Cove Burying Ground Discoveries 2004 - 2009

Probing led to discovery of several buried grave markers from 2004 to 2009. They were excavated, cleaned and reset. All are documented on this web site. The discoveries are listed in chronological order by year of death.

Capt. Jonathan Sparrow (1706/7) - broken slate footstone
Present in 1976 survey but gone by 2000 survey. Found in 2007.

Mercy Freeman (1712) - initials inscribed on fieldstone
This stone previously was attributed incorrectly to Barnabas Freeman (1736).

Mary Hedge (1714) - broken slate footstone
Present in 1905 survey but gone in all later surveys. Fragments with initials found in 2000 and 2007.

Benjamin Paine (1716/17) - fieldstone with no visible inscription
Found in 2005 in Paine plot near his mother Bennet (1716) and brother Benjamin (1713). Another stone belonging to Barnabas Freeman (1736) previously was attributed incorrectly to Benjamin Paine (1716).

George Brown (1735) - sandstone footstone
Found buried near the Brown headstone in 2009. There are no markings. Not recorded in previous surveys.

Daniel Cole (1736) - broken slate footstone
Present in 1976 survey but gone by 2000 survey. Found in 2005.

Rev. Benjamin Webb (1746) - broken slate headstone
Present in 1875 survey but gone in all later surveys. Found in 2005.

Jabez Snow (1750) - broken slate headstone
Present in 1875 survey but gone in all later surveys. Fragments found in 2005.

Hannah Remick (1751) - broken slate headstone
Present in 1875 survey but gone in all later surveys. Fragments found in 2005.

Doane plot - two fieldstone grave markers with no inscriptions
Found in 2005.

Mulford plot - three fieldstone grave markers with no inscriptions
Found in 2005.

Eleven scattered fieldstones with no inscriptions which are probable grave markers.
Found 2005 - 2009.

Missing stone still not found - Joshua Bangs (1709/10)
Present in 1875 survey but gone in all later surveys. Remnants not yet found as of 2009.