Assawoman in Accomack County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Assawaman Church of England
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, August 27, 2022
1. Assawoman Church of England Marker
Inscription.
Assawaman Church of England. . Fifty yards north on the hilltop stood Assawaman Church of the Anglican Accomack Parish, formed in 1663. The brick sanctuary was built after 1680 on land donated by Willam Taylor, a native of England who had settled on the Eastern Shore by 1637. Francis Makemie, a founder of American Presbyterianism, owned a gristmill on the adjoining lot. After the Church of England was disestablished following the Revolutionary War, Assawaman Church closed early in the 19th century and was used as a schoolhouse. A communion chalice from 1749-1750 inscribed "For the use of the Parish Church of Accomack at Assuaman" is in the care of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in nearby Jenkins Bridge.
Fifty yards north on the hilltop stood Assawaman Church of the Anglican Accomack Parish, formed in 1663. The brick sanctuary was built after 1680 on land donated by Willam Taylor, a native of England who had settled on the Eastern Shore by 1637. Francis Makemie, a founder of American Presbyterianism, owned a gristmill on the adjoining lot. After the Church of England was disestablished following the Revolutionary War, Assawaman Church closed early in the 19th century and was used as a schoolhouse. A communion chalice from 1749-1750 inscribed "For the use of the Parish Church of Accomack at Assuaman" is in the care of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in nearby Jenkins Bridge.
Erected 2020 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number WY-109.)
Location. 37° 52.469′ N, 75° 31.616′ W. Marker is in Assawoman, Virginia, in Accomack County. Marker is on Atlantic Road (Virginia Route 679) 0.1 miles west of Arbuckle Neck Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Assawoman VA 23302, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies
Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 291 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 28, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
