James Stillingfleet (priest, born 1674) explained

James Stillingfleet (1674–1746)^[1] was the Dean of Worcester from 1726 until his death in 1746.

He was the son of Edward Stillingfleet, Bishop of Worcester from 1689 to 1699.^[2] Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he was Rector of Hartlebury^[3] and became a canon of Worcester in 1698.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Burke . John . Burke . Bernard . A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland . 1850 . H. Colburn . 1307 . en.
2. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=109-mss_2&cid=10-21#10-21 National Archives
3. “The old order book of Hartlebury Grammar School, 1556-1752” Robertson,D: Oxford, Worcestershire Historical Society, 1904
4. ”Bishops & Deans of Worcester” Green,B: Worcester, Worcester Cathedral, 1979