John Fairbanke

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John Fairbanke was the son of William Fairbanke. William surrendered 17 acres called Brigbotham and a croft called Pigilcroft in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England to John's use in 1506/7. Later, in 1526, John surrendered Brigbotham and other lands to his son Gilbert. On 14 April 1551, John and Gilbert surrendered land to the use of George Fairbank, John's grandson and Gilbert's son, and George's bride-to-be Sybil Wade.

John’s known child is:

Gilbert Fairbanke, married Jennet —, resided in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England, buried 3 Mar 1577 at St. John the Baptist church, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, will proved 16 Apr 1578.

Wife: Jennet —, bur. 16 January 1578/9 at St. John the Baptist church, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, will dated 13 Jan 1578/9 and proved 3 May 1582.

Summary of Sources

Ancestry.com. West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Yorkshire Parish Records. Leeds, England: West Yorkshire Archive Service.

Records related to John Fairbanke but not copied below in full due to copyright considerations:

Joseph, Ruth Fairbanks and Landberg, James Swan, "Jonathan Fairbank of Dedham, Massachusetts and His Family in the West Riding of Yorkshire," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 166, Jul 2012, pgs. 165-186.
Torrey, Clarence Almon, "The English Ancestry of Jonathan Fairbanks of Dedham, Massachusetts," The American Genealogist, vol. 37, Apr 1961, pgs. 65-72.

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Halifax, St John the Baptist:

Burial record of Gilbert Fayrbanke — Burial
Gilbt Fayrbanke
3 Mar 1577

Burial record of the wife of Gylbert Fayrbanke — Baptism
Ux. (uxor, or wife) of
Gylbt Fayrbanke
16 Jan 1578/9

Source: West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: D53/1/5; New Reference Number: WDP53/1/1/5. Ancestry.com. West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Yorkshire Parish Records. Leeds, England: West Yorkshire Archive Service.

Court rolls and other records quoted in NEHGR 166:165-186

1506-07 22 Henry VII. William [Fairbank] surrendered all of his estate and term of years not yet elapsed which he held in 17 a[cres] of land and meadow called Brigbothame, and one croft called Pigilcroft in Soarbie to the use of John Faerebaink, son of said William and his assigns during the term.

1526 19 Henry VIII. John Fairbanke surrendered "Brigbotham" &c to the use of Gilbert Fairebanke, son of the aforesaid John Fairebank and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, rendering therefore yearly 48 s. 9 d.

14 April 1551 [Sowerby] John Fairbanke and Gilbert Fairbanke the son and heir of John...surrendered unto the lord's hands one messuage, one garden and half of one barn and one croft called Lathecroft, 2 closes of land and meadow called Overholme and Netherholme and a wood called Le Sprynge with appurtenances estimated at 5 acres now in the tenure of Humphrey Fairebank: to the use of George Fairbank, son of Gilbert, and Sibyl Wade, daughter of Gilbert Waide...

14 April 1551 [Sowerby] Gilbert Fairbanke...surrendered unto the lord's hands all and every one of those messuagees, lands, meadows, closes, tenements and rents and customs with appurtenances in Soureby estimated at 18 1/2 acres: to the use of George Fairbank, son and heir of Gilbert, and the lawfully procreated heirs of the bodies of George and Sibyl Waide, daughter of Gilbert Waide...

Source: Joseph, Ruth Fairbanks and Landberg, James Swan, "Jonathan Fairbank of Dedham, Massachusetts and His Family in the West Riding of Yorkshire," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 166, Jul 2012, pgs. 165-186.

Note: The last two records cite Ann Weikel (ed.), The Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield from October 1550 to September 1552, Wakefield Court Rolls Series of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society, vol. 7, Leeds, Yorkshire, 1989, pgs. 78-79.