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Person Details
 
Last NameBROWN
First NameJOHN, ESQ
Maiden 
RelationH/O LOIS TAYLOR
Cemetery NumberLC012
Cemetery NameOLD COMMONS BURIAL GROUND
Birth Day0
Birth Month 
Birth Year1761c
Death Day18
Death MonthNOV
Death Year1840
WarREVOLUTION
Gravestone Details
Section 
Lot 
Map0198
Stone Materialmarble
Conditiongood
Shapemonument
Carvingmisc. other
Legibilitygood
Number of Graves on Stone8
Stone Height (inches)67
Stone Width (inches)24
Exists?
Last Seen Date2010
Carver 
Notes/Misc Details
Notes"Prisoner long detained below, Prisoner now with freedom blest, Welcomefrom a world of woe, welcome to a world of rest" [SAR: 1776 in Capt George Simmon's Co.; Col. Wm Richmond's Reg't; 1780 in Capt. John Davis's Co.; pensioner]
Transcribed ByBFW,HSB;LRC