Born in Depden.1,2

"S. of Samuel"

Baptised in Wickhambrook.1,2

Son of Samuel Sparrow

Wrote will.3

"In the name of God Amen I Anthony Sparrow AB PP of Norwich being infirm in body but of sound mind and memory (God be thanked) do make this my last will and testement ... ...

1) "I give to the building of St Paul's Church in London one hundred pounds"
2) "To Queen's Coll in Cambridge one hundred pounds"
3) "fifty pounds towards the repairing and adorning the Cathedral Church in Norwich"
4) "my three sisters Elizabeth (illegible) Susan (illegible) and Sara Ray"
5) "my dear wife Susan"

Died in Norwich.1,2

Buried in Norwich.1,2

Probate in Prerogative Court of Canterbury.3

Executor - Susanna Sparrow

Cambridge University Alumni in Cambridge University, Queen's.1

"Name : Anthony Sparrow
College : Queen's
Entered : Easter, 1625
Born : 1612
Died : 19 May 1685
Matric. pens. from QUEENS', Easter, 1625. Of Suffolk. S. of Samuel. B. at Depden, Suffolk, 1612. Bapt. May 7, 1612, at Wickhampbrook. B.A. 1628-9; M.A. 1632; B.D. 1639; D.D. 1661 (Lit. Reg.). Fellow, 1633.44, ejected. President, 1662-7. Vice-Chancellor, 1664.5. Ord. priest (Ely) Feb 22, 1634-5. R. of Hawkendon, Suffolk, 1647; ejected, but reinstated, 1660. Archdeacon of Sudbury, 1770. Preb. of Ely, 166-7. Bishop of Exeter, 1667.76. Bishop of Norwich, 1676-85. Author, "A Rationale upon the Book of Common Prayer". Died May 19, 1685. Buried at Norwich"

ODNB.2

For more information see his entry in the online edition of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography :-
Richard J Ginn and Sean Kelsey
"Sparrow, Anthony (1612-1685)",
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography,
Oxford University Press, 2004
online edn. Jan 2008
http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/26086