Excerpt from Presbyterianism on Long Island: A Historical Address Southampton Samuel Gelston, born in the North of Ireland, of Scotch ancestry, in 1692 entered Glasgow University in 1706 and its theological department in 1710 licensed before coming to New England received as a licentiate by the Presbytery of Philadelphia in 1715, and called by the church of Southampton in 1716 ordained by the Presbytery of Long Island at its formation as pastor of Southampton, April 17, 1717 received by the New Castle Presbytery as a member in 1728; pioneer of Presbyterianism in the Valley of Virginia, 1735-1736. Later, he ministered in the High lands of New York. Newtown Samuel Pomeroy, born at Northampton, Massachusetts, Sep tember 16, 1687; graduated at Yale in 1705; ordained for Newtown, November 30, 1709; died there June 30, 1744. His son, the Rev. Dr. Benjamin Pomeroy, became and continued for many years until his death the pastor. Of Hebron, Connecticut. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.