Wesley, Samuel, s. Sam., of Stepney, Middlesex, cler. Christ Church, matric. 9 June, 1711, aged 18, B.A. 1715, M.A. 1718; born at Spitalfields 10 Feb., 1690, usher Westminster school 20 years, master of Tiverton grammar school 1733, where he died 6 Nov., 1739; brother of John and Charles; see p. 1526, 2nd Series. See Al. West. 255; Rawl. iv. 83 b, 94, and xxi. 192.
Westley, Thomas, of co. Warwick, pleb. Magdalen Coll., matric. 11 July, 1600, aged 15, clerk 1606-9, fellow 1610-30; perhaps B.A. from Christ's Coll., Cambridge, 1603-4, M.A. 1607, and incorporated 12 March, 1607-8; B.D. or D.D. from Magdalen Coll. 18 May, 1631; rector of St. Clements, Oxford, 1610, and of Great Chart, Kent, 1629, canon of Canterbury 1630-9, vicar of Ticehurst, Sussex, 1636-9, and preacher of the Savoy; buried in the chancel April, 1639. See Bloxam, ii. 47; Foster's Graduati Cantab.; & Fasti, i. 461.
Westley, Thomas, of London, gent. Christ Church, matric. 2 June, 1617, aged 19, B.A. 26 June, 1617, M.A. 15 May, 1620; fellow Pembroke Coll. 1624; vicar of Marcham, Berks, 1625-34, of Wells St. Cuthbert 1634, and of East Brent, (all) Somerset, 1635, canon of Wells 1660. See Gutch, i. 617; & Foster's Index Eccl.
Westl(e)y, Thomas, "ser." Christ Church, subscribed 29 Oct., 1657.
Westley, Thomas, s. Th., of Mellin, Oxon, pleb. Trinity Coll., matric. 3 July, 1663, aged 16. [5]
Westley, Thomas, s. Th., of Warmister, Wilts, cler. Trinity Coll., matric. 13 May, 1684, aged 16, B.A. 22 March, 1687-8; rector of Berkeley, Somerset, 1692, and canon of Wells 1713, until his death in 1723; father of the next-named. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Westley, Thomas, s. T., of Berkeley, Somerset, cler. Trinity Coll., matric. 25 Feb., 1712-13, aged 17, B.A. 1716, M.A. 1720 (as Wesley); rector of Chelwood 1720, of Weston-super-Mare 1722, rector of Laverton 1723, canon of Wells 1723, and rector of Berkeley, (all) Somerset, 1723. See Foster's Index Eccl.
[Westley, Walter (or Wellesley), canon regular, Augustinian prior of his order at Conal, co. Kildare, and master of the rolls, Ireland, bishop of Kildare 1531, until his death in 1539. See Ath. ii. 750; Cotton's Fasti Ecc. Hib. ii. 230, 420, and v. 142.]
Westley, William, of co. Warwick, pleb. Magdalen Coll., matric. 12 Oct., 1599, aged 17, B.A. 9 May, 1603; student of Middle Temple 1601, as son and heir of John, of Eythrop, co. Warwick, gent. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Westley, William, demy Magdalen Coll. 1633-8, from co. Warwick, B.A. 24 July, 1634, M.A. 13 May, 1637, fellow 1638, until his death 3 May, 1643, See Bloxam, v. 132. [10]
Westmacott, Laurence, s. William, of Defford, co. Worcester, p.p. St. Alban Hall, matric. 15 July, 1676, aged 16; perhaps vicar of West Terrington, co. Lincoln, 1688. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Westmacott, Richard, s. R., of Northleach, co. Gloucester, paup. St. Mary Hall, matric. 10 May, 1689, aged 15; B.A. from Hart Hall 23 Feb., 1692-3; vicar of Combe, Hants, 1697. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Westmerland, John, s. Jeff., of Kirk Oswald, Cumberland, p.p. Queen's Coll., matric. 5 March, 1701-2, aged 18, B.A. 25 Feb., 1705-6; vicar of Thrussington, co. Leicester, 1730. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Weston, Andrew, s. Edmund, of Sevenoaks, Kent, p.p. Christ Church, matric. 11 Dec., 1663, aged 18, B.A. 28 Jan., 1667-8, M.A. 1674.
Weston, Antony, of co. Stafford, gent. Gloucester Hall, matric. 30 Oct., 1618, aged 18, B.A. 15 Dec., 1618, M.A. 12 June, 1621, elected to Christ Church from Westminster school 1614. See Al. West. 83.
Weston, Charles, of Kent, gent. New Coll., matric. 15 June, 1582, aged 16. [16]
Weston, Edmund, B.Can.L. and B.C.L. 19 Nov., 1532; perhaps vicar of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, resigned 1539, and canon of Westminster 1542. See Newcourt.
Weston, Edward, of Surrey, gent. Magdalen Coll., matric. entry under date 1571, aged 16.
Weston, Edward, of London, pleb. Lincoln Coll., matric. entry under date 20 March, 1578-9, aged 12 (son of William), D.D. university of Montreale in Italy, taught 10 years at Douay, canon of the collegiate church of St. Mary at Bruges in Flanders. See Ath. ii. 573.
Weston, Edward, s. William, of Maidwell, Northants, pleb. St. John's Coll., matric. 10 Oct., 1634, aged 18, B.A. 9 May, 1637; perhaps sequestered to the rectory of Yelvertoft, Northants, 1646, by the Westminster assembly. See Add. MSS. 15,670-1.
Weston, Ezekiel, s. Herbert, of Old Radnor, gent. Trinity Coll., matric. 1 March, 1688-9, aged 17; B.A. from St. Mary Hall 1692. [21]
Weston, Henry, s. Edward, of Speldhurst, Kent, sac. St. John's Coll., matric. 9 Dec., 1631, aged 18; B.A. from Hart Hall 14 June, 1634, M.A. 24 April, 1637, student of Gray's Inn 1637, and perhaps M.P. Guildford June, 1648, till secluded Dec., following; died in 1666; brother of John 1635. See Foster's Gray's Inn Reg.
Weston, Herbert, B.A. from Pembroke Coll., Cambridge, 1622-3; incorporated 12 July, 1623.
Weston, Hugh, born at Burton Overy, co. Leicester; studied at Balliol Coll.; B.A. from Lincoln Coll. 18 July, 1530, M.A. 14 Jan., 1532-3, B.Med. sup. 30 May, 1537, B.D. 2 May, 1539, D.D. July, 1540, proctor 1537, incorporated at Cambridge 1554; rector of Lincoln Coll. 1538-55, Margaret professor of divinity 1540-8; rector of St. Nicholas Olave 1541, of St. Botolph, Bishopsgate, 1543-58, and of Burton Overy 1547, archdeacon of Cornwall 1547, and of Colchester 1553, and rector of Islip, Oxon, 1554, and of Cliffe-at-Hoo, Kent, 1554, dean of Westminster 1553, and of Windsor 1556, deprived the following year; died in Fleet Street 8 Dec., 1558, buried in the Savoy. See Ath. i. 295; Al. West. 5; Cooper, i. 187; Lansdowne MS. 980, f. 266; & Foster's Index Eccl.
Weston, Hugh, B.A. from St. Alban Hall 19 Feb., 1570-1; fellow Lincoln Coll. 1573-7, M.A. 6 July, 1577 ("suspected to be a papist"); perhaps rector of Carlton-Curliew 1576, and of Narborough, (both) co. Leicester, 1592. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus. [25]
Weston, (Sir) James, of co. Stafford, arm. fil. Christ Church, matric. 30 Oct., 1590, aged 17; bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1600, bencher 1616, serjeant-atlaw 19 March, 1630-1, baron of the exchequer 16th, and knighted 21 May following (1631); died in his chambers in the Inner Temple 1634; perhaps brother of Richard 1596. See Foster's Judges and Barristers.
Weston, John, B.A. — June, 1518, M.A. 27 April, 1521, B.D. 5 March, 1534-5; canon of Lincoln 1542, and rector of Stony Stratford, co. Leicester, 1546. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Weston, John, fellow All Souls' Coll., B.C.L. 11 July, 1560, studied 5 years; perhaps of New Inn, London, gent., licenced 18 May, 1563, to marry Katherine Munday, of the city of London. See London Marriage Licences, ed. Foster.
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