Plymouth County, Scituate, Massachusetts - MEN OF KENT CEMETERY (known locally as Meetinghouse Lane Cemetery) Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by Mary Dean - DIVLIB@aol.com Site of the First Church in Scituate, 1634 ******** Plaque at entrance to Cemetery: 1636 1976 Men of Kent Cemetery Burial place of many of the Towns Original Settlers who came from Kent County, England in 1628. This is also the site of the First Church in Scituate built in 1634 Scituate Historical Society ************ Large Stone beyond entrance: First Meetinghouse erected on this lott Aug. ye 2d and 3d 1636 exercised in Novemb 10 and 11 1636 Site of the First Church in Scituate Rev. John Lothrop Rev. Charles Chauncey Rev. Henry Dunster Rev. Nicholas Baker This tablet was placed by the Chief Justice Cushing Chapter D.A.R. Scituate 1912 ************ Marker at Center of Cemetery: Erected to the Men of Kent who settled Scituate in 1628 Anthony Annable Thomas Byrd Henry Cobb James Cudworth Edward Foster William Gillson Timothy Hatherly Henry Merritt Henry Rowley Nathaniel Tilden Humphrey Turner Large Memorial Stone: To the Memory of the First Ministers of Scituate Giles Saxton Nathaniel Pitcher John Lothrop Sheurjashub Bourn Charles Chauncy Ebenezer Grosvenor Henry Dunster Ebenezer Dawes Nicholas Baker Nehemiah Thomas Jeremiah Cushing Edmund O. Sewall Monument A Memorial to General James Cudworth ~~ We honor Him as a lover of religious freedom A Brave and able commander and a true patriot *************** The following is a list of graves at this Cemetery, extracted from the Scituate Town Report 1852,[communicated by David Hamblin] and the Scituate Town Report 1910 [Respectfully submitted: Ella Bates, Custodian]. Some are still legible now, September 5, 1998. Deborah, wife of Samuel Barker died December 11, 1738 aged 20 years, 26 days. Desire, wife of John Barker died July 24, 1706, aged 53 years. Hannah, wife of John Barker, formerly wife of Rev. Jeremiah Cushing, died May 30, 1710 aged 46 years. John Barker, Esq., died Dec. 1, 1729, aged 79 years. Sarah, wife of John Barker, widow of John, died Sept. 7, 1730 aged 70 years. Rev. Jeremiah Cushing, pastor of Northerly Scituate, died March 22, 1705/6, aged 52 years. Mr. Anthony Collamore {footstone only, which is encased in a larger stone with the legend: Erected by Descendants of Capt. Anthony Collamore born in England, died in shipwreck off Scituate, December 16, 1693}. Israel Cowing....1717 Abigail Dodson, died November 16, 1695 aged 44 years. Matthew Gannett...1697. Mary, wife of Matthew Gannett, died June 9, 1713, aged 35 years. Hannah, wife of Mr. Matthew Gannett died June 9, 1713 aged 35 years. Mr. Joseph Gannett...July 19, 1714 aged 66 years Joseph Gannett, Jr., died March 20, 1723, aged 33 years. Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of Mr. David Hatch, died March 13, 1764 aged 56 years. Mrs.--------, wife of Thomas (broken stone)...1731 John H[i]land, died June 19, 1789, aged 85 years. Mrs. Fanna H[i]land, died Sept. 17, 1803, aged 29 years Capt. Oliver Rouel Hiland, Jr., died August 21, 1801, aged 29 years. Dea. David Jacob died Feb. 10, 1748, aged 85 years. Sarah, wife of Dea. David Jacob, died Sept. 24, 1723, aged 52 years. David Jacob, Jr., died Jan. 3, 1714, aged 24 years. Mistress Sarah Jacob died Nov. 29, 1711, aged 17 years Thomas Jenkins (broken stone)...1739 Mr. Ephraim Little, late of Marshfield, died Nov. 24, 1717, aged 68 years. Mrs. Mary, wife of Ephraim Little died Feb. 10, 1717/8 aged 66 years. Mrs. Elizabeth Lincoln (broken stone). Josiah Lichfield died Dec. 7, 1717, aged 40 years Josiah, son of Josiah Lichfield, died Nov. 7, 1752, aged 3 years, 3 months, 3 days. Mr. Nicholas Lichfield died May 1, 1750, aged 70 years. Mr. John Merrit died June 5, 1740, aged 79 years, 3 months, 16 days. Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of John Merrit died April 13, 1746, aged 82 years, 37 days. Nehemiah Merrit died July 13, 1722, aged 17 years. Mr. Jospeh Nash died May 23, 1732, aged 58 years. Josiah, son of Dr. Isaac Otis died Mar 23, 1723, aged 17 weeks. Capt. Stephen Otis died August 26, 1733, aged 72 years. Mrs. Hannah, vertuous consort of Capt. Stephen Otis died May 1, 1729, aged 60 years. Hannah, daughter of Mr. Joshua Otis died mar 3, 1744/5 aged 5 years 11 months. Luce, daughter of Joshua Otis died Mar. 26, 1744/5 aged 7 years, 7 months . Joshua, son of Mr. Joshua Otis died Mar. 22, 1744/5 aged 1 year, 11 months, 2 days. ~~~~ Large Monument in Otis burial area: In Memory of John Otis born in the year 1581 at Barnstable, England, His son John Otis and their descendants Stephen Otis Isaac Otis Stephen Otis William Otis Rev. Nathaniel Pitcher pastor of North Church of Christ, Scituate, died Sept. 27, 1723, aged 38 years. Mr. Benjamin (James) Stockbridge, died June 11, 1725, aged 48 years. Seth, son of Samuel Stodder died Aug. 15, 1712, aged 12 years, 5 months, 20 days. Dea Samuel Stodder died July 25, 1762 aged 92 years. Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of Dea. Samuel Stodder died Mar. 6, 1749, aged 79 years. Nathaniel Tilden died Dec. 17, 1731 aged 82 years. Benjamin Tilden died Oct. 23, 1732 aged 28 years. John Tilden died Feb. 9, 1739 aged 87 years. Nathaniel Tilden (illegible) 1724, aged 5 yrs. Thomas, son of Robert Thompson died Mar. 3, 1722 aged 2 years. Robert Thompson (broken stone) died Feb. 26, 1722, aged 23 years. Left. Seth Turner died Oct. 19, 1743, aged 38 years. Capt. James Turner died May 30, 1776 aged 70 years. Mrs. Mary, wife of Capt. James Turner died August 19, 1775 Col. Amos Turner, Esq. died April 13, 1739 aged 68 years. Mrs. Mary, wife of Col. Amos Turner died Nov. 3, 1722 aged 62 years. David Turner died May 3, 1698, aged 27 years, 6 months. Capt. Samuel Turner died Nov. 3, 1759, aged 89 years. Mrs. Abigail, wife of Capt. Samuel Turner died Dec. 12, 1744 aged 58 years. Abigail, daughter of Capt. Samuel Turner Died May 1734, aged 31 years, 4 months. Nathaniel, son of Capt. Samuel Turner, died May 1734, 31 years, 4 months. Liddia, daughter of Capt. James Turner, died Mar. 26, 1740, aged 4 years. Large Monument in Turner burial area: 1594 1889 Here lyes Humphrey Turner Who was Born in Kent, England in 1594 & died in Scituate in 1673 aged 79 years. 1671 David Turner 1698 1671 Colonel Amos Turner 1739 1667 Mary, His wife 1729 1670 Capt. Samuel Turner 1759 1686 Abigail, his wife 1744 1703 Nathaniel, His Son 1734 1720 Abigail, Their Daughter 1732 1706 Capt. James Turner 1776 Mary, His wife 1736 Lydia, their Daughter 1740 1705 Left. Seth Turner 1743 ERECTED BY JOB A. TURNER, OF BOSTON Josiah Leavitt...1734 Igantius Vinal (broken stone) ...1796 Patience, daughter of Mr. Ignatius Vinal died Sept. 22, 1766, aged 6 months, 7 days. Ignatius Vinal Jr., son of Igantius Vinal and wife May, died Sept. 10. 1751, aged 4 years, 9 months, 15 days. Mrs. Mary, wife of Jacob Vinal, died Mar 1, 1755 aged 77 years. Mrs. Patience, wife of Ignatius died Mar 27, 1773, aged 37 years. Seth, son of Seth Vinal died Oct. 6, 1754 aged 6 years. Mrs. Hannah, wife of Seth Vinal died April 24, 1757, aged 30 years, 5 months. Mrs. Mary, wife of Ignatius Vinal died July 3, 1751, aged 29 years, 11 months, 27 days. Nicholas, son of Mr. Jacob Vinal, Sr., died June 24, 1728. Jonathan, son of Jacob Vinal (broken stone)...1724. Mrs. Mary, wife to Mr. John Vinal died July 18, 1723, aged 53 years. Mr. John Vinal died August 21, 1698, aged 62 years. Capt John Williams (oldest stone) died June 22, 1694, aged 70 years. Mr. Thomas Younge, died Dec. 25, 1732, aged 69 years, 1 month, 20 days. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mary Dean < DIVLIB@aol.com > ====================================================================