Sorry, this is not Captain Jack Sparrow of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
These gravestones were photographed at the
Cove Burial Ground, Eastham, Massachusetts on Cape Cod.
HERE LYES BURIED
YE BODY OF CAPT
JONATHAN SPROW
AGED 73 YEARS
DIED MARCH YE 21ST
1706/7
HERE RUSTS THE DUST
OF
RICHARD SPARROW
AND HIS WIFE
PANDORA
WHO CAME FROM KENT COUNTY ENGLAND
ABOUT 1633 AND SETTLED IN PLYMOUTH
ABOUT 1650 THEY CAME TO EASTHAM
AND SETTLED NEAR THIS PLACE
WHERE HE DIED JANUARY 8, 1660
HERE ALSO RESTS
JONATHAN SPARROW
ONLY CHILD OF RICHARD
TOGETHER WITH HIS FIRST TWO WIVES
REBECCA BANGS & HANNAH PRINCE
SETTLED IN THE PART OF EASTHAM
NOW EAST ORLEANS WHERE
AFTER FILLING MANY OFFICES OF HONOR
AND TRUST IN BOTH CHURCH AND STATE
HE DIED MARCH 21, 1706 AGED 73 YEARS
IN MEMORY OF
THESE EARLY SETTLERS OF OUR COUNTRY
WE THEIR DESCENDANTS HAVE ERECTED
THIS TABLET IN THIS CENTENNIAL YEAR
OF OUR AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE A.D. 1876
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| The slate on this stone has begun to split, but it looks like it was repaired with resin |
Captain Jonathan Sparrow married Rebecca Bangs on 26 October 1654. She was the sister to my 8x great grandfather Jonathan Bangs (1644 - 1728). His other wife, Hannah Prince/Prence, was the granddaughter of William Brewster (1566/7 - 1644), a passenger on the Mayflower.
Copyright 2012, Heather Wilkinson Rojo
My first thought when I saw this was "Jack Sparrow" - before I even saw your opening comment. Great minds! My connection is Lydia, sister to Rebecca, is my 8X gg. Also among my undocumented secondary source resource information is that Jonathan married third, hence the reference to "his first two wives" to Sarah Lewis, widow of James Cobb. Sarah & James are my 8X great grandparents. Thanks for posting the pictures!
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting these pics. I am pretty sure they're not my husband's ancestors. Sparrow seems to be a somewhat common last name. But maybe I'll check it out anyway.
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Hi Heather - Jonathan and Hannah are my 8x gg. deb wilkinson
ReplyDeleteSparrow? Who knew! Very cool... and yes, I keep wanting to make him a pirate...
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