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Facts and Events
John Breton was baptised on 9th February 1686 at Dinton in Buckinghamshire, son of Lucy Breton, formerly Johnson, and her husband John Breton, who was the vicar of Dinton at the time. Around 1692 the family left Dinton and moved over eighty miles north to Irnham in Lincolnshire, where John's father became the rector. John's mother died in 1705 and was buried at Irnham.
In 1712, aged 26, John was admitted as a sizar student at Magdalene College at Cambridge University. He went on to be ordained a deacon in 1718 and became a curate to his father at Irnham. John's father died in 1721 and was buried at Irnham.
In 1723 John was appointed curate of Granby in Nottinghamshire, about twenty miles north-west of Irnham. He appears to have lived at Granby for the rest of his life.
On 10th July 1730, aged 44, John married Sarah Kirk at Sneinton, near Nottingham. They do not appear to have had any children. Sarah died in 1739 and was buried at Granby.
John married again on 14th October 1741, aged 55, to Elizabeth Bonser, formerly Harrison, a widow from Granby. They married at Kilvington, a few miles north-east of Granby, although both were described as living in Granby at the time.
In 1760, John wrote his will. He provided an income of seven pounds a year for his wife Elizabeth, and made bequests to some of his siblings, nieces and nephews. His nephew George Breton was appointed executor and was the residuary legatee.
John died at the age of 84, and was buried at Granby on 14th November 1770. Elizabeth survived him by seven years.
References
- ↑ Buckinghamshire Family History Society. Buckinghamshire Baptisms Database.
ch. 9 Feb 1685 [presumed to mean 9 Feb 1685/6], Dinton, Buckinghamshire: John son of John Britan
- The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540-1835.
Person ID 135332: Johannes Bretton, admission as curate of Granby, Nottinghamshire, Diocese of York, 7 Sep 1723
- ↑ Nottinghamshire Family History Society. Nottinghamshire Burials Database.
bur. 14 Nov 1770, Granby: Revd Mr John Breton
- Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Prerogative Court. Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Probate Records, 1384-1858
PROB/11/962/305.
In the Name of God Amen I John Breton of Granby in the County of Nottingham Clerk being of sound mind memory and understanding (praised be God) do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner following First I give to my Brother George Breton to my Sister Eudocia Fox Widow to my Sister Catherine the Wife of Anthony Watson and to my Niece Catherine the Wife of Bartholemew Chapman One Annuity or yearly Sum of five pounds a piece to be paid to them respectively by my Executor hereafter named for and during their respective natural Lives and my Will is that the said several yearly Sums of five pounds above given to the said Catherine Watson and Catherine Chapman shall be paid to them for their own separate Use and that their receipts (notwithstanding their coverture) shall be sufficient discharges for the same Item I give to my Wife Elizabeth Breton One Annuity or yearly Sum of Seven pounds to be paid to her by my Executor for and during the term of her natural life and I also give unto my said Wife as many of my household Goods as she shall chuse to furnish one Room (except those here after specifically given to my Executor) and it is my meaning that what I have herein before given to my said Wife shall be in lieu of all dower or thirds which she may Claim or be be intitled to out of the Lands and Tenements I shall die seized or possessed of Item I give to my Nephews Samuel Moysey and John Fox ten pounds a piece to be paid by my Executor within twelve calendar months after my decease I give and devise unto my Nephew George Breton of Graby[?] in the County of Lincoln All my Lands Tenements and hereditaments in Hose or elsewhere in the County of Leicester To hold to my said Nephew George Breton and his heirs for ever and I hereby Charge all my said Lands and Tenements and all my personal Estate with the payment of the said several Annuities and Legacies abovementioned Lastly I give and bequeath unto my said Nephew George Breton One Silver Tankard three large Silver Spoons four Silver tea Spoons and all the rest and residue of my Goods Chattels and personal Estate (after my Wife shall take a Bed and Bedding and such other household Goods as she shall Chuse to furnish One Room) and I Constitute and appoint my said Nephew George Breton Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me made In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the twentieth day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and Sixty John Breton Signed Sealed and published and declared by the above named John Breton as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto in the presence of the said Testator and in the presence of each other Edw[ar]d Brown Ben Smith Sarah Marriottt
This Will was proved at London before the Right Worshipfull George Hay, Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully COnstituted the twentieth day of December in the year of Our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy by the Oath of George Breton the Sole Executor named in the said Will to whom Administration was granted of All and Singular the Good Chattels and Credits of the deceased he having been first Sworn by Commission Duly to Administer
- Alumni Cantabrigienses: A biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge, from the earliest times to 1900 (ed. Venn & Venn, 1922, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge)
Volume 1, Part 1, Page 212.
BRETON, JOHN. Adm. sizar (age 30) at MAGDALENE, July, 1712, S. of John (1673). B. at 'Graham' (? Irnham, Lincs.). Matric. 1713-4. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) June 22, 1718; priest, Sept. 20, 1730. Curate to his father at Irnham, 1718.
[Father's entry from same page:]
BRETTON, JOHN. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, June 28, 1673. Migrated to Magdalene, July 4, 1674. Matric. thence, 1674; B.A. 1676-7; M.A. 1683. Fellow of Magdalene, 1677. Ord. deacon (Peterb.) Dec. 18, 1681; priest (Lincoln) June 11, 1680 (?1681). Perhaps V. of Dinton, Bucks., 1685-92. R. of Irnham, Lincs., c.1692. Father of Everard (1706) and Samuel (1708) and John (1712).
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