Temperanceville in Accomack County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Francis Makemie Monument

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 20, 2008

1. Francis Makemie Monument Marker

Inscription. Erected in Gratitude to God And in grateful, remembrance of his servant and minister Francis Makemie, who was born in Ramelton, County Donegal, Ireland, A.D. 1658(?) was educated at Glasgow University, Scotland, and came as an ordained Evangelist to the American Colonies A.D. 1683 at the request of Col. William Stevens of Rehoboth, Maryland. A devoted and able preacher of our Lord’s Gospel, he labored faithfully and freely for twenty-five years in Maryland, Virginia, the Barbados and elsewhere. A Christian gentleman, an enterprising man of affairs, a public spirited citizen, a distinguished advocate of Religious Liberty, for which he suffered under the Governor of New York, he is especially remembered as THE CHIEF FOUNDER OF ORGANIZED PRESBYTERY IN AMERICA, A.D. 1706, AND AS THE FIRST MODERATOR OF THE GENERAL PRESBYTERY. He died at his home, whose site is nearby in Accomack County, Virginia, in the summer of A.D. 1708, and was buried in his family cemetery, located on this spot, now recovered from a long desecration and dedicated with this monument to his memory A.D. 1908 by the American “Presbyterian Historical Society,”

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seated at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1683.

Location. 37° 55.963′ N, 75° 38.102′ W. Marker is in Temperanceville, Virginia, in Accomack County. It can be reached from Saxis Road near VA 699. Statue is in Makemie Monument Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Temperanceville VA 23442, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is on the Eastern Shore.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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

Francis Makemie Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 20, 2008

2. Francis Makemie Monument

are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: This Memorial Pyramid (a few steps from this marker); Anne Makemie Holden (within shouting distance of this marker); Makemie Monument Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Severn J. Crockett General Store (approx. 4.8 miles away); While Visiting (approx. 5.1 miles away); Saxis Island Culture (approx. 5.1 miles away); Founder of Presbyterianism (approx. 5.4 miles away); Mark O. Pilchard (approx. 7.1 miles away in Maryland). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Temperanceville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Maryland's Eastern Shore (was approx. 7 miles away in Maryland but has been permanently removed).

Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,683 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 20, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.