The town of Roxbury: its memorable persons and places, its history and antiquities, with numerous illustrations of its old landmarks and noted personages . hey continued friends. The earliest date to be found in the Central or Peters HillBurying-Ground on Walter Street is 1722. The principalnames are those of Child, Mayo, Weld, Baker, Davis, andChamberlain. Among the inscriptions are : — Benjamin Child, Jan. 2-i, 1723-4, aged Bishop, June 29, 1727, aged Baker, Nov. 7, 1732, aged 88. Capt. Jonathan Hale, of Glastonbury, Conn., March 7, 177G, in y«56th year of his age. col. avi
The town of Roxbury: its memorable persons and places, its history and antiquities, with numerous illustrations of its old landmarks and noted personages . hey continued friends. The earliest date to be found in the Central or Peters HillBurying-Ground on Walter Street is 1722. The principalnames are those of Child, Mayo, Weld, Baker, Davis, andChamberlain. Among the inscriptions are : — Benjamin Child, Jan. 2-i, 1723-4, aged Bishop, June 29, 1727, aged Baker, Nov. 7, 1732, aged 88. Capt. Jonathan Hale, of Glastonbury, Conn., March 7, 177G, in y«56th year of his age. col. avilliam Dudleys homestead. •445 Joshua Child. Jan. 18, 1729-30, ae. 73. Sarah, wife of Jacob Chamberlain, Oct. 14. 1745. a?. S4. Elizabeth, wife of Joshua Chield, March G, 1752, aged B7. Deacoa Iehabod Davis, March 16, ;4. ae. 73. Lieut. Dauiel Weld, Jan. 20, 1761, se. 64. Bethiah, wife of Iehabod Davis, April 23, 1768, a?. 92. Deacon Ezra Davis, March 4, 1784, se. 74. Sarah, relict of Deacon Ezra Davis, Feb. 14, 1739, ae. 75. Between South and Centre Streets, west of Walter, lay theestate formerly Col. William Dudleys. At its southeasterly. DCDLEV HOVSE. comer, now the estate of Mr. Henry Dudley, stands a very an-cient house, in which Deacon Ephraim Murdoch. Mr. Dudleysgrandfather, resided more than a century ago. Here, in whatwas then a very retired spot, Col. Dudley settled, about thetime of his marriage in 1721, built an elegant mansion, whichafter successive alterations by its subsequent owners, wasfinally torn down, and cultivated his extensive farm. Theold farm-house is yet standing. In January, 177), both hissons having deceased, this property, described as %- a mansion-house and thirty acres of land both sides of the road to Ded-ham. seven miles from Boston Town House. was sold. In 44G COL. WILLIAM DUDLEY 1789 Rev. Mr. Bradford bought the house and ten and a halfacres for a parsonage. The present dwelling-house is on thesite of the old mansion represented in t
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