Susannah wesley biography

Susanna Wesley

Mother of John and Charles Wesley

Susanna Wesley

Born

Susanna Annesley


(1669-01-20)20 January 1669

London, England

Died23 July 1742(1742-07-23) (aged 73)
Occupation"Mother of Methodism"
Spouse

Samuel Wesley

(m. 1688; died 1735)​
ChildrenSamuel Wesley (the Younger),
John Wesley,
Charles Wesley
Emilia, Susanna, Mary, Benjamin, Mehetabel, Anne, Martha, Kezia
Parent(s)Samuel Annesley
Mary White

Susanna Wesley (née Annesley; 20 January 1669 – 23 July 1742) was the daughter of Samuel Annesley and Mary White, and the mother of John and Charles

“…although she never preached a sermon or published a book or founded a church, (she) is known as the Mother of Methodism.

Why? Because two of her sons, John Wesley and Charles Wesley, as children consciously or unconsciously will, applied the example and teachings and circumstances of their home life.”[1 Susannah Wesley - History's Women WYCU