Wills, Obadiah (1625-03-25 - )

GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON- 361
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-399)
Name
Obadiah Wills
Title
Mr
Gender
Male
Denomination
Dissenter - Congregationalist
Lived
b. ca. 1625-03-25 d. (old)
Manuscripts
Linked Sermons
Associated Places
Source of Data (Contributor name)

Jeanne Shami; Hannah Wood

Biographical Sources Consulted

AO (Foster); Calamy Revised, p. 534; DWL Catalogue

Other note

Obadiah Wills, son of Richard Wills, was born in Sherbourne, Dorset around 1625. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford in July 1642; he proceeded M.A. in May 1649 by favour of Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell. He was made fellow of New College, Oxford in 1649 by parliamentary visitors. Wills served as rector of Alton Barnes, Wiltshire, but was ejected for nonconformity in 1662. He was licensed as a Congregationalist preacher at Devizes in 1672. His date of death is unknown.

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GEMMS record created
April 19, 2016
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024