Matthew Randall II

M, b. before 3 July 1600, d. 1677
FatherMatthew Randall I b. 30 Apr 1570, d. b 23 Feb 1640/41
MotherAgnes Cullen b. b 1 Jan 1571, d. b 19 Feb 1628
     Matthew was born in Bath, Somersetshire, England. He was christened there on 3 July 1600 in the Abbey Church of SS. Peter and Paul.1 In 1621, he received his BA degree from St. John's College, Oxford University and in 1626, received his MA degree. On 17 February 1627, he was ordained at the Salisbury Cathedral. On 16 January 1639, he was installed as the Vicar of the parish church of St. Mellion at Cornwall. Matthew married Margaret Trevisa, daughter of Reverand John Trevisa and Margaret Courtenay, on 20 June 1639 in the Village of St. Mellion, County Cornwall, England, at St. Mellion Church.2 On 2 May 1648, he was minister of Bath Abbey Church of St. Peter & Paul. In 1649, he moved from St. Mellion Parish, Cornwall to the Bath Abbey Church. Between 1649 to 1662, he was Vicar at Bath Abbey Church of SS. Peter & Paul. In 1660, he was named rector of St. Andrew's Parish Church at High Ham. While filling this position, he was described as a covetous, contentious and ignorant person.3 Matthew departed this life in 1677 in High Ham, Somersetshire, England. He was buried at Bath in the cemetery of St. Peter and St. Paul, Bath Abbey.

Family

Margaret Trevisa b. c 13 Jun 1613
Children

Citations

  1. [S2174] Arthur J. Jewers, The Registers of the Abbey Church of SS. Peter and Paul, Bath.
  2. [S1191] Randall & Allied Families - compiled by W. Roberts Randall - http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
  3. [S1191] Randall & Allied Families: Letter received by Mr. W. Randalll - "It is clear that you are well aware of the religious turmoil in England at this time, a hangover from the Henrician Reformation, the Marian Gouter Reformation and the Elizabethan Settlement. In a way England during the civil war period was somewhat like Afghanistan today with the extreme Taleban in control. The puritans, for whom the reformation hadn't gone far enough, seized their chance to push on with their agenda and I need not tell you how the clergy who were Royalist in sympathy and used the book of common prayer suffered. I think you must have all this from Matthews. Over a third of the clergy were deprived and their livings sequestered. It is obvious that your kinsman was a puritan who took over two sequestered livings - High Ham and Bath. Masters and Kingman were among the men who were deprived. And of course this may account for the emigration of his son John to America. Religion lay behind a great deal of emigration starting with the Pilgrim Fathers. (Letter, Thomas P. E. Randall, February 25, 2002)
    "Comments of Jack Bates, Professor" Staffordshire University, Staffordshire, England; November 9, 2001 (Randall Archives) - compiled by W. Roberts Randall - http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi