Kennedyville in Kent County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Brig. Gen. John Cadwalader

1742–1786

Photographed By William Pfingsten, October 18, 2007

1. Brig. Gen. John Cadwalader Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Commander Penna Troops. Served at Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth. Incensed at the cabal against Washington he wounded Gen. Conway in a duel. Lived nearby and served in General Assembly of Maryland from Kent County. Buried in Shrewsbury Churchyard. His epitaph was written by Thomas Paine.

Erected by State Roads Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 39° 19.491′ N, 75° 57.757′ W. Marker is in Kennedyville, Maryland, in Kent County. Marker is on Maryland Route 213, 0.7 miles south of Maryland Route 444, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kennedyville MD 21645, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Charley's House (approx. 2.2 miles away); Corn Crib (approx. 2.2 miles away); Welcome to the Kent Museum (approx. 2.3 miles

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away); The Tockwogh and the Bay (approx. 2.4 miles away); Captain John Smith on the Sassafras River (approx. 2.4 miles away); A Home with a Rich Past (approx. 2.4 miles away); Natural Diversity at Turner's Creek (approx. 2.4 miles away); Agricultural Demonstration Area / Historic Tree Grove (approx. 2.4 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Conway Cabal. (Submitted on October 18, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. John Cadwalader - General. (Submitted on October 18, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Shrewsbury Parish Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Pfingsten, October 18, 2007

2. Shrewsbury Parish Church

National Register of Historic Places image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Pfingsten, October 18, 2007

3. National Register of Historic Places

Plaque on sanctuary image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Pfingsten, October 18, 2007

4. Plaque on sanctuary

This church was erected in 1835 as the third building used by this congregation. Plaque installed by the Shrewsbury Episcopal Church Women 1985

Grave of John Cadwalader image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Pfingsten, October 18, 2007

5. Grave of John Cadwalader

The Thomas Paine epitaph is now unreadable but said: “His early and inflexible patriotism will endear his memory to all true friends of the American Revolution. It may with strictest justice be said of him, that he possessed a heart incapable of deceiving. His manners were formed on the nicest sense of honor and the whole tenor of his life was governed by this principle. The companions of his youth were the companions of his manhood. He never lost a friend by insincerity nor made one by deception. His domestic virtues were truly exemplary and while they served to endear the rememberances they embitter the loss of him to all his numerous friends and connexions.”

Shrewsbury Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Pfingsten, October 18, 2007

6. Shrewsbury Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,870 times since then and 158 times this year. Last updated on January 26, 2019, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 18, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.