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Take them, O Grave! and let them lie, Folded upon thy narrow shelves, As garments by the soul laid by, And precious only to ourselves. Take them O great Eternity! Our little life is but a gust That bends the branches of thy tree, And trails its blossoms in the dust." - Longfellow. Boston and Cambridge: James Munroe and Company 1851. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, by John K. Rogers, Agent, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Stereotyped At The Boston Stereotype Foundry. Copp's Hill Cemetery. Come, let us turn Where rest the ancient dead. Lo, what a throng Have given their fleshly vestments to the worm, 'Neath these still shades! Here, first the forest sons Buried their smitten people, ere the feet Of our pale race invaded them - to die. -Thou, who dost pore amid yon mouldering stones So patiently, deciphering the trace That the dull tooth of Time hath worn away, Canst tell me where the Pilgrim fathers sleep, Who with their ploughshare stirred this rocky glebe, And taught the echoes of the wilderness The voice of psalm and prayer? Methinks even now, From their unnoted sepulchres they warn Alike the idler and the man of care How soon to Death's forgotten cell shall speed The shuttle of their days. For all her sons With saddest sigh of hollow-breathing winds, vi Copp's Hill Cemetery. Soft, vernal tears, and winter's naked boughs, Our mother Nature mourns. She tells how vain The pride that lurks in gorgeous monuments. The pyramid, the stained sarcophagus, Betray their trust. Still, there's a life that lives Amid the mouldering clay, and silent clings To human sympathies. We speak to them Who speak no more - and listen for their words, Forgetful that the interminable veil Is drawn between us. Yet they have a voice, A tombstone witness to the holy truths That cannot die; and may our pulseless hearts Wear worthily the dear Redeemer's sign - "Yea, saith the Spirit - Blessed are the dead That die in him." L. H. S. To The Honorable John Prescott Bigelow, Mayor of Boston, and to the Citizens of Boston, This volume is respectfully dedicated by their humble servant, the Compiler. viii. INTRODUCTION. There are few passages in the Scriptures more touching than the simple and unadorned narrative of the visit of our Lord Jesus Christ to the afflicted family in Bethany, when he met Martha, while her sister Mary "rose up hastily and went out" to the grave of Lazarus to weep there. It teaches us to hallow the spot where our departed friends repose. The Hebrew has ever been noted for regarding with veneration the sepulchres of his ancestors - a trait of character connected with love of country, filial affection, and all the endearments of domestic life. To this day, the devout sons of Abraham, wherever in the wide world they may dwell, look forward to a pilgrimage to Palestine, as the great and most sacred act of their lives; and often the aged Jew seeks to lay his bones in Judea, where his fathers sleep. Although a dark cloud now rests on that doomed land, yet numerous are the monuments and sepulchers which environ the holy city; and the "tombs of the kings" and the burial caves of the patriarchs attract the notice of every traveller, and awaken his sympathy. The Greeks were no less remarkable for paying honors to the dead. Their obsequies did not cease at the burial. They cherished the memory of their friends with monuments and inscriptions, and sanctified the place of interment with a veneration which might raise a blush in some Christian mourners in our own land. The Via Sacra, from Athens to Eleusis, passed by Deramicus, their public cemetery, where the ruins of many splendid sepulchres are still extant. viii. INTRODUCTION Nor were the Romans less distinguished for this sacred and refined respect for the ashes of their ancestors. They buried their dead near the great highways so that their memory might be ever before them; from whence comes Siste, Viator - Pause, travellor at this spot. Lofty sepulchres and marble monuments still survive among the ruins of the Eternal City, on the Appian Way. Whose heart doesn not burn within him, when he reads Cicero - when he was quaestor in Sicily - of his discovery of the tomb of Archimedes among thorns and briers, with the cylinder ans sphere upon it, which Marcellus had raised to his memory nearly two centuries before? The preservation of the memory of our ancestors by tombstones and monuments in hallowed spots is honorable to our nature and conducive to the cultivation of better and holier feelings. We are too apt to forget the lives and charact- ers of those who adorned the circle of another generation; and, amidst the cares of life, and the absorbing pursuits of the hour, friends and connections once dear to society, when they have left us, are to often buried in the grave of oblivion. Every step, therefore, which tends to bring them up in memory, and recall their actions when alive, though it may appear a humble labor in itself, is valuable in its influence. "It is wise for us to recur to the history of our ancestors. Those who are regard- less of their ancestors and of their posterity - who do not look upon themselves as a link connecting the past with the future - in the transmissions of life from their ancestors to their posterity - do not perform their duty to the world. To be faithful to ourselves, we must keep our ancestors and posterity within reach and grasp of our thoughts and affections - living in the memory and retrospection of the past, and hoping with affection and care for those who are coming after us. We are true to ourselves only when we act with becoming pride for the blood we in- herit, and which we are to transmit to those who shall soon fill our places." - Daniel Webster's Speech, December 22, 1845. ix. With feelings, therefore, which are canonized by the good and great of all countries, and of every age, we may approach the subject matter of this volume of Epitaphs, gathered by a humble gleaner in the fields of the dead - the dead who lie in one of the ancient churchyards of the Pilgrims of New England. The favorable reception of the "Inscriptions on the Gravestones in Northampton" is a harbinger that such labor will not be in vain. The venerable cemetery on Copp's Hill is worthy of the researches of the antiquary; for there, many of the fathers of New England were buried. With perseverance and much pains-taking, he has pursued his object, and has collected a large number of the Epitaphs and Inscriptions, some of which are connected with historical events and others with the early prosperity of this city. Many families too, are personally interested in this garden of the dead; for their progenitors repose, where the rains and the frosts are fast obliterating every impression of lithography. In this manner a record may be handed down to other times, and a permanent transcript preserved, when the marble slab, the heraldic monument and the fading slate have crumbled into dust. Surely, then, such an enterprise deserves a liberal encouragement. Like ourselves, the ancient Jews wrote their inscriptions on slabs of marble, and placed them upright at the graves of the deceased, when more splendid monuments were not erected. But the stone and the marble have long since mouldered into dust, and few sepulchres can now be identified. There was then no type in existence to give an everlasting duration to their names. The valley of Jehoshaphat was the great place of burial for the inhabitants of Jerusalem. It extends from the Mount of Olives to Mount Moriah and is full of sepulchres. In its depths are the Brook Cedron and the Pool of Siloam. Next to the holy sepulchre, no spot in Palestine is more solemnized by sacred reminiscences; yet, with the exception of the tombs of David, Abraham, and a few others, the darkness of oblivion rests on this valley of the dead. x. The sweetest remembrances and highest motives to Christian duty are intertwined with, and strengthened by, meditating on our departed friends, and making the home of the dead soothing to the eye and sacred to the feelings; and more especially in a Bible land, in which, when we go to the grave to weep there, we weep not as those who have no hope. Distinct from the respect and affection we owe to our friends who have gone, there is another consideration of weight - the benefit which a preservation of such memorials may confer. They may enable heirs, in some instances, to prove their descent and trace their genealogy; they may excite the young to emulate the deeds of their honored ancestors; and they teach us, amidst the bustle and business of the hour, that the glory of this world passeth away. They stand like road- guides in the journey of life, casting their long shadows over the whole path to another world. British heraldry is often connected with British history; and the coat of arms - though sometimes bestowed on unworthy objects - may reflect the lustre of other times on descendants whose virtues and talents have been veiled by misfortune, or buried in undeserved obscurity. What armorial en- signs may be to the living, the faithful and judicious Epitaph is to the meritorious dead. It was by exploring the catacombs, obelisks and the monuments erected to the dead more than forty centuries ago, that Champollion discovered a key to Egyptian history, so happily and eloquently elucidated by George R. Gliddon, Esq., at the Lowell lectures, in this city, a few years since. A brief account of the celebrated spot where so many of the founders of Boston were gathered to their fathers may not be without interest to the numerous descendants of the deceased, and to the stranger who visits this city. Boston was called by the Indians "Shawmut". Which signifies "living fountains," - for this penin- sula abounded in springs, and by the English at Charlestown, Tri-mountain, either from three lofty hills, visible afar off, Beacon, Copp's and Fort Hills, or from Beacon mountain alone, on which were "three little rising hills" of peculiar form. xi. The weight of historic evidence seems to be in favor of the last derivation. Indeed, Johnson, in his "Wonder-working Providence," compared Beacon Hill, with its two hillocks, to the head and shoulders of a man, and therefore called the place Trea-mont; and William Wood, in his book called "New England's Prospect," printed in 1634, says, "To the north-west is a high mountain, with three little rising hills on the top of it; wherefore it is called Tramount." The same writer says of Boston, "His situation is very pleasant." Fort Hill, Beacon and Copp's Hills were all distinguished in our colonial history. On Fort Hill, Andros, the tyrant governor under King James II., was imprisoned, "bound in chains or cords," in the castle built there about 1640, until he was sent home to England. This ragged cliff, as it then appeared, commanded the harbor. It was anciently called Corn Hill, and was once the site of an Indian fort. xi. Beacon Hill was in the form of a sugar loaf, 138 feet in height from the water; and on the summit was a tall, stout mast, secured by supporters, with treenail steps, and a barrel of tar on the top, forming a beacon. In times of danger this was guarded by a sentinel, ready to light it at a moment's alarm. From this circumstance it was called at first Sentry Hill. The view from this height was very extensive. The beacon to which it owes its permanent name was blown down in a violent storm in November, 1789; and the year following, a Doric column of brick and stone, sixty feet high, surmounted by a large gilt eagle, was erected under a subscription by the Bostonians. On the four sides of the pedestal, some of the leading events of the Revolution were inscribed upon marble slabs; the stamp act when passed and re- pealed, the destruction of the tea, the battles of Lexington, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, and the surrender at Yorktown, and the confederation, independence, peace and forming the constitution were among the subjects commemorated. For several years this column stood as a proud monument of glory, until taken down and the mountain where it stood levelled to enlarge the narrow territory of the growing place. xii Introduction Continued. Beacon Hill was conveyed by the town of Boston to John Hancock, Esq., by deed, August 6, 1811. The lot is described in the deed as six rods square. It was bounded east and west by Bowdoin and Hancock Streets, and north and south by Mount Vernon and Derne Streets and had Temple Street been laid out at that time, it would have run directly over the brow of this hill, and included the monument; which may give the stranger and the young of this day a more accurate idea of the locality of this eminence; for every feature of its position is now utterly effaced. Stately houses and handsome streets occupy or surround its site, once so memorable as a watch-tower. But the monument, with its pictorial features and historic inscriptions, still exists, recorded in the page of our country's annals, which neither frost, nor rain, nor the innovations of modern improvement can efface - a convincing argument of the benefit which a humble work, like this, on Copp's Hill Burying Ground may render to other times. It may be well to remark, that Mr. Hancock caused the monument to be removed soon after the execution of his deed from the town, as he himself informed the writer of this introduction. The marble slabs and the gilt eagle were excepted in the purchase. The four slabs were deposited in a recess on the ground floor at the north-eastern part of the State-House, where they are annexed to the wall. They are four feet four inches long, by three feet three inches wide. The eagle has been placed over the speaker's chair in the Hall of the Representatives; and there may this mute but national emblem of our glory excite all hearts to preserve our Union inviolate and forever. Copp's Hill, in 1630, is thus described by Dr. Snow in his History of Boston, p.105: "The hill at the north, rising to the height of about fifty feet above the sea, presented there on its north-west brow an abrupt declivity, long after known as Copp's Hill steeps. Its summit, almost level, extended between Prince and Charter Streets towards Christ's Church. Thence south, a gentle slope led to the water, which washed the south side of Prince Street below, and the north side above Thache xiii Street as far as Salem Street. Eastward from the church, a gradual descent led to the North Battery, which was considered the bottom of the hill. South-easterly the slope was still more gradual, and terminated at the foot of the North Square, leaving a knoll on the right, where at present stands the meeting-house of the Second Church." Copp's Hill rose gradually from Hudson's Point, so called from William Hudson, who owned it in 1635. This point and part of the hill were once the property of Joshua Gee, and Gee's noted shipyard lay at the foot of the hill northerly, a short distance from his house in Prince Street. It was afterwards used for a fortification, and called the North Battery. On the hill, Admiral Graves raised a battery of six guns and howitzers, and opened a fire on the American works in Charlestown, on the 17th of June, 1775. Charlestown was set on fire by bombshells in the easterly part of that town from the Somerset frigate. The scene has been described by writers with terrific splendor, while the battle of Bunker Hill was kindling that blaze of glory which finally triumphed in the deliverance of an oppressed people, and in the foundation of a great empire. The first burying ground in Boston was the King's Chapel Cemetery. The first burying-ground, as it is said, laid out in Boston, was the King's Chapel Cemetery - for in the south-west corner of it, Isaac Johnson, the owner of a large tract there, was buried at his parti- cular request. "He was a prime man among us, and made a godly end," Governor Winthrop remarked. Indeed, he was the principal founder of Boston - the fidus Achates of Winthrop, and was looked up to by him and the colonists as a guide. Mr. Johnson was the happy partner of Lady Arbella, whose early and untimely death was deeply lamented. He followed her in death on September 30, 1629, before the name of Tri-mountain was changed to Boston, which was September 7, 1630. Copp's Hill Burying Ground was the 2nd place of interment. It was purchased by the town for this purpose in 1659. The spot was originally owned by William Copp. On the hill once stood a windmill, which, in August, 1632, was removed xiv. INTRODUCTION. from Watertown, because "it would not grind with a westerly wind." It was called from this circumstance "Windmill Hill," and afterwards took the name of Snow's Hill; eventually Copp's Hill, from William Copp and became its permanent name. Mr. Copp's realty is thus recorded, p.15 - in the "Original Book of Possessions" of the town of Boston, now kept in the archives of the city at the City Hall. "The possession of William Clapp within the Limits of Boston. One house and lott of halfe an acre in the Mill pond bounded with Thomas Buttolph south-east: John Button north-east; the marsh on the south-west and the River on the north-west." The above is not dated, but there is reason to believe it was entered in 1644. In the Probate Office for the county of Suffolk, there is a record of the Will of William Copp, cord- wainer. It was dated October 31, 1662, and proved April 27, 1670. Among the items of bequest are the following: "I give to my daughter Ruth my great kettle, little pot and chaffen dish." "I give to Lydia my little kettle and great pot." In the Inventory is a line appraising "1 hour-glass and frying pan, 12 shillings." The amount of the Inventory was almost £110 - no contemptible sum nearly two centuries ago. Copp's Hill was formerly claimed by the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company under a mortgate, which was finally discharged. Shaw, in his "Description of Boston," published in 1817, says that Mr. Copps was an elder in Dr. Mather's church; but erroneously, for he had several children and it was his eldest son David who filled that office. His wife's name, Judith, is spelt 'Goodeth' on the gravestone, and also in his Will. The foregoing origin of the name of Copp's Hill agrees with Snow's and Shaw's statements; but in the "History of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company," by Zachariah G. Whitman, is the following sentence, where he speaks of Nicholas Upshall: "Close beside him lay the gravestones of his xv. wife Dorothy and friend Obadiah Copp, from whom the hill is named." This must be the blunder of a careless compiler. Yet it shows how little is known of the man whose name is immortalized by this hill, where so many illustrious patriarchs sleep. The Original Burying Ground. Since the appearance of Copp's Hill in 1630, as described by Dr. Snow, the features of the place have undergone a great change. Houses, streets, and wharves environ it; and the only open space is an area of about three acres, forming the cemetery, and including a lot of half an acre or more, bought by the town in 1806, and separated from the original burying ground by a handsome granite wall. The whole is surrounded by a high, durable, and ornamental fence of iron. The grounds have been laid out in regular alleys and gravel paths, and embellished with a great variety of native forest-trees, some of which are of stately growth. The Grave Stones. The grave-stones of many generations have been raised up, and numerous seats located under shady branches, where the aged and weary may pause, and the mourner find a quiet resting-place. Yet it is to be lamented that the mounds and hillocks of the dead have been cut down to an unnatural level, and so many stones mis- placed to form a geometrical row on the borders of the paths. This mode of restoring and adorning an ancient churchyard is singular; and to speak of it kindly, and not in anger, it certainly was not the act of good taste. This cemetery is now bounded north by Charter Street, west by Snow Hill Street and south by Hull Street; the east is bordered by blocks of handsome brick houses, which shut out the picturesque view of the harbor, so attracting in the olden times. Indeed, this airy spot, once so rich in scenery, is almost enclosed by buildings. Some years ago, the western margin was cut down nearly twenty feet, and a perpen- dicular wall erected, making the eastern border of Snow Hill Street. Formerly, before this side was dug down, there was a small rise of the land to the west of some seven feet higher. This formed the brow of an eminence with a very steep and abrupt bank to the xvi. shore. From this lofty height the prospect of the harbor, Charles River, and adjacent country must have been expansive and magnificent. Here the British threw up a small fort and erected a battery, from which they directed their fatal shells in the burning of Charlestown. At the north and north-west there is an open space, through which part of Charlestown heights and the Navy Yard are visible; and by taking a stand a little east from the western boundary, the majestic Obelisk on Bunker Hill becomes visible, looming up in solitary grandeur, and bringing to mind the words of the great orator, when the corner stone of this monument was laid by the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, June 17, 1825: "Let it Rise! Let it Rise! till it shall meet the sun in its coming - let the earliest light of the morning gild it, and the parting day linger and play on its summit." Insert: "The Great Orator" Corner Stone Speech. At the next meeting the majority voted that the obelisk designed by Solomon Willard be used. The directors laid the corner-stone on June 17, 1825. The Marquis de Lafayette performed the ceremony, Daniel Webster delivered the oration, and the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, conducted the services. xvi. (cont'd) In the vicinity of the burying-ground, about seventy yards eastwardly from the south-east corner, is Christ Church, the corner stone of which was laid April 15, 1723. a chime of eight bells was added in 1744. Under it is a cemetery of thirty-three tombs. The veneralbe Dr. Eaton, formerly rector of this church, in a discourse delivered December 28, 1823, gives an interesting history of its origin, and relates an anecdote somewhat singular: the sprigs of evergreen I have Italicized. "The following fact, which in some ages would have excited the superstitious veneration of ignorance and bigotry, may be worth recording. Some years since, in 1812, while the workmen were employed in the cemetery building tombs, one of them found the earth so loose that he settled his bar into it the whole length of the bar with a single effort. The superintendent directed him to proceed till he found solid earth. About six feet below the bottom of the cellar he found a coffin covered with a coarse linen cloth, sized with gum, which on boiling became white, and the texture as firm as if it had been recently woven. Within the coffin was another, protected from the air in a similar manner, and the furniture was not in the least injured by time. The flesh was sound and somewhat resembling that of xvii. INTRODUCTION. Body of Mr. Thomas found. British soldiers shot at and mutlilated gravestones as targets. an Egyptian mummy. The skin, when cut, appeared like leather. The sprigs of evergreen, deposited in the coffin, resembled the broad-leaved myrtle; the stem was elastic, the leaves fresh, and apparently in a state of vegetation. From the inscription it was found to be the body of Mr. Thomas, a native of New England, who died in Bermuda. Some of his family were among the fonders of Christ Church. His re- mains, when discovered, had been entombed about 80 years. His remains now rest in the north-east corner of the cemetery, and the stone so long concealed from observation is placed over them." Shaw, p.259 Note. Dr. William Walter officiated as rector of this church from 1792 to 1800, of whose death Bishop Samuel Parker, D.D. of Trinity Church, who died in 1804, remarked that "religion mourns the loss of one of her most obedient children and brightest ornaments." It is worthy of observation that in Christ Church was the first monument ever erected to the memory of Washington in America. Shaw* describes it "at the east end of the church on the side of the chancel, with a bust well executed by an Italian artist." The steeple of this church commands a rich prospect. It is said that Governor Gage ascended here to gaze at the coflagration of Charlestown, and the battle of Bunker Hill. The cemetery on Copp's Hill was much injured during the Revolutionary War. From an adjacent battery the soldiers used some of the gravestones for targets, mutilated others, whenever.... footnote: *Charles Shaw, Esq., author of the "History of Boston," was born at Bath, Maine, and took his degree at Harvard University, 1805, with the second part in his class and a high reputation as a scholar. He studied law with Nathaniel Coffin, Esq., of Bath, practiced some years in Jefferson, Loncoln County, and after- wards went to Montgomery, Alabama, where he was appointed Judge and died. He was a man of elegant taste, excelled in his knowledge of the Latin language - being, it was said, among the uncommonly few who could scan Horace with a musical cadence. Though a poet and a fine writer, he only left this little work 'in memoriam'. xviii. ....a patriotic epitaph excited their ire or envy, and took many to pave the hospital for their invalids. But the worst enemy to the memory of the dead - disgraced as it may appear - was among our own citizens. For within a few years, some of the slabs - solemnly inscribed as they were - individuals carried off with impunity, to cover drains, make foundations for chimneys, lay at the bottom of tombs for coffins to rest on, or at their mouths to close up the aperture. There was a time in the burial history of our country which reflects no honor on a Christian land; especially when we remember that the Hebrews, Greeks and Romans, and even the Turks, in their cypress planted cemeteries, ever honored the ashes of the dead. It seemed not enough to erect temples to God, without regard to any order of architecture, without form or comelinesss, looking like steepled barns and then to use them for unholy purposes and town meetings; but in too many instances, the very church- yards were neglected, unfenced and uncared for, the graves exposed to horses, cattle, and dogs, not a tree nor a flower suffered to shade or bloom there, and neither walk nor path laid out among the falling, straggling stones, for the pensive mourner to muse over a loved one, or drop a tear over his grave. The sexton appeared to be the only frequent visitant to the spot; the first with his spade and pick to disturb the solitude of the scene after the funeral procession had buried the dead out of their sight and gone home. This is no colored nor fanciful description of hundreds of village churchyards, within twenty years past, on the hills and in the valleys of New England. Are there not, even at this day, such desecrated spots of burial in some of our neighborhing cities? Let Worcester and Roxbury answer! If the names of departed worth could speak from their dishonoured graves - they would envy even the fate of Palinurus in his watery tomb: - "Nudus in ignots, Palinure, jacebis arena." xix. INTRODUCTION. But, thank Heaven, a change is coming over the land. It is not at Mount Auburn alone, nor at Laurel Hill in Philadelphia nor on Green Mount in Baltimore, nor in the Greenwood Cemetery in New York, nor in the time-honored churchyard at New Haven, where a more enlightened taste and holier feelings prevail. A degree of veneration is awakened, and a regard for the sanctuary of the grave is more generally felt in the busy world. We have begun to honor the ashes of the dead, and their memory is cherished from the simple green mound, adorned with shrubs and flowers, to the solid granite and architectural marble of the costly tomb. It soothes the heart of the mourner of refined feelings to think, when he walks in the valley of the shadow of death, that his beloved ones are not forgotten. It is remarkable that, amidst such desecration of these ancient memorials on Copp's Hill, so many epitaphs escaped destruction and can be identified; for in addition to losses thus sustained, very many gravestones have been removed, with the remains they guarded, to the churchyards in distant places, there to be preserved with reverence. A singular instance of depravity, however, did occur in Copp's Hill Burying-ground. Here once rested the bones of Thomas Hutchinson, father of Governor Hutchinson - one of the greatest benefactors of this city and country, and also the bones of his father, Elisha Hutchinson, son of the famous Edward Hutchinson, who fell in an attack of the Indians at Quabaog, in Brookfield, and a descendant from the celebrated Ann and her husband, Governor William Hutchinson of Rhode Island. Their bones are now scattered before the four winds of heaven! Their tomb has passed into the hands of strangers. Over their beautiful coat of arms their name has been expunged, and the name of Thomas Lewis inserted! One would think that decency - if there were a drop of modest blood to curdle round the heart at such a thought-of baseness, would at least have discovered some veneration for our departed patriots, if the sanctuary of the tomb, which all nations have respected, had no influence. Even the poor Indian, by whom the sepulchral mounds in his fatherland have xx. ever been regarded with the loftiest feelings of reverence, would have raised his tomahawk to cut off the sacrilegious hand which dared to violate the home of his honored dead. An infamous custom has prevailed among some of the sextons in this city of speculating in tombs. Finding a poor widow, or dilapidated heir, having a share of fractional interest in some old tomb under his care, the grave-digger, aware of the absence or death of the principal owner, and that "a living dog is better than a dead lion," purchases it for a trifle, seizes the whole by prescription, or threats of the law, calls it his own, erases the family name, clears out the sacred relics which lie there, and then makes a trade of his mortmain right, by selling a berth for dead strangers in the city, at eight, or ten or twelve dollars apiece, as the case may be. This has been repeatedly done on Copp's Hill, King's Chapel and other burial-grounds in the city. Nor is this all. After the tombs have been filled up by the remains of strangers, their corpses have been carted out of town in the night season, or buried in a hole dug at the bottom of the tomb, pounded down in one horrid, hideos mass, and covered over, to make way for more death-money. An aged gentleman of respectability, residing near Copp's Hill, told me he has seen loads of broken-up coffins removed from tombs thus desecrated; and a lady in this city recently remarked that within fifteen years she was in that cemetery, and there saw a collection of coffins heaped up for removal; on the fragments of one of which skin and hair adhered - the hair black and glossy - the long, fine hair of a female; and she shuddered and turned away from the spectacle! In King's Chapel Burying-ground, there is a tomb on the north side, near a window of the room of the Massachusetts Historical Society, where the sexton, lately deceased, thus used it for speculation, erased the family name on the great brown stone tablet, and put his own in its place. Such sacrilege is outrageous! It almost makes the blood boil with indignation. Is the law against profanity of the dead a mere spider's web, made by the weak to favor the wicked? xxi. What would be the feelings of the tender mother, or affectionate daughter, in the days of their mourning, should it be told them, "The grave is no resting-place for the dead; the sacred ashes of a husband or father will one day be scattered by the hand of the sexton, and a greedy, unprincipled grave-digger will claim your ancestral tomb for a mere pittance, and turn it into a mercenary charnel-house to suit his purposes"? If there be any doubt of the facts here stated, let the records of the Probate Office in Boston be searched for twenty years past. It will there be seen how many sextons have left a legacy of tombs in their will, as a profitable investment to their heirs. Names could be mentioned, but I forbear. Will not "A Sexton of the Old School" point his heavy artillery against this abomination? It ought to be in- vestigated and denounced, so that no speculator in tombs and bones would dare to show his head among a church-going people. Let the city authorities look to this matter, and put a stop forever to a species of merchandise, next only to that of Burking for the dissecting room! Copp's Hill Burying-ground is a locality full of reminiscences. It is pleasing to observe, that the city authorities have sought to preserve the garden of the dead, and put it under the care of a faithful per- son. It has been furnished with a Cochituate fountain, and has become a favorite place of promenade to citizens in the northern part of the city, remote from the refreshing walks of our beautiful Mall. It is worthy of the stranger's notice; more especially if he feel interested in the antiquities of this city. He will see tombs with heraldic insignia of other times carved on the tablets; those of Hutchinson, Mountford, Goodrich, Gee, Clark, and Greenwood will arrest his eye. Nor can he pass unobserved the venerable time-touched sepulchres of those Reverend and revered men, Andrew and John Elliot, Increase, Cotton and Samuel Mather, learned doctors of divinity, scholars of note and pastors of celebrity in their day, with whom the history of New England is, and forever will be, associated. xxii. Here their remains have long slept, unconscious of the thunders which shook this hill in 1775, and of the tread of thousands of visitors to this spot, and of the voices of many a playful school, which for nearly three generations of national prosperity have echoed near their silent mansion of death. Friend or foe, female loveliness and infantile beauty, here lie side by side; in a word, here is the dust of many a daring, lion hearted, devout first settler in the town of Shawmut, now the expanding city of Boston. Gravestone of Grace Berry marked by British bullets, using it for a target. He will see one gravestone where Grace Berry lies beneath, singularly shaped, and marked by the bullets of a British foe before the evacuation of Boston, when unholy hands used it for a target. In another spot is the slab, which designates the ashes of Nicholas Upshall, of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery, a public-spirited man, persecuted for religious opinions among a religious people; and a littler farther off stands a memorial to Capt. Thomas Lake, an early settler, and large proprietor of Maine, "an emin- ently faithful servant of God," who was slain by the Indians at Kennebec, August 14, 1670. The Seamen's Monument of Granite. While meditating among the tombs in this shady necropolis, he may observe in the south-west corner, a large and stately monument of granite, over a capacious sepulchre, dedicated to seamen of all nations, by Rev. Phineas Stowe, pastor of the First Baptist Bethel Church of Boston, 1851 - a generous and highly honorable testimony of respect to that noble and too little valued class of our citizens. And from this spot let him, as he muses from grave to grave along these gravelled walks, turn to the north-east angle of the cemetery, where he will see a marble pyramid over the tomb of Ellis, and by its side, within the iron railing, a wide-spread weeping willow. Siste, viator. - Traveller, pause. For that willow casts no vulgar shade. It is an exotic. It grew up from a shoot taken from that lonely tree which hangs over the deserted grave of the great Napolean at St. Helena; and it needs no poetry of the heart to feel, as we gaze upon the umbrage, as if every sea breeze from the eastern world touched its leaves with sorrow, and called forth a train of mournful reflections at the fate of that wonderful man! xxiii. The compiler of this book of Epitaphs has spared no pains to verify the facts he has published. He has sought the aged, and listened to their early recollections; he has caused many an old gravestone, buried beneath the sode, to be dug up and carefully examined; and he has descended into vaults, and from thence brought up hidden treasures. The work he has done will be valuable, because it will tend to perpetuate names and dates, which a few years more would render it difficult to resuscitate, and which the antiquary of another generation might explore in vain among the fugitive landmarks of tradition. What Old Mortality accomplished with hammer and chisel on the tombstones of the Covenanters, he has endeavored to perform with spade and pen. He only asks encouragement as a reward of labors which the circumstances of his life forbid him, in justice to his family, to bestow gratuitiously. Should this volume meet with the approbation of the liberal descendants, whose ancestral memorials he has attempted to preserve by the imperishable power of the press, he will soon offer to the public a similar work on King's Chapel Burying-Ground - the materials of which are in a state of preparation. The assistance-kindly offered him by John P. Bigelow, Esq., Mayor of Boston, he would gratefully acknow- ledge; and also that of many other gentlemen - some of high standing, - whose names he would gladly mention; but a selection would seem invidious, and to enumerate them all might encroach upon the patience which this long, but he hopes not useless, preamble may have wearied. Boston, August, 1851. [The compiler is indebted to the kindness of John H. Sheppard, Esq., for this valuable Introduction to this volume. List of Engravings. View of Copp's Hill Frontispiece. Lake Coat of Arms. Page 2 Greenwood Coat of Arms. 14 Goodrich Coat of Arms. 60 Mountfort Coat of Arms. 81 Clark Coat of Arms. 102 Martyn Coat of Arms. 125 Mariner's Tomb 128 Gee Coat of Arms. 140 Thornton Coat of Arms. 162 Snelling Coat of Arms. 214 Loring Coat of Arms. 221 Monument to Major General Joseph Warren 233 Monument to The Apostle Eliot 252 p.1 INSCRIPTIONS From COPP'S HILL BURIAL GROUND. _______ MATHER TOMB. The Reverend Doctors Increase Cotton & Samuel Mather were intered in this Vault. 'Tis the Tomb of our Father's MATHER CRO__ER'S I Died Aug't 27th, 1723 AE 84 C Died Feb 13th, 1727 AE 65 S Died June 27th 1785 AE 79. JOANNA daught of William & Anne Copp Aged 6 Monthes Died March ye 20, 1625/6. p.2 Copp's Hill. COAT OF ARMS Capt. Thomas Lake Aged 61 Yeeres An Eminently Faithfull Servant Of God & One of a Public Spirit Was Perfidiously Slain by ye Indians at Kennibeck August ye 14th, 1676 & Here Interred The 13 of March Following. p.3 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lyeth ye body of JOHN LAKE Son to Capt. Thomas Lake Aged about 24 years Deceased ye 27 of June 1690. Deacon John Phillipes Aged 77 yeares Deceased the 16 Day of December 1682. The Two 1680 HEZEKIAH HARES aged 1 year 11 mo deced ye 31 of January. JOHN HARES aged 9 months deced ye 23 of August 1674. Here lyes buried the Body of CAPT. RALPH HARTT Who departed this life the 14th of March 1776 Aged 77 years. p.4 COPP'S HILL. JOHN ye Son of JOHN & ANNABEL SALISBURY Died December ye 15, 1704 in ye 14 year of his age. ELIZABETH wife to NICHLAS SALSBURY aged 53 years departed 1687/8. ELIZABETH Here lyeth ye Body late wife of GEORGE ROBINSON aged about 40 yrs THOMAS LUSCOMI deceased aged about 35 years ye 7th of July dec'd 1697. October ye 15 1694. Here lyeth buried ye Body of GRACE BERRY ye wife of Thomas Berry Age about 58 Years who died May ye 17 1625. Memento Mori Fugit Hora. Here Lyes the Body of NATHANIEL ADAMS Aged 60 Years Deceased the 29th of March 1689/90. p.5 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lyeth buried Body of Elizabeth Weare Relict of William Weare Aged 90 Years. Dec'd 27 of September 1681. Johana Phillipes the wife of John Phillipes Aged 80 Yeares deceased ye 22 of Ocbober 1675. Here lyeth buried the Body of John Saxton Aged 38 Years departed this Life the 31 day of July 1686. 1677 Abigail Ayres Aged 26 Years Dyed ye 2 Of Janwary. Elizabeth Chapin ye Daughter of Ebenezer & Elizabeth Chapin Aged about 16 mo. Died August ye 23 1694. ELIZABETH SHUTE aged 1 Week Dyed ye 2 Febwar 1665 p.6 COPP'S HILL MICHAEL POWELL aged 67 Yeares Deceased the 28 of December 1672. Lydia Broun Wife to William Broun aged about 46 Years dec'd July ye 30. 1680. Isaac Griffin Sarah Rule aged about 55 aged 9 Years Years died died July ye 29 1693 July ye 5 1690 ELIZABETH Daughter of John & Elizabeth Pickerin Aged 16 mo. Died August ye 27 1690. Here lyeth buried ye Body of EDWARD GRANT Aged about 50 Years. Dec'd ye 19th day of June 1682. ALES HOWARD Relict of Left't William Howard Aged 72 Years Dec'd Nov ye 18 1681. p.7 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lyes the Body of Experience Miles Aged 49 Years dec'd January 26 16_0. WILLIAM TYLER MARTHA HASEY Aged 26 Years Aged 12 Yeares Died Dyed Janaryy 14 the 4th of May 1666 1676. REBEKAH HOOPER the daughter of Gorg Hooper Aged 2 yeares & 10 weeks. Dyed the 15 of October 1675. Here lyeth buried ye Body of ALEXANDER ADAMS Aged 62 Years dyed ye 15th day of January 1677. Here lyeth buried ye Body of Mary Bull Wife to James Bull Aged about 75 yeares died ye 29 of August 1688. p.8 COPP'S HILL. LYDIA HOUGH Wife to William Hough Aged 38 years dec'd 26th day of February 1682/3. CHARLES FARNUM Here lyeth buried Aged ye Body of 3 years & 6 m. Aged 57 years dec'd January ye 21 - 1677/8. June ye 9th 1691. In Memorial DORATHY UPSHALL Aged 73 Yeares deceased 18 of September 1675. ANNAH READE Wife to Obadiah Reade aged 33 years Dyed ye 13 day of September 1680. Here lyes the Body of FRANSIS WARD Wife to Samuel Ward Aged 83 Years dyed the 10th of June 1690. Here lyeth ye Body of MARY WINSLOW Daughter to Mr. Samuel Winslow Aged 3 years Departed this life June ye 2d 1681. p.9 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lyes the Body of JOHN PITTOM Aged about 54 Years died February 30th (?) 1699. The 3 Children of Obadiah & Elizabeth Gill Obadiah Gill Obadiah Gill Samuel Gill aged aged aged 7 months & 1 half 6 months 3 years & 7 mos dyed dyed dyed Ye 9th day of ye 3rd of ye 6th day of August July June 1682 1678 1679 Here lyeth buried ye Body of Richard Collacott Aged 83 years Dyed July ye 7 1686. MARY HUNTING ye daughter of Samuel & Mary Hunting Aged 13 months & 25 days Died July ye 29. 1699. Here lyeth ye Body of JOHN MAVERICKE Son of JOHN & MRS. ELIZABETH MAVERICKE Who died July 17, 1734 aged 10 years & 6 mos. p.10 COPP'S HILL. Here lyes buried the Body of MRS. MARY GILBURT Relict of Capt. Thomas Gilburt Aged 63 years Dec'd December ye 30th (___) JACOB HALL'S TOMB. Here Lies interred the Here lieth buried Mortal part of ye Body of MR JOHN ADAMS OBODIAH GILL Who departed Deacon of ye North this life Church in Boston March ye 1st 1783 Aged 50 years dec'd AE 67 years. January ye 6, 1700. Here lyes ye Body of MRS. MEHITABEL MAVERICKE Wife of Mr. Jotham Mavericke Aged 24 years - dyed June 30th 1747 Here lyeth buried ye Body of Joseph Shaw Senier Aged 56 years - Died May ye 7th 1701. p.11 Sacred to the Memory of MR JACOB HAWKINS Who professed faith in Jesus Christ about 14 Years & about 1 year a Preacher of the Gospel. He was one of sound Judgement, meek & happy Spirit. He ended his days in peace July 10th 1797 aged 31 years. EDWARD CARNES TOMB. In Memory of In Memory of Mr. Joshua Bowles Mrs. Mary Bowles Who Wife of died August 31 Mr. Joshua Bowles who 1794 died January 16 AEtat 72 1780 AEtat 52 "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord." HERE lyes ye Body of MRS. HANNAH STODDARD Wife to Mr. Aster Stoddard Who died December ye 29th 1755. Here lyes buried the Body of MR JOSIAH CLARK Who dec'd August the 27th, 1726 aged 45 years. p.12 COPP'S HILL. Reader Beneath this Stone is deposited the Remains of MAJOR THOMAS SEWARD Who gallantly fought in our late Revolutionary War And through its various scenes behaved with Patriotic Fortitude and Died in the calm of domestic felicity as Becomes a Universal Christian November 27th 1800 AEtat 60. "The lonely turf where silence lays her head, The mound where pity sighs for honored dead. Such is the grief where sorrow now doth sigh, To learn to live is but to learn to die." Also SARAH SEWARD HIS WIFE Obiit March 14th 1800 AEtat 63. One of the Sons of Liberty: Here lies buried in A stone grave 10 feet deep Capt. Daniel Malcom, merchant Who departed this life Oct. 23d 1769 Aged 44 years A true Son of Liberty a Friend to the Public An Enemy to Oppression and One of the Foremost in opposing the Revenue Acts on America. Insert - The Fourth Amendment The case of Captain Daniel Malcom, one of the "Sixty-three Boston Merchants" of 1761, that had hired James Otis. On September 24, 1766, two Customs officials and a deputy sheriff executed a writ at his house. When they tried to enter a part of his cellar, Malcolm met them with "two swords and a pistol." In a clear indication that this confrontation had been staged, Capt. Malcom's lawyer, James Otis Jr. arrived. The customs officers being smart enough not to mess with Capt. Malcom and his swords and pistol, they went to the Governor and the Colonial Council for assistance. The council advised the governor that his assistance was unnecessary because the sheriff could raise a posse comitatus. By the time the sheriff arrived to raise a posse, there was a crowd in front of Malcolm's house to offer assistance - to Capt. Malcolm. The officers left, whereupon Capt. Malcolm rewarded the crowd with several buckets of wine from his cellar. Source: Origins of the Fourth Amendment. p.13 Here lyes ye Body of Mrs. Mary Hartt - Wife of Mr. Ralph Hartt Aged 34 years and 2 mos. Dec'd August ye 2nd 1733. Here lyes buried ye Body of Mrs. Lois Hartt The Wife of Capt. Ralph Hartt Aged 46 years. Deceased Nov'r 5th 1751. George Worthy Lake Ruth Worthy Lake 1718 1718 Mrs. Ann Worthy Lake 1718. Elizabeth late Wife of George Robinson Aged about 40 years. Deceased ye 7th of July 1697. Here lyes buried ye Body of Mrs. Mary Thatcher, Widdow Late Wife of Judah Thatcher of Yarmouth departed this life Nov'r ye 30, 1708 In ye 68th year of her age. Here lyes ye Body of MR. FRANCES HUDSON aged 55 years, dec'd June ye 13 1732. p.14 COPP'S HILL COAT OF ARMS GREENWOOD Here lyeth interred the Body of NATHANIEL GREENWOOD Aged 53 years. Departed this life July the 31 1684. Here lyes buried ye Body of DAVID COPP Elder of ye Old Church in Boston Aged 78 years - dec'd November the 20 1713. p.15 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lyes ye Body of HARVEY THOMAS Aged 39 years who departed this life Sept ye 12th 1750. Here lyes ye Body of MR. THOMAS DELAPLACE Died Dec'r ye 25th 1733 in ye 60th year of his age. Here lyes the Body of MRS. MARY CONEY Who died Jan'ry ye 30th 1749 aged 80 years. Here lyes buried ye Body of MR. NATHANIE AYRES aged 67 years & 6 mo. Dec'd December ye 4th 1731. Here lyes buried ye Body of MRS SARAH WALES Wife to Mr. Timothy Wales. Dec'd May ye 3d 1726. In ye 57th year of her age. Here lyes ye Body of HANNAH GREEN Sen'r Aged 63 years & about 4 mos. Died January ye 3d 1717. p.16 COPP'S HILL. Here lies ye Body of MRS. ABIGAIL FURBUR THE WIFE OF Mr. Richard Furber Who died July ye 11th 1750. Aged 33 years. Here lyes buried The body of CAPT WILLIAM DOWRICK aged 38 years & 3 mos. Died March ye 10th, 1748. Here lyes ye Here lyes ye Body of Body of HANNAH SHUTT MRS. MARY SHUTT Daughter of The wife of Capt. Michael and Mrs. Capt. Michael Shutt Mary Shutt, aged aged 16 years and 8 months 45 years and eight months who deceased who deceased April the 29th September the 16th 1709 1709. Here lyeth Buried ye Body of JOHN GREEN Senior Aged 59 years Died Feb. ye 25 1701/2. Here lies the Body of MRS. ELIZABETH AUSTILL Wife of Capt. Joseph Austill Who died June ye 18th 1767 In the 80 year of her age. p.17 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lies buried the Body of MRS. REBECCA CLARKE Widow of Mr. John Clark Aged 82 years. Died January 2d 1763. Here lyes the Body of MEHETEBEL SCARLET Wife to Mr. Humphrey Scarlet Dec'd June ye 26th 1733. In ye 43d year of her age. Here lies the body of Here MRS MARY WATSON MR JAMES WATSON wife of Deceased CAPT. JAMES WATSON July ye 22d 1738. Aged 59 years - died In ye Oct 1st 1743 58th year of his age. Here lyeth buried ye Body of MR JOSEPH BUCKLEY Aged 42 years and 6 months Died Jan ye 1. 1701. Here lyeth buried Ye Body of JOSEPH GLIDDEN Aged about 32 years Died November ye 24, 1700. p.18 COPP'S HILL. Here lyes buried ye Body of MRS. MARTHA PEARSON formerly ye wife of MR. JOHN GOODWIN aged 76 years Who departed this life Sept ye 26, 1728. Here lyes buried The Body of JOHN GOODWIN Aged 65 years Departed this life June ye 21st 1712. Here lyes buried Ye Body of MRS MARY GOODWIN Aged 85 years. Died July ye 16th 1759. Here lyes ye Body of DORCAS BALLARD, Wife to Daniel Ballard. Aged About 57 years. Died June ye 22d, 1719. Here lyes ye Body of ABIGAIL COOPER wife of Edward Cooper. Died March ye 11th, 1718 in the 31st year of her age. Here lyes buried ye Body of MRS. HANNAH WOODBURY, Wife to Mr. Andrew Woodbury Who departed this life July 28th 1733. In ye 37th year of her age. p.19 JEREMIAH MERRILLS Aged about 70 years. Dec'd August ye 25 1790. Here lyeth ye Body of SUSANNAH WADSWORTH ye Wife of Timothy Wadsworth Dec'd April ye 3d 1704 in ye 37th year of her age. Here lyes buried ye Body of CAPT RICHARD HARRIS aged about 63 years who dec'd March ye 10th 1713/14. Here lieth ye Body of MICHAEL NOWEL aged about 33 years Died Aug ye 27th 1696. Here lies ye Body of REBACCA Wife to Obadiah Warfield aged 38 years died May the 28 1715. Here lyes buried the Body of MR DEAN GROVER Aged 46 Years dec'd August 15, 1734. p.20 COPP'S HILL. Here lyes buried ye Body of MR ROBERT SEARES who departed this life December 29th 1732 In ye 76 year of his age. Here lyes ye Body of Sacred ABIGAIL THOMAS To the Memory of Wife to MR PAUL FARMI William Thomas who died December 2 dec'd May ye 4th 1717 1791 In the 33d year of her age. Aged 77 years. Here lyes ye Body of WILLIAM MUMFORD aged 77 years Died Nov ye 21st 1718. In Memory of MR THOMAS CHRISTY who died Oct'r 21st 1798 aged 62 years Here lyes ye Body of MRS ABIGAIL INGHAM late wife of Mr. North Ingham, who dec'd April 10th 1728 in ye 36th year of her age. Here lyeth interred The Body of MICHAEL MARTYN aged 60 years. Dec'd March ye 26 1682. p.21 INSCRIPTIONS In Memory of MRS. MARGARET CLARK the virtuous consort of Capt. Joseph Clark She died Jan'y 11th 1761 AEtat 69. Here lyes ye Body of In Memory of MR JOSEPH HOOD MR JOSEPH CLARK aged 55 years died Oct 16th 1783 dec'd December ye 14th aged 1729. 67 years Here lyeth ye Body of ELIZABETH WIFE OF WILLIAM GREENOUGH. In Memory of MRS PRUDENCE CLARK widow of Mr. Joseph Clark deceased 13 December 1789. Aged 68 years. Here lyes ye Body of MRS. SARAH CLARK Wife of Mr. Samuel Clark. Died August 9, 1799 - aged 56 years. Here lyes the Body of MRS HANNAH CLARK the wife of Mr. Samuel Clark who died Feb 13, 1764 - aged 35 years. p.22 COPP'S HILL. Here lyes ye Body of MR WILLIAM HOUGH aged 67 years. Died November ye 8th 1714. Here lyes ye Body of JOHN RUSSELL who departed this life September ye 28th 1709. Here lyes buried ye Body of MR WILLIAM BURROUGH Aged about 70 years. Dec'd April ye 21st 1711. Here lyes ye Body of MRS MARY ATTWOOD Wife of Deacon John Atwood aged 68 years. Dec'd Mar ye 18th 1728/9. Here lyes ye Body of SARAH ye daughter of William & Sarah Clark Aged 18 months - died August 5 1704. Here lyes Buried The Body of MR. THADEUS SARGENT Son to Mr. Thomas Sargent Died ye 26th of January 1773 In the 37th year of his age. p.23 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lyeth buried The body of MRS. MARY HICKS Wife of Mr. Zachariah Hicks. aged 49 years - who died Dec ye 30th 1747. Here lyes buried ye Body of MRS ELIZA FIFIELD Widow of Capt. Giles Fifield Aged 84 years - who died June ye 16th, 1743. Here lyes ye Body of MRS ABIGAIL STODDARD Wife to Capt. Thomas Stoddard and daughter of Mr. Benjamin Barker of Andover who died July 23rd 1761. in ye 60th year of her age. Here lies the Body of CAPT. THOMAS STODDARD who departed this life April the 12th, 1763 in ye 64th year of his age. ELIZABETH PEIRSE Daughter to Moses & Elizabeth Peirse Aged 7 years. Died Nov ye 1st 1721. p.24 COPP'S HILL. Erected to the Memory of MRS PATIENCE CAPEN the consort of Mr. Hopestill Capen who died Jan 19th 1791 aged 57 years. Here lyes the body of MRS ELIZTH STODDARD Wife of Mr. Daniel Stoddard & dau'r to Mr. John & Eliz'th Ballard aged 70 years. Dec'd Febry ye 20th 1732. Here lyes the Body of SAMUEL Son of Samuel & Mary Greenwood aged near 34 years. Died Dec. ye 10th, 1711. Here lyes ye Body of MARY ye wife to John Pittom. Aged 69 years. Died March ye 17th. 1712-13. Here lyes ye Body of SAMUEL GREENWOOD Aged about 65 years died ye 19 of August, 1711. Here lyes ye Body of EDWARD RANSFORD Aged 48 years. Died Dec the 27th 1717. p.25 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lyes ye Body of MRS MARY SCOTT, Widdow of Capt. John Scott Aged 87 years. Died Nov 23rd 1754. Here lyes buried Here lyes the Body of the body of Mr. Richard Jones Elizabeth Kenney Aged 28 years Died May 6th dec'd Dec ye 8th 1753 aged 65 years. 1731. Here lies buried the Body of MRS HANNAH WHITE Widdow of Capt Samuel White. Aged 73 years Dec'd Dec'r ye 9th, 1736. Here lyes ye Body of NATHANIEL GILL aged 30 years & 7 mo. Deceased Oct ye 3d 1720. Here lies the Body of MISS HANNAH LANGFORD, Daughter of Mr. Nicholas & Mrs Joanna Langford Who died Nov'r 19th 1796 Aged 15 years & 6 months "Nor youth nor innocence could save Hannah from the insatiable grave, But cease our tears - no longer weep The little maid doth only sleep Anon she'll wake & rise again And in her Savior's Arms remain." p.26 COPP'S HILL. Here lyes ye Body of Mr. JAMES PULLINGTON Aged 51 years. Dec'd June the 11th 1735. Here lyes the Body of CAPT. JOSEPH BUCKLEY who departed this life January the 2nd 1764 aged 32 years. Sacred to the Memory of MISS JOANNA BUCKLEY who died Jan 3d 1802 AE 64 yrs. Blessed are the dead who died in the Lord In Memory Of MR GERSHOM WHITTEMORE Son of Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Anna Whittemore Who died Nov 1st, 1795 Aged 20 years. Here lyes buried the Body of MR JOHN WATERHOUSE Aged 37 years. Died Jan ye 1st 1746. Here lies ye Body of MR LEONARD BARRONS Son to Mr. John & Mrs. Mary Barrons of Salcombregis in Devon. Died October 25th 1765 aged 33 Years. p.27 Here lyes buried The Body of Mr. Elias Parkman Aged 52 years 5 mo & __ days. Dec'd May the 24th, 1741. Here lyes buried The body of Mrs. Elizabeth Parkman Wife to Mr. Elias Parkman, who Died Nov ye 1st 1746 in the 58th year of her Age. This Stone perpetuates the Memory of Doc Elias Parkman Who departed this life March ye 6th 1750 - aged 33. Here lyes ye Body of Elizabeth Wife of Obadiah Read Aged 67 years Died Febry 26th 1712/13. Here lyes the Body of MR. JAMES BARTER Aged 71 years. Died May 16th, 1757. Here lyes the Body of MR. EDWARD EDES aged 49 years. Dec'd Sep. ye 28th 1730. Here lies buried The Body of Mr. John Clough Died July ye 6, 1756 Aged 46 years. p.28 COPP'S HILL. In Memory of Mrs. Mary Stevens Wife to Mr. Thomas Stevens who departed this life May 9th 1785. In the 75th year of her age. Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord for they rest from Their labours & their works do follow them. Here lies the Body of SARAH STEVENS Wife to Thomas Stevens Aged about 52 years. Dec'd Nov. ye 30, 1723. Here lyes buried the Body of MR SAMUEL GOFFE Dec'd Sep the 11th 1740 in the 58th Year of his aqe. Here lyes buried the Body of CAPT. THOMAS PORTER Dec'd April ye 11th 1738 In the 63d year of his age. Here lyes ye Body of HANNAH WHITE, daughter to Samuel & Hannah White, aged 20 yrs. Dec'd April ye 8th, 1718. p.29 Here lies buried The Body of Capt. Alexander Sears Who departed this life March ye 17th 1758 Aged 69 Years. Here lyes buried the Body of Mrs. Hannah Sears, Widow of Capt. Robert Sears Who departed this life June 25th 1769 In the 73d year of her age. In Memory of MR EDWARD GRANT Who departed this life June 28th 1797 aged 78. "When the last trumpet breaths the rending sound And wakes the sleeping nations under ground Then shall you in the rank of saints appear And in your hand a golden scepter bear." Here lyes intered Ye Body of WILLIAM ROUSE died January ye 20th 1704/5 In ye 65th year of his age. Here lyes buried The Body of CAPT. SAMUEL HARRIS aged 53 years, who died March ye 20th 1741. p.30 COPP'S HILL. MRS MARY RICHARDS Here lyes intered ye Body of ARTHUR SMITH. Aged about 63 years. Died May ye 17 1708. Here lyes ye Body of Mrs. HANNAH COPP Wife to Mr. Samuel Copp. Dec'd Feb ye 2nd 1722. Mrs. Sarah Clark 1779. In Memory of MR JONAS CLARK who died Nov'r 28th 1790 aged 64 years 2 months & 17 days. In Memory of CAPT. JOHN PULLING who departed this life Jan'r 25th, 1787 In the 51st year of his age. Here lyes intered the Body of MRS ELIZABETH SHEFFE - Wife of Mr. William Sheaffe Who departed this life March ye 17th 1731/2. Here lyes ye Body of MRS. AMY COPP Wife to Elder David Copp - aged 82 yrs. Dec'd Nov ye 28th, 1718. p.31 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lyes ye Body of MARCY MARSHALL ye Wife to Joseph Marshall Aged 36 years - dyed ye 18th of ye 2nd month - 1712. Here lyes buried ye Body of MR JOSEPH BULL Aged 55 years. Died February __ 1747. Here lies buried ye Body of MR JOSHUA ATTWOOD died August 31st 1770 aged 70 years. Here lies ye Body of DEACON JOHN ATWOOD Aged about 67 years. Died August 26, 1714. Here lies ye Body of ELIZABETH ATWOOD Wife to Mr. Joshua Atwood Died Jan'ry 15, 1768 aged 63 years. In Memory of MRS. REBECCA LITTLEFIELD Consort of Capt. James Littlefield who departed this life Sept. 17th 1773. Aged 23 years. p.32 COPP'S HILL. In Memory of MRS ANN CLOUGH Wife of Mr. Samuel Clough Died April ye 2nd 1772 - aged 52 years. "My parents gone. Greate Heaven O tell me where - Where may I drop my unaffected tear In fillial gratitude - Where may I weep In gratefull silence - lull my soul to sleep. May I awake in heaven & find her there Where endless raptures qwell each rising care." Here lies the Body of MARY GREENWOOD Wife to Samuel Greenwood Departed this life Sept 21st 1774 Aged 31 years. In Memory of MISS NANCY GREENWOOD daughter of Nathaniel & Priscilla Greenwood who departed this life May 5th, 1802 Aged 34 years. In Memory of MR EBENEZER HANCOCK who died July 4th, 1799 in the 50th year of his age. Here lyes ye Body of MRS. ABIGAIL BEAL Wife of Mr. Othniel Beal dec'd Nov ye 16th 1719 in ye 25th yeare of her age. p.33 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lyes ye Body of CAPT. THOMAS BARNARD aged 59 years 5 mo. & 15 days Deces'd March ye 14th 1715/16. Here lyes ye Body of MR. THOMAS BARNARD aged 46 years. Dec'd May the 16 1730. WEBSTER Tomb. Grant Webster died 1797 AE 80 John White died 1803 AE 67 Sarah White died 1807 AE 77 Here lyes ye Body of MRS MARIA ELLIOT wife to Capt. John Elliot Aged 26 years 11 mo & 8 days. Dec'd Sept ye 21st, 1721 Mrs. Hannah Nichols 1760. This Tomb belongs to the heirs of MISS ELIZABETH BRONDSON who departed this life March 20th 1810 AE 82 George Brondson Curtis died Aug't 20th 1800. p.34 COPP'S HILL Here Here lies ye Body of lies buried the Body of MR. JOHN MILK MR WILLIAM BEE dec'd May 19 1756 who died aged 47 years 10 mo. December ye 11th & 27 days. 1759 aged 57 years WILLIAMS JOHN WILLIAMS Departed this life Sept 9, 1845 Aged 72 years. "Each lonely scene shall thee restore, For thee a tear be daily shed; Beloved till life can charm no more, And mourned till pity's self be dead." Here lies MR THOMAS LEE The founder of this tomb who after a long & Usefull Life died on the 16th of July 1766. Anno Aetatis 93. Give up his Body to death His soul to Immortality Also the body of his wife DEBORAH LEE daughter of Edward Flint of Salem who departed this life the 3d of April A D 1763 Anno Aetatis 91. p.35 INSCRIPTIONS Here lyes buried ye Body of MRS. DORCAS DOUBELDE wife to Mr. Elijah Doubelde Who died March 3, 1739/40 In ye 39th year of her age. CAPT. S. BRECK tomb MARGARET ye wife of William Snelling aged 46 yeares deceased the 18 day of June 1667. Here lyes ye Body of JAMES ADAMS died June 17th, 1718 in ye 32 year of his age. Here lyes buried the Body of NATHANIEL NEWELL JUN'R aged 26 years 20 mo & 15 days. dec's April ye 24th 1717. Sacred to the Memory of MRS HENRETTA HARPER Wife of John Harper late of the Island of St. Christophers who having early in life obtained the faith which works by love endured as seeing him who is invisible and rested in peace from all her labours May 23d 1795 in the 27th year of her age. p.36 COPP'S HILL. Here lyes ye Body of MR. PHILLIP HUGHES aged 62 years. Dec'd June ye 16th 1729. Here lyes ye Body of DAVID WEBB died Oct ye 9th 1722. in ye 35th year of his age. Here lies buried the Body of MRS ESTHER PARKMAN the virtuous consort of Mr. Alexander Parkman, aged 42 years who died Jan'ry ye 12th 1745/6. Here lyes buried the Body of MRS MARTHA EMMES aged 22 years & 9 mo & 6 days died Janry ye 27th 1746/7. Here lyes ye Body of MRS ELIZABETH TYLEY wife to John Tyley dec'd Sept ye 1st 1727 aged near 37 years. Here lyes buried the Body of MR ALEXANDER PARKMAN died March ye 16th 1747/8. In the 49th year of his age. p.37 INSCRIPTIONS Here lyes ye Body of SARAH SWAEN wife to Benjamin Swaen & daughter to William & Elizabeth Parkman - aged near 97 years died Feb'ry 10th, 1710/11. Here lyes buried ye Body of MRS MARTHA (Bowes) DIXWELL Wife to Mr. John Dixwell who died October ye 3d, 1722. Here lyes buried ye Body of MRS MARY DIXWELL wife to Mr. John Dixwell aged 35 years. Dec'd September ye 28th 1721. Insert: John Dixwell, Jr. of Middletown and Boston. Dixwell's father had, as Colonel John Dixwell, been among the judges who had signed Charles I death warrant and had fled England at the Restoration, ending up in Middletown, Connecticut - One of the Regicides. Source: Silver Cups of Colonial Middletown by Ralph Aldrich Christie. 1937. Also: Boston Vital Records Dixwell, Abigail & William Stacey of Marblehead m. Apr. 25, 1727 by Mr. Thomas Foxcroft Dixwell, John & Martha Bowes, Apr. 26, 1722 by Mr. Joseph Sewall Dixwell, John & Abigail Bridgham, Apr. 18, 1723 by Mr. Peter Thatcher p.37 COBB'S HILL. cont'd Here lyes the Body of MRS. LOVE RAWLINS - Widow of Capt. John Rawlins who departed this life December 10th Anno Dom 1743 In the 66th year of her age. Here lyes the Body of MR SAMUEL PARKMAN who departed this life April the 10th 1767. Here lyes buried the Body of JAMES TOWNSEND dec'd April 18, 1738 in ye 70th year of his age. p.38 - page missing p.39 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lies buried the Body of LIEUT'NT WILLIAM MERCHANT who departed this life August ye 12th 1751 aged 61 years. [Masonic Emblems] In Memory of CAPT ROBERT NEWMAN who died March 23d 1806 AEt 51. Though Neptunes waves & Boreas blasts Have tost me to and fro Now well escaped from all their rage I'm anchored here below Safely I ride in triumph here With many of our fleet Till signals call to weigh again Our Admiral Christ to meet O may all those I'v left behind Be washing in Jesus' blood And when they leave this world of sin Be ever with the Lord. Insert: The Old North Church, or Christ Church in Boston, was built in 1723. On the evening of April 18, 1775, from the northwest window of Christ Church steeple, sexton Robert Newman held two lanterns aloft to warn the patriots in Charlestown of the British troops' march to Lexington and Concord. This signal, the brainchild of Paul Revere, occurred as he was being rowed across the Charles River to begin his Midnight Ride. Visitors to Old North today can view the window near the altar that Robert Newman climbed out after he displayed the lanterns. The inside of the church has changed very little over the past 250 years. The high box pews have plaques bearing the names of their original occupants. Source: A Walking Tour of Boston - http://www.walkingboston.com/tour/ Also In Memory of CAPT ROBERT NEWMAN JUN'R Who died at sea Dec 14, 1816 AEtat 31. Here lyes buried ye Body of Mrs. Martha SARTLY, aged 64 years who Died Feb'ry 3d 1747/8. Here lies ye Body of MRS SARAH SHARP Died June 9th 1756 in the 78th year of her age. p.40 COPP'S HILL. Here lies buried the Body of Colonel Leonard Jarvis who departed this life the 30th day of September 1770 aged 56 years. JOSHUA ELLIS Born at Sandwich May 4, 1769. Died July 29, 1829. SARAH ELLIS Born at Lynn, Mass. March 13 1798 Died April 2, 1823. LYDIA ELLIS Born at Boston, Aug 13, 1798 Died April 2, 1799. JOSHUA ELLIS, JUN'R Born at Boston Nov 4, 1796 Died June 7, 1820. EMELINE C. D. JOSSELIN Born at Boston Sept 2, 1833 Died Oct. 28, 1833. J. CULLEN AYRE, M.D. Died Jan. 22, 1846, aged 34 years and 4 mos. Christus Resurrectio et Vita est. ANTOINETTE D. AYRES Aug. 28, 1839, aged 3 years & 7 mos. EMELINE A. AYRE Died Jan 21, 1842 aged 2 months. HENRY D. EMERSON Born at Boston April 19, 1836 Died Aug. 16, 1840. Like a bright flower he was cut down. p.41 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lies buried the Body of MRS. ELIZABETH JARVIS, Widow of Capt. Nathaniel Jarvis. Died Feb. 13th 1770. Here lies buried the Body of MARY JONES the wife of Mr. Josiah Jones, aged 62 years Died ye 7th of _____ 1746. Here lyes buried the Body of CAPT. JOSIAH JONES dec'd Jan'ry ye 17th, 1744 in the 51st year of his age. Here lies the Body of THOMAS JONSON dec'd ye 31st 1722 in ye 28th Year of his age. Here lies ye Body of MRS MARCY WHITE, Wife of Mr. James White Died April 13th 1778 aged 32 years. "The sweet remembrance of the just" shall flourish when they sleep in dust." In memory of ROBERT L. TILDEN Son of Charles & Isabella Tilden who died Nov 6th, 1801, aged 2 years & 4 months. "Sleep on sweet babe and take your rest; God called you home & saw it best." p.42 COPP'S HILL. Here lies interred the Body of CAPT. PATRICK CONNEL Who was born in the county of Kelcaney in Ireland - who departed this life June the 11th, 1763 Aged 50 years. Also buried here 4 of his children. Here lyeth ye Body of MR THOMAS KELLON aged 32 years. Died Dec ye 25th, 1708 To the Memory of BENJAMIN EUSTIS who departed this life May 4th, 1804, Aged 84. Here lyes ye Body of JANE Wife to Onesimus dyed April ye 24th im ye 32d year of her age. WILLIAM son to Onesimus & Jane aged 10 days dyed April ye 28th 1727. Here lyes the Body of MARY FORIST wife to Charles Forist. dec'd Sept 2d 1728 Aged 33 years. p.43 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lyes ye Body of MARTHA KNOX dau'r of Mr. Adam Knox aged 2 years & 7 mos. Died May 15th 1748. In Memory of MRS ELEANOR READ departed this life Sept 17, 1798 Aged 58 years. MRS ELEANOR GERE departed this life Sept 19th 1798 Aged 30 years. MISS ELIZABETH BERRY departed this life Sept 21, 1798 Aged 25 years. "Depart my friends, dry up your tears, We must lie here till Christ appears." Here lyes the Body of MRS MARY PULLEN Wife to Mr. John Pullen aged 66 years. Dec'd Jan'y 15th 1735. ROBERT KING son of Mr. Henry & Mrs. Sarah King aged 3 months. Died Sept 19th 174_. RASMUS son to Erasmus & Persis Stevens aged 2 years. dec'd Nov ye 1st 1721. p.44 COPP'S HILL. Here lies buried the Body of MRS ANN MALCOM widow of Capt. Daniel Malcom died April 4th, 1770. aged 40 years. Here lyes intered ye Body of ARTHUR SMITH aged about 63 years. Died May ye 17th 1708. ELIZABETH VIAL daughter of John & Mary Vial aged 9 weeks Dyed January ye 17 1682. In Memory of MRS ELIZABETH COLEMAN who died Sept 1798 AE 58 also MISS TEMPERANCE COLEMAN who died Sept 13th 1798 AE 32. In Memory of DEACON JOSIAH WILLARD died Aug 20th, 1807 aged 57 years. LYDIA WAIR ye wife of Daniel Wair - died January ye 2d 1704/5 in ye 43d year of her age. p.45 INSCRIPTIONS To the Memory of WILLIAM FRANCIS son of Mr. Asa Francis of Hartford, Connecticut who died June 26, A.D. 1804 Aged 20 years. "Like flowery fields youth blooming stands, Pleased with the morning light The flowers beneath the mowers' hands Lie withering ere 'tis night." Here lyes ye Body of MARY HUMPHRES died October ye 30th 1721 In ye 36th year of her age. Here lyes ye Body of MR JAMES SHIRLEY son of Mr. John & Mrs Jenet Shirley Who died August ye 2nd 1749 In ye 31st year of his age. Here lyes the Body of DEACON EDWARD ALLIN died Sept ye 29th 1739 in ye 30th year of his age. Here lyes the Body of MRS. THEODOCIA HAY aged 65 years - died May ye 31st 1755. p.46 COPP'S HILL. Here lyes ye Body of MRS. ABIGAIL GOFFE wife of Mr. William Goffe died August 21st 1744 in ye 49th year of her age. Here lyes buried the Body of MRS. MARY HOLMES wife to Mr. Nathaniel Holmes Aged 34 years died July ye 16th 1742. Here lyes ye Body of MR GEORGE INGERSULL aged 78 years and three months Died August 10th, 1721. Here lyes ye Body of THOMAS GOODWELL Aged 62 years who died Dec'r 21st, 1749. Here lyes ye Body of MRS ELIZABETH LIDSTON who departed this life Feb'ry 6 1752 Aged 52 years. Here lyes ye Body of MRS ELIZABETH LAMSON wife to Mr. Nathaniel Lamson who died August the 10th 1766, Aged 33 years. p.47 INSCRIPTIONS Sacred to the Memory of MRS LUCY PARRY wife of Mr. Richard Parry - who departed this life Sept. 23d 1800 in the 40th year of her age Also her son CORNELIUS COOK died Nov 2d 1791. "Remember the great teacher - Death." Here lies ye Body of MRS. ABIGAIL LOW, Wife of Mr. John Low aged 32 years & 4 mos. dec'd August ye 21st 1738. In Memory of Also JOHN WILLISTON MRS ANN WILLISTON who departed this life wife of Mr. John Williston the 7th of April who departed this life 1776 28th September 1775 aged 56. aged 52 years. Here lies buried ye Body of MR JOSEPH GRONARD JUN'R aged 22 years & one month Died Nov 19th, 1746. Here lies buried the Body of MR ALEXANDER CAMPBELL who departed this life August 4th 1770 aged 55 years. p.48 COPP'S HILL Sacred to the Memory of MRS LUCY POMROY wife of Mr. Daniel Pomroy who died Jan'y 1st 1805 aged 23 years. VERNON & BROWN'S TOMB. Here lyes the Body of FORTESQUE VERNON who departed this life Dec. 21 1778 AEtat 63 Also THOMAS C. VERNON who departed this life Nov. 3 1809 AEtat 60. Here lies ye Body of MRS MARY HUNT wife of Mr. Daniel Hunt - who departed this life Oct 25th 1801 aged 66 years. "The joys of faith triumphant rise, And wing the soul above the skies." Here lies buried the Body of MR JOSEPH GILLANDER of Aberdeen in Scotland Died the 31st of May 1774. p.49 INSCRIPTIONS. L. RIDGEWAY'S TOMB. 1819. In Memory of MR. THOMAS ROBBINS who died March 11th, 1803 in the 49th year of his age. "Let us follow his flight, And mount with his spirit above; Escaped to the mansions of light, And lodged in the Eden of love." SILAS ATKINS' TOMB. Sacred to the Memory of MRS BETSEY PITMAN Wife to Mr. Joseph Pitman who departed this life March 8th 1784. Aged 27 years. "Haste! haste! he lies in wait. He watches at the door Insidious Death! Should his strong hand arrest, No composition sets the prisoner free. Death's terror is the mountain faith removes. "Tis faith disarms destruction. Believe, and taste the pleasures of a God! Believe, and look with triumph on the grave." EDES. p.50 COPP'S HILL. JOHN MAVERICK JOHN Son to John and Elizabeth Maverick aged about 4 years. Dec'd Jan 24th 1719. Here lyes buried th Body of MR. RICHARD HENCHMAN Aged 70 years dec'd February ye 15th 1724/5. In Memory of MR JAMES CARTER SINGLETON who departed this life Nov. 26th 1800 aged 34 years. Depart my friends, dry up your tears; I must lie here till Christ appears. In Memory of CAPT. BENJ'N HAMMATT who died April 7th 1805. AEtat 93. Here lyes ye Body of MRS ELIZABETH BARNARD wife to Capt. Thomas Barnard aged about 58 years dec'd September ye 14th 1716 MR JOHN BRIGGS p.51 INSCRIPTIONS. SACRED SACRED To the Memory of To the memory of Mr. Nicholas Brown Mrs. Elizabeth Brown who died May 14 Wife of Mr. Nicholas Brown 1801. who died Dec 11, 1803 aged 40 years Aged 35 years. When the last scene - the closing hour - drew nigh, And earth receded from her swooning eye, Tranquil, she left this transitory scene, With decent triumph and a look serene; By faith she fixed her ardent hopes on high, In Jesus' merits, and in Him did die. So shall her grave with rising flowers be drest And the green turf lie lightly on her breast. Here shall the morn her earliest tears bestow, Here the first roses of the year shall blow While angels with their silver wings o'ershade The ground now sacred by her relics made. Then rest in peace beneath this sculptured stone, Till Jesus' trumpet calls thee to his throne. Sacred to the Memory of MR JOHN BANKAMP who died March 21st 1805, aged 34 years He was a native of Prussia, on his return from the West Indies to his native country. It may with Truth be said of this worthy stranger, that In his life, he was an example of goodness And greatness of mind rarely to be met with and died the Death of the Righteous Man. p.52 COPP'S HILL. MR WILLIAM CLOUGH 1789. Here lies buried the Body of Mrs. HANNAH TUTTLE Wife of Mr. Elisha Tuttle dec'd May ye 15th, 1736 in ye 67 year of her age. Here lyes buried the Body of Capt. Thomas Templer who was born in the city of Exeter and died August ye 3d, 1745 aged 47 years. Here lyes ye Body of MR DAVID CRAWFORD Born in Greenock in Scotland, Who dec'd Nov'r 20th 1738 Aged 54 Years. In Memory of Mrs. Margaret wife of Mr. John Boies of Waltham and daughter of Mr. Robert Duncan. Died Oct 21st, 1779 AE 60. Here lyes buried the Body of MRS. MARY BLACKADOR died aged 43 years - Oct. 23rd 1751. p.53 Here lies buried The Remains of HEZEKIAH WYMAN, Son of William & Elizabeth Wyman Who died Oct 24, 1808 AE. 6 years & 5 mos. "Fresh in the morn, the summer rose Hangs withering ere 'tis noon; We scarce enjoy the blamy gift, But mourn the pleasure gone. Should this assuage our keenest pain, Our loss is his eternal gain." Here lyes ye Body of CAPT. JOHN SUNDERLAND Aged 64 years - deceased September 11th, 1724. Here lyes ye Body of MR THOMAS LASINBY who died June 24th, A.D. 1747 aged 60 years. Sacred to the Memory of MR THOMAS GILMAN who departed this life April 12th 1807 Aged 42 years. "Stop my friends, and in a mirror see What you, though e'er so healthy, soon must be. Beauty, with all her rosebuds, paints each face; Approaching death will strip you of each grace." Here Lyes ye Body of MRS SARAH BROWN - relict of Mr. James Brown, late of Ipswich dec'd. (she) departed this life May 16th, 1772 Aged 76. p.54 COPP'S HILL. This Monument, erected June 4, 1848 by Robert G. Shaw, Son of Francis Shaw, Jr. and Hannah Nichels In a tribute of Respect to their Memory. MAJOR SAMUEL SHAW. Third son of Francis and Sarah Shaw, served as an Officer - The Revolutionary War, from its commencement to its close. On the 22d of February 1784, he sailed from New York in the Ship, Empress of China, for Canton, as supercargo and part owner. This being the first vessel that sailed from the United States for Canton, China. He was appointed by George Washington, as Consul to China, which office he held until his death, in 1794. FIRST VOYAGE TO CANTON, China The Journals of Major Samuel Shaw: The First American Consul at Canton. Contributors: Josiah Quincy - author. Publisher: W. Crosby and H. P. Nichols. Place of Publication: Boston. Publication Year: 1847 SOON after the close of the war between Great Britain and America, several merchants in New York and Phila- delphia being desirous of opening a commerce with Can- ton, in China, a ship was purchased and loaded principal- ly with ginseng, in order to exchange it for teas and the manufactures of that country. My friend, Daniel Parker, Esq., agent for those concerned, having offered me the appointment of supercargo, I followed the advice of my friends in accepting it; and finding that Thomas Randall, Esq., my intimate friend, had an inclination to go the voyage, we agreed to try our fortunes together, and sailed from New York on Sunday, 22d February, 1784, in the ship Empress of China, commanded by John Green, Esq. * The ship's company were as follows: -- JOHN GREEN, Esq., Captain. Mr. PETER HODGKINSON, Second Captain. Messrs. ROBERT MCCAVER and ABEL FITCH, Mates. Mr. JOHN WHITE SWIFT, Purser. ROBERT JOHNSON, Esq., and Mr. ANDREW CALDWELL, Surgeon & mate Messrs. JOHN GREEN, Jr., and SAMUEL CLARKSON, Midshipmen. Mr. FREDERICK MOLINEAUX, Captain's Clerk. p.54 con'd COPP'S HILL. In Memory of Francis Shaw born in Boston, 1721, died October 18, 1784 aged 64. SARAH BURT his wife, born in Boston 1726, died September 1799 Aged 74. Their children were Francis Shaw Jr. Who died at Gouldboro, Maine 1785, Aged 37. p.55 JOHN SHAW died at Gouldboro, Maine 1780 aged 30 SAMUEL SHAW died on his passage from Canton, 1794 aged 39. WILLIAM SHAW died while on a journey at Charlemont, 1803 aged 46. ABIGAIL SHAW CROCKER wife of John Crocker died at Washington, D.C. August 12, 1797 aged 49. NATHANIEL SHAW died on his passage from Canton, 1791 Aged 30. JOHN BURT Died January 7, 1745, aged 54. WILLIAM BURT Died February, 1752, aged 26. SUSANNAH BURT Died February, 1752, aged 21. SAMUEL BURT Died September, 1754, aged 30. ABIGAIL BURT Died August, 1778, aged 90. BENJAMIN BURT Died 1803, aged 75. NATHANIEL HOWLAND Died July, 1766, aged 62 and Abigail, his Wife, died 1766, aged 49. p.56 COPP'S HILL. Here lyes ye Body of MR. TIMOTHY THORNTON aged 79 years dec'd Sept ye 19th 1726. Here lyes ye Body of MRS SARAH THORNTON wife of Mr. Timothy Thornton Aged 86 years dec'd December ye 3d 1725. ELIZABETH LORING dau'r to Mr. David & Mrs. Elizabeth Loring died Sept 23d 1767 aged 17 months. Here lies buried the Body of MRS ABIGAIL ADAMS Wife of Mr Benjamin Adams. Who departed this Life Jan'ry the 17th, 1764 In the 35th year of her age & Eunice her babe - 7 weeks old. Here lyes buried the Body of CAPT. JOHN DOBEL died the 8th of April 1773 aged 70 years Here lies buried the body of Mrs. ABIGAIL DOBEL wife to Captain John Dobel who departed this life November the 5th 1769 aged 59 years. p.57 INSCRIPTIONS In Memory of MRS MARY DOBEL who died Dec'r 3d 1790 AEt 55. also her husband CAPT JOSEPH DOBEL, Sen'r died March 19 1810 AEt 71 Here rest the dead, from sin and sorrow free They are gone to heaven, O God, we trust to thee, Their bright examples may we make our own, ___ in Christ as they themselves were known." Here lyes ye Body of MR. THOMAS HUNT - aged 73 years & 7 months - who dec'd Feb'ry ye 11th 1721/2. Here lyes buried the body of MRS SARAH BUTLER wife to Mr. Joseph Butler died October 25th 1754 aged 38 years & 7 months JACOB HEWINS aged 36 years dec'd July ye 6, 1690. JACOB HEWINS son of Jacob & Martha Hewins aged 4 days - died Oct ye 7 1673. Here lyeth ye Body of NICHOLAS STONE - aged 76 years died December ye 9 1689. p.58 COPP'S HILL. JEAN TREUIS Late wife to Daniell Treuis Aged near 100 years Died June ye 30 1706/7. Author's note - This stone is but ten inches high, eight wide and six thick and stands fifty feet east of Dr. Jarvis's monument. insert: Daniel Travis, 1718 An Almanack of Caelestial Motions and Aspects for 1718, Daniel Travis, Boston: B. Green, 1718. TRAVERS, or TRAVIS, DANIEL, Boston 1652, carpenter, by w. Esther had Daniel, b. 3 Oct. 1652; Ephraim, 13 Sept. 1659; to wh. Farmer add Jeremiah, wh. d. 1 Nov. 1656; and Timothy; was freem. 1673, had long been chief gunner, and from 1 May 1680, was allow. L25, as in our rec. of the Col. V. 306; d. 19 Jan. 1683. In Memory of MR. BENJAMIN GOODWIN died Nov 30th 1792 aged 61 years. MRS HANNAH GOODWIN died Oct 25th 1775 aged 42 years - wife to Mr. Benjamin Goodwin NANCY WEATHERSTON GOODWIN died Oct 21, 1775 aged 11 days daughter if Mr. Benjamin & Mrs. Hannah Goodwin Here lies the Body of MRS SARAH BENNETT widdow of Capt. Ellis Bennett who departed this life July 31st 1765 in the 68th year of her age. In Memory of MR ELIJAH SWIFT who died May 9th 1803 aged 73 years "A wit's a feather, and a chief's a rod; An honest man's the noblest work of God." p.59 INSCRIPTIONS. In Memory of MRS EDEE SWIFT Wife of Mr. Elijah Swift, who died Oct 12th 1795 aged 64 years. Here lyeth buried ye Body of LYDIA GARISH ye wife of John Garish aged about 27 years dec'd January ye 8th 1627-8.[?? see below]. Torrey - p.299 John Gerrish & 1st wife Lydia Watts (-1698 aged 27+ m. Apr 19, 1692, Boston John Gerrish & 2ns wife Sarah (Hobbes/Noyes) (1676-) m. by April 28, 1699; Boston. Here lyeth ye Body of LYDIA WATTS aged 55 years. dec'd September 29 1700. ELIZABETH TOUT MARY aged 42 years TOUT dec's Oct ye 24 AGED 1 1678 YEAR SARAH TOUT DYED aged 5 weeks OCTOBER died Ye 19 1678 1678. WILLIAM ELLIS son to William & Susannah Ellis aged 2 years & 7 mo's died Sept ye 8th 1694. ELLIS BENNET son to Mr. Ellis & Mrs. Mary Bennet deceased July ye 23d 1733. p.60 COPP'S HILL GOD Ephesians 1, 9. 1 John iv. 8 1 Cor. xv. 49. Matthew v. 9. IS LOVE. (Coat of Arms engraved on tombstone) erected by ISAAC DUPEE Grandson to G. Aged LXXV. August, 1846. "My name from the palms of his hands Eternity will not erase; Impressed on his heart, it remains In marks of indelible grace. Yes, I to the end shall endure, As sure as the earnest is given More happy, but not more secure, The glorified spirits in heaven." p.61 INSCRIPTIONS. SUSANNA BARR wife to John Barr, aged 40 years died March ye 6, 1701/2. Here lyes buried ye Body of JAMES INGLES aged 70 years & 6 mo's - deceased February ye 6 1702-3. Here lies ye Body of MRS MARTHA TUCKS aged 65 years. dec'd ye 4th November 1729. Here lyes ye Body of MRS MARY PERKINS ye wife of Capt. William Perkins she died July 8th 1756 aged 38 years. Here lyes ye Body of MRS SARAH SARVISE Wife of Mr. Samuel Sarvise dec'd Aug'st 4th 1739 in the 30th year of her age. Here lyes ye Body of MR. GOERGE SHARROW aged 54 years who died Oct 6th 1743 also HEMMEN HENDERSON aged 18 years - died April 19th 1738. p.62 COPP'S HILL. Sacred to the Memory of CAPT. RALPH BEATLY who departed this life October 16th 1804, aged 42 years. "While holy friendship drops the pious tear, And mournful garlands deck the hallowed bier, Can bounteous heaven a greater solace give Than that which whispers, 'Friends departed - live." In Memory of CAPT JOHN BUCKLEY who died on Fryday 9th August 1799 aged 58 years. Tomb MR JOHN MORRISON MRS NANCY DOMACK In Memory of MRS NANCY HOLDEN the Wife of Mr. Thomas Holden who died 25th May 1802 aged 19 years 2 months & 4 days also an infant buried with her. In Memory of ENOCH HOPKINS who departed this life Dec 27, 1778 AE 55 years. "Tell them tho' 'tis an awful thing to die, T'was even to thee; yet the path once trod, Heaven lifts its everlasting portals high, And bids the pure in heart behold their God." p.63 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lies the Body of MR SAMUEL JONES dec'd Aug't ye 26th 1731 in ye 42d year of his age. Here lyeth buried ye Body of JOHN IRELAND aged 28 years & 7 months & 10 days died February ye 15 1701/2. EDMUND HARTT'S TOMB. 1806 Here lyes ye Body of MRS LYDIA CULLAM Wife to Capt. John Cullam - who died Nov ye 3d 1761 aged 42 years. Here lies ye Body of MRS MARY NOWEL Wife to Mr. Thomas Nowel Aged 45 years. dec'd May ye 29th 1739. p.64 COPP'S HILL. In Memory of MRS. HANNAH GILES, Wife of Mr. John Giles, who died August 12, 1805, aged 26 years. A native of Plymouth, England. Also her infant son. "Surviving friends, dry up the falling tear, A little while our Savior will appear; Prepare to meet with joy at Christ's right hand. Where, free from sin, each saint will perfect stand. Here lyes buried ye Body of ROBERT SEARES who departed this life December 29 1732 in ye 76th year of his age. Here lyeth buried ye Body of ABIGAIL BILL wife to Thomas Bill. Aged 63 years died November ye 7th, 1696 Torrey - New England Marriages Prior to 1700: p.69 Thomas Bill (-1696) & 1st wife, Elizabeth (Sargent) Nichols, widow of David Nichols (-Mar 5, 1657/8) m. Jan 14, 1652/3 Thomas Bill. Malden/Boston. Thomas Bill (-1696) m. (2) Abigail Willis (Leader) (1633-1696) widow of John. Dau (?) Michael Willis? m. Thomas Bill aft Mar 5, 1657/8; Boston. Also: Thomas Bill b. c1618 at England d. 29 October 1696 at Boston, MA m. 14 January 1652/3 to Elizabeth Sargent (-5 March 1657/8) and had the following children: Samuel Bill (c1654-18 Aug 1705) and Sargent Bill (26 Feb 1657/8-died young) m. c1658 to Abigail Willis (1633-7 Nov 1696) and had the following children: Sarah Bill (28 Sept 1659-bef 2 Oct 1696); Mary Bill (15 Aug 1661-bef 2 Oct 1696); James Bill (24 Dec 1662-bef 2 Oct 1696); Thomas Bill, Jr. (24 Dec 1664-); Susanna Bill (18 March 1665/6-c1713); Michael Bill (27 Dec 1667-bef 2 Oct 1696); Jacob Bill (3 Oct 1669-1705); and Benjamin Bill (c1674-aft 1 Jan 1718) http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/4803/bills.htm Here lies buried the Body of CAPT JOHN DORRINGTON Obit 14th March 1772 AEtatis 44 Here lyes ye Body of MRS ANN WALDO Wife to Mr. John Waldo aged about 31 years died Feb'ry 2d 1723 also a child still born p.65 INSCRIPTIONS. SARAH ROUS Wife to William Rous died Aug 29 1705. Underneath this monumental stone lies deposited The Body of MR JOSEPH HEMMINGWAY who departed this life Jan'y 15th 1806 aged 59 years He was a respectable man and worthy citizen to his country. "My children, do not mourn, Nor drop one tear when I am gone; Where I am gone, I am at rest, Pray think me munbered with the just." Here lies ye Body of SAMUEL HOPKINS Son to Mr. Enoch & Mrs. Mary Hopkins, who died September 23d 1767 aged 1 year and 8 months. In Memory of MRS PRISCILLA SNELLING Widow of Joseph Snelling who departed this life August 2d 1791 aged 79 years. In Memory of MRS ELIZA FULLER Wife of Mr. John Fuller, who died Sept 16th, 1806, aged 22 years. "An angel's arm can't snatch me from the grave, Legions of angels can't confine me there." p.66 COPP'S HILL. In Memory of MRS REBECCA SNELLING Who departed this life May 26th 1802 in the 63 year of her age. JOHN son to Thomas and Silence Barnard aged 16 mo and 28 days - died Sept ye 5th 1719. In Memory of MRS HANNAH BROWN Widow of the late Bartholomew Brown, obt. March 29th, 1810, aged 50 years. "Mother and friend, our heavy loss is thy eternal gain; Thou'rt run thy race, hast borne thy cross, and art released from pain. May we, whom thous hast left below, like thee fulfil our part Like thee when Jesus bids us go, be ready to depart." Here resteth the Body of JOHN BUCKLEY Junior, Son of John Buckley of Saddleworth - Old England, Merchant, who departed this life the 23d day of August, 1798, in the 23d year of his age. "In peace here rests a traveller's dust, His journey's at an end; He prized esteem among the just, A censure from a friend. "Broke loose from time's tenacious charms, And earth's revolving gloom, To range at large in vast domains Of radiant worlds to come." p.67 INSCRIPTIONS. MARY RIND WILLIAM RIND Aged (worn off) aged about 1 year. Died Died ye 15 of August ye 14 of February 1662 1666 Note: This is the oldest Monument. It was dug up some years ago by Mr. Glidden. (I find nothing on a Rind family - might it be Rand? J.F.) Here lyes ye Body of ELIZABETH KING Wife to John King. Aged about 38 years. Died Nov ye 20th 1715. This stone is in Memory of MRS ELIZABETH McKEAN Wife to Mr. William McKean who died 8th of July 1792 in the 44th year of her age. Here lies ye Body of MRS DORCAS PHILLIPS Wife to Mr. Anderson Phillips who died June ye 9th 1767/8 Here lies buried the Body of MRS HANNAH NICHOLS wife to Mr. William Nichols dec'd March 22d 1769 aged 56 years. In Memory of MARY CREIGHTON dau of George & Mary Creighton died April 5th 1801 AE 2 years & 7 mos. p.68 COPP'S HILL. Sacred to the Memory of MR ELIJAH CORLEW who departed this life May 25th, 1804, aged 31 years also, his infant child. "Lo, soft remembrances, drops a precious tear, And holy friendship stands a mourner here." Here lyes ye Body of MRS DORCAS PEGGY wife to Mr. Edwad Peggy aged 65 years died October the 24 1720. Here lyes ye Body of ELIZABETH ADAMS daut to Joseph & Elizabeth Adams aged 30 years & 6 mo. dec'd Nov ye 2d 1725. Here lyes ye Body of RICHARD FURBUR Son of Mr. Richard & Mrs. Abigail Furbur who died March 8th 1749 aged 6 years & 8 months. Here lies buried the Body of MR RICHARD FURBER died Feb'ry 15th 1753 aged 38 years. Here lyes buried the Body of MR JONATHAN MASTERS aged 44 years. dec'd Feb'ry ye 12, 1732. p.69 INSCRIPTIONS Here lyes ye Body of MR ISAAC ADAMS aged 59 years who died Dec 30th ____ Here lyes ye Body of HANNAH CARTHEW aged 66 years dec'd Jan'y 20th 1713-14. Here Lyes intered the Body of MR LEONARD DROWNE who departed this life Oct ye 31st 1729 in ye 83d year of his age. Here Here lyes the Body of lyes the Body of MR PHILLIP MERRITT MRS MARY MERRITT dec'd March ye 29th wife to 1741 Mr. Phillip Merritt dec'd in ye 70th year of his Sept ye 20th 1735 in ye 60th Age year of her age. Here lyes ye Body of JAMES BARTER aged 71 years - died May 16, 1757 Here lyeth buried ye Body of MATHEW PITTOM ye son of John & Mary Pittom aged near 20 years died January ye 26th 1693/4. Here lyeth buried ye Body of MOSES DRAPER aged about 31 years. dec'd ye 14th August 1693. p.70 COPP'S HILL. Beneath this stone are deposited The Remains of MRS. MARY LEWIS Widow of Capt. Winslow Lewis, who departed this life December 31st, 1806 aged 60 years. This Monument is erected In Memory of MRS. SARAH MULVANA who died July 4, 1805, aged 68 years. "Farewell, my friends, dry up your tears, I must lie here till Christ appears." Sacred to the Memory of MRS. BETHIA GILMAN Wife of Peter Gilman who departed this life Jan'y 22d, 1806, aged 40 years. Here lyes the Body of SALLY GOODWIN Wife to Capt. Charles Goodwin of Charlestown & eldest daughter of Mr. John & Mrs. Sarah Strong of Newburyport who departed this life Aug't 23d 1781 aged 25 years. "My hope is fixed, my spirit's free, Longing my Saviour for to see. Such joy and bliss doth fill my soul, Nothing on earth doth me control. My loving husband and infant small, My parents dear, I leave you all. My soul doth wing the heavenly way, My Saviour's call I must obey. Read this and weep, but not for me, Who willing was to part with thee, That I may rest with Christ above, In peace and joy, and endless love." p.71 INSCRIPTIONS. In Memory of MRS LYDIA GILMAN Wife of Mr. Peter Gilman who died March 6th, 1796 in the 28th year of her age "She's gone, and with the righteous mounts on high, With joy and everlasting ecstacy." In Memory of MRS. ABIGAIL GILMAN, Wife of Mr. Peter Gilman who died July 3d, 1802 aged 29 years. Sacred to the Memory of PETER GILMAN, JR., son of Peter and Lydia Gilman, who died July 11th, 1804. In Memory of ELIZA LANE PROCTOR daughter of Mr. Benjamin and Mrs. Eliza Proctor, who died Oct'r 15th 1802, aged 1 year and 6 months. Here lied buried the Body of MR JOHN WHITE ROBERTS died Nov 20th 1771 aged 36 years. BENJAMIN LARRABEE Son of Deacon William & Mrs. Lydia Larrabee dec'd May 9th 1730 aged 3 years & 10 months. p.72 COPP'S HILL. In Memory of MRS MERCY ROBERTS Relict of Mr. John White Roberts who died May 2nd 1799 aged 61 years "The joys of faith triumphant rise, And wing the soul above the sky." Here lyes ye Body of MRS. JANE CHAMBERLIN Relict of Mr. John Chamberlin who died May 20th 1738 aged 68 years. WILLIAM DODD'S TOMB 1807. Here lyeth buried ye Body of WILLIAM WATERS ye son of Samson & Rebecca Waters aged 21 years 3 mo & 12 days. Sacred to the Memory of MISS POLLEY TOWNSEND who died March 9th 1787 aged 9 years & 5 months Also Judith, Eben'r, John, James R., & Benjamin B. Townsend Children of Mr. Nathan & Mrs. Judith Townsend. p.73 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lyes ye Body of ELIZ'TH STRETTON daughter of William & Eliz'th Stretton - aged 33 years. 9 mos & 26 days - dec'd Feb'y 15 1720-21. Here lyes buried the Body of MRS ELIZABETH SARGEANT wife to Mr. Thomas Sargeant who departed this life May the 19th 1770 aged 60 years. Here lyes ye Body of Mrs. Dorcas Demount Wife to Mr. John Demount who died May 19th 1738 aged 55 years Here lyes ye Body of MARY ADAMS Wife to Nathaniel Adams aged 77 years Died June ye 11th 1707. Here lyeth buried ye Body of KATHRON WAY ye wife of Richard Way aged about 55 years who deceased ye 28 day of April 1689 Here lyes ye Body of MRS SARAH MILLER Wife of Mr. James Miller aged 45 years died Febry 6th 1755. p.74 COPP'S HILL JANE daughter of Joseph & Mercy Burdsell aged 1 year & 8 mos died 1721 Underneath this turf rests the Sacred Remains of MR CALEB BEAL, who died Dec. 10th, 1801, AEtat. 55 years. Here lyes ye Body of MRS. ELIZABETH BURRINGTON wife to Thomas Burrington died June ye 2d 1723 in the 24th year of her age. Here lyeth ye Body of GRACE GAMMAN aged 74 years dec'd July ye 27 1702 In Memory of JUDITH TOWNSEND died Oct 16th 1771 aged 3 days Nathan Townsend died ___ 16th 1777 aged 10 mos. John Townsend died June 27th 1783 aged 2 years & 7 months the children of Mr. Nathan & Mrs. Judith Townsend p.75 INSCRIPTIONS Here lies buried the Body of Master ROBERT PARTRIDGE Son of Robert and Mary Partridge who departed this life, Nov. 10th, 1802, aged 14 years, 1 month and 27 days "Sleep on dear youth and take thy rest." In Memory of MR BENJAMIN POOL Who died Oct 5th 1795 aged 65 years Also in Memory of MRS. ANN POOL Wife of Mr. Benjamin Pool. MOSES BASS'S TOMB 1819. Here lyes the Body of MRS ANN WINDSOR Wife of Mr. Thomas Windsor Who died Nov 25th 1745 aged 57 years. SARAH ELLIS 70 years - deceased on ye 4th day of September 1681. Here lies ye Body of REBECCA TWING aged 36 years died Jan'y ye 5th 1717/18. p.76 COPP'S HILL Memento Mori Fugit Hora Here lyes ye Body of FURNELL SMALLPIECE Son of John & Olive Smallpiece Aged 6 years & 4 mos. died August 28th 1712. Here lyeth ye Body of Leftenant MATHEW BARNARD Aged 54 - dec'd ye 9th day of May 1679 also his mother ALCE BARNARD died 1663 & Mary Barnard his last child dyed 1663. Here lyeth interred ye Body of THOMAS KEMBLE Aged 67 yeares & 14 dayes dec'd January ye 29 1688. Here lyes ye Body of WILLIAM LOWD Son of John & Dabrah Lowd aged 28 years deceased ye 17 of December 1690. Here lyeth intered ye Body of MAJOR ANTHONY HAYWOOD aged about 50 years - departed this life ye 16 of October 1689. p.77 INSCRIPTIONS Here lyes ye Body of MRS MARGARET THATCHER Wife to Mr. Thomas Thatcher aged 38* years - died Sept ye 14 1719. *age should be 68 not 38. Insert: Torrey - New England Marriages Prior to 1700. p.733 Thomas Thatcher (1620-1678) & 1st wife, Elizabeth (Partridge) Kemp (-1664) widow of William Kemp; m. Thomas Thatcher May 11, 1643, ?Duxbury Thomas Thatcher (1620-1678) & 2nd wife Margaret (Webb) Sheafe (1625-1693, 1694? aged 68*, widow of Jacob Sheafe; ca 1665. Another source: THOMAS THATCHER son of Peter, Rector of St. Edmund's, Salisbury, England, and Anne, his wife, came, with his Uncle Anthony, 1635. He 1st went to Scituate, m., 1643, Elizabeth, d. of Ralph Partridge of Duxbury, and afterwards settled in Weymouth and Boston. His children were Thomas, Ralph; Peter, 1651; Patience, m. William Kemp; Elizabeth, m. Nathaniel Davenport and Samuel Davis. He m., 2d, about 1665, Margaret, wid. of Jacob Sheafe, and dau. of Henry Webb of Boston. In Memory of MR CLEMENT COLLINS who departed this life April the 24th 1787. Here lies ye Body of MRS JERUSHA CADDALL wife of Mr. Robert Caddall. Died Nov'r 14th 1771 in ye 30th year of her age "O cruel Death, that would not to us spare A loving wife, a kind companion dear; Great it is to friends that's left behind, But she, we hope, eternal joys did find." Here lyes the Body of MRS MARY GYLES wife to Mr. Charles Gyles - died Oct 30th 1757 in the 59th year of her age. Here lies buried the Body of CAPT PHILLIP BREADING who departed this life November 22d 1764 aged 63 years. Here lies ye Body of PELATIAH KINSMAN aged 47 - dec'd April ye 2d 1797 p.78 COPP'S HILL. Here lyes buried the Body of MRS ABIGAIL TAYLOR - departed this life Oct 26th 1774 aged 75 years & 9 months Here lyes buried the Body of JONATHAN ADAMS aged about 64 years - died April ye 7th 1707 Here lyes buried ye Body of MR ROBERT CUMBY aged 62 years & 5 months dec'd July 17th 1717 Here lyes buried the Body of MRS REBECCA CUMBY wife to Mr. Robert Cumby deceased April ye 26 1731. Here lyes buried the Body of MRS SARAH MALCOM wife to Mr. Michael Malcom - died Sept 23d 1767 In Memory of Mary Waters, Wife of Capt. Daniel Waters; formerly wife of Mr. Peter Mortimore, born in the city of Water- ford, in the Kingdom of Ireland. She died June 7th, 1802, AET 78 yrs. insert: **Peter Mortimore, mariner, who was married at Trinity Church, Boston, Oct 18, 1748, to Mary source: Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts p. 232 Wilcocks (see Suffolk Probate Files No. 15, 465.) p.79 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lies ye Body of ANN RUBY dau't of John & Elizabeth Ruby aged 17 years - died Sept ye 19th 1741. In Memory of JOHN KENT Son of Seth & Elizabeth Kent who died 30th Sept 1794 aged 6 years. GEORGE SUTHERLAND'S TOMB 1809 Here lies buried the Body of MRS CHARITY COLLINS wife to Deacon Joseph Collins who departed this life Oct 25th 1741 in the 67th year of her age. Here lyes ye Body of MRS PATIENCE COLLINS wife of Deacon Joseph Collins who suddenly departed this life June the 25th 1760 aged 67 years Here lyes ye Body of MRS. MARY GARDNER wife of Mr. John Gardner aged 39 years deceased ye 22d May 174_. p.80 COPP'S HILL In Memory of BETSEY Wife of David Darling died March 23d, 1809 AE. 43. She was the mother of 17 children, and around her lie 12 of them, and two were lost at sea. BROTHER SEXTONS Please to leave a clear berth for me near by this stone Here lyes the Body of CAPT JOHN HOBBY aged about 50 years died Sept ye 7 - 1711 **CAPT. PETER MORTMER. (see p.78) Here lyes ye Body of MRS SARAH BASS ye widow of Capt. Phillip Bass died April ye 26 - 1746 in ye 86 year of her age. A SAMUEL returned to God in Christ After a short abode on earth To avoid earth's harmes and crimes Was here well put to bed betimes The grave as short as thou prepare Lest thy death come at unaware. Note: This is an ancient monument, without date, fifty feet east of the Winslow Tomb. insert: Could this be the grave of Rev. Samuel Mather? p.81 Tomb No. 59 JONATHAN MOUNTFORT (Engraved with Family Crest) 1724. Tomb No. 7. MR. JOHN MOUNTFORT Aetatis liv. obt. Jan. vi. MDCCXXIV. BENJAMIN MOUNTFORT Son of John Mountfort and Mary Mountfort AETATIS xxv. OBT. March x. MDCCXXI. Insert: Among the most illustrious by birth of the burying-ground's tenants were the Mountforts, long a prominent North End family. Tomb No. 17, on the Hull street side, built in 1711, bears the name of John Mountfort; and No. 59 erected in 1724, that of Jonathan Mountfort, together with the family coat of arms. The two were sons of Edmund Mountfort, who fled from London in 1656 on account of political offences. He married a granddaughter of Nicholas Upshall, and died in 1723,being buried in the Granary. The Mountforts traced their descent to an ancient Norman family, scions of which came over with the Conquest. Turstain de Mountfort, 1030, is mentioned in Dugdale's "History of Warwickshire." Jonathan Mountfort was a wealthy physician and apothecary, his shop being long known as "Mountfort's Corner," and was of a decidedly eccentric temperament. He was one of the seceders from the New North Church in 1719, and helped build the "New Brick" or "Weathercock" Church, of which he was chosen treasurer. John Mountfort was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in 1696, and owner of Mountfort's wharf. His descendants long resided on Prince street. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kipke/oddend/coppshill.htm p.82 COPP'S HILL. Sacred to the Memory of MR. EBENEZER PARSONS who died August 31, 1805, aged 23 years. Here lyes intered the Body of MR. JAMES MORTIMER who departed this life August 18th 1773 aged 69 years He was born in the city of Waterford In the kingdom of Ireland. Here lyes intered the Body of MRS HANNAH MORTIMER who departed this life August 21st 1773 aged 82 years She was born in the city of Waterford kingdom of Ireland Here lies buried the Body of CAPT EDWARD PAGE who died July 27th 1785 aged 34 years. Sacred to the Memory of MR SAMUEL WELLS who resigned this life Nov. 13th 1804, in the 26 year of his age. "Stop, my friends; in a mirror see What you who ere so healthy be, Tho' beauty with her rosebuds paint each face, Approaching death will strip you of each grace." p.83 INSCRIPTIONS. JOSEPH FARNUM aged about 30 years - dec'd Nove'r ye 30 1678 ___ima semper exp___anda dies hom__e dicique beatus Ante obitum nemo supremaque funera debit. Here lyes buried the Body of MR DANIEL GRAVES of the Island of Barbados aged 32 years - died July ye 10 1739. Here lyeth buried ye Body of JOHN GILL aged about 60 years - dec'd ye 10 day of December 1671. Here lyeth buried ye Body of ELIZABETH wife to John Gill - aged about 35 years dec'd ye 28 of Sept'r 1666. Vive Memor Lofthy Memeinto Mori Sacred to the Memory of MR GEORGE TOMPKINS who died Oct'r 21st 1801. AE tat. 25. 'Beneath this humble stone here lies a youth Whose soul was goodness, and whose heart was truth! Crop't like a flower he withered in his bloom, Though flattering life had promised years to come." p.84 COPP'S HILL. Here lyeth buried the Body of SARAH GRANT relict of Edward Grand - aged about 61 years dec'd ye 25 of March 1690 Here lyes ye body of SAMUEL Son to Obadiah & Elizabeth Gill aged 3 years & 1/2 departed this life ye 29 of May 1683. Here lies the Body of MRS ABIGAIL CADES - Wife of Mr. John Cades - died Sept 3d 1777 aged 37 years. Here lyes the Body of MR JOHN DETHICK aged 68 years - dec'd July ye 2d 1738. Here lyes ye Body of MRS ANN HOBBY Wife of William Hobby aged 74 years - died June ye 22d 1709. Here lies ye Body of ROBERT EDMUNDS aged 89 years - dec'd Nov'r ye 22d 1717. p.85 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lyes buried the Body of MRS SUSAN BENTLY wife to Mr. Thomas Bently aged 42 years who died Sept ye 9th 1748. Here lyes buried the Body of MRS SARAH BREED the wife of Mr. Nathaniel Breed aged 54 years & 10 months dec'd March 5th 1739/40. Here lyes buried ye Body of MR JOSIAH BAKER who died June ye 19th 1729 in ye 74th year of his age. SARAH BALLARD ye wife of Daniel Ballard aged 46 years died December ye 15th in ye year 1704. Here lyes ye Body of MRS DORCAS PHILLIPS wife to Mr. Anderson Phillips who died Jan'y 9th 1763 aged ____. Here lyes ye Body of MR DAVID EDWARDS son of Mr. David & Mrs. Mary Edwards aged 43 years & 4 mos. - dec'd Dec ye 4th 1727. p.86 COPP'S HILL. Here lies the Body of MR JOHN BATTENS JUN'R late of St Johns, Newfoundland who departed this life April 1st 1762. Here lyes ye Body of MRS MEHETEBLE PRATT Wife to Mr. William Pratt who departed this life August 8th 1750 in the ____ year of her age. Here lies buried the Body of MRS ABIGAIL SHERBURN Wife of Deacon Thomas Sherburn departed this life April 8th 1778 aged 61 yeares. SARAH WINSLOW aged 26 yeares died ye 4 day of April 1667. Here lyes buried ye Body of MRS LYDIA WHITEMORE Wife to Mr. John Whitemore, Jr - died Jan 5th 1750 aged 31 years. In Memory of MRS MARTHA BROWN who died Sept 20th 1795 aged 78 years p.87 INSCRIPTIONS. ELIZABETH daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Barnard aged 2 years - dyed ye 4 of Sept 1683. ELIZABETH daughter of Joseph & Lydia Williams aged 1 year & 8 mos. died August ye 12 1690 Here lyes intered the Body of HENDRIETH HIRSST aged about 52 years deceased January ye 30th 1717. In Memory of MISS ELIZA eldest daughter of Mr. William Mills and Mrs. Betsey, his wife - died August 20th, 1809 AE 17 years and 6 mos. In Memory of MR SAMUEL WAKEFIELD who died Nov. 12 1809 AE 22. "This humble stone proclaims the truth - Here lies a much respected youth, But now cut down in early prime, And far beyond the ills of time. In brighter worlds and clearer skyes Shall all his manly virtues rise." p.88 INSCRIPTIONS. COPP'S HILL. Here lyes ye Body of MRS AMMEY HUNT wife of Mr. Benjamin Hunt who died Nov 20th 1769 aged 40 years. "A sister of Sarah Lucas lieth here, Whom I did love most dear; And now her soul hath took its flight, And bid her spightful foes good night." Here lies buried the Body of MRS SARAH HUNT who departed this life Dec 26, 1775 aged 90 years "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, for they rest from their labors." WILLIAM BOYNTON and JOHN E. LOW'S Family Tomb. Here lyes buried the Body of MRS MARY PAYSON who died June 3d 1743 in the 36th year of her age. Here lies buried the Body of MR JOSEPH BEATH who died July 28th 1780 aged 26 years. p.89 INSCRIPTIONS Here lyes ye Body of HANNAH HOBBY ye wife of John Hobby aged about 27 yeares - dec'd June 26 169_. Here lyes ye Body of MRS MARY HUGHES dau'r of Mr. Richard & Mrs. Sarah Hughes who died March ye 7, 1765 aged 46 years. "Time, what an empty vapor 'tis, And days, how swift they fly! Our life is ever on the wing And death is ever nigh. The moment when our lives begin, We all begin to die." Here lyeth buried Here lyeth buried ye Body of ye Body of SUSANNA SWEET JOHN SWEET ye wife of aged 82 years John Sweet departed aged 44 years deceased this life ye 25 of ye 16 of July April 1666 1685 Here lyeth ye Body of DANIEL GEORGE aged 29 years - deceased ye 18 day of July 1684. Here lies ye Body of MR ABRAHAM GORDUNG aged about 76 years - died Sept ye 27, 1706. p.90 COPP'S HILL. Here lyeth buried ye Body of DANIEL TRAVIS, Senior aged 76 years - departed this life ye 19 of January, 1688/9. Here lyes ye Body of MRS. WILLMOUTH HOAR aged 78 years - dec'd Feb'ry ye 29th, 1735/6 JAMES W. BURDETT 1809. Here lyes ye Body of JAMES GODMER aged about 39 years - deceased July ye 12th, 1715. Here lyes buried the Body of MRS HANNAH NICHOLS dec'd March 22nd, 1769 aged 56 years. Here lyes buried the Body of MRS MARY ELA who dec'd March ye 6th, 1737/8 In ye 55 year of her age. Here lyes ye Body of MRS. MARY SUMERS Wife to Mr. Edward Sumers - aged 72 yrs dec'd Nov'r ye 18th, 1724. p.91 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lies buried the Body of MR WILLIAM GODNER who departed this life Sept 12, 1769 aged 60 years. Here lies buried the Body of CAPT PHILLIP BASS who departed this life June 10th 1761. THOMAS FRACKER AND COTTON THAYERS Here lyes the Body of MR RICHARD TREW died October 8, 175_. in the 26th year of his age. Here lyes the Body of MR JOHN GOFFE dec'd July ye 24th 1716 in the 67th year of his age. JOHN Goffe, b. 1649 - Boston - freem. 1678, mem. of 2d ch. He had bapt. there, Hannah, 2 Aug. 1691; Ebenezer, 12 Feb. 1693; Elizabeth 5 May 1695; Sarah, 13 Dec. 1696; Sarah, again, 11 June 1699; Sarah, again 21 Aug 1709; and Mary, 15 Apr. 1711. Of these, by my conject. the first five were of Hannah, d. of William Sumner. Here lyes buried ye Body of MRS ELIZABETH SNELLING who died April ye 1st A.D. 1737 aged 32 years 11 mo & 14 days. Here lies ye Body of MR RICHARD LACK died Feb 29th 1760 AE 86 p.92 COPP'S HILL. Here lies the Body of MRS MARY OWEN Wife of Mr. William Owen who departed this life December ye 14th, 1767 - aged 66 years Here lyes ye Body of RICHARD RANDALL who dec'd October ye 10th 1730 aged 38 years. Here lies the Body of MRS HANNAH EDMONDS wife of Mr. Joseph Edmonds who died suddenly Sept 19th, 1778 aged 45 years. Here lyes intered the Body of MRS ANN ARCHER wife to Capt. Thomas Archer who died Sept 20th 1738 in ye 69th year of her age. Here lyes ye Body of SAMUEL KNIGHT aged 32 years - died October 25th 1721. Here lyes buried the Body of WILLIAM BROWN - died Sept ye 6th 1751 - aged 54 years. p.93 - this page is missing. p.94 COPP'S HILL. Here lyes ye Body of MRS CHARITY BROWN consort to Mr. John Brown, who departed this life April ye 13 AD 1754 in ye 31st year of her age. SAMUEL WHITEHEAD son of Samuel & Mary Whitehead, aged 1 year, 6 months & 22 dayes. dec'd August 26th, 1719. Here lyes buried the Body of MR SAMUEL BROWN who died Aug 7th 1786 aged 57 years. Here lyes buried the Body of NATHANIEL NEWEL aged 73 years - dec'd Nov ye 29, 1731. Here lies intered the remains of GEORGE EUSTIS son of Mr. Benj'n Eustis, who departed this life Oct 19th 1779 in the 25th year of his age. Here lyes ye Body of MRS REBECA BLACKMAN wife to Rev. Mr. Benjamin Blackman aged about 63 years - dec'd March ye 20th, 1715. MRS LYDIA GENDALL p.95 INSCRIPTIONS. Capt. PELEG L. HILMAN 1798. Here lyeth ye Body of CAPT DAVID EDWARDS aged about 57 years - died Oct. ye first, 1696. Here lyes ye Body of MR DANIEL TUCKER dec'd July 17th 1739 in ye 32d year of his age. Here lyeth buried ye body of JOHN SOAMES, SEN'R aged about 52 years - departed this life November ye 16 1700. Here lyes ye Body of MRS ABIGIAL BEALE wife of Mr. Othniel Beal dec'd Nov ye 16th, 1719 in ye 25th year of her age. In Memory of LUCY SWIER who died Oct 1, 1795 p.96 COPP'S HILL. O that they were wise, that they would consider their latter. Here lies buried the Body of MRS HANNAH COLLINS wife to Mr. Daniel Collins, who died May 8th, 1756 in the 42 year of her age. MRS SARAH COLLINS 1771 R Y Note: this stone has no date. It stands 30' west of the Chapel. In Memory of MR ENOCH HOPKINS who departed this life Dec. 27, 1778 - AE 55 years. Here lyes ye Body of SARAH SHERRIN wife to Richard Sherrin aged 46 years & 4 months - dec'd Aug ye 26th, 1715. Here lyes buried ye body of Richard Sherrin aged 52 years departed this life October ye 22d 1710. p.97 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lyeth buried the body of SAMUEL WINSLOW aged 39 years departed this life October ye 14, 1680. Here lies buried the Body of MRS HANNAH PARKMAN wife to Mr. William Parkman died May 14th 1756 aged 62 years & 5 months SARAH LAMSON aged about 83 years died ye 23d daye of March 1696. Here lies ye Body of DAVID NORTON aged 57 years December 2nd 1721. Here lyes ye Body of MARY THOMAS dau'r to Mr. John & Mrs. Lydia Thomas of Brantry (Braintree) dec'd Sept ye 4th 1734 in ye 20th year of her age Here lyes buried ye body of JUDITH HUNT ye wife of Thomas Hunt, aged about 38 yrs. departed this life ye 18 of October 1693 A daughter of Capt. William Torrey of Weymouth. p.98 COPP'S HILL. Here lyes the Body of John Parker who died Sept 27th, 1744 in ye 80th year of his age. Here lyes ye Body of MRS. SARAH PARKER wife of Mr. John Parker. Died Sept 5th, 1750 in ye 81st year of her age. SARAH GREENOUGH AGED 5 DYED SEPTEMBER, 1676 Here lies buried the Body of MRS HANNAH HARRIS widow of Capt. Leach Harris who died Dec 24th 1783 aged 67 years "The memory of the just Shall flourish when they sleep in dust." Here lies buried the Body of MR JOHN HARRIS died December 18th 1770 aged 68 years Here lies buried the Body of MRS PRUDENCE NEWELL wife of Mr. John Newell died Feb'ry 21st 1777 in the 36th year of her age. p.99 INSCRIPTIONS In Memory of MRS. SALLY DUMBLIDE who departed this life Feb'ry 26th 1796 aged 35 years. Here lies buried the Body of NATHANIEL HARRIS son of Mr. John & Mrs. Anna Harris aged 20 years died Feb'ry ye 12 1749. Here lies intered the mortal part of MR EDWARD PAGE who departed this life November the 10th 1784 aged 68 years Here lyes ye Body of SAMUEL BABCOCK died Oct ye 24th 1721 in ye 31st year of his age. Here lyes ye Body of SUSANNAH DOUBLEDAY dau'r of Capt. John & Mrs. Elizabeth Doubleday died Sept 5th 1773 aged 20 months Sacred to the Memory of MRS ANN SINGLETON who died Sept 3d, 1805 aged 29 years. "Happy soul, thy days are ended, All thy mourning days below; Go, by angel guards attended, To the sight of Jesus go." p.100 COPP'S HILL BURYING GROUND Here lies buried the Body of MR JOHN CARTER who died Nov 26, 1765 aged 65 years Also MRS JANE CARTER wife to Mr. John Carter who died July 28th 1772 aged 57 years. "In Death's cold arms our bodys lays Until we hear the sound; Then shall we rise, our God to praise, And leave the meaner ground." GEORGE SINGLETON departed this life Jan. 24th, 1805 AEt. 39. In Memory of JAMES CARTER SINGLETON who departed this life Nov. 26th 1800 aged 34 years. "Depart my friends, dry up your tears, I must lie here till Christ appears." Here lyes buried ye Body of MRS MARY HILL aged about 55 years died the 20 of Oct 1714. Here lyes buried ye body of Capt William King died June 20th 1768 aged 43 years Also WILLIAM KING son to Capt William & Mrs. Mary King died April 7th 1767 p.101 COPP'S HILL Here lyes ye Body of JOHN BARBER Sen'r aged 84 years, dec'd December ye 4th 1726. Here lyes ye Body of JOHN TILESTON dec'd Oct ye 7th 1721 in ye 16th year of his age. Here lies the Body of MR JOSIAH KING who departed this life __________________? Note: No Josiah King listed in Torrey thru 1700. Here lies intered the Body of COL. WILLIAM BURBECK died July 22d 1785 aged 69 years Here lies buried the Body of MRS JERUSHA BURBECK wife of Col. William Burbeck died July 27th 1777 aged 54 years. Here lyes ye Body of CAPT DAVID ROBERTSON aged 63 years - died July 3d 1726. Here lyes ye Body of MARTHA SHUTT wife to William Shutt aged 51 years died Jan'ry ye 8th 1721/22. p.102 COPP'S HILL. CLARK FAMILY CREST PICTURED HERE LYES THE MORTAL PART OF WILLIAM CLARK ESQ., An Eminent Merchant Of This Town, An Honorable Coucillor For The Province, Who distinguished himself as a faithful and affectionate Friend, a fair and generous Trader Loyal To His Prince, Yet always zealous for the Freedom of his Country A Despiser of Sorry Persons and little Actions, an enemy of Priestcraft and Enthusiasm, A Lover of good Men of various Denominations, and a reverent Worshipper of the Deity. About this tombstone: William Clark, Esq. Source: Bacon's Dictionary of Boston by Edwin Munroe Bacon & George Edward Ellis p.282 Another vault, highly ornamented and bearing a well-carved coate of arms, inscribed (as above) his vault was taken possession of by one Samuel Winslow for several years sexton of the First Baptist Church who caused his own name to be inscribed above that of the eminent merchant who despised "sorry persons and little action," removed the remains deposited in the vault, used it for a temporary vault and himself buried in it when he came to die. p.103 is missing p.104 COPP'S HILL. Note: The following lines are on an old monument without name or date: "What is't fond mortal that thou wouldst obtain By spinning out a painful life of cares; Thou livest to act thy childhood over again, And nought intends but grief and seeing years. Who leaves this world like me, just in my prime, Speed all my business in another time." Here lies buried the Body of MR. RICHARD SHERRIN aged 53 years. Died Dec ye 25 1746. In Memory of MARY ARMSTRONG dau of Mary Huntley, who departed this life Sept 23th AD 1798 in the 36th year of her age. In Memory of MARY HUNTLEY who departed this life Sept 28, 1798 in the 64th year of her age. "Stop here, my friend & cast an eye, As you are now, so once was I; As I am now, so you must be, Prepare for death & follow me." MARY PERKINS dau'r of Isaac & Mary Perkins aged 11 years 3 mo & 28 days, dec'd July ye 3d 1718 p.105 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lyeth buried ye Body of JOHN WHITE aged about 50 years - dec'd ye 6 of August 1695* Note - *The true date of this inscript is 1695 - it was altered some 40 years ago by a school boy to read 1625. Here lyeth buried ye body of CAPT WILLIAM GREENOUGH aged about 52 years - dec'd August ye 6th, 1693 Here lies the Body of MRS ELIZABETH STONE wife of Mr. William Stone who departed this life March ye 15th 1763 in the 57th year of her age JOSEPH son to Joseph & Hannah Calley aged about 7 years - dec'd Nov'r ye 28th - 1678. Here lyes ye Body of SARAH ye daughter of William & Sarah Clark aged 18 months - died August ye 15th, 1704. Here lyes ye body of MRS ELIZABETH FORSYTH wife to Capt. Alexander Forsyth died July ye 28th, 1726 in ye 30th year of her age. p.106 COPP'S HILL. GRUBB To the Memory of MARTHA daughter of William & Nancy Grubb who departed this life Sept 21st 1805 aged 1 year & 16 days "Sweet babe, thou art gone to Christ thy friend, Who take sweet children in his arms, And there to sleep till time shall end, Secure from sorrow or alarms." In Memory of MRS SARAH HUNT wife of Mr. Joab Hunt, who departed this life May 18th, 1805, aged 65 years. In Memory of MR JOAB HUNT who departed this life March 14th 1800 aged 62 years. JAMES SEWARD OBiit June 22d 1790 AEtat 56 Also CATHERINE his wife Obiit Jan 3d 1801, AEtat 64 Also James Seward grandson of James & Catherine Seward Obiit Sept 22, 1792 AEtat 6 months. "He bore a lingering sickness with patience And met the king of terrors with a smile. p.107 INSCRIPTIONS Here lyes buried ye Body of ANNA HENCHMAN Wife to Nathaniel Henchman aged 37 years & 9 mos. died Jan'y 7th, 1706. GRANT FAMILY TOMB. Elizabeth Grant died May 25, 1769, AEt 20. Moses Grant died Aug 18, 1777, AEt 70. Elizabeth Grant died Jan 28, 1778, AEt 70. Samuel Grant died Nov. 14, 1784, AEt. 79. Sarah Grant died March 14, 1792, AEt. 39. Mary Grant died Dec 3, 1808, AEt. 27. Moses Grant died Dec 22, 1817, AEt. 73. John Grant died Sept 19, 1820, AEt. 33. Ann Grant died April 17, 1832, AEt. 77. Susan W. Grant died July 26, 1818, AEt. 31. Here lyes ye Body of MARY ye wife of Ceasar Augustus, servant of Mr. Robert Ball aged 25 years died May 28th, 1759. In Memory of JAMES G. Son of John and Emely Sullivan, died Feb'ry 10th, 1807, AE 4 years and 6 months. "Why do we mourn departing friends, Or shake at death's alarms? Tis but the voice that Jesus sends, To call them to his arms." p.108 COPP'S HILL Here lie the remains of MR TIMOTHY GAY Merchant, who died July 28, 1719 in the 36th year of his age. He was diligent in his business, faithful to his friends, and affectionate to his family. "Life's little stage is a small eminence, inch high, the ground above - that home of man where dwells the multi- tude. As we gaze around we read their monuments, we sigh, and while we sigh, we sink, and are what we deplore." Sacred to the Memory of MRS. ANN McMILLIAN wife of Mr. James McMillian, who died Feb'ry 28th, 1805 aged 81 years. "Happy soul, they days are ended, All thy mourning days below; Go, by angel guards attended, To the sight of Jesus go." Also, In Memory of their son, MR EDWARD McMillian, who died at the Island of St. Thomas, West Indies, Dec'r 22d, 1804 aged 40. "He lived beloved, and died lamented." In Memory of CHARLES G., Son of John and Emily Sullivan died Aug't 15th, 1815, aged 5 years. "He's gone to the mansion of rest." p.109 INSCRIPTIONS. In Memory of JOHN, Son of David and Rebecca Adlington, Who died Jan'y 17th, 1816, aged 3 yrs. Also, REBECCA aged 1 year, died July 1st, 1816. "Suffer little children to come unto me, for such is the Kingdom of Heaven." Here lies buried the Body MRS. ELIZABETH TURELL who died April the 12th 1765 in ye 36th year of her age Also four of her offspring. Here lyes buried the Body of MR THOMAS LAWLOR aged 61 years - died Feb'ry ye 26th 1743/4. Here lyes ye Body of WILLIAM GOODING aged 17 years - died Jan'ry 22d, 1738/9. In Memory of MRS. SEETH RUMNEY who died suddenly, Jan'y 13th 1804, AEt. 56. The late amiable consort of Capt. Edward Rumney. p.110 COPP'S HILL. Here lies the Body of MR JOSEPH BEATH died Jan'ry 24th 1771 aged 57 years Also MRS SEETH BEATH widow of Mr. Joseph Beath died June 20th 1779 aged 66 years Here lyes ye Body ISAAC AVES son of Mr. Samuel & Mrs Mary Aves aged 27 years & 13 days dec'd Sept 24th 1739 Here lyes the Body of MR JOHN RICHARDS who died Jan'ry 5th 1732 aged 29 years Here lyes buried ye Body of MR EDWARD RICHARDS son to Mr. Edward Richards died February ye 11th 1747/8 aged 70 years In Memory of MR JOSEPH RICHARDS Son to Mr. Edward & Mrs. Mary Richards who died at Port Mahone January ye 18th 1742 aged 24 years. p.111 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lyes the Body of ELIZABETH HARRIS dau to Mr. Samuel & Mrs. Hannah Harris who dec'd Oct ye 10th 1744 aged 18 years. Here lyes ye Body of MRS MARCY LASENBY ye wife of Capt'n Thomas Lasenby aged 65 years - dec'd August ye 31st 1732. Here lyes buried the Body of MRS MARY JARVIS wife to Mr. Elias Jarvis, Jun'r aged 21 years - died Sept'r 20th 1748. JOHN H. PITMAN'S TOMB - 1848 Here lies buried the Body of MR PELEG WISWALL late Master of the North Grammar School died Sept 7th 1767 in the 84th year of his age. MARY ye dau'r of Mr. James & Mrs. Anne Jeffs aged 4 years 4 mo 12 days - dec'd August ye 1st - 1734. p.112 COPP'S HILL. In Memory of MRS DEBORAH GARDNER wife of Capt. Lemuel Gardner who departed this life 28th September 1792 aged 39 years "A loving wife and tender parent." Here lyes buried the Body of MR MICHAEL DENNIS who departed this life July the 11th 1763 in the 48th year of his age. In Memory of MR THOMAS CHRISTY who died Oct 21st 1798 aged 62 years. In Memory of MRS HANNAH CHRISTY wife of Mr. Thomas Christy who died Oct 16th 1798. In Memory of THOMAS CHRISTY died July 22d 1762 aged 12 months p.113 INSCRIPTIONS. JOHN CHRISTY Died Oct 5th 1784 aged 2 years & 9 months. Sacred to the Memory of MR JOHN LAMBORD COOPER, who departed this life Nov 17th, 1805 AEt. 60 ____ rests the dead, from pain and sorrow free, ____ gone to heaven, we trust, O God, to thee; ____ bright examples may we make our own ____far in Christ as he himself was known." Here lyes intered the mortal part of SIMEON SKILLIN who departed this life February 27, 1778 AE 62 years. Here lyes buried the Body of MRS MARY SKILLIN wife of Mr. John Skillin, Jun'r died Jan'ry 28th 1763 aged 27 years. Here lyes ye Body of MRS. ELIZABETH LASH wife to Mr. Nicholas Lash - who died Aug'st 14, A.D. 1750 in ye 44th year of her age. Here lies intered the mortal part of RUTH SKILLIN Relict of Simeon Skillin - who departed this life May 29th 1786 AE 64 years. p.114 COPP'S HILL. Here lyes the Body of MRS ABIGAIL RICHARDS dau to Mr. Edward & Mrs. Mary Richards died Nov ye 4th 1745 in ye 36th year of her Age. CHARLES HOLMES HENRY LANE DANIEL JOHNSON TOMB 1807. Here lies ye Body of MRS REBECCA MICHELL who departed this life Sept 3, 1784 aged 59 years In Memory of ANNA MILLER dau of Mr. William & Mrs. Anna Miller who died May 7th, 1782 aged 12 months. In Memory of WILLIAM N. Son of Ephraim and Nancy Steel who died Dec'r 21st 1815 aged 3 mos & 6 days "Just like an early rose We've seen an infant bloom; But sudden, oft before it blows, Death lays in the tomb." p.115 INSCRIPTIONS. In Memory of SEWALL, Son of Mr. & Mrs. Sally Fisk who died April 3d, 1817, aged 1 year. Here lyes ye Body of MRS ANNA JEFFS wife to Mr. James Jeffs who dec'd July ye 22d 1738 in ye 32d year of her age. Here lyes the Body of JONATHAN KENT, A.M. who deceased Decemb'r 30th 1760 aged 43 years. Education and temper of mind were liberal. He was no sectary in Religion; to life or death he was so indifferent, that confiding in the divine providence he was satisfied with that lot and portion by God for him ordained in this life and the future. Of himself he might truly say: "Et inea virtuate me involvo probamque pauperiem sinc Dote quaero." Translation: I praise Fortune while she lasts; if she shakes her quick wings, I resign what she has given, and take refuge in my own virtue, and seek honest undowered Poverty Translation courtesy of J. A. Withrow. Here lyes ye Body of MRS MARY* GARDNER Widow of Capt Habakkuk Gardner who departed this life December 17th 1762 aged 56 years. Insert: Habakkuk Gardner Source: The Essex Institute Historical Collections 1902 - Vol. XXXVIII. Habakkuk Gardner was a master mariner. He inherited from his father, Capt. Capt. Habakkuk Gardner, two thirds of his house on the western side of "Prison Lane" (now St. Peter Street) and purchased the remaining third of his sister, Ruth Nutting, and John Nutting, her husband, Jan 28, 1735. August 11, 1738 Habakkuk Gardner, mariner, and Mary his wife, at that time residents of Boston, sold this homestead property to Benjamin Browne for £200. His father also bequeathed to him two-thirds of two common rights, one in the Great Pastures and the other in Stone's Plain. He purchased his sister's share in these rights Jan 28, 1735, and sold the shares to William Browne, June 22, 1737 for £40. He likewise inherited from his father, one share in "Sowhegin West," which had originally been granted to the heirs of Capt. Joseph Gardner (2nd gen.) who was killed in the Narragansett Fight in 1675. This had evidently come down in this line, by reason of the fact that they were descendants of Joseph's oldest brother, Thomas. Habakkuk sold this share to Joshua Hicks, Aug. 18, 1737. He sold to his brother-in- law, John Nutting, two thirds of a "Pew in ye First Parish Meeting House," originally granted to "my Honored father Habakkuk Gardner, deceased. Habakkuk Gardner married *Mary Richards of Boston. She is buried in Copp's Hill Cemetery in that city. The headstone is still standing and from the inscription we know that he died sometime previous to his wife's death in 1762, but the exact date of his death is not known. No known children. Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth p.116 COPP'S HILL. Here lyes y Body of MRS JOHANNA LASH Wife to Mr. Robert Lash who dparted this life May the 29th 1771 aged 27 years. Here lies buried the Body of MR. THOMAS ADAMS who departed this life December 31st 1781 aged 68 years. Here lies buried the Body of MR RICHARD GOODING who died suddenly May 16th 1756 aged 53 years and 4 months Here lyes ye Body of MRS ELIZABETH TUFTON wife of Capt Thomas Tufton who died Aug'st ye 18th 1760 aged 35 years. Here lyes buried the Body of CAPT. BENJAMIN SEWARD who departed this life February 10 1766 in the 29th year of his age. In Memory of CAPT. EDWARD RUMNEY who died April 6, 1808 AE 63. p.117 INSCRIPTIONS Here lies buried the Body of MR JOSEPH BEATH who died July 28th 1780 aged 26 years. Here lyes ye Body of MOSES PAUL PAYSON son of Mr. Jonathan & Mrs Mary Payson aged 12 years & 8 mos - dyed Jan'r 20th 1742. Here lyes buried the Body of MRS MARY PAUL wife of Mr. Moses Paul - who died May 7 1742 Here lyes buried the Body of MR MOSES PAUL aged 53 years 3 months - who dec'd Jan'ry ye 5, 1730. Here lyes ye Body of SAMUEL MOWER son of Mr. Ephraim & Eliz'th Mower died May ye 6th 1747. Here lies buried the Body of MR NATHANIEL BROWN who departed this life Nov ye 30th 1761 in the 48th year of his age. In Memory of MR JOHN HOSON who died March 7th 1791 in the 69th year of his age. p.118 COPP'S HILL. Here lyes ye Body of SAMUEL GYLES son of Mr. Edward & Mrs. Abigail Gyles died Oct'r 25 1773 aged 4 year & 6 months In Memory of MRS ELIZABETH LANE who died April 13th, 1795 aged 40 years "A living wife and tender parent" Also AMMI LANE died 1780 aged 19 years ____ Lane died 1743. In Memory MRS JOANNA WILLISTON wife of Mr. Joseph Williston, who departed this life Feb'ry 23d, 1803, aged 28 years Note: the design on this monument is an urn and weeping willow. Here lyes buried the Body of MRS SARAH TOWNSEND wife to Mr. Thomas Townsend aged 86 years died Dec'r 1st, 1750. JOHN DONCAN son to Mr. John & Mrs. Keziah Doncon aged 13 month & 11 days dec'd May ye 29th, 1736 p.119 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lies the Body of MR JOHN ROBERTS son of Mr. Benjamin & Mrs. Priscilla Roberts aged 36 years & 3 mo. - died Jan'ry 17th, 1765 Sacred to the Memory of ELIZA ROBERTS dau'tr of Richard & Mercy Roberts, obt. Sept 12th 1803 AEtat 13 yrs & 5 months "Poor, weak, and worthless though I am, I have a rich, Almighty Friend; Jesus, the Savior, is his name, He freely loves, and without end." Here lies buried the Body of MISS ABIGAIL BREADING who departed this life the 17th day of December 1762 aged 13 years & 6 months. In Memory of MRS ELIZABETH BROWN wife to Mr. Thomas Brown who died July ye 19th 1756 aged 37 years MR THOMAS BROWN who died March ye 11th, 1760 aged 43 years and ELIZABETH BROWN dau'r to Thomas & Elizabeth Brown who died January ye 9th 1765 in ye 20th year of her age. p.120 COPP'S HILL. WILLIAM MARTHA son to dau'r to William & Abigail William & Abigail MERCHANT MERCHANT aged 3 years aged 10 mo & 9 days died Oct'r ye 16th died Oct ye 16th 1721. 1721. In Memory of THOMAS L. FISK Son of John & Jane Fisk, died Sept 24th, 1815, aged 4 years. HANNAH SOAMES aged 7 months 22 days died ye 30th of ye 2d month 1674. Here lies ye Body of MRS MARGARY SHARP wife of Capt. Jonathan Sharp - Died December 2d, 1763 aged 78 years. Here lies ye Body of ELIZABETH KEMBLE Aged ___ years died December 19th 1712. MARY PARKMAN SARAH PARKMAN Nov'r 16th 1763 June 10th 1765 aged aged 18 years, 3 months 14 years, 1 mo & 8 days & 5 days p.121 INSCRIPTIONS In Memory of MRS HANNAH BRIGHAM wife of John W. Brigham, who died May 7th, 1801, aged 27 years. In Memory of In Memory of RACHEL C. COLE ISAAC COLE who died Jan. 23 who died Oct. 20 1800 1801 aged 3 mos aged 9 mos. Children of Charles Cole Jun'r & Rachel his wife. Here lyes ye Body of PRISSIELLA WOODDARD wife to Mr. Nath Wooddard - dec'd Dec'r ye 29th, 1722 in ye 35th year of her age. MR NATHANIEL LEWIS 1778. Here lyes ye Body of MR JOHN FOSTER who departed this life the 12th of Oct'r Anno D 1746 aged 57 years 8 months & 3 days In Memory of MRS HANNAH TILTON wife of Mr. William Tilton, who died Nov. 11, 1818, AEt. 38. "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord." p.122 COPP'S HILL. Here lyes the Body of MRS ELIZABETH SCARLET wife to Mr. Humphrey Scarlet - dec'd June ye 26th, in ye 43d year of her age. HANNAH NEWHALL wife to Mr. Henry Newhall, departed this life April 29th, 1785 aged 71 years. "Oh cruel death, that would not to me spare A loving wife, a kind companion dear; She now her Saviour's beauty does behold, And joins to sing his praise on harps of gold." Here lies the Body of MR HENRY NEWHALL died March 30th, 1753 in ye 58th year of his age. JOHN NICHOLL son of Mr. James & Mrs. Eunice Nicholl aged 20 months died Sept. ye 11th, 1747. Here lyes ye Body of MRS MARY BENNET wife to Mr. John Bennet - aged about 29 years - dec'd March ye 28th, 1728. In Memory of In Memory of MR. ALEXANDER BAKER MRS. MARY BAKER who died May 22d who died Dec'r 27th 1801 1801 aged 72 years aged 59 years. p.123 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lyes buried the Body of MR JOSIAH BAKER who departed this life April ye 12th 1760 in ye 70th year of his age. Erected in Memory of MR PHILLIP ROSE who departed this life March 20th, 1800 aged 27 years. Here lyes ye Body of MRS ELIZABETH BAKER Wife to Mr. Josiah Baker who died June 10th, 1753 aged 65 years. Here lies buried the Body of MRS DORCAS TYLER wife of Mr. Elisha Tyler, who departed this life Decemb'r the 28th 1770 AEtat 29. Here lyes the Body of MRS MARY PAGE wife to Mr. John Page aged 29 years - died April 6th, 1750. In Memory of MR JOHN CREASE who died Dec'r 8th, 1800 in the 33d year of his age. "How loved, how valued once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot; A heap of dust alone remains of thee, Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be." p.124 Sacred to the Memory of MR SAMUEL LORD who died July 29, 1808, AE. 56. Died Nov 5th, 1804 MRS. ELIZA MARIA REVERE AEt. 28, a native of the City of New York wife of Mr. Edward Revere of Boston, Silversmith. "Death with his dart hat pierced my heart While I was in my prime. When this you see, grieve not for me, Twas God's appointed time." ISABELL ANNE RICHARDSON RICHARDSON died July 20th 1730 died July 22 1730 aged 1 year & 2 mo. aged 2 years & 2 mo. Children of Mr. Richard & Mrs. Richardson. MRS CATHERINE RICHARDSON 1792. p.124 Here lies intered the Body of ANDREW ELIOT, D.D. Pastor of the New North Church of Boston who died September 13th, 1778, AEtat 66. Rev. Andrew Eliot, D.D. Source: Sketches of Bunker Hill Battle & Monument by George Edward Ellis p.151 Letter from Rev. Andrew Eliot, Pastor of the New North Church in Boston to Rev. Isaac Smith of Boston (then in London) "Boston, June 19, 1775 "My dear Sir: According to your desire, I write without ceremony, to acquaint you with the state of things in Boston. You left us shut up, and the people removing from the place fast as they were per- mitted. I am told that more than nine thousand are removed; many more were preparing to follow, but passes have been stopped for some time. So that thousands are detained who desire to go, among whom I am one. I tarried purely out of regard to the inhabitants who were left, that they might not be without ordinances and worship in the way which they choose. It is now, perhaps, too late to think of removing, as all communication is at present, stopped. "The last Saturday gave us a dreadful specimen of the horrors of civil war. Early on Saturday morning we were alarmed by the firing of cannon from the fort which is erected on Copp's Hill, and from the ships which lie in Charles River. Upon inquiry it was found that the provincials had been forming lines on a hill below the hill in Charlestown, commonly called Bunker's Hill. This intrenchment was calculated extremely well to annoy Boston, and the ships in the harbor. About one o'clock, a large body of British troops set out from Boston to attack these lines. About three o'clock the engagement began, and lasted perhaps an hour. Great part of the time the firing seemed incessant. It seems the troops stormed the lines, and after a warm opposition, carried them. Perhaps there has seldom been a more desperate action. As the provincials were up to the chin intrenched, they made a great slaughter to the King's troops before they (the provincials) retreated. How many were killed on each side, it is impossible for me to say. It is generally agreed that 80 or 90 officers were killed or wounded on the side of the regulars. It was a new and awful spectacle to us to have men carried through the streets groaning, bleeding, and dying. Some of the best officers are taken off, and some hundreds of the privates. The attack was commenced by General Howe. How the provincials haved suffered, is not yet known; nor indeed, shall I pretend to give a particular account of this terrible scene. You must take this from the prints. Dr. Warren is among the slain. It is said he had the chief direction of the defence; if this is true, it seems to me he was out of his line. "Since this action the King's troops have taken possession of Bunker's Hill and fortified it strongly. On the other side, the provincials are intrenching themselves on the hill back of the road in Charlestown, just beyond the two mile stone. "Amidst the carnage of Saturday, the town of Charlestown was set on fire and I suppose every dwelling- house and every public building is consumed, till you have passed the passage to the mills, and are come to the house where Woods the baker dwelt. You may easily judge what distress we were in to see and hear Englishmen destroying one another, and a town with which we have been so intimately connected all in flames. We are left in anxious expectation of the event. God grant the blood already spilt may suffice - but this we cannot reasonably expect. May we be prepared for every event. "It is talked that a further attack will be made on the provincials, but I cannot pretend to guess what will be the motion on either side, though everyone I meet seems to be as able to tell as if they were admitted into the Council of War. "I forgot to mention that a few days before the action, the Governor issued a proclamation, offering pardon to all that would lay down their arms except Samuel Adams and John Hancock, and at the same time putting us under martial law. It would be a great comfort to me if I could leave the town, but I submit to what God is pleased to order. "I write this in great haste and perturbation of mind. You will, therefor, excuse every impropriety, and will not wonder I do not write more in this very critical day. But however Providence may dispose of me, that you may enjoy every blessing you can yourself desire, is the earnest prayer of your sincere friend and humble servant - Andrew Eliot. P.S. June 22. Things have been pretty quiet since the above. We have no communication with those on the other side of the water, but can perceive they are fortifying at Chelsea, Malden, Winter Hill, the hills in Roxbury, Dorchester and where not? Every inch of ground will be disputed. Can no way be found to accomodate these unhappy differences? The God of Heaven preserve us! It is an inexhaustable source of comfort that the government of the world is just where it is. Andrew Eliot. Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth JOHN GUNDERSON son of John & Lydia Gunderson died Nov'r 12, 1817, AEtat 7 yrs. p.125 Pictured the Martyn Family Crest MARTYN. Here lies ye Body of EDWARD PAGE son of Mr. Edward & Mrs. Rebeckah Page aged 5 years died Sept'r ye 8th 1760. (damaged tombstone) Here lies the Body of MRS ABIE SALTER widow of M_______ Salter _____ _____ years _____ Here lyes ye Body of MRS ELIZABETH STEPHENS wife to Mr. John Stephens aged 38 years dec'd Nov'r 19th, 1725. p.126 COPP'S HILL. Around this monumental stone lies intered the Remains of eight children of Samuel & Mary Lord Samuel Lord Jun'r aged 8 years Polly Lord aged one month Polly Lord (again) aged 10 years. Samuel Lord the second aged 4 years. Harriot Lord aged 1 year. Thomas Lord aged _______ (remaining inscription damaged) Here lyes ye Body of MR THOMAS SCOOT who died Sept ye 3d 1733 aged about 50 years Also Here, lyes ye Body of MRS ANNA SCOOT wife to Mr. Thomas Scoot who died May ye 6th 1734 aged 59 years & 6 mos. In Memory of THOMAS BARRY who was drowned in Boston Harbor Aug. 30, 1807, aged 21 years. In Memory of MRS PATIENCE S. STEVENS who died Dec. 23d, 1814 AEtat. 37. p.127 INSCRIPTIONS. MARY LEMMER died Jan'y 18th, aged 11 years and 6 months (year of death damaged) In Memory of In Memory of MR DAVID MRS ELIZABETH PULSIFER PULSIFER who died Sept 26 1797 wife of David Pulsifer in the who died Dec 2d 1807 56th year of his age in the 61st year of her age This Stone is erected in Memory of MRS DEBORAH BLAKE wife of Mr. William Blake, obt the 3d of August 1791 aged 21 years & 7 months "Friend, as you pass, suppress the falling tear! You wish her out of heaven to wish her here." Here Here lyes ye Body of lyes ye body of MRS. MARGRET BOMMOR aged 74 years wife of Mr THOMAS BOMMOR Mr. Thomas Bommor aged 74 years aged 72 years dec'd dec'd June 1st Feb'y 22d 1741 1741. In Memory of MISS REBECCA PERKINS, dau'r of Mr. James & Mrs. Sally Perkins who died March 16, 1802, aged 19 years, 7 months & 13 days. "My friends and parents, do not mourn, No drop one tear now I am gone; Where I am gone I am at rest, Pray think me numbered with the blest." p.128 COPP'S HILL BURYING GROUND BOSTON MARINERS' TOMB. (Pictured is large monument shaded over with a weeping willow tree surrounded by an iron fence) This Tomb is Dedicated to SEAMEN OF ALL NATIONS BY Phineas Stow, Pastor of the First Baptist Bethel Church Boston. 1851 "The dead shall be raised." p.129 INSCRIPTIONS. Deposited in the Mariners' Receiving Tomb EMILY Wife of Rev. Phineas Stow of Boston who suddenly departed this life May 18, 1851, aged 42 years. The tribute of respect paid to the departed, by seamen and friends is very consoling to the bereaved husband and his motherless daughter. Her devotion to the welfare of mariners gave her the appropriate appellation of THE SAILOR'S FRIEND. Excellent judgment made her a safe adviser in temporal and spiritual things. Cheerfulness and frankness were prominent features in her character. Monuments more durable than marble or brass are erected to her memory in loving hearts. She rests from her labors. "Her sun went down while it was yet day." No parting kiss, no dying words to cheer, But years of love, enshrined in memory dear, Shall wake devotion on affection's shrine, While musing on thy life and theme divine. Not lost, but gone before." p.130 COPP'S HILL. The remains of these four Seamen have also been deposited in the Mariner's Tomb HANS PETER JOHNSON Born in Sweden Died in Boston, March 20th 1851 aged 30 years. HENRY SHAPLEY Died April 23, 1851 aged 45 years FRANCIS JAMES Died April 22d 1851 aged 28 years ALONZO THAYER Died June 2d 1851, aged 39 years. Sacred to the Memory of MR ELIJAH ADAMS who departed this life Aug'st 25 1798 in the 61st year of his age. "O Death, thou hast conquered me, I by thy dart am slain; But Christ will conquer thee, And I shall rise again." p.131 INSCRIPTIONS. Sacred to the Memory of MISS POLLY TOWNSEND who died March 9th 1787 aged 9 years 3 months Also Edith, Ebenezer, John, James R. & Benjamin B. Townsend, children of Mr. Nathan & Mrs. Judith Townsend. In Memory of MR. BENJAMIN POOL who died Oct 5th 1795 aged 65 years Also In Memory of MRS. ANNA POOL wife of Mr Benjamin Pool (no date) Here lies buried the Body of MRS. MARY WHITE wife of Mr. Benjamin White died Feb'y 23d 1759. Here lies ye Body of MRS HANNAH WINDSOR wife to Mr. Thomas Windsor who died Nov'r ye 25 1745 aged 59 years. Here lyeth ye Body of ABIGAIL HANYFORD wife of John Hanyford aged 75 years dec'd February ye 28th 1695 p.132 COPP'S HILL. Here lyes the mortal part of MR JOHN ADAMS who died Decemb'r ye 18 1747 in ye 58 year of his age. CAPT. RICHARD WHELLEN TOMB. CAPT. RICHARD WHELLEN Died Nov'r 25th. 1803 AE. 46. LT. CALEB CLAPP Died at Fort Warren January 1815 Aged 27 years. Note: The remains of Lt. Caleb Clapp are deposited in the above tomb. He was a lineal descendant of Capt. Roger Clapp, whose remains are intered in King's Chapel Cemetery, Boston. Here lyes ye Body of MR. BENJAMIN TOMSON aged 27 years. Dec'd June ye 28th 1730 Here lies intered the mortal remains of MRS ABIGAIL JAMES Consort of Mr. Enoch James Who departed this life May ye 3d 1783 AE 28 years. Insert: James Families Philip James of Hingham - arrived Ship Diligent Source: History of Hingham, Mass. Philip and Francis JAMES. 1. Philip JAMES, and Francis JAMES (prob. bro's, and b. in Eng.), were among the settlers of Hing. who early received grants of land here. Cushing's MS. says, "1638, Francis James and his wife and 2 servants (to Witt) Thomas Suclin and Richard Baxter came from Old Hingham and settled in New Hingham." Also, the same yr., "Philip James his wife and 4 children and two servants (viz.) William Pitts and Edward Mitchell came from Old Hingham and settled in New Hingham. Philip James dyed soon after he came." According to Hobart's Diary, the wid. James (undoubtedly Jane the wid. of Philip), m. Feb. 14, 1640, George Russell. Francis d. 27 Dec. 1647, prob. without issue. Hing. rec's furnish no direct information concerning the chris. names, or subsequent history, of the ch. of Philip. 2. Francis JAMES 2, said by his descendants to have been a s. of Philip, and named after his uncle Francis, d. in Hing. intestate, 29 Nov. 1684. His wid. Elizabeth was appointed to administer upon the estate. The w. of Francis James was Elizabeth Hiland, or Hyland, before m'ge, as will be seen by the foll. Thomas Hiland of Scit. in his will of Feb. 14, 1682, mentions, "my grandson Philip James, son of Francis James of Hingham," who is directed to pay certain funds to "his mother, my daughter Elizabeth James." (3:355) Inv. taken by John Smith and John Jacob, 5 May, 1685, and appraised at £238 11s. He is called "husbandman." Resided at Hing. Centre. Children probably all b. in Hingham: i. Elizabeth JAMES, birth not recorded, d. 11 Apr. 1660. ii. Sarah JAMES, Feb. 27, 1661-62. m. (pub. Apr. 4, 1707), John Seal of Boston, and died 2 Aug. 1727, æt.65 yrs. iii. Jane JAMES, Nov. 6, 1664. m. Dec. 7, 1704, Edward Darby of Taunton. William PITTS - b. England. Possibly the son of George PITTS and Mary JAMES, who married in Hingham, Norfolk on Aug. 8, 1613. William arrived in American from Ipswich aboard the 'Diligent' on Aug. 10, 1638. He was described as a servant of Philip JAMES of Hingham, Norfolk by Daniel CUSHING, also a passenger on the 'Diligent'. JAMES. History of Hingham 1. PHILIP, and FRANCIS JAMES (prob. brothers and b. in Eng.), were among the settlers of Hing. who early received grants of land here. Cushing's manuscript says, "1638, Francis James and his servants, Thomas Suclin and Richard Baxter came from Old Hingham and settled in New Hingham." Also, the same year, "Philip James his wife and 4 children and two servants, viz. William Pitts and Edward Mitchell came from Old Hingham and settled in Hingham. Philip James dyed soon after he came." According to Hobart's Diary, the wid. James (undoubtedly Jane the wid. of Philip), m. Feb. 14, 1640, George Russell. Francis d. 27 Dec. 1647, prob. without issue. Hingham records furnish no direct information concerning the names, or subsequent history, of the children of Philip. 2. FRANCIS JAMES said by his descendants to have been a son of Philip, and named after his uncle Francis, d. in Hingham intestate, 29 Nov. 1684. His wid. Elizabeth was appointed to administer upon the est. The wife of Francis was Elizabeth Hiland, or Hyland, as will be seen by the following: Thomas Hiland of Scit. in his will of Feb. 14, 1682, mentions, "my grandson Philip James, son of Francis James of Hingham," who is directed to pay certain funds to "his mother, my daughter Elizabeth James." Inv. taken by John Smith and John Jacob, 5 May, 1685, and appraised at £238 11s. He is called "husbandman." Resided at Hingham Centre. Children probably all born in Hingham, were - i. ELIZABETH, birth not recorded, d. 11 Apr. 1660. ii. SARAH, Feb. 27, 1661-62. m. (pub. Apr. 4, 1707), John Seal of Boston, and d. 2 Aug. 1727, æt. 65 yrs. iii. JANE, Nov. 6, 1664. m. Dec. 7, 1704, Edward Darby of Taunton. Descendants of Philip James: 1. Philip* JAMES, born abt. 1600 in b. 1600-05 in or near Hingham, England - NEHGR,151:61-86 James d: 1638 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA after August 10th NEHGR,151:61-86 - James + Jane* born abt. 1606 in prob England source 1: NEHGR,151:61-86 - James, source 2: Hingham, MA, Genealogical History of m: Abt. 1627 in England source: NEHGR,151:61-86 - James d: February 22, 1688/89 in Hingham, MA age abt 83 source: NEHGR,151:61-86 - James 2. Anne* JAMES, b: abt. 1629 source: NEHGR,151:61-86 - James d. bef. 1687 when not mentioned in husband's will source: NEHGR,151:61-86 - James +John* TURNER, Jr b: January 1627/28 in of Scituate, Plymouth, MA had a older brother named John, Sr source 1: Savage, source 2: MFP - William Brewster m: April 25, 1649 in Scituate, Plymouth, MA source: Scituate, MA Vital Records d: Bef. June 08, 1687 source: NEHGR,151:61-86 - James 3. Francis JAMES b: Abt. 1632 in at or near Hingham, England source: NEHGR,151:61-86 - James d: November 29, 1684 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA source: NEHGR, 151:61-86 - James ..... +Elizabeth HILAND b: September 23, 1632 in Scituate, Plymouth, MA source: NEHGR,151:61-86 - James m: Bef. 1657 d: Aft. 1688 source: NEHGR,151:61-86 - James ..... 3 Thomas JAMES b: December 07, 1669 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA #3 source: Hingham, MA, Genealogical History of d: July 31, 1724 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA age 55 [2nd prec] source: Hingham, MA, Genealogical History of. ......... +Patience TOWER b: March 21, 1678/79 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA src: Hingham, MA, Genealogical History of m: May 30, 1704 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA src: Hingham, MA, Genealogical History of d: Aft. March 21, 1741/42 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA src: NEHGR,151:61-86 - James . 2 Jane JAMES b: Abt. 1634 source: NEHGR,151:61-86 - James d: after February 13, 1661/62 source: NEHGR, 151:61-86 - James ..... +John ADAMS b: Abt. 1634 . 2 Sarah JAMES b: March 13, 1635/36 in Hingham, England bp date source: NEHGR,151:61-86 - James d: June 30, 1664 in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA source: NEHGR,151:61-86 - James p.133 COPP'S HILL INSCRIPTIONS In Memory of MR PRINCE CHEW who departed this life Oct'r 21st 1803 aged 38 years. CAPT. JONA. SNELLINGS TOMB. JOSHUA SNELLING son of Capt. Jonathan & Mrs. Mary Snelling died Jan'ry 26, 1748 aged 2 years & 2 mo. Also SARAH SNELLING died Jan'ry 13th 1749 aged 7 years. Rg2 Gr14 JAMES PHILLIPS TAYLOR son of Philip & Nancy Taylor died May 5, 1818, aged 6 years "Here lies the parent's darling son Until the bright morning Son arise To call him up above the skies There to enjoy that perfect bliss In the bright world of happiness." Here lyes buried the Body of MR JAMES BOUND aged 23 years dec'd Nov ye 6th 1738. p.134 COPP'S HILL. In Memory of HENRIETA, Dau'r of Sarah and Henry Irvalt, died June 3d, 1809 aged 4 years & 4 months. JEREMIAH MERELLS aged about 70 years dec'd August ye 25 1679. Here lies the Body of MRS ELIZABETH RUBY wife to Capt'n John Ruby aged 65 years died Jan'y 19th 1754. Here lies buried the Body of MRS ELIZABETH WOTTON died March 21 1769 aged 50 years. JOHN A. GRAHAM Child of E. Anderson Graham died Aug'st 4, 1818. Memento mori Fugit Hora Here lyes ye Body of JOHN AYRES aged 62 years & ll months who departed this life ye 12th of August 1711. p.135 INSCRIPTIONS. MRS MARY HARVEY 1782. Here lyes ye body of GRACE STERLING wife to William Sterling aged 27 years Dec'd Feb'ry ye 1st 1721/22. In Memory of MISS ELIZA LONG dau'tr of Mr. Abraham & Mrs. Hannah Long, who departed this life the 13 of April, 1806, aged 5 years & 3 months. Here lies intered ye body of CAPT PETER MORTIMER brother to Mr. James Mortimer who departed this life Aug'st 22 1773 aged 59 years He was born in the city of Waterford in the Kingdom of Ireland In Memory of MRS MARY HARVEY widow of Capt John Harvey who died May 2d 1782 in the 63d year of her age. "Mark traveller this humble stone, Tis death's kind warning to prepare, Thou too must hasten to the tomb And mingle with curruption there." p.136 COPP'S HILL. Here lies buried the Body of CAPT ROGER LUCAS born in Oakford died March 16th 1772 aged 58 years. Here lies buried the Body of MRS SARAH LUCAS wife of Capt. Roger Lucas Died March 26, 1762 aged 48 years. PETER THOMAS TOMB. Sacred to the Memories of ANN THOMAS, obt. Dec 27, 1796, AEt. 12 days ANN R. THOMAS, obt. May 24, 1804, AEt. 6 years. SAM'L THOMAS, obt. Dec 14, 1805, AEt. 14 months. Son, still born, Aug. 11, 1806. ELIZ'th K. THOMAS, obt May 4, 1821, AEt. 21 years. MARY THOMAS, obt. July 7, 1821, AEt, 48 years. Children and wife of Thomas Kemble Thomas. In Memory of MR ALEXANDER LITTLE who departed this life Sep'r ye 25th 1785 aged 55 years. p.137 INSCRIPTIONS. SARAH Dau'r to Benjamin & Rebecca Stookas aged about 11 mo dec'd Aug't ye 23d 1723 JOHN Son of Mr. John and Mrs. Dorcas Adams aged 10 weeks & 6 D's Dec'd April ye 2 1737. SIGOURNEY'S TOMB. Here lyes ye Body of MR JAMES SHIRLEY son of Mr. John & Mrs. Jenet Shirley who died August ye 2d 1749 in ye 31st year of his age. In Memory of MR. JOHN JAMES who died Dec'r 22d aged 47 in the year 1803 "______ worms destroy this body's skin, __________ shall see my Lord - ____________build my body up again. ______________believe his word, __________that lives above the skies. __________safely guard my clay. __________shall bid it to arise, _________great Judgement day." (damaged stone) p.138 COPP'S HILL. MARTHA HILLARD Daughter to Edward & Martha Hillard aged 2 years & a quarter Died August 21, 1687. Here lies the Body of SARAH RITCHEY wife of Prince Hall died Feb the 26th 1769 aged 24 years. This stone is sacred to the Memory of Capt. And of WILLIAM BURKE MRS. MARY BURKE who died wife of May 24th 1787 Capt. William Burke AEtat 40 who died Jan'ry 15th 17__. AEtat 38. "They were pleasant in their lives and in their deaths were not divided." Here lyes ye Body of MR. BENJAMIN SNELLING who died Nov 6. Anno Domini 1739 in ye 40th year of his age. In Memory of MR BENJAMIN DOUBLEDAY who departed this life Sept 2d 1784 aged 50 years. p.139 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lyes ye Body of MRS ELIZABETH WEBBER wife to Mr. Nathaniel Webber dec'd March ye 11th 1731/2. in ye 60 year of her age. In Memory of MRS SUSANNA HEMMENWAY wife of Mr. Ebenezer Hemmenway & youngest dau'r of Capt. Christopher Hoskins She departed this life April 17th 1796 in the 34th year of her age. "Here rest the dead, from pain and sorrow free; She's gone to heaven, O God, to rest with thee; Her bright example may we make our own, As far as she in Christ and God was known." Here lyes buried ye Body of MR JOSEPH SNELLING who departed this life July ye 1st 1748 aged 53 years 2 months and 10 days Here lies buried ye Body of ANNA SNELLING Dau'r of Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Priscilla Snelling who departed this life Jan'y the 30th 1766 aged 20 years. p.140 COPP'S HILL Picture here is the Gee Family Crest THE ARMS AND TOMB BELONGING TO THE FAMILY OF GEE In Memory of EBENEZER WILD who departed this life Dec'r 4th 1794 in the 37th year of his age. He was a kind husband, a tender parent and sincere friend. p.141 INSCRIPTIONS. The Family Tomb of NATHANIEL BARBER, ESQ. who lies here deposited, Died Oct 14, 1787 AEtat. 59. Also, MRS. ELIZABETH BARBER wife of Mr. John F. Barber Died April 24, 1832, AEt. 52. In Memory Of MRS MARY FARMER who died Nov'r 4th 1798 AEtat 68 years "Stop here, my friends, and cast an eye; Remember well that you must die; Wisely conduct, that so you may Triumph in Christ at the last day." In Memory of MR ABRAHAM HAWARD who died Nov 11th 1781 aged 22 years He was a dutiful son, a kind brother and sincere friend. Also THOMAS HAWARD died Feb 12th 1771 aged 2 years & 5 months. p.142 COPP'S HILL. Here lyes intered the Body of MR. WILLIAM PITMAN aged 45 years dec'd Dec'r ye 17th 1732. Here lyes intered the Body of DEACON JOSIAH LANGDON who died Nov'r the 5th 1742 in the 55th year of his age Edward Langdon Jun'r Obt 30th April 1755 AEt 31 Nathaniel Langdon Obt 27th Dec'r 1757 AEt 63 Susanna Langdon Obt 3d Sept'r 1760 AEt 65 Ephraim Langeon A.M. Obt 21st Nov'r 1765 AEt 33 Deacon Edward Langdon Obt 25th May 1766 AEt 69 Mary Langdon only child of Edward Langdon, Jun'r Dec'd Obt 8th Sept 1771 AEt 18. SKILLIN (tomb) Here Also Lyes buried ye the Body of Body of MRS JEAN VARNEY MR JAMES VARNEY wife of who died Mr. James Varney Jan'r ye 24th who died April 8th 1752 1752 Aged 74 aged 80 p.143 INSCRIPTIONS In Memory of four Children of Capt John and Mrs. Jane Guliker who are here intered John Guliker who died Jun'r 23d Aug'st 1770 aged 13 days John Guliker Jun'r 7th Augst 1781 aged 14 months Thomas Guliker died 29th June 1783 aged 10 days Mary Guliker died 23d Dec'r 1784 aged 6 years. JOHN SMITH'S TOMB 1812. HERE ALSO Lyes the Body of MRS SUSANNA MR JOHN HOLLAND ye wife of Mr. John Holland aged 63 years aged 60 years Died Died Sept 9th July 13th 1736 1741 Sacred to the Memory of MRS ELIZABETH KENNEY who departed this life Sept 10th 1807, in the 24th year of her age. "In the cold mansions of the tomb, How still the solitude! how deep the gloom! Here sleeps the dust, uncoscious, close confined, But far, far distant dwells the immortal mind." p.144 COPP'S HILL. Here lied buried the Body of MR ROBERT BALLS Who departed this life Oct 10th 1774 in the 75th year of his age. Here lies buried the Body of MRS MARTHA BALLS the wife of Mr. Robert Balls who departed this life May 30th 1765 aged 82 years. COL. EDWARD PROCTOR Here lies buried the Body of MR AARON BOARDMAN aged 43 years died Jan'ry ye 9th 1754. Sacred to the Memory of MR JOHN GREEN of this town who died May 28th 1806 in the 22d year of his age. CAPTAIN JOSEPH INGRAHAM died June, 1811 AE 48. p.145 INSCRIPTIONS Here lies the Body of MRS. PHEBE RICHARDSON wife of Mr. Benjamin Richardson who departed this life May ye 3d 1768 in the 37th year of her age. Here lyes ye Body of MRS MARY BASSETT widow of Mr. Francis Bassett who died Oct'br 12th 1743 in ye 66th year of her age. ANDREW SIGOURNEY TOMB Here lyes ye Body of SAMUEL AVES Son to Mr. Samuel & Mrs. Mary Aves aged 20 years dec'd _____ ye 3rd 1727. CAPT. JOHN HARVEY died Feb 16th, 1814 aged 54. In Memory of CAPT NATHANIEL DOAK who died Feb'r 23 1819 AEt. 85 years. p.146 COPP'S HILL. SAMUEL HILL & EDMUND PARSONS TOMB 1820 "Lo! soft remembrance drops the piteous tear And dearest friendship stands a mourner here." Entombed here: Mrs. Esther Badger died September 1, 1819 aged 49 years Mr. William Badger died February 2, 1841, aged 73 years. Mr. Edmund Parsons died September 16, 1837 aged 49 years. Mr. Edmund Parsons, Jr. died Feb 7, 1842, age 30 yrs & 10 mos. James Winchell Parsons died December 9, 1820, aged 2 yrs, 3 mos. Mr. Nathaniel Fletcher died ____________. Mrs. Francis Maria Badger died August, 1844 aged 35 years. Mr. Albert Badger died ___________. Mary B. Harrington, died November 29, 1850, aged 6 yrs & 7 mos. Charles Stephen Hill died aged 2 years. Nathaniel H. Hill died aged 1 year. Charles Hill died aged 6 weeks. Martha Emma Badger died aged 4 years. Stephen Badger died aged 1 year. p.147 INSCRIPTIONS. In Memory of MISS MARY FITZGERALD Dau'r of Mr. Michael & Mrs Honnor Fitzgerald who died Sept 30th 1787 aged 19 years "Virtue and youth, just in the morning bloom, With the fair Mary, finds an early tomb." ICHABOD MACOMBER CHARLES HOWARD & EZEKIEL SAWIN'S TOMB. MAJOR NATHANIEL HEATH died May 5th, 1812 AEtat 80. His wife, MRS MARY HEATH died Oct 12th, 1809 AEtat. 72. "Grave, the guardian of their dust; Grave, the treasure of the skies; Every atom of thy trust Rests, in hope again to rise." Sacred to the Memory of LT. ROBERT CLARKE a native of Boston, New Hampshire who died May 19, A.D. 1813, AEtat. 34 years. p.148 COPP'S HILL. Capt. Elijah Nickerson & Thomas Hopkins 1804. Sacred to the Memory of CAPT. NATHANIEL GLASIER who departed this life May 27th in the year of our Lord 1812 aged 30 years. "Long may his grave with rising flowers be drest And the green turf lie lightly on his breast." In Memory of MRS SUSAN DUNN wife of Capt. James Dunn who died March 1st 1815 AEt. 25 JOHN COOKSON'S Tomb. CAPT. MICHAEL RANDOLS died Aug 11, 1812 Aet. 45. "Cease weeping, friends; your flowing tears refrain - None can escape from Death's dread, vast domain; Hush every murmer, check each rising sigh; Remember all are mortal, born to die." p.149 INSCRIPTIONS. THOMAS SULLIVAN JOHN BARBER & JOHN SULLIVAN. CAPT. THOMAS LAMBERT Died May 12th, 1813 AEtat. 32. In Memory of MR. JOSEPH BLAKE who died Dec'r 2, 1805 AEtat. 26. Here lies ye Body of MRS MARCY WILLSON wife to Mr. William Willson dec'd Dec ye 15th 1719 AEtatis sua 21 years & 7 months 1792 DANIEL INGERSOLL. Here lies the Body of MRS ANN THOMAS wife of Capt. William Thomas who departed this life November 27 1767 aged 89 years. p.150 COPP'S HILL. Here lyeth buried Ye Body of Ann ye wife of Joseph Penwell - aged about 60 years - dec's December Ye 31 - 1688 NATHANIEL BREWER ELLIS COOK & GEORGE DARRACOTT'S TOMB Here lyes ye Body of MR CHRISTOPHER CAPRON aged 53 years dec'd Nov'r ye 14 1721 Here lyes ye Body of MR JOSIAH STONE aged 62 years & about 5 months dec'd July 26th 1771. In Memory of MRS REBECCA CAR wife of Mr. John H. Car died May 17th, 1805 AE 26. p.151 INSCRIPTIONS Here lyeth ye Body of ABIGAIL EVERDEN ye wife of William Everden aged 38 years dec'd August 15, 1696* *Note - The date on this stone, with some others has been altered. The true date was 1696, as the first settlement of the town was 1630 (the date was altered to read in error, 1626.) Torrey - New England Marriages Prior to 1700 p.255 William Everden & Abigial ____; married before 1684/5?; Boston. ANNE BROWN ELIZABETH HUDSON & JOSEPH CALLENDER'S TOMB. Here lyes buried ye Body of MRS GRACE IRELAND Relict of Capt. John Ireland who died Oct'r 2d 1730 aged 77 years 5 mo & 1 day. Here lyes ye Here lyes ye Here lyes ye Body of Body of Body of MR GEORGE RUTH Dau'r of MRS ANN WORTHYLAKE Mr. George & WORTHYLAKE who died Mrs. Ann Worthylake wife of Mr. George Nov'r ye 3d who died WORTHYLAKE 1718 Nov'r 3d who died Nov 3d in ye 45 year of 1718 1718 in ye 40 year his age her age Note: Mr. Worthylake, wife and daughter were drowned on the Sabbath in Boston Harbor. p.152 COPP'S HILL. Here lies emtombed the body of MRS. MARGRET WEBB who died Dec'r 11th 1813 aged 74 years. SARAH STONE ANNA STONE dau'r of Mr. William & dau'r of Mr. William & Mrs. Elizabeth Stone Mrs. Elizabeth Stone aged 20 years aged 13 years Died May 25th Died May 28th 1752 1752 Here lyes ye body of MR THOMAS HUNT aged 73 years & 7 months who dec'd Feb'ry ye 11th 1721/2. Jabez & Nathaniel FISHER'S TOMB. Sacred to the Memory of MR RICHARD ROBERTS son to Mr. Richard & Mrs. Mercy Roberts who departed this life June 16, 1812, aged 26. "My glass is run, my life is spent, My earthly temple was but lent; Why should I wish a length of years, In such a vale of tears?" p.153 INSCRIPTIONS. HERE LYES YE BODY OF MRS JUDET COLESWORTHEY WIFE OF MR GORGE COLESWORTHEY AGED TWENTY ONE YEARS AND THREE MONTHS AND 25 DAYS OLD DIED THE 23 DAY OF APRIL 1729 Mr. Thomas Goodwill's Tomb Here lies buried the body of Mr. Thomas Goodwill aged 62 years who died Dec'r 21st 1749 Here lyes buried the Body of MRS MERCY STODDARD wife to Mr. Auther Stoddard aged 26 years Dec'd Feb'ry ye 14th 1738 Erected in Memory of MR THOMAS WEBB Son of Mr. Nehemiah & Mrs. Sarah Webb ______ (Stone damaged, year of death) p.154 COPP'S HILL. HERE LIES BURIED THE BODY OF MAJOR JOHN RUDDOCK, ESQ. Deceased September 2d, 1772, aged 59 years and 2 months He was in Commission of the Peace and Justice of the Court and County of Suffolk 13 years He commanded his Majesty's North Battery in Boston 13 Years. And was Selectman for the same town 9 years. "Could a heart that felt, and a hand that relieved the miseries attendant upon humanity - Could the truest patriotism equal superior to frowns of power and the rage of part, which with invincible constancy asserted and defended universally (for he was a citizen of the world) the rights of mankind - Could undeviating integrity in every office which he dignified by holding, joined to the most impartial dispensation of justice - In fine, could extensive virtue or distinguished worth rescue from the tomb, Reader, thou hadst not been told Here lies Ruddock. Depart! Imitate his virtues, and with him merit the eulogium of thy country. "Time may efface this monumental stone, But time nor malice can his worth dethrone For villains living oft may buy a name, But virtue only swells poshumous fame. THE ANCESTRY AND DESCENDANTS of MAJOR JOHN RUDDOCK of BOSTON 1704 - 1772 Compiled by RUTH STORY DEVEREUX EDDY Providence, 1947. RUDDOCKS of BOSTON before 1700. The earliest Ruddock in New England seems to have been John Ruddock of Sudbury, who became Freeman in 1640. Savage seems to think that he came from Co. Wilts in England, the section whence the three Goodenow brothers came in 1638. In his Will one of these mentions "my two brothers John Ruddock and John Goodenow². Will was dated Apr. 6, 1667. John Ruddock's first wife was Doritha -----, who died May 9, 1686. He then married Jane Brimstead, the sister of Rev. William Brimstead the clergyman, settled in the town. She died Feb. 9, 1687/88 and he married for a third wife, Rebecca, who died Dec. 25, 1694, according to the Marlboro records. He died Jan. 28 or 29, 1692/3. John Ruddock was one of those that petitioned the Court at Boston for permission to extend the bounds of Sudbury and thus secured the grant for the town of Marlborough. On Sept. 25, 1656 at the first meeting of the settlers he was one of the four chosen to put the affairs of the town ²in an orderly way². Beside serving as a Selectman he was the Town Clerk and on various committees for other town services. He was a deacon of the Church and in all respects an influential man in the Community. Neither the records of Marlborough or Sudbury show the births of any children, so nothing more is known of the family of John Ruddock of Sudbury. It seems probable that he was related in some way to the Boston Ruddocks mentioned below. He may even be the John Ruddock who was appointed the administrator in the following paragraph. Jolliff Ruddock, a merchant of Boston died in 1649 and on the 21st of the 10th mo. 1649 administration was granted to John Ruddock. Savage says 4 that John might have been a son or brother. There was a Joliff family in Boston at this time, and it seems probable that it was related to this Ruddock. Edward Ruddock, a sailor, in 1667 died at sea on a trip from the Island of Nevis, one of the British West Indies, to New England. He was on the ketch Hope, out of Salem. The papers connected with the settlement of the estate show that Thomas Ruddock of ERBRIDGE, co. WILTS, was his oldest brother. William Ruddock of London, weaver, son of Richard Ruddock, late of Truckekill, Co. Summerset, dec'd, aged 30 years, and William Ruddock of London, Taylor, son of Edward Ruddock of Highlittleton, in Co. of Summerset, mercer, aged 40 years, at the request of Thomas Ruddock of Trowbridge, Co. Wilts, depose that Thomas is the eldest brother of Edward Ruddock, who died at sea on board the Ketch, Hope, on the way from Nevis. (Suffolk Co. Vol. I, pp. 80 and 81). Thomas Ruddock of Trowbridge appointed William Calhoone to act for him and William Calhoone, in turn empowered David Ruddock of Boston, merchant to act as his attorney. Administration on the estate of the late Edward Ruddock (Boston Probate, 5.72) is granted to Thomas Dewer of Boston, who hath some parts of his the sayd Ruddock's estate in sugar, consigned to him from Nevis in his hands before his death, he bringing in an inventory of that Estate and what else shall come to his hands, etc. The Inventory of May 28, 1668, showed powder, sugar and a negro boy. The items of expense ²Payed to sink the body of Edward Ruddock² and another item, money paid to Esther Crabtree, give no clue to the relationship of David of Boston, Edward the sailor of the ketch, Hope, John and Joliff of Boston to each other, 5 although they are all in Boston at about the same period, and probably are related. Mary Ruddock married at Boston, Feb. 1, 1693 Robert Griffin. She may have been a sister of the following Fortune, who was married in 1704. Henry Ruddock was in Providence as early as 1653. His wife was Mabell, (Early Providence Records XV, p. 67 and III, p. 115). He had a daughter Mary, who married about 1656 Christopher Hawkhurst of Rhode Island and Oyster Bay, and a son, John and a daughter Elizabeth, who received a bequest from William Barrows in Oct. 17, 1658. (E.P.R. XV, p. 74) John Ruddock, his horse, being imployed by Capt. Leverett in his journey to the Manhatos is to have his bill of charges signed by the auditer and paid by the treasury, provided he make it appeare under the hand of Capt. Leverett or Capt. Davis what is due him. May 15, 1654. (Records of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay in New England. Vol. 3, p. 347.) John Ruddock had a servant James Rose, in 1655, for ²James Rose being now in prison for abusing his master, John Ruddocke, upon his petition and promise of reformation, hath libertie to go home to his said master agayne.² (Records of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay in New England. Vol. 3, p. 395.) The John Ruddock of this record May 28, 1655 is doubtless the same John who administered for Joliff Ruddock. Since Fortune Ruddock was married in 1704 he was probably born between 1675 and 1685, and since he named three sons John, it seems probable that he was a son or grandson of this John Ruddock. But at the date of this compilation no relationship has been discovered. 7 The Ruddocks of Boston FORTUNE RUDDOCK What relationship Fortune Ruddock of Boston bore to the several Ruddocks, who appear at an earlier date in Boston and the surrounding towns has not as yet been discovered. On Feb. 8, 1704 he was married by Mr. Cotton Mather (Boston Mar. Vol 28, p. 14) to Abiel Ireland, daughter of Mr. John and Grace (Healy) Ireland, who were married July 15, 1680 (Charlestown Families). Mrs. Grace Ireland is buried at Copps Hill. Abiel Ireland was born the 17th of 12 mo. 1684 and baptized the 22nd of the same month. In 1713 Fortune Ruddock lived on Lynn Street. This corresponds roughly with the present Commercial St. in the North End of Boston. On May 4, 1713 Fortune Ruddock ²was granted liberty² by the Selectmen of Boston ²to dig open the Highway across Lynn St., for laying his Cellar drain there, provided he as Little as may be obstruct ye passage, while the same is doing and that he lay ye sd draine with Brick or Stone and speedily make good ye way where he shall so dig². (Boston Records Vol. 11, p. 184) On Nov. 9, 1714 Fortune joined with two others in a petition to the Selectmen to have the pavement on North Street extended downward to the end of the street and agreed that if this was done ²they would undertake the effecting thereof and defray the charge of 9 feet in breadth on each side of the whole.² The petition was granted. (Boston Records Book 11, p. 218). These two items show that Fortune had his home very near the North 8 Battery site in command of which fortification his son John Ruddock was placed at a later date, and held for about 13 years. Fortune was twice elected Scavenger for Boston, first on Mar. 14, 1714/5 and again on Sept. 6, 1715 when his duties were confined to Broughton's ward. (Boston Rec. Bk. 9, p. 108 and Bk. 11, p. 234) On Jan. 14, 1715 (O.S.) Fortune Ruddock made a will, which was probated Apr. 3, 1716, when Abiel Ruddock, widow, relict of Fortune Ruddock, mariner, qualified as sole executrix. (Boston Probate, Bk. 19, p. 79, 80) In the will Fortune instructs his wife Abiel, to sell the southeast part, now in occupation of Pearse and Joshua Todd and to sell the north-west part for her support and ²for the education of my son John Ruddock, an infant, if necessary, otherwise to have my dwelling-house, wharf, and warehouses until son comes of full age. I do impower my said wife Abiel to sell to her mother, Mrs Grace Ireland, a slip of land 10 feet wide adjoining her dwelling-house and to go down from the Street, four feet below the porch to be for the accomodation of that house.² Paul Dudley, Solomon Townsend and Edward Weaver were the witnesses. CHILDREN (Boston Rec. Vol. 24, pp. 50, 57, 85, 95) (Copps Hill Epitaphs) 2 Abiel Ruddock, b. June 5, 1707; d. July 22, 1707, aged 6 weeks. 3 John Ruddock, b. Jan. 3, 1708/9; d. Oct. 12, 1709, aged 9 mo. 4 John Ruddock, b. May 7, 1712; d. young. 5 * John Ruddock, b. July 8, 1713. 9 5 JOHN RUDDOCK (Fortune) was born in Boston, July 8, 1713; d. in Boston, Sept. 2, 1772, aged 59 years and 2 months. He married Tabitha Drinker (or Drinkwater), daughter of Edward and Tabitha (Baker) Drinker. They were married by Addington Davenport of Kings Chapel on Jan. 5, 1737, (Boston Records Vol. 28, p. 203). John Ruddock was buried on Copps Hill, where the Irelands also were buried. His stone bore the following epitaph, - ²Here lies buried the body of Maj. John Ruddock, Esq. Dec'd Sep. 2, 1772, age 59, 2. He was in commission of the Peace and Justice of the quorum of the County of Suffolk 13 years. He commanded His Majesty's North Battery in Boston 13 years and was Selectman for the same town 9 years. Could a heart that felt & a hand that relieved the miseries attendant upon humanity; could the truest patriotism, equally superior to the frowns of power and the rage of party, which with invincible constancy asserted and defended universally (for he was a citizen of the world) the right of mankind; could undeviating integrity in every office which he dignified by holding, joined to the most impartial dispensation of justice;- in finecould extensive virtue or distinguished worth rescue from the tomb, Reader, thou hast not been told HERE LIES RUDDOCK. Depart. Imitate his virtue and with him merit the eulogium of thy country. Time may efface this monumental stone, But time nor malice can his worth dethrone, For villians living oft may buy a name, But virtue only swells posthumous fame.² 10 (Copied by Robert W. Devereux of Providence, in 1878) Time has already obliterated the words on this stone, but they are fortunately preserved in Bridgman's ²Copps Hill Epitaphs², p. 154; where the words ²of the Court and² replace ²of the quorum². John Ruddock was a devout man, and practiced the principles of Christian living. He was a member of the Old North Church, which he served as deacon. He served as Captain and then Major of the North Battery. Among the papers preserved by his granddaughter, Tabitha (Story) Devereux is a certificate which he signed for Ralph Morgan, who was a neighbor and friend. The upper part of this certificate is an engraving of the North Battery, from which flies the British flag. A boat with sails is just below. Across the river the height of Charlestown can be seen. There are boats on the river and tied up to the wharf is a larger vessel flying the British flag. The spire of the North Church can be seen behind the two storied houses which abut the wharf. Just below the picture at the right are the words ²P Revere Sculp². Below is a copy of the certificate. This may Certify all whomit may Concern, that the Bearer hereof Ralph Morgan is an Inlisted MONTROSS at his MAJESTY'S NORTH-BATTERY, in Boston under my Command. Given under my Hand this 18 April In the Tenth Year of his Majesty's reign. John Ruddock Captain (Note, - The words underlined are in writing. As George III ascended the throne in 1760, the date of this document would be about 1770.) From the time that he was twenty-five years of age John Ruddock began to be interested in town affairs. The many volumes of the Boston Records are full of the work given him to do at various periods. He began by 11 serving as constable, then as viewer of shingles, and as fence viewer. Having served in these capacities, he is put on a committee to consider some effectual means to prevent frauds in the measurement of cord-wood. Then he works as a member of a committee to carry into effect the providing of necessary utensils for making cannon and other arms effective. By 1746 he was elected to be one of the Collectors of Taxes, and as a result of this position, he was chosen a member of various committees, which settled different financial problems. Often he was auditor of the Town Treasurer's accounts, and the accounts of the one who took charge of the Lotteries, sanctioned by the Town, such as one instituted to obtain money to repair Fanueil Hall. Often he was elected to have charge of repairs on Public Buildings, or Bridges or Ferries. At times he was Overseer of the Poor, and often a member of the Committee who made a ²General Walk or Perambulation of the Town² to study the condition and state of the streets and also to study the buildings with reference to their condition as a fire-hazard. Yearly he was chosen to be one of the committee ²To visit Public Schools in Town the year ensuing at such times as they shall think proper, to See What number of Children are in each school, to Enquire into their behavior and Attendance, and the Government and Regulation they are under and they are desired to make a Report at the General Town Meeting next March.² The Governor and other officials headed this committee. During the small-pox epidemic he was called upon to help make laws to govern the conduct of the citizens and to see that these laws were carried out. One entry with respect to this duty is of interest. (Vol. , p. 6). The town clerk was directed to write Mr. Justice Ruddock desiring him to 12 permit Mr. Adams, the carpenter for his working on the approaching Sabbath or Lord's Day that so fences and barns may immediately be erected and placed to prevent passing and repassing the Houses infected with the small-pox. Jan. 1764 Finally he was elected Selectman, and he held that position for the last nine years of his life, dying in office in August of 1772. During those years, the most turbulent in the history of Boston, his mature judgement, his integrity, his foresight and his felicity of speech, made him a valued member of the board of Selectmen, who often called upon him to present their views clearly in the statements of their judgements and acts. On Sept. 12, 1765 A town Meeting was called ²to determine whether Instructions shall be given to the Representatives of the Town in the General Assembly for their Conduct at this very alarming Crisis.² He was placed upon the Committee to consider instructions which they should give to the Representative at the General Court, after ²conferring upon what measures shall appear necessary to be taken in consequence of the Stamp Act and other matters of grievance.² The Selectmen presented their report at the next Town Meeting and that Report will live forever. The seven Selectmen, Hon. Samuel Wells, Esq., Richard Dana, Esq., John Rowe, Esq., Mr. Samuel Adams, John Erving, Esq., Joseph Green, Esq. And John Ruddock, Esq., approved the suggestion that the Representatives should be instructed and the Committee chosen to draw up the Report, reported as follows, 13 Gentlemen, At a time when the British American Subjects are everywhere loudly complaining of arbitrary unconstitutional Innovations, the town of Boston cannot any longer remain silent without Just Imputation and Inexcusable Neglect. We therefore the Freeholders and other Inhabitants legally Assembled in Fanueill Hall to consider What steps are necessary for us to take at this alarming crisis, think it proper to communicate to you our united Sentiments and to give you our Instructions thereupon. It fills us with great concern to find that measures have been adopted by the British Ministry, and Acts of Parliament made, which press hard upon our invaluable Rights and Privileges and tend greatly to distress the Trade of the Province, by which we have heretofore been able to contribute so large a share towards the Inriching of the Mother Country--- But we are more particularly alarmed and astonished at the Act called the Stamp Act, by which a very grievous and we apprehend unconstitutional Tax is to be laid upon the Colonies--- By the Royal Charter Granted to our Ancestors the power of making laws for our Internal Government and of levying Taxes, is vested in the General Assembly; and by the same Charter the Inhabitants of this Province are entitled to all the Rights & Privileges of natural freeborn Subjects of Great Britain. The most essential Rights of British Subjects are those of being represented in the same body which exercises the power of levying Taxes upon them and of having their Property tried by Juries; These are the very pillars of the British Constitution, founded in the common Rights of Mankind. It is certain that we were in no sense represented in the Parliament of Great Britain when this Act of Taxation was made; and it is also certain that this Law admits of our Propertys being tryed in ²To the Honble James Otis, Esq., Thomas Cushing, Esq., and Mr. Thomas Gray. 14 Controversies arising from Internal concerns by Courts of Admiralty without a Jury; It follows that at once it annihilates the most valuable privilege of our Charter, deprives us of the most essential Rights of Britain and greatly weakens the best securities of our Lives, Liberties and Estates; which may hereafter be at the disposal of Judges who may be strangers to us, and perhaps malicious, mercinary, corrupt and oppressive. But admitting that we had no complaints of this nature, we should still have reason to except against the Iniquality of these Taxes; It is well known that the people of these Provinces have not only settled this country, but enlarged and defended the British Dominion in America with a vast expense of treasure and Blood; they have exerted themselves in the most distinguished services for their King by which they have often been reduced to the greatest distress, brought upon themselves a debt almost insupportable in the late War more especially by their surprising Exertions; And we are well assured if these expensive services for which very little if any advantage hath ever accrued to themselves, together with the necessary Charges of supporting & defending his Majesty's Government here had been duly estimated, the Moneys designed to be drawn from us by this Act would have appeared greatly beyond our proportion. We look upon it as a peculiar hardship that when the Representative Body of this Province had prepared and sent forward a decent Remonstrance against these proceedings, while they were depending in the House of Commons, it failed of admittance there; and this we esteem the more extraordinary, in as much as being unrepresented, it was the only method, whereby they could make known their Objections to Measures, in the Event of which their Constituents were to be so deeply interested. Moreover this Act if carried into Execution, will become a further Grievance to us as it will 15 afford a precendent for the Parliament to tax us in all future time, and in all such Ways and Measures, as they shall judge meet without our Consent. We therefore think it our indispensible Duty in Justice to ourselves and Posterity, as it is our undoubted Privilege in the most open and unreserved, but decent and respectful terms to declare our greatest dissatisfaction [several words unreadable] think it incumbent upon you by no means to Join in any public Measures for countenancing and assisting in the Execution of the same, But to use your best endeavors in the General Assembly, to have the Inherent unalienable Rights of the people of this Province asserted and vindicated, and left upon the Public Records, That Posterity may never have Reason to charge the present times with the Guilt of tamely given them away. (Boston Records, Vol. 16, p. 156) Later he served on a Committee ²to apprehend what shall be further necessary for the Town to do in order to testify their Gratitude to those Patriots on the other side of the Water to whose endeavors it is owing that the Liberties of America are secured and Love and Harmony between his Majesty's subjects in Great Britain and the Colonies is perpetuated by the happy Repeal of the Stamp Act.² Mar. 18, 1766. Again in 1770 he was on the Committee chosen to wait upon the Lieutenant Governor ²to acquaint him that it is the unanimous opinion of this Meeting that the Inhabitants and Soldiery can no longer dwell together in safety, that nothing can be rationally expected to restore the Peace of the Town and prevent Blood and Carnage, but the immediate removal 16 of the Troops and that they therefore most fervently pray his Honor that his Power and influence may be exerted for their instant removal.² And in 1772 he served on the Committee to search out the truth about the Tryalls of the Soldiers and others after the Boston Massacre and give a true account of the Tryalls and what preceded. Thus we find that in every emergency his judgment was sought and we of these later days how sound it was. Had he not died in August of 1772, his name, also, would be numbered among the great American Patriots of the Revolution, who lived in and around Boston, whose names are on the lips of every schoolboy. The administration on his estate was given to his eldest son Abiel Ruddock, who died before the estate was entirely settled and then his sonin- law, Dr. Elisha Story was appointed to finish the work. The Inventory of his possessions is very interesting. The Inventory shows that he had a very complete wardrobe and that the furnishing of his home was such as would be characteristic of a man of means. He had much silver and china, copper and brass and if one may judge by the value assigned to the furniture it was of the best. He owned a half of the sloop ²Freedom²; one half of the ²John and Abiel²; one-half of the schooner ²Two Friends²; and one-half of the brig ²Endeavor². His real estate consisted of a Mansion-House in Lynn St., and a tenement with land about it in Lynn St. wharves, storehouses, ship-yards etc in Boston; a house and land in New Boston, Cumberland County (now Gray, Me. Directly north of Portland) and a farm in Stoughton; as well as three pews in the New Brick Meeting House and a pew in the New North Church. 261,264,268,271,280) Children (Boston Records Vol. 24. pp.230,238,241,246,249,252, 17 6 John Ruddock, b. Oct. 2,1737; died young. 7 Nathaniel Ruddock, b. Jan. 18, 1738/39; d. young. 8 Edward Ruddock, b. May 18, 1740; bp may 17, 1741. 9 Abiel Ruddock, a son b. July 23, 1742; bp July 25, 1742. 10 John Ruddock, b. Nov. 9, 1743; bp. Dec. 11, 174- 11 Edward , b. Dec 13, 1744. 12 Ruth Ruddock, b. Mar. 5, 1745/6 13 Rebecca Ruddock, b. Feb. 16, 1746/47; d. young. 14 Ebenezer Ruddock, b. Jan. 28, 1747/8. 15 Richard Ruddock, b. Nov. 10, 1749; d. young. 16 Samuel Ruddock, b. Sept. 29, 1752; d. about 1773. He attended Harvard College. Abiel, when settling his father's estate speaks of debts for the funeral of Samuel, which had to be paid out of the estate. In the Inventory of Abiel's possessions there is a College Gown and cap. I think that this probably belonged to Samuel. 18 14 EBENEZER RUDDOCK (John, Fortune) was born in Boston (Boston Records Vol. 24, p. 268) on Jan. 28, 1747/8. He was living as late as Feb. 7, 1785, when he agreed to serve as bondsman for Dr. Elisha Story, when he was appointed administrator on the estate of his brother, Abiel Ruddock. (Boston Probate 84.77) He married on Jan. 18, 1770 Molly Ingerfield (Boston Rec. Vol. 30, p. 439). During the Revolutionary War he served as armorer on the frigate ²Boston² commanded by Capt. Samuel Tucker. He was engaged Jan. 16, 1779. (Roll was made up for advance pay for 1 month. (Mass. Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War, Vol. XIII, p. 644). Child (Letter of Tabitha Story) 37 Ruth Ruddock. She m. (1) Oct. 14, 1792 John Dodge. By him she had four children. By 1806 she had married a second time, a man by the name of Bruce. He was a Baptist in religion. They were going to move very soon into the country. Letter of Ruth Bruce to Tabitha Story, 1806) (Note,- In Vol. 25, p. 331 of the Boston Records there is an item stating that widow Mary Ruddock received some money from Mrs. Brookins donation. From the date it would seem to be Ebenezer's widow, to whom reference was made.) Also see vol. 27, p. 6. Robert D. Dodge, February 2004. p.155 INSCRIPTIONS. In Memory of CAPT. CALEB HAYDEN died on the 2d day of July Anno Domini 1795 in the 57th year of his age "The monumental stone, by many read, In pensive numbers, praise the silent dead; But learn that virtue softens every pain; To live in glory, IMITATE THE MAN Who died to save, and dying, can restore Your rescued souls to praise HIM evermore." Here lies buried the Body of CAPT RICHARD WATTS aged 30 years. Died March ye 8th 1749/50. p.156 COPP'S HILL. JAMES BARTLETT, JOHN THAYER, JOSEPH URANN'S TOMB. 1811. In Memory of MR. JOHN NELSON who departed this life May 5th 1806. aged 46 years. Here lyes ye Body of MRS JOANNA HUNT wife to Mr. Ephraim Hunt aged about 52 years dec'd August 20th 1731. EDWARD BELL'S TOMB. In Memory of JAMES B. SMITH died June 17th, 1805 AE. 48. Also, his wife, SUSANNAH SMITH died March 25th, 1809, AE. 57. p.157 INSCRIPTIONS. JOSHUA JOHN F. LORING NEWTON 1819. Here lies buried the Body of MRS SARAH BUTLER wife to Mr. Joseph Butler died Oct'r 25th 1754 aged 38 years & 7 months. In Memory of JOHN CAPEN The son of Mr. Hopestill & Mrs. Patience Capen who died Feb 19th 1770 aged 7 years. ASAHEL STOCKWELL & DANIEL WISE In Memory of ISAAC HOWARD DAVIS only child of John & Eliz'th Davis died May 8th 1807, AE. 20 mo's & 8 days "Sleep, sleep, sweet babe, death's done no harm, Christ Jesus calls thee to his arms." p.158 COPP'S HILL. MICHAEL DALTON AND WILLIAM F. CLARK TOMB. Here lies buried the Body of MRS ANN COPING aged 62 years dec'd Aug't ye 26 1731. CHARLES GYLES son to Mr. Edward & Mrs. Elizabeth Gyles died May 16th 1754 aged 5 years Here lyes intered the Body of MR JOHN PULLEN dec'd Jan'y ye 9th 1717 in ye 61st year of his age SIMEON BOYDEN'S TOMB 1825. Here lyes the Body of MRS MARY PULLEN wife to Capt. John Pullen aged 56 years died March ye 4th 1712/13. p.159 INSCRIPTIONS. NATHANIEL NOTTAGE & JONATHAN LORING, JR. TOMB - 1828. Here lyes ye Body of SAMUEL BADCOCK died Oct't ye 24th 1721. in ye 31st year of his age Sacred to the Memory of MRS. LUCY PARRY wife of Mr. Richard Parry who departed this life Sep't 23d A.D. 1800 in the __th year of her age. Also her son CORNELIUS COOK died Nov 2d 1791. DAVID MARDEN'S TOMB - 1828 JOHN PRICHARD son to Mr. William & Mars Atterlanter Prichard died March 17th 1757 aged 14 years 3 months & 13 days p.160 COPP'S HILL THOMAS GREEN & JOHN LEWIS'S TOMB. 1819. In Memory of ABIGAIL ALLCOCK dau'r of Mr. Robert & Mrs. Abigail Allcock died Oct'r 26th 1784 aged 19 months Here lyes ye Body of MR JOSEPH PRATT deceased August ye 27th 1719 & buried Sept'r ye 11th in ye 30th year of his age. TURRELL TUTTLE'S TOMB 1801. Here lyes buried the Body of MARY BOUTCHER dau'r to Deacon Thomas & Mrs. Ann Boutcher died Sept 2d 1767 "Some hearty friend may drop a tear On these dry bones, and say, These limbs were active once like thine, But thine must be as they." p.161 INSCRIPTIONS. WILLIAM MCCLENNEN & JOSEPH JONES TOMB 1812 Sacred to the Memory of CAPT JAMES SMITH who departed this life July 1st 1803 aged 43 years Here lyes ye Body of MRS ELIZABETH SMITH widow to Mr. Thomas Smith who died Jan'ry 23d 1753 aged 75 years. JOSIAH MARSHALL'S TOMB 1812. In Memory of GEORGE WARDELL youngest son of Capt. John Wardell who died Dec'r 5th 1802 aged 2 years and 7 months "Here rest sweet innocence and love, His soul is fled to joys above." p.162 Copp's Hill. Pictured Thornton Family Coat of Arms "February 1700/1. Be it Remembered That On The 14th of The Month DIED IN BOSTON The aged & Rev'd MR. THOMAS THORNTON Formerly Minister of Yarmouth, But by reason of age Incapable of that Service." Pemberton's MS. Journal. p.163 INSCRIPTIONS. ROBERT KING son of Mr Henry & Mrs Sarah King aged 13 months & 9 days dec'd Sept 10th 174_. Erasmus son to Erasmus & Persis Stevens aged 2 years deceased Nov'r ye 1st 1721 This stone perpetuates the memory of MRS ELIZABETH HERMAN wife of Mr. Leopold F. Herman who departed this life June 5th 1797 aged 20 "An angel's arm can't snatch her from the grave; legion's of angels can't confine her there." ALSO their daughter ELIZA aged 5 mo & 13 days died July 24th 1796 "Sleep, sweet babe, and take thy rest, God called thee home; He thought it best." Here lies ye Body of GEORGE HILLER aged about 32 years died August ye 22d 1721. p.164 COPP'S HILL. BENJ., AMOS, JOSHUA & JOHN BINNEY'S TOMB. Here lies intered the mortal part of MR EDWARD PAGE who departed this life November the 10th 1784 aged 68 years. Here lyes ye Body of MRS RACHEL YOUNG Wife to Mr. Anthony Young who died Nov'br 1st 1732 In ye 49th year of her age. ABRAHAM MILLET TOMB. 1821. In Memory of CHARLOTTE GOULD daughter of James & Sally Gould, who died Aug. 26th 1805, aged 19 months & 10 days "Sleep, sleep, sweet babe, and take thy rest God called thee home, he thought it best." p.165 INSCRIPTIONS. ADAMS BAILEY, SAMUEL NOYSE, MARCY BLANCHARD. TOMB, 1821 In Memory of MRS ELIZABETH HAYDEN consort of Capt. Caleb Hayden who departed this life September 23d 1790 aged 55 years "Here rest the dead, from pain and sorrow free; Her soul in heaven, to live, O God, with thee; Her bright example may we make our own, As far as she in Christ and God was known." SARAH Daughter of John & Jane Snelling aged 12 years 10 mo & 17 ds. died December ye 17 1702. DAVIS WHITMAN. 1804. In Memory of WILLIAM Son of Mr. William Mills & Mrs. Betsey his wife. He was drowned August the 25th 179_. in the 6th year of his age. p.166 COPP'S HILL. NOAH LINCOLN & JONATHAN THAXTER'S TOMB. 1812. This stone is erected in Memory of MISS POLLY TIDMARSH BARKER who died Sept 24th, 1798 aged 17 years "Sleep on, dear youth, God saw it best, To waft you to eternal rest." In Memory of MISS ELIZA, eldest daughter of Mr. William Mills & Mrs. Betsey, his wife, died August 20th, 1809, AE. 17 years & 6 mos. RUFUS BAXTER ELIZA STEPHENS 1821. In Memory of CAPT. JOHN CROZER, who died April 17th 1801, aged 42 years. "Oft as thy friends shall tarry here, To drop thy grave a tear, While sweet remembrance swells her breast, She'll bid thy gentle spirit rest." p.167 INSCRIPTIONS. SAMUEL HICHBORN, JR. & GEDNEY KING'S TOMB. 1812. Here lies intered the Body of ELIZABETH LANE consort to Capt. Ebenezer Lane who departed this life 12th Nov'r 1781 in the 33d year of her age. Here lies buried the Body of MRS SUSANNAH THOMSON the wife of Capt Thomas Thomson who departed this life October ye 10th 1747 in the 27th year of her age. THOMAS CAPEN TOMB. 1811. In Memory of MISS NANCY GREEN youngest daughter of Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Mary Green who died Dec. 18, 1800. aged 11 years. "Retire, my friends, dry up your tears, I must lie here till Christ appears. p.168 COPP'S HILL. HENRY CLAP & JONATHAN FORBS TOMB. 1819. Sacred to the Memory of MRS ELIZABETH FERNALD amiable wife of Capt. Abraham Fernald also in memory of her husband and children, who (she) died Feb'y 27th 1804, in the 34th year of her age. O, my friends, remember that the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, and blessed be the name of the Lord. O, my hus- band and children, dry up your tears, and remember that you must all follow me sooner or later, where we must all lie til Christ our Saviour bids us arise; for Thy will must be done. Amen. ELIJA L. GREEN. Here lies the Body of MR PETER HAVVATT aged 42 years dec'd Feb'y 20th 1739/40. Here lies buried the infant son of Mr. Eben & Mrs. Phebe Lane born and died Dec'r 8th 1780. p.169 INSCRIPTIONS. EZRA HAWKES & THOMAS GOULD TOMB. 1812. Here lyes Buried the Body of MR JONATHAN BROWN Who died June ye 14th 1746 in ye 63d year of his age. Here lies buried the Body of POLLY ROBINS Dau't of Mr. James & Mrs. Susanna Robins died March 28 1778 aged 6 years T. OLIVER Sacred to the Memory of CAPTAIN JONATHAN CARY who departed this life Dec'r 29th Anno Domini 1801, aged 85 years. A full believer in the Universal religion. "Why do we mourn departed friends, Or shrink at death's alarms? 'Tis but the voice that Jesus sends, To call us to His arms." p.170 INSCRIPTIONS. GEORGE LOW & ABIAH P. LOW TOMB 1836 ABIAH P. LOW died May 28th, 1846 aged 52 years, 7 months. This Stone is erected in Memory of CAPT CALEB HOPKINS JUN'R who died Oct'br 19th 1791 in the 39th year of his age. Here lies buried the Body of MRS. SUSANNAH SOMES the wife of Capt. Nehemiah Somes died Sept 3d 1770 aged 23 years CLARK. Here lies buried the Body of MRS SUSANNAH WHITE wife of Mr. John White died June 4th 1769 aged 48 years. p.171 COPP'S HILL. ROSS FAMILY TOMB Andrew Ross died Nov'r 1st, 1814, AE. 37 Wm. Ross died April 1, 1816, AE 42 John Ross died April 5th, 1841, AE. 64. Marg'r Ross died Jan 20, 1846, AE Here lies the Body of BETSEY HOPKINS Dau'r of Michael & Joanna Hopkins died Aug'st 29th 1783 aged 15 months & 17 days SARAH DODGE Dau'r to Mr. James & Mrs. Mary Dodge aged 13 months died May 4th 1748. W. SHERBURNE. Here lies the Body of ELIZABETH BALLARD the wife of Mr. Samuel Ballard who departed this life March the 16th 1776 aged 45 years. p.172 COPP'S HILL. ISAAC S. TOMPKINS AND JOSIAH BROWN. 1845. In Memory of MRS NABBY DODGE wife of Capt. James Dodge who departed this life March 28th 1796 aged 25 years. Here was buried MRS FANNY DISSMORE wife of Capt. Thomas Dissmore who lived 35 years & died the 29th of December 1788 It being the anniversary of her Birth "The living when the _____ _____ ___. B. HENDERSON Here lies buried the Body of CAPT THOMAS EELES aged 55 years died Nov'r ye 16th 1748 Here lies ye Body of MRS. ELIZABETH HUBBARD who died Feb'r ye 5th 1758 p.173 INSCRIPTIONS. MR JOHN FENNO & CAPT JOHN HOWE'S TOMB. 1761. Here lies buried the Body of CAPT. WILLIAM TREFRY aged 56 years died May ye 6th 1761. "Stop O youth, and kindly drop a tear, A youth once gay like you, lies buried here. Here lies buried the remains of JOHN SCHOLLAY son of James Schollay & Susanna his wife who died Nov ye 17th 1763 aged 10 years. "His body's here, his soul to heaven is gone, Then to receive from God its righteous home." S. PRENTISS. Sacred to the memory of MRS MARCY HAMMETT wife of Capt. Benjamin Hammatt who died Jan'y 6th 1796 aged 69 years. p.174 COPP'S HILL. A.D. 1811 J. PIERCIVAL N. PARKER "All are but part of one stupendous whole, Whose body nature is, and God the soul." JOSEPH YOUNG son of William Young died Oct'r 3d 1731 aged 1 month & 9 days MRS ELIZABETH HAMMOND died Oct'r 15 1810, aged 45 years. "To heavenly realms of endless peace, Angels her patient soul have borne, To taste pure joys that never cease, With Father, Holy Ghost and Son." WARD JACKSON HEMAN LINCOLN'S TOMB 1819. In Memory of MRS SUSANNAH FOSTER wife of Mr. Jonathan Foster died Oct'r 15 1794 __ years. p.175 INSCRIPTIONS J. & M. HALL. Sacred to the Memory of JOSEPH HOWARD, ESQ. who died July 20, 1808, AE 54. "If love of him you wish to show Like him aspire to be; So in some happier land at last, Your friend you yet may see, When the great Shepherd sounds his call, And all the dead arise. T. & J. LEWIS. Here lies the Body of WILLIAM MELLENS who departed this life ___ ye 10th, 1755 In the 48th year of his age. Here lies the Body of MRS KATHERIN HOSKINS wife of Capt. Christopher Hoskins died Jan'ry 5th 1769 aged 34 years. BASSETT. p.176 COPP'S HILL. WILLIAM & JOHN HOWE'S TOMB. 1820. Here lies the Body of MRS. MARY POOLE aged 50 years dec'd July 28th 1737. Here lies buried the Body of LYDIA PARSONS widow of the late Rev'd Jonathan Parsons of Newburyport departed this life April 17th 1778 aged 47 years. FRANCIS MASSE LEONARD SPAULDING JOHN GALE'S TOMB. In Memory of MRS. HANNAH YOUNG widow of Mr. William Young died Oct 13th 1790 aged 87 years. p.177 INSCRIPTIONS ALEXR. VANNEVAR & JACOB BARSTOW'S TOMB. 1819. Boston 1872: City Directories Vannevar, Alexander jr. cooper, business address: 28 Long wharf, Boston; home at Charlestown. Here lies the Body of MRS JAMES DODGE who died Nov'r ye 24th 1759 aged 46 years. JOHN WYERS. TOMB 1820. Here lies buried the Body of MR SAMUEL SPRING died April 6th 1752 in the 22d year of his age. Here lies buried ye Body of MR RICHARD BRADBURN Son of Mr. Joseph Bradburn of London who departed this life Jan'ry 2d, 1739. in ye 21st year of his age. EDMUND WINCHESTER. TOMB. 1819. p.178 COPP'S HILL. In Memory of JOHN MILK, who died July 11th, 1808 aged 43 years. He was valued in life, and died lamented. Also JAMES died July 16th 1792 AE 14 days ELEANOR died Nov 7th 1794 Ae 14 mo & 17 days SUSANNAH died Aug't 4th 1802 AE 7 years. Children of Mr. John & Mrs Eleanor Milk Boston Marriages 1762 to 1809 MILK, Betsy & Thomas Christy, Mar. 9, 1794 by Rev. John Elliot MILK, Jane & Edward Burbeck, Mar. 23, 1761 by Rev. Andrew Elliot MILK, John & Susannah Brown, Feb. 3, 1763 by Rev. Andrew Eliot MILK, John & Eleanor Baden, June 6, 1790 by Rev. Mr. Clark JAMES SHERMAN'S FAMILY TOMB In Memory of MARY ANN only daug'r of Mr. William & Mrs. Mary Ann Homer died April 1, 1816 AEt. 4 years & 4 months "Cropt as a bud from yonder tree, She's gone to rest, from trouble free." Here lyes ye Body of ANNA BURRILL died Oct 7th 1773 aged 10 months p.179 INSCRIPTIONS. Here lies ye body of MARY BURRILL Daughter of Samuel Burrill & Mary his wife died April 5th, 1777 aged 9 years & 6 mos. Here lyes ye Body of SARAH NORTON wife to David Norton aged 49 years dec'd October 30th, 1721. Here lyes the Body of MRS. JANE BURRILL wife to Mr. Joseph Burrill who died Jan'y 20th 1740 aged 46 years JOSIAH SNELLING'S TOMB. Here lyes buried the Body of MR JOHN LANGDON aged 82 years dec'd Dec'r ye 6th, 1732 Here lies intered the Body of MRS JOANNA FEVERYEAR wife to Mr. Grafton Feveryear aged 33 years dec'd April ye 10th 1772. p.180 COPP'S HILL. DANIEL & SAMUEL ADAMS TOMB. 1813. Mrs. Susan, wife of Samuel Adams, died Jan'y 25th, 1813, aged 27. Here lyes ye Body of MR JOSEPH CROWLLEY who died March 6th Anno Dom. 1738/9 aged 69 years. In Memory of MRS REBECCA YOUNG who died March 29, 1808, aged 79 years CAPT. WILLIAM WARD'S TOMB Here lyes ye Body of MRS MARGARET FLETCHER wife of Mr. William Fletcher aged 55 years. died Feb'ry ye 9th 1747/8. p.181 INSCRIPTIONS ROBERT BARBER'S TOMB, 1811. SAMUEL HEATH aged 7 years & 3 mo died May 23d 1752 DEBORAH HEATH AE. 12 yrs died Jan'ry 7th 1753 The children of Mr. Samuel & Mrs. Elizabeth Heath JOSEPH AUSTIN TOMB Here lies the Body of MR JOHN WHITE aged 63 years died Dec ye 1st 1746 Also the body of MRS KATHERINE WHITE wife to Mr. John White aged 60 years Died Feb'ry ye 3d 1746/7 JACOB RHOADES TOMB. p.182 COPP'S HILL WILLIAM HALL & CORNELIUS B. SIMMONS TOMB. 1819. Here lies buried ye Body of MR ALEXANDER SCAMMELL who departed this life December 27th 1766 in the 64 year of his age. Here lies the Body of MRS MARY SCAMMELL wife of Mr. Alexander Scammell who died August the 15th 1760 aged 57 years WILLIAM BADGER & THOMAS RICHARDSON'S TOMB. 1842. Here lies buried the Body of MR NATHANIEL BROWN son of Mr. Nathaniel & Mrs. Mary Brown died Dec'r 8th 1759 in the 23d year of his age. p.183 INSCRIPTIONS FRANCIS HOLMES & BENJ. CUSHING'S TOMB. 1819. Here lies buried the Body of MRS. MARY BROWN widow of Mr. Nathaniel Brown died March 5th, 1780 Here lies buried the Body of MRS ANN BROWN widow of Mr. William Brown died Sept. 1st, 1751 aged 74 UTLEY, HEATH, RAYNER, REED AND BAKER'S TOMB, 1842. Here lies buried the Body of MR WILLIAM BROWN died June the 4th 1745 in the 74th year of his age. JOSEPH WHEELEN TOMB. 1820. p.184 COPP'S HILL. EBEN GAY & ELI VEAZIE'S TOMB. 1819. Here lies buried the Body of MRS ANN BROWN wife to William Brown aged about 57 years dec'd March ye 31st, 1731 Here lies ye Body of JOHN BROWN son of William & Ann Brown aged 21 years & 3 mos. dec'd Octo'br 14 1721 BRADLE CUMINGS & SIMON W. ROBINSONS TOMB. Here lyes ye Body of MARY MOORE daugh'tr of Capt. Richard & Mrs. Mary Moore of Oxford who dec'd May ye 27th 1730 aged 19 years p.185 INSCRIPTIONS NATHANIEL PARKER'S TOMB. 1828. Here lies ye Body of CAPT. JAMES DENNEN aged 40 years 4 months & 3 days died August 11th 1757. Here lyes ye Body of MR JOHN CALDWELL aged 66 years Dec'd Jan'y ye 2d 1732/3. THOMAS FROTHINGHAM AND OTHERS. TOMB. 1819. DORYTHY GREENOUGH AGED 4 YEARS & 8 MONTHS DYED YE 20 OCTOBER 1667 JAMES DAVIS. TOMB. 1821. p.186 COPP'S HILL. NO. 2. EBENEZER SHUTE AND JONATHAN TURNER'S FAMILY TOMB. 1806. Deposited here: Ebenezer Shute, born in Malden, Jan. 5, 1775; died in Boston, May 23, 1850. Susannah Shute, (his wife) born in Hingham, Nov. 22, 1773; died in Boston, Feb 1, 1847. And their children and grandchildren: Caleb B. Shute, born July 7, 1806; died April 4, 1840. Joseph B. Shute, born April 28, 1808; died June 15, 1840. Susan G. Stetson, (wife of Joshua Stetson) born June 9, 1815; died August 9, 1844. Frances Shute (child of Ebenezer Shute, Jr.) born born Jan 17, 1832; died Oct 7, 1836. Frances Shute (child of Ebenezer Shute, Jr.) born May 27, 1838; died Aug 31, 1838. Susan Shute, (child of Caleb B. Shute,) born April 5, 1836; died August 26, 1839. Sarah Stetson Shute (child of James M. Shute) born May 14, 1844; died the same day. Susan Stetson Shute (child of James M. Shute) born Oct 5, 1845; died May 8, 1846. p.187 INSCRIPTONS. MRS RACHEL YOUNG. NICHOLAS UPSHALL AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS DYED YE ____ OF AUGUST 1677 Insert: Torrey - New England Marriages Prior to 1700. p.764 Upsal/Upsall, Nicholas (-1666, ca 70) & Dorothy (Capin) (1606-1675), Boston; Dorchester, England; m. Jan 17, 1629/30; Dorchester. ROBERT RIPLEY'S TOMB. 1824. JOSEPH COCKE AGED 46 YEARS DEC'D JANUARY YE 15, 1678/9 GEORGE VANNEVAR TOMB. 1845. SAMUEL RHODES son to William Rhodes and Mary his wife died Oct'r 9th 1759 aged 12 years & 4 months p.188 COPP'S HILL. ELIZA WAKEFIELD & HENRY GOODRICH'S TOMB. 1811. Here lies buried ye Body of MR ROBERT DUNCAN Merchant who departed this life January ye 24th 1752 in the 50 year of his age. J. GREENOGH. Here lies buried the Body of MRS. ISABELLA DUNCAN wife to Mr. Robert Duncan who departed this life Feby 2d 1749/50 in ye 38th year of her age. CAPT. SAMUEL NICHELS & MR JESSE KINGSBURY'S TOMB. 1825 p.189 INSCRIPTIONS. ROBERT THOMPSON & JOHN WADE 1811. Here lyes ye Body of MRS PATIENCE STARLING wife to Mr. William Starling Jun'r who died June 2d 1760 aged 40 years Also JOHN STARLING their son died Sept 1st 1760 aged 14 years NATH'L, JOHN & CHARLES WELLS TOMB 1811. Here lyes buried the Body of MRS BRIGET LAD departed this life Nov'r ye 2d 1743 in the 79 year of her age. AMASA WINCHESTER'S TOMB. 1815. p.190 COPP'S HILL. EDWARD & JOHN SARGENT & ANN BURCHISTED'S TOMB. 1820. Here lies ye Body of MRS HANNAH PIERCE wife of Mr. Samuel Pierce who departed this life May 7th 1784 aged 46 years. Here lyes ye Body of MRS MARY PIERCE wife of Mr. Jonathan Pierce of Charlestown aged 81 years Died Dec'r ye 18th 1744. ELLIOT, KIMBLE & PRATT'S TOMB 1819. Here lies ye Body of GRAVE PALMER wife to Mr. George Palmer who departed this life June ye 5th 1750 aged 45 years. p.191 INSCRIPTIONS. ISAAC JENKINS LUTHER FELTON EARL GODDARD & SOLON JENKINS TOMB 1821 In Memory of JOSEPH HAMMATT Obit Feb'ry 19th 1798 AE 48 In Memory of MR JOHN POLLEY son of Mr. Simeon and Mrs. Mary Polley who died Oct'r 3d 1787 in the 23d year of his age. "May guardian cherubs watch their sacred trust Till recent life reanimate his dust." WILLIAM HARTT'S TOMB. In Memory of MRS SARAH CHAMPNEY wife of Capt. Caleb Champney died Oct'r 13th 1800. "The joys of faith triumphant rise And wing the soul above the skies." p.192 COPP'S HILL. ANDREW J. ALLEN AND THOMAS MICKELL'S TOMB. In Memory of MRS MARTHA CABOT who departed this life Saturday, March 11th 1809, aged 60 years. "So unafflicted, so composed a mind, So firm, yet soft, so young, yet so refined, Wasting disease and pain severely tried, The saint sustained it, but the woman died." Also In Memory of MR GEORGE CABOT who departed this life on Sunday, Feb'y 5th 1804 aged 20 years After a long and distressing sickness, which he bore with meekness and resignation, in hope of a glorious immortality. SAMUEL WINSLOW'S TOMB. 1826. In Memory of DEACON SAMUEL HOLLAND who died August 17th, 1798 AE 98. p.193 INSCRIPTIONS. NATHANIEL HAMMOND & O. & S. DAVIS TOMB. 1819. In Memory of MR WILLIAM POLLEY son of Mr. Simeon & Mrs. Mary Polley Died Dec'r 20th 1782 in the 24th year of his age. BARKER EMERSON, JUN. & WARNER CLAFLIN'S TOMB. 1815. In Memory of MRS. ANN BEERS widow of Mr. William Beers who departed this life Dec'r 18th 1784 aged 79 years S. YENDAELL'S TOMB. 1816 AND THOMAS HUDSON'S p.194 COPP'S HILL. PETER BRIGHAM'S AND ANDREW HARRINGTON'S TOMB. 1814. Sacred to the Memory of CALEB DINSDAL CHAMPNEY obt. Oct. 4th, 1802 AE. 26. "To part with worth invaluable; to feel regret mantled in sympathy; to lose the richest treasure Heaven bestows; to realize the agonizing pang of separation; still to bear misfortune's cruel lash, is the lot of man; but resignation tempers every scene, and points our warmest, fondest hopes to heaven." NATH'L FAXON'S TOMB. 1814. SAMUEL WHITEHEAD son of Samuel & Mary Whitehead aged 1 year 6 months and 22 days dec'd August 26th 1719. CAPT. SAMUEL EAMES AND GEORGE REDDING'S TOMB. 1811. p.195 INSCRIPTIONS. BENJAMIN SWEETSER & ENOCH H. SNELLING TOMB. Here lyes ye Body of MARY HUGHES dau'r of Mr. Richard & Mrs. Sarah Hughes who died March ye 7th 1765 aged 46 years. "Time, what an empty vapor 'tis! and days, how swift they fly! Our life is ever on the wing, and death is ever nigh; The moment when our life begins, we all begin to die." EBEN FROTHINGHAM'S TOMB. 1814. Here lies ye Body of SARAH BENNIT wife to Samuel Bennit aged 75 years dec'd January ye 18 1682/3. JOHN H. PRAY & J. G. L. LIBBY'S TOMB. 1832 p.196 COPP'S HILL RANSFORD & FARRINGTON'S TOMB.1814. CAPT. JOHN SUTER & FRANCIS WALKER'S TOMB. 1811. In Memory of MR. JOHNSON? (stone damaged) who departed this life April 27th, 1800 Also MISS NANCY ______ who departed this life August 10th, 1800, aged __ "Mouldering to dust here lies ___ Of two happy spirits gone to joy __ Where peace sits smiling on them And brightens every feature ____." FAMILY TOMB OF DANIEL DICKENSON who died June 23 1845 AET. 72 years p.197 INSCRIPTIONS HIRAM SMITH FAMILY TOMB Sacred to the Memory of WILLIAM SULLIVAN SMITH Obt. Feb 9, 1816, aged 17 days. HIRAM SMITH Obt. Aug. 28, 1817, aged 6 months HIRAM SHURTLEFF SMITH Obt. April 20, 1818, aged 11 hours JULIA ANN SMITH Obt June 4, 1821, aged 6 weeks BENJAMIN SHURTLEFF SMITH Obt May 4, 1824, aged 5 months 14 days BENJAMIN SHURTLEFF SMITH Obt Aug 29, 1834, aged 12 months "Ere sin could blight, or sorrow fade, Death came with friendly care, The opening buds to heaven conveyed, And bade them blossom there." p.198 COPP'S HILL. CHRIST'S CHURCH CAPT. THOMAS POTTS' TOMB Here lyes entombed the body of the REV. TIMOTHY CUTLER DD First Minister of this church deceased Aug 17, 1765 aged 81 years Also the body of MRS. ELISA'TH CUTLER widow of the above died Sept'r ye 12th 1771 aged 81 years Also the body of ____ ____ (stone damaged) SHUBAEL BELL & ROBERT FENNLLY 1808. p.199 INSCRIPTIONS. HEIRS OF THE REV. DR. WALTER, deceased, viz: LYNDE WALTER WILLIAM WALTER NATH'L SMITH JOHN ODIN 1808. MRS MARY OTHEMAN died 12th April, 1802, AE. 45 A. OTHEMAN, JUN'R her son, died 18th Feb'y 1805, AE 21. MRS HANNAH OTHEMAN died 4th Jan'y, ____, AE. 31. EDWARD MCREDDING, died 10th June, 1808, AE. 10 months GODFREY M. IBONE, died April 30th 1815, aged 39. ANTHONY OTHEMAN died Feb'y 9, 1835, aged 85 years. HENRY OTHEMAN died May 25, 1838, aged 47 years. BELONGING TO MR. THOS. CARNES & MR JOSEPH WHEELWRIGHT p.200 CHRIST'S CHURCH INSCRIPTIONS Here lie the bodies of MR SAMUEL WEEKS died August 11th, 1740 aged 49 MADAM ELIZA'TH WHEELWRIGHT consort of the Hon John Wheelwright, Esq. died Feb'ry 23d 1748 AE 45. Mr. Weeks designed this tomb for his friends. (it has the image of a winged angel - female - kneeling and praying.) End. Epitaphs from Copp's Hill Burial Ground, Boston Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth