Near Mathews in Mathews County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Kingston Parish

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 25, 2010

1. Kingston Parish Marker

Inscription. Kingston Parish was established about 1652. During colonial times, the Anglican parish administered the ecclesiastical and some civil affairs for the inhabitants of the area that later became Mathews County. The principal parish church is believed to have been located on this site since the early 18th century. In ruins by 1841, it was restored as Christ Church largely through the efforts of Elizabeth Tompkins, sister of Confederate Capt. Sally Tompkins. Both are buried here. After a fire in 1904, the church was rebuilt. Rev. Giles Buckner Cooke, former member of Gen. Robert E. Lee's staff during the Civil War, served as rector here from 1904 to 1915.

Erected 2002 by Department of Historic Reources. (Marker Number N-35.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1652.

Location. 37° 24.596′ N, 76° 20.103′ W. Marker is near Mathews, Virginia, in Mathews County. It is on Williams

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Wharf Road (Virginia Route 614) 0.3 miles west of New Point Comfort Highway ( Route 14), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mathews VA 23109, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Middle Peninsula

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Captain Sally L. Tompkins, C.S.A. Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Tompkins Cottage, circa 1820 (approx. 1.8 miles away); Fort Cricket Hill (approx. 1.8 miles away); Civil War In Mathews County (approx.

Williams Wharf Rd (facing east) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 25, 2010

2. Williams Wharf Rd (facing east)

1.8 miles away); Mathews County Courthouse Square (approx. 1.8 miles away); Mathews County Confederate Monument (approx. 1.8 miles away); Captain Sally L. Tompkins, C.S.A. (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Old Thomas James Store (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mathews.

Christ Episcopal Church, c1904 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 25, 2010

3. Christ Episcopal Church, c1904

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,616 times since then and 119 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 26, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.