John Seybert (July 7, 1791 – 1860) was an American bishop of the Evangelical Association. He was only the second Bishop of this denomination, a predecessor to the Evangelical United Brethren Church (and the United Methodist Church). He was elected at the General Conference of 1839.
Birth and family
Seybert was born July 7, 1791 in Manheim, Pennsylvania and died January 4, 1860 near Flat Rock, Ohio. His father, Henry, had been a German mercenary soldier in the British army during the American Revolutionary War. He was captured and imprisoned at Lancaster, Pennsylvania. After the war, he became something of an indentured servant to a Mr. Schaffner, serving for three years. In 179,0, Henry was married to Susan Kreuzer. Two of their four sons survived to maturity, John and David.
Seybert never married.