Everything about John Russell Clergyman totally explained
John Russell (
1626 –
December 10,
1692) was a
Puritan minister in
Hadley, Massachusetts during
King Philip's War. As such, he's part of the
Angel of Hadley legend.
John Russell graduated from
Harvard in
1645. In
1650 he succeeded Henry Smith as the minister at
Wethersfield, Connecticut. Seven years later controversy erupted over church membership, discipline, and baptism, with the
church in neighboring
Hartford being inclined toward
Presbyterianism as opposed to
Congregationalism. The Congregationalist minority in Hartford attempted to join Russell's church in
Wethersfield; when the
General Court prevented the move pending efforts at reconciliation, the controversy spilled over into
Russell's congregation. Finally, on
April 18,
1659, the majority of Russell's congregation signed an agreement to depart
from
Connecticut for
Massachusetts.
In
1659 Russell led the
dissenting Connecticut congregation that founded the town of
Hadley on the east bank at a bend of the
Connecticut River. Beginning in
1664, he sheltered the
regicides Edward Whalley and
William Goffe in his home. Whalley died about
1675. Goffe was still alive during
King Philip's War when, according to the
Angel of Hadley legend, he allegedly came out of hiding to rally the townspeople during an attack before disappearing again.
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