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Wateringbury Parish Church

Robert Brattell

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

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.