John Wimberly I (aft. 1595 - 1644)

Born after 1595 in Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Frances (Welby) Wimberly — married 25 Oct 1625 in Gedney, Lincolnshire, England

Descendants

Died 22 Aug 1644 before age 49 in Lincolnshire, England

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Biography

John Wimberley was probably born sometime after 1595.^[1] His parents were:

• Thomas Wimberley of Bitchfield & Pinchbeck.
• and Frances, dau. of ... Beville.^{[citation needed]}

He was their fourth son,^[2] and a legatee in his father's will, which dates to late January [30 Jas. I], c. 1633. ^[3] Wimberley inherited a lease in Bitchfield, co. Lincs. His father stated:^[3]

"To my sonne John Wimberley my lease which I have in Bitchfield of my lord bishop of Lincoln; if he die without issue my sonne Gilbart is to have the lease; and if he die without issue my sonne Bevill is to have it. If Bevill Wimberley die without issue, my sonne Thomas then living, my will is that my sonne John shall have all my lands and leases in Holland, and other things given to my sonne Bevill by will, to him and his heires forever. And if my sonne John enjoy this last gift then my sonne Gilbart shall have my lease in Bitchfield, and then my sonne Thomas shall have the rent of the 26 acres in Weston, but my sonne John is to have the lease thereof. And although there may be some defects in the settinge down these provisoes or contingences upon the deaths of my said sonnes Bevill, John, and Gilbart, yet hereby they may perceave what my mynd is in these matters, and what I would have done, and I hope they will goe as nere the performance of it as they cann."^[3]

^grammarAt that time, the bishop of Lincoln was John Williams (22 Mar 1582 – 25 Mar 1650) , who later became the Archbishop of York. Williams was the bishop of Lincoln from 1621-41, a period twenty years.^[4]

Marriage

He married twice and had children with both wives.

Welby

m. (25 Oct 1625 Gedney, Lincs) Frances Welby, dau. of Sir William Welby, K.B. of Gedney, Lincs.^[2] Issue.^[5]

• 1. William of Pinchbeck (b. c. 1627, age 7 in 1634 - bur. 25 Jan 1694/5 Pinchbeck, age 67).

m.1 Dorothy (d. 28 Dec 1656, age 25 in childbirth; bur. Pinchbeck), dau. of William Weld of co. Chester. and Dorothy, dau. of George Wright.

m.2 Anne (bur. 24 Nov 1691 South Whitham), dau. of Bartholomew Beaver.

• 2. Thomas (bp. 26 May 1630 Pinchbeck)
• 3. John (living 12 Jun 1655)

m.1 Frances (bur. 05 Sep 1660)

Unknown

m.2 (06 Jul 1663 Pinchbeck) Susanna _____ (bur. 22 May 1671 Pinchbeck), widow of ______

• John (bp. 10 Jul 1633 - bur. 11 Jul 1633), d. inf.
• Frances (bp. 21 Sep 1637 Pinchbeck - bur. 01 Jun 1702 Pinchbeck)

m. (20 Jul 1668) Michael Mitchell, vicar of Pinchbeck.

Property

• lease in Bitchfield, Lincs.^[3]

Will

• Date: 22 Apr 1642.^[2]
• Proved: 18 Jan 1647 PCC).^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} DOB Guestimate [b. aft.1595] based on 1 year gap between sons (not including daughters --there were 2 sisters, too). This John is the 4th son, so prob. born no earlier than 1595 ... assuming eldest bros' DOB est. of c. 1592 is in the ballpark.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "John Wimberley," in Admissions to the College of St. John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge, pp. 177. [1]
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Maddison, A.R. (1891). "Thomas Wimberley (will)," in Lincolnshire Wills 1600-1617, pp. 153-5. Google Books.
4. ↑ Wikipedia:Bishop of Lincoln#Post-Reformation bishops v. 06:39, 15 November 2018.[2]
   Wikipedia: John Williams (archbishop of York) v. 09:34, 18 October 2018.[3]
5. ↑ Maddison, 1904, p. 1094, (see Wimberley pedigree A).[4]

• Maddison, A.R. (1904). "Wimberley of Pinchbeck and South Whitham," in Lincolnshire Pedgrees III. The Publications of the Harleian Society, 52, pp. 1092. Google Books.

See also:

• "Memorials of Five Old Families." National Library of Scotland. eBook (HTML).