VENN: Adm. at KING'S, a scholar from Eton, 1693. B. Dec. 10, 1670, at Wilmslow, Cheshire. ' Matric. Lent, 1694; B.A. 1697-8; M.A. 1701. Fellow, 1696. Ord. deacon (Ely) May 30, 1697; priest (Lincoln) June 29, 1701. Assistant Master at Eton. V. of Brimpton, 1701-11. Master of Ilminster School, 1704-23, and of the Free Grammar School, Taunton, 1739-49. R. of Monksilver, 1712. R. of Plympton, Devon, till 1749. An eminent grammarian. Author, classical. Died Aug. 13, 1749, aged 79. [Confused in Al. Oxon. with his son James.] (Harwood, 278; Earwaker, East Cheshire, I. 651; D.N.B.)
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| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1697 | Subsc | Upton, Jacobus | / | View | |
| 1701 | Appt(Licensing) | Upton, Jacobus | Hitcham / | Curate | View |
| 1701 | Appt(Licensing) | Upton, Jacobus | Archdeaconry of Buckingham / | Curate | View |
| 1701 | Ordi(ordination) | Upton, Jacobus | / | priest | View |
| 1711 | Vac(cession) | Upton, Jacobus | Brimpton / | Rector | View |
| 1711 | Subsc | Upton, Jacobus | Monksilver / | Rector | View |
| 1711 | Appt(Institution) | Upton, Jacobus | Monksilver / | Rector | View |
| 1712 | Subsc | Upton, Jacobus | Hilbishops / | Schoolmaster | View |
| 1745 | Appt(Institution) | Upton, James | Limpsham / | Rector | View |
| 1745 | Subsc | Upton, James | Limpsham / | Rector | View |
| 1745 | Subsc | Upton, James | throughout the Diocese / | Preacher | View |
| 1750 | Vac(Death) | Upton, James | Moncksilver / | Rector | View |
| 1751 | Vac(Death) | Upton, James | Limpsham / | Rector | View |