Editor's note: Since this article was published, the NYG&B has published this collection, Methodist Protestants and the Union Cemeteries of Broo
Methodist Records of New York City (Manhattan)
John Wesley founded the Society called "Methodists" in 1729, as a movement within the Church of England. Organized Methodism began in America in 1766, when six persons led by Philip Embury met at his home in New York City.