GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-003110
NameBarnabas Smith
TitleMr.
Gendermale
Denomination
Livedb. ca. 1582-03-25 - d. ca. 1653-03-25 (old)
Linked Manuscriptsmanuscript owner - Treatise on Algebra and Miscellaneous Unrelated Material: MS Add. 3995
Linked Sermons
Linked Reports
Source of DataAO (Foster); ODNB (Article: 20059); Hannah Yip.
Biographical Sources ConsultedAO (Foster); ODNB (Article: 20059)
Other NoteThe exact birth date of Barnabas Smith is unknown. He matriculated at Lincoln College, Oxford in December 1597 at the age of fifteen, graduating B.A. on 17 December 1601 and proceeding M.A. on 7 July 1604. In 1610, he was instituted to the rectory of North Witham, Lincolnshire. On 27 January 1646, Smith married Hannah Newton, the mother of Isaac. Upon their marriage, the young Isaac Newton was left with Hannah's parents in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire. Newton's mother returned to Woolsthorpe with her second family upon the death of Barnabas Smith in 1653. Newton inherited Smith's library, including 'Newton's Waste Book' (Cambridge University Library MS Add. 4004).
Attached URLs:
| URL | Notes |
|---|---|
| cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-ADD-04004/1 | Digitised copy of 'Newton's Waste Book' (CUL, MS Add. 4004) available on Scriptorium. |
GEMMS record createdSeptember 17, 2020
GEMMS record last editedSeptember 17, 2020