Church Hill in Queen Anne's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Joshua Seney

Joahua Seney Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, October 19, 2007

1. Joahua Seney Marker

Inscription. Beneath this stone are interred the remains of Joshua Seney who was born near the spot which now contains his ashes March 4, 1756 and died October 20, 1798. From the commencement of the American Revolution at various periods of his life he filled, with ability, some of the highest stations and discharged, with integrity, some of the most important duties to which his native state could appoint him; preserving through the whole a character both private and public unstained by a single vice. In 1776, a Whig, a Democrat in 1798 he zealously and unceasingly maintained the liberties of his country and died as he had lived, an honest man and a Christian.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is March 4, 1933.

Location. 39° 8.524′ N, 75° 59.172′ W. Marker is in Church Hill, Maryland, in Queen Anne's County. It can be reached from Church Lane near Main Street. Marker is in the St. Luke’s Cemetery at Main Street and Church Lane. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Church Hill MD 21623, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Luke’s Episcopal Parish (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Luke's Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Church Hill Theatre (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); We Resign! (about 700 feet away); War Along the Chesapeake (approx. 4.4 miles away); Dudley's Chapel (approx. 5.8 miles away); a different marker also named Dudley's Chapel (approx. 5.8 miles away); Sultana Education Foundation (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Church Hill.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Maryland's Eastern Shore (was approx. 4.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Wikipedia entry for Joshua Seney. “Seney was again called to political service when he was elected to the First United States Congress in 1789. He was re-elected for the 1791–1793 term but resigned from Congress on December 6, 1792 to take up his new duties as a judge of the state court for the district of Baltimore. He served as a justice until 1796. In 1798 Seney ran for Congress again as a Republican. He defeated the incumbent Federalist, William Hindman but died before taking office.” (Submitted on February 11, 2018.)

Additional commentary.

DAR markers at grave. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, October 19, 2007

2. DAR markers at grave.

Revolutionary Patriot Judge Joshua Seney 1756-1798 Revolutionary Soldier Colonel John Seney 1733-1794

1. Locate descendants of Joshua Seney
I'm interesed in identifying Joshua Seney's descendants. My mother is a Seney on her father's side. George Seney born Dec.27th 1899 or 1900 in Queen Anne county He was one of 6 boys born to Samuel and Fannie Kimbles. His name was George. Brothers were: Leconte(Lee), Samuel Jr., Walter, Milton and a 6th?

Some Seney's are burried in the cemetery in Church Hill. George was married to Frances Roseberry Ross also from Queen Anne county. On her mother's side, she was a Stevens.

As you can see, I don't know much about my family and would appreciate any information you are able to find.
Thank you.

Editor's Note: The Historical Marker database is not intended for genealogical research, so regrettably can't help much with your search. Hopefully this information will come to the attention of someone with better knowledge of the Seney history.

— Submitted August 22, 2009, by Emilia Di Santo of Princeton, New Jersey.

Joshua Seney, Member of the Continental Congress image. Click for full size.

via New York Public Library Collection

3. Joshua Seney, Member of the Continental Congress

Grave of Joshua Seney image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, October 19, 2007

4. Grave of Joshua Seney

John Seney is also interred here.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,747 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on February 11, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 4. submitted on October 23, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.