Charter Street Burying Point
Sa1em, Massachusetts
Over 500 people buried here. There are multiple names on the tombs. The land for the cemetery was deeded to the town in the 1660's, however, people were buried there before that. It's said some people were buried over older graves.
From the tomb of the GEDNEY'S:
John Gedney ESQR.
Aged 85 years OBT. Aug 1686
Here lyes interred
Body of Coll. N.
Barth GEDNEY ESQ. (Judge)
ETAT 57 OBT 28
FEB 1697
Here Lyes INTERRED
Body of HANNAH CLARK GEDNEY
Wife of COLL. N B. GEDNEY
JAN 1696 AGE 62
LYDIA WIFE of CAPT.
GEORGE CORWIN AGED
DEC.D.
DEC 1700
HERE LYES INTERRED
BODY OF SAML GEDNEY
DIED SEPT 18 1705
YE 30TH YEAR OF HIS AGE
HERE LYES INTERRED
YE BODY OF BETHIAH
WIFE OF FRANK
WILLOUGHBY ONE OF
YE DAUS OF COLLN BARTO ESQ.
DIED NOVR 24, 1713
42ND YEAR OF HER AGE
SAML. GEDNEY JR. SON OF
(the rest is broken off)
REPAIRED 1894
Other information given by researcher at cemetery.
Lydia GEDNEY Corwin d. Dec. 23, 1700
w. of George Corwin
Samuel GEDNEY, Sr. d. Sept. 18, 1705
son of Bartholomew
Samuel GEDNEY, Jr. d. Sept 6, 1702
son of Samuel Sr.
Bethia GEDNEY Willoughby d Nov. 24, 1713
daughter of Bartholomew
Other names involved with family:
Anne Downing niece of John Winthrop
Amos Richardson from New Haven/Stonnington, Connecticut - joint owners of property with Winthrops - family lawyer.
