Historical records matching Rev. George Duffield, II
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About Rev. George Duffield, II
George Duffield (October 7, 1732 – February 2, 1790) was a leading eighteenth-century Presbyterian minister. He was born in Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania in 1732.
Education and preparation for the ministry
George Duffield was first educated at Newark Academy in Delaware. He trained at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton), and graduated in 1752. He did personal study and ministerial preparation in theology with the guidance of Dr. Robert Smith, of Pequea, Pennsylvania. His ordination to Presbyterian ministry led him to serve three churches in central Pennsylvania in Carlisle, Newville, and Dillsburg.[1]
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Duffield moved to Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1757, and ministered to multiple churches until 1772. He was known to be an ardent and animated preacher. He married Margaret Armstrong, a daughter of Archibald Armstrong of Delaware and sister-in-law of General John Armstrong [2] who was an elder in Duffield’s church. Margaret Armstrong is often incorrectly cited as being a sister of John Armstrong.[3]
Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church
He was called in 1771 to the Pine Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. From the fall of 1772 until his death in 1790, he served as pastor at the Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. During the American Revolutionary War, he served as a chaplain of the Continental Congress.
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http://www.phcmontreat.org/bios/Duffield-George.htm
Biography — The Reverend George Duffield (Oct. 7, 1732 - Feb. 2, 1790)
Born on October 7, 1732, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, George Duffield was educated at Newark Academy, Delaware, and then at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), graduating in 1752. He studied theology under Dr. Robert Smith of Pequea and served for two years as a tutor in Princeton (1754 - 1756). He married Elizabeth Blair on March 8, 1756. She died in 1757. He remarried on March 5, 1759, to Margaret Armstrong.
Rev Duffield's (1732-1790) children were
- William Blair 1757-1757;
- Anne Elizabeth 1760-1820;
- John 1763-1763;
- George Armstrong 1767-1827; and
- John Edward 1769-1770.
His grandson was George Duffield IV, also a Presbyterian minister; and his great-grandson was George Duffield V, the American Presbyterian minister and hymnodist, who was a pastor from 1840 to 1869 at numerous cities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Michigan; known for authoring Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Duffield_(Reverend)_
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- https://www.armstrongclan.info/roots-researches.html Archibald A* & hw Ann were the parents of Lieutenant EDWARD A* b Abt 1725, William A* b 1728 [4358's ancestor], Rebecca A* [likely 4357’s ancestor] m Colonel John A*, JOHN A* m Mary SPRINGER, and MARGARET A* m George DUFFIELD. We have Archibald A*s will dated 21 Aug 1767 Letters of Testamentary granted 18 May 1775 to William A* & John A*, sons & the executors. Lieutenant Edward A* who was killed by Indians at Fort Granville, has often been confused with Edward A* thought to be the brother of Gen John A*.
- “This Day in Presbyterian History” He was married first to Elizabeth Blair, who died in 1757. Two years later, he married Margaret Armstrong. Among his descendants were two others named George Duffield, each of whom continued serving both Church and nation as Presbyterian clergy. George Duffield died in Philadelphia.
- “Who Were the Duffields?” by Richard Tritt. He is remembered as an ardent, animated and popular preacher. He married Margaret Armstrong, a sister [NO] of General John Armstrong of Revolutionary fame, who was an elder in Duffield’s church. SIC: Margaret Armstrong was the daughter of Archibald Armstrong of New Castle, and not Gen. Armstrong’s sister.
- Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. AncestryImage
- The Duffield family, Detroit, Michigan, in which reference is made to the Armstrongs of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Page 398
- “Spiritual Firebrand Of The Revolutionary War Immortalized In Wood” NOVEMBER 2, 2015 | by Joseph G. Brin. “ Two years later he married Margaret Armstrong, who was the sister of one of George Washington’s generals. Of their four children only two sons survived to maturity. No stranger to tragedy, it has been written that Duffield nonetheless had a warm manner and a prankster’s sense of humor.” Michael Schreiber, Queen Village historian and author, delves into the life of George Duffield in a chapter of his forthcoming book, Unsinkable Patriot: The Life and Times of Thomas Cave in Revolutionary America.
- The tempestuous life of the Rev. George Duffield, D.D., 1732-1790: A biographical address Unknown Binding – January 1, 1955
- https://collections.dartmouth.edu/occom/html/ctx/personography/pers...
- MACKIE, ALEXANDER. “GEORGE DUFFIELD, REVOLUTIONARY PATRIOT.” Journal of the Presbyterian Historical Society (1943-1961) 33, no. 1 (1955): 3–22. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23325396.
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Rev. George Duffield, II's Timeline
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October 7, 1732
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Salisbury, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, American Colonies
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Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
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