Winnabow in Brunswick County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
John LaPierre
Photographed By J. J. Prats, January 15, 2008
1. John LaPierre Marker
Erected 1968 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number D-73.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Colonial Era. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1707.
Location. 34° 2.376′ N, 77° 56.808′ W. Marker is in Winnabow, North Carolina, in Brunswick County. Marker is at the intersection of St. Philips Road and Plantation Road on St. Philips Road. It is next to the ruins of St. Philips Church across from the Brunswick Town Historic Site parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8884 St Philips Road SE, Winnabow NC 28479, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Colonel Maurice Moore (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Anderson (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Fort Anderson (within shouting distance of this marker); Brunswick Town State Historic Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Russelborough
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Regarding John LaPierre. “We also learn from the same sources that the parish of St. James [in Wilmington] was organized in the year 1730, and that in 1720 the Rev. John LaPierre, ‘a French Huguenot, who had been ordained by the bishop of London in 1708, and for many years had served a congregation of his own people in South Carolina, called St. Dennis’ parish,’ came into the Cape Fear region, and served St. James’s and St. Philip’s, Brunswick, until about the year 1735.” —Chronicles of the Cape Fear River 1660–1916 by James Sprunt LLD (an owner of nearby Orton Plantation).
Photographed By J. J. Prats, January 15, 2008
2. John LaPierre Marker Next to St. Philips Church Ruins
Photographed By Jim Dugan, September 23, 2009
3. John LaPierre Marker
Marker at Bryan-Fordham Cemetery, New Bern, North Carolina. John LaPierre has two memorials on findagrave.com.
Photographed By Jim Dugan, September 23, 2009
4. Benjamin Fordham, John LaPierre, and Martha LaPierre Marker
Marker erected by descendants of Fordham and LaPierre.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,174 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 22, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3, 4. submitted on June 14, 2011, by Jim Dugan of New Bern, North Carolina.
