Christopher Welbank

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• Occupation: North Cowton; Had a mercer's and grocer's shop in N Cowton. Owned land in N Cowton. To be LETT against Mayday next, The Antient and well accustomed Shop, for Groceries, Merceries, Draperies, &c. at North-Cowton, with a good part of the House, in which Mr. Christopher Welbank liv'd: Enquire of Mr John Welbank, of Catherick, in Yorkshire, who will treat about the same. (Newcastle Courant). To be sold to the best Bidder ... the said Bankrupt's [John Welbank's] Life Estate in certain Freehold Lands and Tenements, late belonging to him, at North-Cowton in the said County, now let at 34l. 10s a Year. [John presumably inherited these freehold lands and tenements from his father]

Christopher married Elizebeth Rain on 15 May 1679 in South Cowton, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Isabell Welbank was born in 1680 in North Cowton; was christened in Aug 1680 in St Mary, South Cowton, Yorkshire, England.
2. John Welbank was born in 1682 in North Cowton; was christened on 6 Jul 1682 in St Mary's, South Cowton, Yorkshire, England ; died in 1738 in Catterick, Yorkshire.
3. Elizabeth Welbank was christened on 19 Jun 1684 in St Mary, South Cowton, Yorkshire, England.
4. Mary Welbank was christened on 19 Jun 1684 in St Mary, South Cowton, Yorkshire, England; was buried on 3 Jul 1686 in St Mary, South Cowton, Yorkshire, England.
5. Robert Welbank was christened on 24 Jul 1685 in St Mary, South Cowton, Yorkshire, England; was buried on 18 Dec 1723 in St Mary, South Cowton, Yorkshire, England.
6. George Welbank was christened on 4 Aug 1687 in South Cowton, Yorkshire, England.
7. William Welbank, of Greenwich was born in 1688; died on 7 Dec 1753 in Aged 65; was buried in St Mary, South Cowton, Yorkshire, England.
8. Mary Welbank was born in 1691 in North Cowton; was christened on 16 Apr 1691 in South Cowton, Yorkshire, England; died in bef. 1693.
9. Mary Welbank was christened on 15 Jun 1693 in St Mary, South Cowton, Yorkshire, England; died in 1694.
10. Christopher Welbank was christened on 29 Sep 1695 in St Mary, South Cowton, Yorkshire, England; was buried in Jun 1696 in St Mary, South Cowton, Yorkshire, England.
11. Richard Welbank was christened on 10 Aug 1697 in St Mary, South Cowton, Yorkshire, England; was buried on 14 May 1699 in St Mary, South Cowton, Yorkshire, England.
12. Christopher Welbank was christened on 10 Aug 1697 in St Mary, South Cowton, Yorkshire, England.

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• Occupation: North Cowton; Yeoman farmer
• Note: 1668; Will and inventory held at W Yorks Archive Service. In the name of god Amen the eleventh day of November in the year of our lord one thousand six hundred sixty eight I George Welbanck of North Cowton in ... of York being sick and weake in body but of a sound and perfect memory praise be given to god for the same. knowing the uncertaintie. of this life on earth and being desirous to settle things in order doe make this my last will & Testament in manor and forms following that is to say first and principally I commend my soule to Almighty god my Creator assuredly believing that I shall receive full pardon & free remission of my sins and be saved by his precious death & merrits of my beloved saviour and redeemer Christ Jesus & my body to the earth from whence it was taken to be buried in such decent manner as to my executors hereafter named shall be thought meet & conveinent & as touching such wordly affairs as the lord in mercy hath lent me my will & meaning is the same shall be imployed & bestowed as hereafter by this my will is expressed & also I doe revoke renounce frustrate & for ever make voyde all wills formerly by me made: I doe make this my last will & Testament. I give & bequeath to Christopher Welbanck my eldest sonne all my lands in North ..aforesaid to him and his heires for ever provided always nevertheless my will & meaning is that if it shall please god to call him the said Christopher forth of this world before he is attained to the age of one and Twenty yeares or also that he die without issue then my will & meaning is & I do hereby give & bequeath unto the rest of my sonns hereafter to be named to wit Robert: John: Fortune & their heires & assignes for ever all my lands aforesd to be equally divided amongst them but if it please god that my said eldest sone shall attain to the age of one and Twenty yeares or leave issue then my will & meaning is & I doe hereby give & bequeath unto my second son Robert Welbank five pounds to be paid forth of the lands aforesaid when he shall attain to the age of one & Twenty yeares also I give unto John Welbanck my third sonne Twenty pounds when he shall attain to the age of one & Twenty years to be paid forth of the lands aforesaid. Item: I give unto Fortune Welbanck my fourth sonne Thirty pounds when he shall attaine to the age of one & Twenty years to be paid forth of the lands aforesaid Item my will & meaning is that the bed in the west chamber: the long Table & formes belonging it in the hall: the Table in the parlor & formes belonging it: the Table in the kitchen & the great stone trough be as heirg.. Loomes: Item I give unto Jane Mayor daughter of Mrs Mary Mayor of Andorby Steeple my Clock with appurtenances Item I give unto Katherine Mayor daughter to the fd Mary my Desk Item I give unto Edward Welbanck of North Cowton five shillings & lastly I nominate & appoynte Christopher Welbanck my eldest sonne my sole executor and give him all my goods & chattels movable & immovable to pay my debts & funerall expenses INVENTORY In primis his purse and apparell one Mare and a foalle and a stag? one gelding four haystackes and stack barres In the hall one cubbart four longsettels one Iron range and sund other implementes one pannell chiston one longsetle one iron range in the parlor In the west chamber one square table with cubbart and a long table with for buffit formes one chare One glas case thre candelstirkes one deske one bible one brass pott one paire of tonges and fire shovle one counter and a rainge one standing bedstead one chist and one chaire and one trunell bed some iron guard and some border one bedstead in the East parlor five shelves in the milke hous and a great wood trough one table in Robert Harrisons for ladders and arkes in the stable thre iron forkes one burkitand Chine belonging with all other implements whatsoever in the barn or elswher Debtes ownd to the Testator John Elnad indebted £36 Willam Collody £5 Edward Welbank £1 5/- Richard Colling 10/-

George married Mary Proude on 8 Jun 1650 in St Mary's, South Cowton, Yorkshire, England . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Note: Parentage; Robert married and began a family around 1614, so could have been born 1580-1590. Several Welbank men in North Cowton are recorded having children around this time, so it's not possible to say who his father was. Richard has son John (Johis) in 1571. Thomas has son John in 1572. Robert has daughter Isabel in 1575. George has a son in 1579. Edward has a son George in 1591.
• Occupation: yeoman
• Note: 13 Jan 1614/5, Richmond; listed as a juryman in the Richmond quarter-sessions ... a Hardraw publican for suffering disorder in his House and drinking in the time of Divine Service &c; a man living at Launes in Askrigg for badging and carrying of butter and cheese without licence &c...

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• Note: His children are all speculatively linked to him, just so they are in a family tree and easy to navigate to. Isabel was born to a Robert, before his death was recorded, so is a reasonable supposition. John was brought before the courts for vagrancy in 1616, there is no info about his age or parentage, but he could be Robert's son. Robert, ancestor of current Welbanks, might be his eldest son. They both own land in N Cowton. But there are several men in North Cowton having families around this time, so any of them could have been his father.
• Note: 1558; 1558-1579 courtcase Welbancke v Welbancke, Ralph vs Robert re property in N Cowton. Rauf complains that he is entitled to his father William's property, Robert maintains that William gave it to his brother George, who was Robert's father.

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Died:
Robert Welbank death 1580 appears in South Cowton parish records. Quite likely to be this Robert.