Wateringbury Parish Church
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Here lieth ye Body of
ROBERT BRATELL of ys
Parish Miller who departed
ys life Septr ye 12th 1737
Aged 53 Years.
Here also lies ye Body of ANN
His Wife and Daughr of James
Hoad of this Parish she
departed this life February
ye 14th 1735 Aged 49 Years
Likewise GEORGE their Son died
January ye 25th 1735 Aged 20 Years
left surviving issue 4 sons & 1 daugh
Robert Thomas William Benjamin Ann
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This is the oldest legible Brattle tomb I found at Wateringbury, and likewise
the earliest (yet known) Robert
Brattle who was a miller. The mill was later known as Brattle Mill (or Upper
Mill) and continued to be used as a corn mill until about 1910 (see
Wikipedia)
Note that the word "Thomas" in the final line is not clear and may not be the
correct interpretation.