Yorktown in York County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

In Memory of Colonel Thomas Pate

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 5, 2026

1. In Memory of Colonel Thomas Pate Marker

Inscription.
Born c. 1650 England | Died 1703 Yorktown

Owner of the Richard Pate Plantation est. 1650, Gloucester County, 1672 - 1703

Vestryman and Warden, Petsworth Parish, Gloucester Co., c. 1675 - c. 1684

Nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon's Rebellion, died in Col. Pate's Gloucester home, 1676

Member, House of Burgesses, Gloucester Co., 1684

Collector of Plantation Duty for the Colony of Virginia, 1686

Owner of ferry and ordinary in Yorktown, 1694 - 1703

Dedicated September 14, 2008
Pate Genealogical Convocation

Erected 2008 by Pate Genealogical Convocation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era. A significant historical year for this entry is 1703.

Location. 37° 14.148′ N, 76° 30.455′ W. Marker is in Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. It can be reached from Church Street north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is within the Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 Church Street, Yorktown VA 23690, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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 walking distance of this marker: These Ledgers (here, next to this marker); Nicolas Martiau and 16 of His Family Members (here, next to this marker); Colonial Grace Church (a few steps from this marker); Grace Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Grace Church - circa 1697 (within shouting distance of this marker); Somerwell House (within shouting distance of this marker); Cole Digges House, circa 1925 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cole Digges House, circa 1730 (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 5, 2026

2. In Memory of Colonel Thomas Pate Marker

Lies next to the Read family tombstones, visible at right.

of all markers in Yorktown.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 19, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 50 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 19, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.