Colonel James Wilder

May 13, 1680 – May 13, 1739

Veteran of the Indian war

HERE LIES BURIED Y_e BODY OF CO_ll JAMES WILDER ESQ_R WHO DEPART_e_D THIS LIFE MAY Y_e 13_th AD 1739 & IN Y_e 59_th YEARS OF HIS AGE

Border: There is a four line, three thin width border on the tympanum. The first border follows the circumference of this stone. the second and third begin and terminate in "spools" within the tympanum. The second border line follows the dome of the tympanum, rolls over the six armed stars at the far corners and spools. The innermost border's spools are on the immediate left and right of the face. There are illustrated side panels on three sides of the plaque in the tablet section.

Remark: The tympanum exhibits a primitive rendition of a face utilizing only basic shapes for the eyes, nose and mouth. The six armed stars at found both at the extreme corners of the tympanum and on the stone's shoulders. The illustrated panels below the shoulders utilize the spool design but it is more of an aquatic wave type design. The designs are artfully joined in an alternating pattern.