Older notes from my files for future consolidation-- New London CT, Thomas Pool here:

Source: http://www.rays-place.com/town/new-london/new-london01.htm

New London, CT Vital Records 1649 - 1854

From the Barbour Collection

Transcribed by Coralynn Brown

Elisabeth, d. Pygan and Anne, m Thomas POOL, s. John and Sarah, of Rariton, N.J., Oct 19, 1775

3. John POOL m. Sarah _, of Raritan, NJ

4. Their son, Thomas POOL m. Elisabeth ADAMS, daughter of Pygan ADAMS.

This may be Pygan ADAMs, Esq. (died 1776, aged 64) tombstone pictured at Ye Olde Bones,

http://www.asylumeclectica.com/asylum/sightseer/us/ct/ancient/index.html

Ye Towne's Antientest Buriall Place

Between Hempstead and Huntington Streets

New London, Connecticut

[do not know if old links are still active…]

And the tombstone pictured at link above, for Lydia Adams, seems to be Lydia PYGAN, wife of Congregational Minister of New London, CT, Eliphalet ADAMS

This particular headstone is the first that shows definite signs of vandalism in the diagonal scratch marks across the stone. Oh, what I would do to the people who made those marks if I could get ahold of them in The Castle DeSpair's dungeon!!! In any event, this is the first skull soul effigy that I stumbled across here, and I was of course most delighted! [I am repasting this here from one link]

Here lyes ye Body of

Mrs. LYDIA ADAMS, Wife to

ye Rev. Mr. ELIPHALET

ADAMS, Who departed this

Life Sep. ye 6th, A.D. 1749

Eliphalet Adams was pretty well-known preacher. Here's what Answers.Com has to say about him:

The son of Dedham, MA's, second minister, Eliphalet Adams graduated from Harvard College in 1694. He preached in various places for the next 15 years, until, in 1709, he was ordained a Congregational minister in New London, CT. That same year he married Lydia Pygan.

Adams was a popular preacher, and many of his sermons were published.

* *

In memory of

PYGAN ADAMS ESQ.

who died July 1776,

Aged 64.

And of his three Sons

WILLIAM, who died at

St. Pierres Martinico,

April 4, 1778, Aged 33.

ALEXANDER PYGAN,

who was lost at sea, in

the year 1782, Aged 35.

And

THOMAS, who died in

the Island of St. Martins,

Sep. 8, 1815. Aged 55.

(end of paste- this text I did not write but pasted here as explained above)

[paste of old notes in my file on Thomas Pool of New London CT in my file named Thomas Pool of Lynn in West Indies]

Thomas Pool b.1753 of Raritan,NJ (son of John & Sarah) m. 1775, Eliz. Adams