John HINTON [010]
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This is the father of Ruth Hinton, who
married John Edmonds in Br-on-Avon in 1803.
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abt 1723/30 – John
Hinton’s parents born ? [guess]
abt 1750 – John
Hinton’s parents married ? [guess]
abt 1755 - John Hinton
born, prob BoA [guess]
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abt 1780 - John Hinton
mar, prob BoA [guess]
1780 - (Church
Rates) Jno Hinton listed as landholder,
also Edw White. An occupier as
"Ced”(?) of Jno Edmonds" also listed
[d]
1793-1798 Universal
British Directory [d]
Traders...
Henton James - clothworker
Henton John (F) - clothworker
White Edw - Victualler (Wine Tavern)
White Thomas - Cooper
White William - Cooper
("F" = Freehold? Note, no Edmonds')
1795 - (Baptists of
BonA) "An influential member and
trustee of the chapel at the end of the eighteenth century was John Hinton,
a cloth manufacturer of Bradford and a generous benefactor at the time of the
rebuilding. In 1795 he accepted the honorary pastorate of the Baptist church at
Beckington, living in Bradford and riding over every Sunday morning. The Sunday
services at Beckington began with a prayer meeting at 6 a.m. and included three
preaching services. Hinton only took two of these, returning to Bradford after
the afternoon preaching. It is recorded that 'Mr Hinton's ministry was marked
by showers of blessing'. During the twelve months up to May 1807 sixty-one
persons were baptized. (The Revd John Hinton) resigned his pastorate in 1815
and died in 1821. He was buried in the Bradford chapel yard and left a legacy
to the church (in a will dated 1825)."
[d]
c 1804 - "The
greatest impact on the town at this time was the building of factories for
powered machinery, some major ones being ... Greenland Upper Mill ... John
Hinton, later Thomas Tugwell"
[d]
1804 - (Greenland Upper
Mill) "The Mill with the other
adjoining mills was owned by the Halls and then the Duke of Kingston who in
1718 is shown leasing it to Thomas Methuen. By 1804 it had been bought by John
Hinton, and a factory had been built on the site. Thomas Tugwell, grandson
of Humphrey Tugwell, ran this factory from 1810 until 1825. By 1832, the
tenants were Yerbury, Edmonds and Company. In 1841, the factory was empty
except for the fulling mill, which was being occupied by Thomas Spackman
junior. The executor's of the owner- John Hinton offered the factory for sale
in 1844. [d]
1808 - Poor Rates for
St. Margarets Street [d]
Hinton James (Horse Shoes) (Love-Anne)
House & Garden ₤1-1s-3d
Hinton James (Horse Shoes) Stock 5s
Hinton John (Hinton-John) House &
Garden 8s 9d
Hinton John (Hinton-John) Shops 6s 3d
England George (Hinton-John) Shops 6s 3d
Jones Samuel (Hinton-John) House 2s 6d
Oct 1811 – A John
Hinton was the Baptist minister for Beckington Som [f]
14/10/1811 - Church
Poor Rates (Occupier / Owner / Descrptn)
[d]
Church St & Druces
Hill -
Edmonds Jn / Ely Edmonds / House
"
/ " / Shops
Edmonds Ely / J Yerbury Sr / House
Woolley St -
White Betty / Jn Hinton / House & Stock
Godwin Saml / " / House
Wiltshire Wm / " / House
Jennings Thos / " / House
St Margarets St -
Cook
? / Jams Edmonds? / House
Hinton Jams / P Shrapnel / House, Garden,
Stock
Hinton Jno / Himself / House, Garden, Shops
England Geo / Jno Hinton / Shops
Jones Saml / " / House
Newtown -
Hinton Thos / Thos Dike / House
Clothiers Stock -
Hinton & Edmonds / Himself / Stock
Upper Rank -
Hinton
-- / Edw Luxford / House
Green Thos / Jams Hinton / House
16/4/1814 – A will was
made out by Daniel Hinton, Clothier, of BonA, appointing John Edmonds and
William Heal executors, and witnessed by Elimeleth Edmonds and Ezekiel
Edmonds. In it he leaves…
£500 (plus 5% interest until his death) to
his sister Elizabeth the wife of William Heal of BonA Baker,
£100 to his father John Hinton of BonA
Clothier, “…upon trust for the benefit of my nephew John Heal, son of my late
sister Ann Heal…”
£50 to “Mrs Sarah Hisket of Froome in Co
Som Widow, my Late mistress…” (but if she is dead at his death it’s to go to
her son “by a former husband” Samuel Singer.
And the balance to “…my sister Ruth the
wife of John Edmonds…”
When proven 26/7/1814 note attached
verifying that “the effects of the deceased are of the value of £1,500 and
under £2,000” [e]
15/4/1815 - John
Hinton, "Dissenting Minister of the Gospel" of Bradford Wilts,
made a will. He named Samuel Salter and
William Harcomb(?), both Clothiers of Trowbridge, and Charles Cadby, Timber
Dealer of Bradford, as his executors.
He sets aside £500 to invest in trust for
the upringing and education of his grandson John, the son of his late dau Ann
Heal, two lots of BP50 in trust for the poor members of the Baptist churches in
BoA and Beckington (in Som, not far away), a straight bequest of £50 to his
"servant Hannah Hinton" (but doesn't suggest any family connection),
BP10 each for his executors trouble, and directs his "two daughters
Elizabeth Heal and Ruth Edmonds" to dispose of his wearing apparel as they
think fit.
He then gets into what sounds like a
decent lump of real estate and business interests, to be liquidated and
invested, and the proceeds divided equally between his two daughters
"Elizabeth the wife of William Heal of Bradford, Fundholder, and Ruth the
wife of John Edmonds of Bradford, Clothier". He also directs that any balance of each daughters estate go on
down to their children on the daughter's death, but adds "...in case John
Edmonds shall be desirous of retaining or borrowing at interest any sum not
exceeding the value of (Ruth's) half part..." the trustees must get his
personal bond or security. [a]
1/3/1817 - John Hinton
adds two codicils to his will, with complicated provisos about Heal
grandchildren, seems as though at least one of them have now married, (now
refers to his daus husb William as an Innkeeper), and specifically makes the
point that his dau's inheritances are for their own benefit regardless of
husbands present of future. [a]
29/10/1818 - He adds a
third codicil to clarify some trust points, but seems to take the opportunity
to once again spell out that all this is for the sole benefit of his daughters
(as they see fit) and their children (as though concerned?), and adds
"...and whereas my sons in law Mr Heal and Mr Edmonds stand indebted to me
for money lent and advanced to them at interest ...", and directs that
these be taken into account in each dau's estate, and adds what sounds like
some leverage for the daus in case of default.
He then adds a fourth executor, Robert Hooper, Surgeon of Bradford.
He then adds some little proviso about
trust payments to his dau Elizabeth, as though she needs some small extra
support? [a]
late 1821, early 1822 -
John Hinton died, prob BoA [a]
22/7/1822 - The will
was proved at London in the normal manner
[a]
1901 – The Old Baptist
Chapel in St Margaret St BonA, benefited from a bequest (among others) in “Rev
John Hinton’s” will of 1815, being interest on £44-12-1 (annual value of
£1-4-4) was applied to help the poor at Xmas
[f]
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SOURCES ...
[a] John Hinton's will (GRO)
[b] BDM data (Wilts CRO)
[c] 1841 Census Index (Ancestry)
[d] Notes from Freshford website
[e] Other Wilts CRO data
[f] Baptist magazine (?)
[g] Will of Daniel Hinton
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