John Buzzell (1766–1863) was an early proponent of the Free Will Baptist Church, a Christian author, and a preacher.
Rufus McIntire, founded the Old Parsonsfield Seminary, the first school of his denomination[1]".
After befriending Benjamin Randall, Buzzell became a Free Will Baptist and was ordained a minister in 1792.
Buzzell wrote extensively and co-founded the Morning Star newspaper in 1826.
He was first editor of his denomination's "Morning Star" paper, which position he held seven years.