The Herald and genealogist . CHAMBERS. 262 ANGLO-AMERICAN COAT-ARMOUR. On the next tomb, that of David Wood 1762, are carved, not thearms of Wood (which are said to be a lion rampant), but those ofthe Governor of the province. Sir William Phij)ps. The Honble. Thomas Greaves, Esq. departed this life in his sleepon the 19th of June, 1747, jetatis 63. He was a Beloved Physician,an Upright Judge, and a Wise and Good Man. There is an accountof this family, of which the name is frequently spelt Graves, in Fro-thinghams History of Charlestown. We find an eagle displayed borne, with various distinctio
The Herald and genealogist . CHAMBERS. 262 ANGLO-AMERICAN COAT-ARMOUR. On the next tomb, that of David Wood 1762, are carved, not thearms of Wood (which are said to be a lion rampant), but those ofthe Governor of the province. Sir William Phij)ps. The Honble. Thomas Greaves, Esq. departed this life in his sleepon the 19th of June, 1747, jetatis 63. He was a Beloved Physician,an Upright Judge, and a Wise and Good Man. There is an accountof this family, of which the name is frequently spelt Graves, in Fro-thinghams History of Charlestown. We find an eagle displayed borne, with various distinctions of thefield, &c., by several families of Graves and Greaves. The little birdin the corner is doubtless intended as a martlet for difference, andshould therefore be shorn of his feet. The arms of Foster on the gravestone accompany several records ofthat family, one of which names the Honble. Richard Foster, Esq. whodied August 29, 1774, aged 82 years, having sustained the office ofHigh Sheriff for the County of Middles
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