Roxboro in Person County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lea's Chapel United Methodist Church

Circa 1750

Lea's Chapel Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bruce InCharlotte, December 15, 2024

1. Lea's Chapel Marker

Inscription. Lea's Chapel United Methodist Church is probably the earliest organized church in Person County. In 1744, the Earl of Granville's agents of England granted the land to William Lea to build the church. It was formed as an Anglican Chapel in 1750 on South Hyco Creek. Being a recognized landmark in this frontier region, it was known as "Chapel Church." It became Methodist after 1784. Francis Asbury preached here as one of the first two Bishops during the American Revolutionary War. It is believed soldiers are buried here with gravesites marked by rocks. The church was the first organized church in Person County, tracing its beginnings before the establishment of Person County in 1792.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1750.

Location. 36° 23.059′ N, 79° 5.675′ W. Marker is in Roxboro, North Carolina, in Person County. It is on Leasburg Road (U.S. 158) east of Rolling Hills Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is

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at or near this postal address: 6415 Leasburg Rd, Roxboro NC 27574, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jacob Thompson (approx. 3.2 miles away); Solomon Lea (approx. 3½ miles away); Robert L. Blackwell (approx. 5.2 miles away); Bushy Fork School (approx. 5.4 miles away); Bessie Heath Daniel (approx. 5½ miles away); Paine's Tavern (approx. 5½ miles away); J.G.A. Williamson (approx. 5.6 miles away); Site Of The Dowdy Hotel Jones Hotel And Hotel Roxboro (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roxboro.

Lea's Chapel United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bruce InCharlotte, December 15, 2024

2. Lea's Chapel United Methodist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2024, by Bruce InCharlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 347 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 20, 2024, by Bruce InCharlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.