Memorials of the dead in Boston; containing exact transcripts of inscriptions on the sepulchral monuments in the King's Chapel burial ground, in the city of Boston., Part 3

Author: Bridgman, Thomas, b. 1795
Publication date: 1853
Publisher: Boston, B. B. Mussey
Number of Pages: 736

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" My Soul did unto God repair,

" And bows with adoration there

" Recieving Christ my Dearest Lord,

" According to his just reward.

Enscriptions.

NO. 10. THOMAS & JOSEPH TILDEN. TOMB.

. Sacred to the Memory of THOMAS MELVILL, Born Jan 27 1751 Died Sept. 16 1832 aged S1 years

In Memory of MRS JEAN MELVILL *** ** Mr Allan Melvill died **** ** 1759 aged 23 years.

" Blessed are the dead who die in the lord." Thessalonians iv. 14.

" For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so them also who sleep in Jesus will God bring with him."

Also of MR ALLAN MELVILL of Fife in North Britan who departed this life Janty 21 1761 aged 33 years.

Bing's Chapel

THOMAS BULFINCH.

Sacred to the Memory of MARY CARGIL, died September 1781.

LUCY MELVILL born March 22 1780 died **** 14, 1791.

NANCY WHROE MELVILL born August 22 1793 died July 8, 1813.

MARY WHITTEN died May 2 1815.

JOHN SCHOLLAY MELVILL *** ** March 23 1790 ***

Inscriptions.

CHARLES APTHORP.

HUAMY daur of Thomas Eldridge, & wife to John Martin died Jan'y ye 1st 1 72 1 22 in ye 321 year of her age.

JOHN MCNEIL son to Mr William & Mrs Catherine M'Neil died August 1Sth 1753 aged 15 months

Here lyes the body of MRS CATHERINE MCNEIL wife to Mr William MCNeil she departed this life March the 23 1761 ÆE: 42.

JOSEPH MCNEIL son to Mr William MI Neil died April ye 5th 1761

Bing's Chapel

SYLVESTER GARDINER.

Here lies buried the body of JAMES FERRITER Iunt aged 14 years & S months died Decr 7th 1753.

MARY FERRITER daughter of Mr Nicholas & Mrs Elizabeth Ferriter ob Oct 15 1765 aged 3 years

Here lyes ye body of MR JAMES LAMBERT aged 51 years died Novr 21st 1740

Also MRS SARAH LAMBERT aged 73 years died June 20th 1732.

Inscriptions. 93

WILLIAM VASSALL.

Here lies intered the remains of MRS HANNAH HILLER of the late Mr John Hiller deceasd who departed this life Decr 26st 1774 in the 55th year of her age She livd desired and died Lamented.

Here lyes ye body of MR JOSEPH HILLER who departed this life July 20th 1758 aged 37 years He livd desired and died Lamented.

Here lyes ye body of MRS MARY MOORCOCK wife of Mr Sam' Moorcock aged 60 years died Novr 15th 1741.

King's Chapel

JOHN GOULD. TROUTBECK.

Here lyes the body of MRS FRANCES BILL wife to Mr Jonathan Bill, aged S6 years decd Feby 26 1736.

Here lyes buried the body of MR MATHEW PORTER aged about 46 years, decd Augst 25th 1731

" Dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return."

Beneath this Stone Rests the Mortal Part of JAMES FOSTER Obit December 22 1793 MEtatis 45

I am the Resurection and the life saith the Lord. He that believeth in me th" he were dead yet shall he live again.

Enscriptions.

THE TOMB OF LUKE BAKER AND GEORGE TROTT.

Here lyes ye body of MR JOHN DEVI*S aged about 43 years deceased ye 20 of April 1714

Here lies intered the body of MRS ELIZABETH FOSTER wife of Mr Bosenger Foster aged 36 years * *

" The sweet remembrance of the just, " Shall flourish when they sleep in dust.

NoTE. This monument is broken in two pieces, and lies 12 feet north-east of the "Salisbury Tomb."

Here lies buried the body of MR JAMES RIDGWAY who departed this life Febry 20th 1772

aged 73 years.

Here lies buried the body of MRS MEHITABLE RIDGWAY widow of Mr James Ridgway died July 10th 1774 aged 75 years.

Bing's Chapel

JAMES LLOYD.

ANNA daur of Jeremiah & Anna Clements aged 16 months died April ye 12 1720.

Here lyes buried the body of MR THOMAS MOFFATT, who departed this life March 11th A. D. 1748 in ye 63 year of his age.

Here lyes buried the body of MR BENJAMIN CLOUGH who departed this life Novr 20th 1754 *** ** *

Here lyes ye body of MR JACOB MASON aged 45 years died Decr ye 25th 1726.

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LEWIS DEBLOIS.

Here lies buried the body of MRS JOANNA PIEMONT wife of Mr John Piemont died August 1Sth 1762 aged 31 years.

In Memory of MRS LUKE ROBERTS who died Sept 25th 1 7 8 0 aged 68 years.

Here lyes buried the body of JOSEPH WHITE Esq died May ye 13th 1751.

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Here lyes buried the body of MR JOHN GROVER aged 56 years who died August ye 29th 1747.

Ring's Chapel

EDWARD BLANCHARD.

Here lies the body of MRS MARY WHITING wife of Mr Stephen Whiting died 7th Janty 1774 aged 55 years.

Here lies buried the body of MR SAMUEL GARDNER

who departed this life April 23d 1747 in the 76th year of his age.

Here lies buried the body of MRS ELIZABETH GARDNER wife of Mr Samuel Gardner died Aug 1.4th 1753. aged 77 years.

Here lyes ye body of MRS MARTHA PATESHALL wife to Mr Richard Pateshall aged about 61 years died April 21st 1713.

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EBENEZER OLIVER.

Here lies intered the body of MRS SUSANNAH the wife of Doctr James Pecker obt 23d Sept 1769

Here lyes ye body of ELIZABETH KEATS wife of Richard Keats died April ye 20th 1709 in ye 64 year of her age.

Flere lyes buried ye body of EDWARD STANBRIDGE aged 18 years & 2 mo. died Oct 6th 1740.

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Ging's @papel

BENJAMIN VINCENT.

Here lies buried the body of MRS ELIZABETH HARDCASTLE wife to Mr Roger Hardcastle who died Octr 1Sth 1756 aged 63 years.

Here lies buried the body of ENOCH ARMOUR who died Febry 234 1795 in the 431 year of his age.

JAMES son to Mr John & Mrs Elizabeth Welland aged 1 year & 7 mo decd ye 17ch 1729.

Here lyes ye body of GREGORY SUGAR died March ye 16 1718.75 in ye 91 year of his age.

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Inscriptions.

CHARLES WILLIAMS.

NOTE. This inscription is on a horizontal slab under the north-east corner of the chapel ; the inscription on the next slab is illegible.

HENRY MACINTOSH sou to . Heury Mackintosh Esq of New Bristoll age about 1* years died ** tober ye 23 1710

Here lyes buried the body of MRS SUSANNAH INGRAHAM wife of Duncan Ingraham who departed this life ISth of March 1770 in the 45th year of her age.

Here lyes ye body of MRS MARY JNDICOTT wife of Mr John Jndicott, aged 61 years & 2 mo died Sept 1718

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Bing's Chapel

JOHN BOX. B. HASKINS.

Here lyes ye Body of JOSHUA WINSOR aged 71 years died Nout ye 13th 1717

Here lyes ye Body of SARAH WINSOR wife to Joshua Winsor aged 67 years died Nour ye 4 1717

Here lyes ye body of MRS MARY ALDEN wife to Mr William Alden aged 56 years decd Febry ye 11th 1727

Here lyes ye body of MR WILLIAM JEPSON aged 79 years who died Decr ye 2-1th 1746

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Enscriptions.

JAMES IVERS. JAMES T. AUSTIN.

Here lyes ye body of MR WILLIAM JEPSON aged 41 years died Febry ye 9th 1743.

Here lyes buried the body of MR THOMAS . BURNTON aged 47 years decd Nov ye 19th 1733.

Here lyes ye body of MRS SARAH WEBBER wife to Mr Samuel Webber who died Sept 14 1753 in ye 19th year of her age.

MR SAMUEL GRAY ob April 17th 1768 aged 23 years.

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Bing's Chapel

CHARLES PAXTON. THOMAS CLEMENTS. THOMAS MINNS.

Here lies the body of MRS ELIZABETH POWEL wife of Mr Thomas Powel died November 17th 1768 aged 51 years.

Here lies ye body of MR HENRY INGRAHAM aged 72 years died April ye 26th 1719.

LYDIA LOGAN daur to Mr Robert & Mrs Mercy Logan aged 1 year died ye 21 Sept 1745.

SARAH dau,r to Mr Joseph & Mrs Abigail Brighah aged 1 month died Oct ye 7ª 1745.

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Euscriptions.

ISAIAH DOANE. HEIRS OF HANNAH WELLS.

JOHN BOONE

son to Nicholas & Hannah Boone aged 13 months decd Sept ye Sth 1722

In Memory of MRS SARAH CURTIS wife of Mr Timº Curtis died May 6th 1784 aged 46 years.

" A virtuous wife, A tender mother, A faithful friend, who in life delt justly, walk uprightly & died peacebly in the faith of Jesus.

Here lies the body of MRS AGNESS BURTON, who departed this life July the first 1764. , in the agth year of her age.

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Bing's Chapel

HERMAN BRIMMER.

MARY daur of Andrew & Amey Halyburton aged about 10 months died Novr ye 6th 1721

Here lyes the body of MRS DEBORA HOW the wife of Edward How Esq. aged 38 years died Janry 16th 174 号

Here lies ye body of MRS SARAH NOTTAGE wife to Mir Josias Nottage died August ye 31st 1746 in y" 39 year of her age

Also 5 Children.

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JOSEPH COOLEDGE.

In Memory of MRS LYDIA LOWDEN Consort of Mr Joseph Lowden who died June 9th 17 81 aged 41 years

In Memory of MRS REBECCA LOWDEN wife of Mr Joseph who died April 21st 1789 aged 82 years

MRS SARAH LOWDEN wife to Mr Joseph Lowden who died July 11th 1755 aged 72 years.

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Bing's Chapel

JOSEPH BARRELL.

In Memory of CAPTN JOSEPH COSTEN who died Novr 221 1784 aged 4S years

Here lyes ye body of MIR JAMES SMITH TOBACONIST aged 63 years Born in ye Parish of Glencaurn in ye shire of

Nithisdale in Scotland decd April ye 22 1732. He was a diligent, industrious, Honest Man.

Here lyes ye body of MRS

ANN SMITHI wife to Mr James Smith aged 83 years, died April ye 15th 1741

Sacred to the Memory of MR WILLIAM ROGERS who died Octr 234 1792 JE 52.

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STRANGERS' TOMB.

" For us they sicken and for us they die."

Here lies buried the body of MISS ELIZABETH HANCOCK who departed this life January 5th 1770 aged 24 years

Here lyes buried the body of JOHN SOUTHER who departed this life Febry 14th A D 1747 in ye 91st year of his age.

Here lyes ye body of MRS ELIZTH SOUTER wife to Mr Joseph Souter aged $9 years who died Octo ye 14 1730.

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Bing's Chapel

Here lyes buried ye body of MR JOHN BECHAM who departed this life June the 17th 1773 aged 77 years

" Happy the man, of mortals happyst he, " Whose quiet mind from vain desires is free, " whom neither hopes decieve nor fears torment " But lives at peace within himself content ; " In thought or act accountable to none, " But to his conscience & his God alone.

Here lyes buried the body of MRS SARAH BECHAM wife of Mr John Becham who livd togather 52 years & died Sept ye 29th 1771 aged 72 years.

Here lies ye body of MRS ESTHER BECHAM daur to Mr John & Mrs Sarah Becham, she died Octr 7th 1759 aged 35 years.

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Inscriptions.

Here lies ye body of MRS ELIZABETH WHITE wife of Capt John White & daur of Mr John & Mrs Sarah Becham who died March ye 12th 1772 aged 52 years. TIIESE STONS SET UP AT THE DESIRE OF HER FATHER.

Here lyes ye body of JOHN DYAR decd April ye 13th 1723 in ye 25th year of his age.

Here lies buried the body of MRS HANNAH GRIGGS who departed this life June 17th 1759 aged 77 years.

Here lies ye body of JOHN PAINE who died Decr 30-h 1745 in ye 36th year of his age.

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Ring's Chapel

Here lyes the body of MRS MARY KNOCK wife to MR WILLIAM KNOCK aged 46 years- dec Jan'y ye 5 17245.

Here lyes ye body of MRS REBECCA BAKER, Relict of the Revd Mr Daniel Baker of Sherbourn who died July ye 21 1737 Atatis 54

He ** **** **** *** MRS MARTHA

widow ** *

Mr John *

aged S5 *

died Novr * *

In Memory of SALLY DICKSON WHITE died April 24th 1794 aged 7 years.

Enscriptions. 113

flere lyes the body of SARAH THWING daur of Mr Nathaniel & Mrs Joanna Thwing who died Sepr ye 3d 1 7.53 aged 16 years & 4 months

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Here lyes ye bod* of MARY HILL widdow of John Hill aged 68 years deed Augst 5th 1714

Here lyes buried ye body of MRS JANE SUGAR aged about 65 years decd May ye 5th 1714.

Here lyes ye body of MR JOSEPH HOWARD aged 30 years deed March ye 2d 1723.

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Bing's Chapel

Here lyes ye body of JOSEPH STOCKER aged about 60 years died Oct ye 20 1703.

Here lyes buried the body of MR SAMUEL HOOD decd Janry ye 19 1733 in the 66 year of his age.

Here lyeth buried ye body of PELEG the son of Peleg Sanford Esq & Mrs Mary his wife aged 17 years departed this life October ye ** 1702

In Memory of MRS HANNAH THWING wife of Capt Nathaniel Thwing died Sth Jan'y 1759 in the 30th year of her age.

Here lyes ye body of MRS ELIZABETH HASTINGS daughter of Mr * ** *

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Inscriptions.

Here lyes ye body of MR JOHN BALSTON aged 5S years dec' Decr yo 34 1713.

Here lyes buried ye body of MR JOSEPH RUSSELL aged 4S years decd March ye 13 1713

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Here lyes ye Body of FREELOVE ye wife of Thomas Gooding decd July ye 15 1716 in ye 29th year of her age FREELOVE dautr to Thomas & Freelove Gooding decd March ye 21 1721 in ye 14 year of her age

Here lyes buried the body of MR THOMAS RUSSELL who departed this life Sept ye 1st 1760 aged 56 years.

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Bing's Chapel

Here lyes buried the body of MRS SARAH WHITE the wife of Joseph White Esq aged 58 years & 1 mno who died May 14 1742

Here lies buried ye body of MRS MEHETABLE COWLEY the wife of Capt John Cowley who departed this life October 12th 1757 in the 44th year of her age.

Here lyes ye Body of

MRS URSSILEUR SWEETSER wife to Mr Wiglesworth Sweetser aged about 53 years dec! May ye 5th 1727

In Memory of MRS SARAH DAVIS wife of Thomas Davis who died July 9th 1786 in the 24th year of her age

" Complent she shone through every scene of Life " The tender parent & indulgent wife.

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Enscriptions.

JOHN DYAR.

Here lies the body of MRS ELIZABETH DOWELL AGED 73 YEARS decd April 15th 1740

Here lyes ye body of JAMES GILCREST decd Augt ye 27th 1722 in ye 34 year of his age

Here lies the body of MRS RACHEL HARRIS wife to Mr Samuel Harris she died July 9th 175 8 Æ 62

" I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me write blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.

" Now where I am there' joy laid up in store

" That never fails, but lasts forevermore

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Bing's Chapel

EBENEZER STORER. 1752.

The grave, the house apointed for all the living.

" In human hearts what bolder thoughts can rise than man's presumption on tomorrow's dawn - Where is tomorrow ? in another world ; For numbers this is certain ; the reverse is sure to none, Be wise to day tis madness to defer, procrastination is the thief of time ; year after year it steals till all are fled aud to the mercies of a moment leaves the vast concerns of an eternal scene. - " Young."

Here lyeth buried ye body of JOHN tHWING aged 4 years 9 mo & 13 days decd Sept ye 6 1620

NOTE. This monument is twenty-eight feet east of the front gate on Tremont-street. The figure 2 (in 1620) has undoubtedly been altered from 9, as several others have been in the "Copp's Hill Burying- ground."

[Cross-bones.] [Hour-glass.]

MEMENTO MORI FUGIT HORI

MEMENTO ESSE MORTALIUM

Here lyeth buried ye body of

CAPT WILLIAM - HUTSON aged 67 years departed this life December ye 6 1680

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Inscriptions.

IIere lyeth buried ye body of JOSEPH PEARCE aged about 49 years decd Janty ye 28 1693

Here lyes ye body of MRS ELIZABETHI HUGHES wife to Mr. William Hughes decd March ye 26th 1734 in ye 67th year of her age

Here lyeth ye Body of MR JOHN EMBLEM aged 69 years dyed Desember ye ** 1702.

Here lies the body of MARY ELLERY daur to Mr Daniel & Mrs Mary Ellery aged 3 years & 7 months died August 15th 1759

Here lyes ye body of JOHN FERNSIDE aged S2 years died Nouember ye 14 1693

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Bing's Epapel

Here lyes ye body of ELIZABETH VIFUEN wife to John Vifuen died Octr 1Sth 1721 in ye 47th year of her age

ELIZABETH MILLES late wife to John Milles aged 32 years died May ye 20 1703

MARY MILLES aged 13 ds died April 18 1702.

MARY daughter to Seth & Mehitable Smith aged 2 years & 4 months 1

died Sept ye 3ª 1703.

Here lyes buried the body of MR JOHN WAKEFIELD aged 63 years decd Jan'y 31st 1 735

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Here lies the body of GRACE DUDDING ** 0 died April the 12th 1766 aged 72 years

Here lyes buried the body of MRS REBECCA BALSTON wife to Capt Nathaniel Balston aged 83 years decd December ye 20 1739

Here lyes buried ye body of CAPT NATHANIEL BALSTON obitt Sepr ye 2.4th 1723 Atatis 71

Here lyeth buried ye body of RACHEL ye late wife of Nathaniel Balston davghter of Thomas & Rachel Harwood aged 26 years died March ye 21 168%.

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Bing's Chapel

Here lyes the body of MRS JOHANNA BELL who died Jaury ye 25ch 1778 in ye 20th year of her age

***** , *** , *** s JONES aged 60 years decd April 1st 1740

Here lyes buried ye body of MR JOHN ROSE aged 38 years decd Oct ye 10 1739

Ilere lyes ye body of JAMES RAYMER aged about 5S years died Iuly ye 7th 1717

Here lyes ye body of MRS MARTHA RAYMER who departed this life Augst 24 1764 aged 53 years

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Inscriptions.

Here lyes buried the body of MRS PRISCILLA HOOD wife, to Mr Richard Hood aged 41 years decd April ye 20th 1738

In Memory of SARAH HOMER daur of Mr John & Mrs Mary Homer who died Octr 5th 1792 aged S months.

Here lies ye body of MR JOSEPH KNEELAND died Oct. 12th 1760 aged 62 years.

Also ELIZABETH SHAW daughter to ye above died Oct 12th 1760 aged 31 years

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Ging's Chapel

DAWES.

Inscriptions.

125

THOMAS DAWES, A. A. S. Born Aug. 5, 1731; died Jany 2, 1809, Æt. 7S.

Of his taste for the Grecian Simplicity In ARCHITECTURE, there are many Monuments which he raised when that Art was new to us. . The Records of Massachusetts shew that he was one of her active LEGISLATORS from the year 1776. until he was 70 years old, when he retired with faculties unimpaired. To the fiscal Concerns of this Metropolis, to its Literary & other institutions, he was a zealous Friend. He was an ELECTOR at the three first Elections of P'resident of the U. S., and discharged various trusts to his own honor and the PUBLIC WEAL.

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Bing's Chapel

Here lyes ye body o* MRS DOROTHY HAWK wife Will *** Hawkens Surgi ** aged yea *** ** Agust ye 24

Here lies buried the Body of MRS MARY THWING who departed this life August 17th 1765 aged 69 years.

In Memory of MRS HANNAH THWING wife of Capt Nathaniel Thwing, died Sth Janry 1780 in the 30th year of her age

Here lies ye body of MARTHA THWING daur of Mr James & Mrs Martha Thwing died August 24th 1760

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Enstriptions.

Here lyes buried ye body of MR JOSEPH MAYLOM who departed this life January ye 29th 1 73 3

Here **** ** **** Body of MARY wife to Benjamin Starr aged ** years & 2 Months died March ye 7, 1715 daur of Joseph & Hannah Maylem

Ilere lyes ye body of MR MARK MAYLEM aged 43 years decd Febry ye 26th 1733 ₮

Here lies buried the body of . CAPT MOSES BENNET who departed this life Sept the 19th 1770 aged 55 years

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Bing's Chapel

PRENTICE ARM3.

Crest, au Eagle displayed ; in his dexter claw, a pistol ; in bis sinister claw, a dagger.

Shieit, a Gyrony of eight, as. and or., on a field ar., with a fleur-de-lis between two crescents, gu.

Metto, " Droit et avant."

ENOCH BROWN.

Here repose the remains of ENOCH BROWN EsQ born in Attleborough 1750 Died 1789

Here Rest The Remains of MRS ABIGAIL FREEMAN Relict of the late Captn Jonathan Freeman and formerly wife of Enoch Brown Esq

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Inscriptions.

Here Repose The remains of MRS NANCY WELLES wife of General Arnold Welles formerly wife of Capt George Lane Born May 22 1772 Died 1819

Here lyes inte **** ye Body of RICHARD FRANCKLIN aged 30 years departed this life December ye 4th 1704.

Here lies buried the body of MRS SUSANNAH RUSSELL wife to Mr Solomon Russell who departed this life Oct 20th 1767 aged 26 years & 7 months.

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Ring's Chapel

Here lyes buried ye body of MR HENRY JNGRAHAM aged 72 years. died April ye 26th 1745

Here lies buried the body of HENRY FRITZ son of Mr Henry & Mrs Mary Fritz who died May 4th 1773 aged 9 months.

Here lyes Buried the body of MR SAMUEL HOOD decd Jan'y ye 19 1733 in the 66 year of his age.

Here lyes ye body of MRS SARAH TURELL aged 68 years. deed January the 15 h 1723 .

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Inscriptions.

Here lyes ye body of MRS MARY ROGERS wife to Mr Simon Rogers aged 35 years, & 2 mo decd July ye 2.4th 1727

In Memory of DEACY ROBERT GARDNER who died June Stl 1782 aged 73 years

" He' gone and with the righteous mounts on high, " Triumphs, Passing to the sky, " To joys immence and everlasting Extacy."

Here lyeth ye Body of .THOMAS SMITH aged about 35 years deceased ye 2 of Nouember in ye year of OUR LORD 1693

* SABELA daughter to Nathaniel & Mary Barnes Obiit Sept ye 3 1680

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Bing's Chapel

In Memory of JOSEPH INGRAHAM son of Joseph & Jane Ingraham died 13th Sept 1787 aged 13 months

MARY Daur of Cornelius & Mary Benington aged S years & S mo died July ye 2.1 1721

SARAH dau of Cornelius & Mary Benington aged 3 weeks died March ye 21 1715

In Memory of CAPT WINTHROP GRAY who died June 3d 1782 aged 42 years NOTE. See " Bridgman's Copp's Hill Epitaphs," p. 221.

In Memory of NATHANIEL COLEMAN son of Dudley & Mary Coleman who died June 234 1791 aged 10 years 9 months & 23 days.

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321.58.

REV. FRANCIS WILLIAM PITT GREENWOOD, D. D.

THE COLLEAGUE AND SUCCESSOR OF DR. FREEMAN AS PASTOR OF THIS CHURCH.

CHOSEN JULY 11, 1524. SETTLED AUG. 29, 1S24. DIED AUG. 2, 1S13. AGED 46 YEARS.

- ENDOWED WITH RARE POWERS OF OBSERVATION AND EXPRESSION, HIS SERVICES IN THE PULPIT WERE DISTINGUISHED FOR THEIR BEAUTY, TRUTH, AND PERSUASIVENESS. THE NATURAL EARNESTNESS OF HIS MANNER LEFT NO DOUBT OF HIS SINCERITY ; THE JUSTNESS OF HIS THOUGHTS NO ROOM FOR CENSURE ; AND THE POETICAL BEAUTY OF HIS LANGUAGE NO OPPORTUNITY FOR OBJECTION.

HIIS CHARACTER, AS DEVELOPED THROUGH LONG

YEARS OF LINGERING DISEASE,

CORRESPONDED WITH THAT

OF HIS WRITINGS ; IT WAS TRULY CHRISTIAN, CONSISTENT, AND ATTRACTIVE.

HIS PEOPLE HAVE PLACED TIHS BUST HERE IN AFFECTIONATE COMMEMORATION OF HIS WISDOM AND HIS VIRTUES. MARCHI, 1845.

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APTHORP.

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Inscriptions.

M. S. CAROLI APTHORP, QVI

PATERFAMILIAS PRVDENS ET LIBERALIS, MERCATOR INTEGERRIMVS, INSIGNI PROBITATE CIVIS, INTER HVIVS AEDIS INSTAVRATORES PRAECIPVE MVNIFICUS, SINCERA FIDE ET LARGA CARITATE CHRISTIANVS, OBIIT SEXAGENARIVS XI. NOVEMBR. MDCCLVIII. REPENTINA ET SVIS IMMATVRA MORTE PRAEREPTVS. NE TANTARVM VIRTVTVM MEMORIA ET EXEMPLVM OBSOLERET, VIDVA ET XV. LIBERI SVPERSTITES

HOC MARMOR AMORIS ET PIETATIS MONVMENTVM PP.

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Ring's Chapel

M. S. FRANCISCHE SHIRLEY,

Quam Virginem Omnium Admirationi commendavit Eximius Formæ Nitor Familiarium vero etiam Amori Gratior veniens in pulchro Corpore virtus :

Quam Nuptam Fides intemerata, Amor sineerus, Rerum Domesticarum prudens Administratio, Indoles suavissima, In tantum Marito devinserunt, Ut Cor ejus in illa tutissime confiderit : Quam Matrem Nulla prius habuit Cura Quam ut Liberorum Animos prastantissimis moribus im- bueret, Quod et strenue laboravit et feliciter :

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Enscriptions.

Qnam Demum, In omni Vitæ statu et Conditione, Summa Ingenii Elegantia Quicquid Decorum atque Honestum diligenter exeolentis Quicquid Vanum contra et Leve serio aversintis Morum Simplicitas candida Pietas infueata In Egeno Liberalitas, in omnes Benevolentia, Dolorum Tolerantia, Voluptatum Temperantia, Omnis denique et onmimoda Virtus Ut amabilem fecerunt omnibus

Ita Amorem ipsum et Delicias hujus Provincia Vivam, Desiderium triste et insolabile reddiderunt mortuam.

Maritum bahnit GULIELMUM SHIRLEY bujus Provineice Præfectum, Quem Filiis quatuor, Filiabus quinque beavit E Stirpe Generosa Nata est Londini MDCXCH, Denata Dorcestria Massachusettensium prid : Kal. Sept. MDCCXLVI,

In communi huijus Oppidi Caemeterio condita ip sius Exuvice Felicem ad meliorem vitam Reditum expectint.

JUXTA hane Præstantissimam Matrem positum est Quicquid Mortale fuit Filia Nato secunde FRANCISC.E

BOLLAN, GULIELMI BOLLAN Armnigeri In Curia Vice Admiralitatis apud Massachusettenses Regii Advocati, Nuper Uxoris,

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Quam Virtus et Forma excellens, Prudentia et Ingenium excultum Pictas et Mores suavissimi, Dilectissimam omnibus, duum in vivis fuit finxerunt. Spatiolo Vitæ, (heu brevi) percurso, Annum quippe vix quartum supra vicessimum attigit, Primo in Partu diem obiit supremum xu Kal. Martias

MDCCXLIV Marito, Parentibus, Amicis, Ingens sui Desiderium relinquens.

Vassall Monument.

SACRED to the Memory of SAMUEL VASSALL, Esq., of LONDON, Merchant, one of the original proprietors of the lands of this Country ; a steady and undaunted asserter of the Liberties of ENGLAND, in 1628,

He was the first who boldly refused to submit to the tax of Tonnage and Poundage, an unconstitutional claim of the Crown arbitrarily imposed : For which (to the ruin of his family) his goods were seized and his person imprisoned by the Star Chamber Court. Ile was chosen to represent the City of LONDON

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in two successive Parliaments, which met Apr. 13 and Nov. 3, 1640. The Parliament in July, 1611, voted him £10445. 12.2 for his damages, and resolved that he should be further considered for his personal sufferings ; But the rage of the times and the neglect of proper applications since, have left to his family only the honour of that Vote and Resolution. He was one of the largest subscribers to raise money against the Rebels in IRELAND. All these facts may be seen in the Journal of the House of Commons. Ile was the Son of the gallant JOHN VASS.ALL, who in 1588

at his own expense fitted out and commanded two Ships of War, with which he joined the Royal Navy to oppose the SPANISH ARMADA.

This monument was crected by his great grandson, FLORENTIU'S VASSALL, ESQ., of the Island of JAMAICA, now residing in ENGLAND, May, 1706.

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PAUL D. RICHARDS. TOMB.

PAUL D RICHARDS Died January 1832 Æ 822 years

ANNA RICHARDS Died October 1825 Æ 69 years

JOSEPH RICHARDS Died April 1822 Æ 44 years

ALICE RICHARDS Died 1 8 43 Æ 61 years

Also 4 of their Children

NOTE. In this tomb repose the remains of the " Davenport " and " Cotton " families, for many generations.

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Here lyeth buried ye body of JAMES HOOPER aged about 25 years who departed this life ye JS of January 168;

In Memory of MR THOMAS WHARTON. died Decem' 31 1738 aged 52 years

Also MRS DOROTHY WHARTON died May 18th 1776 aged 77 years

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Memorials of the dead in Boston; containing exact transcripts of inscriptions on the sepulchral monuments in the King's Chapel burial ground, in the city of Boston., Part 3

Author: Bridgman, Thomas, b. 1795 Publication date: 1853 Publisher: Boston, B. B. Mussey Number of Pages: 736

Author: Bridgman, Thomas, b. 1795
Publication date: 1853
Publisher: Boston, B. B. Mussey
Number of Pages: 736