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

Fleurries

Photographed by Kevin White, August 24, 2007

1. Fleurries Marker

Inscription. Former house of Miss Anne E. Moncure, The existing portion of the house was moved in 1987 to this site, now owned by the Aquia Church.

Marked by the Bill of Rights Chapter, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, April 26, 1998.

Erected 1998 by Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 26, 1998.

Location. 38° 27.838′ N, 77° 24.202′ W. Marker is in Stafford, Virginia, in Stafford County. It can be reached from Richmond Highway. Marker is located on a small cottage house, on the grounds of Aquia Episcopal Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stafford VA 22554, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area,

in Northern Virginia,

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Peyton of Stony Hill (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Aquia Church (about 600 feet away); Historic Aquia Creek (approx. 0.8 miles away); Peyton’s Ordinary (approx. 0.8 miles away); Mary Kittamaquund

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(approx. one mile away); First Roman Catholic Settlement in Virginia (approx. one mile away); In the Name of Christ the King (approx. one mile away); Austin Run Pyrite Mine (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stafford.

More about this marker. The Fleurries was originally located a few hundred yards from the historic Aquia Church, about where the King Street Blues Restaurant (formerly Shoney’s) in Aquia Towne Center is today. In 1987, a preserved and restored section of the home was moved to the grounds of Aquia Church to preserve it from encroaching development.

Regarding Fleurries. Anne E. Moncure gave the children of Stafford County a library when there was no other available to them. She loaded up her big station wagon with books to deliver to families’ homes. Miss Moncure was a well-respected and well-loved educator who served as an superintendent of elementary education from 1934 until her retirement in 1960, and she is remembered for her many kindnesses. She was born with a dislocated hip, but she never let her disability slow her down. Anne E. Moncure Elementary School is named for her.

Her first relative

The Fleurries House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin White, August 24, 2007

2. The Fleurries House

Marker is to the left of the door, above the flowers.

in America was John Moncure, the first pastor of Aquia Church. In 1974, Anne E. Moncure conveyed lands to the church to protect its natural setting and increase the size of its graveyard for future internments.

Anne E. Moncure image. Click for full size.

3. Anne E. Moncure

Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,079 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on August 31, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 27, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.