6450 LINWAY TERR., MCLEAN
This cemetery lot is a circle 90' in diameter (Db 2708:104/.146
ac.) having at it's center a monument honoring
WILLIAM WATTERS, the first American born Methodist
minister. An 8' x 8' iron fence surrounds the
obelisk. There are no other inscribed markers,
but there is one marble gravestone base, numerous
fieldstones, and many depressions indicating
the presence of 30+ burials. The site was acquired
by the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist
Church in 1965., but received little maintenance.
In 1996 the Church chartered the William Watters
Foundation to oversee the property. The Foundation
has acquired a right-of-way and is embarked
on a project to cleanup and maintain the property.
Date of Survey: 4/20/1994
REV. WILLIAM WATTERS
Born: OCT 16, 1751
Died: MAR 29, 1827
Husband of: SARAH ADAMS WATTERS
Inscriptions: North side: "The First Itinerant
Methodist Preacher in America." West side: "He
was a pioneer, leading the way for the vast army
of American Methodist Itinerants having the everlasting
gospel to preach." East side: "Fervent in spirit,
prudent in counsel, abundant in labors. Skillful
in winning souls, he was a workman that needed
not to be ashamed."
SARAH ADAMS WATTERS
Born:
Died:
Wife of: REV. WILLIAM WATTERS
Inscriptions: South side: "ALSO HIS WIFE.....Erected
by the Virginia Conference of The Methodist Episcopal
Church."
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