Susanna Wesley

Susanna Wesley
Born	Susanna Annesley (1669-01-20)20 January 1669 London, England
Died	23 July 1742(1742-07-23) (aged 73)
Occupation	"Mother of Methodism"
Spouse	Samuel Wesley ​ ​ (m. 1688; died 1735)​
Children	Samuel Wesley (the Younger), John Wesley, Charles Wesley Emilia, Susanna, Mary, Benjamin, Mehetabel, Anne, Martha, Kezia
Parent(s)	Samuel Annesley Mary White

Susanna Wesley (née Annesley; 20 January 1669 – 23 July 1742) was the daughter of Samuel Annesley and Mary White, and the mother of John and Charles Wesley.

“…although she never preached a sermon or published a book or founded a church, (she) is known as the Mother of Methodism. Why? Because two of her sons, John Wesley and Charles Wesley, as children consciously or unconsciously will, applied the example and teachings and circumstances of their home life.”^[1]

The Methodist Church in Britain adds that as a writer, theologian and teacher, she also "deserves recognition in her own right".^[2]