Mary (Garthwaite) Dannye (abt. 1688 - 1763)

Born about 1688 in Leicestershire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Johnson — married 18 Apr 1710 in Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England

Wife of Robert Dannye — married 12 Apr 1714 in Ropsley, Lincolnshire, England

Died 1763 at about age 75 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

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Biography

Mary Garthwaite was the daughter of Ephraim Garthwaite and Rejoyce Hausted. She was born in about 1688.

Mary Garthwaite first married Reverend Thomas Johnson, rector of Spofforth in Yorkshire, on 18 April 1710 in Ropsley Lincolnshire. ^[1] After the death of her first husband, Mary married his successor as rector of Spofforth, Reverend Robert Dannye, on 12 Apr 1714 also in Ropsley.^{[2] [3]}

Following the death of her second husband, Mary Dannye moved to London with her sister Anna Maria Garthwaite, a promising fabric designer. They lived in a townhouse on Princes Street (now Princelet St) in Spitalfields, a textile center, surrounded by master weavers. There, Anna Maria had a successful career creating vivid floral designs for silk fabrics and influencing the fashion of the era.^[3]

Mary Dannye died in 1763, age 75, and was buried on 29 Mar 1763 in Christchurch Cemetery in Spitalfields, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London.^[4]

In Mary's will, written 12 Feb 1761 and proved 6 Apr 1763, she leaves all rents and profits from her estate at or near Bolton upon Swale in Yorkshire to her sister Anna Maria Garthwaite, but that Miss Mary Bacon should receive twelve pounds per year from her estate as long as she is still living with her sister. She stipulates that after the sister's death, said rents and profits should go to her cousin Edward Garthwaite of Shackleford Surrey. She itemizes a number of other bequests:

• two guineas to Mrs Elizabeth Hausted of Birmingham widow (probably a relation of her mother)
• a large silver waiter to Mrs Salter wife of the Reverend Samuel Saltor of the Charter House
• two silver sauce boats to Mr John Moore of the parish of Christ Church Middlesex Thrower [one in the textile trade who twisted the strands of fibre together into yarn]
• ten pounds to Miss Mary Bacon "for mourning" as well as all other household goods not to be delivered to her till after the decease of her sister who is to be at liberty to use them during her life. She specifically mentions her books which she has catalogued.
• a bookcase and twenty pounds to Mr Peter Campart
• a gold snuff box to Mrs Mary Campart, wife of said Mr Peter Campart
• ten pounds to Mrs Mary Dunwell of Spofforth in Yorkshire
• five pounds each to her two servants, Jane Young and Mary Sanders (if they shall be living with her at the time of her decease)
• three guineas to Mr John Aggs of Mattishall in the county of Norfolk
• five pounds to Susannah Farnham of Ludgate Hill London

And all the residue and remainder of her estate and effects both real and personal she bequeaths unto her cousin Edward Garthwaite of Shackleford who she also names as executor of her will. At the end of the will, she explains that she is unable to sign her name due to a "paralytic complaint" and therefore only sets her mark and seal.

In a codicil to the original will written in October 1661, she increases the amount the Mary Bacon should receive to fifteen pounds per year and states that Mary may live "where she shall think proper". She also adds a number of itemized bequests:

• two guineas to Mrs Martha Bacon of White Gate Alley London widow [prob. Mary Bacon's mother who died in 1762].
• one guineas to Mr. Edward Bacon of Leaden Hall Street London, Linen Draper [Mary Bacon's brother]
• three guineas to Mr John Dunwell of Spofforth in Yorkshire and to Ann his wife
• five pounds to Mrs Penelope Lenton of Silk Willoughby, Lincolnshire
• five pounds to Mrs Mary Codington of Grantham Lincolnshire

She also stipulates that all bequests are to be paid after the death of her sister Anna Maria Garthwaite with the exception of the ten pounds to Miss Mary Bacon for mourning and the legacies of five pounds each to her two servants.^[5][6]

Transcription of the Will of Mary (Garthwaite) Dannye

Sources

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVJF-13F : 13 March 2020), Mary Garthwaite in entry for Thomas Johnson, 1710. (accessed 20 Feb 2023)
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVJF-13R : 13 March 2020), Mary Johnson in entry for Robert Dannye, 1714. (accessed 20 Feb 2023)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Portrait of a Woman in Silk by Zara Anishanslin. https://archive.org/details/portraitofwomani0000anis/page/30/mode/2up?q=Anna+Maria+Garthwaite (accessed 21 Feb 2023)
4. ↑ "England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZVW-W6D7 : 11 July 2022), Miss Mary Dannye, 1763 (accessed 22 Feb 2023)
5. ↑ England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com. Entry for Mary Dannye, probate date 6 Apr 1763 (accessed 22 Feb 2023); citing Prerogative Court of Canterbury: Wills of Selected Famous Persons. Digitized images. Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 1. The National Archives, Kew, England. Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Record 5111 #330071
6. ↑ Catalogue description of Attested copy of the will (dated 12 Feb 1761) of Mary Dannye of Christ Church parish, Middx., widow. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/4121e6cb-fd6b-415e-9f5f-5e96566d0d9a (accessed 14 Mar 2023)

See also:

• Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #144555418 (accessed 17 March 2023)
  Memorial page for Mary Garthwaite Dannye (unknown-1762), citing Christchurch Cemetery, Spitalfields, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).