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Evans List 1715-29

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

ParishPlaceMinisterOrdainedFundDirectionsHearersVoters
NorthamptonNorthamptonThos. Tingey removed to L. Jan. 1728/9I.at Northampton900154
Higham-FerrersHigham-Ferrers
(a new meeting 1714)		Jn. DaviesI.36017
DaventryDaventry(Edmund Jelly removed) David Mattock1721P.f. £630027
RothwellRowellMatthew MorriceI.Ant.60076
KetteringKetteringThos. Saunders1(Thos. Milway removed to Ipswich 1721)I.F.74020
KetteringKetteringJn. WillsI.Ant.2506
WellingboroughWellingboroughJn. KingOP.f. £660055
OundleOundle(Joseph King dd.)I.F.30024
WelfordWelfordJn. NorrisOP.43060
Long BuckbyLong BuckbyThos. CartwrightOP.f. £536060
CreatonCreaton between
Northampton
and Naseby		Abraham ChambersOP.f. £536038
PotterspuryPotter’s Pury
nr, Stony Stratford		(Wm. Bushnel) removed to Andover 1729OP.f. £650020
FloreFlower, nr. DaventryJn. Foster removed to SudburyI.F.40034
AshbyAshbyI.40060
YardleyYardleyJn. DrakeI.f. £7  
BrigstockBrickstoke1I.150
WellingboroughWellingboroughRobt. BettesonI.Ant. Lay-preacher2004
Thorpe Waterville and BrigstockThorp-Waterfield
and Brigstoke		(Sewell del.)(I.Ant.del.)
(Lay-preacher del.)		2003
(Jn. Johnson, conformed 1726f. £5150 
RushdenRusden, nr.
Higham-Ferrers		Daniel HeffordI. Lay-preacher
YelvertoftYelvertoft
A Lecturer		Norrisf. £3
KetteringKetteringThos. WallisA.Pr.607
The Account of this County received from Mr.Clark in a Letter to him from Mr. Jennings of Kibworth in Leics.
NorthamptonNorthamptonTho. GarretA.G. 5013
Jn. MooreA.Ant. 30070
KetteringKetteringThos. WallisA. 607
Byfield
Chipping Warden		Bifield and Chipping WardenNathanael Kinch
of Horly		A.G.}These with Banbury &
}Horly in Oxfs.
}make one Church.		10012
Woodend, Weston by Weedon, BraddenWooden
Weston
and Bradwin		Jn. Britain
Philip Cherry		A.G.}At Cosgrave
}		15020
SlaptonSlaptonSimon Harecourt
Austin Taylor		A.People mixt.as to Baptism40*3
EastcoteEshcottJn. PayneA.People mixt.as to Baptism50*10
RoadeRodeJoseph PalmerA.P.20016
Yardley GobionYardly (and
Stony Stratford
and Thorp in Bucks)		Jn. Britain of CosgraveA.24017
Welton,
Staverton(?),
Braunston		Welton, Stairton and Braunston(name del.)A.10018
Braunston,
East Haddon
Long Buckley		Raunston,
East Haddon
and 
Long Buckley (sic)		Jn. Painter of MoultonA.G.7010
Walgrave,
Scaldwell,
Brixworth,
Spratton		Waldgrave,
Scaldwell,
Bricksworth
& Spratton		Painter & Garret
with others		A.809
Isham,
Harringworth		Isham
Harringworth		Ibid.A.70
80		10
FloreFlowreJn. FosterA.40034
St. James, NorthamptonSt. James in
Dallington & Dunston
Parish		Jn. CollisA.5014
NasebyNasebyRalph WrightA.30
ClipstoneClipstonAustin Taylor
(Rd. Taylor del.)
Geo. Brinklow		A.Part.50*6
WalgraveWaldgroveWm. BarkerA.10010
Brafield on the GreenBranfield ye GreenRobt. PageonA.606
Wollaston and RushdenWoolaston 
and Rusden		Jn. WoolastonA.P.22014
RingsteadRingsteadCurtisA.16016
Peterborough and EyePeterborough
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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