John Sargent (1780 - 1833)

Born 8 Oct 1780 in Woolavington, Sussex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Smith) Sargent — married 29 Nov 1804 in Carlton Hall, Lindrick, Nottinghamshire, England

Descendants

Died 3 May 1833 at age 52 in Woolavington, Sussex, England

Biography

John Sargent is Notable.

John Sargent was born in Sussex, England.

He was the son of John Sargent and Charlotte Bettesworth

• Christening:

• 9 November 1780 Woolavington, Sussex, the son of John Sargent & Charlotte. ^[1]

• Cambridge University Alumni:

Adm. at KING'S, a scholar from Eton, Dec. 14, 1799. [Eldest] s. of John (above), M.P., of Woollavington, Sussex (and Charlotte, only dau. of Richard Bettesworth, of Petworth, Sussex).

B. Oct. 8, 1780, at Woollavington.

Bapt. Nov. 9, 1780.

Matric. Michs. 1799; B.A. 1804; M.A. 1807.

Fellow, 1802-4. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Feb. 3, 1803.

Ord. deacon, 1805; priest, 1806.

R. of Graffham, Sussex, 1805-33, and of Woollavington, 1813-33.

Married, Nov. 29, 1804, Mary, only child of Abel Smith.

Father-in-law of Samuel Wilberforce and Henry Edward Manning.

Rebuilt the rectory of Graffham, and on his father's death became 'Squire' of the district.

Died May 3, 1833, at Woollavington.

Author, A Memoir of the Rev. Henry Martyn, etc. ^[2]

• Marriage:

• The marriage of john Sargent & Mary Smith was conducted 29 November 1804, Carlton Hall, Lindrick, Nottinghamshire. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ England Births & Christenings (1538-1975)
2. ↑ http://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk
3. ↑ England Marriages (1538-1973) (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJC9-XQB)

W. P. Courtney, ‘Sargent, John (1780–1833)’, rev. Ellie Clewlow, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 7 Sept 2017. This is a subscription site but access is free to readers of British libraries whose library subscribes.

See also:

• Dictionary of National Biography: Sargent, John
• Wikipedia: John Sargent (priest)
• Wikidata: Item Q15693893, en:Wikipedia
• ThePeerage.com: Reverend John Sargent