Herring's Visitation Returns II 146. Deacon December 1732, Priest May 1733 (Lincoln) - Pembroke Coll, Cambridge, BD (a 10-year man) 1746. Nephew by half-blood to Sir Isaac Newton
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Adm. Fell.-Com. (age 24 ( sic )) at PEMBROKE, 18 Jul., 1733. Of Stamford, Lincolnshire , clerk. Doubtless s. of Benjamin and nephew by the half-blood to Sir Isaac Newton (whose mother, Hannah Newton, married as her 2nd husband the Rev. Barnabas Smith, R. of North Witham, Lincolnshire , 27 Jan., 1645). B. c 1700. B.D. 1746 (10 year man). Lived with his uncle Sir Isaac Newton, c 1718-27. Left England , c 1727 and resided at Paris [France] for about two years; proceeded thence to Rome [Italy]. Returned to England , c 1732. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) 24 Sep., 1732; 'eruditus'; priest, 20 May, 1733. C. of Stamford [1732]; R. of mediety of Linton, West Riding of Yorkshire , 1733-77. Buried there 07 Jan., 1777. M.I. Brother of Newton (1713).
( Lincs. Pedigrees, 726; Nichols, Lit. History, IV. 32; G. Mag., LXXV. 1144.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1732 | Appt(Licensing) | Smith, Benjaminus | Stamford All Saints / | Deacon | View |
| 1732 | Ordi(ordination) | Smith, Benjaminus | / | deacon | View |
| 1733 | Subsc | Smith, Benjamin | Linton / | Rector | View |
| 1733 | Subsc | Smith, Benjamin | Linton / | Preacher | View |
| 1733 | Appt(Licensing) | Smith, Benjamin | Linton / | Preacher | View |
| 1733 | Appt(Institution) | Smith, Benjamin | Linton / | Rector | View |
| 1733 | Ordi(ordination) | Smith, Benjamin | / | priest | View |
| 1777 | Vac(Death) | unknown, unknown | Linton, mediety of / | Rector | View |