Mr. Benjamin Porter
Died Jun 30, 1778
Buried at Mount Vernon
Transcription
In memory of M_r. Benjamin Porter who departed this life June the 30_h 1778 in the 87_th year of his age
- Surveyed On
- April 10, 2023
- Stone Type
- sandstone
- Tympanum
- face with ornamentation
- Border
- A two-line border was placed all along the outer edge of this stone. Illustrated panels are found around three sides of the tablet section. Six-pointed flowers are depicted in the upper corners, but tile-like designs were employed instead of leaves and stems in the spaces below.
- Remark
- For some reasons, his wife's stone was leaned against his stone making his stone unreadable without disturbing these two stones. The included picture was taken off of Find A Grave due to my reluctance to disturb the stones when I was there. The tympanum has two design elements. The wings are not typical but are represented by diagonal-arranged blocks. The outer edge helps define them as wings. The lightbulb-shaped face is odd with accentuated wide nose, thick eyelids, and lips.
- Physical Status
- askew cracked
- Intelligibility
- broken images or writing
- Biological Contaminants
- medium incursion
- Cleaning Type
- brushed
Buried among fellow family members
- Mr. Samuel Porter May 17, 1722 – May 10, 1750
- Luce Porter Died Jan 18, 1754
- Mrs. Ruth Porter Oct 31, 1722 – Nov 7, 1760
- Mrs. Sarah Porter Feb 16, 1696 – Jan 27, 1767
- Mr. Jonathan Porter Died Apr 27, 1780
- Mrs. Mary Porter Died Mar 7, 1781
- Mr. Benjamin Porter Oct 6, 1721 – May 13, 1784
- Mr. Benjamin Porter Oct 6, 1721 – May 13, 1784
- Mr. Rufus Porter Jul 14, 1778 – Jul 9, 1790
- Mrs. Sarah Porter Died Jan 30, 1791
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