VENN: Adm. sizar (age 16) at ST JOHN'S, Aug. 15, 1659. S. of John (? 1616), clerk, of Dunmow, Essex. B. there. School, Felsted. ' Matric. 1659; B.A. 1663-4; M.A. 1667. Ord. deacon (Ely) Sept. 21; priest, Dec. 22, 1667. V. of Gt Waltham, Essex, 1670-80. R. of Boxworth, Cambs., 1680. R. of Childerley, 1681. V. of St Peter's, Colchester, 1698-1714. Author, sermons, etc. Died 1714. Brother of John (1651).
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1667 | Subsc | Smith, Benjaminus | / | View | |
| 1667 | Subsc | Smith, Benjaminus | / | View | |
| 1671 | Subsc | Smith, Benjaminus | Waltham Magna / | Vicar | View |
| 1671 | Appt(Institution) | Smith, Benjaminu | Waltham Magna / | Vicar | View |
| 1679 | Subsc | Smith, Benjaminus | Boxworth / | Preacher | View |
| 1679 | Subsc | Smith, Benjaminus | Boxworth / | Rector | View |
| 1679 | Subsc | Smith, Benjamin | Boxworth / | Rector | View |
| 1680 | Appt(Institution) | Smith, Benjaminus | Boxworth / | Rector | View |
| 1680 | Subsc | Smith, Benjamin | Childerly / | Rector | View |
| 1680 | Appt(Institution) | Smith, Benjaminus | Boxworth / | Rector | View |
| 1681 | Appt(Institution) | Smith, Benjaminus | Childerley / | Rector | View |
| 1681 | Subsc | Smith, Benjamin | Childerly / | Rector | View |
| 1682 | Libc | Smith, Benjamin | Boxworth / | Rector | View |
| 1698 | Appt(Institution) | Smith, Benjamin | St Peter, Colchester / | Vicar | View |
| 1698 | Subsc | Smith, Benjaminus | Sancti Petri Colchester / | Vicar | View |
| 1699 | Subsc | Smith, Benjamin | St Peters, Colchester / | Vicar | View |
| 1714 | Vac(natural death) | Smith, Benjaminus | St Peter Colchester / | Vicar | View |