Rev. Henry Fairfax , Rector of Newton Kyme and Bolton Percy. Fellow of Trinity, Camb. Venn's entry reads: FAIRFAX, HENRY College: TRINITY Entered: Michs. 1602 Born: Died: Matric. pens. from TRINITY, Michs. 1602. 4th s. of Thomas (1577). B. at Denton, Yorks., Jan. 14, 1588-9. Scholar, 1605; B.A. 1606-7; M.A. 1610. Fellow, 1608-16. Incorp. at Oxford, 1611. Ord. deacon (York) Sept. 1614; priest, Sept. 1616. R. of Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancs., 1619-33. R. of Newton Kyme, Yorks., 1633-46. Preb. of York, 1645-65. R. of Bolton Percy, 1646-60. Married, at St Helen's, York, Feb. 4, 1626-7, Mary, dau. of Sir Hugh Cholmey. Antiquary and genealogist. Retired to Oglethorpe, 1662. Died Apr. 6, 1665. Buried at Bolton Percy. Brother of Peregrine (1618-9) and Charles (1611), father of Brian (1648). (Al Oxon.; D.N.B.; M. H. Peacock.) Esq., of Bolton Percy. Rector of Ashton under Lyne (from 1627), DD and also Rector of Bolton percy, Yorks.
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