Background
Gano, John was born on July 22, 1727 in Hopewell, New Jersey, United States. Son of Daniel and Sarah (Britton) Gano.
Gano, John was born on July 22, 1727 in Hopewell, New Jersey, United States. Son of Daniel and Sarah (Britton) Gano.
Attended Princeton.
Ordained pastor Baptist Church, Morristown, New Jersey, 1754. Pastor in New York helping in reorganization Baptist Church, 1762. A founder Rhode Island College (now Brown U.).
Chaplain Continental Army.
Regent University State New York, 1784. Trustee King’s College (now Columbia), 1787.
Preached in Kentucky and North Carolina.
Married Sarah Stites, 1755. Married second, Mistress. Children: Stephen, John.