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Of Ganton. William and his wife had children.
Of Calthorpe in Ruston. Thomas's will quite extensive, names several members of Owston family.
Of Cayton (on B road just south of Scarborough). Peter & wife childless. Peter left full will made 6 Feb 1712-13. Copy in "The Owston Family".
Dau of John Owston the elder, a descendant of Gaston branch of family. After Peter's death, Jane remarried at Cayton. Bulk of Peter's estate was left to Jane.
Of Wintringham, Yorksh, Engl.
Of Carnaby. Thomas and Grace had children.
Attended marriage of sister Sarah at Skipsea in 1807. Did not marry til 1831. Not living at Sherburn 1841. Wife Mary remarried William Thompson of Hovingham, Ganton, Sherburn, Thornton Dale. Mary's first husband 34 yrs older, second 13 yrs younger than she. SAMUEL HELLARD OWSTON 1776-1846
Samuel Hellard Owston was probably named after his maternal great-grandfather. It is curious that this man did not marry until 1831 and I know little of his career before that time. He married <>Mary Vasey of Sherburn 1810-1867 by licence in that year. I know he was at the wedding of his sister Sarah at Skipsea in 1807. Samuel Hellard Owston was not living in Sherburn at the time of the 1841 Census. Mary remarried in 1847 William Thompson of Hovingham, Ganton, Sherburn and Thornton Dale. After being married to a man who was thirty four years older than her she married a man thirteen years (approximately) younger than her. Samuel Hellard is variously described as a farmer and a Miller, and the researcher has to be careful in identifying which Samuel and Mary the Parish Registers are referring too as the nephew of the same name was married to a wife of the same name and having issue also. The Vicar of Sherburn realised that he needed to correct some information in the Register at the time and corrected some entries with a later note his motivation and thoroughness has been of great benefit to the present researcher.
Mary Vasey was a descendant through her mother of Ann Owston 1630-1680 and her husband Ralph Hodgson who died in 1708 (see Appendix 1.). After remarriage, in the 1851 Census Mary Vasey Owston Thompson was living with her brother in law Peter Owston, her new husband and children, with the wife and some of the children of Samuel Owston her nephew by marriage. If the family were still living in the house mentioned in the Will of Peter Owston (died 1765) then the house would be adapted for multi-family use.
ISSUE;
1. ANN 1832 m. JOHN COATES and had issue. 2. PETER 1835-1884 m. and had issue at Kirbymoorside. 3. SARAH 1837-1909 m. RICHARD COATES and had issue. 4. JANE 1840-1914 m. JOHNSON HART of Kingthorpe and had issue. 5. MARY 1841-1920 m. SAMUEL PIERCY and had issue. Died in USA. 6. GEORGE VASEY (1845-1925).
APPENDIX 1. ANCESTRY OF MARY VASEY (Wife of Samuel Hellard Owston). Generations listed below:
1. ANN OWSTON 1630-1680
Married RALPH HODGSON of Sherburn (d.1708) and had issue:
2. JAMES HODGSON 1660-1725
Married ANNE THOMPSON of Sherburn (1654-1733) and had issue:
3. ANNE HODGSON 1691-1757.
Married THOMAS KNAGGS of Sherburn (d. 1744) and had issue:
4. ANN KNAGGS 1720-1779
Married WILLIAM DOVE of Brompton by Sawdon and Sherburn (1709-1753) and had issue (She remarried Christopher Colley):
5. ANN DOVE 1749-1817
Married FRANCIS NEWTON of Sherburn (d 1810) and had issue:
6. ANN NEWTON 1780-1816
Married GEORGE VASEY of Allerston and Sherburn 1776-1848 and had issue:
7. MARY VASEY 1810-1867
Married firstly SAMUEL HELLARD OWSTON 1776-1846 and had issue:
Married Secondly WILLIAM THOMPSON OF GANTON, HOVINGHAM AND THORNTON DALE and had further issue, and died in the Thornton Dale area.
Married John Coates and had children.
Married, had children, lived in Kirbymoorside.
Married Richard Coates, had children.
Married Johnson Hart of Kingthorpe and had children.
Married Samuel Piercy, had children Died in USA.
Due to father's will, Peter spent much of married life with mother upstairs in her sein her section of house. When he married he was working as Carpenter. Married by licenceMarried by licence, Bond and Allegation below with his will.
PETER OWSTON 1740/1-1823
Due to the arrangements that his father made at his death Peter must have spent quite alot of his married life with his mother upstairs in her section of the house. When he married at Langtoft in 1765 to Sarah Taylor 1737/8-1813 of Langtoft and Wold Newton he was working as a Carpenter. Sarah was the daughter of John Taylor of Wold Newton, Langtoft and Thwing and his wife Margaret the daughter of Samuel Hellard of Langtoft. Her father must have been with them when he died. They married by licence, and the Bond and Allegation has survived at the Borthwick Institute in York.
LICENCE (Completed form)
The twenty first day of July in the year of our LORD One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty five --- On which day appeared personally Peter Owston of Langtoft in ye Diocese of York Carpenter and, being Sworn on the Holy Evangelists, alledged and made Oath as follows, that he is of the Age of Twenty five years and upwards and a Batchelor and intends to marry Sarah Taylor of ye. same place aged Twenty five Years, and upwards, and a Spinster not knowing or believing any lawful Let or Impediment by Reason of Consanguinity, Affinity, or any other Cause whatsoever, to hinder the said intended Marriage: And he prayed a Licence to Solemnize the Said Marriage in the Parish Church of Langtoft aforesaid, in which said Parish --- the Said Peter Owston further made Oath, That the said Sarah Taylor -- hath had her usual Abode for the Space of Four Weeks last past.
WILL OF PETER OWSTON This the last Will and Testament of me Peter Owston of Sherburn in the County of York Yeoman who am of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding. I give and bequeath unto my son Samuel Hellard Owston the sum of two hundred pounds, unto my son Francis Owston the sum of two hundred pounds and unto my daughter Sarah Hill wife of Thomas Hill of Langtoft Cordwainer the sum of sixty pounds and I direct that all the said legacies shall be paid by my executor hereinafter named at the end of twelve Calendar Months next after my decease. Also I give and bequeath unto my daughter Margaret Owston and her assigns for her life one annuity or clear yearly sum of fifteen pounds of lawful English money clear of all deductions whatsoever to be paid to the said Margaret Owston and her assigns during her life by my executor hereinafter named by two equal half yearly payments the first payment of the said annuity to begin and be made at the end of six Calendar Months next after my decease And I will order and direct that when and as often as the same annuity or any part thereof shall be behind and unpaid for the space of twenty days next after the times and days for payment of the same, being first lawfully demanded that then and so often and at any time or times then after it shall and may be lawful to and for my said daughter Margaret Owston or her assigns or for any person or persons by her deputed unto and upon any part or parts of any real estate hereinafter devised to enter and distrain and such distress and distresses to detain keep or dispose of as she or they shall think fit until she or they shall be fully satisfied and paid all such arrearages with the costs and charges incurred in and about the making keeping or disposing of the same. And I do further Will and direct that if my said daughter Margaret Owston or her assigns shall die between any of the days or times of payment of the said annuity then so much and such parts thereof as shall accrue from the last days or time for payment of the same up to the death of my said daughter Margaret shall be paid into the hand of her Executors Administrators or Assigns. I give and devise unto my said daughter Margaret Owston and her assigns so long as she shall continue single and unmarried All that Parlour at the North-end of my dwellinghouse which I now occupy situate at Sherburn, aforesaid and also the Chamber over the same together with the use of the passage through the remainder of the said Dwellinghouse and the Stairs leading to the said chamber as it is now used, in, common with my son Peter Owston his heirs and assigns to who I do hereafter devise the same. I give and bequeath unto Samuel Owston and Mary Owston son and daughter of my said daughter Margaret Owston the sum of one hundred pounds in equal shares and proportions to be paid to them respectively at the decease of their mother the said Margaret Owston without interest in the meantime and it shall happen that either of the said children of the said Margaret Owston shall depart this life in the life time of their said mother than I do hereby will and direct that the share or portion of him or her so dying shall do and accrue to the survivor of them and be paid at the time his or her original share is made payable as aforesaid. And as to all the residue and remainder of all and singular any personal estate and effects whatsoever as to all my real estates of what nature tenure or kind soever and wherever situate. I give bequeath and devise the same unto my son Peter Owston his heirs executors administrators and assigns to and for his and their own absolute use and benefit for ever. And I do hereby charge and make chargeable all my real estates hereinbefore devised unto my said son Peter Owston with the payment of all the legacies and bequest hereinbefore by me made. And lastly I do hereby make ordain constitute and appoint my said son Peter Owston sole executor of this my Will and do hereby revoke all my former Wills at any time by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I the said Peter Owston the Testator have to this my Will contained in two sheets of paper set my hand at the bottom of the first sheet and my hand and seal to this second and last sheet this twenty sixth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. Wit: George Knaggs, John Marshall, John Knaggs.
Testator died 9th April 1823, Will proved 17th September 1823.
ISSUE; 1. PETER (1768-1854) 2. MARGARET (1770-1851) had issue by an un-named father. 3. HANNAH (1772-1772)
4. SAMUEL HELLARD (1776-1846) 5. SARAH (1778-1851) m. THOMAS HILL of Langtoft and had issue.
6. FRANCIS (1780-1851) m. and had issue.
Dau of John Taylor of Wold Newton, Langtoft and Thwing and Margaret Hellard. Margaret was dau of Samuel Hellard of Langtoft.
Margaret had child by un-named father. Mentioned in father's will. Following insert added 15 Sep 2001:
Margaret lived at Seamer later in life with her daughter Mary Owston Taylor. Mary had many children by her husband John Taylor and settled in Scarborough later in life. Mary, John and another daughter were living with a married daughter in 1881. Samuel Owston the son of Margaret married Mary Oxendale of Norton and had a family who survived into the present century and has several traceable descendants.
Married Thomas Hill of Langtoft and had children.
Married and had children.
PETER OWSTON 1708-1765
A weaver and a Church Warden at Sherburn. He left a Will, noticeable for its very finite instructions to his son for the care and welfare of his widow. He married Hannah Clifford 1709-1798, the daughter of John Clifford of a family with Rillington and Brompton ancestors and his wife Mary Tindale, of North Grimston. Mary Tindale was probably connected to the branch of that family who settled at Scarborough and became prosperous Ship owners. I have so far not found her parentage or other information about her, but this will be found in time.
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1. PETER OWSTON 1740/1-1823 of Sherburn Carpenter and Yeoman.
Will of Peter Owston
In the name of God Amen I Peter Owston of Sherburn in the county of York Weaver do make this my last will and testament as follows I give unto my loving wife Hannah for & during her natural life the North Roomstead of my Dwelling house with the use of the Passage & stairs & direct that my Son & Executor shall make a proper Chimney & Rainge in the Low Room thereof & lay the floor of the Chamber over it and till the same be done my wife is also to have the necessary use of the rest of my house and my wife is also to have for her life a Suitable part of the garth Belonging my house in which she may by fire elding and I give to my said wife the Sum of three pound and ten shillings a year to be paid to her during her life by half yearly payments at May Day and Martinmas the first payment to be made on such of the Said days as shall first happen next after my Deceased & I charge all the rest of my Estates with the payments thereof and I give and Bequeath unto my Said wife my Dresser, half of my Pewter my new Bedstead my Feather Bedd with the curtains Quilt and Coverlet five Blankets one pair of Lin Sheets, two pairs of Coarss ones with bolsters Pillows and Pillow Cases One panel chest and one plain Chest two little Tables two of the smallest yelling(?) an armed chair two other chairs a Brass Kettle and a Warming pan and a tea Kettle and I give unto my son Peter Owston and his heirs and assines for ever all the rest of my Real Estate Chargeable with the Said three pound and ten Shillings a year to my said wife for her life, and what I have given to my wife is to be in lieu of her Thirds and its is my Intent that if my son dye unmarried in the life time of my wife that my wife shall hold all my Real Estate for her Life and I give unto the Said Peter Owston my son all the rest of my personal Estate whatsoever and so make him sole executor of this my last Will and Testament, In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the Eight Day of April in the year of Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty five.
Signed Sealed published and Declared by the said Testator as his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us who subscribed our names hereto in his presence, Thomas Vickerman, John Bointon, Francis Owston.
Dau of John Clifford whose family had Rilliongton and Brompton ancestors. John was married to Mary Tindale of North Grimston.
FRANCIS OWSTON 1667-1732/3
Francis married Dorothy Hodgson at Sherburn in 1692. In 1707 as the Blacksmith of the village he bought a house and orchard from his brother John Owston the younger who were (in the sales deed details) both sons of George Owston of Sherburn. Dorothy died in 1740, and I have no further information about her family background, but she was probably very young - her last child was baptised about 26 years later. Women at the time could marry at 12 years, but these marriages are very rare.
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1. THOMAS 1693-dd. young. 2. FRANCIS 1694/5-1734 m. and had issue. 3. MATHEW 1697-1737 m. no issue. 4. MARY 1700- m. THOMAS SANDERSON and had issue. 5. GEORGE 1701 6. DOROTHY 1707-1753 m. JOHN WELBURN of Sherburn and had issue. 7. PETER 1708-1765 8. CHRISTOPHER 1712-1713 9. WILLIAM 1714-1793 m. and had issue.
He married Elizabeth Settrington and was buried in Sherburn Churchyard where his Monumental Inscription can still be seen. At his feet is buried his daughter Jane and her husband Theophilus Rivis. He left a Will:
In the name of God Amen, I William Owston of Sherburn in the County of York Miller, being sick and weak in Body but of a sound and disposing mind memory and understanding (thank God for it) do make this my last Will and Testament in maner and form following, revoking all former Wills, Codicils and testamentory shadules, by me made ...
I give and bequeathe unto my daughter Jane Owston my silver cup.
Lastly I give and bequeath unto her and all the rest of my children, namely, my said daughter Jane Owston, together with my daughters, Elizabeth and Dority Owston, to share and share equaly that is to be equally divided amongst them. All the rest resedue, remainder and remainders, of all other my goods, chattle, cattle personnal estate and effects whatsoever nature or kind the same be, or wheresoever the same maybe.
But my Will is that I be decently buried, and thall all my, Debts, Funeral Expences and the charges and Expencis of proving of this my last Will be first duly paid out of my effects, and then what remains as above saide to be equally divided amongst my children as avove said, only my daughter Jane to have my silver cup clear;-
And I also do make constitute naominate and appoint my said daughter Jane Owston sole executrix of this my last Will and Testament in Witness I have here unto set my Hand and Seal this Fourteenth day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and Ninety three.
A true and perfect Inventory of all the Goods Chattle Cattle Wares & C as well moveable as not Moveable and other personal Estate & Effects of William Owstons late of Sherburn in the County of York Miller by us whose names and hereunto subscribed this Day of November 1793. - Value of effects, one hundred and seventy four pounds, two shillings and a halfpenny.
10. ANN 1716-1717 11. GRACE 1719-A Legal Document - Indenture of 1707
This indenture made the thirteenth day of September in the sixth year of the reigne of Our Soveraign Lady Ann by the grace of God of Great Brittain France and Ireland Queen Defender of the ffaith in Anno Dom 1707. Between John Owston the Younger of Sherburn in the County of York Yeom of the one part and ffrancis Owston of Sherburn aforesaid in the said County of York Blacksmith of the other part. Witnesseth that the said John Owston for and in consideration of the sume of Tenn of pounds of good and lawfull money of England to him in hand paid by the said ffrancis Owston at or before the usealing and delivery of these presents therbefore whereof he dothe here by aknowldege doethe here by aquit exonerate and discharge him the said ffrancis Owston his heires and assisns and in persuance to a proviso or consideration mentioned or contained in the will and testment of George Owston late of Sherburn aforsd Yeom ffather of the said John Owston and ffrancis Owston and according to true intent and meaning of the said Will. And for diverse other good courses & considerations hee the said John Owston thereunto moving hath granted bargained sold aliened infeoffed released and confirmed and by those pdents doth grant bargain sell release infeoff and confirme unto him the said Francis Owston his heirs and assigns and for ever all that cottage house or tenmt sytuate and being in the Townshipp of Sheerburn aforesaid now in the possession of him the said ffrancis Owston adjoining upon the house of John Sedman on the South the house of Dorothy Hotchson and ffrancis Davison on the North together with all houses Outhouses edifices buildings barnes, stables orchards yards and crofts pastures beastgates sheepgates & comons comon of pasture two woods underwoods wayes casements hereditamts and appurtences whatsover to the said cottage hous or tenemt with the Appurtences belonging or in any wise apptaining or to or with the same now or att any time heretofore usually occupyed and enjoyed and all the Estate right with interst propty they end demand whatsoever of him the said John Owston his heires or assigns of in or to the same and the reversion and reversions remaind, and remaind' rents and issues and proffits thereof and all evidences and writeings whatsoever which covereth the same premises or any part thereof.To have and to hold the said cottage house or tenement and premisses with the appurtences before mentioned or intended to be hereby granted bargained and sold and every part thereof unto the said ffrancis Owston his heires and assignes for ever. To the only proper use and behoof of him the said ffrancis Owston his heires and assignes for ever. And the said John Owston doth for himself and his heirs and the said cottage house or tenement and premises with the appurtenances and every part and parcel, thereby granted or intended to be granted unto him the said ffrancis Owston his heires and assignes against him the said John Owston his heires ans asigns and all persons clayming the said premises of any part thereof by from or under him them or any of them shall and will loan out and forever defend by those presents. And the said John Owston doth for himself his heirs and executors Administrators and assignes covenant promise grant and agree to and with the said ffrancis Owston his heires and assignes and ever of them by those presents. That it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said ffrancis Owston his heirs & executors Administrators and assignes from time to time for ever hereafter quietly and peaceably to have hold use occupy possess and enjoy the said cottage house or tenement and premises beforementioned and every part there of with all appurtences without the lawfull lett suite trouble molestation or hinderance of him the said John Owston his heires & executors administrators assignes & or of any other person or persons whomsoever lawfully clayming the same premises or any part thereof by from or undr him them or any of them and likewise that the same premisses and every part thereof now and att all times hereafter shall remain continue and be to the said ffrancis Owston his heirs and assignes clearly and absolutely acquitted exonerated and discharged or other wise will and suffiencetly saved and kept harmless by him the said John Owston his heires and Executors and administrators and from all other titles charged and incumberances and of and from all other bargains sales and gifts grants leases jointures & dowers wills intails unto arrearges of rents statutes and recognizances and of and from all other incumberances whatsoever heretofore had made comitted done or suffered or hereafter to be had made comitted done or suffered by any of them or any other pson or persons whomsoever lawfull remayning in by from or under them or any of them. In witness whereof the partyes to these presents interchangeably have sett their hands and seals the day and year first above written.A Legal Document - Indenture of 1707
This indenture made the thirteenth day of September in the sixth year of the reigne of Our Soveraign Lady Ann by the grace of God of Great Brittain France and Ireland Queen Defender of the ffaith in Anno Dom 1707. Between John Owston the Younger of Sherburn in the County of York Yeom of the one part and ffrancis Owston of Sherburn aforesaid in the said County of York Blacksmith of the other part. Witnesseth that the said John Owston for and in consideration of the sume of Tenn of pounds of good and lawfull money of England to him in hand paid by the said ffrancis Owston at or before the usealing and delivery of these presents therbefore whereof he dothe here by aknowldege doethe here by aquit exonerate and discharge him the said ffrancis Owston his heires and assisns and in persuance to a proviso or consideration mentioned or contained in the will and testment of George Owston late of Sherburn aforsd Yeom ffather of the said John Owston and ffrancis Owston and according to true intent and meaning of the said Will. And for diverse other good courses & considerations hee the said John Owston thereunto moving hath granted bargained sold aliened infeoffed released and confirmed and by those pdents doth grant bargain sell release infeoff and confirme unto him the said Francis Owston his heirs and assigns and for ever all that cottage house or tenmt sytuate and being in the Townshipp of Sheerburn aforesaid now in the possession of him the said ffrancis Owston adjoining upon the house of John Sedman on the South the house of Dorothy Hotchson and ffrancis Davison on the North together with all houses Outhouses edifices buildings barnes, stables orchards yards and crofts pastures beastgates sheepgates & comons comon of pasture two woods underwoods wayes casements hereditamts and appurtences whatsover to the said cottage hous or tenemt with the Appurtences belonging or in any wise apptaining or to or with the same now or att any time heretofore usually occupyed and enjoyed and all the Estate right with interst propty they end demand whatsoever of him the said John Owston his heires or assigns of in or to the same and the reversion and reversions remaind, and remaind' rents and issues and proffits thereof and all evidences and writeings whatsoever which covereth the same premises or any part thereof.To have and to hold the said cottage house or tenement and premisses with the appurtences before mentioned or intended to be hereby granted bargained and sold and every part thereof unto the said ffrancis Owston his heires and assignes for ever. To the only proper use and behoof of him the said ffrancis Owston his heires and assignes for ever. And the said John Owston doth for himself and his heirs and the said cottage house or tenement and premises with the appurtenances and every part and parcel, thereby granted or intended to be granted unto him the said ffrancis Owston his heires and assignes against him the said John Owston his heires ans asigns and all persons clayming the said premises of any part thereof by from or under him them or any of them shall and will loan out and forever defend by those presents. And the said John Owston doth for himself his heirs and executors Administrators and assignes covenant promise grant and agree to and with the said ffrancis Owston his heires and assignes and ever of them by those presents. That it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said ffrancis Owston his heirs & executors Administrators and assignes from time to time for ever hereafter quietly and peaceably to have hold use occupy possess and enjoy the said cottage house or tenement and premises beforementioned and every part there of with all appurtences without the lawfull lett suite trouble molestation or hinderance of him the said John Owston his heires & executors administrators assignes & or of any other person or persons whomsoever lawfully clayming the same premises or any part thereof by from or undr him them or any of them and likewise that the same premisses and every part thereof now and att all times hereafter shall remain continue and be to the said ffrancis Owston his heirs and assignes clearly and absolutely acquitted exonerated and discharged or other wise will and suffiencetly saved and kept harmless by him the said John Owston his heires and Executors and administrators and from all other titles charged and incumberances and of and from all other bargains sales and gifts grants leases jointures & dowers wills intails unto arrearges of rents statutes and recognizances and of and from all other incumberances whatsoever heretofore had made comitted done or suffered or hereafter to be had made comitted done or suffered by any of them or any other pson or persons whomsoever lawfull remayning in by from or under them or any of them. In witness whereof the partyes to these presents interchangeably have sett their hands and seals the day and year first above written.
Probably younger than Francis. Eleven children 1693 to 1719.
Died young.
Married and had children.
Married. No children.
Married Thomas Sanderson and had children.
Married John Welburn of Sherburn. They had children.
Married and had three children--Jane, Elizabeth, Dority. His will left Jane his silver cup. Balance of his estate divided equally among three dau's. Value of estate 174 pounds. His dau Jane and her husband Theophilus Rivis are buried at William's feet. Re "The Owston Family".
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