John Pendlebury (1636 - 1697)
John Pendlebury was born in 1636 in Lostock, Deane. He was christened on April 18 1636 in the Deane parish church - St Mary the Virgin, Rumworth. He was the child of William Pendlebury and Jane ?.of Lostock
He married Elizabeth Morres on April 13 1698 at the Deane Parish church - St Mary the Virgin, Rumworth.
John and Elizabeth had at least 7 children
- Gerard Pendlebury Born 1659
- Mary Pendlevury Born 1664
- Elizabeth Pendlebury Born 1665
- Esther Pendlebury Born 1666
- Roger Pendlebury 1668 - 1724 Born 1668
- John Pendlebury Born ?
- Margaret Pendlebury Born ?
On 10 Feb 1672 he is recorded as the Leasee of Colliers of Colliers Farm, Lostock. Colliers Farm, later sometimes called Pendleburys Farm, stays in the family for 6 generations, down to Peter Pendlebury Hartley.
He died in April 1697 and was buried at St Mary's the Virgin on Apr 8 1697.
Will of John Pendlebury 1697
In the name of God amen the Sixteenth day of March in ye yeare of our Lord God according to ye Computation of ye Church of England One Thousand Six hundred Ninety Seven I John Pendlebury of Westhoughton In ye County of Lanc: Taylor, do make this my last Will and Testamt: in manner and forme following (that is to say) First and principally I Commend my Soule into ye hands of Allmighty God my Creater Hopeinge In and through the merits and mediation of my Blessed Saviour and redeemer Christ Jesus, To obtain life Eeverlasting And my Body to ye Earth from whence it was taken to bee Buried att ye parish Church of Dean in such Decent order and Christian manner as to my Executor hereafter nominated shall bee thought meet and convenient And as touching such wordly Estate as the Lord in mercy hath lent mee my Will and mind is ye same be Imployed and bestowed as hereafter by this my Last Will and Testamt: is Expressed and declared
AND first of all as touching my Tenemts: it is my will and mind ye same be Disposed of according to ye Sighnemt: Given under my hand and Seale for that purpose
AND out of my personall Estate I Give and bequeath five pounds of lawfull money of England to George Withington my son in law to bee paid to him within twelve months next after my Decease and my woolen cloaths to my Brother James Pendlebury And as to the rest of my personall Estate after my funerall Expenses and Debts bee paid (if there bee any) I Give and bestowe ye remainder and reversion whatever unto my Son Roger Pendlebury And of this my last Will and Testament I do nominate ordaine & make my said Son Roger Pendlebury Sole Executor.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and Seale the day and yeare first above written this upon stampt paper
John Pendlebury
Sealed Sighned and published
In ye presence & wittness of
Tho: Platt his marke
Hanah Mollinex her marke
John Morris
Deceased valued and aprised by Jon: Morris of Farnworth yeoman; Adam Pendlebury of Lostocke yeoman; Rich Leigh of Lostocke yeoman and Jon: Leigh of Lostocke yeoman: the Fifteenth day of Aprill and in ye year 1697
CONT CONT CONT £ s d CONT CONT
Imprimis In hay and sheep 2 00 00 CONT
Itm Goods in ye house 3 10 00 CONT
Itm In ye Chamber belowe 2 07 06 CONT Itm
In ye buttery 1 10 00 CONT
Itm In brass and pewter 2 02 06 CONT
Itm In ye Chamber att ye higher CONT end of ye house 4 00 00 CONT
Itm In ye roome outside ye house 5 12 00 CONT
Itm In ye nearer roome above 3 07 06 CONT
Itm In apparell 6 00 00 CONT
Itm In Husslemt: 10 00 CONT _________ CONT CONT
Sum 30 19 06