he assisted in laying the

foundation of those institutions

that are intended to perpetuate the

Republic.

Sacred Sacred

to the memory of to the memory

Catharine Thomas, of

widow of Charles Floyd Thomas,

Thomas Thomas, son of Thomas Thomas,

who died the 15lh day of and Catharine Thomas,

January, A. D. 1825, who died on the 2d of

in the 79th year of her age. January, A. D. 1802,

in the 24th year of his age.

* There are also memorials to Nancy Thomas, daughter of General Thomas and Gloriana Thomas.

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The Field family were also among the early settlers of Harrison's purchase, Anthony Field* having removed from Flushing to this town in 1725. He was the father of six sons, Thomas, Samuel, Benjamin, William, Moses and John,b whose descendants are very numerous in tiie county.

The small settlement of Purchase is pleasantly situated in the northern corner of the town, on the south-east side of Rye-pond. It contains two meeting houses belonging to the Society of Friends, a store and a post-office.^ Upon the road from Rye to Bedford passing through this place, are several dwellings.

The first Friends meeting house appears to have been erected prior to the Revolutionary war, upon ground given for that purpose by Anthony Field. 'i The oldest memorial in the grave yard contains the following inscription.

R. -W. March 31, 1731.

During the war the Friends meeting house was occupied as an hospital by the American army.

Within a short distance of the Purchase lies Rye-pond, a beautiful sheet of water covering over two hundred and ten acres of ground. In this pond vast quantities of pickerel are annually taken with hook and line, and pleasant sport is afforded to those who are fond of trolling. « Its waters abound also with almost every other variety of fresh water fish.