John Axford
John Axford (1810-1891) was a Strict and Particular Baptist business man and printer. Born in England, but moved to New York around the age of twenty. He came under the gospel ministry of several English preachers, but eventually joined the Old School Baptists. He kept a bookstore and promoted free grace literature. With a Particular Baptist church organized in the vicinity, Mr. Axford and his family removed to that fellowship.
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The Life And Ministry Of John Axford
Mr. John Axford was born in or near Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, on the 28th of April, 1810. He married early, and came to New York in or about 1829 or 1830. He has told the writer of his call by grace and his early struggles for truth in New York. But memory is too treacherous to enter into particulars about these early times; suffice it to say, several ministers came from England then, and among them Thomas Reed, who preached here for several years. At that time there were several "old school Baptists" that preached the truth here well. The writer of this landed in New York on Sept. 30, 1850. On Oct. 1 he called upon Mr. Axford; who then kept a book store…
