hiː sˈɜːvd æz ɐ mˈɪʃənˌɛɹi ɔnðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk fɹʌntˈɪɹ, ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd pˈæstɚɹ ʌvðə pɹˌɛzbɪtˈɪɹiən tʃˈɜːtʃ ɪn ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ, nˈuː dʒˈɜːsi.
He served as a missionary on the New York frontier, and in 1750 he was appointed pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth, New Jersey.