Tombstone Tuesday ~ Husband and Wife, Nathaniel Raymond, d. 1749 and Rebeckah Conant, d. 1760, Beverly, Massachusetts

This double tombstone was photographed at the Old North Beverly, Cemetery in Beverly, Massachusetts

Here lyes Buried

the Body of Mr.

NATHANIEL RAYMOND

Who Departed this

Life Janry. ye 8  1749

Aged 78 Years

& 10 Months

Here lyes Buried

The Body of Mrs.

REBECKAH RAYMOND

Wife to NATHANIEL

RAYMOND Who

Departed this life

Decembr ye 9th 1760

Aged 80 Years

& 11 Months

Nathaniel Raymond, son of John Rayment and Judith Glover, was born 15 March 1671 in Beverly, and died 8 January 1749/50 in Salem.  He was married before 1692 to Rebecca Conant, daughter of Lot Conant and Elizabeth Walton.  She was born 31 January 1671 in Beverly, and died 5 December 1760 in Beverly.  They had eight children.  

The brothers John and William Rayment/Raymond were immigrants to the New World and settled together in Beverly, Massachusetts.  They are mentioned in their father, George Rayment of Glastonbury, England, mentioned the two sons in his will as being in New England.  John's brother William Raymond married Hannah Bishop, my 8th great aunt, as his first wife.  

Last week I featured their son's tombstone, Nathaniel Raymond, Jr.  You can see that post at this link HERE .  

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Tombstone Tuesday ~ Husband and Wife, Nathaniel Raymond, d. 1749 and Rebeckah Conant, d. 1760, Beverly, Massachusetts", Nutfield Genealogy, posted December 20, 2016, (http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/12/tombstone-tuesday-nathaniel-raymond.html: accessed [access date]).

Tombstone Tuesday ~ Nathaniel Raymond, died 1789, North Beverly, Massachusetts

This tombstone was photographed at the Old North Beverly Cemetery in Beverly, Massachusetts

In Memory of

Mr. Nathaniel Raymond

Who departed this Life

June 11th 1789

Aged 79 years

Nathaniel Raymond, son of Nathaniel Raymond and Rebecca Conant, was born 1 April 1712 in Beverly, and died 11 June 1789 in Beverly.  He married Martha Balch, daughter of Samuel Balch and Mary Colburn Baker on 3 October 1735 in Beverly.  They had seven children - Hannah, John, Sarah, Samuel, Martha, Hepzibah, and Nathan.  

Nathaniel's wife, Martha Balch is my 2nd cousin, 7 generations removed.  We are both descendants of Benjamin Balch (1628 - after 1715), son of the immigrant ancestor John Balch, who died in 1648 in Beverly.  Martha's mother was Mary Colburn (b. 1673), granddaughter of Edward Bishop, my 9th great grandfather.  Edward Bishop (1620 - 1705) had three wives, and his second wife, Bridget Playfer Oliver Bishop was hanged as a witch in 1692.

This slate tombstone was broken, and to save the pieces from being lost it was encased in cement so it could stand upright, and reconstructed.  There are several other tombstones in this cemetery (Old North Beverly Cemetery) that were repaired this way.  I've seen this method used all over New England.

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Tombstone Tuesday ~ Nathaniel Raymond, died 1789, North Beverly, Massachusetts", Nutfield Genealogy, posted December 6, 2016,  (http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/12/tombstone-tuesday-nathaniel-raymond.html: accessed [access date]).

Tombstone Tuesday ~ Hannah (Raymond) Dodge, Beverly, Massachusetts

This tombstone was photographed at the Old North Beverly Cemetery (Conant Street Cemetery) in Beverly, Massachusetts.

Here Lies

The Body of

Mrs. HANNAH DODGE

Relict of

Deacon JOSHUA DODGE

who departed this Life

May 31st 1783

Aged 84 years

This tombstone has been defaced by someone who sprayed or painted blue paint on the winged soul effigy on Hannah Dodge's carved stone.  I photographed this during a tour of the Old North Beverly Cemetery with members of the Beverly Historical Society and they said an attempt would be made to clean this tombstone.

Hannah Raymond was the daughter of George Raymond and Jerusha Woodbury of Beverly, Massachusetts.  She was born 24 February 1699/1700 in Beverly, and died there on 31 May 1783.  She married Deacon Joshua Dodge in Beverly on 14 June 1716.  He was the son of Joshua Dodge and Joanna Larkin, born 23 September 1694 in Beverly, and died there 20 December 1771.  They had twelve children, all listed in the town clerks record in Beverly (see below).

The family of Joshua and Hannah Dodge.
Births                         Children
Dea. Joshua Dodge died Dec. 20 1771 aged 76.  Hannah his widow died May 31, 1783 aged 83. dau. Geo. & Jerusha Rayment
March 24, 1717- 18 Joanna (??? pub. Mar 4, 1738 Nath'l Balch)                           June 30, 1717
1720 Abigail    d. Mrch 1720                               Oct 11, 1719
August 24, 1721    Joshua                                   Aug. 27, 1721
December 8, 1723   Jerusha  m. William Green Nov. 9, 1742 Rev. Chipman Dec. 8, 1723
April 10, 1726 George                                         May 1, 1726
October 30, 1728   Hannah                                  Nov 24, 1728
January 26, 1730/31 Mary                                   Jan 21, 1731
July 2, 1733  Abigail                                            July 8, 1733
August 27, 1735  Sarah                                        Aug. 31, 1735
January 7, 1743  Mary & Samuel Andrews of Danvers m. Mary Dodge March 3, 1763 by Rev. J. Chipman    Jan. 8, 1743/4
November 2, 1737   Larkin                                  Nov. 6, 1737
February 10, 1739 Israel                                      Feb. 10, 1740
                               Mary                                     Jan. 8, 1744

Mary wf of Mr. Joshua Dodge died in 1766. Lieut. Joshua Dodge & Mrs. Agnes Thorndike m. Aug 12, 1766 Their ch. Elizabeth chd. at 2nd ch. May 17, 1767

Source: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch ( https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHBY-4ZT : 29 September 2016),  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,604.  
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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Tombstone Tuesday ~  Hannah (Raymond) Dodge, Beverly, Massachusetts", Nutfield Genealogy, posted November 29, 2016,  (http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/11/tombstone-tuesday-hannah-raymond-dodge.html: accessed [access date]).

Tombstone Tuesday ~ Nathaniel and Rebecca Raymond, Beverly, Massachusetts

This double tombstone was photographed at the Old North Beverly (Conant Street) Cemetery in Beverly, Massachusetts.  Most of the burials here were parishioners of the Second Congregational Church (Second Parish).  

Here lyes Buried                     Here lyes Buried

the Body of Mr.                     the Body of Mrs

NATHANIEL RAYMOND        REBECKAH RAYMOND

Who Departed this                Wife to NATHANIEL

Life Janry ye 8 1749               RAYMOND  Who

Aged 78 Years                         Departed this life

& 10 Months                          Decr ye 2d 1760

                                                  Aged 80 Years

                                                  & 11 Months

Nathaniel Raymond was the son of John Rayment and Judith Glover, born on 15 March 1670/ 71 in Beverly, and died 8 January 1749/50 in Beverly.  He married Rebecca, daughter of Lot Conant and Elizabeth Walton, granddaughter of founding father Roger Conant.  Rebecca was born 31 January 1671 in Beverly and died 5 December 1760 in Beverly.  They had eight children.   One of their daughters, Mary Raymond (born 1710) married my 5^th great grand uncle, William Preston (1705 – 1766) and resided in Chester, New Hampshire.  Another son, George Raymond (1707 – 1807) married Abigail Kettle (1710 – 1786), my 6^th great aunt born in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Tombstone Tuesday ~ Nathaniel and Rebecca Raymond, Beverly, Massachusetts", Nutfield Genealogy, posted November 22, 2016, (  http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/11/tombstone-tuesday-nathaniel-and-hannah.html: accessed [access date]).