Joseph St John was born Nov 5, 1703 to Joseph St John Sr b1664 and Sarah Betts St John. He passed away on 29 Sep 1756. A portion of his marker was rediscovered in 1893. He had a large table-like marker and the disappearance of it has long been a mystery. The Original tomb marker was a brownstone type five legged table with an inset slate tablet inscribed with an epitaph and the St John family crest as shown to the right. At some point in the late 1800's it mysteriously disappeared. A portion of the tablet was rediscovered while excavating for a drainfield on property nearby some years later. The Tombstone marker was for some reason dis-assembled and the legs were never found. (There is now a pictorial rendering of the original monument added to this memorial)
Joseph St John was born Nov 5, 1703 to Joseph St John Sr b1664 and Sarah Betts St John. He passed away on 29 Sep 1756. A portion of his marker was rediscovered in 1893. He had a large table-like marker and the disappearance of it has long been a mystery. The Original tomb marker was a brownstone type five legged table with an inset slate tablet inscribed with an epitaph and the St John family crest as shown to the right. At some point in the late 1800's it mysteriously disappeared. A portion of the tablet was rediscovered while excavating for a drainfield on property nearby some years later. The Tombstone marker was for some reason dis-assembled and the legs were never found. (There is now a pictorial rendering of the original monument added to this memorial)
Inscription
Best trancsript from portion of inset slate tablet (re-discovered circa 1893).
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The Rema______
Capt Joseph______
lies here waitin____
Resurrection of S____
He departed Sept____
AEtat 53____
Hark Mortals; Hark what Vol____
Comes echoing from ___
O my dear Friends be wise____
While vital spirits anima____
Gravesite Details
Original tomb marker was brownstone five legged table with inset state tablet inscribed with epitaph and StJohn family crest. At some time in the 19th century it was mysteriously disassembled and much of it disappeared.
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