History of the Town of Acushnet, Bristol County, State of Massachusetts, Part 24

Author: Howland, Franklyn, 1843-1907
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: New Bedford, Mass., The author
Number of Pages: 424


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PICKEN, THADDEUS, their son; died at sea, age 31,


PICKEN, JOHN, last of his family, age 84,


PICKHAM, JOANNA, wife of Jonathan, age 81, .


PICKHAM, JONATHAN, son of John, infant, PIERCE, BENJAMIN, age 44,


PIERCE, REV. RICHARD, A. M., age 49,


POPE, ELIZABETH, wife of Samuel, age 47-7, POPE, EBENEZER, age 58, POPE, HANNAH, wife of Ebenezer, age 26,


POPE, REBECCA, wife of Ebenezer, age 38,


died May 15, 1770 died March 12, 1776 died July 24, 1813 died Dec. 25, 1820 died Jan. 15, 1846 died July 19, 1812 died Feb. 2, 1837 died Nov. 18, 1815 died Sept .. 24, 1844 died Aug. 11, 1804 died Nov. 20, 1803 died Nov. 10, 1815 died March 28, 1797 died Aug. 25, 1796 died Nov. 6, 1815


died Sept. 19, 1830 died May 5, 1863 died July 7, 1808 died Jan. 1789 died July 29, 1756 died May 23, 1749 died Nov. 30, 1792 died March 26, 1828 died May 12, 1803 died May 2, 1813


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POPE, REBECCA, daughter of Ebenezer, age 13, POPE, REBECCA A. ELIHU, age 1, POPE, JESSIE M., son of Ebenezer, age 5, POPE, LEMUEL, son of Ebenezer, POPE, ELNATHAN, age 90, POPE, REBECCA, his wife, age 59, POPE, DEBORAH, daughter,


POPE, THOMAS, age 75,


POPE, THANKFUL, his wife, age 38,


POPE, ALICE, his 2nd wife, age 87,


POPE, JOHN, son of Capt. Worth, infant, POPE, MARY ANN, dau. of Capt. Worth, age 1, POPE, ELIZABETH, wife of Edward, age 32, POPE, THANKFUL, daughter of Thomas, age 16, POPE, COL. SETH, age 83,


POPE, ABIGAIL, his wife, age 59, POPE, LEMUEL, age 64, POPE, MARY, his wife, age 81,


POPE, MRS. EUNICE, their daughter, age 22,


POPE, SARAH, their daughter, age 3,


POPE, TIMOTHY, son of Lemuel, age 8,


POPE, RICHARD, son of Lemuel and Elizabeth, infant, POPE, REBECCA, dau. of Lemuel and Elizabeth, infant, POPE, CAPT. LEMUEL, age 75,


POPE, ELIZABETH, his wife, age 85, POPE, ISAAC, age 71, POPE, SARAH, his wife, age 69,


POPE, MRS. DEBORAH, age 68, POPE, ELNATHAN, age 45, POPE, MARGARET, his wife, age 86, POPE, THOMAS, their son, age 13,


POPE, SETH, age 79, POPE, REBECCA, his 2nd wife, age 79,


POPE, DEBORAH, his wife, age 36, POPE, MARGARET, daughter of Isaac, age 27, POPE, PHEBE, daughter of Elnathan, age 25,


PRATT, AMOS, age 46, PRATT, FANNY, his daughter, age 20, PRICE, DAVID, son of Oliver, age 7,


PRICE, SARAH, daughter of Oliver, age 1, PRICE, SIMEON, age 31, PRICE, PHEBE, his daughter, age 15, PROCTOR, SAMUEL, merchant, age 70, PROCTOR, ELIZABETH, his wife, age 49, PURINTON, SETH, son of Hezekiah, age 22, PURRINGTON, NOBLE, age 21,


REA, ANN, wife of Uriel, of Boston, age 76, READ, MARY, daughter of Seth, age 16, READ, TISDEL, son of Seth, age 21, REID, SARAH, wife of Abraham, age 28, REID, S. to Almira; (no dates) RICHARDSON, LYDIA, wife of William, age 39, RITCHIE, CAPT. WILLIAM, age 46,


died Aug. 30, 1819 died Feb. 12, 1846 died March 7, 1831 died March 8, 1803 died May 15, 1794 died Nov. 30, 1764


died March 25, 1784 died April 13, 1756 died Oct. 21, 1805 died June 23, 1802 died Oct. 28, 1808 died Nov. 1, 1781 died Nov. 22, 1769 died June 9, 1802 died May 8, 1778 died Dec. 13, 1796 died Dec. 12, 1808 died Oct. 10, 1792 died Oct. 27, 1777 died April 29, 1771 died May 27, 1742 died Dec. 3, 1726 died May 23, 1771 died July 12, 1782 died Dec. 9, 1793 died March 2, 1795 died Dec. 20, 1793 died Feb. 8, 1735-6 died May 22, 1776 died Nov. 19, 1732 died March 7, 1727 died Jan. 25, 1741 died Feb. 19, 1710-11 died June 7, 1792 died Sept. 23, 1822 died June 17, 1815 died Oct. 5, 1811 died April 27, 1784 died Sept. 7, 1783 died April 19, 1776 died April 20, 1784 died Feb. 16, 1801 died Aug. 17, 1780 died Aug. 3, 1771 died Aug. 23, 1808


died Oct. 11, 1785 died Nov. 4, 1769 died July 11, 1777 died Sept. 17, 1770


died Jan. 13, 1832 died April 28, 1844


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ROSS, CAPT. WILLIAM, age 51, ROSS, RUTH, his wife, age 72, ROSS, infant son of William, ROSS, DONALD, son of William, infant,


ROSS, JAMES, son of William, infant,


died Oct. 24, 1809 died July 24, 1838 died July 22, 1791


died April 19, 1801 died May 29, 1797


SAMSON, JUDAH, age 57,


SAMSON, MARY, his wife, age 49, SAMSON, NATHANIEL, their son, age 11,


died Nov. 27, 1797 died March 3, 1788 died Oct. 29, 1774


SAMSON, MRS. SALLY, their daughter, age 23, SELLER,, REBEKAH, wife of James, age 28,


died March 12, 1792 died Aug. 31, 1770


SEVERANCE, BETSEY, wife of Capt. Thomas, age 75, SEVERANCE, CAPT. THOMAS, age 61,


died March 31, 1877 died June 3, 1859


SEVERANCE, LUCY N., dau. of Capt. Thomas, age 6 months, died Sept. 3, 1824 SEVERANCE, LUCY N., dau. of Thomas, infant, SHERMAN, ISAAC, son of Isaac, age 7,


SHERMAN, ISAAC, 2nd son of Isaac, age 7, SHERMAN, ABISHAI, age 71,


died Aug. 18, 1777 died Oct. 15, 1812


SHERMAN, MERCY, his wife, age 64,


SHERMAN, EXPERIENCE, their daughter, age 22,


SHERMAN, LYDIA, wife of Capt. John, age 36,


SHERMAN, ANNA, 2nd wife of Capt John, age 37,


SHERMAN, LOIS, wife of Resolved, age 65,


SHOREY, ELEANOR, daughter of Levi, infant,


SHORKLEY, SAMUEL, age 36,


SHORKLEY, SUSANNA, his wife, age 53,


SHORKLEY, ASA C., age 16,


SHORKLEY, ELISHA C .; died at sea, age 26, SPOONER, ELIZABETH, dau. of Simpson and Sarah, age 2, died Sept. 20, 1728 SPOONER, NATHANIEL, age 24,


SPOONER, EUNICE, dau. of Benjamin, age 20,


SPOONER, ELIZABETH, wife of Elnathan, age 86,


SPOONER, ELIZABETH, dau. of Seth, age 16, SPOONER, THOMAS, age 26,


SPOONER, PHILIP, age 64,


SPOONER, LYDIA, his wife, age 44,


SPOONER, SAGE, his 2nd wife, age 55,


SPOONER, PHILIP, son of Philip and Lydia, age 3, SPOONER, JOHN, age 28,


SPOONER, LYDIA, his wife, age 27,


SPOONER, ISABEL, dau. of John and Isabel, infant, SPOONER, EDWARD T., son of Samuel, age 6,


SPOONER, ELIZABETH, wife of Dr. Rounsevel, age 21, SPOONER, PHEBE H., dau. of Thomas, age 2,


SPOONER, MICAH, age 60,


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SPOONAR, ALBERT H., son of Charles, age 1, STETSON, three children of Joseph and Abiah, died about, STETSON, two sons of Charles and Jane; drowned, STETSON, JANE, wife of Charles, age 74-10, STETSON, JANE, S., dau. of Peleg H., age 1, STETSON, HANNAH, wife of Peleg H., age 33, STETSON, CHARLES, age 61,


STETSON, SUSANNA, dau. of Charles,


STEVENS, DEBORAH H., wife Suare, age 32,


died Sept. 23, 1775


died Sept. 16, 1812 died Nov. 15, 1809 died July 9, 1784 died May 26, 1791 died Sept. 7, 1851 died Oct. 1, 1844 died Oct. 11, 1798 died June 25, 1815 died Sept. 21, 1808 died June 22, 1821


died Nov. 25, 1732 died July 12, 1796 died Aug. 24, 1810 died Oct. 31, 1807 died May 31, 1799 died Sept. 8, 1820 died Nov. 24, 1805 died May 30, 1815 died July 20, 1802 died Feb. 21, 1773 died June 19, 1775 died July 15, 1797 died Sept. 18, 1839 died Dec. 6, 1800 died May 5, 1845 died Sept. 22, 1848 died Nov. 5, 1814


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died April 25, 1841 died March 29, 1835 died July 1, 1834 died March 13, 1816 died May -, 1803 died Oct. 18, 1844


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STODDARD, NATHANIEL, 1st son of Capt. Ichabod, age 11, died Oct. 3, 1773 STODDARD, NATHANIEL, 2nd son of Capt. Ichabod, age 7, died Oct. 7, 1774 STODDARD, MRS. ALICE, dau. of Capt. Ichabod, age 20, died Oct. 9, 1772 STODDARD, VIRTUE, wife of Samuel, age 40, died Feb. 20, 1803 STODDARD, two children of Capt. Samuel and Virtue, his wife,


Noah died July 13th, 1788: 2 years, wanting 2 days. The other was still-born, July 4th, 1789.


SULLINGS, DAVID, son of John, age 2, died Aug. 22, 1784 SUMMERTON, RELIANCE, wife of Daniel, age 65, died Sept. 15, 1788 died Aug. 1, 1807


SUMMERTON, ALMIRA, daughter of Daniel, infant,


SUMMERTON, DANIEL, son of Daniel, infant,


SWIFT, DEACON JIREH, age 74,


SWIFT, DEBORAH, his widow, age 82,


SWIFT, infant son of Deacon Jireh and Elizabeth,


SWIFT, JONATHAN, age 33,


SWIFT, ELIZABETH, wife of Capt. Job, age 39,


SWIFT, PAUL, age 57,


SWIFT, SARAH, his wife, age 33,


SWIFT, JEMIMA, his wife, age 73,


SWIFT, CAPT. JONATHAN, age 71,


SWIFT, LOVE, his wife, age 34,


SWIFT, SUSANNA, his wife, age 54,


SWIFT, JONATHAN, his son; died at Valparaiso, age. 25, SWIFT, LOVE, his daughter, age 1,


SWIFT, CHARLES, his son, infant,


SWIFT, MARYBOWEN, his daughter, infant,


SWIFT, ELIZABETH, his daughter, infant,


SWIFT, ELIZABETH, his daughter, age 4,


SWIFT, NANCY B., his daughter, age 20,


SWIFT, LUCINDA, daughter of Silas, infant,


SWIFT, DEACON JIREH, age 77, SWIFT, ELIZABETH, his wife, age 54,


SWIFT, HANNAH NYE, widow of James, age 71,


SWIFT, JAMES, age 71,


TABER, DESIRE, wife of Nicholas, age 30,


TABER, infant daughter of Nicholas,


TABER, JEREMIAH, age 26,


TABER, SALLY, his daughter, age 15 months, TABER, STEPHEN, age 85, TABER, STEPHEN, son of Stephen, infant,


TABER, ELIZABETH B., dau. of Stephen, age 2, TABER, MARY S., dau. of Stephen, age 5,


TABER, ROBERT, age 51,


TABER, BETSEY, his wife, age 73,


TABER, ROBERT, their son; died at sea, age 32, TABER, JEREMIAH, age 24,


TABER, PAUL, son of Capt. Pardon, infant, TABER, PARDON, son of Capt. Pardon, infant, TABOUR, PHEBE, wife of William, age 51, TERRY, JOSEPH; was lost with sloop "Thetis," age 35, TERRY, HANNAH, his wife, age 66, TERRY, COL. THOMAS, age 48, TERRY, ELIZABETH P., his daughter, age 18,


died May 12, 1789 died March 16, 1782 died Jan. 7, 1794 died May 12, 1768 died Jan. 31, 1763 died Feb. 15, 1808 died Nov. 16, 1810 died Dec. 17, 1782 died Jan. 20, 1821 died Sept. 19, 1834 died June 19, 1809 died June 26, 1823 died Feb. 15, 1830 died Feb. 13, 1809 died Nov. 20, 1802 died May 29, 1801 died Jan. 4, 1793 died Dec. 1, 1802 died Nov. 2, 1813 died Feb. 7, 1788 died July 26, 1817 died Aug. 20, 1794 died Oct. 16, 1859 died Aug. 6, 1859


died Oct. 30, 1792 died Nov. 2, 1792 died May 25, 1796 died Jan. 24, 1798 died Sept. 10, 1862 died Jan. 21, 1825 died Sept. 22, 1830 died Jan. 15, 1831 died July 17, 1820


died March 15, 1846 died Sept. 2, 1829 died Oct. 9, 1824 died April 24, 1775 died Dec. 13, 1781 died Jan. 21, 1838 died Nov. 25, 1809 died Sept. 23, 1842 died Dec. 27, 1827 died Oct. 19, 1821


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TERRY, SALLY, his wife, age 55, died Dec. 20, 1835 TERRY, CAPT. CHARLES T., his son; died at sea, age 42, died Nov. 9, 1853 TERRY, LEMUEL T., his son, age 55, died April 5, 1865 TERRY, ISAAC, son of Col. Thomas T., infant, died July 25, 1813 TERRY, ISAAC, 1st son of Col. Thomas T., infant, died Oct. 6, 1808 TERRY, SALLY, daughter of Col. Thomas T., age 4, TERRY, ELIZABETH, daughter of Thomas P., age 3, TERRY, CHARLES, son of Thomas P., age 2, died Sept. 3, 1822 died July 15, 1831 died May 12, 1835 TOBEY, ZOETH, age 22, died June 1, 1759 TOBEY, son of Samuel, age 16, died Dec. 4, 1784 died Aug. 26, 1769 -


TOBEY, SILAS, son of Prince, age 3,


TOBEY, infant son of Prince,


TOBEY, DEBORAH, daughter of Prince, age 1,


TOBEY, HANNAH, age 77,


TOBEY, KIZIA, wife of Lot, age 34,


TOBEY, SETH, age 45,


TOBEY, ISAAC, son of Jonathan and Elizabeth, age 31,


TOBEY, DR. ELISHA, age 58,


TOBEY, DESIRE, his wife, age 53,


TOBEY, LEMUEL, age 72,


TOBEY, ELIZABETH, his wife, age 80,


TOBEY, CHARLES, age 32,


TOBEY, ELISHA C., son of William, infant,


TOBEY, WILLIAM C., son of William, infant,


died Aug. 31, 1769 died Feb. 3, 1840 died July 31, 1775 died May 21, 1793 died May 26, 1773 died May 10, 1781 died Jan. 5, 1778 died Nov. 7, 1820 died Dec. 20, 1835 died Jan. 19, 1811 died Aug. 6, 1784 died Sept. 24, 1783 died Aug. 20, 1786 died Jan. 5, 1835


TOBEY, ABIGAIL, daughter of William, infant,


TOBEY, WILLIAM, age 80,


TOBEY, ABIGAIL, his wife, age 83,


died Jan. 29, 1846


TOWNSEND, BETSEY, wife of Avery, age 20, died Oct. 23, 1813


TRIPP, JANE WAGONER, wife of Capt. Gilbert, age 79-8, died Feb. 20, 1855


VINCENT, ISAAC, son of Isaac and Hannah Vincent, infant,


died Nov. 28, 1772


VINCENT, HANNAH, wife of Isaac, age 72, died July 24, 1802


"A. W.," board,


WAGGONER, WILLIAM, son of Samuel, infant, died May 2, 1802


WASHBURN, ABIGAIL, consort of Peter, age 57, died Jan. 8, 1782 WASHBURN, ABBIE H., dau. of Reuben, age 7 months, died Dec. 11, 1851 WASHBURN, JOHN S., age 58, died March 12, 1842 WASHBURN, DESIRE, wife of John, age 64, died Nov. 29, 1849 WASHBURN, BAZABIEL, age 43, died Oct. 2, 1843 WASHBURN, LETTICE, "soldier of the Revolution," age 86, died April 3, 1844 WASHBURN, SARAH, "his wife, soldier of Jesus," age 83, died Aug. 11, 1845 WASHBURN, GILBERT T., son of Bazaliel Jr., age 5, died Aug. 9, 1844 WASHBURN, LETTICE, son of William, infant, died Jan. 18, 1845 WHITCUMB, JANE, wife of James, age 25, died Jan. 13, 1727-8 WHITFIELD, PARNEL, age 85, WHITFIELD, MISS SYBIL, age 28, WILLIS, COL. SAMUEL, age 76, WILLIS, HEBITABLE, his wife, age 94, WILLIS, ABIGAIL, their daughter, infant, died Sept. 1, 1840 died June 19, 1812 died Oct. 3, 1763 died Jan. 18, 1782 died April 18, 1722 WILLIS, JABEZ, their son, infant, WILLIS, MAJOR EBENEZER, age 83, died June 13, 1723 died Nov. 7, 1809


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WILLIS, ELIZABETH, his wife, age 79,


WILLIS, SAMUEL, son of the above, age 34,


WILLIS, ESTHER, daughter of the above, age 20, died May 8, 1774


WILLIS, ELIZABETH, daughter of the above, age 28,


died Sept. 28, 1784 WILLIS, PAMELA, daughter of Jireh & Abigail, grand-daughter of Col. Samuel Willis, age 84, died July 20, 1853 WILLIAMS, HON. LEMUEL, age 81, died Nov. 9, 1828 WILLIAMS, REBEKAH, his wife, age 32, died Aug. 1, 1786 WILLIAMS, BENJAMIN, their son, infant, died Nov. 1, 1786 WILKEY, NABY, daughter of Cornell, died 1789 WING, SYLVIA, wife of Savery, age 33, died Sept. 5, 1804 WING, CONTENT, daughter of Savery, infant, died May 10, 1803 WINSLOW, CAPT. HEZEKIAH, age 58, died Jan. 4, 1771 WINSLOW, JOHN, his son, age 17, died Nov. 17, 1754 WINSLOW, RICHARD, age 28, died June 17, 1816 WINSLOW, DAVID, age 61, died March 5, 1805 died Sept. 30, 1814


WINSLOW, SALLY, age 24, WEST, SAMUEL, D. D., ordained June 3d, 1761; resigned 1803, age 78,


died Sept. 24, 1807 died March 18, 1797 died March 6, 1789 died April 23, 1847


WEST, LOUISA, his wife, age 41,


WEST, EXPERIENCE, wife of Samuel, D. D., age 41,


WEST, HANNAH, her daughter, age 66,


WEST, SAMUEL, M. D., son of Samuel & Experience, age 64,


WEST, POLLY, his wife, age 76,


WEST, SAMUEL, M. D., son of Samuel and Polly, age 73,


died June 15, 1838 died Nov. 26, 1861 died Jan. 7, 1879


WEST, LUCY H., daughter of Samuel and Polly, age 55, died Dec. 23, 1877 WEST, RUTH, daughter of Samuel and Polly, age 50, died April 19, 1855 WEST, JOHN S., son of Samuel and Polly, infant, died Aug. 9, 1817 WEST, JOHN S., 2nd son of Samuel and Polly, infant, died April -, 1824 WEST, JANE, daughter of Experience, age 18, died Jan. 16, 1788 WEST, RUTH, daughter of Experience, age 15, died Aug. 21, 1783 WEST, JOSEPH, son of Experience, infant, died Dec. 16, 1779 died Nov. 12, 1770


WEST, THOMAS, age 53,


died Oct. 18, 1770


WEST, ABIGAIL, his daughter, age 13, "The living know that they must die; But all the dead neglected lie."


WEST, MARGARET B., dau. of Ezekiel Braley, age 58, died Aug. 12, 1842


WEST, SETH, son of Thomas and Hannah, age 24, died Aug. 20, 1770 WEST, CAPT. ELISHA, age 45, died Jan. 27, 1794 died March 29, 1843


WEST, ANNE, his wife, age 91,


WEST, THOMAS, son of William, age 3, died Nov. 20, 1782 WESTON, ANNIE M., age 9-6-7, died July 11, 1869 died Dec. 13, 1769


WORTH, CAPT. THOMAS, age 27,


WRIGHINGTON, ARON, son of Henry, age 21, died March 23, 1792


Here are a few of the many interesting epitaphs that are chiseled on headstones standing in these grounds :


A tender mother we have lost, From us she's called away ; The chilling floods of death to cross, While we behind do stay.


died Aug. 9, 1807 died March 4, 1795


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Grieve not, kind partner, though I sleep, Far from thy lovely home; Thee and thy babe in Jesus keep, Till your own change shall come.


Reader, pray stop and shed a tear Upon the dust that moulders here, As I am now so you may be, Prepare for death and follow me.


Rest in peace, dear mother,


Life's trials they are o'er ;


Thou hast crossed the dark cold river,


Thou hast reached the shining shore.


Come, fellow mortal, cast an eye,


Then go thy way, prepare to die ;


Then read thy doom, for die thou must,


One day like me be turned to dust.


My life in infant days was spent, While to my parents I was lent;


One smiling look to them I gave, And then descended to the grave.


Time was I stood where thou dost now, And viewed the dead as thou dost me ; E'er long thou'lt lie as low as I, And others stand and look on thee.


Afflictions sore long time I bore, Physician was in vain ; Till God was pleased to give me ease, And free me from my pain.


ANCIENT LONG PLAIN CEMETERY The Long Plain cemetery situated on the west side of the road at the southerly edge of that village was no doubt used for burial purposes before the year 1700, but how long previous to that date cannot be determined, as only in rare cases in Dartmouth were any headstones erected at that time excepting uncut field stones, and the registry of deeds


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has been searched in vain for reference to this plat of ground. For many years previous to 1892 this place presented a pitiful, neglected appearance. It was a hopeless task for a few of the descendants of those who laid there to materially improve its forlorn, forsaken condition. An appeal was made to the town at its annual meeting of March 7, 1892, for assist- ance in such an effort by some of the residents of that locality. The town responded by appropriating $100 for the purpose and appointing Capt. E. R. Ashley, James C. Gammons and A. P. R. Gilmore to superintend the expenditure of this sum.


The following year the town voted to accept the provisions of the public statutes of the state and thereby assumed the perpetual care of the place. The year after, William A. Ashley, Thomas E. Braley, Captain George J. Parker, A. P. R. Gil- more, Captain Edward R. Ashley and Alden White organized as a com- mittee to more thoroughly redeem the place from briars, shrubbery and a tangle of wild growth. This they accomplished and since then it has been kept in a neat appearance aided by town appropriations. In doing this work they moved from the south end of the old part fifty or more bodies to the modern cemetery situated on the opposite side of the high- way. The following are the names and dates inscribed on the head- stones here of those who died previous to 1860 and a copy of four epitaphs :


BENNETT, EDWARD, age 73,


BENNETT, ELIZABETH, wife of Edward, age 84,


BENNETT, JACOB, age 60,


BENNETT, JEREMIAH, "who died with a languishment," age 77,


BENNETT, SARAH, age 72, BENNETT, LOIS, age 68,


BLACKMER, LUCY, age 37, BLACKMER, SALISBURY, age 26,


BRYANT, WILLIAM, age 11,


COOK, SILVINA, age 27,


DAVIS, ELIZABETH, age 2,


DAVIS, NICHOLAS, age 70,


DAVIS, RUTH, wife of Nicholas, age 85,


DAVIS, PHOEBE, wife of Thomas, age 46,


GIFFORD, CAPT. THOMAS, age 69,


GIFFORD, ABIGAIL, wife of Thomas, age 79, JENNE, JOHN, age 9,


LYON, SARAH, age 83, MASON, CAPT. REUBEN, age 50,


MASON, THANKFUL, wife of Reuben, age 46, MASON, REUBEN, age 17, MENDELL, ELLIS, age 86,


MENDELL, HANNAH, age 41, MENDELL, JOHN, age 11,


died Oct. 4, 1812 died Dec. 24, 1826 died May 27, 1832


died March 20, 1806 died Sept. 8, 1836 died June 9, 1837 died May 9, 1825 died Oct. 12, 1821 died Oct. 30, 1827 died April 29, 1807 died Feb. 14, 1805 died Nov. 30, 1839 died May 11, 1856 died April 28, 1845 died April 28, 1830 died July 2, 1844 died Nov. 8, 1817 died Oct. 18, 1827 died Nov 2, 1806 died Aug. 19, 1802 died Aug. 8, 1835 died June 12, 1849 died Sept. 1, 1810 died April 7, 1811


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MENDELL, LYDIA, age 10 mos., MENDELL, MARY, age 89, MENDELL, NANCY, age 89, MORSE, GEORGE, age 1, MORSE, JOANNA, age 82, died July 11, 1809 died Sept. 15, 1815 died April 28, 1850 died Nov. 29, 1829 died May 21, 1839 OMEY, LYDIA, age 39, PERRY, LEMUEL, age 90, died Feb. 27, 1819 died April 27, 1840 PERRY, LYDIA, age 84, died March 10, 1827 SAMPSON, JOSEPH, age 81, died June 27, 1808 SAMPSON, RUALMY, age 3, died May 28, 1791 SEARS, ALMEDA, age 2, died March 17, 1816 SEARS, EDION, age 2, died Sept. 2, 1822 SEARS, NATHANIEL, age 77, died April 22, 1816 SEARS, ELIZABETH, wife of Nathaniel, age 87, SEARS, HANNAH, daughter of Nathaniel, age 78, SEARS, MARY, daughter of Nathaniel, age 32, died Sept. 24, 1828 died Sept. 25, 1846 died July 28, 1813 SEARS, NATHANIEL, JR., son of Nathaniel, age 51, SEARS, LORING, age 20, died March 30, 1816 died Aug. 20, 1826 SIMMONS, CAPT. EPHRAIM, age 96, died Feb. 21, 1836 SIMMONS, MARY, wife of Capt. Ephraim, age 68, died Nov. 7, 1817 SIMMONS, EPHRAIM, age 19, died April 2, 1802 SIMMONS, HANNAH, age 43, died Aug. 10, 1822 SIMMONS, PEREZ, age 29, died Feb. 13, 1809 SIMMONS, WELTHY, wife of Capt. Amos, age 35, died Nov. 25, 1802 SPOONER, ALTHEA, age 64, died May 12, 1789 SPOONER, CHARLES E., age 13, died June 15, 1828 SPOONER, ELIZABETH, age 36, died Sept. 12, 1793 SPOONER, HANNAH, age 13, died Sept. 26, 1793 SPOONER, NANCY, age 26, died Sept. 21, 1806 SPOONER, SETH, ESQ., age 64, died Dec. 18, 1815 SPOONER, PATIENCE, wife of Seth, age 61, SPOONER, SETH, age 94, died Dec. 10, 1815 died March 28, 17- SPOONER, HONBle WALTER, ESQ., age 81, died Oct. 26, 1803 SPOONER, MARY, 2nd wife of Honb'le Walter Spooner, Esq., died Jan. - , 1726 SPOONER, WALTER, age 36, died July 26, 1808 SPOONER, DR. ROUNSEVILLE, age 66, died March 17, 1844 died April 25, 1846


SPOONER, SUSAN, wife of Dr. Rounseville, age 67, SPRAGUE, KETURAH, daughter of Rev. Thomas West, age 74,


SPRAGUE, MARY, age 77, SPRAGUE, SAMUEL, age 94, TABER, AMOS, age 34,


TABER, WELTHY, wife of Amos, age 77,


TABER, JOSHUA, age 66,


TABER, MARY, wife of Joshua, age 47,


TABER, PRINCE L., age 33,


TABER, SILAS, age 13, TERRY, BENJAMIN, age 68,


TERRY, MARY, wife of Benjamin, age 87, TOBY, JOHN, age 79, TOBY, MARY, wife of John, age 85, TRIPP, SAMUEL, 2ND, age 29, VINCENT, CAPT. ISAAC, age 61,


died Oct. 29, 1806 died July 9, 1835 died Feb. 5, 1825 died Nov. 24, 1816 died May 6, 1859 died May 25, 1829 died June 27, 1818 died April 15, 1840 died Jan. 6, 1816 died April 29, 1817 died July 12, 1841 died Sept. 24, 1811 died Nov. - , 1820 died Aug. 13, 1814 died April 6, 1846


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WHITE, WILLIAM age 78,


died May 3, 1835


On William White's headstone is the following: He was the son of William White, Son of John White, Son of John White, Son of Samuel White, Son of Resolved White, Son of William White, Who came over in the Mayflower and located at Plymouth, Dec. 22, 1620.


WHITE, MARY, wife of William, age 65, died July 1, 1823


WHITE, HANNAH, wife of William, age 52, died Feb. 7, 1816


WHITE, SYBIL, wife of William, age 76, died May 12, 1849


WHITE, RUBY, daughter of William, age 13, died Feb. 12, 1850


WINSLOW, MICAH, age 56,


died April 24, 1816 died Feb. 15, 1813


WOOD, LYDIA S., age 17,


Micah Winslow and Capt. John Tobey.


He's gone! the voyage of human life is o'er :


And left a mortal for immortal shore.


Though rough the passage peacefull is the port.


The bliss is perfect the probation short


There wearied virtue shall for refuge fly


And ev'ry tear be wip'd from ev'ry eye.


Lucy Blackmer.


So Jesus wept. Gods dying son Past through the grave and blest the bed. No mortal woes Can reach the lovely Sleeper here And angels watch her soft repose.


Hannah Mendall.


In faith she dy'd in dust She lies ; But faith foresees that dust shall rise When Jesus calls, while hope assumes And boasts her joye among the tombs.


Samuel Sprague.


In virtue's school religion's cheerful voice Serves as a guide to the most noble choice ; And when God's glory our chiefest end He makes grim death to visit as a friend Then welcome death, I cannot be afraid, But walk rejoicing thro' thy peaceful shade.


OTHER CEMETERIES Other cemeteries which were first used as burying places probably before the close of the seventeenth century are those on the premises of the two Friends' meeting houses in town, already described. It is said that members of the early families of Wests were buried on the farm of the late Captain


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Rodolphus Swift, at the south of his dwelling house. The Peckhams were numerous in the northwest part of the town, where they had a family burying ground, which has been enlarged and is open to the public. It is known as Peckham cemetery, and is situated on the south side of Peckham road.


PRAYING INDIANS A laudable characteristic of the Plymouth colon- ists was to spread the Christian religion. This lofty purpose was recited in one of the many reasons they formulated for leaving Holland, as here they found what they left their native land for- freedom from religious persecution. They declared that "Fifthly and last and which was not the least, a great hope and inward zeal they had of laying good foundations, or at least to make some way thereunto for the propagation and advancement of the Gospel of the Kingdom of Christ, although they should be but stepping stones unto others in the perform- ance of so great a work." They began such commendable efforts as soon as a door was open, and they were aided and encouraged by the clergy. The civil authorities also stood back of their labors, which were not only in behalf of the white population but included the Indians who were their neighbors.


The Massachusetts Bay Court passed an order as early as 1644 that "the colony should take care that the Indians residing in their several shires should be civilized, and instructed in the Word of God." This was also the expressed desire of the Plymouth court. A society was organized especially to carry on the work of Christianizing and civilizing and educating the Indians. So successful were they in this work that we are told there were in Plymouth colony in 1674 four hundred and ninety-seven so called "Praying Indians." Many of these were in the secular schools which had been established for their instruction and of the above number seventy could write, and one hundred and forty-two could read English, which they, had learned from Eliot's translations. Old Dartmouth territory was a fruitful field for these workers and their efforts prospered under these zealous, patient efforts, notwithstanding they had no sympathy or encouragement from Massasoit, who even besought a syndicate who were endeavoring to purchase a tract of land from him to use no efforts to convert any of his tribe to Christianity. Eliot, the missionary to the Indians, told of his endeavor to make a con- vert of King Philip. After he had made an earnest plea, which he knew how to do, Philip took hold of a button of Eliot's coat and said, "I do not care for your religion more than I care for that button."




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