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Notes 75
Watts's biographer says that he taught "Divinity, Oriental Languages,
Philosophy &c.," and "was a very learned man" [Thomas Gibbons,
Memoirs of the Reverend Isaac Watts (London, 1780), p. 155 n.].
Isaac Watts (1674-1748): the celebrated hymn writer, poet, preacher
and theologian, to whom Seeker conveyed early favourable impressions
of Samuel Jones's academy at Gloucester, in a letter of 18 November,
1711 (Gibbons, Memoirs, pp. 346-51).
Samuel Jones (1680P-1719) was probably born in Pennsylvania, the son
of Malachi Jones, an emigrated minister. After being at two Welsh
academies, he studied at Leyden. He started his academy in Barton
Street, Gloucester and then moved to Tewkesbury in 1712. "Probably
an Independent," but the Presbyterian Board sent students to him from
1714 (McLachlan, English Education, pp. 126-31).
Mr Wintle: Joseph Wintle (d. 22 December, 1722) for whom see R.
Bigland, Historical Monumental and Genealogical Collections relative to the
County of Gloucester (London, 1791), II, p. 219.
FOLIO 5 (1711-14)
Daniel Scott (1694-1759): a dissenting minister and author of a widely
read biblical commentary. He studied theology at Leyden (entered
September, 1714) and medicine (entered July, 1718). He was graduated
LL.D. at Leyden in 1719 [R.W. Innes Smith, English-Speaking Students of
Medicine at the University of Leyden (London, 1932), p. 206; D.N.B.].
Jeremiah Jones (1693-1724) was the nephew of Samuel Jones and
continued his academy. His book, published posthumously, was A New
and Full Method of Settling the Canonical Authority of the New Testament, 1726.
Joseph Butler (1692-1752) conformed to the Church of England and
entered Oriel college, Oxford, where he was elected fellow in 1715.
Following his ordination he was preacher at the Rolls chapel 1719-26;
prebendary of Salisbury 1721-38; rector of Houghton-le-Skerne,
County Durham, 1722-25; of Stanhope 1725-40; and canon of
Rochester, 1736-40. In the same year that his celebrated Analogy of
Religion was published (1736), he was appointed clerk of the closet to
Queen Caroline. His later preferments included the bishopric of Bristol
in 1738, deanery of St. Paul's in 1740 and the bishopric of Durham from
1750. Butler and Seeker maintained a lifelong friendship and he is
mentioned frequently throughout the autobiography.