North Murderkill Hundred in Camden in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Camden Friends Meeting
Burial Place of John Hunn
Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010
1. Camden Friends Meeting Marker
Inscription.
Camden Friends Meeting. Burial Place of John Hunn. This house of worship, built in 1805, was first a Preparative Meeting under the care of Motherkiln (Murderkill) Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). In 1830, Camden Monthly Meeting was formed by uniting with Motherkiln and Duck Creek Monthly Meetings. It has since absorbed all other Quaker Meetings in Kent and Sussex Counties. Many members were active in the anti-slavery movement. Local Quakers such as the Hunn, Jenkins, and Cowgill families, were well known for their efforts in support of abolition. Some served as conductors on the Underground Railroad, providing safe houses and passing fugitive slaves northward. Of particular note was John Hunn, the Chief Engineer of the Underground Railroad in Delaware. A resident of the Middletown area during much of his life, Hunn was responsible for the operation of the network that transported thousands of escapees through Delaware to Wilmington, and thence to freedom. A man of great modesty, he declined to take credit for his heroic efforts. He was laid to rest in the adjoining burial ground following his death in 1894.
This house of worship, built in 1805, was first a Preparative Meeting under the care of Motherkiln (Murderkill) Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). In 1830, Camden Monthly Meeting was formed by uniting with Motherkiln and Duck Creek Monthly Meetings. It has since absorbed all other Quaker Meetings in Kent and Sussex Counties. Many members were active in the anti-slavery movement. Local Quakers such as the Hunn, Jenkins, and Cowgill families, were well known for their efforts in support of abolition. Some served as conductors on the Underground Railroad, providing safe houses and passing fugitive slaves northward. Of particular note was John Hunn, the Chief Engineer of the Underground Railroad in Delaware. A resident of the Middletown area during much of his life, Hunn was responsible for the operation of the network that transported thousands of escapees through Delaware to Wilmington, and thence to freedom. A man of great modesty, he declined to take credit for his heroic efforts. He was laid to rest in the adjoining burial ground following his death in 1894.
Erected 2002 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number KC-73.)
Location. 39° 6.876′ N, 75° 32.856′ W. Marker is in Camden, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in North Murderkill Hundred. It is on East Camden-Wyoming Ave.. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 122 East Camden-Wyoming Ave, Camden Wyoming DE 19934, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic and on the Delmarva Peninsula. 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 New Netherland, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,621 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 6, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
