Peter Adolph 1702/3

headstone tympanum headstone

HERE LYETH Ye BODY OF CAPt
PETER ADOLPH OF NEW YORKE
AGED 48 YEARS WHO DYED
BY SHIPWRACK IN THIS BAY
Ye 16 OF MARCH 1702/3 &
WAS WASHED ON SHOARE
3 MILES BELOW THIS TOWNE.

The gravestone displays a small winged skull in a small tympanum. The bottom photo was supplied by Douglas Ewer December 2010.


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