John Bancroft

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John Bancroft was born 1633 in Etchells, Cheadle Parish, Cheshire. At the time of his death in 1699/1700 he was said to have been a Quaker "minister" for forty years. If this is so, he must have become a Quaker not later that 1659/60. Considering that 1652 is generally accepted as the beginning of Quakerism in England, John Bancroft must have been almost a charter member. He married Mary Janney of Wilmslow in 1663 in Handforth, Cheadle Parish. The birth of their children, Jacob, David, Dynah, Joseph, Mary, Sarah and John dated 1664 to 1682, all in Etchells, were recorded in the Quaker Quarterly Meeting Records for Cheshire. John was the son of Richard and Ellen (Burgess) Bancroft and had at least two brothers, Robert and Alexander and a sister, Mary. Richard Bancroft was a Churchwarden at Crossacres, Northenden Parish in 1630. He died in Northenden November 18, 1634 and in inventory of his estate was taken shortly after. The Bancrofts of Cheshire date back two more generations to John's grandfather, William who married Anne and wo lived at Scowhill. He left a will dated March 1631 and was mentioned in the wills of his father, William (1596), and brother Robert (1610). The earliest Bancroft record is for John's great-grandfather, William of Cheadle. William left a will dated January 26, 1596/97 and proved October 1600. [Source: Carmen J. Finley, "Hackney, Harlan & Heald - Our Quaker Ancestors", (Computer printed: C. J. Finley, Santa Rosa, CA, 1987), pg. 19,20]

Buried:
[28da 12mo 1699]

John married Mary Janney on 6 Sep 1663 in Pownall Fee, Cheshire, England. Mary (daughter of Randle Janney and Ann Knevett) was born on 6 Jan 1639 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England; died on 5 Mar 1706 in Stockport, Cheshire, England; was buried on 9 Mar 1706 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
[6da 7mo 1663]

1. Jacob Bancroft was born on 13 Sep 1664 in Cheshire, England; died on 31 Oct 1742 in Mobberley, Cheshire, England.
2. David Bancroft was born on 9 Dec 1666 in Cheshire, England; died on 3 Feb 1687 in Mobberley, Cheshire, England; was buried on 3 Feb 1687 in Cheshire, England.
3. Dinah Bancroft was born on 8 Feb 1669 in Cheshire, England; and died.
4. Joseph Bancroft was born on 4 Aug 1671 in Cheshire, England; died on 26 Mar 1675 in Mobberley Churchyard, Mobberley, Cheshire, England; was buried on 26 Mar 1675 in Cheshire, England.
5. Mary Bancroft was born on 13 Jul 1673 in Etchells, Cheshire, England; was christened on 21 Aug 1673 in Whitegate, Cheshire, England; died in 1736 in Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; was buried in Chester County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.
6. Sarah Bancroft was born on 25 May 1677 in Cheshire, England; died on 3 Apr 1681 in Mobberley, Cheshire, England; was buried on 3 Apr 1681 in Mobberley, Cheshire, England.
7. John Bancroft was born on 1 May 1682 in Cheshire, England; died in 1683.