Cassandra, was the daughter of Humphrey and Margaret Burnell and born circa 1598, Old Swinford Parish, Co. Worcester, England.
She married on January 25, 1623 in St. Mary's Church, Kingswinford Parish, Co. Stafford, England to Lawrence Southwick.
Immigration: abt. 1638.
Baptized at First Church, Salem on February 24, 1639.
They were the parents of eight children.
Cassandra died three days after her husband, in 1660, on Shelter Island, New York; where she and her husband had sought refuge because of their persecutions for their Quaker beliefs. She would have been approximately 62 years old.
The Last Will and Testament for Lawrence Southwick was entered to probate by the Court on the 29th day of the 9th
month, of 1660.
This mounment was unveiled July 17, 1884. No headstones mark the grave of any person who was buried on Shelter Island between the years 1652-1729.
She married on January 25, 1623 in St. Mary's Church, Kingswinford Parish, Co. Stafford, England to Lawrence Southwick.
Immigration: abt. 1638.
Baptized at First Church, Salem on February 24, 1639.
They were the parents of eight children.
Cassandra died three days after her husband, in 1660, on Shelter Island, New York; where she and her husband had sought refuge because of their persecutions for their Quaker beliefs. She would have been approximately 62 years old.
The Last Will and Testament for Lawrence Southwick was entered to probate by the Court on the 29th day of the 9th
month, of 1660.
This mounment was unveiled July 17, 1884. No headstones mark the grave of any person who was buried on Shelter Island between the years 1652-1729.
Cassandra, was the daughter of Humphrey and Margaret Burnell and born circa 1598, Old Swinford Parish, Co. Worcester, England.
She married on January 25, 1623 in St. Mary's Church, Kingswinford Parish, Co. Stafford, England to Lawrence Southwick.
Immigration: abt. 1638.
Baptized at First Church, Salem on February 24, 1639.
They were the parents of eight children.
Cassandra died three days after her husband, in 1660, on Shelter Island, New York; where she and her husband had sought refuge because of their persecutions for their Quaker beliefs. She would have been approximately 62 years old.
The Last Will and Testament for Lawrence Southwick was entered to probate by the Court on the 29th day of the 9th
month, of 1660.
This mounment was unveiled July 17, 1884. No headstones mark the grave of any person who was buried on Shelter Island between the years 1652-1729.
She married on January 25, 1623 in St. Mary's Church, Kingswinford Parish, Co. Stafford, England to Lawrence Southwick.
Immigration: abt. 1638.
Baptized at First Church, Salem on February 24, 1639.
They were the parents of eight children.
Cassandra died three days after her husband, in 1660, on Shelter Island, New York; where she and her husband had sought refuge because of their persecutions for their Quaker beliefs. She would have been approximately 62 years old.
The Last Will and Testament for Lawrence Southwick was entered to probate by the Court on the 29th day of the 9th
month, of 1660.
This mounment was unveiled July 17, 1884. No headstones mark the grave of any person who was buried on Shelter Island between the years 1652-1729.
Inscription
"Lawrence and Cassandra Southwick Despoiled. Imprisoned. Starved. Whipped. Banished, who fled here to die, were buried here in the Spring
of 1660."
Gravesite Details
Photo, 1991, by Stuart Jensen
