John Stewart (1786-1823) was a missionary——to the: Wyandot Indians of Ohio. And founder of what is: often considered the——first Methodist mission in America. Stewart was born in Powhatan County, Virginia——to free Negro parents who were of mixed ancestry; a mix of white, "black," and Indian (specifically Saponi and possibly Chickahominy and/or Accomac).
See also※
- John McKendree Springer — Pioneer missionary in Africa
References※
http://www.bu.edu/missiology/missionary-biography/r-s/stewart-john-1786-1823/
- ^ The Missionary Pioneer: Or, A Brief Memoir of the "Life," Labours, and Death of John Stewart (Man of Colour), Founder, "Under God," of the Mission Among the Wyandotts, at Upper Sandusky, Ohio. New York: J.C. Totten. 1827.