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Mary 
Place


Mary 
Place
, MI Memorial to the Rev. Conyers Place, Marnhull Church Here Lieth The Body of the Rev Mr CONYERS PLACE M.A. the youngest Son of an ancient & reputable Family in the county of York, who after he had been liberally educated at Trinity College in Cambridge was invited to the Mastership of the Grammar School in Dorchester, which he governed many years with great Success and Applause till weary of the fatigue of it, he chose to resign it, he was endued with many excellent talents, both natural & acquired, a lively Wit, a sound Judgement, with solid & extensive Learning; he was eminently Studious, yet remarkably Facetious; attached to no party, nor addicted to any Cause, but that of Truth and Religion, in the defense of whose Doctrines, he wrote many learned and ingenious Treatises; while he was esteemed by all worthy of the greatest Preferments, he lived content with the praise of deserving without enjoying any, but the small Rectory of Poxwell in this county which he held 2 years, & in the possession of which he died the 26th day of October in the 74th Year of his age A.D. 1738 Here lieth also The faithfull partner of his Bed when living & of his grave now dead, MARY the only child of the Rev Mr WILL'M GLISSON; she lived with him chearfully & hospitably in an uninterrupted Course of love & Concord near 40 years in ye town of Dorchester; a pattern of Piety & a rare Example of all the domestick & conjugal Virtues as a Wife a Mother, & a Mistress of her Family; it was her principal Care to observe the Will and contribute to the Ease, & Happiness of her Husband; she survived him near 3 years, but having lost with him ye chief Comfort of this life, she willingly exchanged it for the Hope of a better on the 27th day of Iune, in the 58th year of her age A.D. 1741 They left behind them one Son, & one Daughter MARY married to Dr CONYERS MIDDLETON of Cambridge, & CONYERS the present Rector of this Parish who in testimony of his Piety & Gratitude to his most worthy and indulgent Parents, erected this Piece of Marblet to their Memory A.D. 1742

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1.
Mary 
Place
(
Middleton
)
2.
Rev. Conyers 
Place
(
Glisson
) 1665 - 1738
4.
5.
Cordelia 
Conyers
(
Place
)
3.
Mary 
Glisson
(
Place
) 1683 - 1741
6.
Rev. William 
Glisson
(
Shapcott
) 1646 - 1711
7.
Mary 
Shapcott
(
Glisson
) c. 1647 - 1730

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1.
Rev. Conyers 
Place
(
Glisson
) 1703 - 1778

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