St Mary’s Memorials H

He married Mary, daughter of Jacob Vanderesch, of Hague, in the Province of Holland, Esqr. by whom he had Elisabeth, wife to Mr. Ralph Grove, of the Borough of Thornbury. By Mary, his next Wife, third daughter and coheir of Philip Hampton, of Westbury in the Forest of Dean, And Anne, his wife, daughter and coheir of Thomas Symons, of Cleer-well in this County, Esqr.  he had Issue Five Sons and Six Daughters, of whom Six lie buried with their Mother, at Westbury: Two, Philip and Anne, with their father.

The Survivors,Mary, wife of Richard Bigland, of Frocester in this county, Florence Raymond, and Thomas Raymond, from Duty and Affection have erected this Monument to the Memory of the deceased.  AD. 1770. 

Arms at the bottom in the middle blank, on the Dexter side Raymond, impaling:- “Per fess Or and azure, two carpenter’s squares interlaced points upwards, and in base an estoil all Counterchanged …….” Vanderesch. On the sinister side Raymond impaling: “Argent, a chevron gules between three Cinque foils Az.” Hampton.

Here lyeth the Body of Phillip Harris, Yeoman, who deceased vi day of July 1648

Also of Sarah his wife who died 10th day of December 1787 in the 77th year of her age. 

Also under this Stone lieth the Body of Sarah the daughter of the above-said John and Sarah Hayward who departed this Life November the 13th 1802 aged 62 years.

Also in memory of Elizabeth the wife of Robert Haywood of Morton in this Parish who departed this life the 31st day of March 1819, aged 75 years.

Here lyeth the body of Mary, the daughter of Richard Webb, of Morton, who departed this life, the 24 of January 1695. aged 8 years.

Here lyeth the Body of Martha Hayward, wife of ….Hayward, and daughter of ….Webb, who departed this Life, the 21 day of August 1710.  Aged 22 years.

Also the Body of John Hill, late of Brintmarsh, Yeoman, son of Edward and Mary Hill, and grandson of the above named Moore Hill.  He died the 25th of April 1730, aged 67 years.

Also the Body of John eldest son of the said John and Elizabeth Hill, who died the 20th of July 1692.  Aged one year and three months.

John Champneys, Gent. died the 23 day of October 1754, aged 28 years, and is here interred.

Also Here lyeth the Body of Mary Champneys, Relict of John Champneys, late of Tockington in the Parish of Olvestone, Gent, daughter of the aforesaid John and Elizabeth Hill, who departed this Life the 2nd day of February 1737 aged 43 years.  

An epitaph made by herself and found among her papers after her death.Weep, weep no more my Parents dear, Nor yet despair that I am here, The Glories of this world are vain. And all its gilded pleasures pain. I’ve left the envious world to seek, A Place of Rest among the meek, Where I desire with joyful chear, To meet my dearest brother there, My dear sweet Parents I must leave, To God’s Protection them Bequeath, In hope to see them both again, In heavens Eternall Joys to Reign

In prospect of a Blessed Immortality. She endured much Infirmity and Pain full sixty Years of her Life, with unexampled patience. Ever ready to relieve the distressed, a great Part of her Income She constantly applied, in Acts of Charity, and by thus disposing the Riches of this World, hath laid up for Herself, a Treasure in that which is to come. 

She departed this Life the 10th day of November 1782 in the 85 year of her age and lies interred with her Ancestors in this Chancel

This tablet is placed here by her six children.
“Ye are come unto Mount Sion and unto the City of the Living God, the Heavenly Jerusalem and to an enumerable Company of angels.  And to the God the Judge of All and to the Spirits of Just Men made perfect to Jesus the mediator of the Covenant” Hebrews Xll:23-24.