VENN: Matriculated sizar from EMMANUEL COLLEGE, Easter, 1615. Son of a poor Huntingdonshire glover. Born at Godmanchester, c. 1594. B.D. 1629 ( Lit. Reg.). Ord. deacon (London) 19 Dec. 1619, age 24; ;BA; resident at Clare, Suffolk; priest, 12 March 1619/20. Curate of Wethersfield, Essex. Vicar of Finchingfield, 1625. Preacher at St Margaret's, Westminster, 1642. Chaplain to a regiment of the Earl of Essex. Chaplain at Holmby House during the King's imprisonment there. Member of Westminster Assembly. Town preacher at Ipswich, 1651. A leading advocate for a reformed episcopacy and liturgy. Took part in the production of the famous pamphlet Smectymnus; Author, Sermons, etc. Died 19 Nov. 1655. Buried in Westminster Abbey, but remains removed in 1661.
Described as now Curate of Wethersfield when ordained priest, 12/3/1619-20.
SEE OXFORD DNB: Stephen Marshall (1594/5?–1655), Church of England clergyman; also T. Webster, Stephen Marshall and Finchingfield (1994)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1619 | Ordi(ordination) | Marshall, Stephanus | / | deacon | View |
| 1620 | Appt(Admission) | Marshall, Stephanus | Wethersfeild / | Deacon | View |
| 1620 | Ordi(ordination) | Marshall, Stephanus | / | priest | View |
| 1624 | Appt(Licensing) | Marshall, Stephanus | Wethersfeild / | Schoolmaster | View |
| 1625 | Appt(Institution) | Marshall, Stephanus | Finchingfeild / | Vicar | View |
| 1628 | Libc | Marshall, Stephen | Fynchingfeilde / | Vicar | View |
| 1637 | Libc | Marshall, Stephus | Fynchingfeild / | Vicar | View |
| 1640 | Libc | Marshall, Stephen | Finchingfeild / | Vicar | View |