John Clark Monk
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Template:No footnotes John Clark Monk (25 February 1760 – 9 December 1827), also known as the Hanging Sailor of Perryman, was a sea captain.
Burial in an underground vault and his instructions never to touch dry land
Monk was born in Siston near Bristol, England and died in 1827. He is entombed at Spesutia Church of St. George's Parish in Abingdon, Maryland, along with both his wives (first wife Mary and second wife Sarah Rebecca Lewis).
He apparently left his crew instructions that when he died, his feet were not to touch dry land for any reason. To meet that requirement his body was lowered into an underground vault, where it was suspended from the ceiling with chains. To ensure that the casket didn't rot away, it was made of metal, and Monk's body was soaked in rum.