Downtown in Hampton, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Third Elizabeth City Parish Church

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010

1. Third Elizabeth City Parish Church Marker

Inscription. Here is the site of "The New Church of Kecoughtan", built before 1667 on Pembroke Farm as the third church of Elizabeth City Parish, established in 1610. It was a frame building and its brick foundation and some early colonial tombstones remain. When the town of Hampton was founded in 1691, this church lay outside it, and in 1727 was ordered to be replaced by a fourth parish church within the town, the existing St. John's Church, Hampton.

Erected 1950 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number WY-88.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Colonial Era. A significant historical year for this entry is 1667.

Location. 37° 1.707′ N, 76° 21.633′ W. Marker is in Hampton, Virginia. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of West Pembroke Avenue and Patterson Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Pembroke Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hampton VA 23669, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Third Church at Kecoughtan (within shouting distance of this marker); Black Business (approx. 0.6 miles away); Grand Contraband Camp (approx. 0.6 miles away); Historic St. John's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Hannah Nicholson Tunnell

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(approx. ¾ mile away); St. John's Church (approx. ¾ mile away); Hampton Confederate Monument (approx. 0.8 miles away); Virginia Laydon (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hampton.

Also see . . . Brief History of St. John's Episcopal Church. (Submitted on August 1, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

W Pembroke Ave & Patterson Ave image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010

2. W Pembroke Ave & Patterson Ave

Third Elizabeth City Parish Church Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010

3. Third Elizabeth City Parish Church Site

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 935 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 1, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.