Mascot in King and Queen County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Lower King and Queen Baptist Church

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010

1. Lower King and Queen Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Elders Robert Ware and John Waller, who founded Lower King and Queen (Wares) Baptist Church on 17 Oct. 1772, were imprisoned in 1771 and 1774 for preaching without the licenses required of ministers dissenting from the Church of England. Ware, William Todd, and Isaac Diggs served as pastors here for more than 100 years collectively. As the congregation grew, members formed four other churches: Poroporone (1807), Mattaponi (1828), Olivet (1842), and Second Mount olive (1868). The church here burned on 2 Feb. 1919. The current church building, a simple frame Victorian-style church, was completed in May 1920.

Erected 2007 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number OB-13.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1920.

Location. 37° 40.823′ N, 76° 45.157′ W. Marker is in Mascot, Virginia, in King and Queen County. It is on Timber Branch Road (Virginia Route 610) 0.1 miles east of Mt Olive Road ( Route 602), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mascot VA 23108, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

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 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

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markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pamunkey Indians Attacked by Nathaniel Bacon (approx. 4½ miles away); Colonial Church (approx. 5.4 miles away); Middlesex County / Essex County (approx. 5½ miles away); Hewick (approx. 6½ miles away); Laneville (approx. 6.7 miles away); James Horace Carter Lynched (approx. 6.9 miles away); King and Queen County Confederate Monument (approx. 6.9 miles away); World Wars I and II Memorial (approx. 6.9 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Glebe Landing Church (was approx. 4.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Timber Branch Rd image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010

2. Timber Branch Rd

Lower King and Queen Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010

3. Lower King and Queen Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,641 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 5, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.