Strawberry Chapel (Episcopal) was constructed c1725 on land given in the will
of James CHILD. James CHILD (grandfather of Catherine CHICKEN) was founder of
the settlement of Childbury which existed in the first half of the 18th
century but was abandoned by 1815. Strawberry Ferry, established by the SC
Asembly in 1705, was located nearby.

Strawberry Chapel was built as a "chapel of ease" for the Biggin Church (St.
John's Parish). Today, the chapel is all that is left of Childbury.  Some
prominent SC names found in the graveyard are BALL and HARLESTON. The grounds
and cemetary are open to the public; the chapel is not. Strawberry Chapel is
located on Hwy. 44, about five miles from Cordesville, SC (which is southeast
of Moncks Corner, in Berkeley County). 

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