The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits . ^ whole Life ... I sent an order to all [Militia] Captains . .to agree amongst themselves to appoint Readers and pass the Sab-bath in thebest Manner they could ... or spend the day in Exercise. In 1695, he organized The Managers of the Churchof England, which petitioned for a charter for Trinit)^ 253 Church, of which he became the first vestryman. He issaid to have been the first American member of the Society
The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits . ^ whole Life ... I sent an order to all [Militia] Captains . .to agree amongst themselves to appoint Readers and pass the Sab-bath in thebest Manner they could ... or spend the day in Exercise. In 1695, he organized The Managers of the Churchof England, which petitioned for a charter for Trinit)^ 253 Church, of which he became the first vestryman. He issaid to have been the first American member of the Societyfor the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts; andintroduced episcopacy into Connecticut in 1707-1708,where he went heavily armed in self-protection. He left two sons and four daughters, of whom only twosurvived: Anne, wife of James de Lancey, chief justiceand lieutenant governor; and Martha, wife of LewisJohnston, Many of their descendants have beenprominent. Lambs Biographical Dictionary; also The Family of Heathcote, page 76. 254. CALEB HEATHCOTE1665-1720/1 (255) THE NEW rORff PUBLIC LIBrIry The Rev. George Keith, a very militant Christian,was born in 1638 as he records, and probably near Aber-deen. He was educated at Marischal College, 1654-1658,and became a very learned tutor. He fell under Quakerinfluences about 1663, and soon began to write and speakforcefully. He was imprisoned at Aberdeen in 1664, forten months; and the next year, attempting to preach there,was knocked down by the bell-ringers of the great placeof worship. In 1669, 1682, and 1684 he was again injail. At this time he felt the influence of Fox, and in imi-tation clung to the old-fashioned doublet, and would notwear a wig. Keith went to Boston in 1684, where his attackon the gross abuses, lies and slanders of Increase Matheraroused his son Cotton; in 1689 he went to Philadelphia,to become head master of the first Quaker school. Foxdied the next year, and Keith, after twenty-six years ofdefense o
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