General Notes

1631, Nathaniel Mather was born at Much Woolton (now Wooton) near Liverpool.

Nathaniel (1630–1697), who graduated at Harvard in 1647, was vicar of Barnstaple, Devon, in 1656–1662, pastor of the English Church in Rotterdam, his brother's successor in Dublin in 1671–1688, and then until his death pastor of a church in London;

Nathaniel Mather, minister in London, was the son of Rev. Richard Mather and brother of the preceding, and was born in Lancashire, March 20th 1630. After his arrival in this country with his father, he was educated at Harvard College, where he was graduated in 1647. He afterwards went to England and was presented to the living at Barnstaple by Oliver Cromwell in 1656. Upon his ejectment in 1662, he went into Holland and was a minister at Rotterdam.  About the year 1671 or 1672, he succeeded his brother Samuel Mather, at Dublin. Thence he removed to London, where he was pastor of a congregational church, and one of the lecturers at Pinner's Hall. He died July 26th, 1697, aged 67 years He was buried in the burying ground near Bunhill fields, and there is upon his tombstone a long Latin inscription written by the Rev. Dr. Watts, which ascribes to him a high character for genius, learning, piety, and ministerial fidelity. He published the righteousness of God by faith upon all who believe, 1694 ;—a discussion of the lawfulness of a pastor's officiating in another's church ;—twenty-three sermons preached at Pinner's Hall and Lime-street, taken in short hand as they were delivered, but most of them corrected by himself 1701 ;—and a Fast sermon.