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Born at Alkerton, Oxfordshire, on 19 May 1668, he was son of John Pointer, rector there from 1663 till his death in 1710, and Elizabeth (d 1709), daughter of John Hobel, a London merchant.
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John Pointer
Edit ProfileEducation
He was educated at Banbury grammar school, and then at Preston Deanery school, Northamptonshire.
Career
He matriculated at Merton College, Oxford, on 24 January 1687, graduating Bachelor of Arts 1691, and Master of Arts 1694.
Pointer took holy orders, being ordained deacon on 24 December 1693, and priest on 23 September 1694, and from 1693 until he resigned the office in 1732 he was chaplain to his college. According to Thomas Hearne, Pointer was removed for sodomy. Instituted in September 1694 to the rectory of Slapton, Northamptonshire, Pointer retained the post for life.
He was lord of the manor of Keresley in Warwickshire, and in December 1722 he came into other property in the parish.
A tablet was erected to his memory.
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Oxoniensis academia: or, the antiquities and curiosities of the University of Oxford. Giving an account of all the public edifices, both ancient and ... the founders, public benefactors, governors
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Oxoniensis Academia: Or, The Antiquities And Curiosities Of The University Of Oxford: Giving An Account Of All The Public Edifices, Both Ancient And ... And Halls, With Their Chapels And Libraries
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Oxoniensis Academia - Or, The Antiquities And Curiosities Of The University Of Oxford - Giving An Account Of All The Public Edifices - Together Wih ... Visitors Of The Several Colleges And Halls
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