Reverend Eleazer Wales was the first minister of the Kingston Presbyterian Church, in Kingston, New Jersey

Kingston, New Jersey

Kingston is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in the U.S. state of New Jersey, which has been officially designated as a Village Center by the New Jersey State Planning Commission. The CDP portion, is the area that lies in Middlesex County...

. He played a prominent role in the Presbyterian movement in and around Philadelphia. On May 26, 1738, the Synod of Philadelphia ordered the creation of the Presbytery of New Brunswick, and Reverend Wales played a prominent role in its formation.