Barbara (Bright) Revell (bef. 1695 - bef. 1726)

Born before 23 Jul 1695 in Dronfield, Derbyshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Revell Jr — married 8 Jun 1714 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Descendants

Died before 9 Jun 1726 at about age 30 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

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Biography

Barbara, daughter of Mr John Bright of Dronfield, was baptised on 23 July 1695 in Dronfield, Derbyshire.^[1][2]

The link between Barbara, daughter of John Bright and Anne Wigfall and Barbara, wife of John Revell is confirmed by her marriage settlement, and by Anne naming John Revell the Younger as her son-in-law in her will in 1726.^[3]

John Revell and Barbara Bright, both of Chesterfield, were married on 8 June 1714 in Chesterfield.^[4]

• Settlement upon the marriage of John Revell the younger, (son of John Revell the elder and Elizabeth his wife) and Barbara Bright, spinster (daughter of Anne Inman of Chesterfield, by her former husband John Bright of Dore decd.) whereby, in consideration of a marriage portion of £400, the Revells convey to John Bright of Chesterfield, merchant, and William Wigfall of Bramley, Leeds gent., closes at Tapton, viz. 8a 3r 24p in a close called Great Sidlin Field, a close called Latch Meadow (1a 2r 3p), a close taken out of the north side of Crow Lane Field (3a 2r 20p), a close at the side of Sidlin Field (1a 1r 36p) and a close at the foot of Sidlin Field (1a 1r 8p) - upon trusts, dated 5 June 1714^[5]
• John Revell Snr of Chesterfield, armiger, put up the bond of £100 for the marriage of John Revell Jnr of Chesterfield, bachelor, and Barbara Bright of Chesterfield, spinster. The marriage licence issued on 7 June 1714 specified that they were not to marry without consent of their parents or governors (Barbara was still under 21).^[6]

Their children were:

• John, born 1715
• Barbara, born 1716/7
• Adshead, born 1718
• Ann, born 1720
• Dorothy, born 1722
• Elizabeth, born 1723
• Richard, born 1724

Barbara, wife of Mr John Revell, was buried on 9 June 1726 in Chesterfield.^[7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ Reference Number: D 2441 A/PI; Derbyshire Record Office, Matlock, Derbyshire, England, in Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," Ancestry Record 61407 #4518446
2. ↑ "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KB8B-4GW : 30 November 2017), Barbara Bright, 23 Jul 1695; citing 23 Jul 1695; citing Christening, Dronfield, Dronfield, Holmesfield, Dore, Derbyshire, England, Derbyshire Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 1,041,034
3. ↑ "Staffordshire, Dioceses of Lichfield & Coventry wills and probate 1521-1860," , FindMyPast (http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/staffordshire-dioceses-of-lichfield-and-coventry-wills-and-probate-1521-1860 : accessed )
4. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNZG-43X : 12 February 2018), John Revell and Barbara Bright, 08 Jun 1714; citing Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, reference item 6, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,752,142
5. ↑ North East Derbyshire especially Tapton near Chesterfield. Slater family papers, and others, 17th-19th cents: Records: Title deeds, Derbyshire Record Office Ref No D135/M/T/57
6. ↑ "Staffordshire, Dioceses of Lichfield & Coventry marriage allegations and bonds, 1636-1893," https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS/STAFF/MARRLICENCE/188384/1
7. ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J8G1-49M : 12 February 2018), Barbara Revell, burial 09 Jun 1726; citing Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,752,142
8. ↑ Derbyshire Record Office, Matlock, Derbyshire, England, in Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812," Ancestry Record 61407 #2485295

• Joseph Hunter, Familiae Minorum Gentium: volume 2 (London: The Harleian Society, 1895), page 676