VENN: Adm. scholar (age 16) at SIDNEY, May 1, 1710. S. of John, sea-captain, of Topsham, Devon. School, Tiverton. ' Matric. 1710; B.A. 1713-4; M.A. 1717. Incorp. at Oxford, 1741. Ord. priest (Ely) June 16, 1717.