Wesley - Surname

Surname

• The Wesley family, founders of Methodism and noted musicians, including:
  • Samuel Wesley (poet) (1662–1735), minister and Stuart poet
  • John Wesley (1703–1791), son of the above, the Founder of the Methodist denomination of Protestant Christianity
  • Charles Wesley (1707–1788), younger brother of the above, Methodist leader and prolific hymn writer
  • Charles Wesley junior (1757–1834), son of the above, organist, composer
  • Samuel Wesley (1766–1837), younger brother of the above, organist, composer
  • Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876), son of the above, organist, composer
  • Susanna Wesley (1669–1742), wife of Samuel Wesley (poet)