Near Williamsburg in James City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Robert Hunt
1606 - 1907
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 14, 2008
1. Robert Hunt Marker
Inscription.
Robert Hunt. To the glory of God and in memory of the Reverend Robert Hunt, Presbyter. appointed by the Church of England, minister of the colony which established the English Church and English civilization at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607, his people, members of the colony, left this testimony concerning him. He was an honest religious and courageous divine. He preferred the service of God in so good a voyage to every thought of ease at home. He endured every privation, yet none ever heard him repine. During his life, our factions were oft healed and our greatest extremities so comforted that they seemed easy in comparison with what we endured. After his memorable death, we all received from him the Holy Communication together as a pledge of reconciliation for we all loved him for his exceeding goodness. He planted the first Protestant Church in America and laid down his life in the foundation of Virginia., Upper Rear Marker: , This shrine is erected by the “Colonial Dames of America in the State of Virginia” to commemorate the earliest celebration of the Holy Communion in the first permanent English settlement in America.
June 11, 1607. The tablet is an offering made by the Dioceses of Virginia, Southern Virginia and West Virginia
A. D. 1907. Committed to the perpetual care of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities under the Ecclesiastical charge of the Bishop of Southern Virginia
June 15, 1922., Lower Rear Marker: , The Brotherhood of St. Andrew , of the Protestant Episcopal Church , has conducted annual pilgrimages , to this shrine for Corporate Communion , since it’s dedication.
To the glory of God and in memory of the Reverend Robert Hunt, Presbyter. appointed by the Church of England, minister of the colony which established the English Church and English civilization at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607, his people, members of the colony, left this testimony concerning him. He was an honest religious and courageous divine. He preferred the service of God in so good a voyage to every thought of ease at home. He endured every privation, yet none ever heard him repine. During his life, our factions were oft healed and our greatest extremities so comforted that they seemed easy in comparison with what we endured. After his memorable death, we all received from him the Holy Communication together as a pledge of reconciliation for we all loved him for his exceeding goodness. He planted the first Protestant Church in America and laid down his life in the foundation of Virginia.
Upper Rear Marker: This shrine is erected by the “Colonial Dames of America in the State of Virginia” to commemorate the earliest celebration of the Holy Communion in the first permanent English settlement in America.
June 11, 1607
The tablet is an offering made by the Dioceses of Virginia, Southern Virginia and West Virginia
A. D. 1907
Committed to the perpetual care of the Association
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for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities under the Ecclesiastical charge of the Bishop of Southern Virginia
June 15, 1922.
Lower Rear Marker: The Brotherhood of St. Andrew of the Protestant Episcopal Church has conducted annual pilgrimages to this shrine for Corporate Communion since it’s dedication
Erected 1907 by Colonial Dames of America in the State of Virginia.
Location. 37° 12.563′ N, 76° 46.767′ W. Marker is near Williamsburg, Virginia, in James City County. Marker can be reached from Colonial Parkway, on the right when traveling west. Marker is in the "Old Towne" section of the Historic Jamestown unit of Colonial National Historic Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Williamsburg VA 23185, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Hunt Shrine (here, next to this marker); Well (within shouting distance of this marker); Burial (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Earthworks (within shouting distance of this marker); James Fort Site 1607 – 1624
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,420 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 14, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
