Colonial settlement followed the rivers inland, and deep-water harbors became commercial and social centers. Maryland was founded in 1634, and Chaptico was officially established by 1683. In 1689, Chaptico resident John Coode organized a rebellion against Lord Baltimore's government in St. Mary's City. Afterward, the Anglican Church of England became Maryland's official church, and the capital moved to Annapolis. During the War of 1812, 125 years later, the British feigned an advance up the Potomac River to disguise their advance on Washington, D.C. As they sailed upriver, sailors came ashore to plunder plantations and destroy property, terrorizing local citizens. On July 30, 1814, British forces landed at Chaptico's wharf and marched to Christ Church. American and British accounts sharply differed: an American report accused the British of tearing houses apart, filling in a well, damaging the church, disturbing graves and a vault, and exposing a dead woman's remains, while British officers reported taking Chaptico quietly, shipping off tobacco, requiring livestock and provisions, and preserving houses while purchasing supplies. Christ Church, organized as King and Queen Episcopal Parish in 1692 and built in 1736, is a Georgian-style church inspired by the work of Sir Christopher Wren, with symmetrical arched windows, elaborate cornice detailing, and Flemish bond brickwork typical of early St. Mary's County buildings. Maryland's provincial government built it with taxes collected from all citizens, whether Anglican or not.