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title: 'We’ve Been Dating It All Wrong: Richard Denton (1603–62) and the Arrival of American Presbyterianism'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Ryan Denton'
date: 2023-01-01
collection: 'Confessional Presbyterian Journal'
subcollection: 'Issue 19 (2023)'
topics:
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
- 'Colonial Presbyterian History'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 15'
url: https://confessional.org/journal/issue-19/denton-2023-weve-been-dating-it-all-wrong-richard-denton-1603-62-and-the-arrival-of-american-presbyterianism
---

# We’ve Been Dating It All Wrong: Richard Denton (1603–62) and the Arrival of American Presbyterianism

Argues Richard Denton (1603–1662) was an early, influential Presbyterian in colonial America, leading Long Island congregations and planting churches before Francis Makemie.

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