Mercy (Southworth) Freeman (before 1712)
The top left photo shows the footstone after cleaning which revealed the initials M F. The top right photo shows the footstone in the foreground before cleaning and the headstone in the background. The bottom photo shows the headstone after cleaning. There is no visible inscription on the headstone.
These stones are next to Deacon Samuel Freeman (d1712) who is at Location 18. His wife was Mercy (Southworth) Freeman. Most likely these fieldstones mark her grave. It has been reported that Mercy died years before her husband.
The EHS 1976 Cove Cemetery survey attributed these fieldstones to "BARN FREEMAN" with no date of death. Barnabas Freeman (d1736) can be found at Location 35.
MATERIAL - fieldstone
HEADSTONE - 9" W, 12" H, 4" D
FOOTSTONE - 8" W, 12" H, 5" D
CONDITION - lichen growth
COMMENTS - Headstone and footstone cleaned October 2004.
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