The Prince William Baptist Church is located in Prince William, New Brunswick. There was no cemetery at the Prince William Baptist Church but the nearly Burden Baptist Church had a large active cemetery that served as a community cemetery. There was also an earlier abandoned cemetery behind the active Burden Cemetery. During the dam construction the Prince William Church was moved back above the raised water line and slightly downstream along the newly relocated Trans Canada highway. When the Burden Church was demolished by burning it in 1966, both cemeteries were relocated beside the Prince William Church in its new location.
The Baptist Church was first organized in Queensbury and Prince William, across the St. John River from each other, in 1800 by Edward Manning who was a convert of Henry Alline. The initial meeting in 1800 was held in the home of Stephen Young, who lived on lots 37-40 in Prince William along the St. John River. Kings Landing is now located on part of those lots.
The Charter Members were: John Barker, John Manzer, William West, Solomon Parent, Abraham Sloat, Henry Kitchen, Sam Moors, Isaac Joslin, Charles Johnston, Moses Young, Joel Young, Stephen Young, Nathan Bloodworth, Simon Merrel, Anthony Manuel, Alexander Ross, Thomas Condon, William Brown, Albean Cole, Isaac Fletcher, Amasa Coy, George Shelds, John and Elizabeth Bloodworth, Abigale Day, Mary Kelly, Elizabeth Holmes, Jerusha Young, Mary Young, Kath Young, Mary West, Nancy Manuel, Ruth Condon, Ruth Wheeler, Mary Saunders, Abigale Brown, Seherah Emerson, Hannah Moore, Margarate Ables, Sarah Johnston, Mary Courser, Elizabeth Manzer, Fanny Clayton, Jane Woolsey, Elizabeth Thornton, and Ann Wheeler.
Susbsequent meetings were held in different houses. A Meeting House for worship was first mentioned on September 4, 1819.
Some history of the Prince William Baptist Church is also provided in the article From The Scrapbook: Settlers of “The River” (Prince William) & Daniel Parent, by Rev. Bill Randall.
Sources: Communication with Don Moore and “Synopsis of the History of the United Baptist Church at Prince William (1800-1975) by Mrs. Moore, 1978 on occasion of the 175th Anniversary of the Church in Prince William.