Potts Family Cemetery
Coventryville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
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This "family graveyard" is located on the grounds of Coventry Hall in South Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
History of Coventryville United Methodist Church
(Adapted from the 1999 Anniversary Committee)
Historians credit Mrs. Rebecca Grace with the founding of Methodism in Coventry, after she read John Wesley's sermon "Falling from Grace". She was part owner of Coventry Forge and Warwick Furnace.
A frequent visitor to Coventry Hall was Benjamin Franklin, a friend of the Grace family. His Franklin stoves were cast at Warwick Furnace. General George Washington visited after the Battle of Brandywine. Munitions were forged here for the Continental Army.
Colonel Caleb North, a Revolutionary War officer under General Anthony Wayne, a relative of Mrs. Grace, resided at Coventry Hall after the war. He was an important worker in the growth of the Society following Mrs. Grace's death in 1800. Both pioneer Methodists are buried in the family graveyard known as Potts Cemetery on the grounds of Coventry Hall.
This "family graveyard" is located on the grounds of Coventry Hall in South Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
History of Coventryville United Methodist Church
(Adapted from the 1999 Anniversary Committee)
Historians credit Mrs. Rebecca Grace with the founding of Methodism in Coventry, after she read John Wesley's sermon "Falling from Grace". She was part owner of Coventry Forge and Warwick Furnace.
A frequent visitor to Coventry Hall was Benjamin Franklin, a friend of the Grace family. His Franklin stoves were cast at Warwick Furnace. General George Washington visited after the Battle of Brandywine. Munitions were forged here for the Continental Army.
Colonel Caleb North, a Revolutionary War officer under General Anthony Wayne, a relative of Mrs. Grace, resided at Coventry Hall after the war. He was an important worker in the growth of the Society following Mrs. Grace's death in 1800. Both pioneer Methodists are buried in the family graveyard known as Potts Cemetery on the grounds of Coventry Hall.
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- Added: 21 Aug 2011
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2415161
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