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Surnames: Carroll by any spelling
Classification: Query
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I think some boys may have been named John Wesley or John Wesleyan to honor the
evangelist, John Wesley. Children were named for many other famous persons also.
At the web site <
http://www.firstwesleyan.com/history.htm> can be found the
following:
"The great revivals that accompanied the preaching of John Wesley in the 18th century
saved England from the bloodbath of revolution and gave rise to class meetings, church
societies, and eventually to an evangelistic movement called Methodism."
In 1843 the Wesleyan Church separated from the Methodist Church.
Hope this is helpful information for you,
Lura