1765 – 1861 Levi Sheftall Cemetery: In 1765, Levi Sheftall reserved at 25 x 40-food walled plot at what was Spruce and Cohen streets for the exclusive use of his family: the Sheftalls, the de Lyons, and the De La Mottas. Levi’s father, early settler Benjamin Sheftall (1702 – 1762) was the first to be buried there. In 1773, the cemetery was placed in trust as a family burial ground. The cemetery is now owned by Mickve Israel.