tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462946535883846881.post6898076724552709804..comments2024-03-17T16:32:51.970-04:00Comments on Vast Public Indifference: Gravestone of the Day: Darkes ShapcuttCDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14390048358391513711noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462946535883846881.post-29422914034584072832010-09-14T13:34:30.262-04:002010-09-14T13:34:30.262-04:00The husband's name seems to be a variant of Sh...The husband's name seems to be a variant of Sheepcot or Shepcot. <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=21Z&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=%22sampson+shepcot%22&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=" rel="nofollow">He's a pretty obscure character</a> -- I couldn't find the surname at all in Savage's Dictionary. It appears Darkas and Samson were married by Cotton Mather himself.<br /><br />It's a lovely little stone. And "Sampson Sheepcot" would be another good Sesame Street name.Robert J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12937384579138400443noreply@blogger.com