John Fairbank and (Isabella Staincliffe?)

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John Fairbank was the son of George Fairbank and Sybil Wade.

John married first — — (possibly Margaret Symmes 28 April 1578 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England - see NEHGR 166:177) and second Isabella Staincliffe 6 Aug 1593 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. Isabella was buried 9 July 1597 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England (see NEHGR 166:177) and John married third Ellen Parker 28 August 1598 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.

John was buried 7 August 1625 in Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England (see NEHGR 166:177). His will was dated 4 August 1625, where he appears as a yeoman in Thaigh, a parish of Thornton in Craven, and was proved 3 November 1625 (see NEHGR 166:178). Ellen was buried 18 Oct 1643 in Colne, Lancashire, England (see NEHGR 166:177).

John and his first wife’s children are (see NEHGR 166:178):

1	Marie Fairbank, baptized 22 Sep 1583 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, married — Deane. Husband: — Deane.
2	John Fairbank, baptized 7 Aug 1586 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
3	George Fairbank, baptized 24 Nov 1588 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, married Joyce Denton 25 May 1615 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, will dated 28 May 1650 and proved 3 Jul 1650, a clothier. Wife: Joyce Denton, of Northowram, Halifax.
4	Joseph Fairbank, baptized 2 Aug 1590 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, buried 6 Sep 1591 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

John’s child, probably by Isabella (but possibly by his first wife), are:

5	Jonathan Fairbanks, married Grace Smith 20 May 1617 at St. John the Baptist church, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, went to New England, died 5 Dec 1668 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, will dated 1 Jun 1668 and probated 26 Jan 1669. Wife: Grace Smith, of Warley, Yorkshire, England.

John and Isabella’s child is (see NEHGR 166:179):

6	Susan Fairbank, baptized 18 May 1595 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, buried 18 Nov 1605 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

John and Ellen’s children are (for much of the information below, see NEHGR 166:179):

7	Helene Fairbank, baptized 29 May 1599 at St. John the Baptist church, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, buried 3 Jun 1599 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
8	Joseph Fairbank, baptized 29 Jun 1600 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, buried 12 Jul 1600 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
9	Anna Fairbank, baptized 31 May 1601 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, married James Crook. Husband: James Crook.
10	Michael Fairbank, baptized 25 Oct 1603 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, married — — 17 May 1629 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. Wife: — —. The name of Michael's wife was not given in the marriage record.
11	Mary Fairbank, married Ellis Nutter 2 Dec 1625 in Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England. Husband: Ellis Nutter.
12	Jeremy Fairbank, baptized 23 Oct 1608 at St. Mary's church, Carleton in Craven, Yorkshire, England, married 1) perhaps Margaret Beecroft (marriage license in 1629) and 2) Agnes Stevenson 29 Jun 1631 in Whalley, Lancashire, England. Possible wife 1: Margaret Beecroft. A license was obtained for Jeremy and Margaret's marriage but "Perhaps this marriage did not take place or perhaps she died soon after marriage." NEHGR 166:179 Wife 2: Agnes Stevenson.
13	Susanna Fairbank, baptized 5 Jan 1611/2 in Carleton in Craven, Yorkshire, England, married John Oxenhard 9 Nov 1631 in Colne, Lancashire, England. Husband: John Oxenhard.
14	Abigail Fairbank, married Henry Blakey 1 May 1635 at St. Bartholomew's church, Colne, Yorkshire, England. Husband: Henry Blakey.

Summary of Sources

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.
Ancestry.com. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: England, Marriages, 1538–1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
Ancestry.com. Lancashire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Boston, 1862, retrieved from http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage/, Nov 2012.
Smith, Dean Crawford and Sanborn, Melinde Lutz, The Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton, Part III, Boston, 2004, pgs. 133-34.
Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.

Records related to John and Isabella (Staincliffe) Fairbank but not copied below due to copyright considerations:

Luedemann, Judith Miner Hine, "The Correct Ancestry of Ebenezer Smith 1741-ca 1791 and the Wives of Ezra-4 Smith," Connecticut Nutmegger, Vol. 23, 1990, p. 68-77.
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.

Source Materials

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Savage's Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England

Vol. 2
FAIRBANKS
JONATHAN, Dedham, the progenit. I presume, of all this fam. name now in N. E. came with w. Grace and prob. all his six ch. bef. 1641, d. 5 Dec. 1668. His will of 1 June in that yr. pro. 26 Jan. foll. provides for or ment. w. Grace, eldest s. John; sec. George; Mary, w. of Christopher Smith; third s. Jonas; and Jonathan, the youngest; Sarah, eldest d. of s. John; s.-in-law Ralph Day, and ea. of the four ch. he had by my d. Susan, his late w. and largest portion to s. John. He WAS prob. from the W. riding of Yorksh. as the will of his uncle George calls him of Sowerby in that part of Eng.

Source: Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Boston, 1862, retrieved from http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage/, Nov 2012.

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Halifax, St John the Baptist:

Marriage record of John Fairbanck and Isabella Staincliff — Marriage
John Fairbanck and
Isabella Staincliffe
6 Aug 1593

Baptismal record of Helene Fayrbanke — Baptism
Helene Fayrbanke
29 May 1599

Baptismal record of Jeremie Fairbank — Baptism
Jeremie Fairbank
23 Oct 1608

Marriage record of Jonathan Fayrbanks and Grace Smith — Marriage
Jonathan Fayrbanke
and Grace Smith
20 May 1617

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.

England Select Marriages

Name:    John Fairbanck
Gender:    Male
Marriage Date:    6 Aug 1593
Marriage Place:    Halifax, York, England
Spouse:    Isabell Staincliffe
FHL Film Number:    496813

Name:    Abigael Fairbanke
Gender:    Female
Marriage Date:    1 May 1635
Marriage Place:    St. Bartholomew's, Colne, Lancashire, England
Spouse:    Blakey
FHL Film Number:    1471023
Reference ID:    item 19

Source: Ancestry.com. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: England, Marriages, 1538–1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

Lancashire, England Extracted Church of England Parish Records

Text:    John ffairbanke
            Ellen Parker
            28 Aug 1598
Book:    Weddings. (Marriage)
Collection:    Lancashire: Burnley - Parish Register, 1562-1653

Source: Ancestry.com. Lancashire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.

Massachusetts Town and Vital Records

Name:    Jonath Fairebanck
Event Type:    Death
Death Date:    5 Dec 1668
Death Place:    Dedham, Massachusetts

Source: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).

Will of Jonathan Farebanck of Dedham:

In the yeare of Our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred Sixty & Eight, the first day of the fourth month Commonly called June, I Jonathan Farebanck of Dedham in the Countie of suffolke senior being sick & weake & Expecting that the day of my dissolution is drawing nigh, doe in the name & feere of God ordaine & make this my last will & Testament for the disposing & setling of the things of this life with which the Lord hath at present intrusted me in manner & forme as followeth, vizt - First I Commit my soule to God that gave it & trusting in the alone Righteousnes & mediation of Jesus Christ my Redeemer & advocate & my body to the Earth whence it was taken to bee after my decease decently buryed therein in, [sic] in Christian buriall at the discretion of my Executors.

I give unto Grace my dearely & welbeloved wife, all Every part & parcell of my whole movable Estate whatsoever as well within dores as without namly all my household stuffe of all & Every sort & kind, And also my Cattle of all kinds all my Come Carts plowes, working tooles & utensells of Husbandry, all debts due to mee & whatever Else come within the denomination of movable Estate, And all this I give & bequeath unto my sayd wife, to dispose of when & to whome shee shall at any time see meete And more I give to Grace my sayd wife an Annuity of Eight pounds p[er] Ann[um] to bee payd to her or her assignes to her use yearley & Every yeare in two Equall parts that is to say at the End of Every halfe yeare foure pounds, after my decease for & duringe the whole time & tearme of her naturall life.

And more I Give to my sayd wife the libertie & free use of all my Houses yards & yarde roome for her self & her Cattle her assignes & all her ocations for the whole space of fowre monthes, next Ensuing after my decease. Item I Give & bequeath to George Farebanck my Second sonn & to his heires forever, sixteen pounds the one halfe to bee payd him within the space of one whole yeare next Ensuing after the decease of my sayd wife & whereas I have already given & doe hereby Confirme to my sonn George all that my part in the Generall divident already layd out neere meadfeild & some working tooles & such like small things my will & my mind is that the sayd parcell of Land & those tooles & other small things soe given shall bee all indifferently & Equally apprized, & if they shall together amount to the vallue of Eight pounds, then
it shall be accounted for his first payment. And then my mind is that my daughter mary shall have her first payment within the first yeare of my sayd wives decease, otherwise she is to tarry till the second yeare - And I give & bequeath to my daughter mary the wife of Christopher Smith the sume of sixteen pounds which sixteene pounds I give to my sayd daughter in perticular & distinct from her Husbands Estate & to bee alwayse at her dispose this sixteene pounds to bee payed in two Equall sumes Eight pounds, in Case my sonn George bee already payd, within the space of one whole yeare after my wives decease, & in Case George bee not payd soe much then shee is to be payd her first payment within two yeares after my wives decease.

Item more I give to my sayd daughter mary the sume of Three pounds to purchas her a suite of apparrell with, to bee payd within the space of Three monthes next after my decease.

Item I Give & bequeath to Jonas Farebanck my third sonn & to his heires for ever the like sume of sixteene pounds to bee also payd in two Equall sumes the first Eight pounds to bee payd the next yeare after his sister mary have received her first payment.

Item I Give & bequeath unto Jonathan Farebanck my yongest sonn & his heires the like sume of sixteene pounds to bee payd also in two Equall sumes, the first halfe to bee payd in the yeare next Ensuing, after his brother Jonas is payd his first halfe & whereas I have already given & doe hereby Confirme to my said sonn Jonathan one parcell of Land, vallued at five pounds my mind & will is that hee shall have & Enjoy the same in part of his first payment aforesd & also what debt shall appeare then to bee due from him to mee, shall bee reconed upon the same account.

Item my mind & my will is that when all my sonns & my daughters aforenamed, shall have & received their first payment in manner & time successively, as is before Expressed, that then my sonn George shall bee payd his seccond Eight pounds & then my daughter, & soe in the same order Jonas & Jonathan shall bee payd to them their heires, or assignes their seccond Eight pounds. Each one yeare after another, untill they bee all payd their full & whole legacies.

Item I give & bequeath to Sarah the Eldest daughter of my sonn John Farebanck one yong beast betweene one & 2 years of age, And more three pounds to bee payd by my Executor when shee shall attaine Lawfull Age, the yong beast before mentioned I reserve out of the Cattle bequeathed to Grace my wife.

Item I Give & bequeath to my sonn in Law Ralph Day, Forty shillings to bee payd within six monthes after my wives decease.

Item I Give & bequeath to Each of the fowre children of the sayd Ralph which hee had by my daughter Susan his late wife, the sume of Forty shillings to bee payd them severally as they shall attaine Lawfull Age - Provided all my other Legacies to my Three sonns & my daughter bee first payd in manner as is above Exprest.

Item my mind & my will is that all these my legacies abovsd bequeathed the specie or kind of payment whereof is not named shall bee all payed in Country payment at price then Currant in Deadham.

Item I Give & bequeath to John Farebanck my Eldest soonn all my Houses & Lands whatsoever & not being formerly above in this my will disposed of together with all my Common Rights & Towne priveledges whatsoever to have possest Enjoy the same to him & his heires forever. To enter upon all my Lands foreth with after my decease. And all my Houses & yards at the End of foure months next Ensuing the same.

Item I doe nominate Appoint & Ordaine John Farebanck my aforesayd Eldest sonn to bee my sole Executor, to whome I Commit all necessary trust & power requisit for the due & full performance of the Execution of this my last will as it belongs or is necessary to bee done by an Executor & Every part as is above Exprest.

Also, I name and intreat my very Loving freinds mr Eliazer Lusher & Peter Woodward senior to bee Overseers, to the performance of this my present will & to bee assisting to my above named Executor therein as themselves shall see Cause. And I doe hereby revoake & make null & voyd all other or former wills whatsoever by mee formerly made & doe avouch & declare this present writting as is above herein incerted, to bee & Containe my true only & last will & Testament. In Wittnes whereof I the sayd Jonathan Farebanck senior have hereunto subscribed my hand & affixed my seale the day & yeare first above written
Signed sealed published
in the presence of us The marke of G Jonathan Farebanck senr
William Avery Thomas Medcalfe & a seale
memorandum that the words (vallued at five pounds) concerning the Land given to Jonathan was Enterlined before the sealing of this present writing 6:January:1668

William Avery & Thomas Medcalfe deposed in Court the 26 instant that this instrument was signed sealed Published & declared to bee the last will & Testament of Jonathan Farebanck, in their prsence by himselfe, that when hee soe did hee was of a sound disposing mind to their best knowledge
Edw. Rawson Reccord

[Suffolk Probate, 6:15]

Source: Smith, Dean Crawford and Sanborn, Melinde Lutz, The Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton, Part III, Boston, 2004, pgs. 133-34.

U.S. and Canada Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

Name: Jonathan Fairbanks
Arrival Year: 1633
Arrival Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Family Members: 4 sons
Source Publication Code: 9448
Primary Immigrant: Fairbanks, Jonathan
Annotation: In the years from 1925 to 1942, Frederick A. Virkus edited seven volumes with the title, The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy, published in Chicago by the Institute of American Genealogy. Each volume has a section in the main body of the work, co
Source Bibliography: VIRKUS, FREDERICK A., editor. Immigrant Ancestors: A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America before 1750. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1964. 75p. Repr. 1986.
Page: 29

Source: Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.