Near Grays Corner in Westmoreland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Yeocomico Church

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 30, 2009

1. Yeocomico Church Marker

Inscription. Two miles east. Built in 1655 of oak timbers sheathed with clapboards. Rebuilt of brick in 1706. In this vicinity Mary Ball lived under the tutelage of Colonel George Eskridge, of Sandy Point, from 1721 until her marriage to Augustine Washington in 1730, and attended church here. In 1906 an association was formed to preserve the church.

Erected 1930 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number JT-7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1655.

Location. 38° 2.606′ N, 76° 37.449′ W. Marker is near Grays Corner, Virginia, in Westmoreland County. It is at the intersection of Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202) and Sandy Point Road ( Route 604), on the right when traveling east on Cople Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hague VA 22469, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Northern Neck.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Washington’s Mother (here, next to this marker); McCoy Revolutionary Soldiers (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Zion Baptist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); War of 1812

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(approx. 2 miles away); Kinsale (approx. 2 miles away); Richard Henry Lee’s Grave (approx. 2.2 miles away); Lee Hall (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Stewart Sisters v. The Steamer Sue (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grays Corner.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Burnt House Field (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Yeocomico Church Formal Writeup. “This is the fourth oldest complete church in Virginia preceded by Newport Parish in Smithfield 1680,York-Hampton Parish Church (Grace Church) 1697, and St. Peter’s in New Kent County 1701. The original part of the present building can be assigned a date of 1706 according to a dating brick in the south east wall. The north wing was most likely erected circa 1725. It is the second church on this site; the earlier building was a wooden structure of ‘oak timbers, sheathed with clapboards.’ Curiously, parts of the wooden structure, including a corner post inside the east gable and a portion of a beam were found embedded in the walls. It has been suggested with no real proof that the brick

Yeocomico Church and Washington’s Mother Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 30, 2009

2. Yeocomico Church and Washington’s Mother Markers

walls were erected around the frame of the earlier wooden one, essentially encasing it. It is far more likely that some wooden elements of the earlier church were re-used in the construction of the present brick edifice.” (Submitted on September 12, 2009.)

Additional keywords. Church of England, Episcopal Church

Yeocomico Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher

3. Yeocomico Church

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 20, 2014

4. Yeocomico Church

Yeocomico Church Landmark Plaques image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 20, 2014

5. Yeocomico Church Landmark Plaques

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,521 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 12, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 21, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.