Near Newark in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Revolutionary War Patriots in Head of Christiana Cemetery

Photographed by William Pfingsten, August 3, 2008

1. Revolutionary War Patriots in Head of Christiana Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Amos Alexander • John Alexander • Capt. Walter Alexander • David Barr • Richard Bennett • Major James Black • Thomas Bradley • Jacob Casho • Benjamin Cowen • William Crawford • Levi Davis • Samuel Davis • John Evans • George Gillespie • George Gillespie (son) • John Gillespy • James Hamilton • Thomas Holland • Jacob Houston • William Howard • James Jones • John Jordan • Andrew Kerr • Thomas Kirkwood • Rev. John McCreary • Frederick Mingling • John Mitchell • John Murphy • Lt. Thomas Rankin • George Russel • Alexander Steele • Allen Steele • Capt. Alexander Thompson • John Waggoner • Dr. George Wallace • John Whann

Erected 2007 by Major Robert Kirkwood Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) series list.

Location. 39° 41.528′ N, 75° 47.184′ W. Memorial is near Newark, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is on West Church Road south of Spring Valley Road, on the right when traveling

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west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1102 W Church Rd, Newark DE 19711, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Wilmington and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

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 New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Head of Christiana Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); The Wedge (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); New London Avenue School (approx. 1.4 miles away); Newark's New London Community (approx. 1½ miles away); Mt. Zion Union American Methodist Episcopal (UAME) Church (approx. 1½ miles away); Forgotten Heroes (approx. 1½ miles away); St. John African Methodist Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); New London Road Community (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Head of Christiana Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, August 3, 2008

2. Head of Christiana Cemetery

of all markers in Newark.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, August 3, 2008

3. Head of Christiana Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on February 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2026, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 76 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 5, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.