Burnet, Gilbert (1690–1726), writer on religious and moral subjects, was born in Salisbury on 15 November 1690, the second son of Gilbert Burnet, bishop of Salisbury (1643–1715) and his second wife, Mary Scott (1659/60–1698). William Burnet (1688–1729) and Sir Thomas Burnet (1694–1753) were his brothers. His mother, who was Dutch, of Scottish ancestry, died on a visit to ...
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Burnet, Gilbert (1690–1726), writer on religious and moral subjects
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Deverell, Mary (d. 1805), moral and religious writer
Anne Stott
Deverell, Mary (d. 1805), moral and religious writer, was born probably at Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire. She described herself as 'a person of obscure and undistinguished rank' (Deverell, Sermons, 3rd edn, iv) and may have come from a clothing family. She was possibly related to the family of ...
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Nelson, Robert (1656–1715), philanthropist and religious writer
Alan Cook
Nelson, Robert (1656–1715), philanthropist and religious writer, was born in London on 22 June 1656. He was the only survivor of the three children of John Nelson (d. 1657) and his wife, Delicia (or Delitia) Roberts (d. 1703). John Nelson, of a ...
