Near Hertford in Perquimans County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Ann Marwood Durant

d. 1695

Photographed by James Thomson

1. Ann Marwood Durant Marker

Inscription. First woman known to have acted as attorney in an N.C. court, 1673. Appeared before Council in Perquimans Precinct.

Erected 1991 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number A-75.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • Women. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1673.

Location. 36° 12.233′ N, 76° 26.867′ W. Marker is near Hertford, North Carolina, in Perquimans County. It is at the intersection of Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) and New Hope Road, on the right when traveling north on Ocean Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: New Hope Road, Hertford NC 27944, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

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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: George Durant (here, next to this marker); Quaker Activity (approx. 0.8 miles away); Old Neck Friends Meeting (approx. 1.1 miles away); Edmundson-Fox Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Our Soldiers (approx. 1.4 miles away); Honoring Kilcocanen and the Yeopim Indians (approx. 1.4 miles away); Betsy's Ride (approx. 1.4 miles away); Perquimans County Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hertford.

George Durant and Ann Marwood Durant Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Thomson, January 29, 2011

2. George Durant and Ann Marwood Durant Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2011, by James Thomson of Chesapeake, United States. This page has been viewed 1,283 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 29, 2011, by James Thomson of Chesapeake, United States. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.