GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-001068
NameRichard Stretton (Streaten)
TitleMr
Gendermale
DenominationDissenter - Presbyterian
Livedb. ca. 1632-03-25 - d. 1712-07-03 (old)
Linked Manuscripts
Linked SermonsSermon on John 1:12 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Proverbs 29:1 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Psalms 2:6 -- preacher? (autograph: no)Sermon on Romans 8:37 -- preacher (autograph: no)
Linked Reports
Associated PlacesHaberdashers' Hall, Cheapside -- ParishLeeds -- ParishNew College -- Place of StudyPetworth -- Post
Source of DataAnne James
Biographical Sources ConsultedAO (Foster); SI (ID: 26492)
Other NoteBorn ca. 1632. B.A. (1655/6), M.A. (1658) from New College, Oxford. Assistant at Petworth, Sussex, 1658-16660. Ordained by Presbyters at Arundel, 26 October 1658 and thereafter chaplain to Thomas Fairfax in Yorkshire. Licensed Presbyterian in 1672. Minister in Leeds for 17 years. Around 1677, he established a congregation in London which eventually met at Haberdashers' Hall. Died 3 July 1712.
GEMMS record createdNovember 28, 2016
GEMMS record last editedJuly 25, 2022