Person:Selina Shirley (1)

Watchers
Browse
Selina Shirley
b.24 Aug 1707
d.17 Jun 1791
Parents and Siblings
(edit)
  1. Selina Shirley1707 - 1791
Spouse and Children
(edit)
m. 3 Jun 1728
  1. Francis Hastings, 10th Earl of Huntingdon1729 - 1789
  2. George Hastings1730 - 1743
  3. Elizabeth Hastings1731 - 1808
  4. Ferdinando Hastings1732/33 - 1743
  5. Lady Selina Hastings1737 - 1763
  6. Henry Hastings1739 - 1758
Add another spouse & children
Facts and Events
Name Selina Shirley
Gender Female
Birth[1] 24 Aug 1707
Marriage 3 Jun 1728 to Theophilus Hastings, 9th Earl of Huntingdon
Death[1] 17 Jun 1791
Reference Number Q2619915 (Wikidata)


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon (24 August 1707 – 17 June 1791) was an English religious leader who played a prominent part in the religious revival of the 18th century and the Methodist movement in England and Wales. She founded an evangelical branch in England and Sierra Leone, known as the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion.

She helped finance and guide early Methodism and was the first principal of Trevecca College, Wales, established in 1768 to train Methodist ministers. With construction of 64 chapels in England and Wales, plus mission work in colonial America, she is estimated to have spent over £100,000 on these activities, a huge sum when a family of four could live on £31 per year.

A regular correspondent of George Whitefield and John Wesley, she is also remembered for her adversarial relationships with other Methodists.

This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Selina_Shirley_%281%29"