Probably VENN: Adm. pensioner at EMMANUEL, Oct. 1634. Of ireland. BA 1634 (incorp. from Dublin); MA (Cambridge), 1636.
Calamy Revised, 249-50: Rector of Ashton-under-Lyne by 1642, when he signed the Ptotestation. Ejected, and successor instituted 25 Sept. 1662.
Son of Peter Harrison of Hindley, Wigan. Living in Deane parish when his son Maurice was bap. at Bolton 24 Oct. 1636. Curate of walmsley c. 1640.
A committed Presbyterian - according to Adam martindale one of the theee men 'most deeply engaged' for establishing Presbyterianism in Lancashire. After ejection he attended Ashton church until the Five Mile Act drove him to Salford.
He d. 31 Dec. 1670, aged 56, bur. in the chancel at Ashton under Lyne. Funeral sermon preached by thomas Ellison, Rector there.
See Calamy revised, 24-50 for more on his religious and political possitions, 1648-1663.
Brother of Peter Harrison [74822]
Father of Maurice Harrison [48757].
| Type | Name | Date | Office | Event | Location | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libc | Harrison, John | 22/10/1661 | Rector | Ashton super Lyne/ | View |