Silvester isn't an unheard of name, but I've never seen it used as a girl's name before. Silvester Collins of Newport, RI was "ye DAVGHTR OF ARNOLD COLLINS & OF SARAH HiS WiFE."
I'm also interested in John Stevens I's spelling of "departed" as "dparted."
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Thanks for the tip. I haven't been to Grove Hill yet, but I will make a point of visiting now.
This stone was carved by John Stevens I, who carved in all capital letters (with dotted capital Is) between 1705 and 1709/10. Sometime around 1711, he learned to carve lowercase letters. A few later stones have all caps, but he stopped dotting the Is after he learned to carve lowercase.
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