Leland, born in Grafton, Mass., on May 14, 1754, became a nomadic Baptist preacher after abandoning the Congregationalism of his early years. He eventually moved to Virginia in 1775, where he quickly became a prominent religious and political figure.
Despite living in an era of fervent faith and well-established state churches, Leland was a vocal advocate for church-state separation. He believed that government meddling with matters of religion was bad for both faith and individual freedom....
https://www.au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/happy-birthday-john-leland-remembering-an-overlooked-hero-of-church-state
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