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mother being a free woman, her mother having the luck to fall into the hands of Quakers by the name of Jackson, near Amityville, L. I. His father gave him a good common school education. He was converted in New York, in 1835, going soon after to his native place. As there was no A. M. E. Church there, he did not attach himself to any church until 1846. In that year he attended the church under Rev. W. Moore. He was licensed to exhort by Rev. E. C. Africanus in 1847. He was made steward, trustee and class leader and for three years he and his wife walked three miles to afternoon church and back to tea and return, carrying the child, winter and summer. He was licensed to preach by T. W. Jackson, in 1854, and was ordained Deacon in 1855 by Rev. A. W. Wayman. He was chosen delegate to the General Conference three times, in 1856 to Cincinnati; 1864 to Philadelphia; 1868 to Washington, D. C. In 1866 he joined the Itineracy and was sent to Huntondon Circuit, then comprising Setauket and Amityville, at which time he organized the Bay Shore Church, built an addition to the church at Huntondon, and repaired the church at Amityville. Here he remained two years. His next appointment was a Binghampton, N. Y., and Oswego. That year he organized the congregation at Norwich, N. Y., and left thirty-five members, bought land and made arrangements to build. His next appointment was at Freehold, N. Y., by Bishop J. P. Campbell. Here he remained two years; he removed the church to Freehold, it being situated between Freehold and Englishtown. The people having a mind to work, he often raised from one hundred to one hundred and twenty-five dollars a quarter, besides his salary and other incidental expenses. His next appointment was at Salem, N. J.
Was born in Newbern, N. C., in 1837. His father was a slave, his mother free. Both were members of the Methodist Church. He experienced the religion of the Lord Jesus Christ, at an early age; but was not satisfied with his conversion until after he was twenty-eight years of age. He then joined the A. M. E. Church.
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