The Old North Burying Ground in Ipswich, Massachusetts was established in 1634 upon the founding of the town of the town, and is one of the oldest cemeteries in North America, located at the intersection of High Street and Rt 133/1A. View location at Google maps. Most of these gravestones were restored by Epoch Preservation.
The unique northern Essex County “soul effigy” style of John Hartshorne and the Leighton family of Rowley feature primitive round faces, whorls, rosettes, and wavelike patterns, while death’s heads and three-dimensional ornamentation were more common with carvers from the Boston area.
This page features almost 300 of the oldest gravestones in alphabetical order, including the mysterious E.L stone dated 1647, and the gravestones of the Hart family beginning in the 1670s.
The oldest gravestones are in Section C &D and in the immediate vicinity in Sections A, B, E and F
The numbers before the names in the photos below indicate the locations on the maps of the Burying Ground: map_key; a-b-map; c-d-map; e_map; f-g_map.
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D-102 Joseph Abbe (1727) age 13 daysD-99 Sarah Abbey (1726) age 2D-101 Sarah Abbey (1723) age 6 weeksD-126 Nathaniel Addams (1715) age 74C-27 Simon Adams Jr. (1721) footstoneB-33 Lucy Andrews (1767) age 40C-218 Elizabeth Appleton, (1703) age 16C-188 Benjamin Appleton (1731) age 30C-220 Elizabeth Appleton (1785) age 75C-222 Isaac Appleton (1747) age 83C-88 John Appleton (1794) age 87C-189 John Appleton (1724) age 64C-221 Capt. John Appleton (1699) age 76C-89 Lucy Appleton (1790) age 77C-186 Prissilla Appleton (1697) age 63C-73 Samuel Appleton (1795) age 71C-190 Col. Samuel Appleton (1696) age 70Col. Samuel Apleton footstoneC-160 Mary Appleton (1697) age 57C-185 Priscilla Appleton (1731) age 57D-60 Anna Perkins Baker (1716) age 19C-225 Col. John Baker, 1734, footstoneC-178 Priscilla Symonds Baker (1733) age 85E-2 Elizabeth Uan Bebber (1737) D-40 Samuel Belcher (1714) footstoneC-165 Elizabeth & Mary Berry (1735)C-166 Thomas Berry infant. (1690) age 6 weeksC-179 Dr. Thomas Berry (1756) age 61C-147 Martha Boardman (1740) age 47D-153 Thomas Boardman (1719) age 76E-20 Capt. John Bracket (1778) age 38C-86 Lucy Bolles (1792) age 68C-142 Sarah Bordman, (1725) age 50D-114 Abigail Brackenbury (1712) age 33C-158 John Bridgham (1725) age 76C- Elizabeth Browne (1716)C-199 John & Hannah Browne (1727) ages 88/76D-154 Nathaniel Brown (1719) age 29D-158 Cornet Andrew Bourlay (1718) age 50C-8 John Burley (1749) age 20C-6 Lydia Pingry Burley (1736) age 39C-66 James & Andrew Burnham, (1738) ages 8 & 4 yearsD-157 Margaret & Thomas Burnham (1732) both age 78C-70 Mary Burnham (1733) age 76C-65 Martha Burnam (1737) age 14E-24 Samuel Burnham (1787) age 9 monthsE-175 Samuel Burnham (1782) age 27C-68 Sarah Burnham (1727) age 38D-205 Susanna Poole Burnam (1759) age 29E-217 Thomas Burnham (1792) age 70C-159 Joseph Capen Jr. (1704) age 11C-113 Robert & Hannah Wallis, (1773/1792)D-86 Capt. Samuel Chadwell (1714) age 72D-53 Aquila Chase (1713) age 26D-195 Mary Chase (1714) age 86C-214 Miriam Choate (1769) Hon. John Choate (1765)B-7 Samuel Clark (1721) age 52B-7 Samuel Clark footstoneC-44 Benjamin Crocker (1767) age 75C-38 Mary Crocker, (1734) age 51C-36 Experience Crocker (1759) age 66C-21 Elisabeth Crocker (1803) age 73C-20 Mehitable Crocker (1766) age 38C-168 Francis Crompton (1732) age 29C-120 Sarah Cross (date unknown)C-120 Sarah Cross (1736) age 11John Dane III, Hamilton cemetery (1707) age 65D-147 Abigail Davis (1720) age 33E-23 Nathaniel & Elisabeth Day (1740/1772) ages 40 & 68E-72 Sarah Day (1783) age 51C-85 Benjamin and Sarah Dutch (1760/1748) ages 80 & 68C-227 Dr. Philemon Dean Sr. (1716) age 70F-6 Grace Dennis (1696) age 50D-24 Lydia Dennis (1712) age 40F-7 Thomas Dennis (1706) age 68F-18 Thomas Dennis (1702) age 33C-129 John Dennison, (1747) age 25C-35 Mr. John Denison (1761) age 70C-124 Maj. Gen. Daniel Denison (age 70)C-47 Rebecca Denison (1752) footstoneE-26 Abigail Dodge (1781) age 40D-204 Isaac & Elizabeth Dodge (1753)E-229 Ezekiel Dodge (1775) age 39E-12 Hannah Dodge (1773) age 27E-21 Rebecca Dodge (1794) age 83E-17 Nathaniel Dodge (1792) age 35E-22 William Dodge Jr.(1777) age 72D-178 Jeremiah Dow (1723) age 66D-91 Abigail Dutch (1713) age 64C-84 Steven Dutch (1721) age 6E-16 Daniel Dutch (1791) age 14 monthsD-177 Jonathan Edwards, (1723) Age 64D-35 John Emerson (1713) age 5 monthsD-64 Lydia Emerson (1716) age 76D-42 Nathaniel Emerson (1717) age 33C-5-74 Elizabeth & Capt. Daniel Eppes (1685/1692)A-81 Falconer shipwreck grave (1847)D-211 Elisabeth Choate Farley (1795) age 68C-233 Elizabeth Eveleth (1712) age 31C-193 Lucy Farley (1788) age 29 w/ infant daughterD-15 Mary Farley (1712) age 38C-212 & 211 Michael & Elizabeth Farley, 1789/1795D-192 Abraham Fits (1714) age 59A-29 Abraham Foster, (1720) age 53D-17 Deacon Jacob Foster (1751) age 75E-13 Philip Fowler (1715) age 67C-152 Rev. Levi Frisbie (1806) age 57C-196 Mary Frisbie (1794) age 16C-195 Zerviah Frisbie, (1778) age 31C-170 Anne Gedney (1697) age 56B-2 David Giddings (1771) age 24C-232 Sarah Glasier (1716) age 24D-13 David Goodhue (1713) age 10C-18 Dorothy Goodhue (1725) age 28Rachel and Joseph GoodhueE-185 Joseph Goodhue (1759) age 57B-43 Mary Goodhue (1729) age 58E-187 Rachel Goodhue (1819) age 67D-103 William Goodhue (1722) age 56D-125 Richard Goss (1714) age 52A-15 Sheriff John Harris (1714)C-115 Remember Harris (1735) age 33D-133 Abigail Hart (1736) age 31A-23 Alice Hart (1682) age 70A-18 Gorge Hart (1728)C-55 Martha Hart (1723) age 50A-19 Mary Hart (1689) age 47A-25 Thomas Hart Sr. (1673) age 67D-159 Lieutenant Thomas Hart (1717) age 77C-54 Hannah Haskell (1783) age 62C-60 Martha Haskell (1763) age 73D-56 Annah Heard (1709) age 26C-202 Deborah Heard (1723) age 37D-66 Elizabeth Anna Heard (1775) age 30D-69 Nathaniel Heard (1718) age 7A-17 Samuel Heard (1720)D-26 William Heard (1726) age 5 yearsC-228 William Heard (1720) age 6 weeksD-46 George Hodgkins (1726) age 4E-85 Col. Joseph Hodgkins (1829) age 86D-110 Sarah Hodgkins (1726) age 6E-74 Mary & Sarah Hodgkins (1794) age 12 & 22D-22 William Houeard aka Howard (1709) age 75E-165 Increase How (1754 ) age 74E-47 John How (1752) age 9C-151 Joseph Howe (1725) age 7C-144 Elisabeth Hunt (1706) age 72D-57 Mary Hubbard (1710) age 52C-153 Three children named Jediah Jewett (1766-1773)D-199 David Jewett (1811) age 21D-197 John Jewett (1811) age 67D-31 Benjamin Kimball (1716) age 45C-24 Aaron Kimball (1734) age 14D-87 Lucey Kimball (1714) age 48E-247 Nathaniel & Elis Kimball’s 3 children (1757-1759)D-61 Richard Kimball (1716) age 50C-127 Abigail Kinsman (1722) age 38C-106 Hannah Kinsman (1753) age 36D-83 Lucey Kinsman (1715) age 23E-35 Priscilla Kinsman (1786) age 37D-78 Rebekka Kinsman (1719) age 13D-52 Robert Kinsman (1712) age 83D-44 Sarah Kinsman (1782) age 35C-41 Susanna Kinsman (1734) age 60A-8 Deacon Nathaniel Knowlton (1726)D-135 E. L. (1647) age 48F-5 Hannah Lakeman (1732) age 35B-78 John Lakeman (1743) age 19B-100 Mary Lakeman (1732) age 15D-203 Margaret Lakeman (1716) age 59C-236 Rebekkah Lakeman (1719)D-198 Susana Lakeman (1717) infantC-5 William Lakeman (1707) age 56D-97 Isaac Litelehal (1718) age 38E-150 Lucy Lord (1787) age 25D-146 Mary Lord, (1772) age 43C-201 Mary Lord (1776) age 26D-128 Nathaniel Lord (1770) age 83E-145 Nathaniel Lord (1817) age 60 and Lucy Lord (1833) age 32C-12 Thomas Lord (1802) age 16C-130 Daniel Low (1714) age 16 monthsD-68 Thomas Louell (1718) age 68D-68 Thomas Lowell (1718) footstoneD-54 Thomas Lull (1713) age 51D-76 Thomas Lull (1719) age 82C-1 Manning TombC-49 Elizebath Manning (1733) age 33C-87 Dr. Joseph Manning (1784) age 71C-146 Priscilla Manning (1730) age 22E-11 Mr. Thomas Manning (1737) age 73C-208 Sarah McKean (1776) age 33C-3 Sarah Medcalf, (1728) age 6C-4 Ruth Metcalf (1721) age 39F-1 Daniel Moulton (1730) age 27D-82 Martha Nason (1716) age 21C-52 Hannah Newman (1801) age 60D-19 Marcy Rust Norton (1728) age 55C-210 Daniel, Joseph & Sarah Noyes (1789-1792)C-19 Mary Peabody (1736) age 10C-7 John Pengry (1732) age 49D-139 Abraham Perkins (1718) age 32C-235 Abraham Perkins (1722) age 82F-3 Elizabeth Perkins (1799) age 26A-24 Jacob Perkins (1705) age 43D-77 Jacob Perkins (1719) age 74C-234 Lucey Perkins (1719 25 days oldC-237 Mary Perkins (1719) age 35C-226 Abigail Pickard, (1786) age 18D-70 John Potter (1718) age 66C-1722 Daniel Rogers (1722) age 56C-98 Elizabeth Rogers (1774) age 39C-164 Elizabeth Rogers (1765) age 38C-103 Elizabeth Rogers (1723) age 82C-156 Rev. Nathaniel Rogers (1775) age 74C-126 Richard Rogers (1742) age 39C-131 Sarah Rogers (1722) age 39D-176 John Ropper (1709) age 60C-175 Martha Sayer (1738) age 33Captain John Smith footstoneD-93 John Smith (1713) age 36D-94 Captain John Smith (1768) age 62D-27 Mary Smith (1718) age 7 weeksE-166 Mrs. Susanna Smith (1781) age 82D-41 Timothy Souther (1766) age 27C-163 Sarah Stace (1711) age 26C-162 Capt. Simon Stace (1699) age 63C-13 James Staniford (1781) age 39C-96 Thomas & Sarah Staniford (1778) ages 68 & 63C-9 Mrs. Sukey Stanwood, (1811) age 21C-176 William Steward (1693) age 44C-223 Joanna Story (1775) age 58C-14 Rebeckah Symonds (1695) age 79E-173 Mrs. Elisabeth Treadwell (1793) age 35Hannah Treadwell (1792) age 87C-206 Jabez Treadwell (1781) age 67D-3 Capt. Nathaniel Treadwell (1777) age 77C-207 Nathaniel Treadwell (1723) age 47C-45 Sarah Tutel (1732) age 86D-14 Mary Uran (1713) age one year 6 monthsC-184 Col. Thomas Wade, (1696) age 46D-59 Col. Francis Wainwright (1711) age 47C-2 Eunice Wait (1785) age 36C-231 John Wait (1726) age 3 yearsC-114 Mr. Samuel Wallies (1737) age 74A-3 Allis Wallis (1733) age 37C-62 Allis Wallis (1733) age 37C-63 Joanna Wallis (1739) age 22C-108 Samuel & Anna Wallis (1798) age 38 & 61C-161 John Ward (1733) age 10D-161 Nathaniel Wells, (1717) age 49C-72 Sarah Wells (1772) age 67C-42 Katharine Whipple (1702) age 17C-40 Ketherine Whipple (1720) age 63C-40 Mrs. Ketherine Whipple footstoneC-43 Sarah Whipple (1713) age 20C-125 Mary Wise (1725) age 28A-27 Haselelpony Wood (1714) age 78C-121 Margret Wood (1714) infantC-122 Mary Wood (1726) age 37C-119 John Wood (1751) age 66D-80 Samuel Yorke (1735) age 15
Gordon et all..this represents an extraordinary amount of work. Those of us without superior eyesight commend you and the folks who worked with you . It is a treasure for generations to come..THANK YOU
Wow! A fantastic source for those of us who love olde cemeteries…thank you.
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Like getting a copy of National Geographic. Have learned a great deal about my early families in Ipswich
I wonder if the graves of Richard Swan(n), died 1678 and William Acy have survived?
Sorry, neither gravestone is there.
Thank you for your response.
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Darn, was looking for Cross gravestone
There are 10 Cross family gravestones. Go to the full list at https://historicipswich.org/ipswich-old-north-burying-ground/
thank you very much
Gordon et all..this represents an extraordinary amount of work. Those of us without superior eyesight commend you and the folks who worked with you . It is a treasure for generations to come..THANK YOU
Wow! A fantastic source for those of us who love olde cemeteries…thank you.
Very interesting! Thank you.