Born in Groton, Conn., was the son of the Reverend Sr. His Father was a pioneer of New England Anglicanism who followed the example of Samuel Johnson. Samuel Jr.,broke away from the Congregationalists and pursued Anglican ordination. He graduated from Yale in 1744 and received his B.A in 1748. He married Abigail Mumford and went abroad in 1784 to obtain consecration as an Anglican Priest. On December 23, 1753, was ordained a deacon and two days later a priest of the Anglican Church. He was licensed by the church to preach in New Jersey. He ....