a minister of the Reformed (Dutch) and Presbyterian churches, was born in England in 1797. He was licensed to preach in his native country; and served in the same as pastor at Bradfird from 1816 to 1818, when he came to America. His ministry was extended through the northern and central portions of New York State, in the Presbyterian Church, from 1818 to 1833; at which time he joined the Reformed Church, and therein remained till 1848, when he died. He was a man of sincere piety and untiring zeal, and his ministrations were effective and successful. See Corwin, Manual of Ref. Church of America (3d ed.), p. 165.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More