Thomas Janney (abt. 1553 - 1602)

Born about 1553 in Styall, Cheshire, England

Husband of Jane (Worthington) Janney — married 7 Dec 1578 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Descendants

Died 5 Mar 1602 at about age 49 in Wilmslow Parish, Cheshire, England

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Biography

From Grundy article:

Thomas was born ca. 1553, during the reign of "Bloody" Mary Stuart. He was buried 5 March 1602, as Elizabeth's reign was drawing to a close.

Thomas was a husbandman, who held several parcels of land, including "Rounde Hey" and "Ryecrofte" which at the turn of the last century were still names of identifiable farms in Bowdon Parish. He also owned "Collshaw House" (with a variety of spellings) that appears in records in the thirteenth century being granted by Edmund FITTON, then Lord of Bolyn. In 1528 it passed by marriage of a Fitton heiress to the Newtons. Janney presumably did not own it, but had the use of it.

The Janneys lived in Wilmslow parish, which was made up of Pownall Fee, Bollin or Bolyn Fee, Chorley, and Fulshaw.

Thomas's will is the oldest Janney will of our direct line still preserved in Cheshire. He wrote it 23 September 1601, identifying himself as a Husbandman of Styall, "beinge sicke in body and yet of ffyt mynd and sound memory (God be thanked for yt)". He left to "Rondull Janny my eldest Sonne" all his freehold lands in the Parish of Bowdon, while son Harry was to get the use of "Collshawe House". There is an interesting provision that if Harry got sued or otherwise "mollested for the occupation" of the house, Katherine and Randle were to "give him helpe & mayntennance wth money & other helpe so farr as there power will extend", which money Harry should then repay them, assuming that the lawsuit was settled in his favor. Thomas mentioned the will of his father, "Randull Janney" who had made bequests to Thomas's children "Mawld" [Maud], Margaret, and Anne, of £20 each. Mawld was also to get the "gretest brasse panne and one coffer" which were her mother's (i.e Thomas's first wife's). Son Harry was to receive "one payre of Iren bound wheeles and a cart chest and a wagens cheste" while son "Randull" was to get the other, better pair of iron-bound wheels. After his debts and other bequests were made, the residue was to be divided into thirds, with his wife Katherine getting one third and the other two to be divided equally among all his children.

Children of Thomas and Jane (Worthington) Janney, spelling and dates from the Register of Wilmslow Parish:

• Randle Janney, bapt. 23 Feb. 1579/80; bur. 30 Oct. 1613; m. Ellen ALRODD; 4 children.
• Margery Janney, bapt. 31 Mar. 1582; she is probably the "Margaret Janye of Styall" who was bur. 23 Mar. 1591/2.
• Henerie Janney, "Harry", bapt. 7 Mar. 1584/5; in his father's will given the use of Collshaw House.
• Maude Janney, bapt. 25 Apr. 1587; m. 1 May 1605 William SIDEBOTHAM; she is mentioned in her father's will, specifically given things that were her mother's. It is probably her son mentioned as "cousin Robert Sidebotham of Bredbury" in the will of her nephew Richard Janney, dated 1 Sept. 1672.

Children of Thomas and his second wife, Katharine (Cashe) Janney:

• Thomas Janney, bapt. 15 Jan. 1591/2; bur. 6 Feb 1591/2.
• Margaret Janney, bapt. 4 July 1593; mentioned in her father's will in regard to a legacy from her grandfather. It is uncertain whether it was this Margaret who m. 16 July 1610 Thomas HUNTE, or whether he m. Margaret, daughter of William Janney of Handforth, who was bapt. 17 Apr. 1591.
• Anne Janney, bapt. 27 Apr. 1595;
• Thomas Janney, bapt. 29 June 1597.
• Margerie Janney, bapt. 24 Sept. 1599;
• William Janney, bapt. 7 Dec. 1601; bur. 7 Mar. 1602/3.

Name

Thomas /Janney/^[1]

Birth

1554^[1]

Marriage

1578^[1]

Buried

Buried at St. Bartholomew Churchyard, Wilmslow, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was deriv Page: Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=642502&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Data: Text: Birth date: 1554 Birth place: Ch Marriage date: 1578 Marriage place: Ch APID: 1,7836::642502

• Grundy, MJP. "Janney." Available online at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paxson/griffith/Janney.html
• Davis, William W.H. History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania: From the Discovery of the Delaware to the Present Time. New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1905. https://archive.org/details/historyofbucksco03davi/page/55
• Janney Family. Philadelphia: The Historical Publication Society, 1939. http://digitalcollections.powerlibrary.org/utils/getdownloaditem/collection/slpgenealog/id/43785/filename/43786.pdf/mapsto/pdf.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Elaine Jeffries for creating WikiTree profile Janney-151 through the import of Turley_McCormick _ Davis_Barke.ged on Apr 6, 2013, and for WikiTree profile Janney-124 created through the import of RamageRice102011.ged on Oct 12, 2011 by Molly Rice and to Jack Wise for record creation on Sunday, June 22, 2014.