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Laurence Bradford's 1900 List of the Stones Present in the Myles Standish Burial Ground
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Laurence Bradford set forth a list of the standing stones present in the Myles Standish Burial Ground in ca. 1900 in his work Historic Duxbury in Plymouth County, Massachusetts . His list is presented below.
 
 
 

LIST OF STONES IN OLD HURYING GUOUND, SOUTH DUXBURY, WITH DATES OF DEATH, AND AGES.

 

Arnold, Joanna, widow James                                           1766                51

Deacon James                                                        1755                56

James, son James and Joanna                                 1742                  1

Ezra                                                                       1789                75

Beldad, son Capt. Beldad and Mary                       1780                  3

Alden, Sarah, wife Capt. Samuel                                                               84

Capt. Samuel                                                         1773                72

John                                                                       1766                22

Abigail, wife Capt. Jonathan                                   1725                81

Col. John                                                               1739                58

Deborah, daughter Col. John and Hannah               1736                10

John, son Col. John and Hannah                             1712                  3

Hannah, wife Col. John,                                        1739-40           50

Jonathan                                                                1697                65

Bradford, Capt. Samuel .                                                  1777                47

Abigail, wife Gamaliel .                                           1776                75

Samuel                                                                   1714                46

Hon. Gamaliel, Esq.                                               1778                73

            Hannah, wife Eliphalet .                                          1756                26

Brewster, Elizabeth, wife Joseph                                       1786                83

            Joseph                                                                   1767                74

            Deacon William                                                      1723                78

Chandler, Philip                                                                1764                62

            Zeruiah, wife Nathaniel .                                         1778                74

Cushman, David, son Joseph and Elizabeth .                     1768               l0m

            Joshua, son Joshua and Mercy                               1776                12

Delano, Dr. Benony                                                          1738                71

Drew, Anne, wife Samuel .                                                1745                39

Frazier, Thomas                                                                1782                46

Forster, Margaret, wife Samuel Forster, 

      relict of Ichabod Wadsworth                                        1773                71

Fuller, Sarah, wife Samuel .                                               1737                25

Goold, Mrs. Huldah, wife of John Goold, Jr., of Hull          1750                25

Loring, Thomas                                                                 1739                40

            Thomas                                                                  1717                51

            Mary, wife Thomas                                                 1739               36

            Joshua, son Thomas                                                1750               16

            Capt. Joshua                                                           1781               81

            Anna, daughter Samuel and Prudence                      1779

           John, son Benjamin and Anna                                   1753                 1

            Benjamin, son Samuel and Prudence                        1788                 4

            Benjamin, son Benjamin and Anna                           1743                 9

            Benjamin (stone renewed 1858)                              1781               77

            Benjamin, son Benjamin and Anna                           1759                7

            Anna, wife Benjamin                                                1804              89

            Sarah, daughter Benjamin and Anna                         1745                2

            Mary, daughter Benjamin and Anna                          1739             8w

Peterson, Mary, wife Jacob                                                1777              61

            Mary, widow Isaac                                                  1763              74

            Lydia, widow Jonathan .                                           1781              92

            David                                                                       1760              84

            David, son Jonathan and Jale                                    1751                1

            Jonathan                                                                   1765             59

            Rebekah, wife Mr. Reuben                                       1764              51

Prince, Thomas                                                                    1754             69

Prior, Joanna, daughter Jabez. and Abigail                            1757               1

            Deborah, widow Benjamin                                        1766             77

            Benjamin                                                                  1775              74

            Jabez                                                                        1766             68

Partridge, George                                                                1764             62

            Hannah, widow George .                                           1768             78

            Grace, wife Isaac                                                      1768

            John, son Isaac and Grace                                         1753             23

            Mrs. Mary, wife James .                                            1727             50

            James (broken stone)

            John                                                                          1731             73

Robinson, Mary, daughter Rev. John                                    1722             16

Ripley, Sarah, wife Kimbell                                                  178-             39

Sprague, John                                                                      1739           

            Peleg                                                                         1754            38

            Bethniah (broken)

Southworth, John                                                                  1757            65

            Thomas                                                                      1743            68

            Deacon Jedaiah                                                          1739            39

            Southworth, And. S. (broken)                                     17 —          71

Sampson, Lucy, daughter John and Rebekah                          1759         

            Rebekah, wife John                                                     1759           25

            Deborah, daughter Studley and Abigail                        1788         29d

Seabury, Deborah, widow Samuel                                         1776           83

            Samuel                                                                        1762           70

            Wiswall                                                                       1768           35

Stanford, Robert, son Robert and Fear                                   1752             8

            Robert                                                                        1774           82

Soule, Esther, wife John .                                                        1735           95

            Joseph                                                                         1763          84

Standish, Myles (Commemorative)                                         1656

Soule, Joshua                                                                          1767          85

            Allethea, daughter Joshua and Mary                             1771            1

            Luther, son Joshua and Mary                                       1771             5

            Lydia, wife Josiah                                                        1763           84

            Josiah                                                                          1764          85

Ussell, Molly, daughter George and Molly                               1756          18

Wiswale, Ichabod                                                                   1700          63

Weston, Thomas                                                                     1776          50

            Mary, daughter Thomas and Mary                                1776          23

            Eliphas                                                                         1762          55

            Joshua, son Eliphas and Priscilla                                    1762         14

            Mrs. Priscilla, wife Eliphas                                            1778          64

            Daniel (footstone)

Walker, Elizabeth, wife Samuel                                                1787         29

Wadsworth, Capt. Benjamin (11 children)                                1782         46

            Frederick, son Benjamin and Luna                                1771            4

Wadsworth, Ichabod, son Benjamin and Luna .                        1780         18

            Selah, daughter Benjamin and Luna                               1771           1

            Marshall, son Benjamin and Luna                                  1771           6

            (broken), son Benjamin and Luna                                  1773      11m

            (broken), son Benjamin and Laura                                1779        l0m

            (double broken), son Benjamin and Laura                     1780   

            (broken), son Benjamin and Laura

            (broken top), born                                               1780 died same day

            Ichabod                                                                        1771         69

            Anna (footstone)

Wadsworth, Hannah, daughter Benjamin                                  1771         12

            Selah, daughter Ichabod and Anna                                1754           3

            Robert, son Lieut. Mart and Abigail                              1776            2

            Ichabod                                                                        1746         59

            Mary, wife Deacon John                                               1749         58

            Deacon John (footstone)

            Uriah                                                                            1784         76

Winsor, Deborah, wife Peter                                                    1785         21

Winslow, Gilbert, son

            Joshua and Hannah                                                       1775  2 or 12

            Hannah, wife Joshua                                                     1778          29

            Salome, second wife Joshua (with her child)                  1781          35

 

A total of 123 grave stones.

 

There is not a grave of one of the " Mayflower " passengers that is absolutely known that is, in the Old Colony (Laurence Bradford 1900: 64).

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