William Huntley of Newcastle, mercer

Thomas Purvis, represents the original hinds of the Barkers of Earsdon, with a farm held in 1649 by John Preston of Newcastle, whose daughter and heiress, Ann Preston, married Charles Dalston of the same town. On July 1 6th, 1741, being then 'an old man waiting his change, when, where and how it should attend him,' Charles Dalston made his will, bequeathing his copyhold farm at Earsdon to his daughters, Christiana Dalston, and Ann, wife of Joseph Barker of Earsdon, to be equally divided between them. The elder daughter subsequently married Edward Barrow of South Blyth, but died without issue, whereupon the whole of Charles Dalston's farm came to Christopher Barker of Earsdon.'


'Charles Dalston, son of John Dalston of Acorn bank in Westmorland (see Hodgson, Northumberland, pt. ii. vol. ii. p. 354), was apprenticed on August 1st, 1677, to William HUNTLEY of Newcastle, mercer. He was admitted free of the Merchants' Company, October 17th, 1687; was disfranchised for disobedience to the governor of the company, January 22nd, 1730, and was restored on August 1 8th of the same, year. On October i8th, 1687, he married, at Long Benton, .^nn, daughter of John Preston. She was buried in Earsdon church on July 8th, 1716. He died on June 25th, 1742, having survived all his children except two daughters ; (i) Christiana, who was baptised January 2ist, 1700/1 ; married April 2nd, 1744, Edward Barrow of South Blyth; and was buried at Earsdon, February 6th, 1769 ; and (2) Ann, who was baptised November 14th, 1708 ; married, November 2olh, 1729, Joseph Barker of Earsdon, and was buried November 8th, 1760. Earsdon Registers, and Dendy, Merchant Adventurers.

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