Person:Jonas Binns (5)

RELIGION: Christian - Religious Society of Friends.

BIRTH: 1396.159 1397.235 Jonas, son of Jonathan and Elizabeth Binns, of Cononley Woodside, born 4 ix 1745.

DEATH: G.J.Binns gives 1760 as the date of death.

OBITUARY: Jonas Binns, a boy in his 15th year, son of Jonathan Binns of Crawshawbooth in Lancashire departed this life 23 of 9th mo 1760. His surviving father gave a testimony concerning him, which I nearly copy. He had a great delight in reading the holy scriptures when very young. He said he preferred learning before money. He was often alone when others were at play. He read much, and was often very much affected, being observed sometimes to make a stop in his reading, and plentifully scatter his tears. And not only in reading, but when solidly set in meetings, tears did run down his face: which was affecting to the well minded, and evidenced that he met with something worth waiting for, which when nine or ten years of age he confessed.He was then very desirous of going to meetings and being asked the reason, he was very still for a time, and then broke into tears, and signified that he met with something in them that sweetened his mind. He was steady in his conduct and careful in his words and often reproved others who were not so. He was remarkably patient under disappointments and content with things as he had. He was dutiful to his parents, and his behaviour and conversation were truly edifying. In the thirteenth year of his age he fell into a decline and in the last six months of his life was in great bodily affliction which he bore with great patience and fortitude. He was never heard in the least to repine, but seemed wholly given up to the Divine will. Thus far his father. A few of his expressions are preserved confirming this paternal testimony. Lying in a very weak state he said,"The Lord hath been very gracious unto me all along and follwed me with the extendings of his love. Praised be His name." To his brother and other relations present he said, "Grieve not for me." He desired those present to take care of their company and their behaviour, adding, "The Lord hath been good to me and I would rather go, than stay in this world, where there are troubles enough for every day. You have done all you could. Don't sorrow for me. I am going to eternity, a blessed eternity where we shall meet again if we live as we ought." [copied by JM Page, 1955]

INITIAL_SOURCE: Leicester.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 ? Arthur Chamney Leicester. An Account of the Family of the Binns from 1663 (Leicester Document). (Unpublished Family Tree).
2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Joseph John Binns (1839-1922). An Account of the Family of the Binns from 1663 (Sunderland document). (Largely collected materials from Friends' Registers)
   Line 8, pp 41-42.
3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Irene Stafford Ferguson in 1911; revised by Virginia Stafford Ferguson in 1984. An Account of the Family of the Binns from 1663 (Ferguson document). (Unpublished. An American version of the Binns family history.)
   p. 22.
4.   Kenneth Wilson. Lothersdale Chart. (unpublished chart of Binns families derived from Lothersdale records).