Frankford Township in Sussex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Augusta Hill Baptists

Photographed by Cheryl (Rome) Thom

1. Augusta Hill Baptists Marker

Inscription. In 1750, several families left the Congregational Church of Mansfield, CT relocating to New Jersey with William Marsh, their spiritual leader. Building a log meeting house here, they associated with the Baptist faith in 1750. As the church prospered, members were released to establish congregations in Wantage, Hamburg and Newton. In 1830, the congregation relocated to Lafayette, citing a better location for river baptisms. The cemetery was used for three generations of the Morris family, neighbors and slaves. Moses Morris (1743-1827), buried here, enlisted at 16 in the Frontier Guard during the French and Indian War, and during the Revolution harassed residents loyal to Britain.

Erected 2004 by Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and Sussex County Historic Marker Committee.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey, Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1750.

Location. 41° 7.346′ N, 74° 44.029′ W.

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Marker is near Frankford, New Jersey, in Sussex County. It is in Frankford Township. It is on Augusta Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Augusta NJ 07822, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Jersey

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sussex County Public Safety Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Sussex Railroad (approx. 1.8 miles away); Twin Bridges (approx. 1.9 miles away); Branchville, NJ (approx. 2 miles away); Northwest New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Lafayette Foundry (approx. 2.9 miles away); Unknown Soldier of the Revolution (approx. 3.2 miles away); In the Memory of Newman E. Drake (approx. 4.2 miles away).

Photographed by Cheryl (Rome) Thom, April 25, 2010

2. Augusta Hill Baptists Marker

Augusta Hill Baptists Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cheryl (Rome) Thom, April 25, 2010

3. Augusta Hill Baptists Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2010, by Cheryl (Rome) Thom of Newton, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,416 times since then and 11 times this year. Last updated on March 12, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on January 14, 2010, by Cheryl (Rome) Thom of Newton, New Jersey. 2, 3. submitted on May 13, 2010, by Cheryl (Rome) Thom of Newton, New Jersey. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.