VENN
Adm. pens. (age 18) at SIDNEY, May 26, 1752. S. of the Rev. Palmer (1709), of Colchester. B. there [Oct. 28, 1733]. School, Colchester (his father). ' Matric. Michs. 1752; B.A. 1756; M.A. 1759. Ord. deacon (London) June 13, 1756; priest, Dec. 18, 1757. R. of Alresford, Essex, 1773-1816. R. of St Mary Magdalene, Colchester (succeeding his father), 1773-1816, and Master of King James's Hospital. R. of Alpheton, Suffolk, 1806-16. Married, Dec. 1777, Elizabeth, dau. of Robert Longcroft, of Fratton, Hants., and widow of James Powell. Died Oct. 15, 1816; buried in All Saints', Colchester. M.I. Brother of Humphrey (1740) and William (1740); father of John R. (1796). (G. Mag., 1816, II. 468; Misc. Gen. et Her., 4th S., IV. 193.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750 | Disp-Ord | Smythies, John | / | View | |
| 1750 | Disp-Ord | Smythies, John | / | View | |
| 1756 | Ordi(ordination) | Smythies, John | / | deacon | View |
| 1756 | Disp-Ord | Smythies, John | / | View | |
| 1757 | Ordi(ordination) | Smythies, John | / | priest | View |
| 1757 | Disp-Ord | Smythies, John | / | View | |
| 1771 | Appt(Institution) | Smythies, John | St Nicholas, Colchester / | Rector | View |
| 1775 | Disp-App | Smythies, John | Thomas Howard, Earl of Effingham / | Chaplain | View |
| 1775 | Appt(Institution) | Smythies, John | Tolleshunt Darcy / | Vicar | View |
| 1775 | Disp-App | Smythies, John | Colchester, St Nicholas / | Rector | View |
| 1775 | Disp(Dispensation) | Smythies, John | Tolleshunt Darcy / | Vicar | View |
| 1775 | Appt(Appointment) | Smythies, John | Thomas, Earl of Effingham / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1781 | Appt(in post) | Smythies, John | Earl of Effingham / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1781 | Disp-App | Smythies, John | Thomas Howard, Earl of Effingham / | Chaplain | View |
| 1781 | Disp-App | Smythies, John | Colchester, St Nicholas / | Rector | View |
| 1781 | Disp(Dispensation) | Smythies, John | Alresford als. Ailesford / | Rector | View |
| 1781 | Appt(Institution) | Smythies, John | Alresford otherwise Ailesford / | Rector | View |
| 1782 | Vac(cession) | Smythies, Jonathan | Tolleshunt Darcy / | Vicar | View |
| 1806 | Appt(Institution) | Smythies, John | Alpheton alias Alton / | Rector | View |
| 1806 | Disp(Dispensation) | Smythies, John | Alpheton alias Alton / | Rector | View |
| 1806 | Disp-App | Smythies, John | Alresford / | Rector | View |
| 1806 | Disp(Dispensation) | Smythies, John | Alpheton alias Alton / | Rector | View |
| 1806 | Disp-App | Smythies, John | Rt. Hon. Louisa, Countess of Mansfield / | Chaplain | View |
| 1806 | Disp-App | Smythies, John | Alresford / | Rector | View |
| 1807 | Vac(cession) | Smythies, John | St Nicholas Colchester / | Rector | View |
| 1816 | Vac(Death) | Smythies, John | Alpheton alias Alton / | Rector | View |
| 1816 | Vac(natural death) | Smythies, John | Alresford / | Rector | View |