This tombstone is somewhat of a mystery.
It is one of three tombstones that are lying on their backs immediately in front of the big CRAPSEY monument.

This tombstone appears to be located at Grave No. 9 at Section 5 Lot 74, although it does not match the name on the lot map (Anna Crapsey).

Furthermore, the year of death is much earlier than other tombstones in this area.
For those reasons I theorize that this tombstones (and the others) were moved here from another location.

See CONSTANT SOUTHWORTH.

Jacob is the son of Hans Uldrich Krebser/John Oldrick Crapsey and Anna Mariah Schalen. Han Uldrich came to Dutchess Co., NY from Rothenfluh, Switzerland ca 1740. Anna Mariah came from Wurtemburg. They were married 1 Mar 1755, Rhinebeck, Dutchess Co., NY

Jacob's baptism is found in the records of St. Thomas’ Lutheran Churchbook, Churchtown, Claverack, Columbia Co., NY. However, by the time Jacob was two, his father had moved the family to the Hollow, part of Hoosick, Rensselaer Co., NY. Raised on the eastern border of Rensselaer Co., NY, Jacob remained in Stephentown, Rensselaer Co until at least 1790, where his son John was born. However, he removed his family westward about 110 miles to the area of Manlius , Onondaga County, NY before Melinda was born in August 1794.

When Daniel was born, in 1797 the family was settled in Peterboro, Madison Co., NY ; but they were in Smithfield, Madison Co. when Moses was born five years later. Being of the first settlers in Smithfield, Jacob and Anna found the area to be virgin forest. Jacob and Anna remained in the area for about 15 years. Jacob appears to have title to at least two lots in the town of Sullivan, Madison CO., lot 12 of 112 acres and lot 33. He owns lot 33 in conjunction with Elijah Trumbull, a brother-in-law. On the 1800 census, Jacob resides in Fenner, Madison Co., NY. 1805 tax rolls for the Town of Cazenovia, Madison Co., show the value of his real estate at $300.00. When he needed money, he would sell off a parcel of land. However, this didn’t seem to be the solution to his money woes. Between Nov 1815 and Jan 1816, foreclosure of his real property in Sullivan and seizure of his personal property were advertised in the local paper. It was sold about May 1816. Then between Nov 1820 and May 1821 lot 33 of the Oneida Reservation was advertised to be sold at mortgage auction by the state. His oldest son John stayed in the Sullivan area; here he remained until late in his life, when he retired to live with his oldest daughter, Wealthy. Jacob did not stay in the area. His daughter Tryphosa was born in Shelby Center, Orleans Co., NY; and his youngest son, Jacob Tomkins, was born in Lockport.

Jacob was a Free Will Baptist minister and served in the pulpit of that church for many years. The Fenner Baptist Church was organized in 1801. On 24 Aug. 1804, the church licensed Jacob to preach; at the same time calling him to preach to them every other Sabbath. This he continued to do till 14 April 1805. The Baptist Church of Smithfield organized 14 Feb.1807. He and Anna were original members; he was lay pastor for about two years. In 1812, he and Anna are accepted into the Baptist Church of New Woodstock in the Town of Cazenovia. By Sep 1827, Elder Jacob had gathered a small company of the Saints and organized them into a church in Royalton, Niagara Co., NY.

Jacob's son Moses C. was the executor of his estate. At the time of his father’s death, Moses resided in Cambria, Niagara Co., NY. Jacob's son, Daniel also helped with the dispersal of his father’s personal property, but all Jacob’s other children lived at a distance. Jacob did not leave much material wealth. Moses swore that his father’s estate did not fetch the appraised value and much of it was not worth selling; the greater part of his personal property was old and unusable, and a considerable portion of it could not be sold for any reasonable price at all. There was no real estate. However, Jacob and Anna must have done something right; their children went on to live productive, respected, and successful lives.