Ordained

In no particular order, here are some of our ancestors who were men of the cloth:

Rev. Orrin Bishop Judd, 1816-1892 - Baptist theologian and author; translated a portion of the Gospel of Matthew.

Roger Williams, 1602-1683 - anti-Puritan (disagreed about works vs. faith), started the first Baptist church in America

Rev. Richard Barnard, 1568-1641 (England)

Rev. James Ashton, 1652-1705 - Minister at the First Monmouth Baptist Church, oldest Baptist church in New Jersey.

Hmm... notice a Baptist theme here?

Joseph Bucklin Bosworth, 1790-1850 - The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints - contemporary and leader of the Mormon Church under Joseph Smith. Smith's journals talk about this respected prophet.

Charles Wesley Wandell, 1819-1875 - The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints.  Lived in Utah. Died a missionary in Australia.

...to be continued...