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 Augusta Hill Baptists, Historical Marker, Frankford, NJ Posted by:  79scouts
N 41° 07.346 W 074° 44.030
18T E 522343 N 4552382
Historical Marker in Sussex County, NJ on Augusta Hill Road, Frankford, NJ.
Waymark Code: WMBJV7
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2011
Views: 2
The marker is placed at a cemetery for the Morris family, neighbors and slaves and it describes the mobility of the a group of families that left the Congregationalist Church in Mansfield, CT.
Marker Name: Augusta Hill Baptists
Marker Type: Local? Unofficial
Marker text:
In 1750, several families left the Congregational Church of Mansfield, CT relocating to New Jersey with William Marsh, their spiritual leader. Building a log meeting house here, they associated with the Baptist faith in 1750. As the church prospered, members were released to establish congregations in Wantage, Hamburg and Newton. In 1830, the congregation relocated to Lafayette, citing a better location for river baptisms. The cemetery was used for three generations of the Morris family, neighbors and slaves. Moses Morris (1743-1827), buried here, enlisted at 16 in the Frontier Guard during the French and Indian War, and during the Revolution harassed residents loyal to Britain.
Dedication Date: 01/01/2004
City: Frankford
County: Sussex
Group responsible for placement: Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and Sussex County Historic Marker Committee
Web Link: [Web Link]
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