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From: Alan Gresley <>
Subject: Thorney Abbey Incumbents
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 11:42:47 +1000

Hi all

This is a list of Thorney Abbey Incumbents up to 1900. It's from "A short history of Thorney Abbey," by the Rev. L. C. Young (vicar of Thorney Abbey), Compiled from various sources.

662Hermitage Founded

Priors:
870Toretus

Abbot:
972Godemanus
Lefsius
1017Lefsinus
1031Oswy
1049Lefwinus
Siwardus
1068Fulcard
1085Gunterus
1113Robert I
1151Gilbert
1154Walter I
1158Herbert
1162Walter II
1172Solomon
1193Robert II
1198Ralph
1216Robert III
1236Richard de Stanford
1237David
1255Thomas de Castor
1261William de Yaxley
1293 Odo de Whittlesey
1305William de Clopton
1322Reginald de Water-Newton
1346William de Haddon
1365John de Deeping
1396Nicholas Islep
1402Thomas de Charwelton
1425John Kirketon
1450John Ramsey
1457William Ryall
1464Thomas de Wisbech
1484John Murcote
1485 Richard Holbeach
1514Robert Moulton
1523John Moulton
1525Robert Blyth
(Bishop of Down & Connor)

Dissolution of the Monasteries
Thomas Crouch
1660Thomas Brecknock
1709Samuel Renshaw
1720Wilson Wells
1736James Ris
1758William Sandivers
1761James Thompson
John Hunt
1770 John Girdlestone
1821John Wing
1842Henry Matthew
1843Joshua Cautley
1885William Symons

Huguenot Pastors

1652Ezekial Danois Mequilly
1674Michael David
1685Du Mesnil-Jemblin
1689Jaques Cairon
1715Louis Charles le Suer

On page 12, there are references in 1652 & 1674

The tablet on the North side is translated as follows:
Sacred to the Memory. Of the Rev. Father Ezekiel Danois of Compiegne in France, the first Minister of the French congregation which began to assemble here in 1652, who in un-wearied zeal, learning and strictness of life was second to none; a great treasure of literature was here hidden from the world, known to God and himself, few besides; content with these witnesses and having for the space of fifty-four years, twenty-one of which were spent here in Thorney Abbey, fulfilled his ministry with very much fruit, he at length found a resting place in the scene of his labours.

He died on the 24th of February, 1674.


Carol, Is Ezekial Danois Mequilly one of yours? The name Mequilly only appears the once.

Kind Regards
Alan Gresley
NSW Australia

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