Foster: pleb. Magdalen Hall, matric. 24 June, 1653, B.A. 14 Dec., 1655, M.A. 11 June, 1658; incorporated at Cambridge 1660, and D.D. Comitiis Regiis 1690; rector of St. Peter, Paul's Wharf, 1660, of St. Mildred Poultry and St. Mary Colechurch 1673, canon of St. Paul's 1683, and of Canterbury 1692, chaplain to William III., bishop of Chichester 1696, until his death 24 April, 1709; buried in the church of St. Mildred. See Ath. iv. 769; Rawl. i. 218, iii. 175; Lansdowne MS. 987, f. 316; and ODNB.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1660 | Appt(Collation) | Williams, John | St Peters. Paul's Wharf / | Rector | View |
| 1660 | Appt(collation) | Williams, John | St Peters. Paul's Wharf / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Williams, John | not given / | not given | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Williams, John | Wrotham / | Vicar | View |
| 1662 | Disp-App | Williams, John | St. Peter, Pauls Wharfe, city of London / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Disp-App | Williams, John | Henry, Marquess of Dorchester / | Chaplain | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Williams, John | St Peter Pauls Wharf / | Rector | View |
| 1662 | Appt(Institution) | Williams, John | Wrotham / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1662 | Disp(Dispensation) | Williams, John | Wrotham / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1662 | Appt(Collation) | Williams, John | Wrotham / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1662 | Subsc | Williams, John | province of Canterbury / | Preacher | View |
| 1664 | Libc | Williams, Johannes | St Peter, Paul's Wharf / | Rector | View |
| 1673 | Appt(Institution) | Williams, Johannes | St Mildred Poultry with St Mary Colechurch / | Rector | View |
| 1673 | Subsc | Williams, Johannes | St Mildred Poultry with St Mary, Colechurch / | Rector | View |
| 1683 | Appt(collation) | Williams, Johannes | St Paul's Cathedral / prebend of Rugmer | Prebendary | View |
| 1697 | Vac(Promotion) | Williams, Johannis | St Mildred, Poultry and St Mary Colechurch / | Rector | View |