, 2000 by Cathy DiPietro. Remarks in parenthesis ( ) are Mr.. Stickney's and those in brackets [ ] are "mine" (apparently Cathy DiPietro). "The Van Fleet Burying Ground located on the old Capt. Samuel Van Fleet Farm which is located on the first road to the left after you leave Unionville on the road to the Wolf Pit neighborhood. It is located just inside the Wantage line."
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11313005/jane-vanfleet : accessed 30 October 2021), memorial page for Jane Clark VanFleet (28 May 1763–31 Mar 1848), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11313005, citing Van Fleet Burying Ground, Wantage, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by Diane Mares Porter (contributor 50213933) .
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