Born c.1705-1706, to John and Elizabeth (nee Wheeler) Ogden, Mrs. Williams died in "ye 63rd year of her age", predeceasing her husband, David, by almost a dozen years. The headstones of the couple, who lie interred side by side, are the work of different craftsmen. Mrs. Williams' brown sandstone stele is the more finely wrought of the two, and features a portrait-type, winged soul effigy. It appears to have been made by Boston carver William Grant, who moved to New York, and then to New Jersey during the 1740's, where he remained active into the 1790's. Much of his work, which features pear-faced soul effigies, is in the Presbyterian churchyards of Orange and Woodbridge, NJ. In contrast, David Williams' stone seems to compensate for the cruder quality of its craftsmanship with the exhuberance and greater detail of its design.
Born c.1705-1706, to John and Elizabeth (nee Wheeler) Ogden, Mrs. Williams died in "ye 63rd year of her age", predeceasing her husband, David, by almost a dozen years. The headstones of the couple, who lie interred side by side, are the work of different craftsmen. Mrs. Williams' brown sandstone stele is the more finely wrought of the two, and features a portrait-type, winged soul effigy. It appears to have been made by Boston carver William Grant, who moved to New York, and then to New Jersey during the 1740's, where he remained active into the 1790's. Much of his work, which features pear-faced soul effigies, is in the Presbyterian churchyards of Orange and Woodbridge, NJ. In contrast, David Williams' stone seems to compensate for the cruder quality of its craftsmanship with the exhuberance and greater detail of its design.
Inscription
"Here lies ye Body
of Phebe Wife
of David Williams
Who died Novr
3d 1769 in ye 63d
Year of her age"
Gravesite Details
Places of birth & death courtesy of Findagrave contributor S.R.F. (member #47738583) who also cites Phebe Williams' birthdate as July 17, 1706.
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