Dr JOHN EVANS LIST OF DISSENTING CONGREGATIONS  1715-29

Dr John Evans was the minister of Hand Alley Presbyterian meeting in London.  This list compiled and updated by Evans between 1715 and 1729 and provides a survey of Baptist, Independent and Presbyterian congregations.  The full list is held at Dr Williams' Library in London (reference MS 34.4)

The details for Northamptonshire are shown in the table.   The numbers of hearers and Voters should be treated with caution as they may not accurately reflect our interpretation of these descriptions.  As can be seen some of the Presbyterian ministers were in fact ejected Church of England clergy.  For convenience the modern parish names are shown in the first column.

Key to the table

A  

Anabaptist

Ant  

Antinomian

AP  

Particular Baptist

AG  

General Baptist

f or F  

on the fund

I.  

Independent

O.  

Ordained

P.  

Presbyterian


Parish

Place

Minister

Ordained

Fund

Directions

Hearers

Voters

Northampton

Northampton

Thos. Tingey removed to L. Jan. 1728/9


I.

at Northampton

900

154

Higham-Ferrers

Higham-Ferrers
(a new meeting 1714)

Jn. Davies


I.


360

17

Daventry

Daventry

(Edmund Jelly removed) David Mattock1721


P.f. £6


300

27

Rothwell

Rowell

Matthew Morrice


I.Ant.


600

76

Kettering

Kettering

Thos. Saunders1 (Thos. Milway removed to Ipswich 1721)


I.F.


740

20

Kettering

Kettering

Jn. Wills


I.Ant.


250

6

Wellingborough

Wellingborough

Jn. King

O

P.f. £6


600

55

Oundle

Oundle

(Joseph King dd.)


I.F.


300

24

Welford

Welford

Jn. Norris

O

P.


430

60

Long Buckby

Long Buckby

Thos. Cartwright

O

P.f. £5


360

60

Creaton

Creaton between
Northampton
and Naseby

Abraham Chambers

O

P.f. £5


360

38

Potterspury

Potter’s Pury
nr, Stony Stratford

(Wm. Bushnel) removed to Andover 1729

O

P.f. £6


500

20

Flore

Flower, nr. Daventry

Jn. Foster removed to Sudbury


I.F.


400

34

Ashby

Ashby



I.


400

60

Yardley

Yardley

Jn. Drake


I.f. £7


 

 

Brigstock

Brickstoke1



I.


150


Wellingborough

Wellingborough

Robt. Betteson


I.Ant. Lay-preacher


200

4

Thorpe Waterville and Brigstock

Thorp-Waterfield
and Brigstoke

(Sewell del.)


(I.Ant.del.)
(Lay-preacher del.)


200

3



(Jn. Johnson, conformed 1726


f. £5


150

 

Rushden

Rusden, nr.
Higham-Ferrers

Daniel Hefford


I. Lay-preacher




Yelvertoft

Yelvertoft
A Lecturer

Norris


f. £3




Kettering

Kettering

Thos. Wallis


A.Pr.


60

7


The Account of this County received from Mr.Clark in a Letter to him from Mr. Jennings of Kibworth in Leics.

Northampton

Northampton

Tho. Garret


A.G.

 

50

13



Jn. Moore


A.Ant.

 

300

70

Kettering

Kettering

Thos. Wallis


A.

 

60

7

Byfield
Chipping Warden

Bifield and Chipping Warden

Nathanael Kinch
of Horly


A.G.

}These with Banbury &
}Horly in Oxfs.
}make one Church.

100

12

Woodend, Weston by Weedon, Bradden

Wooden
Weston
and Bradwin

Jn. Britain
Philip Cherry


A.G.

}At Cosgrave
}

150

20

Slapton

Slapton

Simon Harecourt
Austin Taylor


A.

People mixt.as to Baptism

40*

3

Eastcote

Eshcott

Jn. Payne


A.

People mixt.as to Baptism

50*

10

Roade

Rode

Joseph Palmer


A.P.


200

16

Yardley Gobion

Yardly (and
Stony Stratford
and Thorp in Bucks)

Jn. Britain of Cosgrave


A.


240

17

Welton,
Staverton(?),
Braunston

Welton, Stairton and Braunston

(name del.)


A.


100

18

Braunston,
East Haddon
Long Buckley

Raunston,
East Haddon
and
Long Buckley (sic)

Jn. Painter of Moulton


A.G.


70

10

Walgrave,
Scaldwell,
Brixworth,
Spratton

Waldgrave,
Scaldwell,
Bricksworth
& Spratton

Painter & Garret
with others


A.


80

9

Isham,
Harringworth

Isham
Harringworth

Ibid.


A.


70

80

10

Flore

Flowre

Jn. Foster


A.


400

34

St. James, Northampton

St. James in
Dallington & Dunston
Parish

Jn. Collis


A.


50

14

Naseby

Naseby

Ralph Wright


A.


30


Clipstone

Clipston

Austin Taylor
(Rd. Taylor del.)
Geo. Brinklow


A.Part.


50*

6

Walgrave

Waldgrove

Wm. Barker


A.


100

10

Brafield on the Green

Branfield ye Green

Robt. Pageon


A.


60

6

Wollaston and Rushden

Woolaston
and Rusden

Jn. Woolaston


A.P.


220

14

Ringstead

Ringstead

Curtis


A.


160

16

Peterborough and Eye

Peterborough
and Eye



A.G.


40*

6


The Numbers markd. in this County with an Asterisk not so much to be depended on for exactness.


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