Francis Dillingham was the eldest son of Walter Dillingham (died 1581), yeoman of Over Dean, who was himself a son of John and Joan Dillingham. In his nuncupative will, Walter mentions his wife Ales or Alice, and his father-in-law, Thomas Rolte. Francis Dillingham, who rates an entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, although this does not recognise his parentage or his maternal connection with the Roltes, was baptised at Dean, Bedfordshire, as the son of Walter, on 15 August 1568. After completing his education at Christ's College, Cambridge, Francis was put forward by his uncle, John Rolte, as Rector of Wilden, Bedfordshire, in 1601. The Roltes were from a branch of the Milton-Ernest family, which held Wilden Manor for 200 years. Walter's marriage into the family was a social advance. Francis was a prolific writer on religious themes and a member of the committee of divines appointed by James I to produce the 1611 translation of the Bible.
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^"Dillingham, Francis (DLNN583F)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Alexander McClure (1858), The Translators Revived: A Biographical Memoir of the Authors of the English Version of the Holy Bible. Mobile, Alabama: R. E. Publications (republished by the Maranatha Bible Society, 1984 ASIN B0006YJPI8)
Adam Nicolson (2003), God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible. New York: HarperCollins ISBN0-06-095975-4
Stephen Wright "Dillingham, Francis (d. 1625)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press, 2004
John Taplin (2019), The Welles family and their connections to the Hall and Dillingham families. Shakespeare Birthplace Trust OS 93.2 Hall/TAP
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francis, dillingham, born, dean, bedfordshire, died, 1625, wilden, bedfordshire, english, protestant, scholar, cleric, bible, translator, career, editdillingham, educated, christ, college, cambridge, becoming, fellow, there, 1594, appointed, first, cambridge, . Francis Dillingham born in Dean Bedfordshire died 1625 in Wilden Bedfordshire was an English Protestant scholar cleric and Bible translator Career editDillingham was educated at Christ s College Cambridge becoming a Fellow there in 1594 1 He was appointed to the First Cambridge Company charged by James I of England with translating parts of the Old Testament for the King James Version of the Bible He was renowned for his mastery of the Greek language and wrote several theological treatises including a Manual of the Christian Faith Francis Dillingham was the eldest son of Walter Dillingham died 1581 yeoman of Over Dean who was himself a son of John and Joan Dillingham In his nuncupative will Walter mentions his wife Ales or Alice and his father in law Thomas Rolte Francis Dillingham who rates an entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography although this does not recognise his parentage or his maternal connection with the Roltes was baptised at Dean Bedfordshire as the son of Walter on 15 August 1568 After completing his education at Christ s College Cambridge Francis was put forward by his uncle John Rolte as Rector of Wilden Bedfordshire in 1601 The Roltes were from a branch of the Milton Ernest family which held Wilden Manor for 200 years Walter s marriage into the family was a social advance Francis was a prolific writer on religious themes and a member of the committee of divines appointed by James I to produce the 1611 translation of the Bible References edit Dillingham Francis DLNN583F A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Alexander McClure 1858 The Translators Revived A Biographical Memoir of the Authors of the English Version of the Holy Bible Mobile Alabama R E Publications republished by the Maranatha Bible Society 1984 ASIN B0006YJPI8 Adam Nicolson 2003 God s Secretaries The Making of the King James Bible New York HarperCollins ISBN 0 06 095975 4 Stephen Wright Dillingham Francis d 1625 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 John Taplin 2019 The Welles family and their connections to the Hall and Dillingham families Shakespeare Birthplace Trust OS 93 2 Hall TAP nbsp This biographical article about person in connection with Christianity is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francis Dillingham amp oldid 1217449123, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
