John Fay
Died Jan 5, 1748
Buried at Old Burial Ground
Transcription
Here Lyes buried the Body of CAPt John Fay who Departed this life Jan._ry the 5th 1747/8 in the 79th Year of His Age.
- Surveyed On
- August 13, 2015
- Stone Type
- slate
- Tympanum
- face with ornamentation
- Border
- Two line border around tympanum and rest of stone. At shoulders it doubles in thickness as it proceeds down the tablet. Columns on left and right of tablet are cascading flower-like details with a concentric spiral (versus the earlier more common progressive spiral) at the top. This motif carries over to the bottom border of the tablet where it become biradial.
- Physical Status
- straight cracked
- Intelligibility
- readable
Buried among fellow family members
- Elizabeth Fay Died Mar 8, 1739
- Martha Fay Died Jul 18, 1761
- Johanna Fay Died Oct 24, 1775
- Benjamin Fay Died Oct 6, 1777
- Joannah Fay Died Jun 10, 1788
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