Ashaway in Hopkinton in Washington County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)

Seventh Day Baptist Minister's Monument

1680 - 1899

Photographed by Dwight C. Brown Jr.

1. Seventh Day Baptist Minister's Monument Marker

North face of monument

Inscription.
This monument is a memorial to the early pastors of the Second Seventh-day Baptist Church in America, whose remains lie buried within the enclosing circle. They were stalwart men and sound preachers. They "fought the good fight" and "kept the faith." Upon this spot stood the house of worship from 1680 to 1852.

Thomas Hiscox, 1686-1773. • John Burdick, 1732-1802. • Joseph Maxson, 1672-1750. • Abram Coon, 1763-1813. • Matthew Stillman, 1770-1838. • Daniel Coon, 1792-1858. • Joseph Clark, 1670-1719. • John Maxson, 1638-1720. • John Maxson Jr., 1666-1747. • Thomas Clark, 1686-1767. • Joshau Clark, 1717-1793. • William L. Burdick, 1864-1952. • Everett T. Harris, 1904-1982.

Erected 1899 by Seventh-day Baptist Churches of Hopkinton & Westerly Rhode Island.

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1680.

Location. 41° 24.043′ N, 71° 47.88′ W. Marker is in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, in Washington County

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. It is in Ashaway. It is at the intersection of Chase Hill Road and Rt 3 and Chase Hill Road (U.S. 3), on the left when traveling east on Chase Hill Road. The Marker is located within the First Hopkinton Cemetery grounds on a hill running along North side of Chase Hill Road - it is the largest monument in the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 Chase Hill Road, Ashaway RI 02804, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is on Narragansett Bay

and in South County.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 7th Day Baptist Churches of Hopkinton and Westerly (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Seventh Day Baptist Church of Hopkinton (approx. 1.3 miles away); George Kent Performance Hall (approx. 1.9 miles away); Westerly Telephone Co. (approx. 1.9 miles away); Westerly Armory (approx. 2 miles away); Warren Manning (approx. 2.1 miles away); Frank Hamilton (approx. 2.1 miles away); Korean War (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hopkinton.

More about this marker. This monument was quarried from Westerly Granite and finished in Niantic, (now Bradford) Rhode Island - by George Hutchings, a local granite dealer at that period of time (1890s).

Photographed by Dwight C. Brown Jr.

2. Seventh Day Baptist Minister's Monument Marker

East face of monument

Photographed by Dwight C. Brown Jr.

3. Seventh Day Baptist Minister's Monument Marker

South face of monument

Photographed by Dwight C. Brown Jr.

4. Seventh Day Baptist Minister's Monument Marker

West face of monument

Photographed by Dwight C. Brown Jr.

5. Seventh Day Baptist Minister's Monument Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2010, by Dwight C. Brown Jr. of Bradford, Rhode Island. This page has been viewed 3,912 times since then and 98 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 15, 2010, by Dwight C. Brown Jr. of Bradford, Rhode Island. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.