A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO THE BIOGRAPHY, GENEALOGY, HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS SIDNEY PERLEY, EDITOR ILLUSTRATED SALEM, MASS. Qbt Qtsse~Bntiqaarfan 1905 CONTENTS. ANswEns, 88, r43; 216, 47; 393, 48; 306, 95; EWETI, MRS. ANN,Will of, 159. 307, 95; 3149 95; 425, 191 ; 4387 191; 44% f EWBTT, JOSEPH,Will of, 113. 143. LAMBERT,FRANCIS, Will of, 36. BANK,T?IS LAND, 135. LAMBERT,JANE, Will of, 67. BAY VIEW CEM~ERY,*GLOUCESTEX, INSCPIP- LAND BANK, The, 135. n0NS IN. 68. LANESVILLB,GWUCBSTBII, INSCRIPTIONS IN BEUY NOTBS,25, 86. OLD CEMETERYAT, 106. B~sco.ELIZABETH, 108. ~THA'SVINEYARD, ESSEX COUNTY MEN AT, BISHOPNOTES, I 13. BEFORE 1700, 134. BLANCHAWGENEAL~GIES, 26, 71. NEW PUBLICATIONS,48,95, 143, 192. BUSY GBNBALOCY,32. NORFOLK COUNTY RECORDS,OW, 137. BLASDIULGENRALOGY, 49. OLDNORFOLK COUNTY RECORDS, 137. B~vmGENSUOGY, I I o. PARRUT,FRANCIS, Will of, 66. BLYTHGENEALOGY, I 12. PEABODY,REV. OLIVER.23. BOARDMAN 145. PBASLEY, JOSEPH,Wd of, 123. ~DwSLLGENMLOOY, 171. PERKINS,JOHN, Will of, 45. BOND GENBALOGY,177. PIKE, JOHN,SR, Wi of, 64. BRIDGE, THS OLD,161. PISCATAQUAPIONEERS, 191. BROWNB,RICHARD, Will of, 160. &SEX COUNTY MEN AT ARTHA HA'S VINEYARD 143; 451, 45% 191. swoas 1700, 134. ROGEILS.REV. EZEKIEL,Will of, 104. CLOU-R INSCRIPTIONS: ROGERSREV. NATHANIEL. Wi of. 6~. Ancient Buying Ground, I. SALEMCOURT RECORDSAND FI&, 61,154. Bay View Cemetery, 68. SALEMIN 1700, NO. 18, 37. Old Cemetery at knesville, 106. SALEMIN 1700, NO. 19, 72. Ancient Cemetey, West Gloucester, 152. SALEMIN 1/00, NO. 20, 114. HYMNS,THE OLD,142. SALEMIN 1700, NO. 21, 162. INSCRIPTIONS.See Clwcrsler Imcriprions. SMITH,JAMBS, Will of, 161. IPSWICHCOURT RECORDS AND FILES,43, 124. SOLDIERSAND SAI~SOF THE REVOLUTION. I~swrctlTown, 87. J~T,JOHN, Will of, 36. ILLUSTRATIONS. a' ARISEt% DIUD,))3. MAPOF PARTOF SALEMIN 1700, NO. 18~38. BABBIDGE,CHRI~PHER, HOUSE, SA~,77. MAPOF PARTOF SALEMIN 1700, NO. xg, 75. STAIRCASEIN, 76. MAPOF PARTOF SALEMIN 1700, NO. 14 117. BANKBILL, IPSWICH,97. MAPOF PARTOF SALEMIN 1700. NO. 21, 164. BESIDETHE RIVER IN IPSWICH, 49. PILABODY,REV. OLIVER,hrtrait of, I. BILL, IPSWICHBANK, 97. RIVERIN IPSWICH,BESIDE THE, 49. ENGLISH,PHILUP, HOUSE, SALEM, 145. SALEMIN Ifw, MAP OF PARTOF, NO. IS, 38. HOUSESIN SALEM: SALEMIN 1700, MAPOFPARTOF, NO. 19, 75. Christopher Babbidge, 77. SALEMIN 1700, Mw OF PMT OF, NO. 20, 1x7. Philip English, 145. SALEMIN 1700, MAP OF PARTOF, NO. 21. 164. IPSWICHBANK BILL, 97. STAIRCASEIN CHRISTOPHERBABBIDGE HOUSE, IPSWICH,BESIDE THE RIVER IN, 49. SALKM,76. BLANK PAGE REV. OLIVER PEABODY VOL. Ix. %LEU# &fASS-# JANUARY, 1905. NO. I. CU)UCES'I'EFt I~SCRIPTIONS. ANCIENT BURYING GROUND. THEancient burial-place in Gloucester, Here Lies Buried situated near the railroad station, was The MY of wed very early. The oldest gravestone JOSEPH ALLEN ESQa now standing and decipherable bears date who Departed thia Life of 17 I I. The following are all the in- APRIL YO 6m 1750. scriptions to be found there bearing dates In the 6gm Year prior to 1800. of his Age. COIT ALLEN SON - TO Mr THOMAS & M= ELIZABETH ALLEN -TOSEPH ALLEN AGED I MONTH & SON OF M* 6 DAYS DECD SEPr YC 22D 1728. NATHANIEL& M- - MARY ALLEN Here Lyeth Buried ye Body AGED 4 YEARS of Mr EBENEZERALLEN DIED who departed thii Life MARCH 4th Febr' zdth 1766 I 7 5 2. In the 2gth Year - of his Age. - JOSEPH ALLEN HERE LY ES BURIED SON OF M' THE BODY OF NATHANIEL& M" JEREMIAH ALLEN STUDENT MARY ALLEN AT HARV.4RD COLLEGE AGED 27 DAYS AGED 20 YEARS 2 M0 & aqD' DIED 3oth DECD AUGT Ye ~3~ 1737 MARCH - I 7 5 2. HERE LYES BURIED - Ye BODY OF CAPT Y' TOSEPH ALLEN AGED HERE LIES BODY OF JOSHUA ALLEN SON OF M' NATHANIEL - & M" MARY ALLEN JOSEPH ALLEN SON DIED APRIL 18~ TO Mr JOSEPH & I 7 5 # Mr. MARTHA ALLEN AGED 8 MONTHS AGED 3 WEEKS DECD AUGT Ye 2Sth & I I DAYS 2 THE SEX ANTIQUARIAN. Here lies the Remains of HERE LYES ? BODY aar8 SARAHALLEN OF MARY ALLEN the Vertuous and agreeable DAU~OF M= NATHANIEL Confort of Cap' JACOBALLEN ALLEN& MARYHIS WIFB who Died June gm 1772 AGED 4 MONTHS & in the 38"' Year of her Age My Body feels Death conquering hrnd 15 DAYS DIED AUGUST Is summoned to the Grave THE 2 3D 1747. My breath Refiigns at thy command - Aod CHEISTml Life will Save. MARY ALLEN DAVGHTSR OF ?Ar WILLIAM AND Mn MABY ALLEN WAS BORN UPCH Here lies Inten'd the THE 29th & DIED Remains of APRIL Ye Sth Mr ZERUBBABLEALLEN 1746. who departed this Life February ye qfh I749 Here lies Buried In ye 47"' Year of his Age. the Body of Mrs MARY ALLEN the wife of Mr NA~ALLEN Died June the 4th In Memory of 1753. Aged 29 ANNE MARIA BABBIT Year and 9 Days. Daub of Doch THOMAS & MARYI. BABBIT, Born June lom I 788 Here lies the Body of Mr. MARYALLEN wife died Ocfr 16'~ 4 Months. of Mr BENJAMINALLEN who Departed this Life JUNE Ye 4th 1761 Aged 56 Years. - Here lies the Body of Here lyes the Body of BENJAMIN BABSON urS MARY ALLEN, the Son of Capt JAMES & Vertuous & amiable Wie MIs REBECCAH BABSON of Deacon DAVIDALLEN; Departed this Lie She departed this Life A u ff 1778 Aug' ye 29. 1765. in the Aged 4 Ye a r 8. 43 Year of Her Age. Tfir arnnmy of -ye Jvfl is Bkf/rd. Here lyeth Buried ye my Here lyes ye Body of of ,\dm SARAH ALLEN urn HANNAH BABSON the wife of Mr EBPXEZER Widow to Capt ALLEN who departed this JAMES BABSON; Lie FebrJ zom 1765. Who Departed this Life In the 27- Year Nmremdcr the 26" 1759, of her Age. Aged 43 Years. HERE LYES Ye BODY OF Mn ABIGAIL BENNET AGED 68 YEARS DECD OCTOBER ye 26& I734 HERE LYES Ye BODY OF Mr JOHN BENNET DECD FEBRUARY THE la 172415 IN THE 39" YEAR Sacred to the Memom of OF HIS AGE Capt JAMES BABSON who departed this Life Here Lies Buried the Body of M" Mary Bennet the Wife of - Stephen Bennet f he Here lies the Body of Died june IO~ REBECCAH BABSON 1788 in the 79th Daur of Capt JAMES & year of her age. Mr' REBECCAH BABSON Departed this Life 0 c tr '774 HERE LYES BURIED Aged 4 Years THE BODY OF Mr PETER BOUDREE WHO - DIED JANry ye 18~1738, Here lies Interr'd IN ye 2 xat YEAR the Body of OF HIS AGE MILES BARNESof Bofion, Mafter of the Ship Induftry, In Memory of who departed ,this Life Mr' MARY BRO\VN Together with all said wife of Ships company which was Mr JONATHAN BROWN wreck'd on Salt Island in a Died Mav 21" Storm on the I I of January 1788. 1796 In the 54 Year in the 38tb Year of her Age. Of his age.- Rnnmrdcr man you are but dufl. Sacred to the Memory of the Here Lyeth REV.SAMUEL CHANDUR, Buryed the Body Pastor of the first Church of Roch Be in Gloucester, who died April 16 5'h of Iune AD1731 1775. A%.62. In ye 8* yr of her Age TSE apgpX ANTIQUARIAN. IN Here lies Ye Body of Memory of HANNAHCon Mns. SwBURNHML the wife of Capt And her Children Samuel Betsy Somuel Davis NATHANIEL C o I T Aaron and Moses. Aged 89* Years Mns. AARONBURNHAM Endwed an egonizing sickness without a murmur, md dda - well spent life Apd 25, 1814; HERE LYES BURIED m.59. Rnnembrance shaU kr slmy &a, THE BODY OF CAPT Afection of hn wirtnes speak, NATHANIEL COIT With beaming rye and burning chtr*; AGED 84 YEARS Each artinn word and look rccail, WHO DIED JANrT Thc last & lovliest of all. When on thr la? of dcath she lay ye 10 1142/3 Sncncly smiled her Soul away, - And I#t survivingfriendships breast Warm with tht sunset of her rest. Sacred Srmud died Aug. 29, 1788; to the Memory of Aged 21 &ys. M=' POLLY COLLINS Betsy died May 30, 1792; Aged 8 montbs & 5 days. the amiable confort of Samuel Davis died Dec. 14, 1795; Cole DANIEL COLLINS, Aged 5 months & 20 days. who departed this Life Aaron died at sea Dcc. 8, 1805; March the I 1793 Aged 23 ye= In the 40~Year of her age All nrar than common Menaces an end A blow belokcns brrvily of lift. - Moses died at Plymouth England Here lyes ye Body of Oct. 1812; Aged 26 years. M REBECCA COLLINS Death oppressed thecfar from hgme; An helpless stranger no familinr voice, Confort of Capt No pitying ye, chrcrcd t/lv last pangr. JAMES COLLINS, Who departed this life I;cbv ye 17~~1770 Aged Sacred 44 Years I Month 29t D' to the Memory of - Mi/s B~EYCOFFIN Youngef t DauU JOHN CORNY )P of the Honbk PETERCOFFIN Efqr SON OF Mr JOHN who departed this Life & Mr' ABIGAIL CORNY AGED 3 YEARS 4 0Cr 27* 1793 Aged 29 Years. MONtb Sr 23 DAYS DECd JULY Ye- rU 1744 Be it Remembred HERE LYES Ye BODY that here lies the Body OF Mm MARY CORNY Of the Honbb PETERCOFFIN Efqr WIFE TO Mr JOHN who died FebrJ 14'~ CORNY AGED 39 1796 YEARS DECD APRIL Aged 7 2 Years. ye 2 5'" I 7 2 8 He was a true Patriot a Pacific Magiftnte h Examphey Chriitian and a Friend to +Broken. Mankind. +This number is uncertain. GLOUCPSrPR INSCRIPTIONS. 5 HERE LIES t HERE LIES THE REMAINS OF BODY OF Mr ROLAND COTTON ELIAS DAVIS SON OF THE REUd AGED AI YEARS Mr JOSIAH COTTON DEC~FEBRUARY OF SANDOWN WHO YO 13~173415 DIED DEC Ya 21' k D.