FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
JOHN NEAL
AND HANNAH WHYTE
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
JOHN NEAL
AND HANNAH WHYTE
John
Neal was christened 23 April 1676 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, the son of John
Neal and Mary Borton. He married Hannah Whyte 4 October 1696 in Cropredy.
His occupation was church sexton. Hannah was christened 11 February 1662/3
in Cropredy, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Whyte. "John Neal, who
was to marry Hannah, was the sexton and now lived conveniently opposite
a church gate. Hannah was paid for scrubbing the lectern and heating the
irons when the leads on the church roof were done. They die poor.”
The lectern is a well-known feature of the Cropredy church: “In the church
is a brass eagle of very curious workmanship. The lectern is an eagle standing
on a globe, supported by three small lions. The beak of the eagle was used
to collect Peters pence, sometimes called Pentecostals, Whitsuntide farthings
or Smoake farthings. The farthings were removed from the eagle’s brass
tail feathers.” During the Civil War, the lectern was hidden: “In 1643
the townsmen thought the treasures again in danger, this time from the
Parliamentarians on the eve of the battle of Cropredy Bridge. They carried
the eagle down to the River Cherwell and hid it there. Unfortunately, die
to lost church accounts the date when the eagle was brought back is unknown.
Entries of the eagle being scoured yearly begin in 1695. Dame Whyte or
her daughter Hannah, with John Neal were paid 2d. for the work. As she
scoured, the word generally used for a vigorous polishing, it would be
clear that the eagle was made of brass, not bronze. After rescuing the
eagle, which was discolored from the immersion and missing a lion, a replacement
in bronze had been hastily made to match, only to find too late that the
eagle was made of shining brass. The lectern must have been left for many
years for the men to have forgotten how bright it used to be. Had they
enquired of the women in the Whyte family no doubt the truth would have
been found out sooner.” (The Town of Cropredy, 1570-1640; Pamela
Keegan) John died and was buried 6 October 1724 in Cropredy.
John and Hannah had the following children:
1.
Thomas,
christened 8 January 1698 in Cropredy; buried 30 January 1780 in Cropredy.
2.
John,
christened 7 January 1699 in Cropredy; married Elizabeth; occupation -
laborer; buried 8 May 1740 in Cropredy.
3.
Ann,
christened 20 September 1702 in Cropredy; married Thomas Giles in 1727
in Deddington, Oxford; buried 13 April 1742 in Cropredy.
4. William, christened 1 October 1704 in Cropredy; married Mary Watts 18 October 1733; died 6 October 1795 in Cropredy.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
JOHN NEAL AND
MARY BORTON
John Neal was born in about 1646 of Banbury, the son of Robert Neal
and Elizabeth Burwell. He married Mary Borton 19 March 1671 in Banbury.
John was buried 18 February 1700 in Banbury. John and Mary had the following
child:
1. John, christened 23 April 1676 in Banbury; married Hannah
Whyte 4 October 1696 in Cropredy; occupation: church sexton; buried 6 October
1724 in Cropredy.
SOURCES: Banbury parish register; IGI; Cropredy parish register;“The
Town of Cropredy 1570-1640”, Pamela Keegan..
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
ROBERT NEAL AND
ELIZABETH BURWELL
Robert Neal was christened 8 November 1607 in Banbury, the son of Thomas
Neal and Elizabeth Pope. He married 1) Fraunces, 2) Elizabeth Burwell 3
October 1627 in Banbury. His occupation was mason. He was a Taster for
Banbury in 1632-3 and 1636-7. He died and was buried 4 July 1644 in Banbury.
Robert and Fraunces had the following children:
1. Marey, christened 25 August 1622 in Banbury.
2. Samuell, christened 4 July 1624 in Banbury.
3. Ann, christened 28 January 1627 in Banbury.
Robert and Elizabeth had the following children:
1. Hanna, christened 24 August 1628 in Banbury.
2. Thomas, christened 28 October 1629 in Banbury.
3. Robert, christened 24 July 1631 in Banbury.
4. Martin, christened 18 November 1632 in Banbury.
5. Elizabeth, christened 8 April 1634 in Banbury.
6. Richard, christened 19 June 1636 in Banbury.
7. Elizabeth, (twin) christened 29 October 1638 in Banbury; buried
2 November 1638 in Banbury.
8. Alyce, (twin) christened 29 October 1638 in Banbury; buried
2 November 1638 in Banbury.
9. Christian, (female) christened 10 November 1639 in Banbury;
buried 9 July 1643 in Banbury.
10. Joseph, christened 13 May 1642 in Banbury; buried 9 July
1643 in Banbury.
11. John, born in about 1646 in Banbury; married Mary Borton
19 March 1671 in Banbury.
SOURCES: Banbury parish register; IGI.
FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
THOMAS NEALE AND
ELIZABETH POPE
Thomas Neal was born in about 1580 of Banbury. He married Elizabeth Pope 30 April 1604 in Banbury. His occupation was butcher. Elizabeth was christened 16 January 1581 in Banbury, the daughter of Thomas Pope and Jane Berdiswith. Thomas Neal died and was buried 12 December 1617 in Banbury, leaving an inventory.
Thomas Neale, butcher, buried 12 December 1617, taken 1 July 1618, exhibited 1 July 1618, Account dated 3 July 1619.
Inventory taken by Thomas Wyng and William Reson.
Debts owing to Thomas Neale as followeth: vizt.,
Thomas Middleton of Banburye, 3: John Garvis of Warrick, 15 s.;
Caudin of Warricke, 5s.; Gibbes of Warricke, shoomaker, 6s. 8d.; Thomas
Brabon of Killinworth, 5s.; John Hobson of Easome, 2s.6d.; Richard Taster
of Shunnington, 8s.4d.; Mr Buttris man, 5s.2d.; Thomas Ellis, 3.18s.; Mr
Candish, 13s.5d.; Mr Griffin of Bloxham, 3; Richard Foxe of Chacombe, 1.
The goods in the hall: A table and frame, a cubberd, a stoole, a forme, a cheire, fire shovle and tonges, potthangers and a paire of bellowes, twoe kettles, a spitt, a driping pann, a chaffing dish and other smale implementes, 4.8s.6d.
In the parlor: A table and frame, twoe stooles, twoe chests, twoe boxes, a sheire, a beddsteed, twoe coverleeds, a blankett, a flock bedd, twoe bosters, one pillowe, one other boster, five paire of sheets, fower table cloathes, fower cushions, hiss apparrell, three pailes, a saddle, a parie of blanketts and kiverleed, tubes, a woollen wheele and other implments, 9.2s.10d.
A stacke in the yard, buckitt and chaine, a coule and other implements, 8s.
In the slauther house: An axe, a twible, an axe leaver, scales, transoms, and other implements, 1.
Twoe sheepe, a sheepe skin, and a leane sowe, 14 s.
Oweing him more by Nayler and Palues wief of Brayles 5s. 4d.
(Banbury Wills and Inventories)
Elizabeth was affected by the great Banbury fire of 1628. The town of
Coventry raised money to assist those who had been impacted by the fire,
including "Elizabeth Neal, widow". Elizabeth died and was buried 18 May
1632 in Banbury, leaving a will.
Elizabeth Neale of Banbury, widow. Will dated 16 May 1632, buried 18 May 1632, Inventory taken and exhibited 6 November 1632.
To be buried in the churchyard of Banbury
1. Bridgett Neale, dau., 10 if she marries Christopher Ingraham of Banbury, but if she doesn't, 5 only.
2. Margaret Neale, dau. 5.
3. Thomas Neale, son, 12d. and forgives all debts.
Residue to Robert Neale, sole exor.
Overseers: Brothers Seath Pope and Richard Pope of Banbury.
Witnesses: Robert Bendbow, John Knibb.
Inventory taked by Seth Pope, Henry Richards, and Robert Bendbow
In the hall
On table and frame, 2 formes, on chayre and on stoole
7s.
All the brasse and pewter with other implements 1,10s.
In the buttery
On cubborn and a wheele 10s.
In the kitchin
On cowle, on kyver, on payle 5s.
In the chamber over the hall
On table and frame, on bedsteede, on trundle bed and wool bed and
other implementes 2
In the chamber over the buttery
On bedsttede and furniture and on trundle bed 1,4s.
All the linen and apery ware 2
All her aparrell 1,10s.
In readie mony and deptes 15
Thomas and Elizabeth had the following children:
1. Thomas, christened 22 June 1605 in Banbury. Thomas is mentioned
in a Peculiar Court of Banbury fine against Anne Wooton in 1626 for "incontinence
with Thomas Neale; she is a pauper: appeared: confessed that she hath had
a child unlawfully begotten by one Thomas Neale of Banbury a year and a
half since, who is now run away".
2. Robert, christened 8 November 1607 in Banbury; married Elizabeth
Burwell; buried 4 July 1644 in Banbury.
3. Bridgett, christened 18 December 1609 in Banbury; married
Isaack Piner 4 October 1632 (contrary to her mother's will).
4. Margarett, christened 18 October 1612 in Banbury.
SOURCES: Banbury parish register; IGI; Banbury Corporation Records:
Tudor and Stuart; Banbury Wills and Inventories, Thomas's will dated 1617;
Elizabeth's will dated 1632.
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