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

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° 42.69′ N, 76° 22.733′ W. Marker is in Kilmarnock, Virginia, in Lancaster County. It is on East Church Street (Virginia Route 200) near South Main Street ( Route 3), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 65 E Church St, Kilmarnock VA 22482, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kilmarnock (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Never Forget Garden (about 600 feet away); Dr. Morgan E. Norris (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ditchley and Cobbs

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(approx. 1.8 miles away); Morattico Baptist Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Corotoman (approx. 3.2 miles away); Christ Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Virginia Founders, Revolutionary War Patriots and War of 1812 Veterans (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kilmarnock.

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

2. First American Woman Missionary to China Marker

House Directly Across the Street from the Marker image. Click for full size.

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

3. House Directly Across the Street from the Marker

Kilmarnock Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

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

4. Kilmarnock Baptist Church

Marker is curbside at the church.

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

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5. Henrietta Hall Schuck (1817–1844)

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

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,604 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 8, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.