,0-' ^^ • ^* <(-'=' ^*^. *^ • • s \ * '-% 'o , . A « \ 0< .♦^ °* o ":r^^W-'^,* „o c^^^. (gpitapl)0 FROM BOSTON. WITH NOTES. THOMAS BRIDGMAN. " Take them, O Death ! and bear away Whatever thou canst call thine own; Thine iniajre, stamped upon this clay, Doth give thee that, but that alone. Take them, O Grave ! and let them lie. Folded upon thy narrow shelves, As earnieiits by the soul laid by. And precious only to ourselj" Take them, O great Eternil; Our little life is but a cust i That bends the branches oTthy tree. And trails its blossoms in the dust." LOUOFELLOW. laiu b; •se!#es iiil/l loTth^ -^V-. BOSTON AND CAMBRIDGE: JAMES MUNROE AND COMPANY. 1851. . 0. 1 is^ ©- =@ 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 ©= =© ©== © (Cnpli's Ijill dbBHiBtnii^ Come, let us turn Through yon untrodden avenue, and muse 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 m 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, i) — ^ a * vi eropp's ?^ill Ceineterg. 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. @: © ® HON. JOHN PRESCOTT BIGELOW, MAYOR OF BOSTON, AND TO THE CITIZENS OF BOSTON, IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED BY THEIR HUMBLE SERVANT, THE COMPILER. (Q)= © ■-© Sutrnimrtinu. 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 venera- tion the sepulchres of his ancestors — a trait of character con- nected with love of country, filial affection, and all the endear- ments 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 darli cloud now rests on that doomed land, yet numerous are the monuments and sepulchres 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 in- scriptions, and sanctified the place of interment with a venera- tion which might raise a blush in some Christian mourners in our own land. The Via Sacra, from Athens to Eleusis, passed by Ceramicus, their public cemetery, where the ruins of many splendid sepulchres are still extant. @ ^=(0) ;m JxntroTiuction. 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, traveller, at this spot. Lofty sepulchres and marble mon- uments still survive among the ruins of the Eternal City, on the Appian Way. Whose heart does not burn within him, when he reads in Cicero — when he was qusestor in Sicily — of his discovery of the tomb of Archimedes among thorns and briers, with the cylinder and sphere upon it, which Marcellus had raised to his memory nearly two centuries before ? The preservation of the memory of our ancestors by tomb- stones 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 characters 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 too often buried in the grave of oblivion. Every step, therefore, which tends to bring them up to 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 regardless of their ancestors and of their pos- terity — 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 ances- tors 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 to come after us. We are true to ourselves only when we act with be- coming pride for the blood we inherit, and which we are to transmit to those who shall soon fill our places." — Daniel Webster's Speech, Dec. 22, 1845. With feelings, therefore, which are canonized by the good ^ K n t r Ti u c 1 1 n . 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 epitaphs and inscriptions, some of which are connected with historical events, and others with the early pros- perity of this city. Many families, too, are personally inter- ested in this garden of the dead ; for there 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 en- couragement. Like ourselves, the ancient Jews wrote tlieir 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 ex- tends 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 ex- ception of the tombs of David, Absalom, and a few others, the darkness of oblivion rests on this valley of the dead. The sweetest remembrances and highest motives to Christian :@ ■@ ^Jnttotruction. 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 de- scent 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 Avorld 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 ensigns may be to the living, the faithful and judicious epitaph is to the meritorious dead. It was by exploring the catacombs, obelisks, and monuments erected to the dead more than forty centuries ago, that Cham- pollion discovered a key to Egyptian history, so happily and eloquently elucidated by George R. Gliddon, Esq., at the Low- ell 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 signi- fies " living fountains," for this peninsula 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 ©. = ©^ ^3^ KiitroliuctioTi. --@ rising hills " of peculiar form. 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 1(>34, says, " To the north-west is a high mountain, witli 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 gov- ernor under James II., was imprisoned, "bound in chains or cords," in the castle built there about 1(340, until he was sent home to England. This ragged clift', as it then appeared, commanded the harbor. It was anciently called Corn Hill, and was once the site of an Indian fort. Beacon Hill was in the form of a sugar loaf, 138 feet in height from the water ; 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 vio- lent 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 Bos- tonians. 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 repealed, — the destruction of the tea, — battles of Lexington, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, and 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 glor}', until taken down and the mountain where it stood levelled to enlarge the narrow territory of the growing place. :© © ■ @ I xii Kntroliuction. 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 utter- ly 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 inscrip- tions, still exists, recorded in the page of our country's annals, which neitlier frost, nor rain, nor the innovations of modern improvement can efface — a convincing argument of the benefit which a humble ivork, like this, on Copp^s Hill Buiying-ground may render to other times. It may be well to remark, that Mr. Hancock caused the mon- ument 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 pur- chase. The four slabs Avere 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 Thacher (O) ' @ K n t r ti u c t f n . 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, Avhere 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 dis- tance 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 bomb- shells thrown from this height, and by a body of marines, who landed in the easterly part of that toAvn 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, 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 particular 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 Avas deeply lamented. He fol- lowed her September 30, 1629, before the name of Tri-moun- tain Avas changed to Boston, which was September 7, 1630. Copp's Hill Burying-ground was the second place of inter- ment. 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 £ntro"Duction. 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, became its permanent name. Mr. Copp's realty is thus recorded, page 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 Copp within the Limits of Bos- ton. One house and lott of halfe an Acre in the Mill pond bounded wth 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, cordwainer. 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 Hon- orable Artillery Company under a mortgage, Avhich 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 An- cient and Honorable Artillery Company," by Zachariah G. Whit- man, is the following sentence, where he speaks of Nicholas Upshall : " Close beside him lay the gravestones of his wife Kntrotruction. xv' 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. 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 em- bellished with a great variety of native forest-trees, some of which are of stately growth. The gravestones of many gener- ations 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 misplaced 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 olden time. Indeed, this airy spot, once so rich in scenery, is almost en- closed by buildings. Some years ago, the western margin was cut down nearly twenty feet, and a perpendicular wall erected, making the eastern border of Snow Hill Street. Formerly, before this side was dug down, there Avas 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 II JIntrotiuction. 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 com- ing — let the earliest light of the morning gild it, and the part- ing day linger and play on its summit ! " 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, ] 723. A chime of eight bells was added in 1744. Under it is a cemetery of thirty-three tombs. The venerable 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 work- men 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 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 this coffin was another, protected from the air in a sim- ilar manner, and the furniture Avas not in the least injured by time. The flesh was sound, and somewhat resembling that of ©. fi n t r li u c t f n . an Egyptian mummy. The skin, when cut, appeared like leather. The sprigs of evergreen, deposited in the coffin, resem- bled the broad-leaved myrtle ; the stem was elastic, the leaves fresh, and apparently in a state of veoretation. From the inscrip- tion it was found to be the body of Mr. Thomas, a native of New Enofland, who died in Bermuda. Some of his family were among the founders of Christ Church. His remains, when dis- covered, had been entombed about eighty years. They 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 bright- est 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 confla- gration 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 * Charles Shaw, Esq., author of the " History of Boston," was born in Bath, Maine, and took his degree at Harvard University, 180o, with the second part in his class and a high reputation as a scholar. He studied law with Nathaniel Coffin, Esq., of Bath, practised some years in Jefferson, Lincoln county, and afterwards went to Mont- gomery, in Alabama, where he was appointed a judge, and died. He was a man of elegant taste, excelled in his knowledge of the Latin language, — being, if 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. d® b» @ — ® cviii Kntvotiuctfon. a patriotic epitaph thereon 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 — disgraceful as it may ap- pear — was among- our own citizens. For within a few years, some of the slabs — solemnly inscribed as they were — individ- uals 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 period in the burial history of our country which reflects no honor on a Christian land ; especially when we re- member 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 comeliness, looking like steepled barns, and then to use them for unholy purposes and town meetings ; but, in too many instances, the very churchyards were neg- lected, 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 descrip- tion 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 neighboring cities ? Let Worcester and Roxbury answer ! If the manes of departed worth could speak from their dishonored graves, they would envy even the fate of Pali- nurus in his watery tomb, — " Nudus in ignota, Palinure, jacebis arena." But, thank Heaven, a change is coming over the land. It is © ■ ^^@ @ @ fintrotruction. xix not in Mount Auburn alone, nor at Laurel Hill in Philadelphia, nor on Green Mount in Baltimore, nor in the Greenwood Cem- etery in New York, nor in the time-honored churchyard at New Haven, where a more enlightened taste and holier feelings pre- vail. 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 mem- ory is cherished from the simple green mound, adorned with shrubs and flowers, to the solid granite and architectural mar- ble 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 destruc- tion, and can be identified ; for in addition to losses thus sus- tained, very many gravestones have been removed, with the remains they guarded, to 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, son of the famous Edward Hutch- inson, 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 In- dian, by whom the sepulchral mounds in his fatherland have @ @ K n t r Ti u c 1 1 n 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 or 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 bet- ter 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 re- mains 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, hideous 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 ? @ ^-^@ @ © Xntrotructfon. xxi What would be the feelings of the tender mother, or alfectionate 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 leg- acy of tombs in their Avill, as a profitable investment to their heirs. Names could be mentioned, but I forbear. Will not "A Sexton of the Old School" point Iiis heavy artil- lery against this abomination r It ought to be investigated 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 reminis- cences. 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 person. It has been furnished with a Cochituate fountain, and has become a favorite place of prom- enade 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 insig- nia of other times carved on the tablets ; those of Hutchinson, Mountford, Goodrich, Gee, Clark, Lee, 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 ce- lebrity in their day, with whom the history of New England is, and forever will be, associated. Here their remains have long ^ £ n t r If u c 1 1 n . 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 gen- erations of national prosperity have echoed near their silent mansion of death. Friend and foe, female loveliness and in- fantile 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. 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 Ar- tillery, a public-spirited man, persecuted for religious opinions among a religious people ; and a little farther off stands a me- morial to Captain Thomas Lake, an early settler, and large pro- prietor in Maine, " an eminently faithful servant of God," who was slain by the Indians, at Kennebec, August 14, 1670. 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 the Rev. Phineas Stowe, pastor of the First Baptist Bethel Church in 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 walk^, 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 Napo- leon 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 ! fintrotiuction. 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 sod, 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 tomb- stones of the Covenanters he has endeavored to perform witli 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 gratuitously. Should this volume meet with the appro- bation of the liberal descendants, whose ancestral memorials he has attempted to preserve by the imperishable power of the press, he v/ill 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 afforded him by John P. Bigelow, Esq., Mayor of Boston, he would gratefully acknowledge ; 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 the valuable Introduction to this volume.] @ © 11^^ uqi yEtat 69 Here lyes y*' Body of MR JOSEPH HOOD aged 55 years dec'^ December y^ 14^^^ 17 2 9 In Memory of MR JOSEPH CLARK died Oct I6*'> 17 8 3 aged 67 years Here lyeth y*^ Body of ELIZABETH Wife of William Greenough In Memory of MRS PRUDENCE CLARK Widow of Mr Josepli Clark deceased 13 December 17 8 9 aged 68 years Here lyes y^ Body of MRS SARAH CLARK Wife of Mr Samuel Clark died August 9 17 9 9 aged 56 years Here lyes the Body of MRS HANNAH CLARK the Wife of Mr Samuel Clark who died Feb 13 17 6 4 aged 35 years @ © - 22 Qtopp'8 J^ill Here lyes y^ Body of MR WILLIAM HOUGH aged 67 years died November y® 8^^ 1714 Here lyes y® Body of JOHN RUSSELL who departed this life September y® 28*** 17 9 Here lyes buried y® Body of MR WILLIAM BURROUGH aged about 70 years dec^ April y'^ 2P* 17 11 Here lyes y® Body of MRS MARY ATTWOOD Wife to Deacon John Atwood aged 68 years dec^ March y« 18*** 1728^ Here lyes y^ Body of SARAH y® daughter of William & Sarah Clark aged 18 months died August 5 17 4 Here lyes buried The Body of MR THADEUS SARGENT Son to Mr Thomas Sargent died y« 26*'* of January 17 7 3 in the 37*** year of his age @ @ @ © finscrfptrons. 23 Here lyeth buried The Body of MRS MARY HICKS Wife of Mr Zachariah Hicks aged 49 years who died December y« 30"' 17 4 7 Here lyes buried y® Body of MRS ELIZA FIFIELD Widow of Capt Giles Fifield aged 84 years who died June y® 16^^ 17 4 3 Here lyes y*' Body of MRS ABIGAIL STODDARD Wife to Capt Tliomas Stoddard and daughter of Mr Benjamin Barker of Andover who died July 23^ 17 61 in y^ 60'^ year of her age Here hes the Body of CAPT THOMAS STODDARD who departed this life April the 12"' 1763 in y^ 64"' year of his age Here lyes the Body of CAPT WILLIAM TROUT Died March 3P' 17 42 in y® 53^^ year of his age ELIZABETH PEIRSE Dau'' to Moses & Elizabeth Peirse aged 7 years died Nov y® P* 17 2 1 & ( O) 24 copp's mm Erected to the Memory of MRS PATIENCE CAPEN the consort of Mr Hopestill Capen who died Jan 19^'' 1791 aged 57 years Here lyes the body of MRS ELIZTH STODDARD Wife to Mr Daniel Stoddard & dau*- to Mr John & Eliz^h Ballard aged 70 year dec*^ Febry y^ 20^h 17 3 2 Here lyes the Body of SAMUEL Son of Samuel & Mary Greenwood aged near 34 years died Dec y^ 10 17 11 Here lyes y^ Body of MARY y® wife to John Pittom aged 69 years died March y^ 17''^ 1 ^ xf Here lyes y® Body of SAMUEL GREENWOOD aged about 05 years died y® 19 of August 17 11 Here lyes y® Body of EDWARD RANSFORD aged 48 years died Dec the 27**^ 17 17 =© K-nscriptions. 25 Here lyes y^ Body of MRS MARY SCOTT Widdow of Capt John Scott aged 87 years died Nov"" 23*^ 17 5 4 Here lyes buried the body of Mrs Elizabeth Kenney died May 6'^ 17 5 3 aged 65 years Here lyes the Body of Mr Richard Jones aged 28 years dec^ Dec y« 8^^ 17 3 1 Here lies buried the Body of MRS HANNAH WHITE Widdow of Capt Samuel White aged 73 years Dec'^ Dec"" y« 9^^ 1736 Here lyes y® Body of NATHANIEL GILL aged 30 years & 7 mo deceased Oct y® 3*^ 17 2 Here lies the Body of MISS HANNAH LANGFORD Daugh' Mr Nicholas 6c Mrs Joanna Langford who died Nov'' 19^^ 1796 aged 15 years ^y 26"» 1712 T3 Here lyes the Body of MR JAMES BARTER aged 71 years died May 16'^ 1757 Here lyes the Body of MR EDWARD EDES aged 49 years dec'^ Sep y« 28*^ 173* Here lies buried The Body of MR JOHN CLOUGH died July y'^G 1756 1 1 aged 46 years @ @ @ @ 28 ^op^'s mill In Memory of MRS MARY STEVENS Wife to Mr Tliomas Stevens who departed this hfe May 9^'i 17 8 5 in the 75"^ 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 hes the Body of SARAH STEVENS Wife to Thomas Stevens aged about 52 years dec'^ Nov y^ 30 17 2 3 Here hes the Body of MR THOMAS STEUENS died May 6^^ 17 6 1 Here lyes buried the Body of MR SAMUEL GOFFE dec^ Sep the 11'^ 17 4 in the 58^'^ year of his age Here lyes buried the Body of CAPT THOMAS PORTER dec'J April y^ IV^ 1 738 in the 63^* year of his age Here lyes y® Body of HANNAH WHITE daughter to Samuel & Hannah White aged 20 years dec^ April y« &^ 17 18 @= =(o) @ @ )Jn«{criptions. 29 Here lies buried The Body of CAPT ALEXANDER SEARS who departed this hfe March y® 17^*^ 17 5 8 aged 69 years Here lyes buried the Body of MRS HANNAH SEARS Widow of Capt Robert Sears who departed this life June 25^^' 17 6 9 in the 73^ year of her age In Memory of MR EDWARD GRANT who departed this hfe June 28*'^ 17 9 aged 78 *♦ "WTiee 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 Body of WILLIAM ROUSE died January y^ 20*^ 1 7 1 in y® 65^^ year of his age Here lyes buried Body of CAPT SAMUEL HARRIS aged 53 years who died March y« 20''' 17 4 1 Mrs Mary Richards 30 ciopp'3 mm Here lyes intered y® Body of ARTHUR SMITH aged about 63 years died May y® 17 17 8 Here lyes y^ Body of MRS HANNAH COPP Wife to Mr Samuel Copp dec^ Feby^2'i 1722 Mrs Sarah Clark 17 7 9 In Memory of MR JONAS CLARK who died Nov' 28^^ 17 9 aged 64 years 2 months &- 17 days In Memory of CAPT JOHN PULLING who departed this hfe Jan^ 25^^ 17 8 7 in the 51*^ year of his age Here lyes intered the Body of MRS ELIZABETH SHEFFE Wife to Mr Will™ Sheaffe who departed this life March y^ 17*'^ 17 3 1^ ^ ^ ^ ^ * Here lyes y® Body of MRS AMY COPP Wife to Elder David Copp aged 82 years dec^ Nov y« 28'*^ 17 18 © ■ =@ Knscvfptfons. 31 Here lyes y® Body of MARCY MARSHALL y« Wife to Joseph Marshall aged 36 years dyed y*^ 18^'^ of y® 2 - month 17 12 Here lyes buried y® Body of MR JOSEPH BULL aged 55 years died Feb * * 1747 Here lies buried y® Body of MR JOSHUA ATT WOOD died August 3pt 17 7 aged 70 years Here lies y® Body of DEACON JOHN ATWOOD aged about 67 years died August 26 17 14 Here lies y'' Body of ELIZABETH ATWOOD Wife to Mr Joshua At wood died Jan"^ 15 1768 aged 63 years In Memory of MRS REBECCA LITTLEFIELD Consort of Capt James Littlefield who departed this life Sept 17**^ 17 7 3 aged 23 years @ - @ @= @ 32 O:oj)|»'s l^fll In Memory of MRS ANN CLOUGH Wife of Mr Samuel Clough died April y^ 2^^ 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 grateful! 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 21^^ 17 7 4 aged 31 years In Memory of MISS NANCY GREENWOOD daughter of Nathaniel 15 days deces** March y« W 17 15-3-6 Here lyes y^ Body of MR THOMAS BARNARD aged 46 years dec^ May the 16 17 3 WEBSTER. Grant Webster died 1797 ^E John White died 1803 M 67 Sarah White died 1807 M 77 Here lyes y^ Body of MRS MARIA ELLIOT Wife to Capt John Elhot aged 27 years 11 mo & 8 days dec'^ Sept y« 2P^ 17 2 1 MRS HANNAH NICHOLS 17 6 This Tomb belongs to the heirs of MISS ELIZABETH BRONDSON who departed this life March 20'^ 1810 M 82 George Brondson Curtis died Aug* 20*^ 18 =© ©: 34 =© € p p ' S ?^ I 1 1 Here lies y® Body of MR JOHN MILK deed May 19^'^ 1756 aged 47 years 10 m° &27d^ Here lies buried the Body of MR WILLIAM BEER who died December y® U^^ 17 5 9 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 16^^ of July 17 6 6 Anno iEtatis 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 3^* of April AD 1763 Anno iEtatis 91 ® I inscriptions 35 Here lyes buried y® Body of MKs DORCAS DOUBELDE wife to Mr Elijah Doubelde who died March 3*^ 1739—40 in y^ 39 year of her age CAPT. S. BEECK MARGARET y® wife of Wilha* Snelhng aged 46 yeares deceased the 18 day of Ivne 1667 Here lyes y® Body of JAMES ADAMS died June 17'*^ 1718 in y® 32 year of his age Here lyes buried the Body of NATHANAEL NEWELL JUN^ aged 26 years 10 m° &d 15 days dec*^ April y' 24^h 17 17 Sacred to the Memory of MRS HENRETTA HARPER Wife of the Rev 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 23*^ 1795 in the 27^^ year of her age @= =@ ^ 36 <8:opp's mill Here lyes y® Body of M^ PHILLIP HUGHES aged 62 years dec^ June y® 16^^ 17 2 9 Here lyes y^ Body of DAVED WEBB died Oct y« 9^'^ 1722 in y® 35^^ 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'-y y« 12"' 1 7 4 I Here lyes buried the Body of MRS MARTHA EMMES aged 22 years - :@ @ - — . © 70 o^opp's mm Beneath this stone are deposited The Remains of MRS. M4RY LEWIS, Widow of Capt. Winslow Lewis, who departed this hfe December Sl'\ 1806, aged 60 years. This Monument is erected Li Memory of MRS. SARAH MULVANA, who died July 4, 1805, aged 68 years. *• Farewell, my friends, dry up your tears ; I must lie hero till Christ appears." Sacred to the Memory of MRS. BETHIA OILMAN, Wife of Peter Gihnan, who departed this life .Tan>' 22*^, 1806, aged 40 years. Here lyes the Body of SALLY GOODWIN Wife to Capt Charles Goodwin of Charlestown '' Body of MRS SARAH MILLER Wife of Mr James Miller aged 45 years died Feb*^ 6^^ 1755 -@ inscriptions. 73 ■@ @ - @ 74 ^opp's mm JANE daughter of Joseph &. Mercy Burdsell aged 1 year & 8 mo died 172 1 Underneath this turf rests the Sacred Remains of MR. CALEB REAL, who died Dec. 10^^ 1801, iEtat. 55 years. Here lyes y^ Body of MRS ELIZABETH BURRINGTON wife to Mr Thomas Burrington died June y® 2^^ 17 2 3 in the 24^'^ year of her age Here lyeth y^ Body of GRACE GAMMAN aged 74 years dec*^ July y« 27 17 2 In Memory of JUDITH TOWNSEND died Oct 16^" 17 7 1 aged 3 day? Natlian Townsend died * * * 16^'* 1777 aged 10 montiis John Townsend died June 27^'* 1788 aged 2 years & 7 months the children of Mr Nathan &l Mrs Judith Townsend --© ^@ K n s c r [ p 1 1 n s 75 Here lies buried The Body of Master ROBERT PATRIDGE, Son of Robert and Mary Patridge, who departed this hfe, Nov. lO^h^ 1802, aged 14 years, 1 month, and 27 days. " Sleep on, dear youth, and take thy rest." * * * In Memory of MR BEN.TAMIN POOL who died Oct 5^^ 1795 aged 65 years also In Memory of MRS ANN POOL wife of Mr Benj" Pool MOSES BASS'S TOMB. 1819. Here lyes the Body of MRS ANN WINDSOR Wife to Mr Thomas Windsor who died Nov 25^^ 1745 aged 57 years SARAH ELLIS aged 70 years deceased on y® 4''* day of September 16 8 1 Here lies y*' Body of REBECA TWING aged 36 years died Jan>' y« 5'*' 1717_ =© - @ 76 17 7 8 aged 61 yeares SARAH WINSLOW aged 26 yeares died y*" 4 day of April 16 6 7 Here lyes buried y*' Body of MRS LYDIA WHITE MORE Wife to Mr John Whitemore J"" died Jan 5'^ 1750 aged 31 years In Memory of MRS MARTHA BROWN who died Sept 20^h 1795 aged 78 years ^ Knscriajtfons. 87 ELIZABETH daughter of Thomas & Ehzabeth Barnard aged 2 years dyed y^ 4 of Sept 16 8 3 ELIZABETH daughter of Joseph & Lydia Williams aged 1 year & 8 mo died August y® 12 16 9 Here lyes intered the Body of HENDRIETH HIRSST aged about 52 years deceased January y® 30'^ 17 17 In Memory of MISS ELIZA, eldest daughter of Mr. William Mills and Mrs. Betsey, his wife, died August 20^h^ 1809, M. 17 years and 6 mos. In Memory of MR. SAMUEL WAKEFIELD, who died Nov. 12, 18 9, JE. 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." — ™@ ^- I 88 copp's mm ^ Here lyes y® Body of MRS AMMEY HUNT wife of Mr Benjamin Hunt who died Nov 20^'^ 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 an d JOHN E LOW'S Family Tomb. 1 Here lyes buried the Body of MRS' MARY PAYSON who died Juije 3^^ 1743 in the 36^*^ year of her age Here lies buried the Body of MR JOSEPH BEATH who died July 28^^' 1780 aged 26 yean :@ ©: -(§) inscriptions. Here lyes y^ Body of HANNAH HOBBY y« Wife of John Hobby aged about 27 yeares dec*^ June 26 169 * Here lyes y^ Body of MRS MARY HUGHES dau"" of Mr Richard ^^ year of her age In Memory of LUCY SWIER^who died Oct 1 1795 ****** @-- I =@ 90 Copp's %}lll that they were wise, that they would consider their latter end. * ere lies buried the Body of MRS HANNAH COLLINS wife to Mr Daniel Collins who died May Q'^ 1756 in the 42 year of her age MRS SARAH COLLINS 17 7 1 R Y Note. — This stone has no date. It stands thirty feet west of the chapel. In Memory of MR ENOCH HOPKINS who departed this hfe Dec 27 1778 JEi 55 years Here lyes y® Body of SARAH SHERRIN wife to Richard Sherrin aged 46 years & 4 months dec*^ Aug y^ 26*** 17 15 Here lyes buried y^ body of Richard Sherrin aged 52 years departed this life October y* 17 10 OOd ■■© @ Knscriptf ons. 97 Here lyeth buried the body of SAMUEL WINSLOW aged 39 years departed this life October y^ 14 16 8 Here lies buried the Body of MRS HANNAH PARKMAN wife to Mr William Parkman died May W 1756 aged 62 years & 5 months SARAH lAMSON aged about 83 years died y® 23^** daye of March 16 9 6 Here hes y® Body of DAVID NORTON aged 57 years Decmbr 2'* 17 2 1 Here lyes y® Body of MARY THOMAS dau'^ to Mr John &l Mrs Lydia Thomas of Brantry dec^ Sep^ y^ 4*^ 1734 in y^ 20'^ year of her age Here lyes buried y® body of JUDITH HUNT y^ wife of Thomas Hunt aged about 38 years departed this life y^ 18 of October 16 9 3 A daughter of Capt William Torrey of Way mouth. @ 98 Copp's mill Here lyes the Body of MR JOHN PARKER who died Sept 27'^' 1744 in y« 80^*' year of his age Here lyes y® Body of MRS SARAH PARKER wife of Mr John Parker died Sept 5*'» 175 in y® 8P' year of her age SARAH GREEN OVGH AGED 5 DYED SEPTEMBER 16 7 6 Here lies buried the Body of MRS HANNAH HARRIS widow of Capt Leach Harris who died Dec 24^^* 1783 aged 67 years " The memory of the just Shall flourish when they sleep in dust." Here lies buried the Bodv of MR JOHN HARRIS died Decern*" 18*^ 1770 aged 68 years Here lies buried the Body of MRS PRUDENCE NEWELL wife of Mr John Newell died Feb^T 2P» 1777 in the 36*^ year of her age @ (Q) JJnscriptiotTs. 99 In Memory of MRS SALLY DUMBLIDE who departed this life Feb"^ 26^^ 1790 aged 35 years Here Ues buried the Body of NATHANIEL HARRIS son of Mr John & Mrs Anna Harris aged 20 years died Feb^'y y® 12 17 4 9 Here Ues intered the mortal part of MR EDWARD PAGE who departed this life November the 10*^'^ 17 8 4 aged 68 years Here lyes y® Body of SAMUEL BABCOCK died Oct y^ M'^ 1721 in y® SP* year of his age Here lyes y^ Body of SUSANNAH DOUBLEDAY dau*" of Capt John &d Mrs Eliz^^ Doubleday died Sept 5^^ 1773 aged 20 months Sacred to the Memory of MRS. ANN SINGLETON, who died Sept. 3^^, 18 5, 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." ^ Q) ■ -@ 100 Copy's mm 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 28^'' 17 72 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. 24^'', 1805, Ai.t. 89. In Memory of JAMES CARTER SINGLETON, who departed this life Nov. 26^'\ 1800, aged 34 years. " Depart my friends, dry up your tears, I must lie here till Christ appears." Here lyes buried y® Body of MRS MARY HILL aged about 55 years died the 20 of Oct 17 14 Here lyes buried y® body of Capt William King died June 20^^ 1768 aged 43 years Also WILLIAM KING son to Capt William ife Mrs Mary King died April 7^*^ 1767 @ — @ finscrfptiotts. lOl Here lyes j^ Body of JOHN BARBER Seii» aged 84 years dec^ December y® 4^** 17 2 6' Here lyes y" Body of JOHN TILESTON dec'' Oct y« 7^^' 1721 in y« 16^*^ year of his age Here lies the Body of MR JOSIAH RING who departed this life Here hes intered the Body of COL WILLIAM BURBECK died July 22*^ 1785 aged 69 years Here lies buried the Body of MRS JERUSHA BURBECK wife of Col William Burbeck died July 27^'^ 1777 aged 54 years Here lyes y^ Body of CAPT DAVID ROBERTSON aged 63 years died July 3*^ 17 2 6 Here lyes y® body of MARTHA SHUTT wife to William Shutt aged 51 vears died Jan'v ye 8th 17212-2- © 1763 aged 27 years Here lyes y® Body of MRS ELIZABETH LASH wife to Mr Nicholas Lash who died Aug^^ 14 AD 1750 in y^ 44^*^ year of her age Here lies intered the mortal part of RUTH SKILLIN Relict of Simeon Skillin who departed this life May 29*'^ 1786 M 64 years - @ 10 * ©^ 114 = ^© JJnscvfptfons 137 SARAH Dau*^ to Benjamin & Rebecca Stookas aged about 11 mo Dec'i Aug* y« 23^ 1723 JOHN Son of Mr John and Mrs Dorcas Adams aged 10 weeks &. 6 D^ Dec'^ April y« 2 1737 SIGOTJRNEY'S TOMB. Here lyes y® Body of MR JAMES SHIRLEY son of Mr John & Mrs Jenet Shirley who died August y® 2^* 17 4 9 in y^ 3P* year of his age ® In Memory of MR JOHN JAMES who died Dec'' 22"^ aged 47 in the year 1803. 4^ * :* ^ # * worms destroy this body's skin, =jt:J^:^#:^#^ *# 8^1^11 866 ITiy Loid — # * ^ # ^ # # build my body up again =******#* believe his word, **#*** that lives above the skies — **#**# safely guard my clay =*#*** ^ shall bid it to arise, **^*^ great Judgment day. 12* @ ©•^ --© 138 ©opp's IfU MARTHA HILLARD Davghter to Edward & ***** Hillard aged 2 years & a qvarter Died Aug^t 21 16 8 7 Here lies the Body of SARAH RITCHEY wife of Prince Hall died Feb the 26^^ 1769 aged 24 years This stone is sacred to the Memory of Capt WILLIAM BURKE who died May 24»i^ 1787 iEtat 40 And of MRS MARY BURKE wife of Capt Wilham Burke who died Jaii'-y 15^'^ 1787 iEtat 38 ' They were pleasant in their lives, and in their deaths were not divided." MR Here lyes y^ Body of BENJAMIN SNELLING who died Nov. 6 Anno Dom 173 9 in y® 40*^ year of his age MR In Memory of BENJN DOUBLEDAY who departed this life Sept 2*^ 1784 aged 50 years. ©= ■-(§) @ — @ KnscffptionH. 139 Here lyes y^ Body of MRS ELIZABETH WEBBER wife to Mr Nathaniel Webber dec'i March y« 11^^ 17 3 1^ in y^ 60 year of her age In Memory of MRS SUSANNA HEMMENWAY wife of Mr Eben*" Hemmenway &- youngest dau*' of Cap' Christopher Hoskins She departed this life April 17'h 179(3 in the 34^'^ 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 y® Body of MR JOSEPH SNELLING who departed this life July y« P^ 1748 aged 53 years 2 months and 10 days Here lies buried y® Body of ANNA SNELLING Dau^"" of Mr Joseph and Mrs Priseila Snelling who departed this life Jany the 30'^ 1766 aged 20 years ©-- 140 ©opp's mm ^ THE AEMS AND TOMB BELONGING TO THE FAMTT-Y OP GEE • In Memory of EBENEZER WILD who departed this hfe ' DecM^h 1794 in the 37*'' year of his age He was a kind husband a tender parent & sincere Friend (§> -■© ««eiK, )J n s c r f p 1 1 n s 141 The Family Tomb of NATHANIEL BARBER Esq. who lies here deposited, Died Oct. 14, 1787, iEtat. 59. Also, MRS. ELIZABETH, wife of Mr. John F. Barber. Died April 24, 1832, Mt. .52. In Memmory of MRS MARY FARMER who died Nov'' 4^^ 1798 iEtat 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 IF^ 17^1 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 @-. -■@ @-- 142 ffiopp's mm ® Here lyes intered the Body of MR WILLIAM PITMAN aged 45 years dec'^ Dec"^ y^ 17' 17 3 2. Here lyes intered the Body of DEACON JOSIAH LANGDON who died Nov^ the 5^^ 1742 in the 55^*^ year of his age Edw° Langdon Jun^ Obt 30^*^ April 1755 ^t 31 Nathaniel Langdon Obt 27'^ Dec'' 1757 .Et 63 Susanna Langdon Obt 3^ Sepf 1760 iEt 65 Eph^ Langdon A M Obt 2P^ Nov-- 1765 Mt 33 Dea^ Edward Langdon Obt 25^^ ^ay 1766 ^Et 69 Mary Langdon only Child of Edward Langdon Jun"^ dec^ Obt 8^*^ Sept 1771 iEt 18 SKILLIN MR Here Lyes buried y^ Body of JAMES VARNEY who died Jan''y y« 24'^ 1752 Aged 74 Also the body of MRS JEAN VARNEY wife of Mr. James Varney who died April 8''* 1752 aged 80 ©: :© :@ Knscriptiona. 143 In Memory of 4 Children of Capt John and Mrs Jane GuUker who are here intered (viz) John Guliker Jun'' who died 22^ Aug^^ 1770 aged 13 days John Guliker Jun*" 7'"^ Aug^^ 1781 aged 14 months Thomas Guliker died 29*^^ June 1783 aged 10 days Mary Guliker died 23'^ Dec'^ 1784 aged 6 years JOHK" SMITH'S TOMB. 1812. Here Lyes the Body of MR JOHN HOLLAND aged 63 years died Sept 9th 17 3 6 Allso MRS SUSANNA y^ wife of Mr John Holland aged 60 years died July 13th 17 4 1 @= Sacred to the Memory of MRS ELIZABETH KENNEY, who departed this life Sept 10*^^ 18 7, in the 24^^ year of her age. " In the cold mansions of the tomb, How still the solitude ! how deep the gloom ! Here sleeps the dust, unconscious, close coniin'd, But far, far -distant dwells the immortal mind." 144 ©opp's mill ^ Here lies buried the Body of MR ROBERT BALLS who departed this hfe Oct 10''^ 17 7 4 in the 75^^ year of his age Here hes buried the Body of MRS MARTHA BALLS the wife of Mr Robert Balls who departed this life May 30**^ 17 6 5 aged 82 years COL. EDWAED PROCTOR. Here lies buried the Body of MR AARON BOARD MAN aged 43 years died Jan'-y y« 9"> 1754 Sacred to the Memory of MR JOHN GREEN, of this town, who died May 2S^\ 18 6, in the 22^ year of his age. CAPT. JOSEPH INGRAHAM, died June, 1811. M 48. ©= ^ inscriptions. ^ U5 Here lies the Body of MRS PHEBE RICHARDSON wife of Mr Benjamin Richardson who departed this life May y® 3*^ 17 6 8 in the 37'^ year of her age Here lyes y® Body of MRS MARY BASSETT widow of Mr Francis Bassett who died Oct^'^ 12^^ 17 4 3 in y® 66*** year of her age ANDREW SIGOURNEY. TOMB. Here lyes y® Body of SAMUEL AVES Son to Mr Samuel 13 @- 146 «:oj)p's mm :(0) SAMUEL HILL & EDMUND PARSONS. TOMB. 1820. Lo ! soft remembrance drops the piteous tear, And dearest friendship stands a mourner 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 February 7, 1842, aged 30 years and 10 months. James Winchell Parsons, died December 9, 1820, aged 2 years and 3 months. Mr. Nathaniel Fletcher, died * * * * Mrs. Frances Maria Badger, died Aug., 1844, aged 35 years. Mr. Albert Badger, died * * * * Mary B. Harrington, died November 29, 1850, aged 6 years and 7 months. Charles Stephen Hill, aged 2 years. Nathaniel II. Hill, aged 1 year. Charles Hill, aged 6 weeks. Martha Emma Badger, aged 4 years. Stephen Badger, aged 1 year. =@ ©. :© Knscrf jtions. 147 In Memory of MISS MARY FITZGEARALD Daug' of Mr Michael & Mrs Honnor Fitzgearald who died Sept 30^^ 17 8 7 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 5^^, 1813, iEtat. 80. His wife, MRS. MARY HEATH, died Oct. 12t'\ 1809, iEtat. 72. *' Grave, the guardian of their dtist ; 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, N. H., who died May 19, A. D. 1813, iEtat. 34. @= --@ @- I 148 eCopp's mill Capt. ELUAH NICKERSON, & THOMAS HOPKINS. 1804. Sacred to the Memory of CAPT. NATHANIEL GLASIER, who departed this Hfe May 27^^, in the year of our Lord 18 12, 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 V\ 18 15, JOHN COOKSON'S Tomb. CAPT. MICHAEL RANDOLS, died Aug. 11, 1812, Mt. 45. " Cease weeping, friends ; your flowing tears refrain, None can escape from Death's dread, vast domain Hush every murmur, check each rising sigh ; Remember aU are mortal, born to die." @-- --@ @-- inscriptions :@ 149 THOMAS SULLIV** JOHN BARBER, & JOHN SULLIVAN. CAPT THOMAS LAMBERT, Died May 12^^, 1813. iEtat. 32. In Memory of MR. JOSEPH BLAKE who died Dec"^ 2, 1805, .Etat. 26. Here lies y® Body of MRS MARCY WILLSON wife to Mr William Willson dec^ Dec'' y« 15*'! 17 19 ^tatis 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 Novem'" 27 17 6 7 aged 89 years 13* :© 150 €:opj)'s III HERE LYETH BURIED Y BODY OF ANN Y WIFE OF JOSEPH. PENWELL AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS DECEASED DECEMBER Y 3 1 16 8 8 NATHANIEL BREWER, ELLIS COOK, & GEORGE DARRACOTT'S TOMB. MR **** lyes y® Body ** CHRISTOPHER CAPRON aged 53 years dec^ Nov' y« 14 17 2 1 Here lyes y® Body of MR JOSIAH STONE aged 62 years &- about 5 months dec'i July 26''' 17 7 1 In Memory of MRS. REBECCA CAR, wife of Mr. John H. Car, died May 17'^^ 1805, M 26. ©^ @= Knscrfption». =@ 151 Here lyeth y® Body of ABIGAIL EUERDEN y® wife of William Euerden aged ^ years dec^ August 15 1626 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. ANN BROWN, ELIZABETH HUDSON, &, JOSEPH CALLENDER'S TOMB. Here lyes buried y® Body of MRS GRACE IRELAND Relict of Capt John Ireland who died Octbr 2^^ 173 aged 77 years 5 mo & 1 dy Here lyes y® Body of MR GEORGE WORTHYLAKE who died Nov'' y« 3^ 1718 in y® 45 year of his age Here lyes y^ Body of RUTH Dau>^ of Mr George &. Mrs Ann Wor- thylake who died Nov"- 3d 1718 Here lyes y® Body of MRS ANN WORTHYLAKE wife of Mr George Worthylake who died Nov 3^ 1718 in y« 40 year her ase Note. — Mr. Worthylake, wife, and daughter, were drowned on the Sabbath, in Boston harbor. (See Appendix.) :@ --@ 152 (Kopjj's ?^ill Here lies entombed the body of Mrs. Margret Webb, who died Dec'^ 11'^, 1813, aged 74 years. SARAH STONE Dau' of Mr WilUam & Mrs EUzabeth Stone aged 20 years Died May 25^^ 1 752 ANNA STONE Dau"" of Mr WiUiam & Mrs EUzabeth Stone aged 13 years Died May 28*^ 1 752 Here lyes y® Body of MR THOMAS HUNT aged 73 years & 7 months who dec^ Feb'T ye nth 1721^ 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 ? " @: :@ ©3 ■■@ 5Jnscvfptfons 153 HERE LYES Y BOD* 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"- 2P» 1749 Here Ives buried the Body of MRS MERCY STODDARD wife to Mr Anther Stoddard aged 26 years Dec^ Feb'-y y« 14^*^ 17 3 8 Erected in Memory of MR THOMAS WEBB Son of Mr Nehemiah & Mrs Sarah Webb * * * * * =© @ - — @ 154 -25"^ 17 5 4 aged 38 years & 7 months In Memory of JOHN CAPEN the son of Mr Hopestill & Mrs Patience Capen who died Feb 19^^ 1770 years. ASAHEL STOCKWELL & DANIEL WISE. @= In Memory of ISAAC HOWARD DAVIS, only child of John &d Eliz*** Davis, died May S'^, 18 7, JE. 20 Mo« & 8 days. " Sleep, sleep, sweet babe, death's done no harm, Christ Jesus calls thee to his arms." 14 :@ ©^ 158 cojjp's mm ^ MICHAEL DALTON AND WILLIAM F. CLARK. TOMB. Here lies buried the Body of MRS ANN COPING aged 62 years. Dec^ Augt y« 26 178 1 CHARLES GYLES son to Mr Edward 6l Mrs Elizabeth Gyles died May 16'^ 1754 aged 5 years Here lyes intered the Body of MR JOHN PULLEN Bec^ Jany y« 9^'^ 17 17 in y^ 6P* year of his age SIMEON BOYDEN'S TOMB. 1835. Here lyes the Body of MRS MARY PULL wife to Capt .John Pullen aged 56 years died March y® 4^^ 17 12^1^ E N ©^ ^ Knscrf})tfon». 159 NATHANIEL NOTTAGE & JONATHAN LORING, JR. TOMB. 1828. Here lyes y® Body of SAMUEL BADCOCK died Octr y« 24t»» 17 2 1 in y® 3P^ year of his age Sacred to the Memory of MRS. LUCY PARRY wife of Mr Richard Parry, who departed this Ufe Sep^ 23*^, A. D. 1800, in the **^^ year of her age. Also her son CORNELIUS COOK died Nov2d 17 9 1 DAVID MARDEN'S TOMB. 1838. JOHN PRICHARD son to Mr William & Mrs Atterlanter Prichard died March 17''' 1757 aged 14 years 3 months &. 13 days ^ @: 160 ©opp's mm THOMAS GREEN & JOHN LEWIS'S 1 TOMB. 18 19. In Memory of ABIGAIL ALLCOCK dau*^ of Mr Robert & Mrs Abigail Allcock died Ocf 26'^ 1 784 aged 19 months Here lyes y^ Body of MR JOSEPH PRATT deceased August y® 27*^ 17 19 & buried Sep*'' y« ll*** in y^ 30^'^ year of his age TURELL TUTTLE'S TOMB. 1801. Here lyes buried the Body of MARY BOUTCHER dau"" to Deacon Thomas &. Mrs Ann Boutcher died Sept 2** 17 6 7 ** 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." @-- @ ©: finscrfptions. :@ 161 ©= WILLIAM McCLENNEN & JOSEPH JONES. TOMB. 1813. Sacred to the Memory of CAPT. JAMES SMITH who departed this hfe July PS 18 3, aged 43 years. Here lyes y® body of MRS ELIZABETH SMITH widow to Mr Thomas Smith who died Jan'^ 23*^ 17 5 3 aged 75 years. JOSIAH MARSHALL'S TOMB. 18 1 a. In Memory of GEORGE WARDELL, youngest son of Capt. John Wardell, who died Dec'^ 5*'\ 18 2, aged 2 years and 7 months. " Here rest sweet innocence and love, His soul is fled to joys above." 14* r© @^ 162 ffiopjj'B mm :@ r"^fbt<'T^U^ " February 170a Be it remembered that on the 14^" of the month DIED IN Boston the aged and Rev^ MR. THOMAS THORNTON, Formerly Minister of Yarmouth, but by reason of age incapable of that service." Pemberton's MS. Journal. ©-- ^ @ =@ inscriptions. 163 ROBERT KING, son of Mr Henry & Mrs Sarah King aged 13 months & 9 days, dec*^ Sept 19^h 174* ERASMUS son to Erasmus & Persis Stevens aged 2 years deceased Nov*" y® 1^*^ 172 1 This stone perpetuates the memory of MRS ELIZABETH HERMAN wife of Mr Leopold F Herman who departed this hfe June 5^** 17 9 7 aged 20 An angel's arm can't snatch her from the grave 5 legions of angels can't confine her there." Also their daughter ELIZA aged 5 mo & 13 days died July 24tJ^ 17 9 6 " Sleep, sweet babe, and take thy rest, God called thee home ; He thought it best." Here lies y® Body of GEORGE HILLER aged about 32 years died August y« 22"^ 17 2 1 @ ^ ©= 164 (topp'B ?9lll -■© BENJ. AMOS, JOSHUA, 1 & JOHN Bl N N EY S TOMB. Here lies intered the mortal part of MR EDWARD PAGE who departed this life November the W^ 17 8 4 aged 68 years Here lyes y® Body of MRS RACHEL YOUNG wife to Mr An**ony Young who died Nov*"" V^ 17 3 2 in y® 49*** year of her age ABRAHAM MILLET, TOMB. 1831. In Memory of CHARLOTTE GOULD, daughter of James & Sally Gould, who died Aug. SG***, 18 5, aged 19 months -: a a I ■; & I ^ I i I 3 1 ^ =§^ g^ ^ ^ ^-^ g :h J I @ - @ 206 ^pftntiif: , Joshua Bowles, (p. 11.) Mr. Bowles, born at Roxbury, May 3, 1722, was a resi- dent of the north end of Boston, and a deacon of the church there. He is described by one who remembers him, as of about five feet, eight inches in stature, of compact and mus- cular frame, and dark hair ; as silent, and of reserved manners, " magnifying " his office in the church by a godly life and con- versation, and honoring the precepts and examples of his fathers, particularly in the constant observance, during his life, of family devotions. He was brother-in-law to the Hon. Ben- jamin Lynde, of Salem, chief justice of the Province ; and son of Major John Bowles, Esq., of Roxbury, by his wife, Lydia, daughter of Col. Samuel Checkley, Esq., of Boston, born at Preston Capes, in Northamptonshire, and sister of Rev. Samuel Checkley, of Boston. Major Bowles was son of Hon. John Bowles, Esq., of Roxbury, by his wife, Sarah, daughter of the Rev. John Eliot, of Newton, and granddaughter of Rev. John Eliot, the " Apostle to the Indians." His son, Capt. Ralph Hart Bowles, served in the revolutionary army during the whole war of independence, and afterwards settled at Machias, Maine ; where he held various civil offices, as clerk of the courts, justice of the peace, &c.* He married Hannah, daughter of Rev. Josiah Crocker, of Taunton, of the lineage of the Leonards, Cobbs, Thachers, Gorhams, Gov. Carver, Gov. Hinckley, and Hon. John Howland, of Plymouth. Mrs. Bowles was distinguished for her energy of character, excellence of temper, and refinement of manners, peculiarly fitting her for usefulness in the frontier settlement at Machias. She died, July 10, 1847, aged 82, at Roxbury, and was interred at Mount Auburn, in the burial-place of her son, the late Stephen Jones Bowles. Samuel Bowles, Esq., editor of the " Springfield Republican," is a descendant from Mr. Joshua Bowles. * Born in Boston, March, 1759 ; died at Machias, Sept. 1813. @ @ ^ppentii%, 207 Parkman Family, (pp. 27, 38.) An honored and distinguished branch of this family was Samuel Parkman, Esq., of whom, and of his father, the Rev. Ebenezer Parkman, of Westborough, Mass., we find the follow- ing notices in the Christian Examiner, of June, 1824 : — "Died, in Boston, June 11, Samuel Parkman, Esq., aged seventy-two years ; one of the most distinguished and eminent merchants ; who raised himself to great opulence, without losing any thing of the moderation and simplicity of his original character and manners, or his strong attachment to the retired habits of domestic life. He was peculiarly domestic in his feelings, devoted to his family and friends, and singularly suc- cessful in the difficult duty of family government and dis- cipline. Affectionate, yet firm, by judicious mixture of de- cision and kindness, he acquired, and maintained to the last, an unusually powerful influence with a numerous and most at- tached family. The loss of his counsels and affection is irreparable. He had been a professor of Christianity forty- three years, and deacon in the Second Church twenty-three years.* To the interests of that church he was zealously de- voted, and gave frequent proofs of his attachment, which will long be remembered with gratitude. In his last disease, when informed that it must be fatal, he received the intelligence with * Mr. Parkman was born Sept. 11, 1752. He was the son of Rev. Ebenezer Parkman, first minister of Westborough, Mass. ; who was graduated at Harvard College, in 1721 ; became a member of the New North Church in Boston, in 1723 ; was ordained in Westborough, then called Chauncy Village, in 172-1 ; and after a faithful and devoted ministry of nearly sixty years, died Dec. 9, 1782, in the eightieth year of his age. He was honored among the inost respectable clergymen of his day, devoting himself wholly to the duties of his calling. Be- sides some other publications, his Convention Sermon, preached in 1781, may be regarded as an honorable testimony of his enlightened and charitable, as well as fervent spirit. (e) ^=@ @ = 208 ^p pen Hi p. perfect composure, and acquiesced without a murmur in the appointment of Heaven. Desirable as life continued to be, — and to few was it more so, — he surrendered it at once. He spoke with humility of his imperfections and unworthiness, and offered a fervent prayer that they might be forgiven, and that his attempts to do his duty might be accepted ; declaring his trust to be in the mercy of God through Jesus Christ. His death was thus consistent with his profession, and brought con- solation with it." Sarah Brown, (p. 53.) Mrs. Brown, born at Ipswich, August 21, 1696, was daughter of Jonathan Cogswell, son of William, and grandson of John Cogswell, a London merchant, who settled in Ipswich, in 1635. Her mother (married, March 24, 1685) was daughter of Francis Wainwright, an eminent merchant of that town, and sister to Hon. John Wainwright. Miss Cogswell was married, in 1723, to Mr. James Brown, an opulent farmer of Ipswich, who died in the spring of 1741, leaving an estate of £6500. Mrs. Brown died in Boston, while visiting the family of her son-in-law, Mr. Timothy Thornton, (son of Ebenezer,) who, about 1773-4, moved to Ipswich, and there died, 4th Septem- ber, 1787, aged sixty-one. The gravestone of her daughter, Eunice, at Ipswich, bears the folloAving inscription : " Here lies what was mortal of Mrs. Eunice Thornton, wife of Mr. Tim- othy Thornton, who died Sept. 13th, 1784, in the 55th year of her age." They left two sons, viz. : Thomas Gilbert, the first son, born in Boston, August 31, 1768 ; married, November 26, 1793, Sarah, daughter to Hon. Thomas Cutts, of Saco, and died, March 24, 1824 ; their son, J. B. Thornton, married Eliza, daughter of Hon. Daniel Gookin, of Northampton, N. H. ; and daughter, Anna Paine, married Gov. John Fairfield, of Saco, # @ Bpptntiir:. 209 late United States Senator from Maine. James BroAvn, the second son, married Ruth, daughter of Mr. Samuel Sewall, of York, county of York, and died, in 1825, without issue. Timothy Thornton, (p. 56.) Mr. Thornton was the son of the Rev. Thomas Thornton, of Yarmouth, Mass. He was born about 1647 : a principal citizen of Boston, where he Avas admitted a freeman. May 15, 1672. He was several times chosen one of the " Commission- ers " of Boston — a court of record created by the Acts of 1651 and 1654. Says Judge Sewall, date April 4, 1690, "This day, Capt. Theophilus Frary, Adam Winthrop, Mr. Jno. Clark, Timo. Thornton," and others, " are chosen Commissioners for ye town of Boston." December 17th, 1690, Mr. Thornton, Major Elisha Hutchinson, Major John Phillips, Capt. Penn Townsend, and Mr. Adam Winthrop, were appointed by the Legislature a committee to issue bills of credit to pay the debts of the recent French and Indian wars. This was the first paper currency in Massachusetts. Mr. Thornton was several times elected " selectman " of Boston ; in 1693, he, with Ephraim Savage, Samuel Checkley, and Edward Bromfield, were chosen. In 1693, Mr. Thornton, Penn Townsend, and Edward Bromfield, were chosen Representatives from Boston. Mr. Thornton was a Representative in 1694 and 1695. Judge Sewall wrote in his journal, " 1714-5, January 10th, snoMy day. Mr. Gee sends his son to invite me to Dinner to- morrow at his house." " Tuesday, January 11th, went thither, where din'd Dr. Incr. & Dr. C. Mather, Mr. Bridge, Mr. Wads- worth, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Jno. Marion, Deacon Barnard, Mr. Ruck, Capt. Martyn, Mr. Hallowell. It seems it was in remem- brance of his landing this day at Boston after his Algerine cap- (o) — @ 18* @ — @ 210 ^ppentif p. tivity. Had a good Treat. Dr. Cotton Mather, in returning Thanks, very well comprised many weighty things very per- tinently." " 1714-5, Feb. 2d, Went to y^ Meeting at Bro^ Thorn- ton's ; read out of Mr. Shepard on the Virgins — They y^ were ready went in. Sung clauses out of y^ 45th Psalm." All his children were by his first wife. Experience, who died March 23, 1694. They were Mary, born 1674, April 2; Thomas; Elizabeth, b. Nov. 17, 1677, m. Major Thomas Wade, Esq., April 4, 1700 ; Ann ; Timothy, b. May 6, 1681 ; Catharine, b. April 16, 1683, m. Isaac Russel, of Boston ; Expe- rience, b. Feb. 23, 1687, m. Jonathan Coolidge, of Watertown ; Ebenezer, baptized by Dr. Mather, Jan. 12, 1690, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Capt. Thomas Gilbert, of Boston ; died in Water- town, about 1749. The following inscription is from the grave- stone of his wife, in the ancient burial-ground at Watertown : " Mrs. Elizabeth Thornton, who departed this life June 10th, 1740, iEt. 37 years." Mrs. Sarah Thornton was the second wife, and widow of Mr. Timothy Thornton, of Boston. Her name before mar- riage is unknown. Jonathan Mountfort. (p. 81.) Jonathan Mountfort, founder of tomb 59, brother of John, was a man of liberal education, a physician and apothecary, and resided for many years at what was called "Mountfort's Corner." He was independent in his means, and eccentric in his habits. In 1719, he was one of the se- ceders from the New North Church, and among the founders and building committee of the "New Brick," or ^'■weathercock''^ church, for whom he was treasurer. His descendants in the @ @ ^ ^ppentrf);, 211 male line are extinct; in the female line, they are merged with the Greenough and Pitts families. The Mountfort family coat of arms, as represented over the tomb of Jonathan Mountfort, belonged to Hugo de Montfort, a Norman, who, in 1066, commanded the cavalry of William the Conqueror at the battle of Hastings. This name is known in the " History of England," during the reigns of William I., Henry H., Henry HI., John, Ed- ward I., Edward HI., Edward IV., and Henry VE. It is especially referred to in " Dugdale's History of Warwickshire," a copy of which is in the library of Harvard University, which represents the same coat of arms as those over the tomb, and gives an elaborate and authentic pedigree of the family, from Turstain de Montfort, 1030, father of Hugo, as above men- tioned, to Simon Mountfort, 1633, father of Edmund, and grandfather of John and Jonathan Mountfort, founders of tombs Nos. 7 and 59. It is also referred to in " Collin's Peerage," " Burke's Extinct Peerage," " Wiffan's History of the House of Russell," and other works. Grant Family, (p. 107.) The space enclosed within an iron railing near the centre of the cemetery, and which contains the tomb of the Grant family, was not originally a part of the cemetery. This small canton of land was purchased by the first proprietor, [see deed below,] Mr. Gee, of the owner of a field adjoining the cemetery, his lady wishing to have a last resting-place apart from the nml- titude. It became the property of the Grant family, by pur- chase, four generations back, and is now owned by Deacon Moses Grant, to whom the interest in it of the other heirs of ^@ © © 212 ^pptntiij:, his father, the late Deacon Moses Grant, was conveyed, on his decease. The property being, as has been remarked, held in fee, and under no restraint as to its use, a dwelling-house, or any other structure, could be erected on the spot ; and, what is more, the proprietor has a right of way over the cemetery, which right of way is by common law construed to mean a path broad enough for cart wheels to pass over. We need not, however, apprehend that the worthy proprietor or any of his descendants will avail themselves of their private rights, to the inconvenience of the public. This enclosure holds the remains of three generations of the Grant family. Moses Grant, Esq., who was buried here in 1817, aged seventy-three, was deacon of Brattle Street Church ; and Samuel Grant, Esq., who was buried in 1784, aged eighty, was deacon of the old North Church, (Dr. Andrew Eliot's.) The late respected Deacon Moses Grant was in revolutionary times a very ardent patriot. He was one of the destroyers of tlie tea, and one of the party who were engaged in the bold and successful attempt to remove the two pieces of cannon by night to the American lines, and who narrowly escaped the pursuit of the British guard. One of our elder citizens remembers seeing a London news- paper of 1774, which contained a letter from Boston, written during the troubles, and referring to some of the principal ac- tors. It had this passage : " There is Deacon Grant, a member of the Cadet Company — a fiery deacon indeed ! " The pa- triotic composition of that company, at the time of these events, may be inferred from the fact that its commander was Colonel John Hancock ! To all Christian People to whom this present Deed of Sale Shall Come, Samuel Sewall of Boston in the County of Suffolk in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England I Esqr and Hannah his Wife send Greeting. Now Know ye that the said Sam' Sewall and Hannah his Wife for divers good @ © (^- ^ ppentJij:. 213 Considerations, and especially in Consideration of Two and Thirty Shillings paid them, Have Given, sold, aliened, enfeoffed and confirmed. And by these Presents Do Give Sell, aliene enfeoff and confirm unto Joshua Gee of the said Boston Ship- wright, One Rod square of Land in the said Boston, being part of their pasture at the North-End adjoining to the North- burying place, in which parcel of Ground Mrs Mary Thacher now lyeth buried, bounded Northerly by the said Burying- Place, and on all other sides by the Land of the said Samuel & Hannah Sewall. TO HAVE and TO HOLD the above granted Rod of Ground to him the said Joshua Gee and his Heirs for Ever. And it is to be understood that the said Joshua Gee is to have No Way to the above granted Land but what he has through the North-burying place. And the said Joshua Gee is to make and maintain all the Fence, except one half Rod of the Southerly part of the Granted Land. In Witness whereof the sd Samuel Sewall and Hannah his Wife have hereunto set their Hands and Seals this Seventh day of January, 170| Annoque Regni Annse Magns Britanise &c. Regina?, Septimo. SAMUEL SEWALL [L. S.] HANNAH SEWALL [L. S.] Signed Seal'd and Deliver'd In presence of Mary Sewall David Sinclar Suffolk Ss The Within named Samuel Sewall and Han- nah His Wife Personally Appearing before me the Subscrib'' One of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County aforesJ Acknowledged the Avithin written Instrument to be their Act and Deed this 20th of Jan. 170| Edmund Quinsey, /. Peace Boston January the 20th 1710 Received and Recorded with the Records of Deeds for the County of Suffolk Libo XXV to fol 174 &c. Addington Davenport RegisVr :© =@ @ . =@ ^ppcntif):. 215 Mariners' Receiving Tomb. (p. 128.) The Mariners' Monumental Receiving Tomb, in Copp's Hill Cemetery, Boston, was procured by contributions from seamen and their friends. The noble crew of the U. S. sloop-of-war Albany presented Phineas Stow, pastor of the Baptist Bethel, Boston, with fifty- two dollars, for this worthy object; and Martin Wood worth, a generous sailor, collected three hundred dollars from the mer- chants in a few days. The enterprise met with their cordial approval. It may not be improper to state, that many seamen who have been found dead in the docks, or have been accidentally (as we say) killed by falling from the yard-arm of a ship, have been buried by the city without any religious services whatever. We would cast no reflections upon the worthy citizens of Bos- ton : for in the arrangements of the city for burying the poor, seamen have shared, as well as others who have died away from home and kindred. The writer, to give mariners a more appropriate burial, has procured- from Coroners Pratt and Smith the remains of seamen, and incurred expenses, which have been cheerfully paid by seamen and others. Public at- tention has been called to the proper interment of sailors, and the call has been nobly responded to. The writer's father was a sea captain, his only brother is also a shipmaster, and his relatives are engaged in navigating the ocean. It is natural that tender emotions should be awakened in his bosom for the stranger who finds an early grave far from his native home. The smiles of an approving Heaven have attended this work of humanity. It has called into exercise the better feelings and sympathies of those who are directly engaged in a business, the tendency of which is to shorten human life. It is cheering that, in this world of strife and tumult, there is a common ground on which all may stand. Beautiful shells are to be cemented on the shaft of this monu- ment. Many sailors and their friends have given moaning & @ — - @ 216 ^ppentii):. ocean shells, which may sing a requiem over the sailor's resting- place. The disciples of John the Baptist "came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb." (Mark vi. 29.) So we wish to lay- in a tomb the mortal remains of the toil-worn sailor, who often dies homeless, friendless, and penniless. Seamen should have a " memorial " in the city of Boston — a city which has been en- riched by commerce — the fruits of the toil and sufferings of mariners. Boston will not wrong the ocean children. The pro- prietor of the Woodland Cemetery, in Maiden, has kindly given a large lot, where the bodies can be deposited when the re- ceiving tomb shall be full. A monument will be erected there in memory of seamen. The first three bodies deposited in the Mariners' Tomb be- longed to three different nations — England, Sweden, and Amer- ica — and occupied three different positions in the service — captain, officer, and sailor, — but no distinctions are known there ; they rest peacefully side by side. " It is their watch below." A female, a true friend of seamen, was the fourth body de- posited in the tomb. Three days before her death, she saw the monument that was to be erected on this tomb. It was completed the very day she was struck with death. Her hus- band was called upon by a gentleman to go and see the monu- ment, when he informed his friend that his wife was dying. It was like an electric shock. The history of this tomb is thus mournfully interesting to him, who, with his departed com- panion, for years devoted himself to benefit the long-neglected sailor. The reflex influence of efforts to respect and benefit humanity will not fail to bless the living. The author of this work has generously given ten copies of the book to the sailor's cause. By his request, the writer of the above has given the fore- going particulars, which may not be devoid of interest. Mr. Bridgman's work will meet with the sympathy and approbation @ —^ ^^@ ^jjpcntif):. 217 of all who are connected by ties of kindred and affection with the sleeping denizens of Copp's Hill Burying-groimd. "The memory of the just is blessed." (Prov. x. 7.) Greenwood, (p. 14.) Isaac Greenwood ; graduated at Harvard College, in 1721 ; chosen Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy of that institution, May 12th, 1727 ; died in 1745. Rev. Francis W. P. Greenwood, D. D. ; born Feb. 5th, 1797 ; graduated at Harvard College, in 1814 ; died August 2d, 1843. William Pitt Greenwood ; born May 10th, 1766 ; died May 10th, 1851, on his eighty-fifth birthday. Rev. Thomas Thornton, (p. 162.) The Rev. Thomas Thornton was one of the noble company of Nonconformists who were ejected or silenced by the Act of Uniformity, St. Bartholomew's Day, August 24, 1662. — Mather's Magnalia, Book III. fol. 4. He was the successor of the Rev. John Miller, and third pastor of the church in Yar- mouth, from about 1663 to the autumn of 1693, or spring of 1694, when he removed to Boston, and resided with his children during the remainder of his life, his son, Timothy, contributing liberally for his support and comfort in his declining years. In 1691, the Rev. John Cotton was associated with him in the ministry, to relieve him from the cares too heavy for his @^^=^^ - @ 19 — =@ 218 ^ppentiij:. advanced age ; and after his removal to Boston, his people still cheered hira with frequent tokens of affectionate remembrance. His fellow-sufferer under the Act of Uniformity, the Rev. Thomas Walley, for a while lived in Yarmouth, but was soon settled in the ministry, at Barnstable, the adjacent town. A g-limpse at Mr. Thornton's life in Boston, and an interest- ing exhibition of the character and habits of our great and good men of ancient tunes, occur in the following extract from the diary of Chief Justice Samuel Sewall : " Aug. 13, 1695. We have a fast Kept in our new chamber. Mr. Willard begins w'"" prayer and preaches from 2^ Chronicles, xxxiv. 27. Mr. Allen prays." "P. M. Mr. Bayly begins with prayer, preaches from Luke i. 50, and then concludes with prayer. Sung y® 27 Ps. 7-10, [the version in use was the New Eng- land Psalm-book.] I set Windsor tune, and burst so into tears yt I could scarse continue singing. Mr. Thornton Avas here, but w ent away Avhen Mr. Allen was at Prayer. Mr. Cook and Mr. Addington here. Mr. Serg^ was diverted," &lc. "I ap- pointed y' day to ask God's Blessing after y*^ death of my dear mother, and in particular to bless Sam. w"^ a Master & calling, and bless us in our new house. The Lord pardon and doe for us beyond our hopes contrary to our Deserts." Judge Sewall visited Mr. Thornton during his last illness, and recorded minutely the incidents of his sickness and death. " Feb. 15, 3 p. m. Mr. Tho : Thornton dies very quietly, w"^'' Mr. Gee acquaints me w"'. Is very near 93 years old." He was born in 1609, the son of John Thornton, of Bidforth, in Yorkshire, born in 1581, living 1612, and grandson of Thomas Thornton, by Helen, daughter to Percival, son to the Lord Lumley. His mother was Grace, daughter of Thomas Wythers, of Copgrave.* The Christian merchants, Henry Thornton and John Thornton, of England, were of the same family. Mr. Thornton's children were, Mary, who married Judah, * Herald's Visitations, Yorkshire, 1530, 1584, 1612. — @ ^ppentrfp. 219 Ij son of Rev. Mr. Anthony Thacher, brother of Rev. Peter Thacher, Rector of St. Edmunds, in Salisbury, in England, for nineteen years ; Elizabeth, who married Mr. Joshua Gee, of Boston, and afterwards the Rev. Peter Thacher, of Milton; Thomas ; Anna, married to Dr. Nathaniel Hall, of Yarmouth, and afterwards of Hingham ; Theophilus ; TiiMothy, who mar- ried Experience , and Priscilla, of Avhom Mather gives an account in his Magnalia. Nicholas Upshall. (p. 187.) Nicholas Upshall was the twenty-third member on the roll of the " Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company." In 1637, he owned property from Hanover Street to the water, on the north-east side of Richmond Street, which was laid out in 1636. He left his property to his two daughters — wife of Wil- liam Greenough, and the wife of Joseph Cock. He was grand- father to the wife of John Mountfort, founder of tomb No. 7. He was fined £20, and exiled by the government of "Massa- chusetts colony," for bribing the keeper of Boston jail to supply two Quaker women, then in prison, with food, otherwise they would have starved to death; and afterwards, for expressing his abhorrence in relation to the inhuman and tyrannous acts of Governor Endicott and others towards the Quakers, — although he was of much influence, property, &c., and also a member of the church, — he was banished the colony, and re- sided six years in Rhode Island. On his return, he furnished a room in his house for the free use of the Quakers. The " History of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company " says, in reference to Nicholas Upshall, "Property, moral Avorth, public services, wife, children, friends, cannot preserve a man from the ruthless fangs of religious persecution. The respectable Quakers of the present day, (Lynn,) have recently 220 ^ p p e n ^ f X . reclaimed the remains of their former brethren from the old Quaker burial-ground, lest the rapacious hands of speculation should trespass further. Why do they not redeem the ashes of those who may be considered among the first martyrs of their sect ? '* Eleazer Pratt. Eleazer Pratt (interred in the tomb of Eliot, Kimball, and Pratt) was a lineal descendant from Phinehas Pratt, one of the first planters of New England. He was born in Cohas- set, and came to Boston at about the age of sixteen years. He resided here until the day of his death, August 21, 1849, when he died with the Asiatic cholera, at the age of sixty-four years and seven months. Nature endowed him with a remarkable constitution. Pre- vious to his death, he was never but once obliged to call for a physician, and his prospect for a long life to come was very promising — his ancestors, and his seven brothers and sisters having attained an age far beyond his ; the brothers and sisters now remaining very hale, at an average age of seventy-seven years. With a good constitution, he also possessed a sound mind, which he constantly exercised in the study of mankind. He died in the full belief, that when his earthly tabernacle was dis- solved, he should have a building of God, eternal in the heavens. Eleazer Pratt's sister, Abigail, is now eighty years of age ; she never took any medicine. Last winter, she walked from Boston to Somerville, a distance of four miles, without much fatigue. His brother, Benjamin, aged upwards of eighty-two years, went into the woods last winter, and assisted in cutting his supply of wood for the season. ©. ©^ ^ppentii p 221 :© LoRiNG, Gushing, Spear, and Gray, Descendants of Deacon Thomas Loring-, and his wife, Jane Newton, who came from Axminster, Devonshire, Eng-land, Dec. 22, IG.34, with their two sons, and settled at Hingham, New England, in 1635. From the " Ancestral Records of the Loring Family of Massachusetts Bay. In four parts. Exhibit- ing the Genealogy of the four sons of Deacon Thomas Loring, extending through seven generations. By James S. Loring." 1. Thomas, born in 1629; married Hannah, daughter of Nicholas Jacob, of Hingham, Dec. 13, 1657. Their children were, Hannah, born Aug. 9, 1664, who married Rev. Jeremiah Gushing, of Scituate, in 1685. Thomas, born July 29, 1667; married Deborah, daughter of Hon. John Gushing, of Scituate, April 19, 1699. Deborah, born March 15, 1668 ; married Hon. John Gushing, of Scituate, June 20, 1688. David, born Sept. 15, 1671 ; married Elizabeth, daughter of E[on. John Otis, of 19 @ — — @ 222 ^ p p e n ti I ): . Barnstable, Jan. 1699. Caleb, born June 9, 1674 ; married Lydia, daughter of Edward Gray of Plymouth, Aug. 7, 1696. 2. John, born Dec. 22, 1630 ; married Mary, daughter of ISathaniel Baker, of Hingham, Dec. 16, 1657; and married second time widow Rachel Buckland, Sept. 22, 1679. Their children were, John, born in 1658, who died in 1678. Joseph, born March 10, 1660 ; married Hannah, daughter of John Leavitt, Oct. 25, 1683. Thomas, born March 1, 1662 ; married Leah, daughter of Benjamin Buckland, Jan. 10, 1687. Sarah, born, 1664, died early. Isaac, born Jan. 22, 1666 ; married Sarah Young, Aug. 5, 1691, of Boston. Mary, born Feb., 1668 ; married Thomas Jones, of Hull. Nathaniel, born March 5, 1670; married Susanna Butler, of Boston, Dec. 13, 1699. Daniel, born Feb. 8, 1672 ; married Priscilla Mann, of Boston, Feb. 2, 1698. Rachel, born Feb. 29, 1674; married Caleb Hobart, Sept. 23, 1700. Jacob, born April 21, 1676; married Sarah Lewis, Feb. 9, 1709. Israel, born 1678, died same year. John, born June 20, 1680 ; married Jane, daughter of Samuel Baker, Sept. 2, 1703. Israel, born April 15, 1682; married Mary, daughter of Nathan Hay man, of Charlestown, May 25, 1709. Sarah, born June 6, 1684. Caleb, born Jan. 2, 1689 ; married Elizabeth Baker, June 22, 1714. 3. JosiAH, born in 1637 ; and married Elizabeth Prince, daughter of Elder John Prince, of Hull. Their children were, Jane, born Aug. 9, 1663 ; married Samuel Gifford, of Sand- wich. Josiah, born Nov. 22, 1665. Samuel, born 1668, died 1674. Jonathan, born April 24, 1674 ; married Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Austin, of Charlestown. Job, born Feb. 22, 1669 ; married Rebecca, name not known, and settled at Rochester, Mass. Elizabeth, born 1672 ; died 1743. 4. Benjamin, baptized Jan. 9, 1642 ; married Mary, daugh- ter of Matthew Hawke, of Hingham, Dec. 8, 1670. Their children were, Benjamin, born 1671, who married Anna, daughter of Isaac Vickory, Oct. 8, 1702. John, born about 1673 ; married Elizabeth, daughter of John Collier, Feb. 10, 1709. Mary, born 1675 ; married James Gould, Feb. 8, 1709. @ '® --@ ppentii):, 223 Samuel, born 1680 ; married Jane, daughter of John Collier, April 19, 1716. Matthew, born Oct. 19, 1684 ; married Ex- perience, daughter of John Collier, Dec. 23, 1714. The decease of the common ancestor is thus recorded in Hobart's Diary : " 1601, April 1. Thomas Loring, sometime a deacon to the church at Hingham, died at Hull." His widow, Jane, had the improvement of the estate until her decease, Aug. 25, 1672. By her will, dated July 10, 1672, she ap- pointed her son Thomas executor. Among other legacies, she bequeathed to her son Thomas a volume called " The Jewell of Contentment, by Jeremiah Burroughs. Printed at London, in 1645." To Hannah, wife of Thomas, a yellow pair of bpd- ices, stomacher, her best neck clothes, &c. ; to her son, John, a volume called " The Covenant of Grace, by Obadiah Sedg- wick." To Mary, wife of John, a suit of head linen, her best mantle, a kersey waistcoat with gold lace, and other articles ; to her son Benjamin, a volume called "The True, or Sincere Convert, by Thomas Sheppard, of London, discovering the small number of true Beleevers, and the Great Difficulty of Saving Conversion." Also her interest in a " Catch," or vessel at sea. To Mary, wife of Benjamm, her riding suit, pillion cloth, hood and gloves, a suit of head clothes, serge gown, and other articles. To her son Josiah she gave twenty pounds of wool, to clothe his children. Rev. Zechariah Whitman was a witness to the will ; proved, Boston, Oct. 6, 1672. The agree- ment of the four sons of Deacon Thomas Loring, in the divis- ion of their father's estate, Oct. 30, 1672, is in the probate office of Suffialk. Heraldry. — Arms of Sir Petrus Loring, granted in the reign of Henry III.: Shield — quarterly, argent and gules, a bend en- grailed, sable, for Loring. Crest — five upright feathers, stand- ing in a bowl, argent. From " Memorials of the Gushing Family, of Hingham and Scituate, New England, descendants of Daniel Gushing, Esq., and Hon. John Gushing, sons of Deacon Matthew Gushing, of @ ( Q) ©: 224 . ^ppentiip. Hinorham, Norfolk County, Old England, in 1638. By J. S. Loring." Peter Gushing, of Hingham, Norfolk county, England, who, according to Deane, held large estates in Lombard Street, London, had two sons, Theophilus and Matthew, who came to New England. The former, born in 1579, sailed in the ship Griffin, in 1633, in company with Governor Haynes ; resided on his farm, and finally settled in Hingham. He was blind for i I twenty-five years, had no family, and died March 24, 1678. li The younger son, Matthew, born in 1588, married Nazareth, I daughter of Henry Pitcher, Aug. 5, 1613, and had four sons, and one daughter, who married Matthias Briggs, May, 1648; all natives of Hingham, Old England. He embarked with his whole family and his wife's sister, widow Frances Riecroft, in the ship Diligent, of Ipswich, three hundred and fifty tons, John Martin, master ; arrived at Boston, Aug. 10, 1638, with one hundred and thirty-three passengers, among whom was Robert Peck, teacher, and settled at Hingham, in that year, where lie had a grant of land, and became a deacon of Rev. Peter Hobart's church. He died Sept. 30, 1660, leaving a will. His widow died Jan. 6, 1691, aged ninety-five years. But two of his sons left descendants, Daniel and John, the former of whom was a justice of the peace, and the third town clerk of Hingham. 1. Daniel, married Lydia, daughter of Edward Gilman, Jan, 19, 1645. Their children were, Peter, born 1646, who married Hannah Hawke, 1685. Daniel, born 1648, who mar- ried Elizabeth Thaxter, in 1680. Deborah, born in 1651, who married Benjamin Woodbridge, 1679. Jeremiah, born in 1654, who married Hannah Loring, in 1685. Theophilus, born in 1657, who married Mary Thaxter, in 1688. Matthew, born in 1660, who married Jael Jacob, in 1684. Daniel Gushing, Esq., died Dec. 3, 1700. 2. Hon. John, married Sarah, daughter of Matthew Hawke. Their children were, John, born in 1662, who married Deborah Loring, in 1688. Thomas, born in 1663, who married Deborah ^@ Thaxter, in 1687. Matthew, born in 1664, wlio married Deb- orah Jacob, in 1689. Jeremiah, born in 1666, who married Judith Parmenter, in 1693. James, born in 1668, who married Mary Barrel!, in 1712. Joshua, born in 1670. Sarah, born in 1671, who married Dea. David Jacob, in 1689. Caleb, born Jan. 6, 1672, who married Elizabeth Cotton, in 1698. Mary, born 1676, died 1698. Deborah, born 1674 ; married Thomas Loring, 1699. Joseph, born in 1677; married Mercy Pickles, in 1710. Benjamin, born in 1678 ; became a merchant of Barbadoes. The arms of the Cushing Family are quarterly, gu. an eagle, argent. Gules, three right hands somewhat torn. A canton chequery or. and az. 1563. Descendants of George Spear. He was an early in- habitant of Dorchester, and was admitted freeman in 1644. He soon removed to Braintree, now Q,uincy, where he died. His wife's name was Mary, who died Dec. 7, 1674. He was probably the ancestor of all of the name in New England. Their children were, George, who married Mary Deerings, 1669. Sarah, born 1647; married George Witly, 1672. Sam- uel, born 1659 ; married Elizabeth Daniels, 1694. Ebenezer, born 1654. Richard. Hannah, married Simeon Bryant, 1694. Nathaniel, born 1665 ; married Hannah Holman, 1689. 1. Samuel, son of George, lived near Horse Neck, where he died, 1713, before the birth of his youngest child. He has a gravestone in Quincy. His estate, appraised 1714, at £111,810. He had Samuel, 1696 ; graduated at Harvard Uni- versity, 1715; married Rebecca Hinckley. He had the "Great Hill," Avhich, with what was bestowed in his education, was a double portion ; also forty acres, the part of his sister, Hannah Lemont, Avhich he bought of her. Daniel, born 1698 ; prob- ably died young. Elizabeth, born 1700; died 1724. Mehit- abel, born 1702 ; married Benjamin Neal, 1727. Dorothy, married Benjamin Veazie, 1726. Hannah, born 1706; married Robert Lemont, 1729. William, born 1708 ; married Hannah @ ==© 226 ^ppentif):, I li Penniman, 1730. He had the dwelling-house lately occupied by Joseph Green, and about sixteen acres of land on the site ; also two acres in Penniman's Meadow, and ten acres in Mills's Meadow. John, born 1710 ; married Mary Arnold, 1736. He had the dwelling-house lately occupied by Mr. Nightingale, barn, and two acres of woodland. Mary, born 1712; married John Saunders, 1735. She had twenty-six acres of land at Horse Neck. Benoni, born 1714 ; married Elizabeth New- comb, ]760. He had twenty-seven acres of his father's land. John Spear's daughter Prudence, born 1737, married Daniel Baxter, in 1755. 2. George, son of George 1st, married Mary Deerings. She died 1678. They had Mary, 1676. Ebenezer, 1678, who died same year. 3. Ebenezer, son of George 1st, married Rachel Deerings, 1679, and lived in Braintree. They were members of the church in the south parish, in 1711, and many of their de- scendants have lived there. He died, March, 1719. They had Ebenezer, 1680, who married Mary Copeland, 1718, and second wife, Mary Tower, 1727. Mary, born 1682 ; married Ephraim Jones, 1708. Samuel, born 1684, who married Rebecca. Rachel, born 1686 ; mamed Cornelius Thayer, of Braintree, 1717. Joseph, born Feb. 25, 1688 ; married Ann. She died, April, 1719. He married second wife, Mary Collier, of Hull, Dec. 12, 1720. He was ancestor of the Spears of Hull. Nathaniel, born 1693. Abigail, born 1695; married Nathaniel Littlefield, 1718. Benjamin, born 1698 ; married Sarah Niles, 1722. Deering, born 1700 ; married Jemima Thayer, 1726. Son Nathaniel, administrator. 4. Richard, son of George 1st, married, and had seven children, all of whom were baptized, April 11, 1698, in Brain- tree, viz.: Rebecca, Benjamin, Richard, John, James, Mary, and Deborah. 5. Nathaniel, son of George 1st, married Hannah Holman, 1689, and lived in Braintree, Avhere he died, leaving a will, Sept. 12, 1728. His wife died, 1725. Their children were, @ - -- -:=:b) ^ppentJir. 227 Hannah, born 1690, who married Ebenezer Nightingale, 1711. Nathaniel, born 1692; married Thankful. John, born 1694; married Ann Perry, of Milton, 1718. Mary, born 1697 ; mar- ried Lemuel Gulliver, 1717. David, born 1699 ; married Deb- orah. Joseph, born 1701 ; married Abigail Cleg. Nathan, born 1703; married Mehitabel Brackett, 1734. Margaret, born 1710. Thomas, born 1707 ; died young. Lydia, born 1713 : married Richard Bracket, 1733. The Gray Family, of Boston. Edward Gray, an opu- lent merchant of Boston, arrived in this country, from Lan- cashire, England, in 1686. He served an apprenticeship with Mr. Barton, as a ropemaker, at Barton's Point, then a cow pasture. He hired Barton's Point and ropewalk of Mr. Bar- ton, for ten dollars per annum. He was married to Susanna Harrison, by Pen Townsend, Esq., 1699 ; had Harrison, 1711 ; who married Elizabeth Lewis, 1734. Treasurer of Massachu- setts Province, and left Boston with the British troops in 1776, as did his grandson Harrison, who died at London, 1830, aged ninety. Harrison senior had also, John, born 1755. Lewis. Elizabeth, 1746 ; married Samuel A. Otis, fatiier of Hon. H. G. Otis. Edward senior had Edward, 1702 ; married Hannah Bridge, 1727 ; had Edward, 1728. Sarah, married Jeremy Green. Anne, born 1705; married Increase Blake. Persis, born 1706. Bethiah, born 1710. Susannah, born 1712 ; mar- ried Col. Joseph Jackson. John, born 1713 ; married Mary Otis, Barnstable. His second wife was Hannah Ellis, married by Dr. Colman, 1714 ; a niece of Dr. Colman's wife, who sent for her from England, with a view to this marriage, owing to her warm affection called the lump of love; and had Ellis, 1716; married Sarah Tyler, by Rev. William Welsted, 1739. Ellis was colleague pastor of Second Church, Boston ; had Hannah, J 744; married Thomas Cary, late of Chelsea, one of whose daughters was wife of Rev. Dr. Tuckerman. He had also, Ellis, 1745. William, born 1747. Mary, daughter of Edward, i senior, married Nathaniel Loririg, 1739, a grandson of Elder @ — =@ 228 ^ jp p e n ti f ): . John Loring, of Hull. Also, William, 1724 ; married Eliz- abeth Hall, daughter of Capt. Stephen Hall. Benjamin, born 1726 ; married Mary Blanchard. Thomas, a bachelor. Judge Hall, of Boston, married Sarah, daughter of Ellis Gray, Jr. Judge Wilson, of Washington, and Dr. Bartlett, Boston, mar- ried Hannah, daughter of Ellis Gray, Jr. Edward, senior, died 1757, aged eighty-four. Dr. Chauncy said of him, in a funeral sermon, "He Avas unexceptionable, unenvied, except for his goodness, universally well spoken of, both while living and now he is dead." By his will, dated Feb. 12, 1753, (witnessed by James Otis, the patriot,) Mr. Gray gave to his son John the ropewalks, seven hundred and forty-four feet in length, by twenty or more feet wide, a brick warehouse adjoining, with yarn-house, knotting-house, dwelling-house, and land, stand- ing the whole length of the present Pearl Street, and on Cow Lane, now High Street and Atkinson Street, appraised at one thousand pounds. The whole estate was appraised at about £5500. By the inventory, he had ten colored slaves, appraised at about £246. William Gray, son of Edward, senior, had Martha Hall, 1760; married Dr. Samuel Danforth. Stephen H., born 1761. William, born 1762. Edward, born 1764; married Susanna Turell, who had John. Rev. Frederick Turell, who married Elizabeth P. Chapman, and had also two daughters. John, born 1768. Elizabeth Saunders, born 1769; married Jacob Eustis. Rev Dr. Thomas, of Jamaica Plain, born 1772 ; mar- ried Deborah, daughter of Rev. Dr. Samuel Stillman, 1793; had George Harrison, 1795; married Ann, daughter of Dr. Terence Wakefield. Hannah Stillman, born 1796. Ann Greenough, born 1800 ; married Rev. George W^hitney. Thomas, born 1806, who was a physician and a poet. ©=- - ^=^=@ @ ^ p j) e n t» f ); . 229 Hiram Smith, (p. 197.) These infant children of Hiram and Sarah Smith were buried in the family vault, No. 98. Their remains have been removed to Mr. Smith's tomb, in Moss Path, Mount Auburn Cemetery. The record is from a mourning piece, Avrought in childhood, by the eldest surviving daughter. The other children of Mr. Smith are now living : Sarah Eliza, wife of Dr. Nathaniel B. ShurtlefF, of Boston; Maria Augusta S. Smith ; Caroline H., wife of Perez B. Howard, of Wareham ; and Almira P., wife of Wesley P. B^lch, of Boston. SiGOTJRNET. (p. 137.) The name of Sigourney is found among that band of Hu- guenots who sought refuge in New England from the persecu- tions that succeeded the revocation of the edict of Nantes by Louis XIV. The ancestor of the American branch of that family, Andrew Sigourney, or, according to the French orthog- raphy, Andre Sejourne, came to Boston, with other emigrants, in the winter of 1686, and died in that city, in 1727, at the age of eighty-eight. He brought with him his son Andrew, a boy of thirteen, who married Mary Germaine, in 1696, and died in Boston, at the age of seventy-five. The Sigourneys belonged to those exiles from France, who, with their pastor, Pierre Daille, formed a settlement at Oxford, in Worcester county, on the banks of a stream which still retains the appellation they gave it, of French River. The vestiges of a fort erected by them, on a commanding height, are distinctly visible. In consequence of an inroad and mas- sacre by a neighboring tribe of Indians, they relinquished their colonial establishment, and returned to Boston about the year = @ 20 @ @ 230 ^pptntiix. 1700, where they and their descendants have become incorpo- rated among its most worthy and respected inhabitants. The pastor, Daille, beloved almost to adoration by his peace- ful and pious flock, died in 1715. Two lowly graves in the Granary burying-ground bear the inscription of the "Reverend Pierre Daille," and " Seyre, his wife." He was succeeded in his sacred office by the Rev. Andrew Le Mercier, author of an ecclesiastical history of Geneva. The earliest place of wor- ship of this interesting people occupied the site of the present Universalist meeting-house in School Street, and is designated in the records of those times, as the "French Protestant Churchy" These, like other Huguenots who took refuge in dif- ferent parts of our country from the persecution of a tyrant king, by their industry and patience, cheerful endurance of privation, and unswerving, yet not austere piety, mingled salu- tary elements with the character of this new western world. Joseph Warren. Major General Joseph Warren was born in Roxbury, in 1741. His father was a respectable farmer in that place, who had held several municipal offices to the acceptance of his fellow-citizens. Joseph, Avith several of his brothers, was in- structed in the elementary branches of knowledge at the public grammar school of the town, which was distinguished for its successive instructors of superior attainments. In 1755 ho entered college, where he sustained the character of a youth of talents, fine manners, and of a generous, independent de- portment, united to great personal courage and perseverance. On the 18th of April, 1775, by his agents in Boston, he dis- covered the design of the British commander to seize or destroy our few stores at Concord. He instantly despatched several confidential messengers to Lexington. The late venerable @ " @ © @ ^ppentif):. 231 patriot, Paul Revere, was one of them. This gentleman has given a very interesting account of the difficulties he encoun- tered in the discharge of this duty. The alarm was given, and the militia, burning with resentment, were, at daybreak on the 19th, on the road to repel insult and aggression. The drama was opened about sunrise, within a few yards of the house of God, in Lexington. Warren hastened to the field of action, in the full ardor of his soul, and shared the dangers of the day. While pressing on the enemy, a musket ball took off a lock of his hair close to his ear. The lock was rolled and pinned after the fashion of that day, and considerable force must have been necessary to have cut it away. The people were delighted with his cool, collected bravery, and already considered him as a leader, whose gallantry they were to admire and in whose talents they Avere to confide. On the 14th of June, 1775, the Provincial Congress of Mas- sachusetts made him a Major General of their forces. He was at this time president of the Provincial Congress, having been elected the preceding year a member from the town of Boston. Several respectable historians have fallen into some errors in describing the battle in which he fell, by giving the command of the troops on that day to Warren, when he was only a vol- unteer in the fight. He did not arrive on the battle-ground until the enemy had commenced their movements for the attack. As soon as he made his appearance on the field, the veteran commander of the day, Colonel Prescott, desired to act under his directions ; but Warren declined taking any other part than that of a volunteer, and added, that he came to learn the art of war from an experienced soldier, whose orders he should be happy to obey. In the battle, he was armed with a musket, and stood in the ranks, now and then changing his place, to encourage his felloAv-soldiers by words and example. When the battle was decided, and our people fled, Warren was one of the last who left the breastwork, and was slain within a few yards of it, as he was slowly retiring. His death brought a sickness to the heart of the community, and the people =@ © — @ 232 ^ppennir. mourned his fall ; not with the convulsive agony of a be- trothed virgin over the bleeding corpse of her lover, but with the pride of the Spartan mother, who, in the intensity of her grief, smiled to see that the wounds whence life had flown were on the breast of her son, and was satisfied that he had died in defence of his country. This eminence has become sacred ground. It contains in its bosom the ashes of the brave who died fighting to defend their altars and their homes. Within a year after his death, Congress passed the following resolution : — " That a monument be erected to the memory of General Warren, in the town of Boston, with the following inscrip- tion : — * IN HONOR OF JOSEPH WARREN, MAJOR GENERAL OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY. HE DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO THE LIBERTIES OF HIS COUNTRY, AND IN BRAVELY DEFENDING THEM, FELL AN EARLY VICTIM IN THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL, JUNE 17, 1775. The Congress of the United States, as an acknowledgment of his services and distinguished merit, have erected this monument to his memory." The preceding memoir is taken from the Monthly Magazine, published in Boston, June, 1826, and is the production of Sam- uel L. Knapp, Esq. The following monument stood near the site of the present Bunker Hill monument : — * To the lasting honor of the Congress of 76, the above resolution was passed, but, after the lapse of three quarters of a century, we ask, Where is the monument ? A petition is now in preparation, to present to the next Congress, praying them to carry out the patriotic resolve of their predecessor. @ ©^ ^ ppentii): 233 Erected A. D. 1794, by King Solomon's Lodge of Free Masons, constituted at Charlestown, 1783, IN MEMORY OF MAJOR GENERAL WARREN AND HIS ASSOCIATES, who were slain on this memorable spot, June 17, 1775. " None but they who set a just value upon the blessings of liberty are worthy to enjoy her In vain we toiled, in vain we fought, we bled in vain, if you, our offspring, want valor to repel the assaults of her invaders ! " Charlestown Settled, 1628 ; Burnt, 1775 ; Rebuilt, 1776. The enclosed land given by Hon. James Russell. 20 :@ @ @ 234 ^pptn'oiy:. John Warren. The personal appearance of Dr. Warren was most prepos- sessing. He was of about middling stature, and well formed ; his deportment was agreeable, and his manners, formed in a military school, and polished by intercourse with the officers of the French army, were those of an accomplished gentleman. An elevated forehead, black eyes, aquiline nose, and hair turned up from the forehead, gave an air of reflection and dignity, which became a person of his profession and character. His remains are deposited in a tomb erected for the purpose by his family, in the cemetery of St. Paul's Church, in Boston. In the same sepulchre rest the relics of his friend and brother. — Thacher^s Medical Biography. H. J. JOHANNES WARREN, Bostoniensis, Temporibus suis illustris. Nee posteritati obliviscendus. Bello civili semper rei publicse deditus, Juventutem patriae sacravit. Medicus inter pnmos, Chirurgus facile princeps, NovanglisB Primam medicinse scholam, Ipsius laboribus fundatam, Per XXX. annos Doctrina sustulit, Eloquentia illummavit. Quid verum, quid honestum, Q,uid scientise, quid bono publico profuturum Exemplo docuit, Vitae studio promovit. © ^ @ ^i)pentii j:. 235 Erga Deum pietate, Erga homines benevolentia sincere imbutus, Summam severitatem Summae humanitati junxit. Universitatis Harvardianse Professor, Societatis PhilanthropicsB Praeses, Societatis Medicae Massachusettensis Prases, Nullns illi defuit honos. Vita peracta non deest omnium luctus. Natus die xxvii. Julii, A. D. MDCCLIII. Obiit die iv. Aprilis, A. D. MDCCCXV. In this Tomb Are deposited the earthly remains of MAJOR GENERAL JOSEPH WARREN, Who was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill, on the 17th June, 1775. Timothy Bigelow. (Worcester.) In memory of TIMOTHY BIGELOW, ESQ., Commander of the 15th Massachusetts Regt. In the Revolutionary war with Great Britain. Born August 12, 1739. He died April 4, 1790, Aged 50 years. Here lie his Remains. The above-mentioned Timothy Bigelow was an officer of @ — = 236 ^ppenlri):. great merit and distinction in the Revolution. He commanded a battalion of Arnold's forces in the chivalrous expedition through the Avilds of Maine to Canada, and was taken prisoner in the attack upon Quebec, on the night when Montgomery was slain. After being exchanged, he was again in active and responsible service for several years. The regiment which he commanded was raised mainly by his own exertions, in the central parts of the state. He left five children, viz. : Anna, Timothy, Lucy, Rufus, and Clara. Anna married Dr. Abraham Lincoln, of Worcester, (brother of the first Governor Lincoln,) who was afterwards a member of the executive council. Lucy became the wife of Luther Lawrence, of Groton, a lawyer, who subsequently was a prominent member of the legislature, and mayor of Lowell. Rufus became a merchant, and settled in Baltimore, where he died, unmarried, in 1814. Clara married her cousin, Tyler Bigelow, of Watertown, a lawyer, and left several children, among whom are Clarissa, the wife of Theodore Chase, a merchant and ship owner of Boston ; Charles H. Bigelow, now of Lawrence, late a captain in the army; and George Tyler Bigelow, a justice of the supreme judicial court. Timothy, the eldest son of Col. Timothy Bigelow, was born April 30, 1767, graduated at Har- vard in 1786, was admitted to the bar in 1789, and became a distinguished jurist and legislator. He was speaker of the house of representatives for eleven years ; died at Medford, May 18, 1821, aged fifty-four. He married Lucy, daughter of Judge Oliver Prescott, of Groton, (brother of William Prescott, of Bunker Hill memory.) She still survives, in a green and honored old age. Her eldest daughter, Katharine, born 1793, is the wife of Abbott Lawrence, minister of the U. S. to Great Britain. The sons are, the Rev. Dr. Andrew Bigelow, born 1795, and John Prescott Bigelow, born 1797, now mayor of Boston. © ^@ @ © WLpptntHV' 237 John Brooks. Sacred to the Memory of JOHN BROOKS, who was born in Medford, in the month of May, 1752, and educated at the town school. He took up arms for his country on the 19th of April, 1775. He commanded the regiment which first entered the enemy's lines at Saratoga, and served with honor to the close of the war. He was appointed Marshal of the District of Massachusetts by President Washington ; and after filling several important civil offices, he was, in the year 1810, chosen Governor of the Commonv/ealth, and discharged the duties of that station for seven successive years, to general acceptance. He was a kind and skilful physician ; a brave and prudent officer ; a wise, firm, and impartial magistrate ; a true patriot, a good citizen, and a faithful friend. In his manners he was a gentleman ; in morals, pure ; and in profession and practice, a consistent Christian. He departed this life in peace, on the 1st of March, 1825. aged 73. This monument to his honored memory was erected by several of his fellow-citizens and friends, in the year 1825. ^ @ & <§) 238 ^ppentrij:. Below is an engraving of a monument about to be erected in Roxbury, in memory of John Eliot, the Apostle to the Indians. fc/^n. t£:.i^ JOHN ELIOT, THE APOSTLE TO THE INDIANS Died at Roxbury, May 20th, 1690, In the 86th year of his age. © :@ Q) 3 nl t X. PAGE A. Aves, Samuel - - 145 PAOE Ayre, Emeline A. - 40 Adams, Abigail . 56 Ayre, J. Cullen - 40 Adams, Alexander . 7 Ayres, Abigail 5 Adams, Daniel - . 180 Ayres, Antoinette D. - 40 Adams, Elijah 130 Ayres, John 134 Adams, Elizabeth . 68 Ayres, Nathanie - 15 Adams, Isaac 69 Adams, James - . 35 Adams, John 10, 132 B. j Adams, John . 137 Adams, Jonathan 78 Babcock, Samuel - 99 1 Adams, Mary - 73 112 Badcock, Samuel 159 j Adams, Nathaniel 4 Badger, Albert - - 146 Adams, Samuel 180 Badger, Esther 146 Adams, Thomas - 116 Badger, Frances Maria - 146 Adlington, John 109 Badger, Martha Emma 146 j Adlington, Rebecca 109 Badger, Stephen - 146 1 Allcock, Abigail 160 Badger. 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