His very old, large gravestone reads:

Here lies buried the body of Jedediah Philbrick, Esq., who departed this life March the 20th 1754, aged 53 years.

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Jedediah was son of cordwainer Thomas Philbrick, Jr. and his wife, Mehitable Ayers. His father moved his family from Hampton, N.H. to Kingston in 1702. In 1705, because of wolves and Indian attacks, the town built a garrison in the center of town. Jedediah lived almost his entire life in Kingston.

He married Mary Taylor on August 25, 1721. They had 10 children, all born in Kingston:

Jeremiah, b 1722; married 1744 Mary Stevens, died March 8, 1754, leaving 4 young children;

Hannah, b 1724, married Humphrey Hook, d 1747;

Thomas, 1726-1730;

Benjamin, 1728-1730;

Thomas 2nd, 1730-1735;

Benjamin 2nd, 1734-1735;

Thomas 3rd, 1738-1739;

Samuel, b 1739; married 1767 to Sarah Sanborn, had 6 children, died 1779;

Jedediah, 1742-1743;

Joseph, b 1748; married Mehitable Philbrick, had 11 children; died August 10, 1827;

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Jedediah was very prominent in Kingston, being a land surveyor, and aiding in setting boundary lines for new townships. He was also a Justice of the Peace, Captain of the town militia, Town Clerk, a representative to the legislature, and deacon of his church, which he belonged to in 1725 when Rev. Ward Clark became the preacher. At that time 81 families were in Kingston.

In 1738 Jedediah signed a petition for a land grant in Kingston.

A terrible diphtheria epidemic swept through Kingston in the 1730's, striking mainly young children, which is when Jedediah and his wife lost five of their small sons. So tragic.

By 1735 Kingston had erected sawmills to replace the hand hewing and gristmills. Kingston covers about 12,000 acres, 800 being covered with water.

Sources:

Kingston, N.H., Early Families Patriots and Soldiers, by Kathleen E. Hosier.
List of individuals buried in Plains cemetery Kingston, N.H. held by East Kingston Historical Society.