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Dean, William
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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an early Presbyterian minister, was educated at the Log College, N.J.; was taken on trial by the New Brunswick Presbytery, August 3, 1741; licensed October 12, 1742, and was sent to Neshaminy and the Forks of Delaware, a region inhabited by the Lenape, or Delawares, and other tribes. In 1745 he went with Byram of Mendham into Augusta County, Virginia, where a great awakening attended their labors, and continued until 1751. He was ordained, in 1755, pastor of the Forks of Brandywine, and received a call also from Timber Ridge and the Forks of James River, but it was not put into his hands. He died July 9, 1758. (W.P.S.)
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Dean, William'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/d/dean-william.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Dean, William'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/d/dean-william.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
