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Francis Makemie, the founder of American Presbyterianism, was born near
Ramelton where he preached in
the old Meeting House before emigrating to America. In 1683 he went to Maryland
and for several years worked as a merchant while preaching the gospel. In 1691 he
preached in Virginia
and from 1698 in Maryland. In 1707 Makamie was imprisoned
by Edward Hyde, the governor of New York, for being a
'strolling preacher'. However Makamie's 'Speech from the Dock' won him an acquittal
and resulted in Hyde's recall to England. In 1707 the first presbytery in America was founded and under Makemie's influence Presbyterianism spread into Virginia and the Carolinas. Bhí Francis Makemine an bunaitheoir de Meiriceá Preispitéireach, rugadh é taobh lé Ráth Mealtain an ait a seanmóir é sa sean cruinni-ú teach riomh imeacht go dtí Meiriceá. Sa bliain 1683 chuaigh sé go dtí Maryland agus fa choinne éagsúla bliain d'obair sé mar ceannaí agus seanmóir an soiscéal. Sa bliain 1691 seanmóir sé í An Virgín ís ó 1698 í Maryland. Sa bliain 1707 chuir Edward Hyde an rialtóir de Nua Eabhrac, Makemiesa príosún fa choinne á beidh ína seanmóir siúlach, ach an 'insint ó an Dock' a rinne Makemie bhain sé an saorbhreithiúnas agus toradh sé leis Hyde athghairm arais go dtí Sasain Sa bliain 1707 bhí an cead preispitéir bunaitheoir í Meiriceá agus faoi an cumhacht de Makemie, spré an preispitéireach isteach go dtí An Virg-ín agus an Cairilín. © |
 The Francis Makemie Statue by Alexander Stirling Calder in Makemie Park, near Temperanceville, Va. |