White Horse Cemetery, Cedar Road, Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360, 
is in the White Horse Beach section of the town.  This cemetery was originally called "Burial Hill" 
when the current Burial Hill was known as "Fort Hill".  

The cemetery was established at least as early as 1717.  

Directions:  Going south on Route 3, exit left at #4 toward White Horse Beach.  Take a left onto 
Rocky Hill Road following for several miles, past the nuclear power plant, and through one set of 
lights.  After passing Priscilla Beach Theater on the left, take your third right onto Cedar Road.  
Just around the corner, the cemetery is situated behind two private residences.
  
Transcriptions by Mary Aguilar on 05/10/02 for Cemetery Superintendent, Town of Plymouth,  Bradford 
Bartlett.
 
Dates appear from the earliest (1717) to the latest (1943), although unmarked depressions in the 
earth may be actual graves of unknown date. 

Email: schmoopie51@aol.com 
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These stones are transcribed as accurately as possible.  Spellings are as they appear on the stone.  
There are documented instances of different spellings of the same name, e.g., "BARTLETT" also 
appears as "BARTLET", and "NAAMAN" also appears as "NAMAN".  In some cases, Olde English is as 
transcribed, but limitations on the keyboard require using the closest facsimile of the letter(s) 
or number(s) that appear on the stone.   Where I have typed a question mark in a parenthesis "(?)"
means that I am not able to determine exactly what is engraved on the stone, but have taken an 
educated guess: e.g., "1853(?)" means "It appears to 1853"; or "GIDEON(?)" means "It appears to be 
GIDEON."  A question mark without a parenthesis "?" simply means that an alpha or numeric in a 
word or date cannot be exactly ascertained but again, an educated guess is made:  "185?" means 
"eighteen-hundred-and-fifty-something"; or "Born ? 7, 1853" means "born on the 7th in an unreadable 
month in 1853"; or "? CORNISH" means "unreadable given name CORNISH".   Most of the stones are in 
good-to-excellent condition; however, some ancient 
stones are shattered, broken, worn from age, flaking, eroded, buried, lichen-covered, obliterated 
from repair, or missing, making it difficult, if not impossible, to transcribe.  Using only water, 
I am able to clean some stones with limited success.  In addition, some sunken depressions in the 
earth appear to be graves with no markers, and some stones are only partially exposed on the 
surface of the ground, or are surrounded by poison ivy or thick brush, making it difficult to 
transcribe. In all of these cases, notations are made to that affect.  Finally, important to 
note is that I am extremely careful to ensure that NO STONES ARE DAMAGED DURING THIS PROJECT.
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Dea
ISRAEL CLARK
Died
Nov 2, 1884
Aged 90 y'rs
3 mo's
(Footstone:  I.C.)

LAURA A.
Wife of
Dea ISRAEL CLARK
Died Sept 21, 1874
Aged 78 y'rs
8 mo's

CATHARINE
Wife of
ISRAEL CLARK
Died
Feb 22, 1832
Aged 29 yrs & 10 mo
My days were as the grass,
Or like the morning flower.
(Footstone:  C.C.)

MARY C.
Wife of
NATHANIEL CLARK
Died
Mar 7, 1883
Aged 86 y'rs
1 mo


NATHANIEL CLARK
Died
Jan 9, 1874
Aged 81 y'rs
4 mo's

HARRIET
Wife of
NATHANIEL CLARK
Died
Sept 23, 1831
Aged 33 years
& 7 mon
(Footstone:  H.C.)

SETH CLARK JR
Died
April 10, 1831
Aged 40 yrs
& 10 mon

SETH CLARK
Died
June 5, 1828
Aged 61 yrs
Friends & Physicians could not save
This mortal Body from the grave.
(Footstone:  S.C.)

MARY
Wife of
SETH CLARK
Died Feb 2, 1862
Aged 99 y'rs
9 mo's 15 da's
To her Christ was precious.
(Footstone:  M.C.)

Capt LABAN COFFIN
Died at St. Michaels,
Western Islands, 1814
Aged 50 y'rs
ABIGAIL
His wife
Died Aug 20, 1857
Aged 91 y'rs
(Footstone:  L.C.
                    A.C.)

JOSEPH BARTLETT ESQ
Died December 21,
1834
Aged 74 years
What joy must heave that breast of thine
To quit this journey earthly sphere
When the full chorus all divine
Breaks in loud rapture on the ear.
(Footstone:  J.B.)

ANNA BARTLETT
Wife of
JOSEPH BARTLETT Esq
Died May 21, 1826
Aged 66 years
Tho cold beneath the dampy sod
Thy limbs in peaceful slumber lie
Thy spirit seeks a gracious GOD
And flits its passage through the sky.


In memory of
THOMAS CORNISH
Died April 19, 1838
Aged 80 y'rs
Also his wife
JERUSHA
Died April 6th, 1825
In her 66th year
(Footstone:  T.C.
                    J.C.)

In
Memory of
MR. JAMES CLARK
Who
Did May 6, 1821
Aged 58 years
& 7 months
(Footstone:  J.C.
                    1821)

In memory of
MRS. LUCY CLARK
Wife of
MR. JAMES CLARK
Who died
Sep't 24, 1818
Aged 52 years
& 8 months
(Footstone:  L.C.
                    1818)

In memory of
MRS. THANKFUL HOLMES
Widow of CALVIN HOLMES
Deceas'd
Who died
October 7, 1818
Aged 26 years
& 8 months
(Footstone:  T.H.
                    1818)

In memory of
DAVID CLARK
Son of
MR. JAMES CLARK
Who died
October 25, 1818
Aged 18 years
& 5 months
(Footstone:  D.C.
                    1818)

In memory of
LEWIS CLARK
Son of
MR. JAMES CLARK
Who died
September 25, 1818
Aged 15 years
& 8 months








In memory of
HANNAH CLARK
Daughter of
MR. JAMES CLARK
Who died
(The rest of the stone is buried)
(Footstone:  H.C.
                    1818)

CYNTHIA HOLMES
Died
Sept 25, 1888
Aged 71 y'rs 1 mo
9 days
(Footstone is buried)

In memory of
JOHN CORNISH
Who died
May 21, 1818
Aged 84 years
Also his four wives
LYDIA
SARAH
PHEBE
& BETSEY

FREEMAN CORNISH
Died
Jan 30, 1822
AE 39 y'rs

ABBEY C.
Daug of JOHN
& MERIAH CORNISH
died April 23, 1834(?)
aged 2 years
& 8 mon
(Footstone:  A.C. CORNISH)

SARAH HARLOW
Died
Oct 9, 1860
AE 73 y'rs
(Footstone:  S.H.)

Rev
CLARK CORNISH
Died
Feb 15, 1852
AE 69
By grace are ye sweet.

ELISABETH D.F.
Daughter of
CLARK & BETSEY
CORNISH
Died July 4, 1854
Aged 27 years
God will redeem my soul
From the power of the spirit.
(Footstone:  C.M. & J.M.)
(NOTE:  Mysteriously, the initials on this footstone do not coincide with the headstone that it appears to be coupled with.)







In memory of
MRS. ABIGAIL DILLINGHAM
Consort of
MR. BRANCH DILLINGHAM
And Dau' to Cap't JOHN &
MRS. MARCY BARTLETT
Who died March 19th, 1792
In the 29th Year of her Age
Also in Memory of
MR. JOHN BARTLETT
Brother to the Dec'd who died at sea
Feb'ry 6th, 1790
In the 24th Year
Of his Age.
(Footstone:  
MRS. 
ABIGAIL DILLINGHAM
1792)

ABIGAIL
Dau of
Capt HOSEA BARTLETT
& MRS. MERCY his
wife died Sep 26
(NOTE:  The rest of this stone is buried; a tree trunk growing in back of the stone pushes it forward.)

HERE LIES Ye BODY
OF BENJAMEN 
BARTLET AGED
39 YEARS DIED
MARCH Ye 11th 1717

CORNELIUS MOREY
Died April 6, 1803
AE 45 years
JERUSHA MOREY
His widow
Died Nov 21, 1848
AE 89 years

In memory of
CORNELIUS MOREY 3
Who died May 11, 1813
In the 25 year
Of his age
Also in memory of
His Oldest Son CORNELIUS
Who died Janu'y 31, 1812
Aged 10 month & 12 days
Also in memory of
JAMES H. MOREY who died
August 28, 1812 aged one day.
Why do we mourn departing friends
Or shake at death's alarms
Tis but the voice which JESUS sends
To call them to his arms.
(Footstone: 
C.M.
1813
C.M.
1812
J.H.M.
1812)

In memory of
MR. JONATHAN HARLOW
Who died
June 1785
In his 66 year
(Footstone:  J. HARLOW)
In memory of
MRS. SARAH wife of
MR. JONATHAN HARLOW
Who died May 1794
In her 73 year.
(Footstone is shattered.)

HERE LYES Ye BODY
OF
MRS. LYDIA RIDER
WIDDOW OF MR. FAM'IL
RIDER. SHE DEC'd
FEB'Y Ye 17th
17-74 4- 'O IN
Ye 83d YEAR 
OF HER AGE

HERE LYES ye 
BODY OF JOSEPH
SILVESTER WHO DEC'd
APRIL 23d
1723 IN
20TH (or 29TH) YEAR
OF HIS AGE
(Footstone:  J.S.)

HERE LYES BURIED THE
BODY OF DEACON THOMAS
CLARKE WHO DEC'd MAR
Ye 20th, 1726
AETATIS 68 ~
MANY THAT NOW ARE
FAST A SLEEP. IN DUST
OF th' EARTH. REMAIN
SOME SHALL TO EVE
LASTING LIFE AWAKE
FROM THENCE A GAIN
DAN ye 12 & Ye 2d

Sacred
To the memory of
Rev. MOSES PARTRIDGE
Who was ordained April
21, 1824 as pastor of the
2d Church in Plymouth & died Sept 25, 1824
aged 36 years & 18 days.
Having been a devoted Missionary
& an able, faithfull & affectionate
Minister of Christ, he died dee-
ply lamented with a HOPE
Full of immortality.
Mark the perfect man; and behold the upri-
ght; for the end of that man is peace.
(Footstone:  
Rev M.
PARTRIDGE
AE 36)

In Memory of
LOIS HOLBROOK Daughter of
MR. NAAMAN & MRS. MARY 
HOLBROOK who died June 9
1786 in ye 13 year of her age







(NOTE:  This stone appears to have engraved a portrait likeness of the individual):
In Memory of
MRS. SARAH BARTLETT
Wife of
MR. ANDREW BARTLETT
Who died May 31, 1794 in ye
23 year of her age
Beneath these clods in silent dust
Asleep where all the living must
The gayest youth, the fairest face
Must shortly sleep in this dark place.
(Footstone:  MRS. SARAH BARTLETT
                                1794)

HANNAH JOHNSON
Wife of
JACOB JOHNSON
Died Sept 11, 1841(?)
Aged 47(?) years

JACOB JOHNSON
Died June 7, 1798
Aged 63 years
Thy path of glory leads but to
Thy grave.
(NOTE:  Possible veteran marker broken.)

In memory of M.
ELIZABETH BARTLET
Wife of Cap't JOSEPH
BARTLET
Who departed this
? January 12
(NOTE:  The rest of this stone is broken and obliterated due to repairs.)

In memory of Cap't
JOSEPH BARTLETT
Who Departed This
Life July Ye 13th
1756 IN Ye 64th
Year Of His Age.
Job 19th 26
And though by Worms
Destroy'd this bodybe
Yet in my flesh
Surely god shall see.
(Footstone:
Cap't
JOSEPH
BARTLETT
Who died July
Ye 13th 1756

(NOTE:  Raw stone next to CAPT JOSEPH BARTLETT may have been deliberately placed by the way it juts upward from the ground.)

(NOTE:  A badly worn footstone is missing it's headstone.)

In
Memory of
MR. ANDREW BARTLETT
Who died
Decem'r 9th 1808
Aged
71 years
(Footstone:  A.B.)
(NOTE:  Veteran SAR 1775 marker & flag.)

(NOTE:  Depression in the earth has unreadable footstone; no headstone.)

(NOTE:  There are 6-8 depressions in the earth without headstones or footstones at the highest crest of the burial hill in the vicinity of DEACON THOMAS CLARKE, MR. ANDREW BARTLETT, MR. BARTLETT HOLMES and MR. NAMAN HOLMES whose stones date between 1717 and 1812).

MRS. OLIVE HOVEY
Wife of
Rev. IVORY HOVEY
Died June 8, 1805 in her
82d year
(Footstone:  O.H.)

In memory of
Rev. IVORY HOVEY
Who died Nov 4th, 1803
In ye 90 year of his age
(Footstone:  
Rev
IVORY HOVEY)

There is a rest in heaven.
Erected
To the memory of
MRS. ANNE BARTLETT
Consort of
Deacon ABNER BARTLETT
& dau'tr of the late
Rev'd IVORY HOVEY
Who died Sep'tr 22
1810 Aged 55
years 10 months
& 10
days
(Footstone:  
MRS. ANNE
BARTLETT)

Erected
To the memory
Of
Cap't MELATIAH BARTLETT
Who died
October 5, 1825
In the 52 year
Of his age
A kind companion and a friend sincere.
(NOTE:  Possible veteran marked with flag only.)

In
Memory of
MARTHA BARTLETT
The wife of
Cap't MELATIAH BARTLETT
Who 
Died the 15th
Of December
1815 in 
the 32 year
of her
age

This
Stone is erected
To the memory of
Deacon ABNER BARTLETT
1755-1813
(Footstone:  D.A.B.
                    1813)
(NOTE:  Veteran SAR 1775 marker & flag.)


JOHN BARTLETT
1736-1809
MERCY
His Wife
1737-1796

In Memory of
MRS. MERCY
BLACKMER Dau'tr
Of MR. JOHN &
MRS. SARAH BLACK-
MER who
Died
Sep't ye 23
1765 in ye 22(?)
(NOTE:  The rest of this stone is buried).
(Footstone:  M.B.
                    1765)

(NOTE:  This stone is broken and very worn;  I can read only as follows):
---------O
---5 YEAR

To the memory of
Dea JOHN BLACKME
Who died Sept ?, 1779
???
(NOTE:  This stone is falling over with an uprooted tree trunk and covered with poison ivy making it difficult to read):

(NOTE:  A raw stone appears to be deliberately set due to the way it juts upward from the earth.)

In memory of
MRS. LUCY HOLMES
Consort of
MR. BARTLETT HOLMES
Who died Dec'r 18, 1803
In the 63 year
Of her age
The Christian's hope established by grace
No tryals shake it nor clouds efface
Thus firm believing in her God was still
And bow'd submissive to his sovreign will.
(Footstone:  L.H.
                    1803)

To
The memory of
MR. BARTLETT HOLMES
Who
Died April 5th 1808
In the 65 year
Of his age
(Footstone:  B.H.
                    1808)
(NOTE:  Veteran SAR 1775 marker.)

To the memory 
Of
MR. NAMAN HOLMES
Who died March 8
1812
in the 24 year of his age
(Footstone:  N.H.)

In Memory of
MR. SETH(?) HOLMES
Who died ? 1803
In his 68 year
(NOTE:  This stone is encrusted with hard lichens that could not be removed without risk of damage.)

(NOTE:  Raw stone jutting upward from the earth may be a headstone.)

(NOTE:  Depression in the earth may be an unmarked grave.)

(NOTE:  About half of the face of this headstone has flaked off; only the following was visible):
------------------------EL
----------------------of
----------------h, son of
--------CORNISH & MRS.
-----fe who died May
Aged 21 years zM
& 22 Days.
(Footstone:  
MR.
LEMUEL CORNISH)

Dea
BENJAMIN CORNISH
Died
Feb 5, 1825
? 1 mo
EXPERIENCE
Widow of the above
Died Feb 12, 1846
AE ?5 Y'rs
(Footstone:  B.C.)
(NOTE:  This stone is broken into 5 pieces on the ground.)

In Memory of AMY(?)
Dau'tr of MR. BENJAMIN
CORNISH & MRS.
EXPERIENCE his
Wife.  She Died
May Ye 2 1795
Aged 3 Days.

In memory of
MR. JOHN CLARK who
Died December 29th
1806 aged 35
Years and 7 Days
Death by the ruins of th fall
Doth ? and triumph over all
But ? by GOD.

In Memory of
MR. JAMES CLARK
Who died
Feb 5, 1815 in his
93 year
(Footstone:  
MR.
JAMES
CLARK)

MRS. HANNAH CLARK
Wife of
MR. JAMES CLARK
Ws born Sept 17, 1727
(NOTE:  The rest of this stone is buried).
(Footstone:  
MRS.
HANNAH
CLARK)






This Stone is Erected
To consecrate the memory of
MRS. SALLY HOLBROOK, Consort of
Cap't GIDEON HOLBROOK
Who died March 1, 1818
Aged 55 years.
(Footstone:  S.H.
                    1818)

This Stone is Erected
To consecrate the memory of
MISS MARY HOLBROOK, Daughter of
Cap't GIDEON HOLBROOK and
MRS. SALLY his wife
Who died January 13th, 1819
Aged seventeen years 3 months
(Footstone:  M.H.
                    1819)

To The Memory of
MRS. BETTY JOHNSON
Wife of
MR. JACOB JOHNSON
Died December 4, 1799
In the 25 Year of her age
As you are now, so once was I
As I am now so you will be
Prepare for Death to follow me.

In memory of
SARAH DREW STETSON
Daughter of
Rev. SETH STETSON
& MRS. LUCY his wife
Who died June 3-1820
Aged 8 years
8 months & 9 days
Death thou hast conquered me
And by thee I am slain
But Jesus Christ has conquer'd thee
And I shall rise again.
(Footstone:  S.S.)

LUCY
Dau of
Rev. SETH STETSON &
MRS. LUCY his wife
Died Nov 7, 1804
Aged 4 moths & 17 d's

In memory of
Lieut THOMAS ELLIS
Who died April
Ye 18th 1800
In His 38th Year
(Footstone:  T.E.)
(NOTE:  Veteran SAR 1775 marker.)

In  Memory of
MRS. PATIENCE Widow
Of MR. WILLIAM
ELLIS She died
May ?
????
(NOTE:  This stone is encrusted with hard lichens that could not be removed without risk of damage.)





In memory of
MR. WILLIAM ELLIS JUN'R who
Died Jan 15th 1795 Aged 76
Years ?9 months & 6 Days
Husband kind and good a ?.
(Footstone:  Unreadable)

In Memory of
MR. NATHANIEL
CORNISH
He died
Jan'ry 5th 1804
In the 60th year
Of his age.

In
Memory of
MARGARET BARTLETT
Widow of
ZACHEUS BARTLETT
Who died
June the thirtieth
1805
Aged seventy three
(Footstone:  M.B.
                    1805)

In 
Memory of
Cap't ZACHEUS BARTLETT
Who died
Sixth day of March
1800
aged seventy five
(Footstone:  Z.B.
                    1800)
(NOTE:  Possible veteran marker is broken.)

In memory of
GEORGE BARTLETT
Who died Aug 14th, 1804
Aged 36 years
(Footstone:  G.B.)

In memory of
MR. SETH CLARK
Who died June 11, 1805
In his 40th year.

EUNICE
Widow of
SETH CLARK
Died
Feb 22, 1836
AE 89 year

In Memory of
JOHN CLARK son of
GIDEON(?) & MACE(?) CLARK
Who died Oct 22 1813
AE 14 years 1 month
& 25 days
(Footstone:  JOHN CLARK)

In memory of
MR. WILLIAM SERJENT
Who died June 18 1804 in
His 79 year
(NOTE:  A neighboring resident has his woodpile dumped here; not sure if any stones/footstones are buried.)

WILLIAM S. PETERSON
1876-1925
EDWARD G. PETERSON
1879-1943

JOHN M. PETERSON
1852-1899
ELLEN J. His Wife
1852-1919

MATILDA (headstone only)

SYLVESTER (headstone only)
CHARLES PETERSON
Born
Nov 11, 1788
Died
Nov 17, 1845
Aged 57 y'rs 6 da's

THANKFUL CLARK
Widow of
CHARLES PETERSON
Born April 26, 1793
Died April 10, 1863
Aged 60 y'rs 11 mo's
15 days

BETSEY THOMAS
Dau of
CHARLES & THANKFUL
PETERSON
Born March 17, 1815
Died Nov 22, 1851
Aged 36 y'rs 8 mo's
5 days

Erected
In Memory of
JOSIAH CLARK
Departed this life
May 23, 1818
In the 34 year
Of his age
(Footstone:  Unreadable).
Receive O earth this faded form
In thy cold bosom let it lie,
Safe let it rest from ev'ry storm
Soon must it rise no more to die.