The first Armenian Church in Madras was built in 1712 but it fell into disuse due to British objection.

The war in this region between the French and British in the 1780s had an impact on the Armenian colony of Madras.

One section settled in Nigapatam and Seringapatam, while the other settled in Masulipatam, and the third remained in Madras.

However, only a few families remained in this place by the mid-19th century.

According to 19 preserved tombstones bearing inscriptions in the Armenian language, which were found in what is now known as
Armenian Cemetery, in Hyderabad by Mesrovb Jacob Seth (the author of the book Armenians in India), it can be assumed that there was an
Armenian colony here during the 17th-18th centuries. And the community was considerably large as among the tombstones there are two
of Armenian priests.