Onancock in Accomack County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Site of the Home of Francis Makemie

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2021

1. Site of the Home of Francis Makemie Marker

Inscription. Hard by this spot is the site of the home of Francis Makemie the founder of organized Presbyterianism in America who married Naomie Anderson of Accomack County Virginia and established one of his first licensed preaching places here in his Onancock home October ye 5th 1699.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is October 5, 1699.

Location. 37° 42.716′ N, 75° 45.194′ W. Marker is in Onancock, Virginia, in Accomack County. It is on Market Street 0.1 miles west of West Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9 Market St, Onancock VA 23417, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory

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of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Historic Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Cokesbury Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); World Wars I and II (about 400 feet away); Genl. Edmund R. Bagwell (about 400 feet away); Water: A Way of Life (about 600 feet away); Hopkins and Sons; Hopkins and Brothers (about 600 feet away); Chesapeake Lodge #158 (about 700 feet away); Onancock Baptist Church (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Onancock.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2021

2. Site of the Home of Francis Makemie Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 613 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.