Pohick Church - American Revolutionary War Patriots and War of 1812 Veterans Memorial

Location:

Pohick Church

9301 Richmond Hwy
Lorton, VA 22079

GPS Coordinates: Pohick Church - Google Maps

Honors:

Pohick Church, established in 1732, is known as The Home Church of George Washington and George Mason. Multiple chapters of the Virginia Sons of the American Revolution (Virginia SAR) conduct honors of solemn occasions. 

SAR compatriots will develop a biography for each individual in the SAR Patriot Research System (PRS) and commemorates with SAR grave markers. Additional markers from the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) may also located at many of the gravestones. 

Plan your visit:

Located on the grounds of the Pohick Church burial grounds.  Parking lot is available.  Touring Pohick Church:

• Daily at 9:00 am – 4:30 pm: Free admission, self-guided tours
• First Saturday of the month at 1:00 pm: Docents are available for groups after Sunday services, or by appointment through the Church Office, 703-339-6572.

Acknowledgement: 

The Virginia SAR administers the Revolutionary War Graves and Cemeteries Fund of the Code of Virginia (§10.1-2211.1) and has registered these Patriots to support funding and maintaining the cemetery annually. 

Inscription of Brass Memorial Plaque: 

THIS MARKER HONORS THE SERVICE OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOTS AND WAR OF 1812 VETERANS BURIED OR MEMORIALIZED ON THE GROUNDS OF HISTORIC POHICK CHURCH

REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOTS

Patriot Charles Alexander, Sr	Patriot Lee Massey
Patriot Susanna Pearson Alexander	Lieutenant Danield McCarty
Surgeon William Brown	Colonel Peter Wagener (Wegener)
Patriot George Chapman	Colonel John A Washington
Patriot William Fitzhugh	Colonel George West
Patriot Elizabeth Hunter	Patriot Colonel John West, IV
Private Nathaniel C Hunter	Patriot Sybil Harrison West

WAR OF 1812 VETERANS

Private Richard B Alexander	Major John C Hunter
Private George Chapman, Jr	Private William Nevitt
Private William H Fitzhugh	Private John E Robertson
Adjutant Alexander Hunter	Private William T Swann
Major George W Hunter

DEDICATED July 29, 2017 BY THE VIRGINIA SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND THE SOCIETY OF THE WAR OF 1812 IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA