Jacob Henderson

Jacob Henderson was an Irish clergyman and philologist who emigrated to the colonial Provinces of Pennsylvania, then Maryland, where he became a prominent land owner and church leader.

Read more about Jacob Henderson:  Life Before Maryland, Gathering Wealth in Maryland, End of In Mission At Patuxent, Mission of The Colony, Death of Mary and Holy Trinity Church, Later Voyages To England, Death and Legacy

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