Bible Encyclopedias

Baker, Sir Henry Williams
an English clergyman and poet, was born in London, May 21, 1821, being the son of a baronet. He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1844; was

Heacock, Grosvenor Williams, D.D.
a Presbyterian minister, was born at Buffalo, N.Y., August 3, 1822. He graduated from Western Reserve College in 1840, and from the Auburn Theological

Jacobus, Melanchthon Williams, D.D., LL.D.
a Presbyterian minister, was born at Newark, N.J., September 19, 1816. He entered the sophomore class at Princeton College in his fifteenth year, and

Neubrigensis, Williams
(called also Petit or Parvus), canon of the Augustine convent of Newbury, was born at Bridlington in 1136. He gave early promises of great talent, and

Reeves, Williams, D.D.
a minister of the Methodist Protestant Church, was born in Kent, England, December 5, 1802. His parents being poor, his early education was limited. He

Williams, Aaron, D.D.
a Presbyterian minister, was born at Leetsdale, Pennsylvania, November 20, 1807. He graduated from Jefferson College, and in the first class at the Western

Williams, Alvin P., D.D.
a Baptist minister, was born in St. Louis County, Missouri, March 13, 1813. At the age of seventeen he was publicly set apart as his father's assistant

Williams, Charles P., D.D.
a protestant episcopal clergyman, was a teacher for many years in a classical school in philadelphia, pennsylvania, and died in that city, june 12, 1859, aged sixty-seven years. see prot. episc. almanac, 1860, page 93.

Williams, Charles S., D.D.
a clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal Church, was born June 11,1791, in the County of Kent, England (where his father, Rev. William Williams, was rector

Williams, Daniel, D.D.
an eminent English Presbyterian divine, was born at Wrexham, Denbighshire, in North Wales, about 1644. His early educational advantages seem to have been

Williams, Eliphalet, D.D.
a congregational minister, son of solomon williams, d.d., of lebanon conn., was born feb. 21, 1727. he graduated at yale college in 1743; was ordained minister in east hartford in march, 1748; and died june 29, 1803. see sprague, annals of the amer. pulpit, 1, 323.

Williams, Griffith, D.D.
an English divine, was born at Carnarvon, in North Wales, about 1589. He entered Oxford University in 1603, but two years later entered Jesus College,

Williams, Isaac
an English clergyman, was born in Wales in 1802. He graduated from Trinity College, Oxford, in 1826, and became a fellow there in 1832; entered into holy

Williams, James Alfred, D.D.
a Protestant Episcopal clergyman, was born at Orange, N.J., September 6, 1809. He graduated from Columbia College in 1831, and from the General Theological

Williams, Joshua, D.D.
a Presbyterian divine, was born in Chester County, Pa., Aug. 8,1767. He pursued his preparatory studies in Gettysburg; graduated at Dickinson College

Williams, Nathan, D.D.
a Congregational minister, son of Stephen Williams, D.D., of Longmeadow, Mass., was born Oct. 28,1735. He graduated at Yale College in 1755; was ordained

Williams, Peter, D.D.
an English clergyman, was born during the latter part of the 18th century, and became archdeacon of Merioneth in 1802. He published, A Short Vindications

Williams, Philip, D.D.
an english clergyman of the 18th century, became a fellow of st. john's college, cambridge, in 1730, and was rector of starston and barrow. he published a volume of observations (1733), some controversial works, and a number of sermons.

Williams, Robert
was one of the earliest Methodist ministers in America. Previous to his leaving England, Mr. Wesley had given him permission to preach under the direction

Williams, Roger
the founder of the colony of Rhode Island, was born at Conwyl Cayo, Wales, in 1599. In his youth he went to London, and attracted the attention of Sir

Williams, Rowland, D.D.
an English clergyman, was born at Halkin, Flintshire, Wales, Aug.:16, 1817. He was educated at Eton and at King's College, Cambridge, where he graduated

Williams, Samuel Wells, Ll.d.
a distinguished Chinese scholar, was born at Utica, N.Y., September 22, 1812. He graduated from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, learned printing,

Williams, Samuel Wells, Ll.d. (2)
a missionary, was born in Utica, N.Y., September 22, 1812. While attending the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Troy, he accepted a proposal to go

Williams, Samuel, Ll.d.
a Congregational minister, son of Reverend Warham Williams of Waltham, Massachusetts, was born there, April 23, 1743. He graduated from Harvard College

Williams, Solomon, D.D.
a Congregational minister, son of the Rev. William Williams, of Hatfield, Mass., was born June 4, 1700. He graduated at Harvard College in 1719, and was

Williams, Stephen (2)
a Congregational minister, son of the preceding, and father of the Rev. Stephen Williams of Fitzwilliam, N. H., was born at Longmeadow, Mass., Jan. 26,1722.

Williams, Stephen (I), D.D.
Williams, Stephen (I), D.D. a Congregational minister, son of the Rev. John Williams of Deerfield, Mass., was born May 14. 1693. When in his eleventh

Williams, Thomas, D.D.
a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in the city of Durham, England, July 6,1811. He was converted in 1835 graduated at Hoxton in 1840, joined the

Williams, William
called the "Watts of Wales," was born in 1717, in the parish of Llanfair- ary-Bryn, Carmarthenshire, Wales. His conversion he traced to the preaching

Williams, William Frederick, D.D.
a Presbyterian minister, was born at Utica, N.Y., January 7, 1818. For a time he studied at Yale College; graduated in 1847 from Auburn Theological Seminary;

Williams, William R., D.D., LL.D.
an eminent Baptist divine, was born in New York city, October 14, 1804, being the son of Reverend John Williams (1767-1825), pastor of the Oliver Street

Williams, William, D.D., LL.D.
a Baptist minister, was born at Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia, March 15, 1821. He united with the Church in 1837; graduated from the University of