| editor, The Biographical Dictionary of America… (1906)
“ He returned to America, where he studied theology, 1789-'92, and was ordained a priest in 1793, the first candidate to receive orders in the Protestant Episcopal church at the hands of a bishop (Claggett) consecrated in America. He was rector of Queen Anne's parish, Md., 1793-'96, and held services in various denominational churches in Maryland and in the Presbyterian church, Washington, D.C., 1793-1801, which resulted in the foundation of the "Old Church" (St. John's) , Washington, D.C., erected in 1804. He was rector of Broad Creek parish, 1801-'09, of St. ”
