Captain Samuel Thomson
Jan 3, 1735 – Jan 3, 1787
Buried at Old Burying Ground
Transcription
ERECTED In Memory of Cap_t. SAMUEL THOMSON who departed this life Jan. 3_d 1787, in the 52_d Year of his Age.
Draw near my friends & take a thought, How soon the fave must be your lot; Make sure of Christ while life remains, And death will be eternal gain.
- Surveyed On
- November 16, 2015
- Stone Type
- slate
- Border
- A simple two line, thin width border runs along the circumference of this stone. The tablet section is depicted as a bas relief gabled tablet with a two line, thin width, angled cut.
- Remark
- The tympanum has three design elements. The arch found just inside of the upper border is one. The second is the face and wings. All are etched simply with minimal details but clearly from the later period wit hall its conventions (pull-back hair, eyebrow/nose simplified eyes, wings). The final element are the mirror image plants growing from the stone's shoulders to under the figure.
- Physical Status
- straight less_than_20_degrees
Buried among fellow family members
- John Thomson Died Sep 17, 1742
- Mrs. Jannat Thomson Died Apr 28, 1744
- Ann Thomson Sep 25, 1744 – Sep 25, 1749
- Mr. Samuel Thomson Aug 14, 1698 – Aug 14, 1755
- Mr. James Thomson Aug 18, 1671 – Aug 18, 1755
- Mr. Hugh Thomson Sep 3, 1699 – Sep 3, 1756
- Mrs. Ruth Thomson Sep 14, 1703 – Sep 14, 1770
- Benjamin Thomson May 12, 1769 – Aug 12, 1771
- Mr. Benjamin Thomson Dec 31, 1772 – Dec 31, 1795
- Widow Margret Thomson
- Calvin Thomson
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