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166

In Memory of four Children
Elizabeth, Samuel, Mary and
William, the Sons & Daughters
of Thomas and Mary Bird.
ELIZABETH died April ye 17th
1747 Aged 6 Years
SAMUEL died Octr ye 18th
1750 Aged 2 Years & 8 Months
MARY died Sepr ye 11th 1751
Aged 7 Weeks & 2 Days

165

Sacred
to the Memory of
WILLIAM PHILIPS BYRD
Eldest Son of THOMAS AND CATHARINE BYRD
of this Parish
who died Oct 1 1840
Aged 15 Years
Also FANNY CAROLINE BYRD
who died Sep 4th 1843
Aged 12 Years.
Also - MARY BYRD
who died [- -]
August [1860]
Aged 22 Years.

163

Left side:

IN
Memory of
THOMAS GROVE
who departed this
Life Jan. the 2nd 1774
Aged 71 Years.

Right side:

161

In Memory of
ANN wife of WILLM *RICKARDS
She died Jany the 1st 1776
Aged 32 Years
Also of ANN Daughter of
the above She died Young.
Reader beware the Dust Inclosed here [- -]
Wake in thy care thy Lord and God [ - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - -]

160

In Memory of Mary Brooke
The Wife of Edward Brooke of
Aldington who Died the 18th of January
17034 Aged 50 Years
Also EDWARD BROOKE their Eldest
Son Died the 2d day of December
1706, Aged 35 Yrs
Also Hannah Brooke their Daughter died
the 16 day of December 1706, Aged 13 Yrs

158

In Memory of
two Children of Thos and Ann
Grove
Viz: WM died March the 2nd
1785 Aged 4 Years & 6 Months.
Esther died March the 24th 1785
Aged 5 Years & 11 Months.
Weep not for us our Parents thou
We are not Dead but Sleeping here.
But serve the Lord in every degree
As you may be fit to follow we.

157

Left side:

Here
Lyeth the Body
of THOMAS *WILLSON
Who Departed
this Life the 9th of
Sepr Anno Dni
1727 Aged 44y

Right side:

Also
In Memory of
ANN *WILLSON
His Wife who Died
the 24th Day of
Augt Anno Dni
1728
Aged 44 Years

156

Here lieth the Body of
Elizabeth ye wife of John
*Wilson who departed this
life May 4. 1716 Aged 59
I left my husband and my children dear
Within a sinful world of troubles hear
But ey am gone my Saviour to enjoy
Where nither sin nor troubles can ano.

155

Here lyeth ye Body of Thomas
Rock
who departed this life
August 14 1720 Aged 39
A loving husband and father dear
A curious man both far and near
A neighbour good [- -] friend
And so he made a godly end.