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M.A. from CORPUS CHRISTI, 1694. S. of John, V. of Winterbourne-Whitchurch, Dorset. Bapt. there, Dec. 17, 1662. Schools, Dorchester (Mr Henry Dolling), Stepney, London (Edw. Veal) and Newington Green (Chas. Morton). Matric. (Exeter College, Oxford) Nov. 18, 1684, 'age 18'; B.A. (Oxford) 1688. Ord. deacon (Rochester) Aug. 7, 1688; priest (London) Feb. 24, 1688-9. Chaplain in the Navy, 1689. R. of South Ormesby, Lincs., 1691. R. of Epworth, 1695-1735 (his rectory troubled by noises, attributed to a spirit). R. of Wroot, 1722-35. Chaplain to John Sheffield, Marquis of Normanby. Involved in pecuniary difficulties; imprisoned for debt in Lincoln Castle for several months, 1705. Proctor of Lincoln diocese, 1701; re-elected, 1710. Married Susanna, dau. of Samuel Annesley, of London, and a leading Nonconformist. Author, A paraphrase on Job; The Life of Christ, etc. Published much verse. Died Apr. 25, 1735. Buried at Epworth. M.I. Father of John and Charles Wesley. (Al. Oxon.; T. C. Dale; N. and Q., 3rd. S., XII. 385; Masters; D.N.B.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1688 | Ordi(ordination) | Westley, Samuel | / | deacon | View |
| 1689 | Ordi(ordination) | Wesley, Samuel | / | priest | View |
| 1689 | Subsc | Wesley, Samuel | navi Hannibal / | Preacher | View |
| 1691 | Appt(Licensing) | Wesley, Samuel | Ormesby Australis / | Preacher | View |
| 1691 | Appt(Institution) | Wesley, Samuel | Ormesby Australis / | Rector | View |
| 1692 | Subsc | Wesley, Samuel | South Thoresby / | Curate | View |
| 1693 | Appt(Licensing) | Wesley, Samuel | South Thoresby / | Preacher | View |
| 1695 | Appt(Institution) | Wesley, Samuelis | Epworth / | Rector | View |
| 1695 | Vac(cession) | Wesley, Samuelis | South Ormesby / | Rector | View |
| 1695 | Appt(Presentation) | Wesley, Samuel | Epworth in the Isle of Axholme / | Rector | View |
| 1722 | Appt(Institution) | Wesley, Samuel | Wroot / | Rector | View |
| 1734 | Vac(resignation) | Westley, Samuel | Wroot / | Rector | View |
| 1735 | Appt(Resignation) | Westby, Samuel | Wroot / | Rector | View |
| 1735 | Vac(Death) | Wesley, Samuel | Epworth / | Rector | View |