Samuel Davies
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Samuel Davies was an influential 18th-century American Presbyterian minister and evangelist, noted for his powerful preaching, defense of religious liberty, and major role in spreading the ideals of the Great Awakening, especially in colonial Virginia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samuel Davies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1237103 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Davies Context triple: [Great Awakening, keyPerson, Samuel Davies]
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A.
Samuel Church
Samuel Church is a notable individual who bears the English surname "Church," recognized for his significance among people with that family name.
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B.
William Conant Church
William Conant Church was a 19th-century American journalist, editor, and co-founder of the National Rifle Association.
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C.
Barton W. Stone
Barton W. Stone was an early 19th-century American Christian minister and reformer who co-led the Restoration Movement, emphasizing a return to New Testament Christianity and contributing to the origins of the Churches of Christ and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
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D.
James Church
James Church is the pseudonym of a former Western intelligence officer known for his critically acclaimed Inspector O series of detective novels set in North Korea.
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E.
B. B. Warfield
B. B. Warfield was an influential American Presbyterian theologian and professor renowned for his rigorous defense of biblical inerrancy and Reformed theology in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Davies Target entity description: Samuel Davies was an influential 18th-century American Presbyterian minister and evangelist, noted for his powerful preaching, defense of religious liberty, and major role in spreading the ideals of the Great Awakening, especially in colonial Virginia.
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A.
Samuel Church
Samuel Church is a notable individual who bears the English surname "Church," recognized for his significance among people with that family name.
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B.
William Conant Church
William Conant Church was a 19th-century American journalist, editor, and co-founder of the National Rifle Association.
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C.
Barton W. Stone
Barton W. Stone was an early 19th-century American Christian minister and reformer who co-led the Restoration Movement, emphasizing a return to New Testament Christianity and contributing to the origins of the Churches of Christ and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
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D.
James Church
James Church is the pseudonym of a former Western intelligence officer known for his critically acclaimed Inspector O series of detective novels set in North Korea.
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E.
B. B. Warfield
B. B. Warfield was an influential American Presbyterian theologian and professor renowned for his rigorous defense of biblical inerrancy and Reformed theology in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Presbyterian minister
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evangelist ⓘ human ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | British America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1723-11-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1761-02-04 ⓘ |
| denomination |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterian Church
|
| educatedAt | Log College tradition ⓘ |
| endTime | 1761 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Welsh American ⓘ |
| familyName | Davies ⓘ |
| father | David Davies ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
homiletics
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religious liberty ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix |
The Reverend
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surface form:
Rev.
|
| influenced |
development of Presbyterianism in the American South
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religious life in colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early American advocacy of religious toleration
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eloquent evangelical preaching style ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mother | Martha Thomas Davies ⓘ |
| movement | Great Awakening ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for dissenting Protestants in Virginia
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defense of religious liberty in colonial Virginia ⓘ influential preaching during the Great Awakening ⓘ ministry among enslaved Africans in Virginia ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Sermons on Important Subjects
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letters and petitions defending religious dissenters in Virginia ⓘ |
| occupation |
Presbyterian minister
ⓘ
college president ⓘ evangelist ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Great Awakening
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surface form:
First Great Awakening
|
| placeOfBirth |
New Castle County, Delaware
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surface form:
New Castle County, Delaware Colony
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| placeOfDeath | Princeton, New Jersey Colony ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
fourth president of the College of New Jersey
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president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Crown Colony of New Jersey
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surface form:
New Jersey Colony
Colony and Dominion of Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Colony
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Jane Holt
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Sarah Kirkpatrick ⓘ |
| startTime | 1759 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Hanover County, Colony of Virginia
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surface form:
Hanover County, Virginia Colony
Princeton, New Jersey Colony ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samuel Davies Description of subject: Samuel Davies was an influential 18th-century American Presbyterian minister and evangelist, noted for his powerful preaching, defense of religious liberty, and major role in spreading the ideals of the Great Awakening, especially in colonial Virginia.
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