Venn: Adm. sizar (age 19) at ST JOHN'S, Mar. 27, 1738. S. of John, clerk, R. of St Nich., Nottingham. B. in Nottingham. Schools, Southwell and Chesterfield. ' Matric. 1738; B.A. 1741-2; M.A. 1745. Ord. deacon (Norwich) June 13, 1742; priest (York) Feb. 19, 1743-4. V. of Kneesal, Notts., 1745-58. V. of Eaton, 1748. R. of Eakring, 1758. Preb. of Southwell, 1767-77.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1742 | Subsc | Abson, Samuel | Letheringham / | Curate | View |
| 1742 | Subsc | Abson, Samuel | Charsfield / | Curate | View |
| 1742 | Subsc | Abson, Samuel | Hoo / | Curate | View |
| 1742 | Ordi(ordination) | Abson, Samuel | / | deacon | View |
| 1742 | Subsc | Abson, Samuel | Brandeston / | Curate | View |
| 1744 | Appt(Institution) | Abson, Samuel | Eaton / | Vicar | View |
| 1744 | Ordi(ordination) | Abson, Samuel | / | priest | View |
| 1744 | Appt(Licensing) | Abson, Samuel | Edingley / | Curate | View |
| 1744 | Appt(Admission) | Abson, Samuel | Southwell Minster / | vicar choral | View |
| 1745 | Appt(Institution) | Abson, Samuel | Kneesal / | Vicar | View |
| 1746 | Vac(resignation) | Abson, Samuel | Southwell Minster / | vicar choral | View |
| 1748 | Vac(cession) | Abson, Samuel | Eaton / | Vicar | View |
| 1748 | Appt(Appointment) | Abson, Samuel | John, Duke of Rutland / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1748 | Appt(Institution) | Abson, Samuel | Eaton / | Vicar | View |
| 1758 | Appt(Institution) | Abson, Samuel | Ekring alias Eikring / | Rector | View |
| 1759 | Vac(cession) | Abson, Samuel | Knesal with Boughton / | Vicar | View |
| 1767 | Appt(Collation) | Abson, Samuel | Collegiate Church of Southwell / Canonry and Prebend of Segeston alias Sacrista | Prebendary | View |
| 1768 | Vac(resignation) | Abson, Samuel | Southwell / Prebend of Segeston | Prebendary | View |
| 1768 | Appt(Collation) | Abson, Samuel | Southwell / Prebend of Rampton | Prebendary | View |
| 1775 | Appt(Resignation) | Abson, Samuel | Winkbourne / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1777 | Vac(Death) | Abson, Samuel | Southwell / Prebend of Rampton | Prebendary | View |
| 1777 | Vac(Death) | Abson, Samuel | Eakring alias Eikering / | Rector | View |
| 1778 | Vac(Death) | Abson, Samuel | Eaton / | Vicar | View |