EPITAPHS
From The
Old Burying Ground
in Groton, Massachusetts
With Notes & Appendix

Samuel A. Green, M.D.
Boston, 1878

1704 to 1804


[Transcribed by Jane Devlin]

[Transcriber's Note:-- Names & Dates have been extracted from the epitaphs along with any notes identifying the individual. I have not transcribed the exact wording in order to present the data in a more compact format. Ages on the stones are given either as an age or as "in the -- year of his age" (transcribed here as "in his -- year"). In the latter case the individual had not yet reached the given age. I.e., the 47th year of his age would be between the 46th & 47th birthdays. Also at this time, the title of Mistress (Mrs.) could be a indication of social standing rather than marriage, so it isn't unusual to find a young girl whose father was important in the town listed as Mrs.] James PRESCOTT, d. 9 May 1704, ae 20 y. & 7 w. [Son of Jonas & Mary (LOKER) PRESCOTT, b. 16 Mar 1684] 1712 : A W M & 1712: S W [These initials are found on two footstones, each bearing the date of 1712 - the persons are unidentified.] Mrs. Lydia WHITNEY, wife of Mr. WILLIAM WHITNEY, d. 24 Aug 1716, ae 42 Mrs. Sarah TROWBRIDGE, wife of Rev. Mr. Caleb TROWBRIDGE, d. 16 Jun 1717, ae 26 y, 5 m [The daughter of Deacon Thomas & Mary (WILSON) OLIVER of Cambridge, b. 14 Nov 1690. She was married 10 Mar 1714] Mrs. Sarah, wife of Cap't Joseph BOYNTON, d. 27 Feb 1717, ae 71 Mrs. Alice, wife of Mr. Nathaniel WOODS, d. 10 Jan 1717/18, in her 45th year. [Daniel WOODS, one of her sons, was killed in LOVEWELL's fight in Pigwacket, 8 May 1725] Mr. Joshua WHITNEY, d. 7 Aug 1719, ae 83 yrs [The son of John & Elinor WHITNEY, b. 15 Jul 1635, in Watertown] Mr. James ROBERTSON d. 5 Dec 1720, ae 88 yrs. [Mr. WHITNEY & Mr. ROBERTSON, named above, were among the earliest settlers of the town; living here before its destruction by the Indians in the year 1676] Hannah STONE, d. 27 Sep 1723 in her 25th year Isaac STONE, d. 30 Sep 1723 in his 27th year Lydia STONE, d. 30 Sep 1773 in her 16th year [The three persons last named were children of Deacon Simon & Sarah STONE] Jonas PRESCOTT, Esq'r, d. 31 Dec 1723, ae 76 y. [The son of John & Mary (PLATTS) PRESCOTT, b. at Lancaster in June 1648] Capt. Jerathmell BOWERS d. 23 Apr 1724 in his 78th year [He had previously lived in Chelmsford, of which town he was one of the proprietors & a prominent inhabitant. At different times, he commanded a company against the Indians, and was a noted fighter of them. According to Savage, he was born 2 May 1650] Mrs. Deborah PARKER d. 27 Sep 1724, in her 30th year, daughter of Capt. Jonas PRESCOTT, Esq'r & wife of Capt. Samuel PARKER of Groton [She was born 5 Mar 1694] Mrs. Rebeckah LAWRENCE, wife of Lieu't Jonathan LAWRENCE, d. 16 Feb 1724, ae about 74 years. [Her maiden name was RUTTER & she was from Cambridge] Mrs. Sarah WOODS, wife of Mr. Nathaniel WOODS, d. 3 Mar 1725, in her 45th year. [Her maiden name was BROWN, & she was from Stow. She was married 3 Jul 1721] Mr. Thomas HUBBARD d. 1 Feb 1728, in his 33d year Lieut. Jonathan LAWRENCE, d. 19 Sep 1729, in his 73rd year. [The son of John & Elizabeth LAWRENCE of Watertown.] Mr. Thomas LAWRANCE, d. 4 Oct 1729, ae 37 y, 9 m, 19 d. [Son of John & Anna (TARBELL) LAWRENCE] Mrs. Mary OLIVER, Relict of the Hon'ble Thomas OLIVER, Esq'r, d. 2 Dec 1729, ae about 67 years. [Her maiden name was WILSON; her husband lived in Cambridge, where he filled many important offices. The Rev. Mr. TROWBRIDGE & the Honorable Benjamin PRESCOTT each married one of her daughters. Her youngest child, Samuel, died on the same day as herself] Mrs. Sarah STONE, wife of Deacon Simon STONE, d. 16 Sep 1731, in her 68th year. Sarah FARNWORTH, daughter of Mr. Jeremiah & Mrs. Sarah FARNWORTH, d. 2 Nov 1831 in her 2nd year. Mr. Jeremiah FARNWORTH, d. 25 Nov 1731, in his 32nd year. [Son of John & Hannah (ALDIS) FARNSWORTH, b. 24 Mar 1700/1] Mr. Thomas FARWELL, d. 16 Dec 1731, ae 33 y, 2 m, & 5 d. Mrs. Patience FARNSWORTH, wife of Mr. Benjamin FARNSWORTH, d. 10 Jul 1733 in her 31st year Mrs. Rebekah FARNSWORTH, wife of Mr. Benjamin FARNSWORTH, d. 1 Oct 1756, in her 54th year. [Benjamin FARNSWORTH, the husband, d. of small-pox, 18 Sep 1757] Widow Mary PRESCOTT, Relict of Jonas PRESCOTT, Esq'r, d. 28 Oct 1735, in her 82nd year [The daughter of John & Mary (DRAPER) LOKER, b. 28 Sep 1653; she was the mother of twelve children, of whom ten lived to grow up & marry, each one having a large family. It is said that she lived to see 176 of her descendants] Capt. John SHEPLE, d. 14 Sep 1736, in his 60th year. [All his father's family - excepting himself - were massacred by the Indians, in the assult of 1694, and he was carried off & held a prisoner during four years. He is the direct ancestor of the late Honorable Ether SHEPLEY, formerly Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Maine.] Mr. Nathanael WOODS, d. 20 Jun 1738, in his 71st year [Son of Samuel & Alice WOODS, b. 27 Mar 1668] Honourable Co'll Benjamin PRESCOTT, Esq'r, d. 3 Aug 1738, ae 42 y, 7 m, 3 d. [Son of Jonas & Mary (LOKER) PRESCOTT, b. 4 Jan 1696; married 11 Jun 1718, Abigail OLIVER, of Campridge. Benjamin was the father of Colonel William PRESCOTT, who commanded the American forces at the battle of Bunker Hill] Mrs. Abigail PRESCOTT, daughter of Co'll Benjamin PRESCOTT, Esq'r & Mrs Abigail his wife, d. 7 Nov 1739, ae 20 y, 6 m, 12 d. Nathaniel HOLDIN, son of Mr. Nathaniel & Mrs. Abigail HOLDIN, d. 30 Apr 1740, in his 19th year. [He was born Oct 2, 1721] Mr. Nathaniel HOLDIN, d. 15 May 1740, in his 49th year [The son of Stephen & Hannah HOLDIN] Mr. Joseph FARWELL d. 20 Aug 1740, ae 70 y & 14 d. Mr. Obadiah SAWTELL d. 20 Mar 1740 in his 92nd year. [Son of Richard & Elizabeth SAWTELL, of Watertown; he married Hannah, daughter of George & Elizabeth LAWRENCE.] Deacon Simon STONE d. 19 Dec 1741, ae 85 y, 3 m, 11 d. [Eldest son of Simon & Mary (WHIPPLE) STONE of Watertown; he was one of the original proprietors of Groton] Mr. Ephraim PEARCE d. 27 Feb 1741 in his 68th year. [Son of Daniel & Elizabeth PIERCE, b. 15 Oct 1673] Mr. Phinehas PARKER d. 13 Aug 1744 in his 63rd year. [Son of James & Mary (PARKER) PARKER. His father & mother were killed by the Indians in their assult on the town, 27 Jul 1694; he was captured at the same time & held a prisoner during four years. He was released, probably in the summer of 1698; and a petition to the General Court, dated 31 May 1699, represents him as being "lame in one of his Leggs occasioned by ye cruelty of ye Salvages," and says that "it is very questionable whether ever he will be cured, & haas little or nothing left him of his Father's estate for his support." In answer to this petition, it was voted that six pounds of money be allowed out of the public treasury.] Cap't Jonathan SHEPLE d. 4 Nov 1744, ae 44 y, 9 m, 4 d. [Son of John & Lydia SHEPLE, b. 1 Sep 1700. He married, 26 Dec 1728, Lydia, daughter of William & Elizabeth LARKIN] Lydia HOLDIN, daughter of Mr. Nathaniel & Mrs. Abigail HOLDIN, d. 5 Feb 1744/5 in her 20th year. [She was born 6 Dec 1725] Elezebeth GREEN, daughter of Mr. William & Mrs. Hannah GREEN, d. 31 Aug 1745, ae 2 m, 14 d. Phinehas BOWERS, son of Mr. Samuel & Mrs. Deborah BOWERS, d. 12 Sep 1745, ae 1 y, 11 m, 12 d. Mrs. Eunice BOYDEN, wife of Mr. Joshua BOYDEN, d. 1 Jan 1745, ae 37 yrs. [Daughter of Samuel & Abigal (LARKIN) PARKER, b. 11 Mar 1705-6. She was married 12 Jan 1730] Mrs. Abigail BUCKLEY, wife of Capt. John BULKLEY, d. 15 Apr 1746 in her 40th year. Also 5 sons & 2 daughters. Mrs. Lydia SHEPLE, relict of Capt. Jonathan SHEPLE, d. 10 Oct 1747, in her 50th year. [Daughter of William & Elizabeth LAKIN, b. 14 Jan 1697] Mrs. Unice LAWRANCE, daughter of Nathaniel & Anna LAWRANCE, d. 15 Nov 1747, ae 10 y, 3 m, 21 d. Mr. James PARKER, d. 21 Jan 1748/9 in his 63d year [Son of James & Mary (PARKER) PARKER, b. 24 Mar 1686/7; he married Abigail, daughter of Jonas & Mary (LOKER) PRESCOTT] Mr. James PARKER, Jr., d. 29 Jan 1748/9 in his 26th year. [Son of James & Abigail (PRESCOTT) PARKER, b. 20 Feb 1722/3. His father's epitaph immediately precedes his own.] Amos FARNSWORTH, son of Mr. Amos FARNSWORTH & Mrs. Lydia, his wife, d. 9 Jul 1749 in his 4th year. Also the birth & death of a son 30 Sep 1750. Widow Mary PEIRCE, Relict of Mr. Ephrim PEIRCE, d. 29 Dec 1749, in her 75th year Mrs. Mary PRESCOTT, wife of Jonas PRESCOTT, Esq'r, d. 17 Feb 1749/50, ae about 75 years [Daughter of John & Faith (DUNSTER) PAGE, b. 9 Jan 1647/5. She was married 30 Apr 1718 & was Jonas PRESCOTT's second wife Deacon John LONGLEY d. 25 May 1750, in his 68th year. [Son of William & Deliverance (CRISPE) LONGLEY. When Groton was assulted by the indians 27 Jul 1694, he was taken captive and held a prisoner during more than four years] Capt. Jonas PRESCOTT, Esq'r, d. 12 Sep 1750, ae 71 y, 10 m, 17 d. [Son of Jonas & Mary (LOKER) PRESCOTT, b. 26 Oct 1678] Mrs. Abigail PARKER, Relict Widow of Mr. James PARKER, d. 14 Aug 1751, ae 63 y, 3 m, 6 d. [Daughter of Jonas & Mary (LOKER) PRESCOTT, b. 8 May 1688] Mr. Jonathan PAGE, First Born Son of Ensign Jona't & Mrs. Mary PAGE, d. 30 Aug 1751, in his 42nd year. [He was born 5 Jun 1710] Mrs. Mercy DABY, wife of Mr. Simon DABY, d. 31 Aug 1751, ae 34 years & 10 days Also Phebe, their Daughter, d. 20 Sep 1751, ae 3 y, 1 m, 25 d. Likewise, Sarah, their Daughter, b. at her mother's death & lived 15 days Ensign Jonathan PAGE, d. 30 Sep 1751, in his 75th year. [Son of John & Faith (DUNSTER) PAGE, b. 24 Jun 1677, at Watertown.] Mrs. Mary PRESCOTT, daughter of Cor'll Benj'n PRESCOTT, Esq'r, & Mrs. Abigail, his wife, d. 25 Oct 1751, ae 16 y, 2 m, 18 d. Abel LAWRENCE, a Twin son of Mr. Abel & Mrs. Mary LAWRANCE, d. 14 Jul 1753, ae 9 months Lemuel PAGE, son of Mr. John & Mrs. Mary PAGE, d. 18 Aug, 1753, ae 5 y, 11 m, 5 d. Samuel ROCKWOOD, son of Mr. Elisha ROCKWOOD, d. 2 Sep 1753, in his 12th yr. Moses ROCKWOOD, son of Mr. Elisha ROCKWOOD, d. 7 Sep 1753, in his 1st year Elizabeth ROCKWOOD, daughter of Mr. Elisha ROCKWOOD, d. 17Sep 1753, in her 15th yr. Lydia ROCKWOOD, daughter of Mr. Elisha ROCKWOOD, d. 17 Sep 1753, in her 6th yr. Susanna PARKER, wife of Mr. William PARKER, d. 19 Oct 1753, in her 34th yr. [Daugher of Samuel & Sarah KEMP, b. 14 May 1720] Susana PARKER, daughter of Mr. William PARKER, d. 4 Nov 1753, in her 17th year. [She was born 10 Feb 1736/7] Capt. John GILLSON, d. 17 Nov 1753, in his 56th year. [Son of John & Sarah GILSON, b. 2 Mar 1797/8. He married, first, 8 Dec 1722, Mary, daughter of John & Mary (BLOOD) SHATTUCK, b. 11 Apr 1699; and secondly, Rachel _____.] Mr. Joseph PARKER d. 26 Nov 1753, ae 64 y, 8 m, 26 d. Stone erected by Mr. Abel PARKER, Mr. Josiah HOLDIN, Mr. Nathaniel LAKEN, Mr. John BLOOD & Mr. Isaac WOODS. [Son of Joseph & Hannah PARKER, b. 1 Mar 1689] James PARKER, son of Mr. Peter & Mrs. Prudance PARKER< d. 30 Nov 1753, in his 3d year. Mrs. Abigail SAWTELL, wife of Capt. Ephraim SAWTELL, d. 4 Dec 1753 in her 66th year. Lieu't John HOLDEN d. 27 Dec 1753, in his 69th year Mrs. Sarah HOLDEN, wife of Lieu't John HOLDEN, d. 21 Dec 1753, in her 59th year. [Son of Stephen & Hannah HOLDEN; his wife was the daughter of John & Mehitable DAVIS, b. 22 Sep 1794. John HOLDEN was taken by the Indians in the year 1697 & held prisoner during one year & ten months] Mr. Elezer GILLSON d. 16 Feb 1754 in his 59th year. [Son of Joseph & Hepsibah GILSON; he married, 6 May 1719, Hannah, daughter of Joseph & Hannah FARWELL. She was born 6 May 1701 & d. 11 May 1762] Mrs. Sarah TARBELL, wife of Mr. John TARBELL, d. 19 Apr 1754, in her 29th year. [Her maiden name was PARKER; she was probably the daughter of Samuel & Sarah PARKER, b. 2 Dec 1725] Mr. William PIERCE d. 16 May 1754, in his 41st year. Mr. James DICKINSON d. 5 Jul 1754, in his 69th year Ephraim FARNSWORTH, son of Leu't Ezra & Abigail FARNSWORTH, d. 2 Sep 1754, in his 8th year. [He was born 9 Aug 1747] Mr. Josiah GREEN (Son of Mr. Jonathan & Mrs. Sarah, his wife), d. 28 Dec 1755 in his 28th year [He was born 26 Feb 1727/8] Thomas WOODS, son of Leut' Isaac WOODS, d. 10 Feb 1756 in his 28th year. [Son of Isaac & Abigail (STEVENS) WOODS, b. 29 Dec 1728] Sarah FARNSWORTH, daughter of Mr. Amos FARNSWORTH & Mrs. Lydia, his wife, d. 19 Sep 1756 in her 20th year [Eldest child of Amos & Lydia (LONGLY) FARNSWORTH, b. 10 Oct 1736] Capt. Thomas TARBELL d. 30 May 1757, ae 69 y, 8 m, 5 d [Eldest son of Thomas & Elizabeth (WOODS) TARBELL, b. 15 Sep 1687. Two of his brothers, John & Zechariah, and a sister Lydia, were carried off by Indians 20 Jun 1707, and taken to Canada. The boys afterwards married Indian wives, and their descendants are still living among the Indians at St. Regis, a village near the New York State Line, on the St. Lawrence River. The epitaph of his brother William, b. 10 Jun 1689, is below.] Mr. Benjamin FARNSWORTH, Jr., d. 31 Aug 1757, ae 20 y, 5 m, 28 d - died of the Small-pox. [Son of Benjamin & Rebekah FARNWORTH, b. 24 Feb 1736] Mr. Benjamin FARNSWORTH d. 18 Sep 1757, ae 58 y, 7 m, 22 d - died of small-pox. [Son of Benjamin & Mary (PRESCOTT) FARNSWORTH, b. 16 Jan 1699] Mrs. Abigail HOLDIN, wife of Mr. Nathanael HOLDIN, d. 29 Sep 1757, in her 66th year. [Her maiden name was STONE; she was probably the daughter of Deacon Samuel & Sarah STONE] A Daughter of Dr. Oliver PRESCOTT & Mrs. Lydia, his wife, still-born 19 Nov 1757 Lieu't William TARBELL d. 26 Dec 1757, in his 69th year Mr. John BLOOD d. 23 Aug 1758 in his 70th year. [Son of James & Abigail BLOOD, b. 16 Mar 1689. His father was killed by the Indians, 13 Sep 1689] Mr. Jacob LAKIN, b. in Groton & D. 29 Aug 1758, ae 57 y, 8 m, 22 d. [Son of Joseph & Abigail LAKIN, b. 7 Dec 1700] Mrs. Anna LAWRANCE, wife of Mr. Nathaniel LAWRANCE, d. 3 Sep 1758, ae 73 y, 8 m, 21 d. [Her maiden name was SCRIPTURE] Mr. Benjamin STONE d. 23 Sep 1758 in his 53rd year. [Son of Deacon Simon & Sarah STONE, b. 12 Aug 1706] Ensign Obidiah PARKER d. 28 Sep 1758 in his 61st year. Mr. Jonathan GREEN d. 10 Oct 1758 in his 58th year. [He married 25 Feb 1724/5, Sarah, daughter of Josiah & Lucy LAKIN] Benjamin WOODS, son of Mr. John WOODS & Mrs. Sarah his wife, d. 19 Nov 1758, ae 19 y, 3 w, 5 d. [He was born 13 Oct 1739] Mr. Jonathan GREEN, Jr., b. 11 May 1733, d. 22 Dec 1758, ae 25 y, 7 m, 11 d. [Son of Jonathan & Sarah (LAKIN) GREEN] Mr. David NUTTING d. 24 Feb 1759 in his 36th year. [Son of Ebenezer & Ruth (SHATTUCK) NUTTING, b. 20 Aug 1724] Sarah HOLDIN, daughter of Mr. Isaac & Mrs. Sarah HOLDIN, b. 19 Jan & d. 6 Mar 1759. Mr. John CONN d. 16 Mar 1759, in his 76th year. James PARKER, 2d son of Mr. Peter PARKER & Mrs. Prudance, his wife, d. 27 Mar 1759, in his 3d year Mrs. Esther PARKER, wife of Mr. Abel PARKER, b. in Groton 21 May 1726 & d. 5 Apr 1759, ae 32 y, 10 m, 15 d. [Daughter of Jonathan & Elizabeth (CHAMBERLAIN) SHATTUCK, she was married 10 May 1750] Capt. John STEVENS, Esq'r, d 17 Apr 1759 in his 55th year Asa CHILD, son of Mr. Moses CHILD & Mrs. Sarah, his wife, d. 16 Jun 1759, ae 2 m, 8 d. Phebe HOBART, daughter of Mr. Israel & Mrs. Anna HOBART, d. 2 Nov 1759, ae 2 m, 27 d. Ase LAWRENCE, son of Capt. AMOS & Mrs. Abigail LAWRENCE, d. 6 Nov 1759, ae 3 y, 5 m, 6 d. Joshua RICHESON, son of Mr. Converse & Mrs. Mercy RICHESON, d. 6 Feb 1760, ae 1 y, 10 m, 2 d. Salla CHILD, daughter of Mr. Moses & Mrs. Sarah CHILD, d. 25 May 1760, ae 1 m, 29 d. Mrs. Sarah PARKER, 2d wife of Capt. Samuel PARKER, d. 21 Aug 1760, in her 69th year. Rev'd Caleb TROWBRIDGE, late Pastor of the Church of Christ in Groton, b. in the Town of Newton, educated at Harvard College in Cambridge, d. 9 Sep 1760 in his 69th year & the 46th of his Ministry. Mrs. Mary FOLLINGESBE, Relict of Mr. Thomas FOLLINGESBE, d. 20 Oct 1760, aged about 82 years Simeon AMES, son of Mr. Samuel & Mrs. Hannah AMES, d. 10 Dec 1760 of the small pox, ae 19 y, 5 m, 6 d William PARKER, son of Mr. William & Mrs. Shusanna PARKER, d. 3 Jan 1761 of the small pox, in his 20th year [He was b. 28 Sep 1741. His father's epitaph & a sister's appear below] Mr. William PARKER, d. of the small pox, 1 Feb 1761, in his 51st year. [Son of Isaac & Ruth PARKER, b. 19 Aug 1710; he married Susanna KEMP 30 Mar 1736] Joseph DAVIS, son of Mr. Benj'n & Mrs. Sarah DAVIS, d. 13 Feb 1761, in his 16th year. Likewise, Elizabeth, their Daughter, d. 27 Feb 1762, in her 12th month. Sibbel PARKER, daughter of Mr. William & Mrs. Shusanna PARKER, d. 10 May 1761 of the small pox, in her 17th year. [She was b. 1 May 1744] Abigail RICHARDSON, daughter of Mr. Abiel & Mrs. Sarah RICHARDSON, d. 13 May 1761 in her 8th year. Mrs. Hannah SAWTELL, 2nd wife of Capt. Ephraim SAWTELL, d. 15 Mar 1762, ae 60 y, 10 m, 9 d. [Daughter of Joseph & Hannah FARWELL, b. 6 May 1701. She married, 6 May 1719, her first husband, Eleazer GILSON, & 26 Mar 1755, her second, Ephraim SAWTELL] Mrs. Prudence WHITNEY, wife of Mr. Shadrach WHITNEY, d. 25 Dec 1762, in her 68th year. [Her maiden name was LAWRENCE; she was married 5 Jan 1731/2] Mrs. Anna FLETCHER, wife of Mr. Paul FLETCHER, d. 1 Apr 1763, in her 27th year. [Her maiden name was WILLARD & she was from Lancaster. She was married 30 Aug 1760] Samuel, son of Mr. Ebenezer & Mrs. Sarah PATCH, d. 20 May 1763, ae 3 y, 2 m, 11 d. Mrs. Deborah LONGLEY, relict of Deacon John LONGLEY, d. 7 Nov 1763 in her 72d year. [Her maiden name was Houghton] Coll'n William LAWRENCE, d. 19 May 1764, in his 67th year. In military life her rose from the rank of Capt. Lieut. to command a Regiment. In 1739, he was mase a Justice of the pease afterwards Quorum unus; a special Justice of the court of common Pleas for the County of Middlesex, & a standing Justice of the Court. He for many years represented the Town of Groton with the Districts of Pepperrell and Shirley in the general Assembly of the Province. Mrs. Susanna LAWRENCE, Relict of the above named Coll'n William LAWRENCE, d. 10 Sep 1771, in her 80th year Mr. Shaderah WHITNEY d. 8 Aug 1764, in his 67th year. Mr. Samuel BOWERS, son of Mr. Samuel & Deborah BOWERS, d. 30 Aug 1764, ae 28 y, 8 m, 26 d. [He was born 6 Dec 1735] Mrs. Mary WAIT, wife of Mr. Phinehas WAIT, d. 8 Oct 1764, in her 70th year. [Her maiden name was HUBBARD, she was married 14 Mar 1731/2] Mr. Peter BUCKLEY, son of John BULKLEY, Esq'r, & Mrs. Abigail, d. 9 My 1765 in his 25th year Ebenezer, son of Mr. Ebenezer & Mrs. Sarah PATCH, d. 8 Jul 1765, ae 4 y, 5 m, 9 d. Abigail PRESCOTT, daughter of Dr. Oliver & Mrs. Lydia, d. with the Throat Distemper, 5 Aug 1765, ae 5 y, 5 m, 16 d. [She was b. 21 Feb 1760] Mrs. Lucy PRESCOTT, daughter of Hon. Benj'n PRESCOTT, Esq'r, & Mrs. Abigail, d. of the Throat Distemper, 10 Aug 1765, ae 37 y, 5 m, 13 d. [swb 25 Feb 1728/9] Thomas, son of Dr. Oliver & Mrs. Lydia PRESCOTT, d. with the Throat Distemper, 10 Aug 1765, ae 10 months. [He was born 11 Oct 1764] Mr. Nathaniel LAWRANCE, d. 12 Sep 1765, ae 87 y, 6 m, 21 d. [Son of Enoch & Ruth (WHITNEY | SHATTUCK) LAWRENCE, b. 21 Feb 1677/8, at Watertown. The mother was the widow of John SHATTUCK, when she married Enoch.] Mrs. Abigail PRESCOTT, Relict of the Hon. Benjamin PRESCOTT, Esq'r, d. 13 Sep 1765, ae 68 y, 5 m, 19 d. [Daughter of the Honorable Thomas & Mary (WILSON) OLIVER. She was the mother of Colonel William PRESCOTT] Abel PRESCOTT, son of James, Esq'r, & Mrs Susanna PRESCOTT, d. with the Throat Distemper 17 Sep 1765, ae 5 y, 4 m, 24 d. [He was born 23 Apr 1760] William, son of James, Esq'r, & Mrs. Susanna PRESCOTT, d. with the Throat Distemper 19 Sep 1765, ae 3 y, 6 m, 21 d. Sarah, daughter of James, Esq'r, & Mrs. Susanna PRESCOTT, d. with the Throat Distemper 20 Sep 1765, ae 17 m, 17 d. (same stone as William) Mrs. Lucy TROBRIDGE, daughter of Mr. John & Mrs. Sarah WOODS, d. 25 Dec 1765, in her 31st year. [Daughter of John & Sarah (LONGLEY) WOODS, b. 18 May 1735, & the first wife of Thomas TROWBRIDGE] Mrs. Mary PARKER, wife of Lieu't Benjamin PARKER, d. 16 Jun 1766, in her 67th year. [Daughter of Zechariah & Mary SAWTELL, b. 11 Apr 1697] Silas BARRON, son of Mr. Silas & Mrs. Abigail BARRON, d. of the 108 Convulsion-fit, 7 Aug 1766, ae 3 weeks, 1 day. Rebekah SAWTELL, son of Mr. Jonathan & Mrs. Mary SAWTELL, d. 5 Sep 1766, ae 1 y, 7 m, 8 d. [swb 28 Jan 1765] Josiah SARTELL, son of Mr. Ephraim, Jr., & Mrs. Abigail SARTELL, d. 26 Oct 1766, ae 4 y, 8 m, 26 d. Mrs. Elizebeth FARNSWORTH, third wife of Mr. Aaron FARNSWORTH, Formerly the wife of Mr. Josiah PARKER, d. 12 Dec 1766, in her 47th year. This Monument is Erected by Josiah PARKER's Children. Phinehas BOWERS, son of Mr. Samuel & Mrs. Deborah BOWERS, d. 27 Jul 1767, ae 16 y, 6 m, 15 d. [He was born 2 Oct 1750] Eunice SHEPLE, wife of Joseph SHEPLE, Esq'r, d. Aug 1767, ae 42 (no day of death given) Capt. Ephraim SAWTELL, d. 8 Oct 1768, in his 83d year. Luther RUSSELL, son of Mr. Ephraim & Mrs. Miriam RUSSELL, d. 17 Nov 1768, ae 4 m, 3 w, 3 d. Mr. Samuel BOWERS of Groton, d. 16 Dec 1768, half an hour after Three of the Clock in the afternoon, in his 58th year. [Son of Samuel & Esther BOWERS, b. 21 Dec 1711. He lived in the present Champney house, where he kept a tavern during many years.] Mrs. Susannah UNDERWOOD, wife of Mr. Joseph UNDERWOOD, d. 18 Feb 1769, in her 82nd year Miss Mary LARKIN, daughter of Mr. William & Mrs. Miriam LARKIN, d. 3 Jun 1769, in her 28th year. [swb 25 Apr 1742] Lieu't Benjamin PARKER, d. 29 Oct 1769, ae 77 y, 10 m, 26 d. [Son of Joseph & Hannah PARKER, b. 3 Dec 1691; he married Mary SAWTELL, 23 Oct 1718] Lucy TARBELL, daughter of Mr. Oliver & Mrs. Lucy TARBELL, d. 14 Jan 1770, ae 2 y, 7 m, 8 d. Sarah, daughter of Mr. Ebenezer & Mrs. Sarah PATCH, d. 2 Apr 1770, ae 13 y, 6 m, 18 d. [swb 15 Sep 1756] Mrs. Mary PAGE, wife of Ensign John PAGE, d. 22 May 1770 in her 90th year. [Monument erected by her son Benjamin PAGE] Abel LAWRENCE, Esq'r, son of the late Col'n W'm LAWRENCE & Susanna his wife. He was for several years a member of the General Court, a Justice of the peace. He d. 20 Sep 1770, Anno Ętatis 41, after a "long & distressing illness". Mrs. Elizabeth MOORS, wife of Mr. Abraham MOORS, d. 4 Dec 1770, in her 73rd year. [Her maiden name was GILSON] Mr. Samuel BARRON d. 9 Jun 1771 in his 88th year [He left the church 13£, 5s, 4p, the interest to be used for the benefit of the poor] Darling BLOOD, son of Mr. Oliver & Mrs. Sarah BLOOD, d. 18 Sep 1771, ae 2 y, 4 m, 8 d. [His mother's maiden name was DARLING] Sarah, daughter of Mr. Ebenezer & Mrs. Sarah PATCH, d. 5 Nov 1771, ae 9 m, 4 d. Bela WARE, son of Dr. Ephraim & Mrs. Martha WARE, d. 27 Feb 1772, ae 7 m, 15 d. Mr. John LAWRENCE, son of Abel, Esq'r, & Mrs. Mary LAWRENCE, who drowned 8 Jun 1772 in his 19th year [One of twins, b. 14 Oct 1752] Mr. Benjamin PAGE, d. 3 Sep 1772, in his 54th year. [Son of Jonathan & Mary PAGE, b. 19 Jul 1719; he married Sarah WILLARD, of Lancaster] Mr. Josiah BOYDEN, d. 17 Oct 1772, in his 72nd year. Also 8 of his children, 5 sons & 3 daughters, all lyeing near this place. [Son of Jonathan & Elizabeth BOYDEN, b. 21 Sep 1701] Joseph STONE, son of Mr. Nathaniel & Mrs. Sybel STONE, d. 10 Nov 1772, ae 2 years [He was born 19 Dec 1769] Col. John BULKLEY, d. 3 Dec 1772, ae 69. He left a sorrowful widow, four Daughters & one son, named John, who built this tomb, d. 14 Dec 1774, ae 26 & is buried here. He (this seems to refer to the son) was educated at Harvard College & took the degree of A.B. & A.M. in the years 1769 & 1772. Mrs. Prudence WARREN, wife of Mr. Abijah WARREN, d. 1 Feb 1773, e 23 y., Likewise a still born babe 10 days before she died. [Her maiden name was LAWRENCE & was from Hollis, New Hampshire] Joshua RICHARDSON, son of Mr. Convers & Mrs. Marcy RICHARDSON, d. 15 Mar 1773, ae 6 m, 4 d Mrs. Sarah WOODS, wife of Leiu't John WOODS, d. 28 Mar 1773 ae 67 years. [Daughter of John & Sarah (PRESCOTT) LONGLEY, b. 28 Mar 1706] Miss Eunice GREEN, daughter of Mr. Jonathan & Mrs. Sarah GREEN, d. 1 Apr 1773, in her 20th year Stephen, son of Rev. Mr. Samuel & Anna DANA, d. 2 Jul 1773, ae 17 days Mrs. Lucy MOORS, wife of Mr. Joseph MOORS, d. 26 Aug 1773, in her 33rd year. [Her maiden name was STONE, she was married 22 Jul 1761] Mrs. Hannah BLOOD, wife of Mr. Caleb BLOOD, d. 1 Sep 1773, ae 38 y, 1 m, 26 d. [Daughter of John & Sarah (DAVIS) HOLDEN, b. 24 Jun 1735, she was married 1 Nov 1753] Moley WILLIAMS, daughter of Mr. John & Mrs. Moley WILLIAMS, d. 24 Sep 1773, ae 14 m, 14 d. Marcy RICHARDSON, daughter of Mr. Convars & Mrs. Mary RICHARDSON, d. 26 Sep 1773, ae 12 y, 4 m, 9 d. Amos LAWRANCE, son of Lieu't Amos & Mrs. Betty LAWRANCE, d. 4 Oct 1773, ae 4 days John WILLIAMS, son of Mr. John & Mrs. Moley WILLIAMS, d. 29 Oct 1773, ae 2 y, 10 m, 1 d. Capt. Nathaniel PARKER, d. 24 Nov 1773, in his 53rd year. [Son of Benjamin & Mary (SAWTELL) PARKER, b. 17 Jul 1721] Mr. Reuben WOODS d. 17 Oct 1774, in his 64th year. [Son of Nathaniel & Alice WOODS, b. 11 Apr 1711; he married, 11 Jun 1741, Submit, widow of Timothy WHITNEY] Mrs. Sarah AMES, wife of Mr. Robert AMES, d. 23 Nov 1774, in her 33rd year. [Daughter of Isaac & Abigail (STEVENS) WOODS, b. 17 Aug 1742] Suiel Corning STONE, son of Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Pattie STONE, d. 4 Dec 1774, ae 6 m, 2 d. Mr. Jason WILLIAMS d. 8 Dec 1774 in his 53rd year. [Son of Jason & Mary WILLIAMS, b. 25 Dec 1721; he married, 5 Apr 1749, Jemima, daughter of Jonathan & Mary (GREEN) NUTTING, b. 19 Sep 1720] Deacon Daniel FARNSWORTH, d. 27 Jan 1775, in his 83rd year. [Son of John & Hannah (ALDIS) FARNSWORTH, b. 11 May 1692; he married, 20 Oct 1725, Abigail, widow of Daniel SHED] Lieu't Isaac WOODS d. 31 Mar 1775 in his 76th year. [Son of Nathaniel & Alice WOODS, b. 20 Feb 1699/1700; he married, 21 Sep 1725, Abigail STEVENS Mrs. Sarah WAIT, wife of Lieu't Phinehas WAIT, d. 9 May 1775 in her 35th year. Likewise 2 Children lying at her feet. Joseph d. 23 Jun 1774, ae 3 m, 22 d. Phinehas d. 10 Aug 1775, ae 3 m, 1 d. [Her maiden name was PIERCE & she was from Pepperell] Isaac ALLAN, son of Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Mary ALLAN, d. 17 May 1775, ae 5 m, 17 d. Miriam Whitny HOLDEN, daughter of Mr. Nehemiah & Mrs. Elizabeth HOLDEN, d. 4 Aug 1775, ae 7 y, 6 m, 15 d Molley AMES, daughter of Mr. Robert & Mrs Sarah AMES, d. 6 Aug 1775, in her 3rd year Stephen, son of Rev'd Samuel & Anna DANA, b. 29 May 1774, d. 6 Aug 1775 Miss Emme STONE, daughter of Mr. Benjamin & Mrs. Emme STONE, d. 10 Aug 1775, in her 22nd year Samuel MOORS, son of Cap't Joseph & Mrs. Lucy MOORS, d. 12 Aug 1775, ae 10 y, 7 m, 16 d. Abigail LAWRANCE, daughter of Leiu't Amos & Mrs. Betty LAWRANCE, d. 13 Aug 1775, ae 10 m, 4 d. Luther PAGE, son of Mr. Joseph, Jr., & Mrs. Eunice, d. 13 Aug 1775, ae 3 years Miss Miriam LAKIN, daughter of Mr. William & Mrs. Miriam LAKIN, d. 14 Aug 1775, ae 20 y, 4 m. Lucy MOORS, daughter of Cap't Joseph & Mrs. Lucy MOORS, d. 17 Aug 1775, ae 6 y, 11 m, 11 d. Peggy QUAILES, daughter of Mr. Charles & Mrs. Susanna QUAILES, d. 17 Aug 1775, ae 17 m, 28 d. Miss Anna PIERCE, daughter of Mr. William & Mrs. Sarah PIERCE, d. 18 Aug 1775, ae 22 y, 4 m, 26 d. Philomeia LAWRENCE, daughter of Cap't Asa & Mrs. Abigail LAWRENCE, d. 19 Aug 1775, ae 10 months Miss Olive FLETCHER, daughter of Mr. Oliver & Mrs. Olive FLETCHER, d. 24 Aug 1775, ae 14 y, 11 m. Elizabeth CHAMPNEY, daughter of Mr. Eben'r & Abigail CHAMPNEY, d. 27 Aug 1775, in her 6th year Mrs. Susanna QUAILES, wife of Mr. Charles QUAILES, d. 28 Aug 1775, ae 25 y, 9 m, 25 d. [Tradition says that she was one of the patriotic women, who, in April 1775, arrested Capt. Leonard WHITING, of Hollis, New Hampshire, near what is now Jewett's Bridge, over the Nashua River. He was a noted Tory & a bearer of despatches from Canada to the British in Boston.] Eben'r CHAMPNEY, son of Mr. Eben'r & Mrs. Abigail CHAPNEY, d. 29 Aug 1775, in his 19th month. Sally CHAMPNEY, daughter of Mr. Eben'r & Abigail CHAMPNEY, d. 29 Aug 1775, in her 3rd year] Mrs. Abigail KENRICK, widow of Cap't Caleb KENRICK, left her home in Newton & came to her daughter DANA's in Groton on account of ye Civil War & 5 Sep 1775, ae 75, was removed by a dysentery. [Her maiden name was BOWEN & her daughter was married to Rev. Samuel DANA.] Samuel, son of Mr. Ebenezer & Mrs. Sarah PATCH, d. 9 Seo 1775, ae 10 y, 2 m.] Mary, daughter of Mr. Isaac & Mrs. Priscilla BOWERS, d. 12 Sep 1775, ae 5 y, 8 m, 17 d.] Joseph, son of Mr. Ephraim & Mrs. Azubah PARKER, d. 22 Sep 1775, ae 5 y, 2 m. Also, Mr. Nehem'h, son of of the above named persons, d. in his Country service at Ticonderoga, 22 Oct 1776, in his 19th yr.] Sarah BOWERS, daughter of Mr. Isaac & Mrs. Priscilla BOWERS, d. 25 Sep 1775, ae 5 y, 1 m, 21 d.] Ebenezer, son of Mr. Ebenezer & Mrs. Sarah PATCH, d. 30 Sep 1775, ae 2 y, 10 m, 22 d. Mr. Jonathan LAWRANCE, son of Mr. Jonathan & Mrs. Esther LAWRANCE, d. 1 Oct 1775, ae 21 y, 11 m, 17 d. Simeon SHED, son of Mr. William & Mrs. Elizabeth SHED, d. 5 Oct 1775, ae 2 y, 1 m, 28 d. Mrs. Abigail CHAMPNEY, wife of Mr. Eben'r CHAMPNEY & daughter of ye Late Rev'd Caleb TROWBRIDGE, d. 23 Oct 1775, in her 36th year. [Daughter of the Rev. Caleb & Hannah (WALTER) TROWBRIDGE, b. 30 Nov 1740] Mr. Amos FARNSWORTH who drowned in Lancaster River, 5 Dec 1775, ae 71 y, 6 d. [Son of Benjamin & Mary (PRESCOTT) FARNSWORTH, b. 27 Nov 1704. Amos & his son Benjamin were both drowned while crossing the Nashua River in a boat. His body was not found until the next March, but Benjamin's was recovered on the next day. The son's epitaph immediately follows.] Benjamin FARNSWORTH, son of Mr. Amos & Mrs. Lydia FARNSWORTH, who was drown'd 5 Dec 1775, ae 18 y, 1 m, 11 d. Benj'm GREEN d. 23 Jan 1776, in his (blank) year. Isaac DODGE, son of Lieu't Isaac & Mrs. Elizabeth DODGE, d. 6 mar 1776, ae 12 m, 29 d. Benjamin BANCROFT, son of Mr. Thaddeus & Mrs. Bulah BANCROFT, d. 8 Mar 1776, ae 3 m, 15 d. Joshua LAKIN, son of Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Jerushah LAKIN, d. 15 Mar 1776, ae 9 m, 26 d. Prudence WARREN, daughter of Mr. Abijah & Mrs. Prudence WARREN, d. 1 May 1776, ae 6 y, 9 m, 22 d. Cap't Samuel TARBELL d. 23 May 1776 at 3 a'clock after noon, ae 78 y, 4 m, 14 d. [Son of Thomas & Elizabeth (WOODS) TARBELL, & brother of the three children carried off by Indians, 20 Jun 1707. He married, 29 Dec 1725, Lydia, daughter of Benjamin & Mary (PRESCOTT) FARNSWORTH.] Lieu't William NUTTING, d. 2 Jun 1776, in his 64th year [Son of Jonathan & Mary (GREEN) NUTTIN, b. 20 Nov 1712; he married, 18 Jan 1737/8, Joan BOYNTON] Mr. Abijah WARREN, d. 6 Oct 1776, in his 40th year. Mr. Nathaniel STONE, son of Mr. Nathaniel & Mrs. Sybel STONE, who d. in his Country's service on Dorchester Hill, 22 Oct 1776, ae 17 y, 1 m, 22 d. Mr. Simon PATCH who was wounded in ye defence of his Country at White Plains, 28 Oct 1776, & died of his wound, 31 Dec 1776, in his 28th year. [Son of Ebenezer & Sarah PATCH, b. 11 Jul 1749. He was brought home on a litter from White plains, a distance of about 200 miles, accompanied by his elder brother. The litter was made by fitting the but-ends of some small trees into the stirrups of a saddle, & putting a sack of hay behind on the branches.] Timothy BLOOD, son of Mr. Caleb & Mrs. Elizabeth BLOOD, d. 13 Jan 1777, ae 1 y, 9 m, 26 d. Mr. Ebenezer PATCH d. 19 Jan 1777, in his 58th year. Peter PARKER, d. 28 Mar 1777, in his 31st year. [Son of Peter & Prudence (LAWRENCE) PARKER, b. 15 Jan 1747] Rebecca STONE, daughter of Mr. Jonas & Mrs. Rebecca STONE, d. 19 May 1777, ae 4 y, 2 m, 10 d. Mr. Phinehas WAIT d. 30 May 1777, in his 69th year. [He married, 14 Mar 1731/2, Mary HUBBARD.] Mr. Joseph STONE d. 10 Sep 1777, in his 75th year. Moley WILLIAMS, daughter of Capt. James & Mrs. MOLEY WILLIAMS, d. 7 Nov 1777, ae 20 days Mr. Jonas FLETCHER d. Dec (no day given) 1777, ae 83 years. Mr. James PARK, son of Mr. William (Stone Cutter) & Mrs. Anna PARK. He was b. in Scotland in ye Barronre of Glasgow, 19 Mar 1741 & d. 23 Feb 1778 Mr. William GREEN d. 7 May 1778, in his 80th year. [He married, 9 Mar 1726/7, Hannah HOLDEN, probably the daughter of Stephen & Hannah HOLDEN.] Joseph STONE, son of Mr. Nathaniel & Mrs. Sibel STONE, d. 14 Aug 1778, ae 2 y, 7 m, 8 d. Ezra, son of Rev'd Samuel & Mrs. Anna DANA, b. 11 Aug 1778, d. 27 Sep 1778 Salley STONE, daughter of Mr. Jonas & Mrs. Rebekah STONE, d. 30 Sep 1778, ae 1 y, 5 m, 21 d. Dradamy LAWRENCE, daughter of Capt. Asa & Mrs. Abigail LAWRENCE, d. 18 Oct 1778, in her 7th year. Oratio=Gaits LAWRENCE, son of Capt. Asa & Mrs. Abigail LAWRENCE, d. 27 Oct 1778, ae 4 m, 16 d. Mrs. Lydia TARBELL, wife of Capt. Samuel TARBELL, d. 11 Nov 1778, ae 72 y, 15 d. [Daughter of Benjamin & Mary (PRESCOTT) FARNSWORTH, b. 26 Sep 1706, she was married 29 Dec 1725] Elizabeth FARR, daughter of Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Mary FARR, d. 24 Feb 1779, in her 19th month. [Mr. Butler, in his "History of Groton" (p. 399) says that Thomas FARR was a soldier in General Burgoyne's army.] Lieu't Hezekiah SAWTELL, d. 18 Mar 1779 in his 77th year. [Son of Obadiah & Hannah SAWTELL, b. 2 Mar 1703, he married Joanna WILSON] Mr. Joseph CHASE, d. 20 Dec 1779 in his 61st year. Mr. Abraham MOORS, d. Mar 1780, in his 88th year. [He is supposed to have come from England in the early part of the last century; he married, 21 Nov 1717, Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth GILSON] Mrs. Hannah WHITE, wife of Mr. Thomas WHITE, d. 26 May 1780, in her 44th year. Mr. Samuel BOYDEN d. 23 Nov 1780 in his 30th year. [Son of Josiah & Jane BOYDEN, b. 25 May 1751] Mrs. Elizabeth CARRIELL, wife of Capt. Jonathan CARRIELL, formerly of Sutton, d. 9 Jan 1781, in her 44th year. Jonathan CLARK-LEWIS, Esq'r, d. 7 Apr 1781, in his 37th year. Miss Mary DOLE, daughter of Mr. Amos & Mrs. Molley DOLE, d. 3 Aug 1781, ae 18 y, 9 m, 19 d. [This Monument is erected to her Memory, by her mother, at the desire of Solomon RUSSELL, her intended Partener.] Mrs. Alice BANCROFT, Consort of Deacon Benjamin BANCROFT, d. 29 Nov 1781, ae 51 y, 8 m, 25 d. [Daughter of William & Mary (FARNSWORTH) TARBELL, b. 4 Mar 1729/30; she was married 18 Oct 1749.] Mrs. Abigail WOODS, Relict of Lieu't Isaac WOODS, d. 24 Dec 1781, in her 80th year. [Her maiden name was STEVENS, she was married 21 Sep 1725.] Mrs. Deborah AMAES, wife of Mr. Nathan AMAES, d. 8 Apr 1782, ae 35 y, 6 m, 24 d. Mrs. Sarah FARNSWORTH, wife of Mr. Ebenezer FARNSWORTH, d. 13 Apr 1782 in her 43rd year. Likewise, Polly, their daughter, b. 8 April & d. 25 Apr 1782. [Her maiden name was NICHOLS, she was married 18 Feb 1767.] Lieu't John WOODS, d. 7 May 1782, in his 85th year. [Son of Nathaniel & Allice WOODS, b. 4 Mar 1698; he married, 3 Jun 1725, Sarah, daughter of John & Sarah (PRESCOTT) LONGLEY, b. 28 Mar 1706.] Mrs. Sarah GREEN, Relict of Mr. Jonathan GREEN, d. 8 Dec 1782, ae 77 y, 6 m, 27 d. [Daughter of Josiah & Lucy LARKIN, b. 12 May 1705; she was married 25 Feb 1724/5] Mr. Jonas CUTLER. 19 Dec 1782, ae 55 years. "This Monument was Erected to his Memory by his Loving wife, Jemima CUTLER." Deacon James STONE, d 27 Feb 1783, ae 82 y, 24 d. [Son of John & Sarah STONE, b. 23 Jan 1701; he married, 28 Dec 1726, Mary, daughter of Joseph & Hannah FARWELL, b. 5 Feb 1709 & sister of his brother John's wife.] Cap't Solomon WOODS, killed by the fall of a tree, 3 May 1783, in his 36th year. [Son of Isaac & Abigail (STEVENS) WOODS, b. 29 Aug 1747.] Abigail PRESCOTT, daughter of Hon. Oliver, Esq. & Mrs. Lydia PRESCOTT, d. 6 Oct 1783, ae 15 y, 3 m. Cap't Amos LAWRANCE, d. 20 Jun 1785, in his 70th year. (double stone) Mrs. Abigail LAWRANCE, wife of Cap't Amos LAWRANCE, d. 6 Jan 1784, in her 63rd year. [Youngest son of John & Anna (TARBELL) LAWRENCE, b. 19 Feb 1715/6; he married 7 Nov 1749, Abigail, daughter of Deacon Nehemiah & Sarah (FOSTER) ABBOTT, of Lexington. She was b. 26 Jan 1721.] Moley WILLIAMS, 3d daughter of Capt. John & Mrs. Moley WILLIAMS, d. 22 Feb 1784, ae 17 months. Mrs. Mary TARBELL, wife of Lieu't William TARBELL, d. 29 Feb 1784, ae 88 y, 1 m, 24 d. [Daughter of Benjamin & Mary (PRESCOTT) FARNSWORTH, b. 5 Jan 1696.] Mr. Thaddeus BANCROFT d. 21 Jun 1784, ae 28 y, 2 m, 9 d. [Son of Benjamin & Alice (TARBELL) BANCROFT] Mial AMES, son of Mr. Robert & Mrs. Ruth AMES, d. 31 Mar 1785, ae 6 months. Thomas PRESCOTT, son of Hon. Oliver, Esq'r, & Mrs. Lydia PRESCOTT, d. 27 Oct 1785, aged 19 years. Mrs. Elizabeth SAWTELL, wife of Es'n Richard SAWTELL, d. 14 May 1786, aged 54 years. Mr. Thomas BAKER d. 31 May 1786, in his 54th year. Mr. Nehemiah LAWRENCE d. 13 Jul 1786, ae 34 y, 6 m. [Son of Amos & Abigail (ABBOTT) LAWRENCE, b. 14 Jan 1752] Mrs. Joanna SAWTELL, Relict of Lieu't Hezekiah SAWTELL, d. 11 Sep 1786, in her 85th year. [Her maiden name was WILSON] Lieu't Abel BANCROFT, d. 30 Oct 1786, in his 35th year. [Son of Benjamin & Alice (TARBELL) BANCROFT, b. 28 May 1752] Elisha ROCKWOOD, son of Mr. Samuel & Mrs. Lucy ROCKWOOD, d. 13 Dec 1786, ae 2 y, 2 d. Mrs. Abigail PARKER, wife of Mr. Joseph PARKER, d. 19 Feb 1787 in her 90th year. "She left two Hundred or upwards of Children & Grand-children." [Daughter of Obadiah & Hannah SAWTELL, b. 13 Mar 1697; she was the mother of fourteen children.] Mr. Nathaniel STONE d. 18 Jul 1787, in his 36th year. Cap't Benjamin BANCROFT d. 21 Jul 1787, ae 86 y, 2 m, 4 d. Cap't Jabez HOLDEN d. 11 Aug 1787, in his 53rd year. [He married, 16 Jun 1761, Rachel FARNSWORTH] Mr. Peter PARKER d. 6 Jan 1788, in his 69th year. [Son of James & Abigail (PRESCOTT) PARKER, b. 6 Aug 1719.] Evrett WILLIAMS, son of Capt. John & Mrs. Moley WILLIAMS, d. 6 Jun 1788, ae 6 weeks & 6 hours. Mr. William PARK d. 17 Jun 1788, in his 84th year. Also, Mrs. Anna PARK, wife of Mr. William PARK, d. 2 Oct 1789 in her 85th year. Lieu't Ezra FARNSWORTH d. 19 Jun 1788, in his 86th year. [Son of Benjamin & Mary (PRESCOTT) FARNSWORTH, b. 17 Jan 1703] Mrs. Eunice PARKER, wife of Mr. Nathaniel PARKER, d. 19 Nov 1788, Ęt 58. [Daughter of Jacob & Eunice (LAKIN) LAKIN, b. 23 Jan 1730/1.] Lieut. Elisha ROCKWOOD, d. 5 Dec 1788, ae 72 y, 6 m. [Youngest chile of Nathaniel & Joanna (ELLIS) ROCKETT (sic), b. 11 Jun 1716 at Wrentham; he married 17 Aug 1738, Elizabeth ADAMS, b. 3 Sep 1719, at Sherborn.] Mr. Jonathan LAWRANCE d. 12 Apr 1806, in his 81st year Mrs. Esther LAWRANCE, wife of Mr. Jonathan LAWRANCE, d. 2 Feb 1789 in her 65th year. [Son of Thomas & Prudence LAWRENCE, b. 2 Sep 1725; his wife was a daughter of Jonathan & Sarah (BARRON) SHED, b. 23 Aug 1724] Miss Molly STONE, daughter of Mr. Nathaniel & Mrs. Sybel STONE, d. 16 Jun 1789 in her 18th year. Mrs. Hannah BOWERS, wife of Mr. Jonas BOWERS, d. 12 Jul 1789, in her 48th year. [Her maiden name was BROWN; she was married 2 Dec 1761.] Mr. Robert AMES d. 15 Nov 1789, ae 26 y, 1 m. [Son of Robert & Sarah (WOODS) AMES, b. 12 Oct 1763] Ede SAWTELL, daughter of Lieu't Elnathan & Mrs. Ruth SAWTELL, d. 14 Mar 1790, ae 2 y, 5 d. Mrs. Anna BANCROFT, Relict of Cap't Benjamin BANCROFT, d. 3 Apr 1790 in her 88th year. [Daughter of John & Anna (TARBELL) LAWRENCE, baptized 1 Nov 1702] Mrs. Mahala LAWRENCE, wife of Mr. Rowland LAWRENCE, d. 30 Jul 1790, ae 26 years, 1 m, 14 d. Eleazer PARK, son of Mr. John, Jr., & Mrs. Lydia PARK, d. 10 Sep 1790, ae 1 y, 10 m, 13 d. Capt. John SAWTELL d. 23 Dec 1790, ae 61 y, 8 m, 5 d. [Son of Ephraim & Abigail SAWTELL, b. 18 Apr 1729] Mr. Nathan AMES d. 7 Mar 1791, ae 61. Mr. Oliver SPAULDING d. 27 Oct 1791, in his 28th year. Miss Rebecca FARNSWORTH, daughter of Mr. Ebenezer & Mrs Sarah FARNSWORTH, d. -- Jan 1792, in her 25th year. Mrs. Betty SAWTELL, wife of Mr. Joseph SAWTELL, Jr., d. 13 May 1792, in her 36th year. Mrs. Mary STONE, Relict of Mr. Joseph STONE, d. 6 Apr 1793, ae 81 y, 11 m. [Daughter of Jonas & Thankful (WHEELER) PRESCOTT, b. 29 Apr 1711.] Mrs. Jean PARK, wife of Mr. John PARK, d. 25 Apr 1793, age 61. [Her maiden name was STEWART] Mrs. Sarah CHAMBERLIN, wife of Sam'l CHAMBERLAIN & late wife of Mr. Ebenezer PATCH, d. 12 Jun 1793 in her 64th year. [Daughter of Jacob WRIGHT of Westford] Mr. John PARK d. 15 Aug 1793, Ęt 62 Mr. Thomas WOOD d. 2 Mar 1794, aged 47. Also Bennit WOOD, son of Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Mary WOOD, d. 26 Apr 1794, aged 4 years. Mr. Converce RICHARDSON d. 8 Mar 1794, aged 62. Mrs. Rebekah LAWRANCE, wife of Lieu't Benjamin LAWRANCE, d. 18 Feb 1795, aged 72. [Her maiden name was DODGE] Artemas HEMENWAY, son of Lieu't Samuel & Mrs. Sarah HEMENWAY, d. 13 Mar 1795, ae 3 y, 1 m. Polly REED, daughter of Mr. John & Mrs. Sally REED, d. 25 Mar 1795, ae 19 months James ROCKWOOD, son of Lieu't Samuel & Mrs. Lucy ROCKWOOD, d. 28 Jul 1795, ae 4 y, 10 m, 19 d. Two Children of Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Mary WOOD: Daniel d. 30 Jul 1795, in his 4th year; Elizabeth d. 31 Jul 1795, in her 3rd year. Susanna PRESCOTT, eldest daughter of James, Jr., Esq'r, & Mrs. Hannah PRESCOTT, d. 14 Aug 1795 in her 3rd year. Thomas ROCKWOOD, son of Lieu't Samuel & Mrs. Lucy ROCKWOOD, d. 17 Aug 1795, ae 1 y, 4 m, 10 d. Miss Anna WAIT, daughter of Lieu't Phinehas & Mrs. Edee WAIT, d. 14 Sep 1795 in her 18th year. Mrs. Edee WAIT, wife of Lieu't Phinehas WAIT, d. 8 Oct 1795, in her 50th year. Miss Elizabeth WAIT, daughter of Lieu't Phinehas & Mrs. Edee WAIT, d. 13 Oct 1795 in her 26th year Joseph SHEPLE, Esq'r, d. 16 Oct 1795, Ęt 74. [Son of John & Lydia SHEPLE, b. 22 May 1721] Miss Naby FASSETT, daughter of Leiu't Amaziah & Mrs. Edee FASSETT, d. 22 Oct 1795, in her 21st year. Mr. Jonas BOWERS d. 11 Nov 1795, aged 52. Mr. William PARK, d. 14 Nov 1795, Ęt 32. Mr. Nehemiah TROWBRIDGE, son of the late Rev. Caleb TROWBRIDGE, d. 11 Jan 1796, aged 73 years. Miss Bredget FLETCHER, daughter of Mr. Ezekiel & Mrs Bredget FLETCHER, d. 20 Oct 1796, aged 28. Ralph NUTTING, son of Mr. William & Mrs. Susanna NUTTING, d. 1 Nov 1796, ae 6 y, 3 d. Ephraim NUTTING d. 10 Jan 1797, aged 91 years. Elizabeth NUTTING, daughter of Mr. Abijah & Mrs. Eunice NUTTING, d. 2 Mar 1797, ae 2 y, 11 m, 10 d. Mr. Edmund TARBELL, son of Mr. John & Mrs. Hannah TARBELL, d. 20 Jun 1797, ae 31 y, 13 d. Mrs. Hannah GREEN, wife of Mr. William GREEN, d. 3 Sep 1797, aged 90 years. [Her maiden name was HOLDEN] Miss Grace WHITING, daughter of Leonard, Esq'r, & Ann WHITING of Hollis, N.H., d. 15 Oct 1797, Ęt 27 Mrs. Mary LAWRANCE, wife of Mr. Salmon LAWRANCE, d. 22 Dec 1797, Ęt 28 y, 2 m, 26 d. Mrs. Sarah SHATTUCK, wife of Cap't Job SHATTUCK, d. 5 May 1798, Ęt 61. [Daughter of Samuel & Sarah (HOLDEN) HARTWELL, b. 19 Mar 1737/8. She wa one of a band of patriotic women who arrested, in April, 1775, Leonard WHITING, of Hollis, N.H., a noted Tory, bearing dispatches from Canada to the British in Boston.] Mrs. Deborah SHIPLEY, wife of Mr. James SHIPLEY, d. 12 Sep 1798, aged 37. Mr. John GRAGG d. 18 Sep 1798, in his 58th year. [Son of Jacob & Margaret GRAGG, b. 9 Jul 1741] Mrs. Eunice LAKIN, wife of Mr. Jacob LAKIN, d. 1 Jan 1799, Ęt 92. [Daughter of Josiah & Lucy LARKIN, b. 7 Oct 1707; married 28 Jan 1729/30, her cousin Jacob, son of Joseph & Abigail LAKIN] Mrs. Elizabeth ROCKWOOD, widow of Lieu't Elisha ROCKWOOD, d. 16 May 1799, in her 80th year. [Her maiden name was ADAMS, she was b. 13 Sep 1719, at Sherborn, and was married 17 Aug 1738.] Miss Elizabeth TARBELL, daughter of Mr. Nehemiah & Mrs. Martha TARBELL, d. 12 Jul 1799, aged 21. Curtis COOK, son of Ensign Peter & Mrs. Alice COOK, d. 4 Sep 1799, ae 1 y, 3 m, 12 d. Evelina WHEELER, daughter of Mr. Asa & Mrs. Sarah WHEELER, d. 8 Sep 1799, Ęt 1 y, 3 m, 2 d. Mrs. Sarah FARWELL, Consort of Cap't Henry FARWELL, d. 15 Sep 1799, aged 66. [Her maiden name was Taylor, she was from Westford.] Nabby CARLTON, daughter of Mr. Solomon & Mrs. Nabby CARLTON, d. 2 Oct 1799, ae 1 y, 10 m, 15 d. Sally COOK, daughter of Ensign Peter & Mrs. Alice COOK, d. 2 Oct 1799, aged 3 y, 1 m, 20 d. Mrs. Susanna, wife of Mr. William NUTTING, d. 12 Feb 1800, ae 42 y, 4 m. Hon. Benjamin PRESCOTT, Esq'r, son of Hon. Benjamin PRESCOTT, Esq'r, & grandson of Capt. John PRESCOTT of Lancaster, b. 13 Jan 1720, d. 15 Feb 1800, ae 80. [He served the public more than 50 years in various military office, the office of civil Magistrate, Legislator, Counsellor of the Executive, Sheriff of Middlesex or Judge of the C.C. Pleas.] Mrs. Abigail BUTTRICK, wife of Mr. Tilly BUTTRICK, d. 2 May 1800, ae 44 Mrs. Bridget FLETCHER, wife of Leiu't Ezekiel FLETCHER, d. 9 Aug 1800, ae 53 Mrs. Ruth LAWRANCE, wife of Mr. Joel LAWRANCE, d. 19 Nov 1800, ae 35 yrs. [Daughter of Jonathan COLLIER, of Groton] Mr. Ephraim NASH d. 27 Aug 1801, ae 71 Mrs. Sarah TAYLOR, Relict of Mr. David TAYLOR, formerly wife of Mr. Wm. PARKER & also wife of Mr. Abiel RICHARDSON, d. 9 Feb 1802, ae 80 years Laniel LIVERMORE, son of Mr. William & Mrs. Betsey LIVERMORE, d. 28 Aug 1802, ae 3 m, 10 d. Mr. John TARBELL d. 9 Sep 1802 in his 80th year. [Son of William & Mary (FARNSWORTH) TARBELL, b. 19 Aug 1723; he married, first, 29 Oct 1753, Sarah, daughter of John & Mary (BRADSTREET) PARKER, b. 14 Apr 1726 & second, Hannah -----] Lieu't Phineas WAIT d. 29 Nov 1802 in his 67th year. [Son of Phineas & Mary (HUBBARD) WAIT, b. 12 Nov 1736; he married, first, 28 Jan 1762, Sarah PIERCE of Pepperell, & second, Ede -----] Mrs. Jane REED, Relict of Mr. Timothy REED of Dunstable, formerly wife of Lieu't William NUTTING of this Town, d. 7 Feb 1803, in her 86th year. [Her maiden name was BOYNTON] Mr. Timothy CROUCH d. 4 Mar 1803 in his 53rd year. Lovina, Consort of Mr. Abel TARBELL, d. 1 Oct 1803 in her 22nd year. [Daughter of Joshua & Bridget LONGLEY, of Shirley, b. 15 Aug 1781] Tho's Barrett NUTTING, son of Mr. William & Mrs. Mary NUTTING, d. 7 Oct 1803, ae 18 m, 19 d. Mr. Isiah EDED d. 17 Nov 1803, ae 73. [Son of Peter & Esther (HALL) EDES, b. 11 Dec 1730, at Charlestown; he married Agnes, daughter of Robert, Jr., & Susanna (JOHNSON) SCREECH, & removed to Groton in the year 1796. He married for his second wife, Mrs. Sarah PARKER, & for his third, Mary KEMP. There were no children by the second marriage.] Mr. James MOORS, son of Joseph, Esq'r, & Mrs. Sarah MOORS, d. 14 Dec 1803, in his 20th year. Capt. Henry FARWELL d. 9 Jan 1804, in his 81st year. [Son of William & Elizabeth FARWELL, b. 21 Jul 1724; a soldier in the French war & a captain of a company of minute men at the opening of the Revolution. He was severely wounded at the Battle of Bunker Hill.] Cap. Asa LAWRANCE d. 16 Jan 1894, Ęt 67 [Son of Peleg & Ruth LAWRENCE, b. 14 Jun 1737; he married, 27 Jul 1757, Abigail KING of Littleton] Mrs. Mary STONE, Relict of Dea. James STONE, d. 29 Mar 1804, Ęt 95. [Daughter of Jonas & Hannah FARWELL, b. 5 Feb 1709; she was married 28 Dec 1726] George DANA, son of Samuel & Rebeckah DANA, d. 12 Apr 1804, ae 1 y, 6 m, 10 d. Lieu't Reuben LEWIS d. 4 May 1804, aged 65 years Samuel ROCKWOOD, son of Elisha & Elizabeth ROCKWOOD, b. 6 Dec 1754, at Groton, & d. suddenly 29 May 1804. He was a Deacon in the Church & held many posts of civil trust. Lydia Ann PRESCOTT, daughter of Oliver, Jr., Esq'r, & Mrs. Ann PRESCOTT, d. 4 Sep 1804, ae 1 y, 11 mo. Mrs. Betsy GASS, wife of Mr. Thomas GASS, d. 21 Sep 1804 in her 35th year. Dea'n Benjamin BANCROFT d. 27 Oct 1804, Ęt 80. [Eldest child of Benjamin & Anna (LAWRENCE) BANCROFT, b. 29 Sep 1724, at Charlestown; he married 18 Oct 1749, Alice, daughter of William & Mary (FARNSWORTH) TARBELL. She was b. 4 Mar 1729/30 & d. 29 Feb 1781] Hon. Oliver PRESCOTT, Esq., M.D., A.A.S., M.M.S.S., d. 17 Nov 1804, ae 73 y, 6 m, 9 d. Also, Mrs. Lydia PRESCOTT, Consort to said Oliver PRESCOTT, d. 27 Sep 1798, ae 62 y, 11 m, 11 d. Mr. Caleb BLOOD, d. 9 Dec 1804, Ęt 70. [Son of John & Joanna (NUTTING) BLOOD, b. 23 Nov 1734; he married, 1 Nov 1753, first wife, Hannah, daughter of John & Sarah (DAVIS) HOLDEN, & his 2nd, Elizabeth, daughter of Isaac & Anna (GREEN) FARNSWORTH, 3 Mar 1774.]