Boswell-Thomas Family Tree:Information about Jane Smith
Jane Smith
Notes for Jane Smith:
Jane owned a bookstore which doubled as son Harry's first school.
" Harry was educated first in his mother's bookstore and then in the intellectually stimulating company of his father and his father's colleagues, including Joseph Priestley and Theophilus Lindsey, where he heard open and vigorous discussions of Socinian beliefs and learned to value logic and reason. He attended Hoxton Academy for a time, and prepared for ministry under Rev. William Hawes of Bolton and Dr. Thomas Barnes in Manchester. " (From an article by Clara Keeves)