Tomb #5 at Boston's Copp's Hill Burying Ground was constructed in 1717 by Captain Benjamin Edwards. Members of the Edwards, Revere and Lincoln families rest here. Some of their names are noted below. Many of these people appear in the children's book One April in Boston. The links at left give more details on the Revere and Lincoln connection.

Captain Benjamin Edwards (1685-1751), sea captain and merchant.

Alexander Edwards (1733-1798), patriot, cabinetmaker and member of the Sons of Liberty.

Sally Edwards Revere (1761-1808), wife of Paul Revere Jr. and mother of their 12 children. Those children include Alexander Edwards Revere (1784-1800).

Paul Revere Jr. (1760-1813), silversmith, bell founder and first born son of patriot Paul Revere.

Jedediah Lincoln (1760-1820), Revolutionary War soldier and ancestor of Abraham Lincoln; his wife, Elizabeth (Betsey) Edwards Lincoln (1765-1796), and their son Alexander Edwards Lincoln.

Robert Edwards (1732-1770), tailor, and his wife Mary (White) Clark Edwards (?-1774).

Dolling Edwards (1737-1773), mastmaker, and his wife Rebecca Christie Edwards (1739-1771).

Benjamin Edwards (1765-1808), cooper, and his wife Polly Bangs Edwards (Elliot).

The Edwards marker was reconstructed in 1998 by Nicholas Benson of the John Stevens Shop of Newport, RI, founded in 1705.