John Bonnycastle1,2

#8, (18 June 1727 - 1781)

FatherJohn Bonnycastle2 b. s 1695, d. 27 Feb 1773
MotherJane Buckle2 b. s 1695, d. 19 Jan 1762
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RelationshipFather of John Bonnycastle.

OccupationJohn Bonnycastle was a yeoman in Hardwick, Buckinghamshire. 
BaptismHe was baptized on 18 Jun 1727 in Hardwick. He was recorded in the parish register as the "son of John Bonney of Weeden, Labourer and of Jane his wife."2 
(Heir) WillHe was named an heir in the will of Thomas Bonnycastle dated 5 Sep 1728 in Blakesley, Northamptonshire. "To my grandson John BonneyCastle of Weedon in the parish of Harwick in the County of Bucks five Shillings."3
MarriageJohn Bonnycastle married Mary Toogood on 23 Apr 1750 in Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire.
By banns [no residences were noted in this register].4
Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire parish register, 1750
Marriage of John Bonnycastle & Mary Toogood
(a small parish - only 5 marriages for the entire year)
Item In 1767 John Bonnycastle's name was inscribed in the gallery of Hardwick parish church.5 
(Widowed) Burial.His wife Mary died in 1779.6 
WillJohn Bonnycastle wrote a will dated 13 Jan 1781 in Weedon, Hardwick, Buckinghamshire.1
DeathHe died in 1781 at the age of 54. 
ProbateHis estate was probated on 25 Aug 1781 in Surrogate Court, Buckinghamshire. Proved before the revd William Stockins, Clerk Surrogate. The executor was his son Robert.1 

Family

Mary Toogood b. s 1725, d. 28 Apr 1779
Children

ChartsThomas Bonnycastle of Blakesley to John Bonnycastle of Woolwich
Early Bonnycastles - Descendants of Thomas
Ancestors of Hope Lyall Rudd (Jen's line)
Ancestors of Dorothy Kent Bonnycastle (John's line)
Ancestors of Allan Lorne Bonnycastle (Dick's line)
Bonnycastle Ancestors of Alan H C Lankford (Deborah's line)
Last Edited30 May 2009

Citations:

  1. Will and Administration of John Bonnycastle of Weedon in the parish of Hardwick, 13 January 1781, proved in the Archdeaconry of Buckinghamshire, 25 August 1781 (Family History Library, 0088527).
  2. Microfilm of the Parish Register of Hardwick-with-Weedon, Buckinghamshire, 1558-1900 (Family History Library, 0919230), John Bonney baptism, 1727.
  3. Will and Probate of Thomas Bonnycastle of Blaxley, 30 September 1728, proved in the Archdeaconry of Northamptonshire, 11 January 1728 [sic].
  4. Microfilm of the Bishop's transcripts of Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, 1575-1842 (Family History Library, 1999819), Film 1999819 includes Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1575, 1601-1605, 1607, 1609-1613, 1615, 1617, 1619-1620, 1622-1623, 1626-1627, 1629-1640, 1659-1665, 1671-1672, 1674-1675, 1688, 1702-1705, 1707-1718, 1720-1813, 1816-1819, Bonnycastle/Toogood marriage, 1750.
  5. Letter from V Finch, London, England, to J Kolthammer, dated 23 March 1993.
  6. Microfilm of the Parish Register of Hardwick-with-Weedon, Buckinghamshire, 1558-1900 (Family History Library, 0919230), Mary Bonnycastle burial, 1779.
  7. Microfilm of the Parish Register of Hardwick-with-Weedon, Buckinghamshire, 1558-1900 (Family History Library, 0919230), John Bonnycastle baptism, 1751.
  8. Microfilm of the Parish Register of Hardwick-with-Weedon, Buckinghamshire, 1558-1900 (Family History Library, 0919230), Mary Bonnycastle baptism, 1755.
  9. Microfilm of the Parish Register of Hardwick-with-Weedon, Buckinghamshire, 1558-1900 (Family History Library, 0919230), Robert Bonnycastle baptism, 1757.
  10. Microfilm of the Parish Register of Hardwick-with-Weedon, Buckinghamshire, 1558-1900 (Family History Library, 0919230), Thomas Bonnycastle baptism, 1761.
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