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17 October 2004

John Hanby

John Hanby was born about 1713.

He married Dinah Heighly.

Entries written in the Parish Registers for St Mary's Church, Whorlton, Durham read-
5 - John Heighly - The name of Heighly occurs in the year 1628. There have been 20 baptisms and 9 Burials of this name. No regular pedigree of this family can be extracted from the register....... see a Thomas Heighly who died in the year 1758 left his estate to Dinah wife of John Hanby of this place, who was the natural daughter of his sister Mary Heighly. At John Hanby's death anno 1797 the aforesaid estate fell to Thomas Lumley and George Jackson his Grandsons - but prior to his death J Lumley had sold the reversion of his share to Mr Ralph Wall of London. Mr Wall afterward bought G Jacksons share

7 - John Hanby - This family does not appear to have had been registered here......or dwelt here..... the late ? Hanby was seated at ....twood - Mrs Hanby the present owner dwells at Barnard Castle.

NBI shows the burial of John Hanby aged 84 at Whorlton on 26 Mar 1797. PR's show the burial of John Hanby, of Whorlton, aged 84 on March 26th 1797.

John and Dinah had at least 6 children -

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John - PR's for St Mary's, Whorlton, Durham show the baptism of John, son of John and Dinah Hanby on 5th February 1741 and the burial of John, son of John and Dinah Hanby on the 7th of October 1743.

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Jane - (my 5x Great Grandmother. Click on her name for more.)

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Dinah -PR's for St Mary's Church, Whorlton, Durham show the baptism of Dinah, daughter of John and Dinah Hanby on the 18th of October 1747 and the burial of Dinah, daughter of John and Dinah Hanby on the 14th March 1758.

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Margaret - born c1749. PR's for St Mary's Whorlton show the marriage on 6 February 1769 of Margaret Hanby and Thomas Lumley. Witnesses were Thomas Dent and Charles R Hanby.

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Sarah - PR's for St Mary's Church, Whorlton, Durham show the baptism of Sarah, daughter of John and Dinah Hanby on 8th? October? 1752.
NBI shows burial of Sarah Hanby at Whorlton on 21 Oct 1767. PR's for St Mary's Whorlton show the burial of Sarah Hanby, daughter of John and Dinah Hanby on 21st October 1767.

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Mary - PR's for St Mary's Church, Whorlton, Durham show the baptism of Mary, daughter of John and Dinah Hanby on the 9th of November 1755.

 

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