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Old Mispillion Baptist Church Cemetery

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History of Delaware: 1609-1888: Local History -Kent County, Page 1185
In 1791 eighteen families comprised the congregation. Meetings were held in the house of Cornelius Dewees until the meeting-house was completed, in 1797. The church was incorporated in 1796, with Peter King, Vincent Beswick and Cornelius Dewees as trustees. On August 15th of that year David Dewees granted to the trustees one hundred and sixteen square perches of land, on the road from Dover [to Milford. The erection of a church was immediately begun and the building was completed the following year.
Regular services were held in this church till about twenty years ago, when they were discontinued. The old building still stands, surrounded by the graves of its dead, at the edge of a forest,

History of Delaware: 1609-1888: Local History -Kent County, Page 1185
In 1791 eighteen families comprised the congregation. Meetings were held in the house of Cornelius Dewees until the meeting-house was completed, in 1797. The church was incorporated in 1796, with Peter King, Vincent Beswick and Cornelius Dewees as trustees. On August 15th of that year David Dewees granted to the trustees one hundred and sixteen square perches of land, on the road from Dover [to Milford. The erection of a church was immediately begun and the building was completed the following year.
Regular services were held in this church till about twenty years ago, when they were discontinued. The old building still stands, surrounded by the graves of its dead, at the edge of a forest,

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  • Added: 24 Apr 2016
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2610787