John Bettesworth
John Bettesworth (1677 – 17 December 1751) was Dean of the Arches.[1]
Bettesworth was the son of Robert Bettesworth, a saddler, and was born in Petersfield, Hampshire. He was admitted to St John's College, Cambridge in 1696 (although he did not matriculate until 1699), graduating B.A. 1700, LL.B. 1701, LL.D. 1706.[2]
He was appointed as Dean of the Arches and Master of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury in 1710, serving in both capacities until his death in 1751.[1]
He married in 1711 Elizabeth Jones, the daughter of Revd John Jones, rector of Selattyn, Shropshire, and sister-in-law of Edmund Gibson, Bishop of London. He had a son, also John Bettesworth, who became Chancellor of London and another son, Edmund, who became vicar of Highworth, Wiltshire.[1]
Bettesworth's coffin was discovered in 2017 beneath the floor of the mediaeval church of St Mary-at-Lambeth during refurbishment of the Garden Museum.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Bettesworth, John (d 1751) Dean of the Arches". National Archives. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Bettesworth, John (BTST696J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Mount, Harry (16 April 2017). "How the remains of five 'missing' Archbishops of Canterbury were found by accident". The Telegraph.
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