 One of his last visitors before his death in 1727 was Samuel Crellius from Lithuania.The formation of a distinct Unitarian denomination dates from the secession (1773) of Theophilus Lindsey (1723–1808) from the Anglican Church, on the failure of the Feathers petition to parliament (1772) for relief from subscription.Lindsey's secession had been preceded in Ireland by that of William Robertson D.D.