John BUNTING

Male 1610 - 1667  (57 years)


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  • Name John BUNTING 
    Born 1610 
    Gender Male 
    Died 04 Jun 1667  Ashover, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In his Will of 1667, John mentions his wife Elizabeth, his sister Elizabeth wife of Thomas Fitch. Also named are 'his mother Catherine Hunt and brother in law Christopher Hunt' It is not clear how these names reconcile with the name of his wife Elizabeth Bower.

      Also mentioned is his 'kinswoman' (cousin) Susana the wife of John Farnsworth, and marie the wife of Francis Newham (possibly his sister)

      Others are mentioned which also appear in other Wills; Barker (in the Wills of William of Ashover 1613 and Francis of Ashover 1632); Bower (in Wills of Godfrey 1608, William 1613, Francis 1632, and Elizabeth 1696); Towndrow (in Wills of Walter 1570, and Godfrey 1608)
    Person ID I4423  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2016 

    Father Francis BUNTING,   b. Abt. 1580,   d. 21 Mar 1633, Ashover, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 53 years) 
    Mother Agnes WRAGG,   d. Aft. 1608 
    Family ID F841  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth BOWER,   d. 3 Apr 1696, Ashover, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John BUNTING,   b. Abt. 1648, Buntingfield, Ashover, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1704, Ashover, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 56 years)
     2. Obadiah BUNTING,   b. Abt. 1654, Peasonhurst, Ashover, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Nov 1699, Ashover, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 45 years)
     3. Samuel BUNTING,   b. 4 May 1657, Ashover, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Elizabeth BUNTING,   b. 13 Jan 1659, Buntingfield, Ashover, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Benjamin BUNTING,   b. 24 Feb 1664, Ashover, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 1698, Ashover, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2016 
    Family ID F842  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • An entry in the 'Derbyshire Worthies' in the 1836 Bagshaw's Directory of Derbyshire names 'John Bunting of Ashover' for the year 1666.
    • John Bunting was a Captain in Cromwell's Parliamentary Army during the Civil War and was second in command at the taking of Wingfield Manor. He was said to be a man of considerable strength and stature, and there is a tradition that he commonly wielded a two handed sword.
    • In 1649 John and Edward Bunting appear as petitioners of the County of Derby against lawfully appointed Constables procuring persons of doubtful honesty as their deputies.
    • In 1638 John Bunting was summoned to the Epiphany Sessions at Derby. (Yeatman's History of Chesterfield)


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