D.D.
A Doctor of Divinity (D.D. or DDiv; la, Doctor Divinitatis) is the holder of an advanced academic degree in divinity.
In the United Kingdom, it is considered an advanced doctoral degree. At the University of Oxford, doctors of divinity are ra ...
Archdeacon of St Albans
The Archdeacon of St Albans is an ecclesiastical post in the Church of England Diocese of St Albans in the Province of Canterbury. The post has been held by Jane Mainwaring since March 2020.
History
Before the Dissolution of the Monasteries and ...
in the
Church of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain ...
from 13 September 1754 until his death on 12 August 1781.
Life
He was the son of Ebenezer Ibbetson, of the parish of
St Martin, Ludgate
St Martin, Ludgate, also known as St Martin within Ludgate, is an Anglican church on Ludgate Hill in the ward of Farringdon, in the City of London. The church is of medieval origin, but the present building dates from 1677 to 1684 and was design ...
in the
City of London
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, a silk merchant who imported mantuas from the Netherlands. He matriculated at
Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College (in full: The Rector and Scholars of Exeter College in the University of Oxford) is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England and the fourth-oldest college of the un ...
in 1734, at age 16. He was a Fellow of the college from 1737 to 1749, graduating B.A. in 1740 and M.A. in 1741. He received the divinity degrees of B.D. in 1748 and D.D. in 1752.
Ibbetson was the
incumbent
The incumbent is the current holder of an official, office or position, usually in relation to an election. In an election for president, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the office of president before the election, whether seek ...
at
Merton, Oxfordshire
Merton is a village and civil parish near the River Ray, about south of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 424.
Archaeology
In 1978 a Middle Bronze Age spearhead was found at West End Farm ...
in 1747. He was then presented to
Bushey, Hertfordshire
Bushey is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire in the East of England. It has a population of over 25,000 inhabitants. Bushey Heath is a large neighbourhood south east of Bushey on the boundary with the London Borough of Harrow ...
in 1748, by his father, who had a limited patronage under the will of Grace Smith.
Works
*''A Plea for the subscription of the Clergy to the thirty-nine articles of religion'' (1767). This work was an early criticism of the proposals by
Francis Blackburne
Francis Blackburne PC (Ire) KS (11 November 1782 – 17 September 1867) was an Irish judge and eventually became Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
Background
Born at Great Footstown in County Meath, he was the son of Richard Blackburne of Great Foot ...
to relax the religious tests in the Church of England.
Family
Ibbetson's children included:
* James (1755–1790), a barrister, and the husband of
Agnes Ibbetson
Agnes (née Thomson) Ibbetson (1757–1823), was an English plant physiologist.
Life
She was the daughter of Andrew Thomson Esq., of Roehampton, a London merchant, and was born in London in 1757 and educated at home. In 1783 she married James Ib ...
, the plant physiologist.
* Denzil (born 1756/7), cleric who became rector of
Halstead
Halstead is a town and civil parish in the Braintree District of Essex, England. Its population of 11,906 in 2011William Boscawen.
Candler School of Theology
Candler School of Theology is one of seven graduate schools at Emory University, located in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia. A university-based school of theology, Candler educates ministers, scholars of religion and other leaders. It is also one ...