Brown, Thomas (7)

a Baptist minister, was born at Newark, N.J., November 1, 1779. He was brought up a Presbyterian, but early joined the Baptists; and was licensed to preach March 26, 1803. He taught school at Amboy, and studied theology. At this period he became greatly interested in foreign missions. A few months later he entered the academy at Pennepek, Pennsylvania, where he spent two years, and then took charge of a church at Salem, where he was ordained in 1806. In 1808 he was called to preach at Scotch Plains, N.J., and in 1828 at Great Valley, Pennsylvania, where he died, January 17, 1831. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, 6:469.