Weems in Lancaster County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Virginia Founders, Revolutionary War Patriots and War of 1812 Veterans

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 4, 2021

1. Virginia Founders, Revolutionary War Patriots and War of 1812 Veterans Marker

Inscription.
Virginia founders, Revolutionary War patriots and War of 1812 veterans memorialized in this church and cemetery

Founders residing in America during the first 50 years after the founding of Jamestown
John Carter • David Miles

Revolutionary War patriots
James Kelley • Charles Taylor

War of 1812 soldiers
Armistead Kelley • Charles Kelley • David Kelley • John Kelley • James Kelley • William Kelley

Erected 2010 by Virginia Society of The Order of Founders & Patriots of America, the Virginia Chapter, Daughters of the Founders & Patriots of America, the Richard Henry Lee Chapter Sons of the American Revolution, and the Society of the War of 1812 in Virginia.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812 • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks series list.

Location. 37° 40.837′ N, 76° 25.41′ W. Memorial is in Weems,

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Virginia, in Lancaster County. It can be reached from the intersection of Christ Church Road (Virginia Route 646) and Gaskins Road ( Route 709), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 360 Christ Church Rd, Weems VA 22576, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Virginia’s Northern Neck.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Foundation for Historic Christ Church, Inc. (here, next to this marker); Christ Church Lancaster (here, next to this marker); Site of Robert Carter's Brick Kiln (within shouting distance of

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 4, 2021

2. Virginia Founders, Revolutionary War Patriots and War of 1812 Veterans Marker

this marker); Corotoman (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Christ Church (about 300 feet away); Irvington World War I Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); A. T. Wright High School (approx. 2.8 miles away); Albert Terry Wright (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Weems.

Virginia Historic Landmark plaque for the church nearby image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0)

3. Virginia Historic Landmark plaque for the church nearby

National Historic Landmark plaque on the grounds image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0)

4. National Historic Landmark plaque on the grounds

Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 570 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.