(Last Update: 11/18/21)
Links are to the article names unless in carver’s name, in which case they direct to Farber Gravestone Collection‘s images linked to that carver.
This list of gravestone carvers is based on Peter Benes’ The Masks of Orthodoxy p. 205-8 with additional individual added as I locate them.
Spellings in the Colonial era are far from consistent; carver’s names, even when they wrote them, differed depending on writer and even the year.
General Resources:
- “‘And the Men Who Made Them’: Signed Gravestones of New England” by Sue Kelly and Anne Williams. Markers II, (1983); p. 1-104.
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“‘And the Men Who Made Them’: The Signed Gravestones of New England, 1984 Additions” by Sue Kelly and Anne Williams. Markers III; p. 147-149.
- Ward, Gerald W.R. & William N. Hosley, Jr. The Great River. Art & Society of the Connecticut Valley, 1635-1820. Meriden-Stinehour Press, 1985. “Gravestones” by Kevin M. Sweeney (p.487- 523) has a survey of Connecticut gravestones carvers. I have only noted this book where there are no other articles as the survey usually only provides a very brief overview. Most of the chapter is taken up by photos of individual markers with additional information on the gravestones, graveyard where it was placed, biographical information on the stone’s subject, its carver, or other pertinant details.
Individual Carvers:
A
Bartlett Adams (1776-1828)
Tucker, Ralph. “Bartlett Adams (1776-1828)“. AGS Quarterly, Vol. 20 #1 (Winter 1996), p. 7.
Romano, Ron. Early Gravestones in Southern Maine: The Genius of Bartlett Adams. The History Press, 2016.
Joseph Adams (1784-1845)
Tucker, Ralph. “Bartlett Adams (1776-1828)“. AGS Quarterly, Vol. 20 #1 (Winter 1996), p. 7.
Sampson B. Adams (c.1779-1815)
Gabriel Allen (1749-1824)
Luti, Vincent F. “Eighteenth Century Gravestone Carvers of the Upper Narragansett Basin: Gabriel Allen.” Markers XX (2003), p. 76-109
George Allen (1696-1774)
Luti, Vincent F. “Eighteenth-Century Gravestone Carvers of the Upper Narragansett Basin: George Allen.” Markers XXII (2005), p. 108-159
George Allen Jr. (?-1764)
Luti, Vincent F. “The Real George Allen Jr.” The Newsletter of the Association of Gravestone Studies 16:3 (Summer 1992); 22-23.
Jonathan Allen (1766-1836)
Sweeney, Kevin M. “Where the Bay Meets the River: Gravestones and Stonecutters in the River Towns of Western Massachusetts, 1690-1810” Markers III (1985), p. 1-46.
Drinkwater, Robert. “Portraits in Slate: The Gravestone Art of Jonathan Allen (1766 ‐ 1836)” Markers XXXV (2019), p. 8‐45.
John B. Allyn
John Anthony Angell (1701-1756) [Sometimes Angel]
Luti, Vincent F. “Stonecutters and Their Works: John Anthony Angel.” Newsletter of the Association for Gravestone Studies, vol. 4, #3 (Summer 1980), p. 7-8.
Welch, Richard F. Memento Mori: The Gravestones of Early Long Island, 1680-1810. (Friends of Long Island’s Heritage: Syosset NY, 1983); p. 77.
Luti, Vincent F. “John Anthony Angel and William Throop: Stonecutters of the Narragansett Basin,” in Jessie Lie Farber’s “Stonecutters and Their Works,” Markers IV (1987): 148-153.
Ashford’s Charley Brown
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 47-48.
Solomon Ashley (1754-1823)
Sweeney, Kevin M. “Where the Bay Meets the River: Gravestones and Stonecutters in the River Towns of Western Massachusetts, 1690-1810” Markers III, p. 1-46.
Davey, Frances E. The outcast artisan : the struggles of gravestone carver Solomon Ashley, 1991.
B
Asa Baldwin (active 1790-1800)
Michael Baldwin (1719-1787)
John Ball (1759-1840)
Chase, Theodore and Laurel Gabel. “The Colburn Connections: Hollis, New Hampshire Stonecarvers, 1780-1820.” Markers III (1983), p. 93-146.
Joseph Barbur
Joseph Barber [alt Barbur] (1731-1812)
Cornish, Michael. “Joseph Barbur, Jr.: The Frond Carver of West Medway,” Markers II (1983), p. 133-147.
Calvin Barber
Perke, Joseph. “A Chronological Survey of the Gravestones Made by Calvin Barber of Simsbury, Connecticut.” Markers X (1993), 1-51.
Peter Barker (active c.1750)
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 41-43.
Gershom Bartlett (1725-1798)
Caulfield, Earnest J. “Wanted: The Hook-And-Eye Man [Gershom Bartlett].” Markers I, (1980), p. 12-49.
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 15-17.
{Caulfield 1980 reprinted in Markers VIII (1991), p. 311-327.}
Gagne, Richard. Cultural history carved in stone : the colonial American frontier revealed in the traditional art of Gershom Bartlett’s gravestones. Ph. D. Thesis, University of Indiana (2004).
‘The Bat‘ (active 1733-1757)
Caulfield, Ernest. “The Bat.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 101-108.
William Bennett (1780-1835)
Aaron Bliss (1739-1776)
Sweeney, Kevin M. “Where the Bay Meets the River: Gravestones and Stonecutters in the River Towns of Western Massachusetts, 1690-1810” Markers III (1983), p. 1-46.
The Bolton Pudgy Matron Carver
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 45.
The Bolton Sharp-Collar Carver
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 44-45.
Roger Booth (?-1849)
Bozrah ‘Devil’ Carver
‘Bozrah Devil Carver’ (c.1775)
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 46.
Isaac Brainard (active 1782)
Silas Brainerd (c. 1800)
Daniel Brewer (1699-1763)
David Brewer (1746- )
Seth Brewer (1738-?)
Solomon Brewer (c.1785)
Williams Jr., Gray. “Solomon Brewer: A Connecticut Valley Yankee in Westchester County.” Markers XI (1994), p. 52-81.
Joseph Brown
Blachowicz, James. “The Hunt for the Chesterfield Carver”, Markers XXX (2015), 14-67 Asa or Philip Kingsbury, Abel Moore)
John Buckland (1748-1793)
Peter Buckland (1738-1816)
Welch, Richard F. Memento Mori: The Gravestones of Early Long Island, 1680-1810. (Friends of Long Island’s Heritage: Syosset NY, 1983); p. 63 & 77.
Caulfield, Ernest J. “The Bucklands“. Markers VIII (1991), p. 205-226.
William Buckland Jr. (1727-1795)
Welch, Richard F. Memento Mori: The Gravestones of Early Long Island, 1680-1810. (Friends of Long Island’s Heritage: Syosset NY, 1983); p. 77.
Caulfield, Ernest J. “The Bucklands“. Markers VIII (1991), p. 205-226.
Benjamin Buell (c.1760)
John Bull (1734-1808)
Luti, Vincent F. “The JB Taunton River Carver.” Newsletter of the Association for Gravestone Studies vol. 4, #4 (part 2), p. 7.
Welch, Richard F. Memento Mori: The Gravestones of Early Long Island, 1680-1810. (Friends of Long Island’s Heritage: Syosset NY, 1983); p. 39, 59, & 77.
Nehemiah Burbank (1777-1814)
Samuel Burbank (1774-1816)
Abel Burditt
C
Jabez Carver (1747-1833)
Luti, Vincent. In Death Remembered: 18th Century Gravestone Carvers of the Taunton River Basin Massachusetts. (American History Press, 2017), p. 132-148.
Carver X
Luti, Vincent. In Death Remembered: 18th Century Gravestone Carvers of the Taunton River Basin Massachusetts. (American History Press, 2017), p. 47-49.
Daniel Chandler (1729-1790)
Ward, Gerald W.R. & William N. Hosley, Jr. The Great River. Art & Society of the Connecticut Valley, 1635-1820. Meriden-Stinehour Press, 1985, p. 488.
Daniel Chandler II (1764-1853)
The Chaplin-Helmet-Manning Imitator
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 37.
Enos Clark ( – )
Jenks, Margaret R. “Enos Clark, Vermont Gravestone Carver.” in “Stonecutters and Their Works” (Ed. Jessie Lie Farber), Markers IV (1987), p. 174-176.
Abraham Codner (?-c.1750)
Welch, Richard F. Memento Mori: The Gravestones of Early Long Island, 1680-1810. (Friends of Long Island’s Heritage: Syosset NY, 1983); p. 77.
John Codner (?-before 1783)
William Codner (1709-1769)
Welch, Richard F. Memento Mori: The Gravestones of Early Long Island, 1680-1810. (Friends of Long Island’s Heritage: Syosset NY, 1983); p. 17, 26, & 77.
Paul Colburn (1761-1825)
Chase, Theodore and Laurel Gabel. “The Colburn Connections: Hollis, New Hampshire Stonecarvers, 1780-1820.” Markers III (1984), p. 93-146.
Isaac Coles (1762-1802)
Benjamin Collins (1691-1759)
Welch, Richard F. Memento Mori: The Gravestones of Early Long Island, 1680-1810. (Friends of Long Island’s Heritage: Syosset NY, 1983); p. 39 & 77.
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 9.
Caulfield, Ernest J. “The Collins Family.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 129-140.
Julius Collins (1728-1758)
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 11.
Caulfield, Ernest J. “The Collins Family.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 129-140.
Zerubbabel Collins (1733-1797)
Harding, William E. “Zerubbabel Collins’ Successor and his work in Bennington County, Vermont.” in Puritan Gravestone Art. Edited by Peter Benes. (Boston: Boston University Press, 1976): 14-22.
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 10.
Caulfield, Ernest J. “The Collins Family.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 129-140.
Elisha Cowles (1750-1799)
Jenks, Margaret. “E.C.” Newsletter of the Association of Gravestone Studies 9:3 (Summer 1985), 2-4.?
Roswell Cowles (1780-?)
Capt. Seth Cowles (1766-1843)
William Coye (1750-1816)
Henry Crosby (1845-1915)
Blachowicz, James. “The Origins of Marble Carving on Cape Cod, Part 2: The Orleans and Sandwich Carvers.” Markers XX (2003), p. 196-279.
William Crosby (1764-1801)
Winthrop Crosby (1840-1912)
Blachowicz, James. “The Origins of Marble Carving on Cape Cod, Part 2: The Orleans and Sandwich Carvers.” Markers XX (2003), p. 196-279.
Noah Cushman (1745-1818)
William Cushman (1715-1768)
William Custin (c.1710) {Speculated associate of James Gilchrist}
Chase, Theodore and Laurel K. Gabel. “Seven Initial Carvers of Boston 1700-1725.” Markers V (1988), p. 211-232.
D
Moses Davis (1816-1888)
Lowenthal, William. “‘Suitable Grave Stones’: The Workshop of Moses Davis of Nashua (Nashville), New Hampshire.” Markers XXIII (2006), p. 36-71.
Benjamin Day (1783-1855)
Day, Marylin. Benjamin Day, Stone Carver Lowell, Mass. (1783-1855) (2005).
Deane, Cyrus (1766-1856)
Luti, Vincent. In Death Remembered: 18th Century Gravestone Carvers of the Taunton River Basin Massachusetts. (American History Press, 2017), p. 92-131.
Charles Dolph (1776-1815)
Welch, Richard F. Memento Mori: The Gravestones of Early Long Island, 1680-1810. (Friends of Long Island’s Heritage: Syosset NY, 1983); p. 63 & 77.
Caulfield, Ernest J. “Charles Dolph (1776-1815).” Markers VIII (1991), p. 141-152.
Samuel Dougherty (active 1808-1830)
Ebenezer Drake (1739-1803)
Caulfield, Ernest J. “Ebenezer Drake (1739-1803).” Markers VIII (1991), p. 39-50
Nathaniel Drake (active c. 1768)
Silas Drake (active c.1766)
Francis Dwight (1780-1816)
West, Eloise Sibley. “The John Dwight Workshop in Shirley, Massachusetts, 1770-1816.” Markers VI (1986), p. 1-31
John Dwight (1740-1816)
Melin, Nancy. “Stonecutters and Their Work: Samuel Dwight: Vermont Gravestone Cutter.” Newsletter of the Association for Gravestone Studies., vol. 5, #2 (Spring 1981), p. 11-12.
West, Eloise Sibley. “The John Dwight Workshop in Shirley, Massachusetts, 1770-1816.” Markers VI (1989), p. 1-31
Samuel Dwight (1743-c.1810)
“Samuel Dwight. Stone Carver of Bennington County, Vermont”. Vermont History 43:3 (Summer, 1975), p. 208-216
Melin, Nancy Jean. “Samuel Dwight: Vermont Gravestone Cutter.” in “Stonecutters and Their Works” (Ed. Jessie Lie Farber), Markers IV (1987) p. 160-165
Sullivan Dwight (1785-?)
West, Eloise Sibley. “The John Dwight Workshop in Shirley, Massachusetts, 1770-1816.” Markers VI (1989), p. 1-31
E
The Eastford Dot Carver
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 49.
John Ely (1735- )
John Ely Jr. ( -1823)
Henry Emmes (1716-1767)
Welch, Richard F. Memento Mori: The Gravestones of Early Long Island, 1680-1810. (Friends of Long Island’s Heritage: Syosset NY, 1983); p. 12, 26, & 77.
Chase, Theodore and Laurel K. Gabel. “Seven Initial Carvers of Boston 1700-1725.” Markers V (1988), p. 211-232.
Joshua Emmes (1719-1772)
Chase, Theodore and Laurel K. Gabel. “Seven Initial Carvers of Boston 1700-1725.” Markers V (1988), p. 211-232.
Nathaniel Emmes (1690-1750)
Welch, Richard F. Memento Mori: The Gravestones of Early Long Island, 1680-1810. (Friends of Long Island’s Heritage: Syosset NY, 1983); p. 22.
Chase, Theodore and Laurel K. Gabel. “Seven Initial Carvers of Boston 1700-1725.” Markers V (1988), p. 211-232.
F
Daniel Farrington (1733-1807)
Joshua Faunce (1833-1893)
Blachowicz, James. “The Origins of Marble Carving on Cape Cod, Part 2: The Orleans and Sandwich Carvers.” Markers XX (2003), p. 196-279.
Ebenezer Felton (c.1741-c.1810)
Ebenezar Felton
E
Drinkwater, Robert. “Stonecutters and Their Work: The Feltons of New Salem, Massachusetts.” Newsletter of the Association for Gravestone Studies, vol. 7, #4 (Fall 1983), p. 9-10.
Drinkwater, Robert. “The Feltons of New Salem, Massachusetts.” in “Stonecutters and Their Works” (Ed. Jessie Lie Farber), Markers IV (1987), p. 169-173
Jabez Fisher (1803-1879)
Jeremiah Fisher (active c.1770) – possibly just an agent who purchased stones?
Samuel Fisher (1732-1816)
Samuel Fisher Jr. (1768-1815)
James Forbes Jr.
Nathan Forbes (1761-1814)
Blachowicz, James. “Three More Members of the Soule Family of Stonecarvers.” AGS Quarterly, vol. 23; number 3 (Summer 1999), p. 3-6.
James Ford (1721-1781)
“James Ford (1721/2-1781) Stone Carver of Salem.” Essex Institute Historical Collection 130:1 (January 1994) 1, 5-17.
Chase, Theodore and Laurel K. Gabel. “James Ford: Salem Writing Master and Stonecarver.” in Gravestone Chronicles, vol II (1997); p. 372-401.
Hopestill Foster (1701-1773) [see also & also]
James Foster (1651-1732)
James Foster Jr. (1698-1763) [see also]
James Foster III (1732-1771)
Welch, Richard F. Memento Mori: The Gravestones of Early Long Island, 1680-1810. (Friends of Long Island’s Heritage: Syosset NY, 1983); p. 77.
Robert Fowle (1743-1805)
Chase, Theodore and Laurel K. Gabel. “Robert Fowle, Essex County and Boston Stonecarver.” in Gravestone Chronicles, vol II (1997); p. 402-433.
Nathaniel Fuller (1687-1750)
Benes, Peter. “Nathaniel Fuller: Stonecutter of Plympton, Massachusetts.” Old-Time New England 60:1 (Summer 1969), p. 13-30
Welch, Richard F. Memento Mori: The Gravestones of Early Long Island, 1680-1810. (Friends of Long Island’s Heritage: Syosset NY, 1983); p. 30 & 77.
G
John Gaud (1693-1750)
Chase, Theodore and Gabel, Laurel K. “John Gaud: Boston and Connecticut Gravestone Carver, 1693-1750.” The Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin (Spring 1985): 76-104.
Henry Christian Geyer (?-1790)
Welch, Richard F. Memento Mori: The Gravestones of Early Long Island, 1680-1810. (Friends of Long Island’s Heritage: Syosset NY, 1983); p. 14, 39, & 77.
John Just Geyer (1758-1808)
James Gilchrist (1689-1722)
Chase, Theodore and Laurel K. Gabel. “Seven Initial Carvers of Boston 1700-1725.” Markers V (1988), p. 211-232.
Ebenezer Gill (1678-1751)
‘The Glastonbury Lady‘ (active 1740s-1760s)
Caulfield, Ernest. “The Glastonbury Lady.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 51-57.
Joseph Gleason (1765- )
Thomas Gold (1733-1800)
Welch, Richard F. Memento Mori: The Gravestones of Early Long Island, 1680-1810. (Friends of Long Island’s Heritage: Syosset NY, 1983); p. 60 & 77.
Williams, Meredith M. and Gray Jr. “‘Md. by Thomas Gold’: The Gravestones of a New Haven Carver.” Markers V (1988), p. vi, 1-59
William Grant (1689/94-1726/40) {Carver by this name moved to NY and died in the later year; some confusion as to identity; Welch agrees Grant moved to New York from Boston in 1740 but ascribes stones to Grant into the 1770s – perhaps a son?}
Welch, Richard F. Memento Mori: The Gravestones of Early Long Island, 1680-1810. (Friends of Long Island’s Heritage: Syosset NY, 1983); p. 43, 51, 52, & 77.
Chase, Theodore and Laurel K. Gabel. “Seven Initial Carvers of Boston 1700-1725.” Markers V (1988), p. 211-232.
Elias Grice ( -1684)
George Griswold (1633-1704)
Caulfield, Ernest J. “George Griswold (1633-1704)“. Markers VIII (1991), p. 9-16.
Matthew Griswold (1620-1698)
Ward, Gerald W.R. & William N. Hosley, Jr. The Great River. Art & Society of the Connecticut Valley, 1635-1820. Meriden-Stinehour Press, 1985. p. 486.
Matthew Griswold Jr. (1653-1715)
The Griswold Imitator
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 43-44.
H
Gideon Hale (1712-1777)
Sweeney, Kevin M. “Where the Bay Meets the River: Gravestones and Stonecutters in the River Towns of Western Massachusetts, 1690-1810” Markers III (1984), p. 1-46.
Gideon Hale Jr.
Joel Hall
Edward Hallet (1798-1878)
John Hamlin (1668-1733)
‘The Hampton Indian’
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 13.
‘The Hanover Old Neck Carver’
Unknown. The Age of Angels: Windham Gravestone Carveres in the Eighteenth Century. (Windham Historical Society, Windham CT, 1981); figure 14 p. iv, 40.
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 28-29.
Amaziah Harlow Jr. (1747-1802)
Charles Hartshorn (1765-1812)
Luti, Vincent F. “Stonecarvers of the Narragansett Basin: Stephen and Charles Hartshorn of Providence,” Markers II (1983), p. 149-169.
John Hartshorn (1650 – c.1738) [alt. Hartshorne]
John Hartshorn
Caulfield, Ernest. “Connecticut Gravestones XII: John Hartshorn (1650-1738) vs. Joshua Hempstead (1678-1758).” The Bulletin of the Connecticut Historical Society, 32 (1967), p. 65-79.
Benes, Peter. “Lt. John Hartshorn, Stonecutter of Haverhill and Norwich”, Essex Institute Historical Collection 109 (1973), p. 152-164.
Slater, James A. and Tucker, Ralph L. “The Colonial Gravestone Carvings of John Hartshorn.” Puritan Gravestone Art II (Boston: Boston University Press, 1978), p. 79-146.
Tucker, Ralph. “Stonecutters and Their Works: Lt. John Hartshorne (1650-1738)” Newsletter of the Association for Gravestone Studies, vol. 4, #2 (Spring 1980), p. 10.
Welch, Richard F. Memento Mori: The Gravestones of Early Long Island, 1680-1810. (Friends of Long Island’s Heritage: Syosset NY, 1983); p. 40 & 77.
Tucker, Ralph. “John Hartshorne and the Mulicken Family” in “Stonecutters and Their Works” (Ed. Jessie Lie Farber), Markers IV (1987), p. 142-148
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 6-7.
Caulfield, Ernest J. “John Hartshorn (1650-c.1738) vs. Joshua Hempstead (1678-1758).” Markers VIII (1991), p. 164-188.
Jonathan Hartshorn (active 1750-1760)
Knoblock, Glenn A. “From Jonathan Hartshorne to Jeremiah Lane: Fifty Years of Gravestone Carving in Coastal New Hampshire.” Markers XIII (1996), p. 74-111
Samuel Hartshorn (1725-1784)
Stephen Hartshorn (1737-1812)
Luti, Vincent F. “Stonecarvers of the Narragansett Basin: Stephen and Charles Hartshorn of Providence,” Markers II (1983), p. 149-169.
Aaron Haskins (1752-1795)
Caulfield, Ernest. “Connecticut Gravestones XV: Three Manning Imitators.” The Bulletin of the Connecticut Historical Society 43(1) (1978), p. 1-16.
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 25-27.
Daniel Hastings (1749- )
Farber, Daniel. “Stonecutters and Their Works: Daniel Hastings of Newton, Massachusetts.” Newsletter of the Association for Gravestone Studies”, vol.5, #1 (Winter 1980/81), p. X
Farber, Daniel. “Daniel Hastings of Newton, Massachusetts.” in “Stonecutters and Their Works” (Ed. Jessie Lie Farber) Markers IV (1987), p. 157-159.
Nathaniel Hayward (1720-1794)
Joshua Hempstead (1678-1758)
Caulfield, Ernest J. “John Hartshorn (1650-c.1738) vs. Joshua Hempstead (1678-1758).” Markers VIII (1991), p. 164-188.
Tucker, Ralph L. “The Joshua Hempstead Diary.” Markers XII (1995), p. 118-143.
Daniel Higgins Jr. (1837-1857)
Blachowicz, James. “The Origins of Marble Carving on Cape Cod, Part 2: The Orleans and Sandwich Carvers.” Markers XX (2003), p. 196-279.
Ichabod Higgins (c.1738-1773)
Asa Hill (1719-1808)
Ithuel Hill (1769-1821)
Phineas Hill (1778-1844)
Samuel Hinsdale (1722-1787)
Nathaniel Hodgkins (1761-1839)
William Holland (active 1748-1767)
Sweeney, Kevin M. “Where the Bay Meets the River: Gravestones and Stonecutters in the River Towns of Western Massachusetts, 1690-1810” Markers III (1983), p. 1-46.
John Holliman (1704-c.1750)
Chase, Theodore and Gabel, Laurel K. “John Holliman: Eighteenth-Century Salem Stonecarver.” Essex Institute Historical Collection 1 28:3 (July 1992); 147-161.
Chase, Theodore and Laurel K. Gabel. “John Holliman: Eighteenth-Century Salem Stonecarver.” in Gravestone Chronicles, vol II (1997); p. 355-371.
John Holmes (1695 – ?)
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 49-50.
Nathaniel Holmes (1783-1869)
John Homer (1727-1803)
William Homer (1770-1822)
Thomas Hopkins (1826-1909)
Blachowicz, James. “The Origins of Marble Carving on Cape Cod, Part 2: The Orleans and Sandwich Carvers.” Markers XX (2003), p. 196-279.
Aaron Horsford (c.1738-1804)
James Hovey (c. 1750)
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 33.
Ebenezer Howard
Chase, Theodore and Laurel Gabel. “Our Mystery Carver Pursued.” Newsletter of the Association for Gravestone Studies, vol. 10, #1 (Winter 1985/6), p. 8-10.
“Ebenezer Howard: Our Mystery Carver Identified.” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 141 (October 1987): 291-308.
Luther Hubbard (1782-1857)
Chase, Theodore and Laurel Gabel. “The Colburn Connections: Hollis, New Hampshire Stonecarvers, 1780-1820.” Markers III (1983), p. 93-146.
Caleb Huntington (c.1749-1842)
John Huntington (1705-1777)
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 14-15.
Shepardson, Ann F. “John Huntington, Gravestone Carver of Lebanon, Connecticut.” Markers XIII (1996), p. 142-222.
Orange Hurlburt ( -1814)
I
John Isham (1757-1834)
J
Ebenezar Janes (1736-1808)
Sweeney, Kevin M. “Where the Bay Meets the River: Gravestones and Stonecutters in the River Towns of Western Massachusetts, 1690-1810” Markers III (1984), p. 1-46.
James Jenks (1832-1915)
Joseph Johnson (1689-1785)
Caulfield, Ernest J. “Joseph Johnson (1698-1783?).” Markers VIII (1991), p. 91-100.
Capt. Thomas Johnson (1690-1771)
Sweeney, Kevin M. “Where the Bay Meets the River: Gravestones and Stonecutters in the River Towns of Western Massachusetts, 1690-1810” Markers III (1984), p. 1-46.
Caulfield, Ernest J. “The Thomas Johnsons.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 59-90.
Thomas Johnson Jr. (1718-1774)
Sweeney, Kevin M. “Where the Bay Meets the River: Gravestones and Stonecutters in the River Towns of Western Massachusetts, 1690-1810“Markers III (1984), p. 1-46.
Caulfield, Ernest J. “The Thomas Johnsons.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 59-90.
Thomas Johnson III (1750-1789)
Caulfield, Ernest J. “The Thomas Johnsons.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 59-90.
K
Chester Kimball (1763-1824)
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 33-37.
Caulfield, Ernest J. “The Kimballs.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 189-204.
Lebbeus Kimball (1751-c.1832)
Trask, D. Life How Short, Eternity How Long: Gravestone Carving and Carvers in Nova Scotia (Halifax Museum: Halifax NS, 1978).
Fredette, A.M. “Lebbeus Kimball” in An Age of Angels: Windham Gravestone Carvers of the Eighteenth Century. (Windham Historical Society: Windham, CT, 1981), p. 33-35.
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 33-37.
Caulfield, Ernest J. “The Kimballs.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 189-204.
Richard Kimball (1722-1810)
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 33-37.
Caulfield, Ernest J. “The Kimballs.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 189-204.
Joseph King (active c.1792)
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David Lamb (I) (1724-1773)
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 39.
Caulfield, Ernest J. “The Lambs (1724-1788).” Markers VIII (1991), p. 153-164.
David Lamb (II) (1750-1788)
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 39-40.
Caulfield, Ernest J. “The Lambs (1724-1788).” Markers VIII (1991), p. 153-164.
Caleb Lamson (I) (1696-1760)
Forbes, Harriette M. “The Lamsons of Charlestown, Stone Cutters.” Old Time New England 17:3 (January 1927), 125-139.
Chase, Theodore and Laurel K. Gabel. “Seven Initial Carvers of Boston 1700-1725.” Markers V (1988), p. 211-232.
Tucker, Ralph L. “The Lamson Family Gravestone Carvers of Charlestown and Malden, Massachusetts.” Markers X (1993), 151-218.
Caleb Lamson (II) (1760-1824)
John Lamson (1732-1776)
Tucker, Ralph L. “The Lamson Family Gravestone Carvers of Charlestown and Malden, Massachusetts.” Markers X (1993), 151-218.
Joseph Lamson (I) (1658-1722)
Tucker, Ralph L. “The Lamson Family Gravestone Carvers of Charlestown and Malden, Massachusetts.” Markers X (1993), 151-218.
Joseph Lamson (II) (1728-1789)
Tucker, Ralph L. “The Lamson Family Gravestone Carvers of Charlestown and Malden, Massachusetts.” Markers X (1993), 151-218.
Joseph Lamson (III) (1760-1808)
Tucker, Ralph L. “The Lamson Family Gravestone Carvers of Charlestown and Malden, Massachusetts.” Markers X (1993), 151-218.
Nathaniel Lamson (1692-1755)
Chase, Theodore and Laurel K. Gabel. “Seven Initial Carvers of Boston 1700-1725.” Markers V (1988), p. 211-232.
Tucker, Ralph L. “The Lamson Family Gravestone Carvers of Charlestown and Malden, Massachusetts.” Markers X (1993), 151-218.
Samuel Lamson (1773-1818)
Charles Lane (active c. 1790)
Jeremiah Lane
Knoblock, Glenn A. “From Jonathan Hartshorne to Jeremiah Lane: Fifty Years of Gravestone Carving in Coastal New Hampshire.” Markers XIII (1996), p. 74-111
Loring Lathrop (1770-1847)
Caulfield, Ernest. “Three Manning Imitators.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 227-241.
Luther Lathrop (1766-1851)
Caulfield, Ernest. “Three Manning Imitators.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 227-241.
Thatcher Lathrop (1734-1806)
Caulfield, Ernest. “Three Manning Imitators.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 227-241.
Ezekiel Leighton (1657-1723)
Tucker, Ralph L. “Merrimac Valley Style Gravestones: The Leighton and Worster Families.” Markers XI (1994), p. 142-167.
Jonathan Leighton (1715- )
Tucker, Ralph L. “Merrimac Valley Style Gravestones: The Leighton and Worster Families.” Markers XI (1994), p. 142-167.
Richard Leighton (1686-1749)
Tucker, Ralph L. “Merrimac Valley Style Gravestones: The Leighton and Worster Families.” Markers XI (1994), p. 142-167.
Barney Leonard (1757-1821)
In Death Remembered: 18th Century Gravestone Carvers of the Taunton River Basin Massachusetts. (American History Press, 2017), p. 26-40.
Linkon, David (1727-1822)
Luti, Vincent. In Death Remembered: 18th Century Gravestone Carvers of the Taunton River Basin Massachusetts. (American History Press, 2017), p. 1-25.
Oliver Linnell (1816-1892)
Blachowicz, James. “The Origins of Marble Carving on Cape Cod, Part 2: The Orleans and Sandwich Carvers.” Markers XX (2003), p. 196-279.
John Locke (1752-1837)
Sweeney, Kevin M. “Where the Bay Meets the River: Gravestones and Stonecutters in the River Towns of Western Massachusetts, 1690-1810” Markers III (1984), p. 1-46.
Alpheus Longley (1785-1857)
Amasa Loomis (c.1773-1840)
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 29-30.
Lt. John Loomis (1745-1791)
Slater, James A. “Stonecutters and Their Works: Jonathan and John Loomis of Coventry, Connecticut.” Newsletter of the Association of Gravestone Studies, vol. 3, #4 (1979), p. 3-4.
Slater, James A. and Ernest Caulfield. “The Loomis Carvers, Connecticut Gravestone XVI.” The Bulletin of the Connecticut Historical Society, 48 (1983), p. 143-167.
Slater, James A. “Jonathan and John Loomis of Coventry, Connecticut” in “Stonecutters and Their Works” (Ed. Jessie Lie Farber), Markers IV (1987), p. 131-138.
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 15-16.
Caulfield, Ernest, J. “The Loomis Carvers.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 243-270.
Jonathan Loomis (1722-1785)
Slater, James. “Stonecutters and Their Works: Jonathan and John Loomis of Coventry, Connecticut.” Newsletter of the Association of Gravestone Studies, vol. 3, #4 (1979), p. 3-4.
Slater, James A. “Jonathan and John Loomis of Coventry, Connecticut.” in “Stonecutters and Their Works” (Ed. Jessie Lie Farber), Markers IV (1987), p. 131-138.
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 15.
Caulfield, Ernest, J. “The Loomis Carvers.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 243-270.
Seth Luther
Seth Luther
Luti, Vincent F “Seth Luther, Stonecarver of the Narragansett Basin.” Rhode Island History (February 1980): 2-13.
Abel Lyman (1749-1828)
Noah Lyman (1714-1756)
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Frederick Manning (1758-1810)
Fredette, A.M. “The Manning Family Carvers” in The Age of Angels: Windham Gravestone Carveres in the Eighteenth Century. (Windham Historical Society, Windham CT, 1981); p. 8-17.
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 18-23.
Caulfield, Ernest J. “The Mannings.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 109-128. {A revised version of “Connecticut Gravestones VIII”, Bulletin of the Connectiuct Historical Society 27 (1962), p. 76-84.
Josiah Manning (1725-1806)
Fredette, A.M. “The Manning Family Carvers” in The Age of Angels: Windham Gravestone Carveres in the Eighteenth Century. (Windham Historical Society, Windham CT, 1981); p. 8-17.
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 18-23.
Caulfield, Ernest J. “The Mannings.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 109-128. {A revised version of “Connecticut Gravestones VIII”, Bulletin of the Connectiuct Historical Society 27 (1962), p. 76-84.}
Rockwell Manning (1760-1806)
Fredette, A.M. “The Manning Family Carvers” in The Age of Angels: Windham Gravestone Carveres in the Eighteenth Century. (Windham Historical Society, Windham CT, 1981); p. 8-17.
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 18-23.
Caulfield, Ernest J. “The Mannings.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 109-128. {A revised version of “Connecticut Gravestones VIII”, Bulletin of the Connectiuct Historical Society 27 (1962), p. 76-84.}
John Marble (1764-1844)
Joseph Marble ( -1805)
Levi Maxcy (1770-1822)
Chase, Theodore and Laurel K. Gabel. “Levi Maxcy: the ‘Other’ Son.” in Gravestone Chronicles, vol II (1997); p. 434-495.
Peter Merrel ( – 1787)
Savil Metcalf ( – 1737)
David Miller (1718-1789)
John Mulican (1670-1737) [sometimes as Mulicken or Mullicken]
Tucker, Ralph. “The Mulicken Family.” Newsletter of the Association for Gravestone Studies, vol. 4, #2 (Spring 1980), p. 11.
Tucker, Ralph L. “The Mullicken Family Gravestone Carvers of Bradford Massachusetts, 1663-1783.” Markers IX (1992); 23-57.
Joseph Mulican (1704-1768) [sometimes as Mulicken or Mullicken]
Tucker, Ralph. “The Mulicken Family.” Newsletter of the Association for Gravestone Studies, vol. 4, #2 (Spring 1980), p. 11.
Tucker, Ralph L. “The Mullicken Family Gravestone Carvers of Bradford Massachusetts, 1663-1783.” Markers IX (1992); 23-57.
Robert Mulican (I) (1665-1741) [sometimes as Mulicken or Mullicken]
Tucker, Ralph. “The Mulicken Family.” Newsletter of the Association for Gravestone Studies, vol. 4, #2 (Spring 1980), p. 11.
Tucker, Ralph L. “The Mullicken Family Gravestone Carvers of Bradford Massachusetts, 1663-1783.” Markers IX (1992); 23-57.
Robert Mulican (II) (1688-1756) [sometimes as Mulicken or Mullicken]
Tucker, Ralph. “The Mulicken Family.” Newsletter of the Association for Gravestone Studies, vol. 4, #2 (Spring 1980), p. 11.
Tucker, Ralph L. “The Mullicken Family Gravestone Carvers of Bradford Massachusetts, 1663-1783.” Markers IX (1992); 23-57.
William Mumford (1641-1718)
Forbes, Harriette M. “William Mumford, Stone Cutter.” Old Time New England 16:3 (January 1926), p. 139-149.
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Joseph Nash (1664-1740)
Sweeney, Kevin M. “Where the Bay Meets the River: Gravestones and Stonecutters in the River Towns of Western Massachusetts, 1690-1810” Markers III (1985), p. 1-46.
James New (I) (1692-1781)
Luti, Vincent F. “Eighteenth Century Gravestone Carvers of the Narragansett Basin: John and James New.” Markers XVI (1999), p. 6-103.
James New (II) (1751-1835)
John New (1722- )
Tucker, Ralph L. “The Pratt Family of Stonecutters.” Markers XIV (1997), p. 134-157.
Luti, Vincent F. “Eighteenth Century Gravestone Carvers of the Narragansett Basin: John and James New.” Markers XVI (1999), p. 6-103.
Hermon Newell (1774-1833)
The Norwich Ovoid Carver
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 46-47..
John Noyes (1674-1749)
Watters, David. “The JN Carver.” Markers II (1982), p. 115-131.
Chase, Theodore and Laurel K. Gabel. “Seven Initial Carvers of Boston 1700-1725.” Markers V (1988), p. 211-232.
Paul Noyes (1740-1810)
Edwin Bourne Nye (1834-1889)
Blachowicz, James. “The Origins of Marble Carving on Cape Cod, Part 2: The Orleans and Sandwich Carvers.” Markers XX (2003), p. 196-279.
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‘The Old Charlestown Master’ (active 1653-1695)
Riordan, Timothy B. “The Stonecutter of Boston : An Examination of His Work and an Hypothesis Concerning His Identity” Markers XXXIV (2018), p. 86‐101.
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John Park
John Park (I) (1731-1793)
Chase, Theodore and Laurel K. Gabel. “The Park Family Carers of Groton, Massachusetts.” in Gravestone Chronicles, vol II p. 287-354.
John Park (II) (1761-1811)
Thomas Park (1745-1806)
Chase, Theodore and Laurel K. Gabel. “The Park Family Carers of Groton, Massachusetts.” in Gravestone Chronicles, vol II p. 287-354.
William Park (I) (1705-1788)
Chase, Theodore and Laurel K. Gabel. “The Park Family Carers of Groton, Massachusetts.” in Gravestone Chronicles, vol II p. 287-354.
William Park (II) (1763-1788)
William Park (III) (1779-1854)
Elijah Phelps (1761-1842)
Nathaniel Phelps (1721-1789)
Sweeney, Kevin M. “Where the Bay Meets the River: Gravestones and Stonecutters in the River Towns of Western Massachusetts, 1690-1810” Markers III (1985), p. 1-46.
Rufus Phelps (1766-1826)
Sweeney, Kevin M. “Where the Bay Meets the River: Gravestones and Stonecutters in the River Towns of Western Massachusetts, 1690-1810” Markers III (1985), p. 1-46.
Cyrus Pratt (c.1783-1846)
Tucker, Ralph L. “The Pratt Family of Stonecutters.” Markers XIV (1997), p. 134-157.
Nathaniel Pratt (1702-1779)
Tucker, Ralph L. “The Pratt Family of Stonecutters.” Markers XIV (1997), p. 134-157.
Noah Pratt (1731-1781)
Tucker, Ralph L. “The Pratt Family of Stonecutters.” Markers XIV (1997), p. 134-157.
Noah Pratt Jr. (1758-1825)
Tucker, Ralph L. “The Pratt Family of Stonecutters.” Markers XIV (1997), p. 134-157.
Robert Pratt (1753-1791)
Tucker, Ralph L. “The Pratt Family of Stonecutters.” Markers XIV (1997), p. 134-157.
Seth Pratt (1762-1838)
Tucker, Ralph L. “The Pratt Family of Stonecutters.” Markers XIV (1997), p. 134-157.
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“Risley family”
Stier, Margaret Moody. “‘Wonderfully Lettered and Carved’: The Gravestones of the Risley Family, 1786-1835”. Dartmouth College Library Bulletin 23:2 (1983), p. 58-88.
Daniel Ritter (1746-1828)
David Ritter (c.1778- )
John Ritter (1750- )
Thomas Ritter (1720-1770)
Hosea Roberts (1768-1815)
Jonathan Roberts (active 1767)
Joseph Roberts (active 1753)
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Ashael Savage (1769-1850)
Miller, James R. “Community News: Over These Dead Bodies” The Sheffield Times Vol III, Issue 3; January/February 2004, p. 10-11.
Lemuel Savery (1757-c.1796)
C. Sikes
E. Sikes
Justin Smith (1755-1835)
Asaph Soule (1739-1823)
Beza Soule (1750-1835)
Sweeney, Kevin M. “Where the Bay Meets the River: Gravestones and Stonecutters in the River Towns of Western Massachusetts, 1690-1810” Markers III (1985), p. 1-46.
Coomer Soule (1747-1777)
Sweeney, Kevin M. “Where the Bay Meets the River: Gravestones and Stonecutters in the River Towns of Western Massachusetts, 1690-1810” Markers III (1985), p. 1-46.
Ebenezer Soule (1711-1792)
Sweeney, Kevin M. “Where the Bay Meets the River: Gravestones and Stonecutters in the River Towns of Western Massachusetts, 1690-1810” Markers III (1985), p. 1-46.
Ebenezar Soule Jr. (1737-1817)
Ivory Soule (1760-1846)
William H. Soule (1791-1871)
Blachowicz, James. “Three More Members of the Soule Family of Stonecarvers.” AGS Quarterly, vol. 23; number 3 (Summer 1999), p. 3-6.
Josiah Sparrow Jr. (1817-1847)
Blachowicz, James. “The Origins of Marble Carving on Cape Cod, Part 2: The Orleans and Sandwich Carvers.” Markers XX (2003), p. 196-279.
Ithmar Spauldin
Jones, C.R. “Ithamar Spauldin, Stonecarver of Concord, Massachusetts.” Markers I (1980) p. 50-55.
Wilson, John S. “Purchase Delay, Pricing Factors, and Attribution Elements in Gravestones from the Shop of Ithmar Spauldin.” Markers IX (1992), p. 105-131.
Stephen Spaulding (active 1780-1800)
James Stanclift (I) (1634?-1712)
Stancliftt, Sherry. “Stonecutters and Their Works: James Stanclift (1639-1712).” Newsletter of the Association for Gravestone Studies, vol. 4, #4 (Fall 1980), p. 11-12.
Stancliff, Sherry. “James Stanclift.” in “Stonecutters and Their Works” (Ed. Jessie Lie Farber), Markers IV (1987), p. 154-159.
Caulfield, Ernest J. “The Stanclift Family (1643-1785).” Markers VIII (1991), p. 17-38.
James Stanclift (II) (1692-1772)
Caulfield, Ernest J. “The Stanclift Family (1643-1785).” Markers VIII (1991), p. 17-38.
James Stanclift (III) (1712-1785)
Caulfield, Ernest J. “The Stanclift Family (1643-1785).” Markers VIII (1991), p. 17-38.
William Stancliff (1687/8-1761)
Caulfield, Ernest J. “The Stanclift Family (1643-1785).” Markers VIII (1991), p. 17-38.
Ezra Stebbins (1731-1796)
Sweeney, Kevin M. “Where the Bay Meets the River: Gravestones and Stonecutters in the River Towns of Western Massachusetts, 1690-1810” Markers III (1984), p. 1-46.
Ezra Stebbins Jr. (1774-1833)
Sweeney, Kevin M. “Where the Bay Meets the River: Gravestones and Stonecutters in the River Towns of Western Massachusetts, 1690-1810” Markers III (1984), p. 1-46.
John Stevens (I) (1646-1736)
Benson, Esther Fisher. “The John Stevens Shop.” Markers I (1980), p. 80-83.
O’Toole, Marjory. “A Life Reflected in Stone: John Stevens’ Influence on the Burial Grounds of Little Compton, Rhode Island” .Markers XXXVI (2020), 8-35.
John Stevens II (1702-1778)
John Stevens III (1753-1817)
Williams Stevens (1710-1794)
Jonas Stewart (active 1775-1795)
Josiah Sturgis (1816-1897)
William Sturgis (1772-1858)
Isaac Sweetland (active 1790-1812)
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Benjamin Tainter (1753-1844)
James Thompson (1826-1909)
Blachowicz, James. “The Origins of Marble Carving on Cape Cod, Part 2: The Orleans and Sandwich Carvers.” Markers XX (2003), p. 196-279.
Borden Thornton (1762-1838)
Luti, Vincent F. “Borden Thornton (1762-1838), Rhode Island Stonecarver.” Markers XXIV (2007), p. 112-131.
William Throop (1739-1817)
Luti, Vincent F. “Stonecutters and Their Work: William Throop.” Newsletter of the Association for Gravestone Studies, vol. 5, #4 (Fall 1981), p. 13.
Luti, Vincent F. “John Anthony Angel and William Throop: Stonecutters of the Narragansett Basin,” in Jessie Lie Farber’s “Stonecutters and Their Works,” Markers IV (1987): 148-153.
Samuel Tingley (I) (1689-1765)
Samuel Tingley (II) (1714-1784)
Samuel Tingley (III) (1752-1846)
Seth Tinkham (1705-1751)
George Tomson (1770-1845)
Isaac Tomson (1749-1819)
Hiram Tribble (1809-1881)
Joseph Tucker (1735-1800)
Caulfield, Ernest. “Three Manning Imitators.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 227-241.
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‘Unknown Westmoreland N.H. Carver’
Luti, Vincent. In Death Remembered: 18th Century Gravestone Carvers of the Taunton River Basin Massachusetts. (American History Press, 2017), p. 41-46.
‘The Upswept Wing Carver’
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 31-32.
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Jacob Vinal (1670-1736)
Jacob Vinal Jr. (1700-1788)
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John Walden (I) (c.1682-1759)
Ladd, N. “John Walden” in An Age of Angels: Windham’s Gravestone Carvers in the Eighteenth Century. (Windham Historical Society, Windham CT); 10-21.
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 26-28.
Caulfield, Ernest. “Three Manning Imitators.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 227-241. {Revised version of “Connecticut Gravestones XV: Three Manning Imitators” Bulletin of the Connecticut Historical Society 43 (1978); p. 1-16.}
John Walden (II) (1737-1807)
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 26-28.
Caulfield, Ernest. “Three Manning Imitators.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 227-241.
John Walden (III) (1752-1824)
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 26-28.
Caulfield, Ernest. “Three Manning Imitators.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 227-241.
‘Warrensville Sad-Faced Carver’
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 30-31.
Bildad Washburn (1762-1832)
Abel Webster (1726-1801)
“Abel Webster: Pioneer, Patriot, and Stonecutter.” Historical New Hampshire 28:4 (Winter 1973), 221-40
Stephen Webster (1717/8-1798)
Garvin, James and Donna-Belle Garvin. “Stephen Webster, Gravestone Maker.” Historical New Hampshire 29:2 (Summer 1974), p. 93-104.
Matthias Weeks (c.1810-1830)
Cemeteries Around Lake Winnipesaukee. Glenn Knoblock, 2006.
Thomas Welch (1655-c.1703)
Obadiah Wheeler (1673-c.1750)
Slater, James A. and Ernest J. Caulfield. “The Colonial Gravestone Carvings of Obadiah Wheeler.” Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society 84, part 1 (1974), p. 73-103.
Slater, James A. The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them. (Archon Books: Hamden CT, 1987); p. 7-9.
Caulfield, Ernest J. “The Colonial Gravestone Carvings of Obadiah Wheeler.” Markers VIII (1991), p. 271-310. [Revised version of 1974 article above]
Samuel White Jr. (1780-?)
Joseph Whittemore (1667-1743)
John Wight ( 1702-1775)
Watters, David H. “‘Fencing ye Tables’: Scotch-Irish Ethnicity and the Gravestones of John Wight.” Markers XVI (1999), p. 174-209.
Benes, Peter. “John Wight, the Hieroglyph Carver of Londonderry.” Old-time New England vol. 64, no. 2 (Oct.-Dec. 1973), p, 31-41.
James Wilder (1741-1794)
Gabel, Laurel and Theodore Chase. “Stonecutters and Their Works: James Wilder of Lancaster.” Newsletter of the Association for Gravestone Studies, vol. 7, #1 (Winter 1982/3), p. 6-7.
Chase, Theodore and Gabel, Laurel K. “James Wilder of Lancaster, Stonecutter.” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 148 (April 1983): 87-113.
Gabel, Laurel and Theodore Chase. “James Wilder of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1741-1794.” in “Stonecutters and Their Works” (Ed. Jessie Lie Farber), Markers IV (1987), p. 166-169.
Joseph Williston (1732-1768)
Ward, Gerald W.R. & William N. Hosley, Jr. The Great River. Art & Society of the Connecticut Valley, 1635-1820. Meriden-Stinehour Press, 1985, p. 488.
Ebenezar Winslow I (1737-1825)
Luti, Vincent. In Death Remembered: 18th Century Gravestone Carvers of the Taunton River Basin Massachusetts. (American History Press, 2017), p. 73-91.
Ebenezer Winslow (II) (1772-1841)
Ebenezer Winslow (III?) 1793-1862)
Ebenezer Wood (1771-1865)
Blachowicz, James. “Three More Members of the Soule Family of Stonecarvers.” AGS Quarterly, vol. 23; number 3 (Summer 1999), p. 3-6.
Moses Worster
Jonathan Worcester [alt. Worster] (1707-1754)
Tucker, Ralph L. “Merrimac Valley Style Gravestones: The Leighton and Worster Families.” Markers XI (1994), p. 142-167
Moses Worcester (1739- )
Tucker, Ralph L. “Merrimac Valley Style Gravestones: The Leighton and Worster Families.” Markers XI (1994), p. 142-167
Alpheus Wright (1792-1857)
Moses Wright (c. 1758-?)
Solomon Wright (1785-1851)
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William Young (1711-1795)
William Young
Stafford, Mary and Rick. “Stonecutters and Their Works: William Young, of Tatnuck, Massachusetts.” Newsletter of the Association of Gravestone Studies, vol. 4, #1 (Winter 1979/80), p. 10-11.
Stafford, Mary and Rick. “William Young of Tatnuck, Massachusetts.” in “Stonecutters and Their Works” (Ed. Jessie Lie Farber), Markers IV (1987), p. 138-148
Works to Review
Chase, Theodore and Gabel, Laurel K. “The Colbum Connections:
Hollis, New Hampshire, Stonecarvers, 1780-1 820.” Markers III ( 1985):
93-146.
Corrigan, David J. “Symbols and Carvers of New Haven Gravestones.”
Journal of the New Haven Colony Historical Society 24 (1976): 2-15.
I Narragansett Bay Area (Eastern Rhode Island and Parts of Southern Massachusetts). Vincent Luti. principal contributor. (1985)
Luti, Vincent F. Mallet and Chisel: Gravestone Carvers of Newport, Rhode Island in the 18th Century, 2002
Hayward, Kendall P. “List of Connecticut Stonecutters.” The Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin 15 (January 1950): 1-5.
Hosley, William N., Jr “The Rockingham Stonecarver: Patterns of Stylistic Concentration and Diffusion in the Upper Connecticut River Valley, 1790-1817.” In Puritan Gravestone Art 11. Edited by Peter Benes.
(Boston: Boston University Press, 1978): 66-78.
From Slate to Marble Vols I & II (James Blachowicz)
“Tombstone lettering in Scotland and New England: An appreciation of a vernacular culture” George Thomson, Mortality 02/2006; 11(1):1-30.
http://www.capecodgravestones.com/carverlist.html
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Tomes in Progress 
wonderful resource. Thank you for posting this.
Thanks! I’ll keep working to update the listings and add more carvers as I find them. Suggestions are welcome.
Not sure how active the site is, but please add Matthias Weeks to your excellent list. He started out in Gilmanton, NH ca. 1810, later moved to Moultonborough and did most of his work there into the 1830’s before retiring and moving to Massachusetts. His work is widely distributed around Lake Winnipesaukee and he was likely the first carver to work in the area. His work is discussed in my book Cemeteries Around Lake Winnipesaukee (NH). Thanks…Glenn Knoblock (see Jeremiah Lane)
The site is mostly in stasis until my kids are a little older and I, ideally, have a little more free time but I have made occasional updates to this list when I find new material (or carvers!) to include. I will update the list to add Mr. Weeks soon. Thanks!
Please see my book, Early Gravestones in Southern Maine: The Genius of Bartlett Adams (History Press, 2016) for the full story of the life of stone-cutter Bartlett Adams. I see you use Ralph Tucker’s piece in the AGS newsletter as your reference, but that piece contained errors (primarily that Adams had gone to Richmond Virginia during the War of 1812 … I disprove that in my book .. .Adams was at his farm during that particular absence from his Portland shop). Thought you’d want to know there is an up to date resource on Bartlett Adams…
Thanks for the information Ron. I’ve updated my entry for Bartlett Adams; it’s rare for a single carver to get a monograph. I will definitely give it a read when I can.
Thanks so much for your wonderful resources! I thought you may wish to add a newly published book about the Stewart/Stuart Family of carvers from Claremont, New Hampshire: Jonas, Sr, Jonas W. Jr – aka “Coffin Man” , James Grimes.
Jonas Sr. may have apprenticed with the Park Family of Groton, and they has an inventory of 3,000+ stones. Mary Dexter from Cortland, New York has spent 40 years on the trail from New Hampshire and Vermont to Central New York, and has self-published her findings in “On the Trail of Coffin Man: Researching 19th Century Gravestone Carvers of Central New York State.” This Facebook page has more information: https://www.facebook.com/groups/338603227432444, and you can order the book from Kate O’Connell: keo317@yahoo.com
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Great resource! This online book on the Connecticut River divulges into some carvers you list here, as well as some not on the list. https://archive.org/details/greatriverarts00ward/page/492/mode/2up
Also the Thomas Johnsons, Ebenezer Drake, William and Peter Buckland, Thatcher and Luther Lathrop, John Isham, Beza Soule, Nathaniel Hodgkins, James Foster II and III, Silas Brainard, Ezra Stebbins, John Ely, Aaron Bliss, John Stevens, Joseph Lamson, Gabriel Allen, and Elisha Cowles are discussed and mapped in Slaters Book, The Colonial Burying Grounds of Connecticut and the Men Who Made Them.
I think I started adding references to Slater but lost track of who I’d included.
Makes sense, this list is quite extensive and clearly took a lot of work to make. I’d like to help in any way I can!