While not much is known about Mary (Molly) Goldhawk Vazeille, the wife of John Wesley, her story has been interpreted in many ways, and often incorrectly over time. This article explores the historical evidence of her life as a wealthy widow with children who married the founder of Methodism later in life.
John Wesley’s wife, Molly Vazelle - SGAUMC
2018年12月4日 · When John Wesley was 47 years old he married Mary (Molly) Vazelle, a wealthy widow with four grown children whose merchant husband had died four years earlier. She was 41 years old. They agreed that all her assets would go to her children. Their relationship was stormy.
The sad story of Methodist founder John Wesley's marriage - Christian Today
2018年5月24日 · As Lex Loizides explains for Church History Review, Wesley's marriage to Molly Vazeille in 1751 didn't begin as a romance, and had filled his brother Charles Wesley with dread. The dread was appropriate, because in just a few years the …
John Wesley's relationship with his wife as revealed in his ...
It is well known in Methodist circles that John Wesley, although remarkably sensitive to the female character, was hardly content in marriage. His thirty-year relationship with Mary Vazeille, a wealthy merchant's widow, fostered intense emotional and psychological pain both for …
Shattered Hearts: The Sad Love Life of John Wesley
2014年2月14日 · In Mary Vazielle, Wesley saw an opportunity for a marriage. Mary was a wealthy widow past the age of child bearing. Wesley saw the potential for a family without children as freeing him for the work of the ministry. In February 1751, Wesley and Mary married. Wesley was often gone but wrote his wife regularly.
Four lessons from John Wesley on how NOT to be married
2017年3月3日 · After being engaged to Grace Murray, whom John dearly loved, Grace married another man, perhaps with the collusion of John’s brother Charles (pp 34-37). John then hastily married Molly...
John Wesley and his Wife (part 2) – Church History Review
2010年3月19日 · Often absent for weeks at a time, Wesley gave his wife permission to open all the mail that came for him. This included many letters from women seeking guidance and counsel, and Molly soon began to feel that some of them had more than a …
John Wesley and his Wife (part 1) – Church History Review
2010年3月16日 · Less than three years after his failed engagement to Grace Murray, John Wesley was becoming interested in another potential wife. Uh oh! His unwillingness to consult with his brother Charles in this new romance was completely understandable.
John Wesley’s marriage - SGAUMC
2018年9月4日 · John Wesley had discussed with a friend whether or not it would be a good thing for him to marry, and on February 2, 1751, he decided to do so. He was 47 years old and his bride, Molly Vazelle, was a wealthy widow with four children. She was 41 years old. Her merchant husband had died four years previously.
The Family of John and Charles Wesley - My Wesleyan Methodists
She married him in 1735 and they had 10 children, 9 of which died in infancy. Wesley was unfaithful to her and had a child by a servant among many other affairs. John and Charles removed the surviving child, a boy, who died aged 14. Wesley Hall ran away to the West Indies with his mistress where he died.
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