July 1770

Here rest the Remains of Mrs. Elizabeth Pool A native of Old England Of good Family Freinds & Prospects All which she left in the prime of her Life To enjoy the Religon of her Conscience In this distant Wilderness. A great Proprietor of the Township Of Taunton A chief Promoter of it's Settlement And It's Incorporation AD 1639. About which time she settled near this Spot And having employed the Opportunitys Of her Virgin State In Piety, Liberality And Sanctity of manners Died May 21st. AD 1654 Aged 65 To whose Memory This Monument is gratefully erected By her next of Kin John Borland Esqr. AD 1770

MS . On the verso is a statement on Waterman vs. Gillings at the Plymouth court, July 1770. There are also two earlier drafts of this epitaph also in RTP's handwriting in the Paine Papers.