Baptist History

These short biographical sketches were written by Doug Hammett. They grew out of the research he conducted to write his doctoral thesis on Baptist History.

Noah Alden
John Alderson
Isaac Backus
David Benedict
Robert Calef
John Clarke
Thomas Dungan
Henry Dunster
John Gano
Patrick Henry
Jenkin Jones
Dutton Lane
“Mr. Painter”
Hezekiah Smith

Check out our wide selection of Baptist History Books available through our bookstore including our most popular title, The Trail of Blood.

Sermons on our Baptist Forefathers

Daniel Merrill – Obedient to the Heavenly Vision

John Clarke – Hero of Religious Liberty

John Gano – The Patriot Preacher

John Leland

John Weatherford – The Unstoppable Preacher

Obadiah Holmes – Walking in Truth

Shubal Stearns

American History & the Baptist Faith

Isaac Eaton & The Hopewell Academy (Brown University)

Hopewell Baptist Church & Pastor Isaac Eaton

Oliver Hart & the Southampton Baptist Church

Ye OId Yellow Meeting House & The Upper Freehold Baptist Church

Holmdel Cemetary & Asher Holmes

William Cathcart and Baptist Involvement in the American Revolution

Middletown Baptist Church & Pastor Abel Morgan

Cohansey Baptist Church Cemetary & Pastors Killingsworth, Jenkins, and Kelsay

Cohansey Baptist Church Roadstown, NJ