MI on the floor of the chancel in St.Andrew's Church, Lammas, reads:

Hic jacet sepultum Corpus
Edwardi EYRE Generosi
obijt secundo die Februarij An. Domini 1709
Ætatis suæ 76
Hic jacet sepultum Corpus
Mariæ DAMANT uxoris Thomæ DAMANT de Lamas Generosi
et filiæ unicæ prædicti Edwardi EYRE
obijt decimo die Maij Anno Domini 1709
Ætatis suae 35

[Here lies buried the body of
Edward EYRE Gentleman
died second day of February of the year 1709
aged 76
Here lies buried the body of
Mary, the wife of Thomas DAMANT of Lamas, Gentleman
And the only daughter of the aforementioned Edward EYRE
died thirteenth day of May of the year 1709
The age of 35]

Mary EYRE was the first wife of Thomas DAMANT, great grandfather of the settlers Edward and John DAMANT.

Photo by Rod Mackay.