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Arthur Chivers' notebooks with plot descriptions, inscriptions, and names of the interred.
hanover-cemetery-dh38-5851-9-093-005
Lot No. 93 (cont.) (4)
7 Tablestone;
Here rests ye body of ye Revd. Mr. John M. Maltby born at New Haven in Connectic August ye 3d A.D. 1727, Graduated at Yale College AD 1747 Minister to a Presbyterian Church at Bermuda & Then at Wilton in South Car olina. A strenuous Assertor of ye Doctrines of Grace convin'd of Original Guilt & Confiding in ye Sole Righteousness of Christ, Justise, Lost Man, before God. In preaching Zealous & Pathetic in his Devotions fervant, his Sermons: Judicious Correct & instructive; his stile Manly & Solemn, of Manners gentle Polite & humane, of strong Mentel Endowments, embe lished with Sacred, & Polite Literature. In his friendship Cordial, sincere & trusty, Detesting Craft Dissimulation & Fraud he dy'd Septr. 30th A. D. --------- 45th. 1771
Note; The face of the stone has split off at the last line above. Missing are "Aetat" and probably 1771. The year 1771 has been recarved as shown.
8 Inscript. on west face;
Sarah S. daughter of Thomas C. & Annette Searle who died Feb. 1 1819. 14 months & 12 days
9 Inscript. on west face;
Mrs. Mary Consort of Henry Hutchinson Esq. and daughter of the Hon. Bezaleel Woodward, Prof. of Math. & Phil. in D. College; died May 5 A.D. 1825. Aged 41 Rev. 14th --- 13th