Samuel Adamson, eldest son of Walter and Lucy Adamson also entered the clergy. Samuel entered St. Catharine’s, Cambridge on March 6, 1667 as a pensioner, so he was just 16 years old at the time. Continue reading
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The Will of Samuel Collins, Jr. Doctor of Physic
I SAMUELL COLLINS, The Son Of Samuell Collins late of Brayntrey in Essex intending (if God please) to travaile into fforeyne countryes for some tyme do think fitt to leave behind me this my last will and testament in manner and forme as followeth. Continue reading
Samuel Collins of Braintree
St. Michael’s, Braintree, Essex
The Revd. Canon Bernard Davies has given us the definitive work on the life and times of Samuel Collins with his book “Samuel Collins of Braintree; A Seventeenth Century Essex Vicar”. This book is a delightful look into the history of the social and religious customs during the lifetime of Samuel Collins. Continue reading