Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church was established in 1704. The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts sent, in 1705, Rev. George Ross as its first minister. Pew holders in 1728 were: Richard Halliwell, Joseph Wood, John Strand, Samuel Kirk, Thomas Dakeyne (Dekyne), John Land, Peter Jaquett, Cornelius Kettle, Richard Grafton, William Read, Samuel Lowman, Yeates & Custis, Zophar Eaton, John Wallace, Thomas Gassel, Richard Reynolds, Peter Hance, James Sykes and John Cann.