Gravestone at Fort Dummer;
Here lies the grief of a fond mother she was a
Dear and dutiful daftr a kind wife & a tender
mother
Stay passing stranger virtue asks your stay
Not thiis inscribd nor yet the lifeless day
Tho here entombd the souls tired mansion lies
Awaits to join and reach its native skies
The sharp distressing plaints of heart felt woe
Describe her worth and mark her virtues too
How kind a parent and how fond a bride
How lovd on earth and how to heavn allyd
The daughter tender dutiful and kind
Each action spoke the beauties of her mind
Then pay the tribute due when passing by
And like her live and like her wish to die
(The Howe, Willard and Sartwell Families of
Vernon, VT)
The three children were very young when their mother died in 1781. Family notes indicated that they were brought up by Jemima and Amos Tute, and after Amos died in 1790, by Jemima. They were listed as grandchildren and heirs of Jemima in her will along with William How. Charlotte apparently was not married and died young. What happened to Jonathan is not known. Mary, also known as Polly, married her cousin William How. (The Howe, Willard and Sartwell Families of Vernon, VT)
NATHAN WILLARD: 2nd marriage not definite. We find a Clarissa Willard, probably the daughter of Nathan and his 2nd wife, b. about 1788 and d. 4/1840. She married a William Howe 20 October 1806 who was probably the same son of William who mar. Mary Phipps. (The Howe, Willard and Sartwell Families of Vernon, VT)
Gravestone;
Look down on me I slumber here
The grace's become my bed
And think on death thats always near
For live may quickly fade
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