1738 - 1801 Person Name: J. Battishill, 1738-1801 Composer of "[The earth is the Lord's] " in The Hymnary for use in Baptist churches Jonathan Battishill born in London, 1738; composer of operas, sacred music and glees. He died at Islington, December 9, 1801.
A Dictionary of Musical Information by John Weeks Moore, O. Ditson, Boston, c. 1876
Jonathan Battishill