John Gill (of St. Albans)

John Gill (d. 1809) was the nephew of the legendary John Gill. The former came to St. Albans from his uncle’s congregation at Carter Lane, Southwark, in 1758 and in 1768 the St. Alban’s church joined the Northamptonshire Association. Two annual meetings of the Association took place at St. Albans in 1783 and 1795, with Andrew Fuller preaching at the latter. During Gill’s ministry, which lasted until his death in 1809, the church remained relatively small, with a membership of under 50. See David Watts, A History of the Hertfordshire Baptists ([Hertfordshire]: Hertfordshire Baptist Association, 1978), 13.