| Notes |
- Denton was a crucial element in the early development of religious plur alism in colonial America and in American Presbyterianism, specifically .
Richard Denton was born in Warley, West Yorkshire, England to Henry Den ton and Maria Duerden. He was baptized April 19, 1601 at the parish chu rch in nearby Halifax.
Denton matriculated from St. Catherine's College, Cambridge. He was ord ained a Deacon in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire on March 9, 1623 and a P riest on June 8, 1623. He first became pastor in Turton, Lancashire and l ater Curate of Coley Chapel in Halifax, West Yorkshire.
It is not known exactly when or why Denton split from the Church of Eng land to profess and preach Reformed theology, but it was at a time of m uch religious upheaval. It may have had something to do with the "Book o f Sports" controversy. The "Great Migration" of the Puritans to New Eng land had been underway for several years when Richard Denton and his yo ung sons led a large group of Presbyterians to Massachusetts circa 1635 , possibly on the ship "James."
He arrived abt 1638/39 to America before soon removing to Wethersfield, C onnecticut and even later to Stamford in 1641, probably due to friction w ith local Puritans. This friction may have been political, rather than r eligious, in nature.
As early as 1644, Denton relocated his congregation to Hempstead, Long I sland, situating themselves under Dutch rule and law. All inhabitants w ere allowed to vote in New Netherland, and the Denton congregation made i t a requirement to do so; they were likely barred from voting in Purita n territory. However, this was not the end of Denton's interactions wit h his own people, for he is said to have preached to English soldiers a t the military fort in New Amsterdam during the Indian wars.
Denton was well received in New Netherland, as evidenced by two letters s ent to Holland by Johannes Megapolensis and Samuel Drisius, the former b eing the leader of the Dutch Reformed Church in New Netherland and the l atter being a pastor who could minister in French as well as Dutch.
These letters also inform us that the Puritan Independents in Hempstead a ttended Denton's services, but left his church when he baptized childre n of parents who were not members. Nonetheless, he was respected by pro minent Congregationalists - notably, Cotton Mather - for his theologica l treatise "Soliloquia Sacra."
Despite flourishing in Hempstead, Rev. Denton became dissatisfied with h is salary and departed Long Island for Virginia in 1657 "seeking remedy ." Gov. Stuyvesant himself had appealed to Denton to stay in New Nether land, to no avail. Apparently no remedy was found in Virginia, for in 1 658 he was again contracted to minister at Hempstead, the same place he h ad left one year earlier. This return to normalcy, however, would be sh ort lived for Richard and his wife returned to England in 1659 to settl e a deceased friend's estate and collect a legacy of 400 Pounds Sterlin g.
Richard Denton died in Hempstead, Essex in 1663. The church he founded a nd pastored in Long Island - Christ's First Presbyterian - still exists a t 353 Fulton Ave.
http://www.christianforums.com/threads/the-rev-richard-denton-c-1635.76 19647/
Denton was a crucial element in the early development of religious plur a lism in colonial America and in American Presbyterianism, specifically .
Richard Denton was born in Warley, West Yorkshire, England to Henry Den t on and Maria Duerden. He was baptized April 19, 1601 at the parish chu r ch in nearby Halifax.
Denton matriculated from St. Catherine's College, Cambridge. He was ord a ined a Deacon in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire on March 9, 1623 and a P r iest on June 8, 1623. He first became pastor in Turton, Lancashire and l a ter Curate of Coley Chapel in Halifax, West Yorkshire.
It is not known exactly when or why Denton split from the Church of Eng l and to profess and preach Reformed theology, but it was at a time of m u ch religious upheaval. It may have had something to do with the "Book o f S ports" controversy. The "Great Migration" of the Puritans to New Eng la nd had been underway for several years when Richard Denton and his yo u ng sons led a large group of Presbyterians to Massachusetts circa 1635 , p ossibly on the ship "James."
He arrived abt 1638/39 to America before soon removing to Wethersfield, C o nnecticut and even later to Stamford in 1641, probably due to friction w i th local Puritans. This friction may have been political, rather than r e ligious, in nature.
As early as 1644, Denton relocated his congregation to Hempstead, Long I s land, situating themselves under Dutch rule and law. All inhabitants w e re allowed to vote in New Netherland, and the Denton congregation made i t a r equirement to do so; they were likely barred from voting in Purita n te rritory. However, this was not the end of Denton's interactions wit h h is own people, for he is said to have preached to English soldiers a t t he military fort in New Amsterdam during the Indian wars.
Denton was well received in New Netherland, as evidenced by two letters s e nt to Holland by Johannes Megapolensis and Samuel Drisius, the former b e ing the leader of the Dutch Reformed Church in New Netherland and the l a tter being a pastor who could minister in French as well as Dutch.
These letters also inform us that the Puritan Independents in Hempstead a t tended Denton's services, but left his church when he baptized childre n o f parents who were not members. Nonetheless, he was respected by pro mi nent Congregationalists - notably, Cotton Mather - for his theologica l t reatise "Soliloquia Sacra."
Despite flourishing in Hempstead, Rev. Denton became dissatisfied with h i s salary and departed Long Island for Virginia in 1657 "seeking remedy . " Gov. Stuyvesant himself had appealed to Denton to stay in New Nether l and, to no avail. Apparently no remedy was found in Virginia, for in 1 6 58 he was again contracted to minister at Hempstead, the same place he h a d left one year earlier. This return to normalcy, however, would be sh o rt lived for Richard and his wife returned to England in 1659 to settl e a d eceased friend's estate and collect a legacy of 400 Pounds Sterlin g.
Richard Denton died in Hempstead, Essex in 1663. The church he founded a n d pastored in Long Island - Christ's First Presbyterian - still exists a t 3 53 Fulton Ave.
http://www.christianforums.com/threads/the-rev-richard-denton-c-1635.76 1 9647/
Denton was a crucial element in the early development of religious plur alism in colonial America and in American Presbyterianism, specifically .
Richard Denton was born in Warley, West Yorkshire, England to Henry Den ton and Maria Duerden. He was baptized April 19, 1601 at the parish chu rch in nearby Halifax.
Denton matriculated from St. Catherine's College, Cambridge. He was ord ained a Deacon in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire on March 9, 1623 and a P riest on June 8, 1623. He first became pastor in Turton, Lancashire and l ater Curate of Coley Chapel i n Halifax, West Yorkshire.
It is not known exactly when or why Denton split from the Church of Eng land to profess and preach Reformed theology, but it was at a time of m uch religious upheaval. It may have had something to do with the "Book o f Sports" controversy. The "Gr eat Migration" of the Puritans to New Eng land had been underway for several years when Richard Denton and his yo ung sons led a large group of Presbyterians to Massachusetts circa 1635 , possibly on the ship "James."
He arrived abt 1638/39 to America before soon removing to Wethersfield, C onnecticut and even later to Stamford in 1641, probably due to friction w ith local Puritans. This friction may have been political, rather than r eligious, in nature.
As early as 1644, Denton relocated his congregation to Hempstead, Long I sland, situating themselves under Dutch rule and law. All inhabitants w ere allowed to vote in New Netherland, and the Denton congregation made i t a requirement to do so; th ey were likely barred from voting in Purita n territory. However, this was not the end of Denton's interactions wit h his own people, for he is said to have preached to English soldiers a t the military fort in New Amsterdam during the Indian wars .
Denton was well received in New Netherland, as evidenced by two letters s ent to Holland by Johannes Megapolensis and Samuel Drisius, the former b eing the leader of the Dutch Reformed Church in New Netherland and the l atter being a pastor who co uld minister in French as well as Dutch.
These letters also inform us that the Puritan Independents in Hempstead a ttended Denton's services, but left his church when he baptized childre n of parents who were not members. Nonetheless, he was respected by pro minent Congregationalists - n otably, Cotton Mather - for his theologica l treatise "Soliloquia Sacra."
Despite flourishing in Hempstead, Rev. Denton became dissatisfied with h is salary and departed Long Island for Virginia in 1657 "seeking remedy ." Gov. Stuyvesant himself had appealed to Denton to stay in New Nether land, to no avail. Apparentl y no remedy was found in Virginia, for in 1 658 he was again contracted to minister at Hempstead, the same place he h ad left one year earlier. This return to normalcy, however, would be sh ort lived for Richard and his wife returned to England i n 1659 to settl e a deceased friend's estate and collect a legacy of 400 Pounds Sterlin g.
Richard Denton died in Hempstead, Essex in 1663. The church he founded a nd pastored in Long Island - Christ's First Presbyterian - still exists a t 353 Fulton Ave.
http://www.christianforums.com/threads/the-rev-richard-denton-c-1635.76 19647/
Denton was a crucial element in the early development of religious plur a lism in colonial America and in American Presbyterianism, specifically .
Richard Denton was born in Warley, West Yorkshire, England to Henry Den t on and Maria Duerden. He was baptized April 19, 1601 at the parish chu r ch in nearby Halifax.
Denton matriculated from St. Catherine's College, Cambridge. He was ord a ined a Deacon in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire on March 9, 1623 and a P r iest on June 8, 1623. He first became pastor in Turton, Lancashire and l a ter Curate of Coley Chape l in Halifax, West Yorkshire.
It is not known exactly when or why Denton split from the Church of Eng l and to profess and preach Reformed theology, but it was at a time of m u ch religious upheaval. It may have had something to do with the "Book o f S ports" controversy. Th e "Great Migration" of the Puritans to New Eng la nd had been underway for several years when Richard Denton and his yo u ng sons led a large group of Presbyterians to Massachusetts circa 1635 , p ossibly on the ship "James."
He arrived abt 1638/39 to America before soon removing to Wethersfield, C o nnecticut and even later to Stamford in 1641, probably due to friction w i th local Puritans. This friction may have been political, rather than r e ligious, in nature.
As early as 1644, Denton relocated his congregation to Hempstead, Long I s land, situating themselves under Dutch rule and law. All inhabitants w e re allowed to vote in New Netherland, and the Denton congregation made i t a r equirement to do so ; they were likely barred from voting in Purita n te rritory. However, this was not the end of Denton's interactions wit h h is own people, for he is said to have preached to English soldiers a t t he military fort in New Amsterdam during the Indi an wars.
Denton was well received in New Netherland, as evidenced by two letters s e nt to Holland by Johannes Megapolensis and Samuel Drisius, the former b e ing the leader of the Dutch Reformed Church in New Netherland and the l a tter being a pastor wh o could minister in French as well as Dutch.
These letters also inform us that the Puritan Independents in Hempstead a t tended Denton's services, but left his church when he baptized childre n o f parents who were not members. Nonetheless, he was respected by pro mi nent Congregationalist s - notably, Cotton Mather - for his theologica l t reatise "Soliloquia Sacra."
Despite flourishing in Hempstead, Rev. Denton became dissatisfied with h i s salary and departed Long Island for Virginia in 1657 "seeking remedy . " Gov. Stuyvesant himself had appealed to Denton to stay in New Nether l and, to no avail. Apparent ly no remedy was found in Virginia, for in 1 6 58 he was again contracted to minister at Hempstead, the same place he h a d left one year earlier. This return to normalcy, however, would be sh o rt lived for Richard and his wife returned to Englan d in 1659 to settl e a d eceased friend's estate and collect a legacy of 400 Pounds Sterlin g.
Richard Denton died in Hempstead, Essex in 1663. The church he founded a n d pastored in Long Island - Christ's First Presbyterian - still exists a t 3 53 Fulton Ave.
http://www.christianforums.com/threads/the-rev-richard-denton-c-1635.76 1 9647/
|
1601 - 1663 (62 years)