Thomas Lynford (died 1724) was

Archdeacon of Barnstaple The Archdeaconry of Barnstaple or Barum is one of the oldest archdeaconries in England. It is an administrative division of the Diocese of Exeter in the Church of England. History The Diocese of Exeter was divided into four archdeaconries in No ...

."Memorials of Barnstaple; being an attempt to supply the want of a history of that ancient borough" Gribble, J.B: Barnstaple, J.Avery, 1830 He was a fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1670/1 and M.A. in 1674 and B.D. in 1689. He was rector of St. Edmund, Lombard Street, London and chaplain in ordinary to William III and Queen Mary. He was canon of Westminster Abbey from 1700 to 1724 and

archdeacon of Barnstaple The Archdeaconry of Barnstaple or Barum is one of the oldest archdeaconries in England. It is an administrative division of the Diocese of Exeter in the Church of England. History The Diocese of Exeter was divided into four archdeaconries in No ...

from 1709 until c.1731. He had been licensed in 1689 to marry Elizabeth Dillingham of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, London.

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Archdeacons of Barnstaple Canons of Westminster 1724 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub