Record #:

15191

Author(s):

Saunders, Keith

Abstract:

By 1704 a settlement near Edenton blossomed to 1,300 people, 900 of which were members of the Church of England but lacked a spiritual space and proper minister. The Church of England sent Charles Griffin to their community in lower Pasquotank County. While in Edenton, Griffin not only started a church but also is credited with the earliest school founded in 1705 at Symond's Creek.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 6 Issue 24, Nov 1938, p1, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Education