Other soldiers of our first war who are buried here are Dr. James Thatcher, a surgeon in the American army, and an early historian of Plymouth; Col. Ben Warren, a brave officer, whose grave is unmarked: and Capt. William Pearson, who, as his epitaph informs us, was “a true patriot and a hero of the Revolution.” Col. Warren, by the way, has some claim to distinction from having married four wives, the last marriage taking place fifty-eight years after the first—a circumstance which for a time puzzled the searchers of genealogical records. Speaking of “men of war,” mention should be made of Caleb Cook, whose place of interment is near the Le Baron graves. He was with Capt. Church at the battle in which King Philip was killed. There are known to be graves of at least twenty-two Revolutionary patriots on the hill, and 193 who served in the late Rebellion are buried here.
Many visitors to Burial Hill, particularly those of the Baptist faith who hold in reverence the name of its great missionary, find more than a passing interest in the white marble slab which stands as a memorial to the Judson family. It is near the site of the watch-tower, and is enclosed by white wooden palings. It bears the following inscription:—
THE JUDSON FAMILY.
Sacred to the memory of Rev. ADONIRAM JUDSON, who died Nov. 28, 1826, Æ. 75. A faithful and devoted Minister of Christ. ELNATHAN JUDSON, M. D. who died at Washington City May 8, 1829, Æ. 34 years. ANN H. JUDSON, his dau. died May 30, 1832, Æ. 7 years. ELLEN YOUNG, his wife, died Nov. 25, 1832, Æ. 30 y’rs. ANN H. JUDSON, Missionary to Burmah, who died at Amherst, B. E. Oct. 24, 1826, Æ. 37 y’rs. ROGER W. JUDSON, died May 4, 1816, Æ. 8 mo. MARIA E. B. JUDSON, died April 24, 1827, Æ. 2 yrs. 3 mo. SARAH B. JUDSON, Missionary to Burmah, who died in the port of St. Helena, Sept. 1, 1845, Æ. 42 y’rs. ADONIRAM JUDSON, D. D. Missionary of the American Baptist Missionary Union to the Burman Empire, who died at Sea, April 12, 1850, Æ. 62 years. EMILY C. widow of Adoniram Judson, D. D. & Missionary to Burmah, died June 1, 1854, Æ. 37 y’rs. ABIGAIL BROWN JUDSON, born in Malden, March 21, 1791, died in Plymouth, Jan. 25, 1884.
In the same enclosure is a stone inscribed as follows:—
Sacred to the memory of MRS. ABIGAIL widow of the late Rev. Adoniram Judson who died Jan. 31, 1842, aged 82 years.