Church of England
Ecton
Northamptonshire
6 The Courtyard, Churchway
Ecton
Northamptonshire
NN6 0QE
15
1641
1762
Recorded Ledgerstones
Ecton, St Mary Magdalene : Ledgerstone 44
Rectangular slab
Aligned West to East
Roman caps and lowercase
Condition very poor, indecipherable, covered by choir stalls
Stone
180 x 92 cm
71 inches x 3 feet
ANNA GARDN– —– / —- / —- /
Margaret Maclain
Dilys Tyaol
James Arnold
Ecton, St Mary Magdalene : Ledgerstone 48
Rectangular slab
Aligned West to East
Incised coat of arms, centre
Inscription in two sizes of V-cut roman caps
Or on a chevron Gules five acorns of the first [PALMER] (ref a) (Impaling Argent two lions passant Sable crowned Or within a bordure engrailed Gules) [CATESBY] (ref b)
Condition good
Stone
184 x 88.5 cm
6 feet x 35 inches
Brigitte Palmer was the daughter of Clifton Catesby of Arthingworth and was the wife of John Palmer
BRIGITTE P (A)L(MER) / FILIA CLIFTON CATESBY- — ECTON / ARMERGI V —- / JOHANNIS P(A)LMER AR—— ON / NORTHAMPTONIA / DECISSIT / ——- MARTII—ANNO / 16-
TRANSLATION
Brigitte palmer daughter of Clifton Catesby — Ecton Knight—— John Palmer Archdeacon of Northampton. Died — March in the year 16-
Ref a Papworth p486
Ref b Papworth p152
Margaret Maclain
Dilys Tyaol
James Arnold
Ecton, St Mary Magdalene : Ledgerstone 51
Rectangular slab
Aligned West to East
Partial remains of an incised inscription in roman caps with archaic spelling
Condition poor
Stone
175 x 70 cm
69 x 28 inches
—YETH THE BOD- / -HISTIAN / BAYNES / NICHOLAS / OF THIS —ED / —E OF / D-X-I /
Margaret Maclain
Dilys Tyaol
James Arnold
Ecton, St Mary Magdalene : Ledgerstone 40
A rectangular slab partly obscured by the Altar Rails
Aligned West to East
Incised roman caps, archaic spelling
Condition very poor, much of inscription is missing
Stone
126 x 70 cm
89 x 27 inches
— LYETH (sic) THE BODY OF / —E BAYNE – / —PPI — / –MIIPPI– / E—THI /
Margaret Maclain
Dilys Tyaol
James Arnold
Ecton, St Mary Magdalene : Ledgerstone 43
Rectangular stone slab
Aligned West to East
Incised lozenge bearing the Palmer coat of arms
Partly indistinct, mostly covered by the choir stalls
Stone
Inaccessible
Margaret Maclain
Dilys Tyaol
James Arnold
Ecton, St Mary Magdalene : Ledgerstone 46
Rectangular slab
Aligned West to East
Lettering central
Roman caps and lowercase
(Or on a Gules five acorns of the first) [PALMER]
(ref a) (impaling Argent two lions passant guardant Sable crowned Or within a bordure engrailed Gules) [CATESBY] (ref b)
Condition Poor. Partly indistinct covered by fixed choir stalls
Stone
1679
185 x 88 cm
73 x 35 inches
JOHANNES PALMER / ———-NUS NORTH
—— / —– ECC—SIÆ E FI—LI- PA— / DECESSIT IN CHRISTO / DEC 9 / ANNO DOMINI 1679 / ÆTATIS SUÆ 67 / Administravit Hanc Ecc—— per annos 38
Translation
JOHN PALMER Archdeacon of Northampton and faithful pastor of this church, died in Christ in the year of our Lord 1679 at the age of 67. He served this church for 38 years
Ref A: Papworth p 486
Ref: B: Papworth p 152
Margaret Maclain
Dilys Tyaol
James Arnold
Ecton, St Mary Magdalene : Ledgerstone 50
Rectangular slab
Aligned West to East
Coat of arms at the upper end
Three sizes of roman caps, initial letters are larger, one size of l/c, one size of roman numerals
(Or on a chevron Gules five acorns of the first [PALMER] (ref a)
Condition fair. Partly obscured by fixed choir stalls
Stone
1688
185 x 83 cm
73 x 33 inches
JOHANNES PALMER A.M. / FIL— —– MAXIMUS HOHANNIS PALMER / AR—-CONI NO——– / ET HU—ECCLESIÆ POST PATREM FIDELIS PASTOR / –CESSIT IN CHRISTO / MORT – NON SIBI SED ALIIS IMMATURA / 21 POST PATREM FIDELIS PASTOR / DECESSIT IN CHRISTO / MORTE NON SIBI SED ALLIS MIMMATURA / 21 NOVEMBRIS 1688 / ANNO ÆTATIS SUÆ 53 / CURÆ PASTORALIS 9 /
Translation
John Palmer eldest son of John Palmer Archdeacon of Northampton and, following his father, faithful pastor of this church. He departed in Christ on 21st November 1688, dying too young at the age of 33 and in the 9th year of his pastoral care.
Ref a Papworth p 486
Margaret Maclain
Dilys Tyaol
James Arnold
Ecton, St Mary Magdalene : Ledgerstone 42
Rectangular slab
Aligned West to East
Roman caps and lowercase
Condition poor. Very worn, largely obscured by the fixed choir stalls
Stone
180 x 86 cm
71 x 34 inches
One of the Palmer family
—- / — A—- / Pr—- —- PALM– / — Ecclesiæ
R—– / —- / EDWARDUS —- / Ma— / Johannis Palmer —- /
The Palmer family held the Living of this church for many years, Their Memorials fill the church. It is difficult to know which Palmer this is.
Margaret Maclain
Dilys Tyaol
James Arnold
Ecton, St Mary Magdalene : Ledgerstone 49
Rectangular slab
Aligned West to East
Incised shield within a foliate border
(no tinctures) on a lozenge a chevron (ref a)
Very worn, no decipherable lettering
Stone
183 x 94 cm
6 feet x 37 inches
This is likely to be a female member of the Palmer family as the arms are contained within a lozenge
Ref a Papworth p 486
Margaret Maclain
Dilys Tyaol
James Arnold
Ecton, St Mary Magdalene : Ledgerstone 39
Rectangular
Aligned West to East
Incised inscription and a shield inside a foliate surround within a roundel
Roman caps and lowercase with traces of black infill. The long ʃ is used
(Argent) three whales’ heads erased hauriant (Sable)
[WHALLEY] (ref a)
Condition fair
Stone
1762
203 x 90 cm
80 inches x 3 feet
Rector of the Church for 20 years
IN MEMORIUM / Venerabilis viri EYRE WHALLEY A.M. / Hujus Ecclesiæ dignifsimi Pastor-is / Qui cum annos viginti et quatuor / curaverat. Subita ominnon sibi / sed suis morte correptus / Dece∫si(t) in Christo 27 Ja- / Anno Domini 1762 / Ætatis ∫uæ 59 /
Translation: To the memory of a devout man EYRE WHALLEY M.A. worthy pastor of this church who cared for twenty four years, caring for others until his death which was unexpected to all but himself
Ref a) Burke p 1097
Margaret Maclain
Dilys Tyaol
James Arnold
Ecton, St Mary Magdalene : Ledgerstone 41
Rectangular slab, with an incised line around outer edge
Aligned West to East
Roman caps, with traces of black infill, some archaic spelling
Condition fair. Worn, with some repair
Stone
1641
220 x 90 cm
87 inches x 3 feet
MEMORIÆ VENERAB—VIRI RYCHARDI (sic) MIDDLETON (sic) — THEOLOGIÆ PROFES .SORI –TIMUS ECCLESIÆ PASTORIS . EXANTIVA FAM—MI-DE-ETONO / RUM DE AVLA M EDLETONIANA . INCOMITATV—ESTMOR / LANDIA OR-UNDI . QUI EX HAC VIRA FOEL-TER DISCE-SIT / DIE DECIMO SEXTO NOVEMBRIS / ANNO –VE DOMINI 1641 / SACRUM / ME ET TE SOLAMO-S SEPERAVIT / –TE MORS / NEE VITA / NEC CREATVRAALIA POSSIT / SEPERARE ME ET TEACHARI / RITATE DEI QUÆ EST IN DOMINO / NOSTRO IESV CHRISTO ROME / HAC EST VERUS AMOROVNOS CONIVNXIT IN VITUM / ETEICAT ÆTERNA MU- VA CORDA FIDE / MOR-C TOCONVN-TOS DMDITUMA DUO /
Translation
In memory of a venerable man RICHARD MIDDLETON Professor of Theology and pastor of this church. Descended from the ancient family of Middleton of Middleton Hall in the County of Westmoreland who from this life unfortunately died on the 16th day of November in the year of our Lord 1641
(The remaining part of the inscription is largely indecipherable and untranslatable although the first part has echoes of Romans V111 v. 38).
Margaret Maclain
Dilys Tyaol
James Arnold
Ecton, St Mary Magdalene : Ledgerstone 47
Rectangular Ledger
Aligned West to East
Two sizes of V-cut roman caps and flourishing numerals
Condition fair
Stone
1707
181 x 84 cm
71 x 33 inches
See 9. Below
Susannah Freeman was the daughter of Thomas Palmer. (ref a)
SAMUELII FREEMAN D.D. / AND DEAN OF PETERBOROUGH / DYED (sic) OCTOBᴿ
14TH / 1707 / AGED 63 / ALSO THE BODY OF SUSANNAH / FREEMAN HIS WIDOW /
Ref a) Bridges Vol. II p 142
Margaret Maclain
Dilys Tyaol
James Arnold
Ecton, St Mary Magdalene : Ledgerstone 45
Rectangular slab
Aligned West to East
Roman caps
Condition fair. Partly covered by fixed choir stalls and seat
Stone
182 x 88 cm
6 feet x 35 inches
SUSANNAH DAUGHTER OF (SAMU)EL
FR(EE)MAN D.D. / AND DE(AN OF) PETER(BO)R(OU)GH / DYED (sic)—ST / AGED -2 /
Margaret Maclain
Dilys Tyaol
James Arnold
Ecton, St Mary Magdalene : Ledgerstone 53
Rectangular slab
Aligned West to East
Achievement of arms at top within a border of oak leaves
Inscription is in incised roman caps
(Or on a chevron Gules five acorns of the first [PALMER] (ref a) impaling a fret in chief three crescents [HOOD]) ref b
Crest: (indistinct) On a wreath a demi-lion holding an oak branch (ref a)
Condition fair. Only 70cm are visible, as it is covered by the Choir Stalls
Stone
1715
81 cm
32 inches
Thomas Palmer was Archdeacon of Northampton and was Rector of Ecton for 27 years. He died on 3rd October 1715 at the age of 55 (ref c)
—THOMAS PALMER A.M. / FILIUS NATU SECONDUS / JOHANNIS PALMER / —- /
Translation
To the memory of Thomas Palmer the second son of John Palmer
Ref a) Papworth p 486
Ref b) Burke . 504/5
Ref c) Bridges Vol. II p 142
Margaret Maclain
Dilys Tyaol
James Arnold
Ecton, St Mary Magdalene : Ledgerstone 52
Rectangular slab
Aligned West to East
Only the last two lines of inscription are visible in incised sloped roman caps
Condition poor
Stone
40 cm
16 inches
—– quæres / vicinum /
Translation
—-seeking the neighbourhood.
Margaret Maclain
Dilys Tyaol
James Arnold
