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 Tyler's point cemetery. 467 The first memorial stone with record at Tyler's Point is erected to the memory of Frances Low, who died June, 1702, aged about 70 years. One of the most interesting persons of Pilgrim history, buried in this cemetery, was Mrs. Desire Kent, who died at the great age of 94 years. The inscription is as follows : MRS. DESIRE KENT, Wdo. of Mr. Samuel Kent of Barrington. Was the first English Woman's Grand Daughter on New England. Died Febrj ye 8th, A. D. 1762, Aged about 94 years. It is not clear for what reason, but it is certain that obstructions had been placed to the approach to the Tyler's Point ground, for on June 8, 1726, it was ordered that " Whereas there is fences or incumbrances on the highway on New Meadow Neck leading to the burying place and train field. It is voted that Ebenezer Martin be impow- ered to pull down and remove all such fences or incum- brances on said highways and to lay open the burying place and train field, as formerly lay open and that the town will bare him harmless in all lawful charges." There is no rec- ord as to the success of Mr. Martin's efforts in behalf of the town as no report was recorded, but from the action of the town the next year, we infer that the ownership of the land was the question in dispute and that the claimant had fenced up the burial ground and the training field to protect his claim. On the i8th of May, 1727, the people were again assembled in town meeting at the meeting-house, the able and popular Timothy Wadsworth was chosen moderator as