嘉義市市定古蹟葉明邨墓在今嘉義市都會森林公園內，該墓特色是墓前 有一對高達3.58公尺、花崗岩打造的筆柱；此外，此墓以三合土結構為主， 為現存的臺灣古墓少見。葉墓為乾隆初所建，墓碑形制雖頗具明代墓碑特 色，但碑銘簡潔，僅立墓主之名諱，未立明碑常見的朝號，且材質為觀音 石，又非明墓特色。根據地方傳說，鄭氏部將葉覲美當年因引入水牛，軍屯 於此，為紀念屯田，故所形成的庄頭被稱為水牛厝，並將其子命名為明邨以 紀念屯田。但本論文依文獻查考及葉祖厝保留之葉妻李氏墓誌銘、家譜、小 埔仔公墓墓碑、蓮坂族譜等之追查，認為葉覲美應是祭祀公業名稱，葉家開 臺祖葉青龍，無法證明曾為鄭氏故吏；墓主葉明邨本名葉英弼，「明邨」是 私諡。墓主之子璿玉因捐貲取得例貢、同知，墓主因其子而敕贈從六品之儒 林郎。葉明邨墓因墓主生於鄭氏時期，葬於清初，故其墓形制古樸，具明、 清時期墓制特色，此墓不僅是水牛厝葉家首座祖墳，更是足以印證鄭氏時 期、清初兩岸移民來往、拓墾的重要古蹟。

This paper focuses on the research of the structure and occupant of Yeh Ming-Tsun Tomb. The tomb located in Chiayi Metropolitan Forest Park and is a city monument as set by the Chiayi City Government. A pair of 3.58 meters high granite pillars stands in front of the tomb. The side walls and most part of the tomb were built by cement with glutinous rice which mixing rice flour with sugar, lime, fine sands, and clays, etc. The tombstone was made by a light-soft greenish stone obtained from Guanyin Mt. of northern Taiwan. Only the private posthumous name can be carved on the tombstone. It was said that the father of Yeh MingTsun was a leader of the agricultural soldiers in Zheng Dynasty, and he named his son Ming-Tsun (village in Ming Dynasty) in memory of the settlements. However, literature surveys indicate that Yeh’s father was not a solider leader in the Zheng Dynasty. This paper verified that Yeh was born in Zheng Dynasty and died in Qing Dynasty, so that although the tomb was built in 1755 but its structure had a feature of mixed character of Ming and Qing Dynasties.

市定古蹟；墓制；三合土；私諡

city monument；tomb structure；cement with glutinous rice；private posthumous name