Captain Jacob Taylor

May 2, 1729 – May 2, 1788

Veteran of the Revolutionary war

Buried at Burial Hill

Transcription

To the memory of Cap_t: JACOB TAYLOR who died May 2 1788 Aged 59 years

Through life he brav'd her foe if great or small And march'd out foremust at his Country's call

Surveyed On
September 1, 0215
Stone Type
slate
Tympanum
face with ornamentation
Border
There is a medium width two line border over the top of the tympanum. There was a thinner border on the left and right side but now they are almost non-existent from changes wrought by the installation of the headstone in the concrete frame. Half the tympanum is missing from prior to the placement within the concrete frame. Just inside this outer frame are mirror-imaged graphics of a shepherd's crook.
Remark
The tympanum holds a winged face image. The details indicate this is a later period work with a humanistic face including youthful hair, eyebrows, nose, chin, cheek and eye details. The wings are single quill and at the point where the head and wings meet, there are shorter feathers.
Physical Status
straight less_than_20_degrees
Intelligibility
readable
Biological Contaminants
minor incursion
Buried among fellow family members

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