Venn: scholar of TRINITY, Cambridge 1570 as Henton; son of Richard; BA 1571/2; MA 1575; BD 1582; DD 1587; fellow 1574; university preacher 1581; V of St Michael, Coventry 1583-1631; Archdeacon of Coventry 1584-1631; Precentor St David's 1597-1631; prebendary Lichfield 1597-1631; prebendary of Hereford 1605-27; died 21 Jun. 1631 aged 78; buried St Michael Coventry; will PCC 1631; father of Samuel (1614); see Staffs. pedigrees; Blyth's Stoke
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1578 | Ordi(ordination) | Henton, Guilielmus | / | deacon | View |
| 1578 | Ordi(ordination) | Henton, Guilielmus | / | priest | View |
| 1582 | Appt(Presentation) | Hynton, William | Rettendon / | Rector | View |
| 1583 | Appt(Presentation) | Hynton, William | Coventry St. Michael / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1584 | Appt(Institution) | Henton, William | Coventry St Michael / | Vicar | View |
| 1584 | Ordi(ordination) | Hinton, William | / | priest | View |
| 1584 | Appt(Institution) | Henton, William | Coventry / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1584 | Appt(Institution) | Hinton, Willimus | St Michis, Coventry / | Vicar | View |
| 1584 | Libc | Hinton, William | St Michael, Coventry / | (Other) | View |
| 1584 | Appt(Admission) | Hinton, Willimus | Coventry / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1596 | Appt(Installation) | Hinton, William | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Shalford otherwise Scamford | Prebendary | View |
| 1597 | Appt(Admission) | Henton, Willimus | Lichfield Cathedral / Handsacre prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1597 | Appt(Installation) | Hinton, William | Lichfield Cathedral / prebend of Handisacre | Prebendary | View |
| 1604 | Appt(Resignation) | Hinton, William | Blabye / | Rector | View |
| 1604 | Appt(Resignation) | Hinton, Willelmum | Blabie / | Rector | View |
| 1605 | Libc | Hinton, William | Coventry, St Michael / | Vicar | View |
| 1605 | Appt(Installation) | Hinton, William | Hereford Cathedral / Over Preston | Prebendary | View |
| 1605 | Appt(Institution) | Hynton, Willimus | Hereford Cathedral / Prebend of Preston Wynn | Prebendary | View |
| 1606 | Libc | Hinton, Willimus | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Shalford | Prebendary | View |
| 1610 | Libc | Hinton, William | Lichfield Cathedral / prebend of Handsacre | Prebendary | View |
| 1616 | Libc | Hinton, William | Coventry, St Michael / | Vicar | View |
| 1620 | Libc | Hinton, William | Lichfield Cathedral / prebend of Handsacre | Prebendary | View |
| 1620 | Libc | Hinton, Willimus | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Shalford | Prebendary | View |
| 1623 | Vac(resignation) | Hinton, William | Wells Cathedral / Prebend of Shamford alias Shalford alias Scamford | Prebendary | View |
| 1624 | Vac(resignation) | Hinton, William | St Michael, Coventry / | Vicar | View |
| 1626 | Libc | Hinton, unknown | Hereford Cathedral / Prebend of Preston Wyn | Prebendary | View |
| 1631 | Vac(natural death) | Hinton, Willimus | St. David's Cathedral / | Precentor | View |
| 1631 | Vac(Death) | Hinton, William | Lichfield Cathedral / Handesacre Prebend | Prebendary | View |
| 1631 | Vac(Death) | Hinton, William | Archdeaconry of Coventry / | Archdeacon | View |