Inscription
Arms:
Whitherden impaling Whitfeld
To the memory of
Samuel Witherden of Wissenden, Gentleman,
eldest son of Thomas Witherden, Esquire.
He was a kind husband, a tender father, and an indulgent master. His manners were gentle, his life adorned with unbiased integrity and universal benevolence.
Who died 6th Oct. 1761, aged 54 years.
He married Elizabeth,
eldest daughter of Thomas Whitfeld
of this Parish, Gent.,
Who departed this life
31st May 1779, aged 79 years,
and lies interred near this place.
Also of their two daughters,
whose remains are deposited in the Chancel,
and both unmarried:
Elizabeth, 2nd April 1777, aged 37;
Sarah, 3rd August 1763, aged 21.
This monument was erected 29 Sep. 1779 by their son Thomas Witherden, Esquire
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