Winnabow in Brunswick County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

John LaPierre

Photographed by J. J. Prats, January 15, 2008

1. John LaPierre Marker

Inscription. Ordained 1707; came to America 1708. Served in many churches in area as missionary of Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, 1732–1755.

Erected 1968 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number D-73.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1707.

Location. 34° 2.376′ N, 77° 56.808′ W. Marker is in Winnabow, North Carolina, in Brunswick County. It is at the intersection of St. Philips Road and Plantation Road on St. Philips Road. It is next to the ruins of St. Philips Church across from the Brunswick Town Historic Site parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8884 St Philips Road SE, Winnabow NC 28479, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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 markers are within walking distance of this marker: Colonel Maurice Moore (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Anderson (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Phillips Church Interior (within shouting distance of this marker); Brunswick Town State Historic Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Brunswick Town

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Margaret McCorkall: A Brunswick Woman (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Home at Brunswick: Hepburn-Reonolds Site (about 600 feet away); The Big Guns Of Fort Anderson (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winnabow.

Regarding John LaPierre. “We also learn from the same sources that the parish of St. James [in Wilmington] was organized in the year 1730, and that in 1720 the Rev. John LaPierre, ‘a French Huguenot, who had been ordained by the bishop of London in 1708, and for many years had served a congregation of his own people in South Carolina, called St. Dennis’ parish,’ came into the Cape Fear region, and served St. James’s and St. Philip’s, Brunswick, until about the year 1735.” —Chronicles of the Cape Fear River 1660–1916 by James Sprunt LLD (an owner of nearby Orton Plantation).

John LaPierre Marker Next to St. Philips Church Ruins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, January 15, 2008

2. John LaPierre Marker Next to St. Philips Church Ruins

Photographed by Jim Dugan, September 23, 2009

3. John LaPierre Marker

Marker at Bryan-Fordham Cemetery, New Bern, North Carolina. John LaPierre has two memorials on findagrave.com.

Benjamin Fordham, John LaPierre, and Martha LaPierre Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jim Dugan, September 23, 2009

4. Benjamin Fordham, John LaPierre, and Martha LaPierre Marker

Marker erected by descendants of Fordham and LaPierre.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,380 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 22, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3, 4. submitted on June 14, 2011, by Jim Dugan of New Bern, North Carolina.