Mrs. Mary Houghton

Apr 7, 1648 – Apr 7, 1724

HERE LIES BURIED Y_e BODY OF MR_S MARY HOUGHTON Y_e WIFE OF JOHN HOUGHTON ESQ_R WHO DIED APRIEL Y_e 7_th ANODM 1724 & IN Y_e 76_th YEAR OF HER AGE

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 nautilus-like swirls 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 two line, medium width border around the plaque. The illustrated side panels run around three sides of the tablet sections. The continuous tableau utilizes nautilus-like swirls set in complementary juxtaposition to each other. The bottom panel is set in a biradial pattern with a centerpoint.

Remark: The face in the center is an early rendering with an oval, elypse type shape and basic shapes (i.e. circles and lines) forming the facial details. There are four, six armed stars in the upper portion of the stone. All the stars are encircled with a border and include a smaller star in their center. Two are found in the tympanum and two are positioned at the stone's shoulders.