In Memory of
Capt. John Whipple who
was Born in England &
Died in Providence-Town
y^e 16th day of May. Anno
Dona[?] 1685 About 68 
Years of age

Captain John Whipple is buried in the Whipple family plot in the North Burial Ground on Main Street in Providence, R.I. Secondary sources indicate that John and his wife Sarah were initially buried in the garden burial site near their home. Their bodies were moved to the North Burial Ground when it was established in 1700.

The headstones of John and his wife Sarah are located approximately 48 feet  WSW (west-south-west) of the "Dahlia Path" sign in the cemetery.

Read John's name on two versions of the Lyon passenger list.

Compare this John with his contemporary (also named John) who arrived in America about six years later and settled in Ipswich, Massachusetts.