Inscription:
Beneath this stone
are buried the remains of
SAMUEL PHILLIPS,
the second pastor
of the Church in Rowley,
He was born in Boxford, England, A. D. 1625,
Came to America, with his father,
GEORGE PHILLIPS, first minister of
Watertown, Mass., IN 1630; was graduated
at Harvard College, IN 1650, and was
settled in the Christian ministry,
in this place, in June, 1651, where he
served God and his generation faithfully
for 45 years, and died April 22, 1696.
Near this spot are buried
the remains of his wife, SARAH,
daughter of SAMUEL APPLETON, of Ipswich;
she died 15, July, 1714 aged 86 years.
From them have descended, among others,
George Phillips, minister Of
Brook Haven, L. I., New York; who died 1739,
aged 75 years.
Samuel Phillips, minister at Andover, Mass.
died June 5, 1771, aged 81 years.
Samuel Phillips, one of the founders of
Phillips Academy, Andover, died August 21, 1790,
aged 76 years.
John Phillips, founder of Phillips Academy,
Exeter, N. H., died April, 1795, aged 76 years.

Inscription:
Beneath this stone
are buried the remains of
SAMUEL PHILLIPS,
the second pastor
of the Church in Rowley,
He was born in Boxford, England, A. D. 1625,
Came to America, with his father,
GEORGE PHILLIPS, first minister of
Watertown, Mass., IN 1630; was graduated
at Harvard College, IN 1650, and was
settled in the Christian ministry,
in this place, in June, 1651, where he
served God and his generation faithfully
for 45 years, and died April 22, 1696.
Near this spot are buried
the remains of his wife, SARAH,
daughter of SAMUEL APPLETON, of Ipswich;
she died 15, July, 1714 aged 86 years.
From them have descended, among others,
George Phillips, minister Of
Brook Haven, L. I., New York; who died 1739,
aged 75 years.
Samuel Phillips, minister at Andover, Mass.
died June 5, 1771, aged 81 years.
Samuel Phillips, one of the founders of
Phillips Academy, Andover, died August 21, 1790,
aged 76 years.
John Phillips, founder of Phillips Academy,
Exeter, N. H., died April, 1795, aged 76 years.