Tombstone Tuesday ~ George Wilson, 1747, and Jenit Wilson, 1777, Londonderry, New Hampshire

This tombstone was photographed at the Forest Hill Cemetery in Derry, New Hampshire.  In 1747 this was the town of Londonderry, New Hampshire.

HERE LYES THE BODY OF MR

GEORGE WILSON SON TO MR

JAMES AND JENIT WILSON

HE DIED MAY 29, 1747 AGED 17

YEARS.  ALSO THE BODY OF MRs

JENIT WILSON DAUGHTER OF

MR AND Mrs JENIT WILSON

SHE DIED APRIL 13, 1777 AGED 36

These two siblings are the children of  James Wilson (1680 - 1772) and Jennet Taggart (1703 - 1800), early Nutfield settlers.  This gravestone was cleaned by the Friends of Forest Hill Cemetery on 7 August 2009.  It is decorated with the typical geometric style carvings typical of the early Scots Irish tombstones in Londonderry, similar to those attributed to the Scots Irish carver John Wright "The Hieroglyphic Carver".  According to the History of Londonderry by Rev. Parker, there were four Wilson siblings (Jenit, Alexander, Annis and Margaret). 

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To Cite/Link to this blog post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Tombstone Tuesday ~ George  Wilson, 1747, and Jenit Wilson, 1777, Londonderry, New Hampshire", Nutfield Genealogy, posted January 30, 2018, (  https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2018/01/tombstone-tuesday-george-wilson-1747.html: accessed [access date]).