Berryville in Clarke County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
James Ireland
Minister of the Gospel
Photographed By Craig Swain, March 15, 2008
1. James Ireland Memorial
1746 James Ireland 1806
Minister of the Gospel
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland and converted in Frederick County, Va.
Baptized and ordained at Sandy Creek, N.C. Imprisoned at Culpeper,
Va. for preaching the gospel organizer of Baptist churches,
pastor of Buckmarsh Baptist Church 1786 - 1806
His body lies in Buckmarsh Cemetery near here.
"Whether it be right in the sight of God
to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye,
for we cannot but speak the things
which we have seen and heard." Acts IV: 19-20
In gratitude for the blessings of spiritual
religion and freedom of conscience won in part through
his sufferings this memorial is erected
by the Baptists of Virginia on the one hundred and twenty-
fifth anniversary of his death, May 5, 1931
(Plaque at Base):
Rev. James Ireland
Dec. 3, 1745 - May 5, 1806
Placed by
Falls Church Chapter DAR
Fort Osage Chapter DAR
Erected 1931 by Baptists of Virginia, Falls Church Chapter DAR, Fort Osage Chapter DAR.
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Location. 39° 9.201′ N, 77° 58.968′ W. Marker is in Berryville, Virginia, in Clarke County. Marker is on Academy Street west of Lord Fairfax Highway (U.S. 340), on the right when traveling west. Located in the cemetery beside the Berryville Baptist Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 114 Academy St, Berryville VA 22611, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Clarke County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Clarke County Civil War Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Traveler Was Tethered on This Spot (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bank of Clarke County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Benjamin Berry (approx. ¼ mile away); King Wheat, Millwood & The Burwell-Morgan Mill (approx. ¼ mile away); Clarke County (approx. ¼ mile away); Historic Districts (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berryville.
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Photographed By Craig Swain, January 10, 2009
2. Close Up of Plaque
Photographed By Craig Swain, January 10, 2009
3. Plaque at Base
Photographed By Craig Swain, March 15, 2008
4. Berryville Baptist Church
Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,059 times since then and 56 times this year. Last updated on April 30, 2023, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 4, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
