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Matthew Leydt (1755–1783) was the first graduate of Queen's College (now Rutgers University) in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Matthew was the son of Syntje Slegt (1729–1763) (also spelled Tryntje Slecht or Sleight) and the Rev. Johannes Leydt (1718–1783), minister of the Dutch Reformed congregation at New Brunswick and at Six Mile Run in Franklin Township (both from 1748 until his death), and Trustee of Queen's College^[1]Matriculating as a sophomore when instruction began in 1771, he graduated at the age of 19 with a Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) degree in 1774 —constituting the college's entire first graduating class. While at Queen's, Leydt studied under Frederick Frelinghuysen, the college's first tutor^[2] and was instructed in theology by the Rev. Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh, who became the college's first president in 1786.

After graduation, Leydt was licensed to enter the ministry of the Dutch Reformed Church in 1778. He served at the Southampton Dutch Reformed Church in Neshaminy in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, until his death on November 24, 1783 in North Hampton, Pennsylvania, at the age of twenty-eight.

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^ Franklin Township Public Schools District History Archived 2006-12-13 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 18 September 2006; and reprinted from William B. Brahms, Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ: A History, FTPL; ISBN 0-9668586-0-3
^ Rutgers Through the Years Timeline accessed 18 September 2006

[1] Franklin Township Public Schools District History Archived 2006-12-13 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 18 September 2006; and reprinted from William B. Brahms, Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ: A History, FTPL; ISBN 0-9668586-0-3

[2] Rutgers Through the Years Timeline accessed 18 September 2006

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 '''Matthew Leydt''' (1755–1783) was the first graduate of Queen's College (now [[Rutgers University]]) in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]], [[New Jersey]].
-Matthew was the son of Syntje Slegt (1729–1763) (also spelled Tryntje Slecht or Sleight) and the Rev. Johannes Leydt (1718–1783), minister of the [[Dutch Reformed Church|Dutch Reformed]] congregation at [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]] and at [[Six Mile Run, New Jersey|Six Mile Run]] in [[Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey|Franklin Township]] (both from 1748 until his death), and Trustee of Queen's College<ref>[http://www.franklinboe.org/boardofed/resources/history.html Franklin Township Public Schools District History], accessed 18 September 2006; and reprinted from [[William B. Brahms]], Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ: A History, FTPL; ISBN 0-9668586-0-3</ref>[[Matriculation|Matriculating]] as a [[wiktionary:sophomore|sophomore]] when instruction began in 1771, he graduated at the age of 19 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] (A.B.) degree in 1774 &mdash;constituting the college's entire first graduating class. While at Queen's, Leydt studied under [[Frederick Frelinghuysen (general)|Frederick Frelinghuysen]], the college's first tutor<ref>[http://ruweb.rutgers.edu/timeline Rutgers Through the Years Timeline] accessed 18 September 2006</ref> and was instructed in theology by the Rev. [[Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh]], who became the college's first president in 1786.
+Matthew was the son of Syntje Slegt (1729–1763) (also spelled Tryntje Slecht or Sleight) and the Rev. Johannes Leydt (1718–1783), minister of the [[Dutch Reformed Church|Dutch Reformed]] congregation at [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]] and at [[Six Mile Run, New Jersey|Six Mile Run]] in [[Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey|Franklin Township]] (both from 1748 until his death), and Trustee of Queen's College<ref>[http://www.franklinboe.org/boardofed/resources/history.html Franklin Township Public Schools District History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061213042040/http://www.franklinboe.org/boardofed/resources/history.html |date=2006-12-13 }}, accessed 18 September 2006; and reprinted from [[William B. Brahms]], Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ: A History, FTPL; ISBN 0-9668586-0-3</ref>[[Matriculation|Matriculating]] as a [[wiktionary:sophomore|sophomore]] when instruction began in 1771, he graduated at the age of 19 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] (A.B.) degree in 1774 &mdash;constituting the college's entire first graduating class. While at Queen's, Leydt studied under [[Frederick Frelinghuysen (general)|Frederick Frelinghuysen]], the college's first tutor<ref>[http://ruweb.rutgers.edu/timeline Rutgers Through the Years Timeline] accessed 18 September 2006</ref> and was instructed in theology by the Rev. [[Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh]], who became the college's first president in 1786.
 After graduation, Leydt was licensed to enter the ministry of the Dutch Reformed Church in 1778. He served at the Southampton Dutch Reformed Church in [[Neshaminy, Pennsylvania|Neshaminy]] in [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County]], [[Pennsylvania]], until his death on November 24, 1783 in [[North Hampton, Pennsylvania|North Hampton]], [[Pennsylvania]], at the age of twenty-eight.