Brogden, William a missionary of the Church of England, was the son of a gentleman of the same name who lived in Calvert County, Maryland, on the Patuxent River, a merchant and large shipper of tobacco. The date of the son's birth is unknown but he was ordained August 6, 1735, as deacon, by the bishop of London. Soon after, he returned to America, and became incumbent of All- Hallows' Parish, in Arundel County, Maryland. In 1742 he purchased a farm of twelve hundred acres, near Annapolis, which he occupied while. rector of the parish. In 1751 he became rector of Queen Ann's Parish, Prince George's County, where he remained until his death, in 1770. His talents were of a high orders Several times he was a member of the Diocesan Convention. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, 5:85.
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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