John BUNTING

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Name John BUNTING Born 1610 Gender Male Died 04 Jun 1667 Ashover, Derbyshire, England - 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, Place: Ashover, Derbyshire, EnglandMother Agnes WRAGG
d. Aft 1608Family ID F841 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Spouse/Partner Elizabeth BOWER
d. 3 Apr 1696, Place: Ashover, Derbyshire, EnglandChildren + 1. John BUNTING
b. Abt. 1648, Place: Buntingfield, Ashover, Derbyshire, England
d. 13 Jun 1704, Place: Ashover, Derbyshire, England+ 2. Obadiah BUNTING
b. Abt. 1654, Place: Peasonhurst, Ashover, Derbyshire, England
d. 07 Nov 1699, Place: Ashover, Derbyshire, England3. Samuel BUNTING
b. 4 May 1657, Place: Ashover, Derbyshire, England4. Elizabeth BUNTING
b. 13 Jan 1659, Place: Buntingfield, Ashover, Derbyshire, England5. Benjamin BUNTING
b. 24 Feb 1664, Place: Ashover, Derbyshire, England
d. 22 Jul 1698, Place: Ashover, Derbyshire, England(Age 34 years)
Last Modified 3 Apr 2016 Family ID F842 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- 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.
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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)