Mr. William Houghton

Apr 25, 1695 – Jul 15, 1743

Buried at Old Common Burial Ground

Transcription

HERE LIES BURIED Y_e BODY OF M_R WILL_M HOUGHTON AS YOU ARE SO WERE WE AS WE ARE SO YOU WILL BE WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE JULY Y_e 15_th ANNOD_M 1743 AGE 48 YEARS 2M 7 20 D

Surveyed On
April 30, 2016
Stone Type
slate
Tympanum
face with ornamentation
Border
There are three, thin width borders on this stone. The first one is the outermost and it runs the circumference of this stone. The second border originates and terminates within the tympanum. It runs between two spools located along the base of the tympanum. After going along the dome, it hops over the stars at the extreme sides of the tympanum. The third border originates and terminates with the two spools on either side of the face The tablet section has a single line border around its circumference. The illustrated side panels run around three sides of the tablet sections. The panels are separate and each panel's tableau utilizes nautilus-like whirls set in complementary juxtaposition to each other that appear more aquatic. The bottom panel is a biradial pattern with a center point.
Remark
The face in the center is an early rendering with an oval, ellipse type shape with other basic shapes (i.e. circles and lines) forming the facial details. There are four, six armed stars within a circle in the upper portion of the stone. Two are found in the tympanum and two are positioned at the stone's shoulders. All the stars are encircled with a border and include a smaller star in their center.
Physical Status
straight less_than_20_degrees
Intelligibility
readable
Biological Contaminants
minor incursion
Buried among fellow family members

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