ROOTS & ROUTES


GRAVESTONES FROM THE NEW LONDON ANCIENT BURIAL GROUND


Phoebe Shackmaple - 1776
Carved (and signed) by John Stevens, Jr., Newport, Rhode Island.

In New London, Connecticut's earliest burying ground, you can find graves dating back to the 1600's. Here are pictures of just a few. Take a look and then follow our directions to the Burying Ground.

James Proctor - 1729
Stone carved by George Allen, Providence, Rhode Island.

Lucretia Proctor - 1770
Carved by Gershom Bartlett, Bolton, Connecticut.

John Latimer - 1764
Carved by the Lamb family, Norwich, Connecticut.

Morocco Clancy - 1792
Possibly carved by Chester Kimball, New London, Connecticut

Elizabeth Christophers
Carving attributed to William Codner.

Adam Shapley - 1781
Carved by Jonathan Loomis, Coventry, Connecticut.

Christopher Christophers - 1687
Stone carved and lettered by John Hartshorne
*The stone was probably made after 1720 and is backdated.

Photographs courtesy of Lance Mayer, Conservator of the Lyman Allen Art Museum. Used with permission.

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