John Jephson (priest)

John Jephson [1] was Archdeacon of Cloyne[2] from 1735 until his death.[3]

The son of William Jephson,[4] Dean of Lismore from 1691 until 1720,[5] he held incumbencies at Dunboyne, Kinsale and Aghabullogue.

He died in 1842 and there is a memorial to him in St Andrew's Church, Dublin.[6] His son was an Irish dramatist and politician.[7]

References

1. Cork Past & Present
2. On & Off the page
3. "Clerical and Parochial Records of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross" Brady, W.M. pp224: London; Longmans; 1864
4. 'A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire' Burke, J p551: London; Henry Colburn; 1846
5. Cotton, Henry (1847). Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates and members..., Volume 1. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
6. Find a grave
7. 18th Century Collections on line