Samuel Annesley
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Samuel Annesley was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan minister best known as the father of Susanna Wesley and grandfather of Methodist founders John and Charles Wesley.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samuel Annesley canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6457940 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Annesley Context triple: [Susanna Wesley, father, Samuel Annesley]
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A.
John Mordaunt
John Mordaunt is a relative of British Conservative politician Penny Mordaunt, who has served as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council.
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B.
George Lumley
George Lumley is a character in Alfred Hitchcock’s darkly comic thriller "Family Plot," involved in the film’s intertwined mystery and crime plotlines.
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C.
Thomas Savile
Thomas Savile was a member of the English Savile family, likely a contemporary relative of the scholar and diplomat Henry Savile.
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D.
Thomas Byerley
Thomas Byerley was a key manager and business partner in the Wedgwood pottery enterprise, helping to expand and oversee its commercial operations in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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E.
William Dorrington
William Dorrington was a Jacobite military officer who served as a senior commander in the Irish Williamite War, notably leading forces at major engagements such as the Battle of Aughrim.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Annesley Target entity description: Samuel Annesley was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan minister best known as the father of Susanna Wesley and grandfather of Methodist founders John and Charles Wesley.
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A.
John Mordaunt
John Mordaunt is a relative of British Conservative politician Penny Mordaunt, who has served as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council.
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B.
George Lumley
George Lumley is a character in Alfred Hitchcock’s darkly comic thriller "Family Plot," involved in the film’s intertwined mystery and crime plotlines.
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C.
Thomas Savile
Thomas Savile was a member of the English Savile family, likely a contemporary relative of the scholar and diplomat Henry Savile.
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D.
Thomas Byerley
Thomas Byerley was a key manager and business partner in the Wedgwood pottery enterprise, helping to expand and oversee its commercial operations in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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E.
William Dorrington
William Dorrington was a Jacobite military officer who served as a senior commander in the Irish Williamite War, notably leading forces at major engagements such as the Battle of Aughrim.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English Puritan minister
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person ⓘ |
| birthDate | c.1620 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Bunhill Fields, London
ⓘ
linked to:
Bunhill Fields
|
| child |
Elizabeth Annesley
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Mary Annesley ⓘ Susanna Wesley ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| clergyType | Presbyterian-leaning Nonconformist minister ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 31 December 1696 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | London, England ⓘ |
| denomination | Nonconformist ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Queen’s College, Oxford
ⓘ
linked to:
The Queen's College, Oxford
|
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Annesley ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Susanna Wesley ⓘ |
| genre |
sermons
ⓘ
theological writings ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| grandfatherOf |
Charles Wesley
ⓘ
John Wesley ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Charles Wesley
ⓘ
John Wesley ⓘ Susanna Wesley ⓘ |
| influenced | early Methodist movement (indirectly through his family) ⓘ |
| knownFor | organizing and editing collections of Puritan sermons ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
English Puritanism
ⓘ
linked to:
Puritanism
|
| notableFor |
being a leading London Puritan preacher
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being the father of Susanna Wesley ⓘ being the grandfather of John and Charles Wesley ⓘ |
| notableWork | Morning Exercises ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 24 ⓘ |
| occupation |
minister
ⓘ
preacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
lecturer at St Paul’s, London
ⓘ
vicar of St Giles, Cripplegate ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Protestantism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Puritanism ⓘ |
| removedFromOffice |
Act of Uniformity 1662
ⓘ
linked to:
Acts of Uniformity
|
| residence |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| spouse | Mary Annesley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samuel Annesley Description of subject: Samuel Annesley was a prominent 17th-century English Puritan minister best known as the father of Susanna Wesley and grandfather of Methodist founders John and Charles Wesley.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.