Tredyffrin Township near Devon in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Captain Benjamin Bartholomew

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2010

1. Captain Benjamin Bartholomew Marker

Inscription. Capt'n. Benjamin Bartholomew was born in Great Valley in the County of Chester State of Pennsylvania February 16th anno dom 1752. At the earliest period of the Revolutionary War he left his plough, and with a heart glowing with patriotism assumed the military garb. He served in a seven years war in the defence of his country. Headed by the gallant Wayne and after receiving many wounds gaining much honour and seeing his country free returned to his plough again. He died on his own fertile and well cultivated farm March 31, anno dom 1812 lamented by his relatives and friends and sincerely regretted by all his neighbors. His remains are here deposited.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is February 16, 1752.

Location. 40° 3.988′ N, 75° 25.989′ W. Marker is near Devon, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Tredyffrin Township. It is on Valley Forge Road (Pennsylvania Route 1007) 0.4 miles south of U.S. 202, on the left when traveling south. Marker is in The Baptist Church in the Great Valley cemetery, north of the sanctuary. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 946 N Valley Forge Rd, Devon PA 19333, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker

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, measured as the crow flies: The Baptist Church in the Great Valley (within shouting distance of this marker); Scouter's Grove (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of the Stone Chimney Picket (approx. half a mile away); Anthony Wayne's Headquarters, 1777-78 (approx. 0.7 miles away); Berwyn School Fight (approx. 0.7 miles away); Devon Horse Show (approx. 1½ miles away); Pennsylvania Division (approx. 1½ miles away); In Memory of Unknown Soldiers (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Devon.

Capt Benj Bartholomew Grave Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2010

2. Capt Benj Bartholomew Grave Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2010

3. Capt Benj Bartholomew Grave Marker

Looking south toward sanctuary.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2010

4. Capt Benj Bartholomew Grave Marker

Valley Forge Road on other side of wall.

Benj & Rachel Bartholomew Grave Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2010

5. Benj & Rachel Bartholomew Grave Marker

The Baptist Church in the Great Valley image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

6. The Baptist Church in the Great Valley

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,397 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.