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Blackwell, John Davenport, D.D a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. was born in Fanquier County, Virginia, June 17, 1822. He graduated from Dickinson College, and joined the Virginia Conference in 1846, in which he served as pastor or presiding elder until his death, June 26, 1887. He was a member of four General … Continue reading “Blackwell, John Davenport, D.D”

Blackwell, John an English Wesleyan minister, was born at Wadsley, near Sheffield, Nov. 21, 1812. He was converted in his seventeenth year, was called to the ministry in 1835, and went as a missionary to the West Indies in the following year, where he labored for eleven years. After that his ministry was exercised in … Continue reading “Blackwell, John”

Blackwell, Henry C a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in St. Genevieve, Mo., Dec. 21, 1824. In 1845 he engaged as compositor for the Illinois State Register, and in 1846 for like work for the Illinois Gazette, at Beardstown, where he was converted. In 1851 he entered M’Kendree College for better ministerial preparation, and the … Continue reading “Blackwell, Henry C”

Blackwell, Ezekiel a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Madison County, Ky., Sept. 12, 1807. He emigrated to Illinois in 1829, experienced conversion in 1830, received license to preach in 1841, and in the same year entered the Illinois Conference, in which he labored diligently until he died, July 16, 1849. Mr. Blackwell was an … Continue reading “Blackwell, Ezekiel”

Blackwell, George (c.1545 -1613 ) Archpriest , born Middlesex, England ; died London. Ordained at Douai, 1575 , he served in England for nearly 20 years. When Cardinal Allen died , 1594 , he was named archpriest by Clement VIII, 1597 -1598 . On the promulgation of the Oath of Allegiance of James I, 1606 … Continue reading “Blackwell, George”

Blackwell, Demarcus Cicero a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. No dates or places concerning his life are accessible other than his death, Dec. 7, 1871, and that he was a member of the Missouri Conference, a member of the Church South nearly twenty-two years, and an acceptable and successful minister twenty-one years. See … Continue reading “Blackwell, Demarcus Cicero”

Blackwell, David a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Madison County, Ky., in April, 1805. He removed in 1829 to Illinois, where he was converted in the following year; received license to preach in 1833, began to preach in 1834, and at the close of the same year entered the Illinois Conference. In 1845, owing … Continue reading “Blackwell, David”

Blackwall, Anthony an industrious author, was born in Derbyshire, 1674, educated at Cambridge, and was appointed minister of All-Saints, Derby, about 1698. In 1722 he was made master of the Grammar school of Market-Bosworth, which he left to take the parish of Clapham, in Surrey; but in 1729 he returned to Market-Bosworth, where he died … Continue reading “Blackwall, Anthony (2)”

Blackstone, William a clergyman of the Church of England, the date of whose birth is unknown, figures in the first list of the freemen of Massachusetts in 1630. Subsequently he sold the land upon which the city of Boston is built. He was one of the two or three earliest Episcopal clergymen residing in New … Continue reading “Blackstone, William”

Blackstock, Moses a Methodist Episcopal minister was born in Ireland, March 1, 1793. He experienced conversion at the age of eighteen, while attending college in Dublin; received license to preach in the following year, and returned to college to prepare for the ministry; and in 1818 left Ireland, with a colony of emigrants, as missionary … Continue reading “Blackstock, Moses”