City Directories and History: The Rev. William Martin was born in Ireland on May 16, 1729 and studied theology under the Rev. John McMillan, he was ordained in 1756. He preached at Old Catholic Church until 1777 when he was dismissed and built a new church which was burned by the British in 1780. He had a rocky relationship with his congregation and in 1793 was finally fully restored in his Catholic Church with the Revs. King and McGarrah working with him to establish the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. He was dismissed once again on March 12, 1801 for his drinking and holding of slaves. This didn’t curtail his preaching with continued until his death on Oct. 25, 1806.
Information from the attached booklet by Mrs. Jno. M. Bell of Chester, S.C. – Date Unknown
*** Remember that many of the names that are associated with this pamphlet are also listed across Chester County’s R&R pages, including Catholic Church, other pages on Covenanters, multiple Mayhugh’s Heritage maps, and see R&R History links this page to additional research publications.
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