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Christopher Derby (bef. 1571 - 1640)

Christopher Derby
Born before in Askerswell, Dorset, Englandmap
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Husband of — married 1606 in Englandmap
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Died after age 68 in Sterthill, Dorset, Englandmap
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Biography

Christopher Darby, child of Nycholai Darby and Katherine Darby, was baptised on 21 December 1571 in Askerswell, Dorset, England.[1]

Christopher of Sterthill in the parish of Burton-Bradstock, co. Dorset, gentleman. He was buried at Shipton-George, County Dorset. While his father was still living, Christopher Derby was accused by the Privy Council, in a letter dated 24 June 1597 and addressed to the Marquis of Winchester, of trying to evade military service by becoming a tetainer (sic. retainer?) of Viscount Bindon; but whether this accusation was justified does not appear. About 1598 his father assigned to him all his estate in the farms of Upper Sterthill and Nether Sterthill, and on 22 May 1601 Christopher Derby was the defendant in a suit in Chancery, the purpose of which was to test his title to the manor house and farm of Sterthill, otherwise Upper Sterthill and Nether Sterthill, late in the tenure of Nicholas Derby and then in the tenure of the latter's son Christopher Derby. Records of several law suits in which Christopher Derby was a party are given and are of great help in tracing the genealogy of the family.[2]

Christopher was born circa 1571 (chr. date) at Asherswell, County Dorset, England. He was christened in 1571 at Asherswell, County Dorset, England. He was the son of Nicholas Derby and Catherine Buckler. He married Ann or Agnes Symonds before 1607. Christopher was present at Christopher Derby's christening in 1607 at All Hallows Exeter, County Devon, England. Christopher was present at Richard Derby's christening on 16 November 1613 at in Cathedral Exeter, County Devon, England. Christopher was present at Thomas Derby's christening in 1616 at Burton-Bradstock, County Dorset, England. Christopher died on 20 January 1639/40 at County Dorset, England.[3]

Children:

  1. Derby, Mary, bur. 1634, Burton-Bradstock,Dorset,Eng
  2. Derby, Christopher, c. 5 Apr 1607, All Hallows,Exeter,Devon,Eng , bur. 27 Jul 1623, Burton-Bradstock,Dorset,Eng
  3. Derby, William, b. Abt 1608, of Sterthill,Dorset,Eng d. 6 Mar 1676, Sterthill,Dorset,Eng
  4. Derby, John, b. Abt 1609, of Sterthill,Dorset,Eng d. (inv) 22 Feb 1655/6, Yarmouth,Barnstable,MA
  5. Derby, Richard, c. 16 Nov 1613, Cathederal Church,Exeter,Devon,Eng, d. Aft 13 Nov 1662
  6. Derby, Thomas, c. 18 Aug 1616, Burton-Bradstock,Dorset,Eng d. (adm) Jan 1648[4]

Sources

  1. Baptism: "Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812", database with images
    Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/ASK:RE1
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2243 #1857640 (accessed 23 March 2023)
    Christopher Darby baptism on 21 Dec 1571, child of Nycholai Darby & Katherine Darby, in Askerswell, Dorset, England.
  2. New England Historic and Genealogical Register vol 79 pg 417
  3. http://www.ensample.com/GenData/HTMLFiles/HTMLFiles_02/P849.html
  4. http://www.ensample.com/GenData/HTMLFiles/HTMLFiles_02/P849.html
  • WikiTree profile Darby-78 created through the import of Tom.ged on Jun 1, 2011 by Tom Elliott. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tom and others.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Jonathon Dale Walter Myers for creating Derby-295 on 18 Jul 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Jonathon Dale Walter and others.





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See https://sites.rootsweb.com/~fordingtondorset/Files/WilliamDerby1649.html#rogerderby1605 for valuable information from English records about Christopher Derby who would seem to have been to be related to Richard Darby, and by extension to most or all of that surname in 17th century New England.
posted by Barry Wood
The www.ensample links are broken. Are there new links available?
posted by S (Hill) Willson

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