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

Assawaman Church of England

Assawoman Church of England Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 27, 2022

1. Assawoman Church of England Marker

Inscription. 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.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1663.

Location. 37° 52.469′ N, 75° 31.616′ W. Marker is in Assawoman, Virginia, in Accomack County. It is on Atlantic Road (Virginia Route 679) 0.1 miles west of Arbuckle Neck Road, on the

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left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Assawoman VA 23302, 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,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Founder of Presbyterianism (approx. 1.9 miles away); Little Joe (approx. 5.8 miles away); An Island of Research and Exploration (approx. 5.8 miles away); Nike-Orion (approx. 5.8 miles away); Dr. Robert L. Krieger (approx. 5.8 miles away); Welcome to the NASA Visitor Center (approx. 5.8 miles away); Astrobee + Aerobee 150 (approx. 5.8 miles away); Black Brant IX

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 27, 2022

2. Assawoman Church of England Marker

(approx. 5.8 miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,059 times since then and 73 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.