Newman, Samuel a minister of colonial days in this country, was born at Banbury, England, in 1602, and was educated at Oxford University, where he graduated in 1620, and immediately took holy orders in the state establishment. In 1636 he emigrated to America, and, after staying a short time at Dorchester, now Boston, Mass., was chosen minister of the Church at Weymouth. In 1644 he removed to Rehoboth, and there preached until his death, which occurred July 5,1663. Newman compiled a concordance of the Scriptures which passed through several editions, under the title of the Canbridge Concordance (5th ed. Lond. 1720, fol.).
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
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