Susan Acton - St Peter - Baylham, Suffolk
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A grave slab in the chancel of St Peter's church, Baylham, bearing the arms of Susan Acton (d.1720)
Waymark Code: WMZRCD
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/28/2018
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A grave slab in the chancel of St Peter's church, Baylham, bearing the arms of Susan Acton (d.1720)
The engraving on the slab reads:
Here Lies ye Body of Susan
Acton the second wife
of Nathaniel Acton of
Hemingstone Gent. Sole
Daughter & Heiress of
James Gibson of Ipswich
Gent. who departed this
Life Octobr ye 12th 1720
Ætatis 21.
Memor esto Brevis Ævi
In ye same Tomb lies interd,
William Acton
Onely Son of ye Sd Susan
and Nat Acton Gent
As much Living Belovd
As Dying Lamented
He Dyed ye 5th Augst 1737
Bearer of Coat of Arms: Noble (aristocratic) family
Full name of the bearer: Susan Acton
Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?:
Floor slab in chancel of church
Material / Design: Stone
Blazon (heraldic description):
Gu a fesse erm within a bordure engr of the second. A crescent in Honour Point.
An inescutcheon of Gibson: Three storks rising ppr.
Crest - An arm in armour embowed ppr holding in the hand a sword ar hilt or thereon a boar's head couped sa the neck distilling blood
Address:
St Peter Church Lane Baylham, Suffolk England IP6 8JT
Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link]
Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): Not listed
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