Ball, Thomas (1590-01-01 - 1659-01-01) | GEMMS: GATEWAY TO EARLY MODERN MANUSCRIPTS

GEMMS Person ID

GEMMS-PERSON- 78
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-93)

Name

Thomas Ball

Title

Gender

Male

Denomination

Church of England

Lived

b. ca. 1590-01-01 d. ca. 1659-01-01 (new)

Linked Sermons

Sermon on James 5:16 (autograph: No ) - preacher

Sermon on 2 Corinthians 4:7-9 (autograph: No ) - preacher

Associated Places

Queens' College - Place of Study

Peterborough - Parish

All Saints - Parish

Emmanuel College - Place of Study

Oxford University - Place of Study

St Gregory - Parish

Source of Data

Richard Snoddy; Benjamin Durham

Biographical Sources Consulted

ODNB (Article: 1223), AO (Foster), ACAD (Venn; ID: BL619T)

Other note

Born in Alberbury, Shropshire in 1590 to unknown parents. Matriculated sizar from Queens' College, Cambridge, Easter 1619. BA 1621-22; MA from Emmanuel, 1625. Fellow there. Ordained priest, 1627. Incorporated at Oxford, 1628. Vicar/rector of All Saints church and of St Gregory, both in Northampton c. 1629-1634. Staunchly Calvinist, he was suspended in 1634 for preaching controversial doctrine. Died in 1659 and was buried 21 June.

GEMMS record created

October 4, 2015

GEMMS record last edited

July 15, 2024