John Frelinghuysen

John Frelinghuysen (1727 – September 5, 1754) also known as Johannes Frelinghuysen was a minister in colonial New Jersey whose work in education laid the groundwork for the establishment Rutgers University (as Queen's College in 1766) and the New Brunswick Theological Seminary (in 1784). John died on September 5, 1754, and was buried at the Old Somerville Cemetery.

Children John married Dinah VanBerg and had the following children: Eva Frelinghuysen (1751 – ), who married Casparus Van Nostrand Frederick Frelinghuysen (1753–1804), major general who was buried in Weston, New Jersey.