William Screven

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William Screven was a 17th-century English-born Baptist minister who became a pioneering religious leader in colonial America, helping to establish early Baptist congregations in the southern colonies.

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Thomas Screven 1
William Screven canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baptist church
Baptist minister
person
activeIn 17th century
early 18th century
activity led a group of Baptists from Kittery to Charleston
organized a Baptist congregation in Kittery, Maine
associatedWith colonial New England
colonial South Carolina
birthPlace Somerset, England NERFINISHED
birthYear 1629
burialPlace Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED
country Colonial America
countryOfCitizenship England
deathYear 1713
denomination Particular Baptist NERFINISHED
familyName Screven NERFINISHED
founded First Baptist Church of Charleston NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName William
influenced development of Baptist churches in the southern colonies
knownAs pioneer Baptist minister in the American South
language English
legacy considered one of the founders of Southern Baptist tradition
location Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED
movedTo Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED
Kittery, Maine NERFINISHED
notableFor founding one of the earliest Baptist churches in the American South
pioneering Baptist work in colonial America
occupation minister
pastor
positionHeld pastor of First Baptist Church of Charleston
religion Baptist
theologicalOrientation Calvinistic Baptist

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Screven family notableMember William Screven
Screven family notableMember William Screven
this entity surface form: Thomas Screven