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

First American Woman Missionary to China

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 5, 2009

1. First American Woman Missionary to China Marker

In its original location. It has since been moved west to the intersection of Church & Main Streets.

Inscription. Here was born, October 28, 1817, Henrietta Hall (daughter of Colonel Addison Hall), first American woman missionary to China. She married Rev. J. Lewis Shuck, and was sent with him to China by the Baptist Board of Foreign Missions, arriving there in September, 1836. She died at Hong Kong, November 27, 1844.

Erected 1935 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number J-89.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1836.

Location. 37° 42.654′ N, 76° 22.828′ W. Marker is in Kilmarnock, Virginia, in Lancaster County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (Virginia Route 3) and West Church Steet ( Route 200), on the left when traveling north on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 South Main Street, Kilmarnock VA 22482, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Northern Neck.

It is

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also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kilmarnock (a few steps from this marker); Never Forget Garden (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dr. Morgan E. Norris (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ditchley and Cobbs (approx. 1.9 miles away); Armistead S. Nickens (approx. 2.2 miles away); Corotoman (approx. 3.1 miles away); Christ Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Morattico Baptist Church (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kilmarnock.

More about this marker. Marker was previously in front of Kilmarnock Baptist Church 510' to the east of its current location

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, October 3, 2026

2. First American Woman Missionary to China Marker

Marker has been moved from its originally documented location to this position at Church & Main streets.

ca. 2022. Its current location is the same plat of land where Henrietta Hall was born.

Regarding First American Woman Missionary to China. According to the Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society, the Hall House, where Henrietta Hall was born, no longer stands. It originally stood at the corner of Main Street and West Church Street, now the site of a service station where the marker was moved to after December 2021.

Also see . . . A Memoir of Mrs. Henrietta Shuck, the First American Female Missionary to China. 1850 book by Jeremiah Jeter. “Her life, though it did not abound in striking incidents and brilliant achievements, was filled up with diligent, self-denying, and earnest efforts for the salvation of the heathen.” (Submitted on November 8, 2009.)

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 5, 2009

3. First American Woman Missionary to China Marker

Original location.

Henrietta Hall Schuck (1817–1844) image. Click for full size.

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4. Henrietta Hall Schuck (1817–1844)

Illustration in the 1850 book Memoir of Henrietta Shuck, First American Female Missionary to China.

Kilmarnock Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 5, 2009

5. Kilmarnock Baptist Church

Marker was curbside at the church.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,627 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 8, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 2. submitted on October 7, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 8, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.