See also:

• WESLEY (FAMILY)
• WESLEY, JOHN (1703-1791)
• WESLEY, SAMUEL (1766-1837)
• WESLEY, SAMUEL SEBASTIAN (1810–1876)

WESLEY (See also:

• FAMILY

FAMILY)  . The See also:

• WESLEY (FAMILY)
• WESLEY, JOHN (1703-1791)
• WESLEY, SAMUEL (1766-1837)
• WESLEY, SAMUEL SEBASTIAN (1810–1876)

Wesley See also:

• FAMILY

family sprang from Welswe, near See also:

• WELLS
• WELLS, CHARLES JEREMIAH (1798?–1879)
• WELLS, DAVID AMES (1828—1898)
• WELLS, HERBERT GEORGE (1866— )
• WELLS, SIR THOMAS SPENCER, 1ST BART

Wells in See also:

• SOMERSET, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• SOMERSET, EDMUND BEAUFORT, DUKE OF (c. 1404–1455)
• SOMERSET, EDWARD SEYMOUR, DUKE OF (c. 1506–1552)
• SOMERSET, LORD ROBERT EDWARD HENRY (1776-1842)
• SOMERSET, ROBERT CARR (or KER), EARL OF (e. 1590-1645)

Somerset . Their See also:

• PEDIGREE

pedigree has been traced back to See also:

• GUY, THOMAS (1644–1724)

Guy, whom See also:

• ATHELSTAN (c. 894-940)

Athelstan made a thane about 938 . One See also:

• BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch of the family settled in See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland . See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• HERBERT (FAMILY)
• HERBERT, GEORGE (1593-1633)
• HERBERT, HENRY WILLIAM
• HERBERT, SIR THOMAS (1606-1682)

Herbert Westley of Westleigh, See also:

• DEVON, EARLS OF

Devon, married See also:

• ELIZABETH
• ELIZABETH (1533-1603)
• ELIZABETH (1596-1662)
• ELIZABETH (1635–1650)
• ELIZABETH [ AMELIE EUGENIE ] (1837—1898)
• ELIZABETH [1lisabeth Philippine Marie Helene of France] (1764—1794)
• ELIZABETH [PAULINE ELIZABETH OTTILIE LOUISE] (1843– )
• ELIZABETH [PETROVNA] (1709-1762), EMPRESS
• ELIZABETH, SAINT (1207-1231)

Elizabeth See also:

• WELLESLEY
• WELLESLEY, RICHARD COLLEY WESLEY (or WELLESLEY)

Wellesley of Dangan in Ireland . Their third son, See also:

• BARTHOLOMEW, JOHN (1831-1893)
• BARTHOLOMEW, SAINT

Bartholomew, studied both See also:

• MEDICINE

medicine and See also:

• THEOLOGY

theology at See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford, and, in 1619, married the daughter of Sir See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry See also:

• COLLEY, SIR GEORGE POMEROY (1835-1881)

Colley of See also:

• KILDARE

Kildare . In 166o he held the rectories of Catherston and Charmouth in See also:

• DORSET, EARLS, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF

Dorset valued at £35, 1os. per annum . He was ejected in 1662 and gained his living as a See also:

• DOCTOR (Lat. for " teacher ")

doctor . He was buried at Lyme Regis on See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 15th, 167o . His son, See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

JOHN WESTLEY, grandfather of the founder of See also:

• METHODISM

Methodism, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in 1636 and studied at New See also:

• INN

Inn See also:

• HALL
• HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
• HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
• HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
• HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
• HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
• HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
• HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
• HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
• HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
• HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
• HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
• HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
• HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
• HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
• HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
• HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
• HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)

Hall, Oxford, where he became proficient in See also:

• ORIENTAL

Oriental See also:

• LANGUAGES

languages and won the See also:

• SPECIAL

special regard of John See also:

• OWEN, JOHN (1616-1683)
• OWEN, JOHN [OVENUS Or AUDOENUS] (c. 1560-1622)
• OWEN, ROBERT (1771-1858)
• OWEN, SIR HUGH (1804-1881)
• OWEN, SIR RICHARD (1804–1892)

Owen, then See also:

• VICE

vice-See also:

• CHANCELLOR (M. Eng. and Anglo-Fr. canceler, chanceler, Fr. chancelier, Lat. cancellarius)

chancellor . See also:

• CROMWELL, HENRY (1628-1674)
• CROMWELL, OLIVER (1599-1658)
• CROMWELL, RICHARD (1626–1712)
• CROMWELL, THOMAS, EARL OF

Cromwell's See also:

• TRIERS, LOUIS ADOLPHE (1797-1877)

Triers approved him as See also:

• MINISTER (Lat. minister, servant)

minister of Winterborn-See also:

• WHITCHURCH

Whitchurch, Dorset, in 1658 . The following See also:

• YEAR

year he married the daughter of John See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

White, the See also:

• PATRIARCH (M.E. and O. Fr. patriarche, Lat. patriarcha, Gr. aarpuipxtis, from srarptu., clan, and apxil, rule)

patriarch of See also:

• DORCHESTER
• DORCHESTER, DUDLEY CARLETON, VISCOUNT (1573-1632)
• DORCHESTER, GUY CARLETON

Dorchester .

In 1661 he was committed to See also:

• PRISON (derived through the Fr. from the Lat. prehensio, seizure)

prison for refusing to use the See also:

• BOOK

Book of See also:

• COMMON

Common See also:

• PRAYER (from Lat. precari, entreat; Ital. pregaria, Fr. priere)
• PRAYER, BOOK OF COMMON

Prayer . His candour and zeal made a deep impression on See also:

• GILBERT
• GILBERT (KINGSMILL) ISLANDS
• GILBERT (or GYLBERDE), WILLIAM (1544-1603)
• GILBERT, ALFRED (1854– )
• GILBERT, ANN (1821-1904)
• GILBERT, GROVE KARL (1843– )
• GILBERT, J
• GILBERT, JOHN (1810-1889)
• GILBERT, MARIE DOLORES ELIZA ROSANNA [" LOLA MONTEZ "] (1818-1861)
• GILBERT, NICOLAS JOSEPH LAURENT (1751–1780)
• GILBERT, SIR HUMPHREY (c. 1539-1583)
• GILBERT, SIR JOSEPH HENRY (1817-1901)
• GILBERT, SIR WILLIAM SCHWENK (1836– )

Gilbert Ironside the See also:

• ELDER (0. Eng. ellarn; Ger. Holunder; Fr. sureau)
• ELDER (Gr. 1rpev(3iTepos)

elder, See also:

• BISHOP (A.S. bisceop, from Lat. episcopus, Gr. irio-Korros, " overlooker " or " overseer ")
• BISHOP, ISABELLA (1832-1904)
• BISHOP, SIR HENRY ROWLEY (1786-1855)

Bishop of See also:

• BRISTOL
• BRISTOL, EARLS AND MARQUESSES OF
• BRISTOL, GEORGE DIGBY, 2ND EARL OF1 (1612-1677)
• BRISTOL, JOHN DIGBY, 1ST EARL OF 6 (1580-1653)

Bristol, with whom he had an interview . He was ejected in 1662 and became a See also:

• NONCONFORMIST

Nonconformist pastor at See also:

• POOLE
• POOLE, MATTHEW (1624-1699)
• POOLE, PAUL FALCONER (1806-1879)
• POOLE, REGINALD STUART (1832-1895)

Poole . He died in 1678; his widow survived him for 32 years . One of his sons, See also:

• MATTHEW, GOSPEL OF ST
• MATTHEW, ST (MaOOaior or MarOaIos, probably a shortened form of the Hebrew equivalent to Theodorus)
• MATTHEW, TOBIAS

Matthew, became a surgeon in See also:

• LONDON

London, where he died in 1737 . Another son, See also:

• SAMUEL

SAMUEL, was trained in London for the Nonconformist See also:

• MINISTRY

ministry, but changed his views, and, in See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1683, entered See also:

• EXETER
• EXETER, EARL, MARQUESS AND DUKE OF

Exeter See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College, Oxford, as a See also:

• SIZAR

sizar . He dropped the " t " in his name and returned to what he said was the See also:

• ORIGINAL

original spelling, Wesley . In 1689 he was ordained and married Susanna, youngest daughter of Dr Samuel Annesley, See also:

• VICAR (Lat. vicarius, substitute)

vicar of St See also:

• GILES (GIL, GILLES), ST

Giles, Cripplegate, and See also:

• NEPHEW

nephew of the 1st See also:

• EARL

earl of Anglesea . Annesley gave up his living in 1662 and formed a See also:

• CONGREGATION (Lat. congregatio, a gathering together, from cum, with, grex, gregis, a flock, herd)

congregation in Little St See also:

• HELEN

Helen's, Bishopsgate, where he was honoured as the St See also:

• PAUL
• PAUL (PAULUS)

Paul of the Nonconformists . Samuel Wesley was appointed See also:

• RECTOR (Lat. for " ruler," " guide," &c., from regere, " rule ")

rector of See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South Ormsby in 1691, and moved to Epworth in 1697 . He had nineteen See also:

• CHILDREN, LAW RELATING TO

children, of whom eight died in See also:

• INFANCY

infancy . His lawless parishioners could not endure his faithful See also:

• PREACHING (Fr. preecher, from Lat. praedicare, to proclaim)

preaching, and in 1705 he was confined in See also:

• LINCOLN
• LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (1809-1865)
• LINCOLN, EARLS OF

Lincoln See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

Castle for a small See also:

• DEBT (Lat. debitum, a thing owed)

debt .

Two-thirds of his parsonage was destroyed by See also:

• FIRE (in O. Eng. f j'r; the word is common to West German languages, cf. Dutch vuur, Ger. Feuer; the pre-Teutonic form is seen in Sanskrit pu, pavaka, and Gr. irup; the ultimate origin is usually taken to be a root meaning to purify, cf. Lat. purus)

fire in 1702 and in 1709 it was burnt to the ground . He managed to rebuild the rectory, but his resources were so heavily strained that thirteen years later it was only See also:

• HALF

half furnished . Samuel Wesley was a busy author . At Oxford in 1685 he wrote a See also:

• VOLUME

volume of poems bearing the See also:

• STRANGE, SIR ROBERT (1721-1792)

strange See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title Maggots . He wrote a See also:

• LIFE

Life of See also:

• CHRIST (Gr. X pLQTOS, Anointed)
• CHRIST, WILHELM VON (1831-1906)

Christ in See also:

• VERSE (from Lat. versus, literally a line or furrow drawn by turning the plough, from vertere, and afterwards signifying an arrangement of syllables into feet)

verse (1693), The See also:

• HISTORY

History of the Old and New Testament in Verse (1701?), a See also:

• NOBLE, SIR ANDREW (1832- )

noble See also:

• LETTER (through Fr. lettre from Lat. littera or litera, letter of the alphabet; the origin of the Latin word is obscure; it has probably no connexion with the root of linere, to smear, i.e. with wax, for an inscription with a stilus)

Letter to a See also:

• CURATE (from the Lat. curare, to take care of)

Curate, full of strong sense and ripe experience, and See also:

• DISSERTATIONS

Dissertations on the Book of See also:

• JOB

Job (1735) . He died at Epworth in 1735 . Susanna Wesley died at the Foundery, London, in 1742 and was buried in Bunhill See also:

• FIELDS, JAMES THOMAS (1817-1881)

Fields . Their eldest son, SAMUEL WESLEY (1690-1739), was born in London, entered See also:

• WESTMINSTER
• WESTMINSTER, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF
• WESTMINSTER, STATUTES OF
• WESTMINSTER, SYNODS OF

Westminster School in 1704, became a See also:

• QUEEN
• QUEEN (O.E. cwen, wife, related to "quean," O.E. cwene, a hussy; cf. Gr. yvvi7: from root gan-, to produce; cf. genus, " kin," &c.)

Queen's See also:

• SCHOLAR, SCHOLARSHIP

scholar in 1707 and in 1711 went up to Christ See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

Church, Oxford . He returned to Westminster as See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head See also:

• USHER (O. Fr. ussier, uissier, mod. huissier, from Lat. ostiarius, a door-keeper, ostium, doorway, entrance, os, mouth)
• USHER (or USSHER), JAMES (1581-1656)

usher, took orders and enjoyed the intimate friendship of Bishop See also:

• ATTERBURY, FRANCIS (1662-1732)

Atterbury, Harley earl of Oxford, See also:

• ADDISON, JOSEPH (1672-1719)

Addison, See also:

• SWIFT
• SWIFT, JONATHAN (1667—1745)

Swift and See also:

• PRIOR (from Lat. prior—former, and hence superior, through O. Fr. priour)
• PRIOR, MATTHEW (1664-1721)

Prior . He became head-See also:

• MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master of Blundell's School at See also:

• TIVERTON

Tiverton in 1732 and died there on the 6th of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1739 . He was a finished, classical scholar, a poet and a devout See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man, but he was never reconciled to the Methodism of his See also:

• BROTHERS, RICHARD (1757-1824)

brothers . His poems, published in 1736, reached a second edition in 1i43, and were reprinted with new poems, notes and a Life by W .

See also:

• NICHOLS, JOHN (1745–1826)

Nichols, in 1862 .