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Title
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John Brownfield (1714-1752)
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translator
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Carté, Katherine E.
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Publisher
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Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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Date
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1752
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Type
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Text
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Format
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image/jpeg
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Description
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This is the death notification of John Brownfield, which occurred in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1752. It includes a short biography.
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Subject
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Brownfield, John, 1714-1752
Deacons--Moravian Church
Religious life--History--18th century
Bethlehem (Pa.)--History--18th century
Biography
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Source
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https://www.moravianchurcharchives.findbuch.net/php/main.php#4368526567x10
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Identifier
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Church Register 10, Bethlehem, 1742-1756, p.221
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Language
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German
English
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Extent
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2 pages
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Rights Holder
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Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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transcript of
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German transcription:
John Brownfield, unser treuer Diaconus, welcher Ao. 1714.
den 21. Juni in Greenwich in alt England gebohren, in General
Oglethorps haus in London meists erzogen. Ao. 1735. daselbst
zum erstenmal mit den brudern, durch dieselbe aber auch mit
dem Heyland bekannt, vom Jahr 36 an in Georgien mit ihnen
naher verbunden worden Ao 1745 d. 6. Apr. nach Bethlehemzur Gemeine gekommen, den 7. Juli ej. a. aufgenommen, dar-
auf in October des h. ABMs. mit der Gemeine theilhafftig
Ao. 1747 den 18. Jan mit d. Schw. Catharina geb: Kearny ver-
heurathet worden, mit welcher Er ein Tochterlien Catharina
gezeugt. Er war zur Jungerschaft angenommen worden Ao. 1748
Zum Diacono eingesegnet 1749 den 5. Febr.
den 14. Apr. a. c. wurde Er mit einem hizigen Fieber befal-
len, und geing am 9ten tag seiner Krankhiet mit einem
innig seeligen u. in der Liebe zu Jesu u. seinen Wunden bren-
nenden Herzen in die Arme seines Erlosers über, ^ Sonntag vormitt. unter den Engl., seines
Alters 38. Jahr weniger 10 Wochen. Seine abgelegte hutte wurde unter starken Gefolg der Gemeine u. mehr als 100 unsern Nachbarn so wohl teutschen
als Englander den 14/25. Apr. zur Erde bestattet.
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translation of
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English translation:
Sunday, 12/23 April [1752]
John Brownfield, our faithful Deacon, who was born on June 21, 1714, in Greenwich, in Old England, was, for the most part, raised in General Oglethorp’s house in London. It was there, in 1735, that he came to know the Brethren for the first time, and through them he also met the Savior. In Georgia, from 1736 on, he was bound closer to the Brethren. On April 6, 1745, he came to the Gemeine in Bethlehem, and on July 7 of that same year he was taken into the Gemeine. Thereafter, in October, he took part in the holy Abend Mahl with the community. He was married to Sister Catharina, born Kearny, on January 18, 1747, and with her he begat a daughter, Catharina. He was taken into discipleship in 1748. He was blessed as a Deacon on February 5, 1749.
On April 14 of the same year, he was taken with a burning fever. On the ninth day of his sickness (Sunday morning among the English), he went over into the arms of his Redeemer, with an inwardly blessed heart that burned with the love of Jesus and his wounds. His age was ten weeks short of 38 years. His abandoned body was rendered to the Earth on April 14/25, accompanied by a strong following of the Gemeine and more than one hundred of our neighbors, Germans as well as English.
