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 470 THE HISTORY OF BARRINGTON. easily seen by noticing the position of gravestones in that part of the yard southeast of the tomb and the ravine which extends to the river. The fence referred to probably stood on the east bank of the ravine, but the river and highway are the only bounds that can be determined. The earliest burial in this yard was that of William Tiffany, son of Eben- ezer and Elizabeth Tiffany, who died Jan. 2, 1728, aged 18 years. In the year 1806 a parcel of land lying southeast of the Allen lot, and adjoining it, was bought by Solomon Town- send, as the first purchase was almost wholly occupied. This lot was purchased by the Town Council and confirmed by vote of the town, Dec. 2, 1806. A second addition was made to the Prince's Hill burial ground by a purchase of a lot on the northwest of the Allen lot and adjoining it, of Josiah Kinnicutt. At a town meeting held May 29, 1826, it was voted "That Ebenezer Tiffany, Josiah Kinnicutt, and William Allin be a committee to lay out the new burying ground at Prince's Hill (so called) in suitable and convenient lots, and report a plat of the same, and some plan for the accommodation of families in particu- lar lots." The Kinnicutt purchase is that part of the ceme- tery between the ravine on the east, the highway, the present line on the northwest, and the river bank. The third addi- tion to the Prince's Hill ground was made by purchase of the Rev. Francis Wood, of a lot south of and adjoining the Townsend purchase, containing one and one-quarter acres, and cost ^197. This lot was obtained and platted, and the tomb near the ravine was built by the efforts and under the direction of the writer. The four purchases, including over four acres, are held by the town by clear titles, as shown in the Town Clerk's records. This burial ground has been lately increased in size, by the addition of land acquired by the town for town purposes, and is now (1898) being graded and laid out in lots. The Allin burial ground at Drownville is on land devoted to that purpose by the Allins who owned a large tract of land in that section. The first burial, as appears by the