James Sale (bef. 1619 - 1679)

Born before 24 Oct 1619 in Pudsey, Yorkshire, England

Husband of Beatrice (Richardson) Sale — married about 1642 in Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 11 Apr 1679 after age 59 in Pudsey, Yorkshire, England

Biography

James was baptised on 24 October 1619 at St Wilfred, Calverley, Yorkshire, the son of James Sale.^[1]

He was educated at Cambridge and became a clergyman, serving at Thornton, Bradford, and St John's Church, Leeds, before being ejected under the Act of Uniformity in 1662. He then preached as a Nonconformist minister.^[2]

He married Beatrice Richardson about 1642.^[3]

James died on 11 April 1679 and was buried on 21 April 1679 at Calverley. His gravestone reads: (First part of inscription cut off) .. parted this life the 11 day / of April, in the 60th year of / his age. Anno Domini / 1679 /Also the body of M's. Bea / trix, the wife of Mr. James / Sale, afore- said, who de / parted this life the first / day of January in the 79th / year of her age, Anno Do. / 1701. Here also is interred ye / body of Mrs. Beatrice, the / wife of Richard Hutton, ( of Pudsey, gent., who de / (the rest cut off.) — S. Aisle of Calverley Church.^[4]

Short biography from The History & Antiquities of Pudsey by Simeon Rayner, page 51: "In the seventeenth century another eminent name was connected with Pudsey Chapel; it was the Rev. James Sale. who was a native of Pudsey, and one of the noble ministers who bravely sacrificed their livings for conscience' sake. The record of his baptism in the Calverley register is as follows 1619, Oct. James son of James Sale ye xxiiii day. He was a companion and great comfort to old Mr. Wales. with whom he served as a son in the gospel. He was educated at Cambridge University, and when he had finished his university career he spent some time at Lincoln with the Rev. Edward Reyner, M.A., who was an eminent divine, and a native of Morley, and who, during his youth, had frequently attended the ministry of Mr. Wales, at Pudsey, as he mentions in his diary. Mr. Sale was for some time minister at Thornton and afterwards was assistant to the Rev. R. Todd. at St John's Church, Leeds, where he was ejected by the Act of Uniformity, 1662. He then resided in his own house at Pudsey, and preached there constantly, as well as in the neighbourhood, until he died in 1679. He was buried at Calverley Church, April 21st, 1679, and part of his tombstone may still seen in one of the aisles of the church. He was a “learned and good man, of fine parts. and an excellent preacher." Several of his children, himself, and his widow, are all buried at Calverley Church. Mrs. Sale was one of the family of the Richardsons. of North Bierley."^[5]

Entry in Alumni Cantabrigienses: SAYLE or SALE, JAMES. Adm. pens, (age 16) at Christ's, July 2, 1636. S. of James. B. at Pudsey, near Bradford. Schools, Bradford (Mr Collier) and Wakefield (Mr Doughty). Matric. 1636; B.A. 1639-40. Nonconformist minister at Lincoln; at Thornton; at Pudsey, 1647; at St John's, Leeds, 1649; assistant to Elkanah Wales. Silenced, 1662; retired to Pudsey. Died Apr. 17, 1679. Buried in Calverley Church. (Calamy, 11. 566; Peile, i. 445.)^[6]

Research Notes

The following document probably relates to James and his wife Beatrice, perhaps a dispute with her brother Richard over her father's estate: Inheritance Disputes Index, 1574-1714; First name(s) Richard Last name Richardson, Year 1654, Place North Bierley, Yorkshire, Testator first name(s) Richard Testator last name Richardson, Plaintiff last name Sale, Defendant last name Richardson, Case details Sale v. Richardson 1654, County Yorkshire, National Archives reference C7/409/61, https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBOR%2FOR%2FIDI%2F00019316%2F1

Sources

1. ↑ Registers of the parish church of Calverly, vol 1, Margerison, page 86, https://archive.org/details/registersofparis01incalv/page/n209
2. ↑ The History & Antiquities of Pudsey By Simeon Rayner, page 51 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fpwuAAAAMAAJ&vq=sale&pg=PA51#v=snippet&q=sale&f=false
3. ↑ Family pedigree in Dugdale's Visitations 1665 page 50 https://archive.org/details/visitationcounty36surtuoft/page/50
4. ↑ Calverley Parish register vol 1 page 192 https://archive.org/details/registersofparis02calv/page/192
5. ↑ The History & Antiquities of Pudsey By Simeon Rayner, page 51 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fpwuAAAAMAAJ&vq=sale&pg=PA51#v=snippet&q=sale&f=false
6. ↑ Alumni Cantabrigienses, Part 1 volume 4, Cambridge, University Press, page 26, https://archive.org/details/p1alumnicantabri04univuoft/p1alumnicantabri04univuoft/page/26/mode/2up

• DB30/C29/5 Bradford, West Yorkshire Archive Service, Title Extract of a deed of division, Description 1 Faith Sharp, widow of Thomas Sharp late of Horton, clerk, one of the surviving daughters of James Sale, late of Pudsey, clerk, deceased, 2 Beatrix Hutton of Pudsey, widow of Richard Hutton of Pudsey, gentleman, one of the surviving daughters of the late James Sale of Pudsey, deceased, Property: concerning a messuage in Pudsey and a close of land called Eastfield, Date (21 Sep 1708) https://www.catalogue.wyjs.org.uk/