Foster and Venn: Snell, Thomas, s. John, of Thurlestone, Devon, minister. Exeter Coll., matric. 28 June 1662, aged 16, BA 1666, MA 1669; (incorporated at Cambridge 1675), BD from All Souls' Coll. 1676; canon of Exeter 1679, vicar of Bampton, Oxon, 1677, and prebendary of Kerswell in castor Exon, 1701; his father rector of Thurlestone 1635, and of Lezant, Cornwall, 1638, and prebendary of Keswell in castro Exon 1660; brother of George 1661. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Described as fellow of All Souls, College, Oxford, in 1673.
Records for two institutions at Bampton presumably because this benefice was in three portions and one of the rectors (Stephen Phillips) died in 1685 and presumably this Thomas Snell took over his portion as well. (See History of Bampton with the district and hamlets belonging to it" by JA Giles (1847) - accessed on line 26 Mar. 2014
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1673 | Ordi(ordination) | Snell, Thomas | / | priest | View |
| 1677 | Appt(Institution) | Snell, Thomas | Bampton / | Vicar | View |
| 1679 | Libc | Snoll, Thomas | Bampton / | Vicar | View |
| 1685 | Libc | Snell, Thomas | Bampton / | not given | View |
| 1685 | Appt(Institution) | Snell, Thomas | Bampton / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1691 | Libc | Snell, Thomas | Bampton / | Vicar | View |
| 1697 | Libc | Snell, Thomas | Bampton / | Vicar | View |
| 1704 | Libc | Snell, Thomas | Bampton / | Vicar | View |
| 1715 | Vac(resignation) | Snell, Thomas, senior | Bampton / | Vicar | View |
| 1716 | Libc | Snell, Thomas, senior | Bampton / | Vicar | View |
| 1716 | Libc | Snell, Thomas, senior | Bampton / | Vicar | View |
| 1718 | Vac(natural death) | Snell, Thomas, senior | Bampton / | Vicar | View |