A Very Grave Matter: Gravestones and Burying Grounds of New England Ancestors Genealogy First Settlers of New Hampshire Maine Massachusetts NH ME MA : photos : Linebrook Parish Burial Ground : This, apparently, is Pulpit Rock. At that time, it must have been cleared of trees and brush as it takes quite a bit of imagination to picture 2000 people standing in this heavily wooded area.- powered by SmugMug

The Linebrook Parish Burying Ground, also known as the Lesslie Road Burying Ground, was established in 1747 and is located on Leslie Road near the Ipswich town line. There are no headstones here, just a memorial to the 100 people buried here. All photos donated by and copyright © of Bill Boyington.

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gravematter > This is the cemetery where
Rev. George Lesslie, who was the
first pastor of the Linebrook
Parish, is buried. Also buried here
are dozens of others in unmarked
graves. This burial ground was
used as early as 1747.

gravematter > LESSLIE ROAD BURYING GROUND

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
REV. JAMES LESSLIE 1763, HIS WIFE MARGARET
JAMES, SON OF JOSEPH LESSLIE 1773
JONATHAN, SON OF REV. GEORGE LESSLIE 1771
EBENEZER TENNEY 1785, HIS WIFE ANN 1753
HIS WIFE MARY WOODBURY, HIS WIFE -- MOORE
HIS DAUGHTER JUDITH 1753 HIS CHILD 175?
HIS SON EBENEZER 1757, HIS CHILD 1782
JONATHAN ELLSWORTH 1769, HIS WIFE EUNICE TENNEY 1813
JOSHUA GOODWIN 1778, EUNICE TENNEY 1789
JOSEPH METCALF 1781, HIS WIFE SARAH 1777
HIS NEGRO BOY SCIPIO.
DEACON MOSES CHAPLIN 1811, HIS WIFE HANNAH 1807
THEIR CHILDREN MARY AND JEREMY

AND OTHERS PROBABLY ONE HUNDRED IN ALL

ERECTED BY LINEBROOK PARISH, THE TOWN OF ROWLEY
AND DESCENDANTS OF THOSE BURIED HERE.

gravematter > Front of cemetery sign:
REV. GEORGE LESSLIE WAS THE FIRST PASTOR FOR THE
LINEBROOK PARISH THAT BEGAN NOVEMBER 15,
1749. THE MEETING HOUSE FOR LINEBROOK PARISH
WAS BUILT JUST INSIDE THE ROWLEY BOUNDARY ON
LESLIE ROAD. IT WAS PUT INTO USE AGAIN IN 1848.

PULPIT ROCK WAS NEXT DOOR TO THE CHURCH
BUILDING IN ROWLEY. REV GEORGE WHITEFIELD, ON
ONE OF THE IMPORTANT CHURCH CELEBRATIONS,
PREACHED TO MORE THAN 2000 PEOPLE FROM PULPIT
ROCK. THE CONGREAGATION WAS TOO LARGE FOR THE
CHURCH SO PEOPLE SAT OUTSIDE AND LISTENED
AS REV. WHITEFIELD GAVE HIS SERMON WHILE
STANDING ON TOP OF THE HUGE ROCK. PULPIT ROCK IS
STILL USED TODAY AS A SPECIAL MEETING PLACE FOR
LOCAL CHURCHES.

gravematter > This, apparently, is Pulpit Rock. At that time, it must have been cleared of trees and brush as it takes quite a bit of imagination to picture 2000 people standing in this heavily wooded area.

This, apparently, is Pulpit Rock. At that time, it must have been cleared of trees and brush as it takes quite a bit of imagination to picture 2000 people standing in this heavily wooded area.

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