Susanna Wesley – Mother of the Revd John Wesley

Susanna Wesley – Mother of the Revd John Wesley
Susanna Wesley – Mother of the Revd John Wesley

1850-1900 / Engraving / Paper / Print / The Wesley Family
Engraving on paper
Published by John Willey, Fleet Street, London, 1863

Susanna Wesley (née Annesley; 1669 – 1742) was the daughter of Dr Samuel Annesley, a prominent Puritan and nonconformist pastor. Susanna married Samuel Wesley in 1688 and ultimately became the mother of nineteen children, of whom ten survived infancy, including John and Charles Wesley.

As mother to John and Charles, particularly for the teachings and principles she instilled in her sons and all her children, she is often referred to as the 'Mother of Methodism'.