Thanks Rev. Boyd for your kind and informative reply. Some of my Boyd's were in Franklin Co. KY before going to Floyd Co. KY for a while and I believe my William "Billy" Boyd married to Nancy Read was a ruling elder from 1800-1830 in a Presbyterian church called Upper Benson Church. Elders and church members are even listed. More information about this and the Lower Benson Church can be found at this link.......... http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kyfrankl/upbenson.htm. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christian D. Boyd" <selbertboyd@gmail.com> To: <boyd@rootsweb.com>; "'Boyd List'" <Boyd-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 3:53 PM Subject: Re: [BOYD] John Boyd - Old Scotch Church - Freehold, NJ > The Old Scotch Church mentioned still exists as First Presbyterian Church > (USA) in Freehold, NJ (http://www.fpcfreehold.org/OurHistory.html) > > " About 1692, a crude log and timber buildings was erected on Free Hill, > three miles north of Freehold in the area known as Wickatunk. Fourteen > years > later this house of worship was the scene of the very beginnings of > organized Presbyterianism in the New World. In December of 1706 this > church > building known as "Old Scots-Freehold Church" was the scene of the first > recorded Presbyterian meeting. By the actions taken at that meeting "Old > Scots-Freehold Church" became the first Presbyterian Church in the > colonies > of East and West Jersey and at this same meeting John Boyd was examined, > ordained and installed as pastor of "Old Scots Church". This was the first > ordination of a Presbyterian Minister in America." > > See also: > http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F50810FE3B5911738DDDAC0894 > DE405B8585F0D3 > > John's Biographical data is on record at the Presbyterian Historical > Society > in Philadelphia (http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/bvfi.cfm) > > He is buried in the cemetery of the Old Tennent Church in NJ > (http://www.oldtennentchurch.org/html/telling_old_tennent_s_story.html) > > John was also ordained by a commission of pastors, including Francis > Makemie: > > "In 1707 there came to the city of New York, Francis Makemie, known as the > apostle of American Presbyterianism. He was a native of the North of > Ireland, and had with great difficulty managed to get to Glasgow to attend > the University, because Presbyterians were not admitted to the irish > colleges. After his graduation he returned and was ordained by the > Presbytery of Laggan about 1681. Shortly thereafter he came to the New > World > and did pioneer work in Maryland and Virginia, and was one of the seven > ministers who formed "The Presbytery" in 1706, the first formal > organization > of the Presbyterian Church in America. > > Early in 1707 he was commissioned to proceed to Boston, and also to join > in > the ordination at Freehold, N.J. of John Boyd, the first Presbyterian > minister to be ordained in this country. On his way from there to Boston > he > and his associate John Hampton stopped in New York and were urged by the > little group of Presbyterians to preach to them and lead them in worship. > Lord Cornbury refused to allow Makemie to preach in the Dutch Church, > claiming that he was not properly licensed, and so a meeting for public > worship was held in the house of William Jackson, at the lower end of > Pearl > Street. This was a gathering of ten or fifteen people only. A sermon was > preached and a little child baptized. > > The following day he was arrested at the order of the Governor and thrown > into jail, where he languished for two months before being released on > bail. > He was charged not only with not having a license from the Governor, but > "with intent to spread pernicious doctrines and principles to the great > disturbance of the church by law established and of the government of the > province." The trial was long drawn out, Mackemie quoting the laws of > England, Lord Cornbury insisting on his supreme authority. When the jury > received the case he was acquitted, but made to pay all the costs, > including > the fee of the prosecutor, an equivalent of several hundred dollars. The > next legislature, however, made it impossible for any such thing to happen > again. > > It is interesting to read Lord Cornbury's description of Makemie in a > letter > to the Board of Trade in London, written just after this incident: "I > entreat your Lordship's protection against this malicious man who is well > known in Virginia and Maryland to be a disturber of the peace and quiet of > all places he comes into; he is a jack of all trades, he is a preacher, a > Doctor of Physick, a merchant, an attorney or counsellor at law, and what > is > worst of all, a disturber of governments." > > This whole matter served but to rally the group of Presbyterians and their > friends and informal meetings continued. Some "Dissenting Minister," whose > name is unknown to us was asked to be their leader in 1709, but no further > record of him appears. The hopes of this faithful group were realized in > 1716 when there was organized what became the First Presbyterian Church in > the City of New York, but commonly known for many years as the Church in > Wall Street. > > The story of this enterprise is written in the Minutes of the Church of > Scotland and the names of the prime movers are recorded." > (http://thehistorybox.com/ny_city/nycity_worship_presbytery_beginnings_artic > le00535.htm) > > For more records, check First Presbyterian and the Presbyterian Historical > Society... they will have the wealth of information. > > > The Rev. Christian D. Boyd, D.Min. > Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy, PC(U.S.A.) > New Church Development Pastor & > Leadership in Ministry Team Moderator > Mob: 618.292.8583 > Email: cdboyd@celtichound.org > Social Network: facebook.com/christian.d.boyd > www.linkedin.com/in/christiandominicboyd > > cor meum tibi offero domine prompte et sincere > > -----Original Message----- > From: boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf > Of Kim Boyd > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 8:50 PM > To: Boyd List > Subject: [BOYD] John Boyd - Old Scotch Church - Freehold, NJ > > Does anyone know about this John Boyd in the paragraph below?...... > > "Walter Ker, along with John Craig, and John Henderson in 1692 along with > other Covenanters > built the The Old Scotch Church of Freehold, NJ. and worshipped according > to the tennents > > of Calvin without a minister until The ordination of John Boyd and > installation on the last > > Sunday of 1706. The history of the Presbyterian Church in the new world > begins at the Old > > Scotch Church of Freehold NJ and John Boyd. Made possible by the labors > of > a stubborn godly > > old covenanter named Walter Ker." > > Thanks, > > Kim Boyd > > ______________________________________ > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of > the Clan 2012 will be held in Woodland,CA, USA in conjunction with the > Sacramento Caledonian Club's 136th annual Sacramento Valley Scottish Games > & > Festival in April 2012 (unofficial date April 28th and 29th -- to be > confirmed by the venue). 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