A large number of graves here, as in similar grounds, have only rough head and footstones, without letters. Here, it is believed, lie the remains of Dr. George STILLMAN, the father of the numberous STILLMANs of Westerly.
Here, too, like the remains of William S. PECKHAM, a soldier and orderly sergeant, who served six years in the Revolution, and who died April 30, 1822,age 84.
Also the remains of his wife, Dorcal (L.) PECKHAM, who died near 1845, age 95.
William S. PECKHAM, Jr., was a soldier in the war of 1812, and fell in the naval battle of Lake Erie, under Commodore Perry, being killed in the boat by the side of his commander, while passing from the disabled flagship to another; age 32.
STILLMAN GROUND: This is situated by the side of Potter Hill road, bounded by the lands of Mr. Richard CURRIE and the highway, and is well protected by a thick-faced wall.
Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island - Cemeteries
Excerpted from Westerly (Rhode Island) & Its Witnesses
For Two Hundred & Fifty Years
Rev. Frederic DENISON, A. M.
1878
[Chapter XLVIII, pages 274 - 301.
The graveyards were visited, and the inscriptions copied, during the years 1867-8.
Only the stones of those 20 or older were copied and then only the names & dates.]
The William S Peckham listed here has the completely wrong birth date?
the William Sweet Peckham that married Hannah Clarke and then Dorcas Lewis was born on 04/22/1750.
Seems that the good Rev. Denison had a few errors.
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Suggested edit: William Sweet Peckham (John, Isaac, John, John) was born 1750, April 22; died 1822, April 30, and was buried in the Stillman burying ground on Potter Hill Road, at Westerly, R.I.
SOURCE: Peckham, S. F & Wallace, T. Peckham; Peckham genealogy : the English ancestors and American descendants of John Peckham of Newport, Rhode Island, 1630; pub 1922 Salt Lake
Here, too, like the remains of William S. PECKHAM, a soldier and orderly sergeant, who served six years in the Revolution, and who died April 30, 1822,age 84.
Also the remains of his wife, Dorcal (L.) PECKHAM, who died near 1845, age 95.
William S. PECKHAM, Jr., was a soldier in the war of 1812, and fell in the naval battle of Lake Erie, under Commodore Perry, being killed in the boat by the side of his commander, while passing from the disabled flagship to another; age 32.
STILLMAN GROUND: This is situated by the side of Potter Hill road, bounded by the lands of Mr. Richard CURRIE and the highway, and is well protected by a thick-faced wall.
Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island - Cemeteries
Excerpted from Westerly (Rhode Island) & Its Witnesses
For Two Hundred & Fifty Years
Rev. Frederic DENISON, A. M.
1878
[Chapter XLVIII, pages 274 - 301.
The graveyards were visited, and the inscriptions copied, during the years 1867-8.
Only the stones of those 20 or older were copied and then only the names & dates.]
The William S Peckham listed here has the completely wrong birth date?
the William Sweet Peckham that married Hannah Clarke and then Dorcas Lewis was born on 04/22/1750.
Seems that the good Rev. Denison had a few errors.
-------------------------
Suggested edit: William Sweet Peckham (John, Isaac, John, John) was born 1750, April 22; died 1822, April 30, and was buried in the Stillman burying ground on Potter Hill Road, at Westerly, R.I.
SOURCE: Peckham, S. F & Wallace, T. Peckham; Peckham genealogy : the English ancestors and American descendants of John Peckham of Newport, Rhode Island, 1630; pub 1922 Salt Lake
A large number of graves here, as in similar grounds, have only rough head and footstones, without letters. Here, it is believed, lie the remains of Dr. George STILLMAN, the father of the numberous STILLMANs of Westerly.
Here, too, like the remains of William S. PECKHAM, a soldier and orderly sergeant, who served six years in the Revolution, and who died April 30, 1822,age 84.
Also the remains of his wife, Dorcal (L.) PECKHAM, who died near 1845, age 95.
William S. PECKHAM, Jr., was a soldier in the war of 1812, and fell in the naval battle of Lake Erie, under Commodore Perry, being killed in the boat by the side of his commander, while passing from the disabled flagship to another; age 32.
STILLMAN GROUND: This is situated by the side of Potter Hill road, bounded by the lands of Mr. Richard CURRIE and the highway, and is well protected by a thick-faced wall.
Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island - Cemeteries
Excerpted from Westerly (Rhode Island) & Its Witnesses
For Two Hundred & Fifty Years
Rev. Frederic DENISON, A. M.
1878
[Chapter XLVIII, pages 274 - 301.
The graveyards were visited, and the inscriptions copied, during the years 1867-8.
Only the stones of those 20 or older were copied and then only the names & dates.]
The William S Peckham listed here has the completely wrong birth date?
the William Sweet Peckham that married Hannah Clarke and then Dorcas Lewis was born on 04/22/1750.
Seems that the good Rev. Denison had a few errors.
-------------------------
Suggested edit: William Sweet Peckham (John, Isaac, John, John) was born 1750, April 22; died 1822, April 30, and was buried in the Stillman burying ground on Potter Hill Road, at Westerly, R.I.
SOURCE: Peckham, S. F & Wallace, T. Peckham; Peckham genealogy : the English ancestors and American descendants of John Peckham of Newport, Rhode Island, 1630; pub 1922 Salt Lake
Here, too, like the remains of William S. PECKHAM, a soldier and orderly sergeant, who served six years in the Revolution, and who died April 30, 1822,age 84.
Also the remains of his wife, Dorcal (L.) PECKHAM, who died near 1845, age 95.
William S. PECKHAM, Jr., was a soldier in the war of 1812, and fell in the naval battle of Lake Erie, under Commodore Perry, being killed in the boat by the side of his commander, while passing from the disabled flagship to another; age 32.
STILLMAN GROUND: This is situated by the side of Potter Hill road, bounded by the lands of Mr. Richard CURRIE and the highway, and is well protected by a thick-faced wall.
Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island - Cemeteries
Excerpted from Westerly (Rhode Island) & Its Witnesses
For Two Hundred & Fifty Years
Rev. Frederic DENISON, A. M.
1878
[Chapter XLVIII, pages 274 - 301.
The graveyards were visited, and the inscriptions copied, during the years 1867-8.
Only the stones of those 20 or older were copied and then only the names & dates.]
The William S Peckham listed here has the completely wrong birth date?
the William Sweet Peckham that married Hannah Clarke and then Dorcas Lewis was born on 04/22/1750.
Seems that the good Rev. Denison had a few errors.
-------------------------
Suggested edit: William Sweet Peckham (John, Isaac, John, John) was born 1750, April 22; died 1822, April 30, and was buried in the Stillman burying ground on Potter Hill Road, at Westerly, R.I.
SOURCE: Peckham, S. F & Wallace, T. Peckham; Peckham genealogy : the English ancestors and American descendants of John Peckham of Newport, Rhode Island, 1630; pub 1922 Salt Lake
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