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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/

1. 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.

• 1786 births
• 1823 deaths
• Wyandot County, Ohio
• American Methodist missionaries
• Methodist missionaries in the United States
• People from Powhatan County, Virginia