Zephaniah Marryat
Zephaniah Marryat (1684–1754) was an English Nonconformist minister. He was a strict Calvinist.[1]
Zephaniah Marryat | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1684 |
| Died | 1754 |
Career
Marryat was a tutor at dissenting academies funded by the King's Head Society. Between 1743 and 1744 he was a tutor at Stepney Academy;[2] he then taught at Plaisterer's Hall Academy.[3] At Plaisterer's Hall, he was the educator of Robert Robinson[4] and Thomas Williams.[2][5] Joseph Priestley was also sent to him, but Priestley 'resolutely opposed' the condition of subscribing every six months to 'ten printed articles of the strictest Calvinistic faith.'[6] After Zephaniah Marryat suddenly died, John Conder filled his place as theological tutor in this academy,[7] while Samuel Pike succeeded him as one of the Tuesday lecturers at Pinners' Hall.[2]
Personal life
He was the father of Thomas Marryat.[8]
References
- Nicholas Hans (1998). New Trends in Education in the 18th Century. Routledge. p. 57. ISBN 0-415-17611-5.
- "Marryatt, Zephaniah (c.1684-c.1754)". Dr Williams’s Centre for Dissenting Studies. 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- "Plaisterer's Hall Academy (1744-1754)". Dr Williams’s Centre for Dissenting Studies. 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- Lee, Sidney, ed. (1897). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 49. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Harvey-Williams, Nevil (March 2011). "The Williams Family in the 18th and 19th Centuries - Part 1". Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- Lee, Sidney, ed. (1896). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 46. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1887). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 12. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- The Congregational magazine. 1828. p. 60.