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- RESEARCH_NOTES:
1. By a circuitous route, we can determine that Elizabeth is most likely the wife of John and that she is probably the mother of the following children:
A. From the following entries in Hexham which I extracted to my visit to Hexham in Jun 2009, we can determine that John's (the weaver) wife is named Elizabeth. John is also at least the father of Ann (1784-1788) and John (1790-). Since there are no other Johns in the parish at this time, John of Yarridge is probably the same John.
a. Hexham Baptism Transcriptions, 1643-1850:
-24 Nov 1776, Mary Burnup, dau. of John of Yarridge.
-14 Nov 1784, Ann Burnup, dau. of John, weaver. [See 1788 burial record below.]
-9 May 1790, John Burnup, son of John, weaver.
b. Hexham, Burial Transcripts 1754-1851, extracted for Burnhopes only:
-27 Apr 1788, Ann Burnup, dau. of Jn., weaver. [See chr. record above for 1784.]
-5 Jun 1792, Eliz. Burnup, wife of John, weaver.
B. Very nearby Hexham is Whitley Chapel where Isaac Burnhope and his family lived including his son John, who was chr. in 1751 in the adjoining Hunstanworth parish across the county border in County Durham. Isaac's notes will show that his children were christened in three different places including Hexham. Due to the closeness of all of the various churches and the rural nature of the family, it was not unusual to see a family involved in several churches without moving residences. Having already identified the Hexham children above, LDS family extraction shows the following three children christened in "Whitley (near Hexham)" all born to John Burnop. Since there are large gaps in the birth years, we can safely assume other children were also born, but not christened in Whitley parish - therefore the children listed above in Hexham mesh in nicely year-wise as anticipated.
-George, 24 Oct 1773.
-John, 14 Aug 1774. [Most likely died young since another John shows up chr. in Hexham in 1790.]
-Elizabeth, 1 Apr 1781.
C. Since there are no other Johns listed in the area from 1751 to 1800, since the father of these children would have to have been born no later than about 1753, and since some of the children are born in the very small hamlet of Whitley, John the son of Isaac is the only one that fits the mold. Even though not 100% proven that John the weaver in Hexham is the same as John in Whitley, it is most likely the same person. Hexham was a regional abbey whereas Whitley was a subservient chapel in the proximity of Hexham.
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Chris & Julie Petersen's Genealogy
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