The Episcopal congregation, which was organized in 1791 on one of two acres on Millfield Road near Ivor donated by the Rev. Thomas Burges and his wife, Sally. [see Meade]
It was situated at the head of Lightwood Swamp. The colonial version of Millfield Church was a brick building, according to tradition, situated in the woods across the road from the present church.
Following the Revolutionary War, it was taken over by Baptists, probably about 1836, and in 1854 it was still standing. It was then replaced by a frame church on the opposite side of the road, which was in turn replaced by the present Millfield Baptist Church in 1902.
Millfield Baptist was organized on Aug. 20, 1836, when 13 members of Black Creek Baptist Church acquired the abandoned Millfield Episcopal Church, a log cabin, which sat on the same site it does today.
It was then replaced by a frame church on the opposite side of the road, which was in turn replaced by the present Millfield Baptist Church in 1902.
Millfield Academy, known for having former U.S. President William Henry Harrison as one of its students, was built one one of the original two acres donated by Rev. Thomas Burges and his wife, Sally.[6][7][8][9]
The current address for Millfield Baptist Church is [10]
31389 Millfield Rd Wakefield, VA 23888 at Latitude: 36.8793171 Longitude: -76.967461[1] This was the favorite means of raising money for internal improvements.
[2]Hening, Statutes at Large% XIII, 173.
[3]Millfield Baptist celebrates milestone: Millfield Baptist Church recently marked its 175th anniversary with a homecoming service attended by nearly 200 people.
[4]The Beginnings of Public Education in Virginia, 1776-1860, Study of Secondary Schools in Relation to the State Literary Fund – Alfred James Morrison
[5]Martin, Gazetteer of Virginia, p. 279.
[6]William Henry Harrison : The Young Scholar, Pt. II
[7]THE HISTORY OF LOWER TIDEWATER VIRGINIA
[8]Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia
[9]William Henry Harrison From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia