Cavin, Samuel a Presbyterian minister, was a native of Ireland. He was sent by Donegal Presbytery, Nov. 16, 1737, to Conecocheague, Md., and came to Canogogig in 1739. After laboring some time in the Highlands of New York, he was called, May 26,1743, to Goodwill Ga. The remainder of his life was spent in itinerating in Virginia and filling vacancies. He died Nov. 9, 1750. See Webster, Hist. of the Presb. Church in America, 1857.
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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