Port Royal in King George County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Belle Grove Graves Monument

This monument, until 1983 located on the Belle Grove Lawn Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008

1. This monument, until 1983 located on the Belle Grove Lawn Marker

Inscription. This monument, until 1983 located on the Belle Grove Lawn 200 yards to the west, identified the unmarked graves of John Hipkins, died 1804; his wife Elisabeth Pratt 1754-1829; their only child Fanny Bernard 1774-1801; and her youngest children; Eliza 1794-1803 and William Bernard, Jr. 1796-1822; also five infant children of Jane Gay and John H. Bernard of Gay Mont, who erected the monument in 1849.

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1804.

Location. 38° 10.77′ N, 77° 11.168′ W. Marker is in Port Royal, Virginia, in King George County. It can be reached from US 301 James Madison Parkway. Monument is in Emmanuel Episcopal Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Royal VA 22535, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

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

North America,

the Western

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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: Emmanuel Church (within shouting distance of this marker); James Madison's Birthplace (within shouting distance of this marker); King George County / Caroline County (within shouting distance of this marker); Belle Grove Plantation (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); A River Surrounded by Its People (about 400 feet away); Belle Grove (about 400 feet away); Port Royal Harbor (approx. half a mile away); Port Royal (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Royal.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Birthplace of Madison (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Belle Grove Plantation Website. The plantation's owners offer special events, bed and breakfast

Full view of monument. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008

2. Full view of monument.

stays, rentals, and tours. (Submitted on November 1, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia.)

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008

3. Belle Grove

Lane leading to Belle Grove when it was still closed to the public. Now it is open on a semi-regular calendar maintained on the plantation website.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, October 31, 2026

4. Belle Grove

The house has changed hands since the marker's relocation and is now operated as a bed and breakfast and event venue.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,219 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 23, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 4. submitted on November 1, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia.