10 things the same about Wallin, Beddome and Francis

1. All three were Particular Baptists

2. All three were Strict Baptists

3. All three were sons of the manse

4. All three served in only one place

6. All three ministered for over forty years

7. All three were hymn writers

8. All three were published authors

9. All three were awarded an MA by Rhode Island College (later Brown University)

10. All three were called Benjamin and were in Bourton in August 1765

10 Eighteenth Century Baptist Hymn Writers

1. Anne Steele
2. Benjamin Beddome
3. Benjamin Francis
4. Benjamin Wallin
5. Daniel Turner
6. John Fawcett
7. John Rippon
8. John Ryland Jr
9. Robert Robinson
10. Samuel Medley