GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON-
542
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-593)
Name
John Hickes
Title
Mr
Gender
Male
Denomination
Dissenter - Presbyterian
Lived
b. d. ca. 1685-03-24 (old)
Linked Sermons
Associated Places
Source of Data
Anne James; David Robinson
Biographical Sources Consulted
Congregational Library catalogue; ODNB (Article: 13204)
Other note
John Hickes graduated B.A. from Trinity College, Dublin in 1655. In 1657, he was appointed curate at Saltash, Cornwall. He was ejected from there in 1662. He was licensed as a Presbyterian at Kingsbridge, Devon in 1672. Along with Thomas Martin, he presented the Grateful Acknowledgement for Indulgence signed by 72 Devon ministers to Charles II. He was executed in 1685 for complicity in the Monmouth Rebellion.
GEMMS record created
May 27, 2016
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024