John was born about 1650. He died about 1727.
Parents: Thomas Inskeep 1625 – 1729 and Elenor (Launder) Inskeep 1627 – 1698.
John was married two times.
Spouse #1: Maria (Procter) Inskeep 1650 - . They were married 5/20/1674 in Stone, Staffordshire, England. Per England Marriages, 1538 - 1973.
Children with Maria:
1. Anna Inskeep 1676 - 1733
2. Judge John Inskeep 1677 - 1729
3. Isabel Inskeep 1681 - 1755
4. Margaret Inskeep 1687 -
5. James Inskeep 1689 -
Spouse #2: Sarah (Ward) Inskeep 1651 - 1698. Could not find a marriage date/place or burial place/Findagrave page.
Children with Sarah: none
John was the oldest of 8 children, the others being Ann, Isabel, Jonathan, Catherine, Margaret and James. Although no record of who John’s parents were have been found, it does seem likely that the Thomas Inskeep and his wife Ellen shown in the records below were John Inskeep’s parents.
It is recorded that on 10/22/1659 and again in 1667, 1673 & 1686, a Thomas Inskipp performed jury duty for Fulford Manor.
In 1666, a Thomas Inskipp of Fulford paid tax on one hearth.
On 10/1/1668, a Thomas Inskipp, yeoman is mentioned in a property transaction which described the property as being “of Fulford and Saverley”.
In another property transaction a Thomas Inskipp is mentioned with his wife Ellen and on 3/30/1699, the same Thomas Inskipp leased land in Fulford after the death of his wife Ellen. The land is described as being in “Fulford and Saverley”.
On 9/29/1669, Thomas Inskipp, yeoman of Fulford, William Ford of Eccleshall, and Robert Launder of Fulford sold land for “five shillings of lawful money”. The document states that the land in question is where…" Robert Launder and Thomas Inskipp do now inhabit and dwell and all the dwellings and appurtances situated in Saverley in the County of Staffordshire…” John is thought to have married Sarah Ward, born in 1651, in Fulford about 1676, though no record of the marriage has yet been found. However we do know that he and his wife had seven children, Ann, John, James, Catherine, Margaret, Jonathan and Isabell. It was Ann and John who emigrated to the U.S.
History of the Inskeep House: The Inskeep House is an example of a mid-18th century Evesham farmhouse. It was altered and enlarged in the mid 19th century, probably in two phases. The first house in this location was built in 1725 by John Inskeep II, who had obtained land from his father, John Inskeep I (the immigrant). The Inskeeps or their descendents held the land, for over 200 years.
John Inskeep III, inherited the property in 1756. In April, 1770 he wrote that his house "was burnt". He later wrote in January, 1771 "came home to my own house". It is believed that the present north wing is the house that he built in 1772, probably on the foundation of the original house built in 1725.
On John Inskeep III's death in 1810, the property was willed to his sons, John and Thomas. Thomas died in 1813 and John became the sole owner. In 1842, John conveyed the property to his children, Ephraim, Rachel, and Elizabeth. Elizabeth married Joshua Haines in 1845. They lived in the house and enlarged it abt. 1848. Inskeep descendents Haines, Woolston, Brick, and Pearl held the property until 1936, when Alfred and Helen Higgenbotham purchased it.
In 1963, the Higgenbothams conveyed the property to the first of several developers, although they continued to live there until their deaths in 1968. The house, vacant for 20 years was scheduled for demolition when local opposition led the developers to donate a portion of the historic farm to the Evesham Historical Society in 1988. Information on the Inskeep House was researched and documented by Ephraim Tomlinson of Medford, a descendent of the Inskeeps.
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Also the list of his siblings is the same as the list of his children. Not impossible, but shouldn't wife Sarah have had some input.