Under this stone rest the ashes of William Bradford, a zealous Puritan and sincere Christian Gov. of Ply. Col. from 1621 to 1657, (the year he died, aged 69) except 5 yrs. which he declined. There is also a text in Hebrew, now almost obliterated, which has been translated, “Let the right hand of the Lord awake.” Descendants of Governor William Bradford are buried in the immediate vicinity. No. 33—Major William Bradford, Dep. Gov. of Plymouth Colony, and a son of Gov. Bradford. The inscription on this stone is as follows: Here lyes ye body of ye honorable Major William Bradford who expired Feb’ ye 20th. 1703-4 aged 79 years. He lived long, but still was doing good, And in his country’s service lost much blood, And a life well spent, he’s now at rest, His very name and memory is blest. At the grave of Joseph Bradford, another son, the inscription on the stone reads as follows: Here lyes ye body of Joseph Bradford, son of the late Honorable William Bradford, Esq., Governor of Plymouth Colony, who departed this life July the 10th, in the eighty-fifth year of his age. No. 35—Stone over the grave of John Howland, the last of the Mayflower passengers who lived in Plymouth. The inscription on this stone reads as follows: Here ended the Pilgrimage of John Howland, who died February 23, 1672-3 aged above 80 years. He married Elizabeth, daughter of John Tilley, who came with him in the Mayflower Dec. 1620. From them are descended a numerous posterity. “He was a godly man and an ancient professor in the wayes of Christ. Hee was one of the first comers into this land and was the last man that was left of those that came over in the Shipp called the Mayflower that lived in Plymouth.” (Plymouth Records.) No. 44—Stone at grave of William Crowe bearing dates 1683-84. For complete story of Burial Hill and detailed guide map showing name and location of all the graves the reader is referred to The Pilgrim Guide to Burial Hill and Its Epitaphs, available at most Plymouth stores. The map is indispensable in locating the graves. No. 40—Stone to Thomas Clark 1697. Stone to Hannah Clark 1697. Near the stone of Thomas Clark is stone to Nathaniel Clark, his son. The latter was a councilor to Sir Edward Andros, Governor of New England. No. 38—Stone to John Cotton 1699. Graves of the Cottons. Three sons of Rev. John Cotton and seven sons of Josiah Cotton. The Cushman gravestone 1691. This noted gravestone is one of the six bearing date in the seventeenth century. This ancient landmark was removed by the descendants of Elder Thomas Cushman to make room as they say “for a more enduring memorial.” The Cushman monument on the north side of the hill was erected in 1858 in memory of Robert Cushman, his wife Mary, and Thomas Cushman, the latter for many years a ruling elder in the First Church. The foregoing are the oldest stones on the hill.